"If we don't open the gates, we'll attack it." A commanding man said, looking at the head of Changzhou from time to time.

The other hesitated a little and said, "How can you attack the city without siege equipment?" ”

The commander said, "But if you don't attack the city, where will there be food to eat?" Is it possible to starve to death? ”

"But, they're all from the Tang Dynasty, how can we ......," said another.

"It's pedantic!" The commander didn't wait for this person to finish speaking, but he was furious, pointed to the city, and said angrily: "We treat them as relatives, do they treat us as relatives?" Look at the closed gates and the archers waiting at the top of the city! ”

After hearing this, several people fell silent. Seeing that everyone was silent, the commander couldn't help but sneer, and said: "Then Li Zhenggu has no ability, and we have become defeated soldiers, think about it, what will the son of heaven in Jinling do?" ”

A few years ago, when the Tang Dynasty attacked Fujian, there were defeated generals who were executed, and these soldiers who were forbidden soldiers all knew about it, so they were touched when they heard this person speak.

"It is already a big crime for us to besiege Changzhou, it is better to completely take Changzhou and defect to Wu Yueren, it is better than death, maybe we can win high-ranking officials." The commander said again, his voice was excited, and he was fanning everyone.

When Yang Lian slowly approached, he happened to hear the last sentence, frowned slightly, and suddenly felt the seriousness of the matter, it was obvious that this group of soldiers was about to mutiny. Yang Lian felt that they would not be able to take Changzhou City, but once the soldiers mutinied, the consequences would be serious.

Not to mention the misery of the people, in the imperial court, Li Zhenggu will inevitably be impeached more severely, after all, he was defeated first, which was the main reason for the mutiny. Not only Li Zhenggu, but also Gao Tongjun and Zhu Tongjun were both important generals in the forbidden army, and they would also be punished.

We must not let the soldiers become a fact, Yang Lian thought in his heart, and slowly approached the high platform. Near the high platform, there were more than a dozen heavily armed soldiers, and when they saw Yang Lian approaching, one of them shouted, "Who are you?" ”

Yang Lian smiled faintly and said loudly: "I have a way to take Changzhou, and I want to dedicate it to the handsome." ”

On the high platform, when the commander heard Yang Lian's voice, he couldn't help but frown, glanced at Yang Lian, and saw that he was riding a high-headed horse, with a scar on his face, and the armor on his body became dark red. This is a ruthless character, the commander thought, and he hesitated a little in his heart. But he was more interested in Yang Lian's siege strategy, thought about it, and said, "Who are you?" What's the solution? ”

Yang Lian arched his hand and said: "Dashuai, I'm just an insignificant soldier, as for how to break through Changzhou, this matter is very confidential, I want to face Dashuai." ”

Yang Lian was a handsome, which made the commander feel very happy, but he still did not relax his vigilance, and said, "Come here, but put down your blade first." ”

"This person is very vigilant." Yang Lian thought in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face, he hung the long knife on the horse's head, slowly got off the horse, raised his hands, and signaled that there was no weapon on his body. Seeing that Yang Lian was very good, the commander couldn't help nodding slightly, and he didn't let people search.

Yang Lian handed the reins to the person under the high platform, smiled at him, and raised his feet on the high platform. Several people on the high platform were very embarrassed, of course, even if Yang Lian was a member of the Shenwu Army, it was impossible to know everyone. However, those who can be here should be mostly positions above the head of the capital, at least they should have a little impression.

"I've seen the big handsome." Yang Lian saluted slightly and continued to put on a high hat for the man.

The commander had a smug look on his face and asked, "Are you from Changzhou?" ”

"I'm not from Changzhou, but I'm familiar with Changzhou." Yang Lian said, his gaze inadvertently swept over everyone. There are five people on the high platform, and most of them look like they are all heads, and they don't know where their commanders have gone, so they are all killed in battle?

"Well, you said that there is a strange strategy, can you take Changzhou, is it true?" The commander asked.

"Naturally, naturally, yes, truly!" Yang Lian said almost word by word, he deliberately spoke very slowly, which made the commander a little strange, why did this person suddenly speak slowly?

The commander was about to speak, Yang Lian had already gathered enough strength, kicked his legs hard, grabbed an arrow step, stretched out his big fan-like hand, and pinched the commander's neck, and immediately, the other hand took out the dagger from the cuff and put it on the commander's neck.

This scene happened too suddenly, and no one expected that in full view of everyone, this person suddenly made a move and arrested the commander. A few people nearby reacted quickly, and they had already taken out their blades and stared at Yang Lian.

Yang Lian sneered, put the dagger in his hand on the man's neck, and pressed it vigorously, the sharp blade cut through the commander's skin, and blood flowed out.

"Give me all back, or I'll kill him!" Yang Lian saw that this person was the backbone, so he had to control him first.

Those people hesitated, and when they saw the blood, they all took a few steps back. The soldiers under the high platform also saw this scene and were immediately at a loss.

"Don't be afraid, kill him!" The commander said, looking very tough.

Yang Lian smiled coldly, and the dagger in his hand was a little heavier: "You are not afraid of death, but some people are afraid of death." As he spoke, he looked at those people and said, "You discussed with him to attack Changzhou, do you know what big mistakes you made?" ”

"Don't listen to his nonsense, kill him quickly." The commander said again.

"Shut up, or I'll kill you." Yang Lian said coldly, looked at the hesitant people, and said, "If you are him, I am pointing at him with a dagger, are you afraid of death?" ”

Someone couldn't help but nodded, how could a normal person not be afraid of death?

"That's right, a normal person is afraid of death, but why is he not afraid? Moreover, he tried his best to incite an attack on Changzhou, don't you think it's strange? Yang Lian glanced at everyone and asked.

A few people originally felt strange, but when they heard Yang Lian asking, someone immediately nodded and said, "Yes, we are originally Tang people, even if the army is defeated, how can we slaughter the people of the Tang Dynasty?" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, we received His Majesty's order to retreat late at night, which was originally a very confidential matter, so how Qian Wenfeng knew about this matter is already very strange. Do you know that he didn't redesign it, so that we and others would kill each other? Yang Lian said again, still not letting down his vigilance.

"Hmph, if you want to kill, kill it, what kind of money is Wenfeng." The commander said.

Yang Lian smiled and said, "I mentioned Qian Wenfeng, what are you nervous about?" At this time, Yang Lian suddenly found that this person was a little different, mainly because the color of his neck and face was too different, and while the commander was speaking, Yang Lian suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed his hair and pulled it hard, and actually tore off a mask.

"Ah, you're not the king's commander, who are you?" Someone immediately questioned.

The man snorted coldly, didn't speak, suddenly raised his hands, grabbed the dagger in Yang Lian's hand, and slashed his throat, and suddenly blood gushed like a spring, and his body also fell.

Yang Lian looked at him coldly, then looked at everyone, and said, "You also saw it, right?" This man is not the command of the king as you call him. ”

Someone's face changed, and he said, "Could it really be a spy of Wu Yue's people?" ”

"That's right, they must have killed Commander Wang and sent someone to impersonate him." Some people also said.

Yang Lian stopped talking, squatted down, and looked carefully at this person's face, this person was about thirty years old, and his face was weathered. At this time, he was convulsing on the ground, and although the person was dead, his body was still reacting. While the man was struggling, Yang Lian's eyes lit up, and he suddenly reached out, grabbed the man's chest, and tore the placket of his clothes open, and a lifelike tiger head appeared in front of Yang Lian's eyes.

"Ahh Yang Lian couldn't help but snort, he had seen something similar before, it was a tiger claw, which appeared on the body of a Taihu Lake water thief. And this man has a tiger's head on him, is there any connection between the two?

The people glanced at each other, and someone arched his hand at Yang Lian and said, "What do you call this brother?" ”

Yang Lian woke up from his thoughts, stood up, and said, "My surname is Yang Minglian, and he is the general of the Shenwu Army, Marquis Yu. ”

"Ah, you're Yang Lian?" Someone lost his voice. Chen Decheng was beaten, and the Tianxiong Army felt that they had lost face, and Yang Lian's name was naturally known to many people. It's just that I didn't expect this person to be so young, and the first time they met, it was in such a situation, which is embarrassing.

These people, as well as the generals of the Shenwu Army, immediately said: "It turned out to be Yang General Yuhou." I don't know if Commander Zhou is still there? ”

"I don't know." Yang Lian replied, thinking about Zhou Hongzuo's life and death, I didn't bother to care. looked at everyone and said, "Right now, this person is not the so-called commander of the king, it seems that everyone has been deceived." ”

"I'm ashamed." Someone turned red, hurriedly bowed his hand, and said: "This time, it is really thanks to Yang Jiangyu Hou, otherwise we will all make mistakes and affect our family." ”

"It's all my own brothers, so I don't need to say much about that. However, the defeated soldiers are everywhere, and many people are still burning and killing in the villages, and I hope you will restrain them more. Now Deputy Envoy Li, Gao Tongjun, and Zhu Tongjun are all safe and sound, and in another hour or two, they will be able to rush here. You can't lose face in front of them. Yang Lian put the dagger into the clasp on his wrist.

"Rest assured, Hou Yu, I will restrain my subordinates." A few people said, completely forgetting that Yang Lian was just a general Yu Hou, and they were all heads and even commanders.

Yang Lian nodded, and said: "There are too many soldiers and horses, all under the city of Changzhou, it will inevitably make the soldiers and civilians of Changzhou panic, while the sky is still early, you can retreat ten miles, cut down trees and build camps, one is to settle the soldiers, and the other is to repair on the spot. ”

"Yes, we are soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, so we naturally want to protect our family and defend the country." One said.

The other person was a little embarrassed, but he had to say, "There is no food or tent, how can we settle it?" Although the weather is not cold now, and there is no tent to make do, but there is no food, and the soldiers will inevitably complain. ”

Everyone was stunned, the food problem is indeed a big problem. At the beginning, the soldiers mutinied, because after fleeing, a lot of grain and grass were discarded, and there was no food to eat, so some people robbed, and then killed people, and did so many things.

Yang Lian waved his hand and said, "This matter is wrapped up in me, as long as you retreat ten miles according to the agreement, after two or three hours, I will definitely bring enough food and tents." ”

Everyone looked at each other, saluted at the same time, and said, "Thank you Yang Jiangyu Marquis." ”