From a small soldier in the frontier army, an immortal god of war was born

Chapter 137: The Moon Passes Over the Stars, and the East Wind Is Taken Advantage of Them

At nightfall that day, Wu Fengdeng stopped on a distant hillside and looked into the distance.

In the distant plain, a square city was quietly crawling. Although it could not be called a big city, it was much taller than a marble city.

It was late at night and there were flickering lights in Langyun City. People could be vaguely seen gathering in the direction of the west gate with flags flying. The sound of drums could be heard faintly, and it seemed that a troop was returning in triumph.

Wu Fengdeng slowly withdrew his gaze, looked up at the sky full of bright stars, his eyes stopped at the tail of the blue dragon, and stretched out his hand in the air.

Li Qun and others looked up with confusion, but after looking for a long time they could not make out anything.

"The moon passes over the star, and the blue dragon howls in the wind."

Wu Fengdeng murmured, then lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Li Qun, you guys go, the beating of the war drum is the signal."

"Here!"

……

Langyun City is filled with joy at this moment.

If for no other reason, I am just happy that the ambush of the Qin army won a great victory today!
Under the personal leadership of Deputy General Yan Yong, they successfully ambushed the Qin army that was about to attack Langyun City and drove them to a mountain and besieged them.

If the Qin army's support had not arrived quickly enough, they would even have the confidence to wipe them out completely!
Although the Qin army was rescued in the end, more than 3,000 Qin soldiers were killed in the battle, which was a heavy loss. The Zhao army won the first battle, which was definitely something worth celebrating.

In the county government office, the garrison commander Yan Yong was gathered with all the captains, drinking and barbecuing, laughing happily.

He was a fat, dark-skinned man with shiny oil on his beard. He grinned and said, "Thank you for your hard work today. I would like to express my gratitude here. We are new to the Yan family, so thank you for your help!"

"Oh my, I don't deserve it. If it weren't for General Wuyan's brilliant plan and proper arrangements, how could we have dealt a heavy blow to the Qin army so easily!"

"General Yan, what are you talking about? We are all your subordinates!"

"General Yan is so polite."

……

All the captains hurriedly stood up and saluted to toast, trying not to suppress the smiles on their faces.

Yan Yong also laughed, raised his hand to signal everyone to sit down, and then said: "I think the Qin army is extremely brutal. They killed so many Zhao warriors in the Battle of Changping. Today's action can be regarded as a small revenge."

"But you all must not be complacent. This is only the beginning of this war. Qin wants to destroy Zhao in one battle and will certainly deploy a large number of troops. We must also be alert and respond."

"Now, the second brother Huang Jiancheng and the fourth and fifth brothers of Lishicheng have also gained a lot. They will find a day to gather together to discuss the next action. After the banquet tonight, you all need to return to the camp to prepare."

"Yes!"

All the captains shouted in unison, and then drank heartily in the charming atmosphere of the singing girls' piano music.

Until late at night, Yan Yong put down his wine glass, became drunk, leaned back in his chair and fell into a deep sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly felt a rapid and unstable flow of energy approaching him quickly.

His alertness instantly made him open his eyes, and his drunkenness was gone, his eyes were fixed directly on the boy at the door.

"General Yan!"

The soldier hurriedly reported: "A group of Qin soldiers suddenly appeared at the west gate, carrying a banner with the Chinese character [王] on it!"

"Qin Jun?!"

His voice instantly brought everyone present back to their senses, and their faces were filled with shock.

Didn’t the Qin army withdraw? Why are they still here?

Could it be that they still refuse to give up and want to take over Langyun City? !

"Go up to the tower!"

Yan Yong vaguely realized that something was wrong, so he quickly put on his armor and took his sword and rushed to the west gate.

It was already early morning, and the cool breeze blowing from the southeast suddenly made him alert and his gaze became more far-sighted.

"Yesterday, after the Qin reinforcements broke through the siege, they directly led the trapped Qin troops to retreat. I think their main force in the south must have noticed something was wrong and temporarily gave up the idea of ​​clearing out the enemy."

"But what's going on with this group of Qin troops? Am I wrong? Are they still not giving up?"

"The Wang character flag... Oh no, could it be Wang Jian's Fire Armor Army? If that's the case, they sent their elite troops here, and they must have intended to storm Langyun!"

Yan Yong's expression became more and more solemn, but he soon discovered something was wrong. The Zhao soldiers along the way did not look worried at all, as if they did not take the Qin army outside seriously.

Why is this happening?
As soon as this doubt arose, he found the answer on the top of the city wall.

Because there were only two or three thousand Qin troops at the bottom!

Although the black square formation was neatly arranged and the drumbeats were powerful, their numbers were too small. They could not compare with the more than 8,000 people in Langyun City!
"Could this group of Qin soldiers be lost?"

"You dare to attack the city with such a small number of people? Hahaha, this is really laughing to death!"

"We are the ones defending the city. Our military strength is three or four times theirs. How can they have the courage to attack the city?"

"Tsk tsk, it seems that the Qin army is really more stupid than the other!"

"Look at that general in red armor, he is so young, maybe he is less than 20 years old? His cultivation in the late stage of Tongjing is indeed good, but he is not yet in the Tuodan realm, and he is still allowed to lead the troops. Qin Jun must be crazy."

……

Yan Yong's eyes were also fixed on the young general in red armor below. He had a young and handsome appearance, and it was obvious at first glance that he was a rich young man from some wealthy family.

"Who is your Excellency?"

At this point, although Yan Yong believed that this group of Qin soldiers were too foolish, he still planned to test their strength first.

Wu Fengdeng raised his head, met his gaze, and said loudly: "I am General Wu Fengdeng, are you Yan Yong, the third son of the Yan family?"

"Wu Fengdeng..."

Yan Yong narrowed his eyes slightly, and then sneered: "So you are the brave General Bo Wu, I am Yan Yong, what brings you here?"

"If you want to bring these two or three thousand people to attack the city, I advise you not to have such unrealistic dreams. I have eight thousand defenders in this city."

"You should understand the principle that the more you attack, the fewer you defend, right?"

"Of course I understand."

Wu Fengdeng's face was calm. The east wind was gaining momentum, making his long hair flutter. He narrowed his eyes and shouted, "General Yan, I'm here to give you a gift!"

"Oh? Hahaha!"

Yan Yong couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard this, causing Zhao Bing around him to also laugh.

"Oh my, this is the first time I've seen someone giving gifts to the enemy on the battlefield. General Wu, you are really kind-hearted."

Yan Yong seemed to be casual, but in fact, he had been alert in his heart: "In this case, I will see what General Wu's gift is."

"Okay!"

Wu Fengdeng took off the two round objects tied together around his waist and threw them towards the city wall with all his strength.

Swish!
But Yan Yong took the spear of the soldier next to him and picked it up accurately.

It was quiet in an instant, and after making sure that nothing had happened, Yan Yong put it down.

It looks like two heads.

He thought to himself, and then he cut open the skin, and two heads rolled out.

While the soldiers were still observing with suspicion, they suddenly heard Yan Yong's heart-wrenching roar.

"Fourth brother, fifth brother!" The heads were none other than the two brothers Yan Zhi and Yan Li from Lishi City!
The soldiers were stunned for a moment, as if a hand was strangling their throats and they couldn't breathe.

Yan Yong's eyes were suddenly bloodshot, and he glared at Wu Fengdeng angrily: "You killed them!"

Seeing that he was furious, Wu Fengdeng smiled grimly and said, "It is me."

"General Yan Yong, your two brothers are really ungrateful. I wanted to leave them a chance to live, but they were determined to die. You can't blame me for that."

"I am sending you these two great gifts today. One is to communicate with you, and the other is to advise you to be smart and lead your people out of the city to surrender. Don't be like your two brothers, who are like stones in the toilet, smelly and hard!"

"asshole!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a hoarse voice from the top of the city wall. The angry and sullen look turned into a maroon color, and Wu Fengdeng could see it clearly from a long distance away.

At that moment, a dangerous arc appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he continued to shout: "Zhao Jun of Langyun City, listen up!"

"Lishi City has been occupied by me. Yan Zhi and Yan Li were all killed by me. Your Langyun City is no exception."

"If you surrender now and hand over the city, I, Wu Fengdeng, will ensure that you can settle down in Qin and have a house and land!"

"How dare you! Just shut up!"

Yan Yong's voice was like thunder, and his finger that pointed angrily trembled violently. He gritted his teeth and said, "Wu Fengdeng, how dare you kill my two brothers? For such a blood feud, I will tear you into pieces!"

Wu Fengdeng raised his head without any fear, raised the Sunshade and said, "Okay, I'll be waiting outside for you to avenge your brother!"

"I'm afraid you're just an incompetent, furious, cowardly rat who doesn't even have the guts to avenge your brother!"

"One soldier is a scoundrel, and the rest of the generals are scoundrels! There is a reason why your Yan family can't survive in Qi State!"

After shouting loudly, Wu Fengdeng turned his horse around and led his men away.

Every word of this sarcasm pierced Yan Yong's heart, causing his teeth to chatter and it felt like there was a volcano in his chest that was not going to erupt.

"Too crazy!"

"The Qin army has always been a despicable bunch!"

"No, I can't stand this. I have to kill them!"

"That's right! There are only two or three thousand Qin troops. We are three or four times their number. What's the big deal?"

"Kill them!"

The Zhao soldiers on the city wall were filled with righteous indignation, and they all clamored to take their men out of the city to destroy this group of ignorant Qin soldiers!

"Wait a minute!"

At this juncture, Yan Yong forced himself to regain his sanity from his grief and anger, and said in a low voice: "The Qin army is cunning, and Wu Fengdeng is no mediocre person. This must be their plan to lure the snake out of its hole."

"It may look like there are only two or three thousand of us now, but there may be a large number of Qin troops hiding in the distance. If we go out, we will only fall into their ambush."

Although the death of his two younger brothers made him eager to kill Wu Fengdeng, he was calm and mature after all. After calming down, he immediately realized that this was a strategy of the Qin army.

For the sake of the overall situation, I can't go out!
Looking at the motionless city wall, Wu Fengdeng remained calm, with no fluctuations in his eyes.

"General!"

At this time, Li Qun and others finally rushed over from the south. Everyone's face was blackened by smoke and they looked quite embarrassed, but looking at their relaxed expressions, no one was dissatisfied or complaining.

“All ordered!”

Li Qun smiled, showing his white teeth.

Wu Fengdeng nodded: "Go wash your face."

"okay!"

At the same time, Yan Yong, who was on the top of the city thinking about how to kill Wu Fengdeng, suddenly smelled a faint smell of smoke.

At first he thought it was just the smoke from nearby residents' cooking, but soon the increasingly strong smell made him realize that something was wrong.

"Where is the fire?"

A lieutenant covered his mouth and frowned.

"General... cough cough... General!"

At this time, a man on the ramp to the city tower ran over in a hurry: "Oh no, there's a sudden fire on the hilltop east of the city!"

"Fire?"

Yan Yong's pupils trembled slightly, and he hurried along the ramp to the eastern city wall.

In an instant, everyone's face darkened.

I saw thick smoke billowing from several hilltops in the east. The black smoke gathered in the air like dark clouds, covering the entire sky. It was so dark and overwhelming that it made my scalp tingle.

What was even worse was that the wind was blowing from the east at that time, and the thick smoke was carried by the strong wind towards Langyun City. Before it covered the area, one could smell the pungent odor.

"This... this... when did this..."

Yan Yong was dumbfounded. Why did a fire suddenly break out in the east?
Who did it!
He was stunned, but then a bolt of lightning struck his mind, and he couldn't help but think of the young general in red armor.

Wu Fengdeng! It's him!

"It's bad! We've fallen into a trap!"

"I just thought that Wu Fengdeng deliberately angered me just now because I led the troops out of the city. It was a trick to lure the snake out of its hole."

"But in fact, he deliberately showed up at the west gate to attract the attention of most of us in Langyun City, so that his men could light a fire and create smoke on the eastern hilltop without anyone noticing!"

"It has rained heavily recently, and the land and vegetation are very damp, which is the perfect time to light a fire and create smoke. Add to that the strong east wind... Oh my God!"

Yan Yong quickly went over what had just happened in his mind. His facial expression froze and he stood there in a daze, his head buzzing.

He had been familiar with military books since childhood, so he naturally understood that storming a city by force was a very bad strategy, and that troops should not be sent to storm a city unless it was absolutely necessary.

Burning, flooding, even digging tunnels, and besieging a city without attacking are all much better than storming it by force.

Wu Fengdeng's move was to first attract attention and then set fire to the eastern hilltop, causing a big fire. Although the strategy was simple, it was the most ingenious and practical!
Because this is not only a tactic of making a feint to the east but also a very appropriate use of the natural conditions after the heavy rain. Anyone who sees it will applaud.

"No, it's more than that!"

"To set fire to such a large area, the preparations must have taken at least three or four hours. The time we had just now is simply not enough."

"So Wu Fengdeng's men must have sneaked into the mountains last night to cut firewood and spread grass for preparation. But when I led the troops back from outside last night, I didn't feel any wind at all!"

"So... so Wu Fengdeng knew in advance that there would be an east wind today! Observing the celestial phenomena? Yes, he must have observed the celestial phenomena!"

"I've only heard of his terrifying fighting ability before, but no one has ever said that he is so young, but he can learn to observe the stars at night, predict celestial phenomena, and have such far-sightedness. How bizarre! This man is truly terrifying!"

Simon.

Wu Fengdeng rode on the horse with his eyes closed. He raised his handsome and cold face slightly, took a deep breath, and then opened his eyes.

Looking at the black smoke gradually spreading in the eastern sky, it was as thick as the end of the world.

But the deep brown pupils remained calm.

The Qin army also fell completely silent at this time, looking up at the sky. Everyone couldn't help swallowing their saliva, their eyes full of awe and horror.

"Everyone, just wait for them to fall without any attack."

(End of this chapter)