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The sun had set, and it was getting darker. Shi Huanzhi tightened his armor and prepared to patrol the castle tower, reminding the brothers to beware of a sneak attack by the thieves at night. Most of the people on duty on the city tower are still the brothers of the "Doubtful Battalion", the people in the city are strong, there is no persecution, they dare not go up to the city wall, it is estimated that they are frightened and hide under the city.

"Hey, there's movement from the long-haired thief army over there, what are they going to do?" A brother from the castle tower, pointing to the north, shouted.

Shi Huanzhi looked north, only to see the long-haired thief soldiers, who were originally surrounded by a dead team, approaching the city wall. Shi Huan became nervous, thinking that the long-haired thief army was about to attack, and ordered the guards to prepare to fire. Unexpectedly, when the long-haired thief soldiers were three hundred paces away from the city, they no longer approached, but stood on the side, scattering the team through a few gaps. At each gap, dozens of people worked together to erect a simple wooden platform away from the city.

What is the hairy thief for? Singing? Shi Huanzhi couldn't help but be more puzzled. Originally, I felt that something was wrong with the long-haired thief, but now that I am making this scene, I am even more uneasy. There must be some purpose in this, but I didn't understand it!

Half an hour later, it was almost completely dark. At this time, two rows of torches were lit at regular intervals in the ranks of the hairy thieves, illuminating the wooden platform as bright as day.

Shi Huanzhi just felt that something was wrong, so he didn't care about wasting the gunpowder of the cannon, and ordered the brothers at the head of the city to aim the cannon of the city tower at the wooden platform and blast it away.

At this moment, the brothers of the Suspicious Battalion at the head of the city almost doubted their eyes, and yes, they saw a group of old people, women and children of the villagers being helped onto the platform by the long-haired thief. A few sharp-eyed shotgunners even recognized a few villagers as their family! They shouted and drove the gunners of the tower down, and turned the direction of the guns so as not to hurt their own family members on the wooden platform under the city.

Shi Huanzhi finally understood the vicious plan of this group of long-haired thieves. Presumably, they took the families of the brothers of the Suspicious Battalion as hostages, and the brothers had no way to fire at their own families, disturb the morale of the Suspicious Battalion, and even force the brothers of the Suspicious Battalion to surrender.

Shi Huanzhi's face turned pale all of a sudden, and his heart was cold.

This plan is too vicious, firmly grasping the weakness of human nature, and there is no way to resist it. You must know that the reason why the brothers of the Doubtful Battalion are not afraid of death on the battlefield and are invincible is because they have the courage and faith to support them, that is, to defend their hometown and their families. No, we can't let more brothers know that their families are in the hands of the thief army, otherwise, I'm afraid that not only will Ningyuan City not be able to defend it, but even the Suspicious Yong Camp will be finished.

Shi Huanzhi shouted: "All the brothers of the Suspicious Battalion, don't talk nonsense, disturb the morale of the army, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!" Since the thief army did not attack, all the brothers rested on the spot, recuperated their spirits, and prepared for the attack of the thief army. ”

Shi Huanzhi had no bottom in his heart, he could only take advantage of the darkness, hoping that the fellow villagers in the city could not see clearly, but the torches on both sides of the wooden platform were as brightly lit as day, which was more eye-catching in the dark, how could he not see clearly?

What made Shi Huanzhi's illusion even more disillusioned was that the unique local voice of the people in Shijiadong, his hometown, suddenly came to his ears: "Cubs, don't go against the holy army, open the city gate and go out of the city to reunite with your relatives!" ”

"Cubs, don't be deceived by the Shi brothers to send them to death, the capital city of Yongzhou and the provincial city of Changsha have been defeated by the Holy Army!"

"Cubs, don't fight, go home with your mother, your daughter-in-law and cubs are looking forward to you!"

Shi Huanzhi is a dead brain, and he meticulously carries out the task assigned to him by his cousin before leaving. Even though he knew that it was bad, he forcibly ordered the city gate to be sealed with sand and debris, and ordered all the soldiers on the tower to block their ears with rags. In order to distract the soldiers, he also lectured back and forth, saying that his cousin Shi Huanzhang was about to return to Ningyuan, and he also brought a lot of loot to boost morale.

Later, he called the magistrate in the city, who only knew how to burn incense and ask for protection, and asked him and some officials to spread around the city to preach that once the city was broken, the long-haired thief army would kill all the men in the city, regardless of their age, and the women would be robbed and humiliated in the barracks, so as to lure and force the people in the city to go up the city wall to help defend the city.

was busy until late at night, and Shi Huanzhi, who was extremely tired, lay in the corner of the city tower and fell asleep.

"Lord Tuan, it's not good!" A villager shook Shi Huanzhi in a panic.

"What's the matter? Panic like this! Also, how many times have I said that I am the vice president of the regiment! Shi Huanzhi rubbed his sleepy eyes and scolded impatiently.

"The vice president of the regiment, it's all down! Last night, most of the brothers in the city's Suspicious Battalion ran out of the city to surrender to the thief army, and only the more than 200 people who have been following you are left. ”

"What?"

"Even that chief soldier sneaked out of the city last night!"

"Bastard! All their bastards! You bastard too! Why didn't you report me earlier? ”

"The deputy general manager of the regiment, they all quietly hung down from the city tower with a rope in the middle of the night, and the villain just found out."

Shi Huanzhi hurriedly got up with a grunt, kicked over the village Yong in front of him, and looked out of the city.

The sky was already dark, and I could already see the simple wooden platforms clearly. There was no one on the stage, the torches had long been extinguished, and everything seemed so quiet.

At this moment, the silence was broken by the beat of drums. The crowd of the long-haired thieves was crowded, and gongs and drums were beating.

Shi Huanzhi was in a heavy mood and muttered, "Are you going to attack the city?" Right now, even the brothers of the Suspicious Yong Battalion have run away in the city, and the rest of the brothers have no intention of fighting, it seems that they can't wait for their cousin to come back! ”

His heart was sad. I don't know how long it was, but I heard a thunderous cheer outside the city! Looking up, I saw a red envelope and yellow two-color satin banner set up in the middle of the long-haired thief soldiers, and hundreds of people surrounded dozens of people, slowly ascending to the largest platform in the middle.

There is a person in the middle who feels that the silhouette is very familiar!

Wait, how come? That's cousin Shi Huanzhang!!

You can't go wrong! Even if it is a side face, even if it is a little far away, Shi Huanzhi will definitely not admit it! The figure of his cousin is rooted in his heart! What's more, the guard next to him, nicknamed Little Stone, is not supporting his cousin.

It's just, how could my cousin be among the long-haired thieves?! Shi Huanzhi felt that his eyes and head were confused together!

He didn't have time to think about it, because his cousin Shi Huanzhang, who he admired and admired on weekdays, was already standing in the middle of the platform, looking at him head-on!

For the first time, Shi Huanzhi wanted to shout at his cousin: Why? You asked me to defend the city for you. Why did you run into the thief army by yourself?

Facing his cousin on the platform in the distance, he suddenly felt a little resentful, but more pity. That cousin, Shi Huanzhang, the originally calm, confident, wise and elegant head of the regiment, today, even from such a distance, can still sense his depression and frustration, not only his face is a little pale, his official robe is a little torn, but also the feeling of the walking corpse without fighting spirit, and the despair from the bottom of his heart.

What happened to make the heroic Confucian generals of the past become what they are now?

Just as he was thinking about it, the thief army outside the city suddenly quieted down and was depressed. Shi Huanzhi saw his cousin standing on the wooden platform and shouted: "Huanzhi, let the brothers of the Suspicious Battalion open the city gate and descend." ”

"Why? You tell me, why is this happening? Shi Huanzhi roared.

"There is no why! If you still think that I am the commander of the Suspicious Battalion and your eldest brother, listen to my last order. Kaesong surrenders! ”

Seeing that no one moved, Shi Huanzhang on the platform began to get excited, his voice was slightly hoarse, and he roared: "Huanzhi, look at how many brothers from the Doubtful Battalion are there in the city?" How many of them are really willing to follow you to defend the walls? Even if they want to, what about their parents, wives and children? ”

Shi Huanzhang's desolate figure continued to scream, "Brothers of the Suspicious Yong Battalion in the city, I know that you are all watching, your hometown is near Shijiadong, and it is my Shi Huanzhang's fellow villagers, I can't bear to drag you all into a dead end, and let the hometown elders complain." Listen to me, hurry up and open the city gate and descend, count me Shi Huanzhang begging you! After shouting, his legs and knees bent, and he actually knelt on the wooden platform!

Shi Huanzhi's complexion changed greatly, and he felt a knife-like cramping pain in his heart, what kind of situation did his cousin suffer to be like this? That's it, anyway, the brothers at the head of the city have no intention of defending the city, and it is impossible for such a few people to really defend it, and they will die in vain. At that moment, he was also disheartened, and ordered the soldiers in the city to open the city gate bravely, and he walked down the city tower happily.

The gate of Ningyuan City has been opened! Shi Huanzhi and the soldiers of the suspicious battalion in the city all went out of the city gate, threw their weapons, and walked to Shi Huanzhang on the wooden platform with their bare hands.

The defenders of Ningyuan City surrendered.