"How is the situation at the top of the city?" After standing at a safe distance and looking at the royal city, Ye Mingsheng asked Wang Xian beside him:
"I would like to report to the Commander-in-Chief that an hour ago, there were some mobilizations of the palace troops on the top of the city. Other than that, there were no other changes." Wang Xian said without thinking:
Ye Mingsheng, who didn't feel anything unusual, nodded and began to inspect the defense areas of the south gate and west gate. However, what surprised him was that Gao Zuorong, Lin Huaiwu, and Wang Xian, who were guarding these two gates, all reported to him. The same situation happened - an hour ago, the Red Tiger Army wearing red armor on the city head first withdrew some, and then returned.
Although this kind of transfer seemed normal, Ye Mingsheng always felt a little strange and felt that something was inexplicably wrong.
However, just when he was thinking hard about what was wrong, his soldiers suddenly came to report that there was a reinforcement of the palace army outside Liujing City. When Ye Mingsheng heard this, his heart sank immediately, and he hurried to Dongdong. Door.
Although Ye Mingsheng had already made preparations for the counterattack of Gongdu's army when he formulated the plan for the surprise attack on Liujing, the counterattack of Gongdu's army was much faster than he imagined.
When Ye Mingsheng arrived at the east gate of Liujing, he found that Chen Yannian and Liu Shilin had already arrived at the east gate before him.
Standing on the top of the city, Ye Mingsheng couldn't see clearly even though the distance was a bit far away. He could vaguely see that the palace army under the city was about 800 to 1,000 strong. Looking at the font size on the flag, They should be the defenders of the prefectures and counties surrounding Ryugyong.
Although it carries the banner of the Gongdu Army, whether it is generals riding on tall horses or ordinary soldiers, the equipment and weapons of this army are very crude. Only a few generals have armor, and ordinary soldiers cannot even make weapons. One in each hand.
The whole army looked in tatters, and they were no better than the bandits who had fallen into disgrace on the mountain.
After sizing up the group of people below the city, Ye Mingsheng had a plan in mind. He turned to look at Liu Shilin and Chen Yannian and said, "Come out of the city to fight and defeat them!"
Regarding Ye Mingsheng's order, Liu Shilin and Chen Yannian looked at each other in confusion and seemed to have different opinions, but they didn't know how to speak to Ye Mingsheng.
Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng shook his head and said: "I know that our troops are tight now, so we should avoid unnecessary casualties and defend the city to wait for reinforcements!"
"But the problem now is that with this group of people outside the city, once the palace army in the royal city breaks through, we will face a situation of being attacked from both sides. Although this group of people is poorly equipped, there are thousands of them after all. If they If we join forces with the palace army in the royal city, we will be in trouble!"
As soon as they finished speaking, Chen Yannian and Liu Shilin suddenly realized, and their expressions immediately became serious. After Chen Yannian bowed deeply to Ye Mingsheng, he immediately walked down the city and led his men out of the city to fight.
Although the number of soldiers under Chen Yannian is only about 800, which is less than the Gongdu army under the city, it is more than enough to face this Gongdu army, which is not much stronger than the bandits. Under Chen Yannian's command, The two sides only had a few encounters to break up the opponent's formation, and the rest was to take advantage of the situation to cover up the kill.
Although the fighting situation below the city was very good, Ye Mingsheng, who was standing at the head of Liujing City, still had a solemn expression. Suddenly he asked: "Has Mr. Xu started taking action?"
Liu Shilin looked a little hesitant when he heard this, but he still replied: "If nothing else, it should be like this!"
As his answer appeared, the Gongdu army under the city was completely defeated by the Zhou army and began to flee in all directions. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng shook his head in disbelief, then turned and walked off the top of the city.
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The moonlight is bright late at night, and the dark sky is full of stars. They blink their eyes mischievously, adding a touch of agility to this somber night.
Ye Mingsheng, who was on the front line, was not in the mood to watch such a beautiful night. He pursed his lips and looked at the royal city in front of him with a serious expression.
Standing here, he felt the silence in the royal city, and the suspicion lingering in his heart was growing crazily...
After gathering the remnants of last night's army, there should be at least two thousand people in the royal city. These people must eat horse chews and consume a lot of money. According to Ye Mingsheng's estimation, the people inside can last for one to two days at most. time, so even if the food and water sources in the royal city have not been exhausted yet, the city should not be so quiet.
As the saying goes, "When anything goes wrong, there must be a monster."
Ye Mingsheng felt that something must have happened in this royal city that he didn't know about!
But what could this be?
Ye Mingsheng, who was thinking hard about this problem but still had no results, was a little ready to move, wondering whether he should organize a wave of troops to conduct a tentative siege and detect the reality in the city.
Just when Ye Mingsheng was a little confused, suddenly there were some noises in front of the camp. It seemed that someone had been caught. Ye Mingsheng, who was awakened, frowned slightly and whispered, "Go and see what happened!"
After receiving the order, Ye Tie immediately walked over. For a moment, he was escorting a man who was tied up and dressed in the clothes of a Gongdu soldier. He came over and reported: "Master, we caught a Gongdu deserter who secretly came down from the city wall! "
Ye Mingsheng, who was wondering what happened in the royal city, heard Ye Tie's introduction, his eyes immediately shone with light, and he quickly asked:
"How is the situation in the royal city?"
In response to Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, the captured palace deserter lowered his head cowardly and did not dare to look at Ye Mingsheng, but he gritted his teeth and did not say a word.
Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng's eyes immediately became sharp. Ye Tie, who knew his intentions, immediately punched the deserter in the face. The deserter screamed, and his nose was broken and bleeding.
Hearing the man's screams, Ye Tie did not stop there. On the contrary, he hit him harder. His fists as big as sandbags hit the man like raindrops, making the man scream again and again.
Looking at the palace deserter's eyes full of fear and pain, Ye Mingsheng coughed lightly. Ye Tie immediately stopped beating and started interrogating. This time, the deserter finally became honest and no longer pretended to be strong-willed, while suffering. Moaning, while answering the questions honestly.
