The military camp was in a large courtyard with seven or eight bungalows. Fan Botong led the two brothers to the door of a room. After opening the door and inviting them in, he said apologetically: "The conditions here are too simple, so I'll just invite you two."

The prince is ready." When Li Zhiyun saw it, the room was about ten square meters, with two beds, tables and chairs. The second brother nodded with satisfaction and said: "Not bad, not bad."

Soon after Fan Botong left, soldiers brought meals. After they had eaten, it was getting dark. After the brothers simply washed themselves, they lay on the bed to rest, saying nothing all night.

The next day, after breakfast, the second brother went to talk to Fan Botong, and Li Zhiyun walked out of the yard alone and came to the street. After all, there are more than a thousand households in Dongjiabao. Although everyone came to take refuge, they still have to live a normal life.

Continuing, so, there is an open-air market on the street. From the market

Judging from the goods sold on the market, the supply is quite sufficient. Also, with so many people living in the castle, it is natural to store enough supplies. After Li Zhiyun left the market, he continued to walk forward when he suddenly heard someone shouting: "

Big rice bucket." He turned around and saw that it was Fan Shuxiang.

Fan Shuxiang was still wearing a military uniform, carrying a sword, and walked over with a smile. This girl was not like ordinary women from official families, and did not know much about etiquette. However, Li Zhiyun admired her martial arts. In his previous life, he liked to read martial arts novels and had a liking for chivalrous women.

He had an unusually good impression, so he didn't mind her rudeness too much. He smiled and said, "Miss Fan, where are you going?"

"Going to the city head to inspect the city defenses, how about you?"

"Come out and take a walk."

"Since you have nothing to do, why don't you come with me to the top of the city to have a look?"

Li Zhiyun agreed, and the two of them talked as they walked. Li Zhiyun said: "Miss Fan, your father named you Scholarly, that's so funny. I see that not only do you not have the scent of Scholar at all, you are full of murderous aura."

Fan Shuxiang was not angry after hearing this, but smiled:

"You are right, I just like fighting and killing. My family used to run a martial arts school and a escort agency. My father thought that a girl was not suitable for learning martial arts, so he gave me such a name and asked the teacher to teach me.

I can read and decipher. But my brain is too stupid to read at all..."

As they spoke, the two boarded the city wall and patrolled along the city wall. The Dongjiabao city wall was about seven miles in circumference, with turrets built at the four corners. In the late Sui Dynasty, wars were frequent, thieves appeared in droves, and the people had to protect themselves one after another.

Castles were built to avoid thieves. Therefore, there are many castles like Dongjiabao in various places.

Li Zhiyun walked to the battlements of the city wall and looked down at the castle. It was a good thing that he didn't look at it. When he looked at it, he couldn't help but "thump" in his heart. He saw that the group of enemy cavalry who chased them yesterday, instead of leaving, had been guarding the castle.

Outside. Moreover, the enemy troops seemed to have increased. In addition to the cavalry, there were many infantry, which surrounded the entire castle. Li Zhiyun originally thought that he would be safe after entering the castle, but he did not expect to be trapped here.

Li Zhiyun was not in the mood to patrol the city defense with Fan Shuxiang, but hurried back to the military camp. As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he met his second brother. When the second brother saw him, he said: "Fifth brother, where have you been? I'm looking for you.

Here. Quickly clean up, we are ready to leave here." Li Zhiyun whispered: "Second brother, we can't leave." The second brother saw that he looked wrong and was surprised: "What's the matter?"

Li Zhiyun explained the situation again. When the second brother heard this, he frowned, pondered for a moment, and said: "Let's go to the top of the city to have a look." Li Zhiyun followed the second brother back to the top of the city. Outside the castle, the enemy troops increased again. Far away.

On the official road here, flags are fluttering, dust is flying, and there is a steady stream of

The enemy troops were coming here in large numbers. The enemy troops must have known that they were chasing a big man yesterday. Although they may not necessarily know that he was the commander-in-chief of the Tang Army, they definitely knew that he was an important general. Otherwise, they would not have

They mobilized their troops and sent so many troops here.

After Fan Botong learned of the situation, he also climbed to the top of the city. When he saw Li Zhiyun and his second brother, he quickly came over and comforted: "You two princes, don't worry, the enemy can't get in!"

Fan Botong was born in a martial arts family. He practiced martial arts well since he was a child. As an adult, he made a living by teaching martial arts and practicing darts. After Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was trapped in Jiangdu, the world was in chaos and thieves appeared in droves. He also pulled up a team to fight.

After his father raised troops in Jinyang, he took control of the entire Hedong. He surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and was appointed by his father as the commander-in-chief of Jiangzhou's march.

The second brother turned to look at Fan Botong and said apologetically: "General Fan, I'm sorry, it's our brothers who have caused trouble to you." Fan Botong said disapprovingly: "Your Highness, what are you talking about? As soldiers, it is our responsibility to kill the enemy on the battlefield.

As for your duty, the worst that can happen is that you will die with the enemy!"

By noon, five or six thousand enemy troops had gathered outside the castle, but there were only five or six hundred Tang troops in the castle. Including the organized strong men, there were only one thousand people. Soon, the enemy troops began to launch an attack. They used wooden weapons to attack.

They built a bridge with ladders, long wooden poles and planks, crossed the Haogou outside the castle, rushed under the city wall, and set up ladders to climb up the city wall. The soldiers on the city used stones and logs to smash them down, and the enemies who were hit screamed and fell.

Go down.

The walls of Dongjiabao are about one foot and five feet high, and there are plenty of defensive supplies in the castle, so the battle was extremely fierce. Although the soldiers guarding the castle were very tenacious, the difference in numbers between the enemy and ours was too great.

, an hour later, a section of the city wall was still lost. Groups of enemies swarmed to the top of the city, opened the gate of the castle, and a large number of enemies entered the castle.

When the castle was captured, Li Zhiyun was on the street. Since he did not know martial arts and had little strength, before the enemy began to attack, his second brother asked him to go back to the military camp and wait. When he went to Liyang Town yesterday, because he was going for fun, he

He didn't carry a pistol, so now he was helpless to defend himself.

He was restless and anxious in the military camp. Finally, he couldn't help it and wanted to go to the city to check the situation. When he walked to the street, he suddenly saw a large group of soldiers in front of him, all wearing scarlet leather jackets.

A. Isn’t that an enemy? Li Zhiyun knew something was wrong, so he turned around and ran away.

He ran along a side road for a while, and when he turned around he saw that the enemy had not caught up with him, and he was relieved. However, as soon as he slowed down, he met another group of enemies head-on, so he had to turn around and flee again. As he was running, he met someone head-on.

An enemy soldier rushed over and raised his knife to chop at him. At the critical moment, an arrow shot out and went right through the enemy soldier's neck. The steel knife in his hand slipped and he fell to the ground.

.

Li Zhiyun turned around and saw Fan Shuxiang standing ten steps away, holding a long bow in her hand. After she put the bow on her back, she ran over and took his hand and said, "Quick, come with me!" Fan Shuxiang dragged him all the way.

Running wildly, she encountered scattered enemies from time to time on the road, but they were all repelled by her sword. The two of them ran to a green brick building. Li Zhiyun looked up and saw that it was a bell tower.

At that time, the time was told by the watchman at night, and by ringing the bell during the day. This bell tower was used by Dongjiabao to tell the time. The wooden door of the bell tower was locked, and Fan Shuxiang kicked the door open.

Then she pulled him and ran in. The two of them climbed up the wooden ladder to the roof. Three enemies discovered them and chased them into the bell tower. Fan Shuxiang guarded the stairs, and all the enemies who climbed up were killed by her sword.

Stabbed to death.

Li Zhiyun was so tired that he almost collapsed and had to squat down and gasp for air. On the top of the bell tower, they were temporarily safe. However, the enemy had already invaded the castle, and sooner or later they would also attack the bell tower.

.With this in mind, Li Zhiyun couldn’t help but

He couldn't help but feel extremely worried. He couldn't help but recall the situation when he and his third sister were surrounded by the Sui army in the mountains of Wugong County. Now, it was much more dangerous than then. It seems that this prince is not that easy to be a prince.

, may face a disaster at any time.

He was thinking wildly when a "rumbling" sound suddenly came from the distance, like the sound of thunder, one after another, without interruption. Fan Shuxiang, holding the sword in his hand, looked up at the sky and said strangely: "It's such a sunny day.

Yes, how could there be thunder?" Li Zhiyun held his breath and listened carefully, and the sound came over more and more clearly. He suddenly stood up excitedly and shouted: "Yes, this is the sound of cannon!"

"Cannon, what is cannon?" Fan Shuxiang asked strangely.

Li Zhiyun ignored the explanation and ran up to grab one of her hands, excitedly: "My new army is here! We are saved!" Fan Shuxiang's eyes widened in surprise: "Your army? You are talking about the Tang Army.

"?" Li Zhiyun nodded, pulled her to the side of the bell tower, and looked into the distance. However, the bell tower only had three floors and was located in the middle of the castle. It was too far away from the city wall, so it was impossible to see the outside of the castle.

Condition.

There were footsteps on the stairs below again. Fan Shuxiang thought that the enemy was coming, so she quickly ran back to the stairs and raised her sword to strike. The person below shouted: "Miss, it's me." Fan Shuxiang took a closer look and saw that it was me.

One's own person. That name

After the soldier climbed up, he said: "Miss, the enemy has retreated." When Fan Shuxiang heard this, he said in disbelief: "Really?" The soldier nodded vigorously. Fan Shuxiang turned to Li Zhiyun and said: "King Chu, let's go down and take a look.

Let’s see.”

The three people got off the bell tower and came to the street. Sure enough, there was no enemy left on the street, only some Tang Army soldiers were carrying corpses. Outside the castle, the sound of "rumbling" was still heard. Li Zhiyun was eager to go to the city

He pulled Fan Shuxiang and ran up to the top of the city. Looking outside the castle, he saw a large number of enemy troops gathered far and near below the city. From time to time, artillery shells exploded among the enemy groups. The scene was very spectacular.

The enemy's and ours' battle lines were four or five miles away. In the distance, there was a cloud of smoke rising. The smoke-filled area might be the artillery position. Because the distance was too far, Li Zhiyun could not see clearly and could only see some vague shadows.

The second brother and Fan Botong came over from the other side of the city wall with more than a dozen soldiers. When the second brother saw Li Zhiyun, he happily said: "Fifth brother, is this your cannon?" Li Zhiyun proudly said: "How is it? Isn't it great?
Chapter completed!