Taiyuan City.

The night was low, the clouds obscured the stars and the moon, Li Cunxiao looked up, and all he saw was boundless darkness. He frowned slightly, sat down in front of the bookcase from the window, picked up a book, and stared at it for a while, but he was so distraught that he couldn't read it.

I don't know how long later, a domestic servant hurried to report outside the door. When Li Cunxiao heard the voice, he hurriedly put down the book in his hand, got up and said, "Come in!"

When the servant entered the door, Li Cunxiao had also come to the hall, and he asked eagerly: "Tell me quickly, how is the battle situation today?"

The servant 1510 said: "The army was defeated, thousands of losses were lost, the king of the county was injured, and now he has returned to his home to recuperate!"

Hearing this, Li Cunxiao was shocked, as if he had given someone a blow to the head, and his face instantly became extremely ugly.

Since returning to Taiyuan City, Li Keyong took over the military power, Li Cunxiao has been idle at home, Mo said that he went to the city to participate in the battle of Taiyuan City, and no one sent him a daily battle report.

In order not to be like ordinary people, he could only passively accept the news transmitted by the government office, so he sent his servants out to investigate the situation.

The good battle situation of the past few days has really turned sharp today. Li Cunxiao had sensed that the situation was not good. As a general, even if he is not on the battlefield, he can make some basic judgments based on the battlefield movements he hears.

"The king of the county is brave and unparalleled, and the realm has also reached the late stage of the general, which of the thieves outside the city is his opponent, how can he be defeated and injured in the battle formation this time? Could it be that Li Ye is back?" Li Cunxiao frowned, and asked several questions in a row, which was a question he didn't understand.

The servant replied: "It wasn't Li Ye who made the shot, it was a person who didn't know the generals, and the county king didn't know either." But it is said that that man was so powerful that he fell from the sky, and only used the battle formation of 3,000 soldiers of the Pinglu army to defeat the king of the county head-on......"

The servant said these words with a worried and sad face, obviously also worried about the situation. After all, if Taiyuan City is broken, they won't do them any good.

It can also be seen from the reaction of the servants that although Li Cunxiao was dismissed from military power by Li Keyong, he was loyal to Li Keyong and did not complain at all. Otherwise, if Li Keyong is defeated and injured today, how can the servants congratulate Li Cunxiao.

waved his hand and asked the servant to retreat, Li Cunxiao returned to the bookcase, pondered for a while, and finally couldn't help it, grinded the pen, and began to write hard, wanting to ask Li Keyong for battle.

Since returning to Taiyuan City last time, Li Cunxiao has never been received by Li Keyong, not to mention the cynicism that day, these days have also experienced what kind of warmth and coldness are people, and the situation can be described as very aggrieved.

However, so far, Li Cunxiao didn't think much about anything else, just wanted to fight for Taiyuan.

After writing the paperwork, Li Cunxiao came to the door and said in a deep voice: "Come on, give Ben General armor, Ben will go to the palace to ask for war!"

After a while, Li Cunxiao was neatly dressed, led the horse, went out of the corner gate, rode alone, and was about to go to the county king's mansion.

But before he could take two steps, he stopped, because a magnificent carriage, escorted by several monks, had already driven from the corner of the street, and soon arrived in front of Li Cunxiao.

Li Cunxiao stopped early, got off the horse, and waited on the side of the road.

He had already sensed very clearly that the monks guarding the carriage were all high-level Qi cultivators, and the people sitting in the carriage, although their breath was unstable, was indeed a real human realm.

It is conceivable that it is Li Keyong himself who came.

The carriage stopped in front of Li Cunxiao, and when Li Cunxiao saluted, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Li Keyong, dressed in regular clothes, walked out of the carriage.

"Where are you going in this costume?" Li Keyong asked Li Cunxiao to be polite, and at the same time put on a curious look. His demeanor and demeanor were not the slightest different, and he behaved quite kindly and naturally, looking as if he had no contradiction with Li Cunxiao, nor had he snubbed the other party.

"The last general is asking to see the king of the county!" Li Cunxiao leaned over and bowed again, his voice was full of anger and was extremely earnest, but he was not a person of articulate words, so the words he said were very simple, "The king of the county, please let the last general fight!"

Li Keyong sighed, helped Li Cunxiao up again, and looked at the other party with a lot of feelings, "It's not a secret, this king came today just to invite the general to fight, but I didn't expect the general to have this intention." Well, this shows that this king is not wrong!"

Li Cunxiao's eyes lit up and he was pleasantly surprised: "The king of the county is willing to let the last general fight?"

Li Ke said with a positive color: "The general is loyal and brave, this king has always known that the previous battle in Fenzhou was unfavorable, and this king also knows that it is not the general's fault." However, if the king does not punish the general, how can he serve the public? I hope that the general will understand the king's difficulties and not be angry. If you can make meritorious service this time, then any gossip will be self-defeating!"

"Thank you, King Jun!" Li Cunxiao bowed down three times, grateful.

"Why does the general need to be so polite, please get up quickly. This Hedong battle situation is going to be entrusted to the general!"

"Don't worry, the king of the county will never give up!"

This scene looks like a typical picture of "the union of kings and ministers".

Li Cunxiao suffered unfair treatment, but he did not complain at all, once Li Keyong needed it, he would immediately be able to go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire. And Li Keyong also showed great trust in Li Cunxiao, as if there was no such thing as Li Ye's dissension plan.

However, the gloomy color that flashed through Li Ke's eyes from time to time showed that his suspicion and pain had not disappeared at all. He came to invite Li Cunxiao to fight, but he was forced by the situation and had nothing to do.

The next day, when the morning sun was rising, the Pinglu Army, the Henghai Army, the Zhaoyi Army, and the Tianping Army sent the main force out of the camp. The army besieged the city of Taiyuan on three sides, preparing to attack at the same time.

The army of three or four hundred thousand, outside the three city walls and in front of the three company camps, formed a huge military formation, as vast as the ocean, and the entire Taiyuan City looked like an isolated island in the ironclad ocean.

On the watchtower of the Pinglu Army, Liu Dazheng stood with his sword pressed, looking at the entire battlefield situation, and occasionally giving orders.

Beside Liu Dazheng, standing were Kang Chengqian, Xue Wei, Liu Jingsi and others. Once Liu Dazheng's military order included a part involving their three towns, they would convey it to their own subordinates.

The formation of the army had been laid out, and all preparations were ready, but Liu Dazheng did not immediately give the order to attack the city. Under the complicated gaze of Kang Chengqian and others, Liu Dazheng stepped aside.

On the edge of the watchtower, someone stood against the railing, looking at the battlefield that was about to fall into blood and fire, faintly distracted. The morning sun fell on his silver hair, and the breeze blew the hair and feet on his shoulders, making him look a little ethereal.

This situation made Liu Dazheng stunned, and swallowed back to his stomach when the words came to his mouth.

A few years ago, he was still the master of the battlefield, and every time there was a big battle, his military orders were the direction in which the army would win, and every time the army triumphed, he would be praised by thousands of people.

And now, there is only a lonely middle-aged man in front of him.

Even if he could still shine, no one would shout his name anymore.

Liu Dazheng suddenly felt cruel.

Noticing that Liu Dazheng was coming, Li Xian glanced at him and smiled mellowly: "What's the matter?"

Hearing the other party's voice, Liu Dazheng habitually raised his head and chest, and said in a loud voice: "The three armies are in place, whether to go to war or not, please give the general an order!"

Li Xian waved his hand: "You are now the main general, you don't have to ask me if you want to fight." ”

Liu Dazheng's hands shook, his throat was as hard as a rock in an instant, and he clenched his teeth.

You will always be my general.

Kang Chengqian, Xue Wei, Liu Jingsi, and others all felt quite strange when they saw this scene: Whether the army was at war or not, why did they ask this general? What is the identity of the other party?

However, the three of them were immediately relieved, as the top combat power in the current army, the existence of being able to defeat Li Keyong is the key to the victory or defeat of the army, Liu Dazheng may want to confirm whether the other party is ready, or it may be out of respect for the other party.

Liu Dazheng suddenly turned around, pulled out the horizontal knife at his waist, raised it high, and let out a violent roar from his throat: "Order the three armies: siege the city!"

Suddenly, the trumpets whined and the drums of war sounded.

At the front end of the ironclad ocean, a lake slowly parted out. The lake gradually turned into a tide and poured into the lonely city of Taiyuan, as if it was about to completely submerge the city.

As soon as the war began, it reached its climax.

The two sides have fought so far, and naturally there is no need for any tentative attacks, and it will be a life-and-death battle between the two sides. As for the moats and ditches, in the days when the army was besieging the city, what could have been filled in had already been filled, and what could not be filled in could be rushed over by erecting a wooden bridge.

In the first round of attack, tens of thousands of people were thrown into battle, and outside each city wall, there were dense soldiers, like ants, with no gaps between each other at all. This gives people the illusion that a single person can swallow the city with a single bite.

Under the onslaught led by the Pinglu Army, when the battle was carried out for half a day, the walls of Taiyuan City were already full of officers and soldiers who had established their footholds.

Although their absolute number was far less than that of the Hedong Army, every battlefield they stood on had a steady stream of soldiers climb up and join their battle formations, rapidly expanding their sphere of influence.

According to this momentum, there is no need to wait for sunset, Taiyuan City will be conquered by the official army.

It was also at this time that Li Cunxiao, who was destined to become a famous general and had the potential to dominate the battlefield all over the world, stepped on the city.