Chapter Forty-Eight: The Battle of Luling in Troubled Times (3)
Xiahou Ying was still shocked after a night's relief, if it weren't for Gan Ming's quick eyes, his life would have been explained here, thanks to the average martial arts practice of this assassin, otherwise even if Gan Ming's crossbow was fast, it would be useless.
After this assassination, the protection of Xiahou Ying had to go up to a higher level, and it was certain that these killers were all coming for Xiahou Ying, and they didn't care about the visitors from Dongyang, but in case Gan Ming secretly strengthened the protection.
"Princess, I think the problem is on our side." Gan Ming's demeanor was respectful.
Xiahou Ying has been entangled and said, "Didn't General Gan investigate?" Have you ever gained something? ”
"Princess, there is no problem with our own team, the problem may be elsewhere, the princess's whereabouts began to leak after she came out of Yong'an County, and the princess will be asked to order!" Gan Ming finally made up his mind.
"General Gan, please speak, the life of this palace depends on you!" Xiahou Ying didn't take care of it, she had already guessed Gan Ming's thoughts.
"Since the beginning of Yong'an County, all the correspondence exchanges, whether it is the South Ya, the North Ya, or the General of the General Affairs, or even the people around the princess, must check the places one by one, and there is no problem inside, then it must be rotten outside." Gan Ming gritted his teeth and said.
"As long as General Gan has solid evidence, even this palace can be blamed, since the prince chose you to come, he must trust you, and this palace also believes in you!" Xiahou Ying said with a smile.
Gan Ming was a little excited at the moment, he was able to save the lives of the prince and the princess one after another, I don't know if it was good luck or bad luck, and now he can get the unreserved trust of the princess Gan Ming feels that this life is worth it, and the blood in his chest is surging, just for the sentence "I believe in you".
"Princess, the last general has gone to the Luling Tomb to ask Wang Ye to cooperate with the performance, and on the grounds that the princess is frightened, Wang Ye will personally welcome the princess to cultivate, and on Chinese New Year's Eve, three cars will drive out of the city, all the way to Xianghu, all the way to Luling, and all the way to Chencheng." Gan Ming planned.
"Oh? Once this news is released, it will attract those assassins, but your unclear information makes it difficult for them to judge, which car is General Gan going to let this palace drive? Xiahou Ying was interested, she wanted to know what the wisdom of this general who rushed to capture the flag was.
Gan Ming shook his head and said, "I don't take any car, the princess will go to Luling with Yu Shengtang's caravan the day after tomorrow, and the general will remove these miscellaneous pieces one by one." ”
Xiahou Ying raised her eyebrows, her eyes were bright, and she said in a lazy tone: "General Gan, please, you can have a good rest in this palace." As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "What about the Dongyang envoy?" ”
"Secretly out of the city this morning, presumably it is almost to the realm of Xianghu County now, and I will be able to arrive in Luling City tomorrow evening at the latest, and Xianghu County will be escorted by its own Qilin Guard." Gan Ming replied quietly.
Luling City has eased from the tense atmosphere of the past few days, the people in the city think that Xiao Yu has not left, indicating that Luling is safe, and there is artillery fire outside the city every day, but life in the city has almost no impact, from the first few days of uncertainty, to now it is singing, dancing and dancing, from time to time you can still see Xiao Yu wandering around the city, except for not being able to go out of the city at will.
Yu Qingwu on the city tower has been in a state of calm and calm from the beginning of his hands and hands to now.
Fan Lihu under the city is not so good, at the beginning can break through one or two city gates, but was blocked back, now more than ten days have passed, the momentum of the siege army has now become no fighting spirit, every day is a mechanical siege, collect corpses, retreat, this is completely training for Xiao Yu, but it is not able to retreat, at this time the retreat is equivalent to a defeat, and Zhuo Dingfeng has begun to doubt his command, for several days in a row Zhuo's generals have complained, the direction of Yanhai has also fluctuated, There must be a Zhuo clan making trouble here this year, Fan Lihu is now pinning all his hopes on the whereabouts of Xiahou Ying revealed by the night guard, several waves of assassination have not succeeded, and now Zhuo's family, the imperial court and their own assassins have reached an agreement, tomorrow Xiahou Ying will go out of the city in three cars, and the three parties will also go out of the city, no matter which way to succeed will be a major blow to Xiao Yu, which is also the best way to boost morale.
"The Dongyang envoy sent it to the post station to settle down?" In the study room of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in Zhengbei, Xiao Yu frowned and looked at the news from Nanya, while talking to Xu Yu.
"Settle down, lord, but something went wrong with the princess?" Xu Yu saw Xiao Yu's displeasure and guessed.
"That's not true, Gan Ming did a good job, but Gan Ming's question is also my question, the Southern Ya and the Northern Ya have not been able to find out who leaked the whereabouts of the princess, and this person is too deeply hidden." Xiao Yu said hatefully.
Speaking of this, Xu Yu was very angry, a person being a spy can hide without a trace, this is the biggest challenge he has encountered since he became a spy, even if he was captured by Ye Bo Huaisheng that day, he didn't have the powerlessness that he had no way to do now, like a punch on the cotton, he couldn't make it, "Lord Wang, leave this matter to us, Commander Wen and I will definitely catch this guy hiding in the depths and make him a dilemma of life and death!" ”
It is rare for Xu Yu to have such words, it seems that he is not lightly angry, Gan Ming's secret report is well arranged, but for the sake of insurance, Xiao Yu ordered the garrison of Xianghu to move east to Changting Fortress to prepare for it, but it can't hit the self-confidence of the brocade Qilin, and by the way, he can also clean up the dissidents in the army and officials, and said: "This king really can't do this, you can do it." ”
After Xu Yu left, Xiao Yu fell in front of the table and began to study, Zhong Roulan agreed to raid the state on Chinese New Year's Eve, but there is no guarantee that it can successfully take the state, if you can't take the state, you can't complete the encirclement of Zhuo and Fan Lihu, Meng Yan's actions will be meaningless, it seems that the key to taking the state is still in Luling, as long as Luling can drag Fan Lihu, and even say that it can take Fan Lihu's state.
Xiao Yu kept pacing in the room, thinking about how to break the game, he couldn't afford to delay, although the supply of food and grass is not a problem, but people are easy to have illusions after being besieged for a long time, it is inevitable to make a move, just send troops to hit the other party hard, there can be no ambiguity, this leader is very important, Teng Han? No, Teng Han's ability lies in running thousands of miles, and he can't guarantee that he will hit the opponent hard, Yu Qingwu is good at defense, and he can't force him to send troops to attack, Gan Ming is suitable, but the person is not there, so after thinking about it, he decided to personally lead the army to the expedition.
On the fifteenth day of the siege of Luling is also the twenty-sixth day of the New Year, Xiao Yu personally led 30,000 Chinese troops out of the city to face Fan Lihu head-on, Fan Lihu smiled, I am afraid that Xiao Yu has not come out in Luling, if he does not come out, there will be no chance, and he will not be able to come out, for half a month, Fan Lihu is exhausted, and he wants to attack the city head-on, and the impact and harassment on Partridge Ridge have not stopped, and he has to prevent Xiao Yu's 10,000 rangers from attacking indiscriminately without rules and targets. What's more, the non-stop raids day and night are the same as the tactics of the eldest brother Fan Zhenshi, the eldest brother is a small group of raids, and this guy is a large part of the raids, all cavalry, fast as lightning, and has no nostalgia for the battlefield, this practice is even more desperate than the eldest brother.
"Second brother, Xiao Yu's soldiers and horses are pressing on us." Fan Zhenshi's reminder brought Fan Lihu back to reality.
"Just come out, array, three-way formation, impact!" Fan Lihu ordered.
Xiao Yu also put on a posture here, Xiao Ze and Xiao Zhan were around him, only to hear Xiao Yu say loudly: "Fan Lihu stole my Luling and insulted my soldiers, today my Qilin army will fight him to the death, and he will never die!" ”
The soldiers who had been suppressed in the city for a long time all burst out at an instant, and responded loudly: "Never die!" Never die! Never die! ”
"Xiao Ze, Xiao Zhan obey orders! Kirin Guard, chisel through! Xiao Yu ordered.
The lightning bolt from the suddenly gathered dark clouds pierced the sky, and the thick smell of blood permeated the dead and noisy river. Wails and sword shadows bloomed in the wind, and the piles of remnants were hideous and terrifying, and the river was cut off for a while.
At this moment, more than half of the two sides have been lost, the generals facing each other in front of the two sides are tired and decisive, Xiao Zhan once again tied his sword and hands together, Xiao Ze raised the wine gourd, swallowed the mellow liquor into his throat, and then threw it away, with his age It was still difficult to withstand the stimulation of the liquor, he already had a faint drunkenness.
Fan Zhenshi looked up to the sky and laughed and waved the big knife, countless soldiers surrounded him to kill the Qilin Army, enjoyable, leading the soldiers for many years has never been so happy, the two young generals on the opposite side can force themselves out of the Tibetan realm, good opponents, Fan Zhenshi actually had the idea of sympathy, but the swarming two waves of soldiers instantly distorted and intertwined together, blood mist flew all over the sky, Fan Zhenshi did not relent.
The remnants of the fallen soldiers, still brandishing their weapons and slashing, were met with only cries of despair and disillusionment. Xiao Ze and Xiao Zhan kept fighting with Fan Zhenshi, trying hard to take him down, but Fan Zhenshi was a fierce and fierce knife in one hand, bypassing his wrist and slashing at Xiao Ze's neck like lightning.
The soldiers reflected on the river under the reflection of the remnant sun were already a river beach of broken wreckage, and the rest of the people had forgotten the attachment of life, only the thought of death, and there was nothing left in their eyes, roaring like beasts, vowing to die with each other, and I don't know how long it had been, and the remaining beacon fire was finally silently extinguished after the downpour.
This war has been won or lost, Xiao Yu's face is full of tears, this is the most tragic since leading the troops, the soldiers sacrificed their lives to kill in the crowd, Xiao Yu is really difficult to suppress the sorrow in his heart.
Fan Lihu on the opposite side has reached the limit of physical fitness, seeing the eldest brother Fan Zhenshi standing in the center of the battlefield, the Fan character flag in his hand is still strong, suddenly Fan Zhenshi collapsed like a mountain, Fan Lihu only felt that his throat was sweet and his eyes were black, if it were not for the support of the guards, I was afraid that he would be planted headlong, and it took a while to slow down and say sadly: "The whole army withdraws!" Back to the state! ”
Looking at Fan Lihu's retreating remnants, Xiao Yu understood that Fan Lihu was the first to admit defeat.