"Boohoo!"
Rockets were fired one after another at the houses on both sides of the street, nearly two thousand in each wave.
Soon, all the houses on both sides of the east and west streets of Yanzhou City were flooded by fire.
However, Wang Cheng and others did not retreat. They fired arrows along the streets in the north and south directions.
Somewhere in a yard.
There are three figures standing inside, one old and two middle-aged, they are Liang Shan, Tuoba Liang, and Liu Zheng.
"Second Uncle Liang, are we just going to let them burn down? If the burning continues, the entire Yanzhou City will really be burned down!" Liu Zheng said anxiously.
"Why don't you stop him, and I'll hold the line for you!" Liang Shan blocked his mouth with one sentence.
Liu Zheng grinned and smiled awkwardly.
Just kidding, not to mention the two thousand cavalry, the young man in black alone can deal with him.
"Second Uncle Liang, my nephew thinks that even if we don't take action, we will never let that group of people act so easily!" Tuoba Liang said.
"good!"
Liu Zheng took the words and said: "There is an old saying in the Zhou Dynasty, to capture the thief first, capture the king. That group of Zhou cavalry is nothing, as long as the leader is killed, they will defeat themselves!"
"That's right! Second uncle, we are three martial arts masters, and you are the grand master. Can't you even kill a fierce general in the army?" Tuoba Liang said.
Liangshan's forehead was twisted into the character "Chuan", and soon he relaxed it and said: "It's a good idea to capture the thief first and capture the king first!"
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Without the sergeants and Wu Zong taking action, the houses on both sides of the north and south streets were quickly targeted.
The time has come to six o'clock in the afternoon. After the heat of the day, the evening finally ushered in the coolness.
The evening breeze blows, blowing the fire in Yanzhou City, and also blows the hearts of Yanzhou people.
This historic ancient city burst into flames, like a giant volcano erupting in the dark, and could be seen by people hundreds of miles away.
The city was already in chaos, with shouts and people putting out fires everywhere.
The initiators of the arson are no longer in the city at this moment, they are outside the east city gate.
Zhu Pengfei sat on his horse, looking at the fire burning in the city, and said with a smile: "The fire is burning so brightly, I don't believe that bitch Li Yuanqing still wants to attack the city!"
Yanzhou has many industries and is an important city in the northeast of Xia State. Many forces in Xia State are involved in it, including Li Yuanqing's own family.
If he is really going to be destroyed, Li Yuanqing will definitely face the punishment of the Xia Kingdom Court.
Therefore, when Wang Cheng was thinking about how to deal with Li Yuanqing's 30,000 troops attacking Jizhou City that night, he quickly decided on the strategy of "raiding Yanzhou".
He knew very well that the two thousand men in his hands could not stop Li Yuanqing's heavy troops, because they did not even have any heavy weapons to defend the city.
Rather than die in Jizhou City, it is better to go out and look for opportunities and give some time to the upcoming Zhu Bangguo.
When the fire was completely ignited, Wang Cheng knew that his strategy had succeeded.
"Walk!"
Taking one last look at Yanzhou City, which had turned into a sea of flames, Wang Cheng led his troops to the east.
The strategy of raiding Yanzhou was successful, but the plan was only half completed. He was still not sure whether Jizhou City was still in their hands.
Therefore, after completing the raid on Yanzhou, they needed to return urgently. If Jizhou City fell into the hands of the Xia army, their night raid would catch him off guard.
In this way, even if Li Yuanqing knew afterwards that he would never be able to catch up after traveling hundreds of miles back and forth.
At that time, Jianwei Zhonglang General Zhu Bangguo Xianglai also led an army to Jizhou. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses gathered in Jizhou. Even if Li Yuanqing rushed to Jizhou, they would not be afraid.
However, what he didn't know was that Zhu Bangguo came in advance, and Jizhou City did not fall into Li Yuanqing's hands.
Night is coming.
Wang Cheng led a group of cavalry to attack on the vast plains. Because there were three horses for one person, they did not need to worry that their horses would not be able to run or die from exhaustion.
However, it was never the horses that hindered their march, but the approaching night.
Darkness is the biggest obstacle to night marching. First, the line of sight will be blocked, and second, the direction will be difficult to identify.
In fact, horses are not that bad. The focusing and light-sensing ability of horse eyes is six times that of humans. They can see objects clearly in weak light, so they can see the road at night.
The point is that the sight of people on horseback will be affected, and their slightest movement will affect the position of the horse, especially in the case of rapid marching.
There are still some people in this group of cavalry who suffer from night blindness. They only ate the "water" of cattle and sheep for a few days, but it was still unable to eliminate their symptoms.
As the night got darker and darker, the team gradually began to disperse, and some people began to be unable to keep up in twos and threes.
"Brother Wang, this won't work. Without fire, the brothers will be easily injured." Zhu Pengfei said worriedly.
Wang Cheng slowed down, but a faint look of worry appeared between his eyebrows.
Zhu Pengfei knew what Wang Cheng was worried about and said: "Brother Wang, let the brothers light the torches! This area is so big, it is impossible to meet Li Yuanqing who has returned to the army by such a coincidence."
From beginning to end, the biggest enemy of this group of people was Li Yuanqing's 30,000 troops.
They must be rushing back now, in the opposite direction to Wang Cheng and the others. Once the two parties come into contact, Wang Cheng and the others will be dead.
That was a total of 30,000 cavalry, all of which were skilled in bows and horses. They were not improvised by Wang Cheng and his gang. Regardless of their combat power, they could be crushed by sheer numbers.
"Walk more!"
Wang Cheng still didn't want to let people put up the torch, even though he knew that the probability of encountering Li Yuanqing and others was very small.
But even if it was a slim chance, he didn't dare to take the risk. After all, the lives of two thousand people were at stake.
After running for several more miles, Wang Cheng slowed down his marching speed again, and more and more people were unable to keep up.
"Brother Wang!" Zhu Pengfei persuaded again.
Wang Cheng reined in the reins, slowed down, and said to Zhu Pengfei: "Take the brothers back first!"
"good!"
Zhu Pengfei couldn't help but feel happy when he saw Wang Cheng finally relenting, but then he realized something was wrong and said, "What do you mean? Let me take my brothers back, what will you do?"
Wang Cheng said: "Stop asking so many questions! Leave quickly!"
He didn't want to say any more and slapped the bloody BMW on Zhu Pengfei's crotch.
The sweaty horse was in pain, and it jumped more than ten meters with a "whoosh" sound carrying Zhu Pengfei.
Zhu Pengfei quickly tightened the reins. He always felt that Wang Cheng was hiding something in his heart, and he wanted to find out.
At this moment, Wang Cheng's voice sounded in his ears.
"Remember! Keep going east! You can slow down a little, but you must not use torches!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Cheng turned around and left on Qing Lei, followed by a big black horse.
"What happened?"
Zhu Pengfei looked back at Wang Cheng's retreating figure. He wanted to rush up and ask for details, but when he thought that there were nearly two thousand people under his command waiting for him to take him back safely, he gave up the idea completely.
The night was like ink, splashing on the white paper in the air, and soon darkened the surrounding area to the point where you couldn't even see your fingers.
Zhu Pengfei led a group of cavalry forward, but his speed was not very fast.
He kept in mind Wang Cheng's instructions when he left, and even if he decided to leave, he would not light a torch.
A group of nearly 2,000 people marched in the dark with no lights on. Except for the faint sound of horse hooves coming from the ground, there was no extra sound.
Fortunately, there are some veterans among this group of cavalry. They can use Sinan and the stars in the sky to identify their direction.
Perhaps because of their good luck, they did not encounter Li Yuanqing's 30,000 troops along the way, and returned to Jizhou City safely in the middle of the night when everyone was sleeping.
I didn't encounter any setbacks on the way back, but I almost got hurt when I entered the city.
One of them didn't know who the people in the city were, and the other was not sure whether the people outside the city were really the returning cavalry. They were fooling around and almost started fighting.
At the critical moment, Zhu Pengfei played the role. After all, he was Zhu Bangguo's biological son. No matter how suspicious Zhu Bangguo was, he would not doubt his biological son's identity.
After entering the city, Zhu Pengfei complained to his father Zhu Bangguo for a while: "Dad! We did so much in Yanzhou City to kill less than a hundred brothers. Do you know that with just one order, those iron-armed gods on the wall were killed?" The crossbow can beat us into sieves!"
Zhu Bangguo slapped Zhu Pengfei on the shoulder and said, "You kid, stop complaining to me. Tell me first. Did you really take down Yanzhou City?"
"Then there is still a holiday?"
Zhu Pengfei patted his chest and said: "We went to Yanzhou City not to kill people, but to set fire. We have transferred Li Yuanqing's 30,000 cavalry away again. Who can stop our two thousand cavalry?"
Zhu Bangguo nodded secretly, but he still had doubts and said, "You really didn't encounter any danger?"
Zhu Pengfei pondered: "It's not that we haven't met before. There are actually three martial arts masters in Yanzhou City. If Brother Wang hadn't been here, we don't know how many brothers would have died?"
"That boy?"
Zhu Bangguo narrowed his eyes. He had not been with Wang Cheng for a long time, but he knew that Wang Cheng was very strong and had the potential to be a peerless warrior. He could definitely fight against a martial arts master.
Suddenly, he thought of something and said, "If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot. Why didn't you see that kid coming back with you?"
At the moment, Zhu Pengfei recounted what happened on the way back in detail, and then expressed his guess: "I think that the safety of our group must be related to Brother Wang's sudden departure."
Zhu Bangguo frowned and remained silent for a long time before he said: "That boy has extraordinary abilities. There must be a reason for his sudden departure. Otherwise, he would not be able to risk beheading and leave the team without permission."
He looked into the void and said: "Your guess is correct. He may have noticed something in advance and lured the enemy away. The reason why I didn't tell you clearly is because I was afraid that you would worry and not let him leave."
"Dad, what should we do? That's Yanzhou hundreds of miles away. What he has to face is Li Yuanqing's 30,000 troops and many martial sects. We can't let him stay there alone!" Zhu Pengfei said worriedly.
Zhu Bangguo smiled bitterly: "What can I do? It's just a fool's errand. I don't even know where they are, so I can only resign myself to fate!"
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