A quarter of an hour's work passed in a blink of an eye, and under the leadership of Qin Qiong and Gao Li, two thousand cavalry changed into the clothes of the Yan army, lined up in a sparse procession, and escorted a spacious carriage towards Yingzhou City. At this time, they were disheveled, dusty, shrugging their eyebrows, and listless, even ordinary people could see that they had lost the battle.

The sun is gradually sinking in the west, and the afterglow reflects the clouds in the sky red, which is gorgeous, and at the same time, although the city wall of Yingzhou City is slightly vicissitudes, it is also more peaceful. Looking at Yingzhou City, which was getting closer and closer, Gao Li's heart was full of bitterness and loneliness.

A few days ago, when he set out from the north gate of Yingzhou, he was so high-spirited that he even imagined that he would be happy to be captured, and that he would be able to make a name for himself and tear the ground, but unfortunately all his ambitions were wiped out overnight.

was picked off the horse in the first battle with Xingxing, and was seriously injured in the first battle with Qin Qiong, and was defeated, and now he has become a fish on Qin Qiong's chopping board, at the mercy of him, powerless to resist.

"Alert, someone's coming! Alert! ”

With an exclamation, the soldiers on the head of the city who had been lazily leaning against the battlements behind the battlements to chat and rest have poked their heads out of the city to look outside, their faces were slightly panicked, and the generals at the head of the city shouted loudly: "Close the city gate, close the city gate quickly!" ”

"Don't panic, it's your own people, your own people!"

"It's the Thorn History, the Thorn History is back!"

Just when the guards in front of the city gate hurriedly closed the heavy city gate, someone on the city finally recognized the banner carried by Gao Li and his party, a big "high" character, looking at the style, isn't it Gao Baoning's.

"Lord Thorn Shi came back so soon, but he swept away the Khitan and was happy to be captured?"

"There were 80,000 people when I went, why are there only so many people now, and they are all listless, like mourning and examining, what happened?"

After making it clear that it was his own people, the defenders in the city suddenly relaxed, and looked at the approaching Gao Li and his party discussing a lot, and their hearts were full of confusion.

After a short time, Gao Li and his entourage came to the place outside the city and stood still.

"Whoever is in the city, stop quickly and report your name!" Although he saw that it was his own people, the guards in the city did not take it lightly, and frowned and asked.

"Gao Li, I believe that you are a smart person and will make a wise choice!" On Gao Li's side, Qin Qiong, who was dressed in ordinary foot clothes, gently put his hand on the hilt of the knife on his waist, looked at the mottled city wall of Yingzhou City quietly, and said lightly.

Gao Li lazily sat on the horse's back, and his somewhat gray cheeks twitched slightly. After taking a deep breath, he raised his head, his lips were a little dry, and he said in a hoarse voice: "General Li, I'm Gao Li, don't you recognize your brother?" ”

"Senior brother?" The general was stunned, and hurriedly leaned out from behind the arrow stack, stared at it for a moment, and couldn't help but say in surprise: "It's really you, senior brother!" What happened that Brother Gao made such a mess? What about Lord Thorn? As he spoke, the general also raised his eyes and looked around, looking for Gao Baoning's figure.

"Ahh

A low sigh, endless bitterness and pain, "Brother Li, this matter is a long story, you open the door first and let me in, Lord Thorn Shi is seriously injured and needs to be treated as soon as possible!" ”

"What?" The guards in the city suddenly looked shocked, and said with some disbelief: "Lord Assassin Shi is strong in martial arts, and he has the support of a master by his side, how can he be injured?" ”

"Brother Li, just look for yourself!" Gao Li smiled bitterly, turned over and dismounted, staggered to the carriage, and raised the curtain.

General Li looked at it and saw a general lying quietly in the carriage, but the armor was undoubtedly Gao Baoning, and blood could be faintly seen between his chest and abdomen.

"How so?" General Li looked frightened and muttered to himself, and the guards around him were also in an uproar when they heard that Gao Baoning was seriously injured.

"Brother Li, this is the token given to me by Lord Thorn Shi, you can see the authenticity!" As he spoke, Gao Li took out a golden token from his bosom and held it high above his head, shining in the light of the setting sun.

"Senior brother, where the duty lies, I hope you will forgive me! Lord Thorn Shi is seriously injured, you should come in quickly! As he spoke, General Li waved his hand violently and said, "Open the city gate!" With that, he hurried down to the city.

Carrying the token back into his arms, Gao Li glanced at Qin Qiong, and only after he nodded did he settle down, and he walked towards the slowly opening city gate.

When Gao Li and the others arrived at the city gate, General Li led hundreds of soldiers to meet him at a trot, and before he could get close, he asked anxiously: "Brother Gao, where is Lord Assassin Shi injured, and the injury is serious?" I have sent the best man in the city, and you will come with me into the city!" ”

Before the words fell, General Li arrived in front of Gao Li and the others, and looked at the car with a worried face.

"Brother Li doesn't have to worry too much, Lord Thorn Shi only suffered some skin injuries, but this time he returned from a big defeat, and the 80,000 army was lost overnight, and Lord Thorn Shi inevitably felt a little depressed in his heart, which caused him to fall unconscious."

While whispering, Gao Li raised the curtain again with some trembling. General Li's heart was on Gao Baoning, but he didn't notice the guilt and struggle that flashed in Gao Li's eyes.

"Lord Thorn, why are you—"

General Li leaned over and looked into the car, but the rest of the words were swallowed back into his stomach, and his face suddenly became extremely difficult to look at.

"You're not Lord Thorn, who are you?" Tian Tian lips, General Li glanced at the delicate and small, very cold golden scimitar in front of his throat, his body did not dare to move rashly, but his eyes were staring at the young man holding the knife, gritted his teeth and asked.

"If you don't want to die, be honest and obedient, don't ask more!" Xiao Ling said stiffly, his indifferent, untouched eyes swept over General Li, and suddenly made him feel smart, and a touch of horror flashed in his eyes.

Under Xiao Ling's signal, General Li slowly stood up straight, looked at Gao Li who was standing beside him with his hands down, his face was ashen, he couldn't help but be furious, lowered his voice and reprimanded: "Gao Li, you despicable and shameless person, you actually betrayed Lord Thorn Shi and led the wolf into the room, how can you be worthy of the courtesy of Lord Thorn Shi, the kindness of His Royal Highness King Yan?!" ”

Xiao Ling frowned violently, and the scimitar in his hand suddenly moved forward, and the slight stinging pain in his throat suddenly made General Li's voice stop abruptly.

"Gao Baoning is dead, whether you live or die is all in your thoughts, give you three breaths to decide." As he spoke, Xiao Ling gently withdrew the Golden Moon Scimitar.

Although Xiao Ling didn't stare at him, General Li was still like a thorn in his back, sweating profusely, and his heart was even more overturned, and he couldn't calm down.

"Thorn Shi is dead? How can it be? For him, the news was an escape from shock, and the shock was too much for him to accept. Calculating the time, Gao Baoning has just arrived in the Khitan territory, how can he die.

"Gao Li, tell me, where is Lord Thorn Shi?" General Li suddenly turned to look at Gao Li, his expression was a little anxious, and he said with some hope.

"Brother Li, I'm sorry." Gao Li shook his head gloomily, and then took out the token from his arms and handed it to General Li.

"No, it can't be!" General Li was shaken, and his face changed suddenly. This golden order is indeed owned by Gao Baoning, except for him to deliver it personally, there is only one possibility that this token will fall into the hands of others, looking at Gao Li's expression, the result is obviously the latter.

"The time for three breaths has passed, have you thought about it?"

General Li suddenly woke up, a touch of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and his right hand was about to touch the hilt of the sword at his waist, but as soon as his hand moved, Xiao Ling's right hand had already fallen on his shoulder, and the seemingly slender and thin palm had a thousand powers, which made General Li's body shake, his legs weakened, and he almost fell to the ground.

"If Your Excellency wants the soldiers in the city to die innocently, and there is no place for your family to die, you should resist!" Xiao Ling glanced at General Li lightly, and said, "The knife in my hand drank 1,831 blood last night, and today it happened to be a whole, but I don't know if there are 169 heads in Your Excellency's mansion?" ”

As he spoke, the corners of Xiao Ling's mouth couldn't help but show a faint smile. The pupils of General Li's eyes shrank suddenly, large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his breathing became even more disordered and heavy. After many years of fighting horses, General Li could clearly feel the terrifying aura on Xiao Ling's body, and no one who had come out of the sea of blood in the corpse mountain would have such an aura, and he had no doubt about the truth of what Xiao Ling said.

Looking at General Li, whose face was cloudy and uncertain, and kept changing, Gao Li said in a low voice: "Brother Li, Lord Assassin Shi has been defeated, and His Royal Highness King Yan is also powerless to return to the sky, in order to follow your brother, I have wronged you!" ”

General Li closed his eyes gloomily, looked up and sighed: "Heaven's will is like this, what more can the husband ask for?" After a long time, he opened his eyes, looked directly at Xiao Ling and said, "Your Excellency, you must promise me to treat my subordinates well, otherwise even if the blood is splashed for five steps, I will not hesitate!" ”

"He is also a righteous man!" Xiao Ling secretly praised in his heart, nodded and said: "As long as they don't resist and don't make trouble, I will love them as the people of Great Qi!" ”

"I'm glad that the name of the little prince's benevolence is known all over the world, so I will believe you!" General Li was also simply, and after speaking, he untied the sword at his waist and handed it to Gao Li, and strode towards the city.

"Into town!"

With Qin Qiong's order, the temperament of the originally depressed two thousand people suddenly changed, and a fierce aura suddenly rose to the sky, and General Li, who was walking in the forefront, was suddenly shocked in his heart, and his fists caged in his sleeves tightened slightly.

Just now, he noticed a trace of abnormality, but he was worried that Gao Baoning hadn't investigated it carefully, and now he finally understood where this feeling came from. If they refuse to surrender, I am afraid that these people will immediately enter the city, and I am afraid that there will be cavalry following them, and I am afraid that the city of Yingzhou will eventually be lost.

Thinking like this, General Li couldn't help but feel a little happy in his heart, because he surrendered without a fight, and the anger and resentment of being threatened by others couldn't help but dissipate a little.

In the stunned eyes of the defenders in the city, Qin Qiong and his party entered the city safely and smoothly took over the city defense. Half an hour later, the six thousand cavalry hidden in the camp entered the city in a mighty way, and at this point, the Yingzhou City fell into the hands of Xing Xing without blood.