A puff of smoke rose from the head of the forbidden city, and dozens of officers and soldiers were busy flipping the tools in their hands. They weren't fighting, they were gleefully barbecuing.

The military discipline of the Chu army has always been relatively strict, like soldiers can barbecue at the head of the garrisoned city, this kind of jaw-dropping thing is either those soldiers and horses with bad military discipline, or the troops in the forbidden city. This may also be the difference between the Forbidden City and other armies. Zhong Chong has always believed that as long as the training is good, as long as the equipment is not bad, as long as the will is strong, as long as you dare to fight hard when the enemy comes, you are a good soldier - roasting some meat in the city is not a matter at all.

Many people who were familiar with military books scoffed at Zhong Chong's approach, and secretly guessed that if there was another battle in the forbidden city. The soldiers and horses brought out by Zhong Chong must have been beaten to the ground. It's a pity that in the past 20 years, there has been no war in the forbidden city. It is impossible to see how much combat effectiveness those officers and men who are accustomed to eating and drinking still have with their eyes.

Since he doesn't take barbecue seriously, Zhong Chong naturally won't be idle, he is wearing a brown robe, holding a large handful of meat skewers in one hand and adjusting the charcoal fire in the other. The thick smell of meat filled half of the city, and many soldiers' stomachs could not help but growl, wiping their saliva vigorously, greedily looking at the meat that was almost ripe......

"Don't worry, you'll have something to eat in a while." Zhong Chong said with a smile: "Don't look at the villagers who have gone out of the city, but our food can't be left behind." Today, my old man personally went down to give you a barbecue, and the ugly words are ahead, if there is a war, you don't lose the pride of eating meat today. ”

The officers and soldiers at the head of the city laughed, although they belonged to the Great Chu military horses, most of them were born and raised in the forbidden city. At the age of sixteen, he entered the age of conscription, and he could not be discharged from the army until he was fifty years old. In other words, a complete veteran would have to spend thirty-five years in the barracks! I'm afraid that his sons have been in the barracks for many years.

"Come, divide it among everyone......" Zhong Chong handed the meat skewers in his hand to the guards beside him, and did not forget to take two skewers and try his own craftsmanship. After a bite, he immediately smiled. Lord Zhong's barbecue must not be a day or two, otherwise, how can you eat it?

The guards took the meat skewers and handed them down one by one, not forgetting to urge the officers and soldiers who were also barbecing meat to speed up, otherwise, everyone would be hungry until they waited.

The winter is cold and windy, and the grass and trees are desolate. This meat is fragrant, the mood is high, it is a good scenery of winter barbecue, if there are a few beautiful girls here to play a little song, sing a little tune, it is really fascinating! Zhong Chong smiled and finished eating the meat skewers in his hand, wiped them a few times with his sleeve, and threw away this ridiculous thought.

"Lord Steward, in the northeast, there is dust and fog!" An officer and soldier from the tower shouted.

Zhong Chong's expression was full, he had been worried for so long, and he still came to the Forbidden City! He waved his hand and shouted: "Blow the trumpet and gather troops...... Don't worry, finish the barbecue first, and those grandchildren won't fly. ”

Looking from the tower, far to the northeast, a puff of dust and smoke floated up, and the sound alone was quite fierce. Zhong Chong stood at the head of the city with his hands in his hands, stared intently, and said in a low voice after a while: "Obediently, I really look up to Lao Tzu, people say that the city will be attacked twice, I see, this is at least four times." ”

"Our forbidden city is different from other cities. It was built on the mountain, and the drinking water was brought from the mountain, and if you wanted to cut off the water source, you had to break the forbidden city before you could enter the mountain to cut the water, and they may not have this ability. Speaking of grain and grass, although most of it was given to the villagers, we haven't fought in the forbidden city for 20 years, and we haven't encountered many wind and frost disasters over the years. There are reserves of military rations sent by the imperial court, and the granaries in the city are full on weekdays. Even if it's an ordinary person, who doesn't keep a jar of rice at home? ”

It was a partial general who spoke, he looked less than thirty, his eyes were bright, his eyebrows were thick and his beard was short, he was tall, and he spoke quite vigorously: "The city is strong, the food is sufficient, the water is water, and the soldiers are strong." Want to attack the Forbidden City...... The opposite quadruple shot is not weak. ”

"Yan Hao, when you say that, it makes me feel proud of you." Zhong Chong said lightly.

Yan Hao said loudly: "Don't adults often say that we should despise the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically? ”

Slapped in the face by his own words, Zhong Chong exhaled, looked at the smoke and dust that was getting closer and closer outside the city, and said in a deep voice: "They are a group of crazy people, since they entered the northern Xinjiang, anyone who resists, the city is broken, the city is slaughtered, even the old and weak, women and children will not be spared." In the town of Wuli on the northern border, only a small group of soldiers covered the escape of the residents, and after they caught up, more than 4,000 people were killed. Such a tactic is simply outrageous. ”

So the lord evacuated the inhabitants of the city first. Those who stay here are willing to fight with the adults! Yan Hao shouted.

"If you don't come to this set, these soldiers are all trained by myself, and it's distressing to have one less." Zhong Chong rebuked angrily. He held the battlements with both hands, and the dust and smoke in the distance gradually began to dissipate, and there were still three miles from the city, and the opponent seemed to be ready to set up camp. Two strong cavalry were on the alert on the left and right, they were well equipped, and their horses were proudly moving.

"See, they're afraid I'll go down and attack." Zhong Chong smiled: "Be on guard, then do we steal or not?" ”

Yan Hao leaned over and said, "It's all up to your lordship." ”

"You cunning boy." Zhong Chong shook his head and smiled, he thought about going to the sneak attack first, but since the opponent was prepared, the sneak attack was meaningless, so why risk his warrior's life?

In the midst of the delay, dozens of horsemen galloped out of the dust and smoke, and stopped when they were still a hundred paces from the city. The war horses neighed and stood up.

One man rode his horse a few steps forward, and shouted to the head of the city: "Listen to the soldiers and civilians of the forbidden city, my army is vast and majestic, and it is not something that you can compete with in a forbidden city." The door was opened early to surrender, and the soldiers and civilians of the city were safe and sound. If you dare to resist stubbornly, after the city is broken, the chickens and dogs will not be left ......"

"Listen to the accent...... This guy is a local. Zhong Chong sneered: "What a bold man, if you are from Northern Xinjiang, you should know that our Zhong family is not easy to mess with, and you dare to come to me and shout these words." Look for death! ”

Yan Hao took the bow and arrow and handed it to Zhong Chong's hand. As his perennial assistant, Yan Hao knows very well that Zhong Chong is very disgusted with traitors, especially this kind of person who runs out and shouts when he is a traitor, for fear that others will not know that he will be a translator, isn't this pulling Zhong Chong's beard before the forbidden city? I didn't look for death like this.

"My lord, they have room to spare, the general range of bows and arrows is sixty steps, we have taken advantage of it, and your prestige is like thunder in the northern Xinjiang. Therefore, they stopped when they were a hundred paces away, and it was also thanks to this guy's loud voice that he really couldn't hear what he said if he changed to a sissy. Yan Hao said with a smile.

Zhong Chong flicked the string of the slingshot, shook his head, and said, "I can shoot a hundred steps away, but my archery skills have never been very good." If you miss, waste an arrow! ”

"Even if you miss, you can scare him half to death." Yan Hao said.

Zhong Chong said lazily: "Then scare him half to death." ”

The longbow is raised, and the arrow is high. Not to mention whether this arrow can hit the shouting bullshit translator, at least when this pose is posed, many officers and soldiers are already waiting to see. However, as long as it is not a recruit who only joined the army this year, he knows that Zhong Chong's eyes are not very good, and the scenery or characters from a distance cannot be seen very clearly. Therefore, over the years, Zhong Chong's archery skills have been quite confident within sixty steps, exceeding this distance...... Then it's up to providence.

The sharp arrow flew out with a whizz, like a sharp blade breaking through the clouds, and flew straight to the northeast.

The officers and soldiers at the head of the city looked at the area in unison, and Zhong Chong himself stuck his head out of the battlements, wanting to see if he had shot the man. Although his eyes are not very good, but the arrows are like meteors, can he shoot that person over, if he can't see it again, won't it become a joke?

At this look, his heart suddenly cooled half, and he saw that the sharp arrow seemed to be a little off, if he was lucky, he would rub the person's body and fall to the ground, if he was unlucky, he would ......

Suddenly, on the way down, the tip of the arrow suddenly twisted to the left, and the interpreter, who thought it was safe, screamed sharply, but only halfway through the cry, it stopped abruptly. An arrow cut his throat and nailed him firmly to the ground, except for his feet, which were still twitching a few times, he was no different from the dead.

There was a cheer from the city. There are people who wear Yang in 100 steps, but it is extremely rare, and no one dares to say whether this battle will be won or lost. But this arrow shot overturned the unlucky translation, at least the morale was greatly shocked!

Those few people did not dare to slack off, dragged the body of the interpreter, and hurriedly withdrew to the rear.

Zhong Chong knew that he didn't shoot, he subconsciously looked left and right along the guard's face one by one, the forbidden city has never had a master, and there is no thought, and the strange deviation of the arrow is definitely not blown by the wind. Someone must be doing something! And at the head of the city!

A guard with a helmet drawn low was looking down at his toes, perhaps watching two small insects fight.

Zhong Chong slowly walked in front of him and whispered, "Look up!" ”

The guard looked up with a smile, he was young and handsome, and he was heroic. But this face, Zhong Chong has never seen before.

"You ......"

Before Zhong Chong finished speaking, the guard had already stopped him: "Lord Zhong, there is something important to tell you about your humble position, and you dare to love your lord and only listen to the words of your humble position!" ”

"You say!"

Zhong Chong waved his hand, and the guards on his side spread out left and right, keeping at least ten paces away, but they also found that the guard at the head of the city was actually someone they didn't know.

"I, the acting governor of the Great Chu Procuratorate, Qin Fei!"