The whole city woke up, and the soldiers in large groups ran up to the city amidst roars one after another.
After confirming that most of the scouts had returned, Beimen took the lead in issuing the order to close the suspension bridge. It was already at this time, so naturally he could not take the risk and wait for all his scouts to come back. After all, no one wanted the barbarian cavalry of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to bite their own troops.
The scouts rushed into the city.
The Southern Dynasties had learned this lesson many times over the centuries, and they didn’t want to learn it again this time.
What's more, most of the other gates are not surrounded by moats, so the scouts can completely bypass them.
The moat under the city is no longer what it was yesterday. After the joint efforts of the defenders, what was once a ravine has completely turned into the shape of a river. The water flowing from Mianshui River and the rain yesterday made it truly meaningful.
on the river.
This time the Northern Zhou barbarians wanted to cross, but it was not that easy.
The rain also washed the entire city clean, and the red Nanchen battle flags fluttered.
"How is it?" Xiao Shilian held his helmet and rushed to the top of the city, but Li Xingchen was already there. Without Li Xingchen's order, even Chen Zhishen did not dare to pull up the suspension bridge.
Li Xingchen kept looking at the horizon, but it was a pity that when he looked around, not to mention the Northern Zhou army, even the scouts and forwards could not be seen. There was only the unchanging blue sky and wilderness.
At this moment, he realized how valuable telescopes that were very common in later generations were. If he had the chance to find the materials, he would definitely make a few of them.
"The scouts and vanguards of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were very close to each other," Li Xingchen said with a wry smile. "They were discovered by us almost one after the other. In other words, the barbarians of the Northern Zhou Dynasty all came on a hasty march at night most of the time."
Normally when an army moves forward, the scouts will spread out for more than ten miles to search for possible enemies around them. But this time the Northern Zhou's forwards and the scouts were only a few miles apart, which was almost negligible. In other words, even the Northern Zhou
If the scouts really discovered Nanchen's army, they would only have a chance to warn the forwards at the rear, and they might not even have time to figure out how many enemies there were.
Xiao Shilian couldn't help but frowned: "It seems that Yu Chijun is really going to fight us."
In doing so, Yuchijiong knew that it was a blessing to be able to defend the city with so few people in Zhangshan County, let alone take the initiative to fight him in the wilderness. Secondly, he was also prepared to fight at any time.
preparation.
Those Northern Zhou cavalry that were galloping towards them, billowing smoke and dust, even if Xiao Shilian and others were to pull up an array without knowing their strength, they would be quickly broken through by the cavalry. Although Xiao Shilian has always been bold, he is not so ignorant.
Li Xingchen gritted his teeth. At this time, he could already see the smoke and dust billowing in the sky. These Northern Zhou barbarians came really fast.
Li Xingchen sneered at that moment, squinting his eyes, and his voice was full of sternness: "As soon as it comes, fight it, no matter who the hell is, as long as you want to take down this Zhangshan County, you can't get it from our corpses."
Step over! As long as I am still here, I will let them beat me to death!"
All the generals subconsciously held their breath at this time, with Li Xingchen's words echoing in their ears, and the blood in their bodies seemed to be boiling!
When it comes, fight it!
We fought from Huaibei to Jingzhou, and we were not afraid of anyone!
In front, the sound of trumpets sounded like a wave, and the dark enemy had already appeared in sight. Obviously Yuchi Jiong did not intend to give the Northern Zhou army much chance to stop and repair, nor did he intend to give the defenders in the city time to breathe and react.
.
This is what he wants to do, to kill him in one go!
On the entire city wall, both generals and soldiers clenched their swords in their hands, looking at the enemies who were about to fight in a bloody battle with them.
"Drumming!" Li Xingchen said coldly.
Although his voice was not loud, it was like a drum beat in advance, blasting in everyone's heart!
After a while, the entire city was enveloped by the sound of war drums beating loudly.
Chen Xu didn't pay attention to his daughter's surprised look, but looked directly out the window. I don't know when, the sunset light that once shone in front of the imperial study room and shone on Wu Mingche, dragging out a long shadow, had disappeared.
He disappeared, and dark clouds covered the sky, blocking the last gorgeous rosy clouds.
The rain in the south of the Yangtze River comes and goes quickly, and more importantly, you don’t know when it will come. Chen Xu has become accustomed to this. He turned his head again and said lightly: "That old fox is really eager to avoid me.
, he can see it more clearly than all the ministers."
Lechang frowned slightly: "What do you mean, father?"
Chen Xu looked at the map hanging on one side of the wall. Every stroke outlined on it was Chen's country and his country: "Xu Ling has already seen it. I am just trying to balance your elder brother."
It’s just with the second brother, if your eldest brother is stronger, I will naturally suppress him, and the same principle applies, which is why I suppressed your second brother a while ago."
After a pause, Chen Xu didn't pay attention to Lechang's slightly changed expression: "So if you want to be in this officialdom, it's impossible even if you don't want to be involved in this whirlpool. Even if Xu Ling was always
He looks like he is determined to follow me, but he is still constantly being influenced by Donggong and Yangzhou, so this old guy really wants to hide this time."
Lechang said in a deep voice: "In other words, as long as the eldest brother and the second brother do not decide the winner here, Duke Xiaomu will not take the initiative to meet the father?"
Chen Xu nodded slightly: "But it doesn't matter if he hides. At least now Wu Mingche and others can be relied upon. I won't go to fight the barbarians of the Northern Dynasty with my bare hands."
"But Duke Xiaomu is like this..." Lechang is still a little worried. Xu Ling has been ill for the past few days, and he really feels like he wants to hide from the limelight. But how long can he delay it like this?
I plan to keep dragging it on like this. In this case, I am afraid that it is not someone else who will fall first, but Xu Ling himself.
Chen Xu waved his hand slightly: "He won't be able to live such a comfortable life for long..."
As he spoke, Chen Xu said directly without waiting for Lechang to speak: "After all, the battle in Jingzhou... is about to be decided."
Lechang was startled for a moment, and suddenly understood. The entire battle of Jingzhou involved the entire Nanchen Dynasty. The famous generals fighting on the front line of Jingzhou not only represented themselves, but also represented the various forces and the people behind them.
Family.
Once the Battle of Jingzhou comes to an end, the imperial court will inevitably reward and praise these meritorious generals, or after the defeat, punish or even judge these generals.