It's very windy tonight.
The night was dark and visibility was poor.
Wu Nian and Long Qie quickly arrived near Chengshan Fort with more than a hundred armored soldiers. Wu Nian and Long Qie dismounted their horses and stood in the distance to watch the situation on the city.
From this distance, you can vaguely see people patrolling and standing guard on the city wall. Regardless of whether Lu Jubei and Ma Zheng relaxed their vigilance, they still arranged the most basic defense forces.
A frontal attack can definitely be defeated, but there will be casualties on both sides.
Tonight's sneak attack is considered the optimal solution.
"superior!"
After Wu Nian watched for a while, he waved his right hand and made a deep sound.
"Da da da." One hundred armored soldiers carried five ladders and headed towards Chengshan Fort. Although they moved as gently as possible, they still made a lot of noise. Fortunately, the wind was strong tonight and the sound was covered up.
But when they arrived at the city, the defenders on the city still discovered it.
"who?!!!"
Some of the defenders shouted.
"Pfft." He was answered by Wu Nian who shot a black arrow. The sharp arrow shot into the defender's neck, with a few white bone fragments coming out from behind.
An arrow pierced the throat.
"I am Wu Nian from Beishan Fort. I want this city. Those who agree lie on the ground and don't move. I will never hurt anyone. Those who oppose it, just stand up."
Wu Nian put down the big red bow in his hand, took a deep breath, and roared towards the city wall with great energy.
The sound drowned out the wind for a while and was clearly audible.
"kill!!!"
Long Qie let out a low roar, climbed up the ladder, and went up using his hands and feet. The rest of the armored soldiers either stretched their bows and shot arrows at the city, held on to ladders, or climbed ladders, moving very quickly.
The defenders on the city were temporarily suppressed.
After all, the name of a person is the shadow of a tree.
Wu Nian is a powerful figure in Liaodong. But Ma Zheng turned out to be a good leader. Faced with Wu Nian's threat, some of the soldiers in the city simply lay on the ground without moving.
But some are ready to resist.
"Brothers, Lord Ma treats us well, and we can't let him go. Wu Nianzi is in Beishan Fort, and this Chengshan Fort belongs to Lord Ma. Why should he come to rob it? We fought with him."
A man with a square face, wearing a thick war jacket, pulled out the steel knife from his waist and shouted angrily. He is the soldier Ma Zheng brought from the front, and he is the most loyal.
"kill!!!!"
However, he was quickly chopped to the ground by Long Qie.
"Bah. Without our generals to support Beishan Fort, your Chengshan Fort would have been controlled by the Mongolians for a long time. Our generals want to take Chengshan Fort to increase their momentum, why do you stop them?" Long Qie chopped down the square-faced man. After that, he turned his head and looked at the few soldiers who were still standing and trying to resist. He smiled sternly and rushed forward with a steel knife in hand.
The combat is lackluster.
Long Qi is a fierce general, and one hundred armored soldiers are elite soldiers.
Lu Jubei and Ma Zheng let down their guard. Under their sneak attack, how could the defenders of Chengshan Fort stop them?
"Go and control the other city gates. Prevent Lu Jubei and Ma Zheng from escaping." After Long Qie took control of the city wall, he immediately issued the order.
Immediately, three groups of soldiers, armed with spears and bows and arrows, headed towards other city gates. Several soldiers opened the city gate and welcomed Wu Nian as he walked in.
Although Cao Ding did not convince Lu Jubei and Ma Zheng, he did get information. After Wu Nian entered the city gate, he immediately led Long Qie and the remaining armored soldiers to surround the Baihu Yamen of the military camp.
...........
Inside Baihu Yamen. In the bedroom.
Lu Jubei hugged his concubine and slept soundly. As for men, it is natural for a powerful and influential master to have multiple wives and concubines.
His wife also came from a scholarly family. She was very good-looking when she was young, but over time she turned into a yellow-faced woman.
He didn't know how long it had been since his wife had slept with him, and he slept with a different concubine in his arms every day.
A few days ago, the dragon came suddenly. He slept very restlessly and had to wake up at least three or four times. In this weather, it was really cold to get out of bed to pee.
Cao Ding came during the day and said he only wanted food and supplies. He felt relieved. He didn't get up even once tonight, and he was likely to sleep until dawn.
Until there was a rapid knock on the door.
"Master. Master, someone is attacking the mountain fortress." The panicked voice of the domestic slave rang out.
Lu Jubei opened his eyes drowsily at first, then woke up the next moment, his face changed drastically and he said: "It's bad. I fell into Wu Nian's trick."
"Cao Ding was fooling me during the day. Wu Nian can't tolerate me at all."
Lu Jubei was wise after all, and he immediately understood the key.
With a "pop" sound, Lu Jubei stretched out his right hand and slapped himself hard. The concubine who woke up next to her couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the red mark on Lu Jubei's face.
The master actually beat himself?
"Don't panic. Don't panic. Since Wu Nian chose a sneak attack, it means that he is also afraid of us. As long as we stabilize our position, we can defend Chengshan Fort."
Regardless of the cold, Lu Jubei put on a thick coat, opened the door and walked out, shouting to calm everyone in the house.
Soon after, Ma Zheng put on his armor and entered the yamen to meet with Lu Jubei.
Inside the hall. Lu Jubei put on his clothes and drank tea anxiously, waiting for the news. Seeing Ma Zheng coming in, he immediately stood up and asked: "Master Ma. How is the situation now?"
"We are surrounded by armored soldiers." Ma Zheng said with a livid face.
"How could it be so fast?!!!" Lu Jubei lost all his previous composure, his head was dizzy, and he lost his voice.
Under the management of him and Ma Zheng, there were four to five hundred soldiers and militiamen in Chengshan Fort, and Ma Zheng led the troops well. These soldiers and horses were not showy, and they had a certain fighting capacity in defending the city.
Although Wu Nian was ahead of the curve and followed behind with sneak attacks, he explained the situation so quickly. Lu Jubei still found it unacceptable.
"There is no way. The armored soldiers who came in are very elite." Ma Zheng smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"How many people are there in our barracks now?" Lu Jubei took a few deep breaths, forced himself to calm down, and asked in a deep voice.
Same as Beishan Fort.
Outside the yamen of Baihu Office is a complete military camp, which can be defended for a while.
"There are still about 150 people." Ma Zheng had already counted them and blurted out after hearing this.
Lu Jubei's eyes lit up, he stood up and walked back and forth: "Okay. With soldiers on hand, we have the capital to negotiate."
"Sir, what do you mean?" Ma Zheng felt relieved when he heard this, showing hope.
"We rely on this castle. If Wu Nian can't attack, there's nothing we can do. But if he does, the soldiers can provide continuous support. Although we still have more than a hundred people, we can't hold it."
"Our plan to separate Chengshan Fort has been ruined. For now, we can only endure the humiliation and surrender, reluctantly giving our lives to Wu Nian."
Having said this, Lu Jubei's face showed a look of determination, and he held his head high and said, "Isn't Wu Nian recruiting talents? I am a civil servant, resourceful and able to manage things."
"Master Ma, you are very capable and can lead troops."
"We voted for him. He must be overjoyed to use us."
Lu Jubei has a very flexible bottom line. When Wu Nian sent troops to Guangyang, he wished that Wu Nian would die in Guangyang, and then he could take over the foundation of Beishan Fort.
After learning that Wu Nian was back, he retreated to the next best thing and planned to refuse to defend Chengshan Fort and become an independent force and the emperor of Tu.
Now that Wu Nian has invaded, he can surrender smoothly and choose to sacrifice his life for Wu Nian.
And he's confident.
He is a member of the Chu State, and Ma Zheng is the chief flag officer, both of whom are officially certified by the Chu State. If we surrender to Wu Nian, can he still refuse to accept it?
We should not only accept them, but also welcome them and make use of us.
