Royal road

In the sky, a red-gold light pierced the night sky and rose slowly from the depths of the distant mountains.The scorching sun in winter is rare, and this scene should make people feel refreshed. However, Wu Ling looked down the city with a pale complexion, holding the arrow stack in his hand.

Below the city, there were dozens of corpses lying in disorder. These were the rebels who had started attacking the city last night.Throughout the whole night, they rushed forward countless times, and each time there were 30 to [-] people, clamoring to climb the wall, and even carrying soil they got from nowhere, trying to put it under the foot of the city.The city wall of Gaodu is only one foot sixty-seven, and a few people can climb up to the top of the wall. How dare Wu Ling be negligent, and organize his own soldiers to sweep them down the city again and again.It wasn't until half an hour ago that this group of pawns stopped.

But Wu Ling didn't dare to relax his vigilance at all. It wasn't just infantry who came to attack the city, but also a large group of cavalry!The Huns cavalry that defeated his reinforcements set up camp less than two miles away from the city, with a total of four to five hundred people, spying on the city of Gaodu like hungry wolves.Because of this, Wu Ling didn't dare to organize people to rush out of the city to kill the enemy, so he could only hold on hard, resisting the harassment again and again.

And now, this group of cavalry has begun to reorganize the army.

His mouth was full of bitterness, Wu Ling knew that this was the Huns preparing to officially attack the city.They rested all night, which is when the soldiers are strong and horses are strong.But his subordinates were disturbed all night.The enemy is at ease and we are tired, how long can this city be defended?

"Quickly report to County Magistrate Guo to bring some more young men! The enemy army is about to attack the city!" Wu Ling said in a hoarse voice to his side.

The pro then stumbled and ran downstairs.Wu Ling pressed his sword and shouted: "The enemy army is about to attack! Give me a boost! As long as you hold out for three days, you will be able to wait for reinforcements! All those who desperately kill the enemy, I will give you credit and reward!"

After all, most of the people in the city were his personal followers, and the soldiers shouted and shouted sparsely, which was a bit imposing.Wu Ling didn't say anything, drew out the sword at his waist, and stood by the wall.With those bloodshot eyes, he stared fiercely at the rebellious soldiers in the city.

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

"Boss, everything is ready!" Lu Long said loudly in high spirits.

After a solid night's sleep, having a full meal, and feeding the horses, the soldiers have regained their strength and are eager to ride on the horses.

Lu Ge nodded slightly, raised the scimitar in his hand, and shouted loudly: "The first one to climb to the top of the wall will be rewarded with ten taels of gold!"

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

The group of horses stepped forward and rushed down the city.

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"Team Zheng, don't you want to make a move?" Sun Jiao quietly approached Yiyan in the grass, and asked softly.

Below them, is a small valley.More than ten carts were piled up in the valley, and more than thirty horsemen guarded the surrounding area.The mouth of the valley is narrow, and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack at first glance.

Last night, Yi Yan personally led a small team to the rear ridge, hid for half the night, and waited for dawn to make a surprise attack.However, it was already daylight now, but he still didn't issue an order.Even though he took turns to rest at night, Sun Jiao couldn't help feeling a little anxious.Those lazy Huns have started to bury the fire to make food, why don't they do it?

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

After another quarter of an hour, the smell of food rose, there was grilled mutton and rolled wheat porridge. The guards gathered by the fire in twos and threes and began to eat.Sun Jiao swallowed his saliva involuntarily, and was about to say something when Yi Yan suddenly pulled out the rocket he had prepared in advance, and shouted, "Light it up!"

Sun Jiao didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly ignited the moxa, and a cluster of flames ignited.Yiyan drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot it with a whoosh!

This arrow was shot very accurately, and it hit the grain cart on the innermost side. The weather was dry and the north wind assisted the combustion, and the grain cart burst into flames!

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

The guards below immediately became chaotic, and many people left their jobs and rushed towards the grain truck. It was their ration for survival, and there was no room for loss.Others drew their bows and arrows, and shot in the direction where Yiyan and the others were.The Huns were all good at archery, but Yiyan chose the position very cleverly. The ten archers all used bows that were one stone and a half strong.

There were screams one after another, and many people were hit by arrows. The Huns quickly noticed the enemy's position and number, and a few brave ones had already drawn their swords: "Rush up! There are not many of them!"

Seeing that the group of Huns turned around and rushed towards this side, Yiyan shouted: "Blow the horn!"

The soldier with the horn sounded the horn without hesitation.A low whining sound came out, and following the sound of the trumpet, hoofbeats sounded like a torrential rain.

"Oops! Enemies, and enemies!"

However, it is too late to mount a horse to meet the enemy now.The cavalry who rushed into the valley didn't give them time to react at all. The horses were galloping fast, and the lights of their knives flickered.How could the group of defenders resist, and immediately became chaotic.

Yiyan dropped his bow and arrow, drew out his long knife, and said loudly, "Fight!"

In Liang Mansion's drills, spears are the foundation of the foundation, followed by swords and shields, archers, and cavalry.A good bow and arm is extremely strong, with a steady eye and a steady hand, and it is not bad with a knife. Cavalry must be proficient in everything.Without hesitation, several archers drew their swords to meet them.

The surprise attack came unexpectedly, and they were flanked back and forth again. The group of Hun guards could no longer reach them, and they were quickly defeated.There were only a few who were not afraid of death, grabbed the horse desperately, and escaped.Yiyan did not order to pursue, but ordered his subordinates to simply isolate the burning frame and gather other baggage.

It is true that the rebels robbed a lot of things, but he didn't mean to count them.Getting on his horse, Yi Yan said: "Leave a few auxiliary soldiers, transfer the luggage, and follow me for the rest!"

These grains and belongings are just bait, and the important thing is the enemy army.How could Yiyan not be able to tell the difference?Just look at the weight of these things in the minds of the gang!

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"Quick! Kill quickly! The enemy is coming again!" Wu Ling hissed, swung his spear, and stabbed a figure standing over the wall.

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

With the shouts, four or five soldiers carrying wooden buckets rushed up, and poured all the boiling water in the bucket with a clatter.There was a scream, and the bandit soldiers who were climbing on top of the wall all fell down.Such a bucket of hot water is enough to tear open the skin, and the weather is cold. After the water cools, it can even stick to the rotten flesh, making it painful.As long as there are people defending the city, this is the simplest tool for defending the city.

However, killing one side, there is another side.Taking advantage of the confusion, a Hun rushed up to the wall and slashed at the young man in front of him with a knife.Before he could even scream, the man grabbed his throat and fell head-on.Wu Ling gave a loud shout and waved his sword to meet him.

With a clang, the sword collided in one place.The momentum was so strong that Wu Ling couldn't help but take half a step back. The Hun roared and swung his knife to strike again!Can't hide!Wu Ling tried his best to tilt his shoulder, and the long sword was turned back, and the opponent's belly was cut open with one sword.

"Ah!" the Hun screamed and fell down, several spears pierced his body in no particular order.In the blink of an eye, the living man turned into a blood gourd!

"Captain! Your injury!" A soldier shouted.

"What are you yelling, come face to face with me!" Wu Ling gritted his teeth, and regardless of the burning pain in his arm, he threw himself down in front of the arrow stack again, and slashed at the enemy who came out of his head.However, after a while, he suddenly yelled: "Hurry up and hide!"

With the shout, more than a dozen arrow feathers swished from under the city.Because he couldn't dodge in time, the soldier next to him was shot in the face by random arrows. Unfortunately, the arrow did not take his life.The hysterical screams overflowed from his throat and spread to the ears of everyone in the city, sending chills down the spine.Wu Ling gritted his teeth, swung his sword backhand, and ended the man.Blood dripped down the edge of the sword, like hot oil splashing on the heart.

Wu Ling clenched his teeth, he had to endure, he had to endure this wave.These Huns were even more terrifying than they had imagined.The four hundred cavalry were divided into several groups, and they suppressed the guards on the tower with arrow rain, and then sent the plundered slaves to climb up the tower.With the cover of bows and arrows, most of the defensive weapons on the city cannot be used, and they can only passively face waves of enemy soldiers climbing up the tower.Thanks to the fact that the opponent has few troops, if there were a few hundred more pawns, the city would have changed hands long ago!

From Tianming until now, the young and strong men on the top of the city have changed, and his personal soldiers have also begun to lose their strength.If someone harassed him tonight, would he be able to defend it?

The rain of arrows stopped, and Wu Ling shouted again: "Quick! Let's fight!"

This time, however, he missed it.There were no figures on the wall, but the group of Hun cavalry rode away from the city and gathered in one place.What is this for?Regardless of the danger, Wu Ling looked out with his head.

"What did you say? The grain and grass were robbed?!" Lu Long was so angry that he dropped the short whip in his hand, "How could it be robbed? Can't more than 30 of you keep it?!"

"That doesn't look like a bandit, it's coming too fast, it can't be stopped at all!" The fast horse galloped for nearly an hour, and the Hun man who had escaped had already covered his face with dust, his lips were cracked, and hissed.

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

"Only burned a cart of food!"

"how many people?"

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

"Assemble the whole team, let's go back!" Lu Ge said immediately.

"What? Going back now, wasn't it all for nothing?" Lu Long asked in disbelief. At the end of the day, more than half of the slaves who belonged to him died, and more than 50 cavalrymen were injured.If you give up now, wouldn't all previous efforts be wasted? !

"What they are after is the food and fodder! There are few people and many cars, so it is impossible to go too fast. Now that we go back, we can still grab the supplies!" Lu Ge sternly said.

They can rob again if they have no property, but without food, their group of cavalry will lose their most fundamental support.Which is more important, Lu Ge can understand clearly.

"Take a shortcut and pass through the canyon!" With a turn of the horse's head, Lu Ge urged the horse to gallop back and forth.

"Damn it." Lu Long cursed, no longer hesitated, and whistled.The large group of cavalry began to gather, followed closely behind the leader's horse, and retreated into the distance like a dark cloud.

"They withdrew? Why did they withdraw?" Standing at the top of the city, Wu Ling looked at the retreating figures of the cavalry in disbelief.With such a good opportunity, why did the rebels retreat?Don't they want to be tall?Have the Huns on the left sent troops yet?

After staring blankly for a long time, the severe pain in his shoulder awakened Wu Ling's sanity: "Quickly go to County Magistrate Guo and find a medical worker to save him!"

Not caring about the rioting soldiers anymore, Wu Ling strode down the city.

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Crouching behind a boulder, Sun Jiao half held his longbow, staring intently at the canyon below.This is the "shortcut" that the team is talking about.All the horses and horses in the Liang Mansion were in ambush on both sides of the mountain stream, while the archers he led were responsible for igniting the vegetation piled up at the exit of the canyon.As long as the enemy army enters the canyon, it can be blocked in the valley.

As long as they take this "shortcut"!

With his heart beating faster and faster, Sun Jiao took two deep breaths.Why is the enemy still not coming?Will they really go this way? !

Just as he was hesitating, a rush of horseshoes sounded suddenly, from far to near, like thunder.

coming!

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

"Shoot me!" With a roar, Sun Jiao let go of the bowstring in his hand, and the burning rocket flew away like a shooting star.As he shouted, the nine archers beside him shot rockets at the same time, one arrow after another, and landed on the gorge full of firewood with incomparable precision.

Those dead trees and grass stems were already covered with kerosene, and with a bang, the flames shot into the sky.The horse neighed, the anger stopped the iron cavalry, and the rebels were intercepted in the long canyon!