Sima French army rested during the day, harassed outside the city at night, beat gongs and drums to cover up the sound of digging tunnels.

Ma Jian's army exchanged duty day and night, but only saw the harassment and there was no other movement, so it gradually relaxed.

Sima French army successfully dug the tunnel, and at night, he took advantage of the harassment to attract the attention of Ma Jian's army and ordered soldiers to enter the city through the tunnel to launch a surprise attack.

Ma Jianjun was only concerned about guarding outside the city, but he did not expect Sima Fa to dig a tunnel in. A large number of enemy troops suddenly emerged from the city, rushing around, setting fires, and chaos.

At night, I don’t know where the enemy came from and how many people there are, but I only know that it is spread throughout the inner city.

He hurriedly mobilized troops to fight and found out the reasons for the enemy's entry into the city. At the same time, he summoned civil and military officials and transferred the main force to his side to protect himself.

Sima's French army cooperated inside and outside, took advantage of the chaos to occupy and open the city gate.

A large army outside the city rushed up and entered the city.

Ma Jianjun could not resist it and was worried about being trapped in the city, so he had to give up Datong County for the time being and invite the people to escape from the south gate.

Just after coming out of the south gate, Lu Yuan and Zhou Hao led their troops out from both sides.

Ma Jianjun fled in a hurry, not caring about the countless people.

Sima's French army intercepted the people, blocked them back into the city, and pursued Ma Jian along the way.

Ma Jianjun fled south and returned to Qiangyang, causing heavy losses.

Sima Fa captured Datong County, recruited troops, appeased the people, and built cities and defense.

At the same time, Shanshan and Lihu were ordered to send troops to attack Qiangyang.

The barbarians from Shanshan, Li and Hu did not dare to disobey, and each sent 8,000 troops to advance to Qiangyang City.

Sima Fa handled the affairs of Datong County well and led a large army to advance to Qiangyang.

Ma Jian was defeated by Sima Fa and had to give up Datong and flee back to Qiangyang, and was unwilling to accept it.

Feng Qiao advised: "Victory and defeat are common in military affairs, Your Majesty does not need to be angry! The foundation of Qiangyang is stable, not like Datong County. Sima Fa comes to attack and must return in a defeat! Just delay for a while, and the pressure will be relaxed when the Tang Niu army returns to Bianzhou."

"Lu Cong's main force attacked, Sima Fa in literature, Lu Yuan in martial arts, and Zhou Hao, it is not easy to deal with!" Ma Jian sighed, "Although there is a military advisor to stop Sima Fa, but an unscrupulous general can defeat Lu Yuan, Zhou Hao!"

Feng Qiao replied after hearing this: "A man named Pei Ji at the general meeting, who was extremely brave! Ning Ze recruited several times but failed. Recently, there was information that this person was visiting friends in Chengde County. If he could recruit him, he could compete with Lu Yuan!"

"Ningze has the greatest power and cannot recruit him. Can this person be used by me?" Ma Jian was a little worried.

Feng Qiao immediately said, "Although Ning Ze is powerful, he respects Princess Yuanxi. How could Pei Jishi be willing to be inferior to women? Your Majesty will continue to be a great success. If you seek it, you may not be unwilling to respond!"

"What if this person is unwilling to serve me?"

"Such a hero should be taken to his subordinates regardless of the price!" Feng Qiao said, "If you don't respond, you will use gold and silver to lure them. If you fail, you will give them beauty. If the hero is sad to pass the beauty, it depends on whether Your Majesty will give up!"

"If you get a good general, why should I refuse to give up?" Ma Jian said, "Power, money, and beauty can be granted!"

"Pei Ji is very human, and he is afraid that ordinary beauty will not be seen." Feng Qiao hesitated a little, "I have a word, I am afraid that Your Majesty will be angry..."

"But it's okay to say that, I forgive you without guilt!"

"Here!" Feng Qiao bowed and said, "If the power cannot be won over, gold and silver will be lost, and your Majesty can approve Princess Chongwen, or it may be successful!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Jian said anxiously: "No!"

Princess Chongwen is his favorite sister. Anyone else could agree on the spot, but when it comes to her sister, she immediately showed signs of rejection.

Feng Qiao said seriously: "If Pei Jishi's heroes can be recruited, they will be like a tiger with wings! Princess Chongwen is deeply favored by Your Majesty, and it is worthy of Pei Ji's attention. With Pei Ji's talent, she is enough to be worthy of Princess Chongwen. If both parties get married, this person will definitely be able to die for Your Majesty!"

"But……"

"Such brave general is rare in the world. If you are recruited by others, you will regret it!"

Ma Jian lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and finally spoke: "First use power and money to attract it. If he responds, he should not mention the matter of Chongwen! If he does not respond..."

"I accept the order!" Feng Qiao immediately selected eloquent people and sent them to Chengde to recruit Pei Ji.

When his subordinates arrived in Chengde County, they quickly found Pei Ji, went to the door to recruit him and gave him a lot of money.

Pei Ji did not agree to the solicitation and returned all gold and silver.

So his subordinates came to the door again and promised to be a high-ranking official and generous salary, and asked him to become an official.

Pei Ji thought for several days and refused to recruit him.

The subordinates came to the door for the third time and asked Pei Ji to go to the tavern to discuss in detail, so that he could "accidentally" meet Princess Chongwen Ma Yuan who was traveling in Chengde. Then he mentioned Ma Jian's importance to it, and indirectly investigated his views on the princess.

Ma Yuansheng's beauty and extraordinary temperament are indeed unforgettable for Pei Ji at first sight.

After repeated temptations by Feng Qiao's subordinates, they finally expressed their feelings. Feng Qiao's subordinates were eloquent and seized the opportunity to use Princess Chongwen Ma Yuan as bait to successfully convince Pei Ji to join Nancheng.

When the news reached Qiangyang, Ma Jian was overjoyed and immediately issued an order to marry him. He also appointed Pei Ji as the General of the State Guarding the Country, and ordered him to rush to Qiangyang to join the war, promising to repel Sima's French army and make contributions to marry Princess Chongwen.

Pei Ji received the order and rushed to Qiangyang with a quick horse.

The Sima French army arrived in Qiangyang and joined forces with Shanshan, Li and Hu to attack the western and northern gates of Qiangyang respectively.

Ma Jian personally led all civil and military officials to the west gate, resisted Shanshan, Lihu and horses, and Feng Qiao led his troops to guard the north gate and fought with Sima Fa.

Tactics are still persistent and delay time.

However, before Sima's French army arrived, Feng Qiao ordered people to set up a trap. The opponent's troops entered the trap area, but failed to detect it in time, and the losses were considerable.

Sima French army arrived at the city gate, but Feng Qiao could not stand.

Shanshan, Li Hu and Ma Jian confronted each other. Without Sima Fa's order, they were not in a hurry to attack the city, but were just surrounded outside the city.

Ma Jianjun couldn't stand it, and Sima Fa tried every means to lure him out of the city.

So he used harassment tactics again.

After suffering a loss, Feng Qiao was even more careful. Not only did he strengthen the city defense, but he also always paid attention to the situation in the city and strictly prevented the enemy from digging tunnels and sneaking in.

The two armies confronted each other for more than half a month, except for several shots at the city gate, they were basically stalemate.

Pei Ji rushed to Qiangyang and entered the city from the east gate.

Ma Jian was overjoyed and met him in person.

"See Your Majesty!" Seeing Ma Jian, Pei Ji immediately saluted.

"It is a great blessing that I have received help from General Pei!"

"Your Majesty knows the kindness of your encounter, and I will never forget it!" Pei Ji replied.

"General Pei, don't be polite! I love Chongwen the most. I will promise her to the general, so you and I will be in-laws! The family will not speak two families. After this battle, I will marry myself."

Pei Ji was so grateful: "Thank you, Your Majesty! The last general has just arrived in Qiangyang and has not made any achievements. Hearing that Sima's French army is particularly arrogant and willing to lead troops to fight to show his military power!"

Ma Jian was overjoyed and sent Pei Ji to lead his troops out of the city to challenge the Sima magic circle.

When Sima Fa was a little surprised to learn that Ma Jian's army had left the city, he immediately sent troops to greet him.

When the two armies met in front of the formation, Pei Jizong stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Pei Ji, the general of Nancheng protecting the country, is here, Lu Yuan, how dare you fight to the death with me?"

Previously, he lost some points to Lu Yuan at the Huajun Military General Conference, and his ranking was behind. He also lost Lu Yuan in a move during the battle, and he felt resentful. This time he happened to challenge Lu Yuan and find the place back.

"How could he surrender to Ma Jian?" Lu Yuan was very surprised.

Sima Fa is very clear about Pei Ji's strength, so he will naturally not send other generals.

So Lu Yuan rode out and came to the front of the formation: "Pei Ji, why are you here?"

"My son Lu Yuan, haven't you heard it clearly?" Pei Ji said, "Now I am General Nan Cheng's National Guard. You and others are leading troops to invade. Have you ever asked me?"

"How dare you speak up for your defeated general?" Lu Yuan snorted lightly.

"I did not do my best when the general meeting that day!" Pei Ji raised the blue dragon thorn, "I will definitely kill you on the horse today!"

"I'm so arrogant!" Lu Yuan drove his horse to charge and danced the plum painting halberd. "The Japanese generals used to show mercy. Now the two armies are fighting, and it's no problem to take your head!"

"Don't be clamoring, fight for the rest of your life!"

Two fierce generals met in front of the formation, one flew up and down, the other cyan dragon thorns and afterimages, two war horses were running side by side, and they were circling around the field.

The soldiers on both sides watched the battle nervously, and saw Lu Yuan and Pei Ji used all his strength, attacking each other in the field, sparking and not giving in to each other.

From morning to afternoon, the battle was 100 rounds without any decision. Ma Jian was worried about losing and Mingjin stopped the army.

Sima Fa saw that the two fierce generals were hard to match, which was completely different from the generals during the meeting. He did not stop at all. He was in conflict with each other. He was also worried that something might happen to Lu Yuan, so he followed Mingjin to call him back.

Ma Jianjun retreated to the city, and Sima French army also returned to the camp to rest.

Back in the city, Pei Ji said, "Why did Your Majesty scream? The last general may not lose to Lu Yuan!"

Ma Jian hurriedly said, "The general is very skilled in martial arts, of course I know! But after a long battle, I can't help but feel tired. Let's take a break today and nourish my energy."

Pei Ji was really tired and bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty! I will kill Lu Yuan in front of the formation tomorrow."

"When two tigers fight, there will be one injury!" Feng Qiao said, "Sima Fa is full of tricks and may design a disaster tomorrow! If the general fights Lu Yuan again, he can pretend to be defeated and lure him to chase him. If Lu Yuan chases him, our army sets up a trap to capture him!"

Pei Ji frowned when he heard this: "If this is the case, he will think he will be unable to defeat Lu Yuan! Lu Yuan and I must be divided into different levels!"

On the other hand, Sima Fa also said to Lu Yuan after returning to the camp: "Pei Ji is brave and not inferior to you. If you fight for your life, you may have an accident. When you meet in front of the formation tomorrow, you can pretend to be defeated and lure him. I will set a trap to eliminate this general!"

Lu Yuan replied after hearing this: "If this is true, everyone in the world will laugh at me! Pei Ji is not my opponent, and he will do his best to kill him tomorrow!"

Both generals disagreed with using tricks to eliminate each other and insisted on deciding the outcome by force.

The next day, Lu Yuan went outside the city to challenge the battle, and Pei Ji immediately led his troops out to greet him. The two sides fought from morning to evening, and had a short rest in the middle, but they still couldn't decide the outcome.

After several consecutive days of fighting, no distinction can be made.

The force is only a little short, and the generals always stop at the meeting, so it is easy to decide the winner. But now it is a life-threatening battle. Whether Lu Yuan or Pei Ji, they both use all their strength without reservation. When they are used to their heart's content, it is completely different.
Chapter completed!