The sun hung lazily in the air, indifferently looking at the bloody battle that was taking place in Yicheng.

Han then ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops and rest for the time being. In two hours, he only launched two small-scale attacks on the west gate of the Wing City. His mission was a feint, with the aim of pinning down the defenders, so the pace of the attack was very slow. Huang Fu Zheng led the foot soldiers to repel them very easily.

East City Gate. Hua Xiong waited from morning to noon, and did not wait for the thunderous attack in June. Qianghu just coped with shooting two rounds of arrows, and then lay down on the ground to rest. The Qiang people gathered in groups and chatted together, as if they had come not to fight but to graze.

South City Gate. Fu Xie led his soldiers to stubbornly and resolutely repel more than a dozen enemy attacks. At noon, Beigong Boyu ordered the army to temporarily stop the attack and take a short rest.

Fu Xie sat on the city wall panting, holding his bloody sword in his hand. The rebels' subsequent attacks were ferocious, and each time they managed to break through the city defenses. Fu Xie took the lead, and led his guards to intercept and block the attack, and fought fiercely. At this moment, he was covered in blood, and his armor was torn in many places, and he was exhausted.

He had been in war for a long time, and he was oblivious to the bloody and bloody remains of soldiers everywhere in the city. The year before last, he accompanied the marshal Huangfu Song to fight the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou, and beheaded more than 100,000 enemies in the first battle of Quyang. He gulped down the bloody air, and the battle intent in his heart grew louder and higher.

A group of people who brought water and food poured into the tower. Fu Xie was very happy to see his son Fu Gan bring him a bowl of water. He smiled and asked, "Are you scared?" Fu Gan looked around in fear and nodded. Fu Xie drank it all, handed the bowl to his son, and said with a smile: "Boy, do you think I will definitely die here?" When Fu Gan heard this, his heart was sour, and his eyes turned red. Of course, he didn't want his father to die in battle, but the disadvantage in front of him was too obvious, even a child, and he could see that there was no chance of victory.

Fu Xie stretched out his hand and patted his head, and said with a smile: "The ancients said, 'Shengda Festival, the second festival'. The Shang Dynasty's King of Zhou was desolate and tyrannical, and King Wu of Zhou raised an army to attack and kill him, and his former minister Boyi avoided Shouyang Mountain, and resolutely did not eat Zhou Su to starve to death. The later sage Confucius called Boyi a virtuous. Today's son is far better than the king of Shang, although I am not as good as Boyi's virtue, but I know that the king of food must be loyal to the king, I will not betray the court, let alone turn my back on the son of heaven. ”

Fu Xie stood up, pointed to the huge rebels outside the city, and said with a smile: "Boy, you see, if I do this today, I will definitely die." He waved his hand vigorously and said arrogantly, "Death is death, why be afraid?" ”

Fu Gan looked at his father adoringly.

Fu Xie hugged his son and said lovingly: "You are very intelligent, and your achievements in the future will definitely surpass me, but you must remember that no matter what you do, the first thing is to be a man." ”

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In the afternoon, the kingdom's army attacked as the main force. Wudu was in charge of the front command.

Wudu has a subordinate, a disciple of Zhang Ce, a hermit in Jincheng, named Jiang Wu. This person is a descendant of the Jiang family of the Yicheng clan, in his twenties, with a delicate appearance and extremely high martial arts. He was a marquis in the army. After the start of the battle, he led the besieging army to launch a fierce assault, and the first attack was on the city walls. He killed more than a dozen of the soldiers defending the city in one go. The soldier Cao of the Hanyang County Government led Sun Jing to pounce. Jiang Wu is too powerful, the war knife in his hand keeps roaring, and every time he goes down, he will definitely see blood. Sun Jing didn't pay attention to it, and he cut off an arm, and then Jiang Wu flew up and kicked him into the air. Fu Xie, who had been rushing all the way, watched Sun Jing fly in the air, pierced by more than a dozen flying long arrows, and then saw Sun Jing's body fall heavily into the moat, making a loud noise and splashing all over the sky. Jiang Wu's kick was terrifying.

Fu Xie killed Jiang Wu with full of anger. He didn't know Jiang Wu, but Jiang Wu knew him. Jiang Wu respects him very much and doesn't want to hurt him at all. After the two fought hard for more than a dozen moves, Jiang Wu cut off Fu Xie's sword with one sword, and calmly retreated from the city wall alone. The siege failed.

The battle continued until dark. Beigong Boyu and the kingdom respectively Mingjin withdrew their troops.

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Li Hong stood by the Weishui River, looking at the other side. The Wing City was drowning in darkness, and not even a trace of its outline could be seen.

This is the tenth day since the rebels stormed Wing City. The scouts of the Han army swam to the opposite bank many times to reconnoitre. They told Li Hong that Yicheng was still in the hands of Fu Xie, and the soldiers and civilians of Yicheng were still stubbornly holding on under the leadership of Fu Xie. Because of the different language and familiarity with the terrain, the scouts of the Xiliang army who are now in charge of reconnaissance work are all in charge. When they reported the battle situation of Yicheng to Li Hongyu, they all expected that the legendary invincible leopard would turn the tide, defeat the rebels, and rescue Yicheng. Li Hong read this trust and expectation from their gaze, but he couldn't do anything. He took two thousand black panther servants and wandered aimlessly along the Weishui coast for eight days. He didn't know what he wanted to do? I don't know why I don't want to stay in Zixiu Mountain, but I have to run back and forth between these lofty mountains? Could he have found a miracle? Will he be able to defeat the rebels?

Li Hong sighed deeply. He felt tired, very tired. Since his return to Luronse, he has not enjoyed leisure. On the contrary, when he was in Xianbei, when he was a slave in the Tiger Tribe, he was idle all day long and had nothing to do, and finally he was bored enough to practice kung fu with stones and mangers. For more than two years, there seems to have only been a short break, that is, Hetian Chong and a few people returned to Xu Wucheng to visit Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu's big resentful eyes made Li Hong unforgettable. He will always remember how he felt when he first saw those eyes, a pain, a shocking pain.

He stood stupidly, his eyes full of resentment.

"Your Excellency......" Zhao Yun's shout came from behind him.

Li Hong sighed quietly, took a few breaths of the moist and fresh air by the river, and tried his best to hide the big sad eyes in his mind in his heart. He turned to look at Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun and Pang De have been very familiar with each other recently, and they also compete in martial arts when they are fine. Li Hong saw Pound holding a scroll of documents in his hand.

"Who's?" Li Hong asked.

"Zuo Sima's urgent letter." Zhao Yun replied, "The fast horse sent it seems to be urgent. ”

"What? Something went wrong with the grain and grass again? Li Hong said as he took the bamboo slip handed by Pound. The machete hurried over and quickly lit the torch in his hand. Li Hong lit up the fire, and after reading it hastily, his expression suddenly became a little annoyed.

"My lord, what's wrong?" Zhao Yun asked. Li Hong casually threw the book to him and walked to the embankment alone.

"Zilong, what's wrong? Adults seem to be upset. The machete held the torch, looked at Li Hong's back, and asked in a low voice. Zhao Yun and Pang De hurriedly looked at it, and their expressions were a little nervous.

"Machete, Your Majesty has sent someone to reward and comfort us." Zhao Yun said slowly.

The machete was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is this a good thing?" Why are adults upset? ”

"It's not a good thing to come to the army at this time." Pang De glanced at the machete and said, "The situation in Xiliang is very bad now, according to the current situation, we can stop the rebels in Longxian County before the end of the year, and ensure that Sanfu is not lost, which is already the best result." But His Majesty was certainly not satisfied with this result. The adults are greedy in Xiliang and offend the bureaucrats of the DPRK and the central government, this is a good opportunity to fall into the well, how can they let it go? ”

The machete nodded knowingly and asked, "Who is here?" Is it a eunuch? If it's a eunuch, things are much easier. ”

Pound looked at the machete strangely. The machete smiled mysteriously at him and did not speak. Zhao Yun glared at the machete and said, "There are four people here, and only one is a eunuch." ”

Li Hong felt that the Son of Heaven sent someone to reward the army at this time, obviously because he didn't trust himself. He was dedicated to the Han Dynasty, worked hard to fight in Xiliang, suppressed corruption, and was loyal to His Majesty, but at the critical moment, the Son of Heaven actually sent someone to Xiliang to supervise himself, and his purpose was self-evident. He thought that the Son of Heaven had not contacted him for a long time, and it seemed that the Son of Heaven was preparing to cook the rabbit and the dog. Li Hong was suddenly frustrated and angry.

"My lord, let's go back to the Zixiu Mountain camp immediately, right?" Zhao Yun walked up to Li Hong and said, "At present, the situation in Xiliang is very difficult, and it will be difficult for us to reverse the situation in a short period of time, you see, ......"

"My lord, at this time, it is better for you to sit in the camp yourself." "The rebels have plenty of food and hay, and it's hard for us to find an opportunity to attack. If it is going around here, it is better to go back and prepare for the attack as soon as possible. Yicheng ......" he hesitated for a moment, and said cautiously, "Yicheng estimates that it will be difficult to have a chance to solve the predicament. ”

Li Hong shook his head and said, "I don't like to deal with people in the court, and I don't like to deal with eunuchs, so I won't go back." He pointed at Zhao Yun and Pang De and said, "You write a letter to Zuo Sima and Master Xian Yu, saying that I am looking for a fighter plane and cannot go back in the short term, and everything is handled at their discretion." In addition, he told Zuo Sima to ask for food from Lord Jingzhao Yin Gai, and strive to rush to the Zixiu Mountain camp as soon as possible to join the main force. ”

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Bian Zhang was in a particularly good mood today.

Nine sheepskin is the sworn brother of Beigong Boyu. He was ordered by Beigong Boyu to bring a can of delicious beef bone soup to Yunwu. Bian Zhang is good to drink this. Bian Zhang, under the service of his wife, drank half a jar in one go. Then he took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and drank the other half jar.

Yan Xing and Jiu Yangpi were very excited when they saw that Bian Zhang was in good spirits. The two rushed to talk to Bian Zhang. Bian Zhang said he wanted to go out and bask in the sun. The two of them agreed in unison, and carried Bian Zhang to the courtyard along with the chaise long. Bian Zhang lay comfortably in the sun, holding his wife's hand and whispering gossip. After a while, Bian Zhang closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Bian Zhang's wife clutched his hand tightly, and suddenly burst into tears.

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Beigong Boyu looked at the nine sheepskins with a sad face, and was speechless for a while.

"Did he drink it all?"

"The gentleman drank it in two parts. He is very grateful to you. He said that your friendship began with a can of beef bone broth. ”

Beigong Boyu sighed miserably, his face gloomy.

"Marquis Wen, order the whole army to suspend the siege."

Li Wenhou looked sad and nodded in agreement. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Do we want to go back to Yogo overnight?" ”

Beigong Boyu thought for a moment and said, "We owe Mr. too much, we should go back to see him." Leave this matter to Mr. Wenyo. ”

"Mr. Wenyue has left the camp and returned to Jincheng." Nine sheepskin said, "Yan Xing came back with me. When Mr. Wenyue heard that Mr. Bian had passed away, he didn't say anything, rushed out of the big tent, got on his horse and left. ”

"Then leave it to Lao Nie." Beigong Boyu waved his hand and said, "Let's leave immediately to return to Yunwu." ”

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Although he knew that Lao Bian would die sooner or later, when it came to this day, Han Sui still couldn't bear the pain in his heart. He knelt on the mourning hall of Bian Zhang and wept bitterly.

But he was immediately stunned by the even more cruel news that Bian Zhang was poisoned, and besides, the entire Yunwu City was rumored that Bian Zhang was poisoned by Han Sui. Han Sui couldn't accept this fact for a while, and the whole person stood in the courtyard as if he had fallen into an evil spirit, as if he was a clay sculpture.

Yan Hao is Yan Xing's father, and Han Sui is in-laws, he slapped Han Sui hard to wake him up, and said angrily: "Wen Yue, what are you hesitating about? Beigong Boyu's bastard can't change the temper of the Qiang people, he even wants to kill Lao Bian, who is going to die, let alone you. Kill him quickly to prevent future troubles. ”

Han Sui's eyes were blank, and his mind was in chaos. He tried to sort out the mess, but grief and anger swept over him like a flood, making it impossible for him to breathe, to think, or to move.

Yan Hao saw that Han Sui looked grief-stricken and unconscious, and ignored what he said, he couldn't help but be very anxious, he urged again: "Wenyue, don't miss the opportunity, don't come again, take advantage of their return to the city to mourn, you quickly kill them, otherwise, you will be the next one to die." ”

Han Sui shook his head and said bitterly: "No, I want to ask him, our brother for decades, why did he do this?" Why? ”

Yan Hao looked at him helplessly, reached out and patted him on the shoulder with great sympathy, and said, "It's not all because you and Lao Bian blocked the Qiang people's attempt to occupy the entire Xiliang. Not to kill you? If you don't kill you, who will you kill? Who are you killing? ”

Han Sui suddenly woke up.

He thought about it for a long time, then looked at Yan Hao, and it took a lot of effort to squeeze out two words from his mouth: "Kill." ”

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Beigong Boyu looked at Li Wenhou who fell in a pool of blood, then looked down at the long sword piercing his chest, smiled sadly, he turned back to Yan Xing, who was standing behind him and held the hilt of the sword, and said, "You take your hand away, I will kowtow to Mr." ”

Yan Xing was shocked by his momentum and let go of his grip on the hilt of his sword in shock.

Beigong Boyu slowly walked to the front of the mourning hall with a long sword that pierced his chest and abdomen. He knelt down slowly, kowtowed respectfully, then straightened up, looked at Bian Zhang lying in the coffin, and sighed softly.

Li Wenhou saw Han Sui and saw Han Sui with an indifferent face. He used all his strength, squeezed out a disdainful smile, and asked, "Why did you kill Mr. Bian......

Han Sui's color changed suddenly.

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Nie Xiao looked at the eighteen wooden boxes full of money in the big tent, and smiled angrily: "Okay, good." In this way, the current commander of the Xiliang army is Mr. Wang. ”

Huang Yan smiled slightly: "Exactly." Beigong Boyu is dead, Li Wenhou is also dead, and if you are willing to follow Dashuai, we are a family, and we will be blessed to share in the future. If you don't want to, please accept the gift of the marshal, and return to your hometown with your people, and don't make trouble for the marshal, otherwise you will ......."

"How else?" The camel stood up, grasped the hilt of his sword, and roared angrily, "What else? How dare you threaten us? You teamed up with Han Sui's bastard to kill our handsome, do you think we don't know? ”

Chopping the horse kicked the wooden box in front of him, raised his arm and roared: "Han Sui Xiao'er killed Mr. Bian, killed the stone, killed Wenhou, does he still want to live?" Does he still have the face to live in this world? ”

Suddenly there was a sound of killing in the big tent.

Huang Yan sneered, so tidy.

Nie Xiao half-squinted, stared at Huang Yan fiercely, and raised his right hand. The voices of the small canals in the big tent slowly subsided.

"We want to go back, can the current Wang Dashuai give us food?"

Huang Yan shook his head resolutely and said, "No." The army is short of food, and there is no surplus to supply you. ”

"Then you are blackmailing ......"

"Blackmail......" Huang Yan sneered, "If it weren't for June Thunder and his army, who would want to talk nonsense here with you barbarians......

Before the words fell, the sound of drawing the knife had already resounded.

Nie Xiao raised his hands again and stopped the impulse of Xiao Qu Shuai in the tent.

"You put the Nine Sheepskins away."

"It's that he poisoned Lao Bian, how can he let ...... go"

Baili Yang's spear suddenly rose in the air, and the tip of the spear went straight to Huang Yan's throat with a cold light.

"Let him go......"

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Han Sui hurriedly returned to the camp of Yicheng after Yunwu used the heads of Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou to pay tribute to Bian Zhang. He and a group of his men tried their best to promote the kingdom as commander. After the kingdom excused himself, he agreed to act as an agent for the time being. He proposed that after the Battle of Yicheng, the commanders of the Xiliang army would be jointly elected by the generals of all departments.

Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou's old subordinates were coerced and lured by the kingdom, and the tribal commander led by Nie Xiao was forced to express his allegiance to the kingdom under pressure. The leaders of the Qiang-Hu coalition forces, such as the thunderstorm in June, the northwest rain and the squalling wind, did not express any opinion on this matter from beginning to end, and did not even raise any objections to the death of Beigong Boyu. This seems very strange.

According to several doctors in Jincheng, Bian Zhang died of poisoning, and on the day Bian Zhang died, only an outsider from Jiu Yangpi gave Bian Zhang a can of beef bone soup. After Yungo grabbed the Nine Sheepskins, Han Sui took him back to Yicheng and handed him over to the kingdom. He hoped that the kingdom would pry open the mouth of the Nine Sheepskins and return his innocence.

On a dark and windy night, Jiang Wu suddenly entered the big tent where the nine sheepskins were imprisoned. His martial arts were too high, and he didn't have a single general, and dozens of soldiers guarding the nine sheepskins were killed by him. He cut off the chains that bound the nine sheepskins, carried him on his back to fight his way out of the encirclement, and then ran all the way to the Weishui River, throwing the nine sheepskins into the raging Weishui River.

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