Xie Tong said, "Since this is the case, I won't bother the girl, but I want to know, we are all generals of the Tang Army, why didn't the girl report us!"

Shang Caiwei said, "I still trust my own vision, although you are more hateful, but at least you will not be a vicious person, and Miss Hong Shan is even more kind-hearted, this girl believes that her vision will not be wrong." ”

Xie Tong smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you, girl, for the compliment! But what if there are other Tang Army generals mixed into the city!"

Shang Caiwei said, "Of course, it is to tell the master, cut the grass and eradicate the roots!"

Xie Tong said, "Then I'll tell you, in the house behind me, there are several generals of the Tang Army, in addition to the famous Sima Xiangru, there are also Cao Pingyang, Feng Wuhe, who is famous in the south of the Yangtze River, and the three masters of the Great Interior."

Shang Caiwei exclaimed, "This is true."

Xie Tong said, "Every sentence is true, I will not be stupid enough to say such a lie that is very easy to debunk, and it is harmful to me." ”

Shang Caiwei turned around and left.

Xie Tong said in a low voice, "Slow, if Master Ling asks how you found out, how will the girl answer!"

Shang Caiwei hesitated for a moment, she was very wise, of course she understood what Xie Tong meant, and hurriedly said, "Gongzi Xie, don't worry, this girl has never seen you people!

Sima Xiangru and the others had already discovered the strangeness of the two, but it didn't matter, he had enough things to do in Hangzhou, so he still had the heart to make a scene.

Xie Tong's gaze swept over this square, and he told him in his heart that Sima Xiangru had framed him in Chang'an in every way, and even sent a master to besiege him, and this time it was time to taste the taste of being framed.

Xie Tong returned to the inn with Hong Shan, while the others stayed behind to monitor the enemy.

The implementation of this series of plans made Xie Tong and others feel very happy, and swept away the haze that had been in everyone's hearts for many days. You can almost see the picture of Sima Xiangru and others being besieged. But Xie Tong was not very happy, for him, it was naturally a good thing to be able to borrow the power of others to destroy the enemy, but the most important thing was that Shang Caiwei's matter had still not been resolved. Seeing that the breakthrough is imminent, even if Zhu Wen has the ability to reach the sky. None of them can turn the situation around, and the key is how long they can hold out. If Shang Caiwei is allowed to die in Hangzhou with Zhu Wen or wander the world, he can't accept it.

He let out a long sigh and threw himself into Hong Shan's bed.

Hong Shan exclaimed, "I'm going to die! Lying on Shan'er's bed, I want your brothers to see it, I'm ashamed to die."

Xie Tong said with a grin, "I have no master of the six gods now, can't I borrow Shan'er's bed to chat and comfort me."

Hong Shan didn't insist, but sat at the head of the bed with relief, a pair of beautiful eyes kept looking at Xie Tong.

Xie Tong also looked at Hong Shan. These days, the beautiful woman has been running around with him, and he has lost a lot, and he caresses her cheeks lovingly.

Hong Shan seemed to understand his thoughts, she turned around and whispered, "Miss Caiwei has not shown any signs of changing her mind so far, according to Shan'er, I'm afraid she can't leave Hangzhou with us." ”

Xie Tong knew that Hong Shan was telling the truth. Shang Caiwei has always been a very stubborn character. In addition, he blindly worships Zhu Wen, and is willing to run with him in the rivers and lakes, except for hard robbery, there is no way out if he wants to solve this problem peacefully.

He sighed, "It seems that there is no way to do it, let's give it one last try!"

The two fell silent.

There was the sound of footsteps outside the door, followed by a gentle knock.

Xie Tong said in a low voice, "Please come in!"

Huo Zixin tiptoed in. Like a thief who steals.

Xie Tong smiled and said, "Doesn't Huo Boy like to do things like to watch the fire from the other side, why did he come back so quickly, isn't the fight between the two parties enjoyable enough!"

Huo Zixin said angrily, "Where is there anything to see, this plan failed!"

Xie Tong was shocked and said, "How can this be, didn't the army of Huang Chao come to kill?"

Lao Lai also walked into the house and sighed, "Sima Xiangru ran away in advance." Only Dongfang Yong and Tian Yuan were left behind, they were besieged by Lu Li and the crowd, and they had been killed on the spot, the situation was terrible, and their heads were cut off, and they are now hanging on the city gate. ”

Xie Tong said angrily, "What a cunning guy, he actually found a substitute for the dead ghost." Count his life".

Yi Wuxing didn't know when he also walked into the room, he said indifferently, "I'm afraid that Huang Chao also has Sima Xiangru's eyeliner by his side, and he hasn't sent troops here yet, he has received the news, so he fled, and leaving Tian Yuan and Dongfang Yong is also his usual means, these two people can be said to be his political enemies, this move confuses Huang Chao and others, and can also punish dissidents, it can be described as killing two birds with one stone." ”

Huo Zixin said, "In this way, not only did we fail to achieve our goal, but we also did Sima Xiangru a great favor." Hey, the more I think about it, the more angry I become, if I find his hiding place now, I will definitely skin him and cramp him."

Lao Lai said, "Sima Xiangru has learned such a lesson, presumably hiding is more hidden, this time I'm afraid I really can't find him." ”

Looking at everyone's discouraged looks, Xie Tong said, "Don't be so pessimistic, at least the armed forces of Sima Xiangru have been weakened, and the two masters are missing, so that the strength between us does not seem to be so big, which is also a good thing for us, but for the sake of safety." I suggest abandoning all current actions, just keep an eye on Huang Chao's movements, and as long as he is still in the city, everything will be done. ”

Everyone nodded approvingly.

Huo Zixin breathed a long sigh of relief, he got up and drank a cup of tea, and said, "Then you don't care about Cai Wei?"

Xie Tong really wanted to slap him in the mouth, but he really didn't know which pot to mention, and he didn't know how to look at the situation at all. He smiled bitterly and said, "You must give up, at least I won't go to her for this time, if she is willing to leave with us after the city is broken, of course I will not stand idly by." The brothers have worked hard in the past few days, and the younger brother must recuperate from his injuries with peace of mind and prepare to deal with the upcoming war. ”

After three or four days in a row, there was no news from Huangchao.

However, the battle situation was extremely tragic, the Tang army attacked the city day and night, mobilizing all the rebel troops, and Xie Tong could hear the shouts of killing coming from outside the city at any time.

In the past two days, rumors have spread everywhere, there are rumors that the Tang army will wash Hangzhou in blood after entering the city, and it is rumored that the Tang army has transferred 400,000 troops from Jiangbei and vowed to set foot on the city of Hangzhou. Xie Tong scoffed at these rumors, these are nothing more than building momentum against both sides, one side wants to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people, and the other side wants to completely crush the confidence of the defenders, Xie Tong ignored them.

But there are some things that cannot be replaced by rumors, that is, the shortage of food and grass in the city. According to the information inquired by various parties, the meals in the army have been changed from three meals to two meals, and finally to one meal, and the people are even more miserable, and every family is forced to pay food. Even the inn where he lived was empty, and the shopkeeper and Xiao Er disappeared without a trace, leaving a bunch of customers empty.

The streets were full of corpses, desolate, corpses everywhere, and it was rumored that some people could not stand the hunger and began to eat people.

When Xie Tong heard this series of news, he suddenly felt very disgusted, in his opinion, he would rather starve to death than eat a bite of human flesh. However, Lao Lai and Yi Wuxing's vision is also clever, and they can foresee the possibility of a lack of rations in advance, otherwise several people would have starved to death on the streets.

The burning of ships in Wuxi and the burning of grain in Hangzhou can be said to have changed the trend of the entire war, and Zhu Wen, who used soldiers like a god, also had to bow his head in the face of insufficient grain and grass.

Eight days after the Tang army attacked the city, Lao Lai finally heard the news.

Huang Chaozheng secretly assembled his troops and prepared enough horses, these troops had not participated in the battle since the siege, and were obviously preparing to break out.

"Who is currently in charge of this force?" is it Zhu Wen or Meng Kai?" Xie Tong asked.

Lao Lai didn't know why, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "It seems that it should be Zhu Wen, these troops are currently stationed in the slum area in the south of the city, and Zhu Wen frequently inspects this area. And these horses and horses have also done a good job of disguise, they are all civilian clothes, they look like ordinary people, but judging from my many years of military career, this is a well-trained army, and the gestures reveal a unique style of soldiers, and the horses are wrapped in cotton cloth and four hooves, and last night they were secretly transferred to the abandoned granary in the south of the city."

Xie Tong smiled, "It should be Zhu Wen, there is no doubt that the others are not so delicate." It seems that Huang Chao is ready to retreat. ”

Before the words fell, Yi Wudauntless hurriedly rushed back to the inn, and said breathlessly, "The gate of the East City has been broken, and the two armies are fighting at the city gate, it seems that it will not take one night for our army to occupy Hangzhou City." He said smoothly, "When I came back just now, I deliberately went to the Lying City Lord's Mansion, and I saw Zhu Wen, Datuk and others outside the mansion, with many people and horses, not like reinforcements from the East Gate."

Xie Tong was startled and said, "It's not good, Huang Chao is going to run!

Huo Zixin said, "Where to go!"

Xie Tong didn't look back and said, "Of course it's south of the city, if Zhu Wen wants to abandon the city and flee, going south is his only way out." Let's go!"

Several people quickly packed their bags and ran all the way to the vicinity of Nancheng.

It's a pity that it was still a step too late, and Zhu Wen's luxurious carriage had already driven out of the city gate, and a team of about 20,000 people and horses were attached to the left and right, and the momentum was very immense.

A few people did not dare to fight hard, so they could only watch the enemy leave the city.

At this time, the shouting of killing shook the sky, the east gate was broken, and a large number of soldiers poured into the city of Hangzhou, and a fierce street battle began.

The fresh army led by Zhu Wen was full of combat strength, and it didn't take long to defeat the Tang army in the south of the city and break through.

Xie Tong immediately said, "Brother Lai, Zixin, you go to Lord Wang and ask him to lead the troops south, be sure to be fast, don't let Huang Chao escape."

The two of them rushed out like a fly.

Huang Chao and other leaders of the rebel army left the city, so that the entire rebel army was leaderless, and immediately scattered as birds and beasts, and the soldiers fled desperately from the south gate all the way. There was no food or grass in the city, and these soldiers had been hungry for many days, and if they were captured by the Tang army, they would probably be even more terrible than starving to death. (To be continued.) )