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

In the dim light, Pei Jiaoran opened his eyes. But he found that not only he had a severe headache, but also his limbs were very weak. He reached out and opened the heavy gauze curtain, and saw Wu Lingjia sitting by the window with a weak candlelight.

Hearing the noise, Wu Lingjia stood up and walked over, stuffed a soft pillow behind her, and handed the cup of medicine from her side.

"Just in time, the medicine is ready to drink." Wu Lingjia looked at her and sighed, "I have wasted a lot of effort in the past few days to get you to drink the medicine."

Glancing at the long silver bottle beside him, Pei Jiaoran took the medicine cup, closed his eyes and drank it in one gulp. A bitter feeling spread between her lips and teeth, and she frowned briefly.

"What time is it now? Why don't you light the lamp?"

"You have been sick for three days, and Lu Zheng sent you back. I went to His Majesty to ask for leave for you." Wu Lingjia put the empty medicine cup aside, "Dugujun led his men to ambush the reinforcements in Mogu, Xu Although the general led people to rescue, he still didn't have time. Only four thousand people escaped. He took advantage of the victory and moved the camp to Liangshan to overlook the situation in the city."

After Wu Lingjia's words, Pei Jiaoran already understood the reason why he didn't light the lamp. The rebels occupied a high position and knew the situation in the city well. If the lamp is lit, the more situations will be exposed.

"But it's not without good news. The Shuofang army led by Qin Huaiyi is not far away from Fengtian. Tian Min was killed by his nephew two days ago, and now the Tian family is surrendering to the court through Wang Baozhen." He handed it to Pei Jiaoran. After picking up a peeled orange, Wu Lingjia said, "But... there is still no news from Li Xiujing."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran nodded and said nothing, with a strong look of weariness in his eyes.

"I think it was probably the Yiwu Festival Commander who was holding him back and not letting him leave." Smelling the fragrance of the orange, Pei Jiaoran slowly tore off the lines on the orange petals. When you enter the orange petal, the sweet and sour juice accompanied by the delicate pulp instantly blends with your lips and tongue. She sighed, "He's probably trying to find a way to get out."

Wu Lingjia asked: "You mean, he was tripped on purpose?"

"Since Dugu Bo knows that his eldest brother has proclaimed himself emperor, he will most likely attack Yi and Ding states with all his strength. At the moment, Li Xiujing can still contain Dugu Bo, but he will look completely different once he leaves." Pei Jiaoran wiped off the juice on his hands and said in a tone of voice Deserted.

Just as he finished speaking, there was a sudden loud noise outside the house. Wu Lingjia exclaimed.

"I'm afraid Dugujun is attacking the city again. Alas, he's been going crazy these days."

Before Wu Lingjia could finish speaking, Pei Jiaoran had already gotten out of bed. After changing into a round-collared robe, he picked up his sword and prepared to go out.

"Oh! Jiajia, you are recovering from your illness." Wu Lingjia hurriedly walked over and grabbed Pei Jiaoran's sleeve, "There are General Xu and others in the city. You have just recovered from a serious illness, so why not take a good rest."

"It doesn't matter."

Pei Jiaoran pulled back his sleeves and went out with his sword. Taking advantage of the darkness, he jumped onto the roof, stepped on the tiles and ran towards the tower. Clinging to the base of the city wall, he avoided a wave of arrows.

Taking advantage of this time, Pei Jiaoran raised his head and looked around. Under the weak moonlight, the surrounding houses were vaguely visible, all surrounded by fire barriers. This prevented the rebels from attacking the city with fire, thus saving the court a lot of trouble.

Escaped this wave of arrows. Pei Jiaoran stepped up the wall and appeared steadily on the tower.

The situation at the top of the city is particularly severe.

As Wu Lingjia said, Dugujun is indeed determined to capture Fengtian City.

Suddenly seeing a rebel army, the defenders at the top of the city had not had time to catch up. He climbed over the battlements and approached General Xuanjia in front with a sword. Pei Jiaoran ran over and stopped the blade with Chunjun Sword. She raised her foot and kicked the rebel hard. In an instant, she put her wrist firmly on the sword and knocked the sword away.

"Pei Shangshu?" General Xuanjia turned around and asked in surprise.

"It's me. General Xu." Out of the corner of his eye, he saw another rebel climbing up the tower, and Pei Jiaoran stabbed him with his backhand sword. Ask calmly, "What's going on now?"

Xu Yan answered her while raising his knife to fight back, "It's not good, the northwest corner has collapsed. These rebels are climbing up like crazy."

Upon hearing this, Pei Jiaoran looked at where Xu Mian was pointing. Indeed, as he said, the northwest corner was caught in a fierce battle. The drums and horns sounded like thunder, and the sounds of fighting continued, accompanied by roars that filled the night.

Pei Jiaoran withdrew his gaze, raised his sword and joined the battle. The army, which was originally in a slight decline, turned the tide of the battle back a bit because of her joining.

Pei Jiaoran's expression was cold, and she numbly stabbed the pure Jun in her hand into the enemy's body. The long sword passed through his body, and blood splattered everywhere when he pulled it out.

The rebels who were attacking the city found that such a god-like figure suddenly appeared on the top of the city. They all looked stunned and frightened. They all stepped back, as if they wanted to lead Pei Jiaoran into the encirclement.

Pei Jiaoran looked up at the prince who was beating the drums hard at the top of the city and smiled. He tapped the spine of Chunjun's sword lightly with his fingers, and the sword swayed in thousands of waves, with layers of sword wind blowing down on the rebels.

It is up to her to decide her path. But at the critical moment, she was willing to put aside her selfish desires temporarily and put on the name of sacrificing her life and death for the country.

This fierce battle did not end until the cock crow.

The prince walked slowly toward them, escorted by armored soldiers.

Xu Mian on the side was about to bow, but the prince reached out to hold him back.

"General Xu has worked hard, so there is no need to be polite." The prince said in a gentle and authentic tone.

Hearing this, Xu Yan looked around and said, "Your Highness, since the enemy troops have retreated. Please come down to the city to rest. I'll leave the defense of the city to you."

"It doesn't matter. But you, General Xu. Gu Shi just saw that you were stabbed on the arm. You'd better go down and bandage it quickly." Prince Xian said to Pei Jiaoran: "Looking at Pei Shangshu's prowess alone, it's better for you and Lu Zheng to temporarily defend the city on behalf of General Xu. ."

"Here."

Xu Yan was unwilling to leave, but the prince repeatedly asked. He could only follow the advice of the prince and was escorted down the tower by his own soldiers.

"Pei Shangshu, Qin Huaiyi is still on the way. There is a shortage of supplies in the city. Is there any way you can make Dugujun temporarily withdraw his troops?" The prince's tone was rather dull.

"I was thinking about this problem just now. I actually came up with an idea." Pei Jiaoran smiled warmly, "We are wary of Dugujun, and he must be wary of us. It is winter now. Once they go to bed, how many people are willing to Get up? I thought I could order the sergeants to beat drums and blow trumpets at night, but not send out troops. I made Dugujun think that we were going to send out troops, so I ordered all the sergeants to get up to meet the enemy. I promise you that if you repeat this, the troops will retreat within three days."

"Oh?" The prince's eyes moved, and he thought deeply: "But Dugujun has occupied Qianling and can overlook the movements in the city. And he also knows that we are short of food and soldiers, so Pei Shangshu's idea may not work."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran raised his eyebrows, and the smile in his eyes became even wider, "Your Highness, the soldiers are treacherous. And we should pay attention to the imaginary and the real, and the imaginary. Dugujun is very suspicious, and this method is not to make him believe, it is because he cannot bear it. If there is any disturbance, retreat the troops as a last resort."

Seeing her prince frowning slightly, his eyes fell on Lu Zheng beside him, he condensed for a moment, and suddenly said: "General Lu, what do you think?"

"Weichen thinks Pei Shangshu's idea is very good." Lu Zheng bowed his head and replied.

The prince nodded thoughtfully, patted Lu Zheng on the shoulder and said, "I'll leave this to you two. I'll report this to Aye now."

After watching the prince leave, Pei Jiaoran turned to look at Lu Zheng aside. He silently said thank you, then turned and walked aside.