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Chapter 378 Blood and Fire (3)

"Listen, people in the city. I, the Governor of Hezhou, Yao Wangshu, have asked the Governor of Cheng to speak out. I have important military information to share." Surrounded by eight guards, Yao Wangshu tremblingly walked away from the city for more than [-] years. Seeing that no arrows were fired at the city, he felt a little relieved, stretched out his hand to stroke his messy long beard, gave a fake cough, and shouted reservedly with the air of a governor of a state.

"Master Cheng, you are the lord of a state, so you don't have to face these villains, so let Zhuang take care of it." Although Zhuang Mingyi is not very proficient in military strategy, he also knows that the fall of Hezhou means a lot. Son, then peeked at Cheng He Dong's livid face, sighed secretly, and suggested cautiously.

"No need, let's just listen to what this fellow has to say."

After pondering for a while, Cheng Hedong still waved his hand to reject Zhuang Mingyi's proposal, but made a "kill" gesture to the several guards who followed behind him before walking to the city dish.

"Master Cheng, long time no see, are you okay?"

As soon as Yao Wangshu saw Cheng Hedong poking his head out of the city plate, a smile appeared on his face, he bowed his hands in a grand salute, and greeted with a smile.

"Who are you, why are you barking in the city, huh?"

Both of them work in Hexi, and the jurisdictions are not far apart. Cheng Hedong has dealt with Yao Wangshu several times, but they are not too familiar. It was too much, and he didn't bother to give him face, so he scolded him unceremoniously.

"You..." Yao Wangshu has always relied on his background as a Jinshi, and looked down on the gang of bumpkin governors in the surrounding states, especially the governor Cheng Dong who was born as a military general. They are cheap-tongued, and being scolded by Cheng Hedong so abruptly at this moment, his face can't hold back immediately, and when he was about to explode, he suddenly remembered his current identity, and immediately vented more than half of his anger, but just blacked out He glared at Cheng Hedong, gritted his teeth, and said, "Your Majesty Cheng is still the same. This is all history, and he doesn't take the time to read more books. Tsk tsk, it's not the way of a gentleman to speak without words."

"You've read all the rebellious books in your dog's stomach, and you deserve to talk to Cheng about the way of a gentleman? Stop talking nonsense, and let go of your fart!" How could Cheng Dongdong have the heart to get close to traitors like Yao Wangshu, this is leopard eyes Glaring, he yelled like thunder.

"Hmph, what a vulgar fellow, Yao is not as knowledgeable as you are. Listen carefully, the Prime Minister has something to say. Now that Hezhou has surrendered, Shanzhou has become an isolated city, and there is no hope of reinforcements. If you can surrender early, you will be generous." Please wait, if not, there will be a calamity of burning all jade and stones. In addition, my family's prime minister has already arranged a clever plan. If the King of England dares to come, my family's prime minister will undoubtedly take Lanzhou in vain. I will wait for you to come down sooner... ..."

Being insulted by Cheng Hedong in public, Yao Wangshu was so angry that he trembled all over, but Cheng Hedong couldn't help it, so he could only pretend that he didn't hear Cheng Hedong's rude words, raised his voice, and roared to repeat Gar Qinling's confession.

"shoot!"

Cheng Hedong didn't believe Yao Wangshu's words at all, seeing that several of his personal guards had moved into place, he stopped drinking without hesitation.

"Whizzing……"

Several of Cheng Hedong's personal guards are masters of archery. When they heard that Cheng Hedong's general order had been issued, they dared not neglect. They stood up abruptly, drew their bows and arrows, and aimed at Yao Wangshu before releasing them. Among them, five feathered arrows cut through the space like a rainbow flying from the sky, and they shot to the distance of Yao Wangshu only a few feet away in one breath.

"Clang, clang..."

Before Yao Wangshu understood what was going on, three of the eight cavalry guarding Yao Wangshu jumped up from their horses, their knives flickered and joined together, and forcibly knocked all five feathered arrows aside.

"oops!"

Yao Wangshu was originally a courageous person, until the feather arrow was knocked away, then he came to his senses, how could he have the courage to stay in such a dangerous place, exclaimed, turned his horse's head, turned around and fled towards the formation Go, that little boy is as embarrassing as he wants to be.

"Hahaha... traitor, go back and tell your master, attack as soon as you want, what are you doing with these tricks, it's boring!"

Seeing the skill of those guards, Cheng Hedong couldn't help but frown, but he never wanted to let go of this great opportunity to hit the opponent's morale, so he laughed and mocked Garr. As soon as Qin Ling spoke, the arrogance in his words was so strong that all the guarding officers and soldiers were infected and burst into laughter, and their morale, which had been a little low, was greatly boosted by the commotion.

"Prime Minister, I'm an official, I'm an official..."

Yao Wangshu fled back to the base, and when he saw Gar Qinling's indifferent face, he couldn't bear it immediately, and wanted to explain inarticulately, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say. It's the best thing to say, and the old face keeps changing from red to white.

"Master Yao has been wronged, and the truth will definitely decide for me. Come here, please Master Yao go to the Chinese army tent to rest!"

Although Gal Qinling looked down on Yao Wangshu's weak bones from the bottom of his heart, but for the sake of employing people, Gal Qinling would not show Yao Wangshu's face, so he gently comforted Yao Wangshu, the guard around him. Escorted back to the big camp in the west, then waved his hands with a cold face, and ordered loudly: "Decree: attack from all sides, kill the one who goes up to the city first, advance to the third rank, and reward a hundred cattle, sheep and horses!"

"Wow, woohoo..."

With the order of Gar Qinling's heavy reward, the shrill horns rang together, and the Tubo army, which was only in formation outside the west city, immediately moved after hearing the sound, and quickly spread out their formation to encircle from the west, north, and south. After entering Shanzhou City, together with the east, they launched a fierce and unusual attack on the city at the same time. As soon as the battle started, it was already at a fever pitch... The end of the day has passed, and the sun has already moved to the west, but the people at the top of the city are far away. The fierce battle is still going on, the earthen pot bombs have long been used up, the wood rolling stones have been used up, and even the arrows are very few, but the impact of the Tubo army has never stopped, on the contrary, the waves are higher than the waves. Lang, at this point, the officers and soldiers guarding the city can only rely on their flesh and blood to fight desperately. But even so, with the progress of the war, the casualties of the officers and soldiers of the Tang army and even the guarding civilians have already exceeded half, and the city defense has reached the point where it is crumbling. With the intention of retreating, he was still desperately fighting on the top of the city, resisting the waves of Tubo army's attacks with great difficulty!

"Brother Wang, be careful!"

The burly and burly Wang Tong is the master in the city second only to Li Yaodong. With a meteor hammer, he is suitable for both long-distance and near-defense. All the Tubo officers and soldiers who came out of their heads were hammered down to the city. After a fierce fight, countless Tubo warriors died in their hands. However, when manpower was limited, even though Wang Tong was very strong, he fought nearly Three hours later, he was too tired to swing the hammer. In a careless moment, he was bullied by a Tubo warrior who suddenly rushed to the top of the city. Wang Tong, who was not enough, didn't even have time to dodge. He was in a critical situation, but he heard a shout from the side, and a figure suddenly appeared, and he blocked the knife of the Tubo brave with his body.

"Xiao Wu! Ah... I killed you!"

Wang Tong had already thought that he was going to die, but when he saw Liu Wu, the caravan guard who was the most friendly in normal times, blocked the sure-to-kill knife for him, but Liu Wu himself was cut in two by the knife, his heart ached, His eyes widened, he let out a loud roar, dropped the meteor hammer, grabbed it with both hands, and the Tubo brave man, who was too late to draw his knife again, raised it up, and threw it down the wall with a sudden throw. The brave act scared the two Tubo soldiers who had just emerged from the city plate and retracted their heads in a panic.

"You all deserve to die, kill, kill, kill!"

Facing the tragic death of his friend, Wang Tong roared like a mad tiger, hooked his foot, picked up the meteor hammer on the ground, and pulled the hammer chain with both hands, and rushed to the edge of the city with a big stride , with both hands, the meteor hammer whizzed and swept down the wall, but after hearing several muffled sounds, the three ladders not far apart were all swept into two pieces, and the Tubo officers and soldiers on the ladders were like descending. Dumplings fell down to the city.

"Whizzing……"

Under Wang Tong's madness, the results of the battle were extraordinary, but he himself was also exposed to the sight of the Tubo cavalry, but after hearing the sound of strings, dozens of feathered arrows shot towards the top of the city like locusts, Wang Tong, who couldn't avoid it, was hit by four arrows on the spot, and his burly body fell into a pool of blood on the top of the city like a jade pillar pushed down from a golden mountain.

"Reinforcement, where is the reinforcement? Reinforcement..."

Wang Tong struggled to stand up again, but under the severe injury, there was no trace of strength left. He could only lie helplessly in a pool of blood, his eyes opened angrily, and he muttered a few words, his head tilted, and he was dead. Life and death limp on the ground... "Brother Li, when will the reinforcements arrive?"

Not only Wang Tong was looking forward to reinforcements, but Zhang Mingwu, who had just killed two Tubo soldiers, was also anxiously looking forward to reinforcements. Facing the city defense that was about to be broken, Zhang Mingwu couldn't care less and roared out.

"Kill! We live as a Tang man, and die as a Tang ghost. If no reinforcements arrive, we will only fight, and death is nothing!"

Li Yaodong didn't know when the reinforcements would arrive, but he knew that before the reinforcements arrived, the city might not be able to hold on, but he didn't show the slightest timidity. The two Tubo soldiers who fought in the battle beheaded on the spot, and then bravely killed the enemy soldiers who rushed to the top of the city one after another.

"Brother Li is right. You are born a Tang man, and you die as a Tang ghost. If you die, you will die. Kill yourself! Brothers, kill, kill!"

Zhang Mingwu also understood that the reinforcements might not be expected. Seeing Li Yaodong risking his life, his heart surged with pride. He echoed with a loud laugh, and rushed forward with a knife, fighting side by side with Li Yaodong, killing The Tubo officers and soldiers who had to rush to the top of the city retreated one after another.

(End of this chapter)