Fragrance in the wind

In the evening, Zizhou led the remaining 500 people across the mountain pass and approached Luxi.

After a night of trekking through the mountains and rivers, the journey went smoothly. Near dawn, less than an hour away from Luxi, a group of enemy cavalry suddenly appeared at the foot of the mountain.

Five hundred soldiers hid in the bushes, staring at the enemy cavalry in the distance with breathless concentration, and walked slowly towards them with their heads held high. The order was issued to fight the enemy to the death.

"Your Highness Rong Di's cavalry is very powerful, and there are no fewer than a hundred of them. What should we do?" Shan Junyuan asked the sixth highness who had been silent all this time in a low voice, and then he saw His Highness's pupils brighten, looking at them to cover them Weeds and trees, said: "Set up an antler array."

Shan Junyuan quickly led a dozen people to collect the branches, and the rest prepared the remaining arrows in their hands to form an array.Not long after, each of them formed a camp with one of them in their hands. With the help of the unknown sky, the enemy troops coming ahead did not notice it at all. When the western soldiers bypassed, Zizhou issued an order.

Thousands of arrows were fired in the village instantly, and the arrows flew all over the sky, covering the hazy dawn. The enemy cavalry were caught off guard by the shooting, and the dead and wounded soldiers and horses blocked the passing road for a while.

Zizhou ordered all the soldiers under his command to put on the enemy's battle uniforms, and seized some weapons and some dry food. After they had fed their hunger, their spirits returned to normal, full of strength, and their steps were quickened.

Not far from the city gate, Zizhou walked and said: "The north gate is the most lax at the time of Mao. At this time, we are wearing the clothes of the enemy army and pretending to be Zamuduo's men. We are sent to support them in defending the city." .”

Everyone expressed their understanding.

At this moment, a shadow suddenly appeared in the distance and shot at a big tree opposite.

Zizhou looked around vigilantly, then went to the big tree to take out the hidden weapon, took out the cloth strip tied on the hidden weapon, unfolded it, hesitated slightly between his brows, and slowly closed his five fingers, saying: "The spy is here!" Reported that there was a rebellion in the city, and the leader of the city guard, Lang Bu, was killed."

At first hearing the news, the soldiers were all stunned, but immediately said happily: "Good timing! We can take advantage of the chaos when we enter the city at this time."

Everyone suddenly felt full of confidence, and a sense of meritorious deeds was raised in their chests.Zizhou looked at the familiar hidden weapon in his hand full of doubts, what is the identity of that young man?His intuition told him that everything in the city had been controlled by others, and he just waited for him to collect the net, so who would benefit from it?

At this time, Shan Junyuan stood aside and was surprisingly silent, Zizhou knew that he and himself were thinking of being together.Busily pressed their minds, now they have no way out and can only continue walking, so they redeployed the battle plan after entering the city.

When they reached the city gate, the guards looked at them and asked, "What are you doing?"

Zizhou took out the token in his hand, and said calmly, "We are soldiers under Jamuduo, specially sent to support and defend the city gate."

"We haven't received any notice from our superiors about the reinforcements. Do you have any documents?" The guard guarding the gate looked them up and down suspiciously.

Zizhou raised his eyes and stared at the soldier for a long while, until the soldier panicked and took a few steps back, Fang said: "Chunyu's army has approached Luxi, and will soon approach the city, how long can you group of shrimp soldiers and crabs hold out? "

"You..." The gatekeeper stared and wanted to draw his sword. When he saw the soldiers behind Zizhou Qiliang, the slightly shorter gatekeeper stepped forward to embrace them and said with a smile: "We are all brothers. What are you doing? Hurry up and put it away."

Zi Zhou waved his wrist and ordered his brothers to put away their weapons.

The slightly shorter one pulled the angrily staring to the side, and muttered for a long time.At this moment, a man stumbled from the city and shouted: "There is a rebellion in the city, and the leader has been killed."

"What?" The soldiers guarding the city were all shocked. They looked back at the reinforcements and urged, "Hurry up and help."

After the eyes of the two secretly met, they quickly led the troops to follow the enemy into the city.

The city was in a mess, and no one could be seen in the streets and alleys. They followed behind the enemy team. Shan Junyuan waited for about a dozen people, and slowly left the team while the enemy was not paying attention.

The rest of the others followed the team to the rebellion center, where all the enemy troops in the city gathered, and the Yi country troops, regardless of men, women, old or young, would kill anyone they saw, and Luxi City was caught in a slaughter like a slaughterhouse.

Zizhou was in it and forced himself to settle down. After a while, dozens of people from Shan Junyuan returned. They dragged branches and lit firewood. Suddenly, the sky was filled with smoke and dust.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zi Zhou hid in it and shouted loudly: "Chun Yuguo leads a million lions, and Luxi City has been destroyed." After the words fell, he heard repeating what he said one after another not far away.

Every time the repeated shouts seemed to announce the imminent death of the enemy army, the Yi country's army was in a state of chaos, and the mist obscured the sight, so it was impossible to see how many troops the opponent had, let alone how to fight.

Taking advantage of the enemy's confusion, Zizhou gave an order: "Formation!"

Immediately afterwards, more than 500 soldiers took up positions in the smoke.In a corner of the city, hundreds of strong men unexpectedly appeared and joined the team. Their bravery was no less than that of veterans who had been on the battlefield.

The killing continued until noon, and the enemy army was defeated. Thousands of enemy troops were captured and beheaded in this battle. His Highness the Sixth Highness captured Luxi City without a single soldier. The Shence Army fought resoundingly in the first battle. With one shot, the ruling and opposition parties were shocked.

The people in the city shouted in unison: "Your Highness is a thousand years old!"

The scene is spectacular and magnificent.

Zizhou, who was in it, began to gradually understand that a person in a high position holds thousands of lives and the rise and fall of a city in his hands, which is his responsibility. For this reason, he felt very heavy, and it was precisely because of this heavy that he was able to persevere. .

Luxi has been captured, and the next serious problem facing them is to defend the city. After all, the main force of the enemy army has only suffered heavy losses, and has not substantially solved it. He has already informed General Wu of the shortcut. When it will arrive is still unknown and should not be taken lightly.

Zizhou immediately ordered Shan Junyuan and others to distribute the weapons obtained from the enemy to all the strong men in the city. The common people worked together to defend their homeland against the enemy.

After the precise deployment negotiated together, Zizhou and Shan Junyuan guarded the north gate, and the rest guarded the remaining gates. There was a river in the north of the city. In order to prevent the enemy from flooding the city with water, heavy troops were sent to guard it.

In the past three days, the preparations for defending the city were nearing completion.

Standing on the city wall, looking at the mountains in the distance, gusts of north wind blew up and messed up the hair on his forehead. Under the hair, he could vaguely see that the scar on his half thumb had healed and scabbed. Standing in the battle armor, when the first full moon is full, it is very frightening. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, it must be far away in the palace on the other side. It is another year's father's birthday, so they should be reunited.

"Your Highness!" Shan Junyuan walked over with a jar of wine, looking at His Highness's lonely and desolate back, his voice unconsciously became cautious.

"What is this?" Zizhou looked back and saw the jar in Shan Junyuan's hand.

Shan Junyuan poured the sweet-scented osmanthus wine from the altar into two bowls, and said, "This is the sweet-scented osmanthus wine sent by the people in the city. Let's taste it to celebrate the festival!"

Just as he was talking, he handed the bowl to His Highness, and said, "You must be homesick just now when you look at His Highness!"

"Home?" While his eyes moved slightly, a cold smile appeared on his lips, Zizhou took a sip of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, the faint fragrance of flowers lingered in his mouth, even his breath carried the fragrance, and his mood became much more comfortable, Fang slowly Said: "Along the way, why haven't I heard you mention your family?"

"The general's parents passed away when he was young, and the general grew up with his elder sister. After the elder sister told her husband's family to marry, the general will serve in the army when he is old." Shan Junyuan sighed: "The general is a rough man, Everywhere can be home.”

The words made Zizhou think of those soldiers who died in the battle and the innocent people who were killed in the city. The sufferings suffered by so many families were so insignificant compared with his own grief. What right did he have to feel sad here? .

Feeling relieved at the moment, Zizhouyin said to him: "If we succeed in capturing Luxi this time, your prospects will be limitless after returning to the court."

"The general knows he's stupid. If he didn't have the bravery and wisdom of His Highness, how could he take down Luxi City without spending a single soldier?"

"War is not just for one person, it's what you deserve!" Zizhou's tone was indifferent but undeniable.

Shan Junyuan's heart trembled when he heard it, and he seemed to have a thousand words but couldn't say it, so he could only stare at Zizhou in a daze.

"Don't look at me with that look!" Zizhou couldn't help laughing, and Shan Junyuan also laughed twice: "After getting along for a long time, His Highness's smiles have gradually increased."

Zi Zhou suppressed his smile, and continued: "I received a letter from General Wu yesterday. They have pulled out the barracks where Yi Guo's army was stationed, and encountered Zhamuduo's army on the way, and defeated the enemy army. Zhamuduo led the remnants from Yamaguchi escaped."

"This is good news!" Shan Junyuan raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl, and smacked his lips, as if a little dissatisfied, "It's so satisfying!"

"Shan Junyuan." Zizhou asked him: "If you were Zhamuduo, would you choose to attack the city after suffering heavy losses?"

Shan Junyuan thought for a moment before answering: "Your Highness, although the general is dull, he still understands this point. Isn't it a matter of a day or two to siege the city? If the subject is Jamuduo, he will choose to retreat to their capital and save With the last strength, we will make a comeback in the future."

Zizhou nodded in agreement, and said: "Zamuduo is insidious and cunning, and has a bad temper. Even so, just in case, we must not relax, so that the enemy can take advantage of it."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Zizhou suddenly remembered something, and said, "Don't mention the information about Jian Zicong to anyone for now."

"I will understand at the end."

On the surface, Shan Junyuan looks naive, but in fact he is very thoughtful, and he is a man who values ​​love and righteousness. He knows what to ask and what not to ask. He sees some things more clearly than he does. He is a malleable general.

It was just dawn, and the two of them were still awake. In order to resist sleepiness, they chatted all night without knowing it. To talk about the content of the chat, Zizhou talked about some tactics of war, and most of them were talked about by Shan Junyuan. Interesting things, can't help but make him a little envious of the freedom of the people.

Shan Junyuan didn't read much, and he benefited a lot after coming down all night. He immediately felt that he had learned a lot. He knew that marching and fighting can't just rely on temporary luck. I agreed with His Royal Highness that if you encounter any problems, you can ask for advice at any time.

While discussing, a soldier suddenly came to report: "Return to Your Highness, our soldiers and horses are marching ten miles ahead."

Zizhou frowned, "Ready to open the city gate."

The soldier clasped his hands and continued: "This subordinate seems to have seen His Majesty's Imperial Forest Army in the ranks."

Zizhou and Shan Junyuan were taken aback at the same time.

Shan Junyuan felt that his ears were not working well, so he had to ask again: "Why did Your Majesty come here suddenly, are you sure you read it right?"

"This subordinate is sure to be His Majesty's Imperial Forest Army."

After the soldier's words fell, Zizhou took a stride forward and walked quickly all the way. Although he tried his best to keep his pace down, he still unconsciously walked much faster than usual.Shan Junyuan trotted all the way behind His Highness, and he had never seen His Highness the Sixth Highness's pace so fast even if the soldiers were overwhelming.