Shen Teng led an army of 30,000 to drive for three hours, but he never noticed that thousands of cavalry had been secretly following them for more than an hour. The moonlight was bright, and Yuwen Chengdu did not dare to get too close to the enemy army, so he could only wait quietly for the opportunity.

"Liang Xiao, thank you for your hard work, get on the horse." Yuwen Chengdu nodded and said to Liang Xiao, who was dressed in black.

"Yes." Liang Xiao turned on his horse, and the four thousand cavalry silently marched towards the enemy.

Shen Teng was not incompetent, and even if everyone thought they were safe, he didn't take them completely lightly. He waited in the vicinity of the army and made constant patrols.

The moonlight turned the night into daylight, and the cavalry of the imperial court had nothing to hide, and when Yuwen Chengdu led the cavalry to be about five miles away from Shen Teng's army, a shout sounded in the night sky: "Enemy attack!" ”

The soldiers woke up from the haze and grabbed the weapons and shields around them in a daze.

The speed of the scouts was very fast, and the speed of the imperial cavalry was even faster, and when the scouts reached Shen Teng's ears, the cavalry of the imperial court had already killed the rear army.

With a heart to be unprepared, the result is self-evident, the 30,000 army was defeated like a mountain, the killed lost their armor, and Shen Teng fled to Haiyu County with only more than 2,000 people.

The advantage of the cavalry is speed, when Shen Teng regrouped and prepared to encircle and suppress the imperial cavalry, Yuwen Chengdu had already led the army back to the barracks unconsciously.

"Don't worry, you really didn't disgrace your husband." Li Xuanba and others went out of the camp to welcome the victorious returning army, full of joy. At the beginning, Ren Wuwu said that he could appear anywhere with thousands of people, but this time he really brought four thousand cavalry into the hinterland of Shen Faxing's forces, and Shen Faxing did not notice it at all.

Ren Wuwu's little face showed a look of pride, and he said as a matter of course: "It should be like this." The serious appearance made everyone laugh.

"Chengdu, Yuanqing, you defeated Shen Faxing's reinforcements this time. A lot of credit. After laughing, Zhang Xutuo said to Yuwen Chengdu and Pei Yuanqing: "If you can capture Biling, you should be the first to take the lead." ”

"Big brother, this is all the credit of the eleventh and twelfth brothers." Yuwen Chengdu is not greedy for merit, and seeing that there are no outsiders around, he arched his hand and said: "If it weren't for their strategy." How can my tenth brother and I have a chance to kill the enemy? ”

More than 25,000 people were killed in the 30,000 army, in addition to the soldiers who retreated to Haiyu County with Shen Teng, there were also some soldiers who fled in all directions, and the soldiers were very fast, Yuwen Chengdu obeyed the prior order, did not risk pursuit, and immediately rushed back to the camp to join the army.

"By the way, Liang Xiao and Wuwu's credit is not small." Pei Yuanqing saw Liang Xiao's unhappy look. smiled: "Thanks to Liang Xiao who has been secretly following the thief army, otherwise it would be difficult to achieve such an effect in this battle." ”

In fact, when Shen Teng led the army to leave Wu County, they had already been targeted, even if they fought head-on, the four thousand cavalry would not have any fear. It's just that if the timing is not good, even if they win, it is no different from losing.

Four thousand cavalry ventured into the border between Piling and Wu counties. The main purpose was to prevent reinforcements from supporting Jinling. Yuwen Chengdu and the others appeared too early, and Shen Teng could let the army withdraw to Wu County. And it will also startle the snake, if it is too late, Shen Teng can send a signal to let the soldiers in Biling City go out of the city to rescue, then Yuwen Chengdu and their situation will be very dangerous.

On the other hand, the imperial court wanted to send reinforcements by attacking. This made Jinling's defense empty, and it was too late to transfer troops from other places.

Yuwen Chengdu completed the task very well, he took advantage of the enemy's vigilance to attack as much as possible, which was of great help to the siege.

The moon sets. The sky was white, and eight moving towers appeared in the direction of Danyang, which were eight or nine meters high and more than ten meters wide. Such a behemoth slowly moved forward on the ground, which was terrifying, and even the soldiers on the side of the imperial court felt a deep shock.

Jiangdu is separated from Biling by the Yangtze River, and it is very inconvenient for the siege tower to be transported by boat, so as early as a few months ago, when Li Xuanba was determined to build a siege tower, he asked people to build it secretly in Danyang City, and did not choose to do it in Jiangdu City. It can be said that Li Xuanba has long been preparing for the war with Shen Faxing.

Li Xuanba just put forward an idea, what the siege tower looked like, he actually didn't have any idea, so his surprise was no less than others.

"Lord Zhou Guogong, the army has been integrated and can set off at any time." After breakfast, Qin Qiong entered the marching general ledger and said. On formal occasions, the 13 Taibao still refer to each other by official titles.

"Shen Faxing hasn't reacted yet, we should attack the city immediately." Li Xuanba nodded, and said to everyone in the account: "We only have two days at most, if we can't capture the Jin Tomb tomorrow night, they will definitely have reinforcements arriving, so this duke hereby reminds you to fight quickly!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Xutuo and others replied in a deep voice.

"General Li, you lead 8,000 soldiers, using siege towers and bows and arrows, to suppress the defenders on the city wall, and try to make them dare not stop us from climbing the city wall." Li Xuanba put away his smiling expression in the past, and said with a straight face: "General Yuwen, General Pei, the two of you still lead four thousand iron cavalry, General Zhang, the rest of the soldiers are under your command, the three of you are waiting outside the city, as long as this prince kills the city and opens the city gate, you will lead the army into the city, and be sure to catch Shen Faxing." ”

"Lord Zhou Guogong, are you going to attack the city tower by yourself?" Li Jing changed color and said: "The sword has no eyes on the battlefield, you can't take such a risk." ”

"Others can, why can't Xuanba?" Li Xuanba asked rhetorically.

"My lord, you are the commander of the three armies, of course you can't put yourself in danger." Jia Yanfu also persuaded, and Zhang Xutuo and others also spoke out to persuade him.

"Back then, General Zhang rode alone into the Wagang Bandit Formation, although Xuanba didn't see it with his own eyes, he was also full of admiration." Li Xuanba shook his head and said, "Big brother, what you can do, Xuanba can also do." ”

Jia Yanfu and the others were still going to persuade again, but Li Xuanba's face sank and said, "Since you know that this prince is the commander of the three armies, do you still have to disobey the military order?" ”

"The last general will not dare." A few voices rang out in the tent.

"Don't worry, I'm not planning to attack the city alone." Li Xuanba couldn't help but feel embarrassed when he saw that few people were afraid of him, and he said helplessly: "General Qin, General Luo, the two of you will go up to the city tower with me to see who can climb first." ”

"Yes." Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin answered.

Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin's skills are very clear to everyone, and besides, Liang Xiao will also follow Li Xuanba's side, which makes everyone feel a lot more relieved, and thinking that Li Xuanba has resumed his force, and his bravery is even higher than Yuwen Chengdu and Pei Yuanqing, they can't help but relax and take their orders away.

Nearly 50,000 troops were ready to go, Li Xuanba boosted his morale on the general's platform, and the army marched towards Jinling City. (To be continued.) )