Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 341: Danger is imminent! (Thanks to Lingdu, Fengyuyaorunian, and buff for their two monthly tickets~)

Following Zou Jing's order, countless soldiers rushed towards the county government gate like a black tide.

Some soldiers carried wooden ladders and tried to climb over the wall which was three or four meters high!
Zhu Ran, who was inside the city wall, listened to the shouting and screaming from the other side of the wall and looked at the gate that was clanging loudly.

Not only was he not afraid at all, but he became extremely excited!
He turned around and shouted to the soldiers behind him:

"Brothers! Get ready with strong bows and crossbows. This is also a great opportunity for us to make a contribution!
"As long as we can hold on until the reinforcements arrive, we will be able to turn defeat into victory!"

The soldiers, who were originally panicking, felt relieved when they saw that the young captain was so calm.

With the lessons learned from the previous experience, they are more obedient to Zhu Ran!

They took out powerful bows and Fengxian crossbows from the county government’s armory!

Many of the arrows of the bows and crossbows are filled with black powder!
Zhu Ran looked at the enemy soldiers who had already climbed up the wall with ladders, and shouted without hesitation:
"Fire arrows!"

Following Zhu Ran's order, hundreds of bows and crossbows shot at the enemies on the wall!
When the arrows collided with the armor of these soldiers, sparks suddenly burst out!
Amidst the splashing flames, the soldiers' clothes were instantly ignited!
The soldier who was hit by the arrow immediately slapped the flames on his body in horror, then fell off the wall with a miserable scream.

Zou Jing obviously did not expect that the enemy's arrows, although not flaming, would suddenly emit a strong flame when hitting the soldiers!

Not only can it injure soldiers, it can even burn them. It is much more powerful than ordinary rockets!
Is this one of the deadly weapons the enemy has?
Only enhanced versions of rockets have this power.

Then what kind of terrifying power would the gunpowder jar, which I have only heard of but never seen, have?

Zou Jing didn't dare to think too much about it.

Fortunately, he did not let Zhang Su defend the city, otherwise they would not be facing rockets, but the more terrifying gunpowder bottles!
However, although these rockets are powerful at the moment, they have enough people on their side!
After hundreds of people were shot and burned to death, a soldier finally managed to jump into the courtyard wall and rushed towards Zhu Ran and his men with shields.

Seeing that the enhanced rockets could not break through the shield's defense, Zhu Ran immediately held up a long-handled sword and shouted to the people behind him:
"Leave half of you to continue shooting, and the remaining half to follow me to kill the enemy at close range!"

After Zhu Ran finished speaking, he quickly stepped forward, smashed the enemy's shield with the hilt of his sword, and then pierced the enemy's throat with the blade!
In this way, Zhu Ran led only a hundred people and blocked the enemy in the front yard for a long time!
The soldiers on Zou Jing's side finally opened the county government gate from the inside!
In an instant, the soldiers outside rushed into the front yard!

Zhu Ran finally couldn't hold on any longer and could only fight while retreating to the more spacious central courtyard.

Fortunately, at this time, Xu Sheng, who was guarding the central courtyard, had come to support with three hundred soldiers holding an ancient ingot knife!

Looking at Zhu Ran, who was covered in blood, Xu Sheng said approvingly:

"Good job, little guy! Leave the rest to me, the general. You and your men should take a good rest!
"I have sent someone to inform General Zhang and the others! The reinforcements from the backyard will arrive soon!"

There are still five or six hundred people in the backyard. By the time they arrive, we will probably be able to hold out for longer.

As for the support of the four city gate guards, I believe that since the county government has made such a big fuss, they must have noticed it.

As long as we hold on until reinforcements arrive, we can get rid of all these insidious and cunning bandits!
Without thinking too much, Xu Sheng immediately wrapped the chain behind the ancient ingot knife around his arm, and then swung the ancient ingot knife hard towards the enemy!

A blade whistling in the air naturally cannot accurately hit the enemy's throat or vital points.

But even if it hits the enemy, it can still cause considerable impact on the enemy!
As the more powerful Xu Sheng joined the battlefield.

Zou Jing, whose four or five hundred soldiers were killed by Zhu Ran's one hundred soldiers, immediately commanded the remaining nine thousand soldiers to charge forward.

Trying to crush the enemy with huge numerical advantage!

However, Xu Sheng's continuously rotating and waving ancient ingot knife intercepted the enemy at the entrance of the central courtyard!
Seeing that his soldiers could not rush in in a short time, Zou Jing personally took the axe and smashed Xu Sheng's ancient ingot knife back.

Zou Jing's soldiers took the opportunity to rush towards Xu Sheng! Xu Sheng calmly retreated into his own soldiers.

Our soldiers had already held strong bows and crossbows, and shot another wave of arrows at the enemy!

Although Zou Jing had many soldiers on his side, they could not deploy them effectively. The number of soldiers who could rush to the front each time was always limited.

And as more soldiers in the front fall, their corpses will take up more and more space.

However, Zou Jing was a brave and resourceful captain under Liu Yan.

When he followed Liu Bei to attack the Yellow Turban Army, he accumulated a lot of combat experience.

Seeing that he could not effectively break through from the front, Zou Jing immediately ordered the soldiers in the rear to go around the outer perimeter of the central courtyard and climb in from the side wall!
In an instant, Zou Jing's army, which could only attack from the front, immediately had two more attack routes!

Xu Sheng, who was able to handle the situation with ease just now, also felt a sudden increase of pressure when facing the enemy troops that kept climbing over the walls on both sides!

Zhu Ran knew that he had no time to rest, so he immediately led his men to join the battle again...

At this moment, in the banquet hall in the backyard.

Zhang Liao had already heard the noisy sounds outside the hall.

Lieutenant General Yan Yan rushed in in a hurry and shouted to Zhang Liao:
"General Zhang, it's bad! The county government has been surrounded by tens of thousands of enemy troops hiding in the city!"

"what?!"

Zhang Liao slammed the table and stood up, but suddenly felt dizzy and had to sit down again!

He thought he was drunk.

However, the subtle numbness throughout his body made him keenly aware that there might be something wrong with the wine!

Zhang Liao glanced at Zhang Su's empty seat and asked in a deep voice:
"Where's that guy Zhang Su?"

Yan Yan shook his head helplessly:

"I guess he escaped through the back door..."

Zhang Liao glanced at Zhang Song's empty seat again, and instinctively thought that the two brothers were acting in cahoots and conspiring to harm him!
Zhang Liao was furious. Looking at the drunken generals around him, he overturned the food table in front of him!
The loud noise immediately sobered up the drunken soldiers!

Zhang Liao forced himself to stand up, and swept his majestic eyes over the crowd:

"The county government is currently surrounded by enemy forces. If you, generals, don't want to die, follow me and kill the enemy!
"If we delay a little longer, our chances of survival will be greater!"

When the generals heard this, they knew that they were in imminent danger and immediately sobered up a little.

Even though their body sensations were slowly fading under the effect of the anesthetic, they still forced themselves to stagger out of the banquet hall!

At the same time, in a courtyard next to the county government.

Because Lu Lingqi had her period, she did not drink with the generals and came back early to rest.

She was suddenly awakened from her sleep by the shouting and screaming outside!
Lu Lingqi rushed out of the room and looked towards the direction of the county government where flames were rising to the sky. Her face suddenly changed!
Although it is not clear what happened exactly, it is definitely not a good thing!
Lu Lingqi immediately gathered the five hundred female soldiers who were also sleeping in the courtyard, and led them out of the courtyard quietly...

(End of this chapter)