Concubine Chongxi: Binding the Medicine Jar to the Master

Chapter 316 36 Strategies

Everyone looked up at the city tower, and the leader of the city guard was the leader of the soldiers who had been arranged by them before dispatching troops.At this moment, the man raised his gun and began to issue orders to the soldiers guarding the gate: "Open the city gate and welcome General Yang into the city!"

Yang Yan squinted her eyes. She hoped that Guicheng would not encounter any accidents. Right now, seeing the familiar city guard leader still on the tower, a burst of extreme joy surged in her heart.

However, why is this kind of joy so unreliable, like a dandelion, it will be blown away at any time...

The lieutenant beside him hurriedly shouted, "Is there something strange in the city?"

The leader of the city guard shouted back: "Everything is normal! Brothers are defending the city with [-]% energy!"

I saw the city tower and the stretching city walls on both sides. The soldiers who patrolled back and forth did not find anything unusual, and they were still patrolling intently.

There are also banners flying on the tower, the huge "Shang" character, the rigid "Yang" character, and the delicate "Gui" character, all flags are flying in the southeast wind...

The deputy general finally breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "General Yang, it looks like a false alarm, Zhou Guo did not come to seize the city."

"Yes, General Yang, after all, Guicheng's city walls are so high, even if we only left two hundred soldiers to defend the city, it would be difficult for Zhou's soldiers to climb up. Maybe they gave up Guicheng and took a detour to attack Lucheng and Suicheng. "

Yang Yan's eyebrows were like a beam, and she knew in her heart that things were never as simple as this.If that Zhou Shizi really wanted to make a detour, why did he need to plan against her poisonous bees? Since he would lure them out of the city, then something must have happened in Guicheng...

"General Yang, the city gate is open, let's enter the city."

The lieutenant general's voice sounded, and Yang Yan clenched the rein tightly, her veins already bulging.

Even though everything was as usual on the tower, she knew that something must have happened in the city.

To enter, or not to enter?

"General Yang, let's go into the city." Some soldiers looked back at the Zhou camp burning with flames in the distance, worried that there would be pursuers coming, and persuaded them: "In case the Zhou army is hiding nearby... General, the night is full of dreams." what."

Faced with the voices of the crowd, Yang Yan gritted her teeth.She is the guard and leader of Guicheng, and she is in the same vein as her soldiers. She can't just go her own way!
Finally, he raised his spear and shouted, "Follow this general into the city!"

The sound of horseshoes sounded again, and a group of 800 people waved their whips, rushed into Guicheng, and galloped onto the main street.

As soon as she entered the city, Yang Yan reined in her horse and stopped on the main street to look around.It was quiet all around, as usual, the common people went to bed early, occasionally there were a few lights, without any change.

Behind him, the last person rushed into Guicheng, and the city gate was slowly closed...

Until the moment the city gate was completely closed, the surroundings instantly lit up.The bright flames were so dazzling that the soldiers instinctively raised their arms to cover their eyes. From the corner of their eyes, they could see the left and right sides of the main street. Zhou soldiers stood on the roofs of every small building, holding densely packed flames, holding Bows and arrows were pointed at them.

The lieutenant was shocked, gasped, and subconsciously looked back at the city tower. The leader of the city guard on the top of the building was clearly guarding the city gate with his brothers. How could it be...

Ahead, the sound of horseshoes came slowly.

The soldiers of Guicheng raised their eyes, and through the too bright firelight, what they saw was the mighty Zhou soldiers, almost occupying the entire main street, blocking their way forward.

As for the two most present, one must be General Zhang of the Zhou Kingdom, and the other is... a woman?

"General Yang Yan, we meet again."

Baili Jiuge was riding on a maroon horse, her black skirt was gently rolled by the wind, she had already shed her veil, and her alluring and peerless beauty could be clearly seen under the bright firelight.

A clear voice, without even the slightest bit of hostility, echoed on the long street facing each other, "Does General Yang Yan still recognize me?"

"You are..." Since Baili Jiuge changed her face last time, Yang Yan has never seen her true face.But at this moment, the woman in front of her is so full of the world, how can Yang Yan not guess who she is?

"It turns out that the person who broke into the prefect's mansion that night was the concubine Zhou Shizi."

"It's me." Baili Jiuge admitted frankly.

A strange color suddenly flashed across Yang Yan's clear eyes.She turned her face subconsciously, and she was looking at the guards on the tower, and she saw the guards were still standing there, looking at this side.

"He is..." Yang Yan had guessed something.

Then I saw a group of soldiers on the city tower holding bows and arrows, aiming at Yang Yan and others, forming a surrounded formation.

As for the general defending the city, with a flick of his sleeves, he took off all his clothes with a flick of his fingers, revealing a strong ocher-colored suit with wild goose patterns.

Yang Yan was slightly startled, and said, "Sikong Guyan in Phoenix Valley?"

Gu Yan hugged his elbows, spat out the voice-changing pills in his mouth, and said, "The correct answer! It's just that I'm the next hero! I advise you to surrender as soon as possible!"

Yang Yan remained silent, and the eight hundred soldiers beside her approached each other one after another, looking at the surrounding surroundings, and then, without exchanging glances, they drew out their swords one after another.

The deputy general shouted: "Swear to live and die with Guicheng, refuse to surrender, brothers kill!"

"kill!"

"Kill it!"

Eight hundred soldiers shouted loudly, fought with their backs, and regarded death as home.As the guards of the city, they should live as the people of Guicheng and die as the ghosts of Guicheng.

Even though the Holy Majesty was fatuous and failed to support them, they would not abandon their souls as the defenders of Guicheng!
However, at this moment, a sound of "Wait a minute" sounded, which stopped the bloody battle that was about to break out in an instant.

It was a melodious voice like a chime, gentle and elegant, without any trace of murder. It actually added a little bit of trance to the sound in this cold night of war.

Yang Yan led the crowd to look over, only to see Baili Jiuge and General Zhang move their horses to the two sides, and someone behind them walked out slowly and calmly.

It was a white horse, as clean as fresh snow that hadn't landed yet, with bright fur that shone brightly in the night.The horse was very docile and walked over quietly.The man on the horseback was smiling, clear and gentle, it was a kind of courtesy from the inside out, entangled with the shadow of the moon to form a hazy whirling scene.

The horse's hoof stepped lightly on the road, and the figure of the man gradually became clear in the firelight.The crane cloak is charming, his light eyes seem to make the surroundings become completely silent, and the autumn water shines on the epiphyllum. No one in Guicheng's eight hundred soldiers will not recognize such a stunning, beautiful and unparalleled person.

Zhou Shizi is dripping with ink.

He was also the one who plotted against Guicheng.

He said indifferently: "Life is too short, it is precious to be alive, so why bother to sacrifice your life for the faint king above the temple, and cause your family and relatives to live in pain all their lives."

The hearts of the eight hundred soldiers seemed to be pierced by a knife, piercing straight through the weakest part of their hearts.It is true that they can disregard their own lives, but there are wives, children, children, and brothers and sisters in the family. How can they not feel uncomfortable when they think of them crying in front of the grave in the next few decades?

However, it is uncomfortable, and they will not waver in their determination.All the soldiers said one after another: "General Yang, we fought hard, not for anything else, but because we are the soldiers of the Great Merchants and the defenders of Guicheng!"

Baili Jiuge wanted to persuade her, but she couldn't bear to say anything about the faces that looked at death like home before her.She asked herself that she had lived in the Phoenix Valley since she was five years old, and she was in contact with the customs and customs of the Zhou country. She didn't have any kindness for the big merchants, but instead had some unpleasant shadows.

But going back to the source, she was indeed the empress of a great merchant... Frowning, Baili Jiuge finally didn't know what to say.

The moment before the eight hundred soldiers were about to break through, Mo Li said indifferently: "General Yang can use fire-eating poisonous bees to deal with my Da Zhou, such a strategy and courage, I admire you."

Holding the spear, Yang Yan replied Qinglie: "A defeated general is not worthy of praise. But if someone on the tower hadn't disguised himself as the defender of Guicheng, this general would not have entered the city. Mr. Zhou, you are my general. Now that I have figured out my temperament, knowing myself and the enemy, I will never be imperiled in a hundred battles, this general has nothing to say."

Mo Li said softly: "Since I know myself and the enemy, I won't be able to win by force. It's just that in the past few years, Emperor Zhaoyi has been fatuous and tyrannical, Concubine Ping has killed Zhongliang, and the taxes in Guicheng have increased day by day, and the people have suffered unspeakably. So, And why do you still have to sacrifice your life for Emperor Zhaoyi? Why don't you put down your weapons and submit to my Great Zhou, so that the people of Guicheng will no longer be in a hurry."

Yang Yan looked at the [-] soldiers who were following her. Wherever she looked, she saw faces that were suffering but still determined.No matter how heavy the tax is, no matter how hard life is, they have no choice, just because they are the people of big merchants.

The spear was raised high, and the sharp edge pierced the cold moonlight.

Yang Yan's shout resounded through the long street: "Break out!"

Baili Jiuge's heart shuddered, and Mo Li's eyes sank. The soldiers of the Zhou Kingdom in all directions drew their bows and arrows to the full, and the sound of the bowstring being tensed was thrilling.

But no one could have imagined that at this moment, the sound of a carriage running was heard in the distance.Two old voices shouted from a distance: "Yan'er! Yan'er!"

This voice blocked the sacrifice that was about to erupt.

Yang Yan's eyes trembled, "Father and mother?"

Mo Li waved his hand to signal the army behind him, and the army immediately retreated to both sides in an orderly manner, giving way to a narrow road seven feet wide on the main street.A carriage passed through the east gate, rushed up the main street frantically, and rushed towards this side.The curtain of the car was lifted, and a middle-aged couple sitting inside shouted anxiously.

Their arrival made the [-] soldiers nervous: "Master Taishou! Ma'am! Don't come here!"

Seeing that they were about to rush over to join the eunuch, Baili Jiuge hurriedly said: "Mo Li will not hurt them, so don't do anything!"

The carriage came galloping crazily, completely ignoring the situation in Guicheng at the moment.The car arrived in front of Yang Yan, but before it stopped, Taishou Yang rushed out of the car with big strides, threw herself on Yang Yan with tears in her eyes, and shouted in despair: "The imperial decree has arrived! The imperial decree has arrived!"

Holy decree?

Everyone was unexpected.

Yang Yan also showed a look of surprise, "Didn't parents rush to court to meet the Holy One to ask for help? Why did you come back early... What is the meaning of the imperial decree?"

(End of this chapter)