Chen Yongfu's personal soldiers all have all kinds of armor, but ordinary soldiers don't have such good equipment, they are just a military uniform. Although the weather is a little cold now, it is still summer when they set off from Kaifeng, so their clothes are quite thin.

Their thin clothes could not stop the high-speed flying iron pieces, and the soldiers near the bomb had many wounds on their bodies, and blood was gushing out. A little farther away, although some companions helped them block the iron piece, the huge shock wave still made them dizzy and unsteady on their feet.

In the midst of the cries and scolding, Lin Jiang always hid in the cave of the city gate of the urn city, showing his head to see the situation of his men. When he found out that his men had been attacked, he immediately ordered in a loud voice: "Withdraw!" Withdraw quickly! ”

The unwounded soldiers turned around and ran when they saw the terrible situation on the road without his orders, while the wounded soldiers were still wailing and rolling on the ground or on the road.

Lin Jiang always looked at the city head inside in the hole of the city gate, and found that only a few heads stuck out to look at it, and then shrank back. He didn't dare to stay here any longer, so he waved his hand and ordered, "Quick, get out." ”

He fled quickly with his men, but fortunately he was not attacked on the way. When they fled back, they found that General Zhang had retreated some distance, more than a mile away from the city wall.

"They have cannons?" General Zhang asked General Lin who had fled back.

Lin shook his head breathlessly and replied, "No, they are using 10,000 enemies. ”

"It's good if there are no cannons." General Zhang Shen breathed a sigh of relief. After that, he pointed to the empty city and asked, "Why hasn't anyone come out to guard yet?" ”

"I don't know, they're all hiding." Lin replied with palpitations.

"Go down and rest." General Zhang waved his horsewhip and commanded.

After thanking the general, Lin took his men back to the rear of the other troops. That's when he had time to see how many people he had lost. He asked his two hundred generals to nod their heads, and found that there were thirty-four people missing, including two chiefs and one captain. Only three of them came back with injuries, all of them had bruises on their arms or bodies, and the injuries were not serious.

Lin Jiang was always a little shocked, that is, in less than half an hour, he lost nearly two percent of the people. He was glad that the enemy did not continue to strike while he retreated, otherwise his troops would have been hors de combat.

General Zhang commanded confidently: "Archers, prepare to shoot arrows at the city." Wang Shun, take your troops in. Since they have opened the city gates, it will save us trouble. You rush in and go straight to the city, and they will not be much of a threat to you if they are disturbed by feathered arrows. ”

The general king clenched his fists in embarrassment and said, "General, can you give some water bags to the humble position?" Since the rebels at the head of the city are using 10,000 enemies, it is enough to douse the 10,000 enemies they threw down with water. This will make it easy to storm the city. ”

"Well, smart." General Zhang nodded in praise. After that, let the soldiers give an order, and let the whole army gather all the water bags and water bottles and use them for his henchmen.

But the problem came that almost all the soldiers did not carry hydration bags. It was already afternoon when they left the camp, and it didn't take long for it to get dark, and the camp was so close to the city walls that there was no need for them to bring water. As a result, General Zhang had to order some of the soldiers to go back to the barracks in front to fetch water. The reason why it was the barracks in front was because he was afraid that there would be artillery at the head of the city, so he retreated a mile, and the barracks were already in front of them.

At this time, Wang Jiang finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he could delay for a while. Who knows what the situation is in the urn city now, saying that the invincible people have prepared other tricks and are waiting for him, so he is still reluctant to attack the city. But General Zhang was his superior, and he did not dare to disobey the order. So just put it off for a while and see if there will be any new changes.

Inside the city, barracks.

"Boom", "boom" The explosion came faintly from the south, and Li Yan knew that the battle in Nancheng had begun.

Chen De, who was in the barracks, also heard the explosion, so he urged the troops to deploy their defenses, especially the guns. He had several larger Frankie guns mounted on the forts at the four corners to ensure the safety of the barracks.

At this time, Su Jing also rushed over, but he didn't dare to approach, so he had to stop two streets away and ask Wang Bantou to call Li Yan over.

"General Li, what are you doing here?" Su Jing asked with some panic: "Vice General Chen is an official of the imperial court, how can you surround him?" ”

Li Yan clenched his fists and said: "County Zun, it's not that you are humble and reckless, but the officials and troops outside the city have begun to attack the county seat." For the sake of the safety of the entire county, he had to surround Deputy General Chen, so as not to suffer the enemy on the back of our army. ”

"The explosion just now is the sound of the siege?" Su Jing asked even more panickedly, "What the hell is going on?" Why did Vice General Chen's subordinates suddenly attack the county seat? ”

"I don't know about this lowly position." Li Yan shook his head and replied.

Su Jing hurriedly ordered: "Then what are you waiting for?" Hurry up and ask Vice General Chen. They are all soldiers and horses of the imperial court, how can they fight in the same room? ”

"This~" Li Yan said embarrassedly: "The current situation, it is not beautiful to ask for lowly duties. However, if you ask the county, you should be able to know the problem. ”

"How can I, this county, this county ask?" Su Jing hurriedly stammered and pushed back.

Li Yan said: "At this time, only the county zun can come forward to solve the problem, otherwise the war will be together, the victory or defeat is unknown, and the county zun may not be safe at that time." Vice General Chen even attacked the county seat, how could he still be in awe of the county honor? ”

Su Jing thought for a while and said, "Then, then you let Vice General Chen come out and speak." ”

"Yes, but please ask the county to write a letter, and let people vote for it." Li Yan suggested. In fact, he didn't want to fight this battle either, especially when he was attacked from both inside and outside. And the people outside the city have just settled down, and if they are displaced by the war, his soldiers will also be unstable, and at least half of his efforts will be wasted.

Su Jing took a pen and paper in the teahouse on the street, and finally stabilized his mind and wrote the letter. Li Yan personally tied the letter to the feather arrow and removed the arrow. Then he opened his bow and set up an arrow, pulled the hard bow of one hundred and forty catties to the fullest, and shot it directly from the teahouse more than 300 steps away from the barracks@, and threw the letter into the barracks steadily.

In normal times, Su Jing would definitely praise Li Yan's divine shooting and divine power, but now that the entire county, including himself, is in danger, he naturally does not have such a mood.

"Why did you here?" Su Jing looked at the barracks and said dissatisfiedly, "Can you go in?" ”

Li Yan kept looking at the feather arrow, and when he saw that the letter had fallen into the barracks, he replied: "Don't worry, the letter has already gone in, let's just wait for the news." ”

"That's good, that's good." Su Jing said repeatedly: "It's better to clear up the misunderstanding, it's the same soldiers and horses of the imperial court, how can they kill each other?" ”

"That's what the county said." Li Yan nodded in agreement.