"During the siege before, the general had already sent a herald to bring back your news, which means that now the other cities have learned the news that you are coming, and when the time comes, your army will inevitably suffer obvious losses in the force of the siege.

But if I help you, the situation will be different, I can take other troops and help you trick you into opening the city gate. I was originally a centurion in the army, and among the soldiers in other cities, there are also people who know me, and when we enter, we will directly seize control of the city gate, and then according to your strength, you will be able to easily take the second city before the rear reinforcements arrive! ”

I have to say that the young man in front of him was able to think of such a well-thought-out plan in such a short period of time after being captured, and more importantly, this young man even took into account the support speed of the rear reinforcements, and that thoughtful and meticulous thinking made Xia Qi can't help but look sideways.

Feeling the other party's gaze, the young man was also apprehensive in his heart, and then hurriedly added.

"If you don't feel at ease, you can send a team of people with us, but it's better not to have too many people, as it will easily arouse suspicion."

"What's your name?" Without a clear answer, Xia Qi suddenly asked such a question.

"Li Chuan."

"Okay, Li Chuan, I'm ready!"

The loss of troops was indeed a problem, and he could use the strategy of burning the walls of the first city, but such a strategy did not work this time.

On top of that, it takes a long time. If he waited for the royal court to react and directly sent a large army to come, the situation would become very unfavorable for him.

Xia Qi didn't know that Wang Tian, who died in this battle, was the general that the royal court relied on the most, and these prisoners in front of him were already the vast majority of the combatable soldiers that the other party could recruit.

Even if the army is sent again, it will only be a new recruit. Nothing more.

Hearing the words of the person in front of him, Xia Qi's heart lit up, he originally planned to fight quickly, and the Li Chuan in front of him was not of any use.

Just when Xia Qi was thinking about the gains and losses, the bear who was originally standing beside him suddenly spoke.

"Patriarch, you can't trust the words of the enemy! What if they turn against each other after entering the city? It's better to kill it! After speaking, Xiong also threw a suspicious look at Li Chuan.

Li Chuan, who heard this, was anxious, and just wanted to defend a few words, but Xia Qi waved his hand and said confidently: "It's okay!" If he turns against him, I will break through that city and kill him again!" ”

In this way, Li Chuan, who was supported by Xia Qi, rushed to the next city with his subordinates overnight.

It was night, the fire at the head of the new city was bright, and a soldier standing on duty on the city wall squinted his eyes, looking at the fire that was gradually amplifying in the night outside the city, and his face instantly became nervous.

He hurriedly shouted to the people around him: "Someone from outside the city is coming!" ”

Hearing the movement, the soldiers on duty quickly gathered on the city wall, looking at the team approaching with torches outside the city, as the city gate officer of the south city gate guarding the city, Wang Cheng raised his hand, signaling the archers to be ready to release arrows at any time, and then shouted: "Listen, people outside the city!" Don't come any closer, or I'll have to tell the archers to release their arrows!" ”

The person who came from the city was none other than Li Chuan and his party, who immediately stopped moving forward when they heard the shouts on the city wall.

Seeing the other party's cooperation, Wang Cheng's expression slowed down slightly, and then shouted again, "Where are you?" Tell us who you belong to and what you are called! ”

When Li Chuan heard this, he hurriedly shouted: "I am Li Chuan under the command of the general, Dongyuan City was attacked by the enemy army and was about to be unable to support it, we were sent to Wangcheng to ask for reinforcements!" Hurry up and open the gates of the city, the brothers in the city, we are tired and hungry now, and we need to rest urgently! ”

While speaking, Li Chuan also deliberately raised the torch in his hand, so that the firelight would illuminate his face, so that the people on the city wall could see it clearly.

Li Chuan's answer made Wang Cheng really unable to hear any questions for a while, but he still had some hesitation in his heart.

Xincheng naturally also has a general who guards the city, but the general has already fallen asleep at this time, and with the general's irritable temper, if he is woken up, no matter why he is in a hurry, he will definitely have a meal afterwards.

Just when he was hesitating whether to open the door, a centurion beside him said, "General, I know this Li Chuan." He was indeed a member of the General's command. ”

"So, let them in? With the temper of our general, if you go to him at this time, you will inevitably suffer from it. Hearing the deputy's words, Wang Cheng immediately stopped hesitating and ordered the city gate to be opened.

"Wait a minute, brothers, let's open the city gates!"

Li Chuan, who heard this, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and finally deceived the city gate.

The closed city gate of the new city slowly rose, and the fire reflected on his face made Li Chuan breathe a sigh of relief, and then quickly tensed his nerves, this was just the first step, the focus was to seize control of the city gate.

"Hurry up and come in!" After the city gate was halfway opened, it did not go up further, and Wang Cheng's voice came in from inside.

He was worried that something would happen if the city gate was left open for too long, while Li Chuan was worried that if he rubbed it for too long, the other party would notice something abnormal.

Thinking of this, Li Chuan naturally didn't dare to do more, and while walking forward, he quickly glanced behind him by the light of the fire, and the people behind him suddenly understood and immediately poured into the city.

"Patriarch, they're in."

In the distance, the bear hiding in the night still had a worried expression on his face, and even now, he still doubted that Li Chuan's words in his heart.

"Shall we take advantage of the opening of the city gates now and go straight to it?"

"Don't worry." Xia Qi, who was standing next to him, looked indifferent.

"Don't be suspicious of employing people, don't use suspicious people, since you have chosen to believe in that Li Chuan once, then simply believe it thoroughly, how much time does it take for the other party to close the city gate? Even if we suddenly kill out now, can this distance be faster than the gate on the other side? ”

He first exhaled a breath of turbidity, and then continued: "Rushing out suddenly will only disrupt Li Chuan's plan, rather than this, it is better to take a gamble, win the bet, this new city will naturally become our bag, and that Li Chuan can be regarded as proving his sincerity in surrendering, if he loses the bet, he will continue to act according to the original plan, no matter what, there will not be much loss for me." ”

Inside the city gate of the new city, with the re-fall of the city gate, Wang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, and at this time, Li Chuan, who was embarrassed, saw this, and hurriedly took two steps forward, and after approaching the other party, he said to him gratefully: "Thank you, two brothers......"

Wang Cheng just waved his hand when he heard this, and just wanted to say something, but at this moment, a wisp of murderous intent flashed in Li Chuan's eyes, and a bronze dagger hidden in the leather bracer in advance was instantly pulled out by him!

A cold glow flashed quickly in front of his eyes, and at that time, Wang Cheng, who didn't have time to react at all, only felt a chill in his throat, and his whole expression was completely frozen at that moment.

"Brothers, do it!"

Wang Cheng's fallen corpse seemed to have become a signal for them to make a move, and the remnants of the defeated generals who were covered in blood one by one, as if there was no one next to them, and even the remnants of the defeated generals who couldn't stand on their feet rose up one after another at this moment, and in the blink of an eye, all the soldiers guarding the city closest to them were cut down to the ground!

This wave of attacks came too suddenly, which made the centurion Rui, who was a few steps behind Wang Cheng, change his face on the spot, looking at the current situation, if he had walked two steps faster, the corpse lying on the ground now was probably him.

Thinking of this, the centurion's heart could be described as shocked and angry, and he hurriedly shouted for the surrounding soldiers to surround and kill! However, in this era, everyone's focus is still on the daytime, and no one will attack a city at night.

It is precisely for this reason that the number of soldiers on the night vigil is not much at all, and the person who is usually responsible for standing on the city wall for the night is a small team, in other words, ten people.

Now that it has entered a state of martial law, the number of night vigil soldiers in the new city has only doubled, but one squad has doubled, and the final result is that it has become two squads, and the number of people has not changed at all.

The other party's unexpected attack directly cut down the soldiers of their two night vigil squads

The location of the military camp is not far from the city gate, Li Chuan can clearly see that the fire in the distance has been lit up, which is particularly dazzling in the dark night, thinking that some soldiers have already noticed the movement here, and quickly opened the city gate, and let Xia Qi take his troops into the city is the right thing!

After the city gate was raised again, Li Chuan, who was holding a torch, ran outside quickly, and then waved a predetermined signal with the torch in his hand to notify Xia Qi and the others in the distance.

Looking at the signal here, Xiong had mixed feelings.

Seeing this, Xia Qi waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Enter the city!" ”

Although he brought half of the 3,000 troops in the night attack this time, it was not easy to take this city when the city gate was wide open?

Xincheng originally stationed 500 garrison troops here, but when Wang Tian went to the border, even these 500 guards were transferred 400 people, that is, there are only 100 defenders in this city now.

Originally, the defending general of this city thought that there were already so many defenders in the border city in front of him anyway, and it was impossible for the enemy army to attack it, but he didn't expect that in less than a day, the border city with 4,000 people stationed had been breached.

Even the great generals, who were most relied upon by the king, were killed in battle.

When Xia Qi's army entered the city, the first time it was to smash the barracks, 1,500 murderous soldiers, against a hundred of whom didn't even have time to put on their weapons and equipment, and even slept in a daze with the enemy army, there is no need to say much about the outcome of this battle.

When the general of the new city reacted, he was powerless, and he originally tried to organize a resistance, but when Xiong heard the news and rushed over, it was only three rounds before he was split in two by Xiong's knife.

At this point, this city has completely fallen into the hands of Xia Qi.