Cangzhou beacon fire

Chapter 30
The next day, Enshui City, a pavilion by the Rainbow River.

Although this pavilion is not as big as the pavilion in Shouyan City, it is quieter than the one in Shouyan City. After all, it is far away from the city. This is the only pavilion in Enshui City. Yan Yu said that if he is not satisfied, he can live in the barracks with him, which is naturally not what Pang Baichuan wants.

On the Honghe River outside the gazebo, the final process of assembling the Hongyang Bridge is underway. In order to avoid Yue Guo’s investigation, Pang Baichuan instructed the construction and construction soldiers to divide the Hongyang Bridge into [-] sections and assemble them in the city, because it takes a long time .

After the [-] sections of the bridge body were assembled, they were transported to the Honghe River for assembly. The catapults were refitted to lift each section of the bridge. A large number of construction soldiers were tied with ropes, and there were tensions on the river. The splicing of various parts is in progress.

In the gazebo, Pang Baichuan sat in front of the chessboard in white clothes and thought deeply. The game in front of him once again put him in a dilemma. If he retreats, all his previous efforts will be wasted, but if he advances, he will hardly have a chance to win.

A servant in tight clothes came quickly to the pavilion, bowed behind Pang Baichuan and said: "Master, the surprise attack failed."

Pang Baichuan was pulled back to reality in an instant, and the white piece in his hand fell down, causing several pieces on the chessboard to be displaced.

"Impossible, I have set up ambushes on all routes. Could it be that Zhong Lin didn't take the escort to Yuxiangzhai?" Pang Baichuan said to himself with doubts on his handsome face.

The attendant behind him continued: "The spy who was ambushing in front killed Zhong Lin's first guard team, and the spy who was lying in ambush in the northern dense forest found Zhong Yao, but... was completely wiped out."

Pang Baichuan turned around in shock and faced the attendant: "Is he not poisoned?"

The attendant shook his head: "I don't know, but I'll report it carefully. The person we ambushed in the dense forest died in a terrible state, and the body was broken into pieces."

Pang Baichuan frowned and stood up, with a very serious expression: "This is not Zhong Yao's method... Could it be that there are experts around..."

"There is no further news at the moment. It is known that the two ambush people in Milin and Yuxiangzhai have all been wiped out."

"Okay, you go down, let Yue Guo's secret agents investigate, and make sure to find out who saved Zhong Yao." Yu Xiangzhai's failure was a trick he set up, and they were all weak-minded secret agents. It will definitely be exposed, but Zhong Yao must find the reason for the failure of that line.

The Honghe River was breezy, and there were slight ripples on the river surface. Looking at this pleasant scenery, Pang Baichuan couldn't feel happy in his heart.

The disadvantage of the remote command, even though he laid ambushes at all possible points, the plan still failed, because these people did not have the ability to self-determination on the spot.

"Master, why are you so obsessed with killing that clock?" Li Si walked in slowly at this time, his mind seemed not very sharp, and he didn't remember what it was called Zhong for a long time.

"Zhong Yao." Pang Baichuan had done Li Si a big favor, otherwise he would have spent a whole day thinking about what it was called.

"That's right, that's right, Zhong Yao, that's the son of Zhong Xing, Zhong Xing..."

Pang Baichuan reluctantly accepted Li Si's words: "Zhong Lin."

"Yes, yes, Zhong Lin!"

"Everyone said that Zhong Yao's luck was not good, but the master said before his death that Zhong Yao had a king's face and the quality of a king. If he didn't get rid of it as soon as possible, he would be in great trouble in the future."

Li Si was slightly disdainful, and muttered in a low voice: "Because of a deadly remark, you're going to kill someone you've never seen before? What's the difference between this and a mad dog biting you."

Pang Baichuan turned his head and gave Li Si a hard look, and asked with displeasure, "What did you say!?"

Li Si knew that he was in trouble, so he hurriedly gave himself two small mouths, nodded and smiled apologetically: "You little mouth, I made a mistake, the master is a tiger, a wolf, or a lion, definitely not a mad dog, hehehe."

Naturally, Pang Baichuan didn't get angry with this stupid servant. He sat down on the chessboard again, and asked with a worried expression: "I've been keeping the watchful eyes on Zhong Yao all these years. Do you know what abilities a king needs to possess?"

Li Si was also straightforward, rolled his eyes half a circle, shook his head and confessed: "I don't know."

"Courage, broad-mindedness, calmness, extremeness, intelligence, and ruthlessness, he possesses all of them. For the sake of the Pang family, he must be eliminated as soon as possible."

Pang Baichuan had no intention of continuing to play chess, but put the pieces back into the jar one by one.

At this time, he saw that the construction and construction soldiers of the Hongyang Bridge in the distance had returned to the city in a group: "Li Si, you go and inform General Yan that the first plan has been defeated, and the second plan has begun."

"Target, Golden Feather Knight." After Pang Baichuan finished speaking, he threw the last chess piece into the jar.

Xishui City is the territory of the Zhong family. It is located in the north of Yuexi, a small town, and not in a key position. Naturally, there are not many defenders, and there are only about [-] defenders on a daily basis.

It was already noon when Zhong Yao woke up in the military camp in the city. The first thing he did when he got out of bed was to look for Uncle Fu, and then he was stopped by the camp doctor at the door of another camp. He let out a long sigh of relief.

He sat down at the door of the tent where Forbe was resting, the toxin had been cleared, and he no longer felt uncomfortable. What troubled him now was the assassination incident last night.

Although the Lu family was at odds with the Zhong family, it was not enough to harm his father and son. If the Zhong family made any mistake, it would have no benefit to him, the Lu family or the entire Yue country. Moreover, he had met Lu Rui many times, and he acted decently. This kind of low-handed means is not like his style.

The only one who could get it was the butler of the Lu family who came to invite his father to Yuxiangzhai that night, but the ambush was so thorough that it was probably impossible for the butler to keep it. Thinking of this, Zhong Yao scratched his head vigorously, feeling very annoyed.

At the gate of the camp, the three cavalry arrived in a hurry, even ignoring the guards on duty at the gate asking for a password, they rushed straight into the camp.

When the three riders came to Zhong Yao at a quick pace, Zhong Yao saw clearly that they were the three battalion commanders of his Golden Feather Riders, the first battalion Xiangzheng, the second battalion Lantian, and the third battalion Zeng Wan.

The three got off their horses in a hurry and came to Zhong Yao, nervously checking Zhong Yao's whole body: "Brother Yao, how are you? Are you injured?"

Zhong Yao looked blankly at the three battalion commanders who were supposed to be in Jinxi, and asked suspiciously, "Why did you come here? Where are the others?"

At this time, the camp guards led people to chase them, and Zhong Yao waved at them, indicating that they were his own.

Xiang Zheng was still rummaging through Zhong Yao's arms and armpits, and said, "The urgent soldiers reported Brother Yao and Mr. Zhong in an ambush. Brother Yao changed to Xishui City, and we rushed over."

"That's right, we came here without telling the water garrison, oops, we've been beaten, but fortunately, brother, you're fine." Lan Tian continued.

"Nonsense!" Zhong Yao's face darkened immediately, and he shouted loudly, which could be heard almost in the entire barracks.

The three of them didn't expect Zhong Yao to be angry, and were stunned by the scolding. After a while, they all lowered their heads and admitted their mistake: "The scouts said Brother Yao was fine, but we were worried, so we rushed over..."

"As soon as you leave, who will command the Golden Feather Cavalry in Worship Water City? Are you playing tricks on the army!?" Zhong Yao stood up straight, and the voice of reprimand became louder.

Outside Baishui City, a mighty army of [-] soldiers marched forward, with three-character flags flying everywhere in the army, dust and smoke flying all over the sky, and the sound of the drums shaking the sky frightened the soldiers of Yue Kingdom in Baishui City.

Yan Yu stood up on his horse, looking at Baishui City, which was gradually being surrounded in the distance, with a smile on his face.

"Golden Feather Cavalry, good at attacking but not good at defending, Staff Pang plots one after another, interlocking, high!"

Deputy General Li Ao drove his horse to Yan Yu's side, and said with a little worry: "General, will this move cause dissatisfaction in the Luo Kingdom and affect the alliance agreement."

Yan Yu sneered: "Luo Kingdom is tight in the north, so I want to stabilize Yue Kingdom, but if Luo Kingdom doesn't want to fight, it doesn't mean that Sanyuan doesn't want to fight. Take our Sanyuan land to stabilize Yue Kingdom. The people of Sanyuan Kingdom don't agree. The Sanyuan soldiers don't even agree!"

At this time, there were about [-] defenders in Baishui City, of which [-] were transferred from the reception, and the other [-] Golden Feather Riders had just been stationed.

In the meeting hall of Baishui City, the guard Wang Le slammed his teacup on the ground heavily, and the porcelain was scattered all over the place: "Nonsense! The enemy is now, and the three battalion commanders of Jin Yuqi are all out of the city? You don't know that leaving the army without authorization is a capital offense !?"

At this time, Bai Ju and Qian Ling, the two deputy battalion commanders of Jin Yuqi, bowed their heads and remained silent. After all, they also agreed when the three battalion commanders left the city to go to Xishui City, but they didn't expect that Sanyuan would come to attack the city.

Zhou Tai, Wang Le's deputy general, saw that the expressions of the two young deputy battalion commanders were not quite right, so he hurried over to persuade him: "General Wang, this is not the time to get angry. Sanyuan is already approaching the city, and now we should think about how to deal with it."

After Zhou Tai persuaded him, Wang Lecai suppressed his anger a little. He walked to the city defense map on the wooden table in the middle and studied it.

"The west gate should be the focus of their attack, and they need to focus on defense. The defenders of the north gate and the east gate will be sent to the west gate by one thousand more." After Wang Le finished speaking, he looked at the two deputy battalion commanders of Jin Yuqi: "you practice Have you ever passed the guard city?"

Bai Ju and Qian Ling shook their heads at the same time, and Qian Ling replied, "No, I've always practiced cavalry attacks."

Wang Le frowned and sighed: "The role of cavalry in defending the city is too small."

Zhou Tai approached and said: "The subordinates can conduct simple training for them. These children have a solid foundation and should learn quickly."

Wang Le pondered for a while, then nodded helplessly: "That's the only way to go. How is the food and grass in the city?"

"When General Zhong took the city, the Sanyuan army destroyed all the food and grass, and only the food and grass we brought with us in the city lasted for four days at most."

"If you go to the city to collect donations, you should be able to raise a little."

"Yes."

"Also, did the scouts break out?"

"Ten routes of scouts only broke through two routes, and the subordinates thought that as long as they stood firm to the end, reinforcements would arrive soon."

Wang Le's brows were still furrowed. The [-] Sanyuan army had complete siege equipment, and the general of Sanyuan Yan Yu personally commanded it. Everyone knew that Yan Yu was a good siege player, so it's not optimistic...

(End of this chapter)