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Xincheng County, an ordinary county in Gaole County, Langya Prefecture.

Although it is on the border with Yuyan Prefecture, because it is far away from the capital of Langya Prefecture and the place is relatively barren, when the Yuyan Prefecture army invaded, they did not choose to go this way.

Previously, Xia Yunfei won a great victory and repelled the massive attack of the Yuyan rebels that shocked the capital. He then naturally took over the defense of Yuyan Prefecture and was ordered to supervise the military forces in Langya Prefecture. He immediately vigorously cleaned up the areas bordering Yuyan Prefecture. Defense of all cities.

Xincheng County was naturally among them. According to the official document sent by Xia Yunfei and the instructions of the lower-level officers sent down, they first heightened and tamped the simple loess wall, then poured water on it, and then built an ice wall. At least it can block the incoming rebel army first.

Then they began to organize the ordnance and train the soldiers, which was in full swing.

That is to say, the imperial court really cannot allocate too many manpower, material and financial resources, otherwise the plan to build the Daxing City Wall will be put on the agenda.

Liang Bingyang, the magistrate of Xincheng County, was a Jinshi in Jinke. Not long after he took office happily, he heard about the changes in the court. Before he could panic and panic, the throne was changed again.

Because of Marquis Jianning, he had a better impression of the current imperial court. At the same time, because of Marquis Jianning's stimulation, he became more determined to make contributions.

Therefore, these days, Xincheng County under his leadership has almost completed all the defense instructions given by Xing'an Hou Xia Yunfei to the letter, so that the former veteran of the Wudang Army who came to supervise the defense and now the North Korean military officer Very gratified and relaxed.

This morning, Liang Bingyang got up early as usual, and was planning to go out for a patrol as usual. As soon as he led the team out of the earth wall that had not yet melted, he saw a large group of black shadows coming from the distance!

As a civil servant, Liang Bingyang had never seen such a formation before, and he was immediately shaken to his core. The veteran of the Wudang Army who was sent here to supervise the defense immediately reacted and shouted: "The enemy is attacking! Return to the city!"

Perhaps the many days of army training had an effect, or perhaps the relatively solid rammed earth wall gave them a sense of stability. When he ran back inside the wall, Liang Bingyang immediately calmed down a lot, and followed the drills he had practiced these days. Through these methods, the manpower in the city was organized, and at the only opening in the rammed earth wall, soldiers with their horses and bows and arrows ready were placed, ready for battle.

The enemy troops were like dark clouds before a summer rainstorm, arriving in an instant. The sand and stones on the ground were beating uneasily, just like the uneasy hearts of everyone in the city at this moment.

The figure of the other party gradually became clearer in his eyes. Liang Bingyang, a civil servant, could only tell that these people were not wearing Daxia military uniforms, but the Wudang Army officer on the side could see the origin of this group of people at a glance.

Beiliang, falcon and eagle ride!

He looked at the opponent's distance, his expression immediately changed, and he roared: "Raise your shield!"

But after all, not everyone is a veteran of many battles. Many people's reactions are slower, and some people rely on their familiarity with military arts. Based on their own judgment, they feel that this group of thieves are still far away, they have not slowed down, and their bows and arrows are still intact. It can't be shot, and even if it is shot, the accuracy is not much better.

It's a pity that reality will always teach them how to behave.

When a rain of arrows fell with a sharp sound of wind, it landed accurately on the heads of everyone, and the continuous wails were a painful lesson.

"Don't panic! Clear out the wounded soldiers. The archers will listen to my orders. Attack! Lead! Aim!"

The officer calculated the distance and shouted loudly, "Shoot!"

The defender's bows and arrows also shot out from the small opening. Although the opponent was already prepared, Benma came closer and the defender stood still on the ground. The sight after long-term training was guaranteed, and still Several people were hit by arrows and fell from their horses.

"Gunner, get your gun! Lift it! Aim it! Throw it!"

In the rain of arrows fired back by the opponent, the officer looked at the distance and shouted loudly again. As if with the force of wind and thunder, dozens of spears drew a curve in the air and fell into the opponent's formation, knocking down several people again.

The officer was the first to draw his sword, with a stern look on his face, and roared: "Hold the position, just through this opening, their horses can't charge through! Behind them is their home, their parents, wives and children, no one is allowed to escape!"

Liang Bingyang also suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist and shouted: "I will defend the city to the death! I am with you!"

The roar was powerful, but his whole body was trembling, the hand holding the sword was shaking, and his calves were almost twitching.

In these few short breaths, his short life flashed through his mind.

In the future, he should leave his name in the Xincheng County Chronicle, right?

But no one expected that the Beiliang Harrier Eagle Riders, who looked like tigers coming out of their cages, turned their horses' heads and followed the direction of the earth wall toward the wilderness outside the city after discovering that they did not flee. On the contrary, they were still in a tight formation. Rush away.

Everyone let out a sigh of relief. Liang Bingyang's legs even softened and he fell to the ground.

"Stand still! The enemy hasn't gone far yet!"

The officer roared so hard that Liang Bingyang jumped up in fright, looked at the other person cautiously, and secretly thought that he was probably not yelling at me.

But let's just yell. Today's battle is all thanks to others.

After a while, the officer supervising the defense took a look around, and sent a few people to set up ladders and climb up the earth wall to take a look. After making sure that the opponent was far away and had no intention of fighting back, he ordered them to relax. Come down.

But at the same time, Liang Bingyang also asked the personnel waiting and on duty to be alert to this large enemy force at all times.

Liang Bingyang listened silently and said with some hesitation: "This group of enemy troops is so raging, we don't need to send troops."

The other party directly interrupted Liang Bingyang, "Sir, we only have this few people. As long as we leave the city, we won't be able to kill the other party alone."

His expression showed calm helplessness, transparent cruelty, and deep sadness. "Everything has its own size, sir. You should make choices."

Liang Bingyang did not speak, turned around and climbed up the ladder on the earth wall, looking steadily at the surrounding wilderness. After being silent for a long time, he slowly came down and said, "It's up to you. This matter is my decision and has nothing to do with you."

The expression of this officer from the Wudang Army changed slightly, and Liang Bingyang patted him on the shoulder gently, "It's your job to lay out the city defense. I'll go to the city to comfort him."

In the evening, several teams of scouts turned around and reported the situation in the county to Liang Bingyang.

"Sir, all the villagers outside the city were slaughtered and plundered. Many small villages were not spared and were slaughtered. Now the bandit army has gone straight to the neighboring counties."

Liang Bingyang felt a pain in his heart and asked quickly: "Where is the farmland? Where are the spring seedlings in the field?"

The scout was also stunned. He did not expect the county magistrate to ask such a question. He recalled: "We didn't look carefully, but there were traces of cavalry trampling back and forth, and the farmland was severely damaged."

Liang Bingyang leaned back slumped in his chair. He knew that this would be the big trouble in Xincheng County in the next year.

But what he didn't know was that compared to other places on the front line of Langya Prefecture, his Xincheng County was already quite lucky. One day later, Qin Dingbang, the Xinzhou Mu of Langya Prefecture, stood in the Prefectural Mufu's Mansion, looking at the battle report in his hand, his beard trembling with anger.

"Three counties were plundered, two counties were massacred, and a total of four county magistrates died. How can I explain to the court!"

"Sir, please calm down. This time Dongfang Ping's five armies came out together, which really made it difficult for the cities to defend themselves. Although there were some losses, after all, these thieves did not dare to openly occupy the city. It is not a crime of losing soil."

"Yes, although there were some losses this time, there is no such thing as Xincheng County saving a county and making the rebel army return without success. This is the result of your admonishment!"

"Fuck your motherfucker!"

Qin Dingbang usually listened to the compliments of these staff and subordinates quite happily, but today he just felt shameless and stupid, and finally couldn't help but uttered a curse word.

Do you think His Majesty and the Queen Mother are stupid, or do you think the central officials are stupid? There is still merit!

If you dare to report it like this, you might be demoted somewhere!
  Zhou Mu cursed like this, and the group of flatterers immediately dared not say anything. Zhang Hutou, the deputy commander of the Langya Army who had just taken office, said: "Sir, Dongfang Ping's previous invasion of troops was intended to encroach on and annex our Langya Prefecture. land, but it is obvious that when they came back this time, they changed their tactics. They no longer pursued the gains and losses of one city and one land. Instead, they followed the path of the Beiliang people, focusing on looting and killing. In the end, the general I believe that the real problem lies in spring plowing. If this problem cannot be solved, spring plowing in Langya Prefecture will be seriously hindered, and the refugees who have just returned home and been resettled will be displaced again."

Qin Dingbang looked at Zhang Hutou and sighed in his heart, this is the person who can be relied on at the critical moment, so he quickly said: "Commander Zhang, in your opinion, how should we deal with this matter?"

After all, Zhang Hutou climbed up from the bottom, and he has a lot of scheming. Hearing this, he quickly said: "Master Qin will decide this matter together with our general. The general just happened to meet him at the beginning and knew about the previous Dongfang Ping Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi Xiao, reports a few words of experience, regarding the real military aircraft priority, don’t you dare to speak nonsense.”

Qin Dingbang glanced at the commander of the Langya Army. The commander also knew that Zhang Hutou was fighting side by side with the Marquis of Xing'an. People who had experienced life and death should not be taken lightly.

Although he is not afraid of the Marquis of Xing'an, who is behind the Marquis of Xing'an?

It’s Marquis Jianning! Entering the center at the age of twenty, he is destined to be an extraordinary genius who will dominate the world! The absolutely ruthless person who killed the prince and the former British duke!
  And behind Marquis Jianning, there is the Queen Mother!

So, he immediately said kindly and kindly: "Vice Commander Zhang, there is no need to be polite. What is important in discussing matters here is to speak freely. The situation is urgent now. You are quite familiar with Dongfang Ping's tactics, but there is no need to say anything, we are all ears."

Zhang Hutou hesitated for a moment. Although he knew that being in such a limelight might cause problems, he didn't care much about the big things coming. He immediately said: "Now that Dongfang Ping dares to attack, the first thing he relies on is that the Dahe and Putao rivers have not yet thawed, so that his The cavalry can pass quickly and then gallop in our Langya State. Before the river thaws, Dongfang Ping's bandits will inevitably retreat."

"Secondly, because he has lost the support of the Beiliang people and is afraid that the imperial court has organized troops to surround him, he must take the initiative to disrupt our preparations. The general believes that the first thing we have to do now is to strengthen the wall and clear the country as much as possible. Use the city to protect the people, and then get in touch with the Marquis of Xing'an who is in Changshan County to decide on a strategy, then report it to the court and wait for the central government's decision."

After hearing this, Qin Dingbang nodded repeatedly, "This is reasonable. The commander of Xing'an Marquis, the military commander of Langya Prefecture, once defeated Dongfang Ping head-on. We should ask his opinion on this matter. Come here!"

"Send a messenger quickly to Changshan County to ask the Marquis of Xing'an for his advice!"

In Changshan County, Xia Yunfei, the Marquis of Xing'an, was sitting in a house, looking at the map on the table.

Standing beside him was the deputy general who came to report the military situation.

"Five-pronged invasion, but they didn't occupy the city. They left with just one strike. They just wanted to plunder. Dongfang Ping is really smart!"

He sighed slowly, and the deputy general beside him said angrily and depressedly: "Dangfang Ping, this thief, weren't these all his people before? Now he actually colludes with foreigners to kill civilians in this way. It's really not enough to be cut into pieces." What a sin! If he has the ability, he will come to our Changshan County!"

Xia Yunfei turned his head calmly and said calmly: "My second brother once said that anger is the most useless emotion, because it shows your incompetence."

Your second brother is invincible. How can this be compared to the deputy general who muttered in his heart and said quickly: "The general has taught you a lesson."

"Do you think we can sit back and relax if Dongfang Ping doesn't come to attack us? I am now ordered to supervise all the military forces in Langya Prefecture. If they invade Langya Prefecture, will they have nothing to do with me?"

Xia Yunfei's calm words instantly moved the deputy general's heart. He might not understand the world of people and officialdom, but he was absolutely proficient in military matters. He was surprised and said: "The general means that they also want to take advantage of the opportunity." Force our main force out of the city and fight with them in the wild?"

Xia Yunfei did not answer directly, "Dongfang Ping has been in charge of the Eastern Front Army for so many years, and his men are really capable. Without the support of the city, we can't beat him after recruiting the Falcon Cavalry."

"But if we don't leave the city, the governor's office, the center, and even His Majesty and the Queen Mother will all..." The deputy general's face suddenly turned ugly. Suddenly he seemed to have thought of something, "General, isn't Marquis Jianning also in the center? He "Can you"

Xia Yunfei shook his head.

He didn't want to cause trouble to Erlang, not to mention that even if Erlang could help him block the pressure from the court and the state pastoral government, could he stop the people's mouths?
  With so many innocent people dying and crying under the enemy's swords and guns, can I really stand still?
  Xia Yunfei's brows furrowed deeply. The normally taciturn general looked at the map in front of him, troubled and deeply worried.

Tuk Tuk Tuk.

A personal guard came to the door and said, "General, a messenger has arrived."

Xia Yunfei raised his head and saw the face of the visitor. His expression suddenly changed. He immediately got up excitedly and went out to greet him, "Why are you here?!"

The personal guard who always stayed by Jiang Yuhu's side smiled and said, "I won't come, I'm afraid you won't believe me."

He took out a letter from his arms and looked at the deputy general beside him, "Young master's secret letter and military rules, have you not forgotten them?"

The deputy quickly clasped his fists, retreated, and closed the door.

Xia Yunfei took the letter and opened it, and Jiang Yu's bold and bold handwriting came into view.

[Dingyuan, as I expected, Dongfang Ping will not attack Langya Prefecture again, but he does not dare to sit back and watch the court recover. It is very likely that the Beiliang people will adopt the strategy of invading and looting, coming and going like the wind, robbing supplies. , slaughter the people, destroy spring farming, and force you to leave the city to find the main force for a decisive battle. 】

[If you run around, you will fall into the opponent's trap. If this happens, don't worry, lead the main force directly across the river, attack the city opposite Changshan County, march towards Yuyanzhou City, and force it to return for reinforcements. 】

Seeing this, Xia Yunfei's previously ignorant thoughts suddenly became clear, and he couldn't help but show excitement.

[If Dongfang Ping appears, you only need to form a formation to defend and contain his main force. 】

【The rest is with me. 】

With the simple four-word ending, the strong confidence and domineering power almost came out of the paper.

Xia Yunfei was silent for a moment, and suddenly turned his head in shock to look at the messenger beside him. The messenger smiled and whispered in his ear: "Young Master has led three thousand people and quietly deployed at the border of Yuyanzhou."

Xia Yunfei's expression changed from shock to surprise, and finally settled with emotion, and said slowly: "Young Master is truly a god!" (End of Chapter)