On the 26th of the lunar month, Guilin City, Guangxi. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

This battle of attack and defense around the city has lasted for two months, and the soldiers and civilians in the city are physically and mentally exhausted. If it weren't for the previous combat experience in the face of the Guangxi rebels, Guilin City would not have been able to hold it for so long this time.

However, the consumption of the past few days has almost bottomed out the defensive weapons available in the city, and at the same time, the soldiers and the people in the city who are fighting together have also reached the verge of collapse, coupled with the increasingly cold climate, which has led to the great weakening of the defense force at the head of the city, and can only barely arrange hundreds of people to guard it.

Fortunately, as the climate continued to get colder, the situation of the rebels outside the city was not good, not to mention the shortage of baggage they used to attack the city, and even the transportation of grain and grass seemed to be unable to help, so since the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the pressure on the city has been much less than before.

Because of this, the defenders arranged at the head of the city were able to squint at the outpost for a while on this cold winter night to nourish their spirits. The soldiers who had been left on the city wall also snuggled together for warmth and spent the night in a drowsy.

When Xiao Duo walked up to the city with heavy steps, he saw such a scene, which made him both emotional and a little helpless. He naturally knew the situation in the city, the soldiers had already done their best, and the next thing was just a delay, and it was inevitable that Guilin would be destroyed.

He had already made up his mind that once the city was broken, he would lead his army to fight to the death, even if he died in this battle, he would not surrender to those thieves! Now that he had such an opinion, he no longer meant to criticize the sergeant, but walked forward and shook one of them awake: "It's dawn, the enemy may attack again at any time, get up quickly and prepare." ”

"Hmm......" The sergeant who was sleeping in a daze was woken up by such a shake at first, but when he saw clearly the person standing in front of him, he suddenly came to his senses, bounced up from the ground, and shouted: "General......"

His shout also quickly alarmed the other sleeping soldiers in the city, and soon, these people also got up one after another, looking at Xiao Duo with a nervous expression, for fear that he would severely punish himself. During this period of battle, Xiao Duo's prestige increased day by day, and the soldiers still respected him.

Xiao Duo shook his head lightly: "That's it, I also know your hard work, in the future, I will ask people to divide several groups of people to take turns to keep vigil, so that the night can be safer." This is the only thing he can do for these people, but he doesn't know when these soldiers will no longer have to work so hard.

"General......" Everyone was greatly moved when they heard the concern in his words, and then they were ashamed for a while, and they all returned to their positions, ready to meet the enemy's attack at any time.

At this time, one of the soldiers closest to the edge of the city wall suddenly stared at the still hazy front with some surprise, and pointed with his hand: "This ...... It's ......"

When the others saw him like this, they also looked out, and then everyone's faces showed strange expressions. Xiao Duo's heart sank suddenly when he saw it: "Could it be that the enemy is really attacking?" Thinking of this, he hurriedly rushed to the side of the city wall in three steps and two steps, and looked out hard, and his whole person was stunned at this look.

If there were rebels attacking Guilin City on a large scale, Xiao Duo would never be surprised, let alone stunned, he would only immediately command the soldiers at the head of the city to defend, and at the same time note the people below to provide assistance. The scene in front of him was completely contrary to his previous judgment, outside the city, a few miles away, the rebel camp was still there, but it was empty inside, and there was no half of a figure in sight!

Even, there are unquenched bonfires on the ground, as well as a large number of abandoned armor rods and other baggage, but people, but half of them are gone.

Xiao Duo rubbed his eyes vigorously with his hand in disbelief, for fear that he had seen badly. But when I looked at it again, there was still such a scene in the enemy camp outside the city, and the performance of the soldiers around me confirmed this - everyone opened their mouths wide and looked at everything in front of them with a look of surprise and ecstasy, all this was too surprising and too joyful!

Everyone knows that the city of Guilin will not last long, and perhaps after the next attack, the city wall will be taken by the rebels. But now, just when they were about to win, this army of tens of thousands of people was gone! Could it be that God blessed the Ming Dynasty and the soldiers and civilians of Guilin City, and took away all the enemies?

Of course, it was impossible for Xiao Duo as a general to believe such a statement, but everything in front of him was too sudden and weird, so he couldn't react at once. After a while, he looked at the people around him and asked, "Did you hear or see anything unusual last night?" ”

The heads of these soldiers were lowered, and after dark, they rested against the city wall, and did not pay attention to the situation outside the city at all, so naturally they could not say why. Only one person said a little hesitantly: "I heard some movement outside at night, but because it was dark, I couldn't see what was going on, and now I think about it, it should be the sound of the enemy taking advantage of the dark night to withdraw troops." ”

After he reminded him like this, several more soldiers nodded in agreement, and even said that they had vaguely heard some movements, but they didn't think carefully to see Yunyun.

Xiao Duo only nodded, and then ordered them to continue to defend the city, and then left in a hurry, returned to the city, and went to see Tang Guangchen and other officials to talk about the incident.

After hearing this, the officials who were already full of sadness were also stunned, and they couldn't speak for a long time. Fu Chuan even grabbed Xiao Duo and asked urgently: "General Xiao's words are serious, don't wait for me." ”

"The stakes are high, how could the last general do such a thing. If you don't believe it, you can go to the castle and have a look......"

"Let's go, go to the city wall!" Tang Guangchen was the first to jump up and take the lead to go out. During this period of time, the pressure on him was the heaviest, and when he heard such news at this moment, he naturally couldn't bear it, and just wanted to see what was going on.

Soon, these officials came to the city, and at the same time attracted many soldiers and civilians in the city. Many people were still full of anxiety, only to say that the enemy was attacking again, and the adults were going to go to the city to protect it in person.

A moment later, a burst of cheers rang out from the city: "The rebels have indeed retreated......"

"The rebels retreated? After besieging us for two months, the rebels who had almost taken the city retreated? Everyone was screaming in surprise and confusion. I thought that this year would not be able to pass, but I didn't expect to wait for such exciting good news in the end.

In just a few moments, the news spread throughout the city, and many of the men and women in the city were jubilant, and many of them immediately fell to their knees and kept kowtowing to the still gloomy sky, thanking God and their ancestors for their blessing and rescue.

Indeed, in such cases, there is no more convincing reason than to give credit to God.

However, this is just the idea of ordinary people and sergeants, and for officials like Xiao Duo, it can't just be counted. Moreover, they did not dare to neglect the defense of the city, and still sent people to guard it at all times, in case those rebels went and returned, and killed everyone by surprise.

"What the hell is going on? Could it be that the enemy soldiers were destroyed in a nearby city, so the men and horses here rushed to the rescue? After calming down, someone came up with a statement that seemed to be a lot more reliable.

"It can't be." Xiao Duo immediately shook his head: "It is impossible for our cities in Guangxi to have this ability, not to mention, even if someone really does it, it will not let all the rebels under my city withdraw, and they will leave overnight." Aren't they afraid that we will find out and then cover up? ”

"What other explanation can there be? It can't really be like what the people say, God protects me and protects me from Guilin, right? ”

This question caused everyone to be silent for a while, and everyone really couldn't find a more reasonable explanation. After a while, Xiao Duo said thoughtfully: "I have an idea, maybe it can be explained, but it also seems a little less credible. ”

"But what?" Tang Guangchen asked hurriedly. Everyone else had their eyes on him, just waiting for him to give an answer.

"There is only one reason why the rebels are so anxious and desperate to retreat, and that is that something has happened to their rear. Once there is a change in the place where they are rooted, in order to protect themselves, they naturally have to give up the city that is about to arrive first and return to the rescue of the division. Speaking of this, Xiao Duo was stunned again: "And before, wasn't Lord Yang going to Sichuan for this purpose?" ”

"You mean, what did Yang Zhen do in Sichuan that caused the chaos over there?" Tang Guangchen asked with some hesitation. Although he was quite convinced of Yang Zhen's ability, he still felt a little incredible when he thought of this.

And the others also looked suspicious, and none of them answered for a long time. Indeed, this statement is too sensational, no matter how powerful Yang Zhen is, he is only six or seven people, can he still make a big mess in the heart of the enemy that can make the army retreat?

In fact, it was Xiao Duo himself, who also didn't believe it after saying this, and the possibility of this thing being done was almost as good as God blessing it.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of eager footsteps outside the hall, and a brocade-clothed guard ran in with a surprised face, ignoring the strange expressions of these adults in the hall, and handed a small note to Tang Guangchen: "Lord Governor, we have just received a flying pigeon message from Lord Yang, he succeeded in assassinating Yang Yinglong in Banzhou, and he has disturbed the rear of the enemy!" ”

"What......" Everyone changed color again, Tang Guangchen snatched the note, looked at it carefully, and at a glance, the whole person was stunned......