CHAPTER XVII

The second herald soon appeared, when Xiao Hongtao had just finished picking his feet and was leaning back in his chair to take a nap, about to enter a state of chaos.

This herald's outfit is not much different from the first, but it is much more polite. When he arrived in front of Xiao Hongtao's chariot, the herald turned over and dismounted, knelt on the ground, arched his hand upward, held a piece of jade pendant in his hand and said loudly: "Xiao Ye, the Holy Lord asked me to bring his personal jade pendant, and the Holy Lord hopes that you will attack immediately!"

Being disturbed when he was just about to fall asleep was the most annoying thing for Xiao Hongtao, he reluctantly opened his eyes and looked at the herald coldly, of course, he also saw the jade pendant in the herald's hand. After seeing the jade pendant, Xiao Hongtao was overjoyed and thought, this Chai Rong is really sensible.

He was very impressed by this jade pendant, and when there was a military meeting, Chai Rong wore this jade pendant around his waist. The jade pendant should be Hetian jade, the overall appearance of the kind of early spring emerald green, moist and transparent, the jade pendant carved is a god Xiao Hongtao does not know. Because he liked this jade pendant, Xiao Hongtao was still very jealous of Chai Rong at that time, and he even thought that he would have to find an opportunity to find a jade pendant in the future.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Chai Rong gave away the jade pendant, which was not only a small gift from Chai Rong, but also a sign that Chai Rong asked him for help in his predicament.

Xiao Hongtao was not in a hurry to get the jade pendant, but was about to ask the herald some things. In many cases, rushing to achieve results often leads to bad results, and this is the case with many of the things that Xiao Hongtao encountered in the 21st century. Most of the time it's like this, the more you want to get it, the more you can't rush.

"Tell me the truth, how is the battle situation in Ximen?" Xiao Hongtao actually asked Wei Jiang to send scouts to the other three sides to reconnoitre, and he could also hear the battle situation in all aspects in a timely manner, but he still wanted to hear what the herald had to say.

"Lord Xiao, the second part is attacking the city, the battle situation is very tragic, and the second part has now lost more than half. The herald did not hide it anymore and told the truth: Chai Rong's attack was blocked again, and the losses were not small.

"Oh, that's right. Then what's going on with this jade pendant?" Xiao Hongtao asked again, this was the key thing he cared about, attacking the city and killing the enemy was much more boring than Meiyu.

"That's right, the Holy Lord ordered me to give this jade pendant to the general, and the Holy Lord said that the general will understand when he sees this jade pendant. The herald did not get up, but still replied on his knees.

Hmph, it's all about this, and you still have to save face! Xiao Hongtao is very disdainful of Chai Rong's behavior, and he hasn't said a word until now, and he is still stubborn when he is dying.

"Wei Jiang, bring me the jade pendant. Xiao Hongtao instructed Wei Jiang to get the jade pendant, no matter what, the jade pendant is a good thing, get it first.

After getting the jade pendant, Xiao Hongtao couldn't put it down, it was really a good thing, green and transparent, warm as fat, as if there was life in his hand, like a cardamom girl lying on Xiao Hongtao's hand to rest.

"What else did the saint say?" After playing with the jade pendant, Xiao Hongtao lowered his head and asked.

"Back to Xiao Ye, the Holy Lord is asking you to attack as soon as possible, attract as many defensive forces as possible, and share the worries of other troops. The herald still did not get up, and fell to his knees on one leg with a smile on his face.

"Well, I know, go back and tell the saint, and in ten minutes I will open the city gate and welcome the saint into the city. Xiao Hongtao held the jade pendant in his hand, leaned on the backrest, and said with an indifferent expression.

"What hour is ten?" the herald had heard for ten minutes, and he didn't know what it meant.

"Oh, by the way, it's the time of a stick of incense. Xiao Hongtao corrected.

"This?Xiao Ye, is this really the case?" The herald didn't believe Xiao Hongtao's words at all, and he had a stick of incense, Chai Rong had already lost more than 1,000 people and hadn't touched the battlements on the city wall, this General Xiao was about to open the city gate to welcome the saint into the city, isn't it a joke!

"That's right, let's just say that a stick of incense time to welcome the saint into the city. Xiao Hongtao understood the herald's doubts, but he was still sure of the words conveyed.

"Well, okay, the villain will go back and report it. "Although I have doubts, I don't say what I said, as long as I report it truthfully, and it is not my responsibility to pursue it when the time comes. The herald paused in his heart for a moment, and then made up his mind that he would report it truthfully. With that, the herald turned and mounted his horse, clamped his legs, and galloped away.

"Wei Jiang, let the people below light the fuse. If there is no action, I guess it will be annoying. Looking at the back of the herald for a while, Xiao Hongtao finally ordered Wei Jiang to light the fuse.

"Yes, Father-in-law" Wei Jiang was just about to turn around and leave, but he turned back and said, "Father-in-law, do you need to move back, I'm afraid the aftermath will affect you." ”

"It's okay, I'll be with you here, besides, there's the river beyond that, and there's a place somewhere. Xiao Hongtao was actually a little scared, but there was a river behind him, and the river was turbulent, so there was room to retreat.

"Okay. I'll arrange it. After that, Wei Jiang said to the four guards around Xiao Hongtao: "Protect your father-in-law, if there is any mistake, only you ask." After receiving the guard's oath and curse, Wei Jiang dismounted and arranged to light the fuse.

Leaning slightly, Wei Jiang returned to Xiao Hongtao's side and reported: "Father-in-law, the fuse has been lit, and other things have been arranged. ”

"Well, okay, Wei Jiang, let the cavalry be ready, led by you personally, just wait for the city wall to fall, you enter the city as soon as possible to occupy and seize the enemy's treasury and materials, if the seized property is really not hidden, it will be distributed to the brothers, remember, the cavalry can't eat alone, leave some for the infantry behind." Xiao Hongtao began to instruct the matters after entering the city.

"Yes, father-in-law, the child has written it down. Wei Jiang nodded in agreement, although he couldn't hide the excitement on his face in front of Wei Jiang.

After a few more commands, Xiao Hongtao looked towards the city wall of Yizhou City, perhaps because the attacks in the other three directions had become white-hot, there were fewer and fewer soldiers on the city wall of the north gate, and only one or two people could be seen in one battlement, and even some of the battlements had no soldiers, Xiao Hongtao felt a little relieved in his heart, although this was not his time, he didn't want to hurt too many people.

With a boom, there was a dull explosion at the distant city wall, accompanied by the explosion, Xiao Hongtao felt that the ground also shook a few times, the horses in the cavalry of Wei Jiang were frightened, and the cavalry pulled the horses around a few times before the horses were settled again, and the restless horses raised dust, and the dust was flying near the river beach, and there was nothing to see for a while.

When the dust gradually fell, Wei Jiang first shouted: "Father-in-law, look, the city wall has fallen, it has fallen!"

Xiao Hongtao hurriedly looked at the city wall, only to see a huge gap in the middle of the city wall, and the city wall was blown open.

"Wei Jiang, quickly, lead the cavalry to attack, remember, don't chase when you encounter the enemy, grab more property!"

"Yes, father-in-law, the child is commanded. With that, Wei Jiang flew on his horse and led the cavalry towards Yizhou City.

"Come on, let the infantry follow the cavalry, carry more packages, and follow quickly. Seeing Wei Jiang go away, Xiao Hongtao commanded again.

Those infantry generals had already seen the red cavalry to loot the property, and when they heard the order, they hurriedly followed up with the whole army, and even some troops did not complete the army at all, and rushed towards Yizhou City in a swarm.

After a period of noise, Xiao Hongtao and his two hundred personal soldiers were left on the entire river beach, Xiao Hongtao looked around, and sighed with some emotion in his heart: What is the right, the people around you will abandon you immediately if they have interests, the world is for profit, and the right is just a tool for profit.

"Come on, prepare horses, enter the city" Xiao Hongtao remembered that he had just promised to meet Chai Rong at the city gate, which made people prepare horses and prepare to enter the city.

What Xiao Hongtao didn't know was that in this small city in Xinjiang, Xiao Hongtao met a woman who made him unforgettable for the rest of his life.