Ji Han Liu Zhang

Under the city wall of Chencang, Gan Ning pulled down the training rope in his hand. After exerting all his strength, the training rope did not break or fall even though it was stretched and stretched. Therefore, Gan Ning came to the conclusion , the rope hooked in the crenellations of the city wall in his hand was very secure, and could support him in climbing up to the top of Chencang's city wall.

Without much hesitation, and with no room for hesitation, Gan Ning bit the ring-headed sword in his mouth, grabbed the training rope hanging from the city wall with both hands, kicked his legs hard on the city wall made of loess, and used his hands and feet to move towards Chen Cang's Climb to the top of the city.

Gan Ning was not the only one. Dozens of vigorous soldiers imitated Gan Ning and climbed towards the top of Chencang's city wall. In a short time, they had climbed to the middle of Chencang's city wall.

These soldiers who were the first to ascend with Gan Ning were all carefully selected by Gan Ning. They were his disciples when he was in Bajun in the past. At that time, he was still a famous Jinfan thief, running rampant and wantonly on the Danqu River. He acts recklessly and often does things that rob families and homes.

When robbing families and homes, they often encountered some strong fortresses or county towns with high walls, but without exception, these strong cities were turned into ruins under the impact of Gan Ning and his descendants.

It is precisely because of this that Gan Ning and his disciples are very capable in climbing over walls and households. In other words, they have seen a lot of city walls and taken down a lot. At this time, Climbing the city wall of Chencang is a familiar journey.

"Beat the drum, beat the drum." Lou Fa urged the drummers loudly, asking them to beat the drums louder to boost the morale of the generals and at the same time suppress the courage of the enemy troops at the top of the city.

Under Lou Fa's urging, a group of drummers beat the war drums vigorously. The war drums made of cowhide naturally deformed with every drop of the drummer's drumsticks. As the drum heads deformed, The rumbling sound of the drum rushed out from the big cowhide drum, sweeping across like an unstoppable flood and spreading in all directions.

When the rumbling drums were blocked by the city wall, they were like running water, finding a way out for themselves, winding up the city wall, climbing over the city wall like waves, and falling into the ears of the soldiers stationed at the top of the city. During the attack, many guards were so shocked that their hands trembled and their weapons almost dropped to the ground.

As the guard of this city wall and Li Wu's confidant, the commander of the camp, Li Xuan, loudly scolded the panicked soldiers: "You bastards, why don't you pick up your swords and long bows to block the enemy with me?" ." Not only did he yell loudly, but at the same time, Li Xuan raised the long whip in his hand and whipped his soldiers head-to-head.

With the curses in their ears, the pain of being whipped on their bodies, and the reprimands of their own village chief Li Xuan, the guards on the city wall finally calmed down a little, either holding the swords in their hands steadily, or shooting arrows. He put it on the long bow and drew it into a half-moon shape, preparing to defend the city.

"Quick, quick, quick, cut off the training ropes, knock down the long ladder, and don't let the thieves get on the top of the city." Li Xuan pretended to be calm, suppressed the panic in his heart, and urged the soldiers under the tent to do it. Things to do when defending a city.

In Li Xuan's mind, although the bandit surnamed Gan did not have a good rest at home in the heavy snow, and suddenly ran to the gate of Chencang City, this move was really unexpected, but he did not have no chance. Just now he probably After a quick glance, I noticed that the bandits' army had no weapons for attacking the city, such as ladders or rams. There were only some simple long ladders and ropes for climbing the city.

As long as he cut off the training rope, pushed it up the long ladder, and withstood the first and most deadly wave of attacks from the thieves, Chencang City had a high probability of being defended, Li Xuan thought.

Under Li Xuan's command and supervision, the guards rushed to the crenellations of the city wall. Some raised their sharp swords, ready to cut off the rope hooked at the arrow crenels, and some stretched their long bows into the shape of a full moon. , intending to shoot the bandits who were climbing the city wall.

If nothing unexpected happened, Gan Ning's first wave of attacks would fail, and he would fall from mid-air on the city wall along with dozens of vanguards he carefully selected. Even if he didn't die, he would be crippled. At worst, if he was lucky, he would end up dizzy.

But an accident happened, and of course it couldn't be called an accident. After all, it was a foreshadowing that had been laid for a long time.

I saw Lou Fa not far under the city wall, picking up his unusually strong bow. Ordinary soldiers in the army used bows and arrows with a weight of less than one stone. No matter how strong the elite soldiers were, such as the general's bodyguard, It was just a strong bow with more than one stone, and there were only a few soldiers who could shoot a two-stone bow, but the strong bow used by Lou Fa had three stones.

The three-stone strong bow would have been very difficult for ordinary people to even draw a small arc, but in Lou Fa's hands, it was like a bamboo bow used by children for playing. , Lou Fa fired arrows at an astonishing speed, and he could fire arrows in rapid succession.

In a moment, Lou Fa had already fired more than a dozen arrows, and the sound of swishing arrows could not be heard. As for the direction of the arrows, they were either at the top of the city, where the guards were about to fire arrows, or about to cut off the ropes.

Lou Fa did not look to see if the arrows hit the guards in Chencang to judge the accuracy of his archery. He just kept a calm expression on his face, breathing calmly, and kept shooting arrows at the guards who appeared on the top of the city. Shoot away.

But Lou Fa didn't need to observe carefully. He concluded that all the arrows he fired had hit the target. The reason was that the wailing sound from the top of the city was not just a wailing sound. It was a series of wailing sounds, some wailing sounds. The sound stopped suddenly, as if the owner of the sound had lost his voice, and some were just continuous, unstoppable wailing. On the top of the city, Li Xuan looked at the situation in front of him and felt as if he was in hell. Although it was winter and the air was full of air-conditioning, he still felt that his back was soaked and there was cold sweat on his head.

I saw that the soldiers who came forward to defend were either shot through the head by an arrow. The dark bow and arrow entered from the eye socket and came out from the back of the head. The arrow was hung with yellow and white brains and bright red blood. They fell down and could not sleep. They started, or were shot through the palms, arms, shoulder blades and other parts that were covered by the city wall. At this moment, they were holding the part where the arrow was hit and wailing in pain.

And there are no exceptions. As long as they show up, as long as there are body parts that are not blocked by the city wall, the corresponding soldier will definitely be stuck with an arrow and end up either dead or disabled. After two waves of tentative defenses and the soldiers who rushed to the top of the city wall failed to achieve good results, no one on the top of the city dared to step forward to knock down the long ladder and cut off the chain.

'It's over, it's over. "Li Xuan, the commander of the village, was half horrified and half panicked. He was horrified by the arrow skills of the bandits under the city wall. They were just like the ancient archer Yang Youji. He could penetrate the poplars at a hundred steps and hit all his shots. He was panicked by the current situation. Chen Cang is afraid that he can no longer hold on.

Just as Li Xuan thought, without any guards, a strong young man climbed up to the crenel along the rope hooked on the city wall, and with a skillful jump, he stood in front of the guards. In front of the taxi soldiers.

In addition, the young man seemed a little arrogant. After he stood firmly on the city wall, he was still leisurely. He took the ring-handled knife in his mouth and said to them with a smile: "Are you willing to surrender?"

This man was none other than Gan Ning. After he climbed up the city tower, he followed Ming Gong Liu Zhang's usual style, showed his kindness and forbearance, and surrendered to the guards of more than a hundred people with one man.

A kind king leads to benevolent ministers. Gan Ning's violent habits were somewhat influenced by Liu Zhang.

"Jiang'er mother, come here." Li Xuan, who is from Liangzhou, suddenly got angry. He cursed loudly. The other party really didn't take him seriously. He climbed up the city wall alone. He recruited them calmly, but it was a bit rude and impolite.

But when Li Xuan gave an order, none of the soldiers around him stepped forward. Their steps were so hesitant that they couldn't take a single step for a long time. They did not dare to get close to the outside of the city wall, fearing the precise arrows from the tower.

At this point, Li Xuan knew that the soldiers under his tent were exhausted. As the commander of the camp, and as the main general guarding the city wall, he had no choice but to take a step forward. After shouting, he took the lead and brandished his sword to kill Gan Ning. .

It's just that Li Xuan's behavior was like a moth rushing to a flame. Gan Ning, who was made to frown by Li Xuan's previous sentence of "Jiang your mother", had an evil look in his sharp eyes. Gan Ning turned to one side and He dodged Li Xuan's powerful chop and moved his hand from bottom to top. The sharp ring knife directly broke Li Xuan's chest open, and the village chief's blood spilled all over the floor.

Struggling and trying to stand up, Li Xuan finally lay down on the ground after several increasingly smaller movements, and began his last long sleep in his life without worrying about being woken up.

"Why bother?" Gan Ning glanced at the lifeless Li Xuan, then turned his head and focused his attention on the Chencang guards again. These Chencang guards looked dull and dull because of the death of the camp leader Li Xuan. Stiff demeanor.

"Do you wish to surrender?" Gan Ning asked, once again asking for surrender.

This time, Gan Ning's surrender was no longer a silent response, but received a vigorous response from the Chencang guards. The Chencang guards put down their swords, bows and arrows and knelt down in large numbers.

"Shan, is this how you behave? It's so bad to fight and kill." Gan Ning showed a satisfied smile.

At the same time, Gan Ning, who was the first to ascend, finally reached the top of the city after half a beat of Gan Ning's progress. After climbing the tower, they dispersed and controlled Chencang. of this city wall.

After controlling the city wall, a group of soldiers walked down the city tower and came to the gate of the city wall. They opened the city gate and welcomed the large group of people outside the city.

Chencang, come down. (End of chapter)