Chapter 612: Passover
Soon, along the excavated downhill slope, the three of them came to the ridge of the hill where the city of Motuo was located. The mountain beam between the two mountains is two miles wide www.biquge.info pen ~ fun ~ pavilion. The city occupies more than half of the position, and the walls on both sides are less than a hundred steps from the hillside. It is this narrow terrain that ensures that the bows and arrows at the head of the city can cover all the surrounding open areas, and it also reflects the danger of this pass.
The three of them hid in the bushes under the hillside, and watched up and down the city. Because they did not know whether there were Tibetan soldiers and horses patrolling above and below the city wall, they could only wait here for a while, and if there were enemy patrols, they had to find out their patterns.
The three of them waited patiently for the meal time, and basically understood the situation. The good news was that there were no patrols outside the walls. This is understandable, as there is only such a small open area that can be seen from the city walls, and there is really no need to send additional patrols on the side of the city. If there were, it should be at the gates on the east and west sides, which is the key defensive area. The bad news is that the patrols at the head of the city are extremely dense, and a dozen groups of soldiers pass by the time of the meal, and they are locked on the open space below the city, looking extremely vigilant.
"Rush over, only a hundred paces away, we should be able to rush under the city wall." Arlo whispered.
"No, the patrols are one after another, and they can hide from the front, but they can't hide from the side." Gongsun Lan shook his head and said.
Wang Yuan smiled dumbly and said: "You are worried about this, how to get through this empty area is not a problem at all, the question is how to enter the city." Have you forgotten that we are wearing the armor of the Tibetan soldiers? Even if they swagger under the city, they won't care. ”
Gongsun Lan and A Luo suddenly realized that they were now disguised as Tibetan soldiers. Indeed, it is the real problem to enter the city, and the patrol soldiers at the head of the city are dense, and it is difficult not to find the head of the city. It was absolutely impossible to enter the city through the gates on both sides, and it was only possible to climb up from the side walls.
"If you can't do it, you can only climb the city wall and find a chance to kill the patrol." Alodo.
Wang Yuan stared at the city and said: "It's not advisable to kill people, if you can extinguish a few wind lanterns on the city head, maybe you can have a chance." While the lights are out, it is only right to pass through the walls and quickly enter the city. ”
Gongsun Lan nodded and said, "That's the only way, I have to give it a try anyway." ”
The three of them had made up their minds, and they swaggered out of their hiding place, exposed to the open space. A patrol had just passed by at the head of the city, and another was approaching from the eastern wall. They all saw the three people emerging from the hillside, but they only glanced at them and were not interested.
A Tibetan soldier scolded: "Damn, the errand of guarding the beacon tower is happy, these guys can still move around at will, and this is secretly going down the mountain into the city to have fun." It's not like we patrol the city like a dog every day, and Lao Tzu's feet are swollen overnight. ”
The rest of the patrol soldiers felt the same way, and after a few words of scolding, they didn't look at Wang Yuan and them, and walked by.
Wang Yuan, Gongsun Lan Aluo, and the three of them slowly approached the city wall with such a swagger, and when they got closer, they dodged and hid in the shadows under the city wall. If the soldiers at the head of the city did not deliberately stick their heads out to look, they would never have found it. The chest-high battlements are in the way, and it is actually a bit difficult to probe.
Hiding under the city, the three of them looked up, but saw the city wall nearly two zhang high standing in front, the stone wall, and the outside was a thick layer of rammed earth, which was unusually hard. Ah Luo gently pulled out the scimitar of the Tibetan soldier and plunged it into the city wall, but he could not stab it after only entering the city. If you want to pierce it again, you need to use a lot of force, and if a rammed earth that is not good at prying the outer wall makes a sound, then everything is over. Gongsun Lan had to give it a try when he got his internal strength, but was stopped by Wang Yuan in a low voice.
"With such a high wall, how much strength do you have? Wouldn't it be soft to climb up? ”
"What then? Hooks cannot be thrown, and hooking the battlements will definitely be discovered. "Gongsun Landau.
Wang Yuan smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and pulled out the long sword at his waist, holding the sword with only a slight stab, it was like stabbing a piece of tofu, and the body of the long sword silently sank into half of the wall.
"Your Majesty is really generous and tight, and this broken army sword that gave me is really a sword, and it is effortless to sharpen iron like clay. It saves us a lot of effort. Wang Yuan laughed in a low voice.
Gongsun Lan nodded, reached out and took the long sword handed over by Wang Yuan, and gently dug out a foothold several inches deep on the city wall, and a small piece of rammed earth that fell was quickly picked up by her in her hand, and her movements were extremely dexterous.
"That's the way. My cousin dug a gripper to climb on, and we were able to climb up. Wang Yuan said in a low voice.
Gongsun Lan didn't say much, and quickly started to act, the long sword in his hand rose and fell, and quickly dug out a foothold on the city wall. As the excavation points increased, her body moved up the wall like a gecko. Soon after, Gongsun Lan had reached the outside of the battlements of the city wall, moved sideways to make room, hooked the masonry of the battlements with one hand, and gestured downwards with the other.
Wang Yuan understood, and whispered to A Luo: "It's your turn, after climbing up, hook the battlements and don't show your head." ”
A Luo nodded, jumped up and grabbed the point, his hands and feet were as strong as a light monkey and soon climbed onto the outer edge of the city wall, following the example of Gongsun Lan, his body moved sideways to make room for Wang Yuan, hooking on the blue bricks of the city wall.
Wang Yuan took a breath and climbed up. This kind of climbing requires skills, although Wang Yuan has not learned this skill, but he has also learned sword and martial arts when he has crossed here, and he has also learned a lot of kung fu to move. The climb with a foothold is strenuous, but it is not too much to handle. A moment later, Wang Yuan climbed to the edge of the city wall, sweating slightly on his forehead.
Ah Luo looked at Wang Yuan and snickered, Wang Yuan knew that she was mocking herself, and turned his head to make a vicious expression at her. Ah Luo stuck out her tongue and made a grimace without looking at Wang Yuan.
The three of them exchanged glances, and slowly poked their heads out to peek out at the edge of the battlements and look at the city walls. Suddenly, they saw a group of patrol soldiers walking towards this direction dozens of paces away, and the three of them hurriedly retracted their heads. But listening to the footsteps slowly approaching, the group of Tibetan soldiers walked away and whispered softly, and they didn't know what they were talking about. But they kept walking and did not notice the three men climbing on the outside of the wall.
After they walked by, Wang Yuan said in a low voice: "Luckily, there is a staircase under the city wall on the opposite side of the city wall. As long as you cross the wall more than a foot wide, you can enter the city directly. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to find my way down town. ”
Ah Luo frowned and said, "How do you know that there is a staircase to the lower city?" ”
Wang Yuan said: "Didn't you see it? There is a section of the battlements on the opposite side, which is the reason why there are stone steps down the city. ”
Ah Luo suddenly realized, and secretly admired Wang Yuan's careful observation. This truth is actually very simple, but few people consider the commonplace things, and they see and turn a blind eye to it, but Wang Yuan can grasp these details.
"Put out the lights if you need them." Gongsun Lan said in a low voice.
Wang Yuan nodded and said, "To extinguish the few lights on the left and right, as well as a few lights on the opposite wall, we only need a few breaths, and we can rush over without worrying about being discovered." ”
Gongsun Lan nodded slightly, stretched out her hand to hold a small ball of soil, and secretly exerted force. Wang Yuan knew that the matter of extinguishing seven or eight lamps at once could only be done by Gongsun Lan, and he didn't have this ability in his life, and Ah Luo couldn't do it.
"Wait a minute, another patrol is coming." Wang Yuan said in a low voice.
The three of them clung to the outer edge of the wall and held their breath, and another patrol came slowly, and when they reached the top of the wall, one of the soldiers stopped and spat on the outside of the wall. Thick phlegm floated down from the top of the three people's heads, Gongsun Lan and Princess A Luo's faces changed greatly, and Wang Yuan hurriedly gave them a comforting look, expressing spiritual understanding and comfort for their misfortune.
This group of soldiers was obviously a little lazy, and their steps were slowly swallowing, Wang Yuan's arms were already extremely sore, and his fingers were painful. But I could only grit my teeth and hold back. Finally they walked over, Wang Yuan looked at their backs slightly and looked at them more than a dozen steps away, while the other group of soldiers was still on the city wall dozens of steps away in the distance, and whispered softly: "It's now." ”
Gongsun Lan leaned out, waved his arm several times, and the broken rammed earth block was divided into several pieces and flew towards the wind lantern at the head of the city. The blows seemed to be carried out at the same time, and in a short moment, several wind lamps on the walls on both sides went out at the same time, and this small section of the city wall was suddenly flooded with darkness.
At the same time, Wang Yuan Gongsun Lan and A Luo quickly jumped up and climbed over the battlements onto the city wall, and in the blink of an eye, the three of them had already crossed the city wall more than a zhang wide and quickly arrived at the stairs of the lower city.
The three of them descended the city as fast as they could, leaning against the inside of the city wall to catch their breath. I only listened to the footsteps on the city wall, and the patrol that had passed before turned back to check. A soldier scolded: "Damn, how did the good ones go out, and I had to run errands to get wind lanterns in exchange." Garzhu. Eight lamps were extinguished at once, and the door was really evil. ”
The three of them did not dare to listen more, and swaggered out of the shadows of the city wall with their armor straightened out, and walked towards the brightly lit streets of the city.