Royal Road

In the sky, a red-gold light pierced the night sky, slowly rising from the depths of the distant mountains. The scorching winter sun is rare, and this scene should make people feel relaxed and happy. However, Wu Ling's complexion was pale and he held the arrows and looked down the city.

Below the city, there are dozens of corpses lying downside down. These are the rebel soldiers who have attacked the city last night. For the whole night, they rushed for an unknown number of times, and every time there were 20 or 30 people clamoring to climb the wall, and even carrying soil from unknown sources, they wanted to pad under the foot of the city. Gaodu’s city wall is only one foot six or seven, and a few people can climb the top of the wall. How can Wu Ling dare to neglect, organize the soldiers to sweep them down the city again and again. It wasn't until half an hour before that this group of pawns stopped.

But Wu Ling didn't dare to relax his vigilance. Not only the infantry came to attack the city, but also the brigade cavalry! The team defeated his reinforcements, the Huns cavalry, and set up a camp less than two miles away from the city, with a total of four or five hundred people, like hungry wolves staring at the Gaodu city. Because of this, Wu Ling didn't dare to organize people to rush out of the city to kill the enemy.

And now, this group of cavalry began to rally the army.

His mouth was full of bitterness, and Wu Ling knew that this was the Huns preparing to formally attack the city. They rested all night, when they were strong and strong. But his subordinates were disturbed all night. The enemy is tired and I am tired, how long can this city last?

"Go and report to County Magistrate Guo so that he can bring some more young men! The enemy is about to attack the city!" Wu Ling's voice was hoarse, and he said to his side.

The dear stumbled downstairs. Wu Ling shouted with his sword: "The enemy is about to attack! Give me a boost! As long as you hold on for three days, you can wait for reinforcements! All those who desperately kill the enemy, I invite you to reward you!"

After all, most of the city was his escort, and the soldiers shouted sparsely, but they were a little imposing. Wu Ling didn't say anything, and drew out the sword at his waist and stood by the wall. With those bloodshot eyes, staring fiercely at the chaos in the city.

If you can't keep it, let's die together in this city!

"The boss, they are all ready!" Lu Long exclaimed in a loud voice.

I slept solidly all night, ate and fed the horses. Now the soldiers have regained their strength, riding on their horses, all of them are eager to try.

Lu Ge nodded slightly, raised the scimitar in his hand, and shouted loudly: "The one who climbs the top of the city first, reward ten taels of gold!"

Hearing this, everyone's breathing became heavier. The scimitar swung down: "Flush me!"

The horses stepped on and rushed down the city.

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"The team is right, don't you want to do it?" In the grass, Sun Jiao quietly leaned to Yi Yan's side and asked softly.

Below them, is a small valley. More than a dozen carts were piled up in the valley, and there were more than 30 riding around. Taniguchi is narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack at a glance.

Last night, Yi Yan led a small team to touch the ridge behind him, hid for half a night, and waited for a surprise attack at dawn. However, it was bright now, but he still did not issue an order. Even though he took turns to rest at night, Sun Jiao couldn't help but feel a little anxious. The lazy Huns have begun to bury the fire to make food, don't you want to do it?

"Wait." Yi Yan remained motionless, half kneeling in the grass, watching the situation below.

After another quarter of an hour, the rice was fragrant and there was roasted lamb and cooked oatmeal. The guards gathered around the fire in twos and threes and began to use the rice. Sun Jiao couldn't help but swallowed his saliva. Just as he was about to say something, Yi Yan suddenly drew out the rocket he had prepared in advance and shouted in a low voice, "Ignite!"

Sun Jiao dared not neglect, and quickly ignited the moxa, and a flame ignited. Yi Yan draws a bow and shoots an arrow, and shoots out with a swish!

The arrow shot was extremely accurate. The grain truck in the center was dry and dry, and there was a northerly wind to help it burn. The grain truck slammed into it!

"What's going on?!" "Enemy attack! It's an enemy attack!"

The guards below immediately became chaotic. Many people dropped their jobs and rushed towards the grain truck. That was their ration for their lives, and there was no room to lose. Others drew their bows and arrows and shot them in the direction where Yi Yan and others were. All the Huns were good at shooting, but Yi Yan chose a very clever position. The ten archers all used one-stone and a half-strong bows. The feather arrows went down the wind, and the range far exceeded that of the enemy.

Exclamations came one after another, and many people were hit by arrows. The Huns quickly noticed the position and number of the enemy, and several brave men had already drawn their swords in their hands: "Come on! There are not many of them!"

Seeing that the group of Huns turned their directions and rushed towards this side, Yi Yan said loudly, "Blow the trumpet!"

The soldier with the horn blew the horn without hesitation. A deep whine sounded, and with the sound of the trumpet, a rush of rain rang like hoofs.

"Oops! Enemy, there are enemies!"

However, it was too late to mount the horse to meet the enemy at this moment. The cavalry who rushed into the valley didn't give them time to react. The group of guards couldn't resist, and immediately became chaotic.

Yi Yan threw down his bow and arrow, and also drew out a long knife, and said loudly, "Face!"

In the training of Liang Mansion, the long spear is the foundation of the foundation, followed by the sword and shield, archer, and cavalry. A good bow has great arm strength, a good eye and a steady hand, and a knife is not bad, and the cavalry is even more proficient. Without hesitation, several archers drew their swords and greeted them.

The surprise of the raid was another attack from front to back. The group of Huns defenders could no longer reach, and quickly defeated. Only a few fiends who were not afraid of death desperately grabbed the horse and escaped. Yi Yan did not order a chase, but instead ordered his subordinates to simply isolate the burning frame and gather the rest of the baggage.

The rebels robbed a lot of things, but he didn't mean to count them. Turning on the horse, Yi Yan said, "Leave a few auxiliary soldiers, transfer the baggage, and the others will follow me!"

These food items are just bait, and the most important thing is the enemy army. How could Yi Yan be confused? Just look at the weight of these things in the hearts of that group of soldiers!

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"Quick! Quickly kill! The enemy is here again!" Wu Ling hissed and waved his spear, stabbing a figure that emerged from the wall.

"Where's the water? Bring boiling water!"

With shouts, four or five soldiers carrying wooden barrels rushed up, and poured all the boiling water in the barrel with a splash. The screams sounded, and the bandits stacked together climbing the wall fell all together. Such a bucket of hot water is enough to make the skin open, and the weather is cold. After the water is cold, it can stick to the rotten meat, making people feel unhappy. As long as there is someone defending the city, this is the simplest tool to defend the city.

But killing one side, there is the other side. Taking advantage of the chaos, a Huns rushed up to the wall and swung a knife to the Qingzhuang in front of him. Before he could even make a scream, the man grabbed his throat and fell head on. Wu Ling shouted and swung his sword to greet him.

With a bang, the sword slammed into one place. The coming was too fierce, Wu Ling couldn't help but retreat half a step, the Huns roared, swung the knife and slashed again! Can't hide it! Wu Ling desperately turned his shoulder to his shoulders, his long sword flicked back, and a sword opened the opponent's abdomen.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! In a blink of an eye, the big living person became a blood gourd!

"Lieutenant! Your wound!" a soldier shouted.

"Come on with me!" Wu Ling gritted his teeth, and regardless of the hot pain on his arms, he threw himself down in front of the arrows again, struggling to chop the coming enemy. However, after a while, he suddenly shouted: "Hurry up!"

With the shout, dozens of arrow feathers swish and shoot from under the city. Because he couldn't dodge, the soldier next to him was shot at the front door by a random arrow. This arrow was unlucky and didn't take his life. The screams of hysterical screams overflowed from his throat and spread to the ears of everyone in the city, making his back chill. Wu Ling gritted his teeth, waved his sword backhand, and broke the man. The blood dripped down the sword's edge, like hot oil splashing in his heart.

Wu Ling gritted his teeth, to endure, to endure this wave. This group of Huns is more terrifying than they thought. The four hundred cavalry were divided into several groups, and they used arrow rain to suppress the guards on the tower, and then sent the looted slaves to climb up the tower. With bow and arrow cover, most of the city's defense weapons are unusable, and they can only passively face waves of enemy soldiers who have climbed up the tower. Thanks to the fact that there are few people on the other side, if there are a few hundred more pawns, I am afraid that the city will have changed hands long ago!

From Tianming until now, the young men on the front of the city have changed a lot, and his soldiers have also begun to lose energy. If someone is harassed tonight, can he hold it?

The arrow rain stopped, and Wu Ling shouted again: "Quick! Face it!"

However, this time, he rushed for nothing. There was no figure emerging from the wall, and the group of Huns cavalry left the city on horseback and gathered in one place. What is this going to do? Regardless of the danger, Wu Ling looked out.

"What are you talking about? The grain and grass were robbed?!" Lu Long was so angry that he threw the short whip in his hand, "How could he be robbed? Can't you be robbed by more than 30 people?!"

"It's not like a bandit, coming too fast, it can't stop it at all!" Fast horse galloped for nearly an hour, and the Huns who had escaped had his face covered with dust, his lips were cracked, and he hissed.

"Did they burn the baggage?" Lu Ge asked coldly.

"Only burned a cart of food!"

"how many people?"

"It should be no more than thirty..."

"The whole team gathers, let's go back!" Lu Ge said immediately.

"What? Going back now, didn't all the fights come in vain?" Lulong asked incredulously. On this day, most of the attached slaves died and more than fifty cavalry soldiers were injured. If you give up now, won't you give up all your efforts? !

"They are for the food! There are few people and many cars, so it's impossible to go too fast. Going back now, you can still get the weight back!" Lu Ge sternly said.

If you don't have money, you can grab it again, but without food, their cavalry will lose the most basic support. Lu Ge can see which one is more important.

"Take a short cut and go through the gorge!" Lu Ge urged the horse to gallop back and forth with a stroke of the horse's head.

"Damn it." Lulong cursed, no longer hesitating, and whistled. The cavalry brigade began to gather, closely following the leader of the horse, like a group of dark clouds, rolling away and retreating into the distance. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

"They withdrew? Why did they withdraw?" Standing at the head of the city, Wu Ling looked at the group of cavalry going away in disbelief. With such a good opportunity, why would the rebels retreat? Don't they want to be tall? Has the left Huns sent troops?

After looking blankly for a long time, the pain in his shoulder awakened Wu Ling's mind: "Go to the county magistrate Guo, and find a medical worker to save people!"

No longer caring about the insurgents, Wu Ling strode down the city.

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After crouching on a boulder, Sun Jiao half held his longbow and stared at the canyon below his feet intently. This is the "shortcut" the team is talking about. All the horses in Liang Mansion were lying in ambush on both sides of the mountain stream, and the archer he led was responsible for igniting the vegetation piled up at the exit of the canyon. As long as the enemy enters the canyon, they can be blocked in the canyon.

As long as they take this "shortcut"!

The heartbeat was getting more and more rapid, and Sun Jiao took two hard breaths. Why hasn't the enemy come yet? Will they really go this way? !

While hesitating, a rush of horseshoes suddenly sounded, from far to near, like a roar of thunder.

coming!

Sun Jiao didn't dare to neglect, he immediately lit the arrow on the fire cloth, and set up a bow to guide the arrow. The scorching temperature licked the back of his hand, but he didn't let go, but just pulled the bow like this, watching the cavalry gallop into the canyon. A little closer, a little closer... it's now!

"Shoo me!" With a roar, Sun Jiao let go of the bowstring in his hand, and the burning rocket flew away like a meteor. With shouts, the nine archers beside him fired rockets at the same time, one arrow after another, and they landed on the gorge full of firewood with incomparable precision.

The dead trees and grass stems had been covered with fire oil long ago, and with a bang, the flames burst into the sky. The horse neighed, the raging flame stopped the cavalry, and the rebels were intercepted in the long canyon!