Nightwatcher Chapter 48: Surprise for Qingzhou
"Why are you so sure?"
Miao Youfang was not convinced, leaning on the knife, chewing on the head:
"I like to attack others at night, because sleep is the most relaxed time at night."
Xu New Year patted the wooden barrel filled with kerosene on his feet, and smiled:
"Our oil is not only used to burn the enemy, it can also be used for lighting at night. Throw them down with a catapult. The situation is clear.
"The enemy army couldn't see the arrow shot from the city. How many people came to die.
"Your trick is only applicable to pre-emptive sneak attacks before the start of the war."
But now it is an offensive and defensive battle that both sides are prepared for.
Miao Youfang felt that what the scholar said was reasonable. After thinking about it, his eyes lit up:
"Then what if the other party sends a master?"
Xu Erlang looked at him silently: "I ordered the military master night patrol, what is it to guard against?"
Miao Youfang was convinced and gave a thumbs up:
"You deserve to be Xu Yinluo's younger brother, he is like a brother."
Xu Erlang's mouth twitched lightly, saying that you, like my elder brother, have a vulgar style.
He knew that Miao Youfang was his elder brother's attendant. Last time the eldest brother returned to Beijing, the two had a relationship. On the eve of his order to station in Songshan County, Miao Youfang suddenly came to the door and wanted to fight with him.
Xu Erlang asked if it was sent by the eldest brother. .
Miao Youfang shook his head and said, defending the family and the country is what a big man does.
A Wufu with a five-grade vigour took the initiative to seek refuge, and his identity was no problem. Of course, the military welcomed it extremely, so Miao Youfang followed him to Songshan County.
"However, there are too few masters in the defending army, and there is only one fourth rank." Miao Youfang shook his head.
"Rank 4 masters are all high-ranking generations, so the number is naturally scarce." Xu Erlang responded.
"Is it rare? I followed Xu Yinluo to fight in the north and south, and the trash fish in the fourth stage realm couldn't be seen."
Miao Youfang said with an air.
You also know that it was following my eldest brother.........Xu Erlang put his hands on the female wall and said slowly:
"For me, the princes of the court are not rare, they are everywhere in the hall. But Brother Miao has seen a few scarlet robes."
The level that the eldest brother is currently involved, the opponents he faces must be the highest level of a certain force, and the high level of the big force is naturally the top group of people in Kyushu.
Fourth grade is of course not rare.
But in a Qingzhou, a small Songshan county, the fourth grade is a superior figure.
Among the defenders of Songshan County, there is only one fourth-rank commander, who is of the same level as Xu Erlang.
The commander is responsible for guarding the north gate.
Xu Erlang didn't plan to entangle on this topic, took a breath of cold night breeze, and said:
"I remember my eldest brother said that your goal is to become a famous generation of heroes. But in war-torn places, your good deeds of being a chivalrous man are difficult to spread. Because the person you saved today may die tomorrow. .
"The refugees were either rescued by the army or by the rebels. They turned upside down like goods. They would not deliberately remember a knight who helped them.
"If you want to be a hero, you have to go to a peaceful place, wherever you can rob the rich and help the poor, there will be your legend in the rivers and lakes."
For Xu New Year’s question, Miao Youfang scratched his head and thought for a while:
"I must be a hero.
"But this hero is in his youth. The early years and later years are not in the way, but Dafeng is already very old. If he can't continue his life, then he really needs to change his dynasty.
"Actually, as far as I am concerned, it is up to me who does the emperor.
"But for the people of the Li people, this is a catastrophe. If Qingzhou can't be defended, the war will burn to the north and spread to the capital, tens of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains along the way, all turned into scorched earth.
"So I thought, can we suppress the rebels in Qingzhou and stop the war in Qingzhou."
Xu New Year was a little surprised, and smiled:
"Brother Miao really impressed me. Among the arena, there are very few chivalrous men like you who love the country and the people."
Miao Youfang shrugged:
"No, I actually don't have a good impression of the Dafeng court, but Xu Yinluo said something to me when I parted.
"The reason why he nurtured me and guided me to practice is because someone gave him the opportunity back then. What he asks for is only hope that he can become a useful person to the court and the people in the future.
"Xu Yinluo did not disappoint that person's expectations.
"So, I don't want to disappoint Xu Yinluo either."
Big brother didn't read the wrong person...Xu Erlang nodded silently. Just when he wanted to talk, he heard Miao Youfang's face change and shouted:
"The enemy is coming with artillery!"
Xu Xinnian's heart trembled, staring intently, the night was deep, and he couldn't see anything, but he knew that Miao Youfang was a fifth-rank martial artist with far better eyesight than ordinary people, so he didn't question and shouted:
"Beat the drum!
"Cannon preparation, bed crossbow preparation."
The soldiers resting against the female wall, the soldiers wearing light armor and sleeping on the horse track, were awakened one after another, and they started to move in an orderly manner, filling up shells and crossbow arrows.
Miao Youfang pushed a gunner away, calibrated the angle himself, and ignited the fuse.
Boom!
A ball of fire expanded, illuminating the distance, so that the defenders at the head of the city could clearly see the enemy forces pushing the artillery closer in the dark.
The flames of the explosion have not subsided, and the crossbows and artillery at the head of the city fired one after another, pouring firepower at the enemy.
The advantage of the defending army was immediately highlighted. Because of the condescending position, the artillery at the head of the city had a longer range than the enemy's artillery.
If the enemy wants to bomb the city wall, they must first accept the baptism of the defender's firepower.
Miao Youfang returned the artillery to the gunner, looked sideways at Xu Xinnian, and said angrily:
"Didn't you say that the enemy will not attack at night?!"
"Ah? What did you say?" Xu Erlang puckered out his ears and said loudly:
"The sound of the gun is too loud, I can't hear it."
Miao Youfang exploded, saying that the face of a scholar is not weaker than Wufu's copper skin and iron bones.
At this time, the enemy's artillery team, after losing three artillery pieces and two crossbows, finally rushed into the range of fire. The dense artillery sound immediately sounded, and the sound was endless.
The flames exploded continuously on the city wall and the city head.
During this period, there was the sound of clear chords of crossbows.
The destructive power of the bed crossbow is far less than that of the artillery, whether it is the destruction of the city wall or the lethality of the soldiers, it is inferior to the explosion of gunpowder.
But one function of the crossbow and the bed crossbow keeps it side by side with the artillery and has never been eliminated, that is, the single-on-one lethality of the crossbow and arrow.
The artillery may not kill the copper-skinned swordsman, but the armor-piercing power of the crossbow can severely injure and kill the masters in the army.
Taofu caught in the battlefield, the premonition of crisis will become "numb", because crisis is everywhere on the battlefield, which makes it easy for Wufu to ignore the terrible crossbow arrows and cannot avoid it in advance.
With good luck, it is a good thing to be able to kill or severely inflict martial arts among the enemies.
In the course of the confrontation between the two sides, more than a thousand pawns wearing cane armour carried siege hammers, ladders, shields and other tools to charge.
These pawns are refugees gathered by the Yunzhou rebels and are dedicated to consuming the firepower of the city defenders.
Two guards are holding shields and guarding Xu Xinnian's side, while he himself is running around the city and directing operations.
"My lord, go down first, in case you are endangered by artillery, the gain is not worth the loss."
The guard urged loudly.
"The military spirit is more important than my personal safety."
Xu Xinnian presses the sword with one hand and runs back and forth, directing the soldiers to fill their seats, directing the militia to clean up the dead bodies and treat the wounded.
These things are not for him, but they are for him.
As the highest commander of Songshan County, as long as he stands at the head of the city and fights shoulder to shoulder with the soldiers, the defenders will never waver.
The offensive and defensive battle lasted until the latter half of the night, when the enemy troops dropped their corpses and evacuated.
............
Southern Xinjiang.
By the side of the pool, Luo Yuheng dressed in feather clothes, sitting on the smooth rock by the shore, with Xu Qi'an's robe under his buttocks.
The hem of the feather robe, protruding white, well-proportioned feet, soaked in the cold water.
Her cheeks are flushed, her eyes narrowed slightly, not knowing whether she is enjoying the cool water or the aftermath of the spring tide.
Xu Qi'an stood in the pool, reached out and picked up the white belly embroidered with lotus patterns, and played with it in his hand.
Luo Yuheng glanced at him with eyes that were clearer than Tan Shui, flashing an imperceptible embarrassment.
Xu Qi'an rubbed his belly with a smooth material, recalling the delicate and softness of his chest, smilingly:
"Guoji, will you get pregnant?"
Luo Yuheng's eyes were cold, but his cheeks were flushed, and his white jade-like feet kicked, "Splash", the splash was like the sharpest sword in the world, and it hit Xiaoyin Gong's face with his head.
Xu Qi'an's noodles are hot and painful.
Luo Yuheng snorted coldly: "You and I are just a deal. I borrowed you to calm down the karmic fire, and you can borrow my combat power. Don't even think about the issue of heirs."
After finishing speaking, seeing him staring at his lower abdomen, his shame grew worse.
The mouth is very hard, but during the double repair, he needs to cooperate and is more familiar with it..........Xu Qi'an muttered in his heart.
Whether a woman likes you, how deep she likes you, can be felt during double repair, don't look at Luo Yuheng's stiff mouth, but her body has completely accepted him.
I really don't have any affection for him, but I can't lift my hips and twist my waist.
You and Mun Nanzhi are really good girlfriends. They don’t admit it, but they are very honest... Xu Qi'an said cheeky:
"I'm not worried that one day I will be slaughtered, anyhow there will be incense left behind.
"Speaking of business, this time I came to southern Xinjiang and discovered a big secret."
At the moment, tell Luo Yuheng about the question-and-answer process with the Gu God Baidi who told him Granny Tiangu.
After listening, Luo Yuheng's delicate and slender eyebrows lightly frowned, and he pondered for a long time:
"If you figure out three things, you will know the secrets behind each of the three questions.
"One, the reason for the fall of the ancient gods and demons; two, the symptoms of the three cultivation methods of heaven, earth and man; third, why the Gu God thinks Confucian sages are the gatekeepers."
The three events correspond to "The Great Era Ends", "The Whereabouts of Dao Zun" and "Who is the Gatekeeper".
Luo Yuheng took the opportunity to raise his hand, grabbed his bellyband, put it next to him, and then gathered Yuyi, after all, she was wearing this piece of clothing.
In order to prevent Xu Qi'an from snatching, she said quickly:
"The age of gods and demons is too far away, and there is no clue to find, but if you can talk to Baidi and Gu, you can know the inside story. I don’t recommend you to try. Qualifications for equal dialogue.
"The Dao Sect problem, when I get promoted to the first rank, I will go to Tianzong. Then I will wait for my news. As for the gatekeeper, you can ask Zhao Shou or Jianzheng.
"These two people, one is the successor of the Confucian system, and the other can spy on the secrets of heaven."
"As expected of a national teacher, Bingxue is smart." Xu Qi'an gave a thumbs up.
Luo Yuheng's expression is cold, but there is a smile in his eyes~ IndoMTL.com~ For a woman with a high position and a strong personality, this is the most popular style. Of course, it must be Xu Qi'an's flattery.
Because he is Luo Yuheng's "nominal" double monk, no matter how flattering other men are, she won't be able to make her feel better.
"Unfortunately, those who know the secret of heaven must be bound by the secret of heaven. Even if the supervisor knows it, he can't tell me."
Xu Qi'an shook his head regretfully: "Nothing, this matter is not urgent, the Qingzhou war is the most urgent thing. The national teacher has just returned from Qingzhou, how is the fighting situation there."
Luo Yuheng said:
"Never pay attention."
Thinking about it, and adding: "Your cousin seems to have been sent to guard Songshan County. This is one of the most important strongholds in Yang Gong's second line of defense."
She meant that the Qingzhou war was temporarily stable, but Xu Erlang would be in danger...........Is this not paying attention? Guo Shi, you are too arrogant, you obviously pay attention to my family...Xu Qi'an was vomiting in his heart, with a slightly heavy expression.
"The Nine-Tailed Fox is returning to the mainland soon, and the monsters in southern Xinjiang are also gathering. I must ensure that the southern monster's rebellion can be successful, so as to hold the Western Region Buddhism. I'm afraid I won't be able to intervene in the Qingzhou war."
Qingzhou wins or loses will affect the balance of victory in this war, but the war in southern Xinjiang is more important. If the southern demon cannot retake the 100,000 mountains, it will not be able to contain Buddhism.
And once Buddhism is allowed to cooperate with Yunzhou, it will not affect the balance of victory, but will directly gg.
"Gu Clan can send troops to reinforce Qingzhou." Luo Yuheng said.
"Well, give Qingzhou a surprise." Xu Qi'an nodded.
Although the transcendents of the Gu clan cannot leave, the members of the seven tribes can participate in the battle. Heart Gu, Poison Gu, and Corpse Gu are the darlings on the battlefield. Dark Gu is a top assassin.
This should greatly ease the pressure on Qingzhou.