After a few days, a sound of horses' hooves galloping straight into the sky, resounding throughout Xunjin City. The gates were closed, and the sound of horses' hooves was getting closer. On the city walls, soldiers stood in a row with firefighting crossbows. Tenzin was among them, clutching a large bow in his hand. The ironclad army finally arrived in front of the city gate, stopped, and a general shouted: "The traitor Helenze, dare to pretend to be a member of my royal family, in a vain attempt to subvert my Daning court......" Before the general could say a word, he was suddenly stabbed in the eye by a sharp arrow, and he screamed in pain, and the army was suddenly in chaos. At another moment, a soldier and horse rushed out from each of the two wings of the ironclad army, and the sound of killing was everywhere......

At the same time, in the camp tent of Xiao Yunyan of Jianfeng Gang, there were also scouts who kept coming and going: "Your Highness, the two armies of Ning and Xia have already started a war. ”

"Your Highness, the Ning army is divided into two routes, 15,000 people all the way to attack the gate of Xunjin City, and 5,000 people are guarding the Shangyi Pavilion."

Luo Hu said: "Guarding the Upper Evil Pavilion, this is obviously guarding us." ”

Luo Hong was furious: "How can this be reasonable, there are only 5,000 people, which is too indifferent to our Liang army." ”

Mr. Leng said: "Your Highness, now is a great time for us, we can divide our troops into two ways, all the way to attack the Ning army left in the Upper Evil Pavilion, all the way to see the situation of Xinxia, just wait for them to lose, we will benefit." ”

Xiao Yunyan nodded, and ordered: "Luo Hu, you take Yucheng's soldiers and horses to the southern line, wait and see the battle situation first, if the Ning army wins, intercept the Ning army at Liudaokou." Luo Hong, you take the soldiers and horses of Qingxian County around the northern line, and go to destroy the granary of the Ning army first. ”

When Luo Hong Luo Hu heard this, he immediately understood.

At this time, people kept coming to report: "Report - Your Highness, the Xia army is currently defeated." ”

"Report - Your Highness, the King of Pingning in Xinxia shot and killed three generals of the Ning army."

Xiao Yunyan ordered: "Probe again, report again." ”

"Yes."

......

Fu Dasheng condescendingly overlooked the entire battle situation, under the city, arrows flew one after another, and Jin Ge was vertical and horizontal. Ning Jun drove more than a dozen ladders at this time, and Fu Dasheng ordered: "Use fire crossbows." "For a moment, it rained down on fire.

The Ning army did not show weakness here, and the catapults shot stones one after another and smashed them at the city wall, and the Ning army under the city suffered countless casualties, and the damage of the new Xia army on the city wall was not a lot.

For several days, in Xiao Yunyan's big tent, there were soldiers who kept coming to report the battle situation on both sides of Ning and Xia: "Your Highness, the casualties of the Ning army have reached nearly 5,000, and the casualties of the New Xia army are about 3,000. However, the Ning army seems to have no sign of breaking through. ”

Someone came again: "Your Highness, the last general heard some strange news in the Ning army. ”

"What's the news?"

The spy said, "The last general heard a lot of soldiers talking there, saying that His Highness should return to Daliang at this time. ”

Xiao Yunyan said curiously: "Why did this king return to Daliang? ”

The spy hurriedly said: "I don't know, but listening to their tone, it seems that His Highness should return to the beam." He also said that if His Highness does not return today, he will return tomorrow, and if he does not return tomorrow, he will also return the day after tomorrow. We, the Liang army, have no time to take care of them at all. ”

A general beside Xiao Yunyan angrily reprimanded: "It's pure nonsense, why did His Highness choose to return to Beijing on these two days?" They are clearly deliberately disturbing us and making us fall for the scheme. Your Highness, the last general still means that, the last general asks for orders, and the last general will attack them tonight. ”

Mr. Leng frowned at this time, thinking that he had not heard from Beijing for a long time, and suddenly noticed a trace of strangeness, "Your Highness, I sent a letter back to Beijing a few days ago, but I didn't reply to the letter for a long time. Moreover, since Lord Yang was demoted, it seems that we have not had news from Beijing for a long time, I wonder what the current situation is in Beijing? ”

Xiao Yunyan thought about it, and then ordered: "Lu Shi, either you go to the capital to see what has happened recently." ”

"Yes." Lu Shi answered and went.

A few more days passed, and the Ning army still failed to break through the gates of Xinxia. In the Chongwen Pavilion, a Xia soldier reported to Helian Yi: "Princess, the people we sent not only failed to burn the grain and grass of the Ning army, but also survived, but the last general just got the news that the Liang army burned down the granary of the Ning army. ”

As soon as the man finished speaking, someone came to report: "Princess, King Pingning and General Fu have each rushed out from the southeast and southeast cities with their men and horses. ”

"What!" Helian Yi stood up in shock and asked again, "Is there any news from Master Lu?" ”

"Don't worry, princess, the minister is back." At this moment, Lu Zhongjian hurriedly came in in a battle armor, as if he had just returned from the battle array, and said as he came in: "Don't worry, princess, everything has been negotiated, General Chen and General Mu of Taozhu City will meet the old general Fu and King Pingning, and they will also encircle the Ning army." ”

Helian Yi's originally dim eyes almost lit up, "So, you persuaded Xu Taishou of Taozhu City?" ”

"Fortunately, I was not dishonored. At this time, everyone knows that Helian Dingbang is at the end of his strength, and even if he defeats us this time, he will still be defeated by King Ji after all. He knows how to judge the situation, and he can only vote for us. ”

"That's good, that's good!"

"Princess, Xu Taishou said that he would let Yan Shou often come to pick us up and go to Taozhu City. Please, princess, get ready, and we'll leave the south gate later. ”

"The periphery is full of Liang troops, how to get out?"

"The princess is relieved, the minister found a citizen of the city, he knows an extremely hidden road, little known, can go straight to Taozhu City. Oh, he's already waiting for the princess. ”

"Okay, then withdraw."

Lu Zhongjian said: "The princess goes first, and the minister arrives later." ”

Helian Yi wondered: "Aren't you going together?" ”

"The minister should go out of the city gate and inform King Ji that we have withdrawn."

"Lord Lu means to throw these Ning troops to the Liang army?"

"The Liang army is all over the city, and King Ji is just waiting for us to kill first, and he will clean up if he can't kill him. We have now dealt a heavy blow to this ironclad army, and it is just a casual pinch for King Ji. If he wants the city, leave it to him. The princess, please, let Luo Gongzi escort the princess there. ”

"Okay, Lord Lu should also be careful." After that, Helian Yi took Shen Liuxiang and followed Luo Zichen and Qi Yue to Taozhu City.

......

Jianfeng Gang's king's tent.

Late at night, Xiao Yunyan looked in the direction of Xunjin City alone in the watchtower, only to see a scout report to him: "Your Highness, Lu Zhongjian swaggered out of Nancheng, it seems that he is heading for Taozhu City." General Luo Hong's intention to ask His Highness, stop it or not? ”

"To Taozhu City? Just him? ”

"I brought two attendants, and there was no one else."

"What is the current situation in Xun Jincheng?"

There were other scouts back and forth: "Your Highness, the old general Fu and the king of Pingning each led the Ning army to Jiulipo, and they are still fighting. Among them, King Pingning entered the battle array alone eight times, and all of them retreated. The gates of the two cities in the southeast are not guarded, and the gates of the two cities in the northwest are still attacking the Ning army, but it is not clear how many new Xia troops there are. ”

When Xiao Yunyan heard this, he immediately went down to the watchtower and said, "Go and lead the king's horse." ”

......

The west gate of Xunjin City, as the scout said, was unmanned. The guards behind Xiao Yunyan went in to check on it, and came back and said, "Your Highness, in addition to the people in the city, only those mercenaries from the western border are fighting, and the Xinxia army is gone. ”

At another time, someone came to report: "Your Highness, King Pingning and Fu Dasheng have received reinforcements from Taozhu City."

When Xiao Yunyan heard this, he immediately understood that Xinxia's gang had been prepared. He suffered a dumb loss, and he couldn't help but be resentful in his heart, so he could only vent with Ning Jun: "Pass the order, and see Ning Jun beat him hard, so that none of them survived." ”

"Your Highness, it seems that they have gone to Taozhu City, should we chase them?"

Xiao Yunyan immediately calmed down again, and said: "I'm not busy, it doesn't matter who owns Taozhu City, the important thing is that the power of life and death in Yong'an City is in our hands." ”