Chapter 964: Tricking the City Gate Open

Ning Chen smiled and said, "Since it's feasible, then get ready tonight. Before dawn tomorrow, you go first... Then I will lead the army to pretend to chase you."

Yuan Long hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, can Si Xiuyong be trusted?"

Ning Chen nodded, "He can be trusted! First, his family is in Bianzhou.

Second, don't forget the more than 2,000 captives. If he dares to play tricks, as long as these 2,000 people stand up to testify against him, he will die miserably.

I heard that Leng Wenyan is a very suspicious and ruthless person.

What do you think Leng Wenyan would do if he knew that it was Si Xiuyong who led us to the mountain and destroyed Ruan Wei's troops? It would be strange if he didn't cut Si Xiuyong and his family into pieces.

So, he has no choice."

Yuan Long and Lei An nodded.

Next, Ning Chen explained his plan in detail.

Immediately, he asked the two to prepare!

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The next day.

Before dawn, the Ning'an Army dressed up as the soldiers brought by Ruan Wei, and the Modao Army dressed up as the people of the baggage camp.

These people, led by Si Xiuyong, passed through the lookout and headed straight for Bianzhou.

An hour later, Ning Chen ordered the army to set out... to chase Si Xiuyong.

The soldiers who passed through the lookout frequently looked sideways.

Because there was a kneeling human-shaped ice sculpture on the road, it was Ruan Wei.

All the soldiers passing by would spit at the ice sculpture.

If Ruan Wei was still alive, he would have been drowned by saliva.

Si Xiuyong led the disguised Ning'an Army, abandoned their armor and fled in a panic.

Ning Chen led a 100,000-man army to chase behind.

Strangely, the two sides always kept a distance of dozens of miles.

The road was covered with heavy snow and difficult to travel.

It took Si Xiuyong nearly half a month to escape back to Bianzhou.

When approaching Bianzhou, Leng Wenyan's scout discovered this situation and immediately reported it to Leng Wenyan.

The City Lord's Mansion.

In a hall, officials from Bianzhou and Leng Wenyan's trusted generals gathered together.

The sound of stringed instruments was pleasant, and the dancers with enchanting figures danced gracefully.

The crowd toasted each other.

"Report... urgent military information!"

At this moment, a soldier rode his horse to the door of the City Lord's Mansion, dismounted, and rushed into the City Lord's Mansion shouting all the way to the front of the hall.

Leng Wenyan heard the urgent military information and waved his hand to stop the musicians and singers.

The soldier rushed into the hall and knelt on the ground, "Report to King Wen, urgent military information, General Si seems to have suffered a defeat and is leading people to flee to the city... Ning Chen is leading the army to chase him from behind!"

Leng Wenyan's face changed and he stood up.

Leng Wenyan is 39 years old this year. He is tall and handsome, and he is a rare handsome man.

Soldiers are exposed to wind and rain, and their skin is rough and dark, but Leng Wenyan is not like that. His skin is white and delicate, and his temperament is elegant.

The faces of the other people in the hall also changed drastically when they saw this.

Everyone was shocked when they heard the name of Ning Chen.

Leng Wenyan's narrow eyes narrowed slightly, "Only Si Xiuyong? Is there General Ruan Wei?"

"Reply to King Wen, I have never seen General Ruan."

Leng Wenyan said in a deep voice: "How many people did Si Xiuyong bring?"

"About 10,000 people."

"Where are they?"

"More than 20 miles away from Bianzhou City."

Leng Wenyan kept a gloomy face and did not speak, and the others did not dare to say anything.

After a while, Leng Wenyan said: "The other army came back a few days ago. Ning Chen took the road of Wangfengkou. It seems that Guowei and Si Xiuyong blocked Ning Chen for a few days, but they still failed to stop him.

Unfortunately, the delay was not enough, and the Xiliang reinforcements have not arrived yet."

Speaking of the Xiliang reinforcements, Leng Wenyan's face became more and more ugly... It was said that the reinforcements would arrive in more than 20 days, but it has been almost a month, and there is no sign of the reinforcements.

One of Leng Wenyan's trusted generals stood up and said, "King Wen, the Xiliang reinforcements haven't arrived yet, and Ning Chen is leading his army to attack. What should we do next?"

The others were also panicked!

Especially those officials. Ning Chen will soon be at the gate of the city. If Leng Wenyan's men can't stop Ning Chen, then they are dead.

Leng Wenyan said in a deep voice: "I have stationed 30,000 archers at the east gate. Even if Ning Chen has firearms, don't think of breaking the city easily... As long as we hold on for a few more days, reinforcements will arrive.

Which general is willing to go to meet General Si?"

"I am willing to go!"

The general who spoke just now leaned forward to ask for orders. His name is Sun Qu, and he is one of Leng Wenyan's trusted generals.

Leng Wenyan nodded, "Okay, don't leave the city, just meet on the tower... Make sure to verify your identity before letting you go."

"I got your order! King Wen, don't worry, I am familiar with General Si, and there will be no problems."

"Okay, go!"

Sun Qu took the order and left.

.......

The sun sets and the sky gradually darkens.

The defeated soldiers fled to the city of Bianzhou in a panic.

"Who is coming?"

Someone on the top of the city shouted.

Si Xiuyong's armor was torn, his hair was unkempt, and he looked very embarrassed. He shouted to the top of the city: "I am Si Xiuyong, who is guarding the city? Open the city gate quickly and let us in. I have important military information to report to King Wen."

"It turned out to be General Si?"

Si Xiuyong looked up and recognized the person who spoke, "It turned out to be General Sun, open the city gate quickly... Ning Chen's army is behind, it will be too late if we don't open the gate."

Sun Qu looked down at the defeated army.

After looking for a long time, he didn't see anything wrong?

"General Si, where is General Ruan?"

Si Xiuyong said: "We used rolling stones and wood to block Ning Chen's army at the wind watch... I never thought that Ning Chen found the way up the mountain and sent troops to attack at night. We were defeated and had to withdraw.

Because the mountain road was covered with heavy snow, General Ruan accidentally slipped while retreating down the mountain. He and his horse fell down the mountain. When I found him, he was already dead. "

He originally wanted Ruan Wei to stay behind and buy time for them to retreat, but unfortunately he was killed by Ning Chen's people.

But he changed his words when he spoke, because they were colleagues and they all knew Ruan Wei's character... Ruan Wei was definitely not a person willing to sacrifice himself for others.

Sun Qu's eyes flickered and he nodded slightly.

Si Xiuyong said in panic: "General Sun, please open the city gate quickly. Ning Chen's army is not far behind... When they catch up, it will be too late to open the city gate again. Cough, cough, cough. cough........"

Because he spoke too hastily, Si Xiuyong covered his chest and coughed violently, almost falling off his horse.

Sun Qu stared at him, "General Si is injured?"

"It's a small injury, it's okay... Please ask General Sun to open the city gate and let us in. If it's too late, it will be too late."

Sun Qu stared at them for a long time and found no flaws.

He waved his hand and ordered: "Open the city gate quickly and welcome General Si into the city."

Si Xiuyong breathed a sigh of relief and resisted the urge to look back at Yuan Long, who was dressed as a soldier behind him.

The task Ning Chen gave him was to trick him into opening the city gate... and left the rest to Yuan Long.

The heavy city gate slowly opened.

Yuan Long said hurriedly: "The city gate is open. General Si is injured. Would you be grateful to enter the city for treatment?"

Si Xiuyong nodded and said, "All soldiers, follow me and enter the city quickly!"