Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

602 The Long Night
"You son of a bitch rebel...Brothers, let's kill them and see if any of them can come up..." Niu Gang's roar came from the distance.

Rumble!
Suddenly, behind Lin Bochang, that is, on the right side of the city wall, there were loud noises...

"It seems that the rebels are bound to win. They launched surprise attacks on three sections of the city wall at the same time!"

Lin Bochang looked shocked, and then he was glad that the Thunder Army had been prepared.

Otherwise, such a surprise attack by the rebels would launch at three city walls at the same time... If the Shenlei Army hadn't prepared, they might be in a hurry.

It is also very possible for the rebels to attack the city wall or simply break the city.

Lin Bochang was frightened, but also felt happy.

After a while, the specific circumstances of the attacks on the three city walls were reported to the city tower one after another.

Then the scouts kept coming and going, reporting the battle situation at any time so that Lin Bochang could coordinate the command.

At the same time, Zhu Xiuyuan stayed in the Chinese army's tent in the Shenlei Army camp, and naturally heard the sound that shook the heaven and the earth.

So many firecrackers were lit together, crackling one after another, coming from three locations on the city wall.

No matter what Zhu Xiuyuan heard, he felt that these were firecrackers set off during the Chinese New Year.

There was actually a festive feeling.

He and Yan Dashan were the only two people in the large Chinese army tent.

Zhu Xiuyuan wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but when he saw Yan Dashan's serious look, he couldn't help but give up the idea.

"What time is it now?" Zhu Xiuyuan asked suddenly.

"My benefactor, it's already... Zishi!" Yan Dashan replied.

"Child time..."

Midnight is the period from [-]pm to [-]am the next day.

This is supposed to be the time when people fall asleep in the dead of night, but now in the capital, especially the people living near the south of the city, they may not be able to get a good night's sleep tonight.

Not to mention the news of the Jiangyin King's rebel army attacking the city, this alone made the people tremble.

As a result, in the middle of the night, he couldn't live in peace, and actually created bursts of "thunder" sounds out of thin air.

Oh my God, Zhu Xiuyuan and the others didn't know that when thousands of firecrackers were lit at the same time, the loud noise would come...

The people didn't know how they spent that difficult time.

Children cry, women tremble, and even the man who is the mainstay of the family is worried.

Some people were so afraid that they hid under the bed...

But the current Shen Lei Army will not consider disturbing the people.

Zhu Xiuyuan sat in the Chinese army's tent, and by listening to the voices and identifying his position, he probably knew where the rebels were raiding.

Earth-shaking noises rang from time to time, from different directions each time... It seemed that the rebels were trying different positions, trying to find weak points in the Thunder Army's defense.

In addition, in addition to the loud noise like a city bombing, there was also the sound of shouting and fighting, which was noisy and vague.

It sounded extremely terrifying at midnight!
It was destined to be a difficult night that will be remembered by many for the rest of their lives.

But, the night is still very long...

In suffering, time always passes slowly.

But minute by minute, time moved forward unswervingly, and finally it was the second half of the night.

At the beginning of Yin time, that is, around three o'clock in the morning.

The loud noise coming from the other side of the city wall finally stopped.

The deafening roar and the terrifying shouts of death have all stopped!
The area on the south side of the capital fell into a kind of silence in the middle of the night, without any strange noises.

On the contrary, it was very quiet, even eerily quiet.

Not long after, news came from the city wall, letting Zhu Xiuyuan know that the rebels had made repeated raids without hope, and after losing troops and generals, they finally retreated in defeat.

In this battle, during the critical moment, the rebels also stormed the city wall.

However, Huang Zhigao and Niu Gang each led hundreds or even thousands of troops to fight back and forth on the city wall, killing all the small number of rebels who stormed the city wall!

Another piece of news from Lin Bochang said that the rebel forces had been severely damaged.

Before the war began, the rebels should have more than [-] troops.But after this battle is over, the remaining rebel forces may be less than [-]!

According to Lin Bochang's analysis, the rebels may not launch another siege until they receive reinforcements.

In other words, the city wall on the south side of the capital is safe for the time being, at least tonight.

However, things are not certain. To prevent accidents, Lin Bochang rested on the city wall tonight.

All the soldiers of the Divine Thunder Army will also guard the city wall and never leave, with food and accommodation on it.

Night watchmen are also arranged at night to guard against accidents...

Zhu Xiuyuan realized that Lin Bochang's arrangements were very appropriate, so he would not give any more advice.

He breathed a sigh of relief and told Yan Dashan to make a bed and fold quilts in the Chinese army tent, where he would rest for half the night.

The news of another great victory of the Divine Thunder Army was spreading throughout the city along with the "information flow" formed by the scouts.

After it reached the ears of Emperor Chen in the palace, Emperor Chen couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Chen Huang listened with great interest to the stories about the Shenlei Army's detection and smashing of the rebel's plot.

Before the story was finished, another good news came from Jiangbei.

Because the Yan army's navy was unable to attack for a long time, it was still unable to annihilate the Jingying navy and was unable to successfully cross the river south.

It was late at night again, so the Yan army ordered their troops to retreat and returned to Jiangpu County.

The threat from Jiangbei's army pressing down on the border was lifted in an instant.

Although this relief was only temporary, Chen Huang was still very happy.

In the south of the city and in the north of the city, Chen Huang's two heart problems were relieved one after another.

Isn't this a joyful thing?
"Your Majesty, the traitorous rebels now have less than [-] troops. They were frightened by Zhu Aiqing's Divine Thunder Army and will not attack the city again in a short time. And the Yan Army in the north of the Yangtze River cannot cross the river south today..."

"It can be seen that the situation is developing in a good direction. Your Majesty is also tired today. It is already late at night, and it is time to rest. Only when you have regained your energy will you have enough energy for tomorrow..."

Concubine You advised.

"Um!

Emperor Chen nodded, "I remember that there is a side hall next to the Shen Shen Palace. Please clean it out. We will rest there tonight."

"The concubine obeys!"

Concubine You waved to the palace maids and told them to clean up the side hall.

After a while, the side hall was cleaned up, and Concubine You took Emperor Chen with her, got up and walked towards the side hall.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is news from King Jiangdu of Yangzhou..."

An old eunuch suddenly ran over.

"What did King Jiangdu say?" Chen Huang immediately stopped.

"Your Majesty, King Jiangdu left five thousand soldiers and horses to guard Yangzhou City to hold back the 15 troops of the Yan army on the east road. King Jiangdu led more than [-] of his remaining soldiers and took a boat upstream along the Yangtze River. Rushed towards the capital overnight."

"According to King Jiangdu's estimation, King Jiangdu and his [-] remaining soldiers will be able to arrive at the Yangtze River dock around today's hour and join forces with the [-] soldiers from the Beijing camp stationed on the south bank of the Yangtze River!"

The old eunuch held a whisk in his hand and spoke very carefully.

"I know. I will send someone to inform the deputy generals in the capital so that they can prepare in advance."

After Emperor Chen finished his instructions, he walked into the side hall to rest.

At night, it seemed to be completely quiet.

It's quiet and there's no human voice, so it's a good time to catch up on some sleep.

After Zhu Xiuyuan heard the news that the Yan army in the north of the Yangtze River had retreated and that the king of Jiangdu in Yangzhou came to the capital overnight, he ordered Yan Dashan to blow out the candles in the tent.

He lay on the makeshift bed, ready to catch up on some sleep.

Tomorrow will probably be another difficult day.

It's so late today, I have to hurry up and sleep for a while.

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(End of this chapter)