Han ride

Chapter 438 Shuozhou Falls ([-])

Shuozhou City, like a wild beast, stands in the distance, with torches flickering on the top of the city, in the night wind, the fire light shines hundreds of steps away, these fire lights are to guard against the sneak attack of Li Xin's army, of course, I am afraid that Qi Zhiwei is not You will know that sometimes, the real enemy is not the opponent, but your own people. No matter how good the defense is, any defense is useless when the inside and outside cooperate.

The bright moon in the sky seemed to be witnessing the great battle tonight. The moon was in the middle of the sky, and there was still silence in the camp. After waiting for a while, they saw torches shaking on the top of the city.Hao Laosan, who had been waiting for a long time, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"My lord, it's started." Hao Laosan said from the side: "The last will be the vanguard, please give me your permission, my lord."

"Okay." Li Xin glanced at Hao Laosan, knowing that Hao Laosan's move was also to ensure his own safety, so he nodded immediately, and Hao Laosan laughed excitedly when he saw this, and he drew out the treasured sword in his waist , Said loudly: "Brothers, follow me!" Behind him, a thousand elites roared out, and went straight to Shuozhou to kill them.

Li Xin followed closely behind, and led the army to kill Shuozhou City one after another.The ground shook for a moment, the shouts of killing shook the sky, and the night sky that was originally covered in darkness was also brightened at this moment.

"Open the city gate, and recruit the northern army to enter the city." At this moment, Ding Ruhu and others on the top of the city shouted loudly when they saw a large army coming from outside, and the soldiers around them cut off the suspension bridge in an instant. Ruhu even led some soldiers to kill the city, and killed Qi Zhiwei's cronies.Let your own soldiers open the city gate.

"The city gate is open." Hao Laosan, who was rushing, saw the suspension bridge fall, and laughed excitedly, howling in his mouth, and rushed in towards Shuozhou City.

"The Duke of Liao is in front of you." Ding Ruhu said loudly.

"What are you still doing in a daze, lead the way and capture Qi Zhiwei alive." Hao Laosan saw it clearly, his eyes were red, and he raised his knife and said loudly, this Hao Laosan doesn't care about Ding Ruhu or others, the most important thing now is to occupy Shuozhou, capture Qi Zhiwei.Ding Ruhu saw that Hao Laosan looked like a murderer, and he knew where he was wrong, so he slapped his head fiercely. He finally knew where he was wrong. At this time, only by capturing Qi Zhiwei can he immediately When you give credit and show your importance in front of Li Xin.

"But General Ding?" Ding Ruhu was waiting to follow Hao Laosan. At this time, a majestic voice came. Ding Ruhu looked over, but saw a young man riding a black horse and holding Fang Tian in his hand. Painting the halberd, under the protection of many imperial guards, appeared in front of him.

A flash of lightning flashed in Ding Ruhu's heart, and he immediately knew who the person in front of him was. He didn't dare to be negligent, so he quickly jumped off the horse and said loudly: "The last general Ding Ruhu pays his respects to the Lord."

"General Ding was able to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side to help the imperial court recapture Shuozhou. I am very pleased. After the rebellion Jiang Yu is wiped out in the future, I will personally recommend a general to the emperor." Li Xin also jumped off his horse and sent Ding Ruhu Helped up.Although he doesn't like this person, but after all, he is obedient to himself, and he dare not neglect him.

"Subordinate Huang Qiong pays homage to the lord." At this time, a voice full of joy came, but Huang Qiong hurried over in a mandarin duck official robe, and immediately bowed down in front of Li Xin.

"Shameless." Ding Ruhu saw it clearly, and couldn't help but snorted coldly in his heart. While he despised Huang Qiong, he also secretly regretted why he wasn't like Huang Qiong just now.

"My lord, this is Huang Qiong, the former magistrate of Shuozhou." Ding Ruhu hurriedly remedied: "Master Huang's heart has been for the lord for a long time. At this time, the lord came, and the subordinates took the opportunity to ask the lord Huang to submit to the lord together."

After hearing this, Li Xin nodded repeatedly. Although he didn't like the behavior of the two of them, while Chongzhen felt sad in his heart, he was determined to seize the country. He immediately helped Huang Qiong and said: "They are both officials of the same dynasty. Serving as ministers in the same hall and serving the emperor together, Master Huang doesn't have to be like this. Please, please."

"Thank you, Lord." Huang Qiong and Ding Ruhu looked at each other, then smiled.

"You two, this is not the time to celebrate. I wonder where Qi Zhiwei is now? Which of the two will take this general there?" Li Xin looked at the two with a smile.

Naturally, Huang Qiong and the others would not let go of such a good opportunity, and hurriedly said to each other: "This subordinate is willing to follow the lord and capture Qi Zhiwei."

Li Xin nodded, and immediately let Ding Ruhu lead the army, and himself and Huang Qiong led the army behind.Together they headed towards Qi Zhiwei's mansion and killed them.

In Bing Dao Yamen, Qi Zhiwei didn't actually rest. Although he was very calm and indifferent on the surface, in fact, Qi Zhiwei was very nervous. Li Xin's undefeated reputation is not fake. He was only fifty cavalry back then. It is not a lie that he can traverse the Central Plains without defeat and defeat Jiannu several times.He didn't know how strong Jiannu was, but as the most powerful cavalryman in the Ming Dynasty, Guan Ning cavalry had fought against Jiannu for so many years, but he still couldn't beat him, but Li Xin could defeat Jiannu several times at once, which was enough Seeing how powerful Li Xin's Northern Army is, now that Li Xin's army has come to Shuozhou, Qi Zhiwei can't be under pressure!
He was thinking about whether to write a letter to Jiang Yan, telling the reinforcements to come quickly, when suddenly he felt the earth tremble, followed by shouts of killing, his expression changed immediately, he quickly pulled out the treasured sword on the wall, and rushed out, But he saw the flames in the distance.

"General, Li Xin's army has already entered the city, and they are about to attack, so the general should leave this place quickly." At this moment, several soldiers broke in and said loudly.His expression was extremely panicked.

"Nonsense. Shuozhou is strictly defended. Ding Ruhu is monitoring Li Xin's army from the top of the city. How could he break through my Shuozhou city defense?" Qi Zhiwei snorted coldly.

"It was Ding Ruhu and Huang Qiong who sacrificed the city, opened the city gate, and let Li Xin's army enter the city." The soldiers said loudly.

"What?" Qi Zhiwei suddenly felt dizzy like a thunderbolt from the blue sky.He never imagined that Ding Ruhu and Huang Qiong were so shameless that they surrendered to Li Xin and dedicated Shuozhou to Li Xin.

"My lord, Li Xin has already led an army into the city, and it will be too late if we don't leave now." Another soldier said loudly.

"Hugh left Qi Zhiwei, Qi Zhiwei, where are you going?" At this time, there was a burst of shouts, but the shouts of killing outside were loud, and then there were bursts of screams. In the firelight, there were dozens of people, holding hands. Holding a steel knife, he walked over in great strides.

"It's He Xi." The soldier said loudly, with a hint of panic in his voice. The entire Shuozhou City knows the relationship between He Xi and Qi Zhiwei. It's hard.

"He Xi, you bastard." Qi Zhiwei was capable of fighting in a state, and was able to suppress Ding Ruhu and Huang Qiong. Naturally, he had some skills. When he saw He Xi killing him, he immediately knew that he couldn't do it well. This He Xi already knew that Ding Ruhu was going to betray him and surrender to Li Xin, and He Xi even played an important role in this.

"The Duke of Liao's army is approaching, Qi Zhiwei, if you surrender, I, He Xi, will definitely ask for your life in front of the Duke of Liao." He Xi said loudly.

"Bah! What, I need you to guarantee my life. Hmph, I want to see if you have the ability to save my life and kill me." Qi Zhiwei opened his eyes angrily. Holding the broadsword, he made three steps in parallel, jumped down from the dripping eaves, raised the broadsword, and slashed at He Xi.

There was a loud noise, how could He Xi think that Qi Zhiwei was so vicious, and under such circumstances, he dared to fight himself desperately, caught off guard, and the hit person backed up again and again.Qi Zhiwei was obviously the kind of person who won't forgive others, seeing that He Xi's move was at a disadvantage, he immediately became emboldened, and slashed several times, until He Xi's mouth became numb, and he couldn't even hold the knife.Seeing that he was about to lose.

"Kill! Protect the general." The soldiers around Qi Zhiwei are all from his family slaves, they are treated the best on weekdays, and they are also the most loyal to Qi Zhiwei. Seeing Qi Zhiwei desperately fighting at this time, these people also greeted him one after another. Chao He Xi slashed at the warrior beside him.

"Kill!" The warriors brought by He Xi were also extraordinary, and they were evenly matched when they fought together, but as time went by, more and more soldiers fled to Bing Dao Mansion. Seeing He Xi and Qi Zhiwei fighting, naturally It was to help Qi Zhiwei, He Xi was at a disadvantage in an instant, and all the warriors around him were killed, and even he himself was stabbed several times.

"You traitor, let's see where you run today." Qi Zhiwei couldn't help laughing when he saw this, and killed He Xi one after another with the long knife in his hand.

"The 36 plan is to go." He Xi rolled his eyes, and immediately knew that if he didn't leave, he might fall into Qi Zhiwei's hands. At this time, he regretted why he was so greedy for credit, and led the army to come by himself. Otherwise, he would not have fallen into such a desperate situation.

"Want to leave?" Qi Zhiwei's face was gloomy, and he slashed down with a fierce knife, knocking He Xi back a few steps, but he pulled back and retreated. Just when He Xi was about to be surprised, suddenly Qi Zhiwei let out a cold snort.

"Fire arrows."

After dozens of roars, before He Xi could react, he was hit by more than a dozen sharp arrows, but it was Qi Zhiwei who had already ordered the soldiers around him to prepare their bows and arrows.This is the difference between a samurai and a soldier. A samurai pays attention to martial arts, and pays attention to one-on-one duel, but the samurai is different. One-on-one duel is over. The formation is the greatest possible way to destroy the enemy and save yourself.

Poor He Xi, who had just joined Li Xin and made contributions, but had not yet received a reward, because he was greedy for contributions, he died under Qi Zhiwei's hands, on the eve of the capture of Shuozhou City.

"Qi Zhiwei, don't run away, Qi Zhiwei." When Qi Zhiwei was about to be ordered to retreat, suddenly there was a shout of killing from the street, but he saw Hao Laosan holding a big knife in his hand and leading the cavalry to kill him.

Seeing this, Qi Zhiwei sighed deeply. He knew that he might not be able to leave today, so he said loudly: "What are you doing in a daze, kill, kill one is enough, kill two and you've already made money." Roaring, he killed Hao Laosan.

"Looking for death." Hao Laosan originally thought that this guy might surrender, but he didn't expect that under such circumstances, this Qi Zhiwei actually wanted to resist his partner, and suddenly became angry, raised the big knife in his hand, and slashed at him.I saw a figure flying out across the sky and hitting the ground fiercely.Who else is it if it's not Qi Zhiwei?

"It's a pity that a small soldier is stubbornly resisting in the face of the army. It's a pity that he will lose his life here today." Hao Laosan stepped forward slowly, and beside him, those soldiers who conquered the North had already killed him. All of Qi Zhiwei's personal soldiers were killed, and some of them escaped.

"Bah! You rebels will be punished sooner or later, and the court and the emperor will definitely avenge me." Qi Zhiwei looked at Hao Laosan coldly, with unwillingness and resentment on his face.

"We are following the imperial decree to exterminate the traitor Jiang Yu. You are a traitor, and you are a traitor yourself. My Northern Army is a large army of the imperial court. How could you do something rebellious?" Hao Laosan chopped down the long knife in his hand, But he hit Qi Zhiwei with the knife face, immediately the right side of Qi Zhiwei's face was swollen, and even his teeth were knocked out.

"Hmph, whether it's treason or not, the court will make its own decision in the future." Qi Zhiwei cast a cold glance at Old San Hao.

"Brother He." At this moment, a figure rushed out, hugged He Xi's body and burst into tears. It was either Ding Ruhu or someone else.He cried for a while, then suddenly opened his blood-red eyes, looked at Qi Zhiwei and said: "You thief, you don't know righteousness, but you actually killed my brother He, how can I tolerate you." He drew out his sword and stabbed Qi Zhiwei to death.

"The villain saw that Qi Zhiwei had killed Brother He Xi, and felt resentful in his heart. He killed Qi Zhiwei by accident, and please forgive me, General." After Ding Ruhu killed Qi Zhiwei, he quickly bowed down.

"Hey, you! If Qi Zhiwei wants to kill, then the lord will come to kill him. What's the matter with you?" Seeing this, Hao Laosan couldn't help shaking his head. He knew that Qi Zhiwei should be killed, but You can't let someone else kill you.But what Ding Ruhu said is also true, his brother was killed by Qi Zhiwei, and he was also resentful in his heart, it is okay to accidentally kill Qi Zhiwei.

"The battle is over?" There was a sound of hoofbeats, but Li Xin led Huang Qiong slowly coming.

"My lord." Hao Laosan hurried up to meet him, and said, "Qi Zhiwei was killed, and brother He Xi died." He said what happened just now.

"The villain is guilty, please punish him." When Ding Ruhu saw Li Xin, he quickly knelt down and looked at him.

Li Xin looked at Ding Ruhu for a while, and finally said: "The death of brother He Xi is a pity. Order people to do a good job of comforting him, and reward his family generously according to the treatment of our army generals. Also, ask His family is willing to send the bones of General He Xi to the Hero Cemetery."

"Yes." Hao Laosan nodded.I really admire Li Xin's arrangement.

"General Ding got up and spoke, you are a meritorious minister, how could you be a guilty person, a Qi Zhiwei, if I get it, I must kill him, the general can kill him for me, that's naturally good." Li Xin's face was full. Smiling, he glanced at Ding Ruhu who was kneeling on the ground, and said: "From today on, you are the soldier of Shuozhou. When Jiang Yu is pacified, this general will definitely play the emperor, and ask the emperor to add officials to you. "

"Thank you, Grandpa." Ding Ruhu was overjoyed, he stood up quickly and moved aside.I thought to myself, this Li Xin has kept his promise, and he is not in vain to rely on the other party.It's just that he didn't see the disdain on Huang Qiong's face.

As a civil servant, he not only has to govern the common people, but more importantly, he has the biggest difference from the military generals, that is, he can observe his words and his attitude. Just now, he knew that Ding Ruhu probably killed Qi Zhiwei on purpose, just to be afraid of Li Xin. Recruiting Qi Zhiwei, and then letting him sit in Shuozhou, Ding Ruhu would have worked all night in vain, so he took advantage of He Xi's death to kill Qi Zhiwei without hesitation.

It's a pity that, in his opinion, this Ding Ruhu was clever but was misunderstood by his cleverness. How could Qi Zhiwei surrender to Li Xin? Even if he surrendered, I'm afraid Li Xin would not keep Qi Zhiwei in Shuozhou.Ding Ruhu killed Qi Zhiwei, but it could only make Li Xin underestimate Ding Ruhu, which probably left a bad impression on Li Xinxin.

Of course, Huang Qiong didn't dare to underestimate Li Xin even more at this time. He didn't believe that Li Xin didn't notice the problem, but he still treated Ding Ruhu with a smile, as if Ding Ruhu was really because of Because of He Xi, Qi Zhiwei was killed.Such scheming is terrifying, and I am afraid that only such a person can have today's achievements.Huang Qiong suddenly felt that he had taken refuge in a hero-like figure.

"Shuozhou has finally been captured, and we have a place to stay. I don't know what kind of expression Jiang Guan will have after knowing that Shuozhou has been captured by us. It is really worth looking forward to!" Li Xin looked around with a smile Said.

"What kind of person is Jiang Yu, how can he be compared with the lord." Ding Ruhu said disdainfully.

"Even so, it's better to be careful, my lord. My lord's bravery is good, but I'm outnumbered. It's the best policy to use wisdom rather than strength." Huang Qiong said at this time.Contrary to the flattery just now, Li Xin, who had a certain position on his status, stopped for a while, looked at Huang Qiong, and nodded.

Ding Ruhu also looked at Huang Qiong in surprise, with a look of disbelief. This look is completely different from before. He dared to express his objection in front of the new master who had just taken refuge in him. Is this guy too bold, or is he just like this? .

It's just that Huang Qiong has already laughed in his heart at this moment. He is betting that Li Xin is different from other people. What he wants to hear is not necessarily flattery, but truth. Faith will not object, and even your perception of yourself will change a lot.In fact, Huang Qiong was right. Seeing Li Xin nodded, Huang Qiong knew that he was on the right track this time.I am very proud in my heart, but there is no joy on the surface.

(End of this chapter)