The journey of giving birth to a son

Chapter 221 The moment of life and death has come
"Come on! Let us all see Mr. Wu's archery skills!" Xiao Shao teased. Chen Wei and some officials standing behind all looked at him with contempt!
Wu Liang's mind turned around. He didn't care about being shameless when his life was at stake. When he saw Lu Zhan at the arrow crenel next to him, he pushed Lu Zhan over!
"Sir, of course I can't do it, but there is a person under me who can! His archery skills are better than mine!"

"Okay!" Xiao Shao looked at Lu Zhan and pointed to the city, "I don't want to listen to this man's nonsense now!"

As soon as Xiao Shao finished speaking, a sharp arrow flew out with a "swish" sound, passed through the gap between the heads of the two captured military households, and shot directly into the throat of the Tatar.

The Tatar was still speaking incessantly, with spittle flying everywhere, but his voice stopped in his throat with a "crack", his eyes widened in disbelief, and then he fell down.

Xiao Shao didn't expect that there was someone in the army who was so good at archery, so he couldn't help but cast an approving look at Lu Zhan!

When the Tatars saw this, they screamed and angrily raised their swords and chopped off the heads of the military households in front of them.

This behavior exposed himself instantly. Bows and arrows rained down from the city wall, and they all shot at the Tatars below the city. In a blink of an eye, the city was already covered with corpses, including Tatars and military households who had just been locked up outside the fort. and refugees.

After killing these people, the Tatar team retreated on horseback!
Half an hour later, the Tatar team began to move neatly. They changed from squares to long straight lines, changing formations like a tide, and finally surrounded the Mighty Fort.

They did not start to attack the city, but stayed on the spot, lit bonfires, set up camp, and were ready for a protracted war.

Wu Liang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He had never seen such a thing before, and asked tremblingly, "Tatars... what are the Tatars going to do?"

Xiao Shao glanced at him coldly and said in a heavy tone, "What do you mean? The Tatars have already set up camp and are making rice. They want to fight us to the death. Let's just wait for a bloody battle!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Liang's face turned pale and his legs were shaking uncontrollably. The officials standing nearby also had pale faces!
Xiao Shao glanced at them coldly!
He then looked at Chen Wei, who had been standing beside him, "Chen Qianhu, have all the soldiers been assembled?"

Chen Wei's face was very calm. He said in a deep voice: "My lord, in addition to the one hundred soldiers already guarding the city wall, there are 450 regular soldiers in the fort. They have all been assembled and are waiting for your dispatch." ”

Xiao Shao quickly walked down the city wall and stood in front of rows of soldiers standing neatly, looking at these heroic faces.

Most of these people are around twenty years old, tall and burly. Under Chen Wei's training, all of them are brave and good soldiers.

At this moment, although the Tatar army arrived, there was no tension or fear on their faces, but full of fighting spirit.

Xiao Shao nodded with satisfaction, his confidence doubled.

"Commanders, listen to your orders..." Xiao Shao straightened his back and shouted loudly. Chen Wei and other generals stood upright in front of him, waiting for his orders.

Xiao Shao held his head high and said loudly: "Soldiers, the Tatars have surrounded our mighty fortress, and the court has been raising troops for thousands of days. Today is the day when we serve the country, for the country, for righteousness, for our parents, and for ourselves." My wife and children, brothers, we must unite as one and defend our homeland to the death!

As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers were high-spirited and excited, and shouted in unison, "I swear to live and die with the Mighty Fort!" Xiao Shao shouted with satisfaction: "Okay!" Then he quickly gave the order, and several thousand households, After hearing this, hundreds of households quickly gathered their troops, rode their horses to each city gate, rushed to their own areas of responsibility, and set up tight defenses along the city wall.

After the soldiers took their respective positions, at this moment, only Chen Wei, Wang Qingshan and other officials and their respective servants were left under the city wall.

These servants were recruited from some nearby military forts or villages. Most of them were tall, powerful, and brave and good at fighting. However, they only belonged to the private property of each official and only obeyed the orders of their masters.

Xiao Shao quietly looked at the remaining officials and said with pleading, "Everyone, today has reached a moment of life and death. I implore you not to hide your secrets and devote all your troops to the battle to defend the city. The city is alive and the people are there. The city dies and everyone dies!”

Chen Wei said loudly: "Your Excellency, as soldiers of the Yan Kingdom, it is our duty to guard the city gate. I am willing to send all my servants and servants to guard the city gate. Your Excellency, my subordinates suggest that at this critical moment of life and death, , Everyone in the fort who can fight must join forces to defend the city. Not only our servants, but also other men, women, and children must mobilize to defend the city together!"

"Okay! Well said, Mr. Chen!"

Xiao Shao looked at the other officials again, smiled and said, "My lords, what about you?"

Chen Wei took the lead. Officials like Wang Qingshan took a look and then contributed their own servants. A total of three to four hundred people were sent to various city walls!

Xiao Shao showed approval. He took Chen Wei to the top of the city and was responsible for command and dispatch.

The military households in the Mighty Fort were also gathered, and the young and strong men were organized into more than a dozen teams. Weapons such as swords and spears were distributed to provide backup for the soldiers defending the city.

Others also have their own tasks, some are responsible for transporting supplies, and some are responsible for rescuing the wounded.

These people had been selected before and had gone through five or six days of training and preparation, and now they were joining their own teams in an orderly manner.

Jiang Shiyi couldn't sit still and went to the North and South Streets to find out the news. It was a mess outside, with many people running on the North and South Streets, and some horse-drawn carriages running on the road, transporting boulders, huge trees, and the like.

And this person drove away those who came out to watch the fun, "Don't go out and wander around, just stay at home and don't affect their preparations for war."

Jiang Shiyi came back again and told what he saw on the way. His son was now guarding the city wall. Mrs. Zhang felt nervous and silently prayed that nothing would happen to her son!
While Jiang Shiyi was nervous, he was also worried about Lu Zhan's condition. He hadn't rested. He didn't know if he still had enough strength to defend the city. After all, the city gate was the most dangerous place. I heard that the Tatars would put the main force of their attack there. …

The more Jiang Shiyi thought about it, the more anxious he became. Thinking that he could only sit at home useless, he felt a little lost and helpless.

It was dark outside, Jiang Shiyi simply fried two side dishes. After the family finished the meal absently, they took a hasty rest. Everyone was so nervous and worried that they couldn't sleep. They were hoping that when they got up in the morning, the Tatars would have left. It was all just a nightmare.

Like the Lu family, many people took a rest early even though they were panicking!
The weather is very cold, and there is a strong wind blowing from time to time! A bright moon hung high in the sky, and the defenders on the city wall were still on high alert, staring closely at the Tatar troops not far away.