After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

An hour later the cavalry returned to their formation. After listening to the cavalry's report, Li Xiujing ordered the troops to retreat. In addition to the principle that you should not pursue the enemy when you are in trouble, the more important reason is that once the Shence Army pursues a pursuit, it is very likely that the enemy will make a roundabout way and cut off one's retreat.

He Liang's side had just repelled Zheng Xuan's troops, but the damage to the parapet was relatively serious. After receiving the news, Li Xiujing immediately arranged for General Shence to lead engineers to repair the city wall, ready to fight at any time.

The only good news right now is. The tunnel dug by Feng Yuanxian is not far from Zheng Jiong's camp, and it will be dug out by tomorrow night. Burning Dugu Bo's siege equipment can alleviate the pressure on Qingyuan to defend the city.

In the handsome manor, Li Xiujing had just sat down. The subordinates sent urgent military reports from the front line.

Cai Xilie's rebel army marched all the way north, conquering several cities. Now that the troops have reached Xiangcheng, the imperial court has sent Ge Shuhuan to lead the army to meet the enemy in order to break the siege of Xiangcheng.

Looking at the contents on the paper, Li Xiujing sighed. If Cai Xilie is really allowed to capture Xiangcheng, it will not be a good thing for the current court. Now we can only hope that brother Shu Huan can defend Xiangcheng.

"General, Wang You's envoy has arrived." He Liang led a middle-aged man in a green round collar.

Li Xiujing put the rice paper away and looked at the visitor.

"General Li, Wang Jieshuai means that he is willing to surrender as long as the court is willing to pardon his sins." The visitor took the letter from his sleeve and handed it to He Liang, "Our commander-in-chief has been favored by the court for many years. If not If you have no choice but to do so, how can you betray the imperial court?"

Listening to the visitor's words, Li Xiujing smiled and said: "I also believe that Wang Jieshuai had no choice. You found that I will make people fly the letter to heaven for hearing."

After ordering He Liang to send the envoy down, Li Xiujing looked at the letter in his hand again. Wang You is a typical outsider. When he was under Chengde Jiedushi, he and his son Li Yingwai took the opportunity to kill the previous Jiedushi. After that, he asked the court to surrender, but he rebelled again not long after. Now the situation in the court is acceptable. He made up his mind to surrender again.

With his thoughts at this point, Li Xiujing remembered what Pei Jiaoran said before about the way of overlord. Now that I think about it, she seems to be planning to use this trick to regain the three towns of Heshuo.

If the imperial court can successfully regain Heshuo this time, with Pei Jiaoran's ability, it should not be difficult for her new method to be implemented in Heshuo.

On the night of the second day, Feng Yuanxian led his team back to Qingyuan City smoothly. As soon as he got the news, Li Xiujing immediately sent scouts to find out the enemy's situation.

The news brought by the scouts was that Zheng Jiong and Dugu Bo withdrew their troops at the same time.

Feng Yuanxian on the side looked happy, "General, this is a good thing."

Li Xiujing ignored Feng Yuanxian and still asked the generals to pass the order down step by step. Still must not slack off and be ready for a fierce battle at any time.

On top of the city.

Li Xiujing looked at the Taihang Mountains blending in with the setting sun, her phoenix eyes slightly narrowed.

"General Li." Cui Boyu walked along the city wall.

Looking at Cui Boyu, Li Xiujing said: "Mr. Cui, do you think Dugu Bo pretended to retreat?"

"The soldiers are treacherous. He has been unable to attack Qingyuan for a long time, so he has to find another way. It is normal for the rebels to attack the city by surprise." Cui Boyu stood with his hands behind his hands, "General Li, if Qingyuan falls, please order the wall to be fortified and the country to be cleared."

"Let me think about it for a moment. Dugu Bo seems to have known about Wang You's secret defection to the imperial court. Yesterday he sent his trusted aide to Wang You's camp to find out."

Hearing this, Cui Boyu smiled and said, "General Li, in fact, my girl's second plan is to strengthen the wall and clear the country. The alienation plan can only disintegrate the alliance, but Dugu Bo is bound to win the siege."

Li Xiujing said no more. After a moment, he turned to look at Cui Boyu again.

"What is your relationship with the Hedong Pei family?"

"They all happen to be named Pei. Regarding this question, my girl must have returned to General Li. Tomorrow I will lead the people to harvest wheat to supplement the army's rations." Cui Boyu said goodbye.

While Li Xiujing led the army to drill in the city, he sent Feng Yuanxian and Cui Boyu to harvest wheat together.

In the late summer sun, everyone was practicing on the school field. Half a month has passed, and there is still no movement from Dugubo's rebels.

All the soldiers of Shence did not dare to slack off. They knew that from the day Dugu Bo withdrew his troops, they were all likely to face a fierce battle.

It was getting dark gradually, and the Shence troops who had finished their training returned to the camp one after another. But when it gets dark, the scouts will come to report.

It was said that Dugubo led the Youzhou soldiers in a big circle and then came back. It is now only five miles away from Qingyuan City Gate.

Without any time to think, Li Xiujing immediately deployed his defenses. Dugu Bo is well versed in the art of war, and he knows very well that the imaginary is the real thing, and the real thing is the imaginary thing. And with lessons learned from the past, he may change his playing style.

The leader of the team in charge of observing the enemy in the city saw him coming south. Wave the red flag to deliver the order.

The Youzhou army was so powerful that they formed a formation at the gate of the city. With the sound of a drum, under the cover of shield soldiers. The light infantry pushed Juma who was desperately rushing towards the door. The horse knocked them away, and the infantrymen with ladders quickly followed and put the ladders on the city wall. This one was shot and killed, and the other one immediately came forward.

One after another. Use life-threatening gameplay to resist the attack of the Shence Army.

The Shence sergeant at the top of the city saw that the rebels had climbed up the ladder to board the city, so he threw wood and rocks down, along with flying torches to burn their siege equipment.

At this moment, Dugubo's army suddenly used a winch to raise its crossbow. The crossbow was placed seven hundred steps away, and several arrows were fired at the city gate. Then came huge stones thrown by trebuchets.

He Liang, who was at the top of the city, cursed angrily: "Where did these Hebei soldiers get so many siege equipment? Give them something cruel to do."

He Liang killed the Youzhou soldiers who climbed up with a knife, and at the same time ordered his sergeants to pour down the molten iron from the fire bed and bamboo furnace. The Youzhou soldiers who were climbing the ladder quickly moved to avoid it. But burns are inevitable. The smell of burnt flesh filled the night wind, and the Youzhou soldiers didn't wait until they could take a breath. Lime and bran followed, and this subtle, hard-to-avoid, east-west, and south-south phenomenon fell into the eyes and burned them instantly.

At this time, short soldiers suddenly stepped out of the building and stabbed the climber.

Looking at the Youzhou soldiers who were still struggling to climb up, He Liang ordered: "Give them gold juice. After saving it for so long, it's time to use it."

A bucket of golden juice poured down, and strange smells and wailing sounds spread.

"I'll give you some more sesame oil." A sergeant beside him poured down a bucket of sesame oil and threw the torch down. The smell of sesame oil carries a burnt smell. The ladder set up by the rebels was caught in the flames.

The Youzhou Army in the distance seemed determined to capture Qingyuan today. As soon as the Shence Army poured down a barrel of sesame oil, a dense number of arrows flew towards it.

He Liang quickly raised his shield and hid behind it.

"Damn, these Youzhou soldiers are playing dirty tricks. I'm afraid their main force is at the general's place. Just go and notify the general."