Before night fell, a new round of signal arrows from the Dongling people exploded in the sky above Liancheng. Accompanied by the horn horns of the Dongling army attacking the city.
Standing in the wind, Ling Su abandoned his cloak, and a hint of madness appeared on his face. The whistling night wind flowed into the sleeves of his robe, seeming to make his whole body become bloated.
Zuo Shiren, who came over, also looked anxious. He had heard that Yi Jia's plan did not capture the city wall.
"Zide, Zide, what should we do?"
Ling Su suppressed the anger in her heart and turned around steadily.
"Don't worry, my lord, I have another plan. If this plan succeeds, it can still save my Dongling!"
"Could it be that what Qi De means is a signal from heaven?"
"Exactly. The lame man sent out a surprise force to slow down the offensive of Yi Jia's elite. No matter how hard he attacks, he may not be able to take it all in one bite. For the current plan, the only way is to let the ten thousand food guards outside the west gate take advantage of the situation in Cangzhou
We have not yet stabilized and are fighting to reach Lidu City. If we can bring the news to the defenders of Lidu City, then it will definitely be a great joy for the 60,000 to 70,000 elites in this city to come and join forces."
"Then Qide...why didn't you do this before?"
Ling Su's eyes were silent, "I'm worried that the lame man has a plan there. After all, this move is too obvious. But now, it's time to make a gamble."
"If I win the bet, I, Dongling, will be able to gain time."
Turning his head, Ling Su tried his best to slow down his tone.
"I've thought about it and decided that this matter should be left to my lord. You and I are betting on whether the lame man has some half-way plan, or whether our food guards can break out of the ambush."
"Qide, the war in Liancheng——"
"Yi Jia's plan fails, and the lame man will soon become the guest."
It was not only Yi Jia's plan, but also Ximen's cooperation. He attacked eastward, but he did not expect that the lame man saw the flaw and the insufficiency of the siege equipment, and decisively let three thousand dead soldiers out of the city, averting the crisis.
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"Qi De, then... go ahead." Zuo Shiren's voice was trembling.
At the front, there is no advantage in the siege of the city. Previously, it was just relying on Yi Jia's confusion to quickly rush to the city gate, and then use the dense human sea tactic to use the rope hook to get in first.
But now... the plan was ruined. The defenders of Western Shu gathered more and more densely at the city head, and more and more baggage was transported to the city.
"Here in Liancheng, my lord, you can wait for the opportunity. If King Liang's army succeeds and joins forces with Liducheng's army and rushes to fight, the lame man will not be able to defend it."
Ling Su raised his head and looked at the outline of Liancheng in the distance, his eyes full of reluctance. After all the hard work and the death of so many people, he still couldn't capture Liancheng.
Moreover, time has been delayed for too long, and the entire Tangling can no longer afford it.
"Hold it for me!" At this time, on the city wall, Ma Yi became even more angry. If he hadn't been careless, how could he have caused three thousand warriors to die.
"Pour boiling water!"
Ma Yi and several soldiers worked together to angrily pour down the boiling water brought by the civilians. Suddenly, in the gully below, several Dongling soldiers were burned to the point of screaming.
At the west gate of Liancheng.
At this time, Dongfang Jing looked at the battle below and thought of the previous signal arrow. He sat still and became even more mysterious and unpredictable.
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Dongling Chuzhou, the southern border, Wangshan City.
Due to Zuo Shiren's deployment of troops, there are now less than a thousand county soldiers left in Wangshan City. Among these thousand people, there are at least half of the newly recruited troops.
At this time, a captain who was patrolling at the top of the city looked up for a few times and was completely shocked.
A long marching team marched closer and closer until they stopped at the city gate.
"Why didn't the scout report back?"
"I guess he died outside..."
The captain trembled. This group of troops came from the south, so there was no doubt that they were from the South China Sea Alliance. But they had already heard that the South China Sea League had surrendered to Xi Shu.
"Chen Dutou, the Sheriff has escaped!"
The captain surnamed Chen was startled. When he looked back, he saw, as expected, that the governor of Wangshan City had already dragged his family, three or four carriages, and quickly fled to another city gate.
"Chen Dutou, what should I do..."
"Of course it can't be stopped. Offer, offer the city and surrender——"
"Chen Dutou said... I will wait for the city to surrender."
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Outside Wangshan City, Ruan Qiu, who was leading the army, laughed lightly after hearing the news of the city dedication, and then continued to lead his men and horses, preparing to rush to Chuzhou.
"General Ruan, there is still a group of troops in the mountains and forests on the border of Chuzhou."
I only thought it was an ambush in Dongling, but I never thought that after checking it out, Ruan Qiu's face became even more happy. What kind of enemy army was this? They were the Shu rebels who had been hiding in Dongling.
"Lu Xiong has met Chief Ruan." After hiding in the mountains and forests for a long time, Lu Xiong's skin had become dark and he was no different from the sea people next to him.
"I have always heard of General Lu's reputation for bravery." Ruan Qiu also hurriedly handed over his hand. From the beginning, the defeat of Dongling was caused by the Shu people in front of him.
"General Lu, this is very good. Many towns along the border of Chuzhou cannot be attacked. After we join forces, we can quickly rush to Liancheng and cooperate with the Eastern small military division to attack Zuo Shiren's headquarters!"
"Everyone in the South China Sea Alliance is my friend of Xishu. I am honored to be my dear friend!"
Behind Lu Xiong, there was not only Fei Xiu, the leader of Shanyue, but also a group of Haimin leaders. Previously, they were all willing to follow the Shu people and rebel against Dongling. But now, there is faint hope.
"General Lu, on the other side of Lingzhou, the King of Shu also crossed the river, captured many towns, and collected many rebels along the way. Zuo Shiren went to war and mobilized troops. He wanted to make a desperate move, but he never thought about the difference between water and land.
, were all blocked by the Xishu warriors."
"Now is the time when Heaven will destroy Dongling!"
"I'll rush to Liancheng soon to help the little military advisor!"
After the rendezvous, the army of about thirty to forty thousand men did not hesitate for long and began to rush toward Liancheng in great force.
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"This is the last chance." Ling Su gritted his teeth before Liancheng. If Liancheng can be captured and then used as a defense, things will turn around a lot.
But now, just like the previous discussion, we can only bet on the last round.
"Ling Zhu, don't disappoint me!"
The west gate of Liancheng.
Instead of attacking Ximen with the Laowei Shanyue Battalion, a general of the Grain Guards quickly withdrew after seeing the signal arrow, abandoned the previous Cangzhou armor, and started to move toward the gate with only 8,000 or so Grain Guards left.
March quickly in the direction of Li Ducheng.
"General Ling Zhu, my leader asked why the troops suddenly withdrew?"
Ling Zhu smiled and said, "The south gate of Liancheng is ready to be breached. The military advisor is worried that there will be reinforcements, so he asked me to lead people to intercept them halfway. As for General Mi Hu, they can continue to attack the city. I believe that within two days at most,
Liancheng will be destroyed."
The Shanyue scout who inquired immediately became overjoyed and turned around in a hurry to bring the good news from Ling Zhu's mouth to Mi Hu who was attacking the city ahead.
Wait for people to go away.
Ling Zhu's expression suddenly turned crazy. Just like his clan brother Ling Su, this time he wanted to lead eight thousand elite grain guards to break through the lame man's siege.
Of course, his clan brother had warned that the lame man would probably set up an ambush halfway. But even if 20,000 troops were to intercept him, Ling Zhu was confident that he could fight his way out.
This grain guard army is not only elite, but also has excellent weapons and armor!