Chapter 791: Sunrise in the East (16)

The sky was bright, and a red sun jumped out from the eastern horizon. Yu Wenke rode his horse on a messy battlefield with a gloomy face. Last night, a surprise attack by the Eastern Army had already occurred as he had expected. In the process, he had already made arrangements, but he still tasted the bitter fruit of failure.

This failure was not because of the great losses he suffered, but because he was being plotted under his own nose.

He Lanxiong killed Shangjie Pukou and assisted Ye Feng to break out. This was the intended meaning of the question. The Liaoning Guards might send troops to contain it. It was also within his expectation. Everything seemed to be correct. Last night, the Eastern Expeditionary Army did exactly that. , and the Liaoning Guard's Eastern Expedition Army also came out in large numbers, and the response situation was so clear that he mobilized the palace guards to fight against the response troops from the Liaoning Guard, or maybe capture the Liaoning Guard in one fell swoop, even if he couldn't After recapturing and severely damaging this Liaoning Guard force, he also laid a good foundation for his subsequent siege.

But the troops leaving the city to meet him were a pretense, and the breakout in the direction of Liaoning Guard was also a pretense. After Meng Chong led the Eastern Expedition Army for more than ten miles out of the city, he immediately turned around and returned to the city. At Jiepukou, he headed toward Liaoning Guard. The only ones who broke through were the defenders at Yuanjie Pukou and hundreds of cavalry. He Lanxiong's main cavalry took advantage of the moment when his main force was mobilized, and the cavalry stood out and actually jumped out from the opposite direction.

I never expected that He Lanxiong's breakout direction would be towards the territory of Donghu.

The opponent's cooperation was so tacit. Needless to say, He Lanxiong had already planned everything with Meng Chong who stayed behind when he left the Liaoning Guard. Otherwise, how could it be so consistent given the time? I thought I was a famous general, but I was tricked by these two guys.

Resisting the urge to vomit blood, Yu Wenke walked up to He Lanmin. Here, about a hundred soldiers of the Eastern Conquest Army who were captured due to exhaustion were tied up and knelt down on the ground.

"Tell me. Where is He Lanxiong going?" Yu Wenke stretched out his hand and lifted He Lanmin's chin

He Lanmin received a knife on his head. If the helmet hadn't blocked it, the knife would have been enough to split his head in half. Even so, the helmet was now scrap metal, and blood was pouring from his head. His whole body He fell off his horse in a daze and was captured by the Donghu people. His armor was unique. The Donghu people knew that this man had a high status in the Eastern Army.

This is the highest-ranking general captured by the Donghu people since the war between the Zhengdong Army and the Donghu people.

Until now, He Lanmin was still dizzy and shaking his head. He tried hard to open his eyes wide, trying to see the person in front of him clearly.

"I am Yu Wenke, tell him He Lanxiong's destination and I will spare your life," Yu Wenke said calmly.

He Lanmin was stunned for a moment.

Then he burst into laughter, "So, the commander has already fought his way out. Oh hahaha! Brothers, our lives were not wasted in vain, the commander and his friends have already fought their way out."

He Lanmin laughed and shouted

Hearing He Lanmin's words, the more than a hundred captured soldiers, whether they were sitting, lying, or being pushed to their knees, all laughed loudly.

The sound of drawing swords was endless, and the Donghu people looked at each other angrily. Yesterday, this feint attack force caused them huge losses. Of course, everyone now understands what a feint this is. This was clearly an army of dead soldiers. When they rushed into the Donghu military camp, they no longer thought about returning alive. This is why the Donghu people still suffered heavy casualties even though they were well prepared.

These people are here to die.

Yu Wenke suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Tell me He Lanxiong's destination and I will spare your life."

He Lanmin chuckled, and suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood-laced phlegm into Yu Wenke's face, "The captain's sword can even pretend to be a ghost, just wait, it won't take long before your head will..." Hanging on Jishi City to show off, you want to know where my commander is?"

Seeing his father being humiliated, Yu Wenming was furious, roared and drew his sword to chop him

"Stop!" Yuwen Ke shouted, staring at He Lanmin for a long time, and then at the prisoners who were laughing wildly around him. He shook his head and gave up the idea of ​​interrogating other people. He didn't want to be sprayed anymore. Bloody foam on face

"Why are you killing him here? Take them to guard Liaoning." Yu Wenke walked away with a puff of his sleeves.

In the Acropolis of Liaoning, Meng Chong stood on the tower and stared in the direction of Jiepu. After successfully mobilizing the Donghu Palace guards by feinting last night, he led his troops back to the city. From then on, he was in full gear like this. Armed, he stood on the tower until dawn, his armor wet and covered with dew.

That's all he can do. Can He Lanxiong break out and achieve the best effect of the strategy they discussed beforehand? At this time, no one knows except praying for God's blessing. Meng Chong has nothing else to do.

The fog made the distance appear to be shrouded in fog, and nothing could be seen clearly, but Meng Chong was still watching and waiting like an infatuated woman looking at her lover who was about to return from afar.

The sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded, and a fast horse suddenly rushed out of the fog. The knight on the horse waved his hands and shouted loudly: "The breakthrough is successful, Commander, the breakthrough is successful."

The roar of the knights was so clear in the quiet morning. From the top of the Liaoning Acropolis, a burst of cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami suddenly broke out. Even Meng Chong waved his arms and shouted on the tower. Jump

The knight squeezed in through a gap in the city gate, got on his horse, and rushed towards the top of the city tower. The city gate, the moment he entered, was closed tightly with a clang.

"Commander Meng, at midnight yesterday, the commander led more than 2,000 cavalry to break through the enemy's encirclement in the direction of Donghu and successfully penetrated the enemy's formation. Now that they have escaped the enemy's pursuit, the commander ordered the general to come back and report to Commander Meng that everything was fine with him. Guard, leave it to Commander Meng," the knight said loudly.

"Okay, okay!" Meng Chong waved his fist, "With our Eastern Army, the Donghu people will never even think about taking a step into the Liaoning Guard."

"Commander, on my way to the Liaoning Guard, I discovered that the Donghu people are moving towards the Liaoning Guard. I'm afraid that they will come to the city soon." The knight said: "Commander Meng, please make preparations in advance."

"Always be prepared!" Meng Chong laughed, "This sentence is not only engraved on the gate of Jishicheng Military University by the governor's order, but also engraved on the hearts of everyone in Zhengdong Mansion."

"Are you ready?" Meng Chong waved the sword in his hand and shouted at all the soldiers above the city.

"Always be prepared!" A thunderous roar came from the city

Accompanied by these roars, the golden sunshine pierced the heavy fog, and the gorgeous light shone on the city, bathing all the soldiers in the golden ocean.

At nearly noon, a large group of Donghu cavalry appeared under the Liaoning Acropolis. What shocked and angered everyone on the city wall was that the Donghu people formed a lineup and actually dragged out hundreds of blood-stained cavalry from the team. People came and knelt down in front of the formation. Needless to say, those were the soldiers of the Eastern Conquest Army who were captured by them last night.

Meng Chong clenched his fist tightly

Under the city head, the Donghu people buried flagpoles as thick as bowls in the ground. The ropes hanging from them were put around the necks of each captured soldier. What did the other party want to do? Above the city head How could the soldiers not understand?

"Commander, the last general is asking for orders to attack!" A general with a red face and thick neck rushed to Meng Chong and shouted

"Commander, the last general also asked for orders to attack!" Another general rushed out

"Commander, attack!" Meng Chong shouted to the soldiers around him.

"Commander, attack!"

"Attack!" All the soldiers roared

Meng Chong's fists were clenched tighter and tighter, and his nails were deeply embedded in his palms, scratching the skin and bleeding out. However, he seemed unknown, with veins on his face exposed and his eyes burning red. With shouts of attack like a tsunami, he almost blurted out the order to attack.

calm down! He yelled desperately in his heart, why did Yu Wenke do this? Wasn't he just trying to motivate himself to fight? Now in the city, there are only about 5,000 people in total, which is not enough to defend the city. If you go out to fight in the city, you will only be asking for your own death. It doesn't matter if you die in battle, but losing the Liaoning Guard is a big deal. , endangering the entire Zhengdong Mansion's crusade against Donghu

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

The roars are still ringing out

Meng Chong turned around, stared at the angry soldiers, and shouted: "What do you want to do? Are you following the enemy's wishes? They are waiting for us to leave the city to fight! Go back to your posts and restrain your soldiers. You are generals who lead the army, not young people who don’t know their importance."

Under the city, a soldier of the Eastern Conquest Army was pulled up to the flagpole, and there was a cry of mourning in the city.

Meng Chong stared at the soldier twisting in the air, bit his lip, and slowly knelt down with one leg bent.

Under the city, Yu Wenke stared at the top of the city. Hearing the shouts of the mountain roaring like a tsunami, he was also shouting in his heart: "Come out, come out, let us have a good fight."

But no matter how he shouted, the city gradually became quiet, and then he saw a line of standing figures, kneeling at the top of the city.

His heart slowly cooled down

"Pull them up one by one and hang them. He Lanmin, hang him up last!" he roared angrily.

Below the city, more and more soldiers pulled up the flagpole, struggled for a moment, and then remained silent. Below the city, the Donghu soldiers were silent. On the city, the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition Army were angry and speechless. At this moment, above the city and below the city, , fell into a dead silence

Meng Chong saw He Lanmin. He Lanmin was smiling at the top of the city. Yes, he was laughing. Meng Chong was kneeling on the top of the city, digging at the cracks in the bricks with both hands. He tried his best to keep his eyes wide open, looking at the smiling face and looking at He Lanmin. Little by little he was pulled up to the flagpole

He slowly stood up (to be continued)