The military camp is in a large courtyard with seven or eight bungalows. Fan Botong led the two brothers to the door of a room. After opening the door and inviting them in, he said apologetically: "Our conditions here are too simple, so I asked the two princes to make do with it." When Li Zhiyun saw it, the room was about It is more than ten square meters, with two beds, tables and chairs. The second brother nodded with satisfaction and said: "Not bad, not bad."
Soon after Fan Botong left, soldiers delivered meals. After they had eaten, it was getting dark. After the brothers simply washed themselves, they lay down on the bed to rest, saying nothing all night.
The next day, after breakfast, the second brother went to talk to Fan Botong, and Li Zhiyun walked out of the yard alone and came to the street. After all, there are more than a thousand households in Dongjiapu. Although everyone has come to seek refuge, life must go on, so there is an open-air market on the street. Judging from the goods sold in the store, the supply is quite sufficient. Also, with so many people living in the castle, it is natural to store enough supplies. After Li Zhiyun left the market and continued walking forward, he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Big rice bucket." He turned around and saw that it was Fan Shuxiang.
Fan Shuxiang, still wearing a military uniform and carrying a sword, walked over with a smile. This girl is not like ordinary women from official families, she doesn't know much about etiquette. However, Li Zhiyun admired her martial arts. In his previous life, he liked to read martial arts novels and had an unusual fondness for chivalrous women, so he didn't mind her rudeness too much. He smiled: "Miss Fan, where are you going?"
"Go to the top of the city to inspect the city defenses. How about you?"
"Come out and take a walk."
"Since you have nothing to do, why don't you come with me to the top of the city to have a look?"
Li Zhiyun agreed, and the two talked while walking. Li Zhiyun said: "Miss Fan, it's so funny that your father named you Shuxiang. I see that not only do you not have the smell of books at all, but you are full of murderous intent." Fan Shuxiang was not angry after hearing this, but smiled and said: " You are right, I just like fighting and killing. My family used to run a martial arts school and a escort agency. My father thought that a girl was not suitable for learning martial arts, so he gave me this name and asked the teacher to teach me how to do it. The text is hyphenated. But my brain is too stupid to read at all..."
As they spoke, the two boarded the city head and patrolled along the city wall. The city wall of Dongjiabao is about seven miles in circumference, with turrets built at all four corners. In the late Sui Dynasty, wars were frequent and thieves appeared in droves. In order to protect themselves, people built castles one after another to avoid thieves. Therefore, there are many castles like Dongjiabao in various places.
Li Zhiyun walked to the battlements of the city wall and looked down at the castle. It was a good thing that he didn't look at it. When he looked at it, he couldn't help but let out a "thump" in his heart. He saw that the group of enemy cavalry who chased them yesterday, instead of leaving, had been guarding outside the castle. Moreover, the enemy troops seemed to have increased. In addition to the cavalry, there were also many infantry, surrounding the entire castle. Li Zhiyun originally thought that he would be safe after entering the castle, but unexpectedly he was trapped here.
Li Zhiyun was no longer in the mood to inspect the city defense with Fan Shuxiang, but hurried back to the military camp. As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he met his second brother. When the second brother saw him, he said: "Fifth brother, where have you been? I'm looking for you. Pack up quickly, let's get ready to leave here." Li Zhiyun whispered: "Second brother, we can't leave." The second brother saw He looked wrong and asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"
Li Zhiyun explained the situation again. When the second brother heard this, he frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's go to the top of the city to have a look." Li Zhiyun followed the second brother back to the top of the city. Outside the castle, the enemy troops increased again. On the official road in the distance, flags were fluttering, dust was flying, and a steady stream of enemy troops were coming towards us. The enemy must have known that they were chasing a big man yesterday. Although they may not necessarily know that he was the commander-in-chief of the Tang Army, they definitely knew that he was an important general. Otherwise, they would not have mobilized so many troops to send over.
After Fan Botong learned of the situation, he also boarded the city. After he saw Li Zhiyun and his second brother, he quickly came over and comforted: "You two princes, don't worry, the enemy troops can't get in!"
Fan Botong was born in a martial arts family. He practiced martial arts well since he was a child. As an adult, he made a living by teaching martial arts and practicing darts. After Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was trapped in Jiangdu, the world was in chaos and thieves appeared in droves. He also pulled up a team and started robbing families and homes. After Abba raised troops in Jinyang, he controlled the entire Hedong. He surrendered to Datang and was appointed by Abba as the general manager of Jiangzhou's march.
The second brother turned to look at Fan Botong and said apologetically: "General Fan, I'm sorry, it's our brothers who have caused you trouble." Fan Botong said disapprovingly: "Your Highness, what are you talking about? As soldiers, it is our responsibility to kill the enemy on the battlefield. As for your duty, the worst that can happen is that you will die together with the enemy!"
By noon, five or six thousand enemy troops had gathered outside the castle, but there were only five or six hundred Tang troops in the castle. Including the organized strong men, there were only one thousand people. Soon, the enemy began to attack. They used wooden ladders, long wooden poles and planks to build a bridge, crossed the Haogou outside the castle, swarmed under the city wall, and set up ladders to climb up the city wall. The soldiers on the city threw stones and logs at them, and the enemies who were hit screamed and fell down.
The walls of Dongjiabao were about one foot and five feet high, and there were plenty of defense supplies in the castle, so the battle was extremely fierce. Although the soldiers guarding the castle were very tenacious, due to the huge disparity in numbers between the enemy and our armies, a section of the city wall was still lost after an hour. After groups of enemies swarmed up the city, they opened the gate of the castle and a large number of enemies entered the castle.
Li Zhiyun was on the street when the castle was captured. Since he did not know martial arts and had little strength, the second brother asked him to go back to the military camp and wait before the enemy began to attack. When he went to Liyang Town yesterday, he did not carry a pistol because he was going for fun, so now he is once again unable to protect himself. He was restless and anxious in the military camp. Finally, he couldn't help it and wanted to go to the city to check the situation. When he walked to the street, he suddenly saw a large group of soldiers in front of him, all wearing vermilion leather armor. Isn't that the enemy? Li Zhiyun knew something was wrong, so he turned around and ran away.
He ran along a side road for a while, and when he turned around, he saw that the enemy had not caught up with him, and he was relieved. However, as soon as he slowed down, he encountered another group of enemies, so he had to turn around and flee again. As he was running, an enemy soldier rushed towards him and raised his knife to chop at him. At the critical moment, an arrow shot out with a "whoosh" and passed through the enemy soldier's neck. The steel knife slipped from his hand and he fell to the ground.
Li Zhiyun turned around and saw Fan Shuxiang standing ten steps away, holding a long bow in his hand. After she put the bow on her back, she ran over and took his hand and said, "Quick, follow me!" Fan Shuxiang dragged him and ran all the way. From time to time, she encountered scattered enemies on the road, but they were all repelled by her sword. The two of them ran to a green brick building. Li Zhiyun looked up and saw that it was a bell tower.
At that time, the time was told by the watchman at night, and by ringing the bell during the day. This bell tower was used by Dongjiabao to tell the time. The wooden door of the bell tower was locked. Fan Shuxiang kicked the door open, then pulled him and ran in. The two of them climbed up the wooden ladder to the top of the building. Three enemies discovered them and chased them into the bell tower. Fan Shuxiang stood guard at the top of the stairs, and all the enemies who climbed up were stabbed to death with her sword.
Li Zhiyun was so tired that he almost collapsed and had to squat down and gasp for air. On the top of the bell tower, they were temporarily safe. However, the enemy has already entered the castle, and sooner or later they will also attack the bell tower. With this in his mind, Li Zhiyun couldn't help but feel extremely worried. He couldn't help but recall the time when he and his third sister were surrounded by the Sui army in the mountains of Wugong County. At this moment, it is much more dangerous than then. It seems that this prince is not that easy to be a prince, and he may face disaster at any time.
While he was thinking wildly, a "rumbling" sound suddenly came from the distance, like the sound of thunder, one after another, coming continuously. Fan Shuxiang, who was holding a sword in his hand, looked up at the sky and wondered: "How can there be thunder on such a sunny day?" Li Zhiyun held his breath and listened carefully, and the voice came through more and more clearly. He suddenly stood up excitedly and shouted: "Yes, this is the sound of cannon!"
"Cannon, what is cannon?" Fan Shuxiang asked strangely.
Li Zhiyun ignored the explanation and ran up to grab one of her hands, excitedly: "My new army is here! We are saved!" Fan Shuxiang's eyes widened in surprise: "Your army? You are talking about the Tang Army. "?" Li Zhiyun nodded, pulled her to the side of the bell tower, and looked into the distance. However, this bell tower only has three floors and is located in the middle of the castle. It is too far away from the city wall, so it is impossible to see the situation outside the castle.
Footsteps came from the stairs below again. Fan Shuxiang thought that the enemy was coming, so she quickly ran back to the stairs and raised her sword to strike. The person below shouted: "Miss, it's me." Fan Shuxiang took a closer look and saw that it was me. own people. After the soldier climbed up, he said: "Miss, the enemy has retreated." When Fan Shuxiang heard this, he said with some disbelief: "Really?" The soldier nodded vigorously. Fan Shuxiang turned to Li Zhiyun and said, "King Chu, let's go down and have a look."
The three people descended from the bell tower and came to the street. Sure enough, there was no enemy left on the street, only some Tang Army soldiers carrying corpses. Outside the castle, the sound of "rumbling" continued to come. Li Zhiyun was eager to go to the top of the city to see what was going on. He pulled Fan Shuxiang and ran up to the top of the city. Looking outside the castle, he saw a large number of enemy troops gathered far and near below the city. From time to time, artillery shells exploded among the enemy groups. The scene was very spectacular.
The enemy's and ours' battle lines are four or five miles away. In the distance, there was a cloud of smoke rising, and that smoke-filled place might be an artillery position. Because the distance was too far, Li Zhiyun could not see clearly and could only see some blurry shadows.
The second brother and Fan Botong came over from the other side of the city wall with a dozen soldiers. When the second brother saw Li Zhiyun, he happily asked, "Fifth brother, is this your cannon?" Li Zhiyun said proudly, "How is it? Is it great?" The second brother nodded with a smile and said, "Not bad."
