Deng She, Hong Jixun, Monk Li, and Fu Youde hurriedly climbed to the top of the city, only to see smoke and dust outside the city.

There are three dirt mountains piled up in Chahan, each with an interval of 100 paces. There are also three tunnels dug by Hong Jixun at the same time, leading to one of them. Because the gunpowder fuse ignited at a slower rate and at a distance of distance, the three dirt hills did not collapse at the same time. Rao is so, and the momentum is very amazing.

You must know that although these three earth mountains are not as high as the city, they are two or three zhang high. It is also very wide, and can accommodate 100 people to stand. One after the other, they collapsed. The dust raised was overwhelming, like a yellow dragon, rolling into the clouds. A yellow dragon just got up, and another yellow dragon followed the galloping roll. The gloomy sky, oppressive above; The biting north wind is even more powerful.

There were still people on the mountain, and many soldiers were carrying heavy loads of earth and piling them up. The mountain fell suddenly, and none of them ran away. The military flag was submerged in an instant, and countless people could not be found in the blink of an eye.

In the distance is the continuous military camp of the Yuan army, in the near distance is the moat like a belt, and at the foot is the towering city wall. In the meantime, the loess dust and sand are raging. As soon as Deng She went to the head of the city, he was covered with dust, and his mouth was full of dust.

He didn't bother to sigh and look, and following the direction of the two centurions, he saw four or five soldiers of the Yuan army, flying small flags, galloping back and forth in the dust along the banks of the moat. The one at the front holds a bamboo pole with a human head hanging from it.

Under the head, there was another letter. The front reads: "The city of Jinan has fallen, and thousands of silver grains have been obtained." After turning around, he came back and wrote on the reverse side: "Liu Jue's awarding of the head is a small military achievement." The four or five horsemen shouted in unison: "My family is handsome, Deng Lang is good, but it is disrespectful!" But it is the creativity of the pirated Hong Jixun Kong Ming lantern that mocks the words, and there are some returns, and it is a courtesy.

Ji Zongzhou said: "This, this,......。 Zhang Yu squinted his eyes and tried his best to look into the distance. He and Liu Jue's colleagues have been familiar with each other for many years, and their eyes hurt, and they finally saw it really. Fu Youde didn't recognize Liu Jue, and asked suspiciously, "But is it true?" Zhang Yu's face was like earth, and he peeked at Deng She, not daring to answer.

Deng She knew in his heart that this head must be true. Liu Jue must be dead. Jinan must also be broken. When he went out of his house today, and heard the thunder in the west, he felt that something was wrong. Sure enough, it seems that his guess was not correct at all. The siege of Chahan was "loose first and then tightened", and it was to use this to deceive Jinan. Deng She muttered, "What a serial plan." ”

Let the time go back, and the beginning of the serial plan was on the night when Chahan continued his step-ancestor and Guo Conglong to go out of the city. The second step of the serial plan was to send people to deceive Guo Conglong's defeated army. Although these two steps, either because of the failure of the ambush or because of being seen through by Dunshe, they were declared defeats one after another. But it doesn't matter, he is methodical, and then the third step: strengthening the siege of martial law.

Yidu is a big city, with a radius of dozens of miles. It is impossible for Chahan to cut off Yidu's contact with the outside world for a long time, but it is no problem to go all out in a short period of time and make a net. With the help of this opportunity, there is only one purpose, and to deceive Jinan again.

How did he deceive Jinan, although Deng She is difficult to guess, but it is expected that there are no more than two ways. Or still cheat and lose. Or preach that Yidu has been broken, and at the same time, the southeast coast has all been lost. Either you can open the gates or cause instability in the city. In the city of Jinan, Liu Qi has not been investing for a long time. With more time, Dunsher would have been able to digest his army, or if it was too weak, he could have been transferred elsewhere. It's a pity that the Chahan army came too quickly. Liu Jue may surrender because of this.

However, there is a question, if Liu Jue surrenders, how can his head be here? Deng She speculated that perhaps when Liu Jue surrendered and sacrificed the city, he was inadvertently noticed by Yang Wanhu, and the two fought hard. In other words, it is very likely that Liu Jue did not die in the hands of the Yuan army, but under Yang Wanhu's knife. But in any case, the third step of the Chahan serial plan was successful.

Now he is using the city of Jinan to shake the military heart of Yidu. I just don't know, is this the fourth step of his serial plan?

Deng She and Hong Jixun glanced at each other. Hong Jixun was smart and quickly guessed the reason. He took two steps closer and said in a low voice, "Jinan Po." Tai'an? "Yes, Chahan will not only deceive Jinan, but will also deceive Tai'an. But he didn't hear that the Yuan army said that the city of Tai'an had fallen. Could it be that Chen Yutou is still sticking to it?

While the two were thinking, they saw hundreds of pawns pouring out of the camp and lined up. At the same time, several other horsemen rushed out of them, passed through the dusty terrain, and joined the four or five horsemen by the moat. They seemed to have spoken a few words, and the four or five horsemen broke out into cheers. Immediately, the dozen or so horsemen turned around, galloped together to the front of the formation, grabbed the reins, and the war horses stood and neighed.

Hundreds of people shouted in unison: "Tai'an Jiebao! Chen Yu died. The city of Taean fell. "Another man with a high pole on his head. But it was too far apart, and I couldn't see it clearly this time. There were seven or eight knights, dragging two people, running around the outside of the camp, and the hundreds of people shouted again: "Zhao Guo and Yang Wanhu will not surrender." Chop! And he cut off the heads of the two men outside the gate, in the presence of all the men at the head of the city.

All the people in the city were silent.

Monk Li's eyes were split. There were also mountains in the Haidong army. To say that Monk Li is relatively close to Guan Shirong and Luo Guoqi. But Guan Shirong was jealous that he was favored by Deng She, and Luo Guoqi was almost changed to a civilian position, and their friendship with each other was actually general. He has the best relationship with the generals of Haidong, but it is Yang Wanhu.

First, both of them were the commanders of one of the five guards of Haidong, and there were many opportunities to meet. Second, the two of them worked together to fight South Goryeo. Although Monk Li was only responsible for the war on the Eastern Front in the early stage, he also cooperated with Yang Wanhu in the later period. Both of them are fierce generals all the way, and they have similar tempers.

Monk Li grabbed the iron spear, asked Deng She for an order, and said, "My lord! Wan Hu, the brave general of my Haidong, died at the hands of the Tartars, the last general, the last general,......。 Choked up, and asked to go out of the city to rob Yang Wanhu's head and body back. Deng She smiled and said, "I know you have a good relationship with Ah Hu. But this is just a trick used by the old horseman of Chahan, why should he be so out of shape? ”

"My lord?"

"Liu Jue's head is not fake." Deng She knew that there were too many people in Yidu City who knew Liu Jue, and he couldn't be deceived, so it was better to go with the flow than not to admit it, he continued, "However, the heads of Chen Rutou, Ah Guo, and Ah Hu may not be true. Let me ask you, if the three of them are true, why didn't Chahan put their heads together with Liu Qi's head? It's so far away, who can see clearly! This calculation is: virtual and real. It's just a common trick used by soldiers. ”

Hong Jixun bowed his head and said, "Not bad." The city of Jinan may have fallen. However, Tai'an Chen Yutou, all the people in the department are united, and the city must still be there. As long as Tai'an is here, Chahan can't worry about it. Moreover, since Chahan used fraud to fake Zhao Guo and Yang Wanhu, it means that General Zhao and Yang Wanhu must still be there. As long as they are still there, even if Wang Baobao can get Jinan, it will be difficult to join Chahan. In this way, there may be some danger in my city, but it will not be a hundred thousand in danger. ”

He sang and harmonized with Deng She, calming the morale.

Deng She said: "Continuing the Pingzhang and breaking through from the dragon successfully, my Haidong reinforcements are just around the corner!" And Jiyang also has Tong Sheng raising thousands of Jurchen cavalry. Why did Chahan use all kinds of deception? It means that he is about to run out of water! Ladies and gentlemen, although I am in danger, I am still as stable as a rock. Why be afraid? ”

He talked eloquently, everyone nodded their heads again and again, and the tense pressure was slightly relieved. The cold wind soaked into the armor, freezing Deng She's whole body cold. No one noticed that he had forgotten to cough from the time he got to the top of the city. The joy of victory in retreating from the enemy and collapsing Chahan Tushan in the tunnels has long since ceased to exist.

"Fiction and reality, soldiers often use old tricks." Deng She's sentence just now, on the surface, seems to be Chahan using real and fake human heads to shake the heart of the Yidu army. In fact, what he thought of was the strategy that Chahan used to deceive Jinan, wasn't it the old trick he used to deceive Yidu a few months ago?

What he really thinks in his heart, maybe only Hong Jixun can guess.

Jinan is lost, even if it is true as they speculated, Zhao Guo and Yang Wanhu are still there. However, with them, can they stop Wang Baobao? Moreover, whether Zhao Guo and Yang Wanhu are really still there, don't look at what Deng She and Hong Jixun said categorically, in fact, none of them have a bottom in their hearts.

Those three heads, are they real or fake?

Deng She and Hong Jixun guessed correctly, those three heads were indeed fake. Deng She's speculation about the fall of Jinan City is also very similar. On the afternoon of the day before yesterday, Chahan sent people to Jinan to go around the city and tell the city that Yidu had fallen and the southeast coast had fallen. Although there is no whereabouts of Deng She, there are southeastern counties, such as Laizhou, and other places with the head of the guards. As Deng She expected, it really caused the instability of the military in the city.

However, Deng She guessed a little wrong, it was not Liu Qi who dedicated the city, but Liu Qi who was coerced by his generals. That night, Liu Jue's subordinates got in touch with Wang Baobao, and around the fifth watch, they coerced Liu Jue, opened the east city gate, and surrendered the city.

Yang Wanhu rushed to the scene when he heard the news, although he tried his best to block it, he couldn't stop the city gate from being opened. No matter who threw himself into the enemy, seeing that he had failed Deng She's trust and trust, he was furious, and single-handedly entered the enemy formation, entering three times and exiting three times, and beheaded several generals in a row. Although Liu Qi was surrounded by the rebel generals, he could not escape the pursuit. In the chaos of the army, he was beheaded by Yang Wanhu.

Yang Wanhu killed Liu Qi and didn't have time to take his head. Since the city couldn't hold it, he had to lead the headquarters, protect Yang Xingjian, and rush out to kill.

Wang Baobao had tens of thousands of troops and horses, gathered outside, and it was said that it was difficult for him to break out. Zhao heard the chaos in the middle of the night, and knew that the city was not good, so he hurriedly gathered the three armies, fought hard, broke through the barrier of Hu Linchi, and joined forces with him. The two armies worked together, first tried to recapture the city, and in the chaotic horse army, they fought until dawn, seeing that Wang Baobao had the upper hand, and knew that it was impossible to do anything. had no choice but to turn around, and fought his way out of the encirclement and returned to the foot of Huabu Mountain.

In the middle of the night, Zhao Guo had 8,000 people in his department, and there were 5,000 original Shicheng's old troops, who were really impatient to fight, and most of them were scattered. Yang Wanhu's 8,000 people, more than 2,000 have been killed in the process of defending the city, and the night is chaotic, and there are casualties and separation, and there are about 4,000 survivors. The two ordered troops, and together, there were less than 10,000 people left. Unable to take the initiative to attack. Even if you can't attack, you can't lose. At that moment, the two of them arranged a defensive line, and while intercepting Wang Baobao's eastward advance and joining forces with Chahan, they hurriedly sent messengers to inform Yidu. The siege of Chakhan was so severe that it could not be passed. As a result, the two sides were cut off.

Hua does not bet on the mountain.

It has been two days since Jinan was lost. When Yang Wanhu rushed into battle in the middle of the night and chased and killed Liu Qi, among the several generals he killed, there were also quite fierce, killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 himself, so he also suffered a lot of injuries. The left arm is knifed, and the bone is deeply visible. But at this time, as if he didn't feel the slightest pain, he walked up and down the tent angrily.

Zhao Guo sat on the seat facing the tent, and when he looked up, he could see the military camp outside the tent, the sky was overcast and cloudy, and the red flag was waving. Under his seat, it is divided into left and right, on the left sits Hu Zhong's generals, and on the right sits Yang Xingjian and other ministers. On the night of Yang Xingjian's breakthrough, he was also injured, and a cold arrow brushed his head and shot off half of his ear. Tightly bandaged.

Hu Zhong frowned and said, "Jinan has fallen. Two messengers have been sent to speak to the Lord. but they were never allowed to enter the city. Lord Zuo Cheng, what should we do? ”

"How's the little prince's injury?"

"It's getting better."

"What's wrong with Wang Baobao?"

"We fought twice yesterday. Today is quite honest. I haven't seen any movement from him so far. ”

"What do you think our army should do next?"

Yang Wanhu stopped. He had never suffered such a great loss since he had come to the army, so he drew his saber and struck it at the pilasters that supported the tabernacle, and cried out: "What should our army do, what do we need to say?" Throwing down the saber, he strode in front of Zhao Guo, raised his head angrily, and said, "Since I followed the lord, I have been invincible!" Wang Jing of South Goryeo, is it difficult to fight? Lao Tzu knocked it down! Wang Baobao has three heads and six arms? If it weren't for Liu Qi's house! ......, ahhh Zuo Cheng, we have to take Jinan back! I didn't live up to the trust of the lord in us! ”

After being tempered by a few fierce battles, his temperament was somewhat restrained compared to before. For example, when he was seeking to gain the capital in Deng She, he performed well when he interacted with Liu Qi and others. But now the anger is rushing, and the original form is revealed. Nothing. It's just where you want to lose, and where you want to win back face.

Zhao Guo is his old superior, when he fought South Goryeo, he had directly commanded him, and he knew his temperament very well, pressed his hand, and said, "General Yang, sit." ”

He turned to everyone and said: "The main duty of me and our army is not to defeat Wang Baobao, but to ensure that Jinan is not lost, and secondly, to ensure that the Huashan defense line is not lost. The responsibility for the fall of Ji and Jinan is not General Yang. But after all, Jinan has been lost. The general thought that there should be two tasks for our army in the future. One of them is to get in touch with the lord as soon as possible. Ensuring the Huashan defense line so that Wang Baobao and Chahan would not join forces is the second. After a pause, he asked for everyone's opinions, "You—What do you think?" ”

Yang Xingjian said: "What Lord Zuo Cheng said is very true. The main task of our army in the next step should not be to attack, but to defend. ”

He touched his injured ear, as if frozen by the cold wind, he didn't feel any pain at all, rubbed it lightly, and then said: "In addition, Zuo Cheng said that our army should get in touch with the lord as soon as possible. This point, Xia Guan thinks it is also the top priority. Chahan is very tight. If he is tightly surrounded, there will be no news in the city. It's hard to defend a lonely city, where is it difficult to stay? It's that you don't have any contact with the outside world. The short days are good, but the time is long, and the defenders will inevitably change due to doubts. Therefore, Xia Guan proposes that we should not only do it as soon as possible, but also immediately! Then select the dead soldiers, and go to Yidu, be sure to get in touch with the lord. We can't put it off any longer! ”

Hu Zhong also agreed that Yidu needs to be contacted as soon as possible.

He also pointed out the second article proposed by Zhao Guo and said: "Lord Zuo Cheng and Lord Yang, what you said is right. The last general also thought that the current duty of our army should be to get in touch with the lord and at the same time try to hold the defensive line as much as possible. However, Wang Baobao has Jinan in his possession, so he has solved the dilemma of fighting on two fronts, and he will definitely attack me with all his might. Our army is now less than 10,000 men, and it has been newly defeated. The Tartars have tens of thousands of military horses, not to mention taking the initiative to attack, even if we block it, I am afraid that it will be very difficult. ”

Zhao Guo thought so.

Yang Wanhu was annoyed that Jinan had fallen, and Zhao Guo was actually very angry. Even, he was even more annoyed than Yang Wanhu. Not only was he angry, he was even more ashamed. Deng She gave him 8,000 men and asked him to help the south. It's been almost half a month since I came outside Jinan. didn't save Jinan, but watched Jinan fall. What is this? How can you be worthy of Dunshe's trust! To fight South Goryeo, he only used 10,000 or 20,000 people. 8,000 people can't save a single Jinan. Just last night, thinking about Deng She's high hopes before leaving, he almost crushed a mouthful of steel teeth with guilt!

However, he is the main general. He had to endure. You need to score a score. After all, he has been following Deng She for so long, and he has also learned seven, seven, eighty, eight and eight kung fu to cultivate qi. As if nothing had happened, he said: "Before leaving, the lord will give Ben a special explanation. Ben will have the right to respond to the situation. If there is not enough military horses, the Jiyang Tong Health and Breeding Department can be transferred to help. ”

Yang Xingjian said: "Xiao Pingzhang moved, so Dizhou Tianfeng? ”

"Tian Feng said that there are more than 10,000 people, all of whom are defeated and defeated, how can they be compared with my Tiger Benxiong Division? Moreover, whether he is in the same vein as our army and whether he will suddenly change is also a matter of choice. There are more than 3,000 cavalry troops in the Tong Shengyang Department, and it is enough to leave 1,000 people. Ben Jiang had already passed the general Linghu Fu yesterday and ordered him to bring in 2,000 horsemen to come to the aid on the same day. The Jurchen cavalry are all skilled in bows and horses, and with his 2,000 men, although Wang Baobao is fierce, at least our army will not fall behind in terms of mobile strength. Holding the line may be tough, but it can still be done! ”

Zhao Guo stood up, gave an order, and said, "This matter is decided!" General Yang, although you are wounded, the young brave general of the army, the left flank defense line will be handed over to you. General Hu, the right wing is for you. The Chinese army is in charge of the general. Victory and defeat are often the case, and those who make good use of soldiers can turn defeat into success. The first battle of Jinan, this is only half of the battle. As long as we don't bet on the defense line and don't lose it, Wang Baobao will not win. When Tong Sheng arrives, the whole army will fight again! ”

Yang Wanhu endured his anger, Hu Zhong and Yang Xingjian all stood up with their swords, and they all bowed down and received the order, saying: "Victory and defeat are common in soldiers, and those who make good use of soldiers can turn defeat into success." Obey Zuo Cheng's military orders. ”

Outside the tent, a little snow drifted down.