The night fell quietly, enveloping the county seat of Changchuan, and the night in the distant wilderness had also fallen, connecting the long river next to it, from near to far, it seemed vague and chaotic.

Tonight there was no wind or moon, it was pitch black, and it was so thick that it was frightening. Zhang Xian, who had just finished eating the bread prepared by the people in the city, immediately took advantage of the night to inspect the city walls of the county seat, and at the same time dispatched soldiers to redeploy and stabilize the city defense.

Looking at the interior of the city and climbing the city wall one after another, the women and children holding wooden sticks or farm tools were solemn.

After many days of fierce fighting, the 3,000 defenders and men in the city were almost exhausted, and all that could be done now was to gather the wounded soldiers and the last women and children who were still able to move in the city to resist the tens of thousands of troops outside the city tomorrow.

Even the repeated reinforcement of the walls, which had been gradually destroyed during the day, and the reinforcement of the crumbling city defenses, were only a matter of blocking the gaps in the city with planks removed from the houses of the people, or carrying the stones that could be collected in the city.

The arrows and rolling stones in the city have long been exhausted, and the city gates have been blocked with boulders. If the enemy army attacks again outside the city tomorrow, the only way to slow down the enemy's attack is to use the boiling gold soup on the city wall, and then start a hand-to-hand encounter with the thieves who climbed the wall.

Changchuan, a small city that has been a hundred years old, has been attacked by tens of thousands of troops outside the city for several days in a row, and it is getting dusk day by day, and its fate hangs by a thread, and tomorrow is the last moment.

"General Qiyu, all the people of Changchuan have all climbed the city wall."

Looking at the sergeant with the immature face in front of him, Zhang Xi moved his already chapped lips slightly and said, "How old is this year?" ”。

"I'm thirteen years old, General," said the soldier with a determined face, dressed in bloodstained and torn armor that matched his own size.

"Really? Thirteen years old...", Zhang Ximu patted the sergeant on the shoulder and said to himself.

At the age of thirteen, he seems to be still practicing martial arts at home, and he still remembers that his younger brother at home has been pestering him and letting him play with him, Zhang Xian, who has tears in his eyes, listens to the age of the teenager in front of him, and can't help but recall his teenage years.

Looking at the silent general in front of him, the young man may have felt that he was not convincing enough, puffed up his chest, and continued to smile and say, "My mother sent me here with her own hands, general." And let me kill the enemy well and earn military merits."

"Really?" When Zhang Xian heard this, he smiled bitterly, squatted down to help the young man tighten his loose shoelaces, and then used a strip of cloth to tighten the loose armor on his body, so as not to hinder the young man's movements.

He touched the young man's cheek, handed him the small shield in his hand and said, "Tomorrow, just use the shield to block the enemy who is on the wall, understand?" ”

Looking at the young man who was leaving with a happy face, Zhang Xi looked firmly at the bonfire lit in the enemy camp by the river in the distance. Since ancient times, loving mothers have lost many children, and now they personally send their sons to the city to die to defend Changchuan County, what a painful decision.

At the moment of the third watch, in the military camp by the river outside the city, taking advantage of the night, a large number of slave soldiers are now rapidly advancing towards the county town of Changchuan in the distance, densely packed, with no end in sight.

"Big brother, what should I do after the city is broken?" Standing next to the barracks, looking at the large number of slaves pouring out, Zai stared at Chang, who had been preparing for a long time.

Looking at Zai, who was looking straight at him, Chang Nan, who had always been easy-going, said solemnly: "Third brother, I know you think I broke the rules by doing this. But I'm the big brother, and I will never hurt you."

Jae looked at the big brother with a straight face in front of him and did not continue to speak. Suddenly I felt a little strange, when did it start like this? Jae kept thinking about it in his heart.

After all, after a long period of deceit, Zai, who is good at scheming, has an unusually keen vigilance against impending danger.

This time it was the same, Zai looked at Changchuan, which was shrouded in darkness in the distance, and there were a few fires on the city wall, and a wave of fear suddenly surged in his heart, as if there was some gluttonous beast waiting for them, so he said worriedly: "Big brother, it doesn't seem good".

Looking at the third child, who suddenly turned pale, Chang who had a serious face just now suddenly panicked in his heart, thinking that his abnormality just now had stung Zai, who had always been gloomy, so he hurriedly said: "Third child, are you okay?" Big brother was reckless just now, but I also have my own unspeakable secrets. After this incident, my eldest brother will tell you everything."

Looking at the eldest brother who was holding him, Zai smiled and said, "Big brother, I'm fine, but I suddenly panicked in my heart, just sit for a while", and then retreated and leaned on the carriage left outside the village and continued: "Big brother, be careful in everything."

As soon as Chang heard this, he knew that although Lao Sanzai did not agree with his violation of the rules, he still supported his eldest brother at this time, and his heart suddenly warmed.

But thinking of the noble person he met a few days ago, he felt a chill in his heart, and suddenly felt guilty for his other brothers. If he hadn't been controlled by others, he wouldn't have caused his brother to suffer here.

Let Zai stay in the camp to guard the brothers' camp, if the front-line attack is frustrated, the brothers will not be cut off from the back and fall into a desperate situation.

You must know that not only all the grain and grass of the army are stored in the camp, but also the turbulent Chu water behind the camp. Chang did not think that a rabble of undisciplined, ragged slaves could fight in the face of adversity. Of course, it is completely impossible for Changchuan, who is almost running out of oil in front of him, and Chang Xin, who has already led the army to attack, thought in his heart.

On the city wall of Changchuan County, Zhang Xian, who was directing the soldiers on the wall to defend with all his might, had already learned of the enemy's attack when the thieves sneaked under the city wall.

Looking at the enemy troops who were dense like ants and were beginning to climb the city wall through the ladder, Zhang Xi was both shocked and relieved.

You must know that although the army outside the city has repeatedly attacked Changchuan County, at sunset, the thieves will retreat, and only at sunrise will they start beating drums to attack the city.

If it weren't for that, the defenders in the city would not have had time to regain their energy, repair the city walls, and hold on for so long.

Now the enemy army is actually attacking at night, which means that the main general in the military camp under the city is tired of this cat-and-mouse game, and is ready to deal with all the rebellious enemies in the city with one blow, and Changchuan is in danger.

The reason for the great relief was that he was able to detect the enemy's sneak attack at night in time. Otherwise, looking at the many enemy troops who are still climbing the city wall, the defenders on the city will be killed by a sneak attack one by one at night in an instant, and Changchuan will be immediately broken by the thieves.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xi was grateful for the military training that Wei Kai had carried out in the army.

It turned out that on the way to Chencang, Wei Kai not only repeatedly trained ordinary soldiers in the army to hone their basic military skills, but also vigorously cultivated their military literacy for the low-level officers in the army.

This time, the defenders of the city were able to react quickly to the enemy forces attacking at night, thanks to the trenches dug around the city walls outside the city.

The trench that is not deep or shallow, which not only slows down the enemy's advance on weekdays, but also facilitates the defenders who occupy a favorable position to shoot one by one, saves the already small number of arrows and rolling stones in the city, and also increases the hit rate.

At this time, Zhang Raid in the city had already been filled with full well water, and in the silent night, he came to sneak attack the enemy army who wanted to attack the city quickly, and after jumping into the trench, not only did not speed up the speed of the breakthrough, but the dense crowd entered the water, and the loud splashing sound of water woke up the soldiers who were sleeping on the city wall and sleeping in clothes.

The slave soldiers who had just climbed the city wall and held a long sword were swarmed by the soldiers who had been waiting for a long time, and their bodies were broken or pushed alive from the city wall and fell to their deaths.

"Roll ,...", Zhang Xian will climb the city wall with one foot, and is about to jump off the battlements of the enemy army on the defenders of the city.

"......", an instant mournful shout came from outside the city wall, and then there was a sound of several soldiers on the ladder who had been thrown down to the ground, hitting the ground hard, and banging.

The enemy soldiers who climbed along the ladder, holding cowhide shields, against the little remaining on the city wall, the rolling logs and stones dropped by the defenders of the city, saw that the weapons thrown on the city wall at this time were not as dense as in the past, so they shouted and attacked the city wall quickly.

After all, the reward given by their master this time is really generous, which is difficult for them to enjoy when they are locked in cages or sold into caves, and work hard in the depths and in the middle of nowhere.

Before he could rush to the city wall, he saw that the boiling water with thick smoke was poured down by the defenders of the city, "Ah... Ah", the sturdy and light cowhide shield can protect against the arrows on the city wall, but it can't protect against the boiling water like bone marrow, and suddenly the skin and flesh bloom, and the screams are endless.

Soon the enemy army, which occupied the number of people, slowly attacked the place occupied by the wounded, sick and wounded, women and children above the city walls.

"Kill...", I saw a sergeant who had lost his arm with a long sword to attack the enemy who was fighting everywhere, and before the enemy began to fight against the oncoming Changchuan defenders, he was held by another soldier who had not been completely killed just now, and he was killed by the defenders who rushed over.

On the city wall, the soldiers on both sides were fighting fiercely, the blood floating in the air, the bloody swords, and the city wall were shrouded in the tragic atmosphere of this primitive fighting.

I saw several women and children holding long farm tools, or holding wooden forks, and working together to kill the thieves covered in blood and full of fierce faces; Or help a soldier who is crushed to the ground and kill an enemy who is raising his sword.

More often than not, they climbed the city wall, blood-stained slaves were killing everywhere, farmers gathered together, or a few county defenders were killed, and blood soaked the ancient city walls of Changchuan County.

"Kill ,....", waving the long sword in his hand indiscriminately, Zhang Raid resisted the attacks of the enemies around him. He didn't know how many enemies he had killed, he only felt pain all over his body, and his left arm, which was still bleeding just a moment ago, now felt no pain.

Maybe it was the armor of the Qin army officer on his body, the enemy soldiers who had climbed the city wall at the beginning all rushed to his side, and the robes around him had all been killed, Zhang Xi felt that his eyes were hazy at this time, cheered up his spirits, and shouted loudly to the enemy troops around him: "Come on, come to get your grandfather Zhang's head, come on."

The enemy soldiers around him looked at Zhang Xian, who was still shouting and screaming all over his body, and he didn't dare to move for a while, after all, he was surrounded by the corpses of the challengers, like a hill. Money is important, but you also have to live to enjoy it.

Changchuan County, which has been holding on for five days, at this time, the city is in sight.