"This should be Xu Shiren, right?"

Still on Zhongtu Mountain, behind the new wall, Xue Changxiong looked at the heartbreaking scene on the battlefield ahead and turned to consult.

It turned out that although one corner of the thieves' chessboard camp at the front was damaged, the other four battalions still relied on the earthen bungalows to maintain the front line and maintained a basic fighting posture with the officers and soldiers who had built bungalows on the earthen hills. Only the one in charge of the bow on the front line

The commander-in-chief of the crossbowmen has obviously changed. He has the same Duanjiang Qi and the same amazing archery skills, but his power is even better.

Not to mention the soldiers throwing torches between the battle lines, even the officers on the mountain will be killed immediately if they show their heads.

Of course, this immediately makes people think of the expected master of helping Chengdan who was exposed yesterday because he threatened Pingchang City, that is, the hero of Lu County, Xu Shiren.

"It's him." Murong Zhengyan blurted out. "He is a little older than me, but he entered the customs in the same year, and we worked together in Daxing for several years. Later, I was first sent to Guanzhou, and went to Longxi.

We met... but I still recognize the method."

Xue Changxiong narrowed his eyes slightly, his thoughts wandering inexplicably.

Speaking of which, although Murong Zhengyan was a well-known family in the world, and he himself lived in all directions during his reign, his main roots and experiences were all in Hebei. When the Eastern Qi fell, Murong Zhengyan was brought to Kansai, where he practiced with other powerful people.

The essence of "Shenshen" means to flatten the place and bring the capable people of the Eastern Qi there to centralize management and restraint.

It's just that everything in the Wei Dynasty was divided into three, six or nine grades. Not to mention the older Jin family, even here in the hometown of Dong Qi, the Murong family received a little more preferential treatment than people like Xu Shiren because of their family background.

...The transformation period is also short, and promotion is quick. Even if it is difficult to progress in career, you can return to your hometown in Hebei and settle down early.

Even if I think about it again, Murong Zhengyan clearly became the Dan Dan last year, and the gap becomes even more obvious.

It’s a standard two point five.

However, now that the Wei Dynasty is in decline, this is in the mainland of Hebei after all. Whether it is Xue Changxiong or Li Cheng from Youzhou next door, as a famous family in Guanlong, they all have to face the problem that the local forces in Hebei are ready to move.

We should also pay attention to 2.5.

Otherwise, the one who is not careful will take the lead and usurp the guest.

Of course, for General Xue, who was born in the core family of Guanlong, he would never think about such low-level stakes. But yesterday, there was a chaotic fight with Zhang San and his fellows here.

Although he didn't distinguish between opponents, he was also a little entangled in the words of the other party... It wasn't that he believed it himself. The fighting window had only passed one-third. He still had enough means, but he was just worried about the other people in the formation.

It's just that the will is not firm.

"What is that?" Just as Xue Changxiong was thinking wildly, Marching Sima Chen Bin suddenly pointed to the westernmost camp and asked. "Is it smoke? Is our fire attack effective?"

Everyone turned their heads in surprise, and sure enough they saw that the westernmost part of the first row of the rebel chessboard camp, that is, the camp closest to Ban County in a straight line, was already filled with smoke, far exceeding the small fireworks after throwing torches in other places.

.Moreover, just when everyone was looking at it, the smoke became bigger and bigger visible to the naked eye. After a while, an open flame appeared in the field of vision, which seemed to be involved in some wooden materials and buildings in the camp...

The thief soldiers in the camp also panicked... The thief soldiers in the front room even started to evacuate on their own initiative.

On the mountain, all the generals looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Logically speaking, after fighting for several days, two corners were finally chewed up, which is of course a good thing. However, the sudden effect of the fire attack seemed to be a bit unprepared, especially after yesterday's battle. Although it was not visible as a whole, it was actually

Yes, many of the senior military officers here seem to be a little languid.

"General." At this moment, Wang Yu, the commander-in-chief, reacted first and spoke. "This stronghold is filled with fireworks, and the rebel army has actually given up. When the fire clears up, it is natural to send troops forward to occupy it.

In comparison... there are only three camps left in the first row of the rebel army, which are difficult to connect. Why not concentrate our forces, break through in the center, and then take down the middle camp and isolate the other two camps. Is it convenient for the first row of camps?

All of them can be removed."

Xue Changxiong was a little surprised, but he immediately asked: "Is General Wang going?"

"Ask one of the three generals Murong, Gao, and Dou to take the lead in the frontal attack, and then send the two armies to attack from both sides without hesitation in the chessboard formation... The last general is willing to be one of them." Wang Yu did not hesitate and formally invited

war.

"Okay!"

The sixth brother, Xue Wancheng, immediately bowed his head and obeyed the order. Murong Zhengyan was caught off guard, but he could only agree quickly... After all, a fighter opportunity had indeed emerged, so we could not relax.

Moreover, who could allow himself to be a bad-mouthed person and admit that he had an old relationship with the opposite party Xu Shiren and knew the other party's methods?

Just like yesterday afternoon, the war suddenly became tense, and a large-scale offensive that was hastily organized due to a fire in the military camp quickly took shape.

At the same time, the army seemed to be aware of the problem and reacted extremely fiercely. Not only did a battalion rush to the open space directly behind the middle camp for preliminary support, the camps on both sides and the rear camps also moved their troops to the flanks in preparation for a flanking attack.

What's terrible is that the red flag with the word "Deposed" took the initiative to move forward and came to the inside of a camp in the second row, staring covetously at Xue Wancheng's troops.

Obviously, Xue Ziqi attracted Jun.

Xue Changxiong was a little uneasy, so he turned around and ordered Chen Bin: "Chen Sima, go and prepare, and arrange all the ministries to stand behind Tushan, ready for support at any time... Don't forget to let the officers with outstanding cultivation among the ministries gather forward."

Chen Bin nodded, but after taking a look at the burning camp in the west, he hesitated to speak, but finally left in a hurry.

The battle below began to become fierce. The intensity of the crossbow arrows and the volume of the shouts of killing were significantly increased. However, the officers and generals on the mountain were somewhat distracted.

After a while, inexplicably, many people began to become anxious.

"General."

At this moment, Cao Shancheng, the governor of Qinghe County, suddenly stood up and reminded him seriously, "Is there too much smoke in the burning camp?"

Xue Changxiong withdrew his gaze from his sixth son in front, turned to look to the west, and observed carefully. Sure enough, as Cao Shancheng reminded, the fire was real, but the smoke was too thick, and the largest puff of smoke did not come from

It was generated around the burning, multi-story continuous building in the front, more like it was emerging from the back of a collapsed building in the center of the camp... "What kind of backup modules were piled there?"

With supplies?" Zhonglang General Feng Duan asked in surprise.

"It's not like that." Qian Tang, the governor of Pingyuan County, squinted his eyes and replied. "No matter how much they are piled up, there should be more open flames than smoke... there is too much smoke over there."

"What do you mean?" Xue Wanbi couldn't help but ask after listening for a moment. "Are these fireworks weird? Did they deliberately set the fire to lure us? Do they want to eat Lao Liu?"

"Not that..." Feng Duan shook his head in denial. "How do they know that we will definitely send troops? But their camp must be destroyed..."

"But this smoke..."

"So, unless they are sure that there will be some results, the fireworks are just abnormal, and there is no other explanation?"

Everyone was talking about it and couldn't figure it out for a while.

But no matter what, the feeling of uneasiness has escalated to a higher level.

"Is there a scam?" At this moment, Chen Bin, who had moved troops to the rear, spoke from a distance. "General, I asked a few prisoners yesterday...one of them said that several front row camps were in the middle room.

There seems to be something unusual. Leaders often come in and out, and it takes a long time after entering... Isn't the place where the smoke is coming out today also the center of the westernmost village?"

Xue Changxiong was stunned. He who was already very alert almost stood on his head and shouted on the spot: "Why are you talking about what happened yesterday today?! How did you become a military supervisor?!"

Chen Bin lost his voice on the spot.

"Go over quickly!" Xue Changxiong immediately pointed his riding whip at the opponent. "Remove the troops on the westernmost mountain! The thieves are probably digging tunnels!"

Chen Bin was stunned for a moment, but immediately turned around and mounted his horse.

Unexpectedly, Xue Changxiong scolded him on the spot again: "What kind of manners do you need at this time? You have spent many years condensing your elixir! Would it be okay to jump over?"

Chen Bin didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly rolled up a stream of aqua blue energy, leaped into the air, and quickly reached the westernmost earth mountain.

At this time, it was Cao Shancheng who came to persuade: "General, we have waited for hundreds of thousands of people to build these few hills. How can the other side dig in so fast in just a few days? There is really smoke in the tunnel. It is impossible to say that they are just worried.

, mistakenly burned the support inside..."

"You know what the heck!"

Can we take any chances with the situation?"

Everyone fell silent and looked towards the west one after another.

At this time, Xue Wanbi couldn't help but become anxious: "Chen Sima really made a mistake... My father-in-law trusts him so much!"

"No...even though it was a mistake, he is still loyal, reliable and capable..." Xue Changxiong waved his hands quickly, but when he said this, he couldn't help turning his head to look at the battle ahead. At this time, the general

I already regretted launching the attack rashly.

On the other side, Chen Bin came to the westernmost Tushan. He didn't say much. He just ordered the general stationed here and his subordinates to retreat in an orderly manner. Then he couldn't help but look down at the steep slope in front of the Tushan, and then on the spot

Shocked.

It turned out that on the steep slope on the south side of the earth mountain, there was actually some disintegration, and there was even a trace of green smoke looming in a certain crack.

Up to this point, how come the supervisor Sima didn't know that Xue Changxiong was right, the other party had indeed dug a tunnel, and at this time, the supporting wood below was already burning... As soon as he thought of this, Chen Bin's face turned livid, because of this

It seemed that he was guilty of laziness and dereliction of duty last night. But after everyone went back last night, Xue Changxiong didn't even hold a military meeting. All the senior generals were almost weak. Why should he expose this matter in public?

On your own head?

Moreover, he just scolded and humiliated himself in public like this?

At this time, the stationed officers and soldiers nearby also noticed that something was wrong, but they noticed it from Chen Sima's military order and his face, and then they all looked forward to take a look. Of course, there were many smart people among them who suddenly woke up and then immediately ignored everything.

Fleeing, some even shouted.

A riot immediately formed.

At this time, Chen Bin just came back to his senses, and he couldn't help but feel furious. He could imagine how Xue Changxiong, who was on a hill across the mountain, would blame himself for this incident.

But there was no time to think about anything else. At this moment, whether it was because many people fled desperately during the riot, or whether the wooden supports in the tunnel below were burned to the core, suddenly, the entire mountaintop shook on the spot.

Chen Bin was also frightened so much that he wanted to jump up.

However, neither he nor the soldiers around him soon realized that the earth mountain was just shaking for a moment and did not collapse as expected.

Only the fortifications on the top of the mountain suddenly appeared slightly crooked.
To be continued...