Chapter 43 Beauty Xia Lian

For as long as he can remember, Li Jiangyao has never felt so tired as he does now. In a trance, he seemed to have a feeling that he was about to run out of oil.

With 400 people, to take on 40,000 enemy troops alone, this kind of thing is scary to think about. But at that time, he still made a choice without hesitation.

There is only one reason for this: if you want to live, you must first forget the fear of death.

The so-called "narrow road meets the brave wins".

In the face of the brutal enemy army, the tens of thousands of people in Metasequoia City, as well as the Paozawa brothers who came here with him, had no way out.

Since there is no way out, why fight to the death?

With the confidence to live to death, the next thing is the problem of strategy. Li Jiangyao was keenly aware that the enemy army besieging the city was actually not as strong as it seemed on the surface.

In the siege battle during the day yesterday, the opponent obviously had an advantage in troops, but after fighting all day, he didn't even have a decent landing on the city, and the city gates did not suffer heavy damage. The intensity of the offensive and defensive battle is not even as fierce as the last time the ghost alliance horse bandits came to fight alone.

Li Jiangyao knew in his heart that no matter how fully he prepared the defense system in advance, and no matter how clever Lin Feng's command methods were, such a situation should not occur.

This can only show that the coalition forces have their own calculations and have not exhausted their full strength.

In addition to this, there is also the problem of the enemy encampment.

I don't know if it's because they're overconfident or eager to win. The camp of the Turkic horse bandit coalition army is spread out on all sides directly around Metasequoia City, and it is only a thousand steps away from the city gate.

Even if Li Jiangyao hadn't read the Imperial Capital Yanwutang, he knew just by relying on the military knowledge he had accumulated that he was purely lazy to seek death.

At a distance of 1,000 paces, if the cavalry sprints at high speed, it only takes a few dozen breaths to run, and once the opportunity is sought to launch a surprise attack, the attacked side will not even have time to arm.

The Turkic horse bandits must have thought that Metasequoia City was weak and had absolutely no courage to go out of the city to fight, so they were so arrogant and directly blocked the city gate to set up camp.

And Li Jiangyao saw the other party's carelessness and underestimated the enemy, and dragged the other party out of fatigue by harassing him all night, and then completely relaxed his vigilance, and then took advantage of the favorable conditions that the city gate was close to the enemy camp to make a successful surprise attack in one fell swoop.

However, Rao is like this, Li Jiangyao's actions are still extremely dangerous.

As long as any of the Turkic soldiers and horses along the way were sober and fearless of death, it was possible to stop him, and then let the army surround the ironclad cavalry from all sides.

Or, if Du Jian failed to react in time, changed his strategy at a critical moment, and used poisonous fireworks to disrupt Gelhan's position, then Li Jiangyao would also be blocked between the two large camps in the northeast and would not be able to get out.

Therefore, this daytime attack on the camp is not only the unity of comrades-in-arms, but also the favor of God.

And Li Jiangyao himself has burst out with the strongest combat power in history. Especially after breaking into the East Battalion, the whole road of soldiers and horses turned into a wedge-shaped formation, and he personally took on the heavy responsibility of the sharp edge, fighting all the way to rush forward, almost vomiting blood from exhaustion.

However, after returning to the city safely, Li Jiangyao rejected Lin Feng's suggestion to let him go back to his house to rest, and only briefly treated various wounds in the city, then gritted his teeth and stubbornly inspected the state of the defense line.

After a short time, the siege coalition forces that had been surrounding Metasequoia abandoned the camp walls one after another and began to assemble to the east one after another. Then, they discharged their defensive formation and continued to retreat five miles to the east before they re-established their positions.

In this way, except for the east gate of Metasequoia, the siege on the other three sides of the city was lifted.

Seeing that the Turkic horse bandit army outside the city began to shrink and retreat, Li Jiangyao knew that this was his own violent style of play that played a role, frightening the other party's main general to dare not have the slightest intention of underestimating the enemy.

At the same time, a feeling of weakness that he had never felt before slowly rose up in his body.

Li Jiangyao supported the wall with his hand and sat down slowly.

"My lord, there's a lot of blood." Ma Mu's voice sounded in his ears: "Let's go down and rest for a while." ”

Li Jiangyao turned his head and couldn't help but feel warm in his heart when he saw Ma Mu's concerned expression. He was about to open his mouth to comfort the other party, but suddenly found a very beautiful girl standing next to him.

Before Li Jiangyao could ask curiously, the girl fell to her knees with a grunt and bowed down to him.

The girl's behavior made Li Jiangyao feel confused, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to help, and at the same time asked Ma Mu what was going on?

Ma Mu smiled honestly: "My lord, have you forgotten?" Didn't you save her? ”

Hearing this, Li Jiangyao suddenly realized.

It turned out that the one who thanked him in front of him was the girl in the horse bandit camp. After breaking into the camp and returning to the city last night, Li Jiangyao entrusted her who was almost frightened to Ma Mu to take care of, and then he was so busy playing with the enemy that he didn't even bother to ask about it.

Last night, the night was dark, his vision was difficult to see, and he was in danger, Li Jiangyao didn't take a closer look at the other party's appearance at that time. Now take a serious look, this girl actually looks extremely standard, although she is not powdered, but she is beautiful, and her delicate and wonderful posture is even more rare, and it is no wonder that those horse bandits are full of lust.

Ma Mu introduced on the side: "My lord, this girl's name is Xia Lian, she is from the Yiwu tribe, and her home is in Motu Village, not far from Metasequoia. Originally, I asked her to take a good rest, but when she heard that you had led your troops back to the city, she insisted that I lead you to see you, and I wanted to thank you in person for saving your life. ”

Li Jiangyao bowed slightly, and was about to say something unpolite, but he only heard Xia Lian say softly: "My lord, Xia Lian's family was killed by horse thieves, and my life was given by you." From now on, Xia Lian is willing to always accompany the adults and serve you as a cow and a horse. ”

A stunning beauty said the words "be a cow and a horse" in person, and anyone who heard it would be thrilled, and Li Jiangyao was of course no exception. Hearing this, he was stunned on the spot, and he didn't know how to respond for a while.

Ma Mu knew that Xia Lian was in a miserable situation, and he was afraid that Li Jiangyao would refuse directly, so he hurriedly helped persuade her: "My lord, look how pitiful this girl is, her home is gone." Since she has the intention to repay the favor, show mercy and take her in. Xia Lian can live in the castle guard mansion and take care of you. ”

Li Jiangyao thought about it carefully and said to Xia Lian: "If you are not afraid of the hardships in the barracks, then stay first, at least you can shelter from the wind and rain." However, you are not my servant, but my sister-in-law, and we will henceforth be brother and sister. ”

Xia Lian was surprised and delighted when she heard this, and hurriedly leaned down again: "Thank you, my lord, for taking me in, oh no, thank you, brother." ”

Li Jiangyao helped her up and comforted her a few more words, and then asked Ma Mu to temporarily lead her to the city guard mansion to rest. As soon as the two of them left on the front foot, Lin Feng and Du Jian came over with the back foot, and with them, there was also Shen Lie.

After Shen Lie finished talking about what had happened before, Li Jiangyao was finally convinced that the person in front of him was the real person himself, and that Lao Jianhua was most likely in collusion with the Turks outside the city.

Shen Lie asked Li Jiangyao to take a step to speak, and in a secluded place, he made it clear to the other party his identity. When Li Jiangyao was in the imperial capital, he had heard Xu Youchang and them talk about the rumors about the Reverse Scale Division, and knew that those people were the emperor's personal guards, similar to the secret service organization in the modern world. And Shen Lie was actually the head of the Reverse Scale Division, and he immediately understood in his heart that Lao Jianhua's matter was extraordinary.

Shen Lie said in a deep voice: "Captain Li, I don't know the situation on the side of the Ghost Desert in Western Xinjiang as well as you, but Lao Jianhua has always been the target of our Reverse Scale Division. This official can give you a packing ticket, the thief has colluded with the Turkic Empire and the important ministers of our court, and is ready to carry out a grand conspiracy that is unfavorable to Shengtang. And the first step is definitely in the western frontier! ”

Li Jiangyao was slightly stunned: "The important ministers of the DPRK? Who are you referring to? ”

It is said that with his official rank, he will not be able to enter the eyes of the long history of the reverse scales, let alone tell him about the confidential affairs of the imperial court, but Li Jiangyao's outstanding performance of courage and resourcefulness, especially the feat of attacking the camp during the day this morning, has already left a deep impression on Shen Lie.

In his opinion, as long as time passes, Li Jiangyao will definitely become a famous general of the new generation of Shengtang.

So, Shen Lie didn't intend to hide it from him, and said calmly: "Shangzhu Kingdom, Xie Guang." ”

"Damn, it's really him!" Li Jiangyao couldn't help but scold: "When the Western Xinjiang Battle was fought before, I felt that this product was unreliable. Lord Shen, since you already know that Xie Guang has a problem, why don't you deal with him quickly and keep him for the New Year? ”

Shen Lie smiled bitterly: "Brother, do you think I don't want to?" It's a pity that Xie Guang is not an ordinary minister, and the safety of the emperor and the court is also within his sphere of influence. The slightest mistake can lead to even greater trouble. ”

Li Jiangyao was a little curious: "Conventional means are not good, and special ones are not successful?" I've heard that you've always been ......"

Shen Lie knew that he wanted to say that "the Reverse Scale Division has always been an expert in kidnapping, poisoning, and assassination", so he shook his head: "Xie Guang's martial arts can at least rank in the top five positions of the Holy Tang masters, compared to the first master of the military, He Jingming, I am afraid it is not much different." Coupled with the fact that he has always been cautious, ordinary covert operations cannot threaten him at all. ”

Hearing this, Li Jiangyao bowed slightly: "I understand, you plan to grasp the solid evidence first, and avoid the Xuanjia Army soldiers being bewitched and instigated by him to the greatest extent, and then mobilize forces to wipe them out." ”

"Exactly." Shen Lie said: "The Holy Tang military has always been powerful, but secretly and intertwined, and the relationship is complicated. Only by showing ironclad evidence of Xie Guang's conspiracy can the military generals have nothing to say, and the brothers of the various legions will not be misunderstood. ”

Li Jiangyao was silent for a moment, and sighed helplessly: "The truth is such a truth, but the reality may not be as adults wish." Xie Guang is a famous general who can fight well, and what he pays attention to is that if he does not move, he will be like a thunderbolt. By the time you find the evidence, he'll probably be overturned. ”

Shen Lie knew that what the other party said was reasonable, but Emperor Li Chengwu always hoped that he could handle this matter safely and not give birth to a disaster like the rebellion of King Jin twenty years ago, so even the ruthless and rebellious long history was helpless.

He sighed secretly, and asked instead, "Brother Li, now that the enemy army is attacking the city, what are your plans next?" ”

Hearing the other party mention this, Li Jiangyao smiled confidently: "What else can I plan?" The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth. I won't tell you, brother, I have already warned my boss before, but unfortunately the Turks have a careful layout, and with the cooperation of local traitors in Western Xinjiang, they have almost completely disrupted the deployment of our garrison, and there will be no reinforcements coming. And I estimate that in the near future, there will be a bigger situation in the entire Western Ghost Desert, and Metasequoia City is just a small wave in this huge whirlpool. ”