At the top of the stone city, Deputy County Lieutenant Liu Mingjie suddenly slapped the city bricks with a loud bang.
"how?"
County Sheriff Zhu Jialiang subconsciously glanced at the Xiliang people who were about to move outside the city, and couldn't help but feel confused.
The county governor is just a civil servant, but everyone is forced out.
After guarding the city for nearly a year and fighting countless battles, Zhu Jialiang could more or less understand the battle situation.
Although the Xiliang people outside the city hastily built many siege equipment, most of them were temporarily copied from Yunchui.
On the surface it looks decent, but it hasn't been put into actual combat yet. Even the Angels in charge of the siege probably don't know how effective these fancy things can be.
Therefore, there is no need to worry about the stone city at your feet for ten days and a half.
"I'm not talking about Peishicheng." Liu Mingjie raised his head and looked to the west, his face full of worry.
The Xiliang people outside the city had just issued a warning in a hurry not long ago, and the battle started in an instant.
Obviously, the reinforcement team from the fortress appeared very suddenly. They probably chased after the Xiliang spies with their horses in their teeth.
The Yankui Fortress is nearly three hundred miles away from Peishi City.
Driving all the way over such a long distance can be said to be exhausting.
There are only a few of them, and their physical strength is far inferior to that of the Xiliang people who wait for work. How can they fight this battle?
When Zhu Jialiang heard this, he couldn't help but stand on tiptoe anxiously.
"What should I do?"
"We can still hold on here. Who is sending the soldiers to the fortress? Why are you so confused..."
He is in a hurry.
Wow!
A brilliant light shines before everyone's eyes.
Zhu Jialiang subconsciously stopped talking and looked up.
Two colorful fireworks suddenly bloomed in the sky to the south and north of Peishi City.
A while passed.
Snap! Snap!
The sound of two fireworks bursting was faintly heard.
Liu Mingjie stared blankly at the two fireworks in the sky, one in the south and one in the north, and asked anxiously: "Where is the cloud-piercing arrow from? How far away is it from us?"
The subordinate next to him had calculated his answer and replied hastily.
"Sir, the identification mark on the fireworks is unclear, so the ownership is unknown. It is about fifteen miles away from our Peishi City in the north and about thirty miles away in the south."
"It's not far." Liu Mingjie suddenly laughed heartily, "Whoever fired the arrow should be on our side."
He glanced outside the city.
Although the siege order had been issued, the Xiliang people's siege equipment was still outside the range of the crossbows at the top of the city.
Liu Mingjie gritted his teeth, then suddenly made a thud and punched the city head with a heavy punch.
"Send my order and open the south city gate!"
There was dead silence all around, and everyone doubted their ears.
"Old Liu, what are you..." Zhu Jialiang almost jumped up.
Although Peishi City had previously rehearsed the enemy's countermeasures after breaking the city, and laid layers of traps behind the city gates, it was only the final struggle.
No one really expected that the arrangement behind the city gate would come in handy.
Now the enemy is still far away from breaking the city, but they want to open the city gate?
"Master Sheriff," Liu Mingjie laughed, "believe me."
"Go!" He waved to the guards.
Although the soldiers were confused, they no longer hesitated and hurried down the city towards the city gate.
Not long after, the barriers under the city gate were removed.
The thick iron-clad city gate creaked halfway open under the drive of the gears.
Outside the city, Angel's military flag tent.
"What's going on?" Kang Ansheng stared at the two fireworks in the sky, one south and one north, with twinkling eyes, his heart pounding.
"Back to the deputy chief, the circumstances of the sudden incident are not yet clear, and spies are investigating."
"Hurry up and go!" the staff beside him yelled.
The soldiers were given orders to leave in a hurry.
Kang Ansheng remained silent. He lowered his head and quickly looked at the map in front of him.
"Chief," the staff member looked around, sweat appearing on his forehead, "our situation seems to be a little bad."
Toishi City or Dingxi County, except for the grassland in the west, is surrounded by the Luoxia Mountains running from north to south.
To the north is the Yangguan Ancient Road.
Although Xia Bangwei, the captain of Dingxi County, only had more than 10,000 troops left and lacked food and clothing, he still guarded the ancient road tightly, and the Xiliang army was unable to move an inch.
"As for the Blood Moon Eagle in the east," the staff member pointed his finger at the east-west post road with contempt in his eyes: "The Blood Moon tribe has been bragging that their young leader is a prairie eagle."
Pooh!
"It's all bullshit!"
Xueyue Yingxiang has now been completely driven out of Luoxia Mountain. It is said that they are going around the post roads in Dingxi to fight guerrillas.
Kang Ansheng nodded.
The guerrillas who beat me up were obviously being chased and beaten by the Yunchui people from the east.
The two of them looked to the west again, with even more worry in their eyes.
Now the Yancheng Fortress can free up its hands, and can even send manpower to the Stone City to support it.
In this way, except that I have more people, my situation seems to be exactly the same as what my staff said, very soon...
Report!
Just as he was thinking about it, the messenger hurried over on horseback.
"Deputy Chief, the south gate of the Stone City ahead suddenly opened. The defenders in the city seem to be showing signs of leaving the city!"
What?
Kang Ansheng was startled and quickly stopped the random thoughts in his mind.
His eyes widened in disbelief: "The south gate of the stone was opened? Did Liu Mingjie open it himself?"
"Back to the deputy chief, the south gate did open by itself."
It is not clear whether this was what Liu Mingjie meant.
"Chief," the staff next to him exclaimed, "the gates of Peishi City have been closed for the past year. The defenders can't even hold on. Opening the door suddenly at this time is definitely a trap."
Kang Ansheng couldn't figure out the reason for a moment, but he nodded subconsciously.
Dry!
The staff member suddenly cursed and he slapped his thigh in sudden realization.
"Chief, no wonder the leading general named Huo in the fortress ignored us and took the initiative to attack us even though his troops and horses were exhausted after a long journey."
It turns out that there is nothing to fear but perseverance.
When Kang Ansheng heard this, his heart felt even colder.
"What should we do now?" His mind was a little blank.
The staff made a closing gesture without hesitation.
"The surrounding situation is unclear now. It is better for us to gather together than to disperse. It is better for the elders holding the drums of the East and West to retract and stay together."
Kang Ansheng had this intention and quickly raised his voice: "Give me the order to ask Elder Dongxi to withdraw."
Talk about long time, real time is short.
From the Wugu attack to the discovery of the cloud-piercing arrow in the sky to now, it only takes two cups of tea.
Three hundred steps!
Ma Dali could almost clearly see the features of the enemy on the opposite side.
Boom, boom, boom!
The drums of the rear attack became even louder.
call!
He suddenly raised his long sword!
Wow!
The 1,800 heavy cavalry behind them all raised their long lances in unison.
clang clang clang.
A harsh golden sound suddenly sounded from the opposite side.
The arrow has been cocked, are you going to call the gold and withdraw the troops?
What a joke.
Ma Dali was stunned for a moment.
However, I don’t care to think so much,
The next second,
kill!
He roared loudly.
The mount with thick iron armor on its crotch roared loudly, its thick limbs exerted force at the same time, and rushed towards the enemy on the opposite side like an armored beast.