"Lao Xu, I really can't imagine that you are a ...... It's really good. ”

Under the battlements of the city wall, Yang Ping'an and Xu Yuan sat side by side against the stone wall, panting and laughing, the two of them were covered in blood, especially the white cloth bandage wrapped around Xu Yuan's body had almost been dyed red by blood.

The smoke of war is slowly dissipating, the ruined city is full of black smoke, the breeze blows with a bloody smell, and from time to time there is a crackling sound of sparks.

In fact, Yang Ping'an has always been curious about how this city could catch fire, and as far as he knows, Zhou Jun did not use rockets.

This was only a gap in the war, and all the Tang troops understood that there was not much time left for them to rest, and maybe the next moment the Zhou army would launch a new round of onslaught.

However, seeing Yang Ping'an and Xu Yuan sitting among them, sitting under the battlements of the city wall like them, holding spears and swords like them, fighting bloody battles like them, and seeing their breezy talk and laughter, for some reason everyone was rendered, and the tension and fatigue in their hearts were also relieved.

Just now, Yang Ping'an killed the enemy general Cai De with one shot, and Xu Yuan saw the opportunity to behead him and shouted at the head of the city, which really shocked the Zhou army who was besieging the city.

Cai Denai is one of the few generals under Du Bin, and his brave and resolute combat power has made countless contributions, and he has already become one of the banners in the military camp.

But now it is said that this flag has been folded and completely set up, and it is located in Yangzhou City, which has only 5,000 soldiers and horses, which shocked the hearts of all the Zhou troops who witnessed it, and their morale was inevitably hit.

When two armies fight, morale is extremely crucial, and since ancient times, there has been no shortage of examples of winning more battles with less, and in such examples, the loser is more defeated by morale, which is a key factor.

However, Cai De is not Du Bin, and his death did not collapse the morale of the Zhou army, so the Zhou army that was besieging the city did not retreat, but it was also affected, and the offensive was not as fierce as before.

Du Bin outside the city sensitively discovered this change, and immediately ordered the troops to be withdrawn, the soldiers and horses led by Cai De were his headquarters, and he didn't want to lose the men and horses in vain.

Waiting for the withdrawn generals to inform him that his general Cai De was killed in battle, and his head was cut off, Du Bin's hands and feet were cold, and he hated Yang Ping'an and Xu Yuan to the bone, and he couldn't wait to peel Yang Ping'an and Xu Yuan's skin, cramps, and bones.

He immediately ordered that after the soldiers of the three armies buried the pot and cooked and recuperated, 30,000 soldiers and horses launched a fierce attack on Yangzhou City at the same time, conquering Yangzhou in one battle, and not letting Yang Ping'an and Xu Yuan see the dusk today.

"Lao Xu, how can this city be on fire." Yang Ping'an finally couldn't help it, and asked by pointing to the charred place.

Comradeship-in-arms is the most difficult and easiest to establish, and once established, it can often immediately make great changes in the relationship between them, which is the case with Yang Ping'an and Xu Yuan today.

Xu Yuan didn't care about Yang Ping'an's unceremonious title, and replied: "I don't know, when the Zhou army attacked the city today, there were a few inexplicable fires at the head of the city, but fortunately it was discovered early and extinguished in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." ”

Inexplicable fire.

Yang Ping'an was stunned for a moment, thinking of the assassination he had suffered inexplicably......

It's not Tiancewei, it's just the general of the noble family in the city...... If that's the case, then why did they send the most powerful person to pretend to be someone from the Taishou Mansion to calculate against me.

Unless, unless they know me, know I'm good,...... No, it's not just that I know I'm good, but I also know that I have a pistol.

Thinking of this, he suddenly recalled the eyes and expressions of the assassin disguised as a subordinate, that is, the leading assassin, when he was killed by his own pistol, not stunned and surprised, but frightened, great horror and worry.

How could the nobles of the city know about the pistol in my hand?

For a moment, he thought of the inexplicable flames burning at the head of the city, Yang Ping'an's intuitive mind flashed a spiritual light, clenched the gun in his hand, gritted his teeth and scolded: "The dog said." ”

Xu Yuan suddenly heard Yang Ping'an scolding, and couldn't help but be stunned: "What's wrong." ”

Yang Ping'an smiled: "Lao Xu, you go down to rest first, I still have something to do tonight, and it is up to you to defend the city." ”

"You have something to do tonight, what's the matter?"

"Kill."

"Kill, kill whom."

Yang Ping'an chuckled and shook his head: "Lao Xu, you go back and treat the wound first, I will command here today, you have a good rest, and there will be a fierce battle tomorrow." ”

Xu Yuan didn't continue to ask, but he didn't leave: "There is no tomorrow, Du Bin won't let us see the fall, you see over there, they are burying the pot and cooking, I think after they have eaten and drunk enough to nourish their spirits, they will launch a general attack, and he will not wave his hand if he does not capture Yangzhou." ”

Speaking of war, he still has more experience than Yang Ping'an, if it weren't for his reminder, Yang Ping'an wouldn't have seen Du Bin's intentions at all.

30,000 men against 5,000...... Is there really no night?

Yang Ping'an stood up from the head of the city and looked into the distance, looking at the orderly Zhou army camp outside the city, a chill suddenly appeared in his back, maybe he really couldn't wait for Xue Yufeng to lead the troops back to help.

At this moment, Xue Yufeng is leading 5,000 Xue family troops to Huangnize, but he has also been sending people to inquire about the situation around Yangzhou.

When she heard that the Zhou army came to attack the city, as Yang Ping'an said, and there were no reinforcements from Chuzhou, she was stunned.

She has been confronting the Zhou army on the north bank of the Yangtze River for several years, and she has an understanding of the combat power of the Zhou army, and she has heard the name of the Zhou general Du Bin, this person is not a mediocre person, and now he leads 30,000 troops to attack Yangzhou City, which is only garrisoned by 5,000 soldiers and horses, not to mention her, even if it is his son Xu Song or Feng Changqing and other famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, it may not be able to hold it.

Unless Guo Ziyi is in person, with his prestige and excellent command and strategic deployment, he may be able to repel the enemy army, but now it is Yang Ping'an and Xu Yuan who are defending the city......

Riding on the horse, Xue Yufeng turned his head to look in the direction of Yangzhou City behind him, and suddenly turned his horse and was about to rush back to Yangzhou to rescue Yang Ping'an.

At this moment, she thought that she had finally understood Yang Ping'an's purpose and sent her to Huang Nize to rescue, but in fact, it was just to protect her and let her avoid the catastrophe of the city.

"Bastard, don't I even have the qualifications to die with you......" Tears flowed, Xue Yufeng's heart was like ashes, and he suddenly turned his horse's head to kill back to Yangzhou and rescue Yang Ping'an from the establishment.

"General, no." An adjutant general beside her hurriedly grabbed her horse's head, "General think twice, you must not go back at this moment." ”

"Uncle Ning, let go, I must rescue him."

This deputy general is called Ning Taoyang, who was originally the deputy general next to Guo Ziyi, and this time when Xue Yufeng went to Yangzhou on Guo Ziyi's order, he was sent to the army by Guo Ziyi.

He and Xue Song are equals, and he is trusted by Guo Ziyi, Xue Yufeng also respects him, and he is very sad in his heart at the moment, but he does not dare to disrespect him.

"Yufeng, it won't help you to bring the troops back now, it's better to solve Huang Nize's predicament first, and then join forces to return to Yangzhou to help Yangzhou, so as to save Yangzhou and rescue the horse, I have long expected it today, so I asked you to lead the troops to Huang Nize."

Speaking of this, seeing that Xue Yufeng was calmer, he said again: "Besides, this place is very close to Huang Nize, and he will be able to arrive in another day, I believe that he can make this plan, and he will definitely be able to hold on for a few days." ”

Seeing that Xue Yufeng was still hesitant, he then added: "Yufeng, the marshal once told me that the horse is different from mortals, no matter where he goes, he will be famous all over the world, he guards Yangzhou, Yangzhou will not be lost, presumably the saint also thinks so." ”

Xue Yufeng thought about it again and again, looked in the direction of Yangzhou several times, the hand holding the reins turned white, and finally gritted his teeth and shouted: "The generals will listen to the order, and immediately speed up their pace and rush to Huangnize without delay." ”

Xue Jiajun suddenly quickened his pace, and advanced towards Huang Nize at the fastest speed, Xue Yufeng, who was riding on the horse, turned his head to look again, and muttered: "You must wait for me to go back, you must, if you dare to die, I will definitely not spare you." ”

I don't know if Yang Ping'an heard this threat, the threat he faced was temporarily resolved, and the Zhou army withdrew, and the troops withdrew after eating and drinking.

"How did they withdraw?" Looking at the orderly retreat of the Zhou army outside the city, Xu Yuan's eyes widened and he was confused, "I can't be wrong, can it be said that they want to get out of the city because of us, it's impossible, they know that there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses in the city." ”

He was muttering and muttering here, and he couldn't understand Zhou Jun's actions, but Yang Ping'an was pondering on the other side, Xu Yuan's incomprehension and Zhou Jun's strange retreat, as well as a few inexplicable things that he encountered today, all made him fall into deep thought.

Unlike the two of them, when the soldiers saw the retreat of the Zhou army, some people immediately cheered, but many more fell asleep, and the continuous fighting from dawn to noon exhausted them mentally, physically, and physically.

At night, after a big war, Yangzhou seemed quiet in the night, even if Yangzhou was held today, it could not resolve the panic in the hearts of the people.

The atmosphere in the city is very solemn, so solemn that no one is in the mood to go to teahouses and restaurants and other leisure places to play, and when it gets dark, they all return home to reunite with their families.

In addition to the people's mood in the city, there is another reason why there is no one in the city, Yang Ping'an announced that there is a curfew in the city, and no one is allowed to move around the city at will after dark.

However, there are exceptions to everything, after the third watch, there was suddenly a group of people on the streets of the city, this group of people were men and women, old and young, and the only thing that was the same was that everyone tiptoed without making a sound, and dozens of big cars accompanied them, also silently.

The leader is emaciated, and the most obvious sign is the goatee under his chin, which is Yang Ping'an's "military advisor" Li Linfu.

There was also a middle-aged man beside him, dressed in brocade clothes, who couldn't hide the rich and noble atmosphere of his body even in the night: "It's really an endless road, if it weren't for Brother Li, otherwise Wang would only be afraid of dying in this Yangzhou city, even if he didn't die, the family business would fall into the hands of the Zhou people, Brother Li was very kind, and Wang would definitely have a good reward." ”

"Shut up." Li Linfu didn't have the slightest weakness at the moment, and shouted, "Today, fortunately, I am responsible for guarding the north gate, and I don't want your generous reward, and when you leave the city, you will give me the remaining five thousand taels, and you too." ”

Behind the two of them, there were also seven or eight people who were either rich or noble, and when they heard Li Linfu's words, they hurriedly nodded yes.

Soon the group came to the only unblocked north gate in Yangzhou City.