230. The Fight (continued)
Seeing this, the rest of the entourage also turned their horses and retreated, until they retreated a few paces away. Just stopped Lerma, and the armor who had stepped forward before was angry, and he had to go back again.
"Don't go again, there is some misunderstanding here, check it out first. Seeing this, Sima asked him and stopped him.
This man had a violent temperament, and did not heed the advice or the military orders, and after turning the horse's head, he urged the horse forward again. But he was no longer as unprepared as he was last time, and he stepped forward while holding his weapon in his hand to guard against it.
A distance of dozens of steps, you can reach it within a dozen breaths. The Sergeant no longer asked the guards for a notice, but instead scolded him.
Before he could say a few curses, a second crossbow flew in. He had already prepared and used his weapon to block it.
"Where did the thief come from, pretending to be an official of the court. General Pingxi and his retinue had already marched into the city for a few hours, and were now being entertained in the city. If you do not depart again, a hundred arrows will surely shoot you into a ball of thorns. When the guard saw that he had stopped the crossbow, he cursed back.
"You—" The armorer didn't expect the guard to respond, and was speechless for a moment.
"Shut up. ”
When he was ready to respond, Sima Wenzhi immediately stepped forward to his side and drank again.
"I made a clear agreement with King Changshan that a few of you would be controlled by me. If you don't obey the order again, you will be severely punished!"
He then ignored the reactions of the entourage and began to speak loudly to the guards on the city walls.
The previous worries have not been eliminated.
Listening to the words of the city guards, someone pretended to be him and entered the city, and he was not recognized by An Jie. This matter is extremely dangerous, and the priority is not to scold them, but to find a way to enter the city.
Sima Wen's words were humble, not like the stiffness of the soldiers on the side. The guards stopped scolding and spoke to him calmly. After several exchanges, the guards reluctantly agreed to inform again, but only to see the identification credentials of several people.
After Sima Wenzhi thought about it, he took out a letter from his bosom and sent it to the city tower with his spiritual energy.
"Your Excellency, I will deliver the letter to the general. The guard saw his tactics, and his tone became more and more humble.
In Pusaka City, the main general An Jie is having a banquet.
After many days of waiting, the Pingxi general Sima Shi sent by His Majesty finally arrived in the afternoon, which gave him some confidence in the confrontation with the Xia army.
Because Sima arrived in the early afternoon, the lunch had passed, and An Jie set the reception banquet in the evening. When the guards first came in to give an announcement, the feast had already begun.
Hearing the guard's report, An Jie was a little surprised and looked at Sima Shi on the opposite side. When Sima saw this, he told him that the people in the city were pretending to be themselves.
An Jie was suspicious, but he set up a banquet and couldn't leave.
Seeing his doubts, Sima took the initiative to request a demonstration of the spell during the banquet, which was agreed by An Jie.
As Sima Clan's successive subtle spells were cast, An Jie's doubts gradually dissipated. Maybe it's true, as he said, that the news of General Pinxi's arrival here has leaked, and someone wants to pretend, but it's too late.
Moreover, when Sima arrived, he had personally inspected the appointing documents.
Like the previous documents in which Qin appointed him as the Duke of Xiping, the name in Sima's appointment document was also written by the King of Wei, with the same handwriting and the same seal.
Therefore, the main general An Jie signaled to guard, drove the people away, and strictly guarded whether there was a Xia army at the surrounding city gates.
The guards were ordered to leave, but they hurried back less than half an hour later, reporting the same things as before.
"Xiao Xiao, don't pay attention to it. ”
Before An Jie could speak, Sima Shi spoke first.
"What does this person look like?"
An Jie is no longer as gullible as before, and doubts arise again in his heart. After glancing at Sima, he asked to inform the guards below.
"It was dark, and there was fog outside the city, so I couldn't see it very clearly. But when the man was talking to the Admiral, the Admiral had deliberately poked out his torch to check it, and it was somewhat similar to him. The guard responded, looking up at Sima as he responded.
"This..."
After hearing this, An Jie noticed the abnormality and also looked at Sima. Seeing that he closed his eyes and was silent, he turned his head to look at the guard again, and then asked.
"Does that person have a token to prove his identity?"
"There was a letter from the man who asked the general to be delivered to the general. The guard responded, taking the letter from his bosom. He took a few quick steps forward and handed in the paperwork.
An Jie took it and read it, just saw the letter, and frowned. Then he returned to normal, and quickly read the words in the letter.
"Bring this person in. After reading it, he opened his mouth and commanded.
In the document brought by Sima, there is no mistake in the name inscribed by King Wei. Among the documents brought by the guards, the entire text is the notes of King Changshan Tuoba Su, and there are no mistakes.
When someone went to the inner city again to report, the defenders at the city gate no longer fired arrows. Seeing this, the rest of the armor soldiers also walked to Sima Wen's side one after another.
This time it took a little longer than the last time, just half an hour had passed, and the guards were announced, and while informing the main general An Jie's military order, he sent people to open the city gate and welcome a few people in.
Even with the order of the main general, when opening the city gates, the defenders were still careful. After noticing that there was nothing abnormal, he let a few people in, and then hurriedly closed the city gate.
"Do you have twin brothers?"
On the way to see Anjie, the guards wanted to speak several times and stopped. Seeing the light of the fire in front of him, he couldn't help but ask.
"What do you mean by general?" Sima asked without replying, and asked back.
"Nothing, nothing. In front of me is the place where General An set up a banquet, so please go in with the general. The guard prevaricated and refused to explain.
Although several people were welcomed in, only Sima Wen was allowed to enter the hall. As soon as he entered, he understood the reason for the guard's questioning.
During the banquet, in addition to An Jie sitting on the top, there was also one person on the top. This person looked no different from Sima Wenzhi's appearance, and when he walked in, he looked at him with a playful and smile on his face.
It's just that the looks are similar, but the clothes are very different.
Sima asked him because he was traveling for days and was wearing tight clothes. The man on the top has a wide robe and big sleeves, which is the robe of the ancestors of the Shangqing Dynasty.
"This..."
An Jie also found that the two looked similar, and he didn't know how to greet them.
"I didn't expect that there are still people in the world who pretend to be kids. Since the Daoist is a Daoist of the Shangqing Ancestral Court, I wonder if I can demonstrate some magic for the kid?"
Seeing this, Sima asked first. As he spoke, he quickly thought about what he could do to expose this person.
"Daoist Sima has already practiced several spells before. After An Jie heard this, he blocked his request back.
An Jie didn't intend to exonerate Sima, the previous spell drill did happen, and he was anxious to know which of the two was true and which was false, and reminded Sima to ask if there was any other way.
Sima asked before he could think about it, and although he understood after hearing An Jie's words, he couldn't respond. In a hurry, I thought of what happened before, and said the words I had just thought of.
"When I came here, King Changshan had a message to Chang Shi, do you know what it is?"