Chapter 398

Arrows rained down from the top of Jian City. Lu Ji only blocked for a moment before the spiritual armor on his shoulder was shot to pieces, and a carved feather penetrated deeply into the gap between his shoulder blades.

Lu Ji screamed out in pain, not daring to delay any longer, turned his horse's head, fled in panic, and was defeated back to the main formation.

When he saw Zhong Tian, ​​Lu Ji turned over and dismounted, covering the arrow wound on his shoulder with one hand, and shouted urgently: "Your Majesty, Qiu Yue, the Lord of Jian City, is so bold that he surrendered to the Tianyuan Army and refused to let our army enter the city!"

"This thief deserves death!" Zhong Tian is not blind. Lu Jiji also saw Jian Cheng's arrow just now. He gritted his teeth and cursed, turned his head and said to Wu Shuang: "General Wu Shuang, Jian Cheng's troops are not many, we should respond Attack the city in one go!"

Zhan Wushuang stared at the city in front of him and said nothing for a long time. It can be seen that Jian City does not have many troops, but the city defense is very complete. Not only is the city wall high, but there is also a wide moat outside. Our soldiers are currently exhausted, and we do not have large siege weapons in the army. Even if we can attack Jian City, we will not be able to attack Jian City. I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties and a lot of time lost.

After thinking about it, he met Zhong Tian's eyes and said quietly: "Your Majesty's ministers are really an eye-opener for me!"

These words made Zhong Tian blush with embarrassment, and the surrounding Pengchenpeng generals also dared to get angry but did not dare to speak.

Regardless of what Zhong Tian and others thought, Zhan Wushuang immediately ordered: "Bypass Jiancheng and continue to retreat southward!"

Afraid of increasing his own losses, and fearing that the Tianyuan Army from behind would pursue him, Zhan Wushuang did not attack Jian Cheng with a single shot, and chose to go around the city directly. Originally, people planned to enter Jian City to have a good rest, but they never thought that they would have to continue fleeing and even have no time to eat.

After crossing Jian City, Zhan Wudi, who had finished his inspection in the army, caught up with Zhan Wushuang and said in a low voice: "Brother, this is not the way to go. The soldiers have been fighting fiercely for two days and one night, and they haven't eaten anything. If I keep running, I’m afraid I’ll die from exhaustion!”

Before Zhan Wushuang could say anything, Zhong Tian on the side gulped and said, "How about... we stop and rest before leaving? It's getting dark now, and the Tianyuan Army probably won't dare to catch up rashly."

"Well..." Zhan Wushuang pondered for a moment, and felt that what Zhan Wudi and Zhong Tian said was right. By now, even he was exhausted, thirsty and hungry, and the soldiers below could only imagine the same. He nodded and asked Zhong Tian: "Where is the place ahead?" He was far less familiar with the terrain of Feng Country than Zhong Tian.

"Three hundred miles ahead is the Textile City. After passing the Textile City, we will reach Ba Pass. As long as we reach Ba Pass, we can retreat to the Mo Kingdom territory at any time..."

Before Zhong Tian could finish speaking, Zhan Wushuang waved his hand impatiently and said, "I'm asking you if there is any hiding place in front where our troops can rest."

"This..." Zhong Tian frowned. He was not very clear about the terrain ahead. Zhong Tian turned around and called a Peng general who was familiar with the terrain and asked: "Is there a suitable place for our army to rest ahead?"

Na Peng thought for a moment and said: "Ten miles ahead, there is a forest beside the official road. Although it is not big, it is enough to accommodate our army."

Zhan Wushuang said oh, rolled his eyes, raised his head and said, "Okay! Our army will go to the forest to rest."

The Peng general was right. After walking for more than ten miles, there was indeed a dark woodland under the official road. It was already dark at this time, and people couldn't see clearly how big the forest was. When they got closer, they felt that the forest was not too small. Zhan Wushuang thought for a while and said, "All our troops have gone into the forest to rest! If the enemy army It’s okay if you don’t dare to come. If you dare to pursue them, our army can use this forest to ambush them!”

Zhan Wushuang is good at commanding troops and is also good at taking advantage of the surrounding environment. This forest is of medium size and close to the official road. In addition, it is dark tonight, so it is a good cover for an ambush.

Zhan Wudi smiled after hearing this, nodded repeatedly, and responded: "Just as big brother sees it!"

Under Zhan Wushuang's order, Ning Jun entered the woods and rested while also setting up an ambush.

On the other side, the Tianyuan Army commanded by Tang Yin arrived in Jiancheng. Qiu Yue, the lord of Jian City, stood on the city tower and looked up. Although the sky was dark, there were many torches in the Tianyuan army. Each man had one hand, illuminating the whole army as bright as day. Looking from a distance, it seemed like it was winding in the dark night. A huge fire dragon.

Looking forward, in front of the Tianyuan Army are all light cavalry. The soldiers are uniformly armored, with black helmets and black armor, red tassels on their heads, and black horses. They are all majestic and high in morale. Looking back, they are all uniform. The infantry and armor are no different from the cavalry. Their numbers are endless and their momentum is like a majestic one, swallowing up the heaven and earth.

After reading this, Qiu Yue couldn't help but grin secretly. Fortunately, she listened to the advice of her subordinates and did not become an enemy of the Tianyuan Army. Otherwise, how could her small simple city withstand so many Tianyuan troops? military. He vomited and hurriedly turned around and ran down the city wall, and asked people to open the city walls to welcome Tianyuan's army into the city.

Creaking - with the sound of stabbing, the Jiancheng suspension bridge fell, and the city gate slowly opened. Jiancheng officials and soldiers headed by Qiu Yue left the city one after another, and a large group of people stood outside the Jiancheng gate in a dark and dense manner. .

Tang Yin in the Tianyuan Army saw clearly and smiled at the generals on the left and right: "Qiu Yue is indeed sensible and surrendered to our army." As he spoke, he urged his horses and quickly rushed forward.

Seeing this, Ziying hurriedly caught up with Tang Yin. While looking at the situation inside and outside Jian City, he whispered: "Sir, be careful of fraud!"

"Haha! He wouldn't dare to borrow his courage." Tang Yin confidently shrugged and smiled.

Soon, he walked to the gate of Jiancheng, sat on his horse but did not get off immediately, lowered his head and looked down at the people in front of him, and said loudly: "I am Tang Yin, you are..."

Ah? Qiu Yue, who was standing at the front of the crowd, took a breath. He had seen Tang Yin before. That time, Tang Yin went to Baguan to escort the princess of the empire and passed through Jiancheng, but it was a long time ago after all, and Tang Yin was only a corps commander at that time, Qiu Yue had forgotten him long ago.

At this time, he shuddered, and before he could speak, he knelt in front of Tang Yin's horse, raised the small box in his hand, and said: "The guilty minister Qiu Yue, meet Lord Tang!"

Qiu Yue took the initiative to kneel, and the officials of Jiancheng and many soldiers behind him also knelt on the ground, and the sound of hu la la was continuous.

It was not wrong for him to call himself a guilty minister. After Zhong Tian usurped the throne, he accepted Zhong Tian, ​​the monarch of Pengguo, with a tacit attitude. Now that Tang Yin has commanded the Tianyuan Army to basically recover Fengguo, he naturally cannot escape the blame.

Tang Yin looked down at Qiu Yue. This was a typical fence-sitter. When Zhong Tian was in power, he was loyal to Zhong Tian. Now that his side was in power, he turned to his side. Tang Yin looked down on such a fickle person from the bottom of his heart. If he had been like him before, he would have chosen to execute Qiu Yue immediately, but now he was much more mature and understood that the overall situation should be the most important. If Qiu Yue was executed now, who would dare to turn against his side in the future? If things went wrong, the counties that had already surrendered to Feng State would be in chaos. So even if he was dissatisfied with Qiu Yue, he had to hold back for the time being and wait until the overall situation was completely stabilized before settling accounts with him.

After a pause of a few seconds, Tang Yin turned over and dismounted, smiled and helped Qiu Yue up, and said: "Lord Qiu can repent in time and abandon Zhong Tian. Not only is it not wrong, but it is also a meritorious official of my Dafeng. Please get up quickly!"

"Lord Tang..." I don't know if Qiu Yue is really moved or pretending, and he squeezed out a few tears.

Tang Yin sneered in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He waved his hand and said to the others: "Everyone, please stand up!"

"Thank you, Lord Tang!" The officials and soldiers of Jiancheng stood up to thank him.

Tang Yin's eyes fell on the small brocade box in Qiu Yue's hand and asked, "Master Qiu, what is this?"

Qiu Yue opened the lid of the small box, which contained an official seal. He said in a trembling voice, "I know that I have committed a serious crime and cannot make up for it, so I am willing to hand over the city lord's official seal and ask Master Tang to deal with it."

"Oh!" Tang Yin responded, pushed the box back in Qiu Yue's hand, and said seriously, "I have already said that Master Qiu can repent in time, which is only a merit, not a fault. As for the official seal, Master Qiu should take it back and continue to serve as the city lord of Jiancheng. After destroying the traitor, I will report to the court and reward Master Qiu."

"Thank you Master Tang for your kindness! Thank you Master Tang! Master Tang's great kindness and virtue, this subordinate will never forget it." After hearing Tang Yin's words, Qiu Yue's heart, which had been raised to his throat, finally fell. He knelt on the ground again and bowed to Tang Yin. Tang Yin was a good man to the end. He reached out and helped Qiu Yue up, saying, "Master Qiu, please don't be polite."

"Master Tang, please go into the city to rest, please!"

Qiu Yue was so excited that his face was flying, and even his voice was trembling. He turned sideways and asked Tang Yin to go into the city.

Tang Yin was not polite either, and walked into Jiancheng side by side with Qiu Yue.

Shangguan Yuanrang, Yuan Wu, Yuan Biao and others followed Tang Yin closely, not daring to stay away for a moment. Qiu Yue looked very honest and looked like he was truly surrendering. In fact, who knew what he was thinking. If there were ambushes or assassins in the city, and they suddenly attacked Tang Yin, the consequences would be disastrous.

Tang Yin didn't care at all, at least on the surface he looked relaxed and casual. As he walked into the city, he chatted and laughed with Qiu Yue who was traveling with him. He asked, "I heard that the traitor Zhong Tian has bypassed Jiancheng and ran towards Fangcheng?"

"Yes! Sir!" Qiu Yue was in high spirits this time, and said eloquently, "When Zhong Tian arrived in Jiancheng, he wanted to threaten me to let him in, but I had already been loyal to Feng, how could I let this traitor in? I ordered on the spot to shoot him with arrows, but it was a pity that Zhong Tian ran fast and failed to hurt him..."

Along the way, Qiu Yue talked endlessly, talking about how he was loyal to Dafeng and how he hated what Zhong Tian did, and Tang Yin always smiled in response and didn't interrupt. From the surface alone, it is difficult to tell whether he likes or hates Qiu Yue.