The backyard of the county government of Xiami County. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, it was just now, and it was not yet dark, but the courtyard was already quiet. The noisy house of the past is now as quiet as a grave, and the people don't know where to hide.

In the study in the backyard, there was no light, Deng Xian just sat quietly, without saying a word, looking at the corner in a daze. He was filial piety in the seventh year of Zhongzhi, that is, the year of the Red Turban Rebellion, when Lu Xu had just entered Beihai for a year, he took a fancy to Deng Xian's handsome and steady, so he took it as his heart, and Deng Xian also regarded himself as Lu Xu's minion. In the first year of Xinping, that is, three years ago, Lu Xu promoted Deng Xianbao to the chief of the lower secret, and Deng Xian secretly swore since then that he should live up to Lu Xu in this life.

However, seven days ago, Lu Xu sent someone to inform him that he would raise the flag to rebel, and ordered him to change his course with him; Although he was shocked, he still obeyed Lu Xu's arrangement under the idea of putting loyalty first, convened the county Chinese martial arts and the main squires to discuss the matter, and announced in public that he would follow Lu Xu's decision to raise the flag, and let everyone stand in line on their own, but the result of standing in the wrong line was directly a sharp blade! As a result, most people chose to give in to the obscenity, but there were still a small number of people who swore to die and did not want to be thieves. He still remembers the eyes of the head of the Chen family in the county before he died, there was no fear or begging, and all that was left was full of ridicule and ...... Sympathize! Yes, it's sympathy! In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that such a rebellion is no different from a farce, Deng Xian's heart is also full of doubts and worries, but Lu Xu is as kind to himself as a mountain, and the so-called death of a confidant is like this! But even so, Deng Xian still wanted to say to Lu Xu before he died: "Lu Gong, you are really wrong this time!" ”

Since the change of banners, Deng Xian felt that his temperament had changed drastically, becoming irritable and irritable, and becoming bloodthirsty and cruel. In the past few days, he had killed two servants in the palace who had inadvertently offended him, and countless of them had been punished, so that the family had been walking around him ever since, as long as Deng Xian appeared in a place like a ghost. "Maybe it's the so-called lonely people here!" Deng Xian thought to himself.

"Report ......" A prolonged voice came, breaking the silence in the courtyard. Deng Xian got up quickly, and as soon as he opened the door of the study, he saw a soldier dressed as a scout rushing over and fell down in front of Deng Xian: "Report to General Deng, there is news from the front of the horse, the Xia army Beihai King led a total of 6,000 men and horses in the seven eastern counties, and it has arrived at the east bank of the glue tonight, and it is expected to arrive under the city of Xia Mi before noon tomorrow!" ”

Deng Xian breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and the time to come finally came. According to common sense, such a big thing as a rebellion has occurred, and the imperial court will inevitably send troops to quell the rebellion as soon as possible, and Xiami, as the easternmost county town in the Luxu Federation, will inevitably become the first target of attack by the enemy from the east. However, after seven days, there was no movement at all, could it be that the dignified court didn't even have a vision of the strategy of attacking from both sides? Therefore, in the past few days, Deng Xian has been waiting day by day, and widely sent scouts to investigate, and the pressure of the mountain rain coming but not coming has made him almost breathless. It's like having a giant sword hanging over your head, and watching it fall can always try to resist or dodge, but if it doesn't fall for a long time, that kind of pressure is the most overwhelming!

Now that he finally got the exact news, Deng Xian's anxiety for days was finally released at this moment. Then let's fight! Let's put an end to it here! Deng Xian strode out and shouted loudly: "Gather all the generals and raise the account!" ”

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In the middle of the day, the team led by Zhao Min finally rushed to the city of Xiami in a hurry. Zhao Min instructed the troops to camp three miles south of the city according to their belongings, that is, the Mo army and the coalition army of seven counties, and set up eight companies and camps of different sizes to encircle the entire south of the city. And Zhao Min himself took Meng Hou and Zhao Yun and dozens of personal guards, and rode horses to the city of Xia Mi to observe the enemy's situation.

The lower dense city wall is about three zhang high, the length and width are only two miles, because the plain is less stone, it is made of rammed earth mixed with the pebbles of the seaside, it belongs to the more typical coastal city wall. There are only two gates in the north and south of the city, and the north faces the sea, so as long as the south gate is blocked, it is equivalent to blocking the direction of the escape of the Xia Mi army. Zhao Min raised his clairvoyance to look at the city tower, but when he saw the banner on the city, he roughly counted it, and there were hundreds of soldiers on the city wall facing him, although he couldn't see the face clearly, but the cold light reflected by the blade was still scorching.

Zhao Min handed the clairvoyance to Meng Hou beside him, and said, "It seems that Xia Mi is ready to defend to the death, what does Mr. think?" ”

Meng Hou looked at it carefully for a moment, put down his clairvoyance and said: "Judging from the number of defenders in the city and the preparation of the armor, the enemy army is ready for battle, and the idea of attacking it unprepared must not be feasible. Although our army is only a feint attack in Xiami, but at least to drag the other side so that the enemy does not dare to go out of the city easily, Hou suggested sending a small force to attack the city every day, not to seek merit, but to harass the enemy, so that he can not be at peace every day. ”

Zhao Min nodded and said: "Our army has been marching for days, although the Jimo army is not in much trouble, but the rest of the soldiers in the counties are already exhausted. In my opinion, I will rest for a day today, and tomorrow I will send a small force to take turns to attack the city, so that the defenders will be tired and will not rest every day. ”

When Zhao Yun heard this, a strange color erupted in his eyes, and he immediately arched his hand and said: "Since you will attack the city tomorrow, please ask the King of Beihai to promise, how about letting Yun come to fight this battle?" ”

Zhao Min couldn't help laughing and said, "Zilong, this has been holding back for a long time and wants to vent, right?" Fortunately, the first battle is very important, not only to make the local people fearful, but also not to lose the soldiers, but also to give an example to the county soldiers, such a heavy task must not be borne by Zilong. It's up to you, the dragon will take the lead in the first place tomorrow, but remember not to be greedy, remember that the main purpose of our army is not really to attack the city, and to preserve the strength first! ”

"Whoa!"

In the early morning of the next day, after breakfast, Zhao Yun was dressed in a draped and came to the handsome tent early to wait. Zhao Min couldn't help but smile when he saw Zhao Yun's appearance: "Zilong's anxious appearance doesn't look like he's going to fight, but like he's in a hurry to go to the cave room!" Everyone laughed, and Zhao Yun also showed a rare trace of embarrassment, but then returned to normalcy and said: "Since Yun was put into the command of the King of Beihai, he has not made an inch, and the King of Beihai has made great efforts to let Yun Xi occupy a high position, and Yun Xin is very ashamed. Now there is finally a chance to repay the King of the North Sea, and I hope that the King of the North Sea will be gracious! ”

Seeing Zhao Yun's attitude, Zhao Min was also a little in a trance. is also said that with a tiger general like Zhao Yun, since following him, he can only compete with others and kill a few thieves, he must feel that it is not a credit at all. This expedition is a rare opportunity to prove himself, and it is no wonder that with Zhao Yun's humble character, he will fight for battle, after all, no matter how humble he is, a military general is always a military general, and only on the battlefield can he prove his worth. It's time to let this tiger out of the mountain and shock the heroes!

Zhao Min untied his big hat, tied it to Zhao Yun's armor with his own hands, and said in a harmonious voice: "Zilong is Min's humerus, Min knows that Zilong's courage is rare in the world, and this time it is just a knife ear for killing chickens." There is no need to say much, Zilong understands in his heart that here Min wishes Zilong a victory and a prosperous martial arts. ”

Zhao Yun was a little caught off guard by Zhao Min's movements, and his eyes were a little blurry, so he immediately knelt on one knee and hugged his fists on the top: "Thank you Beihai King for your love, Yun Dang will do his best to repay in case!" After saying that, he got up and got on his horse and went out with his gun, as if he was afraid that if he was slow for a moment, he would shed tears.

Zhao Min's actions just now were not contrived, he really really admired Zhao Yun, whether it was in his previous life or in the face of real people now. Watching Zhao Yun lead the tiger camp down to the secret, he not only sighed in his heart, Zilong is Zilong after all, that Zhao Zilong who is brave and knowledgeable, but has unparalleled affection!

Zhao Yun led five hundred tigers out of the camp and rushed to the city wall, the city had already prepared, and suddenly the crossbowmen battlements were in place, and the rolling stones and sassalwood were also placed close to the edge of the city wall for easy access. Zhao Yun saw the action in the city, smiled faintly, waved his hand, and his subordinates suddenly changed formations, from a dense phalanx to two long snake formations, and suddenly turned to the right when they were about to enter the local range, and the two columns also became horizontal formations facing the city wall; The team close to the side of the city wall was full of sword and shield soldiers, and they raised their left round shields in front of them to cover the archers and spearmen in the other column, forming a fan shape and running around the city.

Zhao Min took a closer look in the camp and found that the route of Zhao Yun's troops was not completely parallel to the city wall, but adopted a wavy line around the range line of the bow and crossbow on the city; When the enemy fires arrows, the wavy line will be deflected outward, so that the already scattered arrows on the wall are even less threatening; As soon as the opponent's arrow hits the ground, the wavy line will immediately bounce back to the inside, and the crossbowmen protected by the sword and shield hand will be thrown to the city wall, although the accuracy is not high, but the advantage is that it is flexible and flexible, and there is no need to worry about damage at all, the key is that this method of warfare perfectly implements Zhao Min's central idea of "disturbing the enemy without hurting himself". At the same time, Zhao Yun himself was also bending his bow and arrows on the horse, basically shooting at the same frequency as his own crossbowmen, but the difference was that the arrows he shot never missed! Zhao Min couldn't help but be amazed, isn't this the ultimate shooting in traditional games? Brother Zilong is so powerful, not only a fierce general, but also a well-organized army, a completely general-in-one character!

Such a battle that was not too fierce but acceptable to both sides lasted for half an hour, and Zhao Yun led the team around the secret city, and at the same time, the fifteen arrows carried by all the crossbowmen were also used up. At this time, even the Tiger Camp was a little out of breath, after all, it had run nearly five kilometers around the periphery of a city, and it was still in the situation of maintaining a queue under high tension, not to mention making actions such as raising shields and shooting, which indeed made the soldiers physically exhausted. Zhao Yun accepted it when he saw it, and directly led the team back to the camp, and on the way, the soldiers shouted for joy, which made the rebels on the city wall angry but helpless, and could only watch Zhao Yun's team go away.

Zhao Yun returned to the camp and went straight to the tent to resume his life, Zhao Min saw it clearly, and ran a few steps out of the tent to greet him. Seeing Zhao Yun, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Zilong is mighty, raise the prestige of our army, and deserve the name of the tiger general!" ”

Zhao Yun smiled faintly and said: "The king of the North Sea praises, Yun is lucky to live up to his mission, he has no calculation to kill the enemy, and there is no casualty among the five hundred tiger guards." ”