Guanggu, Tianming, Xicheng.
Behind the city wall, the soldiers of the Yan army were holding their weapons, drooling, and snoring happily. For most people, this was the first full meal in months, enough to let them sleep again. A good night's sleep, even if they were in a war zone, could not stop them from enjoying it.
A melodious sound of drums and horns startled many people and instinctively jumped up from their sleep. Many people began to hurriedly touch their weapons. Some people even shouted: "The Jin army is coming, the Jin army is coming!"
Helan Lu was wearing armor and frowning, standing on the city tower. The guards around him were waving their whips, beating the panicked sergeants who were even rushing to run down the city. While whipping, they cursed: " Hurry up and get into formation and go to your posts. If there are any escapees, kill them!"
"Did you eat yesterday's steamed buns in vain? Quickly form a formation to meet the enemy!"
Amidst this chaotic noise, Gongsun Wulou stretched himself and walked over accompanied by more than ten guards. He Lanlu turned to look at him and curled up the corner of his mouth: "Hey, General Gongsun, what are you doing?" Will you have time to come to the city for inspection?"
Gongsun Wulou's face turned slightly red, then he smiled and said: "Sir Helan, you have been guarding the city in full clothes these days, but your hard work has paid off. Your Majesty has never forgotten you. Today There may be a fierce battle, and Your Majesty specially sent me here to cooperate with you and defend the city together."
Helan Lu said coldly: "So, yesterday the Imperial Master suddenly opened the warehouse to release grain and let everyone in the city have a good meal just for today's battle? How did he know that today would happen? Is there a war?"
Gongsun Wulou smiled and shook his head: "How can we know the master's clever plan and information? You see, he is not wrong, right? There is indeed something going on in the Jin camp. I specially brought it this time. A batch of newly manufactured crossbows have arrived, I believe they will be put to good use!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Bring up the crossbow and catapult quickly."
Helan Lu waved his hand: "It's too late to move now, but it will affect the normal layout of the city. General Gongsun, please place the catapult behind the city, thirty steps away from the city wall. If the enemy is in an emergency, , then follow my orders and launch stones out of the city to attack the enemy troops rushing towards the city wall. As for the crossbows, they are not needed for the time being. You can move them towards the city gate in case the enemy troops break through the city gate. fight back!"
Gongsun Wulou laughed: "Master Helan, you are still awesome, just do as you say, I will go and arrange it now."
As he spoke, he trotted down the tower triumphantly and soon disappeared.
A contemptuous smile appeared at the corner of He Lanlu's mouth, and a voice like a silver bell rang in his ears: "This kid is eager to leave the city like this. Brother, you shouldn't give him this chance to escape. .”
He Lanlu smiled and waved his hand, and all the more than ten guards around him retreated. Within a radius of twenty steps, only He Lanmin, who was wearing leather armor, dressed as a soldier, and dressed as a man, stood beside him. Today, He Lanmin wears a human skin mask of a thin black man in his thirties, covering up her stunning face, but her bright eyes like autumn water cannot be hidden, and her figure is still so graceful. , even wearing armor, it can be seen that this is the figure of a stunning beauty, not one of those stinky men.
Helan Lu said: "It seems that the black robes can still detect the situation outside the city, and can even grasp the intelligence of the Jin army's attack on the city. This is not a bad thing for us, Minmin."
He Lanmin gritted her teeth: "Now that things have happened, there is no need to think about anything. Being able to defend the city and survive is the first priority. As for the future, let's take it one step at a time. At least Murong Lan didn't betray me. Tell the truth about letting her go, and the black robe has not caused any trouble to me for so long. Brother, now I can only come to seek refuge with you. Do you think we can really defend the city this time?"
Helan Lu curled up his lips and said: "With these defensive equipment arranged by Zhang Gang personally, we killed a large number of Jin troops in the last attack on the city. No Beifu army could climb to the top of our city, which caused them heavy losses." , they didn’t dare to attack the city for several months. However, we only had this lonely city left, and they only besieged but did not attack, which made us feel uncomfortable. There was no military rations to eat in these months, and many people died of starvation. However, Based on my understanding of Heipao, he has food, but he won’t use it lightly before the decisive battle. You see, didn’t we just eat white flour buns yesterday?”
He Lanmin nodded: "Thanks to my eldest brother's early arrangement, we only provide food and grass for the sergeants, while the tribesmen have no choice but to make sacrifices and be patient. Now our Helan tribe still has 10,000 fighting soldiers, but all the war horses have been collected." Now that we're gone, tell me, do we still have a chance to break out?"
Helan Lu gritted his teeth and said sternly: "I have thought about this again and again. Now almost the entire territory of Nanyan has fallen. Although we don't know the situation outside, we must have returned to the Jishui area in the north. If we don’t go, even if we go back, without the protection of Nan Yan, we will be annihilated by the Northern Wei Dynasty, so staying in the city and keeping a close eye on us is our best choice.”
He Lanmin looked around alertly, stepped forward and whispered: "Do we still have a chance to surrender to Liu Yu now? What if we dedicate the city here, or even open the city gate and let the Jin army in?"
He Lanlu's expression changed, and he quickly pulled He Lanmin back a few steps and walked to a corner of the tower behind him. He opened his eyes wide: "You don't want to live? Are you still thinking about this at this time? What if you give it to that black man? When I hear it, I'm afraid..."
He Lanmin gritted his teeth: "You also know that the Jin army has occupied the entire Qingzhou, and Heipao and Nanyan only have one isolated city left. They can besiege it to death, but today they suddenly want to attack the city. Things must have changed. , that Zhang Gang went to Hou Qin as an envoy to ask for help, but did not return after half a year, you said..."
Helan Lu frowned: "You mean, the Jin army captured Zhang Gang and therefore knew the layout of the city's defenses, so they dared to attack the city?"
He Lanmin sighed: "Otherwise, is there any other explanation? No matter whether Zhang Gang can bring back reinforcements or not, he will always come back. It was because he never came back that he sent Han Fan as an envoy two months ago. In order to Let the man surnamed Han go out of the city. The monster Mingyue was hit by an arrow and almost couldn't come back. I guess the black robe must have used this Mingyue to find out the news outside. At this time, the defense is probably more dangerous than the other. We have to give it a try. Just leave a way out for yourself, brother."
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