fast and ferocious

Chapter 256 Even more messy (one more)
Li Shichang sent people to keep an eye on the 5000 troops transferred from Xining. Knowing that they didn't look back, he decided to personally lead the troops to raid Xining City. , This time he also called 1 people, but when they arrived outside Xining City, the [-] people in Xichuan hadn't arrived yet.

Li Shichang confidently thought that there was no need to wait, he chose to arrive outside the city of Xining at night, and directly attacked the city at night without resting!

In fact, even if there is no news from the eldest princess, the news from the dark guard will arrive, but it will be later than the eldest princess, leaving less time for Xiao Qing to prepare.

It's a pity that this kick almost broke the foot into a powder fracture.

Li Shichang felt that his preparations were quite sufficient, why was it so difficult to win Xining City? !
He walked outside the tent and looked in the direction of the city gate. There were still countless corpses lying there that had not been cleaned up, but the attack failed to capture Xining City all night, and the soldiers were depressed and exhausted. Li Shichang could only let them rest first. talk later.

Li Shichang suddenly felt melancholy, the meticulous arrangements before failed to fulfill his wish, how to fight the next battle?Wait for the 5000 people from Xichuan to arrive, flanking back and forth?
Li Shichang frowned tightly, do you really want Bei Yuan, Qiang Rong and the others to go down several cities?So what?The imperial court did not leave much troops in Xining at all, and the border war would not affect here at all!

His purpose of using foreign enemies to involve the court's troops was achieved, but why couldn't he take down Xining City? !

"Third brother, don't think too much!" The fifth child was standing next to Li Shichang at some point: "Although we failed to win this battle, the city of Xining is not easy!"

Li Shichang nodded with his hands behind his back and said:

"If there is time, I can take the city without attacking it. They have no food in the city! However, the battle at the border is hard to say, and we don't have much time to use. To take Xining, we must quickly take Jiangnan, otherwise, After the disaster, it will all be empty talk!"

"We failed to sneak attack last night, I'm afraid someone sent them a message."

"Tens of thousands of people are rushing towards Xining, and there are no mountains to cover them, so they will naturally be discovered. It's just that we sneaked at night, but we couldn't catch them off guard... Behind, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult!"

"It's a pity that both General Feng and General Chu died in the battle outside Xining City, otherwise, the battle last night..."

"You can only say this in front of me, never tell others!"

"Third Brother, don't worry, I have a sense of proportion! But General Liu said that he will attack tonight, is he a bit hasty? Should we wait until General Wang's army arrives?"

Li Shichang pondered for a moment and was about to give his opinion when he heard a report from his own soldiers: the gate of the city was opened and three people were released.

Li Shichang suddenly thought of his three brothers who stayed in Xining City, and hurriedly said: "Look carefully, and report when you walk in!"

"Third Brother, you haven't read that letter?" Fifth Brother asked anxiously.

"Writing letters at this time may not be their original intention. I am afraid that what they write under duress will disturb my mind."

"I'll go and have a look, what if it's Second Brother and the others!" After finishing speaking, Lao Wu walked towards the sentry post.

Li Shichang had a sullen face. If there were really three brothers, he felt that this must be a conspiracy. Why did Xining City choose to release them at this time?

"Call General Liu, General Chen, and Mr. Song to the big tent!" After Li Shichang gave his orders, he turned and entered the big tent.

After several people arrived, they were discussing how to attack the city at night. The fifth brother ran back excitedly, entered the big tent and shouted: "Third brother, it's the second brother, the fourth brother and the eighth brother! They have come close. Can you send someone to pick you up?"

Li Shichang didn't show any joy on his face, he just waved his hands and said: "Go, get it back and settle it first, don't see anyone, wait until I go over and see you."

The fifth child ran away.

Li Shichang told about the three brothers being sent back, General Liu frowned and asked: "But you were sent back to persuade you to surrender?"

Li Shichang shook his head and said, "I haven't seen you yet."

General Chen Shen thought for a while and said, "If we persuade you to surrender, there is really no need to let all three of you back."

Li Shichang nodded, and then asked Mr. Song: "What do you think, sir?"

Mr. Song pondered for a moment and said, "Did the prince read that letter?"

Li Shichang hurriedly signaled his soldiers to bring the letter, and after reading it quickly, he handed it to Mr. Song, and then he let out a sigh of relief:
"It's no wonder they were prepared. What the letter said was to let me attack the city yesterday. If not, I would have killed Second Brother and the others. If I had attacked the city, I would have let them go!"

General Liu hurriedly said: "It turned out that we rushed to attack on the day they set by mistake, no wonder..."

Mr. Song waved his hand to interrupt General Liu and said:
"How do they know that the prince is in Xihe City? Three days, not to mention the time for them to deliver the letter, is to give us three days to travel from Xihe to Xining. General Liu can ensure that the army can arrive? If not, why come? Talk about siege?"

General Chen Shen hurriedly asked: "Could they just want to make a false impression that the prince will die?"

General Liu stood up abruptly and said, "Then why did they take precautions last night, acting like they were waiting for us to attack?"

"Maybe they don't know the distance and just want to force the prince to send troops?" General Chen Shen asked.

Li Shichang nodded.

"My lord!" Mr. Song said solemnly: "In this letter, I have mentioned that the son-in-law arrester many times, saying that he predicts things like a god, and if he has the help of a god, he can judge our situation with just a few words. If it is true, There is no such thing as saying that he doesn’t know the distance, and if he doesn’t know, he can ask someone who knows.”

"Sir, what does he mean by this move?"

Mr. Song got up and said: "Since the prince's brothers have returned, why not meet him first, and listen to what they say, which is more credible than what is written in the letter."

Only then did Li Shichang realize that the three brothers were close in front of him, and it was indeed inappropriate for them to discuss with each other with a letter, so he hurriedly said, "Let's go together, sir!"

Li Shichang was on guard, he was really afraid that the news brought back by the three brothers would disturb his thoughts, but at this moment his mind was already confused, and he could only listen to what the three brothers would say.

The three brothers went through the purgatory-like battlefield, and tried their best. When the fifth brother came to pick them up, they felt that they had seen their relatives and returned home.
Li Shichang was anxious to hear what they had to say. The three brothers were still awake, so Li Shichang ordered the three of them to wake up with needles in a rage, as if he believed that the three brothers were asleep rather than sick from the beginning to the end. .

The three elder brothers are awake, but their minds are still foggy. Only the fourth brother vaguely remembers a sentence: This is the last chance.

Li Shichang asked several times, and the fourth child only remembered this sentence.

This time, Li Shichang's mind became even more confused. What do you mean?
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(End of this chapter)