Su Baotong took advantage of this gap and continued to lead troops to chase and kill Xue Rengui. Seeing that he was about to be caught up by Su Baotong, this made Li Zhi anxious.

Now that Li Tai has returned to Youzhou, the only one who can rely on the army is this Xue Rengui, if Xue Rengui has three longs and two shorts. I'm afraid even he won't be able to return to Chang'an City.

At this time, the gates of Suoyang City were wide open. Cheng Yanjin led a team of men and horses out of Suoyang City. A battle was set up in front of the Xiliang army.

Zhou Qing and Xue Xiantu also took this opportunity to bring Xue Rengui back to Suoyang City. This somewhat let Li Zhi's hanging heart go.

Seeing Cheng Biting Jin standing in front of the Xiliang Army to show off his might, Xu Maogong said helplessly in his heart: "Cheng Biting Jin, Cheng Biting Jin, you don't care about your own half a catty." It's all this time, what are you going to do to join in the fun? ”

Li Zhi was really afraid that Cheng Biting Jin would make a mistake, so he began to urge Wei Chigong to hurry up and launch the second round of shelling.

But what people didn't expect was that the 10,000 cavalry behind Cheng Yanjin was divided into two and rushed directly to the left and right sides of the Xiliang soldiers.

This couldn't help but make Xu Maogong and Li Zhi on the city wall a little puzzled. I don't know which one Cheng Cheng is singing this time, do you want to surround this Xiliang army?

At this time, Wei Chigong understood which army Cheng Yanjin brought out. So I let go of my hanging heart.

And came to Li Zhi's side and said, "The emperor doesn't have to worry about Cheng Biting Jin. With this Liaodong archer, it may not be so easy for Su Baotong to hurt Cheng Biting Jin. ”

As soon as Wei Chigong spoke, he looked at the Liaodong archers brought out by Cheng Yanjin. He has already begun to fire bows and arrows at the Western Liang soldiers.

However, the way of archery shooting by this Liaodong iron cavalry is different, not directly shooting at the Western Liang soldiers, but throwing feather arrows into the sky above the Western Liang soldiers.

Just when Li Zhi was puzzled, he heard a loud noise in the sky above Xiliang Bing. In an instant, countless Xiliang soldiers fell off their horses.

It turned out that the bow and arrow shot by the Liaodong archers did not have an arrow, but a miniature version of a grenade tied to the position of the arrow.

If it's just one, it may not really have any effect. But tens of thousands of them explode in the air at the same time, and the effect is a little different.

Although it can't achieve the effect of the episode bomb, the explosion shock wave produced is enough for Xiliang soldiers to drink a pot.

And Wei Chigong also seized this opportunity and ordered the artillery battalion to start shelling. And this time, Wei Chigong also had a long memory, and divided the fifty red-coated cannons into three echelons.

In this way, Xiliang Bing can no longer hold on. In addition, Xue Rengui had already withdrawn to Suoyang City, and Su Baotong could only reluctantly order the withdrawal of the army.

Even so, the 20,000 Xiliang troops brought out by Su Baotong were at least more than forty percent lost. This couldn't help but make Su Bao secretly hate in his heart.

But at the same time, Su Baotong also learned the power of the red-clothed cannon and grenades. I will never dare to be so reckless next time.

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"Your Majesty, Cheng Biting Jin, I have returned triumphantly. How about it, my old Cheng's performance just now, is it not the same as it was back then? Cheng Yanjin laughed and said to Li Zhi.

"Lu Guogong, now you are no longer what you used to be. Don't charge into battle when you're old. If there is any mistake, it will make my heart uneasy! Li Zhi stretched out his hand and grabbed Cheng Yanjin, and said worriedly.

"Your Majesty, don't care about me Cheng Biting Jin, let's hurry up and see Marshal Xue. Now Marshal Xue has been unconscious, I am afraid that he has been poisoned by Su Baotong. Cheng Yanjin opened his mouth and said to Li Zhi.

Hearing that Xue Rengui was poisoned, Li Zhi hurriedly led people down the city wall and rushed to the Shuai Mansion to check. When he came to Xue Rengui's bed, he saw that Xue Rengui's lips were purple and his face was pale, and he no longer had the slightest sense.

And there is a flying knife stuck in his left shoulder, which is the flying knife shot by Su Baotong. You can see the blue light from the flying knife, and you know that the knife must be fed with poison.

"Has the imperial doctor diagnosed and treated, what kind of poison is Brother Xue Wang planted? Why didn't you take the knife off yet? Li Zhi said.

At this time, the imperial physician of the army hurriedly knelt on the ground and said to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, this flying knife can't be pulled out now. If the flying knife is pulled out, Marshal Xue's life will be gone. ”

"As for what kind of poison is in Marshal Xue, the ministers are studying it. So far, though, there have been no eyebrows. ”

"I usually feel how high my medical skills are, and even Hua Tuo Bian Que is not taken into account by you. How did it come to the critical moment and it was at a loss. Li Zhi said angrily.

One by one, those imperial doctors lowered their heads as low as they wanted, and they didn't dare to breathe. For fear that Li Zhi would be angry for a while, he pushed them out and beheaded them.

"Your Majesty, the poison that Su Bao asked about on the flying knife must be extraordinary. Naturally, the imperial physicians accompanying the army need a certain amount of time to study before they can come up with a plan for detoxification. Xu Mao said openly to Li Zhi.

Hearing Xu Maogong intercede for the imperial doctor, this made those imperial doctors happy. Someone finally stood up and spoke for them.

At this moment, someone came to report Li Zhi. said that two teenagers came from outside Suoyang City, saying that they came to detoxify Marshal Xue.

This couldn't help but make Li Zhi wonder in his heart, now this Suoyang City has been surrounded by water. Where did these two teenagers come from? I'm afraid that not only is it not here to save Xue Rengui, but it is very likely that he is here to ask for Xue Rengui's life.

"Strategist, these two young men are too strange. I'm afraid it may have been sent by Su Baotong. Li Zhi opened his mouth and said to Xu Maogong.

"Your Majesty, if Su Baotong wants to harm Marshal Xue, there is no need to do this at all. I'm afraid that even if Marshal Xue is poisoned now, no one in Suoyang City will be able to solve it. Xu Maogong shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty, what the old man said is right, these two teenagers should really come to save Marshal Xue." Cheng Yanjin nodded and said.

"But now that Suoyang City has been besieged, how did the two of them come to Suoyang City. Is it possible to fly to the heavens and the earth? Li Zhi said suspiciously.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that there are countless capable people in this world. Even the Beidou Nine Guards beside the emperor, if they want to pass through the Xiliang camp, I'm afraid it is not difficult. Xu Mao said openly to Li Zhi.

Hearing Xu Maogong say this, Li Zhi's doubts were also dispelled a lot. So he opened his mouth and said to Xu Maogong: "Then according to what the military advisor said, the two of them should be invited into the city?" ”

"The emperor can rest assured, with all of us present, what can they do. Even if it can be busy with our eyes, the Big Dipper Jiuwei is not a vegetarian. Xu Mao said openly.

At this time, Li Zhi was completely relieved, so he said to Wei Chigong: "Duke Eguo, please go to the city gate in person." ”

"Obey." After Wei Chigong saluted Li Zhi, he left the Shuai Hall and headed towards the gate of Suoyang City. At the same time, I was also very curious, not knowing who these two young people were.