King of Liao at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 943 Onslaught on Jiangling
Liu Bei and Liu Qi kept Zhuge Liang's instructions in mind.He lowered his head and drank in a muffled voice, and let out a long sigh. Zhuge Liang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Although my lord and Mr. Liu Qi have the intention to fight against Liao, the Liao army is really powerful, and they really have no power to hate! Just like what the envoy said , although Jiangling is strong and strong, it may not be able to protect it. Therefore, what Liang means is to go far away from Changsha and Lingling to avoid the edge of the Liao army, but to protect the safety of the moment..."

Seeing what Zhuge Liang said, Lu Su was taken aback for a moment, and said with a strange expression: "On the way down, I saw the soldiers in the city. They are rare elites. The two generals Huang and Wei are also rare fierce generals. In this way, [-] soldiers and horses in Jiangling , is not enough to stop the Liao army?"

"Stop it?" Zhuge Liang shook his head with a wry smile, and said mockingly, "Although our army intends to resist the Liao Dynasty, but our hatred is too weak, it is because we want to avoid other places, maybe for a while, but it is not our original intention! "

"Sir, I don't dare to disagree with you!" Lu Su cupped his hands, and said in a calm voice: "Liu Huang and the young master avoided Changsha and Lingling, maybe they can be safe for a while. But have you ever thought about it, Li Lin? If you want to rule the world, if this is the case, no matter where you avoid, you will inevitably fight the Liao army. Since it is inevitable, you should fight against the Liao army. There may be a chance!"

Hey!Zhuge Liang laughed secretly in his heart, without showing any expression on his face, he shook his head and said: "Although we have this intention, how can we resist the Liao army with so many soldiers and horses in Jiangling?"

"Sir, did you forget about me, Jiangdong?" Lu Su said seriously.

"Huh?" Zhuge Liang looked at Lu Su with feigned surprise, and said in surprise, "Marquis Wu also intends to resist Liaoye?"

Lu Su nodded, and said with a serious expression: "My Marquis Wu heard that Li Lin was going to drill the navy in Xiangyang. He built warships, so he knew that Li Lin had the intention of sending troops to the east of the Yangtze River. That's why he tried his best to prepare for the war. I'm here today. In addition to mourning the king of Chu, I want to find out the details of the Liao army from Uncle Liu Huang and Mr. Liu Yi. This will increase the odds of winning! There are still 20 troops in Jiangling, and I can gather [-] people in Jiangdong. If we wait for the two Together, in terms of strength, the Liao army is not inferior to the Liao army. Although the Liao army is brave, they don't know water skills. They are not good at water warfare, and they don't know the climate of the Yangtze River. As long as we are careful, the Liao army will be defeated!"

"Liang was defeated by the Liao army, so I never thought of this..." I saw a bit of embarrassment on Zhuge Liang's face, and then looked at Lu Su with some worry.

Seemingly seeing through Zhuge Liang's mind, Lu Su sat up, cupped his hands in the direction of Jiangdong from a distance, and said seriously: "My family Wuhou Hu occupies the six counties in Jiangdong, has enough soldiers and food, and is extremely respectful and polite. The Liao army came to invade, and their aura has the intention of encroaching on the world. Since Jiangling has [-] soldiers and horses, why avoid Changsha and Lingling? Why don't you send your confidantes to Dongwu to join us and plan great things together!"

Zhuge Liang hesitated a little, looked back at Liu Bei and Liu Qi, the two knew each other, clasped their hands together and said in a calm voice: "But listen to the military advisor Kong Ming's decision!"

"This is feasible, but..." Nodding, Zhuge Liang turned to look at Lu Su hesitantly and said, "But we have never had an old relationship with Marquis Wu. Everyone, I am busy with relocation. Don't have any confidantes to use!"

"Sir, don't worry too much?" Lu Su waved his hand and persuaded: "Su Bucai, I would like to meet Wu Hou with you to discuss important issues! My family Wu Hou has long wanted to make friends with Mr. Liu Yi and Uncle Liu Huang. If Mr. Come with me to Jiangdong, the two The matter of the family uniting against the Liao Dynasty can be settled!"

"This..." Seeing Lu Su say this, Liu Bei trembled a little worried, and said anxiously: "I don't know when the Liao army will attack. If I ask my military division to go to Jiangdong in person, if the Liao army suddenly launches an attack, then it will be... ……”

"Uncle Liu Huang is worrying too much!" Lu Su said with a chuckle: "In my opinion, Li Lin is currently training the navy and building warships in Xiangyang, and he wants to take Jiangling in one go. Take me to Jiangdong. From this point of view, the Liao army will not act rashly if it is not a month or two. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mr. Lao Zhuge went to Jiangdong in person, and the two families joined forces to fight against Liao. This is the long-term plan. I hope Uncle Liu will see clearly !"

Winking at Liu Bei and Liu Qi, Zhuge Liang cupped his hands and said solemnly: "The matter is urgent, please follow orders."

Liu Bei understood, and hesitantly responded. Liu Qi beside him said doubtfully, "Then... I don't know when we will leave. I'll ask someone to make some preparations."

Lu Su thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said in a calm voice, "The sooner this matter is the better, if possible, I think, sir, you might as well rush to Jiangdong right now, after all, I don't know when Li Lin will mobilize troops!"

"En!" Zhuge Liangliang nodded, and said in agreement: "Li Lin is the most quick soldier, that's all! My lord, son, Liang will go to Jiangdong!" Afterwards, everyone exchanged greetings, and Lu Su and Zhuge Liang bid farewell to Liu Bei Liu Yi and Liu Yi boarded a boat to look at Chaisang County.

Watching the small boat on the river drift away, Liu Qi couldn't help laughing and said, "Kong Ming is really a genius. It's not bad at all!"

"Yes!" Nodding his head, Liu Bei sighed and said, "I hope the military division's trip will be smooth, and the two families will join forces to fight against the Liao Dynasty!"

At the same time, on the small boat, Lu Su glanced at the sky, then turned to look at Zhuge Liang.Sighing slightly, he murmured to himself: "Although I haven't found out the reality of the Liao army, it's not like I didn't find anything. It made Kong Ming go to Jiangdong..."

When Kong Ming arrived in Jiangdong, there is no need to say much. Because of the new and old hatred between Sun Quan and Li Lin, the anti-Liao forces in Jiangdong are very strong. There were not so many obstacles in meeting Sun Quan after crossing the river, such as verbal battles with scholars, intellectually provoking Zhou Yu, etc., all of which were saved. Anyway, Kong Ming crossed the river very smoothly, and the negotiations between the two sides were very harmonious. Kong Ming soon returned to Jiangling to report to Liu Bei. Both Sun and Liu were intensively planning how to fight against Li Lin, and the time was pushed directly to a month later...

"It's really hard to deal with..." Zhuge Liang frowned and looked at the Liao army outside the city as he heard the endless fighting in his ears, shaking his feather fan again and again.

The battle at the west gate of Jiangling City had just begun, and the Liao army still hadn't broken through the moat. Therefore, in addition to Huang Zhong urging the crossbowmen on the city to fight, Guan Yu and Zhong Yao were still waiting by Zhuge Liang's side.

"Sure enough, it's a powerful siege weapon!" Zhuge Liang stared intently at the towering rocker arms of the catapults in the Liao army outside the city, paused for a light swaying feather fan, frowned and said secretly: "This thing is powerful, we must find a way Get rid of this thing, or tell the Liao army to abandon it...otherwise Jiangling may not be safe!"

"Military division!" Guan Yu stepped forward a few steps, and said sharply: "The final general asks for orders, lead an army to break out of the city, and destroy the Liao army's catapults and wells for Jiangling!" It belongs to Jinglan, but if you are facing the soldiers under Li Lin's command, it will be different, and there will be one more thing, that is the powerful trebuchet!
"Guan Zhang Jun, please be safe!" Zhuge Liang held the feather fan with his right hand behind his back, pointed his left hand at the Liao army outside the city, and said intently: "The general's intentions are good, but Li Lin is obviously guarding against this move, the general wait and see! "Looking in the direction Zhuge Liang pointed, Guan Yu's eyes suddenly became dignified.On the flank of the Liao army outside the city, a cavalry force was ready to go. Judging from its number, it was no less than ten thousand. The leading general even asked Guan Yu to frown, and said sharply, "Zhao Yun!"

"En!" Zhuge Liangliang nodded, and said solemnly: "Even if the general breaks out, he may not be able to get close to those catapults, and he will be surrounded by Qiyun's cavalry. Zhao Yun's martial arts skills are not inferior to the general!"

Before Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Zhong Yao beside him said impatiently: "Military teacher! Then according to your intention, what should I do now?"

"What I mean is..." I saw Zhuge Liang leaning over to look at the Liao army who was trying their best to cross the moat, and said in a concentrated voice: "Let the Liao army cross the moat and reach the Jiangling city. At that time, General Guan will burst out of the city. Fighting with the Liao army on this road, Li Lin would not dare to use the catapult again under the sway of the mouse. If he had seen through his calculations and ordered the vanguard of the Liao army to retreat, several generals would take advantage of the situation and destroy the catapult and well of the Liao army. Lan, but this trip is extremely dangerous..."

"I'm so afraid!" Zhong Yao took the spear beside him, looked at Zhuge Liang and said viciously, "I'll listen to you again!"

"Is it a plan?" Guan Yu stroked his long beard, thought carefully, nodded and said, "It's feasible!" Guan Yu's eyes froze, and he turned to look outside the city...

Guan Yu suddenly remembered something, turned around and asked Zhuge Liang: "Li Lin is a cautious man. If we deliberately show weakness, he will definitely see through. If this is the case, how can we let the Liao army cross the moat?"

"It's really easy!" Zhuge Liang chuckled, holding a feather fan in his right hand and pointing at the Jinglan slowly approaching outside the city. , the Liao army under the city...don't care about it for now!" The herald who was waiting for orders not far away was taken aback for a moment, and then clasped his fists in reply: "Promise!" After saying that, he rushed to Huang Zhong to deliver the order
"So that's how it is..." Guan Yu nodded and realized.Indeed, compared with the powerful trebuchet, Jinglan is not as intimidating to the Jiangling army as the former, but in terms of its lethality, it is far above the former, especially for the crossbowmen in the city, it is a devastating blow .

"Creak creak..." As the sound of wooden wheels gradually stopped, dozens of Liao army well rails were approaching the moat, within a hundred steps from the city head.

"Fire the arrows!" Following the order of a general of the Liao Army, dozens of archers of the Liao Army on the well fence were facing the city, and there was a rain of arrows.All of a sudden, mourning was heard all over Jiangling City, the governor general Huang Zhong held a saber in his right hand and knocked the arrows that were aimed at him into the air. When he turned his head, he saw that many soldiers around him had already fallen down. A bow as tall as a man, ready to shoot...

"Then... what is that?" A Liao soldier archer on a plane outside the city looked suspiciously at an enemy general on the city wall, with an increasingly frightened expression on his face.

"Boom!" A well rail slammed down, and the Liao soldiers on it fell down screaming and were trampled to death by the rebels.

"Hold on! Hold on to the well fence!" The general of the Liao Army shouted with all his might, then glanced in amazement at the arrow nailed to the well fence and murmured, "This... is this an arrow?"

"Woooooo..."

"Phew!" Taking a deep breath, the general of the Liao army pointed at the top of the city and shouted sharply: "Everyone obey the order, suppress the crossbow arrows on the city!"

"Drink!" All the Liao troops here echoed, as if a flood was pouring down, arrows shot at the city densely, non-stop, causing the Jiangling soldiers on the city to panic.

"Counterattack! Counterattack!" Huang Zhong on the city abandoned his bow, dodging the dense bow and arrows, and shouted with all his strength: "The shield soldiers stepped forward to cover, and the crossbowmen counterattacked! Take rockets and destroy the Liao army's well!"

"Drink!" Following the order of General Huang Zhong, the defenders on the city stopped the commotion and counterattacked in an orderly manner.After all, the Jiangling soldiers had the city walls as cover, but the Liao army outside the city did not... In just one round of rapid fire, thousands of rockets ignited ten wells, and black smoke rose up, suffocating the wells. The Liao soldiers on board couldn't open their eyes.

"Extinguish the fire! Extinguish the fire!" Countless Liao troops beside the well fence panicked, and finally extinguished the fire above the well fence.

"Tsk, that's it, I can't destroy the Liao army's Jinglan quickly, and I still have to go out of the city..." Seeing that a round of rockets had almost no results, Huang Zhong, who was ashamed of being a heavy-handed man, couldn't help complaining, and sighed slightly. Zhong restrained his mind, pointed at the city and shouted: "Keep shooting! Don't stop!"

"Drink!" Jiangling soldiers on the city shouted together, and the rockets fired randomly.One... one is fine!Seeing that the Liao soldiers had already crossed the moat halfway under the city, but none of the enemy's wells were destroyed. Seeing that the morale of the generals in the city was getting weaker and weaker, Huang Zhong felt extremely impatient, and suddenly...

"It's burning! It's burning!" The Jiangling defenders on the city cheered for a while. Huang Zhong took a closer look, but saw a raging fire ignited in a well fence among the Liao army, and the flames immediately engulfed the Liao army above the well. , but heard a sound of wailing, and the Liao soldiers on it fell to the ground one after another.

"Fire! Fight the fire!" With the shouts of the generals of the Liao army, all the Liao soldiers took off their armor and tried their best to beat the raging fire above the well.

"How can I tell you to wait like this now!" I saw Huang Zhong Humu on the city, went to the giant bow to set up an arrow, took a little aim, and was facing the support of the well rail, "Boom!" Suddenly, the flaming broken wood burst in all directions and fell into the formation of the Liao army below, causing the Liao soldiers below to panic.

"Huh!" Huang Zhong snorted coldly on the wall, but he heard a soldier beside him exclaim in surprise: "General!" …

"Boom!" The boulder hit the city wall directly, and there was only a bang, and the broken stones splashed everywhere.Huang Zhong, who was pushed away at the very moment, fell to the side and stretched out his hand to caress his face, but he felt a little wet and sticky. Looking at the boulder with compound eyes, he saw that under the boulder, a Jiangling defender was killed. Pressed in it, blood stained a large area of ​​the ground, and the exposed right hand seemed to be pumping animals...

Standing up silently, Huang Zhong stared intently under the boulder for a long time, braved the rain of arrows and walked to the edge of the city wall, and shouted angrily: "All the soldiers use their lives to save Jiangling, fight to the death and never retreat! Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows!"

"Drink! Save Jiangling, fight to the death and never retreat!" The defenders cheered up, shouted frantically, and quickly released arrows.

"The soldiers in Jiangling should not be underestimated!" Li Lin said solemnly as he watched the battle situation intently. Going down to Jiangling is just a snap of the fingers!" Yes, the trebuchet is powerful, but the trebuchet is not a cannon, it is not accurate, and it is powerful, but the Jiangling city wall is so strong, you can't expect the trebuchet to smash it down with stones Let's break through the city wall, that is, to deter the defenders on the city wall under rounds of boulder attacks.

"Yes!" Li Lin nodded, looked at the city wall of Jiangling, and said with a slight sigh: "Who said that the technical strength is not up to the standard..."

"Oh?" Li Lin seemed to understand, chuckled, looked in the direction of Jiangling and said indifferently: "Jiangling seems to be too concerned about our army's Jinglan, and ignores the soldiers who are forcibly crossing the moat... Putting the cart before the horse, even if Jinglan said something else How can you capture Jiangling? The capture of Jiangling depends on our soldiers, not equipment! The combat power of the Shashaying Battalion is not something you can underestimate!" Li Lin looked forward and looked at Guo Huai has already followed Jinglan, quickly approaching Jiangling Caicheng, and the killing battalion is dispatched!
Seeing Jiangling closing the city gates tightly, ignoring the Liao army below the city forcibly crossing the moat, but rushing to destroy the wells with rockets, Li Lin felt something was wrong in his heart.Suddenly, Li Lin's eyes brightened, and he said gratifiedly: "Okay! The suspension bridge is lowered, and the killing camp... Huh?"

"What?" Looking around, he saw the gate of Jiangling City slowly opening, and a group of soldiers and horses rushed out of the city, fighting chaotically with the smashing battalion that had forcibly climbed to the bottom of Jiangling City. The leading generals were Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang!

"Guan Yu went out of the city to fight?" Li Lin shouted loudly: "Pass my order, hold the suspension bridge, all the soldiers will step on the bridge to cross the river, and storm Jiangling!"

"No!" I didn't fight earlier, but now I send troops to fight... What's Zhuge Liang's idea?
Li Lin became more and more puzzled. Suddenly, something moved in his mind. He looked around and asked in surprise, "Why doesn't the trebuchet throw bombs?"

The guard next to Li Lin went to the rear to inquire about Gao Lan. Just one step later, he suddenly saw a man rushing up, clasped his fists and said, "I want to report to King Liao, right now our army is fighting with Jiangling soldiers and horses under the city. General Gao Lan may be accidentally injured." Generals of our army, please ask the King of Liao for his special order!"

"..." Li Lin was stunned, looked back at Jiangling, and murmured, "Damn it! I was put together!" Taking advantage of the situation, Zhuge Kongming really was not easy!Li Lin smiled wryly.

"Alas!" Beside Li Lin, Guo Tu sighed softly, frowned and looked at the gate of Jiangling City, and said bitterly, "Seeing that Jiangling's army was not leaving the city, I wanted to take advantage of the situation to attack the city, but I didn't expect that he would leave the city at a critical moment... There is not enough space under the city, our army can't have enough soldiers and horses to attack... Besides, the suspension bridge is too narrow... It is better to ask General Guo Huai to retreat temporarily, first use the trebuchet to smash the city gate, and I will take the city again later. How about next?"

Listening to Guo Tu's words beside him, Li Linchen remained silent. Zhuge Liang's actions must have deep meaning, think about it... think about it...

It was Pang Tongtong who interrupted Guo Tu's words immediately, and immediately said anxiously: "Now our army is fighting with the Jiangling army under the city. If Guo Huai is ordered to withdraw, and the soldiers under his command go in without knowing it, our army will be defeated and lose thousands of miles. At this time, Jiangling only needs a single army to pursue and attack, our army will inevitably lose its position, and the consequences will be disastrous!"

Looking solemnly at the battle situation below the city, Guo Tu frowned and said, "However, if the troops are not withdrawn, it will be detrimental to General Guo Huai's battalion. The space under Jiangling City is narrow, and the suspension bridge is also blocked by our soldiers, making it impossible to go ashore... Is it called Will the soldiers cross the moat again?"

"No! There is a better way!" Li Lin smiled wryly as he looked at the blazing well at the front line, and raised his hand to give an order: "Give me an order to order the killing battalion to push the flaming well into the river, so that Use Jinglan as a bridge to forcefully cross the moat and storm Jiangling!"

"No!" The guard beside him rushed down to deliver the order.

"Push the well into the river?" Guo Tu froze for a moment, frowned and shook his head and said, "In this way, our army will not be able to suppress the enemy army in the city... However, it is still a clever plan... I missed it, it was too much Being impatient, led to being taken advantage of by the enemy!"

"Is it just one person's fault?" Pang Tong said with a wry smile: "A certain person is also guilty of the same crime!"

"Haha!" Li Lin Langlang smiled, patted the armrest of the chariot, and said loudly: "In this way, we can only rely on our soldiers to be brave, pass on my order, and those who climb the Jiangling city wall first will be rewarded with a hundred gold and promoted to three ranks! "

"Drink!" There must be a brave man under the reward!The morale of the Liao army under Li Lin's command soared.

"Push down the burning well and step across the river?" Hearing Li Lin's order, Guo Huai glanced at the top of the city hesitantly, and said with a wry smile, "If that's the case, I'm afraid it will be a hard fight!" Just then, he shouted sharply: "Break the killing camp! Send me an order to push the well into the river. In addition, ask the archers to gather on the opposite bank, press down the city with heavy crossbows, and shield soldiers to cover them, blocking the crossbows on the city... You go back and report My lord, if you want to attack by force, there are not enough ladders..."

"Report to the general!" Before Guo Huai could finish speaking, Li Lin's guard cupped his fists and said respectfully, "The king of Liao has sent the echelon team forward to help the general!"

"Oh!" Guo Huai's face showed a bit of joy, and he said with a sneer, "As expected of the lord..." After finishing speaking, he glanced at the soldiers beside him, and shouted angrily: "What are you waiting for, go! "

"No!" After a while, Li Lin passed the order to the Jinglan team beside the moat, but after hearing a hissing sound, dozens of flaming Jinglans were pushed into the river, and then bound by the ropes of the Liao soldiers, just like a pontoon.The moat of Jiangling was originally only four or five feet long, which was not much longer than the Jinglan, but when the general of the Liao army shouted, countless Liao soldiers stepped on the Jinglan to cross the river, which shocked Guan Yu who was fighting under the city.

"Oops!" Guan Yu thought to himself, and slapped his horse forward, but wherever he passed, all the soldiers of the Shattering Battalion retreated again and again.

"Hold this place and destroy the Liao army's ladder!" Seeing that the situation seemed to be inconsistent with what his military adviser said, Guan Yu immediately changed his plan, from stalemate fighting to struggling to resist the enemy!There are only a dozen intact Jinglans left, obviously unable to suppress the crossbowmen in Jiangling City!
"Tsk!" Seeing this situation, Guo Huai shouted angrily: "The shield soldiers cover, the archers shoot back, and support until the ladder arrives behind!"

"Drink!" However, it seems a little difficult to go up...

"Boji!" With an urgent cry, Li Tong finally arrived with the cloud echelon team.

"Okay!" Guo Huai looked overjoyed, and shouted again: "Brothers obey the order, set up the ladder, and attack the top of the city!"

"Drink! Brave bandits! How can I tell you to wait until your wish is fulfilled!" After a violent drink, Guan Yu rushed over.

"Don't worry about him! Siege the city!" Li Tong shouted anxiously, and exchanged glances with Guo Huai, the two joined forces to face Guan Yu.

Looking at the chaos in the city, Zhuge Liang looked melancholy, but saw countless Liao soldiers stepping on the well, and when they reached the end of the well, they leaped with all their strength and managed to barely cross the moat, with a wry smile on his face.

"This Li Lin..." Zhuge Liang laughed at himself and sighed slightly, "It seems that I underestimated him!"

"Kong Ming!" With a cry, Zhuge Liang immediately looked back and said in surprise, "Master! Why are you here!"

I saw Liu Bei walking a few steps forward, leaning on the city wall to look at the battle below, frowning, and said bitterly: "The Liao army stormed Jiangling, how can I sit quietly in the city and watch the success or failure? Military division, can I be useful?" "It is enough for the lord to come here in person!" Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, shaking his feather fan, and said seriously: "Liao army, it seems that they are attacking by force!"

"Yeah." Looking at the situation outside the city, Liu Bei nodded and said solemnly: "It seems that Jiangling cannot be preserved..."

"Yes!" Zhuge Liang sighed, and said with a wry smile: "Even if Li Lin defeated the Liao army today, Li Lin still had 20 soldiers and horses and [-] water troops, plus that weird siege weapon, it would be difficult to defend Jiangling. Go to heaven!"

"Just now I went to the other three gates of the city. Outside the north gate and the south gate, there are Liao troops besieging the city. However, judging from the situation, it is just a feint attack, and there is no trace of Liao soldiers at the east gate. However, I am afraid it is With the strategy of encircling three and missing one, there must be an ambush outside the east gate!"

"What the lord said is very true!" Zhuge Liangliang nodded, and said in a concentrated voice: "The Liao army is powerful. If we want to fight against it, we can only unite with Jiangdong. The lord will be looked down upon by Jiangdong at that time. I can't wait for too many casualties today, otherwise, in the future It's not easy to deal with..."

"In that case" Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said mysteriously: "In that case, why don't you discuss it with Li Lin..."

"Huh?" Liu Bei was stunned when he heard the words, and said in puzzlement, "How to discuss it? How could Li Lin tell me to wait and get away?"

"My lord, don't worry. Wait for Liang to explain in detail. Although Li Lin has 20 troops in Jingzhou, he has assembled an army of 40 at the moment, but his army is not in the same spirit. That's why Li Lin wants to fight in Jiangling to promote him. Prestige can scare Xiao Xiao, otherwise, the Liao army here is all elites under Li Lin's command, and Li Lin is not far away from the elites who were rescued in the siege battle. This person's heart is still in Jiangdong! My lord is second at the moment, Li Linda The enemy is Jiangdong..."

"This..." Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, then asked in confusion, "How does the military adviser want to persuade Li Lin?"

"Heh!" With a chuckle, Zhuge Liang said confidently, "Let Li Lin withdraw for twenty miles! Then..."

(End of this chapter)