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Chapter 317 Fighting in the dark night
Chapter 317

Before Qiu Zongxi could drive Zhan Feiyu off the tower, County Magistrate Zhu hurried over with the policemen and yamen servants, sweating from the cold weather.

"Old man, Miss Zhan, this..." Panting heavily, County Magistrate Zhu peeked out of the city gate, his voice stuttering. If there is no way to escape, or the magistrate Zhu, who is greedy for life and fear of death, would have already ran away with the silver.

Qiu Zongxi didn't like the fatuous and incompetent magistrate Zhu at first, so he was so frightened that he almost shrank into a ball, and even said angrily: "Left and right are just a death!"

It's good not to mention death, but when death is mentioned, Magistrate Zhu's obese body shrinks into a corner.

"Okay, how many people are there in the county government?" Qiu Zongxi didn't expect the county magistrate Zhu to command the defense of the city. He glanced at the arresting government servants who were also trembling with fright. Team……"

When County Captain Feng arrived with a group of servants, nurses, and strong men from the county town, Qiu Zongxi had already arranged people on the dilapidated tower.

Looking at the few ordinary people who were still holding kitchen knives, Qiu Zongxi opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything after all. At this time, more people would give more strength.

"Lieutenant Feng County, the strong men you brought are also a small team of ten people, let the police take charge..." Although Qiu Zongxi is a master of calligraphy and painting, he traveled to the Daqing Dynasty in his early years, and he was close friends with General Yang , can also be regarded as proficient in formation.

No matter how unbearable the police and yamen servants are, they are still martial arts practitioners, at least they are more courageous than ordinary people, so they are the main force responsible for guarding the tower, while the common people play a supporting role.

As for these servants and nurses, they are also martial arts practitioners, even better than the county government's police officers. Qiu Zongxi asked them to form a group of three to support wherever they are in danger.

"Ah Nuan?" Zhan Feiyu stood up straight in the corner. This place was the closest to the gate of the city, and he heard a few slight shouts of killing.

"Miss, don't worry, my brother and the others will be fine." He Nuan wasn't just worried about He Sheng who was guarding the city gate. That's all, but dealing with a few barbarian spies is definitely not a problem.

Zhan Feiyu nodded, but after all, it was the first time he faced such a tense and tense scene, and his expression was never more serious.

Before half a cup of tea came, the sound of footsteps came, and He Nuan immediately became alert. When he saw that the person who came over was He Sheng, he was relieved, "Brother, how is the situation?"

"Miss." He Sheng walked over quickly, the long sword in his hand was still dripping with blood, he didn't need to ask to know that he had just passed through a fight at the city gate, "A total of 20 barbarian spies were killed..."

Presumably, these 20 people were responsible for opening the city gate to let the enemy troops from outside the city come in. If it weren't for He Sheng and their presence, even if Feng Xianwei led his soldiers to guard the city gate, they would definitely not be the opponents of these [-] enemy troops.

But to prevent barbarian spies, He Sheng left eight people to continue guarding the city gate, and the rest went up to the tower to protect Zhan Feiyu's safety.

"If the gate of the city is not opened according to the agreed time, the barbarians will definitely start attacking the city." Zhan Feiyu looked at the barbarian enemy below who were ready to move. Light, cold and bloodthirsty.

He Sheng stood on the right side of Zhan Feiyu and looked down, "Miss, don't worry, this group of barbarians sneaked in secretly by bypassing the Weizhou camp. They have no weapons to attack the city."

If the two armies are confronting each other, they will usually use a cart to hit the city gate or the city wall, and smash the solid city gate head-on.

Catapults can also be used to attack city gates and defending soldiers. Of course, in addition to bows and arrows, ladders and grappling hooks are also the most commonly used things.

To put it bluntly, if the city gate cannot be breached, the enemy army can only let the soldiers climb to the top of the city tower, and after some fighting, open the city gate from the inside to let the enemy army come in.

In the same way, as long as the city tower is guarded and the enemy troops are not allowed to climb up, Xiangwu County can be defended without the city gate being opened.

At this moment, the enemy army outside the city gate really started to commotion, and for a moment, the soldiers and servants on the city tower tensed up, holding the weapons in their hands tightly.

After a quarter of an hour.

The shouts of killing shook the sky, the barbarians chopped down a thick tree nearby, and then a dozen people rushed towards the closed city gate with arms in their arms, while a group of people started to climb towards the city wall with ladders and grappling hooks, bows and arrows whistling. He shot at the soldiers on the city gate to cover the climbing enemy army.

Gore, killing, death...

Time passed bit by bit, and Zhan Feiyu was also red-eyed. She didn't know how many ropes of the grapple she had cut, and she didn't know how many barbarians who wanted to climb the city wall. She kept waving Holding a sharp dagger, when the knife hits, it will be dripping with blood.

"A barbarian is coming up!" A roar sounded, but the man who raised the kitchen knife avoided the barbarian's big knife, but he did not dodge the sharp arrow shot from below.

With a puff, an arrow pierced through the chest, and the tall and strong body fell down with a bang, but at the moment of falling, this ordinary man hugged the barbarian in front of him tightly, letting the butcher's knife held high A stab at the back with a knife.

"Asheng, you go over there!" Zhan Feiyu's eyes were sour, but at the moment he couldn't care less about other things. Once the gap in the city tower was opened, a steady stream of barbarians would rush over like wild wolves, and the guarded arresters, Soldiers were no match for the bloodthirsty barbarians.

He Sheng hesitated for a moment. Under the darkness of night, facing Zhan Feiyu's fair but stern face, he finally gritted his teeth and ran forward with his sword in hand. The four subordinates who followed Zhan Feiyu could only follow orders. .

He Sheng's five masters were there, but one man was in charge of the gate and ten thousand were not allowed to open. The six or seven barbarians who had just climbed up instantly became dead souls under the sword.

It was only an hour, but it seemed as long as a day, and the cold was no longer felt in the darkness, and the smell of blood spread over the surface, and the corpses piled up on the tower did not care whether they were friends or foes, and were finally thrown under the city wall. Only after the battle is over and the reinforcements from the Weizhou Battalion arrive can they collect the corpses.

"Mr. Qiu." During the short rest, Old Man Tie wiped the blood from his face, looked at Qiu Zongxi and said in a low voice: "All the people sent out to ask for help have been intercepted and killed."

"These inhumane beasts!" Qiu Zongxi was furious, and the hand holding the spear trembled with anger.

Although they don't know how these barbarians escaped the Weizhou Camp and came to Xiangwu County, since the news of the Yang family's recovery, the old Yang family who had been dormant for many years finally no longer had to hide.

Although all parties have sent spies into Xiangwu County to inquire about news, this is still the territory of the Yang family. After discovering the barbarian enemy army, because Yang Shoucheng was not here and Old General Yang was still in Shitou Village, Old Man Tie immediately organized people.

Old Man Tie sent a total of five people out of the city to ask for help, including the youngest son Tie Laosan. It stands to reason that no matter how strong the barbarians are, in terms of skills, Tie Laosan and the five are stronger, and they are more familiar with Xiangwu County. outside terrain.

But an hour had passed since they left and the One Foundation had sent a signal half an hour ago, but Old Man Tie hadn't seen the signal, which meant that the five people were in danger.

As soon as Old Man Tie said it, Qiu Zongxi guessed that the ones who intercepted and killed three or five of Tie Lao's people would not be the barbarians who were about to attack the city, but more probably the spies placed by various families in Xiangwu County. These are also experts. He didn't come to the city tower to support him, and he either left the city or stayed in the county.

The reason why Tie Lao San and the others were intercepted was to prevent the news from being sent out. The barbarians had succeeded in attacking the city, and Xiangwu County would surely be bloodied, and the Yang family would suffer the most damage. If they could still take the opportunity to kill Old General Yang Or Yang Shoucheng would be better.

Zhan Feiyu was resting against He Nuan, and his right hand holding the dagger was sore, and Zhan Feiyu also had a light bloodstain on his white and tender face. Fortunately, the wound was not deep, it just scratched the left cheek.

"Miss." He Nuan whispered, wanting to take Zhan Feiyu away, but swallowed the words again.

Just now an arrow flew in, but fortunately, He Nuan quickly blocked it with a long sword, otherwise Zhan Feiyu's face would be really ruined, but even so, the sharp arrow still brushed her cheek and brought out A bloodstain came.

"Don't worry, there are people from the Forbidden Dragon Guard in Xiangwu County. They must spread the news, and everything will be fine after dawn." Zhan Feiyu grinned, and the wound on his cheek hissed in pain.

Seeing this situation, He Nuan hurriedly felt distressed and helpless. There was a sudden fire in the middle of the night, and He Nuan also got up in a hurry, so she didn't have any wound medicine on her body.

"Miss Zhan." County Captain Feng hurried over. Compared with the bruised Zhan Feiyu on his cheek, County Captain Feng was even more embarrassed. There was a bloody patch on his left arm. The sword tore through the clothes, and there is no medicine at the moment, so I can only wrap it with cloth strips hastily.

Both hot oil and boiling water were used before, and the hot oil could not scald the enemy soldiers, and if the hot oil splashed on the city wall, it was much more difficult for the barbarians to climb up, it was too slippery.

As for chili powder, people in Xiangwu County love to eat roasted mutton, so every family prepares an extra catty and a half catty for Chinese New Year. Sprinkling it against the wind can also make a barbarian drink a pot.

County Captain Feng was puzzled by the fact that the flour was piled up under the city wall at the moment, and he really didn't know what it was used for.

Zhan Feiyu just remembered this incident, and leaned forward to look at the barbarian army under the city gate that was being repaired. Even though hundreds of people were killed or injured, there were at least 2000 more people, "Ah Nuan, let Ah Sheng and the others come over."

Everyone is taking the time to rest at this moment, everyone knows that there will be more fierce fighting in the future, and the barbarians know better that if they can't break through the city gate before dawn, once the reinforcements from the Weizhou Battalion arrive, they will Became the turtle in the urn.

He Sheng and the others came very quickly. After listening to Zhan Feiyu's words, not to mention He Sheng and He Nuan, even Qiu Zongxi and Old Man Tie, who came to listen, were at a loss. What's the use of spreading flour on the barbarian enemy army.

If chili powder is sprinkled, they can still understand that whoever suffers the most if their eyes or nose are stained with chili powder will be fine. Is a deadly danger, can sprinkle flour?
"Ah Sheng, you must leave as quickly as possible after dusting." Zhan Feiyu didn't bother to explain, and couldn't explain what a dust explosion was, so he could only tell He Sheng and the others to escape as soon as possible.

"This subordinate understands." He Sheng responded. Although he didn't understand, he carried out Zhan Feiyu's orders to the letter.

Darkness is the best cover. He Sheng and the others carried a bag of flour each, and their right hand clenched their long swords. Not only did they want to cut open the bag of flour on top of the barbarian enemy army, but they also wanted to leave as quickly as possible. .

The barbarian enemy troops who were repairing under the tower also found He Sheng and others. In an instant, thousands of enemies were on alert, raising their weapons high.

The sound of war drums sounded suddenly, and before He Sheng and the others landed, they suddenly swept into the air again with force, threw the flour bag on their shoulders upwards, and swiped the long sword in their right hand.

In an instant, the fine white flour, which every household is reluctant to eat on weekdays, fell down like snowflakes at this moment, and He Sheng and a dozen people kept Zhan Feiyu's advice in mind, cut through the flour bag, and immediately flew around like a gust of wind jumped out.

"Shoot the arrow!" Zhan Feiyu gave the order, and the archers who had already prepared on the tower immediately shot the rocket at the falling flour.

Bang!The flames overflowed, and the screams were instantly remembered, and almost at the same time, He Sheng and others who landed were shocked for a moment, and then raised their swords to kill the panicked barbarian enemies again.

And in the same way, the shocked Old Man Tie and others immediately jumped down the tower, taking advantage of your illness to kill you!If you don't do it now, when will you wait?
The shouts of killing resounded through the sky again, and the wounded barbarians clutched in panic, while He Sheng and the others reaped their lives frantically, until the drums sounded again, and then they flew towards the city gate with blood all over their bodies. go away.

The rope hanging from the tower just allowed them to use their strength to climb up quickly, and the government soldiers who responded immediately took the rope back.

At this moment, He Sheng and others who had charged into the enemy army were all slumped on the ground, and the blood-stained long sword fell down with a bang. I don't know how many people they killed, but they all exhausted their strength, and their right wrists were sore. It hurts badly.

"Haha, these barbarian dogs ran away one by one, and some people knelt on the ground and begged for mercy." County Captain Feng laughed, but he was relieved like never before.

County Captain Feng didn't go down just now. Although he is a county captain, it's a pity that he can only catch small thieves with this level of skill. Except for He Sheng who went down at the beginning, this group of people was led by Old Man Tie, all from the Yang family. The old troops used to be fierce generals on the battlefield.

Hearing Lieutenant Feng's words, the arresters, soldiers, and common people on the tower also laughed. Originally, the three thousand barbarian enemy soldiers were dead at this moment, running, and the tower was in a mess. It would be dawn in two hours, and morale rose instantly.

After laughing heartily, everyone looked at Zhan Feiyu in unison. If they hadn't brought the flour, they would have watched He Sheng and the others bring it down. They would have suspected that Zhan Feiyu was inside. Put something in there, otherwise the rocket would ignite in an instant, like firecrackers to be set off during the Chinese New Year, injuring all the barbarians.

(End of this chapter)