"Get out of Ningyang immediately." Li Fengyun finally spoke, "According to the scouts' investigation, Zhang Xutuo and his Qi army did not withdraw back to Qi County, but hid in Maodudian. From this, it is not difficult to see that Ningyang is a trap, and the food and silk in Ningyang City are bait. Once we swallow this bait because of greed, we will definitely fall into the attack of Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao, and there will be danger of annihilation of the entire army."

Han Jinluo, Zhen Baoche, Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan were shocked. Especially when they saw Li Fengyun's solemn expression, they could not refuse to believe it, but Li Fengyun's next words made them feel relieved.

"Someone led the Cangtou army to Yuancheng to block Duan Wencao. You all sent scouts to the west bank of the Bingshui River. Once there is any movement in the direction of the city, evacuate immediately without any delay."

Obviously, Li Fengyun accepted the reasons of Han Jinluo and others. Food was too important to the hungry rebel soldiers. It was unrealistic to ask them to leave the grain in the warehouse and leave empty-handed. Even if the situation of the war was critical, some of them would have to be moved away. Therefore, Li Fengyun still compromised and took the Cangtou army to the Yuancheng direction to block Duan Wencao, and bought some time for Han Jinluo and others. However, the Cangtou army had limited strength and could only block Duan Wencao and could not resist Zhang Xutuo. As long as Zhang Xutuo was dispatched, Han Jinluo and others had to evacuate quickly with their troops.

Han Jinluo and others did not expect Li Fengyun to be so tolerant and righteous, and she burst into tears and thanked her repeatedly.

Li Fengyun acted thunderously and hurriedly left with Cangtou Army.

As soon as the Cangtou army left, Han Jinluo and others and their soldiers were under pressure and no longer worried. They cheered and devoted themselves to the plunder. They had only one goal, and they tried their best to empty the warehouse and move all the food and silk away.

Of course, Zhang Xutuo still had a great threat to them. Li Fengyun and Cangtou Army were eager to evacuate because of this, and they didn't even need food, which shows how critical the situation was. But the water was a natural obstacle. If Zhang Xutuo wanted to attack Ningyang, he had to cross the river. Crossing the river took time. With this buffer time, the rebel army could evacuate calmly.

Han Jinluo and others were very confident. After sending scouts, they focused all their energy on the plunder.

At this moment, greed occupied their hearts, and luck and gambling mentality defeated reason. They consciously ignored Li Fengyun's warning and the danger of approaching quickly.

Danger came at the early morning of that night.

After Zhang Xutuo led his army to retreat to Jibei, he immediately circled the Yellow Floor Area in the northeast of Juyeze and hid in Maodudian. Then he reached an agreement with Duan Wencao, instead of taking the city to go straight to the Bingshui River, he attacked Ningyang at the closest distance, but made a big circle around the Yellow Floor Area and returned to Pinglu. After the dungeon, the Qi army ran all the way and arrived at the bank of the Bingshui River in the early morning, and quickly crossed the river more than ten miles north of Gongqiu City.

The rebels, who were plundering in Ningyang, focused on the downstream of the Bingshui River, stared at Chengcheng, Rencheng, and neglected the monitoring of the upstream Gongqiu and Gangcheng, but Zhang Xutuo seized the rebels' negligence and led the army to run more than a hundred miles, circled a large circle, and chose the location of crossing the river in the upstream of the Bingshui River.

At the moment of Yin, the Qi army had finished crossing the river, and under the cover of night, the regiments quietly advanced towards Gongqiu City.

Gongqiu is ten miles away from Ningyang, and the Qi army is so close to the enemy.

Zhang Xutuo was fully armed with his helmet and armor, leading his maroon horse and walking side by side with the soldiers. Zhang Yuanbei was also wearing military uniform, carrying a luggage, holding a spear, and following his father with great strides.

Luo Shixin hurried over with a few thin boys of similar age, wearing a tattered beggar's uniform.

Zhang Xutuo did not stop and continued to walk in the middle of the team, calm and composed, but his anxious eyes exposed his nervous mood at the moment.

"Ming Gong, Ning Yang is lost, and the traitors have conquered Ning Yang." Luo Shixin panted and shouted angrily, "Mr. Duan deceived Ming Gong, but he did not launch an attack. He was still hiding in Xiaqiu City."

Zhang Xutuo frowned, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a sharp murderous aura gushed out. What he was most worried about was still happening. Duan Wencao really deceived himself. The situation of the battle had undergone a subversive change within one day, and this change was very unfavorable to Qi Jun.

Zhang Xutuo took a deep breath, waved the whip, and asked coldly, "When will Ning Yang fall?"

Luo Shixin shook his head, "I arrived in Ningyang before noon yesterday. At that time, the city had fallen, and the thieves were plundering in the city, and there was chaos. Then the thieves began to transport food outside the city, but because of the lack of carriages and horses, they could only carry it on their shoulders and backs, and the transportation speed was very slow. Now the west gate of Ningyang City is still wide open, and the thieves are still carrying food, so they are not prepared at all. As long as they launch an attack, they will definitely be fatal and will determine if they fight."

Zhang Xutuo was a little surprised, "The thief is not prepared?"

"The thieves thought we had retreated to Qi County, but Duan Wencao hurried into the city and dared not come out. They just happened to capture Ningyang again and grabbed the food. The morale was very high and they were soaring. They would never think that we would suddenly kill and shoot back." Luo Shixin sneered, "Even if the thieves were prepared, they would be guarding against Duan Wencao from Xiaqiu City, not guarding us."

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Xutuo asked again, "Have you ever found the military information in the direction of Yuancheng?"

"Ming Gong, I sent two brothers to see. The thieves outside Yuancheng did not attack Yuancheng, but instead surrounded him but did not attack. The purpose was obviously to concentrate their efforts against the main force of the Lu army in Xiaqiu City, so as to gain enough time to steal all the food in Ningyang City."

Zhang Xutuo thought for a moment, turned around and said to Zhang Yuanbei, "Transfer an order, ordering Jia Runfu to lead a delegation to the west of Ningyang City to cut off the rebels' way to escape from Yuancheng. If the Yuancheng thief army comes to rescue, they will resolutely block it to ensure that our main force has enough time to conquer Ningyang."

"Order Qin Qiong to lead his army to attack Ningyang North City, Wu Heita to lead his army to attack Ningyang South City, and he personally led the main force to attack Ningyang West City. Luo Shixin, you will lead the regiment to be the selection of the front line and immediately launch an attack on Ningyang West City, and take down the Xicheng Gate at all costs."

Luo Shixin responded to the promise and ran away with his brothers.

Zhang Yuanbei rushed out of the queue with a group of officials, and made a brief decision and immediately wrote an order.

"Sir, have you sent an envoy to Xiaqiu and urged Duan to attack immediately?" Zhang Yuanbei asked loudly at Zhang Xutuo's back.

Zhang Xutuo kept his steps and did not turn around. He just raised his hand and waved the whip and agreed to Zhang Yuanbei's request. He was very disappointed with Duan Wencao. He had made up his mind to conquer Ningyang and annihilate the rebels in the city, and left Lu County. Duan Wencao could betrayal, but he could not. In order to stabilize the situation in Qilu, and in order to stabilize the situation in Qilu, the Donglai Navy could cross the sea for an expedition as scheduled, he had to suppress the thieves and to severely damage the thieves in southwestern Shandong. This is his duty and he will not hesitate.

On the eve of dawn, at the darkest moment, the Qi army quietly arrived at the city of Ningyang.

Luo Shixin commanded the vanguard selection team to suddenly emerge from the darkness and launched a fierce attack on Ningyang Xicheng.

The west city gate was wide open, and the lights inside and outside the city were brightly lit. The soldiers of the rebels were doing their best to transport food and silk without regard for their fatigue. They also knew that the situation was bad, that the government army was close at hand, and that once the government army launched an attack, they could not resist it, but the piles of food and silk were so tempting that they could not resist this temptation. They were afraid of poverty and hungry, and their possessiveness of food and silk was too strong. At this moment, even if the knife was placed on their necks and the enemy was chasing behind their butts, they wanted to have a chance.

Facing the whistling official army, the rebels outside the city were frightened and turned around and ran into the city.

The rebel soldiers who were in charge of guarding the city immediately sounded the horn to call the police and beat the war drum.

The rebel soldiers in the city did not sleep and were busy in the warehouse. Suddenly, they heard the alarm horn and were shocked. They rushed towards the city walls in all directions, while more people rushed towards the west city.

The Xicheng Gate was wide open. After the rebel soldiers moved the grain out of the warehouse, they came out from the west gate, then went straight to Yuancheng, then rushed to the north shore of Sishui through Yuancheng, and then transported from the north shore of Sishui to Biancheng. This is the shortest route to Mengshan and the safest route. Transporting grain to Mengshan is the most appropriate way at present. Not only are their relatives and families all in Mengshan, but in terms of the current situation, even if they draw with the official army, the rebels cannot do without the foothold of Mengshan.

However, the wide open Xicheng Gate has now become a nightmare for the rebels. Once the city gate is not closed and the city gate is trapped in the enemy, the consequences can be imagined.

In panic, Han Jinluo and four other heroes rushed to the West City with their own personal guard regiments with the most elite troops. Even if they were blocking their bodies, they would block the official army outside the city.

The rebels in the city wanted to close the city gate, but the rebels outside the city rushed towards the city gate like a tide in order to survive, and did not allow the city gate to be closed at all. In order to allow their brothers and friends to escape into the city smoothly, some crazy soldiers rushed up to the city tower regardless of everything and controlled the suspension bridge on the city tower. The rebel soldiers at the stone gate launched a fierce attack.

The killing of the rebel soldiers quickly spread from the city tower to the downstairs. When Han Jinluo and four other heroes rushed to the vicinity of the city gate with their personal guards, they were already in front of them. If they wanted to close the city gate before the official army came in, they could only kill all the sane madmen inside and outside the city gate, but time had no longer allowed. The official army had already reached the moat and rushed into the rebel army's escape team, mixed with the rebel soldiers, only a short distance from the city gate.

"kill!"

Han Jinluo and the other three heroes had no choice but to kill, no matter whether they were enemies or not. If they were killed, they would close the city gate and still have the possibility of escaping from death, otherwise the entire army would be wiped out.

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