Nie Chen got up early the next morning. After washing up, he was ready to go to his tribe to find Ouyang Ming, and they would go to Queding Tangwu to negotiate together.
But as soon as he and Weng Qiuchan walked out of the house, they heard the sound of a horn from the north.
This is the sound of gathering troops.
At the same time, Lin Guangyue, Dongwen Ma Niujie and others also came out and gathered around Nie Chen.
Lin Guang held a steel gun and said,
"Lord, this is the horn sound to gather troops. It seems that the barbarians are coming again."
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"It seems that Queding Quyang doesn't take his father's life or death seriously. Go and lift Queding Tangwu out. Let's go up to the north wall together and see if Queding Quyang dares to attack."
"As you command!"
Lin Guang immediately took Zhou Long, Zhou Hu and the escort team to pick up the person.
"Where are Liang Peng and Wang Hao?"
Yue Dongwen said,
"Wang Haotian went to the city wall before dawn. Liang Peng stayed in the military camp outside the city last night. He is the commander and must guard against enemy sneak attacks."
"Oh, it's good. There are two great coaches in charge, which saves me a lot of time and effort."
At this time, Queding Tangwu was brought out. He was tied up all over and looked in a miserable state. There was some blood on his face. It must have been from falling when he was arrested yesterday.
"Chief Queding, long time no see. Do you still remember me?"
Nie Chen wore a sky-blue robe and a large cloak with a white crane on his shoulders. He did not look like a high-ranking county guard, but rather like a noble prince who was as graceful as jade.
Compared with Quedingtangwu, his appearance is like the sky and the earth.
Que Ding Tangwu looked at Nie Chen, then stood up straight, assumed a proud posture, and said lightly with power,
"Master Nie, it's been a long time."
"Easy to say, come on, quickly untie the leader of Queding. This is our distinguished guest."
Hearing this, Zhou Long immediately stepped forward and cut the rope on Quedingtangwu.
"The big leader has come all the way to our Qingshui County as a guest. We should entertain him. How about I treat you to a good show?"
"Oh? Mr. Nie, you don't want to negotiate terms with me, but you want to invite me to watch a show? What kind of show are you watching?"
"There is no rush in negotiating. The leader is tired from traveling and traveling, so he should take a break first.
Come on, let's go to the theater. "
Nie Chen asked people to bring a carriage and asked Queding Tangwu to get on the carriage. He took Weng Qiuchan and Queding Tangwu into the same carriage.
Then, people were invited to invite Ouyang Ming and Zhou Ping.
Nie Chen led everyone and rushed towards the north city wall.
Queding Tangwu didn't know what he was going to do. After getting out of the car, he saw the dense crowd of soldiers on the top of the city and the sound of horns coming from outside the city, and then he understood.
The good show Nie Chen wanted to show him was fighting!
After climbing the city wall, Ouyang Ming and Zhou Ping came over not long after.
They watched Nie Chen bring Queding Tangwu to the city wall. They were a little puzzled for a while, but they didn't say anything.
As long as Quedingtangwu is still in their hands, nothing can change the world.
The four powerful generals Zhou An, Lin Guang, Yue Dongwen, and Ma Niubai all left the city and came to the military camp outside the city.
At this time, a dense army appeared at the end of the north. They were all barbarians, with cavalry in front and infantry behind, striding towards this side.
At this time, the messenger ran to the bottom of the city and shouted to Nie Chen above,
"Greetings to your lord, Commander Liang asked me to ask you whether our army will take the initiative or defend the camp!"
Nie Chen smiled and asked the person beside him, Que Ding Tangwu,
"Big Chief, please tell me, should I hold on to the camp and resist the enemy? Or should I attack with the entire army and annihilate the enemy?"
Queding Tangwu looked embarrassed and said,
"When two armies are fighting, there will inevitably be casualties for each other. The casualties are all our soldiers. No matter who loses or wins, it is a lose-lose situation. If we can avoid fighting, it is naturally better not to fight."
"Oh? It turns out that the big leader also knows this truth, so why did he send troops to fight me?"
Nie Chen blinked and looked at Queding Tangwu with a smile.
Queding Tangwu looked embarrassed and said,
"It's all about success and defeat. Now that I've fallen into your hands, just make whatever conditions you want. Why humiliate me?"
"What the chief said is wrong, I have no intention of humiliating you.
This war is not what I want to fight. It was a war started by your troops. Now it is your troops who have come to attack our troops actively, while our troops are also passively defending.
After all, even if you have your sword stretched out, we can't wait to be killed, right? "
"Big Chief, tell me, your son Queding Quyang should know that you are here, right? Of course, he may not know, but I will tell him.
Then you say, if I threaten you with your life, will he withdraw his troops? "
Que Dingtangwu looked even more embarrassed and stopped talking.
Whatever he says now is self-destructive.
Nie Chen shouted to the people below the city,
"Tell Liang Peng, form an array outside the camp and attack with the whole army. If the enemy dares to attack, give me a full blow. It is best to annihilate them all!"
"As you command!"
The messenger immediately went over to convey the order.
"Master Nie, you absolutely must not!"
Queding Tangwu said anxiously.
At present, the nearly 200,000 troops outside the city are the backbone of most of them. If they lose all the compensation, how will they face the three tribes in the northern part of the capital that are eyeing them.
"Big boss, the choice whether to fight or not is not yours, nor mine, but your son's."
Nie Chen turned around and shouted below,
"Go tell Queding Quyang that his father is in my hands now and ask him to come and speak before the battle!"
"As you command!"
Hearing this, Quedingtangwu stood back. He didn't want the tribesmen under his command to see his embarrassment.
Soon, Liang Peng mobilized all the more than 200,000 soldiers and horses outside and set up the Crane Wing Formation.
The Crane Wing Formation emphasizes outflanking on both sides. It can surround the enemy after the enemy charges and attack the enemy from both wings.
The main attack on both sides and the defense in the middle is a large formation that can completely absorb the enemy's formation when the troops have the advantage.
Liang Peng placed all the light infantry on the two wings, and then placed densely packed army-breaking crossbows, city-breaking crossbows, trebuchets and other heavy weapons in the defensive position in the middle.
At the front is a row of heavy shield bearers, followed by pikemen, surrounding the central battle formation like an iron barrel.
The main generals on the two wings are Lin Guang and Yue Dongwen, while in the middle are the two powerful generals Zhou An and Ma Niubai.
This time, all the elite men under Nie Chen came out, but Wang Hao, who was also the commander, stayed on the city wall. This battle basically had nothing to do with him.
After the formation was set up, Liang Peng stood ready and waited for the opponent to attack.
In the distance, Queding Quyang saw that the enemy troops had set up a battle formation, all lined up neatly, and had a lot of time, so he ordered the army to stop and prepare for the attack.
