Chapter One Hundred and Twenty One The General Does Not Return The War Drums Don't Stop
April 18.
It's midsummer.
Fires were everywhere outside and inside the inner city of Ma Tuo City, and the sun was shining brightly above our heads.
But the soldiers of Qingyun Army could not feel this burning summer spirit at all.
They have been holding Ma Tuo City for three full days, but the news of reinforcements has still not come. The messenger sent out is not known to be intercepted by Youyun's ambush, or some other accident happened. All battle reports have been
Lost in the sea, there is no news.
The Qingyun Army has been stationed at the border all year round, and has had conflicts with Youyun's barbarians from time to time, but today these barbarians seem to be different from the past. They are neatly lined up, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner, like a real army.
"Where did these barbarians pull out such an army?" Ning Tong walked to the wall of the inner city, came to Ning Huangji's side, and looked at the densely packed people stationed there under the city, like locusts.
Dajun asked with a frown.
Ning Huangji, who was wearing black armor and a cyan cloak, did not answer his question immediately. Instead, he also looked outside the city, looking past the numerous soldiers and looking straight at the camp.
among.
"Three feet of ice is not frozen in a day. Such an army cannot be trained overnight. It seems that Youyun's submissiveness to Wu Yang over the years has only been to endure hardships. This time, Wu Yang is in big trouble.
"Ning Huangji said in a low voice.
Ning Tong, who was beside him, also frowned when he heard these words.
"Where is Yingshui City? Is there any news?" At this time, Ning Huangji withdrew his gaze, looked at Ning Tong and asked again.
Ning Tong shook his head when he heard this and responded: "Not yet! Logically speaking, the beacon tower has been lit. Qin Chenggu should have received the news three days ago. Even if the purple sword guard climbed, he should have climbed to Ma Tuo City by this time!
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"I hope our Lord Sheriff will not be confused about such a matter." Ning Huangji sighed, but he did not show much resentment because the reinforcements did not arrive.
"But these barbarians have been besieging us since we retreated into the inner city. What are they thinking?" Ning Tong asked again, somewhat doubtful about the decision-making of Youyun's army.
Ning Huangji was also confused by the actions of the Youyun Army in front of him.
The inner city is high and deep, and it is indeed not easy to break through it, but it is too naive to think of encircling it without attacking it and waiting for the army to be defeated.
There was a huge amount of food and grass stored in the inner city a long time ago, enough for the 80,000 Qingyun Army to survive for a month. What's more, in the previous battle, the Qingyun Army suffered heavy losses, and now only more than 60,000 people are left.
For some, it is not impossible to survive for two months.
On the battlefield, the battle situation was changing rapidly. In two months, not to mention Qin Chenggu, Wu Yang Dynasty's army should have already set off. Ning Huangji secretly thought that he could hide from Wu Yang's eyes and train such an army.
The leader of Youyun, who has an army of more than 300,000, should not be so stupid...
Thinking of this, Ning Huangji frowned and looked at Ning Tong aside and said: "Don't think of this matter too simply. Youyun's arrival this time is not good. If you don't attack, you may be planning to surprise our granary.
You go and call Yuchi Shang, and tighten the defense around the granary. The soldiers responsible for patrolling and guarding will be divided into four shifts from now on, and more people will be sent. Do not be careless..."
Ning Huangji has led troops for many years and is naturally rich in experience. Ning Tong, who received his order, had no doubt that he was there. He nodded in agreement and was about to convey the military order.
Boom.
But at this moment, a muffled sound came, and the inner wall of Ma Tuo City suddenly shook...
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"This is it, hit me."
Outside the inner city, Ran Ling put one hand on her hips and pointed to a certain spot on the inner wall with the other, speaking to a group of strong men wearing animal skins and bare upper bodies with bulging muscles.
There are more than a hundred strong men in total, and their actions
Holding a huge column made of iron and stone, after hearing Ran Ling's words, the strong men did not hesitate at all. They raised the huge iron column and began to hit the city wall again and again.
Boom!
Boom!
A muffled sound sounded from the city wall, and the towering city wall, which was more than seven feet high, began to shake under such impact.
Ran Ling looked at her results with satisfaction, and the green light in her eyes converged at that time. She breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "Finally found it. It took me three whole days to exhaust myself."
As she said this, her iconic smile with tiger teeth appeared on her face again.
"Try harder, you haven't eaten yet. What's wrong? The king said, if we deal with these guys as soon as possible, we can go to Yingshui County and enter Wuyang. By then, there will be plenty of fertile land waiting for us!"
Mentioning the word "King" caused a strange flush on the girl's face. It was an expression of worship that was so fanatical that it was almost pathological...
This is not unusual, for Youyun.
Long Tuo Yan Ya is their walking god...
When she thought that she would be rewarded by the king after making such a contribution, the blush on the girl's face became even more intense.
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"That's it! Cum for me!"
And just when the girl was immersed in her beautiful illusion, a burst of roars suddenly came from the city wall, breaking the girl's illusion.
I saw several heads protruding from the city tower, and as the sharp arrows were cocked, arrows rained down towards them.
"Annoying ants!" Ran Ling's face turned sharp as she was interrupted from her thoughts, and she cursed secretly.
At this time, a fiery red figure emerged from behind her and jumped up.
"Blazing Blood Lotus!"
With a loud shout, blood surged from the sword in the man's hand, and the shadow of a Valkyrie in armor appeared.
"The blood lotus is here, don't hurt my lord!" Valkyrie said so, she opened her hand towards the dome, and bloody lotuses bloomed. Those incoming arrows touched the lotus, and were burned out in an instant, turning into
The ashes scatter in the wind.
"Sister Ran Ying, you're here!" Ran Ling smiled sweetly when she saw the other party, and walked forward with a bound.
Ran Ying glanced at Ran Ling angrily and said: "Now that you have found the key point of this city wall, you should retreat earlier and stand there in a daze. If you have something wrong, how can I explain it to the tribe?"
Ran Ying's scolding was obviously not heard by Ran Ling. She just held Ran Ying's hand and said aggrievedly: "Isn't it okay if people know that I was wrong?"
Ran Ying was a little helpless and was about to say something, but the Qingyun troops on the city wall were obviously aware of the seriousness of the problem. More soldiers gathered on the city wall. At this moment, the rocks and arrows rained down more and more violently.
Attacking towards the Youyun warriors who are constantly clashing under the city tower.
The sword spirit summoned by Ran Ying was unable to stand alone, and it was obvious that it could not cope with so many attacks by one person.
But fortunately, in the Youyun army behind them, a large group of armored warriors also came out at this moment, sawing their shields with their hands, and came to the front of the group of warriors. The shields were connected together to resist the falling arrows and rocks.
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Although from time to time a soldier would still have his shield smashed by rocks and his head pierced by flying arrows, new people would soon rush out and take his place.
Although the progress of the city collision has been slowed down, it is still proceeding in an orderly manner.
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"General, we can't go on like this! Sooner or later the city wall will be broken by them!" Ning Tong hurriedly walked to Ning Huangji and shouted to him.
"Princess Fu Jian's Blazing Blood Lotus is too overbearing. Most of our flying arrows and rocks are blocked by it, and the few that fall will cause very little damage. If this continues, the city gate will be destroyed within an hour.
They break!"
"It's all that old fox Qin Chenggu who deducts military pay every year. We are already running out of money to pay the soldiers' military pay. Even if we have a little more to repair the inner walls, we won't be in this situation." Yuchi Shang on the side also said.
He yelled and cursed loudly.
He was a rough man, quick-tempered, and by this time he was extremely anxious.
"Okay! Lao Shang! What's the use of talking about this now!" At this time, Luo Cheng, who had a resolute face, also stepped forward and stopped Yuchi Shang's complaints. He looked at Ning Huang Ji and raised his hand: "Instead of
Sitting there waiting for death, I want to ask the general to give me 800 dead men, so that I can lead them to kill him and defeat the Youyun barbarian's plan to attack the city!"
"I'll go too!" Yuchi Shang heard this and said quickly.
After the two of them said this, they both set their sights on Ning Huangji, waiting for the other party to make a final decision.
But Ning Huangji remained silent, just lowering his head, wondering what he was thinking.
Boom!
Boom!
The huge Chonglong Pillar was still hitting the city wall at random, making the city shake more obviously. Cracks were spreading along the front of the place where it was hit by the Chonglong Pillar, and the Chonglong Pillar's
Every time it falls, the crack spreads faster.
"General! Make a decision quickly!" Yuchi Shang was impatient. He looked at Ning Huangji, who was still silent, and stamped his feet anxiously, urging loudly.
After hearing this, Ning Huangji raised his head and looked at Yu Chishang and Luo Cheng: "Do you really think that you can stop these barbarians by killing them?"
This question made both Yuchishang and Yuchishang stunned. They lowered their heads and looked at the city gate. It seemed that the number of people sent by Youyun really only had a few hundred people, but there were already nearly tens of thousands of troops not far away.
They gathered on the side and stood ready at the city gate without hesitation. They were obviously waiting for the Qingyun Army in the inner city to lose control and come out of the city to stop the warriors from ramming into the city, so as to kill them all in one fell swoop!
When Yuchi and Shang realized what the problem was, their expressions changed, but the next moment.
Yu Chishang, who had a beard on his face, suddenly grinned: "Haha, you are just a barbarian! Back then, general, you could kill seven in and seven out under the siege of thousands of Youyun cavalry. My old Shang is not very good at it. One in and one out is no big deal.
question!"
As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows and glanced at Luo Cheng, who was standing aside, and said with a smile: "General Luo's body is a bit weak, so let's just let Lao Shang and I do it alone! As the general often said, there are more capable people...
Thank you..."
Luocheng glanced at Yu Chishang and did not answer his words at all. At this time, he bowed his hands towards Ning Huang Ji.
"Generals often say that when two armies confront each other, it depends on the right time, the right location, and the right people."
"Now that Yangshan has been destroyed, Yingshui County is unstable and has lost its time. The governor of the county, Qin Chenggu, refuses to send troops and loses the peace again. Now our army only has the Ma Tuo City, which has a high city and a deep pond, which is a good location.
Once used, this city will be destroyed, and the defeat of Qingyun Army will be trivial, and there will be a vast plain behind where the barbarians can gallop!"
"As the commander of the Qingyun Army's Lu Battalion, Luocheng is bound to fight this battle. Please accept the general's permission. I go to the battle with General Yuchi Shang and only need 800 dead men. I dare not say that I can defeat the enemy, but I will definitely help the general cut down this stone.
Climb the Dragon Pillar!" Luo Cheng's words were loud and clear.
Yuchi Shang, who had no ink in his chest, heard that his blood was boiling, but he couldn't think of any good words to express his feelings. He could only scratch his head and cheeks and echoed: "Me too!"
Ning Huangji frowned and looked at the two people in front of him. He was silent for a while and finally nodded slowly.
Then he bowed his hands towards the two of them. When they saw this, they were a little panicked and quickly returned the bow.
"This trip is dangerous, with a narrow escape from death. The two generals have great righteousness, and they deserve my respect. The two generals will go to fight. Ning is willing to beat drums for the two generals on the city!"
"The general will not return! The war drums of our Qingyun Army will not stop!"