“?????? Obey the death of the virtuous in the reverse life, you go against the tide and I die, it is a filial son; From the rebellion to my life, it is to kill me. ”

Dong Changling was stunned, sang and sighed after reading the letter to him from his mother Yang, and said to Deng Huaijin:

"This is a letter sent by my mother to her family the month before last. After receiving the letter from home, Dong couldn't sleep every day. Every day, I want to live up to my mother's trust and return to the country, but I can't bear to let my mother be burdened by me and be harmed by the Wu family. The officers and soldiers were already in the city, and Dong couldn't hesitate anymore. If General Deng is unwilling to accompany the funeral of Wu's father and son, Dong is willing to open the city gate with General Deng to welcome the officials and soldiers into the city. ”

Deng Liujin hammered his fist on the table and said to Dong Changling:

"Master Dong, I, Deng Huaijin, have been living on the streets since I was a child, and I don't know what is righteous and righteous, I only know who is good to me, and I will be good to whom. The best thing in the world for me Deng Huaijin is the old lady, who walked the streets and alleys behind my back, rushed to the state and hit the house, the east family wanted a mouthful, the west family wanted a mouthful, and raised me. I don't have anyone who can't be abandoned, only my old mother. I don't want to die for the sake of my old mother, and for the sake of my mother, I would rather die myself. Therefore, Master Dong, if I can't rescue the old lady, I, Deng Huaijin, would rather defend Yuncheng and wait for death. ”

Dong Changling was speechless for a while, and said after a long time:

"Brother Deng, think about it, with the current situation, Yuncheng will definitely not be defended, and by then you will be captured by the officers and soldiers or killed in battle; Then the official army conquered Caizhou, and the aunt, as a close relative of the rebel general, could not escape death! Even if the emperor is benevolent and virtuous, Nian Uncle is old, forgive her capital crimes, exile thousands of miles away, the pain of losing her son, the pain of exile, how long can your aunt sustain it? Moreover, Brother Deng's wife and children are all rebellious relatives and are discriminated against, how can future generations be self-reliant? ”

Deng Huaijin hung his head for a long time, raised his head and asked:

"Isn't there the best of both worlds?"

That night, several fast horses galloped out of the gates of Yuncheng.

North of Yuncheng, the official army camp. Adie Guangyan sat in the handsome tent, beat the drums to gather the generals, and gave orders.

"Cao Hua!"

"The last general!"

"This commander ordered you to lead a brigade of soldiers and horses, and go to the southeast of Yuncheng five miles southeast of Yuncheng tomorrow afternoon to ambush, hear the sound of the cannon, and immediately go east to kill and intercept the back road of Caizhou reinforcements. Remember not to wipe them all out, kill half of them, and put half of them. After the killing, the cannon was fired three times. ”

Cao Hua was stunned for a moment, but still said:

"The last general obeys!"

"Yao Ziyuan!"

"The last general!"

"You also lead a brigade of soldiers and horses, tomorrow afternoon to ambush five miles southwest of Yuncheng, as soon as the cannon sounds, you will kill due south, intercept the Caizhou reinforcements in the south, and kill half and leave half. Then the cannon was fired three times. ”

"The last general obeys!"

"The other generals will attack the city with their commanders tomorrow. After hearing the three cannon shots, he immediately waved his troops straight into Yuncheng! ”

"Obey!"

After coming out of the big tent, Yao Ziyuan grabbed Cao Hua and asked:

"Cao Bing and Ma Envoy, what kind of medicine do you think our handsome man sells in his gourd? Let's kill half and keep half. ”

Cao Hua was also puzzled, and said:

"My old Cao is also a mush. Come on, let's do as the marshal instructs, and save time to eat military sticks. ”

The next day, although the official army was strong, the reinforcements from Caizhou really came from the southeast and southeast directions of Yuncheng, but the morale was low, not as rampant as in the past, and even the flag was bowed with its head down, refusing to look up at the road ahead. When it was still four or five miles away from Yuncheng, the reinforcements and officers and soldiers heard the earth-shattering shouts of killing coming from the direction of Yuncheng. One by one, the heads of the Huaixi soldiers hung lower. The adjutant general of the reinforcements from the south looked at his own army with a defeated face, sighed helplessly, and rode his horse to the front of the main general and said:

"General, the shouting and killing in the direction of Yuncheng is so loud, I am afraid that the official army is attacking tightly, and General Deng and they will not be able to go out of the city to meet us as agreed. And the brothers have no intention of fighting one by one, so it's better for us to ?????? Or let the brothers in Yuncheng ask for more blessings? ”

The Lord will remain silent and continue to walk forward unhurriedly. The adjutant general was stunned for a while, but still followed:

"General, in the past, there were endless comings and goings of officers and soldiers on this official road, but today it is so quiet, could it be a fraud? I think that the officers and soldiers found out that our army was coming to the aid of Yuncheng today, and deliberately let our army in and set up an ambush. Now it has been recognized by our army, and the officers and men of our army have fought bravely to kill the enemy and break through the siege??????"

Before the words were finished, the Lord General was already smiling and saying:

"You're still smart. Passed on our military order, our army encountered an ambush by the official army, and the whole army turned around and broke through! Remember, our army has killed and wounded a lot and successfully broke through! ”

As soon as they heard about the U-turn and breakthrough, the originally slow movements of the soldiers of the Huaixi Army immediately became lively, but at this time, a loud bang was heard from the direction of Yuncheng from a distance. The chief general and the deputy general were stunned for a moment and said:

"What kind of solar term is this, is there still thunder?"

Before the mystery could be solved, the rumbling hooves of horses and the shouts of killing came from the west. The Lord will clamp the horse's belly and say:

"Sure enough, there was an ambush!"

Smiled and pointed at the lieutenant general:

"Since you can expect the ambush of the officers and soldiers, you can also know how to break through the siege, right?"

The deputy general saw that the main general was so kind, I don't know why he was still in the mood to say this at this time, thinking that the main general wanted to ask how to break through, so he immediately nodded and said:

"General, our army immediately retreated to the way from which it came, and retreated to the hill in front??????"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted, and the Lord said:

"Okay, I knew you kid! This general will give you five hundred men, and you will be cut off for the whole army. If you succeed after the break, this general will definitely protect you to the commander! ”

“??????”

After Yao Ziyuan led the leading cavalry to arrive, he saw the Huaixi soldiers kneeling on both sides of the official road. Seeing the officers and soldiers coming, one of the leading people shouted:

"General! The little ones are willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light and submit to the court! ”

Yao Ziyuan asked:

"How many of you came?"

The leading lieutenant said:

"Three thousand, from Jiadian."

Yao Ziyuan patted his thigh and said:

"It's a thousand miles from half. Fast! ”

As he spoke, he led the cavalry through the middle of the official road, and while wondering why the soldiers knelt on both sides and left the middle of the road, he shouted:

"General Yao Ziyuan, when the rear army arrives, you surrender to the rear army."

After the smoke and dust drifted away, the adjutant general gritted his teeth and said:

"I'm kind enough to give you an idea, and call you a son of a bastard to pit me!"

Seeing the officers and soldiers coming, they shouted again:

"We are the rebels who returned to the imperial court, and General Yao Ziyuan ordered us to surrender to the rear army!"

The cannon fire from the south and east rang out in turn, and the officers and soldiers who had been shouting under the city for a long time stopped under the order of Adie Guangyan. Then, the drawbridge at the north gate of Yuncheng was lowered, the city gate was opened, and Deng Huaijin and Dong Changling led the Yuncheng guards out of the city and surrendered to Adie Guangyan.

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