Chapter 8: The Magpie (Nine)

"You are Chang, you are General Chang Si's daughter!" The two "bandits" who were slashing at Ning Yanzhang were slightly stunned, and their eyes widened and screamed.

Not to mention before the battle, the eunuch of Triangle Eye had repeatedly emphasized in public that everyone in the Taoist temple could be killed, but the second lady of the Chang family could not lose a hair. Even with the status and influence of Chang Si, the Duke of the Sixth Army, in the Hedong Army, they did not have the courage to swing the sword at Chang Wanying.

However, how could the subordinates show mercy on the battlefield? Just as they hesitated a little, Zhen Wuzi and a few Taoist priests had already arrived as if they were flying, with sword light flashing and poking the two of them to the ground.

"The whole team, the whole team is divided into two waves, and push slowly from here to the north and south directions. Don't be confused. The more chaotic the enemy, the more you can find an opportunity to take advantage of." Ning Yanzhang jumped up from the pile of corpses, picked up his spear, and rushed to the third battle group closest to him.

Chang Wanying led two master generals to follow silently, and Zhen Wuzi looked around and led a group of Taoist priests and Taoist children to go against him. These two teams, one with rich combat experience and the other with high martial arts skills, greatly alleviated the chaos in the Taoist temple.

Seeing this, the villagers who were on the verge of collapse shouted several times one after another, and gathered again with their teeth. They either joined the team of Ning Yanzhang and Chang Wanying, or followed Taoist Master Zhen Wuzi with weapons. They waved their swords together and killed the "bandits" who were climbing in one after another under the courtyard wall.

"It is definitely not a solution to squat in the yard like this!" Ning Yanzhang pulled out a spear from a bandit corpse with wide eyes, panting and discussing with Chang Wanying. "We look a lot of people, but few of them have seen blood. If there is another wave of enemy troops coming in like before, the Taoist temple will be broken!"

"What do you think?" Although Chang Wanying was familiar with military books, she was unable to cook without rice at the moment. She stamped her feet and shouted with a pale face.

"Concentrate all the generals of your Changfu family at the gate. We will not strengthen the gate, and let the people outside smash it. As soon as the gate is broken, they will immediately rush out and catch the other party off guard!" Ning Yanzhang thought for a while, gritted his teeth and put forward a seemingly feasible suggestion.

The reason why the Taoist temple is about to be broken is not because there are no wars inside, but because morale is declining too quickly. After the hasty organized villagers suffered casualties, they were quickly defeated back to the prototype. This situation often occurs when the "Wagang Army" fights the enemy. The only solution is to find a way to quickly get back to the upper hand. Even if it is a local upper hand, as long as it is maintained for a period of time, everyone can rebuild their confidence in the final victory.

However, his suggestion was sneered by Chang Youcai, the general who followed Chang Wanying in an endless way. "No!" Before Chang Wanying was "bewitched", this person vetoed. "There are only a dozen people, not enough to stuff the teeth outside. You are indeed too old to die, but the second lady can no longer be dragged down by you!"

"Stop!" Chang Wanying had no time to stop in a hurry. It was not until the man finished saying everything that he wanted, and then turned around angrily and shouted, "If you don't want to go, just stay by yourself. Shi, Senior Brother Jiu, I'll listen to you!"

"Miss Second Miss!" Several other generals in unison dissuaded Chang Wanying's determination, but they could not shake Chang Wanying's determination at all. "The same is true for you. If you don't want to follow, just stay here and wait for death!" She said viciously, and turned her head to Ning Yanzhang again, with a guilty look on her face, "Shi Xiao..., Senior Brother Jiu, I'll listen to you!"

"I don't want you to fight with me!" Ning Yanzhang felt warm in his heart and nodded slightly at her. His eyes swept over the Chang Mansion's generals again, and the words he said were extremely calm. "The gate was less than 1 meter wide. At this moment, the enemy troops standing in front were busy holding the tree trunk and hitting the door. They would definitely not be able to hold any weapons in their hands. The other thief troops had to disperse and continue to find opportunities to climb over the wall, and they might not be concentrated at the gate. The enemy's archers were definitely less than thirty steps away from the courtyard wall. We rushed out unexpectedly, killing those unarmed guys first, and then directly attacking the archers. As long as the archers fled on their own, the other enemy troops would be in a mess and were led to run away. In this way, our goal was completely achieved. The enemy was defeated for the second time in succession, and it would take at least half an hour to reorganize the attack!"

"What if, what if, they have already taken precautions and preparedness?"

"That's right, you, you didn't see the situation outside, how could you be wishful thinking!"

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Even though he knew that his words were reasonable, Chang Youcai, Chang Youde and others still gritted their teeth to refute. In order to save the second prince who was not virtuous and talented in front of him, everyone had been hiding in this broken Taoist temple for several days and watching ants climbing trees every day. It was already very aggrieved. Now he has to follow him to fight for his life in the enemy army a hundred times, and he has been in trouble for eight lifetimes! Moreover, the bandits outside are most likely to be the King of Han Liu Zhiyuan who ordered people to pretend to be. If everyone dies in battle, will they be considered a righteous man or a thief? I am afraid that in the end, no one dares to take away the corpse, so they can only leave it outside and let the wild dogs and night owls eat it.

"You all have a reason for your questions, but now, this is the best way." Ning Yanzhang took a light breath and said slowly. "Believe me once, please be sure to believe me once. Anyway, you can't escape this disaster. It's better to take a chance. If I guess all of them wrong, you can at least protect her and break out of the siege. It's better than being blocked inside and catching a turtle in a jar!"

After saying that, he no longer paid attention to everyone's reactions, raised his spear, stepped on the corpse on the ground, and strode towards the main entrance of the Taoist temple. "When I wait inside, I will definitely die. If you fight out, there may be a glimmer of life. Who would you like to follow me out and fight to seek justice for the elders and fellow villagers?"

It was instantly deserted. There was only the sound of whistling feather arrows breaking through the air and the dull sound of hitting the door, constantly torturing everyone's ears and hearts. The Taoist temple could not be kept guarding. Everyone, whether they were already squatting on the ground, howling loudly or continued to grit their teeth and struggled to support them, actually saw this. But when the Taoist temple was broken, everyone had different answers in their hearts.

"I'll follow you!" Chang Wanying's female voice seemed particularly clear in a deserted and wooden state. "Shi Xiaobao, I'll follow you, no matter whether you admit it or not."

"I'm not..." Ning Yanzhang instinctively wanted to deny it, but his words were choked in his throat.

He saw Chang Wanying crying, but his face, which was full of tears, was full of determination.

He didn't know what he should say, but knew what to do. So he freed up a hand and gently held her finger. For the first time in his life, gently and slowly, as if he had held a rare treasure.

"Boom!" The door of the Taoist temple could no longer stand the impact of the tree trunks and was split into pieces.

He blocked her with his body, waved his spear forward, and there was no enemy under his command.

"There are Wu in the south mountain, and the northern mountain is Luo. Wu flew high, what can Luo do?..."
Chapter completed!