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Although the Huainan Army occupies a large territory, it is not well prepared, secondly, its morale is frequently hit, and more importantly, the commanding generals do not have the heart to win. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Under the command of Tang Zhijie, the Huainan army could still withstand the entrance of the city gate. But under the command of Liu Yongtong, the Huainan Army couldn't even stand the more difficult city towers.

Xiao Buyi only said a few words, and hit Liu Yongtong's vital point. This man is greedy for merit and profit, and of course he is afraid of death, and he is more afraid of death than many people. He escaped from the iron horse, and when he saw Xiao Buyi's heavy reward, he was already frightened, and he was even more frightened when he saw a Xiliang soldier climbing over the wall.

His first thought was not to defend the city and suppress the Xiliang army, but to think that this person had come to kill him for a hundred taels of gold! Liu Yongtong held this thought, he had long forgotten to defend the city, and turned his head and rushed to the city. At this time, there were not many people in the Western Liang army who crossed the wall. If he had been calmed down a bit, he should have been able to hold out for a while.

However, sometimes victory or defeat is not determined by strength, but by the will of the authorities. As soon as Liu Yongtong retreated, the Western Liang Army shouted: "Liu Yongtong is dead!" ”

The Huainan Army, which was still fighting, turned its head to look at the past, and Liu Yongtong was gone, which can be said to have collapsed in an instant.

Everyone gave up defending the city and rushed to the city in unison, and the Western Liang army easily climbed the wall and rushed down the tower. The Western Liang army had a tiger in the lower mountains, and fought from behind the Huainan army guarding the entrance of the city gate. Seeing this, Tang Zhijie almost fainted!

Looking back, Liu Yongtong had long since lost his whereabouts, and when he saw the Jianghuai army scattered and fleeing for his life, Tang Zhijie almost wanted to greet Liu Yongtong's eighteenth generation ancestor.

The equilibrium was broken in an instant, and although the number of troops at the beginning of the city was small, the blow to the Huainan army was undoubtedly fatal. Originally, the Huainan army choked the city gate and relied on the geographical advantage, but now it has become a belly and back to the enemy, and there is no power to fight back. Even if Tang Zhijie led the army very well, he was rushed back and forth at this moment, and he was defeated.

Although Liu Yongtong was defeated, Tang Zhijie still wanted to gather troops to fight again. Relying on the lanes, he can still fight to the death to acropolize the city, but the Huainan army has long lost its fighting spirit. Tang Zhijie rushed left and right, but there were fewer and fewer people around him, and he couldn't help but be discouraged.

The Xiliang army around him gathered more and more, and the swords, axes, hooks and forks attacked one after another, although Tang Zhijie fought hard, he was already exhausted. A stick struck, he stretched out his knife to block, and a single knife came out of his hand. The Xiliang army hooked the noose, and Tang Zhijie was knocked to the ground, and before he could get up, three or four people had already held him down firmly, and the flowers were tied.

When the Huainan army saw that the lord would be captured, they had no fighting spirit. But there was a shout from the city gate, "The king of Xiliang has an order, and those who descend will not be killed." ”

The voice was very loud, resounding through the city tower, everyone was silent for a moment, looked back, and saw Xiao Buyi's white horse and iron spear standing in front of the city gate, indescribably majestic and majestic.

The Huainan army abandoned their blades, knelt on the ground, and said, "I am willing to surrender." ”

One person took the lead, hula lala knelt down, the sound of the sword clashing at the city gate gradually weakened, only Tang Zhijie struggled hard, glaring at Xiao Buyi.

Xiao Buyi's eyes flashed with cold light, and he said coldly: "You are Tang Zhijie?" When you see this king, why don't you kneel? ”

Tang Zhijie spat heavily and scolded angrily: "You are just a chaotic minister and thief, why should I kneel you?" ”

Xiao Buyi said with a smile: "I want this king to fight in the east and west, and fight in the south and in the north, just for the peace of the world, how can I say that the ministers and thieves are chaotic?" You take refuge in Wang Shichong, make waves again, and stir up the world, that is the real rebel and thief, if you want to reverse right and wrong, I'm afraid it's not so easy. ”

Tang Zhijie shouted angrily: "If you want to kill, you can kill, why is there so much nonsense?" ”

As soon as his voice fell, the silence in the city was like death, and the Xiliang soldiers looked at Tang Zhijie with deep hatred in their eyes. You must know that the first battle, although it was short, but the Western Liang soldiers also suffered heavy casualties. If you encounter someone else leading the army, you may encounter such resistance, you may slaughter the city to vent your anger. All the Western Liang troops were disgusted with this person, and secretly wanted that without this person, the Western Liang army would have broken Yongfu City earlier, but there were not necessarily many casualties.

Xiao Buyi's gaze swept over the faces of his subordinates, and he stared at Tang Zhijie for a long time before saying, "Push Tang Zhijie out and show the public to set an example!" ”

As soon as his voice fell, the Western Liang Army was obviously in good spirits. Xiao Buyi was somewhat helpless, because no matter how you look at it, this Tang Zhijie is a loyal minister, and it is a pity to kill him, but he can't help but kill him.

A soldier had already stepped forward and pulled Tang Zhijie away. Tang Zhijie knew that he would definitely die, but he calmed down. After a while, the soldier presented the bloody head, Xiao Buyi looked at it, waved his hand and said, "Hang it out to show the public." ”

At this time, the Western Liang army began to enter the city in order to control the soldiers and civilians of Yongfu City.

The Huainan army was panicked, but the orders of the king of Xiliang were conveyed in turn, and they only said that those who surrendered would not be killed. The Huainan army slowly calmed down, disarmed and surrendered. Of course, there are also stubborn soldiers, desperately resisting, how to resist the courage of the Western Liang army.

The king of Xiliang said that he would not kill those who surrendered, but if he resisted, he would not be spared!

The rest of the things have already been taken over by the rest of the generals, and they are well organized, and they don't bother to ask about it. Xiao Buyi climbed to the top of the city and looked into the distance, speechless for a long time.

Lu Laosan arrived in a hurry, saw Xiao Buyi silently, and said in a low voice: "King Qiqi Xiliang, there are no casualties among the women and children found, and they have all been properly settled. ”

Xiao Buyi turned around and smiled, "Lu Laosan, you did a good job. ”

Lu Laosan smiled, "If it weren't for King Xiliang's clever plan, what would be the use of what I did well." King Xiliang, where are we going to attack next? ”

Xiao Buyi said after a while: "If you want to hurry, you can't reach it, the soldiers are tired, and many methods will not work well after using them once, in fact, I can't be sure if I can lure them out of the city this time." After doing a fluke once, you should take a break, because luck can't always follow you. He looked at the blood at the head of the city, at the corpse at the gate, and was speechless for a long time.

Lu Laosan pondered the meaning of what Xiao Buyi said, and said after a long time: "Tang Zhijie is also a man. ”

Xiao Buyi said indifferently: "Sometimes, men have to be killed." Kill one, or you can prevent more people from resisting. ”

"Maybe more people will revolt as well?" Lu Laosan said seriously: "Tang Zhijie is very loyal to Wang Shichong, but I heard that he is also good to the people......

Xiao Buyi already understood what he meant, "You mean, I shouldn't have beheaded him for public display?" ”

Lu Laosan hesitated: "King Xiliang, I am a rough person, I don't read much, and many things are just what I think of and what to say, don't be surprised." ”

Xiao Buyi shook his head and said, "How come, third child, I am actually very happy that you tell me this." In fact, in the eyes of many people, my Xiao Buyi is just a horse dealer. I am the king of Xiliang who is the mighty world, but in the eyes of some people, I may still be inferior to Shen Faxing, Wang Shichong and others. ”

"You're much better than them." Lu Laosan said hurriedly.

Xiao Buyi said: "You have been with me for a long time, of course you think so." But Li Yuan, Dou Jiande, and Wang Shichong's subordinates, of course, would not think so. Tang Zhijie is good, but it is like a piece of carrion in a wound, although it hurts to dig it, but this is the way to do it once and for all. ”

Lu Laosan smiled bitterly: "What you said is very reasonable. Perhaps the environment has changed, and the way of doing things has to change. In the past, you would have tried to subdue him, but now at this time, you have changed to another way. ”

Xiao Buyi said indifferently: "At this time and that time, I will only use the fastest way to settle down, because the world is tired!" People like Tang Zhijie have caused me a lot of losses, how can I serve the public if I don't kill him. If you don't kill him, I'm sorry for the soldiers who died in this siege! ”

He sighed softly, looked into the distance, and under the city tower, a soldier pushed a person forward. The man was embarrassed, his face was black and gray, and his eyes were full of panic, it was Liu Yongtong.

After the Western Liang army invaded Yongfu City, on the one hand, it surrendered, on the other hand, it appeased the people, and a group of people chased and killed Liu Yongtong.

However, they captured Liu Yongtong alive, did not kill him, and brought Liu Yongtong to Xiao Buyi's side.

For some people, it is obviously more useful to capture alive than to kill with a knife.

Xiao Buyi ignored Liu Yongtong and asked, "Who was the first to attack the city?" ”

The soldiers turned their heads to look at one man, who was in a terrible shape and covered in blood, not knowing whether it was his own or the blood of the enemy. He had bandages around his arms and a bloody streak on his forehead, which had not yet congealed.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the man was a little embarrassed and said, "I saw that my brothers were killed and wounded a lot, and I was anxious, and I was bent on charging, but I didn't pay attention to whether I was the first to enter the city. ”

Everyone said in unison: "You didn't pay attention, but we saw it clearly." ”

There was gratitude on the man's face, "Actually, it doesn't matter who storms the city first, it's important to win this battle as soon as possible." He stopped talking, apparently still unspoken.

Xiao Buyi sighed: "If you all think the same as you, why worry about the injustice of the world, this king doesn't know your name yet." ”

The man said respectfully: "The subordinate military leader Lei Jifeng." ”

Xiao Buyi knew that the official position of the military leader was extremely low, and he was only the commander of dozens of soldiers, so he asked, "Then who caught Liu Yongtong?" ”

"It's also Reggiefeng." Everyone said in unison.

Xiao Buyi smiled: "Lei Jifeng, you did a good job. From now on, you are no longer the head of the army, but a mighty general! As for the hundred taels of gold, it will arrive in three days. ”

The crowd cheered, and although there was no reward, they were happy for their brother. At least the King of Xiliang has clear rewards and punishments, following the King of Xiliang, as long as he fights bravely, he will not worry about no chance of promotion, Lei Jifeng hurriedly knelt down and said: "King Xie Xiliang." ”

"Where's the marching room?" Xiao Buyi said again.

The marching office stepped forward and said, "The subordinates are here." ”

"Today, the siege soldiers all remember a meritorious service. The family of the deceased was given three years of tax exemption for the deceased's lifetime, and now it is said that those who have made meritorious contributions to the siege of the city will be paid for three months. Xiao Buyi commanded.

The marching room said loudly: "The subordinates know, and they should deal with it as soon as possible." ”

This time, the city and the city knelt down one after another, and said in unison: "King Xie Xiliang!" ”

Xiao Buyi's reward can be said to be extremely generous, at this time, the benefits of mercantilism are clear at a glance, and there are very few people in the world who can reward warriors like him and do not rely on plundering the people.

After Xiao Buyi finished rewarding, he looked at Liu Yongdao: "Liu Yongtong, do you know how many Xiliang warriors died here in this battle?" ”

Liu Yongtong trembled, "I'm ...... Ignorance. ”

"Do you know that these people were born and died, but they just wanted peace in the world and happiness for their families?" Xiao Buyi asked again.

Liu Yongtong said in a trembling voice: "Xiliang Iron Horseman, brave in the world." The villain is not self-sufficient, and he wants to confront the king of Xiliang, which is really a great crime, and I ask the king of Xiliang to spare my life. ”

Xiao Buyi sneered, "You give me a reason to spare my life?" ”

Liu Yongtong's sweat beads dripped down one by one, but he couldn't find any reason.

"Since that's the case......" Xiao Buyi waved his hand, "Come on, push Liu Yongtong out ......"

"King Xiliang, wait." Liu Yongtong hurriedly shouted: "I found a reason. ”

"What reason?" Xiao Buyi smiled strangely.

Liu Yongtong looked around, "Please ask the king of Xiliang to retreat." ”

"Bold." Lu Laosan shouted: "Who do you think you are?" ”

Liu Yongtong's face flushed anxiously, "I'm just afraid that the news will leak, so I won't be able to make the trip." ”

Xiao Buyi thought for a while, ordered the soldiers to retreat, and the close guards still stayed not far away, and then said, "You can say it." ”

Liu Yongtong swallowed with difficulty, "The villain is not talented, but he still knows Sun Shixiao, the guard of Xuyi City in the north of Yongfu City." The villain has a good relationship with him, and he knows that the king of Xiliang will not behead the general, and is willing to persuade him to surrender. If he surrenders, the king of Xiliang does not need to move a single soldier, and he must be able to make up for the villain's mistakes. ”

Xiao Buyi pondered for a long time, "How sure are you?" ”

Liu Yongtong said: "Even if you are fifty percent sure, it must be worth a try." If it doesn't work, it's not too late for King Xiliang to kill the villain. ”

He groveled, just begging for his life, Xiao Buyi finally nodded and said: "Okay, if you can persuade Sun Shixiao to surrender, I can not only consider sparing your surname, but also think about making you an official." ”

Liu Yongtong smiled bitterly: "The villain doesn't dare to ask for such extravagance, but he wants to do his best and die." ”

After Liu Yongtong was taken away, Xiao Buyi walked down the city tower and had already informed Li Jing of the news, and he believed that Li Jing would bring troops to come tomorrow.

They took two cities in a few days, and with Liu Yongtong's help, it is very likely that they will go to the next city. Geographically, they already controlled one-third of Jiangdu's land.

The city of Yongfu has changed hands, and the city is as silent as death. The Huainan army was all placed in one place, and the people did not dare to go out, and the long streets and lanes were full of Xiliang soldiers.

Xiao Buyi went straight to Tang Zhijie's mansion, he occupied Yongfu and requisitioned Tang Zhijie's mansion to rest. Although he controlled the overall situation, the guards did not dare to be careless, and he was guarded by Xiliang warriors in front of and behind him.

Tang Zhijie's mansion has been thoroughly searched a long time ago. The alleys outside the courtyard and the gardens in the courtyard are guarded by personal guards.

Xiao Buyi knew that the moment he entered the Tang Mansion, he was at least safe, and he didn't need to tighten his nerves anymore. He turned his head to look at the man beside him and smiled, "How do you feel tonight?" ”

The man said, "It doesn't feel good. ”

Xiao Buyi frowned and asked, "Why?" Is it because of too much gore? ”

The man was silent for a long time, "In my opinion, the damned people didn't die, but the people who didn't deserve to die were beheaded by you, I actually have the same opinion as Lu Laosan." Of course, I'm just saying what I think, and it's your business to do it. ”

That person's eyes were like water, it was Si Nan.

Sinan stood beside Xiao Buyi like a shadow, and the guards were also used to this shadow.

In fact, when Xiao Buyi took Yongfu City, Sinan had always followed Xiao Buyi's side, but when she was silent, Xiao Buyi was also used to this shadow.

From preparation to ambush, from charging to siege, Sinan has been silently following Xiao Buyi's side, she didn't make a move, and Xiao Buyi didn't plan to let her make a move.

Finding a chair to sit down, Xiao Buyi said: "Times are different from the past, a few years ago, when I saw Li Xuanba, I would call him a brother, but if I see him now, I will not hesitate to kill him!" People change, and I'm no exception. ”

Sinan said: "It seems that as long as the people who block your unification will all die, right?" ”

Xiao Buyi closed his eyes and muttered: "What you said is right, as long as the people who stop me from dominating the country will all die!" The long night is short, rest, after dawn, it is estimated that there will be a hard battle. ”

Sinan looked at Xiao Buyi and said for a long time: "I guess no one would have imagined that the dignified King of Xiliang could rest as long as he had a chair." ”

Xiao Buyi said to himself: "What do they think has to do with me? As long as I know...... How I think for myself, that's enough! ”

He didn't make a sound again, but Sinan looked at him for a long time. Finally walked out slowly, and when he turned around, there was no sword in his hand, but a blanket. Gently covering Xiao Buyi with a blanket, Sinan wanted to turn around, but heard Xiao Buyi whisper: "Thank you." ”

Sinan couldn't help but ask, "Do you have this kind of vigilance at any time?" ”

There was no answer, only the sound of snoring sounded, and Sinan knew that Xiao Buyi was asleep. I don't know how long I looked, but Sinan moved away, sat in the corner, and supported himself with his hands, not knowing what to think.

When Xiao Buyi opened his eyes, he said three shots. After getting up, I realized that Sinan was looking at herself. Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "You don't seem to have slept all night?" ”

"I don't have to work hard like you, so I'm naturally not too tired." Sinan said lightly: "I slept for two hours, Lu Laosan waited outside for a long time, and he didn't wake you up, I guess something is wrong." ”

Xiao Buyi rubbed his face, cheered up, and walked out of the hall.

Lu Laosan was like ants on the hot pot, and when he saw Xiao Buyi, he was overjoyed and said, "King Xiliang, are you awake?" ”

Xiao Buyi said: "If there is an emergency in the future, just wake me up." ”

Lu Laosan looked at Xiao Buyi sincerely, "King Xiliang, I have never seen you sleep so peacefully. At that time, I thought that it was better to let you rest for a big thing! ”

Xiao Buyi was slightly stunned, and patted Lu Laosan on the shoulder in an instant, "Thank you." ”

There is nothing more heart-warming than understanding, and nothing is more comforting than friendship, the two of them look at each other and smile, everything is silent.

"But you can tell me now what's the urgency." Xiao Buyi asked unhurriedly.

Lu Laosan said: "According to reliable information, Wang Shichong has sent troops from Jiangdu to aid Yongfu. The people who led the troops this time were King Jing Wang Xingben and General Yang Gongqing. The news had arrived half an hour earlier, when they were only fifty miles away from the city of Yongfu. ”

Xiao Buyi frowned, "Judging by the speed of the march, aren't they coming soon?" ”

"That's true." Lu Laosan said solemnly: "But that girl said that Yongfu City is already in our hands, and General Li should also arrive soon, so it should be fine." She said...... I want you to sleep a little longer, and we all think that she has a point. ”

Xiao Buyi turned his head to look over, saw Sinan closed his eyes, and shook his head with a wry smile, "You are all kind, and I am grateful for your kindness, but now I have to go to the city to have a look!" ”

Lu Laosan nodded, and went first. Xiao Buyi said to Si Nan: "You can actually rest more." After he finished speaking, he strode forward, but after only a few steps, he knew that Sinan was following again, and he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

Although Yang Gongqing was their defeated general, Xiao Buyi did not dare to be careless. Fortunately, there are nearly 10,000 elite soldiers in Yongfu City, and the garrison is sufficient, so there should be no major problems in defense.

Xiao Buyi traveled all the way, and Lu Laosan had already told him a rough overview of the situation in Yongfu City. After Xiao Buyi heard this, he was surprised. It turned out that Yongfu City was well equipped, and the grain and grass were enough to last for a year. Just because it is close to Jiangdu, Yang Guang stayed in Jiangdu at the beginning, and the surrounding counties are well prepared, and Yongfu City is no exception. 'The three armies did not move, and the grain and grass went first. 'Xiao Buyi is not without soldiers, but sending troops is definitely a science, not the more people, the better. Li Jing pacified Jiangnan, and he always used the strategy of elite soldiers, waiting for the best opportunity, and using the fastest speed. However, the soldiers are on a long-distance expedition, and sufficient grain and grass is the key to the key, and it will most likely be a protracted battle to fight Jiangdu at the moment, and Wang Shichong will never surrender easily, occupy Yongfu, turn this place into a large rear area for attacking Jiangdu, and allocate grain and grass, which undoubtedly plays a vital role.

Thinking of this, Xiao Buyi had already arrived at the head of the city and relaxed his mind a little. Because the Western Liang army won the battle, it did not relax in the slightest, and they were all ready to fight. Judging from Xiao Buyi's eyes, these people have done a good job of guarding the city.

The bats came in a hurry, and their brothers were all generals, responsible for the dispatch. Seeing Xiao Buyi, Bat said: "King Qiqi Xiliang, all the soldiers are ready to fight, Wang Shichong's reinforcements are coming, and they must not be pleased." However, there is a small problem at the moment, that is, the city gate has been damaged, and it is now being repaired urgently. Just give us another half an hour, and we'll be roughly finished. Of course, the best way is to have sandbags all over the city gate to resist the impact of the opponent, but in that case, it will be very inconvenient for me to go out of the city to attack, and how to do it, please ask the king of Xiliang to show me. ”

It turned out that the attack on the city gate last night, the first duty of the Xiliang warriors was, of course, to destroy the city gate.

Last night, I didn't want to think too much, I just wanted to destroy it cleanly, but today I encountered the opponent's attack, but it left a huge loophole.

Xiao Buyi raised his eyebrows, "No need to repair it." ”

The bat was surprised, "King Xiliang, what should I do if the enemy attacks me?" ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and said: "Even if the two armies face each other, we don't have to be afraid of them, not to mention that there are city helpers right now." Pass the order down, let the city be covered with our flags, and then the city gates will be wide open, waiting for the arrival of the Huainan army. ”

Everyone was slightly stunned, and they all felt that Xiao Buyi was extremely bold, Xiao Buyi said indifferently: "Are you afraid?" ”

Everyone was in high spirits and said in unison: "I'm not afraid, I will follow the orders of King Xiliang." ”

Xiao Buyi saw that everyone was preparing, and smiled slightly, of course his move was to learn from the ancients, this trick was called the empty city plan, he wanted to see how Wang Xingben and Yang Gongqing dealt with it!

(To be continued)