On the twenty-fourth day of the winter lunar month, avoid breaking ground and seeking wealth.

Just after dawn, a dark group of soldiers and horses appeared outside Guangning City, at least three to four thousand people. In front of the array were hundreds of cavalry, and behind them were densely packed infantry, armed with knives and spears, full of murderous intent.

The captain who was guarding the city was called over and saw this scene. His color changed with horror. Before the other party could get closer, he quickly ordered the city gate that had just been opened to be closed immediately.

The flag erected by the soldiers and horses under the city was fluttering in the wind. It was a colorful flag with a golden dragon with fangs and claws embroidered around it as a side embroidery. In the middle were two swords intertwined. This flag alone showed how powerful it was.

With an awe-inspiring murderous aura.

Today, except His Majesty the Emperor, almost no army dares to fly the dragon flag.

Although the flag under the city is not a real dragon flag, unless it is a flag given by a saint, no soldiers would dare to raise such a flag without permission.

And this flag of Long Ruijun was given by the saint.

In today's world, the saint only gave two flags, one was the Dragon Scale Guards guarding the imperial city, and the other flag was the Dragon Rui Army.

Each of the four northeastern counties has two thousand city defense troops. They are under the jurisdiction of the governor of each county and directly commanded by the county captain.

The city guard captain had already ordered the guards at the top of the city to stand ready.

Although they are local troops, the Liaodong Army has pervasive influence in the Northeast. Many generals of the Guangning City garrison are from the Liaodong Army, and the city gate captain is also from the Liaodong Army.

The Liaodong Army and the Long Rui Army were incompatible with each other. At this moment, thousands of Long Rui Army soldiers and horses suddenly appeared under the city without any warning. The captain who was guarding the city was horrified and subconsciously regarded the other party as the enemy. Amidst the shouts, people on the city top

Hundreds of archers bent their bows and set arrows.

The captain who defended the city sent people to report to the county governor's mansion in a hurry, and at the same time he arranged his soldiers to prepare for the battle. Long Rui's army came to the city. Of course, they would not come to enjoy the scenery. They would attack if something went wrong. However, the commander-in-chief was not in the city, and the defenders in the city

He had never expected that other troops would be approaching the city, and was completely unprepared for the battle.

"I am the captain Chu Hua." The captain lay on the top of the city and shouted towards the city: "Since you are members of the Long Rui Army, why did you come to the city and what are your intentions?"

No one answered directly, but he saw the team split in the middle, and two prison cars came out of the team, surrounded by dozens of cavalry on the left and right. Chu Hua saw that there were people in the two prison cars, and they were unkempt, and he couldn't recognize them for a moment.

, I was shocked.

"Don't come any closer." When Chu Hua saw dozens of cavalry escorting two prison cars heading towards the city gate, he shouted loudly: "If you come any closer, you will shoot arrows."

But I heard someone beside the prison car shout loudly: "Do you want to shoot your Lord County Sheriff to death? We escort the prisoner Qiao Mingshui into the city to see the Lord County Sheriff."

As soon as these words came out, the guards at the top of the city were shocked.

The prison car was not far away from the city gate at this time. Only Qiao Mingshui's head was exposed outside the prison car. His hair was disheveled. A cavalryman used the tip of a knife to lift up his messy hair, revealing his face. Those with good eyesight on the city wall could vaguely see.

Out of outline, he exclaimed: "Yes...it's Lord County Lieutenant!"

Of course, not many people knew that Qiao Mingshui led people to rob the silver car. Although the Lord Commander had not been seen for several days, how could the guards at the top of the city have thought that Qiao Mingshui actually led the people to attack and rob the silver car?

Suddenly, they saw the high-ranking Lord Commander being escorted over in a prison car. Naturally, everyone was shocked and felt it was unbelievable.

"You...you...!" Chu Hua wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say, and his mind was confused.

"Open the city gate." Someone at the bottom of the city said solemnly: "We want to enter the city to see the governor!"

Chu Hua came back to his senses and said reflexively: "Without the permission of the Lord Commander, no one can...!" The voice suddenly stopped, and then he realized that the Lord Commander was in the prison car under the city.

, there is no need for the approval of the Lord Commander.

For a while, I didn't know what to do.

County Lieutenant Qiao Mingshui closed his eyes and his face was ashen.

Suddenly they heard the sound of horse hooves, and everyone at the top of the city looked around, only to see a horse riding out from the team behind. The man was wearing armor, and the horse under his crotch had fat legs, long legs, flowing mane, and an unusually powerful horse.

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The horse passed by the prison cart and approached the city. Chu Hua did not dare to give the order to shoot arrows easily, but when he saw the man reining in his horse and stopped only ten steps away from the city gate, he raised his head and said in a deep voice towards the city: "Long Ruijun"

Zhonglang, Qin Xiao, is here to open the city gate!"

Everyone in the city was shocked.

Naturally, the name of Qin Xiao has long been spread in the Northeast. Many soldiers know that it was Qin Xiao who stabbed Bohai Prince Yuan Gai Wushuang to death through the anus in Kyoto. During the Suzhou Rebellion, this man went straight into the enemy line single-handedly.

Capturing the opponent's general has become a favorite theme for many teahouse storytellers.

Although soldiers and horses from all walks of life in the Northeast disdain the Long Rui Army, a group of rebel bandits, they still dare not look down upon Qin Xiao.

"General Zhonglang and General Lieutenant have already sent people to report to the county guard. It is up to the county guard to decide whether to open the city." Chu Hua also knew that Qin Xiao was favored in the court. He, a small captain, was really offended.

I couldn't afford it, but I spoke very politely: "Please wait a moment for the commander-in-chief and the brothers to wait for the order from the governor."

Before he finished speaking, he heard Qin Xiao's horse neighing and dashing forward. Chu Hua was a little surprised, thinking that the city gate was extremely thick. No matter how powerful your mount was, could you still use the horse to break open the gate?

But the thunderous sound of the horse's hooves still shocked the hearts of everyone in the city, and they didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

He was only a few steps away from the city gate, but everyone saw that Qin Xiao had suddenly floated off his horse like an eagle, and the Black Overlord who was sitting down also stopped almost at the same time, alone.

He stood upright and hissed like thunder.

Qin Xiao's hands were already holding two knives, and his body floated forward. With the help of his right hand, he held the handle of the knife and stabbed it hard on the city wall. The city wall was made of hard boulders, and ordinary knives might not be able to do it.

Penetrating, even the blade broke immediately due to the thickness of the city wall, but Qin Xiao's knife penetrated in, and then used the big knife inserted into the city wall as a fulcrum to use the force of his arm to lift upward, as light as an eagle. As he rose, a

One foot just happened to step on the blade, and he jumped up to a high place again. The other knife also penetrated the city wall. He repeated the same trick, and used the force to lift up. One foot stepped on the blade, and floated with the force of the elasticity.

He went up to the city battlements, put one hand on the city battlements, turned over and jumped onto the city wall.

All this happened in just a moment. Although the defenders at the top of the city were stunned, the Long Rui Army soldiers below the city also seemed to be in a dream. They heard someone shouting "Mighty", and thousands of people raised their arms in unison.

Huh, the sound of "mighty" resounded through the sky.

When Chu Hua came back to his senses, he saw Qin Xiao standing directly in front of him.

He was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

He was horrified that Qin Xiao was so powerful that he was able to scale the city with just two swords. What shocked him even more was that the city was occupied by his own troops. Qin Xiao, as the leader of the Long Rui Army, dared to be alone.

The courage to climb up to the top of the city is truly rare.

This skill and courage have made everyone in the city stand in awe.

"Your Lord Lieutenant Qiao Mingshui is so treacherous that he actually conspired to rebel." Qin Xiao stared at Chu Hua with his eyes like a knife and said: "He has been detained and brought to justice, but the turmoil caused by this case has only begun now. If you want to be his

My companions were beaten to pieces in this storm, even though you are my enemy. If you open the city gate immediately, I guarantee that this storm will not hurt any of you."

The surrounding soldiers looked at each other in confusion, some held weapons tightly in their hands, but no one dared to take action against Qin Xiao.

The corners of Chu Hua's eyes twitched.

"I can easily climb to the top of the city, and I can also easily throw you under the city." Qin Xiao looked at Chu Hua with an imposing manner: "Do you believe it or not?"

"I...!" Chu Hua couldn't help but take a step back, his voice weak: "I...!"

"Do you believe it or not?" Qin Xiao said sharply.

Chu Hua's will instantly collapsed and he shouted: "Open... open the city gate!"

Immediately, someone ran to the inner city battlements and shouted down: "The captain has ordered, open the city gate, open the city gate!"

The gate of Guangning City was slowly opened. Long Ruijun, who was originally outside the city, no longer hesitated. The cavalry urged their horses and rushed into the city gate like flying. The infantry behind also rushed into the city. The crowd

Among them, Yu Wen Chengchao was heard shouting orders: "Zhao Shengtai, lead a group of soldiers and horses to the governor's house immediately. No one is allowed to enter or leave until General Zhonglang arrives. Geng Shao, take people to the armory, Lu Xiaolou."

, Chen Zhitai, you two must make no mistake in taking people to the granary in the city."

Everyone was also in good order, leading their teams straight to their destinations.

Chu Hua, who was on the top of the city, heard Yu Wen Chengchao assigning commands under the city gate, and his expression suddenly changed. With these orders, Long Ruijun clearly wanted to quickly control Guangning City. He only felt that he might have made a fatal mistake.

"Don't worry." Qin Xiao saw Chu Hua's horror, stepped forward and patted Chu Hua's arm, comforting: "Qiao Mingshui rebelled, and there are many accomplices in the city. In order to prevent the rebels in the city from escaping or even causing rebellion, we can only temporarily maintain

Order in the city." He looked around and said: "Although you are Qiao Mingshui's subordinates, opening the city gate just now has proven that you are not his accomplices. You are still loyal to the court. Soon you will be punished for your loyalty.

Commendation.”

Chu Hua was confused. From the time Long Rui's army arrived at the city until now, everything was unbelievable. He didn't even have time to sort out the clues. Hearing Qin Xiao's relief, he could only cup his hands and say: "This humble general and his brothers are loyal to the imperial court. They are absolutely loyal to the imperial court."

I have no rebellious heart." But I couldn't help but think that Long Rui's army was not a local defender, but they entered the city without permission, and they also had to control the armory and granary in the city. It seemed that it was you, Long Rui's army, who was rebelling, but

Naturally, I dare not say a word of this.

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