The sun rises in the east, and the vast land ushers in a new day. In the capital city, people seem to have a big festival, and all kinds of juggling tricks have taken to the streets.

In the palace, people were busy going in and out, and the county guards under the jurisdiction of the capital city also came to congratulate. In addition, well-known people from all walks of life in the city were also honored to be invited.

In the north courtyard of the mansion, the quiet courtyard was full of sentry posts, and Duan Lang came to the bedroom of the seventh prince Delong alone. Although Delong is not just lying down and unable to move, he has a heavy filial piety, and it is inconvenient to participate in such a festive event.

Duan Lang pulled a chair and sat in front of the bed, looked at the Seventh Prince Delong who was leaning on the bed, and asked gently.

"How's it going, are you feeling better?"

DeLong smiled, "It's not in the way, it's old, and you have to rest for a while when you're tired." Last time, I was diagnosed and treated by Dr. Sa Shen, and it was much better than before. ”

"Delong, no wonder Emperor Yuning didn't let you participate in the battle for succession. With your body and bones, Emperor Yuning really loves you. ”

Delong took a long breath, "Brother Duan, do you know why the founding ancestor acquiesced to the Zhao clan competing for the throne when he passed on the throne?" That's because the ancestors had to choose the best successor among the many sub-lineages. Only in this way can the Great Xia country endure. The king of a country does not want physical strength, but brains. ”

Duan Lang smiled, "Even if you have a brain, you have to have a good body." ”

"Yes, I don't know how many kings have been put on battle to intimidate the Quartet. I can't do this, but fortunately, I still have your brother. If I ascend the throne one day, you will be the general of my Great Xia. For the wisdom of the king, for the strong generals, the wise strategize, and the strong win thousands of miles. You and I will also be a match made in heaven. Delong looked at Duan Lang with a slight hint.

Duan Lang knew that this was Delong's promise to him. But this kind of promise, Duan Lang is not interested. When the world is peaceful in all directions, it really has to wait until the day when Delong ascends the throne, maybe he will retire from the rivers and lakes. That kind of deceit in the court, Duan Lang was very disgusted from the bottom of his heart. Of course, all of this will not be decided until the shadow is wronged.

"Delong, let's not talk about it, let's talk about the present. During the funeral of the Son of Heaven, Shangguan Xuanwu got married, you won't be angry. Duan Lang asked.

"If it had been before, he would have been dismissed from his post at the least. But at this time and that time, when there is no owner today, His Highness has nothing to say. However, His Highness is still very angry, because His Highness was unable to participate in such a grand celebration, do you think it is a pity? Delon said with a wry smile.

"Since the war in the west, the atmosphere in the capital has been very depressing, and I also want to make the city lively through happy events. In addition, after the wedding, I have decided to lead my troops to Landu City. The West Vietnamese army has been confronting Landu City for so long, and it is time for us to take action. ”

"Oh?" Delong's eyes lit up, "Brother Duan, are you sure?" ”

"No one dares to say that there is a certainty of victory in a war, but we can't just stand still. We have two major cities as our backing, and the conditions are more convenient than those of the Western Vietnamese army. Even if it is a small-scale fight, little by little, it will eat them one day. ”

"Good! On the day when the army left the city, His Highness personally saw off the generals. ”

Duan Lang smiled and nodded, "Okay, then Your Highness is resting here, there are a lot of things ahead, I'll take a look." If there's anything, just let me know. ”

"Well, you go and get busy, congratulations to Lord Shangguan for me. Oh yes, you wait. ”

The Seventh Prince Delong said, turning over and getting out of bed. The Seventh Prince took out two congratulatory gifts from the wardrobe that had already been prepared.

"Brother Duan, this jade belt was given by my father back then, and now I will pass it on to Lord Shangguan to congratulate him on his new marriage. In addition, please also forward this pair of bracelets to Mrs. Shangguan. ”

Duan Lang took it and looked at it, and said with a smile, "Good guy, the reckless belt of a first-class master, he is not worthy of it now." ”

"When he was the king, this reckless belt matched Lord Shangguan." DeLong said in a high-minded tone.

Duan Lang smiled, "You are quite good at winning people's hearts, okay, I'll take it for him." There were a lot of things going on in the front yard, so I went first. ”

"Happy today, drink a few more drinks for me."

The Seventh Prince Delong kept sending Duan Lang out of the door, and watched Duan Lang walk out of the courtyard gate, then turned around and walked back. The moment DeLong closed the door, the smile on his face turned cold.

"My father was in a big funeral, and he actually held a grand wedding banquet, what a group of traitors~!"

The Seventh Prince sighed helplessly, now he was powerless to change any decision. Even said that Delong didn't dare to show his dissatisfaction in front of Duan Lang. After all, the current Lidu City is different from the past, and Ta Delong no longer has the right to speak.

The front yard of the government was very lively, and Zhang Ruming, dressed in a big red robe, sat on the temporary ceremonial platform, greeting people from time to time. Duan Lang didn't come over right away, and asked people to send back Delong's gifts, he went directly to the new house in the backyard.

In the new house, many brides were chattering and laughing, and when they saw Duan Lang coming in, everyone made a blessing and hurriedly retreated. Mingyue stood beside Azhu, today's Mingyue deliberately dressed more elegantly, she didn't want to take away the brilliance of the bride.

"Lang, let's see if Sister Azhu is beautiful." Yutai Mingyue said with a smile.

"Alas, it's really a bit aggrieved to match Azhu Xu to Zhang Ruming's dead fat man. Azhu, it's too late to regret it. Duan Lang deliberately teased.

Ah Zhu's face turned red when he was said, and he said shyly, "Young master, in fact, he~ He is very kind." ”

"I'm my mother's family, if this kid dares to bully you in the future, I'll help you beat him. By the way, Uncle Zhou also congratulates you. ”

"Young master, after the wedding, I want to return to Kyoto. Master is alone over there, and I don't feel at ease. ”

When Duan Lang heard this, he smiled bitterly, "You better be your young grandmother with peace of mind." If you go, the fat man will curse me to death. There are still a lot of people in Kyoto, so don't worry. There were a lot of people in front, so I went first. Duan Lang said, quietly giving Yutai Mingyue a look.

The two of them walked out of the door, and Duan Lang looked around, "Yue'er, there are a lot of people who came today, you must be careful." I don't know why, but I always feel a little uneasy. ”

"Azhu, don't worry, Master has already sent additional manpower. In addition, I will not leave an inch, and with me and Azhu joining forces, ordinary Xiaoxiao will not be able to get any benefits. Lang, be careful of Delong's safety. ”

Duan Lang nodded, "Gu Fan is ambushing with nine people on Delong's side, and it will be fine." Xiang Tian took the other nine people and hid in the third room on the right side of the new house. In the event of an accident, greet them. ”

"Well, you should be careful, too."

Duan Lang shook the little hand of Tangtai Mingyue comfortingly, today is Zhang Ruming's happy day, and the two of them have become the most worried people.

After inspecting the circle, Duan Lang came to the front yard. As soon as Duan Lang came in, everyone stepped forward to say hello. Especially the county guards of the county government below, they all know that Duan Lang is the real boss of Lidu City now, for fear that he will fall behind others.

Duan Lang greeted him and walked onto the stage. As soon as Duan Lang sat down, Zhang Ruming leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"How's it going, everything is alright?"

"Today is your day of great joy, and your task is to be happy, to drink, and to go into the cave room. Everything else, it's none of your business today. If you are not happy and unhappy this boy, the brothers' intentions will be in vain. ”

"! I want to cry when I say it. Brother, when you get married, my brother will also make you cry well. ”

"Get out! What is Lao Tzu crying for a good wedding, and it is not a funeral. Duan Lang scolded with a smile.

"Mood, this is Lao Tzu's mood or not."

"By the way, did I put on the soft armor I gave you?"

"I wore it, Zhu Zhufei asked me to wear it, the soft armor is too big, and it doesn't fit at all."

"It's good to lend you clothes, and I'll pay them back to me."

", look at your stinginess."

The two chatted happily, from the original Wuliang City to the current Lidu City, they have stumbled along the way, and they have also witnessed the friendship between the two people in life and death.

There were a lot of tables under the ceremonial table, and Lu Mu was also lucky enough to enter this courtyard and sit down. Looking at the sky, Lu Mu had a faint smile on his face. At this moment, it's almost time for the Landu City side to make a move. This adventure in Lidu City is very worthwhile for Lu Mu. At the very least, it made him see the terrible things about the soldiers and horses of Lidu City. In the future, in the face of this army of soldiers and horses, Lu Mu can arrange several targeted plans.

Outside the Landu City, the Xiyue camp, Han Pingzi in the Chinese army account looked at the defense map of the Landu City happily. He didn't expect Lu Mu to go to Lidu City and have such a big gain.

"Come, order all the craftsmen to assemble the ladder to the city at once. Command the battalions to raise their tents! ”

Han Pingzi gave an order, and the heralds quickly ran to the major camps. After a while, the generals of the battalions walked in one after another.

In Landu City, Fang Jiye, Shen Qishan, Feng Ming, Wei Du and others were also discussing the training plan proposed by Fang Yan. According to Fang Yan's plan, she also wanted to select an elite of about 10,000 people in the army of Landu City for training. Once this elite is formed, it can go out of the city to raid the enemy camp. This kind of quick raid and quick withdrawal is still optimized according to Zhou Long's tactics of harassing Zhao Zhuofeng all the way that day. But the prerequisite is that this army must be the elite of the army, and the individual combat strength is strong.

A few people were discussing when they saw a guard hurrying in.

"Report~, the West Vietnamese army is gathering troops and horses, and the horses in front of the camp have been dismantled."

When Fang Jiye heard this, his face suddenly changed, "Quick, sound the alarm bell and order the generals of each battalion to assemble at the head of the city." ”

As is customary in warfare, the attacking side rarely dismantles the horses outside the camp. After all, when the gong is sounded to collect the troops, it is also necessary to prevent the other party from pursuing. Once the rejection is removed, it means that the back road has been abandoned and a big showdown is to be held.

In the city of Landu, the alarm bell rang for a long time, and Fang Yan, who was in the backyard of the house, heard that she hurriedly ran over.

"Daddy, what's the situation?" Fang Yan asked nervously.

"Han Pingzi accepted the rejection horse and lined up outside the city, and I hurried to the city."

"I'll go too!"

Fang Yan didn't care about putting on a cloak, followed her father Fang Jiye, and hurried to the city gate.

On the opposite side of the city, Han Pingzi's army waved its flags and waved war drums. Unlike last time, this time the army was lined up with all the soldiers and horses who had climbed to the city. These soldiers and horses alone, Fang Jiye's simple visual inspection is no less than 150,000. Not only that, but there are more than twice as many catapults as there were last time. But it is strange that these catapults were not placed on the front, but on the sides of the army.

Fang Jiye and the others were observing, and they saw two armies rushing out. Instead of rushing towards the city gate, the two men and horses followed the walls on both sides and seemed to be going around the back gate.

Fang Jiye immediately ordered, "Everyone is in place, Shen Qishan, responsible for the frontal defense of the front city gate." Feng Ming led the men and horses of the headquarters to be responsible for the defense of the rear city gate. Wei capital, flanked by the walls on both sides. All the horses and horses take the flag of the commander as the name, and there must be no mistakes. ”

Fang Jiye said and walked into the temporary command post of the city gate tower. Behind the command post, there is a flag tower more than ten feet high. The huge flag on the flag tower is waving, whether it is the front and rear gates or the left and right wings, you can see it clearly.

Han Pingzi saw the flag on the flag tower of Landu City shaking, sneered, waved the flag in his hand, and the war drum stopped.

"Catapult, 20 zhang on both wings of the target city gate, first round, fire attack!"

Han Pingzi gave an order, the winch of the catapult creaked, and the huge spoon put the special stone-throwing. Unlike ordinary stone throws, this one is wrapped in an oilcloth with dry grass stained with pine oil.

"Ignition~! Put~! ”

Whoosh~! Balls of fire were thrown at the walls of the Landu City. This time, Han Pingzi specially moved the catapult forward by more than ten zhang. His goal was not the city wall, but according to the defense of the city, Han Pingzi was to set fire to the rolling wood and pine oil stored behind the city wall.

Fang Jiye saw the fireballs flying in, and visually examined the route of the fireballs, Fang Jiye's face couldn't help but change.

"Quick! The crossbow is aimed at the catapult and fired continuously, so be sure to destroy the catapult! Someone came, organized a militia group, and quickly extinguished the fire. ”

Fang Yan's eyes widened in surprise, rolling wood and pine oil were not usually stored on the city wall, but were quickly transported to the city wall from both sides when they were used. In this way, it can prevent the opponent's fire attack from ignition, and secondly, it can also prevent the lights from igniting at night. It's just that I didn't expect that the fireball thrown by the opponent's catapult was exactly where they secretly stored the rolling wood and pine oil.

It is understandable to say that the location of the rolling wood is leaked, after all, there are many people involved in the transportation of the rolling wood. However, the location of pine oil is not allowed to be approached by the people in the city. In doing so, it is also to prevent vandalism. Fang Yan's face was pale, could it be that the other party hit the target by mistake?

Boom~, the oil drum was hit, and the loose oil scattered suddenly burst into flames. In a short moment, the spare rolling wood and oil drums within the city walls were ignited. These logs and pine oil, which were originally used for defense, became a help to the enemy.

"Sun Chao, Ma Liang, Ben Shuai ordered the two of you to take 3,000 men and horses to dig soil on the spot to extinguish the fire. Fast! ”

Fang Jiye's expression was solemn, and he quickly arranged the corresponding situation. The pine oil is ignited, and it cannot be extinguished with water at all, and the only way is to extinguish it in the soil. But this fire made them lose two major defensive weapons at once. Rolling wood and pine oil were very important war materials for the defense of the city wall.

"Look, what's that?"

A standard commander pointed to the inside of the West Vietnamese army outside the city and shouted in surprise.

When Fang Jiye heard this, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide in shock. In the midst of the Western Vietnamese army, tall ladders were suddenly erected. The four corners of the ladder press the wheels. There was a tower on top of the ladder, on which stood a dozen guards. There is a ramp ladder behind the tower, and many guards are waiting to climb the tower. The most important thing is that such a ladder is a double-decker ladder, and the height is more than half a foot higher than the city wall. As long as you push to the side of the wall, you can fight with just one leap down. In addition, there are baffles in front of the ladder, which are soaked in water to prevent rockets from igniting in the city.

Han Pingzi looked at the other side with a sneer, this time, he was ruthless to take Landu City. After such a long confrontation, it's time for Landu City to change owners.

"Pass my commander's order, infantry battalion, cloud ladder battalion, and attack the city at the same time! Take Landu City, and the handsome will be rewarded for meritorious deeds! Kill! ”

Han Pingzi gave an order, and the army outside the city rushed to Landu City like a tide. The tall ladder to the city moves forward like a monster.