At the north gate of Xiangzhou, on the city wall, Yang Qiyu stared into the distance, and in the darkness, it revealed a bit of weirdness, which made him very uneasy.

"General, what's unusual?"

Seeing the general's frowning, the guard next to him stepped forward and asked vigilantly.

"Nothing."

"Maybe I drank too much alcohol before, and I was a little dizzy."

Yang Qiyu shook his head gently, could it really be that he was too careful?

"Let's go back."

The terrain of Xiangzhou City is so dangerous, the city is high and the walls are thick, like an iron beating, he should rest assured that he does not need to be too cautious.

"Yes, General."

The guards bowed down to receive the order and followed Yang Qiyu's footsteps down the city wall.

*

Hanshui, passing through Xiangzhou, flows to the southeast.

One by one, small sampans, under the cover of dark night, came across the river in groups.

Liu Yuan, who stood at the bow of the ship, was wearing bright light armor and was mighty. Although it was pitch black, it still made him look very dazzling.

"General Liu, after tonight, the marquis can be expected."

"The name of the general will surely shock the world and go down in history."

"The villain is here, congratulations to the general in advance."

The man in black standing beside him was a little leisurely and said to Liu Yuan.

"It's too early to say anything."

"Liu has been in charge of the army for many years, and on the battlefield, it is changing rapidly, and before the last moment, it must not be taken lightly."

"After taking Xiangzhou tonight, it's not too late to congratulate you."

Liu Yuan did not drift, although he already knew in his heart that the city was broken tonight. But on the battlefield, as the head of an army, he can't afford to be a little lax. He needs to be responsible for the ten thousand brothers under his hands.

"The general is cautious enough."

"That's fine."

The man in black nodded, no more.

*

As the night deepened, the Xiangzhou Mansion and the prefect Ma Zhifeng were still sitting on the main seat and pouring himself a drink, but at this moment, he was a little absent-minded.

"Lao Zhao, how long is it?"

Ma Zhifeng put down his wine glass and turned his head to ask the old servant waiting on the side.

"Back to the master, it's been three watches."

Lao Zhao bowed down and replied to Ma Zhifeng. The sound has just passed, the shout of "safe and sound" has gone, and the third watch has come.

"Let's go down and make arrangements."

"Yes."

Tonight, it seems a little long. Ma Zhifeng was restless, he was drinking and thinking, is it right or wrong to make such a choice?

*

"Kill."

Hundreds of people dressed in black suddenly came out of the dark alley and went straight to the north gate of Xiangzhou City.

"Whoosh."

A hundred crossbows fired in a volley, and the crossbow arrows came in an instant, wantonly harvesting the lives of the defenders of Xiangzhou near the north gate.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack, enemy attack!"

"Ugh."

The defenders of Xiangzhou, who were already a little sleepy, woke up in an instant. But before they could grasp the weapons in their hands, a dense array of crossbow arrows had already followed.

The defenders of Xiangzhou were taken by surprise by the sudden attack, and fell one after another, as if harvesting wheat.

"Kill, leave no one."

The man in black at the head, covered in blood, ordered in a loud voice.

"Yes."

The defenders of Xiangzhou at the north gate were only a few hundred people, and after a round of crossbow arrows, there were few people left who could stand, and they leaned together to make the last resistance. However, in the face of a group of calm and blood-devouring men in black, their stubborn resistance was doomed to be in vain, and after only a few breaths, all the defenders of the North Gate had been wiped out.

At this time, the place was already full of corpses, exuding a very strong bloody aura.

"Open the gates."

"Drop the drawbridge."

"Signal the fire."

"Squeak, squeak."

The city gate slowly opened, the drawbridge slowly fell, and the city of Xiangzhou at this time had completely become an undefended city.

*

"General, general, general!"

There was an urgent cry from outside the door, which woke up Yang Qiyu, who had just fallen asleep, in an instant, he was covered in a cold sweat, and his brain was slightly dizzy.

"General, enemy attack!"

"The North Gate is lost."

Hearing the shouting of the guards outside the door, Yang Qiyu hurriedly got up and walked out. Looking at the panicked and anxious guards in front of him, Yang Qiyu's own drowsiness and alcohol dissipated in an instant.

"What did you say?"

"Say it again?"

Yang Qiyu's face was hideous, and he grabbed the shoulder of the guard and shouted loudly. He couldn't believe what the guards had just said.

"General, there is already an internal response in the city."

"The north gate has been lost, I'm afraid, the enemy army waiting in ambush outside the city is afraid that they have already entered the city at this moment."

Looking at Yang Qiyu, who was shocked in front of him, the guards felt desperate and replied in a deep voice.

"Whew."

When Yang Qiyu heard this, he exhaled heavily.

"Get my weapon quickly."

"Prepare to meet the enemy."

"Xiangzhou City, there is no room for loss."

After a brief shock, Yang Qiyu quickly regained his composure. Such a scene had been expected in his heart before. Xiangzhou is the land of four wars. The Western Jin Dynasty and the Great Qi have long coveted Xiangzhou City. The war in Xiangzhou is expected, and it will happen sooner or later.

*

"General Liu, the drawbridge has fallen and the city gate has been opened."

"The rest of the time is the general's knife-wielding stage."

Outside the north gate of Xiangzhou City, more than 10,000 troops lined up here, breaking through the night sky with a murderous aura, ready to launch a deadly attack at any time.

"Brothers, all the achievements are made today."

"Take Xiangzhou City, and General Ben will invite you to drink wine and eat meat in the city."

"Kill."

Liu Yuan drew the war knife at his waist, pointed to the city gate, and shouted loudly.

"Kill, kill, kill."

More than 10,000 soldiers rushed to the city gate and entered the city.

"Meet the enemy, meet the enemy, meet the enemy."

The Western Jin army, which entered the city, soon collided with the Xiangzhou defenders who came to support. The narrow streets broke up the battle formations of the two armies in an instant, turning into street battles.

"Crossbowmen."

"Put."

"Whoosh."

One arrow after another broke away from the bow and crossbow, and disappeared into the crowd, and in an instant, hundreds of people had already died here.

"Drive."

Yang Qiyu was expressionless and patted his horse. At this time, the defenders of Xiangzhou had been defeated and retreated, as if they were about to be defeated at any time.

"The general is here."

"General, General."

The defenders of Xiangzhou, their stomachs were stained with blood, and they looked extremely miserable. Now when I saw my own general rushing to the battlefield, I suddenly seemed to have found my heart.

"There's no need to panic."

"Quickly retreat to the south gate."

Yang Qiyu roared and rushed towards the enemy to kill, he clenched the halberd in his hand, swept it, and suddenly blood splattered, and more than a dozen Western Jin Dynasty soldiers flew out, and the severed limbs and stumps were all over the place.

"Evacuate, evacuate."

The defenders of Xiangzhou, seeing the general like a divine help, swept away, as if they saw the dawn. All the soldiers endured their pain, slowly evacuated from the streets, and rushed to the south gate.

"Kill."

Yang Qiyu, who rushed into the Western Jin Dynasty army, swept invincible, and no one dared to approach him within three zhang of all the Western Jin Dynasty soldiers.

"Drive."

Yang Qiyu looked around the street and saw that his brothers had already retreated, and he no longer continued to fight. He jerked the reins in his hand, and his horse leaped high, breaking through the enemy army in an instant, and flying away. Looking at the back of Yang Qiyu's war horse leaving, the soldiers of the Western Jin Dynasty were terrified, this was only a moment's work, and more than 100 soldiers had died under his halberd.

*

At the south gate of Xiangzhou City, Yang Qiyu, who was standing on the wall, looked at the dense Western Jin Dynasty soldiers under the city wall, although his heart was full of despair, but he was not half afraid. Xiangzhou City, at this time, has lost all three gates, only the south gate is still lingering. There are 5,000 Xiangzhou defenders, and now there are only 1,000 soldiers left on the city wall.

"Four thousand good boys."

Yang Qiyu had tears in his eyes, this iron-blooded general who had been stabbed several times and had never shed tears, at this time, he was grief and cried.

"Brother Yang is here?"

The soldiers of the Western Jin Dynasty were in formation, and suddenly opened a road. Three figures slowly came from the military formation, and one of them, Yang Qiyu was extremely familiar, was Ma Zhifeng, the prefect of Xiangzhou.

"Thief, don't die well!"

"How dare you betray your country for glory?"

When Yang Qiyu saw Ma Zhifeng appear here, he scolded immediately. Inviting him to the banquet and sneaking up on the north gate, all of this was Ma Zhifeng's handiwork.

"Brother Yang, this is a bad statement, Ma doesn't dare to agree."

"The so-called, good birds choose trees to perch."

"Ma just made the right choice."

"Brother Yang, you and I have worked together for many years, Ma doesn't want you to die here, why don't you follow me all the way, follow General Liu, defect to the Western Jin Dynasty, and share the glory and wealth?"

Ma Zhifeng stood under the city wall with his head held high and talked eloquently.

"Bah."

"Shameless stuff."

"Yang Qiyu is ashamed to be with you."

Yang Qiyu took a sip and scolded him. Want him to surrender? Selling the country for glory? It's impossible.

"General Yang, Liu Yuan is polite."

"I have heard the prestige of General Yang for a long time, and today it is enough to see it, and I am fortunate to have three lives."

"General Yang bravely crowned the three armies, why not defect to my Western Jin Dynasty? I made a pilgrimage to Corporal Lixian, and I thought that with the talent of General Yang, it would not be a problem to be promoted to a knighthood. ”

"You and my brother can join forces and fight the world together? Is that good? ”

Liu Yuan stepped forward, bowed, and persuaded Yang Qiyu. Although it is an enemy army, it is full of pride and demeanor.

"No need to talk any more nonsense, if you want to fight, you will fight."

"Yang was born in Nanchu and died in Nanchu."

Yang Qiyu clenched the halberd in his hand and shouted loudly.

"Brothers, are you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid to walk with the general."

All the remnants of the Xiangzhou defenders rushed to kneel on one knee and shouted loudly, and the momentum shook the sky.

"It's very good, I can have all my brothers as companions, on Huangquan Road, Yang is not lonely."

"In this life, Yang is fortunate to have such brothers."

"Brothers, follow me and kill."

"Kill."

All the defenders of Xiangzhou, in the face of more than 10,000 enemy troops, all regarded death as home, like moths to a fire.

"Shoot the arrows."

"Kill, leave no one."

Liu Yuan was a little helpless, he closed his eyes tightly and gave an order.

"Whoosh." Ten thousand arrows pierce the night sky.

"Ugh."

A few arrows broke through the air and hit Yang Qiyu in the chest, causing him to let out a muffled snort. He looked around and saw that all his brothers had fallen to the ground and had left him, leaving him alone.

"Yang Qiyu, sinner."

"Yang Qiyu, I'm sorry brothers!"

"Yang Qiyu, I'm ashamed of Nan Chu!"

"Ahh

With the last of his strength, he thrust the halberd in his hand into the floor tiles, and then closed his eyes. His body did not fall until he died.

"Bury him."

Liu Yuan slowly opened his eyes, looked at the figure of Yang Qiyu standing on the wall, and ordered loudly. All the soldiers of the Western Jin Dynasty were full of admiration, and spontaneously hugged their fists and saluted him. Such a heroic figure deserves their respect and courtesy.

"General, how does Ma arrange it?"

A very abrupt voice sounded in Liu Yuan's ears, breaking the here and now, extremely solemn.

"Guard, send the Ma prefect's family across the river and return to the Western Jin Dynasty."

Liu Yuan tilted his head and ordered the guards beside him. It's just that in the corner of his eye, there is a trace of obscurity, but Ma Zhifeng didn't find it.

"No."

*

On the Han River, an official ship, from south to north, rode the wind and waves. Ma Zhifeng's family has several members, all of whom are in this official ship.

"Lao Zhao, you say."

"When I get to the Western Jin Dynasty, how will I be rewarded?"

Ma Zhifeng's face was excited and full of expectation at the moment, and he asked Lao Zhao beside him.

"Master, according to the old slave."

"I'm afraid it's at least a governor."

Lao Zhao's face was also excited, the old man was able to ascend, and he naturally followed the rising tide.

"Hahahaha."

"Then I will lend you good words."

Ma Zhifeng laughed, his excitement overflowing, he picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all.

"The ship sank, the ship sank, the ship sank."

Outside the cabin, there was the panicked shouts of the accompanying family members.

The soldiers of the Western Jin Dynasty on the ship had long since disappeared, leaving only Ma Zhifeng's family, looking helplessly at the slowly sinking official ship.

Ma Zhifeng looked at the surging river under his feet, he couldn't figure it out anyway.

"Why?"

“？？？”

No one, tell him the answer.