Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

The two horses galloped all the way and arrived at the north of Tongmu County when the sun set.

Lu Xunhuan stopped his horse, took out the parchment from his arms and handed it to Mo Xiaoqian.

"You don't have to go into the city. Just investigate each one according to the list."

Noila Mo had seen his strength before and was not worried about his safety at all.

But instead of going into the city, should she, a girl, spend the night in the wilderness?

Seeing that she was a little hesitant, Lu Xunhuan took out a few banknotes from his pocket.

"Take it, learn to survive on your own, and strive to complete the task with excellence."

"I believe you are a good subordinate to this special envoy."

"After we defeat the enemy, there's an inn in the city with the poem 'Man Jiang Hong' written on its wall. You can stay there."

After Mo Xiaoqian rode away from the city, Lu Xunhuan rode his horse to the gate of the city.

He held the tiger talisman in his hand and shouted, "Here is the tiger talisman issued by your majesty. Open the door."

On the city wall, a captain asked, "May I ask your name?"

Lu Xunhuan was quite helpless. He didn't want to give his name, but as soldiers on our side, we also had to be wary of any fraud.

He could only give his name: "His Royal Highness the Second Prince ordered me, Lu Chenglong, to return home first to fight the enemy. The enemy is about to lay siege to the city. What? Are you going to stop the general outside the city?"

The captain was still quite confused.

It’s true that Lu Chenglong is from Tongmu County, but he is just a great writer. Can he fight?

Is it the real Lu Chenglong who has come, or is he an enemy pretending to be him?

He asked several soldiers from the former Tongmu County, "Do you know Lu Chenglong?"

Several soldiers shook their heads: "We know his name, but we've never met him in person."

The captain was in a dilemma: "Well...what if it's fake?"

A soldier asked, "Captain, the tiger talisman shouldn't be fake, right? He's the only one here. Let him in and inspect the talisman. If he's fake, we'll capture him."

The captain nodded and said, "Okay, I'll open the door. Go and ask the soldiers from Nanjun if they've seen Lu Chenglong. Go quickly."

A quarter of an hour later, the north gate finally opened.

The captain went out of the city himself and stood outside the city gate.

Lu Xun Huan rode up to him and asked, "Why, do you still need to check the tiger talisman?"

The captain saluted and said, "We are facing a powerful enemy. Please forgive me for at least showing it to you."

Lu Xun Huan handed over the tiger talisman. “I saw you on the streets of Nanjun City, patrolling everywhere with soldiers, just to catch some masked man.”

At this time, two soldiers ran out from the city gate.

A soldier said, "Captain, he has seen Lu Chenglong."

The captain turned his gaze to another soldier: "Have you seen it?"

The soldier saluted Lu Chenglong and said, "Great writer, I finally see you face to face."

Lu Xunhuan asked, "Where have you seen me?"

The soldier said, "You teach the governor's family, so you have to ride in a carriage every day."

"I happened to be patrolling that area one day, and I saw with my own eyes the lady escorting you out, holding your hand..."

Lu Xunhuan glared.

The soldier lowered his head and said nothing more.

The captain chuckled and handed the tiger talisman to Lu Xunhuan: "Great writer, please."

Lu Xunhuan mounted his horse again and entered the city.

He asked the captain, "The enemy is about to lay siege to the city. Are you ready?"

The captain asked, "Besides defending to the death, what other preparations can we make?"

Lu Xun Huan shook his head: "The enemy will attack the city, and they will use catapults. Are your shields ready? Are you prepared to use your flesh and blood to block the stones?"

The captain quickly said to a captain beside him, "Quick, armory, move all the large shields to the city wall."

Lu Xunhuan added, "After the enemy throws stones, they will use ladders to climb the towers and use battering rams to knock down the gates."

"Are your bows and arrows, kerosene, hay, sandbags, logs, and other things ready?"

The captain then said to another captain, "Quick, bring the bows and arrows, kerosene, and wooden planks up to the tower."

He asked Lu Xunhuan, "What do you need sandbags for?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "The enemy is going to ram the city gates, right? Let's block the gates on all sides with sandbags first. It will be useless even if they break through."

The captain quickly said to a centurion beside him, "You, lead the soldiers to make sandbags."

He then asked Lu Xunhuan, "Hay is probably used to burn the enemy and prevent them from climbing the wall, but there's no hay in the armory."

Lu Xun Huan dismounted and said, "It's already this late. The enemy army is about to attack the city. Have they mobilized all the people in the city?"

"Inform the entire city to deliver water, food, and hay. Have everyone move their iron pots to the foot of the city wall and set them up there. Also, bring in plenty of water. We want to give the enemy some hot water to drink."

The captain hurriedly said to a centurion, "Quick, take the soldiers and mobilize the masses. From now on, everyone will be a soldier."

Lu Xunhuan climbed up the city wall and walked around it.

"Tongmu County has slopes on all sides, except for the north, which is slightly flatter."

"The enemy's main attack direction will definitely be in the north, as it is convenient for setting up catapults and for the soldiers to charge."

He said to the captain, "While the enemy has not yet laid siege to the city, send a scout immediately to report to the Second Prince."

"Let him wait until reinforcements arrive, then the entire army will be lightly armed, hiding during the day and marching at night, and attack the enemy from the north."

The captain said yes and hurriedly ordered a soldier to go north to find Yanbei with tactical thinking.

Then, he asked Lu Xunhuan, "Anything else?"

Lu Xunhuan looked at the distant mountains and said, "The enemy may be approaching soon. Go mobilize the masses and get everything I just said in place as quickly as possible."

"Also, find me a strong bow. I need it."

The captain was surprised and asked, "Great writer, can you pull it open?"

Lu Xunhuan took an ordinary bow from a soldier and broke it with a burst of force.

He threw away the broken bow and said, "Do you think His Majesty gave you that tiger talisman randomly?"

The captain stared at the broken bow on the ground with wide eyes: "It must not be given away randomly."

Lu Xun Huan then said to the captain, "Tell all the soldiers that the masked man will defend the city with us tonight."

The captain's eyes widened again: "The masked man is coming?"

Lu Xun Huan turned around and said, "I just told you a few things. Go quickly."

Soon after, it was dark.

Outside the city, Zhou Guo’s army came like a long dragon, holding torches.

After arriving, they quickly rushed in all directions and surrounded Tongmu County.

The captain came running over breathlessly: "Great writer, there are so many enemies."

Lu Xun Huan looked at the sea of ​​torches outside the city and said, "Didn't the intelligence say 150,000?"

The captain shook his head: "No, the enemy reinforcements must have arrived. Judging by visual estimation, there are at least 250,000 of them."

Lu Xun Huan asked, "Have you prepared everything?"

The captain nodded: "Everything is ready."

Lu Xunhuan asked again, "Tongmu County is actually the closest to Tongmu Pass, but the enemy captured Pingyang County and Sanhe County first. Do you know why?"

The captain replied, "To clear the perimeter to prevent us from receiving reinforcements."

Lu Xunhuan shook his head: "That's not accurate. To be precise, Tongmu County is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It's a tough nut to crack."

"Since we are considered tough by the enemy, let's be tough for once."

He said to the captain, "Help me find a piece of black cloth so I can cover my face."

The captain was surprised and asked, "What? You are pretending to be a masked man?"

Lu Xunhuan said, "Morale is very important at this time."

"I pretend to be a masked man and appear on the city wall from time to time. When the soldiers see that there are strong reinforcements here, won't they be more confident?"

The captain nodded and said, "Yes, that makes sense. I'll get it for you right away."

Two hours later, Zhou Guo’s army was basically in place on all four sides of the city wall.

Looking from the city wall, Lu Xunhuan saw that the enemy troops in the north were indeed the largest and strongest, with the most catapults.

As for the other three sides, although there are many enemy troops, they do not seem to be the main attack direction, but only serve as a diversionary force.

Because the other three sides were slopes, Zhou Guo’s soldiers had to run uphill to attack, which was very tiring.

By the time they reached the city wall, they were already exhausted and had no strength left to attack the city.

He said to the captain, "Big shields should be used first to satisfy the northern wall."

The captain nodded. "I see. Just as you expected, the north gate is the enemy's main attack direction."

After a moment, the enemy troops on all sides suddenly banged their shields and let out a war cry.

"Qiang Qiang Qiang..."

"Roar……"

The roar was as loud as thunder and as powerful as a rainbow, which frightened the defenders on the city wall.

Lu Xunhuan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

After he was sent undercover to Nanliang, Wei Ying continued to promote his training methods in the army, including the battle cry.

Although Wei Ying was killed later, these useful things were still preserved.

Outside the city, after Zhou Guo’s soldiers roared for a while, they actually started a chorus.

"The wind is howling, the horses are neighing, the soldiers are roaring, the soldiers are roaring..."

The captain's face changed when he heard this: "It sounds like... the enemy's morale is high and their fighting spirit is strong..."

Lu Xunhuan smiled and said, "This is the method they use to undermine our army's morale. Don't be affected by it. Go and find me a zither."

The captain's eyes widened again. "Are you going to play the harp on the city wall to boost our troops' morale?"

Lu Xun Huan shook his head: "No, it's to undermine the enemy's morale. Go quickly."

Soon, a zither was delivered to the north city tower.

At this time, outside the city, Zhou Guo’s soldiers had finished singing.

The sound of the piano rang out at the right time, ding-ding-dong.

It turned out to be the "Butterfly" that was popular all over China last week.

The sound of the piano was so sad and mournful that it made everyone want to cry.

Tongmu County is located on high ground, and the sound of the piano could be heard from far away, even by the Zhou army on all sides.

Just now everyone was singing and full of fighting spirit.

When I suddenly heard this song at this moment, I suddenly remembered the unfair things in my life, the twists and turns in life, the joys and sorrows.

Everyone remembered the days when Southern Liang invaded Zhongzhou City and the story between the legendary figures Lu Xunhuan and Liu Feier.

I remembered the unjust death of General Wei Ying and the tyrant in power.

When I think of the tyrant, I think of my family still suffering under his rule.

Is it worth it to run so far and shed blood for that tyrant?

As they listened, everyone's fighting spirit disappeared.

Last week, a general in the National Army asked, "This song was composed by my master last week. When did it reach Dongyan?"

The subordinate shook his head: "I don't know."

The general sighed and said, "Order the whole army to eat and attack the city at four o'clock."