The second wind is flying] Chapter 452 Breaking the City (1)——

Chapter 452: Breaking the City (1)

The silver moon hangs high in the deep blue night sky.

The earth was solemn and vast, and the snow on the ground, which had not melted much, stretched into the distance one by one.

The moonlight shines through the treetops and sprinkles on the ground, dappled in patches.

Wang Xirang put his hands behind his back, frowned, and walked in place twice after walking around. Suddenly stopped, turned his head, and said to Liu Sanbiao: "Liu Sanbiao, give the order immediately." The whole army lit torches and surrounded Jinju Fortress for me! ”

When Liu Sanbiao heard this, he was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "General, aren't we going to attack suddenly." Now that there is a little fire, the defenders in the city know everything, how can they launch a surprise attack when the time comes? ”

Wang Xirang shook his head, turned his head to stare at Liu Sanbiao, casually pointed to Jinzhou City under the silver moonlight in the distance, and said with a slight smile: "The surprise attack is certain, but it's not us." What we have to do now is to sound the east! ”

Shengdong? What Shengdong?

After Liu Sanbiao thought about it, he unconsciously saw the deep secret passage under his feet. Thinking of General Wang's words in his ears, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Are we sound? They hit the west? Liu Sanbiao pointed to his nose, and then to the more than 10,000 soldiers who had entered the secret passage. His eyes widened in disbelief.

"Yes!" Wang Xirang smiled and reached out to pat Liu Sanbiao's shoulder. Turning around, he said to the herald, "Herald!" ”

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Midnight.

The moon ducked into a cloud in the night sky, and the whole land was plunged into darkness.

The dilapidated Jinju Mansion is still brightly lit.

Because at night, the weather dropped again. In that daytime, the ice and snow melted into water. At this point, it freezes again. On the rows of eaves, strips of ice hung down.

The dim light shone on the window, reflecting two dejected figures.

"Brother Zhiyuan, now the imperial army has arrived at the city of Taiyuan, according to your opinion. Can Taiyuan City be defended? Qian Xiaofeng, the magistrate of Jinzhou County, who looked haggard, sighed, raised his head, and looked at Cheng Zhiyuan, who was sitting opposite with a wry smile.

"I'm afraid it's hard!" Cheng Zhiyuan shook his head and sighed, with a bitter look on his face. Picking up the steaming teacup, I wanted to take a sip. But the mood is really bad. Cheng Zhiyuan put down the tea cup in his hand, frowned, looked at the candle flame like a bean, and said distractedly: "Wang Bao, who is guarding the city, sent 10,000 troops to reinforce Taiyuan, but there is no news so far. I'm afraid, that army has already taken refuge in the imperial court! ”

"Oh?" Qian Xiaofeng was taken aback when he heard this. After glancing around, he quickly stood up, and then closed the door tightly as if he was uneasy, and then sat down, leaned forward and said, "Brother Zhiyuan also thinks that the 10,000 soldiers have mutinied?" ”

Cheng Zhiyuan nodded and said, "That Li Feng has a tyrannical personality and often beats and scolds soldiers. The soldiers dared not speak out. Now, Wang Bao sent him to reinforce Taiyuan. Although it is thinking about the truth of fighting hard and using clumsy. However, he didn't know much about this clumsy general. This Li Fengzhi is not only clumsy, but simply stupid! Within two hours, 10,000 people galloped from Jinzhou to Taiyuan, and the gods couldn't do it. Presumably, along the way, Li Fengzhi would definitely scold the soldiers, so as to urge the soldiers to hurry up. However, this group of soldiers had already held a grudge against him, and at this time, the imperial army was in front. The pressure increases suddenly. If I were this group of soldiers, I would definitely ......"

Cheng Zhiyuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled coldly. Raise your hand and make a downward cutting motion.

"Kill him?" Qian Xiaofeng saw Cheng Zhiyuan's actions like this, his eyelids suddenly twitched, and he added with palpitations.

He and this Cheng Zhiyuan are world friends. From the ancestors to the present, the relationship has always been very good. The Cheng family is the descendant of Cheng Biting Gold in the Tang Dynasty, and he has a strong martial arts atmosphere. The men in the family are all good hands.

It's just that Cheng bit the descendants of Jin back then and opposed Emperor Shengwu as emperor. The army was defeated and captured, and he was almost exterminated by the Shengwu Emperor. In the end, it was the old Di Gong who was in power at that time, who came forward to intercede. Emperor Shengwu let the Cheng family go. However, it is stipulated that the descendants of the Cheng family are not allowed to be officials and cannot be examined. Only for untouchables.

Ten years ago, he was promoted and became the county magistrate of Jinju, because of the lack of people under him. recruited the third child of the Cheng family into his command. In this county office, he became a county lieutenant. On weekdays, he is in charge of arresting criminal law. In this way, it can be regarded as worthy of the world friendship of the two families.

A hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. The Cheng family has gone from being a prince of the country to a grass people today. It looks like a world of difference. However, at this moment, looking at Cheng Zhiyuan's fearless eyes, Qian Xiaofeng was shocked in his heart, and couldn't help but admire: Sure enough, it is Jiangmen Huzi, even if he has been sinking for a hundred years, he is still heroic and domineering.

"Shh Even though he knew that no one was eavesdropping outside, Qian Xiaofeng was still frightened by Cheng Zhiyuan's words. After glancing around, he raised his finger, put it to his lips, and whispered a shush, signaling him not to be loud, lest the wall have ears and be heard.

Cheng Zhiyuan smiled, picked up the teapot, and arrived at two bowls. He picked up a bowl and took a sip. He put down the broken tea bowl and glanced out the window. Turning his head, pressing his palms on the table, leaning forward, staring at Qian Xiaofeng with burning eyes, he said, "Brother Xiaofeng, do you think that this is the time. Can we, the new emperor, redeem the defeat? ”

"This ......" Qian Xiaofeng's face stiffened when he heard this. His eyes flickered, he thought for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Brother Zhiyuan, don't talk about state affairs, don't talk about state affairs!" ”

Although, he knew the meaning of Cheng Zhiyuan's words. However, thinking of King Jin's practices over the years, he still has lingering palpitations.

Twenty years ago, after the fiefdom of King Jin fell to Shanxi. Less than two years after arriving in Shanxi, the King of Jin began to purge various counties in Shanxi. Anyone who didn't help him and didn't stand with him ended up with a broken family and a broken wife. The most typical is that the Taiyuan Mansion Yin, Zhuo Wenqing, who was the most incompatible with the King of Jin back then.

He went from being a Xinjiang official to being a prisoner. Simply because he opposed the Jin king's increase in commercial taxes.

However, Nazhuo Fu Yin was lucky. There is a good daughter.

I heard that Na Zhuoyue got acquainted with the Great Zhou Emperor, Lu Heng, and Lu Yongzheng, who are now in power, in Tokyo. His Majesty let go of Nazhuo Mansion Yin in order to give face to the emperor.

And Zhuo Fu Yin also got his life because of this.

As for the others,

Scold......

Thinking of the mass grave outside the Jinzhou Mansion, more than ten miles northwest of the city. Qian Xiaofeng felt that his scalp was numb, and a chill came to the back of his head.

There, the bones of hundreds of officials are buried!

He is helpless, in case he is heard by King Jin with any bad news. That's a catastrophe!

Seeing the fear on Qian Xiaofeng's face, Cheng Zhiyuan, who had received some news from various channels, was extremely anxious, stretched out his hand, and pressed Qian Xiaofeng's trembling shoulder. said anxiously: "Brother Xiaofeng, do you know who the commander of this Shanxi battle is?" ”

"I heard that it is the Hebei guard, Wang Xirang!" Qian Xiaofeng picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a worried face.

The name of the king and the devil has spread all over the northern border towns over the years. As the saying goes, the name of a man is the shadow of a tree. The king and devil who can make the Turks fearful are not something that ordinary people can provoke.

And, that's not all. Qian Xiaofeng also heard that this person used to be an official of the Great Zhou Criminal Department, a well-known cool official. The means are ruthless and hard-hearted. Moreover, the iron mask is selfless. Later, because of the emperor's benevolent government, coupled with many ministers, Wang Xirang was impeached. In order to protect him, the emperor sent him to Hebei to be a border town guard to scare the Turks.

Now, this devil has gone to Shanxi to clean up his gang of chaotic ministers and thieves.

Hey...... hell!

"If, let me tell you, this person is really not Wang Xirang. What do you think? "Cheng Zhiyuan, who is in business at home, naturally has a source of information. Through the shop staff in Tokyo, he already knew that the Great Zhou Emperor, who was famous and known for his unpredictable wisdom, had left Tokyo more than a month ago.

"Who's that?" Heard, the court marshal is not Wang Xirang. Qian Xiaofeng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. However, before he could rejoice for a moment, he saw that Cheng Zhiyuan, who was not afraid of the sky and the earth in the past, was afraid at this time.

Cheng Zhiyuan took a deep breath, raised his head, looked at Qian Xiaofeng with a sad look in his eyes and said, "Yes, Emperor of the Great Zhou, a good friend of His Majesty, Lu Heng, Lu Yongzheng!" ”

"Is that scholar in his early twenties, deeply trusted by His Majesty and the King of Huainan, who led an expedition to Goryeo a few months ago and returned triumphantly?" Qian Xiaofeng's face suddenly turned pale, his lips trembled, and he asked in horror: "Lu Heng, Lu Yongzheng?" ”

"That's him!" Cheng Zhiyuan nodded heavily, and then said to Qian Xiaofeng worriedly: "Therefore, this time, the imperial court army has many generals, and the Divine Division is in command." Brother Xiaofeng, do you think that with the ramming goods of King Jin, he can resist the attack of the imperial army? ”

"This ......!" Qian Xiaofeng's lips moved, but he didn't speak. Just stretched out his hand, picked up the tea on the table, which had cooled down, trembled his lips, and took a sip. The trembling body is getting worse and worse.

"At this time, whether we want to or not, we must talk about state affairs, and to talk about state affairs is to talk about our family affairs. Whether the family has risen and fallen for a hundred years, or has it been killed, now, it is all between you and me! Cheng Zhiyuan stood up, stared at Qian Xiaofeng with burning eyes, and asked in a deep voice: "You and I, the lives of hundreds of people, are all in your hands!" ”

The words fell, and the room was deadly silent.

The candle flame is like a bean, emitting a dim light. Under that light, Qian Xiaofeng's face changed unpredictably, sometimes solemn, sometimes crazy, and sometimes cautious and timid.

And Cheng Zhiyuan stood there fixedly, staring at him, waiting for his reply.

"Okay!" After waiting for a long time, Qian Xiaofeng let out a sigh of relief, clenched his fists, raised his head, and said to Cheng Zhiyuan with a firm expression: "Since he is not benevolent and righteous, then don't blame us for being polite!" At the moment of life and death, people will not be destroyed for themselves! ”

"Okay, it's really my good brother!" Cheng Zhiyuan laughed, stepped forward and reached out to grab Qian Xiaofeng's shoulders, and said to Qian Xiaofeng with joy on his face.

After Qian Xiaofeng made up his mind frantically, he began to ask Cheng Zhiyuan about the details. After all, at this time, they only had less than 100 servants in their hands. Compared with the more than 20,000 Jin Wang's descendants outside, it is a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, if you want to shake a city defended by more than 20,000 people with less than 100 people, this is a technical job, and the difficulty is huge, which can be imagined.

Well, however, it is said that his brother with a different surname, Cheng Zhiyuan, Cheng Laosan. But the Cheng family has the highest martial arts. Presumably, it won't be a problem to pick 120,000 alone......

"Ahem, Brother Xian, don't look at your brother with this kind of eyes. Although he is a brother who bravely crowns the three armies, he is domineering and exposed, murderous, handsome, and Yushu is in the wind. But he can't do it alone against 20,000 regular troops. Looking at Qian Xiaofeng's ambiguous gaze, Cheng Zhiyuan was startled, hurriedly waved his hand, and said modestly.

"It's simple. I'll give you ten warriors, it should be about the same now! Ha ha! Perhaps the opinions of the two sides reached an agreement, and Qian Xiaofeng also let go of the worries in his heart and began to laugh.

Cheng Zhiyuan's face suddenly turned dish.

"You really think of me!" Cheng Zhiyuan shook his head with a wry smile and said.

"What do you think we should do?" Let go of the heart of teasing. Qian Xiaofeng put his hands behind his back, and after taking two steps in place, he suddenly turned around and stared at Cheng Zhiyuan.

"Hehe, I already knew that you would have this question. So, I've got a helper for you! Cheng Zhiyuan smiled, turned around and strode to the back hall, and opened the door. I saw a strong man pushing an old man in a wheelchair with gray hair walking in.

"Mr. Ouyang?" Then the dim light made it clear to see the old man's face. Qian Xiaofeng was suddenly surprised.

"The villain is physically inconvenient and rude!" The head of the Ouyang family sat in a wheelchair and said to Qian Xiaofeng apologetically.

"Don't, old gentleman, don't do that." Qian Xiaofeng hurriedly stopped the head of the Ouyang family from saluting, and said with a smile.

It is rumored that the young lady of the Ouyang family, Ouyang Ruolan, has a close relationship with the emperor. This old guy is very likely to be the emperor's father-in-law. Nima's, such an awesome character, who dares to accept his courtesy.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Qian Feng also learned the purpose of the Ouyang family master's assassination.

It turned out that Cheng Zhiyuan had already reached a cooperative relationship with the head of the Ouyang family. Tonight, Cheng Zhiyuan's main purpose in coming here is to persuade himself to submit to the imperial court.

Nima's, good you Cheng Zhiyuan, you didn't even notify Lao Tzu of such a big thing, what a bastard.

Qian Xiaofeng was chatting with the head of the Ouyang family while taking the time to turn his head and glared at Cheng Zhiyuan.

Seeing this, Cheng Zhiyuan scratched his head and smiled, very innocent and innocent.

After the head of the Ouyang family took a sip of tea, he put down the teacup. Then he smiled and said to Qian Xiaofeng, who was already sweating profusely: "When I was on the road, I met an acquaintance!" Oh, it should be said, a nobleman. You and me, as well as Brother Zhiyuan. The three of us are nobles! ”

"Noble?" Qian Xiaofeng was puzzled and asked curiously, "Who?" ”

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