Xiao Tielong didn't care about that much. He was determined to fight to the death with his two sons this time. So he ordered that the army be divided into two parts, and General Yan Haoyan led 15,000 troops to Beicheng to resist Xiao Zhi's rebels. Xiao Tielong himself led the remaining 15,000 troops to Dongcheng to resist Xiao Yong's rebels. Naturally, he was followed by a thousand flying tiger troops who were brave and good at fighting. With the arrangements in place, the generals ordered their troops and prepared to go.
Xiao Tielong was also neatly dressed and ready to go. At this time, he suddenly saw Xi Ruoxuan and Murong Xiaotian. Xiao Tielong thought that these two people should be resettled, so he came over: "Miss Xi, Mr. Murong, what a coincidence, my two traitors came with the rebels, I will lead the troops to resist, you two You can choose to stay in the government office, or you can choose to leave. I think it is better to leave with Mr. Su. This time the rebels are coming fiercely, and the situation is not optimistic. If the city is broken, it will be my fault if you are implicated. I also want to send someone to inform Prince Yin, hoping that he will leave Guanyi as soon as possible. According to the detective report, there are no rebels at the south gate, and you can escape from there."
Xiao Tielong's words moved both Xi Ruoxuan and Xiao Tielong. They really thought that the benevolent Lord could not protect himself, but he still considered the safety of others.
"Your Majesty, we are not leaving. We want to follow you and fight the rebels to the death." Xi Ruoxuan first expressed his stance. Murong Xiaotian also said: "Your Majesty, we have all studied martial arts. Anyway, we can be of some help."
Xiao Tielong nodded gratefully: "Sir, girl, I know you are capable, but this is a battle between two armies, and swords and guns are blind on the battlefield. If something goes wrong, how can I deal with your parents!"
Xi Ruoxuan shook his head: "Your Majesty, please stop talking. We will not leave. You have treated us so well. Now that you are in trouble, we will never stand idly by."
Xiao Tielong wanted to persuade him again, but a general came over and said, "Your Majesty, the team has been assembled. When will we set off?"
Xiao Tielong waved his hand: "Let's go now!"
After Xiao Tielong finished speaking, he said to Xi Ruoxuan and Murong Xiaotian: "I still advise you to leave. If you must follow me to kill the enemy, then please be very worried."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty! We will protect ourselves." After finishing speaking, Xi Ruoxuan and Murong Xiaotian followed Xiao Tielong out of the hall.
Fifteen thousand men and horses set off in a mighty manner. This place is only a dozen miles away from Dongcheng, and they will arrive in a blink of an eye. Soon, the soldiers, led by their respective commanders, were ready for battle.
Yang Xibiao happened to be on the east side of the city. When he saw Xiruoxuan coming, he quickly came over to greet him: "Brother and sister, why are you here too? It's dangerous here. It's better to go back and accompany brother Shaokai!"
Xi Ruoxuan glared at him fiercely: "How many times have I told you, don't call me brother or sister? Shaokai and I are not married yet!"
"Okay, okay, Miss Xi, let me advise you on behalf of brother Shaokai, this is a battlefield. If you make a mistake, come back and Shaokai comes to me to ask for someone. I will find someone for him wherever I go!"
"Go, go, you crow's mouth, I'm the one made of clay! Let me tell you, I, Xi Ruoxuan, have also seen people in the market. I have seen this kind of scene too many times. Aren't they just a few thieves? Wait a minute. , look how I deal with them!"
Yang Xibiao didn't say anything, but secretly muttered in his heart, why did my brother find a wife who can brag? This is war, do you think you are just playing house? never mind! I won't bother you anymore. Wait a while, and when the enemy comes to kill you, you will know that you are afraid.
Xi Ruoxuan and Murong Xiaotian took a look at the city defense. Although they didn't understand it very well, during the battle to defend Luo City, Xi Ruoxuan also learned a lot of city defense secrets. With her advice, some defensive details were solidified. Yang Xibiao was a bandit and didn't know much about formal tactics. When he saw that Xiruoxuan was speaking eloquently, he was so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth for a long time. My brother and sister can do it! This is simply as good as being able to go to the hall or the kitchen. Brother, you can count on it.
Yang Xibiao was still praising here, but Zhong Langyu hurriedly ran up: "Xianxuan, you didn't inform me about such a big thing, you are too mean!"
Xiruoxuan hurriedly came up to him: "Yuyu, why are you here?"
"I just got the news that you were here, so I rushed over." Quan Langyu said breathlessly.
Xi Ruoxuan was moved for a while: "It's better to leave here quickly. The enemy is coming soon. You don't know martial arts. What if a flying arrow hurts you?"
Zhong Langyu smiled calmly: "Xuanxuan is not afraid of anything. I can't be inferior to a woman, right?"
"Hey! I'm doing this for your own good. I've practiced martial arts and know how to deal with swords and guns. Don't be so pretentious. General Qiu, let the prince go down quickly."
Qiu Xin also came to explain: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is right. You can't help here. If you feel sorry for me, I will be willing to do it for you."
"But..." Zhong Langyu still couldn't let go of this face. His wife went into battle to kill the enemy, but her husband was hiding underneath. If this spread out, wouldn't he become a laughing stock!
Xiao Tielong also came to persuade: "Prince Yin, you'd better follow me down! I'm not good at martial arts, so I can only sit in the back and take command. The prince will follow me to direct this defensive battle."
Zhong Langyu hurriedly raised his fists: "Your Majesty, you are too polite. I am not very good at military affairs. I can only make some suggestions, but I would never dare to take command."
Xiao Tielong waved his hand: "You're welcome, Prince Yin. Who doesn't know that in the battle to defend Luo City, Prince Yin commanded Ruoding, and the soldiers killed by Yuli fled away. Let's go! Prince, please stop being humble."
In fact, this is Xiao Tielong giving Zhong Langyu a step down and letting Zhong Langyu take command? What are you doing with Xiao Tielong? That's what he said, mainly because he was afraid that something might happen to Zhong Langyu on the tower.
Zhong Langyu couldn't say anything, so he had to follow Xiao Tielong to the temporary command post under the city tower.
The information was quite reliable. In only half an hour, looking from the tower, it seemed that there were thousands of troops and horses in the distance, and the dust kicked up by the horses covered the sky and the sun. Xi Ruoxuan couldn't help but take a breath of air, there were so many soldiers and horses! Can this tiny place be defended
Soon, soldiers all over the mountains and plains had arrived in front of the city gate. A young general pointed to the tower with a steel fork in his hand: "Father, please come out and speak!"
A deputy general quickly went downstairs to report Xiao Tielong. Needless to say, this general was Xiao Tielong's eldest son, Xiao Yong. Xiruo
"Hey! Are you that Xiao Yong?" Xi Ruoxuan leaned against the city gate tower and asked.
Xiao Yong raised his steel fork and said, "Your Highness, who are you and why are you standing on the tower?"
Xi Ruoxuan sneered: "Don't ask me who I am, I'll ask you who you are first!"
"I am Xiao Yong! His Highness the Yunyan Kingdom." Xiao Yong said proudly.
"Bah! You still have the nerve to say that. Now the people in the city are pointing at your spine and scolding you. Is there any son like you? You killed your father and ran away. You still don't let him go after he escaped here. Do you want to kill him?" Go up to the tower to kill your father and usurp the throne?"
"This!" Xiao Yong was a little speechless when asked by Xiruoxuan, "But, I am the emperor's eldest son, why doesn't my father make me the crown prince?"
"The emperor's eldest son will be established as the prince! Then if the emperor's eldest son is a fool, will the emperor also pass the throne to him?" Xi Ruoxuan asked sharply.
"But, but I'm not a fool."
"You are not a fool, then why did you listen to your brother and kill your father and send him running around? Do you know how stupid you are? You have fallen into your brother's trap."
"Trap? What trap?"
"You can't tell it yet, but you are so stupid. Your father originally wanted to make you the crown prince, but your brother thought he had no chance, so he encouraged you to rebel. It would be best for him to kill you and your father so that both of you would be injured. , he is reaping the benefits. Think about it, if you and your father are both killed in the battle, who will be the prince? Who will take over the throne? Think about it, you fool!"
Xiao Yong was a little dumbfounded by Xi Ruoxuan's words: "Then what do you think I should do?"
This Xiao Yong is indeed a martial artist. How can the two armies ask the enemy for advice in front of the formation? Xiruo Do you understand?"
Xiao Yong was dizzy. He felt that what this person said made sense, and every word he said came to his heart. My brother is really a ghost. He asked me to fight here, but he said it over there. There was no movement. After we had almost killed him, he would come out to clean up the mess. This was a very clever plan!
Xiao Yong then had the intention of temporarily retreating. At this time, a lieutenant beside him said: "Your Highness, His Highness has made an agreement with us. If we don't attack, it will be difficult to break through with His Highness's strength alone." city."
Xiao Yong glared at him fiercely: "What do you know? Let's wait until Beicheng starts fighting."
The deputy general looked disgraced. At this time, Xiao Tielong and Kuang Langyu walked up to the tower. Xiao Tielong looked at his eldest son angrily: "You beast, you still have the nerve to come to see me. I raised you so big, fed you and clothed you, but in the end you want my life, you touch yourself Conscience, are you still a human being?"
Xiao Yong was scolded by Xiao Tielong and lowered his head in shame, but he still refused to accept it: "Father, what's wrong with the child? Why haven't you established a prince for so long? Do you really want to pass the throne to your little brother?"
"You beast, do you have nothing else in mind besides the throne? You killed Zhu Zhu's mother and forced Zhu Zhu to flee. You beast, I wish I could kill you! Ahem!" Xiao Tielong was furious. cough.
Xiruo It would be bad if you get angry and attack again."
With one sentence to wake up the dreamer, Xiao Tielong felt that Xi Ruoxuan was right. He pointed at Xiao Yong and said, "Go back and think about it carefully. Is what you are doing worthy of me and the ancestors of the Xiao family!"
Xiao Yong lowered his head in shame, waved his hand to the soldiers behind him: "Retreat!", and with his order, the troops all over the mountains and plains slowly retreated. Xiao Tielong looked at the direction in which the soldiers were leaving and breathed a long sigh of relief. The danger at the east gate had been temporarily alleviated, but what about the north gate