The Blood Crown

After leaving the post house, Yan Sikong went straight to the city tower, looking for Yuan Nanyu who hadn't returned home for many days.

A few days ago, it was to prepare for the battle and defend the city. After Zhuo Letai was defeated, Yuan Nanyu had to watch Liang Huiyong not to cross the river and tear down the bridge.Although Liang Huiyong had helped them and was loyal and upright, there was no guarantee that he would not sell them to Chen Kui for the sake of the overall situation. After going through so many ups and downs, to be able to survive to this day, first of all, he should not trust anyone.

Therefore, Yuan Nanyu controlled the city gate almost every step of the way, and replaced the Guangning soldiers with Feng Jiajun.

As soon as the two met, Yuan Nanyu rushed ahead of Yan Sikong and said: "I just received a letter from my side that the ice in Huangshui has melted, and the Jin soldiers were blocked in front of Huangshui by the Chu army."

"Okay!" Yan Sikong exclaimed excitedly, "The golden dog's time to die is here!"

When Zhuo Letai crossed the Huangshui, he was able to cross the river calmly, but now he fled, so many soldiers and horses could not jump into the boat at once. If they crossed the river in batches, everyone would want to escape first, and those who stayed on the shore would be defeated. Moreover, they are single and weak, and become lambs to be slaughtered, so they must advance and retreat together. "

Yuan Nanyu said worriedly: "But the Chu army has fewer troops than the Jin soldiers. Now that the Jin soldiers are fighting with the heart of death, the Chu army is likely to be repelled."

Although they were mortal enemies with Chen Wei, Dasheng had waited for a hundred years for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to wipe out the golden soldiers, and Chen Wei had to win.

Yan Sikong said: "Don't worry, with Shen Hexuan around, they can't escape."

"What will happen to him?"

"If I were him..." Yan Sikong curled his lips into a smile, "At this time, the Jin soldiers are fighting with their backs, and they are determined to die. Naturally, they are extremely brave. The Chu army will definitely not be able to stop them. If you come back when you are crossing the river, take advantage of its instability and attack it halfway across the river, the Jin army will be defeated!"

Yuan Nanyu nodded: "Good plan."

Yan Sikong was thinking about something secretly.

"Second brother, what are you thinking? What did you come to see me for?"

"I originally asked you to do one thing, but now it has become two." Yan Sikong stared at Yuan Nanyu, his eyes were burning, shining in the darkness.

Yuan Nanyu swallowed, he was familiar with Yan Sikong's look, it was his second brother who was planning to plot against him: "Say it."

"First, you send someone to find a hundred bolts of white cloth and sew them into a few pieces of cloth the size of a city gate."

Yuan Nanyu was surprised: "What are you going to do? Where can I get so many white cloths at this time?"

"I'll tell you later, go to the cloth workshops in the whole city to look for it. If it doesn't work, go to the funeral shop or the people's house to look for it. Mattresses, clothes, shrouds, whatever. Be sure to hurry up. It will be ready tonight."

"...Yes." Although Yuan Nanyu didn't understand why, he would do what Yan Sikong said, "What about the second one?"

"The second thing was decided after I just heard the letter."

"what?"

Yan Sikong narrowed his eyes, and subconsciously lowered his voice: "I want you to take ten thousand soldiers and horses to attack the Chu army."

Yuan Nanyu was stunned for a moment, he came back to his senses, quickly dragged Yan Sikong aside, and said in a low voice: "Second brother, are you crazy?"

"Listen to me. When the Chu army and the Jin soldiers are fighting, the defense behind must be empty, and they can't look at each other from the head to the tail. Moreover, they never thought that we would dare to divide our troops out of the city. You have to take them down together when they are both defeated. Chen If you want to reap the benefits of being a fisherman, we will treat him with his own way."

"But firstly, the Chu army has already besieged the city, and secondly, there are not many soldiers in the city. If I lead [-] troops to attack the Chu army, who will defend the city?"

"The Chu army has not many troops, and half of them went to pursue Zhuo Letai. They just set up checkpoints in several fortresses to monitor the enemy's situation. They can't stop you. As for Guangning, I will guard."

"Second brother, what are you talking about?!"

"When you broke through their checkpoints, Chen Kui had two choices. First, send troops to chase after you to prevent you from attacking the Chu army's rear. But this is probably our strategy to divert the tiger away from the mountain. Once he sends troops to chase, Feng Ye He can lead his troops to break through from Guangning, and for him, sealing the field is more important, so I guess he will choose the second one and attack Guangning directly."

"That's right, we couldn't hold back Chen Kui's attack on the city, and if I divide our troops out of the city, Guangning will be vulnerable."

"I have a way to prevent Chen Kui from attacking the city."

"What way? Could it be...those white cloths?" Yuan Nanyu stared into a pair of dark eyes, sweat dripping from his forehead.

"Yes, it's a long story, and you'll find out when you come back." Yan Sikong held Yuan Nanyu's frozen face and rubbed it vigorously, "I can only rest assured if I leave this matter to you." , if God opens his eyes, you can capture a large number of Chu troops, even if you can't, you can kill Chen Yu's prestige."

Yuan Nanyu gritted his teeth. Although he was full of doubts, he still made up his mind: "Second brother, I listen to you. If you say yes, then yes! But, I am leaving, who will look after Mr. Liang?"

"Let the wolf king personally come to the city gate to sit in battle." Yan Sikong said, "It's not too late, you should prepare now, leave the city before dawn, and must lie in ambush until they are both defeated, it depends on the first battle!"

"Yes!"

Yuan Nanyu took the order to leave, Yan Sikong asked the bodyguards to go to the post house to pick up Feng Ye, and Feng Ye was in charge, he could intimidate Liang Huiyong more than Yuan Nanyu.

He could see that Liang Huiyong was dissatisfied with their defensive attitude, but at this time they could not be blamed for treating the heart of a gentleman with a villain's heart. If Liang Huiyong betrayed them, everything would be lost.

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Feng Ye soon appeared at the top of the city. It was already late at night. When he saw Yan Sikong, he asked solemnly, "You asked Que Wang to go out of the city to attack the Chu army?"

"Yes." Yan Sikong quickly explained his strategy.

Feng Ye frowned: "What if Chen Wei doesn't like this? This person dares to betray the king and father, dares to collude with barbarians, he can even kill a woman who is pregnant with his flesh and blood, what else can he not do?" of."

"Chen Kui raised his troops, fighting in the name of Jingguo disaster and the Qing emperor's side. He colluded with Zhuo Letai secretly. Why did he risk dividing his troops to pursue Zhuo Letai? It was not to give himself a good name for saving Liaodong. He thought When the emperor, he can't give the people in the world a handle and be stigmatized by disloyalty, filial piety, disrespect and righteousness, so he absolutely dare not."

"But, those things you have made, it is not real after all."

"Knowing it's fake, it's enough for Chen Kui to be afraid, at least it can hold him back for a few days." Yan Sikong looked at Feng Ye, "Besides, even if the ten thousand soldiers stay in Guangning, they will definitely not be able to stop him Siege, it is more useful to go out of the city to do something."

Feng Ye pondered for a moment, and was convinced: "You are right, with or without those ten thousand soldiers, Guangning can't stop him."

Yan Sikong looked into the dark distance with deep eyes: "Fengye, no matter what we do, we will be doomed this time, but the more chips we hold, the bigger the win, have you ever thought about it..."

Feng Ye knew what Yan Sikong wanted to ask. From the moment he decided to stay in Guangning, he was already thinking about how to divide the Chu River and Han border in this big game of chess.

The two were silent for a long time before Feng Ye said: "I've already thought about it."

Yan Sikong turned his face away and looked deeply at Feng Ye.

Despite being in a predicament, Feng Ye's brows and eyes remained arrogant, he opened his thin lips lightly, and said word by word: "I want the entire northern border."

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Before dawn, the soldiers collected white cloth from all over the city and piled it up into a hill, and recruited hundreds of embroiderers to make the things Yan Sikong wanted stitch by stitch. soon.After sewing, the white cloth of the city gate was spread on the ground piece by piece.

Yuan Nanyu led his troops out of the city before dawn, and after Yan Sikong sent him away, in the twilight morning light, with a large bucket of ink in one hand and a mop in the other, he walked up to the white cloth.

He soaked the mop in thick black ink, threw it on the white cloth, and moved it with light footwork, leaving rough ink marks.He writes with the momentum of wind and thunder, and the posture of dragon and snake. Every word is powerful and powerful. Sometimes he wanders for nine days, sometimes he is unrestrained in the ocean, and sometimes he charges on the battlefield, sweeping thousands of troops with his brush!

Feng Ye was on the top of the city tower, watching Yan Sikong scribble his pen and ink, amazed everyone, what flowed from his eyes was a fiery longing, from the first time he saw Yan Sikong in the capital, his heart was moving, the more The closer he gets, the more he falls. This person is the demon he cannot escape in his life.

-

After daybreak, Fu Zhanqing left the city, and at the same time, Chen Wei, who learned about the military situation, was furiously leading the army towards Guangning. It didn't take long before he arrived at the city of Guangning.

Liang Huiyong looked at the dark army below the city with a gloomy expression. Although their strength was much smaller than that of Zhuo Letai's, their city walls were really vulnerable at this time.

Yan Sikong reassured: "Mr. Liang, don't panic."

"Sikong." Liang Huiyong said in a deep voice, "Can you really keep Guangning with those things?"

Yan Sikong looked at Liang Huiyong and said sincerely: "I know you don't want to fight. Fighting with gold thieves is a last resort. Fighting with Chu army is just sacrificing the lives of soldiers."

Liang Huiyong felt conflicted, and even dared not look Yan Sikong in the eye.

It was indeed the Feng family army who saved Guangning, but as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, how could he be arrogant and disregard the safety of the soldiers and people in the city?Besides, he is Shengchen after all.

"General Liang, you watched our brother grow up and saved my life. You are a good man, but as the commander-in-chief, you should put the overall situation first. Loyalty and righteousness cannot be balanced. I understand you." Looking into Liang Huiyong's eyes without blinking, "So, I won't let Chen Kui attack Guangning, and I won't let Guangning soldiers die in vain. If these things can't stop Chen Kui, then you can open the city gate. .”

Liang Huiyong's eyes widened.

Yan Sikong's eyes were firm: "What I said is true, if Chen Kuang attacks the city, we will surrender."

Liang Huiyong looked at Feng Ye hesitantly, Feng Ye also nodded expressionlessly, then he sighed heavily, cupped his hands with shame on his face and said: "Okay, if the King of Chu really attacked the city, then... yes Can't stop."

Chen Kui came to the city, Yan Sikong was beside him, and saw Shen Hexuan sitting on the wheelchair, and Fu Zhanqing who was serving beside him.

That day, the loud general who shouted in the city, once again rode out alone, and shouted at the tower: "The traitor Feng Ye, Yan Sikong, you are obsessed with obsession, and you are stubbornly resisting. Today, the king of Chu will do justice for the sky and eradicate the traitors!" .”

There was no sound in the city.

"Liang Huiyong!" the man roared again, "As the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, you should be loyal to yourself and repay the grace of God, but you are collaborating with the rebels. Are you going to treason the country?!"

Liang Huiyong's face was gloomy, and he clenched his fists tightly.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu thinks that you have worked hard to guard Liaodong. As long as you open the city gate, your merits and demerits will be offset, and the past will not be blamed!"

The general yelled for a long time, but seeing that no one answered from the tower, he turned his horse's head and looked at the commander of the three armies.

Chen Kui lowered his head and looked at Shen Hexuan.

Shen Hexuan looked at the tower blankly and shook his head. He knew that Yan Sikong must be cheating, otherwise he would not dare to divide the troops at this time. He came here to see what Yan Sikong really wanted to do.

Yan Sikong took a deep breath and said softly, "Let go."

Tens of thousands of Chu troops lined up neatly below the city watched helplessly as eight huge white cloths hung down from the dilapidated city wall of Guangning. Ye Shengde Shengong Ren Xiaorui Wu Hong Wengao Emperor.

Chen Kui and Shen Hexuan's expressions changed suddenly.