Chapter Ninety-Seven: Outside Xiang'an City
July 21, 4th year of Jian'an.
When Liu Xun led an army of 20,000 to Xiang'an, he did not see the tragic scene as imagined, Xiang'an City was more than ten miles away, and he did not even find the shadow of half of the Jinfan army.
Liu Xun was confused: "What's the matter?" ”
Yang Hong on the side said: "Lord, let's go to Xiang'an City to see the situation first." ”
Liu Xun nodded: "Reasonable!" ”
Soon, Liu Xun led the army to the outside of Xiang'an City, but found that the city gate was closed, and there were only a few soldiers scattered on the city wall patrolling, and there was a depressed scene.
Liu Xun frowned: "Someone, go and call the door!" ”
After saying that, one of the soldiers immediately stepped forward and shouted at the city wall: "Where is the Yellow Prison Army? The lord is here, why don't you come out to greet him!? ”
"Who?" Liu Xun only heard a lazy voice coming, and saw two more figures on the head of the city, the first person was wearing brocade clothes, and his appearance was handsome, it was Huang Yi, and the person behind Huang Yi was wearing a white Confucian cedar, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and he was not inferior to Huang Yi in the slightest.
If Huang Yi's appearance gives people the feeling of being handsome with a little femininity, then the temperament of the person behind him is full of masculinity, like a red sun, and it is difficult not to attract attention wherever he goes.
"Where did Huang Yi come from to find such a demon?" Seeing this person's appearance, Liu Xun muttered to himself, but he didn't care much, only because Huang Yi liked his appearance, he would take this person by his side as his entourage.
However, when he found that Huang Yi was looking lazy and didn't wake up at this moment, Liu Xun suddenly became angry and said angrily: "Huang Yi, I'm staying here, why don't you open the city gate and let me in!" ”
"Oh? It turned out that the lord had arrived! Being yelled at by Liu Xun like this, Huang Yi was 'shaken up', suddenly 'sobered up', and hurriedly said to the soldier next to him, "Quick, open the city gate quickly!" ”
The soldiers took the order and left, and after a while, the city gate slowly opened, and Liu Xun was about to lead troops in, but was pulled by Yang Hong.
"Wait a minute, the lord is wrong!"
"Strange?" Liu Xun was stunned and looked at Yang Hong puzzled.
"Lord, look!" Yang Hong pointed to the city wall of Xiang'an and said to Liu Xun, "Huang Yi's letter clearly said that he was fighting fiercely with Jinfan in the past few days, but why is this city wall and the surrounding ground so clean, and there is no trace of blood?" ”
"This ......" Hearing Yang Hong say this, Liu Xun also reacted immediately, no wonder he has always had an inexplicable sense of disobedience in his heart after arriving outside Xiang'an City, it turned out that this Xiang'an, there was no trace of war at all.
Liu Xun's face was instantly gloomy to the extreme: "In this way, Huang Yi, this son, has been deceiving Ben Taishou from beginning to end?" ”
Yang Hong nodded solemnly, and said cautiously: "Lord, maybe this Huang Yi ...... I have already taken refuge in Jinfan! ”
"What did you say!? How dare he!? Liu Xun's pupils shrank, and he subconsciously raised his head and glared at Huang Yi in the city, and the frightened latter's neck shrank, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
"The lord is angry, wait for me to test it first!" Yang Hong stepped forward as he spoke, and asked Huang Yidao, "Huang Jianjun, I don't know where the Jinfan thief is now?" ”
Huang Yi smiled dryly: "Who doesn't know the prestige of the lord in Huainan, who doesn't know?" That Wang Chong heard that the lord was coming yesterday, so he had already packed up overnight and ran back to Chaohu! ”
"Oh? I see? Yang Hong's eyes rolled and said, "Huang Jianjun, the lord is outside the city at this moment, why don't you go out of the city to greet him?" ”
"Huh?" Huang Yi's face was drenched in cold sweat, this scene ...... I can't seem to do it anymore.
"I'm sorry, everybody." At this time, Wang Chong took a step forward, patted Huang Yi on the shoulder, and said with a smile outside the city, "Huang Jianjun has been working tirelessly to resist Jinfan in the past few days, and his calf is unfortunately injured, so I am afraid that I will not be able to go down to the city to greet him in person." ”
Yang Hong's eyes were cold, and he stared at Wang Chong coldly: "Who are you!?" ”
Wang Chong said: "Nobody, don't mention your name, you have worked hard from afar, let's hurry into the city to rest!" ”
Yang Hong snorted coldly and said, "If Hong's expectations are not bad, you are the leader of the Jinfan thief, Wang Chong, right?" ”
Wang Chong laughed when he heard this, and did not deny it: "Mr. has good eyesight, not bad, it is Wang Chong!" ”
"What!? You are that Wang Chong Xiaoer!? Liu Xun stared at Wang Chong, shocked.
"Liu Taishou seems to be surprised." Wang Chong said with a smile, "I heard that Liu Taishou came to recruit me Jinfan this time, and now that the gate of Xiang'an City is open, can Liu Taishou dare to enter the city to take a certain head?" ”
Liu Xun's eyes were gloomy and almost burst into flames, but looking at the strange scene of no one inside the city gate, he didn't have the courage to lead the army to attack the city.
"Wang Chong, are you a fool to be Ben Taishou? Knowing that there is an ambush, you will jump in? Liu Xun glanced at Wang Chong with disdain, and said to Huang Yi with murderous anger, "Huang Yi, you ungrateful dog slave, Ben Taishou treats you well, why do you want to betray Ben Taishou!?" ”
"Liu Zitai, good birds choose trees to perch, just with you, a stupid and incompetent, greedy and vain fool, how can you be worthy of my allegiance to Huang Yi?"
Huang Yi turned his face faster than turning a book, and directly scolded Liu Xun for being bloody, and then instigated the Lujiang soldiers: "Everyone, Liu Xun has been rampant in Lujiang County these days, only greedy for his own pleasure, but he doesn't care about the life and death of the people, is such a person really worthy of your loyalty?" And the head of my family works hard to make the country prosperous, sympathizes with the people, not only reduces taxes, but also opens warehouses to release grain, and relieves the displaced people, who does not praise the people of Huainan? Ask yourselves which one is the one who is truly worthy of allegiance! ”
"This ......" As soon as Huang Yi said this, many soldiers showed a look of struggle and began to whisper to each other.
Liu Xun was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and the anger in his heart erupted like a volcano, and he roared with grinning teeth: "Huang Yi! If you don't break your body into thousands of pieces today, you will not be a human being! Come! Give me ......."
"My lord! No!! Seeing that Liu Xun had lost his mind and planned to lead the army to attack the city, Yang Hong hurriedly persuaded, "At this moment, our sergeants are shaken, and there must be an ambush in Xiang'an City, if you attack the city, you will kill yourself." ”
After listening to Yang Hong's words, as soon as Liu Xun hesitated, Huang Yi in the city added fire and stimulated: "Liu Xun'er, don't treat your words as a fart, I, Huang Yi, am here, if you have the ability, just come and take my life!" ”
"Ahh Liu Xun looked up to the sky and roared, and the whole person was about to go crazy.
"Liu Xun, you don't dare to come in, so how about we go out?" At this time, Wang Chong said with a smile, "Come on, release the arrow!" ”
The next moment, only to hear the sound of 'bang', the crossbowmen who had been hiding behind the female wall stood up in unison, and for a while, thousands of arrows were fired at the head of Xiang'an City.
In fact, because the distance between the two sides was too far, it was impossible for the rain of arrows flying out of Xiang'an City to shoot the other party, but under the surprise, the Lujiang army was still taken aback.
"Kill-" But before they could come back to their senses, the earth-shattering shouts of killing suddenly sounded in Xiang'an City, and countless Jinfan troops poured out of both sides of the city gate without warning, and rushed out of the city with murderous energy.
"Not good, there is an ambush, quick! Hurry back!! Liu Xun, who was doubly frightened, was so confused that he couldn't think about it at all, so he subconsciously shouted out the order to withdraw the army.
In an instant, the Lujiang army was in a mess, and the Jinfan army took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, chasing out more than ten miles, killing nearly 3,000 enemies, capturing more than 2,000 enemies, and capturing countless baggage.