Xue Rengui held up Fang Tian's painted halberd with one hand, facing Xue Wanche's horse with such an exaggerated and large rear sight. There was no trace of slackness on his handsome face, and his eyes were full of fighting spirit.
Xue Wanche is indeed a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Although he is furious now, he has not lost his position. He took a closer look at Xue Rengui and couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: What a boy, what strength! This Fangtian Painted Halberd is extremely top-heavy and heavy. If he is not a person with natural supernatural power, he will never choose such a weapon. Now he actually used a one-handed halberd to deal with my horse spear... The horse spear is a straight, long, clever and smart weapon. As long as I pass my wrist forward, I can stab him in the face in an instant. If he dares to put up such a cover-up, he clearly looks down on me. Besides... Or maybe it's because people who are good at art are bold!
Seeing that the two were about to fight, Qin Mubai did not stop him. Firstly, he has confidence in Xue Rengui, and secondly, this Xue Wanche is indeed quite annoying. It would be very satisfying if Xue Rengui could rub off his authority. So he reined in his horse and retreated, saying softly: "Rengui, be careful. Xue Wanche is by no means an ordinary person."
"Please take care of yourself, general, don't worry." Xue Rengui responded, drew Fang Tian's painted halberd in an arc and returned it to his chest, clasped his hands together, and said to Xue Wanche: "General Xue, I am not qualified to be a lowly general. Fight with the general. Now that the general has condescended to teach me, I will ask the general to attack three times first, as a sign of respect."
"That's unreasonable!" Xue Wanche was so angry that his knuckles making a "bone-bone" sound while holding Ma Shan.
"I have been on the battlefield for more than 20 years without encountering an opponent! Even Qin Shubao and Yuchi Jingde never dared to boast that I could use my three moves!" Xue Wanche was really angry this time, his eyebrows raised in a deep voice. Drink, "Boy, remember! There is a price to pay for arrogance - watch the moves!"
With a final sound, Xue Wanche stabbed with all his might!
The dismounted horse is obviously not extraordinary, and it has been with Xue Wanche for many years and is very spiritual. After being pinched by the horse's belly, his muscles exploded like air, and his four hooves rushed forward.
The men and horses are like lightning, and the branches are like snakes. They really stab Xue Rengui in the chest!
Everything happened in the blink of an eye, extremely fast!
Suddenly, Qin Mubai, Yin Yang and others felt tense: they were both warriors, and they could see at a glance that Xue Wanche's attack was indeed ruthless and tricky. If he hadn't practiced hard for thousands of times and experienced actual combat on the battlefield, how could he have such strength and speed!
Xue Rengui, however, was calm and composed, still holding the halberd with one hand. No one knew what tricks he had used. Fang Tian's heavy and long halberd looked like a fish tail turned upside down, and the head of the halberd was propped in front of his chest. His eyesight was probably close to the speed of a high-power computer - by chance, Xue Wanche thrust his spear, and the spear head happened to pass through the opening of the twig of the halberd!
With a "click" sound, Xue Rengui pressed his hand and twirled the branch of the halberd to the side, unexpectedly jamming the horse!
Xue Wanche was immediately shocked - after a lifetime of fighting, he had never encountered such a thing!
Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough and hurriedly pulled hard. But something even weirder happened!
Xue Rengui shouted softly, holding Fang Tian's painted halberd with both hands, and pressed it hard to his side. The entangled halberds were pressed to the side together. Xue Wanche exerted all his strength, and the horse's penis seemed to have been inserted into the iron stone, and he couldn't pull it out!
There were boos all around!
Everyone present was in the military, and the scene in front of them was truly shocking! -Xue Rengui, how much force does it take to press down Xue Wanche's horse and make it move no matter how hard he pulls it out? !
One attack and one defense, judge the good and bad!
Xue Wanche's face turned a little pale!
After decades of fighting, today, he saw for the first time what it means to be "invincible" - in the past, most of the people who felt this way were his opponents!
For the first time in his life, he felt powerless. He widened his eyes and looked at Xue Rengui in disbelief. His arms were stretched too hard, his muscles were bulging with veins, and he was trembling slightly.
"It seems that General, you are not in good health today." Xue Rengui smiled lightly, turned Fang Tian's painted halberd upright with a flick of his hand, let go of his horse, and said, "I don't want to take advantage of others' danger."
Xue Wanche's expression was almost petrified, and he slowly pulled the horse back in confusion, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, as if he was a little lost, and said involuntarily: "Then... let's compete again another day. "
After that, he said nothing, patted the horse's buttocks with his horse's stick, and walked forward.
The group of people behind him were silent, silently following Xue Wanche forward, but when their eyes glanced at Xue Rengui, there was a lot of fear and confusion in their eyes. The arrogance and arrogance he had just now disappeared in an instant.
Xue Rengui held Fang Tian's painted halberd with a halberd flower and pressed it on the saddle. He cupped his hands to Qin Mubai without saying much. Qin Mubai came over, smiled knowingly at him, and said, "Let's go!"
This time, Xue Wanche was really embarrassed! Fortunately, Xue Rengui is a kind person and always knows what's right. If he had Yu Wen Hongtai's temper, he would have to knock Xue Wanche off his horse with a halberd and throw him to pieces.
"The sea water cannot be measured!" Qin Mubai chuckled.
Xue Rengui smiled modestly: "He underestimates the enemy, and he can win without using force."
"The style of a general!" Qin Mubai nodded in approval, glanced at him, and said, "Rengui, I really feel that leaving you here is a bit unfair."
"On the contrary." Xue Rengui said, "If I hadn't followed the King of Wu and the generals this year, how could I have gained so much strength?"
"That's not what I meant." Qin Mubai said, "I want to say, wouldn't it be better if I could let you gallop across the battlefield and kill the enemy?"
"There will be opportunities in the future!" Xue Rengui smiled and said, "I am not in a hurry now. Following the King of Wu and the general, I feel at ease."
After walking for a while, everyone saw smoke and dust rising in front of them, and there was a faint roar of thunder. The people and horses tumbling like ants in front of them are retreating in all directions like the tide. The Xiangcheng city that had previously surrounded the core was revealed.
In comparison, this small city is so lonely and small!
Tens of thousands of elite troops are retreating back in an orderly manner to release the encirclement. Just imagine, if Li Ji wants to attack the city with force, he can only take the city with his hands!
However, Xiangcheng is not an enemy city. Except for the leader Li You and others, most of the people in the city are still good people of the Tang Dynasty. If we attack by force, I don't know how many killings will be caused. This is also the reason why Li Ji has been besieging but not attacking. Firstly, the emperor had an explanation for him. It was best to "capture" Li You alive. If he was pressed hard or something happened among the rebels, he would not be able to explain it when he returned. Secondly, now was not the time to kill the enemy and seize the city to gain military exploits. . If something is not handled well and the civilians suffer heavy casualties, the officials in the court will not spare Li Ji.
Therefore, coming to Dengzhou to quell the rebellion was actually a tricky job. No wonder the emperor thought about it and sent him Li Ji. Because he has always known the emperor's heart and was cautious. If it had been another reckless general, I am afraid that more than ten times more people would have died in the suppression of the rebellion.
Li Ji rode a horse and led a group of guards, waiting for Xue Wanche, Qin Mubai and others outside the military formation. Seeing Xue Wanche running ahead, he couldn't help but frown: What happened? Why does he look like an eggplant beaten by frost
"Commander, I will come back and give you my orders." Xue Wanche held up his hands on his horse, without looking directly into Li Ji's eyes, and he was a little weak in speaking.
"Go back and have a good rest." Li Ji didn't say much.
"Yes..." Xue Wanche responded, and inadvertently looked back at Qin Mubai and others not far behind him. His eyes were actually "resentful".
Taking the song with him, Xue Wanche walked towards his camp. Qin Mubai and others came forward to see the ceremony.
"Did you just humiliate Xue Wanche?" Li Ji asked as there was no one else around.
"No, how dare you, general." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "It was General Xue who deigned to give advice on a whim and made a gesture with this general."
"What?" Li Ji couldn't help but be a little surprised and looked at "the general" Qin Mubai pointed to.
Xue Rengui cupped his fists and saluted: "Xue Li, the last general, has met Marshal Li."
"Xue Li?" Li Ji frowned and looked at Xue Rengui carefully, nodded and said, "Okay, let's stop chatting. Most of Li You's 30,000 rebels have been defeated, leaving only two or three thousand troops. , huddled in Xiangcheng. Originally, if we wanted to capture the city, it would only be possible if we could forcefully surrender the enemy without a fight. Mu Bai, how confident are you?"
Qin Mubai frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "To be honest, at most 50%."
Li Ji frowned and said, "This is indeed the truth. You must also know the priorities at this time. It is actually easy to use force to suppress the rebellion. The difficult thing is how to end the big and small things after suppressing the rebellion. ? If you can reduce the loss by one point, try to reduce it as much as possible! After all, this is the land of the Tang Dynasty; if you can successfully persuade the people of the Tang Dynasty to surrender, it will be a good thing. To offset your mistakes; if you fail, I will have to take you to Chang'an and ask His Majesty to punish you personally. "
"Yes, I know the consequences." Qin Mubai took a deep breath and said decisively: "Commander, no need to say more, let the general go to the city and give it a try!"
"Okay." Li Ji nodded solemnly, "Just take these people with you. Be careful in everything."
"Thank you, Marshal!"
After Qin Mubai thanked them with clasped fists, he led Xue Rengui, Yin Yang, the flag bearer and the entourage of the three kings, and walked towards the city gate through the passage released by the army.
Tens of thousands of troops surrounded Xiangcheng, a small town. At this time, they retreated for more than a mile, leaving an empty area.
In the flat land in front of the empty mine city, the west wind is strong and the yellow sand is rolling. Qin Mubai and others rode forward, their robes and flags rustling in the strong wind. In the empty wilderness, Qin Mubai and the other riders stood out.
There were many false flags planted at the top of the city, fluttering in the wind, but not a few soldiers were seen. Only the occasional arrow clusters shining with cold light could be seen in the female wall.
"General, just go here. If you move forward, you will be within the range of the enemy archers." Yin Yang reminded.
Qin Mubai reined in his horse and stopped, took off his bow and arrow, wrapped a letter he had prepared in advance, wrapped it in the arrow and shot it on the top of the city.
The city guard pulled out his arrow in panic and ran away in a hurry.
Qin Mubai let out a sigh of relief, put down his bow and arrow, and began to wait patiently.
At this time, in Xiangcheng City, in the official office.
Li You was holding a jar of wine. He was already dizzy and staggering around after drinking, but he still held the jar and refused to let go. Standing far away were two pawns and a maidservant, all cautiously shrinking their necks and not daring to come near to ask for bad luck. There were piles of folded books and books scattered on the floor, as well as a pile of overturned cups, plates, and utensils. Oil, water, and wine were spilled everywhere, and a strange smell filled the room.
"I lost, I lost everything..." Li You tilted his neck, smiled stupidly, and said to himself, "Finally, I lost everything..."
At this time, the closed door was suddenly kicked open, and Yin Hongzhi rushed in anxiously: "Your Highness, Your Highness, Li Ji has withdrawn his troops!... Hey, why are you drunk again?"
"Don't bother me!!" Li You yelled, raising the wine jar and almost smashing it over. Yin Hongzhi was so frightened that he jumped back a few steps.
"Hey, you!..." Yin Hongzhi sighed, "How can you achieve great things if you become dejected when you encounter a slight setback!"
"I want you to teach me a lesson!" Li You yelled like a fool, "Besides teaching me a lesson, you have never done anything serious! The soldiers pressed the border, Liang Mengbiao was defeated like a mountain, Xinye Port was destroyed in an instant, and he was ambushed by Xue Wanche on the road. , abandoning his armor and almost fleeing alone; Zan Junmo's entire army was wiped out and he was captured and beheaded by Qibi Heli - Aren't you the most capable? Why didn't I see you leading the army into battle? Come back and show me the victory. look?"
"This, this..." Yin Hongzhi was speechless for a moment and said, "I am a civil servant! How do civil servants fight?"
"Fart, fart, it's all fart!" Li You yelled while he was drunk, "Didn't you say you could recruit both Li Ke and Qin Mubai?... Qin Mubai was so good at fighting, he killed Xinye in an instant Hong Kong - let him lead the army into battle! - Quick! Send him the title of Prince Taibao and lead the army into battle to defeat Li Ji!"
"Hey..." Yin Hongzhi sighed and said, "Your Highness, you are drunk, you should take a rest!"
"Ling'er! Ling'er, where is Ling'er?" Li You suddenly shouted. In such excitement, he accidentally rolled off the bed and fell to the ground. He immediately vomited. Immediately, he vomited out a puddle of filth and shouted, rolling and crawling, "Ling'er, I want to see Ling'er!"
"Why are you seeing her at this time?" Yin Hongzhi became a little impatient and covered his nose to hide the unpleasant smell of wine, "I'm leaving - someone is here to help His Highness rest and don't let him drink anymore!"
Unexpectedly, Li You suddenly jumped up and rushed in front of Yin Hongzhi as if he had been injected with stimulants. He grabbed Yin Hongzhi's chest and skirt with a pair of dirty hands and roared loudly: "Yes." You! It’s you who hurt me!”
"W-what are you doing? Let go!" Yin Hongzhi was shocked and annoyed. He slapped Li You's hand hard and knocked his hand off. He touched his sleeves and turned away, scolding: "Mu Drunk people are so unreasonable!”
"Don't go! Stop...come back!" Li You couldn't stand and fell to the ground again, shouting hysterically.
Several pawns walked over fearfully and helped Li You up. He summoned a maid to clean him and change his clothes. Li You was almost drunk and unconscious, and he murmured: "Someone, go and invite Princess Gaoyang."
Everyone knew he was drunk, but no one took what he said seriously, and no one spoke to him.
"Didn't you hear what I was saying? Go quickly - invite Princess Gaoyang!" Li You roared loudly, suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed a guard's saber with one hand, and pulled it out with a "swipe". Everyone rushed to the side and dispersed.
"You only listen to Taishi Yin and not Gu, right? Taishi Yin can kill you, but Gu can't!" Li You roared loudly and started slashing randomly with his knife.
The soldiers and maids panicked and fled in all directions, shouting.
Yin Hongzhi didn't go far. When he heard Li You yelling, he couldn't help but frown. He called a few pawns from left to right and ordered: "Take his sword and find a way to make him sleep. Princess Gaoyang's side , watch carefully!”
"Yes!" The pawns obeyed and went to work quickly.
Just then he breathed a sigh of relief, and a soldier from the city guard ran over quickly and handed over a letter: "Report to the Grand Master, after Li Ji retreated, several riders came down from the city and shot a letter."
"Oh?" Yin Hongzhi was startled and hurriedly reached out to take it and unfold it to take a look. First he frowned, then his eyes lit up and his brows lit up with joy.
It’s a real help in times of need, the savior is here!
Yin Hongzhi was immediately overjoyed and asked, "Has the archer left?"
"No, still under the city!"
"Okay, I'll go to the city in person and meet him for a while." Yin Hongzhi had just taken two steps out of his mouth when he suddenly paused, "Wait a minute. When you go to the city to reply, just say, Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang will be here later. Come to the city."
"Yes." The pawn accepted the promise and ran back quickly.
Yin Hongzhi's eyes rolled around for a while, and with a slight grin on his lips, he carefully folded the letter and put it in his pocket, walked towards the backyard, and came to an independent tile-roofed house.
There were several guards and maids at the door. Yin Hongzhi asked the maid, "Is the princess asleep?"
"No, I'm still sitting like before."
"Has she eaten today?"
"The rice and water haven't come in yet," the servant replied timidly.
Yin Hongzhi frowned and said, "Bring the food and I'll deliver it myself."
Soon, the maid brought the food box, and Yin Hongzhi took it in his hand, adjusted his expression, opened the door with a smile, and walked in.
At this moment, Princess Gaoyang was sitting blankly on the bed, leaning against a cotton-rolled backrest, looking straight at the arches of her feet. Even when Yin Hongzhi walked in front of her, her eyes did not shift.
"Ling'er, be good, can you eat something?" Yin Hongzhi said softly.
Princess Gao Yang didn't say a word, her straight eyes almost didn't shift, as if a stone statue was ignoring him.
"Are you still angry with uncle? Stop being angry, be good, your body and bones are important. You are full. Uncle is going to tell you some great news today." Yin Hongzhi said with a smile.
"Is it the army sent by the father that has already broken through the city?" Princess Gao Yang said this feebly without any emotion in her voice.
Yin Hongzhi's expression froze, and he hurriedly said with a compensating smile: "It depends on what stupid things you said, it's not such news. In short, why don't you eat first? If you continue like this, you will starve to death."
"It's better to starve to death, so as not to waste food alive." Princess Gao Yang still said in her dead voice.
"Stop talking nonsense." Yin Hongzhi stepped forward and stretched out his arms to hold her closer. Princess Gao Yang suddenly jumped back and shouted: "Stay away from me, don't come here!"
"Okay, okay, uncle won't come, can you please stop being so nervous?" Yin Hongzhi was still smiling.
"You are not my uncle. My uncle has died a long time ago! He is not as sinister and vicious as you!" Princess Gaoyang gritted her teeth and cursed like a curse. At this time, her eyes were like spitting fire, and she glared at Yin Hongzhi with hatred, making him feel a little scared inside.
"Ahem... Ling'er, you have misunderstood your uncle after all." Yin Hongzhiqiang smiled and said, "I have done so much, and it's not all for you, your brother, and your mother? You don't even look at it. Look, how miserable have you three been over the past few years? ... Forget it, let’s not talk about it for now. Now, I have really great news, are you willing to hear it?”
"If you don't listen, get out!"
"If you don't listen, I will really leave." Yin Hongzhi pretended to be angry, put down the food box and said angrily, "I think you definitely don't want to see Qin Mubai now, right?"
"What?" Princess Gaoyang suddenly woke up and exclaimed: "Mubai, where is he? Did you really trick him into coming here?"
"Silly boy, why are you lying?" Yin Hongzhi said with a smile, "He and we are a family, right? Now, when I heard that you and Youer were in trouble, I hurried to Xiangcheng to rescue you. - At this moment, he is under the city! Li Ji has withdrawn his army and let Qin Mubai in. He must have a way to save us. "
"Mubai is under the city? I don't believe it!" Princess Gaoyang shook her head, "He is not that stupid! You framed him as a conspirator, how could he come now?"
"That's the truth. He is indeed here." Yin Hongzhi sat next to her and said earnestly, "Ling'er, at this point, I'm afraid he will only help us out if he sees you. For your brother, For your own sake, why don’t you go and see him?”
"It's for uncle, right?" Princess Gaoyang sneered, looked at Yin Hongzhi with disdain, her heart moved, she took a deep breath and said: "Bring the food, I want to be full. Then dress up After a while, I went to see him. I didn’t want him to see me as a human being or a ghost!”
"Okay, okay, you are so good!" Yin Hongzhi smiled happily and hurriedly called for a few maids to serve Princess Gaoyang, change her clothes and make up.
In the room, Princess Gao Yang stared at herself in the bronze mirror. While listening to the maids combing her hair and putting on a tiara, she mechanically put the rice into her mouth, chewing it vigorously as if she had a grudge against the rice.
"Mu Bai, I understand why you came, and I also know what determination you have made..." Princess Gao Yang's eyes have never been so firm as now, and there is a hint of determination and cruelty in her firmness. .
She said to herself: Don't worry, I will never make it difficult for you, nor will I let you bear the burden alone... Ling'er is yours; Ling'er is willing to do anything and bear everything for you!
I am willing to do anything! ! !