Chapter 489: Two Women
Fifty miles north of Bianjing City, there is a Wangjia Village.
Wangjia Village is very famous, but it is not the village that is famous, let alone because there was a Zhongzheng in the village more than ten years ago, so that people from nearby villages came to watch, but because it relies on a mountain and a lake.
Qingluan Mountain, Bilan Lake.
Every time in the scorching heat, boating on the lake surrounded by green mountains, smelling the birds and flowers, and listening to the murmuring of the water, the beauty of life is nothing more than this.
Feng Zhilan couldn't extricate herself from the beautiful scenery here for the first time, and spent money to build a mansion here. Originally, it was only for the purpose of summer escape, but who knew that it could come in handy when the war was in chaos.
In the courtyard of the mansion, a group of women warblers and swallows.
Bidding farewell to Feixue Yue Lan Pavilion, they had nothing to do at all, so they could only idle around the stove and gossip. Occasionally, bursts of laughter like silver bells came from the back room, diluting some of the oppression caused by the rebellion.
But no matter how pleasant the laughter was, it could never infect the two women.
In the quiet of the night, the two tiled houses side by side were covered with thick snow, and the room was as quiet as outside, except for the dim candle flame to prove that these were not two empty rooms.
There are people in the room, but the hearts of the people in the room are empty.
The war in Bianjing City has always affected the hearts of Liu Tingge and Cheng Caixi. They all have the same concern, when a figure who is always hippie smiling overlaps with the sword and sword, leaving them with only a heartbeat.
Cheng Caixi is a lot haggard, and her sharper chin is the best proof of her lovesickness.
In the dead of night, she leaned on the wall, listening quietly to the movement next door, until she was sure that she heard even breathing, and then sighed softly.
She picked up the blue baggage and brown sword that had been prepared on the table, opened the window lightly, and like a civet cat, she came to the dark courtyard with a dexterous leap.
She tiptoed gently to the stables like a thief, trying not to make a sound. But as soon as he walked out a few steps, he heard the "squeak" of the door being opened behind him.
"Alas!"
Cheng Caixi sighed, and her pretty face was full of frustration. Turning his head, he saw the gray-haired figure.
Liu Tingge was wearing a dark blue cotton jacket, and her delicate face was like a fairy in the Moon Palace. She smiled and said, "Miss Cheng, do you want to get rid of me so much and go back to save Tang An by yourself?" β
Cheng Caixi shook his head and was deeply defeated by Liu Qingge's stubbornness.
For a few days, she always wanted to leave quietly without realizing it, and returned to Bianjing City to see if the person who had been worrying about her was okay, but every time she wanted to leave, Liu Tingge would always stop her.
With the eldest lady's martial arts, she can actually walk away, but she understands the mood of being a woman, and Liu Qinge's stubbornness is also beyond her expectations. If Feng Zhilan hadn't stopped her, I'm afraid she would have been on the road alone.
Tang An entrusted her to herself, if she really had any mistakes, how should she explain to Tang An?
Seeing that she didn't speak, Liu Qinge said slowly: "Miss Cheng, I understand your mood when you want to leave. I know that Tang An kept us away from Bianjing because he didn't want us to be in danger - but he ignored our daily fears. β
She smiled self-deprecatingly, and her expression darkened: "This kind of day, every day is a torment for me. If you must go back, I will not stop you, I just hope you can take me with you. Although I don't know martial arts, maybe I can only become a burden, but at the very least, I can see him for the last time, and I can die with him, so that he will not be lonely. Miss Cheng, I beg you, okay? β
The word "feelings" is the most hurtful. Knowing that it is extremely sharp, it makes people like moths to a fire, and they can't help but be willing to fall.
The eldest lady sighed again.
She knew she couldn't wait any longer. The rebels sealed the city, and no news from the capital could be circulated.
She desperately wanted to know the situation of her father and Tang An, but she looked forward to today and tomorrow, but she couldn't hope for the result.
If she waits like this, she'll go crazy.
She looked at Liu Qingge with burning eyes and said, "You're not afraid of death?" β
"I'm just afraid... I can't see him again in this life. β
Thinking of the scene when Tang An trespassed into Xiangguo's mansion in order to save himself, and even disregarded his life, Liu Qingge smiled, as bright as a spring flower.
"Good!" Cheng Caixi finally made up her mind and took Liu Tingge's hand: "Let's go back to the capital together." Tang Ansheng, we were born with her; Tang An is dead, wait for me to avenge him, let's die together! β
Liu poured a song and bowed, and said, "Thank you sister for your success!" β
Cheng Caixi's footsteps stagnated slightly, and her face blushed and thought: She called me sister! If you can avoid this, then ...... Do you want me to do it...... Big, big house?
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Tang An was still wearing that chic and flowing white robe, but today he had a heart - a thick coat.
It was only when he climbed to the top of the city and pretended to be a lupine scarf that he took off his cotton coat and mocked the rebels to the fullest. After the taunt, he immediately arched his neck and rubbed his hands and shook his arms to put on his clothes, which made the soldiers at the head of the city feel great contempt.
A thousand words into one word: make up!
"A certain sake today, can the war general dare to come?"
Zhan Wushuang listened to this invitation that made his face hot, and looked at the extremely arrogant face standing at the head of the city, only to feel that there was a cloud of anger burning in his chest.
He has more people than Tang An, his military literacy is deeper than Tang An, and his martial arts are higher than Tang An, but he just has no way to take Tang An.
Is there anything sadder than this?
"General, they opened the door one more crack!" Zhang Shenzhou, who lost troops under Tang An yesterday, reminded.
With yesterday's miserable whiteness, he no longer dared to blindly ask for war, in fact, Zhan Wushuang did not take the opportunity to dismiss himself, which was already a great gift.
Zhan Wushuang's eyes flickered, and he said, "Hmph! Still trying to calculate me? General Ben isn't that stupid! Li Mo and Sun Ninghai, you two attacked the city from both wings at the same time. Zhang Shenzhou, you suffered a big loss yesterday, you must be unconvinced, today General Ben will give you another chance. Didn't Tang An dig a trap in the city? Let the brothers rush straight into the city with planks - I'll see what else he can do! β
A new round of siege horns sounded again.
Zhan Wushuang, who was holding back the fire in his belly, was completely determined to do the final decisive battle, and basically all the troops that could be used under his hands were sent out.
Although the number of people is large, it may not be able to take advantage. Not to mention that several ladders have been destroyed, and now there are not many left, and the setbacks encountered in the past few days alone have made the rebels lose their original confidence.
The so-called one blow of strength, then decline, and three exhaustion, is talking about the current situation of the rebels. Zhan Wushuang is also well aware of his situation, so he wants to open this glorious path to glory before the army's heart is lost, and defeat the man who occupies the body and mind of the woman he loves!
After the rain of arrows, the army attacked.
There were still 3,000 defenders above the city, and this cold number made the rebels more confident, and secretly sighed that Lord Tang didn't know if he was carried away by yesterday's victory, and he actually planned to empty the city? He's got a bad brain!
Looking at the city gate from afar, the crack in the open and closed door suddenly expanded, and the two gates opened from the inside at the same time, and countless Tang troops rushed out with loud shouts, jumping all the rebels.
For the first time in so many days, the Tang Army went out to face it head-on, but... Are they here to die?
The Tang Forbidden Army quickly used its actions to let the rebels know how naΓ―ve they were. Hundreds of forbidden troops lined up in three rows in the shortest time, and they couldn't help but draw their bows and arrows, and fired three volleys at the sky.
The rebels were all stunned: Damn, aren't you going to fight? What do you mean by drawing arrows?
How can the troops in the charge dodge the rain of arrows? In a few moments, many of the rebels who had just piled up their faces and shouted and killed had fallen to the ground with arrows and were trampled into pulp by the iron hooves of the army.
As soon as the volley was over, the men quickly ran back to the city gate in the face of the rebels who were getting closer and closer. When the figure of the last person disappeared, only to hear the sound of "bang", the door closed again.
The rebels were stunned for a long time, and immediately began to curse. Damn, won't you open the door today? Lao Tzu has brought all the planks! Tang An, you are also a general of a city, how can you deceive people?
Zhang Shenzhou's eyes were shattered, and he shouted: "Tang An! You shameless boy, you have a kind of fight with grandpa for 300 rounds! β
Tang An laughed, holding a small trumpet and laughing: "I hate you rough people the most, what kind of system do you have to fight and kill all day long?" Come into the city, and I will invite you to drink. β
Zhang Shenzhou's chest was like a lightning strike, and he finally understood what kind of mood Zhan Wushuang was in when he heard this.
It's so aggrieved, it's a nest, it's so helpless.
"Da!"
The heavy ladder was raised to the tower, and the great crossbows that had been nailed to the walls a few days earlier were working, and the rebels gritted their teeth and climbed up with all their might, and the archers who were a little farther away covered their robes with arrows and arrows, just to climb the tower and break this last barrier.
To the surprise of the rebels, several defenders on the city tower hugged a jar, and the strong aroma of wine was wanton, which turned out to be the best liquor.
The war was critical, and the soldiers couldn't care about being distressed, so they poured down the full liquor and poured it down. The wine flowed down the ladder, pouring the heads and faces of the rebels who were trying to climb, and some of the rebels sniffed deeply and sighed: "What a wine! β
The stupid ones are distressed that the defenders have wasted good wine, and the smarter ones sense the smell of conspiracy. Soon, this concern became a reality.
The defenders at the head of the city, holding bright torches, threw them down at the ladder with a sinister smile.
"Boom!"
After a muffled sound, the orange flames shuttled like sharks with their fins in the waves, and in a few moments, the six ladders became a sea of fire, and the people on the ladders let out a scream of sweat and hair, turning into balls of fire and falling from the ladders.
The smell of wine and black smoke, the crowd and the flames, the shouts and wails.
Of course, the defenders would not let go of such an opportunity, and they took advantage of the fire to throw everything in their hands and smash it, and their morale reached its peak. Under the city wall, thousands of rebels were disgraced, and they couldn't figure it out, whether it was equipment or numbers, they had the absolute upper hand, how could this battle be fought so badly?
Inside the city tower, Chen Buping sniffed vigorously and said with a smile: "My lord is really a good strategy!" β
"Small scene - Ah Qin!" Tang An was roasting on fire in his coat, constantly rubbing his red nose. Fuck, there's a price to pay for being handsome.
A mile away, the orange-red flames were reflected in Zhan Wushuang's bright eyes, just as he was almost in the mood of breathing fire.
He sighed deeply as he looked at the soldiers who kept fleeing for their lives amid the wails. Although he wanted to cut Tang An with a thousand knives in his heart, at this time, he knew that he could no longer be rash.
Continuing to be reckless will not let that bastard's head fall to the ground, it will only discredit the prestige of the "Golden Knife Warrior".
He took a deep breath and said, "Tell Lord Xiangguo - ask for help!" β