"General Fu, let me report a message. In a moment, Wang Shilang will enter the city with his troops."
"good!"
"I'm waiting for you on the tower."
After receiving the guarantee, Zeng Jing turned around and ran away. The entourage he brought with him naturally followed him. General Fu Pi suddenly regained his ability to do things and sent another team of soldiers and horses, with a hundred people, to escort Zeng Jing out of the city.
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"Bai Hua, do you think Wang Zhiyuan will really come?"
Zeng Jing agreed too simply, which made Fu Pi make another mistake.
If you never come back, then...
But it is not possible to hold Zeng Jing captive. Firstly, Zeng Jing is of no use. He is not the commander-in-chief of the Jin army and cannot pose any threat to the Jin army.
The second is that once the time has passed and Zeng Jing has not returned, the Jin army will naturally no longer trust the Di people, let alone send troops to assist.
The only way is to put Zeng Jing back.
However, leaving like this is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain. Once the Jin army does not send troops, wouldn't it be a fool of others in vain?
Among everyone present, the one who had a relatively deep understanding of the Jin people was Yang Baihua.
Without thinking, Bai Hua affirmed: "General, don't be anxious. According to my subordinates, Wang Zhiyuan will definitely come."
Since he said so, Fu Pi had nothing to refute. Everything must be based on facts and wait and see how the situation develops.
"General!"
"No, it's not good!"
As soon as Zeng Jing left, another soldier ran down from the tower and almost crashed into the main door.
"The Xianbei people...Murong Chui...they are coming!"
After Xiao Bing finished speaking intermittently, Fu Piteng jumped up.
"Go quickly!"
"Call that Zeng Jing back!"
"We can't let him leave the city!"
Murong Chui?
Is Murong Chui really here?
Di Qin's nightmare has finally come to light?
The task of arresting Zeng Jing naturally fell on Yang Baihua. According to Fu Pi, when there was no danger in sight, the Jin army might be able to help, but once they saw Murong Chui's flag...
Without hostages, it’s impossible to tell...
Yang Baihua chased after him all the way. Seeing the huge city gate gradually showing a crack in front of his eyes, he shouted: "Don't open the door!"
"Can't open the door!"
The horse was galloping, and before he finished speaking, Yang Baihua had already arrived in front of the city gate.
Seeing General Yang, the soldiers watching the city gate all looked confused.
"General Yang, what happened?"
"Have you opened the city gate?"
"Where are those Jin people who came with me just now?"
In front of his eyes, the double-layered Yecheng gate was tightly closed, and Yang Baihua suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart.
The soldiers were stunned: "They have already left the city."
"Didn't the general order them to go out of the city to deliver the message?"
Sure enough!
Yang Baihua screamed inwardly. The gap in the city gate he saw just now was not an open door at all, but a closed door.
With just such a flash of thought, this group of Jin troops escaped!
That’s not true!
Yang Baihua was so bold that he rushed up to the tower. Before he saw the Jin army, he shouted: "Fire arrows!"
"Fire the arrow quickly!"
The archers were prepared early in the morning, but they had no idea who their target was.
Yang Baihua was furious and shouted: "Set me an arrow!"
"Where is the group of Jin troops that just left the city? Shoot them with arrows and kill them!"
The archers suddenly understood and immediately looked for the target. Some of them were so impatient that they even skipped the step of finding the target and directly drew the bow and loaded the arrow.
Whoosh whoosh!
The arrows were fired in unison, but their directions were quite different.
The key is, where is the target?
The archers naturally knew that the city gate had been opened just now, but in the blink of an eye, those dozen people disappeared without a trace.
The hair is no longer visible.
But in a clump of grass not far outside Yecheng, Zeng Jing and others were crouching inside, not daring to take a breath, and could only observe the situation on the battlefield through the gaps in the grass.
Damn it!
How dare you plot against me? It turns out that Di Ren is insidious and cunning.
Since Zeng Jing and the others got Fu Pi's approval, they rushed out of the city non-stop. They also expected that Di people are fickle, and who knows if they will change their minds.
Even though they escaped from Yecheng by luck, the brothers still did not relax their vigilance.
The Di people in the city are worrying, and the Xianbei people opposite should not be underestimated either.
If one of the two parties fails to control it, the dozen or so of them will become living targets, with no possibility of survival.
Zeng Jing could only lead his people and run as hard as he could, running non-stop.
As long as they can escape Yecheng's attack range, they have hope of survival!
However, things backfired, and soon, Zeng Jing's heart was enveloped by a dangerous aura.
Although Yang Baihua had not rushed to the tower at that time, Zeng Jing still felt the danger.
That kind of accurate judgment is based on the understanding of Di people's cunning nature.
So, he gave the order, and the brothers abandoned their horses and rolled into the grass beside the road.
The soldiers didn't know what was going on at first and thought Zeng Jing was inexplicable. Later, when they saw the clusters of arrows flying down one after another, they were shocked.
"hateful!"
"Sure enough, I can't believe any of these Di people!"
"Captain Zeng, we can no longer cooperate with them. We need to send a message to Shilang Wang immediately."
The Di people are capricious and dare to kill envoys who come and go. Do the Jin people still rush to cooperate?
Of course this doesn't make sense.
Zeng Jing stared at the changes around Yecheng, but said patiently: "Don't be in a hurry, just wait and see."
Of course, cooperation is no longer possible. Wang Mi did not send them here to seek cooperation. These are all pretense.
They are all at the foot of Yecheng. Aren't they here to fight for this city?
Tens of thousands of elite soldiers!
Who would believe that such a large formation is only here to provide assistance?
If Di people were sincere, maybe Wang Mi would drag his brothers up to perform for a while. Now, without any effort, you still want to be the backstop, are you kidding me?
However, now is not a good time to go out and deliver letters.
Seeing strings of bows and arrows falling down in rows, Zeng Jing announced to his brothers behind him: "I think it won't be long before the Di and Xianbei people fight first, and then we can blend into the chaos and escape."
This is the safest way. There are many people and chaos, so they can take advantage of the chaos to escape. If they rush out now, they won't be discovered again.
However, will it fight?
can you?
Will Di people be so obedient?
Murong has been holding back for so long, he won't lose his power just because of a few bows and arrows.
Can?
Are you still fighting?
No way!
Zeng Jing raised his fingers, and sometimes he could and sometimes couldn't. After struggling for a long time, he heard a loud noise and a boom, as if it was exploding around him.
"Stone cannon!"
"It's a catapult!"
"Captain Zeng, the fight is really starting!"
Good guy, Zeng Jing stood up quickly and took a closer look. It wasn't that there was a fight, but the Xianbei people struck first.
The huge stones fell from the sky, and all of them hit their targets and were thrown into the Yecheng tower.
"So they still have such a big guy, why didn't they show it earlier?"
Zeng Jing was so busy watching the excitement that he temporarily forgot about the big task of delivering the letter.
Suddenly, inside and outside the city, there were loud shouts of killing.
Arrows were missing and stones were flying all over the sky. The two armies, which had been holding back for many days, finally started fighting.
Who can blame this?
It’s not Yang Baihua’s fault.
This idiot, if he hadn't been in a hurry to shoot the Jin brothers, and had no morality or martial ethics, why would he be like this?
Fortunately now, when a bunch of arrows were thrown down, no Jin soldiers were hit, but the Xianbei people were provoked.
Murongde had been observing the enemy's situation, and Di Qin was shooting arrows downwards. How could he not see such a thing?
But he obviously did not expect that Yang Baihua's target was that the Jin army was not from Xianbei at all.
Seeing countless arrow clusters flying down, Murong De immediately became anxious.
Shameless insult, you actually dare to make the first move!
Want to strike first?
dream!
Before he could greet him, Murong Hong rushed to the rear and ordered the catapult to attack the city.
Give him a big one first!
This is also the correct tactic.
To be honest, things like catapults can only be used for sieges. This thing looks majestic and very lethal, but in fact, it is more of a bluff.
Because the hit rate is so low, you can only rely on crushing and wounding people, so you can only use other offensive methods to deter the enemy at the beginning of the siege.
Of course, given the current situation in Yecheng, a few stone cannons were enough to make Pi and the others angry.
At the south end of the city, General Zhang Hao was supervising the training of the so-called new soldiers. Under his supervision, they were finally able to hold their weapons firmly.
Suddenly there was a loud noise in his ears, and Zhang Hao immediately realized that something was wrong.
"General Zhang is from Xianbei!"
"They have begun to attack the city!" A team leader hurried over to report the news. His face was full of fear and anxiety. Zhang Hao scolded: "Isn't this a matter of time? What are you afraid of?"
The big bull-like eyes glared at the team leader. The team leader was extremely nervous, but he still held it back.
Zhang Hao handed the new soldiers to his subordinates and ran towards the city tower.
As an ancient capital, Yecheng's towers adopt a double-layered nesting model.
The outer city has eight gates, while the inner city has only four gates.
Villagers live in both the inner and outer cities. The inner city occupies a smaller area than the outer city. The outer city is larger but has a smaller population.
Many facilities were built along the city wall, all of which were used to defend the city and prepare for war.
Once the city gate is lost, the soldiers retreat to the inner city and can fight again.
Zhang Hao climbed onto the Beicheng Tower, but before he could stand firm, his ear was swiped by a cloud-piercing arrow.
"General, be careful!"
Zhang Hao didn't care, he stretched out his hand and knocked the arrow away.
"It's okay, please be smart and don't let the Xianbei people get the upper hand."
When the soldiers saw how brave their general was, they were all infused with chicken blood, and there was nothing wrong with drawing their bows and shooting arrows.
Within a moment, rows of cloud-piercing arrows poured down from the top of the tower, like a sudden rainstorm.
Those Xianbei soldiers who charged in advance were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
They were lucky to be able to catch the arrows from the Qin soldiers. Many people were not even so lucky.
Murong's tribe was not someone to be trifled with. Although they didn't know why the war suddenly started, it was clear that Murong Chui's army had not arrived yet, and it was clear that the Xianbei people should have the upper hand, but after a while, they came to their senses.
The matter has come to this, the war has begun, it doesn’t matter who comes first and who comes last, just fight, just charge, that’s it!
Murong Hong was a man of action. After ordering the catapults to attack the city, he jumped onto his horse.
"Brothers, follow me!"
Murong Hong didn't lie, he took the lead and rushed out first.
The result was not as good as he thought.
After all, it was Di Qin's side who took action first, and his side was more prepared. Some of the troops led by Murong Hong ran faster than him. Before they could reach the gate of Ye City, they were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
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Although Murong Hong was not hit by the arrow, he fell faster than others.
Before they could rush into the inner circle, they were blocked by the antlers arranged in front of the city tower.
This Di man is also extremely cunning.
Deer antler defense is a very common technique for defending the city. It is actually to nail wooden stakes into a splayed shape, so it is named because it is shaped like antlers.
Others arranged the antlers in neat rows, and the target was particularly obvious.
Di Qin's antlers are different. They are arranged sparsely in twos and threes, and there is no pattern to follow. The scattered ones seem to be everywhere.
Some of the cavalrymen who were lucky enough to escape the antlers were obviously restricted in their movements. When they got through this level, they were greeted by Di Qin's arrows again.
Wave after wave, the soldiers fell to the ground one after another, completely beaten.
General Murong Hong was luckier than others. He was directly hit by the antlers and almost fell off his horse.
Thanks to his good riding skills, he held the reins tightly and barely managed to avoid falling to the ground. However, it was also difficult to get on the horse's back and get the horse to run again.
Thanks to a soldier beside him, seeing him in danger, he quickly rushed over and pulled him up. Murong Hong was able to gain strength and control the horse.
"Brother, thank you..."
puff!
"General, run!"
Unfortunately, before I could finish saying thank you, I saw the soldier rushing out of the antlers formation, but unfortunately he was hit by Di Qin's Feather Arrow, and he immediately vomited blood.
Murong Hong did not dare to run forward any further. After all, he was still considered a general and a member of the Yan clan. Before Murong Chui came, he would still lead troops.
He doesn't want to rush into the street at the same time.
Under the protection of a group of soldiers, Murong Hong turned around and ran towards the tent.
On this battlefield, those who dare to take advantage of the chaos are the best!
And now, Beifu team leader Zeng Jing is this outstanding person.
As soon as the battle started, he immediately realized that the opportunity had arrived.
Murong's people rushed out. Although the number was not as large as he imagined, there were still several hundred people.
When the Di people on the city saw the Xianbei people rushing out, they immediately changed their targets.
As for the dozen Beifu soldiers who escaped, they had no time to take care of them.
I can't even think about it.
General Yang Baihua, who is paying attention to the Beifu soldiers, is currently being insulted by Fu Pi, with blood spraying on his head.
If it weren't for this idiot, he would not have provoked the Xianbei people if he had to chase the Jin army's messenger.
It's just a pursuit. If you can't catch up, you can just let the matter end in the inner city. Why do you have to release arrows again?
Aren't you telling me the truth?
Isn't this just giving people an opportunity and instigating them to start a rebellion?