In the first few days, Fang Zilan had been ordering his soldiers not to act rashly, and the golden people in the gilded city had no reaction to them stationed not far outside the city. I would not move until the enemy could not move.
The two sides were in a stalemate like this for several days. It was not until the court's food and grass and the trebuchets from Pingshan City were delivered that Fang Zilan ordered the attack.
"Have you ever used a trebuchet to attack the Gilded City before?" Fang Zilan immediately stood at the foot of the city and asked Shangguan Jing.
Shangguan Jing shook his head slightly, "The last ones to attack Gilded City were His Majesty and General Huangfulin, and..." He paused for a moment, and Fang Zilan reacted keenly. The other person was Shangguan Yun.
After a moment of silence, Shangguan Jing continued, "I was ordered to be stationed in Yanzhou City at that time. I don't know much about the situation in Gilded City. I think the person who knows the most about that battle is General Huangfulin."
"Huangfulin?" Fang Zilan couldn't help but frowned when he heard the name. If the old fox had a trebuchet, he would definitely use it, but if the trebuchet was useful, the Gilded City would have been destroyed long ago, and he wouldn't have waited until today. But now the trebuchet behind her was sent by Huangfulin from Pingshan City, so it seemed that the old fox was waiting to see her laugh.
Sure enough, after the siege horn sounded, the trebuchet was indeed of no use. The black stone wall of the Gilded City was so strong that it did not move at all when the stones were hit, and it seemed that not even a crack appeared.
As expected, Fang Zilan waved to the soldiers behind him to stop, and changed to a ladder to prepare for a storming attack.
"General Fang." Shangguan Min rode up to Fang Zilan, "I am willing to be a pioneer." Fang Zilan glanced sideways at Shangguan Min, then glanced at Shangguan Jing who was hesitant to speak next to him, nodded and said: "Okay. , be more careful.”
Seeing her agreement, Shangguan Min cupped his fists and accepted the order and left. Shangguan Min was the vanguard, and Shangguan Jing couldn't help but follow her. She didn't say anything, she still stood there and watched what happened.
"It's rare to see Miss Fang being so calm and not taking the lead." Li Qiyou's voice came from behind Fang Zilan, and she didn't look back. "It's not that I can keep my composure, it's that I never do anything I'm not sure about."
"Miss Fang attacked with force because she wanted to test how deep the water in Gilded City was. I'm afraid the water is much deeper than Miss Fang thought." Li Qiyou said and walked to her side, she was still watching intently. The soldiers attacking the city from the front said, "I will be careful, but the prince should take care of himself first. If the news of the prince's injury is known to the Queen Mother, I will not have anything good to gain."
"Miss Fang is afraid that grandma will be angry with you?" Li Qiyou asked, and Fang Zilan answered unceremoniously, "It's not that I'm afraid, but I must..." She suddenly stopped mid-sentence.
Seeing that her expression suddenly turned cold, Li Qiyou hurriedly followed her gaze and realized that the first two groups of soldiers attacking the city were stoned by the Jin men stationed on the city. Shangguan Min took The third group of soldiers is preparing for the second round of offensive.
Fang Zilan raised her head and looked at the golden man beside the city wall. Although the battlements blocked her view, the stones were relatively large. If the golden man had prepared enough stones, the battlements would not be able to block them. However, at a glance, she could not even see the stone. No shadow of the block was seen.
On the ladder outside the city wall, Shangguan Min led the people to climb up steadily, but the golden man on the city showed no reaction. She only felt a bad premonition welling up in her heart, which gradually dissipated.
"Miss Fang?" Li Qiyou saw that Fang Zilan looked wrong and couldn't help shouting, but saw that she had no reaction and directly rushed towards the gate of the gilded city.
This is? Before Li Qiyou could figure out the situation, he saw the golden men on the city carrying the buckets to the battlements in pairs. Seeing their cautious appearance, Li Qiyou guessed what was in the buckets and wanted to He shouted a warning but it was too far away, so he had to raise his voice and yell, "Be careful, that's boiling oil!"
As soon as Li Qiyou finished speaking, the golden man pushed the bucket down. Fang Zilan's expression froze. She was still a step too late. She saw people on the city wall screaming from the heat and rolling down the ladder one after another.
Her eyes were fixed on Shangguan Min, and she saw a lieutenant behind Shangguan Min suddenly pull him down and protect him behind him when the boiling oil fell. He fell down from the ladder while crawling.
But the deputy general was faced with the boiling oil coming from the sky. His head and face were completely poured, and he fell straight down from the ladder in a bloody mess.
Shangguan Min was at a loss by this sudden change. After falling from the ladder, he watched the deputy general's body falling in a daze, forgetting to even dodge.
Fortunately, there was Shangguan Jing who followed him, took Shangguan Min out and put him on his horse, and then prepared to retreat.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the gilded city gate suddenly opened wide, and the Jin army rushed out, killing the nearest soldiers and horses under the city by surprise.
Shangguan Jing saw that the situation was not right, so he quickly jumped off the horse, and then whipped the horse hard. The horse neighed and flew away with Shangguan Min on its back, leaving Shangguan Jing to fight alone. golden man.
"Uncle Jing!" Shangguan Min held on to the reins while looking back at Shangguan Jing, who was surrounded by golden men behind him. He was extremely anxious but could do nothing. He just wanted to go back to move reinforcements first, and then come to rescue others.
He looked at the camp not far away. Fang Zilan was standing in front of the formation. Behind him, Zhuge Yu rode his horse to her side and said something to her.
Shangguan Min couldn't hear what they were talking about, but he saw Fang Zilan look up at Zhuge Yu after he finished speaking, and then nodded.
Zhuge Yu got her consent, stretched out his hand and made a gesture, which made him feel like a basin of cold water in his pocket was cold to the bone.
That gesture was all too familiar to Shangguan Min. It was the order to withdraw the troops. He didn't know that it was not too late to withdraw the troops at this time, but it meant that no one could save Shangguan Jing.
Even if he disobeys military orders, he alone cannot save Shangguan Jing. He gritted his teeth and tightened his grip on the reins. Even if he couldn't do it, he would try.
Fang Zilan saw Shangguan Min, who was a hundred steps away, suddenly tighten the reins. She was stunned for a moment and quickly realized what Shangguan Min was going to do. Before she could speak, Shangguan Min looked at her deeply and then turned the horse's head. , rushed towards the encirclement of the golden men under the gilded city.
"This is nonsense!" She was so angry that Zhuge Yu's lips curled up slightly, "What is Miss Fang going to do? If you disobey the military order, Shangguan Min's life and death has nothing to do with us."
Of course she knew that Shangguan Min was disobeying military orders, and she also knew that whether he could be saved or not was up to her. But now that she was the commander-in-chief of the three armies, she could not risk the lives of everyone in the army for the sake of one person.
However, she still clearly remembers her promise to Shangguan Jing in Yanzhou City that she would bring Shangguan Min back well. This is her promise and she will definitely fulfill it. But according to Shangguan Min's temperament, even if she catches up, he will not follow her back obediently.
"Miss Fang, you've made your decision, haven't you?" Zhuge Yu's smile became even brighter. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the people around him clapped away, leaving only a determined figure behind.
She also said that Shangguan Min was fooling around. Wasn't she herself the most foolhardy person all this time?
Outside Kapok Town, she was the one who killed Hongyan to save him; in the Wind River Valley, it was she who killed everyone in a desperate fight; and now, it was she who broke into the golden army alone.
"Go back!" Fang Zilan rode in front of Shangguan Min's horse. Shangguan Min reined in his horse and stopped, "Uncle Jing is still in front."
"Do you want to disobey military orders?" Fang Zilan's expression was fierce. Shangguan Min was overwhelmed by her power. He repeated the word "I" for a long time, but could not utter a complete sentence.
"I gave the military order, and I am the only one who can disobey it." Fang Zilan spat out these words with a frosty face. Shangguan Min looked at her in astonishment. She was... "Go back, General Shangguan, I Go rescue.”
Shangguan Min was stunned by the unquestionable tone, "I'll go with you..." He couldn't help but said it, but was coldly interrupted by her, "If you go, I will have to distract you, and it will only be Please, I'll go alone." After she said that, she didn't stop any longer and rushed towards the circle of golden people in front of her without looking back.
Shangguan Min looked at her back. Although he was unwilling to do so, he also knew that what she said was the truth. If he followed her in the current situation, it would only be a burden for her. Thinking of this, he galloped towards his own camp and turned around. He saw Zhuge Yu waiting not far away, and faced him with a teasing smile, "One is back, and the other is gone. There is always one who wants to disobey the military order."
"Master Zhuge..." Shangguan Min's face turned red and white at his words, but he still just smiled, "This is her choice, why do you need to blame yourself? Go back to the camp."
Here Shangguan Min followed Zhuge Yu back to the station, and over there Fang Zilan rushed into the encirclement of the Jin people single-handedly. She knew very well that even if she rescued Shangguan Jing, she would be reluctant, so she must not be reluctant to fight and must fight quickly.
I just don’t know how Shangguan Jingxian is doing now? Can you still hold on? Thinking like this, she didn't dare to neglect the long sword in her hand, and in the blink of an eye she had dismounted several golden men who were surrounding her.
Fang Zilan went deep into the circle surrounded by the Jin people and finally saw Shangguan Jing. He was injured in many places and was dying. He still stood upright with the spear in his hand pointing directly at the Jin people in front of him.
Seeing that Shangguan Jing was still alive, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, "General Shangguan!" She rode her horse and stood in front of Shangguan Jing and stretched out her hand to him.
Shangguan Jing seemed to have never thought that she would come to save him alone, and stared blankly at her lack of movement.
She had no choice but to apologize first, then bowed and pulled Shangguan Jing onto the horse. Shangguan Jing was caught off guard and paralyzed on the horse. She ignored many others and hurriedly patted the horse to leave.
How could the golden man on the side watch them leave? He had quick eyes and quick hands and stabbed the horse under the two of them with a knife. Fang Zilan reacted quickly and prevented the man from succeeding, but if this continued, none of them would be able to leave.
"Miss Fang, don't worry about me, leave quickly!" Shangguan Jing shouted to her in a hoarse voice.
She looked at Shangguan Jing who was dying on the horse, and she suddenly jumped down from the horse. The sword flashed to clear a way for Shangguan Jing who was on the horse.
"General Shangguan, take one step first, and I'll be there shortly." She said, slapping the horse's belly with her sword, and sent Shangguan Jing away.
