C37 Midnight's Army Surrounded Liucheng

Tonight, the sky was as dark as the bottom of a pot. There was no moon or stars, and the ground was pitch black. The wind was not strong, but when it hit a person, it was as painful as a knife slicing through the air.

Every ten steps, there would be a torch burning atop the walls of the Liucheng. The dim light could only reach six to seven steps away. The Wuhuan of Liaoxi's soldiers who were on guard duty at night held onto their weapons as they gathered around the bonfire behind the city walls to keep warm. From time to time, some of them would even yawn and curse.

Chieftain and Na Yong, who were guarding the western gate, stood up. They walked to the shelter and soaked their pants. Chieftain and Na Yong, who were guarding the western gate, stood up, walked to the shelter and soaked their pants. The aroma of wine spread out with the cold wind, causing the surrounding soldiers to salivate, but no one dared to ask for wine because Na Yong was in a very bad mood. At night, when he was guarding the city wall, it was usually at centurion's level, but Master Ta Dun speculated that the Youzhou Army might attack soon, so he gave the order to raise the level of the guards.

Na Yong drank a few mouthfuls and felt much warmer. After exchanging a few words with his subordinates, he staggered over to the city gate tower to get some sleep. He was about to push open the door when he heard a strange sound coming from the direction of the wind. It was as clear as thunder. He turned around and saw a long torchlight roaring towards him from a few miles away.

Na Yong was stunned for a moment before reacting. He jumped and shouted, "The enemy is here! The enemy is coming! Get up and prepare to fight! Na'Gou, quickly report this to Great King Bu Dun! "

The ground that Liucheng was in was extremely dangerous. To the north was an extended mountain range, and the surging Great Ling River to the east was a natural barrier. Only the south and west were very flat. The water level in the late autumn had dropped by half, but it was still more than ten feet deep. At this time, the shallow water by the Great Ling River had already frozen over, and if one fell into it, even if they didn't die, they would quickly freeze to death.

The moment Na Yong and his guards took their positions on the city wall, a large group of soldiers had arrived at the foot of the city. Countless torches were like stars in the sky, surrounding the west side of the city and the south side of the city.

"Sss …" Na Yong sucked in a breath of cold air and muttered, "His milk …" milk. It looks like there are at least forty to fifty thousand people here! "

One of his close subordinates asked in a low voice, "Chief Na, do you think we can hold on?"

Prince Lou Ban had taken almost half of his men with him. With these twenty to thirty thousand people in the city, and facing the elite Youzhou who had just killed King Qiu Liju, it would be difficult for them to defend the city!

'I hope they can attack the city a little later. 'Na Yong looked at the torches outside the city and the guns and knives and prayed in his heart.

The Youzhou army outside the city did not attack, but instead, they started to camp out a few miles away. The muffled sound of the wooden stake breaking through the ground reached the city walls, as if it had smashed into the hearts of the defending troops, causing them a lot of pressure.

Gongsun Xu, accompanied by Zhao Yun and Yan Rou, looked up at the city wall. According to the plan that they had discussed previously, the White Horse Camp and Kurna would be responsible for surrounding the southern part of the city with twenty thousand people. The White Horse Camp and Kurna would be responsible for surrounding the western part of the city.

The walls of the Liucheng were only about fifty feet tall, which was almost half the size of the walls of the Youzhou City. However, the terrain here was enough to make up for the deficiencies of the walls of the Liucheng City.

"The terrain is very dangerous!" Gongsun Xu's gaze shifted from the city wall to the mountain range at the north of the city.

"The lord is right." Yan Rou nodded her head and pointed to the mountain to the north of the city: "I have been to the Liucheng before and even climbed that mountain before. The mountain is extremely steep and the gap between it and the city wall is less than one Zhang. At that time, this lowly general was thinking that if this lowly general had the chance to lead his troops to attack this city, he would first abandon the attack from the north. "

"What does Zi Long think?" Gongsun Xu turned around and asked Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun shook his head and said, "This general has never seen the terrain, so I don't dare to speak carelessly."

Gongsun Xu smiled. Yan Rou and Zhao Yun both had very decisive personalities, but the latter was very cautious when doing things. If Yan Rou was a general, then Zhao Yun was a true handsome talent.

"I'll go see the single general. You can arrange the night shift to rest for the night. We'll make our plans when the sun rises." Gongsun Xu turned around and walked a few steps. He suddenly smiled and said, "Zi Hu, get Yan Rou, Gongsun Xu to arrange a few teams to continuously fire rockets at the city walls at night."

Yan Rou also smiled, and after agreeing loudly, she personally went to pass the message to Wang Wei.

When Gongsun Xu came to the entrance of the south side of the city, the fire serpents had already flown to the top of the city, causing a burst of panic. Seeing this, the Youzhou soldiers stationed at the foot of the city stopped what they were doing and clapped.

After hearing the commotion, he rushed out of the tent and ran into Gongsun Xu. He understood immediately after he saw Gongsun Xu. He pointed at Gongsun Xu and smiled: "Son, it was you who came up with this idea, right?"

"Hehe, it's an insect trick, I'm sorry, uncles."

Meridian stared at Gongsun Xu and said solemnly: "That's wrong! In the battlefield, it is a good idea to defeat the opponent, regardless if he is just an honorable person or just an insect! "

Gongsun Xu bowed to acknowledge: "Yes, this nephew will remember."

Satisfied, Simply nodded, "Not bad! "Come, follow me on a tour around the city, and see if your sons have been lazy when they set up camp."

Gongsun Xu responded gratefully. He knew clearly in his heart that he should want to teach him how to set up his own camp just by speaking euphemistically.

As expected, the one-way walk explained everything, including where to dig open water and fire escape ditches, where to set up the weapons rack, where to store the food, and even the location of the latrine. After a round of inspection, the two of them took about two hours to learn a lot of useful things.

After all, he was old and had been riding fast horses for the past few days. His body was not feeling well, so he returned to the Commander's Tent to rest after his inspection.

The White Horse Camp's camp had already been set up, but it was still somewhat rough compared to the Meridians. After all, no matter Zhao Yun or Yan Rou did not have the experience of leading their troops to camp alone. At first, the two of them were in a state of confusion, but it just so happened that Wei Dun and his men were escorting the food over. He had learned a few things from Liu Yu, and after giving some pointers, they successfully built the camp.

Gongsun Xu was not sleepy at all when he returned to his tent. He really wanted to attack the city at this time when the sun was high in the sky. Thinking about how he could kill 20,000 people with just a single order, Gongsun Xu felt his blood boiling in his chest! In his previous life, when he was bored, he would dream of commanding an invincible army. Unfortunately, he could only command a few mercenaries at once, and it was only a temporary small team.

The last time he killed Qiu Liju, it was all a trick, and the one who did it was Yan Rou. Accompanying the act was Liu He, who had yet to become White Horse Camp. This time, he was finally able to lead an upright and upright Master to attack and break out of the city. Furthermore, the Liucheng was still the's capital, so Gongsun Xu looked forward to this battle.

Since he couldn't sleep, Gongsun Xu put on his leather robe and walked out of the tent to watch the soldiers launch their rockets at the top of the city. Gongsun Xu watched for a while and suddenly realized that the one jumping and shouting in front of a pile of torches was actually Wang Wei. From time to time, he would snatch a few arrows from his men, making him look like he was having fun.

"This guy …" Gongsun Xu couldn't help but laugh. Compared to the scheming Yang Hong, he liked Wang Wei's straightforwardness more. Therefore, after the White Horse Camp was finished assembling, he would assign the elite crossbow battalion under Liu Tie's command. The lance battalion was handed over to Yang Hong.

"My lord can't sleep?" Zhao Yun's voice came from behind.

"Didn't Zi Long not sleep either?" Gongsun Xu asked without turning his head.

Zhao Yun's voice was a bit excited: "Although I have gone to war many times before, I have always been under someone else's command. Leading a battalion of troops in this war, I feel really uneasy!"

"Are you nervous?" Gongsun Xu was a little surprised but also found it a little funny. Even Changshan Zhao Zilong, who was famous for his history, would not be able to sleep even after leading the army for the first time.

Zhao Yun walked to Gongsun Xu's side and whispered, "I am afraid that I will fail in this battle and embarrass my lord. I am also afraid that I will accidentally harm the lives of my men. I am truly unable to sleep!"

Gongsun Xu chuckled, "Zi Long, you don't need to think too much. This is the first time that the White Horse Camp has gone out to war after all this time, and some mistakes are unavoidable. Furthermore, attacking the city does not require the use of cavalrymen. Zi Long and his soldiers only need to rest and recharge their strength. It will only be used after the city has been destroyed. "

"How can this be!" Zhao Yun immediately became anxious, "Before I left, I promised Chan'er that I would be the first to step onto the Liucheng's city walls! My lord, you can't let Yun be someone who goes back on his word! Even if we don't let this lowly general lead the cavalry to attack the city, shouldn't we be able to lead the small troops in the front? "

Gongsun Xu laughed, "Zi Long, don't be impatient. You definitely have a chance to earn merits this time!"

"Oh?" Zhao Yun's eyes lit up as he asked in a hurry, "Could it be that the lord has already planned this?"

Gongsun Xu slightly shook his head, "For the time being, it's just a vague idea. Let's talk about it after we've seen the terrain tomorrow." "Gongsun Jia!"

Gongsun Jia, who was standing on the left side of the tent, strode forward and cupped his fist, "Please give your instructions, Young Master."

"Ask Wei Dun to come over. I want to ask about the forging of siege equipment."

When Gongsun Jia just left for a while, there was suddenly a clamor on the city wall. Borrowing the light of the rocket, he could vaguely see a large group of people holding thick and heavy shields as they escorted a few armored generals up to the city walls. They were currently looking down from above, and guessed that they were probably important generals of the Wuhuan of Liaoxi.

When Wang Wei saw the important figures of the enemy troops, he was even more excited. He shouted for more people to shoot at the city walls, but they were all blocked by the shields on the city walls.

Gongsun Xu suddenly asked, "Zi Long, do you want to show off your skills?"