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Chapter 500 0497 [What are you afraid of? 】

"Kill!!!"

Outside Xinghe Town, the shouts of killing were loud.

Countless Liao troops rushed towards the city wall despite the drizzle.

Yelu Dashi sat upright on his horse, staring at the city tower without blinking. The drizzle fell on the armor, gathered into water lines, and slid down the armor.

There are not many Jin troops in Xinghe Town, only more than 10,000 people. However, there are more than 20,000 civilians in the town, plus 30,000 civilians who followed the army.

Although these civilians and civilians are not soldiers, they can still play a big role in defending the city.

Boiling gold juice, carrying a large shield, throwing boulders and rolling logs, collecting arrows... these things do not require much professionalism, as long as a serious person has the skills.

This is why siege warfare was so difficult before there were siege cannons and firearms.

Of course, it is not normal for Zhao Song to surrender in the city and run away.

Seeing that the attack could not be advanced for a long time and the spring rain showed no signs of stopping, Yelu Dashi gave the order with a gloomy face: "Ming Jin withdraws the troops!"

Dangdang~
Not long after, the harsh and rapid golden drum sounded under the night sky.

The Liao army faded away like a tide, leaving corpses all over the ground.

Returning to the military camp, Yelu Dashi first expressed condolences to the wounded soldiers, and then returned to the commander's tent.

Things have been going wrong for him these past few days.

In order to borrow food, he almost went to war with Jian Nige. Although he successfully borrowed food with Ma Kuo's mediation, Yelu Dashi knew in his heart that Jian Nige must be resentful of him, and it would be difficult to win over him in the future.

Then, the long-term attack failed to bring peace.

They fought for three full days, losing troops and generals, but not even a single tower was captured.

This is not because Yelu Dashi is incompetent, but because most of his soldiers are herdsmen from the grassland tribes. They have a good way of fighting in the field, but it is difficult for them to attack the city. They have almost no experience and are extremely short of siege equipment.

At this moment, Ma Kuo walked into the handsome tent with a happy face.

Seeing this, Yelu Dashi said doubtfully: "Brother Ma seems to be in a good mood."

Ma Kuo said excitedly: "The good news came from Datong Mansion. Your Majesty and Wanyan Zonghan fought a decisive battle ten miles outside the city. They won a great victory and killed more than 40,000 enemy prisoners. He also personally killed Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Yinshu. But this Two warriors from the Kingdom of Jin.”

"hiss!"

Yelu Dashi took a deep breath and said dubiously: "Really?"

"really!"

Ma Kuo nodded solemnly.

Yelu Dashi might not believe what others said, and just thought it was the Emperor of Qi trying to put money on his face, but from what Ma Kao said, he had no choice but to believe it.

For a moment, Yelu Dashi felt complicated and forced a smile: "This... Your Majesty is so brave."

He had personally experienced Wanyan Loushi's bravery.

However, the Emperor of Qi killed two powerful generals, Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Yinshuke, one after another, which was simply shocking.

Ma Kuang came out to make plans and said: "General Xinghe is from Gaoqing. This man was once a minister of Liao. He may be able to persuade him to surrender."

"Ah."

Yelu Dashi smiled bitterly: "To be honest with Brother Ma, I tried to persuade him to surrender at the beginning of the attack on the city, but all the envoys he sent were killed. Today, their heads are still hanging high on the city tower."

Ma Kuo said in a deep voice: "It's different now. With the power of Datong Mansion's victory, Gao Qingyi will definitely consider it carefully."

After thinking for a moment, Yelu Dashi nodded and said, "Brother Ma's words make sense. The king will send another envoy to give it a try tomorrow."

"Why don't I go there myself."

Ma Kuo volunteered.

Yelu Dashi advised: "This... Gao Qingyi has always been moody. Brother Ma should not take risks."

Two or three months of getting along with him made him regard Ma Kuo as his confidant.

Ma Kuancheng said: "King Liao, don't worry. In addition to the battle report, your Majesty will also send someone to send a big gift. I am 70% sure."

"it is good!"

Yelu Dashi nodded without asking what the gift was.

The next day.

The spring rain continued to fall steadily, and the entire military camp gave off a faint musty smell.

After breakfast, the group of people rode out of the military camp and headed straight for Xinghe Town.

On this trip, Ma Kuo did not bring many people, only five Xuanjia troops including Zhang Dutou.

……

On top of the city tower, Gao Qingyi was inspecting the city defenses.

At this moment, a soldier hurried over and reported: "General, envoys from the Liao Kingdom have been discovered in Beicheng, under the pretext of peace talks."

Hearing this, Gao Qingyi said coldly: "I am definitely here to persuade him to surrender again, just shoot him."

The soldier hesitated for a moment and said truthfully: "It's different this time. He seems to be an official of Qi State." "An official of Qi State?"

Gao Qingyi frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then said, "I'll go take a look."

All the way to the North City Tower, I looked around and saw five people riding horses a hundred steps away from the city wall.

The leader is wearing a black official uniform. The style is not similar to the official uniforms of civil servants in the Liao and Song Dynasties, but it is more majestic and elegant.

The remaining four people stood on both sides, holding large shields.

"General, do you want to kill or not?"

A Jin soldier controlled a three-bow crossbow and aimed it at Ma Kuo from a distance. He only waited for Gao Qingyi's order before he immediately fired the trigger.

Gao Qingyi waved his hand and ordered: "Let him come up!"

Although they repelled several fierce attacks by the Liao army in the past three days, they also suffered heavy losses. Of the 10,000 soldiers who could fight, there were less than 6,000. Most of the huge rocks, rolling wood and arrows were also consumed.

If the Liao army continued to attack with the same intensity as the previous three days, Gao Qingyi felt that he could only hold on for another seven days at most.

Now that the Liao army is sending envoys again, he is trying to delay.

He pretended to think about it for a while and then sent reinforcements to Datong Mansion.

Hearing this, the guard beside him shouted in the distance: "My general would like to meet you."

Ma Kuo was overjoyed and rode his horse to the foot of the tower.

The next moment, a hanging basket fell from above.

"You guys wait for me here."

After giving the instructions, Ma Kuo turned over and walked into the hanging basket.

The soldiers above immediately stirred the winch and pulled him up to the tower.

As soon as he landed, two gleaming steel knives were placed on Ma Kuo's neck.

Ma Kuo was happy and undaunted, and bowed with his expression unchanged: "Ma Kuo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qi State, has met General Gao."

Gao Qingyi sneered: "You are quite courageous, you still dare to come."

Ma Kuo dusted off the mud on his sleeves and said calmly: "At worst, like the previous envoys, hanging your head on the tower, what are you afraid of?"

A strange color flashed in Gao Qingyi's eyes, and he was amazed at the other party's magnanimity.

Immediately, he knew the truth and asked: "What do you mean you came here?"

Ma Kuo chuckled and said, "Of course I'm here to save General Gao."

"Humph!"

Gao Qingyi snorted coldly: "You and other people from the Central Plains are used to bluffing. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will protect your head!"

Ma Kuo calmed down and said, "If I haven't made any guesses, the reason why General Gao met me is just because he wanted to delay time and wait for the Jin army to rush to help, right?"

A flash of panic flashed in Gao Qingyi's eyes.

My own thoughts were completely seen through by the other party.

For a moment, I couldn't help but feel murderous intention in my heart.

Ma Kuo continued unhurriedly: "General Gao doesn't know that the reinforcements from Datong Mansion will not come."

"What nonsense!"

Gao Qingyi shouted angrily and ordered: "If you dare to disturb the morale of the army, behead him in public!"

After receiving the order, the two guards were about to wave their steel swords, but they saw Ma Kuan saying: "My head is right here. General Gao can take it anytime if he wants it. There is no need to worry. It's just that before death, there are still A gift for General Gao."

Gao Qingyi asked: "What kind of gift is it?"

"General Gao will know it at a glance."

Ma Kuo said, took out a waist badge from his arms and handed it over.

In confusion, Gao Qingyi took the badge and looked through it.

At first glance, his pupils shrank suddenly.

I saw three words written in Jurchen script on the waist badge.

Huanglong Mansion!
There are thousands of households in Huanglong Mansion, and Wanyan Lou's room!

This is actually Wanyan Lou's waist card.

The Jin nobles all have waist cards. He can tell whether they are real or fake at a glance.

Staring at the badge, Gao Qingyi's expression kept changing.

After a moment, he waved.

Seeing this scene, the two guards immediately retracted the steel knife placed on Ma Kuo's neck.