The heavy rain caused Qiu Yuan to be annoying, and the mountains of grain and grass could not be transported, almost delaying the time for the army to start.

Originally, it was most convenient to take the waterway from Wuxian to Qiantang, but now the waterway is not safe, and the Tianshi Army has brought in a naval fighting ship from nowhere, and it can't swim in the river, blocking the waters around Qiantang. The sailors of the Chu State stationed in Hudu were entangled and harassed by the sudden Ming pirates, and they were trapped in the Hudu fortress and could not get out, nor could they respond to Qiantang in time, and this waterway became no longer safe.

The land is safe, but the grain trucks must follow the rut marks on the road to move forward, these rut marks are crushed by countless wheels over the years, up to several feet deep, once it rains, it will become muddy and difficult to walk, accidentally fall in, seven or eight people can not push out, time-consuming, laborious and costly, so that Qiu Yuan is very headache.

The wise choice was to wait for the rain to stop, and then set out for the camp, but the lord couldn't wait that long, Qiu Yuan had no choice but to take the risk and let all the soldiers bring five days' rations and march to Qiantang all night.

The baggage carrying the grain followed and walked slowly.

Fortunately, north of Qiantang, there are no enemy soldiers, and there is no fear of the grain road being intercepted, so there is no need to worry about the future.

The ninth day of September, Chung Yeung Festival.

In the usual season, people gather in the wild, or ascend, or step on the autumn, wear dogwood, eat canopy bait, drink chrysanthemum wine, worship ancestors and worship the sky, in order to avoid disasters and seek longevity. But this year's Double Ninth Festival is destined to be different from previous years, because on this day, Yangzhou's Fuzhou soldiers arrived outside Qiantang City, a full 20,000 horses, banners covering the sky and the sun, as if dark clouds were floating from the horizon, and the momentum was so strong that there was no difference for a while.

Qiu Yuan did not immediately attack the city, but sent reconnaissance cavalry to spread out half of the area around the garrison to control the perimeter of the city, while driving away the other party's spies scattered outside the city to avoid premature exposure of military aircraft, and on the other hand, to find out if there were any ambushes, to ensure the safety of the flanks and rear.

At the same time, auxiliaries were sent to cut down trees nearby, and the wood was divided into two rows, one row long and one row short, short in the inside, long outside, and set up wooden planks between the long and short to form a parapet wall around the barracks, which could patrol and post sentry above, and rest and hide weapons below. It is also necessary to dig drainage ditches and toilets in the camp area, and it is strictly forbidden to walk back and forth and make noise at night.

The army is approaching the city, and the Heavenly Master Army in the city is waiting for it, and all kinds of defensive materials are sent to the city like a stream.

Xu You was trapped in the fighting room, but he also felt the urgency of the black clouds crushing the city, and the four parts guarding the door obviously increased their vigilance, and they had to come in every once in a while to see if Xu You and An Yuxiu had any changes. Xu You has been very familiar with one of the tribes in the past few days, and he took the opportunity to ask what happened, and the man said that there was going to be a war outside, and the imperial court sent tens of thousands of people to surround and suppress it, and everyone was transferred to defend the city. Xu You asked again, then you are not afraid that we will run away? The man smiled and said, Xu Langjun, if I was not your opponent before, but now you are ten together, and you may not be able to win the knife in my hand. For the sake of your safety, it's better to stay in the room honestly and be good for everyone.

Xu You was speechless for a while.

In many cases, wisdom is more useful than force, but sometimes, the problem that wisdom cannot solve, force can easily solve. For example, now, if Xu You recovers his martial arts, he can kill the four guards at the gate, and sneak away in disguise during the gap between the battles outside the city. But in the face of these brainless Heavenly Master Army, they only know that they can listen to the order and see Xu You die, and they can't fool their tongues, and they are quite helpless when they meet soldiers.

Waiting for the door to close, An Yuxiu pursed her lips and smiled: "Isn't Lang Jun known as the first person in the young martial arts, why can even a pawn despise you now?" ”

"I've been hurt!"

Xu You glanced at An Yuxiu and said, "The Xu family was stabbed in the meridians on the night of the annihilation, and it has not healed so far!" ”

An Yuxiu was stunned, she didn't know much about the change of Yixing, but she also knew that it seemed to be inseparable from the prince. This half-brother has a perverse temperament, irritable, fickle, and has a lot of bad rumors, An Yuxiu has always stayed away, except for the necessary etiquette, he has never dealt with him, so the name is brother and sister, in fact, it is no different from strangers.

"I don't know this, Lang Jun is not strange!"

Xu You shook his hand and said, "It's okay!" He stood up, slowed down to the door, listened with his ears, and then returned to the desk, dipped his hand in the tea, and wrote: "The Fuzhou soldiers have arrived, you and I am afraid that the help is close to the left, you must be prepared in the next few days, if there is a shock, don't make a noise, look at my eyes and act." ”

An Yuxiu's eyes showed joy, she gently rolled up her sleeves, her crystal jade wrist was like a lotus root that had just come out of the water, and she was white without a trace of flaw, and wrote: "Lang Jun is saying that the thieves will be defeated?" ”

Xu You replied: "No matter who wins or loses, we have only one chance to escape, no matter life or death, we have to go!" ”

An Yuxiu's hand stopped in mid-air, and after a while, she wrote: "How sure are you?" ”

Xu You smiled slightly, did not answer the question, and turned his head to look out the window. The heavy rain is pouring down, and it is playfully bouncing on the window lintel, full of vitality that should be in early autumn. But everyone knows in their hearts that this rain is a great test for everyone involved in this battle, some people are alive, some people are going to die, and some people don't know whether they are alive or dead.

An Yuxiu knew that she had asked a stupid question, Xu You and she were also trapped here, and had no contact with the outside world, and whether there were reinforcements or not was just a guess, so how could she answer with a few percent certainty?

"Everything is at Lang Jun's orders!"

Xu You lay on the bed and closed his eyes, but there was a fierce battle between heaven and man in his heart. No matter how Zuo Yan planned it, just saving him alone, it was already extremely difficult to get out of Qiantang, which was besieged by the Heavenly Master Army, and if An Yuxiu was brought again, the difficulty would increase exponentially, and it was by no means as simple as hitchhiking.

can leave An Yuxiu behind, first of all, the conscience can't get over, and secondly, and the most important point, there will be endless troubles. An Yuxiu is not an ordinary person, she is the princess of An Zidao, the princess of the empire, whether it is from the perspective of her father or the emperor, she will not forgive a person who abandons his daughter when facing a desperate situation to live in this world in peace.

The sound of the rain became louder and louder, An Yuxiu quietly looked at Xu You, saw him fall asleep, and walked to the window gently, his beautiful face looked ancient, but his heart was never truly calm.

She can't pin her hope of survival on someone she never knows, even if this person seems to have far more wisdom and determination than ordinary people, but in the face of thousands of thieves, her personal strength is too weak.

In particular, Xu You is still a waste person who doesn't know martial arts!

The two people in the room had their own minds, and the two sides of the confrontation outside were also doing their best. Qiu Yuan sent people to search everywhere, on the one hand, he wanted to find some labor to make up for the lack of auxiliaries, and on the other hand, he got some grain and grass, and each soldier had five days of food and grass, and after four days of rapid marching, there was only one day of stock, which was very dangerous. But after turning around, not to mention people and animals, I couldn't find even a single chicken feather, so I had to order the whole army to camp and rest. Unexpectedly, just after nightfall, the drums in the city vibrated loudly, the fires were everywhere, and there were horses' hooves and shouts, which was suspected of the Heavenly Division army stealing the camp. Qiu Yuan had already taken precautions, and the two ambushed soldiers and horses poured out, only to realize that they had been tricked, and the Heavenly Master Army was just bluffing under the cover of night at the head of the city to achieve the purpose of harassing the tired enemy.

Qiu Yuan scolded the dolphin slave for being bold, and then looked at the looks of the surrounding generals, knowing that this was an unfavorable start, and it was inevitable that the morale of the army would be shaken. Turning his head and arranging the sentry post for the vigil, he pushed the scout horse forward for a few miles, and then no longer paid attention to the harassment of the Heavenly Master Army, and entered the handsome tent to sleep, and the snoring sound could almost resound throughout the entire military camp.

This night, the Heavenly Division Army will beat drums and light fires every two hours, shouting and shaking the ground, but there is no real big action, at the beginning of the Fuzhou soldiers in the camp there are still soldiers frightened, every time they turn over and sit up, holding the handle of the knife, concentrating, but several times in a row, only listen to the thunder, do not see the rain, they are too lazy to care, and fall asleep.

In the early hours of the morning, when people were most tired, tired, and slack, the north gate of Qiantang opened, and about 100 cavalry and 500 foot soldiers quietly came out.

The two scouts happened to be riding back, and when they noticed the abnormality, it was too late, and they were shot off their horses by several arrows. When they reached a hundred meters in front of the Chu military camp, the cavalry instantly divided into two groups and began to scatter rockets around the two wings. With the terrible cries of the enemy attack from the patrol guards, the marching tents burst into flames, the flames mixed with smoke and dust, and countless figures fled in all directions.

"Kill!"

The leader of the Heavenly Master Army was holding a chain gun, it was the person who stopped the Mountain Sect at the north gate that night, he was wearing armor, carrying a long knife, his right arm was tied with a yellow scarf, his face was fierce and not afraid of death, the chain gun in his hand flew out silently, and several defenders on the watchtower immediately covered their throats and fell to the ground.

"Kill!"

Five hundred foot soldiers rushed into the camp, a team of ten people, maintaining a breakthrough cone formation, just about to discredit and take advantage of the chaos to kill, countless torches suddenly lit up, Qiu Yuan's armor was on his body, high on the horse, the cold long sword pointed obliquely, and said: "Fence up, no one is allowed to let go!" ”

The two thousand elite Fuzhou soldiers who were ambushed on the left and right had already been gearing up, and when they heard the order, their swords, guns and shields came out together and slowly advanced. From above, it looks like a big black snake is opening its bloody mouth, ready to swallow its prey that has fallen to death.

Knowing the plan, the leader did not panic, shrunk the five hundred foot soldiers into a circle, his body rose into the air, stepped on the heads of several Fuzhou soldiers, the skulls were shattered, blood spurted out, and the chain gun shot towards Qiu Yuan like a stinger.

Capture the thief and capture the king first!

Qiu Yuan sneered, did not move, and the two guards on his side slashed at the same time, the knives and guns collided, and sparks flew out, but they couldn't stop the chain gun.

Seeing that the spear head was getting closer and closer, several thick wooden shields protected Qiu Yuan's whole body. Bang, with a muffled sound, a soldier behind the wooden shield spat out a mouthful of blood, but finally blocked the chain gun.

The leader did not love to fight, and with the help of his strength, he turned back into the formation, and shouted: "Fight and retreat!" ”

"Want to go?" Qiu Yuan re-revealed his figure, with disdain in his eyes, and said, "It's not that easy!" ”

It's easy to come in, it's hard to retreat, two thousand soldiers are well-trained, it's the essence of the Fuzhou soldiers, and it's the heart and the mind, trapping the five hundred heavenly division army to death, even though these heavenly division troops are very brave, but in the blink of an eye, there are heavy casualties, if it weren't for the leader's chain gun has the courage to sweep thousands of troops, I'm afraid it would have been a complete defeat.

However, Qiu Yuan did not expect that the Heavenly Division Army would have a large number of well-equipped cavalry, and the hundred cavalry who had completed the task of arson wanted to rush into the enemy camp from the flank, receive the infantry attacking from the main gate, and then divide and rush the Fuzhou soldiers, and if they were lucky, they could even defeat the enemy and succeed in the first battle.

The leader of the hundred cavalry was more suspicious, and keenly aware that there was a trap in the camp, so he lingered for a while, and when Qiu Yuan appeared, the night illuminated by the torches of the two thousand volt soldiers was like day, and he immediately gave up the original plan, gathered the two in one place, and rushed back to the main gate to rescue.

Two rounds of salvos, the encircled circle was opened, and the still alive foot soldiers of the Heavenly Master Army reacted quickly, mixed with the cavalry, maintained a high degree of coordination, and fought and left, retreating towards the north gate of Qiantang.

Of course, Qiu Yuan would not miss this great opportunity, and he also intended to drive these defeated soldiers to deceive the city gate, so he was not in a hurry to destroy them, led five thousand men and horses, and then chased after them.

In the distance, Qiantang City stood still, quietly looking at the battle that happened in front of her!

What is the difference between man and beast?