Four lanterns

Chapter 1 The Battle of the City

"咻" the warning arrow pierced the sky, and "dang dang dang" the alarm bell on the top of Lu Bei's city rang through Lu Bei's silent night.

"What's the matter?" In the center of the city, at the city lord's mansion, Lu Xuanlang stood up and summoned his subordinates.

"Report to the city lord that the scout has returned and died on the horse. I don't know who is attacking." The two generals entered in response.

"Lu Xia, wear armor, follow me to the top of the city, Lu Dong, the people you told Lu Ziying not to move, wait for my order!" After finishing speaking, Lu Xuanlang picked up the sword by the bed and hurried to the top of the city.

Taking advantage of the night, the scenery outside the city is really not clear, only the sound of "dong dong dong" war drums and "rumbling" marching sounds can be heard.

"City defense battalion, light the fire." Lu Xuanlang ordered.

The archers of the city defense battalion wrapped the arrow clusters in the oilcloth and put them into the torches, and the top of the city wall was instantly illuminated by the fire.

"Let go!", following Lu Xuanlang's order, the outside of Lu Bei City was instantly lit up with fire arrows.The short-lived flame brought vision to the defenders.

Only the distant horizon can be seen, and the army is overwhelming.Countless people, and perhaps not people.

"General, what is this?" A soldier beside Lu Xuanlang asked.

"After all, they are still here. Those are the lost ones. They have lived in peace with the mainland for hundreds of years. What disturbed them." Xuan Lang muttered to himself.

"Soldiers, don't panic. We are protected by the light of the magic lamp. We have been living in peace with "foreigners" for thousands of years. This time it will be safe." Xuan Lang stood on the top of the city, holding his sword in his hand, facing Outside the dark city, he shouted loudly, against the torches of the city defense battalion, Xuan Lang stood like a God of War standing on top of Lu Bei's city.The panicked people stopped one after another, and that figure was their guarantee of peace of mind.

Santo's Mansion
"My father went to battle to kill the enemy, why can't I go?" A young man in brocade clothes and jade robes yelled in the city lord's mansion. He looked about ten years old, but there was a hint of cunning in his brows and eyes. "Sister Lu Chun, don't stop me, go and get my armor, let's defend the city together."

"There is Brother Xia by the general's side, and Brother Dong by Lu Ziying's side. I heard that Lu Ziying is still on standby. There should be no serious problems. The young master can stay in the mansion safely." The general named Lu Chun Yuemo He is over 20 years old. Although he is wearing casual clothes, he can see that there is armor under the clothes.

"Sister Lu Chun, I beg you, just let me go." The young man acted like a rascal, tugging at the hem of Lu Chun's clothes and acting coquettishly.

"Zhao'er, don't mess around, go back to the house." A woman in a nightgown and holding an oil lamp came out with an angry expression on her face.This person is the wife of the city lord, Dai Jing. "Lu Chun, stop guarding here, go to the top of the city, and help Xuanlang. This brat can't leave this house today." Dai Jing was also born in the general family, and her words were not as gentle as those of the scholarly family. Everyone in the house fears her and respects her.

"Mother, let's go and have a look. Sister Lu Chun said that Lu Ziying has not moved, which means there is no risk. If there is no risk, I will go and see what's wrong."

"Didn't you hear what I said!"

"...I was wrong, I won't go." Lu Zhao was discouraged and sat down on the ground.

Dai Jing breathed a sigh of relief when she heard her son's words. She just stood barefoot in the middle of the yard, staring at the sky and the direction of the tower. "Xuan Lang, don't let anything happen to you!"

Head of Lubei City

"Lu Xia, you lead a team of cavalry to check. Remember, walking in a conical formation is just for you to investigate the enemy's situation, not to kill you." Xuan Lang took out a command flag from the command flag officer and handed it to Lu Xia beside him.

"Nuo" Lu Xia took the command flag, lowered his head, put on his helmet, and led the cavalry battalion.

Most of the cavalry in Lu Beicheng are light cavalry. They are usually used as scouts to scout for enemies, and they are extremely mobile.But the scene of the messenger scout dying on the horse before came to Lu Xia's mind at this moment. "How did he die?" Lu Xia had doubts, but had to abide by the military order, immediately summoned 22 cavalry, changed their equipment, and prepared to leave the city.

Lu Beicheng is located at the northernmost tip of the mainland, so it is named Lu Bei.There is a lighthouse in the city, towering into the sky, and a magic lamp is enshrined in the tower. It is said that it has divine power and can protect the people.But what is beyond the mainland, no one knows.Lu Bei's scouts played part of the exploration duties, but as time passed, people's desire to explore was greatly reduced, and the number of scouts was greatly reduced. Until yesterday, it was fixed at 23 riders. Of course, today, only 22 riders remain.

The preparations for scout exploration are extremely cumbersome. Every time before leaving the city, you need to take a bath and cleanse yourself. After that, you step into the lighthouse, light up the lamp to add oil, and worship the magic lamp. After taking it, you can go out of the city to investigate, and return to the city before the lights and fog dissipate, and everything will be safe.

Lu Xia, a group of 23 riders, changed into smoke-locking clothes, put on light armor, wore red tassels, red capes, and held long spears, standing at the gate of the city. "Open the city gate, may the magic lamp protect you!" Under the attention of everyone, 23 people disappeared into the mist.

Lu Xia issued an order with the whistle in his mouth, and the 23 riders turned into a cone and moved forward.This conical formation is an enemy hunting formation, exploring with the largest contact area, but can find danger at the smallest cost.The group ran forward for a while, no one encountered the enemy, the fog was getting bigger and bigger, and suddenly a white light seemed to appear in front of them.Lu Xia immediately blew his whistle, signaling to move forward slowly.Limited by his eyesight, Lu Xia saw the speed of the two riders around him slow down, thinking that the rest of the brothers must have heard his order, and his tense mentality eased a little.

As the horseshoe progressed, the white light in front of Lu Xia became clearer, and a giant about three people tall appeared in front of Lu Xia.This thing looked like a human being. Lu Xia strengthened her courage and walked forward, only to see that this giant has no nose, no ears, no mouth, only two empty eyes, staring blankly ahead.Lu Xia wondered, is this the lost one?Let me try the shades.Lu Xia whistled and signaled everyone to turn their horses and retreat back into the city. After confirming that the news had been delivered, Lu Xia turned his horse and returned to the horse to stab the giant with a spear. "This lost man is nothing more than that. From this point of view, even if he is attacking the city, with the towering city walls and crossbows, he will definitely be able to block these flesh and blood from Lu Bei." Lu Xia laughed and almost dropped his whistle. .

Suddenly, the giant seemed to feel something, stared at Lu Xia with empty eyes, grasped the spear pierced into the body with both hands, and shook it vigorously, as if to shake Lu Xia off the horse.Lu Xia abandoned the spear and pulled the horse, stabilized her figure, and looked back, the giant stabbed the spear. Lu Xia wanted to avoid it, but was too late, so she subconsciously blocked it with her forearm.The arm armor was broken, the smoke-locking suit was broken, and the arms accompanied by the lamp fog were like a tornado, being greedily sucked by the giant.Lu Xia is well aware of the rumors that if she loses the protection of the light and fog in this mist, she will surely die from nine deaths but not a lifetime.So he drew a knife and broke his arm, endured the severe pain, and fled towards Lu Beicheng.

(End of this chapter)