Outside the city of Guangling, a long enclosure built by civil engineering surrounded the city, completely isolating the city from the wilderness outside the city. Outside Changwei, there were Nanliang sergeants patrolling and guarding day and night, and when they saw signs of trying to break through and attack in the city, they immediately warned with drums and horns.

Only a few limited gaps were opened in the entire Changwei for the Southern Liang army outside to enter and exit the siege city, and other than that, Guangling City had no other channels of communication with the outside world.

However, as the military and political core of the region, Guangling City has always been a key gathering place for personnel and materials, and although it has been under siege for several months, it still stands still and confronts the attacking soldiers outside the city.

After commanding a day's siege battle, Chen Baxian led his troops back to the camp outside the long siege, and asked a little tiredly: "Has Haixi been conquered there?" ”

Guangling City, as an important town in Jiangbei, in addition to this city itself, there are a series of smaller cities such as Ouyang, Jiangdu, Gaoyou, Haixi, etc., including Jingzhou, Shiliang City, etc., which together constitute a complete offensive and defensive system.

As the attack on Guangling continued for several months, these strongholds in the left and near the city were also taken down one by one, and Haixi in the north was attacked by Wu Mingche, a powerful Jiangbei powerhouse under Chen Baxian's command.

Because Haixi is located in the north of Guangling, once it is captured, it can effectively deter and interfere with the Huaibei division, which is undoubtedly a very huge psychological blow to the soldiers defending the city. It was also a turning point that Chen Baxian imagined in his heart after he couldn't attack Guangling City for a long time and saw that the soldiers were exhausted.

After all, a big city like Guangling is too difficult to capture with a brute attack by external forces alone, and you can only try more from all aspects. It is believed that Li Boshan of the Western Wei Dynasty, who attacked Hefei City, should be the same, and he is still fighting a long siege and bitter battle against Hefei City.

When he saw the generals shaking their heads and saying that they hadn't yet, Chen Baxian's expression couldn't help but be slightly gloomy, but he cheered up again, and said to the generals who were a little depressed with a smile: "But at least we can continue to attack without distractions, General Li of the north is really brave, and he defeated the tens of thousands of strong troops in a short time, and there should be no enemy troops coming south to reinforce and disturb me in a short time." As long as you continue to fight hard, it is only a matter of time before you take this city! ”

However, the next development seemed to be deliberately against him, and soon the news of the successive defeats of Xuyi and Jingzhou came, and Duan Shao of the Northern Qi Dynasty, who had won successive battles, was also leading his army to Guangling, which suddenly shocked the Southern Liang soldiers outside Guangling City.

"It's not that Li Boshan of Wei has defeated the Qi army, how can there be an enemy army coming south, and the momentum is still so fast?"

Soon there were doubts in the army, and such questions were polite, and the generals who knew the inside story of each other's cooperation scolded angrily: "The Qiang people are treacherous and cunning, and they can't be trusted. The alliance has already hidden evil schemes before, and lying about the military situation is even more ill-intentioned, just to deceive our army to stay here and fight to the death with the Qi people! ”

In a panic, they didn't care to distinguish that the information they had received before was not transmitted by Li Tai's faction, but from the friendly forces in Jingzhou. And they are panicked at the moment, and they don't have the mood to reason at all, they just subconsciously blame others to vent.

Because of the urgency of the military situation, and it was reported that the Northern Qi men and horses were coming from here non-stop, and the distance was not far away, the soldiers in the battalion were even more panicked, and they didn't care about complaining more, and soon the main general Chen Baxian's big tent was full of generals.

"You and everyone abandons the camp and gathers here, could it be Li Ben's rebirth, or Hou Jing's return? Otherwise, what kind of strong enemy is evil, and the hundred battles of the strong team worthy of my consecutive victories will change color in a hurry! ”

Chen Baxian naturally learned the news at the first time, stood in the big tent with a sword in his hand, looked at the generals in the tent and said in a deep voice.

"Chen Sikong, Qi people have reinforcements coming! I've lost all the way......"

"Yes, the Qiang thieves deceived us and others, they did not defeat the Qi people at all, and they intended to frame our army to death!"

Everyone shouted one after another, and some people even noticed that Li Zhen, the envoy of the northern part of the province who was standing not far from Chen Baxian, said viciously even though he drew a knife in his hand: "I will kill this traitor for the Lord first, and then avenge this fraud after my army has lifted the siege and turned to peace!" ”

Li Zhen had already heard the whispering accusations of the soldiers in the army, and he was also very angry, and after hearing this, he even drew his saber, pointed at this person and said angrily: "Rat gallant dog, the enemy has not yet arrived, first be cowardly!" The general of my family is mighty and powerful, why do you need to talk about deception, and the tens of thousands of horses and horses of the Qi thief step Great Khan Sa are close to collapse is conclusive evidence!

Today, it's just a brigade of partial divisions to disturb, and the armies of your country are cowardly and self-defeating, but they slander my general's fraud, such a treacherous voice, if I don't kill you, the covenant will be destroyed! The rats are difficult to plot, but the reputation of my general cannot be blasphemed! ”

Both sides were very excited, each with a knife in hand, and it looked as if they were about to fight each other immediately.

Chen Ba's face also turned blue after seeing this, and he directly kicked over the table in front of him, and suddenly roared: "Stop it!" If we mess with our military discipline again, we will not be spared! ”

Hearing this, the generals who were still noisy and arguing were silent and did not dare to speak again.

Only Li Zhen was still full of anger on his face, and his eyes full of anger swept across the faces of the generals one by one, and then he turned around and abandoned his knife to the ground, and said to Chen Baxian: "Guangling is thousands of miles away from the north, and Sikong can't increase me, and if he loses, he can't reduce me. This group of generals will suspect me before examining the enemy's situation, so that the alliance can be successful?

Why be afraid of thieves? I am defeated like a chicken and a dog! Now I have all the swords and armor, how can I cry and beg for mercy like women and children? Li Zhen is not talented, and he has repeatedly broken the enemy from my uncle, and now the thief has arrived, and your southern soldiers want to escape, I can lead the town to the rear, but ask for Sikong, if I am lucky not to die, I need to take the head of this thief and return to the general, in order to tell the cause of the destruction! ”

As he spoke, he turned his head and glared angrily at the Liang general who had been deceived and wanted to draw his knife to kill him.

When the generals in the tent heard this, some of them couldn't help but show shame, and some of them were even more annoyed, while the general who was glared at was a little cramped and a little annoyed, so he said angrily: "The thief really wants to harm people......

"Shut up!"

Chen Ba first shouted angrily again, then walked in front of Li Zhen, clasped his fists at Li Zhen and saluted: "Governor Li, please don't be impatient, this disciple has always been rude and reckless, and even I am often offended." Pity him for my long time, brave in battle, is why I tolerate it to this day. If you have offended the Governor today, please allow me to make amends to the Governor and forgive me. ”

Li Zhen turned his head to look at him, and did not look at Chen Baxian, who was saluting him to make amends, and said coldly: "Death here, death in battle, it's no different!" The victory of the north is not due to the generosity of people to offend! ”

After Chen Baxian heard this, his eyes suddenly turned cold, and his eyes looked at Li Zhen with a hint of unkindness, but soon these subtle changes were not visible, and he turned his head to look at the general who was already pleading in a panic, and said in a deep voice: "Your wife, I will raise it, go." ”

"The Lord ...... Mercy"

When the general heard this, he immediately begged for mercy, but before he finished speaking, he was escorted out of the tent by the soldiers behind Chen Baxian who covered their mouths.

At this time, the faces of everyone in the tent were even more tense, and Chen Baxian picked up the saber that Li Zhen had discarded on the ground before and stuffed it back into his hand, and then said: "Hearing the news of the enemy, the color changed, which made Li Dudu smile." Guangling is our river defense barrier, and the Liang people do not try to recover it, and it is not a pity to die! General Li is willing to help me and share the enemy's situation for me, and this kindness is remembered from the bottom of my heart and I dare not forget it.

There was an oath before, if Guangling did not conquer and thought about returning first, please behead me and return to General Li. Repeat this oath today, the thief will fight when he comes, and he will never retreat. I deserve it in the front battle, please hold a knife for me to suppress the formation and supervise the battle, if I move the formation and retreat, the governor can not report it! Although the muscles and bones of the Liang people are temporarily folded in the civil strife, they are born in this body, and they are by no means bent over their waists for the sake of longevity! ”

After Li Zhen heard Chen Baxian's words, he was also impressed by the momentum for a while, and after retracting his saber, he said to Chen Baxian: "After this battle, I will definitely return this majestic voice to my uncle." The other preface is too radical, I hope you will forgive me. ”

Chen Ba's mouth opened when he heard this, but he didn't say anything, just raised his hand and patted Li Zhen's shoulder, and then turned around and began to arrange for the enemy.