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Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the entire Sicheng Prefecture was covered with a layer of dark red, which looked as dazzling as blood, and all this fell in Xiao Duo's eyes, which made his mouth and lips tremble, and at the same time, his heart also fluctuated.

In the past few days, the official army has paid a lot of price in this city, and with today's failed siege, no less than 2,000 people have fallen here. The wall of the city wall is so dark red, not only because of the light of the setting sun, but also because it is soaked in the blood of countless officers and soldiers.

"Whew...... After exhaling heavily, Xiao Duo reminded himself: "It seems that I have indeed been in this small place for too long, and I am really ashamed to feel that even such a few casualties make people feel prohibitive!"...... ”

At the same time, he was vigilant, his eyes swept over the faces of the soldiers around him, and sure enough, he also saw the meaning of cowering from the expressions of these people, obviously the continuous failure and sacrifice had made these soldiers who had no qualitative qualities completely lose confidence.

"If it continues like this, this Sicheng Prefecture will become a fortified city that can no longer be conquered, and the situation in the entire Guangxi will likely be variable again." As soon as his heart tightened, Xiao Duo's gaze became even heavier, and he became a little wavering whether he should continue to force the soldiers to attack the city desperately tomorrow.

At this time, a soldier strode up from behind, and when he saw him, he hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "General, Yang Yanshi of the Jinyi Guard brought someone to ask to see him." ”

"Huh?" Xiao Duo, who was in a dilemma, was stunned for a moment when he heard the report, and then came back to his senses, with a look of surprise on his face: "You mean that Yang Duo has arrived, please invite him into the account quickly...... No, I'm going to meet him myself! With that, he straightened his robes and walked out quickly.

In fact, not only him, but also the soldiers in the camp were also in high spirits after hearing the news, because the decadence and anxiety caused by the losses suffered here in Sicheng Prefecture for many days also became a little more expected, and everyone looked at the entrance of the camp behind.

In the previous battle to defend Guilin City, Yang Zhen was admired by the soldiers for his heroic performance. After that, he came up with a strategy to turn the situation around, as well as the credit of leading the army to break through the White Lotus Sect's main altar, which made the soldiers have even more inexplicable confidence in him. Now, when everyone is feeling hopeless, they will naturally rejoice when they suddenly hear that he has arrived.

After a while, Xiao Duo had already come to the front of the gate, and saw Yang Zhen and his party standing there calmly with a body full of wind and dust, as if they were looking at Sicheng Prefecture over there, so he greeted him with a smile: "I don't want Brother Yang to come here, it's really surprising and happy to be a brother." It's just that the smile on his face obviously looks a little reluctant.

"General Xiao!" Although the other party still used the previous name when he was in the city, Yang Zhen didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly took two steps forward and saluted solemnly.

"Huh?" Xiao Duo was slightly stunned, and immediately understood Yang Zhen's intentions, in the case of so many people watching, Yang Zhen was to ensure the majesty of his main general, which made his heart warm, and he hurriedly supported Yang Zhen who was bent over: "Lord Yang doesn't have to be so polite." As he spoke, he pinched the other party hard to show his gratitude.

Yang Zhen took advantage of the situation to straighten his chest and smiled at Xiao Duo: "I also heard that the battle here is fierce, and I thought that I might be able to do my best, so I brought my brothers over, this won't make you feel embarrassed, General Xiao, right?" ”

"Of course not." Xiao Duo said immediately, and then led his hand again: "Let's go, let's go into the camp and talk again." ”

Yang Zhen followed him into the camp, and in the face of those soldiers who were full of reverence and hope, Yang Zhen unconsciously felt a heavy sense of responsibility in his heart.

It wasn't until he entered the main tent of the Chinese army and sent the rest of the people away, leaving only the two of them, that Yang Zhen's face showed a solemn look: "Brother Xiao, look at the situation in the camp, you have suffered some setbacks here." ”

"Brother Yang, don't put gold on my face, Xiao is incompetent, he lost troops in this Sicheng Prefecture, but he couldn't even attack the city, is it just a setback?" Xiao Duo smiled a little self-deprecating and bitter: "Just today, our army has lost nearly five hundred people, but it is still difficult to pose any threat to this city wall. Now, the morale of the rebels in the city is growing higher and higher, and the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to me. In addition, I heard that there are many other Miao Zhuang scattered warriors around who have also begun to move, and as soon as our army cannot be attacked for a long time and morale is low, they will attack our rear road. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Yang Zhen's expression was a little more solemn: "So, Brother Xiao, you must capture this city as soon as possible to keep the army safe?" ”

"Yes, but how easy is that?" Speaking of this, Xiao Duo's gaze suddenly fell on Yang Zhen's face, and he said with some hesitation: "Could it be that Brother Yang, can you help us in this matter?" What are your siege plans? If this is the case, I hope to give me advice, and I will be grateful. As he spoke, he stood up to salute.

Yang Zhen hurriedly followed and stopped the other party's movements: "Brother Xiao doesn't have to be like this, you and I are both officials of the imperial court to watch and help each other, and we are grateful for what to talk about." However, I really want to come here to help Brother Xiao capture this Sicheng Prefecture. ”

"I don't know what to do?" Xiao Duo immediately asked uncontrollably. The change and courage that Yang Zhen had shown during this period of time had already broken his heart, so as soon as he heard him say this, Xiao Duo immediately looked forward to it a little more.

"I thought it was just that the soldiers of Guangxi were not good at attacking the city, so they would always be trapped here and not able to advance an inch, so I planned to rely on the little name I had established in the army before to help Brother Xiao urge the soldiers to work hard to attack the city." Yang Zhen paused slightly, and then said with a wry smile: "But after seeing this Sicheng Prefecture, I know that I am underestimating these soldiers too much, and I also think highly of myself." The height of this city is only afraid that it is still above Guilin, even if the three armies are killed, with the existing men and horses, I am afraid that they will not be able to attack it. ”

Although he didn't want to admit it, in the end, Xiao Duo still nodded and said: "Brother Yang is right, in fact, the brothers below have also done their best these days, but the rebels in the city are well prepared, and all kinds of defensive measures are extremely appropriate, and we can only really attack the city after losing nearly a thousand people." But then, it was difficult to make any progress, the defenders of the city dealt with it very appropriately, it was obvious that the commander was a good defender of the city, and the native soldiers had also made up their minds to fight us to the death, so they ......" he said, sighing a little helplessly.

Yang Zhen patted him on the shoulder comfortingly: "So I also thought of another way, if the strong attack fails, I will use some extraordinary means when the sword is biased." ”

"Extraordinary means? We've also used it, and we've tried night battles or something, but the city is well prepared, and we still can't take advantage of it. ”

"No, I think Brother Xiao, you misunderstood what I meant, my so-called partial front is not an attack on the city, but a means to break the city."

"This ...... Is there any difference between the two? Xiao Duo looked at Yang Zhen a little confused and asked.

"Of course, the siege of the city requires breaking the city and waving the army to drive in. But if the city is broken, as long as there is something wrong in the city, and the army defending the city is in chaos, or even cannibalistic, the opportunity will come. ”

"How easy is that?" Xiao Duo shook his head again and again, in his opinion, Yang Zhen's statement was much more difficult than waving his army to break through the city. You must know that they can't even enter this Sicheng Prefecture now, so why talk about civil strife?

"If I say that I have a way to achieve such an effect, I wonder if Brother Xiao is credible?" Yang Zhen looked at Xiao Duo with a confident smile.

This made Xiao Duo stunned suddenly, if this was what others said, he would not believe anything, but since these words came from Yang Zhen's mouth, he had to think about it separately. After a moment of hesitation, he looked at Yang Zhen with some expectation, "Brother Yang, what you said is true?" It's no joke! ”

"Brother Xiao thinks I'm going to make a joke about this?" Yang Zhen asked with an indifferent smile.

"And what are you going to do?" To be honest, Ren Xiaoduo thought about it, and he couldn't think of any way he would make the rebels in the city go into chaos.

"Of course, I went into this Sicheng Prefecture to do the camera." Yang Zhen replied very simply. But when he heard these words in Xiao Duo's ears, he was stunned again, and his face was full of surprise: "This ...... How is this possible? ”

If he can really enter this Sicheng Prefecture, why should he be so restless, the soldiers have made such sacrifices, and the army is still unable to go to the city, this Yang Zhen is good, and he actually gave such a light answer.

If it weren't for the fact that he had a good relationship with Yang Zhen and knew that he was not an open-mouthed person, Xiao Duo would have turned his face and asked why the other party was using this to entertain himself. But even if he didn't do this, General Xiao's expression was still a little gloomy and ugly, staring at Yang Zhen and not knowing what to say.

Yang Zhen laughed when he saw this: "Haha, it seems that Brother Xiao doesn't understand what I mean." It is naturally not easy for this Sicheng Prefecture to break through, but just a few people entering it is not as complicated as you think. ”

"What does that mean?"

Yang Zhen didn't hide it, so he told his plan, and finally said: "Actually, this method was not what I came up with, but from that Zhukong Rock." He already had some friendship with Cen Yunhan, the eldest son of the Great Tusi of Sicheng Prefecture, so he knew the situation in this place the most. ”

"Is this really possible?" Xiao Duo asked again with some uncertainty.

"It shouldn't be a problem, and we can't find a better way to do it now, so I'm going to try my luck with him. As far as I know, things are not as peaceful in the city as we see. ”

"In this way, everything depends on you, Brother Yang!" Because of the importance of the matter, Xiao Duo no longer acted coyly, so he immediately gave up his hand.

"I will live up to my trust." Yang Zhen also arched his hand solemnly.