Zeng Lin was shocked to see He Rentu who reappeared in front of him and listening to Ning Zhiwen being kidnapped by Cao Hui of Qi State.

"I have been following them for several days, but Shi Shusheng is a big expert in hiding and tracking, but I am not good at those, and I don't dare to let them follow the people in the Eagle Nest, it's just a death." He Rentu sighed, "I'm dig, but in fact, even if I don't dig, I can't take him back. I can't take him back."

Zeng Lin shook her head hard: "I don't understand, what did the Qi people want to capture Ning Zhiwen?"

"I can't figure it out, Ning Zhiwen is not an important person in our Ming Dynasty. Even compared to his son, he is still an optional character." He Rentu spread his hands, and his face was puzzled.

Zeng Lin blinked and said, "Do you think Qi people want to use him to threaten Ning Zeyuan? Temptation Ning Zeyuan to rebel? Ning Zeyuan is the commander of the Ming Navy."

"I'm crazy!" He Rentu said disdainfully: "The Qi people would be so naive, thinking that Ning Zeyuan would bow down and obey the orders after they captured Ning Zhiwen? That would be a joke. Don't say that Ning Zeyuan is not as idiot as idiot. Even if Ning Zeyuan is such an idiot, how could he do whatever he wants now? Zhou Li, Zhou Yangfan, Zhou Baozhen and others have already formed their own family. The reason why Ning Zeyuan was able to command them was just because he was the commander of the navy appointed by His Majesty."

Zeng Lin nodded: "You said that, right, Ning Zeyuan is not such a person. After he defected to the Ming Dynasty, he used the Ming Dynasty's power to force his father to join him in the Ming Dynasty. How could such a person be bound by family affection? Qi people should also understand this principle, so what is their intention to capture Ning Zhiwen?"

"I don't know." He Rentu was a little annoyed: "Or I just want to get apart from the relationship between Ning Zeyuan and His Majesty."

"Just for this, I would invite two masters to steal people?" Zeng Lin still felt that it was not reasonable: "As you said, those two people themselves did not deal with the Qi court. The reason they came was just because they owe Cao Chong's favor to repay the favor. Such a person cannot be used at will. If you use such a favor once, you can use it once. If you just want to use such a big favor just for something that is unknown, it is not something like Cao Hui can do? I always feel that there is something big here, but we can't figure it out."

"I can't figure it out, so I don't think about it anymore. I have someone to report the situation back to His Majesty. Since Qi people have done this, they must have a backup plan and can only deal with it." He Rentu angrily beat his thigh: "We usually have surveillance of the master-level figures of Qi people. Whenever they leave the border of Qi, we will get a report, but no one would have thought that these two people would come this time."

"What are you going to do next? Are you going back to the Ming Dynasty?" Zeng Lin asked.

He Rentu nodded, feeling a little dejected: "This time I go back, I will definitely make that girl Yinggu laugh at her. It is really a shame for me to fall into such a big fall."

"No one can win every battle." Zeng Lin looked at He Rentu and comforted: "What's more, didn't you kill Yang Qing this time? Your main purpose is to protect Ning Zhiwen, not your scope of responsibility. If you show off at that time, the consequences would be unimaginable. The Ming Dynasty was just five masters, which was much less than Qi State. We can't afford to lose any of them."

"Maybe there will be a sixth one soon!" He Rentu raised his spirits a little and said, "Yang Zhi has touched the threshold, and he may be able to push the door and enter that day."

"Is Mr. Yang going to be promoted to the Grandmaster too? This is a great joy!" Zeng Lin couldn't help but be overjoyed when she heard this.

"Don't be too happy too early. When you touch the threshold and push the door open, no one can tell how long it will take. This just means that he has the qualifications. But the time for pushing the door may be one day or two, or one year or two years, but if one does not do it well, it will never be possible to push the door open in his lifetime."

"Young Master Yang is so smart, of course there will be no problem." Zeng Lin said happily.

"This matter is not that the smarter the better. Sometimes being too smart will be a bad thing. If Yang Zhi had a calmer attitude or had pushed open the door a long time ago, he would have been too smart." He Rentu shook his head and said.

Zeng Lin blinked and looked at He Rentu with some dissatisfaction. He really said that Qing is also you, and that rain is also you, isn’t this just playing tricks on people?

The door of the study was knocked, and an official rushed in, but his face looked at He Rentu who was sitting aside with a hurried look.

Zeng Lin waved her hand and said, "What's the matter? Say it directly."

"Report to the county magistrate, there was an urgent report from the front line. The troops led by General Luo were ambushed by Qi's army, and the entire army was killed!" He raised his head, glanced at Zeng Lin's expression, and then continued: "General Luo Liang, General Luo Hu, and General Luo Bao were all killed in battle."

Although I was mentally prepared, when the news actually arrived and confirmed this, Zeng Lin was still a little lost. After a while, he asked: "How is General Bian there? Has the message been transmitted?"

"The inner guards responsible for military information were responsible for transmitting information to General Bian and the county magistrate's office at the same time. At this time, General Bian must have received the news," said the official.

"I understand!" Zeng Lin waved his hand in a delightful manner, and then he was busy. Now it seems that at least half of Bian Wushuang's abacus had not been made, and he was unable to take over Tongfang County. Through this battle, it is necessary to reconsider the combat effectiveness of Zhou Jiyun's troops. After the Wanzhou battle, the people in the Eastern Theater Command of Dachu seemed to have forgotten that they were once driven into a mess by Zhou Jiyun's troops and beaten to pieces. They all had the idea of ​​an enemy being just like this. Now, this cold water can also make everyone wake up.

In Tongfang County, the battle has entered a state of intense heat. Under the Chu army's fierce attack at any cost, they finally advanced to the bottom of Tongfang County, filling all the trenches on the periphery that had caused them a headache for a long time. Thunderbolt fires finally began to play their huge role.

Balls of fireballs flew up and smashed into the city hard. While destroying some large catapults arranged by Wulin in the city, a raging fire ignited in the city. Under the cover of crossbows, a group of infantry carried the ladder and began an ants-attack.

Even though Tongfang County was almost doubled by Wulin, it was still shaking under the blows of the Thunder Fire. Once it entered this stage, the large number of Ming-style weapons equipped by the Chu army began to play their huge role, almost suppressing the defenders on the citytop so that they could not raise their heads.

It was not until the Chu army was about to climb to the top of the city that the roaring thunder fires and crossbows stopped attacking. Seeing teams of soldiers leaping onto the city wall, Bian Wushuang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"General Jiang, you are the top priority this time!" He looked at Jiang Shangyan beside him and said.

The final siege was carried out under the planning of Jiang Shangyan. After staying in the Ming army for several years, he was quite skilled in the Ming army's tactics. This kind of siege that besieged the infantry while facing his own long-range strikes is a great test for soldiers operating long-range weapons. If one is not accurate, he will accidentally hurt his own people. The attacking infantry kept roaring over the heads of the thunder fire. The attacking under the crossbow arrows shot by the crossbow machine also had to bear considerable pressure. You must know that as long as the nose of the crossbow machine is pressed down a little, the one that is shot is his own.

You should know that at this time, the city was still fighting back, with the remaining catapults and powerful crossbows still fighting back against the fierce attacks of the Chu army.

Inadvertent injuries are of course inevitable. Although these Chu troops are elite, they have never used such coordinated attacks before. Cooperation errors are inevitable. Unlike the Ming army who often practice this on weekdays, whether it is slasher or infantry, it is already common.

Of course, Jiang Shangyan would not pay attention to this matter. For him, it would be a great thing to break into Tongfang City and kill the Qi people inside. His brother and best friend Jiang Tao died at the hands of these Qi people. He would definitely spare no effort if he could kill more.

Wulin once again issued an order that surprised Bian Wushuang. He actually ordered to give up the defense of the city wall, but instead retreated to the city. He was determined to fight a bad battle with the Chu army. Although he now has the seeming advantage of the city wall, this advantage has long disappeared under the fierce attack of the Chu army. In the first round of attacks, the Chu army had already attacked the city wall. Instead of doing this, it would be better to fight street battles with the Chu army. At least in this way, all the long-range weapons of everyone will not play any role, and they can only fight in close combat with the battle in the previous trenches, and one life will be exchanged for another life.

After all this was arranged, he turned around and rushed into the city guard's mansion, looking at Yue Kaishan who was still tasting tea with great pleasure inside: "Minister, you must leave immediately!"

"Where do you go?" Yue Kaishan looked calm, "I am full of confidence in General Wu defending Tongfang City."

"But I have no confidence!" Wu Lin shouted: "Minister, I have given up the resistance on the city wall and want to fight the whole city with the enemy. Now there is no place in the whole city that is safe. If you don't leave, I will send someone to tie you up. If you are a little late, you won't be able to leave!"

"Or soon, the Chu people will withdraw their troops?" Yue Kaishan said with a smile.
Chapter completed!