Learned the news that Xiao Jingzhou had not returned to the city yet.
The smile on Yang Jin's face gradually disappeared.
He was surprised and asked, "Your Highness hasn't returned to the city yet?"
Yang Jin was afraid that people around him would hear it, and if the news leaked out it would be disadvantageous to Xiao Jingzhou.
He looked around and approached Gu Zhenbei and whispered, "Are you telling the truth?"
Gu Zhenbei said nothing, but the expression on his face said it all.
Now Yang Jin started to get uneasy.
"Your Highness didn't tell me that he had other plans!"
Before leaving the city for the surprise attack, they discussed their strategy in the hall of the government office.
Original plan:
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Xiao Jingzhou and Chen Gan led their troops and used kerosene to launch a surprise attack on Beiliang. Lu Chen rode a horse and used a trumpet to attract the Beiliang soldiers and chased them all the way to Chibei's camp.
Yang Jin and Qi Hou shot arrows in darkness, making the Chibei army think that the Beiliang army was launching a surprise attack, so Chibei sent troops to chase and kill the Beiliang army.
The two teams of the Dajing Army changed into Beiliang and Chibei's clothes, hid in the darkness of the night, and took advantage of the chaos to steal horses and return to the camp.
Yang Jin was originally happy, as he led his troops and took away two thousand horses from Chibei.
But Gu Zhenbei told him that Xiao Jingzhou and Chen Gan did not return to the city.
When it comes to Xiao Jingzhou's importance to the Da Jing Dynasty and Zhiyi City, even 20,000 horses cannot compare to it!
Thinking of this, Yang Jin's heart beat like a drum.
In the cold winter, cold sweat broke out on his back.
Yang Jin said hoarsely: "General Gu...if it were His Highness..."
He slapped himself on the mouth: "I deserve to be slapped for my bad mouth!"
"Pah, pah, pah!"
“It doesn’t count!”
Yang Jin clasped his hands together and said, "May the gods bless you, and I hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and all the soldiers can return safely."
Seeing that he was unaware of the situation, Gu Zhenbei's initial hope instantly fell to the bottom.
"father!"
"There is a group of people outside the city, heading towards Zhiyi City!"
Gu Shijie's voice was loud and clear, attracting everyone's attention.
When Gu Zhenbei and Yang Jin heard the news, their bodies acted before their brains and they quickly climbed up to the city gate.
Qi Hou followed closely behind.
The soldier handed the three men binoculars.
In the dark night, a group of soldiers were running on the grassland.
"They are wearing Beiliang's clothes."
"Chen Gan!"
"Even if this guy turns into ashes, I'll still recognize him!"
When Qi Hou heard Chen Gan's voice, he was so happy that he wanted to jump up on the spot.
Gu Zhenbei and Yang Jin felt much more relaxed after hearing the news.
Yang Jin: “It’s good to be back!”
"It looks like they've had a good harvest. The horses' hooves are so loud!"
As soon as Yang Jin smiled, his smile froze for a moment.
Qi Hou exclaimed: "No!"
"Behind them are the Red North Army!"
"Oh no! Chen Gan and the others are exposed!"
Outside Zhiyi City, two teams of people were chasing each other on the grassland.
Chen Gan gripped the reins tightly, raised the whip high, and whipped the horse's buttocks hard.
He shouted loudly: "Speed up and get rid of the 'hyena' behind you!"
Da Jingjun was wearing clothes of Beiliang, and the knives in his hands were all the big knives commonly used by Beiliang.
There is a huge difference between the weapons of the two armies. If the Dajing Army uses Beiliang's swords, they will definitely suffer a great loss when facing the attack of the Chibei Army.
Fortunately, after the Dajing army took the horses away, they fed the skinny horses some hay.
A well-fed horse has plenty of strength.
By competing in endurance, they soon left the Chibei Army behind them far behind.
Tarsan led the team to chase after the Dajing Army, and Sangbu clearly felt that the team was lagging behind.
Sangbu received the order from Tarsang and shouted: "Soldiers of Chibei, chop off ten heads of the Dajing Army and you will be rewarded with a sheep!
If you chop off 100 heads, you will be awarded a military rank, a cow and 20 sheep! ”
It hadn't rained on the grassland for a long time, and the grass for the cattle and sheep was all turf dug from various places with great effort.
Nowadays on the grassland, people who own cattle and sheep are either rich or noble.
When the soldiers heard about the generous reward, their blood boiled. They were all rubbing their hands, wanting to chop off Da Jingjun's head with their swords in exchange for future glory!
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The Chibei Army raised their whips and hit the horses' buttocks, making a crackling sound.
The horses roared and the pace of the leading ones increased.
On the other side, all the generals standing on the city wall of Zhiyi City were worried about Chen Gan and his group.
Qi Hou sensed something was wrong.
"What's going on?"
"Logically speaking, since Chen Gan and his men were exposed, the Northern Liang Army should have been chasing them."
"Why is it the Chibei Army?"
Gu Zhenbei no longer cared about anything else.
Holding a telescope, he tried to find Xiao Jingzhou and Lu Chen among the crowd running under the city.
Unfortunately, after searching for a while, he found nothing.
Gu Zhenbei calmed down and began to analyze the battle situation.
He said, “We can’t wait any longer.”
"Pass my order and have the archers prepare."
"We must stop the Chibei Army outside the city!"
Outside the city.
"Deputy General Chen, the Chibei Army is chasing us more and more closely. What should we do?"
Behind them is the Chibei Army. Under such circumstances, the gate of Zhiyi City must not be opened.
The road ahead is blocked, and there is a 'hyena' behind you that is biting you closely.
In this case, they can only fight with their backs against the wall.
Chen Gan had been in the army for so many years, but this was the first time he was chased into such an embarrassing situation.
He raised his eyes and looked towards Zhiyi City, which was brightly lit by fire.
The towering city walls isolate the grassland.
Chen Gan led his troops and ran all the way to the wall, suddenly tightened the reins, and changed direction.
He shouted, "All soldiers, listen up. Do not let the hyena into the city."
"Pull out your swords and follow me to guard the city wall until we fight another battle in Yicheng!"
“Zheng…Zheng…Zheng”
The blade was quickly pulled out of the scabbard, and the friction between the blade and the scabbard made a crisp and loud sound.
When Tarsan led his troops to attack, he saw Chen Gan's face and felt disappointed instantly.
"Who are you?"
Chen Gan shouted loudly: "The one who wants to kill you!"
Tarsan sneered: "You are a Dajing minion who overestimates his own abilities!"
He said to Sangbu in the language of the Chibei Kotal tribe: "Cut off his head, divide his body and eat his meat!"
Sambu nodded: "Yes!"
Then, Sangbu grasped the horse reins with one hand and raised the iron hammer covered with spikes with the other.
He squeezed the horse's belly, kicked it lightly, and the horse started to gallop.
"Shoot!"
A sharp sound rang out from the sky, and sharp arrows flew down.
An arrow flew straight towards Sangbu, and he blocked it with his hammer, making a crisp sound of metal collision.
Sharp arrows fell like a thunderstorm, and Sangbu's hand began to struggle as he swung the hammer.
Sangbu saw Chen Gan standing under the city wall with a smug smile on his face, which was extremely dazzling.
He was so furious that he wanted to smash Chen Gan's brains out immediately.
Sangbu was just about to rush towards Chen Gan and fight to the death under the dense barrage of sharp arrows when he heard the order from the third prince Tarsan behind him.
"Sangbu, the Dajing army has been prepared, so we can't attack by force."
"withdraw!"
Faced with the rain of sharp arrows, many soldiers and horses of the Chibei Army remained outside Zhiyi City.
Qi Hou looked at the fleeing Chibei Army and shouted loudly while standing on the city wall.
"Retreat! The Chibei Army has escaped!"
He lay on the city wall with half of his body sticking out.
"Chen Gan, you are blessed with a good life."
"Your life is saved, you loser!"
Gu Zhenbei raised the corner of his mouth: "Open the city gate, open the city gate quickly!"
Chen Gan led a group of people into the city, and the soldiers conducted routine identity checks.
The injured soldiers were sent to the clinic for bandaging after their identities were confirmed.
Gu Zhenbei looked around but couldn't find Xiao Jingzhou and Lu Chen.
He grabbed Chen Gan's shoulders and said, "Deputy General Chen, where did your highness go?"
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