The clouds of war shrouded Xingyuan Mansion, Chenggu County was located in a remote area, although it was not directly facing the soldiers, but the guard general Han Congyi did not dare to be careless, the sun had not yet set, so he ordered the soldiers to change their guards, closed the city gate, and personally went up to the city to inspect a circle, and then returned to the north gate in front of the tower. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Du Yu, who was on duty at night, was busy coming over to greet him, and Han Congyi remembered the request of Wang County's order at noon today, so he advised: "Xingzhou has fallen, and the family members of Wang Mingfu want to take refuge in Chenggu County. ”

"The last will obey! Be sure to open the city gate and check it yourself! Yuan Dalang replied respectfully.

Thinking that Zhou Jun was still in the north of Baocheng and would not come here for the time being, Han Congyi didn't say anything more, and went back to the barracks for dinner.

In the midsummer evening, the air is dull and hot, the sun sinks into the distant mountains, and the twilight begins to appear, bringing a hint of coolness with the evening breeze. The soldiers who had just taken over the defense were in good spirits, and there were two guards every one and a half zhang, and on the empty passage two zhang wide in the middle, patrolmen in groups of ten people walked back and forth non-stop.

As the sky grew darker and nightfall, his vision became more and more blurred, and Yuan Dalang was about to order the soldiers to light torches for illumination, when a lookout sentry shouted from the tower: "Someone from the north is coming, with torches!" Is it ordered to stop? ”

Yuan Dalang waved his hand and personally went to the battlement of the city to look down. I saw that in the dark night, under the light of torches, there were more than two hundred young men guarding five or six carriages, and soon approached the moat two feet wide, and the chaotic crowd gathered a large pile, there was a lot of noise, and there was no queue, and it did not look like a person in the ranks, and a young man in short brown and trousers got out of the carriage and stood on the wheel and shouted.

Yuan Dalang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he didn't pay attention to it, and instructed his own soldiers: "The suspension bridge can't be easily put down, go and ask Wang Mingfu to come over and testify!" ”

At this time, Wang Xianling had just had dinner at home, and he felt nervous, excited, and scared about what was about to happen. If he succeeds, he will be promoted several levels, and if he doesn't, he will lose his head, which is a matter of life and death, and he has never made such a big decision in his life.

"Don't worry about Wang Xianling, as soon as you start to beat you up, leave quickly, even if you can't leave, we will protect your ......" Song Lingguang was persuading and comforting again and again.

"Then it shouldn't be a problem for the old man to bring a dozen followers, right? The family told them to hide first. Wang Xianling was still not at ease, and said uneasily.

"No! If you let them hide, then the news will leak out, and it will be a big deal to bring those family members, just have the two of us! Song Lingguang said.

As he was talking, the porter came in and reported that a soldier had come to invite him. Wang Xianling's face was a little unpleasant, he turned his head to look at Song Lingguang and the two, so he had to walk out, follow the soldiers outside the gate all the way to the north city gate, and go to the city from the road.

Song Lingguang lowered his head and followed behind with another scout, bowing his waist and carefully observing the situation of the city's defenses, so as to wait for the incident to happen later.

"Wang Mingfu! Do you think that's your family? How can there be so many people? Yuan Dalang stared at Wang Xianling again to observe his reaction.

"Captain Lao Yuan opened the city gate, and the official agreed with General Han at noon today." Wang Xianling arched his hand silently, but he was not afraid when it came to the end, and when he heard Cheng Weilai's shouts, Wang Xianling walked to the battlements.

"Great uncle! Please open the gates and let us in! Everyone eats and sleeps in the open, and they are scared, and they can't bear it. The young man in the short shirt was a Shu army who had surrendered, and behind him was Yang Xuanli, the head of the scout, watching, and the two of them stood by the moat and pretended to shout.

There were two hundred and fifty people behind Yang Xuanli, and they were piled up around the station, but they were actually standing in a team of fifty people, hiding short knives and waiting to go. Xiang Xun's tooth army made Liu Xinfa also come in person, sitting in the carriage behind him with a crossbow in his hand, carefully watching everything outside. In the darkness of the night two miles away, Xiang Xunqin led 5,000 soldiers to stand by in the field.

"Brother Wen, wait a minute, don't be impatient! Wait for me to ask Captain Yuan to open the city gate! Wang Xian Ling coped with it, and he didn't know what to say.

"Wang Mingfu! It's okay to open the city gate, and General Han has also confessed, but according to the regulations, your family's immediate relatives will go ahead, and the next people will be inspected, what do you think? ”

"This ......" Wang Xianling was shocked, if this is the case, the soldiers can't be brought in at the same time, it's not a scene for nothing, he is a little flustered and at a loss, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Song Lingguang secretly making a gesture, and suddenly his heart was a little settled, and he opened his mouth and said with a smile: "Now is the time of war, it should be ......."

"Herald! Open the gates! Yuan Dalang raised his hand and shouted: "The fifth commander A and B both went out of the city gate to check, and C, D, and Wu all lined up in the city to be on guard. ”

As soon as the military order was given, the soldiers of the Shu army began to act, about one commander poured out from the city tower, dozens of soldiers went to the city to pull the winch, and others strengthened their vigilance. At the same time, one of the commanders stationed under the city also lined up and stood behind the city gate.

"There is Captain Lao Yuan! Then the official will go down to pick up the people! Wang Xianling panicked in his heart, and reluctantly said hello.

Seeing that Yuan Dalang nodded, Wang Xianling beckoned, and took Song Lingguang and the two of them down the city wall along the four or five wide corridors, and waited next to the group of soldiers behind the city gate.

With a tooth-aching creak, the suspension bridge that had been pulled up high was lowered little by little, and finally fell to the other side of the moat. And the gate was half opened, and two hundred soldiers rushed out, and lined up at the gate with guns.

The crowd on the opposite side of the suspension bridge let out a cheer, and was about to drive the carriage over, but the Shu army stopped it with a loud shout, and took a dozen soldiers to walk on the suspension bridge first, apparently to check first. This situation made Yang Xuanli nervous, and the soldiers were all carrying short knives, and they would be exposed if they touched it.

"There are also maidservants who are inconvenient to show their heads, and they are mixed among us in men's clothes, so please don't mess around. The general is a nobleman, everyone has worked hard, and this little meaning is taken to drink. Yang Shouli glanced at it, and the Shu army that had surrendered and incorporated was stepping forward to stop him, and stuffed two pieces of loose gold coins over.

The guard snorted, felt the coolness in his hand and immediately grasped it, quietly glanced at it, and couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw the yellow light flashing, so he stuffed it into his belt, pushed away the flattering soldier, stepped forward and pretended to shout: "Since you are from Xingzhou, it is not easy to go all the way, the carriage will enter the city, and the entourage will stay until a certain inspection and then let go." ”

"What are you doing all around? I'm afraid I won't be able to get in, get out of the way......" The team was shouting in a pure Shuzhong accent.

Yang Xuanli was originally going to take the lead, but now he had to disperse with the scouts first, waiting for the carriage to pass first. The Shu army stood on the edge of the suspension bridge, and every time he passed a carriage, he opened the curtain to see that there was an elderly couple in the carriage that passed first, with a half-grown teenager and three young men.

Du Tou only glanced at it and waved his hand, and soon the next one followed, and then the curtain was drawn, and inside were six young men surrounding a woman in a flower dress. Du Tou was surprised, and a strange feeling floated in his heart, but he didn't say anything.

However, the two carriages came behind, and they were all sturdy men, and they were all suspicious, and decided to stop the last one for interrogation. As a result, when the car came, a large hand holding a gold coin stretched out from the side of the curtain; A gap opened in the curtain on the other side, and two powerful crossbows appeared, and the arrows of cold light were close at hand.

Dutou's eyes widened in shock, his heart pounded, his face turned pale for a while, his Adam's apple rolled, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, turned his head to look at the city head and the opposite city gate, and it happened that this angle was covered by the carriage in front, and he stretched out his hand to take it in shock. (To be continued.) )