Outside Dawan Pass, at this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came.
"Shu cavalry breaks out!" A young Xishu general, covered in blood, shouted angrily on his horse. Behind him, a total of twenty or thirty people on horseback followed closely behind, all firing.
On the top of the city, Chen Zhong suddenly heard a noise and hurriedly raised his head to look into the distance. When he saw the scene outside the city, he was startled.
"General, that looks like my scout from Western Shu."
"Don't move arbitrarily, it may be an enemy trick." Chen Zhong ordered in a deep voice. At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and it was still far away, so he could not recognize the faces of his subordinates. He did not intend to risk leaving the city.
"General, the killing has begun!"
"Don't move."
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"Break out!" The young general from Xishu kept sweeping his spear, killing several more Beiyu people in front of him.
More than a hundred people who followed the sheepherder followed the order and surrounded them one after another. At first glance, they seemed to want to completely intercept and kill this group of Shu Tanqi.
In the panic, I could still vaguely hear the shepherd's screams and orders.
Shu Tan, who had twenty or thirty riders, was surrounded and killed by more than a dozen riders in a short time. The young Xishu general probably understood the principle of capturing the thief first. After finding an opportunity, he suddenly shot away two Beiyu soldiers and rushed towards the commanding sheepherder.
With a strange move, General Xiao Pi thrust his spear forward. Although it didn't hit him, the sheepherder was so frightened that he screamed and fell off his horse.
"Protect the military advisor!" More than a hundred people from Beiyu shouted anxiously.
"Follow me to break out of the encirclement!" General Xishu gritted his teeth, took the last seven or eight people, took the opportunity to break out of the encirclement, and ran towards Dawan Pass.
"Hurry, bite them! Don't miss the important task of the little military advisor!" The sheepherder who fell from the horse, his head was covered with blood, but he still couldn't stop shouting.
The chasing soldiers from Beiyu had just entered the shooting range of the city when they were thrown their bows and forced to gallop back.
Chen Zhong, who was on the top of the city, was looking down from a high position. When he saw the figures below the city clearly, he was extremely shocked. He recognized that this was not an enemy spy, but a sentry general from Dawan Pass.
"Shake the winch." Chen Zhong ordered in a solemn voice, "Pay attention to the movements of the Beiyu people and beware of enemy thieves stealing the city!"
Under Chen Zhong's arrangement, not long after, the seven or eight riding Xishu sentry detectives who came back hurriedly climbed to the top of the city.
"What do you mean? My lord is not in trouble and he still wins a game?"
"Exactly." General Xiao Pi said seriously, "The little military advisor of the East did not die in the battle. At this time, he is cooperating with the master and is about to surround Shen Tuguan in Beiyu."
"Almost fell into the trap!" Chen Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, "In other words, the Shen Tu Guan war is urgent now, and this sheepherder from Beiyu is most likely here to make money."
"That's right." Xiao Pi thought for a while and continued, "On the way here, we encountered many people from Beiyu who intercepted and killed us. I guess these people want to cut off our channel to Xishu."
"No wonder the news is blocked." Chen Zhong frowned and asked more, "Did you ever see the Beiyu people ambush when you were outside the city?"
"I didn't see it. I was a little bit worse and killed the sheepherder. I saw him coughing up blood after falling from his horse." Xiao Pi was about to answer.
Chen Zhong hesitated for a moment and was about to think again. At this moment, another general came hurriedly, "General, the sheepherder outside the city is already running away with his people!"
"The plot has been exposed and the shepherd is about to escape." Chen Zhong gritted his teeth, but was still worried, and turned to look at the junior general again, "I, Chen Zhong, are cautious by nature, so I will ask one more question, are you really sure about the war on the front line? Did I, Xishu, gain the upper hand?"
"General Chen, that's true! That sheepherder is just deceiving."
"Okay." Chen Zhong squinted his eyes and turned his gaze outside the city, looking at the sheepherder who was about to lead people to escape. He could guess that the plan to gain the city was exposed, and the sheepherder would flee back to save his life.
It's not far away. If you pursue it urgently, you have a great chance.
"General Chen, that sheepherder has been insulting the little military advisor of the East." Another Shu soldier next to him spoke angrily.
Chen Zhong lowered his gaze.
After getting the exact information, the shepherd fled in a hurry. Furthermore, if there was really an ambush outside the city, they would have come out to protect them just now, and the sheepherder would not have been almost killed.
"Pass my military order to assemble two thousand Shu cavalry as quickly as possible and leave the city to chase down the Northern Chongqing sheepherders!"
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"This time, he will definitely leave the city." The sheepherder took out his handkerchief and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He was old and frail, and that fall had already made his whole body somewhat unbearable.
Of course, he also knew that since he was involved in the situation, the injuries would be minor, and there was no chance that he would die in the hands of the Shu people. However, if Chen Zhong can be induced to leave the city, the Silver Halberd Guards led by Mu Bu will have a chance to capture Dayuan Pass.
"Strategist, strategist! Chen Zhong is out of the city... He is out of the city!" Finally, a scout rushed over, his voice filled with ecstasy.
"Okay, okay! He thought that I really acted as an envoy to save Shen Tu Guan, but now, the conspiracy may have been exposed, and he was seriously injured... This will only make Chen Zhong feel even more that I am a The envoy's army is no more than a hundred men, and there is no ambush! It will be easy for him to pursue him."
"Military advisor, the people Chen Zhong leads are all Qingqi."
"Chen Zhong, you want to catch me! I said before that my reputation as a sheepherder in Beiyu is not weak. Even if you kill me not for military merit, it will kill Beiyu's morale. "
"Secret order, tell the ambushing Silver Halberd Guards to wait for Chen Zhong to come over and prepare to take action. Remember, separate two thousand people and go around Dawan Pass to block Chen Zhong's retreat. Just wait for Chen Zhong to die and take advantage of the opportunity. The morale of the defenders is in chaos, attack the key immediately!"
"Leader's order!"
At this time, beside the sheepherder, the Silver Halberd Guards, who were holding back their anger, all spoke angrily.
"Right here, I, the shepherd, are planning to kill the Shu general Chen Zhong!"
After a lot of effort, he finally lured the "Shield of Western Shu" out of the city gate.
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"Chasing the Beiyu Sheepherds!" Chen Zhong's voice was cold while riding on his horse. He understood very well what the death of the sheepherder would mean to Beiyu.
If the sheepherder can be killed, there is no doubt that Xishu will have two great victories. Sheepherd and Shen Tuguan, the two most guarding figures in Beiyu, were about to fall into disgrace.
Horseshoe galloping, under the leadership of Chen Zhong, quickly moved forward to pursue the Beiyu people who were constantly "fleeing".
Chen Zhong, who was cautious by nature, was worried that something might change, so he even sent dozens of more people to explore the surrounding areas.
The formation killed Beiyu's military division. I, Chen Zhong, did not do it for military merit, but only to inspire the mountains and rivers of Xishu.
With a serious expression on his face, Chen Zhong raised the reins high, and the long knife in his hand suddenly became full of fighting spirit. Behind him, the Qingqi Shu soldiers who followed him also had the same look of solemnity.
"Sheep-herder--"
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