"Tou?"
In Banan City, many soldiers from Tinglei Camp could not help but wonder when they saw the appearance of their captain.
"Are you all confused?"
"Don't talk!"
The captain trembled, closed his eyes and listened again, then retracted his movements and began to walk out tremblingly. As soon as he stepped out of the urn well, a high-octave voice immediately rang out.
"Sichuan enemy attacks!"
"Sichuan people are attacking——"
After a while, the entire Banan City began to become uneasy.
"Go and report to General Leng immediately."
In the past, every inspection conducted by Tinglei Camp was almost accurate. Therefore, in Banan City, both Leng Qiao and the garrison generals, after receiving the military report from Tinglei Camp, counted their troops and began to rush to the city.
Under the rain curtain, Dou Tong raised his head and looked at the outline of Banan City in the mist. My heart suddenly became agitated.
This Banan City has been like a huge iron plate for a long time, blocking the way for people in southern Shu to survive.
But now, after Xu Mu entered Shu, he had a vague feeling that this iron plate was about to be torn down.
"General, we have approached Banan City. On top of the city, the soldiers from Western Shu have begun to take control."
Dou Tong nodded, not saying what his master said. With Leng Qiao's stability, he would definitely check in immediately.
"Suspend the march."
"The general has an order to suspend the march!"
The heavy footsteps of three thousand people slowly stopped. All around, there was only the pouring rain, which continued to fall on the mountain roads and woods.
Banan City Head.
Leng Qiao, who was wearing a battle armor, twisted his wet goat's beard and his eyes became extremely gloomy.
"Listen to Lei Camp, are you sure it's silent?"
"Indeed. First of all, there were others before, and their footsteps were very heavy. At least they were an army of ten thousand people."
Leng Qiao raised his head, trying desperately to look forward through the rain curtain. However, it was covered in mist, and it was impossible to see anything clearly from a little further away.
"What on earth do these damn Shunan people want to do?"
Withdrawing his gaze, Leng Qiao looked at the garrison on the top of the city where they were preparing for battle. For a moment, he felt an uneasy premonition spreading throughout his body.
"You are not allowed to return to the camp. Keep guarding strictly. Be careful of the Nanbarbarians stealing the city."
Under Leng Qiao's order, groups of defenders had no choice but to continue to guard the city in the rain.
"Tingleiying, continue to listen to the jar! If there is anything unusual, report it as soon as possible."
…
"My lord, as expected! The defenders of Banan City have already begun to seize control! The guard, Leng Qiao, has been standing on the city wall."
After hearing the report from the scout, Xu Mu smiled.
A guard with a steady temperament has this drawback. Even if there is any trouble, he will be ready for it.
Of course, compared to the noise of the three thousand people Dou Tong led, the marching sound was much louder.
"Tell Dou Tong to take one hour as an interval. Protect the Pingman camp that is digging the tunnel."
The scout took the order and carefully moved forward to hide.
"Lord, what should I do now?" Yu Wen walked closer.
"There's no rush, the time hasn't come yet, just wait here."
The real opportunity is to wait until the Pingman camp takes advantage of the situation and digs through the tunnel.
For a whole day, the defenders at the top of Banan City changed their defenses several times and did not dare to relax at all.
Leng Qiao was very sure that there should be a Shunan Army ambushing outside Banan City at this moment. For this reason, he even made a special trip to Wengjing.
"General, it's not just the sound of rain, there seems to be other sounds... No, there's the sound of marching again."
The captain of Ting Lei Camp rubbed his ears with an annoyed expression. For most of the day, the sound of the Shunan people marching rang out countless times.
"General, this must be a trick."
In the past, people from southern Sichuan attacked Banan City with nothing more than a rush of blood. If they couldn't conquer it for a long time, they left the corpses along the way and fled back to southern Sichuan in a hurry.
But now, it seems to be different.
"General, what do these southern barbarians mean?"
Leng Qiao's face turned cold, "I thought about it, this is probably a tactic to exhaust the troops."
"A strategy to exhaust troops?"
"That barbarian king wanted the defenders of Banan City to be disturbed by the sound of marching and fall into repeated fatigue."
"General, do you want to withdraw the camp?"
"No need, continue to change defenses." Leng Qiao narrowed his eyes, "If we withdraw the camp at this time, we will just fall into the Shunan people's plan."
"It doesn't hurt to be a little tired. The goal of controlling these Shunan people is to capture Banan City. As long as we stay here and watch the mountain roads outside the city, there is nothing the Southern Barbarians can do."
"In addition, don't be careless when it comes to what Weng listens to. Send more manpower and pay attention to the sound of the Shunan people marching."
…
For three consecutive days, the rain never stopped. Dou Tong and his men kept making marching sounds near Banan City, which were as strange as mountain ghosts.
It goes round and round, endlessly.
As calm as Leng Qiao, standing on the top of the city, he couldn't help but curse his mother. In the past three days, he had switched defenses back and forth without daring to slack off at all.
But the Shunan people had no intention of attacking the city at all. He knew that it was a tactic that tired the troops, but this tactic had been used for a long time, so why didn't he see any action?
Suddenly, Leng Qiao thought of something, his face suddenly froze, and he hurriedly walked from the city wall into the urn well. Before the captain of Ting Lei camp could clasp his fists, he was pushed away by him. Then, Leng Qiao pricked up his ears and leaned on the edge of the urn.
It's a pity that there is nothing except the sound of rain.
"General, if not, send someone out of the city to search?"
"No." Leng Qiao retracted his action, "If we leave the city, we must have fallen into the trap of the Shunan people. In any case, the most important thing is to defend the city right now."
"Listen to Lei Camp, have you heard the sound of someone digging recently?" After thinking for a while, Leng Qiao spoke again.
"General, under this rain, who dares to dig mountains...On the mountain road in front of Banan City, the people who hear the most are the Shunan people marching outside the city."
"As soon as the march stopped, the only sound was the sound of rain."
Listening, Leng Qiao's expression softened a little. He lifted his steps and walked out of the urn well. When he saw the thick city wall in front of him, his expression became calm again without realizing it.
There are only two roads into Shuzhong. One is Yuguan, one of the three most important passes in the world. The other one is Banan City where he is stationed. Its main function is to guard against those poor and crazy Shunan people.
As long as these two natural dangers are guarded, no matter who wants to enter Shu, it will be a joke.
"Change camp, right camp, quickly go to the city to garrison."
"The Nanman is so poor that he won't be rewarded with some bones if he reaches out to ask for them. But you are so brave, the Nanman invades Banan City again!"
"Stop them!"
…
It is still about twenty or thirty miles away from Shuzhou.
A middle-aged general with a calm face, riding a divine Liangzhou horse, wearing silver armor wrapped with gold threads, holding a tiger-tooth gun in his hand, rode out slowly.
After receiving the military report from the scout, the middle-aged general's calm face revealed a hint of relief.
His name is Dong Rong, the legitimate son of the King of Liangzhou, and the candidate to be the next King of Liangzhou.
"Don't laugh at the sons of the generals in Guanxi. You have to guard against jade and autumn when you are running away."
"Liangzhou Army, rush to Yuguan!"
"Once I leave, I, the son of the Eighth Commandery of Liangzhou, will emerge from the mountains like a tiger and a wolf!"
