Min Rou Arrived

Unlike before, this time the Liang army did not start attacking the city as soon as they arrived, but challenged the enemy at the foot of the city.

Xing Ji stood on the tower, watching the Liang army split a path, and the white-haired old general riding forward from the rear, his face sank: It was Peng Wei!

Xuanbei City had not received any news that Peng Wei was in Nanping City, and he had not shown up before. Xing Ji felt that there was only one possibility, that Peng Wei had just arrived and had to be forced to go to the battlefield, and let him, an old man who had been seriously injured and in poor health, be the vanguard? Situ Xie's sinister intentions were obvious!

Xing Ji's father had a friendship with Peng Wei in the early years, although the two countries had different positions. When Peng Wei was seriously injured two years ago, it was Su Liang and Gu Ling who saved him, and it was he who single-handedly facilitated the restoration of temporary peace between the two countries.

Xing Ji knew very well that Peng Wei did not come voluntarily. The three generations of the Peng family had encountered many things before, and they had already decided to take off their armor and live a peaceful life.

As the most valiant veteran of Liang State, who had made great achievements in his life, Peng Wei was cheered by the Liang State army as soon as he arrived at the front of the army.

Qiu Jing grew up in Xuanbei City and had been in the army for several years. He was very familiar with Peng Wei and knew that he had always had a good relationship with Gan State. Naturally, he guessed what Situ Xie asked Peng Wei to do.

So, Qiu Jing, who was going to lead the army out of the city to fight, climbed the city wall and planned to discuss with Xing Ji how to deal with it.

Qiu Jing had just stood beside Xing Ji when he saw Peng Wei pointing his sword at him, "I am here by the emperor's order to kill the traitor! Qiu Jing, do you dare to fight under the city?"

As soon as these words came out, the morale of the Liang State army, which had been unsuccessful in attacking the city for half a month and whose resentment towards Qiu Jing had reached its peak, was high, and they shouted again.

However, Xing Ji could hear that Peng Wei was short of breath, and his voice could not hide his fatigue.

Not to mention that Peng Wei was old and in poor health and must have rushed here day and night without a good rest, even if Peng Wei was in the best condition of his life, he was no match for Qiu Jing in terms of martial arts.

Xing Ji and Qiu Jing looked at each other, and they knew what Situ Xie was going to do without saying it.

If Qiu Jing didn't dare to fight, or let Peng Wei go, and couldn't bear to kill him even though he was much stronger than him, the Gan State would think that he was showing mercy to Peng Wei and doubt his loyalty to the Gan State.

And if Qiu Jing only regarded Peng Wei as an enemy general, fought normally, and killed him, this would further arouse the hatred of the Liang State army for him and the Gan State, and then they would attack Xuanbei City desperately.

In any case, Situ Xie had calculated that using Peng Wei would be beneficial to the Liang State. And Peng Wei's family was in Yaocheng, so he didn't dare to disobey orders. As for whether he would die or not, Situ Xie didn't care at all, and he might even hope that he would die tragically under Xuanbei City, completing the most intense morale boost for the Liang army.

"My Lord, this..." Qiu Jing was really in a dilemma. This was wartime, and he couldn't let his emotions get the better of him, but he didn't want to fight Peng Wei at all.

Since there was no response from the Gan Kingdom after Peng Wei challenged him, the Liang army began to shout "traitor", and the sound became louder and louder.

Xing Ji turned his head and whispered to Bai Yang, who left quickly.

A moment later, a sharp arrow broke through the air and shot straight at the horse under Peng Wei!

The shouts of the Liang army stopped abruptly, and Peng Wei saw it and hid, but he didn't dodge. His horse fell to the ground after being shot by an arrow, and he himself fell to the ground, and was soon lifted to the back.

Xing Ji looked down at them and said loudly, "What traitor? General Qiu just turned from darkness to light! If any of you want to become a Gan countryman like General Qiu, just lay down your weapons and Gan country will protect you. At least, you don't have to worry about not having enough food in Gan country, unlike Liang country, where you can eat as much as you want all year round? You came to fight Gan country just to have enough food. Since you can't beat them, why not just join us Gan country? Isn't it easier?"

The scene just now and Xing Ji's shouting instantly extinguished the high morale of the Liang army. And there was a burst of laughter from Gan country.

Qiu Jing sighed. This was the only way to deal with Peng Wei's challenge. Fight or not, you will fall into Situ Xie's treacherous plan. The best way is to ignore Peng Wei and not mention him.

At this time, behind the Liang army, Mo Yan, who was watching coldly, still said nothing. He Wei snorted coldly, "What's the point of letting that rubbish surnamed Peng go up? It's just a waste of time."

Mo Yan shook his head, "It's useful, but he failed."

He Wei sneered, "Next, it's time to teach Gan a lesson."

"Explosives are limited and not omnipotent. It's still not easy for Liang to win the battle." Mo Yan said coldly.

"But with the help of the master, it will be much easier." He Wei was not just flattering Mo Yan. From his expression, he really thought so.

...

Seeing the catapults launched by the Liang army, Xing Ji did not let Qiu Jing lead his troops out of the city to fight again. Today, we only need to defend the city.

He Wei sneered, "Do they really think it's an ordinary stone."

Before he finished speaking, several black "stones" flew high from the catapults, and a team of Liang archers suddenly rushed to the front, with a soldier next to them, lighting their arrows.

At this time, Xing Ji had also ordered to shoot arrows. But when he saw the fires suddenly ignited in front of the Liang army, his expression suddenly changed. He remembered the reminder in Su Liang's previous letter and immediately shouted, "Retreat! Everyone retreat!"

Qiu Jing raised his bow and arrow, aimed at the archers below, and shot three of them in a row. But unfortunately, there were too many people, and it was impossible to kill them all in a short time. He still couldn't stop the flames and black "stones" from flying towards the walls and gates of Xuanbei City, and were about to meet.

Qiu Jing threw the bow and arrow, and Qi Jun had already grabbed the horn and blew it.

The soldiers inside the gate were waiting for orders to leave the city. Suddenly, they heard the horn of retreat. They were stunned for a moment and turned around and ran back.

Everything happened very quickly.

When a black "stone" hit the gate, a ball of fire chased after it. With a loud bang, people inside and outside the city felt their hearts tremble suddenly.

Then, continuous explosions sounded.

The solid northern wall of Xuanbei City collapsed in the thick smoke and dim firelight.

When the city gate exploded, Xing Ji thought of Su Liang's previous letter. He jumped off the tower and shouted "Mo Yan", but he didn't know whether Mo Yan was really there, and at this moment, even if he tore his throat, his voice was completely covered by the huge explosion and could not be heard by others.

Not to mention that the army of Gan State was in chaos, even the army of Liang State was dumbfounded: When did they have such a powerful weapon? Why didn't they use it earlier?

Only a very few people knew about it. Even the soldiers using the catapults didn't know that the special "stones" they were arranged today were explosives, and the soldiers who shot the "rocket" were just following orders and didn't know that the power of the fire after it was shot out was so great.

But after being shocked and astonished, the army of Gan State was afraid, but the army of Liang State quickly became excited, because the gate of Xuanbei City, which they had not broken for more than half a month, had been broken!

Xing Ji ordered to continue to retreat. The explosives were thrown at the city gate and the city wall. As long as people evacuated that area, they would be safe. There was no large-scale casualties for the time being, but they did not dare to fight against such weapons with their flesh and blood.

Qiu Jing disappeared after he got off the tower. At this time, he and Qiu Cong drove a carriage and rushed to the city gate in the opposite direction of the army's retreat. In the car was the secret weapon that Su Liang had sent someone to deliver earlier. It was explained that if the other party did not use it, we would not use it. Now that Liang Kingdom does not follow the moral code of martial arts, there is no need to be polite!

He Wei's eyes flashed with excitement, and he wanted to rush up and blow up the gate of Xuanbei City with explosives.

Peng Wei, who was protected and retreated to the back after falling and injured, looked at the collapsed gate of Xuanbei City in disbelief. He turned his head and saw that the eyes of the soldiers beside him were stained with bloodthirsty light by the gunpowder.

Peng Wei arrived this morning, exhausted, and was taken hostage to the battlefield. He had no other choice. Even if the Gan Kingdom killed him, he would accept it. When the arrow shot over, he could have ridden his horse to dodge it, but he did, but he didn't dodge seriously. He deliberately let his horse be shot, and then fell down, ending the fight.

Peng Wei had no idea that the Liang Kingdom army had such powerful explosives, and he couldn't understand why they were used now.

There were fireworks and firecrackers in this world, and there were things like explosives, but they were not powerful and not very useful on the battlefield.

There had never been such a heart-pounding explosion like today.

Peng Wei thought that with the alliance between the Gan Kingdom and the Yan Kingdom, the Liang Kingdom had no chance of winning, but at this moment, looking at the gunpowder smoke in Xuanbei City, he was uncertain again.

The explosion subsided, a gust of wind blew, and the collapsed walls of Xuanbei City and the gate with a large gap gradually became clear.

The Liang Kingdom army could no longer hold back, just waiting for an order to rush into the city and kill heartily!

At this time, He Wei asked Mo Yan again, "Are these the only ones we need today? Should we give them some more to blow up the soldiers of the Gan Kingdom?"

Mo Yan shook his head, "Let's see how the situation develops."

He Wei nodded, "Master, you are right. Explosives are used to attack cities, and people are needed to fight wars, otherwise they will be used up soon."

At this time, the horn of Liang's attack sounded, and the vanguard troops shouted "Kill" and rushed towards the gate of Xuanbei City that no longer existed.

However, just as they were about to reach the gate, there was another loud bang, blowing up a wall in front of them that had not yet completely collapsed!

The smoke rose again, and the rubble flew everywhere. The neighing of the frightened horses came one after another, and the vanguard of the Liang Kingdom, who had originally straightened their chests and waved swords with high spirits, turned pale!

The Liang army that rushed up from the rear was also shocked by this sudden change and stopped, looking at each other: Isn't that their Liang Kingdom's secret weapon? What happened this time?

The smile on He Wei's face froze, and he frowned, "Gan Guo also has it?"

Mo Yan's eyes narrowed, "With Gu Ling here, this is nothing strange. But, how did he know that the Liang Guo army would use explosives? This must have been prepared in advance, but it was not taken out until Liang Guo used it."

He Wei's heart skipped a beat, yes, how did Gu Ling know? Logically speaking, he and Su Liang could not have known about Xingluo Island and Mo Yan, let alone know that Mo Yan was helping Situ Xie!

Suddenly remembering what happened when he went to the capital of Gan Guo to assassinate Duanmu Chen, He Wei blurted out, "He... can predict the future?"

Mo Yan's eyes condensed, "Maybe."

"What should we do now?" He Wei frowned and asked as he looked at the Liang Guo army that stopped attacking.

"That's all the explosives we gave them today." Mo Yan shook his head, "It's up to them to advance or retreat."

He Wei felt that under such circumstances, the Liang army would not dare to enter Xuanbei City again. Who knows how many explosives are waiting for them? They are the attackers and Gan is the defender, so Liang can blow up Gan's walls. If Gan wants to blow up, he will directly blow up Liang's people.

As the second explosion sounded at the gate of Xuanbei City, the Liang army soon sounded the horn of retreat. The commander was not Peng Wei, he was just a tool who was forced to come. In the current situation, it is very dangerous to rashly enter Xuanbei City, and it is necessary to make a long-term plan.

The Liang army retreated like a tide. Their mood today can be described as ups and downs. The dawn of victory just appeared and disappeared again.

Mo Yan took a deep look at the collapsed wall of Xuanbei City and left with He Wei.

...

Xuanbei City.

Qiu Jing threw explosives twice, avoiding Liang people. He is also a soldier, but he does not like killing, especially such destructive.

The explosion of the city gate made the army of Gan State feel frustrated and dangerous, and Xing Ji ordered all the people of Xuanbei City to evacuate to the rear today to avoid harming innocent people, and arranged for people to repair the city wall urgently.

Even if it was easily blown up again after repair, it was meaningful, at least some of the enemy's explosives could be used up.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was very low, this was the first time since the war began.

"How much do we have left?" Xing Ji asked Qiu Jing.

"Only one tenth was used today." Qiu Jing said.

Xing Ji sighed deeply, "After all, it has come to this. I don't know where that Mo guy is, how can I pass Xiao Liang's words to him."

Qiu Cong said unhappily, "In my opinion, if we can find him, just blow him into pieces! It's all over! He is the one who is doing it!"

"That man is very dangerous. Xiao Liang told us not to contact him rashly." Xing Ji shook his head. If it was that simple, Su Liang and Gu Ling would not be so afraid, and they would remind him every time they wrote.

"I don't think their explosives are inexhaustible." Qi Jun said.

"But we still have to plan how to fight next." Qiu Jing sighed. The other side doesn't know their weapons, and they don't know the other side's either, which will lead to many unpredictable variables.

At this moment, a voice that Qi Jun is very familiar with came from the door of the meeting room, "Get out of the way! I am the master of the regent!"

Xing Ji was stunned for a moment, Qi Jun had already run out, and his expression was surprised, "Senior Mu, why are you here?"

Qiu Jing appeared behind Qi Jun, and saw a young girl with a strange face following behind Lao Mu, and called out uncertainly, "Su Liang?"

Min Rou hurriedly shook her head, "No, I'm not."

"Oh." Qiu Jing was a little embarrassed and turned back.

Lao Mu brought Min Rou in and introduced her to everyone, saying that she was the granddaughter of Minister Min, and everyone was a little confused.

Then Lao Mu said the purpose of his visit, he wanted to send Min Rou to Nanping City to find Mo Yan to stop him from continuing to help Liangguo fight.

"My grandpa is Mo Yan's confidant, and I grew up under his care." Min Rou explained herself.

Xing Ji asked, "Do you know how to find him?"

Min Rou nodded, "I know how to find my grandpa, let's try."

"We are still late." Old Mu said unhappily, "Damn it!" They heard a loud noise before they entered Xuanbei City.

"Is she really trustworthy?" Qiu Jing asked Old Mu in front of Min Rou.

Min Rou frowned, and Old Mu snorted, "Anyway, Xiao Liang believes in her, you can believe it or not!"

Qiu Jing: ...

"Get some food, I'm starving!" Old Mu pulled Min Rou to sit down, "After eating, we will go find that bastard surnamed Mo!"