Chapter Eighty-Six: Night Battle
Xie Xiaomeng made a gesture to beat Shen Sheng, but Shen Sheng stepped forward, letting Xiao Peichen block between the two, and Xie Xiaomeng could only stare dryly.
"Vice General Xie, tonight's defense can't afford to be missed, you go out and watch. Xiao Peichen looked at the book in his hand, his eyes didn't look at Xie Xiaomeng, and said lightly.
"Yes!" Xie Xiaomeng didn't dare to disobey Xiao Peichen's order, turned around and left the barracks neatly.
Since Gao Xingong came at dawn, let him taste the bitterness!
In the tent, Xiao Peichen sat on a chair and looked at this Romance of the Three Kingdoms carefully, although the writing on it was not good, but the plot was extremely exquisite, interlocking, and the scheming was profound, and there were many ingenious ways to turn danger into relief, which was really eye-opening to him.
Xiao Peichen looked at the three words "Zhuge Liang" written on the book, and remembered very well that Ye Xi had said that his teacher was called Zhuge Liang.
But in the Three Kingdoms era, how could he never have heard of it, and this Zhuge Liang, he had never heard of it.
Since there is such a strategist in the world, why is he afraid of looking at the thatched house, Liu Bei's approach, he can also do it, but the problem is that he has never heard of this person.
Shen Sheng looked at Xiao Peichen, who was deep in thought, and thought of the content of the book, and couldn't help but evaluate Ye Xi a few points higher.
Since there is such a wise and generous teacher, presumably what Ye Xi is showing now is just great wisdom and foolishness, otherwise, why would the general put up with him again and again.
Shen Sheng took three steps back and bowed to Xiao Peichen, with deep admiration in his tone:
"The general is wise, but we have always been suspicious of Ye Xi, this Romance of the Three Kingdoms can see the hills and valleys in Ye Xi's heart, we were rude before. ”
Xiao Peichen looked at Shen Sheng in surprise, Shen Sheng has always had a high heart, Ye Xi really doesn't look like a person with great wisdom, and it is reasonable for Shen Sheng to look down on Ye Xi.
It's just that he never thought that Shen Sheng would say such a thing, it seems that Ye Xi is indeed subduing Shen Sheng's pride.
A person who can get along well with Xie Xiaomeng and admire Shen Shengjue is indeed a rare talent.
And at this moment, this rare talent is tossing and turning in bed, and he can't sleep.
Ye Wanxi's heart was pounding, she wanted to know what was going on outside, but she promised Xiao Peichen again, saying that she would not leave the city lord's mansion one step.
If you don't die, you won't die, now it's okay.
She wanted to get out, but she couldn't.
Oh, and she chooses a dog leash.
Directly lifted the quilt and put on her clothes, Ye Wanxi opened the door, and a cool breeze blew on her body instantly, and she shivered.
Tightening the clothes on her body, Ye Wanxi looked at the silent courtyard, feeling a little scared in her heart, she turned her head to look around, and then walked to the room next to her.
Because Xiao Peichen was outside the city tonight, it was dark in the room.
Softly push the door open and enter, the room that has no popularity is also cold.
Closing the door, Ye Wanxi relied on the supreme skills she had practiced since she was a child, and successfully found the bed in the dark night.
There was still the smell of Xiao Peichen on the bed, which made her feel relieved, and the beating heart was calming down little by little.
Xiao Peichen can always give her an incomparable sense of security, and she also believes that her father-in-law will definitely be able to come back alive, as long as the reinforcements arrive, there must be no way for Nansheng.
But tonight, it seems to be particularly dangerous, if this Sang City is broken by Nansheng's army tonight, then everything that follows will be lost.
Xiao Peichen's 300 cavalry...... Ye Wanxi couldn't imagine how this god of war would use these hands to fight.
Trembling hands pulled over the quilt and wrapped herself tightly, all she could do now was to keep herself healthy and healthy, and never disturb them.
She originally wanted to be by Xiao Peichen's side, but found that she couldn't do anything except those specious strategies.
She also thought that she would be able to help Xiao Peichen a little.
In the midst of her thoughts, Ye Wanxi finally fell asleep overwhelmed.
The darkness before dawn, heavy and dewy to the bone.
Xiao Peichen stood on the city wall, his eagle eyes shining darkly.
There were no five fingers around, Shen Sheng stood behind Xiao Peichen, sniffing the smell in the air, there are some people, who should always come.
Around the silence, suddenly the sound of horses' hooves rolled from far and near, and a thick evil aura also came to the face, this silent world was about to be broken after all.
Xiao Peichen stood motionless like a mountain, with three fireworks in front of him, and the air around him seemed to be frozen, completely unaffected by the sound of horses' hooves.
Gao Xingong was proud and uninhibited, and when he came to attack Sangcheng, he picked the darkest moment, and did not think about hiding his figure, but simply and rudely confronted him directly.
Shen Sheng stood behind Xiao Peichen, his eyes gradually revealing anger, and Gao Xingong really didn't take the general in his eyes!
The soldiers standing below were not flustered by this sudden change, and still walked back and forth in an orderly manner, but the increasingly tense figures could tell that they were preparing for battle.
The general did not give the order, and they were not allowed to do anything.
Xiao Peichen calculated the distance, and finally slowly picked up the leftmost fireworks, and ignited the fuse with strong internal force.
"Bang!"
A golden firework exploded in the air, and it also exploded the calm situation in all directions.
Two rows of soldiers on the city wall stepped forward quickly, the bows in their hands were already full, and the arrows were holding black cloths, which were impregnated with the new fire oil extracted from the oil by the distillation method of Master Chang, and a pungent smell completely overshadowed the freshness of the morning.
Rumble!
A great pile of fires was lit on the city walls, and in a huge pot, the wood was mixed with new fire oil, and the fire burned especially vigorously, and the flames poured back and forth under the cold wind, but they clung to the wood in the pot.
The soldiers swept their arrows through the flames, and the flames of the tips of the arrows burned.
"Release!" Xiao Peichen's order rang in the ears of the soldiers.
All I could hear was the roar of rockets tearing through the air, the burning flames, quickly drying the moisture in the air, and the surroundings didn't seem to be as low as they had just been.
Tianlan's soldiers quickly retreated, and Xie Xiaomeng rode his horse and led the soldiers to run quickly out of range.
Xie Xiaomeng dismounted, and the soldiers dismounted one after another, patted the horse's buttocks heavily, and the horses neighed and ran away quickly.
In groups of ten, they quickly dispersed, and two hundred people surrounded a large area.
Xie Xiaomeng quickly touched the rope on the ground, his body was low on the ground, his eyes looked in the direction of Xiao Peichen extremely sharp, as long as he waited for the general's order, he could proceed according to the plan!
The rocket streaked through the air, falling to the ground back and forth, and there was still some dew on the grass, and the new oil on the rocket was not afraid of water at all, but burned more and more cheerfully.
A spark can start a prairie fire.
In a few breaths, the wide, flat ground began to burn wildly.
The horse's hooves set foot on the land almost at the same time, and the horse, which was wrapped in armor, stepped on the fire without fear, and on the horse sat an ironclad soldier, armed to the eyes, and his hands tightly grasping the reins of the horse, aiming at the city wall five hundred meters away.
Xiao Peichen looked at this scene coldly, picked up the middle fireworks in his hand, and gently placed it in the center of his palm.
Although Nansheng's horses have also been specially trained and will not be too afraid of fire, the so-called not afraid of fire is only a temporary lack of fear of fire.
When the horse runs for a long time in the midst of the fire, and the continuous fire seems to be mixed with some pine wood that can drive the horse crazy. The horses, which had been obeying orders, began to become restless and quickly went insane.
The mad horse wants to throw off a soldier, and it can be done in a second.
The flames stretched wildly, and the distance of a mile in front and behind was in a sea of fire, and at least three thousand cavalry had already entered this range.
The cavalry running in the front has been thrown off their horses, and their bodies are directly pressed against the fire, and the iron conducts heat very well, and the armor of the Nansheng soldiers has always been the best, so the heat transfer is also ...... It's the best.
In this way, the soldiers saw that there was a sea of fire all around, and the war horses had gone crazy, and it was impossible for him to rush out of here alone, and if he didn't take off his armor now, he would definitely be burned to death by himself!
The armor fell in response, the soldier drew his long sword, and looked around, where are the soldiers of Tianlan, they are all empty tents!
However, all this did not end, behind them were the galloping Nansheng soldiers, some of whom had been dismounted, and some were still struggling on their horses.
The horse's hooves kicked the unarmored soldier, and a mouthful of blood mixed with broken internal organs came out, and the soldier's breath instantly withered to the extreme.
At this moment, Xiao Peichen on the city wall moved, and the second fireworks flew up to the sky, bursting red fireworks in the air.
The corners of Xie Xiaomeng's lips hooked, the muscles in her arms instantly bulged, and her powerful hand grabbed the rope and pulled it out frantically.
Ten soldiers pulled three wrist-thick ropes, and their bodies kept backing down, and more and more ropes were pulled out.
Finally, at the critical point, there was a bang, and the burning grass collapsed, and a deep ravine lay outside the gates of Sangcheng.
The ravine is fifty meters long and fifty meters wide, and the bottom is completely invisible.
A steady stream of men and horses fell into the ravine, and some of them had already reined in their horses, or because their horses were disobedient, they rushed directly into the ravine, or they were lucky enough to stop, but were driven straight into the ravine by the soldiers behind.
For a moment, the neighing of people and the neighing of horses resounded in the sky!
"Bang!"
The third firework torch went up to the sky, and at some point, the horizon gradually turned white, and the darkness before dawn finally passed, and the world would usher in a new day.
But then, it was a scene that Nansheng soldiers would never forget.
Facing them, it is not a new day, but the sickle of death.