In the military camp, the bonfire burned quietly.
Feeling a hint of sleepiness welling up, Nie Dong immediately understood that Haishi had arrived.
There were no clocks in ancient times, especially at night in the countryside. Calculating time relied more on astrology and feeling.
The biological clock of the ancients was fixed, and they paid attention to working at sunrise and resting at sunset.
Especially for soldiers like Nie Dong, there are strict rules on when to get up and when to go to bed.
Over time, a biological clock has been developed, and when the time comes, you will feel sleepy.
Nie Dong rubbed his face, stood up and ordered: "The time has come, organize the army!"
Wow!
The soldiers stood up one after another.
Stretch your hands and feet, check the weapons on your body, and put out the bonfire at the same time.
"Set off!"
When the army was reorganized, Nie Dong waved his hand, and a thousand Qingzhou soldiers filed out in neat steps.
After marching for more than half an hour, when he saw that he was about to reach the county town, Liu Qi reminded him: "Shout the slogans!"
After that, he took the lead in shouting.
"Zhang Xian comes down to earth and all the people will stand up!"
The soldiers all shouted together.
Not to mention, in this dark environment, others might really think that Dare Chi's army is coming to kill him.
"Kill the dog officer and welcome Zhang Xian!"
Thousands of Qingzhou troops shouted slogans and walked towards the county seat.
When he was less than a hundred meters away from the county seat, Nie Dong's expression changed and he suddenly stopped.
Through the dim starlight, I could see thousands of people standing densely outside the east gate.
Liu Qi was also stunned, feeling confused and confused.
this……
Among the matters explained by the county magistrate, there was no mention of anyone responding!
Could it be an ambush?
Unfortunately, it was too dark and no one was holding a torch, so I could only see blurry outlines and couldn't tell the identity of each other.
They were confused, and Shi Jian and others were even more confused.
The two groups looked at each other, and for a moment they were in a stalemate, with no one daring to make a move.
Nie Dong's mind raced. He felt that this group of people was not an ambush of officers and soldiers.
If it were officers and soldiers, I'm afraid they should take action as soon as possible.
Judging from the reactions of this group of people, they were no different from his own. He never expected to bump into him.
Thinking of this, he took a step forward and shouted loudly: "Who are you waiting for?"
"Who are you waiting for?"
Shi Jian asked instead without answering.
To be honest, if the other party hadn't shouted the slogan "Dare to Chijun", he would have greased his feet and fled away by now.
Things are too weird tonight.
Hearing this, Liu Qi on the side rolled his eyes, and he had some calculations in his mind, and replied: "I am the Right Protector of Feipeng Divine General under the Immortal Lord. I have been ordered to come to attack Yidu County at night. Who are you?"
Shi Jian sneered: "What the hell, Hou Tian died a month ago when he attacked Qiancheng County. Could it be that Hou Tian entrusted you with the dream and gave you the order?"
Liu Qi didn't panic at all and pretended to be furious: "Those soldiers fled without fighting and actually made up rumors?"
Um?
Shi Jian was shocked and doubtful, and frowned: "In that case, why doesn't Hou Tian return to Shouguang to recover?"
Liu Qi was so smart that he made up a semblance of an excuse in a blink of an eye: "The general Shen failed in his attack on Qiancheng County. He felt that he was too shameless to face the Immortal, so he led me and other remnants to plunder the surrounding areas. He had just captured the enemy a few days ago. Come to Linzi County!"
"You've captured Linzi County?"
Shi Jian was startled again, feeling that his brain was a little weak.
Liu Qi replied: "Yes, the divine envoy made a plan to let me pretend to be a caravan, sneak into Linzi County, take the opportunity to kill the soldiers guarding the city, and seize the county seat."
"this……"
Shi Jian and Shi Wenhui vaguely felt that something was wrong, but they couldn't put their finger on it.
Liu Qi didn't give him time to think carefully, and asked: "You are so familiar with the divine general, do you also dare to attack the army?"
"I am Shi Jian, the divine ape general under the throne of Immortal Lord. Why don't you wait to see me?" Shi Jian said in a loud voice.
He really dares to attack the army!
Nie Dong and others were shocked and looked a little strange.
Unexpectedly, I met the real owner.
But how could Dare Chijun appear here, and the timing was so clever? Could it be possible that he also got the news?
At this moment, Liu Qi was already addicted to playing and turned his back on the guest: "How to prove it?"
"..."
Shi Jian was silent for a while, not knowing how to prove it.
At this moment, Shi Wenhui, who had been watching with cold eyes, said: "It's actually General Feipeng who is protecting the Dharma. I am a close friend of your army king Canjun. I wonder how he is doing now?"
Wang joins the army?
Shi Jian looked confused. When did the dare-chi army have such a figure?
But soon, he realized that Shi Wenhui was deceiving the other party.
Liu Qi sneered in his heart, knowing that the other party was deceiving him, so he turned around and said: "Fart, there is no such thing as Wang Shenjun in our army. Who are you pretending to be a ghost?"
Fortunately, I asked him in detail today, otherwise the secret might be revealed by now.
Shi Wenhui was stunned and couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
Could it be that he is really from Hou Tian?
In this case, it does explain why there was an ambush in the city.
Nie Dong suppressed his laughter and said sternly: "Explain your identity quickly!"
Shi Jian said angrily: "Grandpa said, I am Shi Jian, the divine ape general under the throne of Immortal Lord!"
Liu Qi asked: "In that case, do you know what General Feipeng likes most?"
After thinking for a moment, Shi Jian replied: "This... is naturally a money woman."
"Huh?"
Liu Qi pretended to be surprised and said: "Is he really the divine ape general?"
"nature!"
Shi Jian snorted coldly.
At this moment, he was eighty-nine percent convinced.
I just felt that the ambush in the city was aimed at Hou Tian and his subordinates.
After all, his night attack on Yidu County was an impromptu plan. His subordinates were in front of him all day long, and there was no chance to inform him.
Then everything makes sense.
Nie Dong asked calmly: "Why is the Divine Ape General here?"
"I was ordered to make a surprise attack on the Linqu Horse Prison to obtain war horses for the Immortal Lord."
At this moment, Shi Jian regarded them as his own and made no secret of it.
Liu Qi thought to himself that there are still capable people in the dare Chi army.
A force of several thousand men was dispatched, hiding day and night, to make a surprise attack on the horse prison.
If he hadn't met himself and others, he might have been succeeded by them.
At this time, Shi Jian reminded him: "There is an ambush in the city. If your plan for a night attack is discovered, leave quickly!"
Naturally, there could be no ambush in the city, and Liu Qi and Nie Dong knew this well.
Unless the county magistrate wants to harm them.
The two of them estimated that it was because the siege went so smoothly that Shi Jian felt there was a trick.
Under the current circumstances, the plan to attack the county at night and seize the granary is obviously not feasible. These daredevils must be dealt with first.
Thinking of this, Nie Dong quietly touched Liu Qi with his elbow and said as quietly as a mosquito: "Try them to leave first, and then look for an opportunity to do something."
"Since there is an ambush, then leave quickly and discuss countermeasures later."
Liu Qi feigned panic and said hello.
"good!"
Shi Jian nodded.
Just at this moment, a dim light swayed in the cave.
A guard held a lantern and walked to the city gate, urging: "What are you waiting for? Why don't you come in quickly!"
Um?
These strange words made Shi Jian and others stunned.
Shi Wenhui had doubts in his heart. When he heard these words, he immediately shouted: "No, they don't dare to attack the army!"
He is originally from Shouguang County. How could he not know what kind of virtue Hou Tian is?
He's just a country warrior who only knows how to flatter others. How can such a person lead the remaining troops to capture Linzi County?
If you have such ability, why worry about not being able to defeat Qiancheng County.
Besides, since Linzi County was captured, why didn't you send someone to inform the Immortal?
After thinking about it carefully, I immediately discovered many loopholes in the other party's words.
"Do it!"
Seeing that he was discovered, Liu Qi gave a loud shout.
Nie Dong pulled out his long sword and shouted loudly: "Form up a formation and defeat the enemy!"
Wow!
Thousands of Qingzhou troops immediately formed a battle formation and headed towards the Gan Chi Army.
"How brave!"
Shi Jian was frightened and angry. He pulled out the knife from his waist and shouted: "My sons, follow me and fight out!"
The other party had only a thousand people, but they had nearly six thousand people. There was a huge gap in numbers.
So he was not afraid at all.
However, as soon as the two sides met, Shi Jian suddenly felt bad.
After the opponent formed a battle formation, they instantly burst out with astonishing combat power, advancing and retreating in a controlled manner, and working together in a tacit understanding.
In comparison, the dare-chi army under him was simply a mob. They charged and killed indiscriminately based solely on their bloody courage. Five to six thousand people gathered in a chaotic group, unable to take advantage of their numerical advantage.
Western Army?
This thought flashed through Shi Jian's mind.
"Ahhhh!!!"
Screams rang out under the night sky.
In an instant, hundreds of people from the dare-chi army fell.
A thousand Qingzhou troops were divided into two formations. Liu Qi led three hundred swordsmen and axemen to form a sharp arrow formation, piercing the Ganchi army like a sharp sword.
Nie Dong led the remaining 600 people to spread out the flying geese formation on Liu Qi's left and right wings.
The shield soldiers are in front, the spearmen are on the side, and the crossbowmen are behind.
In such small-scale encounters, the flexibility and advantages of fancy dress are fully demonstrated.
"Hahaha!"
As the vanguard, Liu Qi felt his blood boiling all over his body and he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The dragon-coiling stick in his hand is dancing like a tiger and a tiger, but there is no one who can unite.
The two ends of the panlong stick were covered with thick copper skin. Anyone who was hit by the stick had broken bones and tendons, and fell to the ground wailing.
The weapons of these dare to Chi troops were lagging behind. There were less than a hundred pairs of half-length iron armor for the five to six thousand men. Most of the remaining men were leather armor or bamboo armor, and even a small number of them didn't even have bamboo armor.
On the other hand, the Qingzhou Army, except for the crossbowmen, all wore half-body armor, strong crossbows, shields, swords, axes and spears.
Liu Qi was eager to kill and couldn't help shouting: "Qingzhou Army Liu Qi is here, the thief will die!"
This idiot actually announced his family status!
Nie Dong, who was behind him, curled his lips and cursed secretly in his mind.
Whoosh whoosh!
The arrows fired by the powerful crossbow made waves of breaking wind.
The sound of a sharp weapon entering flesh, mixed with screams, kept echoing in everyone's ears.
An arrow passed through the side of Shi Jian's face, bringing up a handful of blood mist.
The burning pain on the right side of his face made him recover from the shock. Looking at the chaos of his subordinates, he shouted: "Don't be chaotic, form a formation, form a formation!"
However, these Dare Chi soldiers were completely panicked at this moment, and they could not remember the formation.
His roar was soon drowned in the shouts of death and screams.
At this moment, the importance of military discipline is vividly demonstrated.
At this moment, the officer finally realized that something was wrong, threw the lantern in his hand, and ran towards the city on a rolling crawl.
While running, blowing the bone whistle.
"Shh!"
A sharp and piercing whistle sounded over Yidu County.
Countless sleeping people woke up from their dreams.
Before they could calm down, another panicked shout rang out on the street: "No, the Dare Chi army is coming to kill us!"
(End of chapter)
