In terms of the strength of the county army and the new city army, the new city army is three times that of the county army and has an absolute advantage. However, the situation on the battlefield is completely different. It shows a one-sided trend. A thousand county troops are almost Yu defeated the New City Army in a crushing manner.
More than 3,000 people were really like grass at this time, being hacked to the ground by hordes of wolf-like and tiger-like county soldiers. Wang Kuang's heart felt like a knife when he saw his brothers who were defeated like a mountain and fell like a pile of scattered sand. In desperation, he ordered the entire army to retreat.
But at this time, the two sides were already fighting each other, and there was no way he could retreat if he wanted to. The Xinshi Army retreated all the way, suffering casualties along the way. There were countless corpses and wounded left on the battlefield. The scene was really littered with corpses. , blood flowed into a river.
Inside the new city.
Wang Kuang led three thousand New City troops out of the city. Liu Yan, Liu Xiu and others who were hiding in the city naturally got the news immediately. The commander of the county army showed excitement and said to Liu Yan: "Bo Sheng Brother, we can start!"
"Wait a minute!" Liu Xiu spoke first.
The commander of the county army frowned secretly and asked dissatisfiedly: "What are you waiting for?"
Liu Xiu said: "Wang Kuang's troops have just left. If we take action now, won't we lure them back again?"
The captain of the county army thought about it and realized that this was also the case. He scratched his hair and said with a smile: "Brother Uncle Wen is still thinking carefully!"
Time passed by minute by second. Liu Xiu was still hoping for a miracle to happen. Either Wang Kuang sensed something was wrong and led his army back to the new city in time, or Wang Kuang acted smoothly and successfully joined the Pinglin army and drove back the county army. .
Unfortunately, none of his inner expectations came true.
Half an hour later, the commander of the county army could not hold himself back and said to Liu Yan again: "Brother Bo Sheng, I think the time is almost up. If we don't take action, we will miss the opportunity. If the prefect blames us, we... are afraid I won’t be able to eat enough and will have to walk around!”
Liu Yan looked at Liu Xiu and nodded. He really couldn't wait any longer now, otherwise his betrayal would be too obvious and difficult to explain. He shook his head to everyone around him and said, "Let's go!"
A group of several of them hurried into a small alley near the county government office.
This small alley was narrow and secluded. They walked in the small alley for a while, and then everyone stopped together. The commander of the county army looked forward and back, but found no outsiders. He jumped up and grabbed the man next to him. There was a low wall. I first looked inside to make sure no one was there, then I jumped over and jumped into the courtyard wall.
Liu Yan, Liu Xiu and others followed closely and jumped in one after another.
In order to confirm that no one was here, Liu Yan also asked everyone to search several houses. Then, people took off the water bags tied around their waists. Their water bags were not filled with water, but with fire. Oil.
Liu Yan and others sprinkled the kerosene in the water bags inside and outside a thatched hut. The commander of the county army took out the huozhe, blew it, and then, with a chuckle, threw the kerosene onto the ground.
The kerosene caught fire. The kerosene on the ground burned to the wall, and then burned along the wall into the house and the roof. In an instant, the thatched house turned into a big fire, with thick smoke billowing and flames flying wildly. .
The fire was their prearranged attack signal.
As the fire broke out near the county government office, Liu Yan's men and county troops who were hiding in the city took out red ribbons from their clothes and tied them on their arms. Then people picked up the ribbons and launched an attack on the county government office.
In order to aid the trapped Ping Lin Army, Wang Kuang took away more than 3,000 soldiers in the city, and they were all strong and strong. Now, except for Wang Feng, there are only 500 old, weak, sick and disabled people left in the city, and these 500 old, weak, sick and disabled Most of the disabled people are guarding the city gate, and the defense inside the city is already described as ineffective.
Liu Yan, Liu Xiu and others, almost without any decent obstruction, attacked the county government in one fell swoop.
It was not until they arrived here that they encountered resistance. A large number of Xinshi army soldiers rushed out of the county government office in panic and started fighting with Liu Yan's troops and the county army.
Soon, the melee between the two sides became chaotic. People could be seen fighting everywhere inside and outside the county government office.
The commander of the county army slashed the surrounding Xinshi troops with his sword, and shouted loudly: "Kill all the rebels and take the heads of Wang Kuang and Wang Feng! The prefect has an order. Anyone who kills Wang Kuang or Wang Feng will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins." two!"
The county soldiers under him also shouted in unison: "Kill all the rebels and take the heads of Wang Kuang and Wang Feng!" "Kill——"
The captain of the county army did not rush into the battle blindly. During the battle, his eyes kept moving, always looking for the figure of a person, Deng Feng!
He had not forgotten the main task Zhen Fu had given him. Whether or not to kill the rebels and how many rebels to kill were secondary concerns. The key was to kill Deng Feng.
When he attacked the backyard of the county government office, he saw a young man in front of him killing everyone. The members of the New City Army fell one after another into a pool of blood under his sword.
He took a closer look and saw that it wasn't Deng Feng or who it was? He was overjoyed and rushed forward, shouting at the same time: "Yuanzhi, Wang Feng ran away from the back door of the county government office, hurry up and chase after me!"
Deng Feng looked around and saw that it was one of his own. He didn't think much, followed closely behind the commander of the county army, and ran towards the back door.
At the same time, seven or eight county soldiers nearby winked at each other and followed suit.
The captain of the county army took the lead and rushed out through the back door of the county government office. Once outside, he almost didn't hesitate for a moment and ran straight into a small alley not far away.
Deng Feng had no doubt that he was there and followed closely behind him. The commander of the county army ran in the alley for a while, raised his hand to point to the alley on the side of the road, and shouted: "Over here!" As he spoke, he roared. Rushed into the alley. Deng Feng and the several county soldiers also rushed into the alley one after another. The commander of the county army led the way, running deeper and deeper, and the sound of fighting around him became quieter as he ran. At this time, Deng Feng gradually realized that something was wrong. Yes, where is the other party taking me?
Just when doubts arose in his mind, he suddenly heard a snapping sound from behind, which was the sound of a crossbow ejecting. Deng Feng almost didn't even think about it, and instinctively swung his sword backwards.
Hearing a clang, the long sword struck a crossbow arrow that was flying towards him. The crossbow arrow swirled in the air, flew out diagonally, hit the wall, made another crisp clang sound, and bounced to the ground.
Deng Feng first looked at the crossbow arrows on the ground, and then he raised his head and looked at the county soldier who had just fired the crossbow arrows with lightning eyes.
The county soldier obviously did not expect that Deng Feng was so alert and could block the arrow he was sure to hit. He paused for a moment and hurriedly explained: "Deng...Brother Deng, don't get me wrong, I shot by mistake." This arrow!"
While he was speaking, several other county soldiers silently put their hands into the lapels of their clothes and took out the crossbows hidden inside. Their eyes flashed with murderous intent and they stared at Deng Feng unblinkingly.
The commander of the county army who was running in front had stopped, turned around, and walked step by step behind Deng Feng with his sword in hand.
They are not ordinary county soldiers, but personal soldiers around Zhen Fu. Each of them has extraordinary skills. They can be said to be one against ten.
The commander of the county army, together with these seven or eight county soldiers, surrounded Deng Feng. The alley was quiet, no one spoke, but there was an undercurrent and murderous intent.
The county army was looking for Deng Feng's flaws, trying to achieve a quick victory and kill the enemy with one blow. Deng Feng was also looking for the opponent's openings, trying to break out of this dangerous situation that was extremely unfavorable to him.
Neither party spoke, and their eyes kept rolling.
Just at this moment, there was another rush of footsteps from the entrance of the alley, and then three people ran in, Liu Xiu, Deng Yu and Zhu You.
It was not by chance that the three of them ran into this small alley. Liu Xiu did not pay attention to fighting the New City Army. His attention was basically focused on the commander of the county army.
Perhaps because of something ulterior motives, he always felt that Zhen Fu sent the commander of the county army to his side for a more complicated purpose, so he kept a close eye on the commander of the county army's every move, for fear that his side would reveal some clues and be noticed by the other party. .
When the commander of the county army led Deng Feng out of the county government office, Liu Xiu was nearby. He was filled with confusion as to why the commander of the county army led Deng Feng away.
Not understanding what was going on, Liu Xiucai took Deng Yu and Zhu You over immediately to check.
Entering the small alley, they saw Deng Feng, the commander of the county army and several county soldiers standing in the alley, Liu Xiu and some monks Zhang Er were confused. They secretly muttered in their hearts, why didn't they fight with the new city army and ran into the alley? Taking a break?
As he walked towards Deng Feng and others, he pretended to be relaxed and said cheerfully: "I asked why I didn't see you. It turns out you are all hiding here and being lazy!"
When Liu Xiu was about to catch up with the opponent, he suddenly realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere here. Deng Feng and several county soldiers did not seem to be standing here idle, but more like they were preparing for a life-or-death showdown.
Their bodies exuded a strong murderous aura. The closer they came, the more the temperature around them dropped sharply, making people shudder.
Although she sensed something was wrong, Liu Xiu's face showed no signs of it. She still walked towards them happily as if nothing was wrong.
As Liu Xiu gradually approached, the aura on Deng Feng's body was the first to become confused. These county soldiers were obviously coming for him. Uncle Wen's involvement at this time was probably at risk for his life.
He turned to look at Liu Xiu and winked at him, signaling him to quickly exit the alley. However, Liu Xiu didn't seem to see his hint and still approached them step by step.
At this time, the commander of the county army also murmured in his heart. He never expected that Liu Xiu would suddenly appear here.
There's nothing wrong with Liu Xiu. The key is that his brother is Liu Yan, a man who makes adults fear him and treat him with courtesy. What should he do now?
Our own intentions have been exposed. If we miss this opportunity, it will be extremely difficult to get rid of Deng Feng. However, if we do not miss this opportunity, we must kill Liu Xiu, Deng Yu, and Zhu You together.
If the matter is leaked, will Liu Yan let him go in the future?
He thought about it in his mind, hesitated, and once again fell into a strange atmosphere in the alley.
It was obvious that everyone had hidden murderous intentions, but no one revealed it. Everyone stood in the alley, smiling and not speaking, just looking at each other.