Chapter 683: Martyrdom
"what?"
Liao Cheng stood up in surprise, looked at the sergeant, and said falteringly: "Tang Ru and the remnants of Changning County have been trapped in Tanning County. Where did the cavalry come from? How did they trick the city gate?"
"I don't know, the general is densely packed with guards in golden armor. They are the sentry cavalry team who captured us and came back from Tanning County to trick us into opening the city gate."
As soon as the sergeant finished speaking, Liao Chengcheng shook his head desperately in disbelief and said, "A madman, a madman. If he doesn't rescue Tang Ru, he dares to drive hundreds of miles to die alone."
When everyone was wondering, they saw rockets flying in from all directions, and the screams were endless.
Liao Cheng never expected that someone would dare to come and attack him. He drew out his sword in a panic, and shouted sharply, "Mobilize the garrison to fight."
But before the leaders in the hall could rush out the door, they saw a halberd directly overturning the four gates, followed by the loud and clear sound of horseshoes, shaking the ground and mountains.
"Protect General Liao from retreating."
Someone in the crowd shouted in panic.
The hall was already in chaos, and everyone moved closer to Liao Cheng.
"Don't panic, there are still 10,000 troops in our city, since these desperate people dare to come, let's come and catch them."
Liao Cheng swung his sword and led his subordinates to rush out desperately.
But as soon as he rushed to the door, he saw a green horse leading dozens of horses charging up, and the unstoppable momentum rushed the surrounding soldiers to pieces, completely losing their momentum.
Liao Cheng fought with Tang's army for several months, and had never encountered such a brave enemy. He was so frightened that the hand holding the sword trembled a little, and he hurriedly shouted: "Stop that man for me."
But the leading general walked in from the crowd with a silver gun in his hand, and everyone was dumbfounded by his fluttering coat.
At the critical moment, the sergeants around Liao Cheng still did not forget to shout loudly: "Hurry up and protect General Liao to retreat."
"Retreat? Where to retreat?"
The leading general shot out fiercely, knocking the person in front of Liao Cheng to the ground.
Someone recognized Lin Jinxiao, and couldn't help but exclaimed, "King Pingning?"
Hearing the name "King Pingning", Liao Cheng was so anxious that he swung his sword and pointed at it angrily.
Just as the sword came out, there was a click, and it snapped in half.
"You, you don't have a leg problem, why did you appear in the Changning County Mansion?"
Liao Cheng turned pale with fright, stared at Lin Jinxiao blankly, and asked in bewilderment.
"I'm afraid that General Liao will no longer be blessed to know the whole story, and take them all."
With Lin Jinxiao's order, a steady stream of guards rushed in immediately, besieging the leaders of the rebel army who rushed out.
There are still 10,000 troops stationed in this city, and reinforcements are coming from all directions. If Liao Cheng is not taken down quickly, I am afraid that I and the 2,000 guards will be killed here.
Liao Cheng stared blankly at the shining Tianzi sword in front of his neck. How could he dare to resist, so he had to order his subordinates to put down their weapons.
The rebels who came to the rescue heard that Liao Cheng had been captured alive. They fled and surrendered. It took Lin Jinxiao only half an hour to completely occupy the entire county mansion since he entered the city.
The news quickly spread. The rebels besieging the city of Tanning County heard that Prince Pingning had come out and besieged the 10,000 defenders of Changning County with only 2,000 people, but no one believed it. .
Liao Cheng's younger brother Liao Bushi was worried that the messengers would disturb the morale of the army, so he directly killed those who spread rumors on the spot, and stepped up his offensive against Tanning County.
Tang Ru and Tang Li led the remaining 5,000 remnants of the army to hide in the city for more than half a month.
Early in the morning this day, Tang Ru woke up from a dream, and heard the sound of shouting and killing everywhere. He hurriedly put on his clothes, but saw Tang Li rushing in in a hurry.
Tang Li held the blood-stained saber in his hand, and said in embarrassment: "Brother, the rebel army has broken through the city gate and is heading towards the county government."
"Well, Lin Jinxiao, you're dying."
Tang Ru complained angrily.
Hearing the shouts of killing everywhere, I knew that the general situation was over, and I didn't want to fall into the hands of the enemy.
Hastily pulled out the saber and put it on his neck, and exhorted Tang Li disheartenedly: "Sanlang, Brother Yu lost his army and lost his general. I am ashamed of my father's trust. I have no face to see him again, old man. You must stand out from the encirclement and lead the rest of me!" The disciples of the Tang family returned to Jingling City."
Tang Li hurriedly stopped him: "Eldest brother, you can't do this. This time, I only blame the bandit army for being powerful. That King Pingning is too cunning. You must cheer up. I will protect you from the city with all my might. As long as you can get back When we get to Luyan Port, we still have the hope of making a comeback."
"One mistake and all the games are lost. I was greedy for meritorious deeds and implicated the clan army. It would be better to die in battle, so as not to embarrass my father."
Tang Ru was completely hopeless, and was about to wipe his neck, when he heard a familiar voice from outside: "Great Governor, the last general led an army to rescue you."
Tang Li recognized He Ying's voice, and rushed out the door angrily, just as He Ying ran in with a sergeant, he cursed angrily: "He Ying, I sent three sentry cavalry to Changyuan County for help, Why did you refuse to send troops, put the governor in danger and did not rescue him?"
"The general's strength to appease his anger is not because the last general is unwilling to support the governor, but because of the situation."
He Ying explained unhurriedly: "The disaster in Changning County has affected several counties, and many thieves are just about to move. If the general leads his troops out lightly, the disaster will be aggravated. During this period, the inspector Zheng Huan will help to appease The people of Changyuan County suppressed several riots, which stabilized the situation in Changyuan County, and did not cause chaos to spill out. Yesterday, I heard that His Highness has led the army to the county mansion, and specially led the army to support the governor."
"His Royal Highness led the troops straight into the county?"
Tang Ru widened his eyes and asked in disbelief.
That is the lair of the rebels, this guy is so fearless, he is really crazy.
Tang Ru shook his head mockingly. It seems that this guy is more greedy than himself.
Originally thinking that Lin Jinxiao's best ending would be to come back disappointed, but He Ying's next answer left him dumbfounded: "Yes, just now when I entered the city, I ran into Master Shangshu Lingji, and he has already received the battle report, saying that Your Highness Liao Cheng, the leader of the rebel army, has been taken down, and he is rushing to Tanning County."
how can that be?
Tang Ru couldn't believe his ears, but when he heard Ji Huaishu coming in person, he suddenly had some bad premonitions in his heart.
Looking at the disappointed elder brother, Tang Li gritted his teeth with hatred.
It must be that he and his elder brother spent several months fighting the rebels with all their strength, fighting off the best of the Tang family army, so that Lin Jinxiao had an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Now that the matter has come to this point, he dare not complain in front of He Ying, and urges Tang Ru with a bitter face: "Governor, since the imperial reinforcements have arrived, let's rush out to meet His Highness and Ji Shangshu."
Tang Ru looked at He Ying, who was gloating, and already had a premonition that he might have nothing good to eat this time.
After several months in Changning County, he heard a lot of notoriety about the county governor Han Zhen and his party.
It's all my fault for my naive lady, who encouraged me to protect these greedy villains, ruining my reputation.
"Hey, it's hard to die tragically now."
Tang Ru sighed silently, raised his sword and followed He Ying to kill.