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Zhao Kuan also put on his armor, and quickly walked out of the big tent. Looking at the chaotic barracks, his eyes flickered: "What's going on? Where is Tang Jun? Where is Tang Jun?"

"General!" Zhang Cheng held the hilt of his sword and said in a panic, "It's all three sides! People on all three sides reported that they found Tang Jun! They... set fire below, and the fire is about to burn up!"

"On all three sides?" Zhao Kuan's eyes widened, and at this moment, the fire gradually lit up, and in the dark night, billowing smoke and dust rose up, covering the bright starlight, "What... what's going on? What about Tang Jun Maybe it appeared suddenly? Did you predict the position of our army?"

He knows better than anyone else that this ambush station was decided by him. If the Tang army wants to fight them, they have to go into the valley anyway. The raging fire is equivalent to besieging them in the fire.

Could it be that there are spies in your camp?

No...not right.He lowered his head and thought, even if he is a spy, it is impossible to deliver the news to Tang Jun so quickly. They rushed to this place to station at noon yesterday, and now they have arrived before dawn. Anticipating that they were going up the mountain, they ambushed nearby in advance...

"Impossible..." Zhao Kuan held the hilt of his sword tremblingly, "How could my tactics be seen through..."

"General!" Zhang Cheng yelled: "Quickly give the order! If you drag it on, the fire will burn up!"

"Fire..." Zhao Kuan looked at the billowing smoke, his face ashen ashes, and said, "What else can we do? The Tang army surrounded three sides, but there is a cliff to the west, and it is very difficult to go down, not to mention so many people... ..."

In the barracks, the soldiers' cries of pain were heard one after another.

At the foot of the mountain, there seemed to be a huge monster wrapped in the flames, tumbling crazily among the grass and trees, not only the dry weeds and branches, but also many towering trees were gradually burning, the mountains stretching for tens of miles, almost In an instant, it turned into a huge brazier, illuminating the dark night sky, and the originally bright moonlight was dyed a layer of blood red.

Swept by this heat wave, Tang Jun couldn't help but retreat a few steps, but the sweaty soldiers didn't dare to retreat too much, because their chief general was riding his own monster-like tall warhorse at the very end of the queue. Ahead, silent and motionless.

Xiang Chu is 30 years old this year, and he is at the peak of a man's physical strength, and he is the most powerful "Overlord" in the Tang Dynasty's southern army. Golden heavy armor, the whole person sitting on horseback is like a towering hill.

"Zhao Kuan?" Xiang Chu was slovenly during the battle. From a distance, his profile looked like a bearded man, but when he looked closely, his face did not feel rough, but rather handsome. He reached out and stroked the sword on his waist , the ice-cold sword body was sealed in the scabbard, but there was already a faint killing intent.

"Heh." He suddenly chuckled disdainfully, "What a fool, the Mo family didn't use Wang Xuanwei to use him? Really blind."

"General!" A horse ran close, and the general on the horse shouted from a distance: "Three sides have been set on fire, and the fire is raging with the help of the mountain wind. Get out."

Xiang Chu nodded, looked at the rising flames and fallen trees, and showed a sneer. The world said that he has a violent temper, and that he uses soldiers like fire. Now he really set a fire, but The tens of thousands of Mohist troops on this mountain may all have to be buried in this fire.

"Is there any news from Longju?" Xiang Chu asked humanely.

"Half an hour ago, someone came to report that General Long had already attacked. Those soldiers were Zhao Kuan's suspects. They just wanted us to think that their main force was heading for Jinzhou. General Long won a big victory. He beheaded three thousand and captured one. More than ten thousand." The general showed joy, "General, this is the first big victory since my Tang army entered the Mohist school. When this news reaches Ding'an City, the people will definitely praise the general for his martial arts."

"Oh."

Xiang Chu didn't care about this false name, but for him, he cared more about another thing.

"Wang Xuanwei... the battlefield without you is really boring..." Xiang Chu shook his head dejectedly, as if he was talking to the generals at the side, and seemed to be talking to himself, "I thought that entering the Mohist family would be able to compete with me." A face-to-face meeting with him will allow me to get a good look at the saint-seeking back then... I never thought wow, he was actually taken over by the Mohist tycoon, and I heard that he spends all day fishing and playing chess in his own house, living a happy life Like a little old man returning from old age..."

"The court dispute in Jicheng is inherently complicated. Although Wang Xuanwei is well-known, he is not like those courtiers who have private cliques. Presumably, whether it is Confucianism or Legalism, they will regard him as a different kind..." The general sighed: "Originally, the giant of the Mo family has always been his solid backing, but for some reason last year, he dispatched troops without authorization and took away a thousand elite black cavalry from Jicheng. After returning, he failed to give a reasonable reason. Susceptibility to this matter arose, and the government and the public made use of it, and that's why Wang Xuanwei was demoted."

"I don't care about these things." Xiang Chu said indifferently: "I only know that as long as he lives for a day, we can't really defeat the Mohists."

The general was slightly startled, but felt that what Xiang Chu said was somewhat reasonable. Back then, Wang Xuanwei led 30 troops and was able to defeat the [-] coalition troops of those countries. If such a person returns to the army again, who knows what he will do What miracle will it create?

After all, this leader of the Guigu Sect strategist is not the second generation ancestor like Zhao Kuan who only knows how to read military books. They were able to burn Zhao Kuan today because Xiang Chu only took a few glances to see his truth. , and Wang Xuanwei, it was rumored that he used soldiers strangely, so it might not be easy to see through him.

"What does the general want to do?" The general probably heard that Xiang Chu had made a plan, and asked softly, "Where shall we fight next?"

Xiang Chu closed his eyes and pondered for a while, shook his head, and sneered: "According to my thinking, I want to fight where Canghai wants to fight."

The general was stunned, and said anxiously: "General...that is not a joke. The Lord Canghai and the imperial concubine have already discussed the attack on the Mo family this time. If you make decisions without authorization, the imperial concubine may not like it."

"Hmph. I, Xiang Chu, have to consider whether others like it or not?" Xiang Chu sneered, "But what Cang Hai wants to gnaw this time is also a hard bone, so I'm not in a hurry to snatch it from their hands." .It's just that it's too boring for me to be their suspect all the time in this remote place."

He pulled the reins, and the horse's hooves were crisp, but the breathing sound of the black war horse was like a terrifying beast, and the gusts of air from the horse's nose even lifted a few pieces of turf on the ground.

"Go to Jinzhou." Xiang Chu's expression was calm, and his eyes were not angry and prestige with a bit of anticipation, "Maybe... there is a chance to meet Wang Xuanwei face to face."

He glanced at the flame that seemed to be able to devour everything from a distance, and said with a smile: "Since the fire in this chaotic world has started, don't let it stop..."

Chapter 432 Rumors, preparing for war

A day later, civil turmoil in Jinzhou turned into a pot of porridge.

The news spread quickly, many people in the city had just gone out in the morning, and the streets were already full of arguments. Many of them were angry and roared accusing Zhao Kuan of being an idiot general. He fell into a situation where the entire army was almost wiped out, and he didn't even have a head-to-head confrontation with Tang Jun.

But more voices are still worried. After all, they are the people of the Mohist family. If the Mohist army is defeated, where will the Tang army attack next?Presumably Jinzhou should be the first to bear the brunt, right?

You know, these days, there have been a lot of news about how brutal the Tang army is in various places. Rather than being called an overlord, Xiang Chu might as well call people to slaughter. He kills people without blinking an eye, and takes pleasure in slaughtering cities.

Someone tremblingly said: "Then what should we do? The Tang army has nearly [-] troops. If we really want to fight, how can our Jinzhou hold it?"

"I don't know." Someone sighed: "I heard that many big households in the city have already planned to flee with their families, but they don't think about it. The soldiers outside may be approaching the city. Where can they escape? In Jinzhou City, at least With a city wall to protect her, if she leaves Jinzhou, I’m afraid she will die sooner. Have you ever heard of the Gongshu girl? She is the current patriarch of the Gongshu family..."

"However, this girl Gongshu is not very old, so how did she become a family? Sigh... Mr. Gongshu left early. If he is still here, the people of Jinzhou can feel much more at ease..."

"That's useless. No matter how powerful Lord Gongshu is, he can't personally lead troops to fight Tang Jun..."

"..."

Inside the public loser.

"The three granaries in the east of the city have been refilled, and the crossbow arrows, arrow stones, and wood on the top of the city are all ready, but the fuel is still short..."

Gongshu Yinxue listened to the servant's report, and unconsciously scratched the table with her finger, and suddenly stopped: "How far is it?"

"This..." The servant replied cautiously, "It's about five...five hundred catties."

Gongshu Yinxue nodded, there was no sign of anger on her face, only a few worried lights flashed in her eyes, she didn't know Tang Jun's next plan, and Zhao Kuan's reinforcements were heard to have been wiped out, and now Jinzhou Isolate and helpless, I can only find ways to save myself.

"You can't lack anything for the defense of the city. It will be too late to find out that you are not prepared enough when the battle comes together. Even if you make it together, you have to make it together." She raised her head, looked at the servant, and said, "Well, you should tell General Liao first. Just give me half a day, and I will arrange for people to collect the fire oil, and then I will deliver the things myself."

"Okay, okay." Jia Ding raised his eyebrows with joy and kept nodding.

These days, their servants and guards often chatted in private, almost everyone said that this Gongshu Yinxue's words and deeds were very much like the old man who died of illness, he was generous and polite to others, and he did things with reason.

This can be regarded as a reassurance for everyone. After all, servants hope that the master is a reasonable and humble temperament, so that their lives will be easier.

Of course, they are also very clear that Gongshu Yinxue is not merciful, her majesty is hidden in her heart, just like a mountain leopard, it will hide somewhere to rest and digest food on weekdays, because there are no other animals threatening her territory.

But once something invades, she will immediately reveal her ferocious claws and run out of the darkness, followed by a fatal bite.

Just a few days ago, a few servants, relying on themselves as the old servants of the public loser, were a bit sloppy with the food and grass that should have been sent to the barracks, which aroused dissatisfaction in the army. For the serious crime, those people were tied up and sent to the military camp. In front of everyone, the head of a guy who took the lead in slacking was directly beheaded. Can get out of bed.

After that, no matter whether it was servants, servants, or officers and soldiers, they all felt some respect for Gongshu Yinxue, and no one dared to despise this young female Patriarch anymore.

After the servant stepped back quickly, Gongshu Yinxue walked into the inner room, stretched out a hand and opened the curtain, and Gao Yishui, Abu, and Qin Ke were sitting on a table of eight immortals.

Now that Gongshu Yinxue is in charge of the entire Gonglou family, Gao Yishui and others naturally don't have to cover it up. Although Gongshuo also has some contemptuous voices, they dare not accuse him casually.

Just as Gongshu Yinxue sat down, a clear female voice came from outside the door. Qin Ke recognized that it was Xiaodie, and then saw a few clouds of sadness on Gongshu Yinxue's face.

Xiaodie came in and whispered to Gongshu Yinxue for a while, the eyes of both of them became solemn, they had heard too much bad news these days, but they rarely showed such expressions.

"What's wrong?" Qin Ke asked strangely.

Gongshu Yinxue shook his head and sighed: "Originally, I have blocked the news, but I don't know where the rumors came from, saying that the Tang army will attack Jinzhou soon, and even more outrageous that the Tang army's food and grass are Zhao Kuanna Made of human flesh from a [-]-strong army... Seeing that people's hearts are in chaos, it may not be easy to appease them."

"I really didn't expect that more than 3 people of the [-] Mohist army were killed in a sea of ​​flames overnight, and the whereabouts of the main general Zhao Kuan was unknown. Presumably, it must be a disaster." Gao Yishui sighed, "I have heard of Xiang Chu's name before, Now that the battle is together, people can see his talent even more. Compared with him, Zhao Kuan is just a house cat that came out of a greenhouse. He thinks he is a little clever, but in the eyes of that person, heh, he is worthless value."

"The name of Overlord is not just the word 'Ba'. If Xiang Chu is really a reckless man, how could he be qualified to be the commander of the Southern Army..." Mentioning this, Gongshu Yinxue felt a chill in her heart, and she said worriedly : "With the strength of his troops and the power of the victory just now, if he really comes to attack Jinzhou, I am afraid that Jinzhou will not last for a month... I just hope that his eyes will not be fixed on our Jinzhou."

In fact, when she said this, she felt a bit rebellious. After all, Jinzhou is a county of the Mohist family. The officials in Jinzhou are regarded as the servants of the Mohist family. The army in Jinzhou is also the army of the imperial court. In other places, it is really wrong.

But what can she do?With Jinzhou's military strength, not to mention resisting the Tang army, closing the city gate and sticking to it can only look like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. At this time, she will not be a hero.

"Your thinking...is still too optimistic." Gao Yishui shattered her fantasy with a light voice, "In my opinion, Tang Jun's next target must be Jinzhou."

He looked at Qin Ke and said with a helpless smile: "To be honest, if Wuxing Sinan is not still in the stove, I would like to leave now."

Qin Ke gave him a blank look, and signaled that Gongshu Yinxue was still sitting beside him, why did he shamelessly retreat in front of others.

Gongshu Yinxue didn't care, he opened his eyes wide and asked, "Why is Jinzhou his next target?"

Gao Yishui said: "This is just my intuition. This time, the Tang State and the Canghai Alliance have assembled more than [-] troops, intending to overthrow the Mohists in one fell swoop. The soldiers and horses were originally coming to aid Jinzhou, since Xiang Chu thought of cutting off the reinforcements first, how could he let Jinzhou, an important border town that is currently isolated and helpless?"

"There is only one thing that I think is weird." Gao Yishui pondered: "Since the Tang State and Canghai allied forces, the Tang army fought so freely, but why has there been no news from Canghai? In terms of the strength of the army and horses alone, Canghai will only be stronger than Tang State, and the momentum will be even stronger. Bigger than the Tang army, right? But look, have you seen any news about the sea army? There is also the rumored tiger and leopard cavalry that swept thousands of troops. Such a cavalry is like a group of beasts. , and tore the Mo family's [-]-foot army formation to pieces...how could Cao Meng hold his temper this time, so silently?"

"Is it a silent beast..." Abu recalled what he had learned in the Imperial Academy, and said softly: "I'm afraid there is only one possibility, and that is that it is waiting for the right time, waiting for it to show its claws and claws, and bite its real beast." The timing of the desired prey."

"The real prey? What could it be?" Gao Yishui asked with a smile.

Abu thought for a while: "I don't know, but it must not be Jinzhou, maybe... it might be Jicheng."

Gao Yishui's eyes lit up, and he looked at Qin Ke: "Look, Abu is much better than you, he speaks like a general now, look at you..."

Qin Ke dissatisfied: "I'm not interested in these things, and I don't plan to lead troops to fight as a general. I just want to find my master, and then go back to my Daoxiang Village and farm!"

"My God, are you still farming? What can you grow? Can you grow a bean sprout that can grow to the sky?" Gao Yishui narrowed his eyes, and his eyes were full of ridicule, "Oh, you said you, when Wouldn’t it be better to bring Master to Jinzhou from time to time? You don’t have to worry about food and clothing, and Miss Yinxue is also a generous person, so she definitely doesn’t care about the food and clothing expenses of one or two people, right?”

"Of course." Gongshu Yinxue's heart moved, and he smiled gratefully at Gao Yishui, and then carefully observed Qin Ke's expression, as if he was shy and expectant.

Qin Ke shook his head like a rattle, and his hands were also shaking: "That's impossible..."

The smile on Gongshu Yinxue's face froze for a moment, and his eyelids drooped.

"Ahem." Gao Yishui looked at the two faces in front of him, and finally didn't say any more, but brought the topic back to the original battle, "Actually, in my opinion, the reason why ferocious beasts are quiet is because they need to be close enough to their prey , Have you ever seen a tiger hunt? Although they are powerful, it doesn’t mean that they will go straight forward foolishly. They will carefully hide and slowly approach their prey until all the escape routes of the prey are blocked. At that time, they will It will show its claws and claws... An existence like the tiger and leopard cavalry, if it does not move, it will be silent, and if it moves, its sound will be like thunder, shaking the world, and if it does not sweep the Mo family into a thousand holes, how can it be worthy of Cao Meng's years of selling pots and irons?"

Abu frowned, vaguely aware of the deep meaning in Gao Yishui's words: "Do you think...even if Tang Jun's movement is so big, it's still just a feint?"

"If you want to cover up the thunder, you must use a landslide-like noise..." Gao Yishui said: "The Tang army will only make more and more noise in the future. If Jinzhou is successfully captured, this place can naturally be used as the foundation. While driving a nail, at the same time, what Cang Hai wants to do secretly will be more foolproof."

Abu nodded and said, "Then how will Canghai go next?"

"I don't know." Gao Yishui lazily lay down on the back of the chair, "If I could guess it, wouldn't I have to change my name to Wang Xuanwei or Sun Boling? Even... even the two of them may not be able to figure out the alliance between the two countries. true intentions."

"No matter what, we have to respond positively." Gongshu Yinxue sighed quietly: "Jinzhou is now full of [-] defenders, [-] is the Jinzhou army, and [-] is the original infantry. Strength. The remaining [-] are recruited refugees. Although they have been tempered all the time, they lack actual combat and lack courage. If they really fight..."

Gongshu Yinxue didn't go any further, but her somewhat lonely expression said everything.

"What if...use Shanggong loser's trick?" Gao Yishui suddenly slapped his thigh and said suddenly.

Chapter 433 The Slaughter Order

Gongshu Yinxue didn't expect Gao Yishui to mention this, so he paused for a while, and then slowly said: "One month. At most one month... It depends on whether the Tang army will attack desperately. If they attack with all their strength, then even Using all the organs accumulated by the public losers over the years, it will be difficult to stop the iron hooves of the Tang army."

"One month... is enough." Gao Yishui nodded, "Once the Tang army attacks the city, it can only show one thing, that is, the tiger and leopard hiding in the dark will show its minions. Once that time comes, Jinzhou The victory or defeat is not the victory or defeat of a county, but the victory or defeat of a country."

But he still smiled self-deprecatingly: "However... if Jinzhou really becomes an outcast of the Mo family, then it will be a bit miserable."

"Abandoned son?" Qin Ke whispered, "No way."

Gao Yishui just smiled: "I hope not, but in today's world, it's really hard for people to think in a good place."

It has to be said that Gao Yishui's prediction was indeed accurate, but at night, Gongshu Yinxue had already received news from the scouts that the Tang Army's [-] troops were camping only ten miles away from Jinzhou. Above, you can even see the flames of the tent from a distance.

Gong Shucha stood at the top of the wall, his hair was blown by the wind, his hand holding the knife tightened slightly, but he could already feel the sweat in his palm wet the animal skin wrapped around the knife handle.

Although he already knew that there would be this battle, he still broke into a cold sweat when he witnessed the tens of miles of tents spread out and those torches lit up like stars in the Milky Way.

The city wall of Jinzhou is very thick, and the public loser will repair it every ten years. The city wall standing under his feet is made of stones transported from the mountain, and the gaps are filled with glutinous rice mixed with sand. It is extremely hard.

And under this hard shell, there is a thick rammed earth city wall. Even if such a city wall is hit by a stone weighing a hundred catties, it will only shake slightly and will not break.

But in Gongshucha's view, compared with the invisible coercion brought by the [-] Tang troops, even a trebuchet capable of throwing boulders weighing hundreds of catties paled in comparison.

Wars are fought by people, and there is no wall in the world that cannot be broken.

Even if the entire city of Jinzhou is covered with iron sheets, three layers inside and three layers outside, it will fall when it should fall.

"Fourth Uncle." Qin Ke stood beside him, looking at the fire in the distance, and asked, "What do you think?"

"What do you think?" Gongshucha smiled bleakly, "It's just doing my best. Even if I come to lead the army, what can I do with the [-] old and weak in the city? What's more, the Tang Army's coach is who Overlord Xiang Chu, in front of him, my ability to lead troops and the cultivation of the little grandmaster are like children toddling."

He looked at Qin Ke, and said in a low voice: "Yinxue is still too optimistic. In my opinion, even if he is a public loser... no... the whole Jinzhou may not be in the hands of Xiang Chu even if he tries his best. Last half a month."

"Looking at it now, what Lao San and I are fighting over seems petty." Gongshucha laughed at himself, "Even if we won, so what? An empty shell that is about to be annihilated in the bloody flames, you can hold it in your hand. What's the use?"

Qin Ke stared blankly at Gongshucha, never expecting that he, who has always been staunch, would say such words, but he was not incomprehensible, even though he could still stand at the top of the city and talk to Gongshucha, in fact, his heart Already timid.

One hundred thousand troops.Even standing together and urinating can form a small river. If the spears are really aimed at Jinzhou, what kind of scene will it be?

"I've made arrangements for you to take Yinxue out of the city at night." Gong Shucha said suddenly.

"Going out of the city?" Qin Ke looked at Gong Shucha strangely, "What are you doing?" But he quickly realized, "You want me...to escape with Yinxue?"

Gongshucha nodded, and touched the handle of the broad knife "Zhanhu": "Could it be that you want to stay in Jinzhou and wait to die? Yinxue doesn't know how to use troops, but I do. Zhao Kuo's [-] troops were beaten by Xiang Chu There is nothing left now..." He cursed in a low voice, "This was supposed to support Jinzhou's army."

It's just that no matter how much he scolds, it's impossible to scold this army back. Those bones have already been buried under the fighting. They have done their loyalty to the Mo family. Maybe they will fight Zhao Kuo with their teeth in the ground. .

"Nowadays, even if the imperial court sends another army to set off overnight, it will take at least half a month to reach Jinzhou. What's more, haste does not make progress. Such a marching speed will only lead to excessive exhaustion. When the army arrives in Jinzhou, only He will be swallowed up by Xiang Chu, who is just waiting for work." Gong Shucha looked ahead and said in a daze: "The only way to save Jinzhou is Xingzhou, which is [-] miles away, and there are [-] defenders there. If we start now, we can probably save Jinzhou within half a month." Hurry to Jinzhou. Xingzhou is also an important battlefield. If Xingzhou is lost, our Mo family will open its door to the northeast, and the Tang army commander will drive straight in. I am afraid that the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, the Xingzhou prefect will never send troops to rescue."

Gongshucha lowered his head: "It can be said that Jinzhou is now an isolated city, and there is no foreign aid to talk about. It depends on Xiang Chu's decision whether to break it or not."

Qin Ke heard the hidden meaning of Gong Shucha, and blurted out: "What about you? What should you do?"

"Me?" Gongshucha stared coldly at the flames in the distance, and he finally grasped the handle of Zhanhu. At this time, perhaps only it can give him some sense of security, "Of course we will live and die with Jinzhou. Here is My home, I was born here, other than that, I have nothing to worry about."

Gongshucha spoke very heroically, and even from his resolute eyes, Qin Ke could already be sure that he had made the worst plan, and had already regarded death as home.