The dense clouds in the distant sky are dense and dense, covering the stars and moons, and the slightest light is not revealed. It was pitch black in the wilderness, and the wind, which was gradually getting stronger, seemed to be trapped tightly by the darkness, struggling left and right, and could not break through. The darkness even made the air seem to have changed into substance, and the wind became more and more humid, carrying the smell of the land and the woods, as if to remind people all the time that a thunderstorm was coming.

Yidu City stands on the vast land of Qilu, and every battlement has lit a torch, bright and bright, and the flames are soaring to the sky. This flame of light illuminates a radius of several miles around the front and back, and only a radius of several miles around the front and back.

If you look down from the sky, from the dark clouds that rush back and forth, as if they were undulating, then the city is like the only shining candle in the gloomy night where you can't see your fingers. The candlelight seemed bright, but it seemed that the slightest wind could blow it out. Shake in the wind, shake in the night. Occasionally, there was a rolling thunder, dull and roaring, as if it hit people's hearts, and the tremors couldn't help but throb.

I couldn't see anything clearly, and the war horses didn't dare to gallop wantonly.

Deng She and the others did not light torches, and quietly approached the outside of Yidu City. They were in the dark, the enemy was in the light, and the Yidu soldiers at the head of the city could see clearly. The generals and colonels of the Yidu Army, such as Jizu and Chen Yutou, are all battle-hardened, and the deployment arrangements on the city head are well organized.

Artillery, trebuchets, sassers, tiles, boiling oil, and other defensive equipment are in their place. Knife and axemen, spearmen, crossbowmen, firecrackers and other types of troops, well matched. From time to time, officers such as Baihu and other officers patrolled the city with bright armor, shouting loudly to be on guard, and swaggering past.

"The morale of the Yidu Army looks pretty good."

"Tian Jialie is a resourceful man, continuing to follow his ancestors for a long time, they are fighting at home, if they can't even maintain this bit of morale, then there is no need to fight this battle." Deng She didn't care, looked at the city intently, and said, "Let's wait until tomorrow when the war starts, and then see how his morale is." ”

Tong Shengyang also came, he came a day early, compared to Deng She, he has a little more understanding of Yidu's city defense, he pointed and pointed, and reminded Deng She of some of the places that need to be paid attention to during the day.

Yidu, Spring and Autumn Period, and the Warring States Period are Qi land, and Qin places Qi County. Because of this, Han divided Beihai County. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Kong Rong served as the Beihai Minister. During the Tang Dynasty, Tianbao first set up the Pinglu Festival, and An Lushan once served as the deputy envoy of the Pinglu Army. The Song Dynasty was still named Qingzhou, the Jin Dynasty was renamed Yidu Mansion, and the Yuan Dynasty was Yidu Road.

In the land of Qingzhou, someone in the Liu Song Dynasty commented: "There are rivers and Ji in the north, and there are many Pize, which is not the enemy's direction." "There are a lot of low hills around it, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Thanks to the swiftness of the Haidong Army's arrival this time, there was no opportunity for Xu Jizu and Tian Jialie to set up positions outside the city, and most of the nearby hills, highlands, rivers and streams had been occupied by Tong Shengyang's vanguard troops.

Since the end of the war between South Goryeo and Liaodong, Tong Shengyang has not been on the battlefield for a while, and people who are used to fighting have the feeling of being happy and hearty on the battlefield, and those who have not experienced it cannot understand it. Suddenly, after a month's rest, he was very uncomfortable and exhausted.

This time when they came to fight Yidu, the generals of Haidong competed very fiercely for the position of the vanguard officer of the infantry army, not only Guo Conglong and others, but even Zhang Xiao'er, who was far away in Guanbei, was also eager to try, why? Because there is no merit if you don't fight, only if you fight. When it comes to merit, the vanguard officer rushes to the forefront, and the possibility of grabbing great credit is obviously the greatest.

Tong Shengyang did everything possible to finally grab this position, but his original intention was different from Guo Conglong and others, not to compete for credit, but purely to fight and have a good time, but he didn't expect Tian Jialie and Xu Jizu to refuse to fight, and they didn't meet him at all, and they were very aggrieved.

He actively proposed to Deng She: "Brother, the weather is gloomy tonight, and the wind is not small, which is suitable for a sneak attack. Don't wait until tomorrow, why don't you send a team of men and horses to attack at night tonight, during the third and fourth watches? ”

"It's so cloudy, why attack at night?"

"The enemy is bright and I am dark, just right for action!"

"Haha, Ah Tong, why worry? This is only a Yidu City, dozens of counties and counties in Shandong, this battle, you will fight in the future! Let's attack this time, remember, outwit the first, and attack the second. ”

Tong Shengyang was disappointed and asked, "How to outwit?" ”

Deng She didn't answer him first, drove his horse around the city of Yidu and watched it, and then turned his head and asked Bi Qianniu: "Are the things ready?" ”

"Ready."

"It's the second watch, wait another hour, transfer a thousand archers, and cast them together! Ah Tong is right, the focus of the defense of Yidu City is in the east city gate, and the west city gate is relatively weak. Let's put all the things we have prepared in the West City Gate. ”

Bi Qianniu took the order awe-inspiringly. What did he prepare at the behest of Deng She? Without it, thousands of letters of persuasion are just letters. The first plan to attack Yidu, Deng She, Hong Jixun, and Yao Haogu agreed that they had to be separated. How to get separated? It can also be called the anti-intermittent.

Taking advantage of Wang Shicheng's absence in the city, he pretended to write a letter in the tone of Tong Shengyang, Yang Wanhu, etc., and wrote to Chen Yutou, Liu Guo, Gao Yanshi and other generals who knew each other.

As long as they have the slightest suspicion, the bottom will be easy. What does it mean to be divisive and inverse? The point is not to ask the enemy to believe, as long as it arouses the enemy's suspicion, it is enough, and it is a success. If there is a gap between the enemies you provoke and then take advantage of the situation, if you use it properly, you will definitely get the result in your favor.

After watching the enemy city for a long time, Deng Sheze turned his horse back, and after walking a short distance, he suddenly heard a commotion at the head of the city.

He looked back and saw three or four neatly cloaked generals surrounded by a man dressed as a civil official, who had just arrived on the city. The man dressed as a civil official was not tall, with a black face and violent teeth and a very ugly appearance against the backdrop of the firelight, but it was Tian Jialie, shaking a white-haired feather fan, and he was a little strategic, calm and calm.

Tong Shengyang sighed and said, "If you want Kong Ming to see it, you have to die of shame." A three-inch guy who looks like a ding, and he dares to put on a lupine scarf! ”

Wherever there is well water, they all sing willow words. Liu Yong's words are only suitable for eighteen or seventeen girls, holding the red tooth board, and singing "Yang Liu'an, Xiaofeng Wanyue". Dongpo words, must be Guanxi Han, copper pipa, iron plate, sing "the great river to the east". Su Shi's sentence "Lupine scarf, talking and laughing, the tree is in ashes" has been widely circulated, and Tong Shengyang has also heard of it.

Deng She smiled slightly. Kong Mingfeng is handsome, Tian Jialie is not good-looking, of course he can't be compared, but when it comes to the status of the mastermind, the two are not much different.

"His good plan, my enemy."

Deng She stretched out his finger and nodded at Tian Jialie from afar, as if sighing, and like sighing. Perhaps inspired by his sight, Tian Jialie seemed to feel it, looking up under the clouds, on the city, and in the firelight. He was silently opposite his gaze in the night, in the air where the rain was coming.

Thunder roared.

The lightning flashed, bending like a silver snake, suddenly brightening the heavens and the earth, this light came so suddenly, it was beyond Deng She's expectations, and also beyond Tian Jialie's expectations. The Yidu army at the head of the city found Deng She and the others, and in an instant, shouting and shouting, hundreds of bowstrings were pulled apart at the same time, and arrows rained down. It's a pity that the distance is too far, even if the closest shot is shot, it is dozens of meters away from the forefoot of Deng She and the others.

Tong Sheng's strong bow was raised, and the moment before the lightning disappeared, he opened the bow and set up arrows. The lightning was extinguished, and the arrows were like meteors, heading straight for Tian Jialie's door. Tian Jialie shook the feather fan, and in a wrong eye, Deng She looked stunned when he saw him.

But no one expected Tong Shengyang's arrow to hit him. First, the distance is too far, even if the bow is strong, it is already out of strength to shoot closely; There are several generals and colonels standing on the left and right of the two, and they are on the verge of arrows. Sure enough, a man with a bandage on his shoulder stepped forward, raised his horse's lance, and picked the arrow diagonally away.

Deng She heard someone sneering beside him, and called out the name of the person who made the horse lance: "Gao Yanshi." The person who sneered was Guo Conglong.

"Gao Yanshi is also a strong general, and you need to be more vigilant when you come to fight in Japan." Deng She raised his horsewhip, lightly slapped his mount, and turned away, and the generals of Haidong followed closely behind, kicking up the dust and leaving, without mentioning it when he returned to the barracks. An hour later, Bi Qianniu personally commanded, led a thousand archers, and shot all the letters into the city outside the west city gate.

Letter into the city.

The usual method of defending the city, all the guards on the head of the city, according to the team, are guarded by the commander. Letters fired by the enemy are forbidden to be intercepted by private individuals, and all must be handed over to the public. After summarizing, the rotating school will be handed over to the manager. However, it is said that it is forbidden to intercept it privately, and it is difficult to find out if there is really a soldier who quietly leaves a letter and a half.

Thousands of letters of surrender were piled up in front of the case of the marshal's mansion in the city. Tian Jialie and Xu Jizu opened several letters respectively, the seals were different, some were written to Liu Guo, some were written to Gao Yanshi, some were written to Xu Jizu, and there was even one letter, signed by Luo Guoqi, and the name was actually written to Tian Jialie himself.

Tian Jialie and Xu Jizu glanced at each other, and what they were thinking was something that no one else could know. I saw Xu Jizu laughing and said, "This is a divisive plan." It's ridiculous that Deng Thief wants to use this to break the morale of our army and cause suspicion between us! ”

Tian Jialie echoed and said, "It's indeed a bit ridiculous. ”

Wang Shicheng took Ji Zongzhou away, and the Wenchen who stayed in the city, except for Tian Jialie, followed by Hejian Zhangyu. Zhang Yu and Tian Jialie are about the same size, they are both small people, he squatted in a large pile of letters that were built high, stuffed his head for a long time, thoughtfully, raised his head, with some confusion, and said slowly: "Strange, why didn't you write it to Chen Yutou?" ”

"General Chen is loyal and loyal, maybe Deng Thief knows that he can't win him over, so he simply didn't write it."

"However, there is a letter to you and Lord Tian, Marshal."

Could it be that the degree of loyalty to Wang Shicheng and Tian Jialie is not as good as Chen Rutou? Xu Jizu was stunned when he heard this, stood up, and walked around the room twice: "Yes, why didn't you write it to Chen Yutou?" Hey? Lord Tian, what are you looking at? Such concentration. ”

"Nothing." Tian Jialie pretended to smile and quietly picked up a letter he had just picked up in his hand.

In a hurry, he didn't fold the letter. The candlelight flickered, illuminating the lines on it. Write on your head to the next step-ancestor and settle the title of King Yan of Haidong. The meaning of the letter is that as long as he continues to succeed Zu Ken and surrender Tian Jialie's head, Yidu Pingzhang and Haidong Zuocheng, these two seats will be chosen by him. His words were sincere, and he promised not to take away his military power.

Dark clouds, muffled thunder, candlelight, lonely city.

Early the next morning, the Haidong army launched its first offensive. At the location of the attack, Deng She chose the East City Gate, which was the most heavily defended in Yidu. Guo Conglong, Monk Li, Lu Qianwu, Deng Chengzhi and other infantry generals all participated. Tong Shengyang, Lu Qian12 and other cavalry generals led the cavalry, lined up on both sides, and pressed the formation.

As soon as the war began, it was directly plunged into a fierce battle.

Liu Guo, the guard of the East City Gate, asked for help from Xu Jizu three times in less than two quarters of an hour. Before the battle was in the afternoon, the city wall collapsed in two places. Guo Conglong and Monk Li took turns to go into battle and led the team to rush into the city. Lu Qianwu led a firearms battalion and attacked the city gate. The red flag is unfurled, and the arrows are like locusts. Fireworks filled the air, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

Tong Shengyang and Lu Qianxi led thousands of cavalry troops, not only for the infantry to suppress the formation, but also from time to time to approach the city, shoot arrows upwards, assist the archers of the infantry army, and artillery, trebuchets and other arrows to suppress the Yidu army's archers and artillery.

In the end, the Haidong Army only rested for one night, and its strength could not fully recover, and the battle lasted until the afternoon, and its stamina was slightly insufficient. However, Deng She's handsome banner did not retreat half a step, and the general flags of Guo Conglong and Monk Li were like marquees, one in front for a while, and that one in the back for a while. Fight endlessly.

On the Yidu Army, Xu Jizu couldn't sit still for a long time, so he personally climbed to the top of the city, braved arrows and stones, and commanded in battle.

The defensive force of the East City Gate was originally the strongest, but there were too many trebuchets and artillery brought by Deng She, and the Haidong soldiers were not afraid of death, and Guo Conglong and other generals did not taste or retreat slightly from the beginning of the battle, and the offensive was too fierce. For the sake of insurance, Xu Jizu transferred many defenders of other city gates one after another.

The enemy and us are evenly matched, and the tug-of-war is like a tug-of-war that spills out the flesh and blood in the sky.

The shouts of the soldiers suppressed the thunder, and the sweat of the soldiers made the air more humid. The corpses of the dead were scattered all over the city, rivers of blood flowed, and the dents made by artillery and trebuchets were all over the walls and ground. The tattered banners mingled with the city's head, and the dusty and blood-stained standard-bearers under the walls scrambled to climb the ladder to snatch the glory of the first uphill city.

As the battle approached evening, the city suddenly burst into loud cheers. But it was the generals of Haidong, and someone finally climbed to the top of the city. When everyone looked at it, they were unexpected, but it was not Guo Conglong, nor Monk Li, but Deng Chengzhi.