Tai Hao took Mi Ji to the tent of His Royal Highness King Cheng, Tai Hao first gave King Cheng a salute, Mi Wei knelt down and kowtowed when he saw this: "Mi Ji, the general of Xinfeng City, see His Royal Highness King Cheng." ”

King Cheng ordered his entourage to sit for them, and then King Cheng asked, "You are the general of Xinfeng City, where is the city lord of Xinfeng City locked up now?" ”

Tai Hao replied for Mi Ji: "Your Highness, after the city lord of Xinfeng City surrendered to the rebels, he took his family to Thousand Winds City. ”

Hearing this answer, King Cheng frowned. He reprimanded angrily: "There are so many shameless people in the officials of the Eastern Empire who betray the country and seek glory!" ”

He paused and continued, "This king has decided to launch an attack on Thousand Winds City in three days, what does Lord Taihao think?" ”

"Attacking Thousand Winds City, of course, the lower officials have no objection, but they haven't figured out the current situation in Thousand Winds City, and if they attack rashly, there may be unexpected dangers." Tai Hao said calmly, "Xia Guan suggested that a reconnaissance team be sent to Thousand Winds City first, and then make a decision after understanding the enemy's situation. ”

King Cheng nodded in agreement.

Regarding the attack on Thousand Winds City, Mi Jian listened, bowed down and replied, "Xia Guan is willing to follow His Royal Highness King Cheng to fight in Thousand Winds City. ”

King Cheng said: "Do you have any ideas about attacking Thousand Winds City?" What is the best way to siege a city? ”

Mi Jian arched his hand and said: "Xia Guan thinks that the best way to attack Thousand Winds City is the word 'sleepy', now there are many soldiers in Thousand Winds City, if you attack strongly, victory or defeat will be unknown, but if you choose to besiege the city, the odds of victory will be greatly increased." The food and grass in Thousand Winds City are supplied by several nearby cities, and we choose to besiege the city in order to force the defenders to surrender or die of starvation. ”

"This method is good, but it will waste a lot of time, because we don't know how long we will have to besiege to reach the limit of the rebels, and if it is too long, the defenders in the city may be supported by reinforcements." When the time comes, we will be on both sides. ”

After hearing this, Mi Jian pondered for a moment, and then said: "What Your Highness said is extremely true, but we can first send a team to Thousand Winds City to reconnoiter the enemy's situation according to what Lord Taihao said, understand the situation of the defenders in the city and the situation of grain and grass reserves, and then decide the time and method of siege according to these circumstances." ”

At that moment, King Cheng ordered the guards around him to immediately organize a capable reconnaissance team and go to Thousand Winds City to reconnoitre. At the same time, he also ordered the reinforcement of Xinfeng City's defenses in case of emergency.

Mi Jian continued: "The lower official also wants to ask His Royal Highness to give an order to the lower official. ”

"What order?" King Cheng asked.

Mi Jian said: "Order the subordinate to go to the Thousand Winds City Gate tomorrow to shout battle, the purpose of this move is to see which general will be the opponent, and to roughly see what the opponent's combat strength is?" ”

Cheng Wang said: "What does General Mi Ji mean is that he will shout at the gate of Thousand Winds City tomorrow, but he won't really fight?" Does General Mi Ji mean anything else by doing this? ”

Mi Jian smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness Mingjian, the lower official did this not to provoke the other party, but to better understand the enemy's situation. If we can know who the opponent's generals are and what their fighting strength is, then we can formulate targeted tactics and improve our chances of victory when attacking Thousand Winds City. And then there's ...... Xiaguan's two subordinates, they were originally the deputy generals of Xinfeng City, they had also surrendered to the rebels and went to Thousand Winds City, if Xiaguan saw them, he would kill those two scum with his own hands! ”

Taihao heard Mi Ji's method and thought it was feasible. He responded: "This method is very good, tomorrow I am willing to lead the troops to Thousand Winds City with General Mi Wei to fight against the rebels." ”

King Cheng nodded, agreeing with Miji's suggestion. So, he ordered Tai Hao and Mi Wei to go to the Thousand Winds City Gate tomorrow to shout for battle, but not to start a full-scale war.

The next day, Taihao and Mi Wei led 20,000 soldiers to the gate of Thousand Winds City. They stood under the city gate and shouted for battle, and Mi Wei shouted: "Rebel ministers and thieves, we will be ordered to beg the thieves, and quickly open the city and surrender, otherwise we will fight to the death!" ”

The defenders at the head of the city heard the shouts of battle, and they came out to watch, and they saw Tai Hao and Mi Wei wearing the armor of the Eastern Empire, sitting on horses, majestic, and they couldn't help but feel a little afraid in their hearts. However, they did not believe that the soldiers of the Eastern Empire were really capable of storming the Thousand Winds City.

Soon, several generals in Thousand Winds City arrived outside the door with a group of soldiers, and Tai Hao saw a very familiar face among the generals at a glance, he was Bi Luojing, the deputy general of Pinghe City. Bi Luojing sat on a red steed with a spear in his hand, his eyes sharp.

"Who is shouting outside my Thousand Winds City Gate!" Bi Luojing shouted loudly.

Tai Hao and Mi Jian glanced at each other, Mi Wei was just about to speak, Tai Hao stopped him, and whispered to Mi Ji: "I know this traitor, he was originally the deputy general of Pinghe City, wait for me to meet him for a while." ”

Immediately, Tai Hao responded loudly: "We are ordered to beg for thieves, and you will quickly dismount and surrender!" ”

Bi Luojing sneered and said, "Hahaha, the official is not mistaken, isn't this Lord Taihao, I don't know if Lord Taihao still remembers the official?" Why did Lord Taihao suddenly disappear from Pinghe City? ”

Tai Hao ignored his question, and continued: "Wait for the thief, quickly dismount and surrender, or you will fight us to the death!" ”

Bi Luojing said: "Lord Taihao, don't be ignorant, now there are 300,000 soldiers and horses in Thousand Winds City, and you only have 10,000 or 20,000 troops, so it's you who should get off the horse and surrender!" You surrender now, the emperor of our Beiyu Empire can still remember the old love and seal you as an official, if there is a real fight, you won't get anything! ”

Taihao shouted: "Then try and compete!" His voice was loud and powerful, full of confidence and determination. As his words fell, he drew his sword and clenched it in his hand.

Then, Tai Hao rode to the middle of the two armies, his posture was tall and heroic. His gaze scanned the soldiers around him, as if to take them in full.

Bi Luojing shouted to the generals behind him: "Who dares to fight? His voice was full of majesty and confidence, and the soldiers around him felt a sense of oppression.

Hearing Bi Luojing's shout, some generals began to hesitate, not knowing whether to face the battle. They know that this battle is very dangerous, but if they do not face it, they may lose their status and dignity.

Bi Luojing looked at a general behind him and shouted, "General Gu Sheng, can you compete with him?" At this time, Gu Sheng had been hiding behind several generals, and Taihao didn't see him just now.

Hearing Bi Luojing's order, Gu Sheng had to step forward to face the battle. He was a little hesitant and uneasy in his heart, because he used to be Taihao's subordinate, but now he has become a "traitor".

In Gu Sheng's heart, he knew that his actions were wrong, but he also couldn't control his choices. He was once a loyal citizen of the Eastern Empire, but he became one of the leaders of a rebel army in desperation, and now he must explain his helplessness to Taihao.

Therefore, when Bi Luojing shouted to him, "General Gu Sheng, can you compete with him?" At that time, Gu Sheng had to step forward to face it. This was not only an opportunity to talk to Tae-ho, but also an opportunity for him to fight for dignity for himself and other oppressed subjects of the Eastern Empire.

However, when facing his former master, Gu Sheng was somewhat panicked in his heart. He didn't know what Tai Hao would think of his betrayal, and he didn't know if Tai Hao was still willing to forgive him. This ambivalence made Gu Sheng feel very entangled and painful.

When Taihao saw Gu Sheng appear, his heart was full of surprise and doubt. He remembered that Gu Sheng was caught by Yao Fuji and put in the 'death row' of Pinghe City, and Taihao tried his best to save him. But now, Gu Sheng has become the leader of the rebels, which makes Taihao feel unacceptable. He couldn't help but think of the time he had gotten along with Gu Sheng in Pinghe City, and the brotherhood between them. Nowadays, it has all become so strange and incredible. Taihao sighed deeply, his heart full of helplessness and disappointment.

At that moment, Gu Sheng rode a tall horse and held a sharp spear, and came to the position in the middle of the two armies majestically. He was dressed in black armor with a silver belt around his waist, and his body exuded a strong momentum and confidence. In the light of the sun, his armor shone brightly, and instantly became the focus of both armies.

Tai Hao asked excitedly, "Brother Gusheng, why are you?" Why are you with the rebels? His voice was full of surprise and bewilderment.

Gu Sheng looked at Tai Hao, and he also felt a sense of complexity in his heart. He knew that Taihao had been his friend and comrade-in-arms, but now they had become enemies. He took a deep breath, and then said slowly, "Lord Taihao, I used to be your subordinate, but now I am no more. ”

When Taihao heard this, he was even more shocked and disappointed in his heart. He knew that Gu Sheng had betrayed the Eastern Empire, but he still couldn't accept this fact. He went on to ask, "Why did you betray the Eastern Empire? ”

Gu Sheng lowered his head in shame and said, "Lord Taihao, I'm ...... I can't stand you. I know I'm doing it wrong, but I don't have a choice right now, are you okay these years? ”

Taihao looked at Gu Sheng deeply, and his heart was full of pain and helplessness. He knew that Gu Sheng must have something unspeakable, because in Tai Hao's impression, Gu Sheng would never be a traitor to the Eastern Empire.

Tai Hao replied: "I'm fine, but I will often think of you, Brother Gusheng, what happened to me, where are they all except you?" Mao Ru, Qi Yu, Daxi, Nian Yu...... Where are they all, and are they in Thousand Winds now? ”

Gu Sheng said in a low voice: "They ......"

At this moment, Bi Luojing interrupted him, only to hear Bi Luojing shout loudly: "What are you doing? If you can't fight yet, General Gusheng, teach him a good lesson! ”

After hearing this, Gu Sheng lowered his voice and said to Tai Hao: "Lord Tai Hao, let's not really fight, just make a few moves......

Saying that, the two of them just collided with weapons, and there was no real battle. Gu Sheng took a deep breath, and then said slowly: "Lord Taihao, this is not a place for idle talk. This evening, in the woods three miles outside the Thousand Winds City, waiting for the adults below. When the time comes, I will inform you of everything. ”

When Taihao heard this, he was even more shocked and disappointed in his heart. He knew that Gu Sheng had betrayed the Empire, but he still couldn't accept this fact. He took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll be on time." But you have to remember that your actions have gone against the beliefs of the Eastern Empire, and you need to take responsibility for your actions. ”

Gu Sheng nodded, and then said, "Lord Taihao, I know what I did wrong, but I can't turn back. I can only try to make amends for my mistakes and avenge my family. ”

They "fought" in front of the two armies for three rounds, Gu Sheng deliberately fell off his horse, and Tai Hao pretended to raise his sword and stab it. Seeing this, Bi Luojing hurriedly sent two generals to rescue Gu Sheng. Then they returned to their respective camps. After Tai Hao returned to the camp, he shouted loudly to the rebels: "If the official is tired today, I won't kill him, and I will fight against you and other rebels tomorrow!" ”

As soon as the words fell, he and Mi Ji ordered the whole army to retreat and returned to Xinfeng City.