Chapter 251: Loving each other (3)
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Seeing that it was Lin Lei, the stern-looking general guarding the city had no choice but to suppress his original desire to curse because the war was not going well. The people of Loulan City could be ungrateful and indifferent to Lin Lei and Lin Fenghuo, but they soldiers could not. He knew clearly that these two young men were reinforcements invited by the city lord who traveled thousands of miles to the Central Plains. Although they looked young, he did not dare to neglect them at all.
"Do you have any orders, Mr. Lin?" the city guard asked in a low voice.
"This is too far away from the group of horse thieves. Stop letting the soldiers attack." Lin Lei glanced at the bottom of the city. At this time, the group of horse thieves were fighting with the troops led by Qi Chengcheng and the veterans of the Shenfeng Battalion. It was beyond the range of the bow and arrow from the city wall.
As a general who defends the city, Hanzi naturally knows this, but it really doesn't make sense for him to watch the enemy fighting below the city while he stares at the city wall.
"Then you can't just watch it, right?"
Lin Lei grinned and replied: "It definitely doesn't seem appropriate, but we can also take the initiative!"
Hearing the young man's words, the city guard general was stunned for a moment, then his face changed twice and he whispered back: "Young Master Lin may not know something. As Loulan City Guards, we have our own military laws, the most important of which is not to Be sure to go out of the city to meet the enemy. Because if we make a mistake, we are likely to fall into a dangerous situation where we are attacked from both sides."
Linley waved his hand and said with a smile: "Who said that for you to take the initiative, you must go out of the city to meet the enemy? You can also use other methods!"
When the guard heard what the other party said, his expression softened a little, and he continued to bow and asked, "Please give me some advice from Mr. Lin!"
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Soon, the city guards standing on the south wall all lined up on the city wall, then turned their backs to the outside of the city. Under the leadership of the guards, they all shouted and cheered. The direction of their shouts was obviously North direction of the city.
The horse thieves and veterans of the Shenfeng camp who were fighting under the city all noticed the movements on the city wall, but naturally not many could guess its meaning.
Dalamt frowned and looked at the actions of the group of people on the city wall. He was a little confused at first, but after thinking about it, he realized that something was wrong.
"Cunning guy! Damn it!" He cursed loudly, and drove Lin Fenghuo back with a slash of his scimitar, then stood up and returned to his team of horse thieves.
Not long after, the three hundred elite horse thieves led by him gradually broke away from contact with Qi Chengcheng and retreated to the rear.
Qi Chengcheng brought more than a hundred elite cavalry to the front and met up with the veterans from the Shenfeng Battalion. Then he saw Lin Fenghuo, who was a little embarrassed.
The two just looked at each other and recognized each other. Qi Chengcheng immediately turned over and dismounted, and rushed over in one stride.
"Chengcheng, it's you! Why are you here?" Lin Fenghuo was naturally very happy to see his old friend.
The two have had a good relationship since childhood, especially when they became Yinren's seven members to participate in the martial arts competition together and entered the guard armor. The last time they met was at Xiaoyuan Academy five years ago. Everyone went to their respective sects. Lin Fenghuo remembered that Qi Chengcheng was assigned to the Western Region and became an outer disciple of the Holy War Hall.
"It seems that Uncle Xiao actually invited you here! Haha, are you alone? Who else came to the Western Regions with you?" Qi Chengcheng looked at Lin Fenghuo, who had changed greatly, and felt very happy in his heart. However, he did not answer the other party's question. Instead, he inquired about the other companions.
"Oh, when I come to the Western Region this time, besides me, there are... wait, how do you know that I was invited by City Lord Xiao?" Lin Fenghuo instantly noticed the loophole in the other party's words.
Seeing this, Qi Chengcheng knew that he couldn't hide it anymore, so he could only spread his hands and said: "Hey, it's okay. The reason why City Lord Xiao went to the Central Plains and went to Xiaoyuan Academy to ask for foreign aid was because I gave him the idea!"
Looking at the handsome young man in front of him, the image of the funny young man in Lin Fenghuo's impression finally overlapped with his. When he heard the other party's explanation, he was not surprised.
"It is indeed you! Captain Zhang is indeed right. If you stay in the Western Region, you will leave a disaster to the people here!"
Naturally, Qi Chengcheng would not accept this evaluation, but he did not refute it. He faced the soldiers on the wall with their backs to him, and said with a smile: "Whose handiwork is this? It's unexpectedly good!"
Lin Fenghuo looked back and replied with a smile: "Yeah! I didn't expect it either! It's not my idea. You should follow Lin Lei's example!"
"What? Lin Lei? That big nose?!" Qi Chengcheng asked in surprise, obviously unable to believe that such a tactic that manipulated human nature came from Lin Lei.
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In fact, it can be seen from the fighting at the south city gate that this Dalamt is a time keeper, and his purpose is to drag the city guards here. However, the enemies are horse thieves after all. They fight fiercely and have a tough style. This is their unparalleled advantage. However, they also have a unique disadvantage of horse thieves, which is the fragmentation of factions.
Horse thieves are considered a high-risk profession. Although their individual combat capabilities are far stronger than those of the regular army, their discipline is somewhat poorer. After all, everyone is a man who licks blood from his sword. If he cannot enjoy himself in time, the money and things he leaves behind when he dies on the battlefield will become someone else's.
Therefore, the horse thieves will form their own factions. For example, the third leader Dalamt has his own direct troops. The 300 people he led in this battle were his direct troops. At the same time, it was also a reversal of pressure on him by the leader Ba Chiman.
This battle of Dalamte is to attract the main force of Loulan and contain them in the north of the city, creating an opportunity for the main force of horse thieves in the south of the city. This is why he stood up and provoked under the city gate from the beginning, and took the initiative to challenge Lin Fenghuo in a one-on-one duel.
One-on-one battles between generals rarely occur in normal military battles, especially in siege battles. Duramt's approach was undoubtedly telling his opponents that this time their goal was not to attack the city at all.
And Linley had seen through Dalamt's little calculation, and knew that the other party would use single-on-one combat to preserve his power as a new force of horse thieves, so as to preserve his own power to the greatest extent. However, Linley was indeed very talented in conspiracy.
He saw through Dalamt's mind and guessed what Bachiman was thinking, so he asked the guards on the city wall to shout in celebration, as if they had repelled the horse thieves.
As a result, the Bachiman who originally attacked in the north of the city will definitely have doubts, suspend the momentum of the attack, and send people to investigate clearly. And Daramt was not stupid, but he had reasons that he couldn't explain, so he had to return to his army, lead a group of subordinates to regroup, and give up the current offensive posture.
This strategy is not without poison, it can kill two birds with one stone!
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