Lime blindfolds the eyes, causing a sudden reaction that makes it impossible to open the eyes, and the pain is unbearable.
Seeing this, the rebels in the front row subconsciously hid behind them, but they missed the mark and rolled down, crushing the people behind them.
The defenders above saw that the results were very good, so they used it again...
Later people could only deal with it with their eyes closed, or cover it with their hands. However, in this way, the situation was completely invisible, so he was killed as soon as he showed his head.
Chu Dang, however, disdained to use such a trick. Instead, he always held a pair of halberds and stabbed the enemy whenever he saw them.
On the entire high platform, various sounds were intertwined, and the battle was extremely fierce.
Although the rebels encountered tenacious resistance, they relied on their advantage in numbers, so these rebels were still high-spirited and did not flinch at all.
When Li Ran learned that the enemy was about to attack the upper levels, he whispered a few words in Confucius' ear. Confucius understood and gave some instructions to Zuo Sima.
Later, Zuo Sima was seen leading a group of soldiers into the back mountain, and secretly sneaked down the mountain from where the rebels had sneaked in last night.
Sima of the right army went down and ordered Chu Dang and others to rush down after hearing the noise below.
At this time, Chu Dang and the others, not to mention fighting with all their strength, were now forced to retreat again and again. It was not easy to barely hold on, but how could they still have the time to fight back?
However, since it was a military order, Chu Dang and others could only obey.
Chu Dang couldn't help but raise the big copper hammer, just waiting for the order to rush down.
And those who dived down, under the orders of their leader, actually rushed into the high platform in reverse. At the same time, another horn sounded from the high platform.
Chu Dang heard the horn sound and knew it was the signal for counterattack, so he shouted:
"kill!"
Chu Dang took the lead, holding up a big copper hammer and sweeping away to clear the way.
To say that his specially made large copper hammer was not something that ordinary people could lift, but it was seen that he was lifting it with ease, and it was actually extremely light to use.
However, when the copper hammer hit the enemy, they were all killed or maimed, which was horrifying.
The rebels, now being besieged by their superiors and subordinates, were in a state of panic and did not know how to advance or retreat. Therefore, there was a commotion and stampede between each other, and there were countless casualties.
However, after the rebels adjusted their formation, they finally gained a foothold on the high platform, and relied on the strength of their numbers to regain control of the situation.
And under the high platform
Those soldiers who sneaked down, because they were few in number, would soon be unable to hold on any longer, so they had to retreat back to the mountain.
…
Seeing that the sky was getting darker, Gongshan Buxuan's plan to capture the high platform before dark became increasingly slim.
At this time, Shu Sunzhu could no longer hold back, leaving only two thousand soldiers to guard the city gate, and led three thousand troops straight to the front line.
Gongshan Buhuang frowned when he saw that Shusun Zhuo had left the city gate without authorization. Shusun Zhuang also trembled in his heart when he saw that Gongshan Buhuang's armpit was injured.
His current great cause can only rely on Gongshan Buxi, so he doesn't want any accidents to happen to Gongshan Buxi.
Gongshan Buxiu couldn't help but asked in a deep voice:
"Zizhang...why are you here?"
Uncle Sun said anxiously:
"My lord has been attacking for a whole day, but there is still no improvement! You also said before that if you see that your attack is blocked, you will quickly bring troops to support!"
After Gongshan Buxiang heard this, he couldn't help but said:
"Even so, you should come back early tomorrow morning! If reinforcements arrive at night and attack the city, wouldn't we also be cut off from our retreat?"
Uncle Sunnoi replied:
"Don't worry, sir. I have left some troops to continue guarding the city gate... Sir, is your injury okay?"
Gongshan Buxuan waved his hand and said:
"This little flesh wound is nothing! How can there be no reason not to get injured when marching and fighting? It's fine! By the way...how many troops did you bring with you?"
Uncle Sun replied:
"Three thousand!"
After Gongshan Buxuan thought about it for a while, he said:
"Wait a little longer and see if Li Ran and Kong Qiu have any plans!"
Li Ran was well-known, and even though he was fighting with more troops this time, Li Ran relied on the terrain here to fight, and he took advantage of the location. Coupled with the layer-by-layer defense strategy, it can be said that Li Ran was able to defeat the enemy with more troops. It can be said that he complained endlessly by recruiting and dismantling.
In fact, Gongshan Buxuan and Yang Hu suffered heavy losses when they attacked Yunyi.
However, now, seeing how difficult it is to conquer the high platform, one naturally knows that Li Ran must have contributed a lot.
And Gongshan Buxiu also knew very well that the real enemies on this high platform now were actually none other than Li Ran and Kong Qiu!
It happened that at this moment, another commotion suddenly broke out behind Gongshan Buxuan! I don't know what happened, but after asking, I learned that people from the city came to harass them.
Gongshan Buxuan has been staying in Qufu for three days now. In the past three days, it is absolutely impossible to say that most of the Chinese people who stayed in Qufu have no idea what Gongshan Buxuan is and what kind of person he is.
"Now that you and I are in a quagmire, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stay alone!"
When Gongshan Buxuan heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.
Uncle Sunnoi continued to say:
"Sir, the longer time passes, the more disadvantageous it will be to us. And now that we have no way out, please make a decision as soon as possible!"
But Gongshan Buxuan didn't say a word when he heard the words.
How could he not understand these principles now? What's more, the monarch is very close. If he wants to stop here, he will not be willing to do so.
"I have a plan that can help you capture the high platform!"
When Gongshan Buhuang heard this, his eyes lit up and he immediately asked:
"Oh? What's the best idea?"
Uncle Sunno didn't know what to say, he just bowed to him and said:
"Your Excellency, you don't need to ask any more questions. You only need to lead 3,000 people to Taiwan to help in the battle to achieve this success!"
Gongshan Buxi heard the words and didn't doubt it.
So, after encircling and suppressing the Chinese who came to harass in small groups, he gave another order and ordered his uncle Sun Noi to immediately lead 3,000 people into Taichung.
At this moment, with the dim light inside the high platform, it felt pitch black. As for the crossbowmen on the high platform, looking at the darkness below, they didn't need to aim, they just shot randomly to defend against the enemy.
The soldiers and horses led by Shu Sunnoi quickly set up a shield array, but they were hindered.
Another hour passed in this mess, and from time to time someone would fall down from the high platform and hit the rebels below.
Uncle Sunnoi saw that they were at the end of their war effort and had no morale at all, so he suddenly gave an order:
"Withdraw! Everyone withdraw first!"
Uncle Sunno suddenly made this order in vain, which shocked everyone!
As a result, this order was passed up one level at a time extremely quickly. When it reached the fourth floor, everyone suddenly dispersed with a burst of birds and beasts, and they stepped on and pushed each other again.
After all the rebels withdrew, they suddenly saw a man on the ground floor. He took out a flint and rubbed it with sparks, which directly burned the first layer of suet.
The fire spread quickly, and Shu Sunnoi retreated with all the rebels...
Soon, the fire suddenly broke out from the first floor.
When Uncle Sunnoi saw the intensity of the fire, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
After returning to Gongshan Buxuan, Gongshan Buxuan was a little unhappy when he saw that the army was withdrawn without authorization by Shusun Zhui.
However, I suddenly found that the high platform in the distance seemed to be on fire. I suddenly realized it and said with great joy:
"That's right! This move of retreating into advancement is quite clever! It's so good! Let them also have a taste of this fire attack!"
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Chapter 693_Mismatched Mandarin Ducks
However, what Ling Shusunhui and Gongshan Buxuan never expected was that how could their killing move that betrayed their ancestors not be part of Li Ran's planning?
When Li Ran learned that the thieves had retreated, he immediately ordered people to rush to the first floor with buckets of water and fire cloth.
Soon, the fire on the first floor was extinguished by Huo Huanbu.
Gongshan Buxuan was still excited at first, but when he saw that the fire was put out quickly and knew that his opponent had already prepared, he couldn't help but get furious again.
Uncle and grandson were standing aside, and he couldn't help but regretted saying this:
"Sir, this is Zou's fault. After the rest, I am willing to lead the troops from the front and attack this platform again!"
Gongshan Buhuang looked at the high platform and shook his head:
"Hey... that's all. Now that the enemy's morale is at its peak and our army has been defeated, it will be useless to attack again now."
Uncle Sun couldn't help but ask:
"Then...what do you think, sir?"
Gongshan Buxuan couldn't help but narrowed his eyes:
"Hmph! What's true is what's false, what's true is false! They don't have many manpower now, and they're afraid that I'll attack them overnight, so they won't be able to sleep tonight!"
"Order the three armies to have a good rest tonight, and wait until tomorrow's Yin time. Then we will put all our efforts into fighting them to the death!"
When Uncle Sun heard this, he couldn't help but sigh:
"Okay, I'll follow you, sir!"
At this time, Gongshan Buxuan was silent for a while:
"By the way, you should hurry back to the city gate with these three thousand people. At Mao hour, you can bring all the five thousand people! We will join forces at that time and attack the platform as soon as possible!"
Uncle Sun took the order and nodded:
"promise!"
Shusun Noi led his troops to the city gate. Gongshan Buxuan looked at the high platform and clenched his fists.
"Tomorrow morning will be the final decisive battle! Success or failure depends on this!"
…
After Shusun Noi led his troops to retreat, there was a burst of cheers on the high platform.
After a period of celebration, Lu Housong also went to bed early, and his sleep was particularly sweet.
However, Confucius and Li Ran did not rest at this time, but began to formulate the next strategy with Sanhuan and other ministers.
Li Ran said directly first:
"According to the previous plan, the reinforcements will arrive outside the city at noon tomorrow. And Gongshan Buxuan must also know about this, so there will definitely be a fierce battle next. He will definitely make a desperate move and fight to the death!"
Confucius said:
"Then...if you say that, I'm afraid we won't be able to sleep again tonight..."
Li Ran heard this and said calmly:
"Haha, there is no need to be so nervous. The rebels are newly defeated and their morale is low. How can they do it again? Tonight, the soldiers must close their eyes and take a nap to recuperate their spirits."
When Confucius heard this, he couldn't help asking:
"Oh? Could it be that Gongshan Buxiang won't attack tonight?"
Li Ran couldn't help but sneered and said:
"At least there will be no problem before the third watch. This will allow the soldiers to have some time to rest until the third watch."
After hearing this, Confucius couldn't help but nodded, and whispered to his disciple Ran Qiu behind him.
Afterwards, Ran Qiu stood up and retreated, going to convey the military order.
At this time, I heard Ji Sunsi sigh again:
"We only have one or two thousand people left now, and we have taken advantage of the geographical advantage to get a lot of advantages, but... if the other party makes a desperate move, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist!"
Li Ran was silent for a moment, then stood up and said:
"We should be prepared for the opening of the floodgates!"
Confucius couldn't help but nodded:
"Don't worry, sir, everything is ready! Just follow your orders!"
Li Ran stretched out calmly at this time:
"Okay! In that case, everyone has worked hard today, so there is no need to waste any more time and everyone should take time to rest!"
So, after hearing this, everyone stood up and left. Li Ran was about to visit his daughter, but met Gong Yan halfway. Gong Yan looked anxious:
"Uncle, have you seen Wei'er?"
Li Ran couldn't help but be startled:
"What? Isn't he here?"
I just heard Gongyan let out a soft "hmm" and continued to reply:
"Yes, I just came back from Guang'er. I said that during the daytime battle, he was no longer there..."
Li Ran frowned, feeling something bad in his heart.
At this time, Chu Dang, holding a halberd in his hand, was limping up again. Li Ran immediately asked:
"Chu Dang, have you seen what the young master is doing?"
Chu Dang felt a little exhausted, sat down on the ground, and nodded:
"Back to my lord, I saw that during the day, the young master... was still down there killing enemies with me!"
Gong Yan was excited for a moment, grabbed Chu Tang's arm, and said with a trembling voice:
"Then...then where is he now?"
Chu Dang saw Gong Yan being so excited. If he were anyone else, he would not tell the truth, but he was straightforward and didn't understand the twists and turns at all. He just raised his head and said:
"Oh? Master, hasn't he come back yet? I was killing the enemy at the time, and I only saw him near the window sill, but then he disappeared. I think Master, he probably went to be a dead soldier!"
Chu Dang spoke without any concealment, but when Gongyan heard this, he couldn't help but swayed and almost fell down.
He and Gongwei were brothers from the same father and mother, and they had shared weal and woe, so their relationship was unusual. Now that he heard the news, it was really hard for him to accept.
When Li Ran saw this, he couldn't help but glared at Chu Dang, and supported Gong Yan:
"Yan'er, let's go back to the house and talk!"
Li Ran and his father were about to leave, but Chu Dang was still a little confused and couldn't help but murmured in a low voice:
"That kid is looking for death. Why are you glaring at me, sir? I didn't ask him to go..."
Then he got up, but did not enter the house. Instead, he leaned against the door with his halberd in his arms.
Liguang has already fallen asleep, Gong Eryue is sitting on the edge of the cave, and Fan Li is respectfully guarding the outer room.
When Li Ran and Gong Yan came in, Fan Li saw Gong Yan stumbling in. He immediately understood and stepped forward and whispered:
"Sir, the young master and that Wang Qi... secretly left here while we were not paying attention..."
Li Ran's heart sank, Gong Yan almost choked and said:
"Then he...isn't he...really already...already..."
Gongyan couldn't say the words "already died in battle".
Li Ran could only comfort him and said:
"Yan'er, don't think too much now. Maybe he and Wang Qi were just injured and are still recovering somewhere?!"
Gongyan wiped away tears and said:
"It was me who killed him, it was me who killed Wei'er...it was me...it was me!"
Li Ran didn't know why he said that, but he could only continue to comfort him:
"Yan'er, Chu Dang doesn't know Wei'er's life or death, you don't have to do this!"
Gongyan let out a long sigh, and was worried that his voice would disturb Liguang in the inner room, so he reluctantly stopped crying:
"When I was in Yunyi, I had a childhood sweetheart, but that family was a savage from Yunyi. At that time, I had no choice but to hide my son from others, so I could only foster him in their family. Later, I , we returned to Qufu, and that family also came to the city to look for me."
"It's just that at the time, I just thought they were trying to blackmail her with what happened back then, so I severely criticized her. I even said bad words to the little girl!"
"Later, I heard that the little girl disguised herself as a man, sneaked into Wei'er's house, and stayed with Wei'er. I said bluntly at that time that I would never agree to this marriage unless I died! "
"Although Wei'er didn't say anything at the time, he was definitely unhappy in his heart. If not, how could he act like a dead soldier and be eager to make meritorious deeds?"
After hearing this, Li Ran understood the key point. But at the same time, there was only endless regret left.
He only regretted that he had been busy with defense at that time and failed to explain the matter to Gongyan earlier, otherwise this tragedy might not have happened.
"Having said that, it doesn't mean that Wei'er will definitely die in battle. It's better to investigate clearly in the future!"
At this time, I saw Gongyan squatting on the ground, feeling regretful:
"It was me who harmed Wei'er...how should I explain to Jun's father in the future...uncle..."
Li Ran couldn't comfort him for a moment, so he could only pat Gong Yan on the shoulder.
Liguang woke up when she heard her father's voice. She widened her eyes, stuck her head out, and saw the scene in front of her. Although she was not familiar with Gongyan, she also knew his identity.
Seeing this embarrassment, Gong Eryue immediately pulled Guang'er back:
"Father is busy now, Guang'er must not be naughty."
Hearing what Er Niang said, Liguang got on the bed again quite wisely. Gong Eryue tucked the quilt in for her.
"Don't worry Guang'er, Guang'er's father will come to see Guang'er later!"
Liguang nodded obediently, and did not close her eyes again, but still looked curiously outside the room.
