"Who is that strong man? I don't think I've seen him before." Bao An asked, pointing to He Qizhou who was still adjusting his breath not far downstairs. That man seemed to be killing the enemy too easily.
"My brother, isn't he awesome? He exposed Shuitang's conspiracy, reported the news to Yuguan in time, and delayed Helian for two more days all thanks to him! The brothers in Zhenbei Pass also relied on him to withdraw!" Jiang Shuo said in a low voice.
"Yes, yes, my lord, you haven't seen that that man can shoot away dozens of arrows with one hand. I heard from the brothers behind him that he was still fighting in and out of the Zhou army surrounded by hundreds of people.
He killed hundreds of people by himself, and then retreated calmly. None of the brothers in the rear team died..." The sentry commander at the pass was obviously Bao An's confidant. When the officer asked about it, he immediately started shouting in admiration.
He Qizhou smiled bitterly in his heart, why did he say it twice as much?
"Dad——" A woman's voice sounded from the top of the city.
"Nonsense! Why are you up here? Get back quickly!" Liu Xizhou couldn't help but panic when he saw his daughter rushing up the city wall.
"You come here without any martial arts skills, what should I be afraid of? Mom has brought five hundred people over again, let me talk to you." The person raised his head and said.
When He Qizhou heard the voice, it sounded so familiar. He opened his eyes and saw, wasn't this Liu Zhen?
And Liu Zhen also saw clearly the only person sitting on the ground. She had seen that face with her own eyes. She knew the news about He Qizhou's disappearance, so she couldn't help but said with surprise and joy: "Hey, you're back?"
He Qizhou was even more shocked. The prefect Liu in front of him turned out to be Liu Xizhou! Wasn't he a fellow prefect? When did he become a prefect? Could it be that the prefect Liu who was devoted to guarding the city was really not the Liu Xizhou he always believed to be ruthless? See
Liu Zhen recognized him, and He Qizhou didn't want to lose his etiquette. He stood up and bowed his hands to the tower, saying: "I've met the prefect, the general, Miss Liu, long time no see."
"It's good that you come back. I heard that Qingrou and the others are all anxious to death!" Liu Zhen said.
"Do you know each other?" Liu Xizhou and Jiang Shuo asked at the same time.
"Fellow countryman." "Yeah." He Qizhou and Liu Zhen replied almost at the same time.
"Now is not the time to reminisce about the past, they are working hard again!" He Qizhou saw another person from Qinglong Temple flying up the wall, and ignored the greetings and directly merged into his team of fifty people. With him here, he
The team's casualties were obviously much smaller than those of other teams.
"Zhen'er, get down quickly. We'll talk to you later. Don't delay the business!" Liu Xizhou also hurriedly pushed Liu Zhen off the city wall.
At Shen Shi, near dusk, the Zhou army's tent was in full force.
"Your Highness, they seem to be far more than 3,000 people. Someone has obviously changed the defense, and there are many strong men who have been delivering stones!" A Qianhu who was taking turns to attack the city just returned from the top of the city by chance and said unwillingly.
"We've also discovered it. You should go and have a rest first." Helian Changying waved his hand to his subordinates to retreat.
"How about I go take a look?" Wu Shi said in a dark voice. He had promised the emperor that he would capture Yuzhou quickly.
Shen Tinggu said hurriedly: "Master, let me give it a try. You bleed when you move, so you should rest peacefully and recuperate. At the end of the day, no new masters have appeared in the city."
"Sir, let's go. There are about fifty people in a team, and they specialize in besieging the masters who rush forward. There are even Chengzong masters in the team. We have already lost two captains. It is too dangerous for you to go!" Huotang!
The remaining three captains were also slightly injured, and they still have lingering fears about what happened in the city.
"That's why I want to go even more. We have sent half of our strength this time. We can't suffer any more losses..." Shen Tinggu said.
"You can change into heavy armor, go up in the ladder, and follow a few more good guys behind you. Be careful if they smash the oil tank and set it on fire," Wushi said.
"Okay!" Shen Tinggu had this intention.
"Master Shen, be careful!" Helian Changying said.
"I understand, thank you for your concern, Your Highness." Shen Tinggu walked out of the tent. Under the setting sun, the city a hundred feet away was still splattered with blood!
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"There have been 1,500 casualties in the army, and more than 300 people brought by Magistrate Liu have died. If this continues, we won't be able to survive tonight!" Bao An's voice was already crying.
"We must defend even if all of them are dead! We will come in even if the soldiers die. When we die, there will be strong men, and when the strong men die, there will be women and children! If this city is destroyed, the number of people who will die is far from thousands! Why do those common people risk their lives to come and defend the city?
?They are not afraid, so what are you afraid of?" Liu Xizhou said angrily.
"I'm not afraid, no, no, I'm just a little worried!" Bao An exclaimed.
"General Bao, if you can defend for a day, defend for a day. If you can defend for a while, defend for a while. You will supervise the battle behind me. If I take a step back, you will kill me! If anyone shakes the morale of the army again, everyone will kill him!"
After Jiang Shuo finished speaking, he vomited a large mouthful of blood. The wall was in danger, and he had already joined the battle group. Most of the fifty-man battle group had less than thirty people, and only two heavy armors could stand.
There were about ten soldiers, but the Zhou army was still attacking continuously, and more than ten soldiers were killed by the governor because of their cowardice.
Bao An wanted to retreat, but he didn't dare to say anything and left angrily. Jiang Shuo turned to face Liu Xizhou and said: "Master Liu, after all, Yuzhou City has a two-foot single wall. You can either go back to the city to set up defenses."
Well, it will also facilitate the evacuation of people."
Liu Xizhou said seriously: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. Although Liu is a scholar, he also has a rough understanding of the art of war. How can Helian's map be the land of a state? This pass must be defended! Before coming here, Liu was already at
An announcement was made in the city of Yuzhou: If the Zhou army does not retreat, my family of three will stay in Yuguan forever.
"Sir, we don't want your money! We are bound by life and death, and we will pay the money and food that we should pay!" A strong man in the city shouted excitedly when he heard what Liu Xizhou said.
"As a gentleman, it's hard to chase a horse, so just defend the city with peace of mind. Liu's family is very wealthy. Let alone three years, it will take five years." Liu Xizhou said.
"You want to pay out of your own pocket to exempt the people from taxes? No wonder the people of Yuzhou are willing to die for it! The magistrate is really righteous! I admire you!" Jiang Shuo praised.
"My family has been wrongly loved by the emperor, and has been richly rewarded. It should be used for the people, and we are worthy of the emperor's kindness." Liu Xizhou said.
He Qizhou heard the conversation between the two clearly, and thought to himself, as much as Liu Xizhou's righteousness, the grudge in his heart about the land purchase case in Jiangjun County must be wiped out!
"Come and drink ginger soup!" Liu Zhen took two women, each carrying a steaming iron bucket, and walked all the way to the northwest corner of the city. Because he helped to treat the wounded, he went up and down countless times.
Her pretty face was also covered in blood.
After taking a sip of ginger soup, those soldiers who had time to take a breath were all refreshed.
"General Bao, there is a powerful enemy in the North City. We can't stand it anymore!" Someone rushed to report. As soon as the person who reported the news finished speaking, he saw the sound of killing and screams suddenly rising from the North City.
The flying figures, I don’t know how many defenders were knocked down from the city!
"It's Shen Tinggu! I'll go!" He Qizhou, who was standing in the northwest corner, had also discovered the danger on the north wall. With just one glance, he discovered that the enemy who was walking into a deserted land was none other than Shen Ting who had taken action in the Yin Mountain.
antiquity.
"Let's go together!" Jiang Shuo raised his sword and chased after He Qizhou in two steps. Shen Tinggu Zheng, who came up from the Wengcheng on the north wall, led more than ten masters to chase them all the way to the northwest corner, and there were already hundreds of people besieging them.
, but they were still broken through all the way, and the North Wall Urn City had been lost. Hundreds of people were climbing up the four ladders, attacking the crenellations on the main wall of the North Wall, while the attacks in other places were still continuing, so there was no
It’s very possible to draw more soldiers to set up defenses!
He Qizhou and Jiang Shuo walked around Liu Zhen almost at the same time. He Qizhou said: "Miss Liu, get down quickly!"
Jiang Shuo smiled and said, "Leave a bite for me and I'll be back soon."
"Do you have any backup plans?" He Qizhou asked as he ran.
"You!" Jiang Shuo said.
"Okay, kill!" He Qizhou smiled bitterly.
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He Jing is located in the middle of the north city. He leads a team with thirty-two people left, including seven heavy armored soldiers. Four of them were temporarily replaced by young men. Compared with the original armored soldiers, their strength is far behind. See Wengcheng
He was in a hurry, so he hurriedly led his people over to make up for the leak, trying to knock down the several Zhou soldiers who had suddenly come up. Unexpectedly, just after a face-to-face encounter, he was stabbed by a Zhou soldier who came out of the diagonal stab and wounded his thigh.
The skin was torn and the flesh was dripping with blood.
This is of course because the accumulated injuries have not healed, and the internal strength is not as good as before after a long day of fighting, but after all, he is a master of Chengzong. Even if the opponent makes a sneak attack, the power of this sword is very terrifying! The sword struck diagonally,
Not only was He Jing severely injured, but six or seven of the defenders on the nearest city fell instantly. There was chaos at the top of the city!
Soldiers on both sides swarmed in hurriedly, and more than a hundred people surrounded the more than ten Zhou troops who had rushed to the city. Under the leadership of Shen Tinggu, these more than ten people marched all the way towards the city as if they were in an uninhabited land.
Killing to the west, two more battlements were breached along the way. In the blink of an eye, there were twenty or thirty Zhou troops rushing up to the top of the city via the cloud ladder!
In the crowd, He Jing raised his sword and tried his best to block Shen Tinggu's sword. However, he could not withstand the force of the opponent's sword. The straight sword in his hand was knocked away, knocking over several soldiers behind him, and the whole person was also thrown upside down. Because of a kick
He was seriously injured and couldn't stand upright after landing. He was about to fall off the city wall. Fortunately, someone behind him held him up and he stabilized his body.
"It's Shen Tinggu!" It was He Qizhou who was holding He Jing up. He and Jiang Shuo were on the left and right at the same time, facing Shen Tinggu who was rushing out of the encirclement.
"Well done!" Shen Tinggu didn't wait for his men to catch up before rushing forward. After knocking over the two soldiers who were blocking the way, Shen Tinggu quickened his pace and faced Jiang and He. He had been watching the city for a long time.
, there is only one master on the north city, and the only ones who can fight at the corner of the city are the two people coming towards them.
The three men had been fighting for a day, and they all suffered internal injuries. Judging from their movements when fending off the enemy, their combat effectiveness had been greatly reduced, and the most feared hot oil had not been poured for a long time, so they decided to attack the city personally.
, now that the other party’s de facto general is coming to your door, how can you miss this opportunity?