"Tell the general that the 5,000 men and horses of the Kaifeng Mansion Army have arrived at the Xingyang camp."

Thirty miles outside the city of Zhengzhou, in the Xingyang camp of the Southern Dynasty garrison, several captains were informing the Zhengzhou general of the army build-up.

The siege of Luoyang happened too quickly, which caught General Zhengzhou off guard.

But he reacted quite quickly and decided to go to the rescue as soon as possible.

Luoyang is the first good place in the Central Plains, that place is the main road connecting Guanzhong and the Central Plains, once Luoyang falls, the Central Plains battlefield and Guanzhong will be isolated.

The Central Plains defense line is in danger of being torn apart and broken through.

"Good!"

General Zhengzhou is a tall man in his fifties, who was also a general of Great Chu, and a close confidant of Zhao Hu, the old lord of the Southern Dynasty.

However, in the Central Plains, there is no need for General Zhengzhou to think too much, and the military in this place and Huainan is under the command of Zhao Biao, the king of Huainan.

Zhao Biao is Zhao Hu's younger brother, the regent of the southern country today, and a veteran of the battlefield.

Therefore, as long as General Zhengzhou can fight, Zhao Biao will formulate the general trend of the army.

"My Xingyang battalion, there are already 7,000 soldiers, plus 5,000 soldiers, as well as the people and horses who rushed around, this time I went to Luoyang to relieve the siege, and the troops were not under the northern bandits."

The general looked at the map on the table, rubbed the long knife in his hand, and said sharply:

"The elite of the Northern Dynasty came in the starry night, and they were tired of the army, so we waited for two days to march and arrived near Luoyang, which was to wait for work, and then there were local soldiers in Luoyang to help.

If you want to break the Northern Army, it's as easy as a snap! ”

The surrounding henchmen and lieutenants complimented one after another, saying that the general was like watching the fire and his eyes were like torches, which caused General Zhengzhou's face to be satisfied.

It's not all a compliment.

In fact, as General Zhengzhou said, as long as they withstood the first wave of the offensive of the Northern Dynasties, Luoyang would not fall.

If we try to recapture the Yellow River, no matter how many troops come from the Northern Dynasties in the future, with the support of the armed forces in the entire Central Plains region and the Huainan region, this battle will definitely be a tug-of-war.

With the Tiance army coming to support, the Northern Dynasty would not be able to win at all.

The generals who are old in the battle formation are very suspicious of the generals who commanded the troops in the Northern Dynasties, could it be that they are really crazy this time?

In the struggle between the national dynasties, although the Southern Dynasty was generally weak, it was not weak enough to be pushed flat by the Northern Dynasty.

In the land of Qilu, Weihou fought a beautiful counterattack some time ago, pushing the battle line all the way to the vicinity of Liaocheng.

It is only more than 500 miles away from Yanjing, the country of the Northern Dynasties, which is definitely a heavy setback to the spirit of the Northern Kingdom.

It stands to reason that at this time, in the first big defeat, they should recuperate and strengthen the defense of the land of Qilu.

"Wait until you go to integrate the soldiers and horses, and in two hours, the army will set off!"

General Zhengzhou thought about it, but he didn't have an answer, he simply didn't want to, and first solved the siege of Luoyang.

A group of lieutenants retreated, and the entire Xingyang camp became lively, and near the general's camp tent, there were elite soldiers guarding it, and there were also dragon guards from the imperial court to guard them.

There are also martial arts masters on the side of the Northern Dynasties, and the major events of this military formation are often based on the commander, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties have precedents of the assassination of the lord of the country, so for the protection of the commander of the army, the Southern Dynasties have also worked hard.

Only a few personal soldiers were left in the camp to take care of the general's daily life.

After the lieutenants left, General Zhengzhou stood up and looked at the map hanging behind the camp tent, the veteran of the battlefield frowned.

The adventure of the Northern Dynasty is a bit strange inside and out.

"It doesn't really look like a soldier did it."

The general rubbed his beard and said in a deep voice:

"Such a rash advance, unprepared, only let 10,000 forwards rush forward, so fast, and the support is out of touch. It was like a temporary idea, wanting to hit me and wait for a surprise.

Such a frivolous act is like the thoughts of those Jianghu people who go to the rivers and lakes to fight. Could it be the strategy set by the national teacher of the Northern Dynasties? This is treating military affairs as child's play! ”

"General, it's time for dinner."

At this time, a personal soldier brought a few meals, and the news of the siege of Luoyang came suddenly, so that General Zhengzhou has been busy since the evening until now.

He sat down in his chair, and when he saw the richness of the meal and a glass of wine, he lowered his face and said to the soldier:

"When you go into battle, how can you drink? It's not a day or two for you to follow Ben General, have you forgotten this rule? ”

This reprimand made the pro-soldier's body tremble twice.

He bowed his head, crossed his hands, stood beside the general, as if afraid, and whispered back:

"The general atoned for his sins, and the villain just thought that the general was going to fight with the dog thieves of the Northern Dynasty, so he wanted the general to eat and drink something good before the saddle horse was tired

That's when you get on the road. ”

The first half of the sentence was still soft, and in the end, it was already cold.

The general's reaction was so quick that he was about to draw his knife and fight, but the assassin's tactics were so high that before the general's hand could fall into the scabbard, the dark red fish intestine thorn stabbed through his armour-protected neck, between the flesh and blood of less than an inch.

It's like a dragonfly touching the water.

But having severed the general's throat and piercing it with his vocal cords, he clutched his throat and made a coughing sound, glaring angrily at the familiar soldier, but with the latter's support, he collapsed on the back chair.

There were four other soldiers in the tent, but they turned a blind eye to it as if nothing had happened.

After the general fell, another guard stepped forward quickly, and without any need to command, he quickly unbuttoned his own and the general's clothes, changed them in the blink of an eye, and reached out to smear something on the general's face.

After a dozen breaths, he reached out and gently tugged at it, and a mask as thin as a cicada's wings was torn off and covered on his own face.

After walking a few steps, he was a lively Zhengzhou general.

This kind of ability to change shape is even higher than Zhang Lan, who is proficient in this way.

"Senior Brother Chiyun, this place will be handed over to you."

The soldier who had killed the man glanced at the pretender, stretched out his hand to help him put the emblem on his chest in order, and then whispered:

"The other army of the Northern Dynasty has set off from Jinyang, and in three or five days at most, it will come to the front line of Kaifeng in Zhengzhou, and then hand over to them!"

"Don't worry, Master."

"General Zhengzhou" sat in a chair, arched his hand to the assassin, and said in the same voice as the general:

"This job, the old man has done I don't know how many times, and it won't go wrong. It's just the master, you have to rush to Luoyang next, the old man knows that there are people in Luoyang City who are hated by you.

The old man does not prevent you from taking revenge, and what we pay attention to in the Five Elements Gate is the saying of happiness and revenge.

But don't underestimate those decent people, especially Ren Hao's presence.

The death of the Darkblood Elder was already a great lesson.

Over the years, our Five Elements Gate, in the Seven Sects, has fallen into a bit of a disadvantage, this time the master of the door is working hard, it is the time for my Five Elements Gate to show its ambitions, and not because of their own hatred, it will ruin a good future. ”

That's a bit of a weight.

Especially in terms of the identities of the two parties, Chiyun is just an elder in the final analysis, but Qu Xie is the master of the sect, although he is Qu Xie's fellow senior brother.

But speaking like this also somewhat swept away the face of the evil spirit.

But the Red Practicing Demon Lord is not easy to attack, after all, a few years ago, he was addicted to practicing yin and yang evil arts, and he was indeed a little too unparticular about doing things.

In the face of his senior brother's persuasion, Qu Xie just nodded and didn't say anything more.

Not long after, an angry roar sounded in the tent, and the expert Long Wuwei of the guards rushed into the tent, and saw the general holding a long knife in his hand, and on the ground was an unrecognizable corpse.

The general still has blood on his hands.

"There are people in the rivers and lakes pretending to be assassins, and they want to assassinate the generals! Immediately block the Xingyang camp! ”

The general yelled:

"Find the rest of the Assassins, quick!"

The military order had been issued, and the army that was already preparing to go to the rescue of Luoyang stopped again.

In addition to the general, who was lucky enough to escape the assassin assassination, seven lieutenant colonels were killed, and ten lieutenants were killed.

Most of the grain and grass stored in the barracks warehouses were also poisoned and destroyed.

In such a situation, even if the general still had the heart and insisted on rescuing Luoyang, he was persuaded by the remaining lieutenants and lieutenants who escaped death.

These surviving guys used to be "pacifists" who didn't like to fight very much.

Or "capitulationists".

They urged the general that he could not do this by force.

The general was worried about the battle in Luoyang and lost his temper, but he really had no choice but to push the boat down the river for a while.

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On the Luoyang side, at noon on the second day, on the city wall.

Looking down, the strikers of the Northern Dynasty have set up a formation, with flags in a forest, and war horses galloping in front of the formation, shouting the general's orders, and the Luoyang city wall is also densely packed with people.

The craftsmen of the Mo Family's Tianji Pavilion are moving some of the city's defending tools onto the city wall.

In another sentry post not far away, Ren Hao and Lei Ye, as well as the elders of other Jianghu sects, were talking in a low voice with the one-armed Tiance Captain, and there were people from the rivers and lakes dressed in different costumes on the city wall.

Many people boast that they are not afraid of fighting, but this is the first time they have seen these two armies face each other.

Seeing that the elite of the Northern Dynasty was silent and abnormal, forming a military formation, like a black wave, covering the outside of Luoyang City, as soon as the sun shone, the blade reflected a cold light, making all the knights of the rivers and lakes feel a little dizzy.

Most people don't have a concept of "quantity".

When more than 1,000 people get together, there is a feeling of a sea of people, not to mention, there are 10,000 elites in front of you, and you can't see the edge at a glance.

The leader of the Martial Arts Alliance sat on the city gate, he had seen the world when he was young, and he had also participated in the battle of the Tiance Army to expel the thieves of the Northern Kingdom, and this was just a small scene for him.

Naturally, there is no fear.

But not all the people behind him were like that.

Lei Ye, Lang Monk, and Zhang Tugou made up their minds to defend Luoyang, their families are all in the city, and they have a certain mind, so they are naturally fearless.

It's just that the elders of the other sects are a little uncertain.

Dongfang Ce, who was new to the battlefield, also kept touching the hilt of the sword in his hand.

So many people!

Even if they don't resist and let them let go and kill, when will the killing be finished?

Many people are in the same idea as Dongfang Ce.

Although they are all famous predecessors, it is the first time to fight in battle, and even the always calm Chong and Lao Dao, who will be dusty in their hands, wave back and forth.

Wang Duwei of the Tiance battalion sat on the other side, and the veteran of the Tiance army looked calm, and was loudly analyzing the situation in front of him to the masters of the rivers and lakes who were a little timid around him.

"Our Tiance army has attacked the city a lot in the past, this siege of the city, the upper strategy is to attack the heart, the middle strategy is to attack the city, and the next strategy is to attack the city, if there is no help in the city, the siege of the city will often have to be besieged for several months!"

He said to those around him:

"Ben will listen to the alliance leader say that you have already cleared out the Northern Dynasty spies in Luoyang City, so naturally there is no collusion, and it is impossible for the city gate to open by itself.

The Northern Dog Thieves want to besiege the city, but we also have reinforcements coming.

I am the elite of the Tiance army in the world, and in the face of the high-walled Luoyang Xiongcheng in this city, even if I am fully prepared, I dare not say that I will go down the city in a few days.

Tiance Jun can't do it, and he, a native of the Northern Dynasty, is not an immortal, so he definitely can't do it!

Therefore, judging from past experience, you don't have to worry.

The 10,000 people in the Northern Dynasty were mostly cavalry, not good at attacking cities, and they did not bring siege equipment, as long as the people defending the city were determined and not afraid of fighting to the death.

This Luoyang City, they will never be able to attack it! When the reinforcements arrive, we will go out of the city to fight, and the dog thieves of the Northern Dynasty will be defeated in these two days. ”

Hearing the soldier's firm words, which were justified and well-founded, the seniors in the surrounding rivers and lakes breathed a sigh of relief.

When experts speak, it is naturally convincing.

However, Ren Hao's face was slightly gloomy.

He didn't believe that the national division of the Northern Dynasty had not made any preparations, so he dared to bring 10,000 lone troops to attack the city, and he was happy that there would be a backhand, but Ren Hao was not particularly flustered.

After all, a lot of preparations have been made based on the current situation.

He is happy to have hole cards, is Ren Hao gone?

The alliance leader glanced left and right, and on the broad city wall, he didn't see Shen Qiu's figure, so he settled down, in this battle of Luoyang, his nephew was the confidence that he could defend Luoyang.

"Who would have thought that in this Xiongcheng City, more than 100,000 people, the general trend of the Central Plains, but now it is gathered in Shen Qiu alone."

Ren Hao stroked the armrest of the chair and sighed in his heart:

"Lord of Sword and Jade, sure enough, everyone is a person who stirs the world. He was born on the right path and did the right thing, which is really the blessing of the world's martial arts. ”

"Wait a minute!"

A low voice sounded from under the city, and everyone looked at each other, and saw the Northern Dynasty army all brushing out of the way.

A tall Liaodong man, holding a bone knife in his hand, riding a white horse, came to the front of the military formation under the escort of a group of generals.

The Tongwu Sect Master was dressed plainly, that is, in a black robe, he raised his head, looked at the city gate, and his eyes were on Ren Hao.

Happy sneered, waved his hand, and one thing only went towards the castle tower.

The landing point is accurate, and it is falling at the feet of Ren Hao.

A human head.

A human head frozen in ice.

Very strange, in his fifties, sealed in ice, lifelike, with a trace of anger in his wide eyes.

"This is"

Ren Hao didn't know the head in front of him, but Lei Ye did.

The face of the leader of the Heluo Gang changed drastically, and he whispered in Ren Hao's ear:

"This is General Zhengzhou!"

"Hahaha, the reinforcements you are waiting for will never come!"

His voice of joy was like a cold wind blowing through the city walls, and he cried out:

"This person is the flag of this war for our country, you and others are good and upright, you have to think about the hundreds of thousands of innocent people in the city, if you dare to resist, after the city is broken, everything in the city will be burned!

Ren Hao!

Don't do any more useless resistance, you are from the rivers and lakes, don't meddle in this militaristic matter! Hurry up and surrender, otherwise the people of the city will not see tomorrow! ”

"Bluff!"

In front of everyone's eyes, the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance also stood up, and the black fist gloves in his hands clicked, covering Ren Hao's fingers.

His robe was windless, and the true qi in his body was rotating, which also made the alliance leader imposing.

He stood on the city wall, looking down and was happy, the momentum of the two heavenly masters was rising rapidly, one was like a cold wind, freezing everything, and the other was like a mountain not moving, proud of the battlefield.

Ren Hao raised his finger and pointed down happily, he said word by word:

"Before you defeat me, you and those thieves, don't even think about going!"

"Wow"

The bone knife was unsheathed, the forest and cold were combined, and the body was covered with sharp ice armor, and the white horse under the crotch also turned into an ice sculpture in the neighing.

The blade pointed upward, and the national teacher's voice was hoarse as ice, and there was also a murderous aura in the sky.

"Okay, then today, this seat will kill you and give this Luoyang city of creatures a burial!"