Chen Yongfu's personal soldiers and servants all had all kinds of armor, but ordinary soldiers did not have such good equipment. They were just wearing military uniforms. Although the weather was a little cold now, it was still summer when they set out from Kaifeng, so their clothes were quite thin.

Their thin clothes could not stop the iron sheets flying at high speed. The soldiers near the bomb had some wounds on their bodies, and blood flowed out. And even though their companions helped them block the iron sheets, the huge shock wave still made them dizzy and unable to stand firmly.

Amid the cries and scolding, Lin Bazhong hid in the gate of Wengcheng City, revealing his head to see his subordinates' situation. After he found that his subordinates were attacked, he immediately ordered loudly: "Retreat quickly and withdraw."

The uninjured soldiers did not need his instructions. After seeing the tragic situation on the horse road, they turned around and ran away. The injured soldiers were still wailing and rolling on the ground or on the horse road.

Lin Bashu looked at the city head inside in the city gate, and found that only a few heads stretched out to look at it, then shrank back. He didn't dare to stay here anymore, so he waved his hand and ordered: "Hurry up, quit."

He and his men fled back quickly, but fortunately they were not attacked on the road. After they escaped, they found that General Zhang Shen had retreated for a distance, more than a mile from the city wall.

"They have a cannon," General Zhang Shen asked General Lin Ba who escaped.

Lin Ba always shook his head panting and replied: "No, they are using ten thousand enemies."

"No artillery is better." General Zhang Shen breathed a sigh of relief. Then he pointed at the empty city in confusion and asked, "Why no one has come out to guard it yet?"

"I don't know, they are all hiding." Lin Ba replied with lingering fear.

"You go down and rest." General Zhang Shen waved his whip and ordered.

After Lin thanked the general, he took his subordinates back to the rear of other troops. At this time, he had time to see how many people he had lost. He asked his two generals to nod their heads and found that there were thirty-four people missing, including two leaders and one captain. Only three people who came back were injured, all of whom were scratched by their arms or bodies, and the injuries were not serious.

Lin Bachang was a little shocked. In less than half a quarter of an hour, he lost nearly 20% of the people. He was glad that the enemy did not continue to attack when he retreated, otherwise his troops would lose their combat effectiveness.

General Zhang Shen ordered confidently: "Arrowers, prepare to shoot arrows at the city. Wang Shun, take your troops in. Since they are opening the city gate, they will save us trouble. If you rush in and go straight to the city, they will be disturbed by feather arrows and will not pose much threat to you."

Wang Shun, the general, clasped his fists in embarrassment and said, "General, can you give some rebels on the city wall to the water bag? Since they use ten thousand enemies, you can use water to destroy the ten thousand enemies they threw down. This way, you can easily attack the city wall."

"Well, smart." General Zhang Shen nodded and praised. Then he asked his personal soldiers to send orders to the entire army to concentrate all the water bottles and kettles and give them to his confidant.

But the problem arose, almost all the soldiers did not carry water bags. It was already afternoon when they left the camp, and it was dark soon, and the camp was very close to the city wall, so there was no need for them to bring water. So General Zhang Shen had to order some soldiers to go back to the front barracks to get water. The reason for the front barracks was that he was worried about artillery on the top of the city, so he retreated a mile, and the barracks were already in front of them.

At this time, Wang Ba finally breathed a sigh of relief. He could drag it for a while. Who knows what the situation in the city is now? People have prepared other tricks and are waiting for him, so he is still unwilling to attack the city. But General Zhang Shen is his Shangguan, and he dare not disobey the order. So he can drag it for a while to see if there will be any new changes.

Inside the city, the barracks.

"Boom", the "Boom" explosion came faintly from the south, and Li Yan knew that the battle in Nancheng had begun.

Chen De, who was in the barracks, also heard the explosion, so he urged the troops to set up defenses, especially those guns. He asked several larger Frangians to be on the four-cornered artillery to ensure the safety of the barracks.

At this time, Su Jing also rushed over, but he did not dare to get close, so he had to stop two streets away and asked Wang Banto to call Li Yan over.

"General Li, what are you doing?" Su Jing asked in panic: "Deputy General Chen is a court official, how could you surround him?"

Li Yan clasped his fists and said, "The county magistrate is not a reckless person, but the government troops outside the city have begun to attack the county town. For the safety of the entire county town, he had to surround Deputy General Chen to avoid our army from being attacked from both sides."

"The explosion just now was the sound of siege," Su Jing asked even more panic: "What's going on? Why are Deputy General Chen's subordinates suddenly attacking the county town?"

"I don't know about this humble position." Li Yan shook his head and replied.

Su Jing quickly ordered: "What are you waiting for? Go and ask Deputy General Chen quickly. They are all soldiers from the court, how can they fight against each other?"

"This" Li Yan said in embarrassment: "In the current situation, it is not beautiful to ask about the humble position. However, if the county master asks, you should know the problem."

"I, this county, how can I ask?" Su Jing quickly stammered.

Li Yan said: "At this time, only the county magistrate can solve the problem. Otherwise, the outcome will be unknown. The county magistrate may not be safe at that time. Deputy General Chen even attacked the county town, so why would he still maintain awe of the county magistrate?"

Su Jing thought for a while and said, "Then, then let Deputy General Chen come out and speak."

"Yes, but please ask the county magistrate to write a letter and let someone vote in." Li Yan suggested. In fact, he did not want to fight this battle, especially when he was attacked from both sides of the inside and outside. The people outside the city had just settled down. If he was displaced due to the war, his soldiers would be unstable, and then his efforts would be wasted at least half of them.

Su Jing took paper and pen in the teahouse on the street, and finally calmed down and wrote the letter. Li Yan personally tied the letter to the feather arrow and removed the arrow. Then he set off the arrow and pulled the 140-pound hard bow to the fullest, and shot it directly from the teahouse more than 300 steps away from the barracks, and shot the letter into the barracks steadily.

If it were normal, Su Jing would definitely praise Li Yan's magical shooting and his power, but now the entire county town, including him, is in danger, so naturally he does not feel like this.

"Why did you shoot here?" Su Jing looked at the barracks and said dissatisfiedly: "Can you get in?"

Li Yan kept looking at the feather arrows, and when he saw the letter fell into the barracks, he replied: "Don't worry, the letter has been in, let's wait for the news."

"This is good, this is good." Su Jing said repeatedly: "It is better to eliminate the misunderstanding. How can both the soldiers of the court kill each other?"
Chapter completed!