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After confirming that the letters were indeed from the reinforcements, King Jin immediately summoned his generals to make careful arrangements for the next day's battle.

The meeting didn't end until four o'clock. After returning to his room, he didn't go to bed immediately. Instead, he ordered someone to fetch clean water, washed himself carefully by candlelight, changed into neat clothes, tied his hair in a bun and tied a golden crown, Then he sat on the chair and closed his eyes to meditate.It was a matter of dignity and integrity, no matter whether it was victory, defeat, or death in tomorrow's battle, he must not lose his dignity as King Jin of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The decisive battle is imminent, and all the people in Ningcheng are doomed to be emotionally ups and downs and unable to sleep this night.Reinforcements were their only hope in their dying days, and soon Heaven would have the final say on their fate.

The world is impermanent, life and death are only a short distance away, and no one can predict whether this step will be the Yangguan Pass of the Great Dao, or the Nine-foot Yellow Spring.

Before the time of Mao, the king of Jin had already led people to the northwestern city.As far as the eye could see, the surroundings of Ningcheng were dark, with gray clouds and mists covering the entire wilderness, the world seemed to be deeply trapped in a nightmare, struggling to light up but couldn't.At the end of the sky and the earth, a blue-white crack opened, like a dormant beast squinting its eyes and ready to go, just waiting for the time to open its bloody mouth to swallow everything in this world.

This situation can't help but remind King Jin of the Battle of Shuozhou in the second year of Tongle.At that time, the eldest brother who was the prince led the army, and he served as the vanguard of the army.With the backing of his eldest brother, he galloped forward without fear, not wanting the whereabouts of the spies to be leaked. When the team arrived at Mayi Beach, they encountered an ambush and were heavily besieged.The eldest brother, who was eager to make meritorious service, didn't care whether he was dead or alive, and even took advantage of the great opportunity when the left wing of the enemy army was pinned down by him, he assembled his own troops to attack Shuozhou City.

It was also a time of isolation and helplessness, and it was also a breakout initiated on a chilly morning.In the end, he managed to survive, but his best friend, most loyal subordinate and tens of thousands of soldiers who followed him to the front remained in Mayi Beach forever.So many years later, in the scuffle for the succession, he sided with the third elder brother, King Qi, and tried his best to help King Qi bring down the prince.

In fact, it doesn't make any difference to him who sits on the dragon chair between the eldest brother and the third brother. The reason why he chooses King Qi is because King Qi is weak enough, so weak that for a long time, he needs to rely on his younger brother to contribute to the great cause. .Only in this way can he live a longer and more stable life.

Throughout the ages, no matter how the dynasties change, there will always be a group of beasts in fine clothes and fine clothes living in the imperial palace.They talk about benevolence, morality, propriety, integrity and shame, but they are doing all kinds of evil deeds that destroy humanity.Sons kill their fathers, wives murder their husbands, if you don't eat others today, you will be swallowed by life the next day.

Now that the third brother is also dead, and the son of the third brother has become the emperor, he has no choice but to change his identity and become a drunken and lustful idiot to show off in the market.Wei You and the little emperor had a vendetta against killing their father, the little emperor was still bewitched by their brothers, and trusted him to entrust him with a heavy responsibility, his uncle became a thorn in the flesh instead.The reason is that Wei You has no soldiers, no horses, no wealth, no power, and is a veritable bald prince, while he, King Jin, has a strong army, horses, wealth, and power, and is the most important King of Sai in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It has been the same principle for thousands of years, let the dog be a vicious dog, and the bow is a strong bow.

There was no sound on the top of the city, and everyone was concentrating on watching the enemy camp far away, wondering where the reinforcements would come from.On the surface, King Jin was calm and composed, but inside he was even more disturbed than the soldiers.He warned himself not to expect too much, but he couldn't contain his excitement.

Unlike those princes and nobles who have been pampered since childhood, King Jin is a prince who was fought with real swords and guns on the battlefield. He is a wandering brigade and a half-life soldier. He is afraid of death, but he is even more afraid of dying too uselessly!

"Look!" A small school was the first to discover the traces of the reinforcements, and pointed to the distant mountains.

Everyone held their breath and looked around, only to see that the fog on the top of the peak seemed to be stirred by some giant, and the surrounding scenery was shaking slightly. After a long time, a tiny black shadow appeared on the top of the mountain. King Jin was almost desperate.But soon, the shadow "swish" spread out to both sides, like a giant bird flapping its wings... It was a magnificent scene of a large group of cavalry climbing over the mountain together!

Those cavalrymen were all in black and soft armor, with superb riding skills. They swept down like a torrent, quickly blackening half of the hillside.

The leading young man is dark-skinned and has slender limbs, a bow with ox horns on his shoulders, and a three-foot epee in his hand.He held a battle flag in his hand, fluttering it in the wind, with the word "Shen" in a big black background and red pattern on it.

There is no need to ask Wei You again, King Jin concluded that the young man must be in deep thought.

Walking to the mountainside, he retracted the reins in meditation, and the mount under him neighed, and the sound of dragons and tigers echoed in the valley for a long time.At the same time, several feathered arrows with arrowhead collars shot into the air, and the sharp sound of dysprosium shot straight into the sky.

This team of cavalry was like a black sharp blade, instantly splitting the enemy camp in half, and continued to stab straight towards a row of large tents in the north of Ningcheng.There is the enemy's central army, not only the most elite troops are stationed, but also the residence of the rebel commander.As long as it is destroyed, the remaining soldiers will have no leader, and they will become dead meat to be slaughtered, and they will be defeated in one blow.

Thousands of horseshoes trampled on the rocks, raising the billowing yellow sand, the earth seemed to be trembling, and vast smoke and dust rose up.This sound also deeply shocked countless people in Ning City, and they were even so excited that tears welled up in the corners of their eyes.The cheers of the soldiers on the wall were thundering, and everyone's face was shining with a strange light.

Jin Wang's hair was all over his body, and a row of dense pimples formed on his skin. There was a fire burning in his chest, and he shouted loudly: "Send my order, get out of the city!"

The flags were waved, the drums were beating, and the city gates that had been dusty for many days burst open, and the soldiers like beasts with red eyes rushed out, facing swords, blood and injuries without fear.Because before that, they had already prepared for death. If the reinforcements did not arrive, they would starve to death, burn to death, or be tortured to death after the city was broken.This time they can finally give back to their opponents the pain and torment they have suffered in the past few days, and they can finally fight with pride.

Wei You has been following King Jin's side, keeping his eyes on the situation under the city.There was no change in expression on his face, but his hands were clenched into fists in the sleeves of his robe, and his nails pierced his palms with pain.

When the beeping suddenly sounded, most of the rebels had no idea what happened.

A cobbled together team, there is no military discipline or law at all, but all of them think that this battle is destined to win, and they just want to wait for the north gate of Ningcheng to break in, then break in and burn, kill and loot. , even if the city gate is not broken, the people in Ningcheng will starve to death sooner or later, they just need to casually hang around outside.

No one could have imagined that there would really be a team that quietly evaded their numerous checkpoints, and suddenly rushed to Ning Cheng's feet like a surprise soldier from heaven.

At this moment, the enemy army is at the slackest time of the day. The horses have all unsaddled their saddles, and the soldiers have all removed their armor. When they heard the warning, some did not have time to get dressed, and some did not even find their weapons. He hurriedly put out a formation to meet the enemy under the drive.

The reinforcements had been carefully planned. First, the two small groups of men and horses marched in a roundabout way to create momentum, and then a group of archers rushed forward and fired a thousand arrows, blasting a gap in the rebel position. In a blink of an eye, the archers withdrew, and the group died. The soldiers rushed out from the oblique stab, and launched a brave attack towards the gap. The soldiers No.1 rushed quickly fell into a pool of blood. No.2 jumped over him and continued to rush forward. No.3 and No.4 rushed forward one after another. When they arrived, the gap was getting bigger and bigger, and soon more people rushed in...

This confrontation with a huge disparity in numbers but a close match did not last long, and the peripheral rebels soon gradually collapsed under the impact of strong morale.Fear spread like a plague. These soldiers who were carrying hoes and sledge plows not long ago no longer cared about the banners and drums that the commander charged forward.

The neighing of war horses, the clashing of swords, cries for help, and shouts rang out, and a bloody mist filled everywhere outside Ningcheng.

Shen Si leaned over the horse's back. The horse seemed to be spiritual. It quickly escaped the attacks of a few stragglers, and led its owner to cross several obstacles, blazing a bloody road, and went straight to the big tent of the rebel commander.His horse is fast, his sword is fast, and his skills are even faster. He can definitely kill an enemy soldier within three moves.The boy and his subordinates roared and roared past, as if they were in the enemy's camp, without knowing it, there was a happy smile on their faces.

The king of Jin watched from a distance from the top of the city, his heart was surging. The contemplation at this moment was no longer the little monkey with long arms and legs and scurrying around, but the eagle soaring over the wilderness and despising all living things. It's not just a life-and-death struggle, it's more like a passionate game.

At that time, the enemy's commander-in-chief also dressed neatly in haste, got on his horse with a knife and killed him.

Seeing that the long-awaited target finally appeared, Shen Si unhurriedly lowered the battle flag in his hand, and the flag stood firmly. He raised his long sword, pointed the point of the sword at the eyebrow of the enemy general, and then arrogantly raised his chin , with a contemptuous smile on the corner of his mouth, clearly provocative.

Seeing this, the other party was furious, and immediately urged the horse to fight with a knife in one hand, thinking about not to be outdone, he clamped his feet on the horse's belly and greeted him.

The enemy held up a Zhangwu long knife in the air, playing it with a whirring sound, and when the two hits met, he raised the knife and slashed down towards Shensi with a gust of wind.Shen Si leaned back quickly on the horseback, trying to avoid the blow to the head.Just when the blade was only three feet away from his face, the enemy general gritted his teeth and pressed down with his wrist, the saber turned sharply and pressed down on the horse's back. If he didn't move at this time, he would definitely die It was cut in half horizontally, even if it jumped up, its legs would be sliced ​​off by the lightning-fast blade.

King Jin suddenly closed his eyes, his chest tightened suddenly, and a thunder flashed in his mind: "It's over!"

But when he opened his eyes again, he didn't see the bloody and bloody scene he expected.The two horses criss-crossed and passed by the same way. The enemy general held a long knife and sat on the horse's back. Hei boy was lost in thought but disappeared.

It turned out that at the critical moment when the long knife was cut and it was inevitable, Shen Si rolled over and fell down. He hung his feet on the stirrups, his back was pressed against the horse's belly, he held the saddle bridge with one hand to stabilize his body, and held the sword in the other. The volley swung vigorously, and cut off the right hind leg of the enemy general's horse with a "shua".All movements are done in one go, simply and neatly.

The blade of the sword was polished too sharply. When the sword was cut down, the horse was unconscious. It ran several steps as usual, only to hear a crisp sound of "click", and half of the horse's leg flew out with blood. He fell straight to the ground.

The enemy general reacted very quickly. As soon as he landed, he jumped up and fled towards the distant woods. He did not chase after him in meditation. , raised his hand to aim, and shot out with a "swoosh" as soon as he let go of his fingers. The arrow seemed to have eyes, and went straight along the enemy general's back. on the trunk.

A long time ago, some brave men chased after him on horseback, chopped off the head of the enemy general with a single knife, and picked it up high with a long spear.Shen Si then turned his horse's head and returned to the original place, grabbed the "Shen" battle flag that had been planted on the ground earlier, and led the vigorous soldiers to wave the flag, hold their heads high, and gallop through the enemy's formation, raising their arms and shouting: " The bandit general is dead, the rebels are down! The bandit is dead, the rebels are down!"

"Wow..." The entire Ning City shouted along with him, the mountains roared and the waves surged.Contemplation finally won this game, and won with pride and heartiness.

King Jin, who was watching the battle from the top of the city, couldn't help clapping and applauding: "Good!"