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The whirlwind cannon smashed several gaps in the tower of Fengxiang Mansion. There were cracks extending several feet everywhere on the four walls of the city wall, and the tower on the north side was crumbling.

A red flag suddenly appeared on the official road in the east of the city, and the soldiers on the tower who had been fighting for several days tried their last breath to beat the damaged leather drum, "Reinforcements have arrived!"

Immediately after the sound of gongs sounded from the enemy's position, the Xixia soldiers who were about to break the city began to retreat at this time.

The king of Chu rode a royal horse and followed several generals, heard the sound of gongs from a distant hill, raised his neck and asked suspiciously: "Hearing the sound of drums, he advanced, and he heard the sound of gold, he retreated. Has Xixia started to retreat? "

"Marshal, those Xixia people must have seen us arriving and fled the city in fright." The generals who accompanied the army this time were all Shen Yi'an's old troops, each leading infantry, heavy armored infantry, light and heavy cavalry, and crossbow soldiers.

Shen Yi'an fought against the Xixia people several times with the emperor, and also suffered losses in the hands of Wei Mu Shanxi, "The enemy's commander is a man who is cautious in using troops. This time the retreat should be because Marshal Xiao is flanking him in the east. He is afraid that the enemy's advantage will turn to Disadvantages, pass on the order of the commander-in-chief not to enter the city and set up camp on the spot by the Weishui River, and watchtowers are set up all around, so don't take it lightly."

"Yes."

The army set up camp by the Wei River in the south of Fengxiang Mansion, Shen Yi'an raised the reins and said to the King of Chu, "I wonder if Prince Chu would dare to go to Fengxiang Mansion with this Commander?"

"No marshal, you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies, in case the Xixia bandit retreats, you enter the city alone..." Shen Yi'an was the only one in the general's worried words.

"Okay, I heard that Wei Mu Shanxi is also a hero, so I won't use such indecent methods."

Shen Yi'an rode a horse and ran towards Fengxiang City, "Are the six kings talking about cunning? It is the best strategy to win by using military tactics. If you are at a disadvantage and don't rely on tactics, why should you die?" Shen Yi'an smiled slightly, "The six kings are handy in political affairs But marching and fighting is different. Generals will not accept the orders of the emperor. Since His Majesty handed you over to the subordinate officials, the subordinate officials will not treat you as a prince, but as a soldier on the battlefield of the country. I don’t know if the prince can lead by example. consciousness?"

"Marshal Shen is the commander-in-chief of the three armies, this king," the king of Chu raised his brows lightly, "you should obey orders."

"Okay, but the prince is the son of an official family after all, and this commander has handed over the military report back to the capital. It depends on the king's will as to where the prince will be in the three armies."

Hearing this, King Chu raised his brows again and increased the strength of his whip swings.

The closed city gate was opened from the inside not long after the Xixia army retreated, and a small group of armor-piercing men entered from the east of the city. Due to the continuous whirlwind cannon throwing stones, almost all the houses in the city were destroyed, and the granaries were burned. There are broken walls and ruins everywhere, a mess, the fierce war has just stopped, the original wailing in the city is very small, the soldiers defending the city who have been fighting continuously have died, injured and wounded, the city has been out of food for several days, and now they can't even cry. The strength is gone.

The war had just ceased, and it was not yet night, so there were many enemy corpses outside the city, and the two armies had not yet sent people to clean up the battlefield. The blood-stained horseshoe stepped into the city, and immediately stepped into the pool of blood, splashing bright red water. As soon as King Chu entered the city, he was overwhelmed by the barren scene.

The king of Chu held the reins tightly in his hand, and the royal horse carried her through the bloody road full of corpses. Before going out for the expedition, he had imagined countless times of war scenes, and it was not until today that she saw it with her own eyes that she really understood that the emperor sat in court. , Just a single call can determine the life and death of thousands of people.

Shen Yi'an had been secretly observing the King of Chu all the way, and he was obviously terrified when he entered the city, but his expression calmed down after seeing this shocking scene. Calm down, "My lord now understands that the marching and fighting are all about the lives of the soldiers, and the best way to end the war..."

"Stop killing with killing!" King Chu interrupted Shen Yi'an, "I shouldn't have only these 24 roads in Song Dynasty."

Shen Yi'an pulled up the reins to stop the horse, turned around and looked at King Chu in astonishment, and suddenly remembered that the emperor had secretly summoned him to say something before he was ordered to go out on the expedition.

【"I lost something for 20 years, became a king but forgot that I was still a father, took off this yellow robe, I am no different from you."】

The King of Chu rode to Shen Yi'an's side, with a deep expression that didn't match his age, "Marshal Shen, the prince," the King of Chu looked up at Shen Yi'an coldly, "The surname is Wei!" Then he raised his whip and left.

Suddenly, a bloody man appeared from the collapsed wooden house next to the city wall. He wore armor and looked like a general defending the city. He gritted his teeth and dragged the heavy object away with his bleeding hand. The veins on the back of his hand and his forehead were suddenly full of veins, "ah ..." The beam of the room was lifted away by him, and a woman was still pressed inside, and the long beams covered the heavy load for her, so the only blood stains on the coat and some flesh wounds were scratched.

"Brother Jiang, you..." Seeing the blood-covered man smirk at him after lifting the heavy object and then fainted, the woman quickly supported him and dragged him to a safe place after a lot of effort On the ground, when he withdrew his hand, his blood was all over his palm.

"It's all my fault. If I had listened to my father's words and left, I wouldn't have dragged you down and made you..."

"Silly girl, what are you talking about, I..." Jiang Luochuan felt a pain coming from his body, and immediately curled up.

"Xixia's retreat, it should be that the reinforcements have arrived, I will find a military doctor for you."

"Don't go." Jiang Luochuan grabbed her hand, "Er Niang, I'm afraid that once you turn around, I won't be able to see you again."

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I don't know how long it will take before the fire clouds at dusk gradually recede. Outside the city, the two armies began to send some soldiers to clean up the battlefield, and some food and grass for the reinforcements were brought into the city. wounded soldiers.

Inside the tent, the King of Chu kicked the person on the straw mat, "Don't pretend to be dead, why don't you disappear as soon as you turn around?"

Jiang Luochuan sat up with his injured hand and looked up at the outside of the tent.

"Don't look, they've already gone far away."

"Oh brother-in-law, I'm still injured." Jiang Luochuan pointed to his head wrapped in white cloth.

The King of Chu squatted down slowly, and Jiang Luochuan took the porridge in his hand, without even using a spoon, he drank it all in one gulp without fear of burning it.

"You are..."

"Anymore?"

The king of Chu passed the heat wrapped in a cloth in his hand, "Slow down."

While wolfing down Jiang Luochuan, he still did not forget to explain, "The Xixia people approached the city, and before the food could be transferred, the granary in the north of the city was ignited by the opponent's magic arm bow, and the warm sun in March coincided with the north wind. They were completely burned, and the people in the city were so hungry that they even ate the corpses."

The King of Chu stood up, looked at the north side of the tent and squinted his eyes, "Wei Mushi..." Then he lowered his head and gave a wry smile, and murmured, "It's a pity that I can't protect myself, so I can't take care of others."

"Sister-in-law."

The King of Chu turned his head, "Huh?"

"Ruoguo, I mean, if Fengxiang defends me, I can be transferred back to the capital. When the war subsides, can my brother-in-law come forward for me? I...I want to marry Miss Liu." Jiang Luochuan immediately said: "Brother-in-law Before in Qishan, I knew that Miss Liu had a deceased husband, and I knew that my father would not agree to this marriage, so I wanted to ask my brother-in-law to come forward."

King Chu glanced outside the tent, staring at Jiang Luochuan hesitantly, and said, "Do you like her?"

Jiang Luochuan didn't answer directly, "Miss Liu is different from those women in Beijing. She won't respect me because I'm the grandson of Duke Wenmu, won't be afraid of me because I'm the grandson of Mr. Xianggong, and won't be afraid of me because I'm a gold medal winner." My Tanhualang admires me."

King Chu lowered his head, turned around with his hands behind his back, "I can't promise you."

Jiang Luochuan raised his hands and stood up, "Why?"

"There is no reason." King Chu turned his head to the side, "Take good care of your wounds, pack up your things and go back when your wounds are healed, don't let Ji Xiang still worry about you when he is old."

Surrounded by An Ning, Jiang Luochuan felt murderous intentions hidden because of King Chu's words. He chased King Chu forward, "The six kings saved my life. Although I am a scholar, I can't even hold a sword. , not to mention, aren't you also a scholar?"

The King of Chu turned around and looked at Jiang Luochuan, "I have more important things for you to do, which is related to your sister's safety." The King of Chu took a step closer and put his hand on his shoulder, saying earnestly: "Don't let me down. Your Majesty trusts you."

Jiang Luochuan lowered his head, King Chu turned around and raised his steps, said with his head sideways, "If I can go back, I will propose marriage for you, if not..." King Chu left with a heavy breath, blinking his dejected eyes.

A tall pot fire was set up outside the tent, and there was only one young guard on both sides who was about the same height and age as the King of Chu. Death.

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The Weishui River flows slowly from west to east to Tongguan and joins the Yellow River. The forbidden army from Gyeonggi is stationed by the Weishui River. After several days of continuous driving, the troops are exhausted. Shen Yi'an ordered to rest, and at the same time arranged twice as many sentry posts, and also arranged for reconnaissance nearby. the scout.

As part of the army entered the city, simple camps were also set up in Fengxiang City. Soldiers cleaned the roads, buried the corpses or cremated the corpses under marching orders.

The king of Chu invited himself to stay in Fengxiang City, and returned to his tent from the tent of the wounded soldiers. Even if he was lying on the couch, he dared not remove his armor.

The helmet lay quietly on the table, and with the flames swinging, a figure suddenly appeared on the tent, and immediately there was a voice from the guard, "Six kings, the little lady from Zhifu Liu's family is here."

King Chu stuffed the bronze mirror in his hand back into the breastplate and sat up on the couch, "Let her in."

Liu rolls up his tent and sees the king of Chu lying on the couch, and he is slightly blessed, "I have seen the six kings, but did you disturb the six kings' rest?"

The King of Chu got up and shook his head lightly, "Where can I sleep when the battle is about to start?" He walked to the tent with his hands behind his back and asked, "Miss Liu, would you like to walk up the tower with me?"

"If the six kings want to go, I will naturally be happy to accompany you."

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A few days ago, there was a sound of horseshoes at the entrance of the camp in the south of Weizhou. The people who came here were not wearing military uniforms. They wore a pointed cloud crown on their heads, a red robe with round neck and tight sleeves, soap boots on stirrups, and a girdle around their waists. Waist, with a girdle belt under it.

The guarding general softened his attitude when he saw that the person was dressed in high-ranking official attire, followed by dozens of tall and burly military officers, but he didn't give way immediately, he just turned around and told his subordinates to return to the camp to inform the marshal.

"This official is a regular attendant of Sanqi in Zhongshu. Now I am under the order of the Khan to oversee the army. Why don't you hurry up and get out of the way?"

"The marshal has an order. Without a military order, you are not allowed to enter or leave without a military order. I also ask General Rong to get the marshal's military order."

"Bold!" The official immediately shouted with wide eyes, "Could it be that Wang Ling is no better than Shuai Ling?"

"This... the last general is following orders, and the military order is like a mountain. Please don't embarrass the last general."

The soldiers who just went in to report ran back all the way, showed their tokens and said: "The marshal has an order, please invite the overseer to enter the camp."

The soldiers guarding the camp lifted the fence, and the soldiers stepped forward to hold the horse of the senior official, and said: "The horses are not allowed in the barracks, and the governor is invited to dismount and walk in."

Sanqi Changshi frowned and kicked the horseman away tirelessly, Yang Bian barged in arrogantly, "He's just a Mo Ning Ling, so what about Wei Mu's family, my aunt is King Khan's biological mother , according to his seniority, he will be a generation taller than him."