The chaotic situation in Lingyang City was not restored until the next morning.
When Qin Yun was having breakfast at Shui's house, he saw Shui Mingdong who looked tired. There was not much joy of success on his face, but more worry and solemnity.
Facing Qin Yun's inquiry, Shui Mingdong smiled bitterly and said: "You may not know that several rebellions broke out in the Guards camp last night. Although we suppressed them all, the warehouse where the ordnance was stored was damaged by fire.
It’s tragic that out of the 30,000 guardsmen, only a little over 20,000 can be used at most.”
Speaking of this, he gritted his teeth: "The die-hard remnants of the Shangguan family not only caused trouble everywhere, but also connected with the Zheng family to counterattack. Fortunately, we were prepared and did not let them succeed, but many people from each family died in the battle."
Among the seven families in Lingyang, the Zheng family is undoubtedly the most loyal ally of the Shangguan family. To put it bluntly, they are the lackeys. Although their power is not very strong, it can cause great harm if they cause chaos in the city.
Qin Yun said in surprise: "Shangguan Wuji and Shangguan Wuya are dead, and they are willing to be buried with them?"
"Three Shangguan brothers, there is also Shangguan Wubing!" Shui Mingdong said: "We have underestimated his third brother. Not only did he escape from Lingyang with the disciples of the Shangguan family, he also returned alone to launch the Zheng family and the
The remaining power has caused us a lot of trouble!"
Qin Yun was a little surprised: "What about Shangguan Wu's patients?"
"He was killed by Xie Ling, Ouyang Changtian and others together. I heard that he also lost an innate swordsman." Shui Mingdong shook his head and said: "He is also an innate master, but he is terminally ill. He came back with the will to die."
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Qin Yun was silent, the most terrifying person is not the person who is desperate for his life, but the person who knows that he must die. The power that an innate strong man with the belief of death can burst out is absolutely astonishing.
Shui Mingdong sighed: "If it were before, we would still be able to bear such losses, but Dachu's Flying Tiger Legion may attack at any time. Lord Xu Jingye has sent people to urgently ask for help from the empire, but I'm afraid..."
He didn't say anything else, but Qin Yun fully understood his worries.
Over the years, Dayan has continuously strengthened its defense in the north and used more manpower and material resources to fight against the Wu tribe. It gradually lost control of the southern territory and relied entirely on the management and defense of the princes.
Once Da Chu launches a large-scale attack, even if the empire sends reinforcements immediately after getting the news, it will take dozens of days to provide real support.
The princes near the county are not reliable. King Lu is not very strong. Although Lingyang City is said to be strong and has high walls, it has changed hands several times in the past two hundred years, so it can hardly be said to be impregnable.
And the most important thing is to see how powerful the enemy is!
This question got a preliminary answer at sunset.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
When the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the west wall of Lingyang, someone rang the huge bell in the city. The loud and powerful bell rang twelve times in a row, clearly reaching every corner of the city.
Most people know that this is a warning signal representing the invasion of a powerful enemy. This fortress city on the southern border of Great Yan has once again ushered in a new war test!
Qin Yun stood on the south city wall and watched countless black spots appear on the horizon in the distance, filling the mountains and plains like a black torrent, rapidly rushing towards Lingyang City.
It was the elite cavalry of Da Chu. The leading knight raised the blood-red flying tiger battle flag high and led the thousands of troops behind him across the grass, making a thunderous roar.
The battle horn sounded on the city wall. Under the officer's scolding order, the Guards soldiers withdrew a heavy crossbow to defend the city as quickly as possible, and the catapult deployed behind the city wall creaked and pulled the lever to load.
Stone bullet.
However, they had just experienced internal strife and turmoil, and the morale of many Guardsmen was low. Some of them had confused and uneasy looks on their faces. They relied entirely on instinct to execute orders and lacked the passion and confidence to fight.
Shui Mingdong, who was inspecting the enemy's lineup side by side with Qin Yun, smiled bitterly and said: "It's great now, I can't leave even if I want to!"
Today, everyone in the Shui family is aware of what happened last night. When the clan members heard the news that the Dachu Army was coming, they had different reactions.
Some people hope to leave Lingyang City immediately and go to the north to avoid disaster. Their reason is simple. Since Da Chu is so deliberate, it is determined to win Lingyang. It may be difficult to compete with Da Chu's thousands of troops just relying on the current strength of the city.
Horses will fall sooner or later.
There are also many people who want to stick to Lingyang. This is the foundation of the Shui family. Without Lingyang, the Shui family is nothing. Moreover, Lingyang, as a fortress in southern Xinjiang, is by no means easy to conquer. As long as they persist until Dayan's reinforcements arrive,
Da Chu will definitely hit his head and blood under the Lingyang City Wall again. Both sides insist on their own opinions and no one can convince the other. Many tribesmen even secretly prepared their luggage.
But now, whether you want to leave or stay, you have no choice.
No one expected that the Flying Tigers would arrive so quickly!
"There should be spies from Da Chu in the city. We haven't found the person who released the fireworks signal last night. Fortunately, we had insight into the enemy's plot in advance, otherwise the fall of Lingyang would only happen in these few days!"
Xu Jingye also came to the city wall with his entourage. He looked at the flying tiger cavalry in the distance, his thin face full of determination: "They miscalculated, we still firmly control Lingyang."
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"Master Xu!"
Qin Yun and Shui Mingdong saluted at the same time.
"Little friend Qin Yun, Master Shui, it's really thanks to you this time!" Xu Jingye sighed: "When I defeat Da Chu, I will definitely report to the court to ask for your credit!"
As a sword cultivator who yearned for the great road, Qin Yun didn't care, but Shui Mingdong was overjoyed and thanked him profusely.
Woo!~
At this time, the melodious sound of horns came from the distance, and the flying tiger cavalry that surged like a tide on the plain stopped a mile away from the city wall.
At this distance, the catapults in Lingyang City could not pose a threat to them.
The cavalry is only a vanguard force. It is foolish to rely on cavalry to attack a fortified city. Of course, the enemy commanders will not be so weak. There must be a large number of infantry troops coming behind them.
I saw a knight holding the Flying Tiger flag stepping out of the formation, riding a black horse and approaching to a place less than 300 steps away from the city wall.
He thrust the military flag in his hand into the ground, reached out and grabbed a long bow, pulled the bowstring hard and shot an arrow toward the top of the city wall.
The arrow struck like a meteor, right in the direction where Xu Jingye and others were.
Xu Jingye stood still. There were several innate strong men around him, so how could he be afraid of arrows?
The arrow had little power when it hit the city wall, and was easily caught by a guard officer.
"Sir, this is a letter from the enemy!"
The feather arrows have no arrowheads, but are tied with mulberry paper rolled into a long tube.
Xu Jingye took it from the officer's hand and unfolded it. He immediately sneered and said: "Surrender and avoid death. If you don't surrender, you will massacre the city! What an arrogant tone. Is Da Chu really bullying me, Da Yan?"
The officers of the Guards and the masters of the major families next to them all showed angry expressions. Their relatives and families were all in the city. The arrogance and arrogance of the Flying Tigers immediately aroused everyone's hatred and hatred.
After the flying tiger knight shot the letter, he rode his horse and ran forward for dozens of steps, then suddenly raised his arm and drew the bow and shot the second arrow!
The speed of this arrow was faster than the first arrow. It swept a distance of two hundred steps in a breath and hit a flagpole erected on the city wall with great accuracy, shooting down the Guards flag!
His archery skills are so strong that he is definitely a rare super archer among the Chu army!
The Flying Tiger Knight proudly raised his long bow and shouted loudly: "Long live the Great Chu! May the Flying Tiger win!"
The thunderous roar quickly spread in all directions, and the thousands of flying tiger cavalry troops behind immediately responded like a roaring mountain roar: "Long live the great Chu! The flying tigers are victorious!"
Although they were separated by a long distance, this proud and confident momentum hit Lingyang City like an invisible giant wave, and many soldiers guarding the city wall couldn't help but show fear.
Seeing how arrogant and arrogant the enemy was, Qin Yun's blood surged in his heart, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Which of you has a longbow, I want the best and strongest one!"
At this distance, both catapults and heavy crossbows can threaten the opponent. However, using these two heavy-duty city defense equipment to deal with a mere knight will not matter whether it can hit accurately, but it will also weaken its own prestige.
A guard officer immediately replied: "Yes, yes, sir, please wait a moment!"
He left in a hurry and came back soon.
Two muscular warriors followed the officer, carrying a heavy copper-ringed box.
The box made a dull roar when it fell to the ground. The officer unscrewed the lock and lifted the lid and said, "Sir, this is the sunset bow from Wanghai Tower on the south wall of Zhencun. It was used by Lord Yan Jiyan, the commander of the Lingyang Guards.
A powerful nine-stone bow and thirteen wind-chasing arrows!"
Wanghai Tower is one of the large towers guarding the four corners of the fortress. Standing at the highest point and using a telescope, you can overlook the scene more than ten miles outside the city, which is extremely important for city defense.
Qin Yun bent down and reached out to pick up the long bow placed in the big box, and was suddenly surprised.
The fine iron longbow he originally used was thrown into the Guangling Cave. The weight of this sunset bow was more than twice as heavy as the fine iron longbow, and the bow was more than a foot long. There were nearly people standing on the ground.
high!
The whole body of the long bow has a dark golden color, and it looks like it is made entirely of metal. It is seamless and flawless. The surface of the bow is engraved with countless intricate runes, and it is cold and thick to the touch.
The Nine-Stone Strong Bow is the limit of the longbow. One stone weighs one hundred and twenty kilograms. If your arms don't have the strength of a thousand kilograms, don't pull it open at all.
But Qin Yun felt that even with just a thousand catties of strength, it might be difficult to pull open this sunset bow!
