Confucius also said with great regret:
"Yes...if Chang Qing were here, the last battle against Liyi wouldn't have been so embarrassing!"
Li Ran thought about what Sun Wu and his soldiers were doing, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said:
"Hey... the sea is as wide as the fish can leap, and the sky is as high as the birds can fly. If he wants to achieve his great things, we can't force him to stay!"
As Confucius and Li Ran chatted like this, the other ministers woke up one after another. They were already enjoying themselves, and they were suffering from this.
I couldn't bear not sleeping, and when I did sleep, I was so worried that I couldn't sleep. Therefore, at this time, I can only barely cheer up.
When Sanhuan saw Li Ran and Kong Qiu leaning on the railing and looking into the distance, he immediately came over.
At this time, Meng Sunheji yawned out of boredom and couldn't help asking:
"Isn't Gongshan Buxiang afraid that he won't attack? If he doesn't come, wouldn't we be waiting in vain?!"
When Li Ran heard the sound, he immediately turned around, bowed to Sanhuan, and replied calmly:
"Right now, although it is said that Gongshan Buxiu has surrounded us, in fact, his current situation is more like a trapped beast. He has been trapped on this high platform for a long time, and it has indeed worn away his patience."
"However, as the saying goes, a trapped beast still fights. Reinforcements will arrive at noon today, and he must be well aware of this. So...he will definitely attack tonight, there is no doubt about it!"
Ji Sunsi listened on the sidelines and couldn't help but nodded slightly:
"Well, if you want to come to Gongshan Buxiang, you will never give up so easily!"
Shusun Zhouqiu supported the railing with both hands and said seriously:
"Yes, so even if he doesn't attack, our defenses can't be relaxed at all!"
Meng Sunheji saw that they were all so cautious, but he couldn't help but said playfully:
"Oh... once this happens, I will have to sleep well for three days and three nights! This crime is really too uncomfortable!"
When Ji Sunsi heard this, he smiled and said:
"Haha, Master Meng Sun can't sleep, let alone three days and three nights. You have to pay close attention to the matter of Chengyi. Liyi has refused to defend for so long, and Feiyi has another unruly act. . Lord Meng Sun, do you think everything will go smoothly if you become a city?"
At this time, Meng Sunhe Ji couldn't care about so much. He just touched his nose and replied:
"Hey, it's important to save your life first, but how can you care about so much now?..."
Just as a few of them were talking.
Suddenly, a horn sounded across the sky! Almost instantly, countless torches were lit up in the periphery, and the sentry on the high platform quickly blew his whistle.
I heard that Confucius called Zuo Sima to come over at this time, and said calmly to him:
"Go, pass on the order, everything will go according to plan, send another team to the back mountain, and be sure to guard the monarch! If the monarch asks, just answer that everything is under control!"
Zuo Sima hurriedly took the order and left, and soon the torches on the outside swarmed around the high platform.
Gongshan Buxuan also personally rode behind to supervise the battle. After all, this attack could be said to be his last struggle!
In the first wave of attacks, the chariots still cleared the way and went straight to the high platform.
The second wave of infantry brought wooden ropes with a barb on one end and threw them to the third and fourth floors. After tightening the hooks, they began to climb up.
At the same time, some infantrymen rushed into the high platform. Although arrows rained down for a while, they were unable to stop these desperadoes.
Li Ran looked down from above and said hurriedly:
"Send the signal quickly, concentrate your forces, and abandon the lower four floors!"
Confucius didn't have time to think about it and immediately ordered someone to deliver the message. When Gongshan Buxuan saw this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Since Gongshan Buxuan was attacking with the entire army, the number of people entering the high platform was no less than during the day. Moreover, this time he was obviously prepared. He quickly occupied the fourth floor by climbing inside and outside.
And when they were about to break through the fifth level.
Suddenly, a thick smoke came out, but a large amount of dry firewood, mugwort leaves and tender bean leaves had been prepared on the first floor!
It turned out that although the guards had retreated, two spies were left alone among the enemy troops.
In the darkness, no one could distinguish it. And these two people took the opportunity to ignite it everywhere, and emitted thick smoke. The thick smoke floated upwards, reaching the fourth floor.
Due to the narrow windows on the lower four floors, after a burst of smoke, it suddenly became filled with smoke.
The rebels were so smoked that they ran towards the windows one after another, and even climbed onto the eaves.
The eaves were also overcrowded for a while, and they couldn't bear the weight and collapsed.
Gongshan Buxuan was outside and saw that the lower four floors were temporarily surrounded by smoke. Some people even fell from the eaves and couldn't help but gasp.
He immediately ordered people to search for the source of the smoke.
Although the rebels suffered heavy losses, it also made them desperate and made them fight to the death. Finally, they were able to rush to the fifth floor, and continued to rush to the sixth floor...
At this time, the movement outside also directly woke up Liguang. They were getting closer and closer to the rebels.
Gong Eryue picked up Liguang and came to the corner of the stairs with Fan Li and Chu Dang. Looking down, I could only see a thin layer of smoke floating upwards, but the enemy situation was not clear.
"The enemy is coming up soon. Protect Guang'er while I go down to kill the enemy!"
Chu Dang hugged the halberd and ran down. Fan Li sighed for a moment and said:
"Miss Yue, you carry Guang'er and go to the top to find Mr. Chu Dang and I will go kill the enemy together!"
Gong Eryue nodded.
"Be careful!"
Fan Li responded, and Liguang shouted:
"A Lijun, we are waiting for you above!"
Fan Li raised his eyebrows and smiled and said:
"Don't be afraid Guang'er!"
Fan Li pulled out the long sword from his waist and went directly to the lower level.
Gong Eryue brought Liguang to the top floor. When Li Ran saw it, he immediately went over to greet her.
At this moment, in addition to the guards, almost all the family members of the ministers gathered on the top of the high platform, and there was chaos for a while.
Li Ran and Gong Eryue protected Liguang and found a safe corner. However, he was still pushed and couldn't stand up. Confucius shouted loudly.
Confucius's voice was deafening, making people gradually quiet down.
"The king is right up here. How can you be so noisy and crying? The enemy can't attack. What are you afraid of?"
Confucius was tall and standing high up, with the big sword in his hand shining brightly in the candlelight. He looked quite domineering, and he immediately controlled the commotion at the scene.
At this time, Luhou Songzi could no longer sleep peacefully, so he moved here.
Deep down in his heart, he was actually extremely scared. But he also knew that in this situation, even being afraid would be useless, so he had to force himself to be calm and smile:
"Don't panic, the enemy is powerful, and we need to work together more!"
Lu Housong's voice was slightly trembling when he spoke, but it also calmed many people down. As a result, everyone found their own places to settle down.
Li Ran gave a few instructions in Gong Eryue's ear, and then came to Luhou Song's side with Confucius.
Li Ran also took advantage of everyone's silence and shouted loudly:
"The rebels are coming fiercely, and the country of Lu is in danger! If the king does not exist, everyone here will also be killed! Therefore, now we can only have a last-ditch fight to have a chance of survival!"
"Now, on this stage, we all have no distinction between each other, no matter whether we are high or low, we should all protect our family and the country! If we win, protecting the country is to protect the family, so why should we be afraid even if we die?!"
Li Ran's words also made the scene completely quiet.
Ji Sunsi and others were the first to set an example. They immediately ordered the eunuch servants who were accompanying them to pick up their weapons and go downstairs, showing their determination to fight to the end.
After the situation on the high platform calmed down, Confucius asked quietly:
"My benefactor...when are you going to release the water?"
Li Ran glanced at the moon outside, but still shook his head slightly:
"The time has not come yet, you have to hold on a little longer!"
Therefore, Confucius had no choice but to look at the two disciples beside him and said:
"Zizheng, Ziyou, you two should go down and kill the enemy too!"
Of these two disciples, one was named Gong Liangru, whose courtesy name was Zizheng, and he was also a brave man.
The other one was Ran Qiu and Ran Ziyou who were famous in later generations.
When the two of them heard the master's order, they immediately picked up their swords and left without saying a word.
(End of chapter)
