When night falls, the whole land is enveloped, and the snowflakes falling in the sky gradually render the land white.

"Stop!"

Tang Bin's dark eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he suddenly raised his right arm, and his sharp low drink overshadowed the crisp creaking sound of hundreds of pairs of feet stepping on the snow in front of him, which was clearly sent into the ears of the surrounding soldiers. Immediately afterwards, the heralds on both sides gradually passed Tang Bin's military orders.

"Lord Captain!" Behind Tang Bin, several officers immediately gathered over.

"We are not far from Qi County, this is the seat of Jiyin Mansion, we must be careful in this battle. Wait for our spies to send the information back and move on, give the order to go down, and the scouts will spread five miles around. They already know the terrain here in the daytime, and what they need to do now is to check the surroundings for anything suspicious to prevent accidents. Tang Bin said in a deep voice. This time to attack Jiyin Mansion, he Tang Bin personally went out to attack this Xu Jie's lair.

In order to act at night, their first baggage team deliberately limited its speed, and just when night came, it was about to approach the county seat of Qixian County. Qi County, as the seat of Jiyin Mansion, Xu Jie's lair is naturally not so easy to take. There were more than 5,000 defenders in the city, not many, but there were nearly 10,000 trained young men who could be called up at any time. Of course, if the Shanyang army broke the city, these young men would naturally not continue to serve Xu Jie.

In addition, in order not to lose face too much because he lost Yanzhou City, Xu Jie deliberately made the city of Qixian taller and thicker to expand the moat. In addition, in order to make their lair safe, the big gentry in the city were also required by Xu Jie, not to raise more than 100 private soldiers, otherwise, they would all be cleared out of the city. Therefore, this city is more difficult to fight. However, in order to target here, the people of the Shanyang Army and the Xiaoguo Army have laid a lot of chess pieces here.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the spy that Tang Bin was waiting for finally returned. Because they had to find out the defense situation of Qi County at night, and they also had to complete the action time instructions with their own personnel in the city, so they had to take advantage of the night to climb out from the city wall and through Guò with the assistance.

"What's the situation in the city, have you hooked up with our people and said you're ready to act tonight?" The people who were about to wait turned back, Tang Bin asked urgently, at this moment, these news are the most critical.

The spy reported: "My lord, the situation is not good, there are not only 5,000 people in the city, but more than 10,000 soldiers. In addition, the patrol has also been doubled, and even on the night of snowfall at this moment, there are not a few patrol guards. It seems that they are deliberately guarding against us. However, we have already contacted our brothers in the city, and when our army arrives, they will cooperate. ”

Hearing this, Tang Bin's eyes were awe-inspiring, and he said in a deep voice: "Ten thousand? Doubled? What's going on? Where did the remaining 5,000 soldiers come from? I remember that there was no idle or resting around the five thousand Yanzhou government troops. ”

The spy said: "Lord Hui, it is said that he was rushed back from Luzhou Mansion to be responsible for raising grain and grass materials for the Yanzhou Mansion army in Luzhou Mansion. The 5,000 soldiers were drawn from the four counties to the west. ”

Tang Bin was slightly startled and said, "The new Changshi is Ji Yun, the personal staff member of Xu Jie, who succeeded Lord Feng?" ”

"Yes, that's him." The spy affirmed.

"Strange, shouldn't he be in the land of Luzhou Mansion with Xu Jie, preparing to attack and defend the Wuwei Army, how could he appear here? Could it be that Xu Jie, what did they find? A dark cloud passed over Tang Bin's heart, and he asked in a deep voice: "Have you confirmed this news?" "Someone who should not be here has appeared, and he can't be careless.

The spy did not hesitate to say: "It has been confirmed, and our position in the Yanzhou Mansion Army should have been confirmed." These 5,000 troops were drawn from the four counties in the west to strengthen the defense of Qi County. ”

The right capital totaled 15,000 men, five battalions, and 3,000 men each. The first battalion stayed in Yanzhou Mansion, and the remaining four battalions mixed with young and strong soldiers and heavy soldiers went south to capture the city. Together with Tang Bin, it was the first team that acted against Qi County, totaling 10,000 people. Two battalions of them were regular soldiers, and the remaining 4,000 were composed of heavy soldiers and young men. Now, 2,000 men are left to guard the transported food and grass supplies and temporary camps, and the rest of the 8,000 people are all gathered here. But there were 10,000 defenders in the city, and it seemed that they also had some precautions, which made Tang Bin have to be cautious about this operation.

"My lord, it's still ...... to rearrange it now," Captain Xu Qing said with a frown.

Tang Bin said solemnly: "No, the arrow is on the string, I have to send it!" We're already in action in both places, and we can't afford to fail now. In addition, the general was also preparing to launch an operation against the Songzhou Mansion in the early morning of the day after tomorrow, and there could be no delay here. Therefore, we must move forward tonight to take Qi County. The people who answered in the city are ready, and what fear do we have? ”

"Leaving two thousand men to operate at the north gate, the army to move from the east. If the enemy forces in the city are prepared and react quickly, the north is used as a decoy and the east flank is attacked. If it's just a simple prevention, then both sides come together. The order went down, and the army prepared to advance. ”

"Yes!"

Several officers agreed, and the order went, and in an instant, the long line began to divide into two parts, and there was a sequence of deployments, forming a formation, under the cover of the night and snow, slowly advancing and hiding, at this time, only a moment of effort, the footprints left by the soldiers on the snow gradually faded.

In the city of Qixian, the Governor's Mansion did not rest. As Tang Bin expected, this Ji Yun was prepared. Of course, he didn't know that the Shanyang Army was going to act, but just in case.

On that day, the Shanyang Army in Fengwei County sent a letter to Xu Jie, the Luzhou Prefecture, saying that there was a shortage of grain and grass materials, and that a batch of food and grass needed to be transported from Yanzhou Prefecture to relieve Bai County, and at the same time to supplement military rations. Xu Jie, who had just joined forces with the Xuzhou army to win the victory, had no other ideas, thinking that it was only by driving the displaced people into the three counties under the jurisdiction of the Shanyang army that the Shanyang army was short of food and grass. So I agreed to this with the mentality of watching jokes. However, both Ji Yun and Situ Wen had a bad feeling about this, and they both stepped up their precautions.

Xu Jie immediately sent a military order to all places, carefully guarding every move of the Shanyang army. But in the end, Ji Yun decided to personally return to the rear to investigate, and by the way, he raised food, grass and some medicines for the army.

After Ji Yun arrived in Jiyin Mansion, he transferred 5,000 troops from the counties west of Jiyin Mansion to Qi County. In addition, he also ordered the Shanyang Army's baggage team to be careful in the counties along the way. In addition, he also pays attention to every move of the Sanyang Army's baggage team.

"Report to Lord Shi, our horses left around the camp of the Shanyang Army's baggage team have not returned for half an hour. According to our original rules, they should be back by now, but ......"

"But there's no trace of it, right? The Shanyang Army really has something unsightly to do. The order went down and let the soldiers of the large battalion rearm for battle. Ji Yun said coldly.

"My lord, this Shanyang Army's baggage team is still outside the city, should we take the initiative to rush out? Besides, the disappearance of these spies can't be blamed on the Shanyang Army's baggage team, we have no evidence, and besides, we can't come up with evidence. Qiu Lin, the guard general of Qi County and the captain of the Governor's Mansion, said in a deep voice. He didn't want Ji Yun to be impulsive, so he waved the army in his hand to fight hard with the Shanyang army on a snowy night. If something goes wrong, I don't know who is to blame.

Ji Yun said in a deep voice: "Captain Qiu, I asked the soldiers to prepare for battle, not to lead the army. If the Sanyang Army doesn't come, we won't do anything about it, but if they don't behave, we naturally can't do anything about it. This is the order of the Governor, and now, the defense of this place is mainly in my hands. In addition, even if something happens, Ben Changshi will bear it with all his might, and he will not blame the captain of the school. ”

Qiu Lin said with an embarrassed face: "Lord Changshi is too careful, what the mark means is that now my Yanzhou Mansion Army is still friendly with the Shanyang Army, if we do it wantonly, the result will only be unfavorable to us, and the Dali Armed Forces are just to get rid of responsibility." ”

"So good! Go down and give the order to prepare, by the way, the north gate especially needs to prepare more manpower. If you are worried about the abnormality, report it immediately. By the way, let the fire torch be extinguished above the north gate and hidden. Forget it, the official personally rushed to the north gate tonight to investigate. Ji Yun ordered in a deep voice. The north gate is the closest to the temporary camp of the Sanyang Army Baggage Team, although the temporary camp of the Sanyang Army Baggage Team is located in the north of the city

Bastard, that's a nice thing to say, you bear it when something happens, but can the captain get out? Qiu Lin replied with Nuo Nuo, and scolded secretly in his heart, but he had to do it according to Ji Yun's words.

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"My lord, we have arrived at our destination, and the team of two thousand baggage soldiers is already three miles away from the north gate, and we are about to rush to the east gate."

Tang Bin looked at the fluttering snowflakes, clenched his fists tightly, and said coldly: "Pass over there, act." Sue them, attack if they can attack, retreat when they encounter the enemy, deter them with momentum, and protect themselves. ”

"Obey the ......" Several heralds quietly broke away from the group and headed north.

"Slow down, don't make any noise." Tang Bin said in a low voice.

In the north of Qi County, above the tower of Jiyun Gaocheng. After receiving a report from the spies who went outside the city to inquire about the news, and there was an abnormal movement in the north of the city, he appeared here with a large army.

The snowflakes are big and small, and they are falling urgently, and the soldiers on the city tower have already become snow sculptures, Ji Yun looks far away, only to see sporadic torches winding from the northern horizon, faintly mixed with the slight sound of clothes and armor colliding and the crisp sound of stepping on the ground, the voice of one person is not obvious, but the voice of thousands of people, that can still be heard in the silent night. Obviously, there is a team of thousands of people heading towards the county seat of Qixian.

"Could it be that the Shanyang Army really wants to do something to us? I'm going to see, what exactly do they want to do? There was a cold murderous intent in his eyes, and he said in a low voice: "Lower the flag and extinguish the torch!" No one is allowed to make a sound, and no arrow is to be released without the order of the officer! ”

"Lord Changshi, they won't be here to raid, right?" Qiu Lin's face changed slightly. Although he was dissatisfied with Ji Yun's direct mobilization of the army and wanted to do something against the Shanyang army, he was not a fool, and the gains and losses of Qi County were related to his head.

Ji Yun said in a deep voice: "This official doesn't want them to come to raid us, but you see, when the army comes out, there are only a few torches in the front, middle, and back, so why?" Could it be that there are more torches, and they can't travel better? Of course not, they were supposed to be there to hide the tracks. Wait and see, after they get close, if the guards of the city come forward and ask for something, we can rest assured. If you raid directly......"

Qiu Lin was silent, he also knew that if the Shanyang Army's baggage team raided this city, the result would be earth-shattering trouble. For him, no, it should be for the Yanzhou Mansion Army, no one wants the Shanyang Army to really fight with them. The strength of the Shanyang Army, they know very well in their hearts, and they also understand how many defenders there are in Jiyin Mansion. Even Ji Yun, although he has been guarding against the movement of the Shanyang Army, he doesn't really want the Shanyang Army to do something with them.

Now the Yanzhou Mansion Army and the Xuzhou Army have joined forces to break the Wuwei Army, so that the Wuwei Army will lose its ability and strength to advance north. However, the Yanzhou army also suffered heavy losses. As a result, although it also suffered losses, the Shanyang Army, which had been replenished for two months, became the strongest force among the parties participating in the war. It was also because of this that Ji Yun felt abnormal about the Shanyang Army's sudden proposal to let the rear transport grain and grass to supply the front line at this time. It's just that I didn't expect that Shanyang Junguo was in action.

"Did we work hard and finally achieve the Shanyang Army?" Ji Yun said secretly to himself in his heart.

Ji Yun's order was conveyed like a stream, and soon, on the city wall of Qi County, the flag was lowered, and a large number of torches were extinguished, leaving only a few braziers still burning. The upper floor of the north city of Qi County fell into darkness, and from a distance outside the city, it looked like a dead city, lifeless.

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Beicheng, five hundred meters away, Zhou Ling led two thousand soldiers to appear here. Looking at the quiet city wall, his heart was nervous and excited. The moat has become a flat place, and the ice above it is already passable.

"Raiders, on!" Zhou Ling suppressed the thoughts in his heart, waved his hand fiercely, and ordered in a cold voice. Suddenly, more than fifty soldiers in white robes rushed to the city wall and took out their belongings. It took more than 50 long hooks and straps several times before they were smoothly fastened to the city wall. Shocked, Zhou Ling's heart jumped, although the front end of the hook was wrapped in cotton cloth, and it would not make too loud noise, but it was not without movement. The attacking team went up to the city, and his heart was determined.

"Order, the army prepares, move forward" When the siege team was about to enter the city, Zhou Ling was ready to directly let the army advance, just enough to take the other soldiers to the city after they went to the city and lowered the ropes, and looked for an opportunity to open the city gate.

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Above the city tower, Ji Yun's eyes were like knives, and he said in a deep voice: "They, as expected, there are smart people and ruthless people in the Shanyang army." At this time, the Wuwei Army and the Yanzhou Mansion Army had no strength to fight again. But there is a tiger who is unwilling to be calm on the side. Lord Governor, we are all defeated. ”

"How so? How could they? Qiu Lin muttered to himself in disbelief on the side. After all, the Yanzhou Mansion Army and the Shanyang Army have always been allies, and although they do not deal with each other, they are also the existence of the coalition forces. But now, the friendly army began to move on him, and he was a little puzzled. If the two sides fight, who will resist the Armed Guards? He didn't know that the Wuwei Army was already in the alliance with them and the Xuzhou Army, and the losses were extremely heavy, and they were temporarily unable to march north.

Ji Yun's face turned cold, and he suddenly pulled out his sword and shouted: "Raise the fire, release the arrow!" Shoot me these treacherous villains. ”

Suddenly, the torches on the head of the city were bright, and thousands of archers with cold hands and feet who had been waiting under the female wall stood up, their bows were like a full moon, and the sharp feather arrows were already aimed at the city tower and were advancing, and some of the stunned and overwhelmed Shanyang soldiers and soldiers, and then the sound of "Xiu Xiu ......" sounded, and thousands of wolf tooth feather arrows had poured down.

"Ah......h

"There is an ambush ......"

A terrible howl sounded from the city tower, and the first unlucky team was the more than fifty city raiders, and they became hedgehogs in the first round. Immediately afterward, in a short period of time, five or six hundred unsuspecting Shanyang soldiers fell under the rain of arrows.

"Damn, they've been prepared, get back, brothers, get back! Fast! Zhou Ling roared bitterly, at this moment, there was no time to take care of anything else, and the most important thing was to remove the brothers.

In the midst of the sharp orders of officers at all levels, there were still non-commissioned officers who could still move their breath and those who had not been injured in the rear and fell back like a tidal wave. But instead of retreating in a hurry, they regrouped a few hundred meters outside the city. However, in this way, Ji Yun also regarded them as the army of the Shanyang Army in this operation.

"Who are you waiting for?" Seeing that the Shanyang army outside the city was in formation, Ji Yun asked sharply.

Zhou Ling looked at the soldiers he led, there were already seven or eight hundred people missing, and he hated itchy, and responded angrily: "The one who broke the city." The Yanzhou army in the city told me that I was the vanguard of the Shanyang army. Tens of thousands of troops of my Shanyang Army have been killed from the north, those who surrender, avoid death, those who do not surrender, after breaking the city, there is no forgiveness for killing! ”

When Ji Yun heard this, he was immediately furious: "Hugh is arrogant, you want to attack my city, but I have already discovered it, and you are trying to capture this place, it is simply delusional." There were 10,000 defenders in the city, and more than 30,000 were young and strong. Even with your thousands of soldiers, you want to take this place too? I advise you to return early, lest my Yanzhou Mansion army arrive, and you will be exterminated. ”

Zhou Ling's task is to break the city if it can, and if it can't, it will attract the enemy army and delay time. He naturally knew that the main force was acting at the East Gate, and Ji Yun was like this, and he was happy to continue the war of words with the other party.

"Yes, but my Shanyang army has already taken Juxian and Chengyang counties, so to speak, the western part of your Jiyin Mansion is all under the attack of our army. My lord, it is said that the defenders in your city are all barely drawn from the western counties, so how many defenders in the western counties can resist the conquest of our army? ”

"The Yanzhou army in the city listened, willing to surrender, and if you don't wait, after breaking the city, you can get the reward of the Shanyang army. In addition, you can join the army or return home at will. How are the soldiers and soldiers of my Shanyang Army, and how are the people, as we all know, is it not as good as Xu Jie's governance of the place? ”

When Ji Yun heard this, his heart was shocked, and he believed the other party's words a little. If Juxian and Chengyang are broken, then the rest of the counties in Jiyin Mansion will not be able to do well. Looking at the expression on the soldier's face again, Ji Yun suddenly felt bad.

"Yes, in Luzhou Mansion, the Governor of my family and the Xuzhou Army have allied, and they have broken the Wuwei Army a few days ago. Brethren, do not believe the nonsense of the thieves of the Shanyang Army. As long as we hold on to this city, they will not be able to help us. In just a few days, Lord Governor will be able to lead the coalition forces back. When the time comes, it will definitely make them look good. The Wuwei Army is not the opponent of our coalition army, let alone the Shanyang Army. Ji Yun hurriedly shook the changing thoughts in the soldier's heart.