As dusk went, the sky darkened. The darkness of the night shrouded the entire Chengdu in panic.
Even at night, the large open space at the city gate was still crowded with people, and the light of dancing torches reflected every panicked face.
Whether it is common people or county soldiers.
"Retreat, everyone, retreat!" Several assistant generals of the county soldiers shouted urgently, not allowing anyone to leave the city.
Unfortunately, the scene did not ease, but became increasingly chaotic.
In the palace, Dou Gang's face turned pale. Although he was still far away, he could still hear the lingering noise and struggle outside the palace.
For much of the day, he did not dare to sleep. I'm afraid that when I wake up when the time comes, the country of Shuzhou will change.
"Dou Zhu, look at you, you are scared to death." Dou Gang suppressed his fear and spoke with a smile.
He has always been rude to the brother from the branch clan in front of him. Of course, it was more to hide the nervousness in my heart.
The returning army is still halfway there. But fortunately, the scout sent out has been keeping an eye on the movements of the civilian thieves and is marching slowly towards Chengdu.
It's just a waste of time.
But Dou Gang didn't know that the people coming along the road at this time were just civilian workers pretending to be carrying baggage. The real killing spree has taken a shortcut through the mountains and forests.
"Dou Gang, don't laugh at anyone." Dou Zhu, the king of Western Shu, said with a cold face and raised his head.
"If these nine counties in Shu are lost, the Dou family's royal career will come to an end. Oh, yes, there is also a dog thief who is the King of Southern Shu."
"He is a piece of shit from the Dou family! I checked the genealogy and found that his ancestor was Ma Nu, just using the name of the Dou family."
"Only you and I are the descendants of Wang Ye of the Dou family."
"Well said, descendants of Manu!"
In the tense atmosphere, the two Shu kings rarely laughed for a while.
Outside the palace, there were only less than three hundred guards left. There were stickmen who took advantage of the situation and covered their pockmarked faces. Among them, there were countless people following them, rushing into the palace in groups, preparing to rob.
"Kill them! Hang up their bodies!" Dou Gang stood up and shouted. The original joy was gone.
"If my 50,000-strong army comes back to support us, everyone in this city who has dirty hands will be killed! A dog-husband born from a poor family also wants to destroy the royal family of my Dou family!"
Sitting down again, Dou Gang pulled off the golden crown irritably.
"I can't figure it out. What kind of leopard gall did that commoner thief eat to invade Shuzhou! Even if we remove the horsemen from southern Shu, you and I still have hundreds of thousands of troops together!"
"It goes without saying that you are greedy for the wealth of our land of abundance!"
"Wait, wait for the army to come back and capture this thief alive, then I will personally cut out his eyes with a dagger! Tell him to be ignorant and attack our Shuzhou!"
After saying that, Dou Gang breathed out with difficulty. He himself also understood that harsh words like this no longer meant much.
All they can hope for is that the returning army will fly up on the Shu Road and rush back to Chengdu to defend them as fast as possible.
Defeat the civilian thieves and slowly regain the lost ground.
"Dou Yuan is also a Dou family member. He should understand. He should understand and will come back soon."
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On the Shu Road, Dou Yuan, who had high hopes, was accompanied by an army of 50,000 people, his face full of nervousness.
The road to Shu was difficult to travel. Under the rapid march, the baggage behind could not keep up, and the strength of the soldiers gradually weakened.
He tried to boost morale and get the army to fight. However, it was discovered that the soldiers who were originally dissatisfied with the changes in orders began to mutiny.
"Don't mess up, don't mess up!" Dou Yuan's voice trembled. Amidst the noise, he raised his head and tried to see clearly the royal capital in the distance.
For a moment, nothing could be seen.
…
Tap tap tap.
In the dark night and fog, in the mountain forest on the south side of Chengdu, figures one by one keep walking out of the old forest and stopping on the top of the mountains.
"Lord, we're here."
This short sentence, even if it was not loud, made Xu Mu's face change to one of surprise.
In front of him, the outline of a huge city looked extremely majestic under the faint light of the moonlight.
"Chengdu has locked up the city. In addition, the city has high walls and thick walls. If the attack takes too long, the enemy camp will return for reinforcements." General Youbi said in a condensed voice.
Xu Mu nodded. Behind him, there were only more than nine thousand people. Although there are still two groups, Dou Tong and Yu Wen, if they wait until the rendezvous comes, the time will be too long.
The battlefield is changing rapidly, and sticking to the rules is definitely not the best policy.
"Mrs. Luan Yu, the Pingman camp is divided into two armies. Just go around the west gate and south gate and pretend to attack."
"The remaining ones will follow my general to the Zhengbei Gate and besiege Chengdu!"
"Lord, at the east gate..."
"Surround the three towers and leave a gap to prevent those county soldiers from becoming determined to die and destroy the fish and the net."
"My lord, nine thousand people surrounding a fortified city are too hasty..."
"There were some, but there was too little time."
"Listen to my general's order, take advantage of the darkness, separate the distance by two steps, and shout along the way, fifty thousand Xu family troops are knocking on the city! Do justice for heaven and attack the unjust King of Shu!"
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"Fifty thousand soldiers of the Xu family are knocking on the city! Do justice for heaven and attack the unjust King of Shu!"
Not long after, bursts of long shouts were heard outside the city of Chengdu, the sound was like thunder, and signal arrows continued to explode over Chengdu.
Many of the people who were originally blocking the city gate began to howl. Perhaps they thought it was too late, so they could only retreat hastily.
"From what I hear, it sounds like you are doing justice for heaven and attacking the King of Shu?"
"This won't kill people and massacre the city, right?"
"I heard that the commoner thief broke into the city along the way, but Qiu did not commit any crimes."
"Don't call him a commoner thief! He is not a thief!"
"Shout...the best commoner in the world?"
In the palace in Chengdu, the two Shu kings could not stop trembling after hearing the news.
"After all, after all, it was this commoner thief who arrived in Chengdu first!" Dou Gang's face was full of pain, and he was pacing back and forth nervously.
"Dou Gang, hurry up and send people to defend the city. The walls of Chengdu are high and thick. Maybe Dou Yuan's army will arrive soon!"
"But there is Thief Xu's fifty thousand army outside!"
"No." Dou Zhu forced himself to calm down, "I am good at calculations. Even if the surrender troops are collected along the way, the commoner thieves' strength should only be 30,000."
"If we can hold it off for two or three days, Dou Yuan will come back!"
"Quick, let everyone defend the city!" Dou Gang woke up from a dream and urged.
"Dou Gang, if not, you and I will go to the top of the city together to boost morale."
Even if he doesn't want to, King Dou Gang of Shu also understands that once Chengdu is destroyed, he will have nothing.
"Okay, I'll change into the gilt armor."
After waiting for more than half an hour, the two Shu kings each wore gilt armor. Under the protection of their guards, they ignored the people who rushed into the palace and hurriedly walked around the Chengdu city from the other side.
What made them happy was that after all, there were county soldiers who were willing to die, at least a thousand of them, plus three hundred guards, they might be able to hold on until Dou Yuan returned to the city.
"King, at the south gate and west gate, the enemy has begun to attack the city!"
"Why panic! There is no large siege equipment, so we should be able to defend the city for a few days. Dou Gang, what do you think?" Dou Zhu turned his head and looked at the fellow sufferers beside him.
"Dou Zhu, my gilt armor seems to be covered in dust. How can I lose my majesty when I personally come to the city to fight."
"Come here, bring some tea soup and apply your armor on me."
The expressions in the eyes of the county soldiers who were originally on guard suddenly became even more silent.
