Chapter 204: Tri-City, Fallen, Labor Envoy

The 25,000-strong Beifu Army, a three-month training team of suona, and a blank check for "100,000 troops" scared the Sha Pa division out of Guining, which was down to 10,000 defenders.

Strong ships were connected from the south bank of the Cangjiang River to the north bank, chained together, sampans were built on top of each other, a bridge was built, and the frontal army of the Beifu Army, in great numbers, marched into Guining.

Tingyun Shi jumped down from the pontoon and stomped off the black mud on the bottom of her feet.

He asked one of his own staff officers, "How is the battle going?"

"As the young general expected!" The officer rejoiced, "Sha Pa has abandoned the city and gone to Changling City to find his main army."

Tingyun Shi nodded his head, not forgetting to lift Fengmian Yu: "Thanks to the advice of the military advisor."

The proper battle strategy of covering the ship with black mud to avoid fire attack was indeed designed by Fengmian Yu.

As for Ba Wang and the suona, including what the Beifu Army is doing now, it was all Xiaochi Chi's idea.

...... After the Beifu Army had gained the upper hand, Tingyun Shi instructed his soldiers to light wolf dung on the south bank.

After receiving the signal, the 200 soldiers who had waited upstream early released their boats into the river.

As the light boats went downstream, two hundred men shouted on the river with drums: " Guining is defeated! Sha Pa is dead!!!"

Xiaochi Chi is very skilled at doing things like taunting his opponents with his full service speakers on.

At this point, the plan has become a chain.

Xiaochi Chi asked someone to inform Ziling Chu of the correct military information in order to bring him into the plan.

After the incidents of Sha Ai and Yichun Wu, Sha Pa's suspicion made it impossible for him to rely on Ziling Chu's information.

Sha Pa knew the strengths and weaknesses of the three cities well, so he would not believe that the Beifu Army would attack from the front, but most likely would feign an attack on Guining, but in fact let the main force go upstream and wait for an opportunity to attack Ka Ge's troops after he left Changling City.

Sha Pa is like a wolf, one is cautious and the other is greedy. When he gets the information, he refuses to share it with others and vows to take all the advantages, so that he can show Ka Ge's incompetence and at the same time take the Beifu Army's main force which is trying to "attack the west from the east".

Therefore, he will definitely allocate his main force to wait for the rabbits near Changling City, without even realizing that the strengths and weaknesses of the rivalry have unknowingly changed.

Guining, the toughest of the three cities, has become a weakness.

Xiaochi Chi told the primus battalion to spend three months buying and training horses in order to drive them around Changling City on the night of the plan to create the illusion of an overwhelming army.

And he took advantage of the south wind and led his troops across the river.

The gongs and drums are booming, firecrackers are blasting, red flags are waving, and there are a lot of people.

He came with a main force of 25,000 "feints".

The situation is just as Sha Pa predicted, Changling City, Guining and Inaccessible are in a hand-holding position, so if one side is attacked, the other two sides are bound to send troops.

By now, Sha Pa's separated main force would have realized that they had been caught in a strategy of attacking the west from the east, and would have joined Changling City Ka Ge's forces to counterattack and try to retake the city.

Ka Ge's troops are not too many, there are 15,000 troops and horses, when they find that Guining has fallen, not to say that they will come out with all their nest, they will also lead the main force to rescue, by then, the people left in the city, I am afraid that there will not be more than 5,000.

However, the total number of troops mobilized by the Beifu Army was 34,000.

Twenty-five thousand men were the main force behind the river assault, while the rest were watching Changling City from the shadows, waiting for the city to open up.

The so-called scheme, naturally, can not be exhaustive.

If Sha Pa was determined not to abandon the city or had the ability to stabilize the disturbed army and hold on to Guining until reinforcements came, Xiaochi Chi could only immediately order the main force of Beifu Army to go around and avoid them, so that they could take Ka Ge's home and also defeat Sha Pa's momentum.

But unfortunately, Sha Pa is a cautious and life-saving person.

He did not dare to bet on whether Tingyun Shi had really brought 100,000 troops, nor did he dare to pin his hopes on the low morale of Nan Southern's soldiers, so he abandoned the city and went to his main army for a return attack.

Therefore, he left a wide open Guining city directly to Tingyun Shi.

Tingyun Shi commanded, "Quickly occupy Guining, consolidate the city's defense, order 10,000 soldiers and horses, change into the previously prepared clothes, and prepare for the battle!"

The senator said yes and stepped down quickly.

Tingyun Shi took a few steps out and looked around.

A lieutenant following Tingyun Shi wiped the shiny sweat on his forehead: "Young General, when the Changling City side is also in trouble, the tens of thousands of Nan Southern troops caught between Guining and Changling City will definitely be ruined, the head and tail cannot be balanced, and morale will be lost. The two sides will even start infighting over which side to rescue first. But ...... the 20,000 people in Inaccessible City, how should we deal with it?"

Tingyun Shi looked up at the position of the moon and said, "Don't worry. According to the time projection, my full service horn, should also be opened to Inaccessible."

Lieutenant: "...... your what?"

"General Suo Xiang of Inaccessible City is known as a suspicious man." Tingyun Shi took away his impish tone, "Do you think if he heard that Changling City and Guining had been lost, he would continue to lead his army and pounce on Guining regardless, or would he go back to his own nest and watch his own eggs?"

"Did you say ......?"

"I sent a thousand men to copy his back road and went to bang gongs and send warmth around Inaccessible."

He looked around again: "The military opportunity is fleeting. If Sobe holds on to Inaccessible and does not send reinforcements before dawn, then I can have both Changling City and Guining surnamed Yan."

As the words fell, he finally found the person he was looking for in the weaving pile of people.

Qing Ren , the guard of the Thirteenth Prince.

Tingyun Shi quickly stepped forward and grabbed him by the arm: "Where is the Thirteenth Prince?"

Qing Ren's face was pale: "Back to General Shi, I don't know ...... after the war, the Thirteenth Prince was separated from my subordinates. Just now I heard that the thirteenth prince took down one of Sha Pa's own soldiers, asked where Sha Pa was going, and then ordered a hundred cavalry to chase Sha Pa's remnants."

"...... what?!!!"

Tingyun Shi heartbeat instantly out of order, no matter how Xiaochi Chi regulation, limbs are also difficult to restrain spasms - trembling up, silver armor collision, issued a rustling soft sound.

Qing Ren : "General Shi Shao ......"

Tingyun Shi did not wait for him to finish his words, and ran to a big horse with a big head, pulled the reins of the horse, and was about to turn over and get on the horse, when he saw Yuanheng Yan, covered with blood, leaping in from the direction of the West City Gate, followed by about fifty horses.

He was carrying a grapefruit-like object in his right hand, and when his horse came to Tingyun Shi, he pulled the reins with one hand to keep the horse in place, and then let go of his hand.

A human head rolled to the ground.

Sha Pa's green eyes were still open, and the last emotion reflected in his eyes could not be seen as fear, or anger.

Yuanheng Yan wiped away the blood on his face and said in a warm voice, "General Shi, I brought Sha Pa's head here, can I receive the 100 gold reward?"

Tingyun Shi's lips trembled twice, pulled Yuanheng Yan, threw him off the horse, sat on him, hit his shoulders with two blows, and before Qing Ren could react, he held Yuanheng Yan tightly in his arms, his head against his shoulder, not saying a word, but his body could not help but shake slightly.

Two youths, rolled a head and a face of blood and ash.

Yuanheng Yan did not expect such a reaction from him and was a bit overwhelmed, but he did not want to dirty Tingyun Shi with blood on his hands, so he did not dare to hug him: " Chang Su. I'm fine."

Tingyun Shi hissed in a dumb voice: "...... Nonsense!!! You are simply nonsense!!!"

Qing Ren looked at the side, I do not know if it is time to remind the young general, private how to put aside, he reprimanded the thirteenth prince in front of the army, is indeed a great disrespect.

However, Yuanheng Yan does not mind half of it.

He explained almost tenderly: "I set a limit for myself, only 20 miles, if I could not find his trail, then forget it. The good thing is that I caught up with him. He is surrounded by only eighty or so personal guards, not difficult to deal with ...... I want to do something for you. This, is it enough."

Tingyun Shi's spirits finally relaxed.

He said, "That's enough. Quite enough."

After a few more moments of reprieve, he wiped his face fiercely, stood up, and said to the dumbfounded lieutenant, "Give the order to tell the generals to change their slogans!"

The lieutenant said, "To spread the news of Sha Pa's death?"

"No. Let's not mention Sha Pa's death." As the negative effects of Tingyun Shi's emotions recede, Xiaochi Chi's brilliant intellect finally takes over again, "Not finding Sha Pa will keep them restless; but if we hang Sha Pa's head out there, who knows if they'll be enraged enough to come and take over the city?"

"The young general is thinking about it. What about the generals changing some slogans?"

Tingyun Shi did not think twice: "Punish Ka Ge and send Ba Wang."

Lieutenant: "......" can you send something else.

But the order was given, it has always been a Beifu Army tradition, and this slogan worked surprisingly well, shouting both smoothly and cheerful, so the lieutenant arched his hand, and then retreated to pass on the order.

Tingyun Shi quickly walked back to Yuanheng Yan, pulled Yuanheng Yan, and went straight to the city: " Yuanheng Yan, tonight is probably a sleepless night, guard here, do not run away. If there is another time, I will not recognize you as a friend."

Yuanheng Yan took off his iron helmet, took it into his arms, and replied succinctly, "Yes."

...... He hugged me.

Chang Su Fang just hugged me.

After being hugged for about one tea, Yuanheng Yan finally realized this fact and was so excited that he could not contain himself.

Qing Ren, after that scare, now refuses to let his eyes leave Yuanheng Yan again.

Yuanheng Yan was very docile, and after listening to Tingyun Shi's words, he waited in the Guining City headquarters, holding his iron helmet and fiddling with the red tassels on it, not in a bad mood.

Qing Ren is helpless, but also understand him.

Although the thirteenth prince is more than 20 years old, but still not married, so occasionally make some childish behavior, is not strange.

He killed Sha Pa with his own hands, which is a great achievement. When the news comes back, the emperor will be happy and praise him for his bravery.

However, as the sidekick of the prince, he should also advise some.

Qing Ren tried to say: "The emperor's martial arts are excellent, Qing Ren knows. It's just that it's too risky to act so rashly and chase after the enemy. You did not see, when the young general heard that you went after Sha Pa, his face and lips were white and white."

Yuanheng Yan does not speak.

He did see it, up close and personal.

He really wanted Tingyun Shi's hug, and he really felt sorry for Tingyun Shi who was so nervous and scared.

Thinking about this, Yuanheng Yan nodded cautiously: "Yes, only this once in a lifetime, there will be no more."

Tonight, indeed, is a sleepless night.

Two months later, the flag of the Beifu Army was flying in three cities on both sides of the Cangjiang River.

Sha Pa, the general of Guining, was attacked by the Beifu Army in Guining. Sha Pa tried to flee, but was killed by Yuanheng Yan, the 13th prince of Central Plains, with a sword.

General Ka Ge Hong of Changling City, who led his troops out to rescue Guining, had his own city empty and was cut off by the 8,000-strong Beifu Army. The Beifu Army, dressed in Nan Southern uniforms and speaking the Nan Southern language, is as agile and mobile as a catfish, weaving in and out of the crowd of 10,000 troops, causing the Nan Southern Army to stampede and kill each other.

While Changling City was defeated and Guining fell, Inaccessible Soxiang tried to protect itself and delayed the battle, thus missing the opportunity and giving the Beifu Army the chance to recuperate.

In the later head-to-head battle, the 20,000 soldiers of Inagaki were no match for the Beifu Army, which was constantly reinforced, so Sosiang had to abandon the city with his men and flee back to the main camp of the general Muer Tie, who was sentenced to death by beheading.

After this battle, the Cangjiang River watershed was returned to the Central Plains.

The only thing Xiaochi Chi didn't like about the battle was that Ziling Chu was able to escape without being killed by his "own people".

But it's enough.

From beginning to end, Xiaochi Chi cut off his entire life with only three letters.

It is said that when he found out about Sha Pa's death, he returned to the primus camp and became very ill.

Xiaochi Chi was afraid that he would die of illness, and even went to visit him personally, to confirm that he was only anxious and could not die, so he came back with a pat on the back.

After taking over the three cities, he was busy with military affairs and had to take time to check Ye Li's homework, so he had no time to care about Ziling Chu's mental health.

He just don't want to suffocate himself to death without a breath.

One day, he was busy in the tent when he heard the voice of the messenger: "Young general, the emperor's reward envoy is here and will be outside the camp soon. The incense table has been set up, so please dress quickly and come to meet us."

Xiaochi Chi did as he was told, and Yuanheng Yan, who was also in the camp, waited respectfully behind the incense burner, with his head bowed, waiting for the envoy to pronounce his decree.

However, Xiaochi Chi nearly laughed when he saw the military boots inlaid with luminous pearls that the envoy was wearing.

When he looked up, it was Yuanzhao Yan's dangling, smirking face.

...... but he couldn't stop laughing.

-- Yuanzhao Yan wore a suit of armor that resembled the one he was wearing at the time of his death.

After feeling the twitch of Tingyun Shi's fingertips, Xiaochi Chi inside him sighed.

...... Tingyun Shi's mood disorder has returned.

The good thing is that this time, the situation is not as serious.

Tingyun Shi, at least, did not lose control, but quietly knelt down to receive the decree.

After Yuanzhao Yan read the decree and distributed the rewards, he excitedly dragged Tingyun Shi into the camp, pulling him to take a look: "Not missing an arm or a leg, not bad."

Yuanheng Yan looked at Yuanzhao Yan holding Tingyun Shi's hand and did not say anything.

Tingyun Shi laughed: "You don't wish me well."

"Is it unconscionable?"

The two of them have not seen each other for nearly half a year, they only climbed two sentences, they automatically returned to the familiarity of close friends, Yuanzhao Yan peeled away his outer armor, pressed his chest: "Come, I feel your conscience for you, ah, you say, the sixth master these six months and write to you, and send you something, is not treating you well?"

Tingyun Shi: "That's it."

Yuanzhao Yan: "Yes, I knew it. Feed the dog I can still listen to a woof."

Tingyun Shi: "May I ask which one of us you intend to send a handkerchief for women?"

Yuanzhao Yan: "This you do not understand. What I sent was not a hankie? It's the incense on it. The incense is made by Rou Jin himself, the fragrance can not be extinguished for seven days, I think some interesting, so I sent it to you to enjoy."

Tingyun Shi: "I don't have time to smell this, my nose is filled with blood all day long."

Yuanzhao Yan : "Then the Sixth Master is not a blessing in the snow, just so you can call the pressure of that bloody gas? ...... Noi."

He lifted his arm and put it to Tingyun Shi's nose like a treasure: "Smell, this is the fragrance of Hong Yan."

Tingyun Shi really leaned down to sniff.

Yuanzhao Yan said proudly, "It smells good, doesn't it?"

In the armor, but also do not forget to apply fragrance to themselves, such style, is really Yuanzhao Yan should have the state.

Noticing that he was looking at his armor, Yuanzhao Yan stood a little farther away: "Is this body of the Sixth Master elegant?"

Tingyun Shi laughed and said, "Not as good as your old black and purple robe."

Yuanheng Yan's heart was sour as he saw the two of them catching up with each other.

He coughed lightly.

Hearing the coughing sound, Yuanzhao Yan opened his eyes wide as if he just noticed Yuanheng Yan was beside them, and pompously said, "Ah ah, isn't this the thirteenth royal brother. Long time no see."

Yuanheng Yan : "...... Sixth royal brother. Long goodbye."

Yuanzhao Yan: "Father is very happy to hear that you have achieved a great success. I have also read Yun Ting's letter, and I know that you are valiant and have really made your mark."

The first time I saw him, I was able to get him to the next level.

Yuanheng Yan pursed his lips without saying anything.

...... privately, Chang Su would write to the sixth royal brother.

Chang Su has never written to him.

Ying Lou, who was resting on his bed in another tent, took it all in. After holding back, he finally crumpled the book in his hand, sat up straight, and raised his hand to his right ear.

In the next second, Xiaochi Chi's head rang with the slightly reclusive voice of 061: "...... Chi Xiao ."

Xiaochi Chi suddenly heard Ying Lou's voice and was slightly startled: "Sir, you can talk now."

Ying Lou : "Come back."

Xiaochi Chi : "Huh?"

Ying Lou's voice softened slightly: "...... There are some things that I want to discuss with you."