The night was dark, and it was already the evening of the fifteenth day. Everyone was so hungry that they had no strength and were dying.
But Gu Sinian was still lying on the wall and watching the situation of the Yan army outside as usual. This was his routine task every night.
Everyone can rest, but he, the leader, does not dare to be careless in the slightest.
One more day will give you a little more hope.
"Brother, what are you looking at?"
Zeng Lingchuan walked over lightly:
"You've been watching for half the night, and you're sleepy.
Go take a rest, I'll keep an eye on it. "
But Gu Sinian seemed to have something wrong with his expression, and he frowned and asked:
"Do you feel that something is wrong tonight?"
"Something's wrong?"
Zeng Lingchuan frowned and asked:
"What's wrong?"
"It's so quiet."
Gu Sinian said coldly:
"The Yan army has not attacked once in the past two days, and the arrows during the day have also stopped, and there is no movement at all.
If you look at their military camp, it is silent, as if there is no one there. "
"Perhaps they thought they couldn't conquer it and gave up."
Zeng Lingchuan smiled bitterly and said:
"The Yan army is trying to trap us alive."
"No, this feels wrong."
Gu Sinian said in a deep voice:
"Wake everyone up immediately and share the little food left with everyone! Make sure you have enough energy!
quick! "
"That's not true, is it?"
Gu Sinian's look as if he was facing a formidable enemy made Zeng Lingchuan's expression change slightly.
"I always have a hunch that the Yan Army will launch a general offensive tonight and take over Dongbao Village."
Gu Sinian grabbed the handle of the knife and said:
"Hurry up, don't wait!"
"good!"
Seeing Gu Sinian's persistence, Zeng Lingchuan did not dare to neglect and immediately went to call for help.
During the half month of guarding the fort, Gu Sinian's intuition was always accurate. If he hadn't judged the Yan army's offensive intentions many times, the fort would have been lost long ago.
Gu Sinian looked at the defenders who kept getting up and muttered:
"Maybe this is the last resort~"
…
A pitch-black night shrouded Erdao Sandcastle Village, and a few solitary torches swayed with weak firelight, which could only disperse a little of the night.
"Rustling, rustling~"
In this dead silence, a Yan Jun with sharp eyes emerged from the night first, followed by two, three...
More and more Yan soldiers showed their figures, running straight towards the village wall with steady steps. The Yan soldiers in the front row also carried a rope on their backs.
There was no movement at all on the top of the city, and the defenders seemed to have fallen asleep, allowing the Yan army to approach.
"Dangdangdang~"
After the first group of soldiers reached the outside of the wall, they threw out the ropes on their backs.
The iron hook firmly grasped the top of the wall, and Yan Jun began to climb along the rope one after another.
Dark moon, high wind, murderous night~
Behind the wall, the remaining forty or so defenders were all leaning against the wall bricks, holding scimitars in their hands, not daring to breathe. They could even clearly hear the footsteps of Yan's army climbing.
"It's now!"
Gu Sinian shouted coldly:
"Fight back!"
"Fire the arrow!"
Dozens of brothers raised their heads at the same time and fired their bows.
"Swish swish!"
"Pffffffffffff~"
"Ahhhh~"
The moment they emerged from the village wall, Yan Jun had almost climbed to the top.
Arrows rained lightly, and screams spread everywhere.
In fact, Gu Sinian and the others had very few feather arrows left, just enough for this wave.
"Liang Jun is prepared, don't panic, just kill him!"
"Kill!"
The Yan army no longer hesitated and shouted loudly to kill.
Countless torches also lit up the Yan Army camp in the distance, and a large number of people swarmed towards the fort.
Obviously, tonight's attack was planned for a long time.
After running out of arrows and stones, Gu Sinian and the others no longer had the means to attack from a distance. The moment the first Yan army climbed up to the top of the city, the close-quarters fighting began.
"drink!"
"Pfft!"
Gu Sinian was the first to attack. He jumped up and chopped down a Yan Jun who jumped into the wall with his sword. He shouted angrily:
"Brothers, fight!"
"Fight!"
"Kill!"
Whether it was people like Zeng Lingchuan, Wu Xiang or Yan Hu who were already extremely weak, they all waved their scimitars, and a fierce battle began.
"Kill!"
"Dang Dang Dang!"
"Pffffffffffff~"
"Ahhhh~"
The Yan army was fully prepared for this general attack. A dozen soldiers rushed up the sand dunes carrying a thick wooden stake and slammed against the village gate.
Every blow was like a blow to everyone's heart, making everyone's faces look even more ugly.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"Guard the gate of the village!"
Gu Sinian roared angrily: "Don't let Yan Jun come in!"
"follow me!"
Yan Hu climbed down to the third floor without hesitation and stood guard by the gate of the village.
"boom!"
"Boom~"
"boom!"
Unfortunately, the village gate, which was already on the verge of breaking, failed to block the Yan army's attack this time. After dozens of consecutive violent impacts, the village gate shattered.
"kill!"
"Damn it, you bastards, come to grandpa!"
Yan Hu roared and rushed towards the Yan army crowd. With a knife in his hand, no one could attack him!
"Dangdang~"
"Pffffffffffff~"
"ah!"
As soon as he killed a Yan Jun, a spear from the side was stabbed into Yan Hu's waist and abdomen, and blood spurted out.
There was nothing he could do. He was seriously injured and had been hungry for too long. He was already extremely weak and no longer as brave as before.
"Brother Xiaohu!"
Zeng Lingchuan's eyes were about to burst, and he rushed down with several people to help.
"Die!"
Soon enough, three Yan soldiers rushed towards Yan Hu with spears in hand.
"Pfft~"
The tip of the spear entered his body, and blood spurted out from Yan Hu's mouth.
Zeng Lingchuan was stunned on the spot and shouted in despair:
"Brother Xiaohu!"
"Ah! Kill the thief!"
"Pfft~"
Yan Hu used all his strength to swing the last sword, and the blade that had already cut some gaps swung across, cutting the throats of the three Yan soldiers, and he himself fell heavily to the ground.
"Brother Xiaohu!"
"Help!"
Gu Sinian jumped down from the third floor and picked up Yan Hu as he rolled and climbed.
"Gu, Mr. Gu."
Yan Hu's bloody palm held Gu Sinian's arm and murmured:
"Kill, kill the thief!"
After saying this, Yan Hu tilted his head and never breathed again.
Dead~
This Yan Hu seemed to have predicted his ending from the first day he was surrounded.
But for so many days, he never said a word of withdrawal.
"ah!"
Gu Sinian looked up to the sky and roared:
"Brothers, fight with Yan Jun!"
"Fight, kill!"
Yan Hu's death in battle angered everyone, and the few dozen remaining soldiers fought with the Yan army with red eyes.
The gate of the village was broken, and countless Yan troops were rushing in. There were still people climbing on the walls of the village. The Yan army launched this attack with several times the force of the Liang army.
Everyone understands that tonight is the last battle~
"Ah~"
"Pfft~"
"kill!"
Gu Sinian held the machete and dashed left and right, his eyes red with blood, and it was hard to tell whether it was sweat or tears that flashed in his eyes.
"Fight!"
"Dangdangdang~"
"call out!"
"Boom~"
Just when everyone thought they would die tonight, a sharp sound of arrows suddenly pierced the night sky, causing silence on the battlefield.
What happened?
Zeng Lingchuan said blankly:
"Look, look, it seems reinforcements are coming!"
The position of the Yanbing camp was completely confused at this moment, the sound of horse hooves was deafening, and fire was everywhere.
"This, this is?"
Gu Sinian was also at a loss. Is someone attacking the Yan army?
"Kill me, brothers!
Kill all these Yan soldiers and save people! "
"Brother, I'm here!"
Just when everyone was confused, countless figures rushed out of the darkness, rushed into the fort from the opposite direction, and slashed at the Yan army who came in.
"It's Brother Qin! Brother Qin is here!"
"It's one of our own!"
That's right, the visitors were Qin Xi and Xiao Liuzi, who had brought over all the more than a hundred brothers who had stayed in the city. With their joining, the Yan army was immediately defeated.
"Brother!"
Qin Xi rushed to Gu Sinian's side with red eyes:
"Brother, you are suffering!"
"You came!"
Gu Sinian was extremely surprised:
"What's the one outside?"
"It's Lieutenant Chu's cavalry! Help is coming!"
"Plop~"
Hearing these words, Gu Sinian could no longer hold on and fell to the ground:
"Yes, saved~"
…
The sky gradually became brighter, and the surrounding area of Erdao Shabao Village was in a mess, with corpses strewn all over the field, and the Yan army that had been besieged here for half a month was nowhere to be seen.
Late last night, Chu Beizhan led a surprise attack on the front and back of the Yan army, and Qin Xi rescued the fortress. The attack from both sides caused the Yan army to think that the main force of the Liang army was coming, and they all ran away in a panic.
Dozens of brothers who were dizzy from hunger were lying on the ground in a mess with a sense of joy of surviving a catastrophe.
Gu Sinian was stabbed in the arm, and Chu Beizhan was silently helping him bandage the wound.
"You saved my life again."
Gu Sinian smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you."
"Thank you for everything."
Chu Beizhan said softly:
“I can only say that you have defended yourself well and persisted for so long.
Did you know that Hua'er Butuo came to lead the troops, and the Yan army was in charge of the Youtuncheng front line.
That’s a cruel person~”
"Huaer Butuo?"
This unfamiliar name made Gu Sinian shake his head:
"I haven't heard of it, but Brother Xiaohu has already..."
Chu Beizhan's palm paused:
"I know he is good."
This tough man didn't cry or shed tears, but Gu Sinian could feel that his breathing was much faster.
What a good brother~
Alas~
"Old Qin!"
Zeng Lingchuan asked with red eyes:
"what happened?
Why, why didn’t reinforcements arrive until today! "
"Sorry, I'm late."
Qin Xi gritted his teeth:
"It's me, I'm sorry brothers."
"Don't rush."
Gu Sinian comforted Qin Xi and asked:
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Qin Xi wiped away her tears and told what happened:
"A few days after you left the city, Bai Yan brought people back and brought back Chen Baihu's body.
He said, he said that there were a large number of Yan troops ambushing near Erdaosha. Brother Gu, you all died in the battle, and the fortress fell into the hands of the Yan people. "
"What!"
Zeng Lingchuan’s eyes widened angrily:
"How could this bastard say that!
Doesn’t this push us into a pit of fire? "
Everyone was shocked. They thought that when the group of people fled back, they should at least report a message and send someone to rescue them, right?
He never thought that Chen Baihu was dead, so Bai Yan directly said that Gu Sinian and the others were also dead.
Everyone is dead, so of course reinforcements will not be sent out.
"I have long seen that this guy is not a good person!"
Qin Xi said with a cold face:
"I didn't believe a word Bai Yan said, so I kept looking for Zhang Jingyuan and wanted to bring someone to Erdaosha to see the situation.
But Zhang Jingyuan didn't know what possessed him. He insisted that you had already died in the battle and refused to let me send troops!
They also sent people to watch us and said that anyone who leaves Youtun City without permission is a rebel! "
"what about now?"
Gu Sinian frowned and asked:
"Why did you bring the soldiers out?"
Chu Beizhan took over from the side and said:
"After you left the city, I was ordered to go out to perform military duties and was never in the city.
I just returned to the city yesterday and felt something was wrong after hearing the news.
Immediately persuade the general to lead his troops out to take a look.
No, I happened to save you. If I were one step too late, the consequences would be disastrous. "
"That's it~"
Gu Sinian finally understood why no reinforcements had appeared. It was originally because they were stopped by Zhang Jingyuan and Chu Beizhan was not in the city.
The blacksmith said angrily:
"But why does Bai Yan say that we have died in the battle?
What good does it do him to cause us to die? "
Everyone shook their heads, confused.
"Don't worry about that for now."
A cold light flashed in Gu Sinian's eyes:
“Bring all the brothers’ bodies back to the city.
We must seek justice for them. These old brothers cannot die in vain! "
