The bright bright moon was eaten by the Tengu, leaving only a small half hanging in the sky. The breeze blew away the hustle and bustle of the day, and the cries of cicadas and frogs filled my ears.

Suddenly, this small rural town fell into the night.

However, the soldiers tonight did not feel as sleepy as before. They talked with gusto about what happened in Lijia Village today. Such things were so new to them that they spread throughout the Yunnan Province in just one afternoon.

Lin Jun, if nothing unexpected happens, this will probably be enough for them to talk and laugh for several days.

Da da da.

A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats broke the tranquility of the night. The soldiers on guard at night cheered up and looked outside the city. They saw a team marching at night, holding torches high and approaching from a distance. In front of them were more than a dozen riders, who had already arrived at the bottom of the city.

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"Open the city gate quickly! Open the city gate quickly!"

More than a dozen knights below the city were shouting loudly to the top of the city tower. The sergeant guarding the city gate also looked down by the light of the fire. He was shocked when he saw that the soldiers below the city were all wearing the equipment of the Yulin Army, but they were alone.

His clothes and armor were messy and he was covered in blood.

"What's going on?"

Seeing the question coming from the city, the dozen or so riders said anxiously.

"Han Army! The Han Army attacked us! Only 200 of our more than 500 brothers are left. The Han Army is still chasing us. Open the city gate quickly!"

The soldiers guarding the city were shocked. The Yulin Army stayed in Dangtu to block the news and prevent Cai Mao's army from attacking the Jiangdong Army's back without warning when it returned to Jiangxia. They even divided many troops to control it.

Dangtu surrounded the villages and sent scouts to inquire about the news. Unexpectedly, they were attacked by the Han army at night.

Could it be that Cai Mao's army has returned?

The non-commissioned officer at the city gate was already sweating. This was not something he should think about.

"Hurry! Open the city gate and let the brothers in! Go and inform the general that the Han army has appeared!"

The brothers around him immediately took action. Several people mounted fast horses and rushed to the county government office. A dozen more people opened the city gate.

The dozen or so horsemen entered the city first, and the city gate official hurriedly called them up to ask what happened. Unfortunately, they were also confused.

Even though they intercepted the caravans during the day, no one fled to the direction of Anlu. The scouts searched around and found no enemy. Everything was normal. But just after nightfall, their temporary camp was suddenly attacked by the Han army.

At the critical moment of life and death, the results of the usual night training were astonishingly displayed. They quickly gathered and quickly formed an effective counterattack formation. The Han army that swarmed in suddenly suffered heavy losses. The Han army even thought that they had been tricked and ambushed.

The offensive suddenly slowed down. However, the Habayashi Army who was attacked by surprise miraculously escaped from the encirclement with more than 200 people.

It's just that the soldiers who escaped in a hurry had no idea how many Han troops were chasing them behind them, and naturally they didn't know whether they were the vanguard of Cai Mao's army.

The city gate officer sighed and ordered them to go down and rest. He looked far into the distance and saw that the piece of torch that was just blurry was indeed divided into two parts. The front part was slightly smaller, and the back part was a large connected one.

Too close!

Cold sweat began to break out on his forehead again, and the city gate official even had the urge to order the city gate to be closed immediately.

Based on the comparison of the torches, he estimated that this was a Han army with more than 2,000 people. The two armies rushing to the city gate were only so close together. Once it was too late to close the city gate, the two thousand Han troops would

The army rushed into the city, but with the only 400 defenders at the city gate plus the 200 people who fled back in shock, they may not be able to hold it.

"Thirty brothers, go down and close the door as soon as our people come in! The rest of the brothers come up and prepare arrows. First, shoot a wave of rockets for lighting, and then switch to ordinary arrows for shooting. Do you understand?"

The city gate officer gritted his teeth and roared.

The soldiers responded one after another. They picked up their longbows and nervously watched the torches getting closer and closer to the city.

Gradually, the embarrassment of our own soldiers can be seen, and the shouts of the Han army can be heard. They lit up rockets.

"Fire the arrow!"

Following the city gate officer's order, hundreds of rockets pierced the night sky and landed in the middle of the Han army. There was a sudden scream, and you could see some panic among the Han army. But for just a moment, under the order of the Han army commander, they responded with more

They rushed over at a fast speed. In their opinion, it was safest to cling tightly to the Yulin army in front, and the open city gate in front was an easy-to-get military success.

Under their vigorous pursuit, they actually caught the Yulin army. They fought for a while and the city gate could not be closed for a while.

"Fire the arrow!"

"Fire the arrow!"

The soldiers on the city drew their bows and fired like crazy. There was no need to aim at all. They only needed to shoot at the Han troops rushing towards the city gate, and they shot accurately.

The soldiers who fled into the city saw that their brothers in the city did not give up on themselves, and they mustered up the last bit of courage and strength to fight back against the Han army who was fighting for the city gate.

boom!

After thirty minutes of fighting, with the sound of the door bolt being hung, the Han army finally retreated. Everyone in the Yulin Army breathed a long sigh of relief and collapsed on the ground.

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Feeling slightly chilly, Ji Shu still looked at the map of Jingzhou with the lamp on. He began to think about Jiangdong Army's next strategy.

There was a soft creak, the door was gently pushed open, and a charming young woman walked in.

"You are too harsh, he is still a child."

A gust of wind blowing in from outside the door caused the candlelight to sway. Ji Shu looked up and saw that Yueying had arrived.

The two of them whispered for a while, and Ji Shu realized that Yueying had already arrived at Dangtu in the evening. She just heard that Ji Shu had Han Zong beaten with a cane, so she went to see Han Zong first and gave Han Zong another message.

After applying medicine and talking to him for a long time, I went back to the county office to look for Ji Shu.

"I'm not a qualified teacher, and I don't have much time to teach him. If I don't give him an unforgettable lesson, I'm afraid he will go further down the wrong path."

Looking at Yueying, Ji Shu sighed softly.

For a moment, Yueying didn't know what to say. She was also very angry about Han Zong, but when she saw the little guy lying on the bed with bruises all over her body, she could only sigh in her heart.

There was suddenly some noise outside, and it was not the usual noise.

It's the sound of fighting!

Ji Shu and Yueying looked at each other in confusion and walked out of the house. Standing outside the house, the sound of fighting became more obvious!

"What's going on?"

The guards couldn't explain why they were here. Someone had already gone outside to inquire.

Soon some soldiers reported back.

"Report to the general that the Han army made a surprise attack on several strongholds of our army stationed near Dangtu. Many soldiers fled back and the Han army is chasing them. The soldiers who poured into the east gate have entered the city safely. Only the north gate is currently fighting for the city.

Door!"

Ji Shu and Yueying were shocked.

"Quick! Let the resting soldiers rush to the north gate to support!"

The soldier replied immediately.

"General Jiang Qin has already led his troops and rushed there, while Generals Hou Cheng and Xu Tu went to other gates to check the situation."

Ji Shu nodded and ordered again.

"Prepare two horses, let's go to the north gate too!"

"yes!"

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Half a month ago, Cai Mao convened a group of generals in the Jiangxia Prefecture to discuss the plan to conquer Yuan Shu.

Cai Hao asked as he sat on the main seat and looked at the civil servants and generals below.

"How do you think we can win against Yuan Shu?"

At this time, a young scribe came out and answered.

"I feel that the general should not consider how to defeat Yuan Shu, but how to deal with Sun Ce who sent troops to Jiangxia!"

Everyone was stunned for a while, and Cai Hao also narrowed his eyes and stared at this man.

"Are you Zhuge Liang, who took office as magistrate of Xiakou County three months ago?"

Zhuge Liang nodded and clasped his fists in salute.
Chapter completed!