C41 King's Banner of Liu Cheng(3)

"Has Solitary Classic and Gongsun Xu gone mad? It seems like they are preparing to attack the city overnight! " Stopping on the west side of the city wall, he noticed that the enemy had ignited a dense number of torches without any signs of retreat. He could not help but frown and ask Zhang Yuan.

At this moment, the army didn't have the ability to fight in the night. If they didn't take advantage of the battlefield, they would be attacking the city that very night, and they wouldn't be able to understand why their opponents were so impatient.

Zhang Yuan was also puzzled. "If Gongsun Xu was not in battle, he could have made the mistake of taking immediate action! That old man was a veteran of hundreds of battles. Logically speaking, it was impossible for him to do such a foolish thing! "Don't tell me …"

"Could it be what?" Peng Dun hurriedly asked.

"Could it be that Gongsun Xu had a conflict with the Single Meridian, or the Single Meridian could not suppress Gongsun Xu, and Gongsun Xu insisted on attacking during the night?"

"Hmm? It's very possible! " Collapse's eyes lit up, and muttered to himself: "A few days ago, a spy hiding in Youzhou sent over news, saying that Gongsun Zan's subordinates were not satisfied with him handing over all of Changli's elites to Gongsun Xu, and looked down on White Horse Camp's army that was formed from the Changli. Could it be that the Meridian is one of them? "

Zhang Yuan pointed towards the south side of the city, "I don't know if the King is paying attention to us, but since I was supervising the battle in the morning, I only appeared for a while in the afternoon and then disappeared."

"Indeed! It seems like my guess about Teacher Zhang is correct. This should be the case. " Collapse nodded heavily, waved his hand towards outside the city and said, "Alright, since Gongsun Xu wants to send someone to die, how can This King not have his wish? "Nan Lou!"

"Your Majesty, please give the order!" Nan Lou pounded his left chest, and the dried blood on his armor splattered down.

"I'll leave the west side of the city to you. Go and transfer half of the arrows stored in the storehouse, you can't let a Chinese rush to the top of the city while it's still dark!"

"As long as there are enough arrows, there will be no problem in my defense!" Nan Lou laughed loudly and said, "Rest assured King, I will teach them how to kill every one of them!"

"This King is very confident in you!" Mr. Zhang, follow me to the south of the city to take a look. "Looks like I'll be able to sleep well tonight."

"Here!" Great King, do you want to intensify the defense of the other two sides? "

Collapsing Mountain looked at the tall mountain in the north and shook his head with a smile, "No need, you should know the terrain of the north part of the city. This King purposely added dozens of bonfires last night, no matter how stupid Gongsun Xu is, he wouldn't attack from there, right? If he really dared to send someone down from the mountain, it would be a hard to come by prey. As for the east side, that was even more impossible! "Let's go."

"Your Majesty is right, I am overthinking it." Zhang Yuan retracted his gaze from the north side of the city and followed the collapse down the city wall.

Outside the city, the White Horse Camp began attacking the city once again. With the help of numerous torches, they became even more powerful.

Nan Lou sneered in disdain as he nocked an arrow and aimed it at the ground below the city.

Inside the big tent in White Horse Camp, Gongsun Xu rubbed his hands above the brazier and asked Gongsun Yi who just came in: "So far, how are the casualties?"

"Over three thousand people died, and over two thousand were severely injured."

Zhao Yun, Yan Rou and Kurna were seated around him. Upon hearing this number, they frowned. In just half a day, the White Horse Camp had already suffered 30% of the casualties!

"What is Yang Hong doing?" Gongsun Xu smashed his fist on the table and shouted, "So many people died from feint attacks, how dare you!"

"Reporting to young master, most of the stone-throwing cart s are unusable, and the archers are unable to provide accurate cover when the sky turns dark. Also, General Yang Hong is worried that his feint attack has been seen through by the enemy and has been increasing his offense, so he suffered heavy casualties."

"Tell Yang Hong to withdraw and rest up, it's Wang Wei's turn! Transfer another thirty thousand arrows to Wang Wei. Tell him, 'Before the city breaks down, shoot out all thirty thousand arrows!'

"Here!"

Just when Gongsun Yi went out, he heard footsteps outside. Then, he opened the tent and walked in.

"General!" Everyone stood up and saluted.

"Sit!" Everyone sat down to talk. Your subject does not need to give way, this old man will sit here. " After rejecting Gongsun Xu's seat of honor, Ye Zichen casually found a seat beside the brazier and sat down.

"General!" Gongsun Xu looked at Dan Zai, cupped his hands and said, "Everything is ready, I was preparing to invite the general here, but I didn't expect that the general had already arrived. "Please advise me, General."

He then laughed out loud and said, "This old man has said that I am only here to take a look. I will give the order, so there is no need to consider this old man."

"In that case, I have overstepped my authority." Gongsun Xu smiled apologetically and shouted to the people outside the account, "Have Ku Le come and see me."

Not long later, Ku Le entered the tent while gasping for breath. When he saw Dan Chuan, he was stunned for a moment before quickly bowing.

Gongsun Xu asked, "How many sheepskins did you make?"

Ku Le bowed and said, "1000 pieces. "It's just that the time was short and the stitching wasn't very strong."

"As you said, the moat is not wide, so it is not a big problem. Can you wear it anytime? "

"Yes, I had frozen the sheepskin into an ice cube and purposely built it into a tent with a big fire in it. I guarantee that it will be ready for use at any time."

Gongsun Xu nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, if we win this battle, I will write you a first prize. Go back and take a good look at those sheepskin clothes, and then we'll start moving. "

"This lowly general bids his farewell."

Gongsun Xu shifted his gaze to Kurna and asked, "Are the King's soldiers ready?"

Kurna rubbed his fists together and replied, "Don't worry, Young Marquis. As long as the city gate is opened, I guarantee that we will be able to capture the city. No enemy will be able to escape!"

"There's no need to be like this. Fighting against a trapped beast will result in many more casualties." Gongsun Xu shook his head and said, "After the city is broken, let go of the east gate and let them escape that way. It won't be too late to chase them down after daybreak."

Kurna hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"Your Majesty, please go back and rest. When the time comes, we will send someone to invite you."

"Alright, I will take my leave first." Kurna bowed to Single Classic and left the account.

Shun Chuan stared at Kurna's back as he left. He then asked with a smile, "Does the people want Collapse to flee to Western Liaoning?"

"General's eyes are sharp like torches!" Gongsun Xu sighed, "If they start to attack Wu Yan, it will attract Gongsun Du's attention and hostility. If they are forced into a corner, Wu Yan will very likely rely on Gongsun Du, which will worsen the relationship between Youzhou and Gongsun Du. It would be better to just let them run away, let them find a chance to fight back, and wait for the fight to break out. "

I have also included Kurna, right? As long as Kurna slaughtered his way into the city tonight, Liaodong Wu Huan and Wuhuan of Liaoxi would not be able to reconcile! Hehe, in the future, Kurna can only be more loyal. Otherwise, once our Youzhou abandons him, he will die without a burial ground! "

"We can't hide anything from the old general!" Gongsun Xu gave a thumbs up.

"I'm old, useless!" Suo Jing smiled proudly and asked, "Who led the troops to attack? How many people are you planning to take with you? "

Gongsun Xu pointed at Zhao Yun and Yan Rou. "The two of them, along with Ku Le, will bring a total of eight hundred people."

"Zi Long and Zi Hu are brave and unparalleled. They are indeed the right candidates." He then asked doubtfully, "But why did you add Ku Le into the mix to make plans for the future?"

"The old general is right." Gongsun Xu smiled and nodded. He briefly recounted how Kurna initially wanted to make Ku Le his successor and then later reneged on the idea of making his own son, Ku Si.

"So that's how it is!" Solely through a sudden realization, he sighed and said, "My people, this old man has said something disrespectful. Your future achievements will definitely surpass that of the Marquis!"

Gongsun Xu smiled but didn't reply. In the future, he would definitely be unhappy with Gongsun Zan. It was better to take things one step at a time. No matter what, it was a good thing that an old general like the Sutra of the Meridian could take the initiative to show goodwill.

He didn't want to get entangled with this topic, so he started a conversation with Gongsun Xu and waited for the time to come.

The sounds of battle never stopped in the dark night. Time seemed to pass by very slowly. Zi's time finally arrived in a leisurely manner.

At this moment, be it attacking or defending, both of them were physically and mentally exhausted. All they could do was listen to orders and attack. Wang Wei had already collapsed on the ground. His arms were in so much pain that they felt like they were about to split. Not to mention shooting arrows, it was difficult for him to even lift his bow. Most of his several thousand archers did the same thing, continuously shooting out thirty thousand arrows. Even if they were distributed among everyone, there were only ten or so. However, it was still very difficult for these soldiers who had not been meticulously trained.

At the top of the city wall, Nan Lou was leaning against the cold wall and breathing heavily. He couldn't even lift his fingers. At first, they would even curse and dodge, but now, unless they were shot directly by the arrow, very few people were willing to waste their energy to dodge.

'If the enemy attacks the city as fiercely as they did during the day, we won't be able to hold on. Even if he managed to hold on to it today, what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? ' Nan Lou looked at the dark night sky and suddenly felt depressed.

Suddenly, the sound of golden drums could be heard outside the city. The number of cheers suddenly skyrocketed.

Nan Lou quickly sat up and looked out through the battlements. He saw the enemy army rushing towards him like a tidal wave.

"F * ck, it's here again!" Brothers, get ready to fight! "

At the same time, the monoliths in the south of the city also led their troops to launch a fierce attack on the city walls. This attack was different from before. The attack teams from the west and south of the city had pushed up all the siege equipment they could use. Moreover, the number of supervising troops had increased by several times.

The moment the two sides came into contact with each other, Nan Lou was frightened by the fearless aura of the opponent and quickly sent people to Ta Dun to ask for reinforcements.

"Let's go, I wish you all a victorious return here!" Amidst the deafening drumbeats and shouts of battle, Gongsun Xu gave the order to attack.

Zhao Yun, Yan Rou, and Ku Le led 800 elites carrying large cloth bags out of the camp quietly. Under the cover of the dark night, they went around the moat towards the north and soon disappeared into the darkness.