It's still late at night, in the military camp in Danzhou City. As the guard of Danzhou, Yu Wenmingyang has been awake all night for several days, unable to find any way to deal with the enemy.
Since he was transferred from the Imperial City to Danzhou City, this was the first time he faced the siege of the Northern Qi army. One can imagine how much pressure he was under.
The Queen Mother sent him a secret letter, asking him to delay the Northern Qi army for one more day, in order to buy one more day for the Zhou Dynasty.
He also told him that there might be an unexpected surprise soon, so that he would never give up until the last moment.
Looking at the map on the table, Yu Wenyang frowned. He really couldn't find any chance of winning.
"General, our food and grass can only last for ten days at most!"
The military advisor behind him looked at him and said calmly: "We have to leave some food and grass to escape before the opponent breaks the city."
"Is there no hope?" Yu Wenmingyang sighed and asked unwillingly.
"If it were someone else, maybe we could still put up a fight, but if the Imperial Advisor of Northern Qi comes to the battlefield in person, we will definitely lose." The military advisor replied quietly.
This is the truth. The Zhou Dynasty's military strength in Danzhou City was inherently inferior, and the Northern Qi army stationed 100,000 cavalry troops, but they only had less than 30,000. With such a gap, it was impossible for them to win this battle.
At present, the Danzhou army can only try its best to delay the Northern Qi army's attack on the city, delaying it day by day, hoping to wait until the miracle the Queen Mother said comes.
In any case, this is their mission, and no one dares to abandon the city until the last moment.
"Military advisor, have all the people in the city evacuated?" Ning Chen thought for a while and asked.
"Danzhou City has been evacuated in batches. Even if we abandon the city, they can only occupy an empty city."
The military advisor had been working hard these days and was exhausted along with the general. Although he also hoped for a miracle to happen outside the city, it was obviously impossible.
If nothing else, the war horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty were not as good as those of the Northern Qi Dynasty. This was why the emperor could not make up his mind to fight the Northern Qi Dynasty.
The best war horses are in the Turks, and the current Turks are obviously much better off with the Northern Qi Dynasty, and they simply ignore Zhou's request to buy war horses.
"In this case, we will hold on for another seven days!"
Yu Wenmingyang took a deep breath and said coldly: "We can't let the soldiers starve to death in the city. If a city is lost, we can still fight back."
Since reinforcements from the imperial city cannot be waited for, and food and grass will be exhausted, as the Northern Qi State Counselor said, the soldiers guarding the city can die in battle, but they cannot starve to death in the isolated city.
"Then we will hold on for another seven days. If we can't wait for reinforcements, we will abandon the city."
The military advisor nodded solemnly and said, "I believe that in the end the emperor and queen will not blame us. After all, soldiers cannot fight on an empty stomach."
"I hope we can wait for good news in these seven days." Yu Wenyang said quietly: "The soldiers have been holding their breath for so long, and they also need a miracle."
The military advisor sighed and said leisurely: "According to reports from our spies, the Northern Qi army has received a lot of food and grass these days. It seems that their emperor is bound to get it."
When Yu Wenmingyang heard this, he was immediately speechless.
The siege of Danzhou was not something that happened in a day or two. He also sent urgent battle reports to the imperial city more than once, but in the end he only waited for an army of food and grass, and then there was no more news.
Is this to let the Danzhou army be trapped alive by the opponent?
He is the general of Danzhou City, not the minister of the imperial city. He only cares about his subordinates, my soldiers, and the innocent people.
Looking at the map on the table, Yu Wenyang sighed and said, "I hope there will be good weather tomorrow."
When the military advisor heard this, he couldn't help but look at the faint night sky. He saw stars shining all over the mountains and rivers outside Danzhou City, and a bright moon hanging in the sky.
No matter how you look at it, the weather will be good tomorrow.
…
In the Northern Qi military camp, Master Gao Long was sitting in the tent, with a look of exhaustion on his thin face.
After a long silence, he asked the people around him softly: "Is there any news about the soldiers sent out today?"
"Replying to the Imperial Preceptor, all the soldiers sent have returned and have not found the murderer you are looking for." The man in black on the side replied respectfully: "Except for a group of people..."
"Is it possible that something happened to them?" Gao Long reminded calmly: "If they don't return by the specified time, they either went too far or were attacked."
He didn't think that just a small team of people could capture the wolf-like young man.
The man in black sighed and said, "If they don't come back, we will have to send out troops to look for them tomorrow."
"I failed to kill him that night, and it really caused me a lot of trouble."
Gao Long sighed. He didn't expect the soldiers who were out to find out the news about the two people that night. He was just uneasy and afraid of another accident in the military camp.
Before the siege, having an unexpected opponent added a few more variables.
It is a pity that he is currently injured, otherwise with his previous cultivation level and his powerful spiritual consciousness, he would be able to cover this land.
Thinking of this, if he guessed correctly, the young man and the woman should have arrived outside Danzhou City at this moment.
He was waiting for an opportunity to attack the city, and his opponent was probably also waiting for an opportunity to take action.
Feeling sad in his heart, he couldn't help but reach out and touch his disabled eyes. No matter how high his cultivation level was, he never imagined that he would end up like this after visiting Danzhou.
Although he was depressed, he still clearly understood the danger before him.
He immediately said: "Give me the order to strengthen the patrols of the army! Send more guards to guard our food and grass."
He seemed to have seen the young man's smile that night: "If I can't kill you, I will burn all your food and grass with a fire!"
The war was about to begin, and the most important thing at the moment was not him, nor the hundreds of thousands of soldiers outside the city, but the grain and grass that had just arrived.
The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first.
Whatever he could think of, his opponent must also be able to think of it. He was suddenly startled by his own thoughts and couldn't help shouting: "Go right away."
"Don't worry, National Preceptor, I'll make arrangements right away." The man in black was also startled by the National Preceptor's expression.
Gao Long sighed and shouted coldly: "Tell the general, before we launch the attack, the food and grass in the military camp must not be unexpectedly encountered, and must be protected!"
The man in black instantly understood the meaning of the National Preceptor, and said in a solemn voice: "National Preceptor, don't be anxious, I will go find the General right now."
After saying that, he didn't say much, turned around and walked out of the tent. This was a very troublesome thing.
Not long after the man in black left, Gao Long fell down on the futon and was thoughtful.
He couldn't help but exclaim, as if a shooting star streaked across the night sky, which made him scream in agony.
…
The moon is dark and the wind is high. For Xiao Hei tonight, he does not need it.
On the contrary, Danzhou City with the sky filled with stars and the bright moon shining brightly was what he wanted to see, although he could only use his spiritual consciousness to silently take a look at the sky of Danzhou City.
It was near Zi hour, and the moon was at the middle of the sky.
Qingyu took Xiaohei and the two of them to a place not far from the Northern Qi camp. She could even hear the voices of the patrolling soldiers passing by the Northern Qi camp.
The horse was still a hundred feet away from them, tied quietly at the edge of the woods. The two of them were only five hundred feet away from the Northern Qi camp.
From Qingyu's point of view, this distance can only be seen from a distance, and there is nothing that can be done at all?
She didn't know what Xiao Hei was capable of, at least she couldn't do anything at such a distance. Even the iron arrow in her hand couldn't hit the patrolling soldiers of Northern Qi.
"What do you want to do? How?"
Qingyu's voice was so low that only Xiao Hei could hear it.
Xiao Hei did not answer her question immediately, but said quietly: "When my brother taught me how to practice archery, he once said that there are three realms of archery."
"What three types?" Qingyu was a little confused for a moment, thinking, aren't you here to cause trouble? Why are you talking about archery all of a sudden?
Is it possible that you can shoot an arrow at the Imperial Master sitting somewhere in the military camp?
Xiao Hei shook his head and continued: "Wherever your eyes can see, your arrows can also shoot. This is the first type; where your consciousness can cover, your arrows can also shoot. This is the second type. Two kinds.”
"Sister Qingyu, you don't have spiritual consciousness yet, you just learned the first archery technique."
At this point, Xiao Hei sighed softly, thinking that only someone like his brother could teach him such an arrow technique.
Qingyu frowned upon hearing this and couldn't help but ask: "What about the third type? Could it be that Xiao Hei, you have already cultivated your spiritual consciousness?"
Regarding divine consciousness, she had only heard from the Queen, and knew that she would have to practice hard for many years before she could reach that state. If Xiao Hei already had divine consciousness...
Suddenly she didn't dare to think about it anymore.
Xiao Hei smiled faintly and replied in a low voice: "Brother said that there is another place that you can see in your heart, and your arrow can also reach it. It is said that if the heart is not far away, then the arrow is not far away."
Qingyu was deeply shocked when she heard this, and looked at Xiaohei, speechless.
Xiao Hei shook his head: "Don't worry, I haven't learned the third level yet. However, I think I can try the second level."
After practicing with his master Long Qingfeng from Shenlong Continent, the old man taught him and Xiaobai how to practice archery, and also passed on these three realms to them.
It's just that Xiao Hei was too lazy at that time and didn't even practice Shenlong Sword Technique properly. He just wanted to go to the mountains and wild fields all day long. After all, Xiao Hei at that time had just been reborn from a ball of undead dragon souls.
And he never thought that one day he would leave the Shenlong Continent with his brother.
He always thought that he would have enough time to learn and practice the skills taught by his master, until he and Li Xiuyuan left.
Sitting on the big bluestone, Xiao Hei closed his eyes and meditated quietly. His consciousness was looking for the chess piece that he had dropped before.
Qingyu looked at Xiao Hei and was speechless. He didn't know the third level. Does that mean Xiao Hei can already shoot the second level of arrows?
That doesn't mean that Xiao Hei has developed the divine consciousness mentioned by the empress. This, this is too incredible.
How could Xiao Hei know what Qing Yu was thinking? He had been sitting there thinking hard. This arrow was too important and he didn't want anything to go wrong.
After staying quietly for a while, Xiao Hei chuckled: "I didn't expect the Northern Qi army to divide their food and grass into three places. Do you think this can stump me?"
Qingyu frowned tightly and said with a grimace, "What should we do? Is it possible that your arrow still flew into the military camp five hundred feet away?"
Xiao Hei sighed and said softly: "Sister Qingyu, when we encountered those Northern Qi carriages transporting grain and grass on the road, I tampered with them."
Having said this, Xiao Hei quietly took out three talisman arrows, looked in the direction of the Northern Qi camp and said, "When I shoot these three arrows, please ask Sister Qingyu to take me out of here."
Hearing this, Qingyu couldn't help but turn her head and look at the horse not far behind her. After making sure that the horse was fine, she laughed softly.
"So, you are sure that you will burn their food and grass?"
At this point, Qingyu bit her lip and said softly: "If this is the case, I will take you to escape to the Turkic desert, so what?"
As long as the food and grass in the Northern Qi camp are burned, this war will be over.
After all, if food and grass are to be transported from other cities, water from far away cannot save the fire that is close by.
Xiao Hei bent his bow and nocked an arrow, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and said quietly: "I used to watch my brother shoot arrows, but I didn't expect that it would be my turn tonight."
Before Qingyu could reply, "Buzz!" sounded...
ps: This volume is about the story of Xiao Hei and Xiao Hu, which is also my favorite story.
