The second watch has passed, and Qinghe County is quiet and peaceful. The barking of dogs in the distance and the chirping of insects in front of the windows have not disturbed people's dreams. Only Kong Fang and the others understand the undercurrents surging outside the city.
He leaned against the city wall and stared blankly at the crescent moon in the sky.
He was wondering what he would have done if he hadn't traveled through time. Should I continue to catch up on sleep, or go to the river to fry fish? Have you received your university admission notice or have you already registered as a freshman?
Where is dad? Are you still chasing martial arts dramas? Are you getting along with your neighbor, Widow Wang?
"Brother-in-law, what are you thinking about?" Fang Shiyi asked softly. From the corner of his eye, Kong Fang noticed that Fang Shiqing, one meter away, seemed to be eavesdropping. He retracted his gaze and thought, shook his head and smiled.
"I'm thinking that life is really like a dream. I don't know which one is real and which one is illusion."
Not surprisingly, he received the admiration of his cheap sister-in-law and the disdain of his cheap wife. "Tch!" Although the voice was small, in such a quiet night, it still fell into Kong Fang's ears exactly.
Kong Fang pretended not to hear.
He has become accustomed to Fang Shiqing. She is full of violent cells and has never lacked romantic feelings. In her eyes, swords, guns, arrows and sticks are far more useful than playing chess, calligraphy and painting, although she is not bad at playing chess, calligraphy and painting.
But her chess, calligraphy and painting are only used to pass the time, not to "have fun".
Luo Wenpeng returned from his inspection. Although every ten county soldiers were led by one personal soldier, he still felt uneasy and went on patrol from time to time. He sat next to Kong Fang and looked at the sky.
"More than an hour has passed since the second update, and it's almost the third update. Zhu Chongjiu hasn't appeared yet, and the county soldiers are starting to get restless."
"This is normal. The waiting before the war breaks out is the most painful." Kong Fang was not surprised.
"But they have to get through the first hurdle."
Luo Wenpeng deeply believed that every soldier, including himself, survived this way. What surprised him was that Kong Fang seemed to understand everything about the battlefield.
"Have you ever led troops or fought in a war before?" He asked his doubts.
Fang Shiqing turned his face away when he heard this. If Kong Fang had led troops and fought in battles, she would have been the Queen Mother.
Fang Shiyi wondered why the senior brother would ask this question.
Kong Fang smiled and said nothing. He couldn't tell Luo Wenpeng that he had traveled through time. He just watched too many war movies in his previous life and knew a little bit about it.
"Tap..."
The night wind carried the faint sound of horse hooves, and Luo Wenpeng quietly showed his head to look outside the city. There was a faint light of fire in the distance.
"The bandits are coming."
He issued an early warning, and the silent county soldiers immediately broke into a commotion, and the soldiers led by him quickly shouted to stop.
Fang Shiqing followed Luo Wenpeng closely. As the captain of the county army, she will be the leader in the future, and she needs to learn from Luo Wenpeng how to command battles.
Kong Fang quietly sneaked into a darker corner.
It was Luo Wenpeng's job to command the battlefield. He only had to hide in the dark and do his own thing.
Half a mile away, Zhu Chongjiu was sitting on a tall horse, arrogant. Tonight he personally led 500 elite troops down the mountain, while Zhu Chongmu led the remaining 300 troops to guard the mountain stronghold.
"Brother, Qinghe County is only one mile away from here."
Zhu Chongshui reined in the horse, approached Zhu Chongjiu and whispered a reminder. Zhu Zhongjiu reined in his horse and pressed down with his hand.
Zhu Chongshui and Zhu Chongzhu immediately ordered the bandits to extinguish their torches, wrap their horses' hooves in cloth, and strictly prohibit making noise. The originally noisy team suddenly became quiet.
After organizing the team, the bandits continued to attack the county town. Because there were no torches and the moonlight was dim, their march slowed down, but the noise they made was even smaller.
"Zhu Chongjiu's reputation is indeed not in vain."
The bandits suddenly calmed down. Sure enough, they were not just a mob, which made Luo Wenpeng feel the pressure.
He suddenly found that Kong Fang was missing.
"Junior Sister Shiqing, where is the County Lord?" He was not afraid of Kong Fang escaping before the battle. After all, he had never expected him to go into battle to kill the enemy. His absence might make it easier for him to free his hands and feet to direct the battle.
He was worried that Kong Fang would stab him. It would be a big joke if he fell into the hands of bandits because of his blind running.
"Maybe he's hiding." Fang Shiqing's tone was filled with disappointment. A sour scholar is always a sour scholar. He is good at talking and talking, but he must rely on real warriors to fight with real swords and guns.
He's just a coward, a coward!
Fang Shiyi could guess why Kong Fang was going, but she kept silent when she saw Fang Shiqing's unhappy expression.
Luo Wenpeng opened his mouth, but finally said nothing. He issued general orders and prepared for battle. The personal soldiers urged the county soldiers under them to prepare, and the method of educating the county soldiers who were timid was simple and crude, and they directly put the knife on his neck.
"If you tremble again, I will chop you with a knife, believe it or not?"
The voice is cold and cruel, but very healing.
Zhu Chongzhu led the bandit vanguard to appear outside the city gate first. They saw a torch swaying in the wind at the gate of the city. Under the pale yellow light, two county soldiers guarding the gate were yawning.
Zhu Chongzhu dismounted and approached quietly. He hid aside until he could hear their intermittently talking. After carefully observing the enemy's situation, he retreated. Zhu Chongjiu and his large group arrived just in time.
"Brother, everything is normal. Let's take action." Zhu Chongzhu's eyes were shining with passion and greed.
Zhu Chongjiu drew out a four-foot-long sword, and pointed the blade directly at the city gate that seemed to be within reach of his right hand. He was full of energy and rage, and shouted:
"kill!"
"Kill! Kill!"
The bandit elephant was beaten to death, brandishing his sword and gun and rushing towards the city gate like a hungry wolf. The county soldiers guarding the gate heard the commotion, and saw dark shadows rushing towards them in the dim moonlight. They retreated into the city in a hurry, and the city gate had no time to close.
"Haha... God help me." Zhu Chongjiu laughed loudly, extremely proud, brandishing his sword and shouting:
"Brothers, rush into the county town and steal money, food, and women!"
Bandits howled and swarmed in.
"Second brother, you two lead two hundred people to attack the county army barracks. You must capture Luo Wenpeng alive! I will lead a hundred brothers to meet the new county magistrate. I will personally send him to accompany the dog officer Zhu Dachang. Third child, you will lead The remaining brothers, grab, grab, grab..."
"Haha... Brothers, we are going to get rich..."
Zhu Chongjiu was sitting on the horse and was arrogant. Suddenly, raindrops fell on his head. He looked up and saw that although the moonlight was dim, there was no rain in the sky with light wind and thin clouds.
liquor?
Kerosene?
He smelled two completely different scents. Before he could react, firewood fell from the sky again, and "push...push..." countless torches rose on the city wall.
Zhu Chongjiu suddenly lost his soul. He instantly understood that he was ambushed and Xinzhi County was going to set fire to them.
"There is an ambush, retreat, retreat..."
He yelled in panic. Just as he turned his horse's head, several fireballs fell on the city gate, blocking the city gate.
"Brother, what should I do?" Zhu Chongshui jumped anxiously as his retreat was blocked.
Zhu Chongjiu stared at him, "Aren't you bragging about being a military advisor? Are you still asking me what to do?"
"Get out, get out." He waved his sword and kept urging the bandits hysterically. Several bandits tried to provoke the fireballs with their spears, but the sparks they raised fell on themselves.
