Chapter 49: Siege and Confrontation
"Urgent report, Yan Baihu has arrived in Yuji County and is besieging the city! The battle situation is urgent, and the county order asks for help! Li Ming set off less than half a day, but he had already received a letter of help from Yuji County.
"So fast? What's going on?! "Li Ming didn't expect that Yan Baihu had actually begun to besiege the city, and at this point, Yan Baihu was no longer a thief, but a genuine thief!
"Just this morning, the thieves suddenly entered the county seat, and a business traveler has discovered it and hurriedly came back to report. Immediately, the thieves directly began to surround the county seat, and began to cut down trees to build ladders, it seems that they are planning to attack the city! The soldier who reported the news said in a panic.
"Where is the business trip?" Jia Xuce stepped forward immediately, "But is it a local business trip in Yuji County?" ”
"I don't know, only a few of the women escaped, they were all frightened, and as for the men of the caravan, it seems that they have all been killed. If it weren't for their early warning, I'm afraid that before we could react, the thieves would have broken through the county! The soldier replied.
"I'm curious, if they were panicked, why would they know that it was Yan Baihu who was chasing after them?" Jia Xu asked with interest, in his opinion, the caravan itself was strange.
"Wenhe, do you mean that Yan Baihu actually came to Huiji County after those female dependents in the first place? And then after discovering that the other party has entered the county seat, he can even risk everything to attack the county seat? Who deserves him to make such a big fuss?! Li Ming seemed to hear what Jia Xu meant.
"I'm afraid things are not that simple!" Jia Xu turned his head and saluted Li Ming, "That caravan is only afraid that it was Yan Baihu's people from the beginning, only in this way can we know who is chasing after me!" I'm afraid that Yuji County has been broken by the other party! ”
"Go now!" Li Ming shouted, and the large army began to move forward, and the Shanyue troops, who were scouts, also spread out towards the surroundings for the first time.
"Hey, hey, hey! I am the commander of this army! Wang Yu stepped forward directly and complained, I have to say that in terms of prestige, Li Ming's prestige in the army actually surpassed his own, which made him very shocked, "The whole army advances!" ”
In fact, Wang Yu soon found out sadly that the only army he could really mobilize was the Wang Guard.
"Riyao, I think there's something we should discuss!" Wang Yu looked at Li Ming.
"Turn around and say whatever you want!" Li Ming replied casually, but then he instigated the red flame under the seat and rushed forward.
As Jia Xu expected, when the army arrived near Yuji County, the entire county was shrouded in gunsmoke. The north and south gates opened directly, and some thieves who came and went could be seen pulling a group of captives towards the county seat.
"I didn't expect the other party to be so powerful that he actually deceived the county order with a fake caravan! But weren't there only five women who went in? Why were the thieves able to break through the county so smoothly? Li Ming muttered indignantly.
"It's not strange, I admire my younger siblings' martial arts, so can't other women practice martial arts?" Wang Yu didn't think it was strange, after all, it didn't seem to be anything to let his own women cultivate conditionally.
Of course, this situation is very rare, after all, the biggest use of women is to teach their husbands and children. Even if it is a large family, there are very few people who can indulge their daughters to practice martial arts. However, the other party obviously used this preconceived concept to easily take Yuji County, which is no wonder, it can only be said that the county order is a bit underestimated!
"Riyao, what are you going to do?" Wang Yu looked at Li Ming.
"You're the commander, you come to arrange, including me!" Li Ming no longer competed with him for command, and he could hear that Wang Yu's asking such a thing was also a protest in itself.
"Archers, shoot me at those thieves!" The king shouted, and the Praetorian Guards and archers quickly lined up, bent their bows and arrows, and fired directly at the opponent with precision.
The arrows fell directly into the enemy formation, but they did not hurt the people in front at all, and the thieves who were injured quickly scattered and fled into the county town. The people who were caught took the opportunity to run towards Li Ming's side.
"Folks, you're safe! Because, Ben Taishou is here! Li Ming raised his arms and shouted.
"Thank you, sir!" The villagers, especially those female dependents, knelt down one after another, if Li Ming hadn't come over in time, they didn't know what kind of ordeal they would have encountered.
As for why Li Ming only came now, everyone didn't think it was strange. Yuji County had already fallen in less than a morning, and Li Mingyuan was in Shanyin County, so it was very rare to be able to arrive here before evening.
In fact, if you take a closer look, you will find that many soldiers are already slightly tired.
"My lord, the other party refused to defend the city and did not plan to come out!" After killing several waves of thieves, but not wanting the thieves around one after another, they all hid in the town, and the gate was closed as soon as possible, and the other party did not seem to plan to leave the city at all.
"It seems that the other party also knows that this is not the right time to go to war! We are tired, they are actually even more tired, if we can make a big move at this time, the thieves don't have to worry! It seems that there are capable people among the other party! Wang Yu looked contemplative and slowly analyzed.
If you can attract part of the opponent's troops, then you can completely annihilate them one by one, but the other party is not fooled.
"It's just that now they are like turtles, shrunk in the shell of the turtle, Yuji County is not big, there is not so much military rations at all, although they seem to have the advantage of defense, but in turn they are surrounded by us here. It only takes a few days, I see what they eat?! Wang Yu pointed to the county seat of Yuji County and said.
"At least I can't fight today, right?" Li Ming looked at Wang Yu.
"Yes, I can't fight today! Why don't you go straight into the city and open the gates of the city tonight? Wang Yu looked at Li Ming, he remembered that he had heard of it before, and Li Ming had used this trick.
At the same time, in the county seat of Yuji County, Yan Baihu didn't expect Li Ming to kill him so quickly, according to the general situation, even if he got the information that they were going south, even if he knew that they had come to the vicinity of Yuji County, it would take one to two days to prepare before they could reach here, and by then they had all retreated into the mountains and forests, so why should they be afraid of the other party?
But they didn't want to, they arrived so quickly, and now the soldiers are tired, how can they go out to fight casually? In desperation, he could only follow Zhang Ning's advice, first retreated to the county seat, and then fought with the other party after resting.
The two sides set up camp for the time being, and began to rest. Even so, it was not easy for Li Ming, the other party had more than 10,000 troops, if they were to carry out a sneak attack, then their 2,000 people would inevitably be passive. Patrols at night must be intensified!
But I don't want to, at the same time, in the county seat of Yuji County.
"Miss, you actually want to do it yourself?" Shadow Bee asked worriedly, knowing that Li Ming was coming, Zhang Ning was not normal.
"If you kill your relatives and enemies like this, you would rather kill them with your own hands!" Zhang Ning finished arming and said indignantly.