Chapter 395: What are you doing! [Thanks! Bow again! Owe two chapters]

Tenth day of the ninth month,

the day of the decisive battle between the Great Zhou and Bai Gao armies outside Keyi Gate.

The setting sun slanted.

In the mountains,

where Xu Zaijing, He Guan, and others were.

Xu Zaijing and the others were looking at each other, digesting the words they had just heard.

"Fifth Young Master, this is clearly a trick by the Bai Gao people, wanting to trick you into the army to kill you! We definitely can't go!"

"He says he will lead the crowd to surrender to help this Zha Jue what-is-it pacify the chaos? Deceiving ghosts!"

He Guan said, constantly sizing up Xu Zaijing's expression.

"No, Fifth Young Master, you wouldn't..."

At this time,

beside the crowd, the old scout who was responsible for observing the situation behind with an injured arm walked over quickly, his voice somewhat hoarse: "Fifth Young Master, people have come from behind, looking at the flag, it's our Commander!"

Xu Zaijing lifted his chin downward: "Qingyun, have him wait, I'll give them an answer in a while!"

Saying this, Xu Zaijing walked toward the back to a higher place to observe.

Sure enough, he saw a group of people not far away wearing Great Zhou cavalry red military uniforms, outer armor, and holding a battle flag with the word "Zhu" on it, winding like a snake along the mountain road formation, quickly rushing toward this side.

In less than a quarter of an hour,

Zhu Qinghu, whose mount was panting heavily and whose lips were pale, brought people to Xu Zaijing's side.

"An Woyi and Meng Xizhou died?"

Zhu Qinghu took the Bai Gao Kingdom water bag handed over by Xu Zaijing with one hand, while unscrewing the stopper with the other, and asked.

Xu Zaijing shook his head: "Don't know! I sent them to deliver a message to Father earlier."

Zhu Qinghu drank a mouthful of water and handed it to Wang Yan, who was also covered in dust behind him.

The scout who followed Pang Wanchun and had been at odds with Xu Zaijing when he met Ye Fang at Yu Huguang's place earlier, swallowed hard with effort and said in a hoarse voice beside Pang Wanchun, who had delivered the order to Xu Zaijing in the morning: "How is it, walking all the way into the mountains, so many Bai Gao thieves died, and not one of Fifth Young Master's men had an accident?"

Pang Wanchun in front wiped the sweat on his helmet and nodded.

"Jing Jing Biao Ge, how many troops did you bring?"

Zhu Qinghu looked somewhat blankly at the corpses on the mountain road not far away and the Bai Gao Kingdom army in the distance.

Hearing Xu Zaijing's question, he said with some difficulty in his eyes: "Less than two hundred. I was originally blocking the Bai Gao roaming cavalry outside the formation! After the reinforcements arrived and scared away the thieves in the north, I received the military order from my uncle and hurried over."

A Great Zhou cavalry battalion had four hundred cavalry.

Zhu Qinghu was the commander of a battalion.

Although Zhu Qinghu's father, Xu Zaijing's aunt's husband who died in battle many years ago, was also a battalion commander, there was still a big difference between cavalry and infantry.

Xu Zaijing didn't ask where the rest of the cavalry was.

Zhu Qinghu's battalion of cavalry were mostly scouts, and most of them had died in battle while engaged in fierce combat with the Bai Gao Kingdom scouts.

"That Bai Gao thief below, why is he standing there?"

Xu Zaijing explained everything.

After listening, Zhu Qinghu looked into the distance with a look of deep thought:

"Fifth Young Master, you want to go?"

Xu Zaijing nodded.

"No! If the enemy is determined to trick you into the army to encircle and kill you, what will you do? Now that the overall situation is set, I can't let you go!"

Xu Zaijing said: "Jing Jing Biao Ge, if it were on flat ground, I definitely wouldn't go to an enemy camp with ten-sided ambushes."

"But, Jing Jing Biao Ge, look at the terrain in these mountains... there are at most five or six people in front of me, do you feel anyone can keep me?"

Thinking of the days when he practiced with Xu Zaijing in the Marquis's mansion and was truly "knocked flying," Feng Dabao, who was behind Zhu Qinghu, nodded in great approval.

Xu Zaijing, in excellent armor, holding a fine steel long spear, killing his way out of the Bai Gao army while waving it, was not difficult.

"Besides, this road of the Bai Gao army is now considered to be in internal chaos, I feel it's worth a fight! At worst, I'll lead people to kill my way out."

"Fewer people will die when we go back to defend the city, and when we attack the city, I don't know how many comrades can be saved from dying."

Zhu Qinghu thought of Xu Zaijing's abilities.

His attitude softened.

He pondered for a moment.

After agreeing, he looked at his subordinates behind him and said: "You heard Fifth Young Master's words, is there anyone who wants to follow him into the Bai Gao army?"

Watching his subordinates behind him, who were full of fighting spirit and, although tired, eager to try, Zhu Qinghu pointed a few times: "Wang Yan, Feng Dabao, Pang Wanchun."

"For this kind of thing, quality is more important than quantity."

After finishing, Zhu Qinghu pointed to the direction of the mountain outside where huge shouts of killing were coming: "Tell them, when I came, the Great Zhou's one hundred thousand reinforcements had arrived, and thousands of Hengsai heavy cavalry were charging their main army."

Xu Zaijing nodded heavily.

After the two finished speaking,

Xu Zaijing left his own A-Lan and the eagle trainer there.

He took Qingyun, He Guan, Feng Dabao, Pang Wanchun, and others to make up ten people, led the horses, made a detour, and went down the mountain.

On the mountain road,

originally seeing the suddenly increased battle flags and soldiers on the mountain top,

the Bai Gao Kingdom general who knew this road was not easy to pass and also knew that he could no longer arrive at the battlefield at the time stipulated by the Great General, had some who were very anxious and some who were already disheartened.

Also because of the previous wave of mutual slaughter with arrows, the backbone General Ren Duo had been injured and left.

The front army was already extremely chaotic.

And at this time, seeing Xu Zaijing and the other ten people just walking toward them like this.

The leader was Lian Nu Baihuo, who claimed to be sent by General Ren Duo.

The Bai Gao Kingdom front army was in an uproar.

Xu Zaijing and the others hadn't walked into the Bai Gao Kingdom army yet.

On the road,

Lian Nu Baihuo looked at Xu Zaijing in full armor and the tall little Li horse behind him, and said in stiff Great Zhou language: "Is my elder brother doing well in Great Zhou?"

Hearing this, Xu Zaijing, who had been under his father's command for a short time, looked suspiciously behind him.

Feng Dabao, who was following, saw Xu Zaijing's look and hurriedly said: "Is it Lian Nu Baili? Very well, he is now a Grade 8 Xuanjie Captain."

For Lian Nu Baihuo, this seemed to be a very good piece of news, and a smile appeared on his face.

Getting closer to the Bai Gao Kingdom army on the mountain road,

the Bai Gao Kingdom soldiers opposite either retreated in fear, or showed fierce light in their eyes, or gripped their weapons tightly.

Amidst the shouts of killing, war drums, and hoofbeats coming from afar.

Lian Nu Baihuo roared a few words in the Bai Gao language forcefully.

Wang Yan, who was behind Xu Zaijing, translated in a low voice: "Fifth Young Master, this person says the main army outside the mountains has been ambushed, and the general is finding a way out for them."

Amidst the clearly shouted Great Zhou shouts of killing coming vaguely from afar.

Xu Zaijing nodded, and smiled at a pair of father and son by the roadside.

That was the Bai Gao soldier he had saved with a shield just now.

After Xu Zaijing finished smiling, he looked at the Bai Gao Kingdom soldier who was showing fierce light to the side.

After his gaze swept over, those who were showing fierce light couldn't even look at Xu Zaijing for a breath before hurriedly looking to the side.

Xu Zaijing and the other ten people walked as if they were walking in the Great Zhou army,

passed this narrow mountain road,

and directly mounted their horses.

Galloped away.

The mountain road that became wider behind, most of the Bai Gao Kingdom soldiers didn't know what had happened in the front army at all.

Listening to the Great Zhou war drums and shouts of killing in the distance.

They could only look at Xu Zaijing and the other Great Zhou cavalry passing by with horror in their eyes.

By the mountain road where Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding was.

The elite infantry of the Lian Nu unit had already isolated the front and rear of the mountain road.

Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding sat on a folding chair, leaning forward with his elbows on his knees, looking up at the bloodstains, human and horse corpses on the mountain road, and the infantry archers who were distracted.

These human and horse corpses on the ground,

seemed to overlap with the scene he saw on the wall in Bianjing.

Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding closed his eyes and raised his hand to rub his brow center.

"My Lord, several commanders of the rear army have arrived."

A small officer of the Lian Nu unit reported.

Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding opened his eyes, took a look at the front army, and said: "Just say General Ren Duo told them to wait a while longer."

"Yes!"

Saying this, the small officer walked toward the back.

A quarter of an hour later,

the sound of hoofbeats rang out, and the infantry lined up in the direction of the front army opened a gap that could allow one horse to pass.

Watching Xu Zaijing and the others passing by on horseback beside him, many infantrymen who were lined up to isolate the front army turned their heads to look.

Not far away, Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding looked at the leader, swallowed somewhat uncomfortably, and said: "Move the seats quickly, let the commanders of the rear army come over!"

Xu Zaijing and the others came to Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding.

Pang Wanchun and the others led the horses, while Qingyun and Wang Yan followed behind Xu Zaijing.

Seeing Xu Zaijing walking over in Great Zhou armor with people, and the friendly smile on Xu Zaijing's handsome face.

Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding hurriedly squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, bowed and said:

"Met... Fifth Young Master. Please sit!"

Xu Zaijing nodded, not caring about General Ren Duo who had already stopped breathing to the side, he sat on the folding chair on the other side, and smiled: "Zha Jue, your Great Zhou language is really good!"

"I, I have stayed in Bianjing for a long time, I like the fine wine of Qingfeng Tower and the head of Feiyun Terrace the most."

Xu Zaijing's eyes lit up: "Oh? Zha Jue, you understand righteousness like this, helping His Majesty recover the ancestral land, there will definitely be endless fine wine in the future!"

"Fifth Young Master is right."

Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding didn't dare to look at Xu Zaijing, nodding incessantly.

Watching Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding's somewhat humble attitude, He Guan and the other Great Zhou soldiers all had faces full of incomprehension.

At this time,

not far away, the infantry formation isolating the rear army had already opened a gap.

Several commanders of this road of the Bai Gao army's rear army each brought one or two personal guards and walked over.

Seeing the style of Xu Zaijing's armor sitting beside Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding, many showed confusion.

After walking closer and seeing General Ren Duo, the commander of this road who had already stopped breathing to the side, these people couldn't react for a while.

Subsequently,

the Bai Gao Kingdom generals began to speak one after another, and one could tell they were very anxious just by listening to the tone and looking at the expression.

Someone had already drawn a large sword and pointed it at Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing remained motionless, just listening to the words translated by Wang Yan behind him.

Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding stood up, shouted, and began to speak with great momentum.

Wang Yan translated: "Fifth Young Master, this Bai Gao general says the main army outside the mountains has been ambushed, and now General Ren Duo is dead, the Great General outside the mountains definitely won't let them go."

"Now Liang Yi, whether in Great Zhou or Bai Gao, is a traitor."

"So, he decided to correct the chaos and surrender to Great Zhou!"

Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding took a look at Xu Zaijing and said a sentence in the Bai Gao language with great momentum again.

Wang Yan hurriedly translated: "Who is in favor, who is against?"

A picture flashed through Xu Zaijing's mind.

"..."

Xu Zaijing had the voice of the old lady in his memory trembling and shouting: How does what he says sound like my lines?

Thinking of these, Xu Zaijing smiled and shook his head gently.

Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding saw Xu Zaijing's expression and action and turned his head to look.

Looking at Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding's confused and seeking look, Xu Zaijing said: "Not bad, very imposing!"

Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding hurriedly nodded: "Thank you, Fifth Young Master, for the praise."

Subsequently,

after a few shouts and muffled groans in the Bai Gao language by the mountain road.

Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding watched the person fly two zhang away with trembling pupils, and then looked at the rabbit-dead-fox-grieved eyes of the Bai Gao soldiers around.

Feeling the movement of the Bai Gao soldiers nearby, Xu Zaijing said: "They aren't dead."

Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding let out a sigh of relief and hurriedly shouted a few times in the Bai Gao language.

The movement around calmed down.

After such a turn of events,

the sun was already slanting west, about to set.

The Bai Gao soldiers lined up along the mountain road began to use the drinking water and dry rations they carried with them.

In the darkening mountains,

Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding stood beside Xu Zaijing, looking at the wild grass in his hand, listening to his words, with a face full of disbelief.

And the faces of He Guan, Wang Yan, and the others were very serious.

Xu Zaijing looked at the few and continued:

"Someone must be left here to facilitate the handover of things later. But once the sky turns dark, I don't know how long the fake military order we sent will be effective, and the situation will likely be very difficult to control."

He Guan and the others nodded.

"So, the people who stay here after dark must hide in the Lian Nu unit's infantry formation."

"The rest of the people, follow me, follow Zha Jue Zhejue Zhongding to Xingqing Prefecture."

"Come, each depends on luck."

"The shortest one stays."

Saying this, Xu Zaijing held up the wild grass in his hand.

Watching the figures of the crowd going away,

He Guan threw the wild grass in his hand to the ground with hatred.

Lian Nu Baihuo to the side said: "Captain He, actually staying here, with my infantry army, there will be no danger."

He Guan nodded: "I know!"

"Hmm!"

Xu Zaijing and the others had been gone for half an hour.

The sky was already dark.

Seeming to have thought of the possibility of a night battle, the Bai Gao army even prepared torches.

"He says, several Iron Kites in the front army are asking why there is such a military order."

"Those who can be Iron Kites are all noble descendants of Bai Gao, they have to respond."

Under the torches,

He Guan listened to Lian Nu Baihuo's translation and pondered for a moment,

looking at General Ren Duo who had already died on the folding chair to the side, his eyes lit up and he said: "Have them wait a while, just say General Ren Duo is unconscious."

Lian Nu Baihuo nodded in agreement.

After fooling around for another hour like this,

someone spoke in front.

Listening to the noble descendant wanting to see General Ren Duo, He Guan showed a difficult-to-choose expression on his face.

"The Iron Kites are putting on armor, saying if they don't see the general, they will charge the formation!"

Another report from the infantry was translated through Lian Nu Baihuo.

He Guan said in a low voice: "Or..."

Lian Nu Baihuo said urgently: "Listen!"

He Guan was stunned.

"Keyi Gate has been captured!"

"Keyi Gate has been captured!"

"Great Zhou, ten thousand victories! Great Zhou, ten thousand victories!"

In the dark night, faint shouts came from the mountains in the distance.

He Guan had a face full of disbelief:

"It's Commander Zhu and the others!"

"The Keyi Gate fortress has been captured?"

Under the torches, Lian Nu Baihuo didn't know what expression he should make.

"The fortress has been captured, if they want to come over, let them come! We'll let them go!"

Listening to He Guan's words, Lian Nu Baihuo let out a sigh of relief and immediately gave the order.

Subsequently,

an Iron Kite rode over, saw General Ren Duo sitting on the folding chair without breath, and rode toward the back.

Outside the great mountains,

not far south of the Keyi Gate fortress,

on the road to Xingqing Prefecture,

in the darkness,

the sound of hoofbeats came,

and a group of people holding torches rode south.

Listening to the shouts of "Great Zhou, ten thousand victories" in the distance,

Xu Zaijing and the others, wearing the light-colored cloaks of the Bai Gao Kingdom cavalry, couldn't help but laugh.

When the news of the great victory at Keyi Gate reached Bianjing,

south of Xingzhou, Xingqing Prefecture of the Bai Gao Kingdom.

Outside the original Bai Gao Kingdom capital, Lingzhou City,

General Cao Lao, the Marquis of Tuoxi, had already received the news.

In the sky,

stones like rain were constantly being thrown toward the Lingzhou city walls by catapults.

In the distance from the city walls,

watching the tens of thousands of Great Zhou soldiers preparing to attack the city,

listening to the mountain-shouting sounds of ten thousand victories,

the old general's face was full of solemnity.

Just as he was about to wave the flag to attack,

he saw the heavy city gates under the Lingzhou city walls slowly opening!

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But saw under the walls of Lingzhou City, the thick city gates slowly opening!

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