The bright moon was eaten by the Tengu, leaving only a small half hanging in the sky. The breeze blew away the hustle and bustle of the day, and the cries of cicadas and frogs filled my ears.
Suddenly, this rural town fell into the night.
However, the soldiers tonight were not as sleepy as before, and they talked with gusto about what happened in Lijia Village today. This kind of thing was so new to them that it spread throughout the entire Yulin Army in just one afternoon. If there were no accidents, this would probably be enough for them to talk and laugh for several days.
Da da da.
A burst of rapid hoofbeats broke the tranquility of the night. The soldiers on guard at night cheered up and looked outside the city. They saw a team marching at night, holding torches high and approaching from a distance. In front of them were more than a dozen riders, who had already arrived at the bottom of the city.
"Open the city gate quickly! Open the city gate quickly!"
More than a dozen riders below the city were shouting loudly to the top of the city tower. The sergeant guarding the city gate also looked down by the light of the fire. He was shocked when he saw that the soldiers under the city were all wearing the equipment of the Yulin Army, but their armors were all messy and covered in blood.
"what happened?"
Seeing the question coming from the city, the dozen or so riders said anxiously.
"Han Army! The Han Army attacked us! Only 200 of our more than 500 brothers are left. The Han Army is still chasing us. Open the city gate quickly!"
The soldiers guarding the city were shocked. The Yulin Army stayed in Dangtu to block the news and prevent Cai Mao's army from attacking the back of Jiangdong Army without warning when it returned to Jiangxia. They even detached many troops to control the villages around Dangtu and sent scouts to find out the news. Unexpectedly, they were attacked by the Han army at night.
Could it be that Cai Mao's army has returned?
The non-commissioned officer at the city gate was already sweating. This was not something he should think about.
"Hurry! Open the city gate and let the brothers in! Go and let two more people inform the general that the Han army has appeared!"
The brothers around him immediately took action. Several people mounted fast horses and rushed to the county government office. A dozen more people opened the city gate.
The dozen or so riders entered the city first, and the city gate official hurriedly called them up to ask what happened. Unfortunately, they were also confused.
Even though the caravans were intercepted during the day, no one fled to the direction of Anlu. The scouts searched around and found no enemy. Everything was normal. But just after nightfall, their temporary camp was suddenly attacked by the Han army.
At the critical moment of life and death, the results of the usual night training were astonishingly displayed. They quickly gathered and quickly formed an effective counterattack formation. For a time, the Han army that swarmed in suffered heavy losses. The Han army even thought that they had been ambushed, and the offensive suddenly slowed down. The Habayashi Army who was attacked by surprise miraculously escaped from the encirclement with more than 200 people.
It's just that the soldiers who escaped in a hurry had no idea how many Han soldiers were chasing them behind them, and whether they were the vanguard of Cai Mao's army.
The city gate officer sighed and ordered them to go down and rest. He looked far into the distance and saw that the piece of torch that was just blurry was indeed divided into two parts. The front part was slightly smaller, and the back part was a large piece of torch.
too close!
Cold sweat began to break out on his forehead again, and the city gate official even had the urge to order the city gate to be closed immediately.
Based on the comparison of the torches, he estimated that this was a Han army with more than 2,000 people. The two armies running towards the city gate were only so close together. Once it was too late to close the city gate and let the two thousand Han troops enter the city, with the 400 defenders at the city gate and the 200 people who fled back in shock, We may not be able to defend this city gate.
"Thirty brothers, go down and close the door as soon as our people come in! The rest of the brothers come up and prepare arrows. First, shoot a wave of rockets for lighting, and then switch to ordinary arrows for shooting. Do you understand?"
The city gate officer gritted his teeth and roared.
The soldiers responded one after another. They picked up their longbows and nervously watched the torches getting closer and closer to the city.
Gradually, the embarrassment of our own soldiers can be seen, and the shouts of the Han army can be heard. They lit rockets.
"Fire the arrow!"
Following the city gate official's order, hundreds of rockets pierced the night sky and landed among the Han troops. There was a sudden scream, and you could see some panic among the Han troops. But in just a moment, under the order of the commander of the Han army, they rushed over at a faster speed. In their opinion, it was the safest to bite the Yulin army in front tightly, and the open city gate in front was an easy-to-get military exploit. .
Under their vigorous pursuit, they really caught the Yulin army. They fought for a while and the city gate could not be closed for a while.
"Fire the arrow!"
"Fire the arrow!"
The soldiers on the city drew their bows and shot like crazy. There was no need to aim at all. They only needed to shoot at the Han troops pouring towards the city gate, and every shot was accurate.
The soldiers who fled into the city saw that their brothers in the city had not given up on them, and they mustered up the last bit of courage and strength to fight back against the Han army who was fighting for the city gate.
boom!
After thirty minutes of fighting, with the sound of the door bolt being hung, the Han army finally retreated. Everyone in the Yulin Army breathed a long sigh of relief and collapsed on the ground.
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Feeling slightly chilly, Ji Shu still looked at the map of Jingzhou with the lamp on. He began to think about Jiangdong Army's next strategy.
With a soft creak, the door was gently pushed open, and a charming young woman walked in.
"You were too cruel, he is still a child."
A gust of wind blowing in from outside the door caused the candlelight to sway. Ji Shu looked up and saw that Yueying had arrived.
The two of them whispered for a while, and Ji Shu realized that Yueying had already arrived at Dangtu in the evening. Just hearing the news that Ji Shu had beaten Han Zong with a cane, she went to see Han Zong first, applied medicine to Han Zong again, and talked to him for a long time before returning to the county government office to find Ji Shu.
"I'm not a qualified teacher, and I don't have much time to teach him. If I don't give him an unforgettable lesson, I'm afraid he will go further down the wrong path."
Looking at Yueying, Ji Shu sighed softly.
For a moment, Yueying didn't know what to say. She was also very angry about Han Zong, but when she saw the little guy lying on the bed with bruises all over her body, all she could think of was a sigh of hatred.
There was suddenly some noise outside, not the usual kind of noise.
It's the sound of fighting!
Ji Shu and Yueying looked at each other and walked out of the room in surprise. Outside, the sound of fighting became more obvious!
"what happened?"
The guards couldn't explain why they were here. Someone had already gone outside to ask.
Soon the soldiers reported back.
"Reporting to the general, the Han army made a surprise attack on the stronghold of our army stationed near Dangtu. Many soldiers fled back. The Han army is chasing them, but most of the soldiers have entered the city safely. Only the north gate is currently fighting for the city gate!"
Ji Shu and Yueying were shocked.
"Quick! Let the resting soldiers rush to the north gate to support!"
The soldier replied immediately.
"General Jiang Qin has already led his troops and rushed there, while generals Hou Cheng and Xu Tu went to other gates to check the situation."
Ji Shu nodded and ordered again.
"Prepare two horses, let's go to the north gate too!"
"yes!"
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Half a month ago, Cai Mao convened a group of generals in the Jiangxia Prefecture to discuss the plan to conquer Yuan Shu.
Cai Hao asked while sitting on the main seat looking at the civil servants and generals below.
"How do you think Sun Ce will react?"
At this time, a young scribe came out and answered.
"Sun Ce will definitely send troops to Jiangxia!"
Everyone was stunned for a while, and Cai Hao also narrowed his eyes and stared at this man.
"Are you Zhuge Liang, who took office as magistrate of Xiakou County three months ago?"
Zhuge Liang nodded and clasped his fists in salute.
"It's the lower official."
