"it's dark!"
"call!"
When the last light begins to fall, the earth enters night. It is also time for the bloody city wall to finally rest.
Liu Jianyu, who had been standing on the top of the city for most of the day, also couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. No matter what, the test of this first day has been passed. Yunyan Barbarian always attacks during the day and rests at night. This is the situation summarized by all parties since this war. It was also a good time for the soldiers on the city wall to take a good rest, and the lightly wounded soldiers could have time to treat their wounds.
"General, that's not right! Look over there!" Chen Shen, who was nearby, suddenly pointed in the direction of the corner of the southwest city wall and exclaimed.
When Liu Jianyu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief again.
Looking in the direction Chen Shen said, he immediately saw something strange.
"Are they preparing to build a fire?!" Liu Jianyu saw a group of barbarians building a wooden frame in the distance, and there were some jars that looked like kerosene beside them. It looked like they were preparing to build a huge fire. And you can also see that there are many huge pieces of wood being delivered next to the wooden frame.
wrong!
Liu Jianyu felt tense and quickly looked around, and soon discovered that similar situations were happening in many far corners.
It's no problem to build a frame and light a fire when it gets dark. The question is why build a fire more than a mile below the city? What do you want to do?
A horrifying thought emerged from the bottom of Liu Jianyu's heart: Are these barbarians preparing to fight at night? !
In the past, not fighting at night did not mean that you could not fight at night. Although there were very few night battles in history between the Hong Dynasty and Yunyan, they did happen. It can be said that barbarians don’t like night battles. After all, the field of vision in night battles is very limited, and the use of many ordnances will injure one’s own people. In addition, it also consumes the soldiers’ physical strength and toughness to the point of torture. It is not suitable for long-term raids and series of battles. use.
But what about now? The situation now seems to be the time when Yunyan Barbarian needs to risk his life. Anyway, there is a huge gap in ordnance, and if you can't capture Yongchuan City, you will probably die due to lack of food. Anyway, time is tight, so there is no point in pursuing a "night battle" like this.
Liu Jianyu also realized at this time that he still lacked a lot of ideas. Now that he wants to rest, it seems that Yunyan Manzi is not ready to give him a chance.
"Second the order, the battle flag is not allowed to be lowered. All soldiers will rest and eat on the spot, and rotate the wounded soldiers. Let the auxiliary soldiers below move faster. After the barbarians have set up these fires, they should start rushing towards the city.
Give the city lord's palace Feng Mingyuan a military order. You heard it right, a military order! All combat forces under his command, including those from the Xicheng Sword Hall and the guards of the City Lord's Mansion, were ordered to report to the army. Anyone who violates or delays will be punished as counterfeit! "
Chen Shen wanted to say something, but when he saw his general's expression and looked at the wooden frames being gradually raised in the distance under the city wall, he swallowed back all the words that came to his lips. Without saying another word, he accepted the order and ran down to deliver the order to the ordering soldiers. As for the City Lord's Mansion, he planned to make a trip on his own. He can only go there in person.
Liu Jianyu on the city tower pinched the stone railing hard, and a few words popped out from between his teeth: "The night is long!"
East City Wall.
Bai Lang took a bowl of noodles from Zhang Wu. Although he was curious about where Zhang Wu got such appetizing noodles and vegetables, he didn't ask.
"Brothers, are you ready for dinner?"
"Meal has been served. But it will be eaten in three batches. This is how the city wall and the industrial park have arranged it. Those on the dock can't eat for the time being, and they have to wait until they cross the river before dry food is distributed."
Bailang nodded and started to chew the noodles in the bowl.
After finishing the meal, Bai Lang took Yang Xiu and started patrolling from the industrial park to the east city wall.
"Zu Dao, it's been said above that we will hold on for three days. Do those barbarians outside really know how to leave if we hold on for three days?"
Yang Xiu is a typical martial arts idiot. He used to be the leader in charge of killing in the knife studio. He may not have a woman, he may not have a family, and even his parents may have died long ago. His only hobby is to practice how to kill people faster and kill more powerful people. It used to be martial arts, but now I am obsessed with practicing Qi. Although he can't be said to be dull when it comes to other things, he definitely doesn't react quickly, and he often has some thoughts that are different from ordinary people.
No matter what the outside world says, Yang Xiu doesn't feel safe. Now he only believes in his own words.
Bailang shook his head and said: "The military's judgment is based on the amount of food in the hands of Manzi's army. Because the general used a strange trick to flood Wocantang, almost destroying Manzi's food and ordnance at the same time We also cut the barbarians’ strength. That’s why we have the possibility of winning, although it’s not very big.”
"Zu Dao, I see that the barbarians slaughtered today are all very big. Their bodies are very edible. They are probably as good as a cow, right? If they are in the killing business again, they will eat more. . Their food is gone. If they can't take it for three days, won't our side be so hungry that we can't walk? Why is it impossible to win?"
Bai Lang pointed at Yang Xiu's shoulder. Said: "In your eyes, food is rice, noodles, pork, beef, mutton, fish. But in the eyes of barbarians, their food can be you, Zhang Wu, or even themselves!"
Yang Xiu paused when he heard this, his face became very surprised, and said: "Zu Dao, are you saying that barbarians will eat corpses to survive, or even eat their own people?"
"Food can't survive in floods. Even if some of it is saved by magic, it won't be able to support tens of thousands of troops. So what do you think of eating? Besides, barbarians are cannibals. Can this situation be changed now? ?
Therefore, Barbarian will definitely be able to survive the three days. But if it lasts longer, like seven or eight days, it’s not that easy to say. But do you think we can withstand this for seven or eight days? "
Yang Xiu understood now.
"And it's hard to stay up at night. The battle flags on the stone tower are still hanging. It seems that the general is sure that the barbarians will fight at night. We should also be careful here. You should stay at the top of the city tonight. I will be in the industry. Keep an eye on the park."
At this point, Bailang saw that Yang Xiu seemed to have something to say, so he waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I guess if the barbarian comes again this time, more people will come, and there will be plenty of opportunities for you to take action. Wait then. I’ll deal with those Qi practitioners at the Xuan Pulse Realm here, and I’ll leave the rest to you.”
"Thank you so much for your sword!" Yang Xiu was almost going crazy. Now that he heard that Bai Lang agreed to kill him, he was naturally ecstatic.
Yang Xiugang finished speaking with a smile, and the sound of war drums sounded again on the west and south walls. The dull sound made people frown unconsciously.
Sure enough, the night battle began.
"Here you go, keep an eye on the city wall and light all the bonfires that need to be lit. Don't let anyone touch us from the north."
"Don't worry, I'll keep your eyes peeled and there won't be any mistakes!"
(End of chapter)
