"Wang Xuan, is this a bit too much?" Li Dingxing looked worriedly at the group of Gucheng officials who were tied up in front of him.
Wang Xuan stepped forward and stretched out his hand to tug at the ropes on the officials: "It's very strong. Don't Mr. Li like this binding method?"
Li Dingxing rolled his eyes at him angrily: "That's not what I'm talking about. Can we take Gucheng like this? The Northern Yi troops have already arrived at the city. The reinforcements from Gucheng have just set off, so we will take advantage of it. If the three northern kings and the imperial court After knowing this, I'm just afraid..."
"The city is in our hands. I don't know what there is to be afraid of. Moreover, if we lead the troops and don't capture the city, can they let us pass? Is it possible that a military confrontation is what Mr. Li wants to see? ?" Wang Xuan's series of rhetorical questions left Li Dingxing speechless.
Wang Xuan knew that Li Dingxing was not at ease yet, so he continued: "Although we have taken the Gucheng now, we have not taken it as our own, let alone committed any crimes. After the Northern Yi soldiers are retreated, it will be up to you or Mr. Li Master Yi went to make peace with the King of Anxi, and all the people in the city, money, food and weapons were returned. Wouldn’t that show more sincerity? Get the best of both worlds.”
Li Dingxing's eyes widened: "So you had this idea all along? You took the city, but you want me to apologize to others?"
Wang Xuan spread his hands: "If Mr. Li is unwilling, then Master Yi can do it, and it's the same thing. But... about taking Gucheng, we must not tell Master Yi now."
Li Dingxing waved his hands repeatedly: "It's up to you, it's up to you." Li Dingxing didn't know that Wang Xuan's tough method was the best way, but after all, he was also the second son of Nanhuai Li Mansion. Such despicable methods, He still couldn't do it, after all, the Anxi Army was still his own.
Wang Xuan looked at Li Dingxing who was still frowning and didn't care anymore. He still had to think clearly about this kind of thing.
Wang Xuan walked up to the officials in Gucheng and waved his hand casually: "Take these adults down and serve them well. Anyone who neglects them will be dealt with according to the military law!"
A group of soldiers dragged these officials from Gucheng down. Li Dingxing watched these officials being dragged away and stepped forward and said: "Are we going to Zhongcheng next? I have a plan to capture Zhongcheng without any bloodshed! You can Don’t use any more weapons.”
Wang Xuan looked at Li Dingxing with some surprise: "I haven't figured out a way to take down the central city yet, but my father-in-law already has a way?"
Li Dingxing smiled mysteriously and whispered in Wang Xuan's ear. Wang Xuan's eyes lit up and he nodded: "This is a great plan! What a great idea!"
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In the middle city, reinforcements from the city had already been sent to Fengcheng to help King Anxi resist the Northern Yi soldiers. Not only is the city empty, it is also sparsely populated. Only some women and some old people are in the city.
Originally, Zhongcheng was located in the hinterland of Anxi. If there was a war, there was no need for too many troops to be stationed there.
"Sir Duan, the Central City is ahead, shall we attack it now?" The deputy general next to Duan Tong asked what he meant.
Duan Tong turned his horse around and saw a hillside not far to the north of Zhongcheng. He galloped up the hillside and looked at it from a distance. The deputy general and the three thousand Beiyi troops did not rush. You must know that where they are now, decades ago, the Beiyi swords had not reached here.
This Central Plains man does have some abilities.
After a while, Duan Tong rode back and said to everyone: "Wait a moment, there seems to be something going on south of the Central City. Reinforcements from other cities should be coming. After they leave, we will take the Central City."
In fact, according to Duan Tong, the effect of taking down Zhongcheng is not too big, but it only goes beyond Fengcheng. One or two cities are nothing to him and Beiyi. It is best to go all the way south and capture the southernmost city of Anxi. Even provoking a war between Anxi and the imperial court is what he wants to see most.
A good idea, but impractical. Not to mention anything else, their three thousand troops are here alone, and the Beiyi troops don't know about it. Supply is a big problem. If they bypass the central city and head south, these three thousand soldiers and horses will starve to death on the road within a few days.
"Mr. Duan, do you want to send someone to the south to investigate?" The deputy general is impatient after all. Asking him to be patient is more uncomfortable than killing him.
Duan Tong was about to nod, when suddenly there were swords and guns on the city wall, and more than half of the defenders in the northern city had withdrawn. Now there was a huge city wall, but it was sparsely populated, and it looked like there were only a hundred people.
"The situation in the south has changed!" Duan Tong was keenly aware that something was wrong with the situation and was overjoyed.
"Find some good men and follow me!" Duan Tong jumped off his horse, hid Beiyi's short-handled scimitar behind his waist, and strode towards the city gate. The deputy general did not dare to neglect, and ordered more than dozens of good soldiers in the army, and followed Duan Tong along with himself.
Middle city, south gate.
The county magistrate was so anxious that he circled around the city wall. The soldiers and horses sent by Gucheng to rescue Fengcheng had just passed by yesterday, but now another group of soldiers and horses came.
"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, the situation in Fengcheng has not yet reached that critical moment, but the city has sent reinforcements twice? Be careful of a scam!" the county clerk said quietly.
The county magistrate said with a bitter face: "Why don't I know it? But the people who were just sent have seen it clearly. The official seal of Gucheng is all there. This... what is the truth..."
The chief clerk did not know that the county magistrate had already sent someone to check it, so he said with some embarrassment: "Since the county magistrate has already checked it, if it is correct... let it go. If the prince blames it... Zhongcheng cannot afford it." Book is also a smart man and cleverly replaced "county magistrate" with "zhongcheng".
The county magistrate thought: "Well, anyway, there are no mistakes in the official seal of the seal. If something goes wrong, it is Mr. Li's fault in Gucheng. What does it have to do with me? By the way, are everyone from other city gates here?"
"Here we are, just in case. We've all been transferred here. Don't worry, sir!" Officials in the border areas rarely have food and wine bags.
The county magistrate lifted up his official robe, hurriedly descended from the city wall, and went out to greet him: "I'm sorry for the rudeness, but I hope the general will forgive you! General, please come to the city to rest for a while after a long journey."
Li Dingxing was about to raise his hand in return when Wang Xuan gently grabbed him, and the other party Qianlong winked.
Fang Qianlong and Wang Xuan didn't have much interaction, but after spending time together, the two unexpectedly fell in love. With one look, Fang Qianlong understood what Wang Xuan meant. Fang Qianlong, who also put on the Anxi military uniform, took the lead in riding his horse, ignoring the Zhongcheng County Magistrate and swaggering past him.
The county magistrate was displeased when he saw Fang Qianlong being so arrogant, but when he thought that the other party was just a character wallowing in the battlefield, he couldn't help but swallow his breath and led his people to step aside, clear the road, and let the troops enter the city.
"Are you going to take action after entering the city?" Wang Xuan asked Li Dingxing softly what he meant.
Li Dingxing shook his head gently: "Let's go in first."
Li Dingxing and others led a small number of troops, only more than 5,000 people, which was equivalent to the number of people sent by various cities to aid Fengcheng. After entering the city, everyone swaggered towards the center of Zhongcheng City, leaving Zhongcheng County Magistrate and other officials far behind.
"Sir..." Seeing the county magistrate being humiliated, the chief clerk rushed over to ask what he meant.
The county magistrate waved his hand: "It doesn't matter. All the people fighting on the battlefield are like this. You don't need to be familiar with them."
In the North City, the city gates opened wide, and all three thousand Northern Yi troops entered the city. The corpses of the hundreds of defenders were sparsely lying on the city wall.
Duan Tong wiped the blood on his knife and said to the deputy general beside him: "Enter the city first, seize the government office, and then send people to change into the clothes and armor of the Anxi Army and quickly control the other three gates."
Both groups of people marched toward the government office in the city. Once the government offices are under control, it won't matter whether the county magistrate lives or dies. Not everyone in the city recognized the county magistrate, and it was difficult for the county magistrate's orders to be issued everywhere, so he completely lost control of the city.
The Zhongcheng County Magistrate naturally knew this, and the government office naturally arranged a lot of people. At this time, he also sent troops to follow, and he was not too worried about Li Dingxing and others taking advantage of the situation to cause chaos.
The old people in the city were the first to notice that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and they all hid in their homes to avoid the disaster.
Finally, the government office was in front of us, and in the distance we could already see the government government guards with bright armor and swords and guns at the entrance of the government office.
Wang Xuan glanced at Li Dingxing and saw that he had a calm face and was still riding behind Fang Qianlong with an indifferent expression. Wang Xuan didn't care about this and followed Li Dingxing honestly, waiting to watch the show.
On the other side of the road, Duan Tong also led his troops and horses to rush over. Just as they turned around the street, they collided with Li Dingxing's troops.
"!"
Both sides were stunned. Duan Tong really didn't expect that there were so many soldiers and horses in the government office. In addition to the guards of the government office, there was such a large wave of Anxi troops! Could this be a ploy to get you into trouble? But there aren't many defenders in Beicheng at all. I'm asking you to put yourself in a urn, but your pockets are not tightly tied!
Li Dingxing also didn't expect that Beiyi soldiers and horses would appear in the hinterland of Anxi! Could it be that Fengcheng was lost?
Both sides' thoughts were changing rapidly, and they were both stunned at both ends of the street, unable to react. The one who reacted fastest was the Zhongcheng County Magistrate. He had just turned around and saw the Beiyi troops led by Duan Tong. He was so frightened that he almost fainted. He quickly shouted: "Hold the Yamen! Guard the Yamen!"
Duan Tong felt fierce in his heart, gritted his teeth and rushed over on his horse. If he couldn't catch up at this time, his success would be in vain!
Fang Qianlong also reacted quickly. There was a clear difference between the armor of Beiyi and the armor of the Central Plains. Seeing that the opponent was from Beiyi and was advancing instead of retreating, Fang Qianlong kicked his horse fiercely and rushed towards him.
"You two, go and help!" Wang Xuan knew that the matter was urgent and quickly said to Bai Xinglong and Qin Changqian who were beside him.
With one spear and one sword, the two men rode out into battle and faced Duan Tong together.
"If you can't win, you should quickly exit the central city and return to Beiyi! Life or death depends on your destiny!" Duan Tong had no idea at this time and had to explain the most conservative retreat to the deputy general.
"Where are you, Mr. Duan?" The deputy general was actually a little concerned about Duan Tong at this time.
"Don't worry about me!" Duan Tong stepped on the back of his horse, jumped up, and flew directly to the government office.
Fang Qianlong smiled coldly and jumped off his horse to stop Duantong.
"kill!"
At the entrance of the government office, the Beiyi Army and Shangwu Camp were fighting together...
