Chapter 58: Return to the Fortress
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Inside and outside the Red Dragon Fortress, there was a trace of solemn tension. The soldiers ran up and down to carry sandbags to strengthen the city wall, the craftsmen were busy and busy, repairing ordnance tools, on both sides of the city wall, piled with rolling wood and stones, fire oil arrows, a piece of military newspaper was urgently sent to the nearby garrison, the secretary of the army was carefully sorting out and checking the roster of soldiers, because the war was over, he wanted to issue a pension according to the name of it, Zheng Xiong and his generals gathered in the conference hall, nervously discussing the battle plan, only the uncle Jiang Liao did not know where to run......
At this time, Jiang Liao was standing in a relatively tidy guest room in the fortress, changing from his previous free and uninhibited attitude, with a smile on his face. A young girl in a light yellow power suit with a graceful posture was turning her back to him and looking out the window. The girl's figure is not too tall, but the proportions are extremely symmetrical, with shaved shoulders and a slender waist, slender legs, and a black hair that is softly draped over her shoulders, exuding a fresh and natural atmosphere.
"Be obedient, while it's still safe, you hurry back, okay?" Jiang Liao rubbed his hands together, and his tone was very soft.
"If I don't go back, won't there be hundreds of thousands of people? What's the big deal. The girl's voice was clear and pleasant, but there was a hint of willfulness and brutality.
"Hundreds of thousands? You're talking about light! In case the city is broken, how can you let me protect you? Jiang Liao was a little anxious when he heard this, and stepped forward and took a few steps.
"I have Uncle Ming, who wants you to protect!" The girl's voice was crisp and beautiful, but it made Jiang Liao's cheeks tremble with anger:
"Lao Tzu is really cheap, why did he believe her nonsense in the first place."
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"Good bird, if I beg you, you will listen to me this time, if you want to do something here, Jiang Lang must not kill me!" After working hard for a long time, Jiang Liao had nothing to do and began to beg for mercy, hoping that the girl would change her mind.
If Zheng Xiong and others see this scene, they will definitely be shocked, who is Jiang Liao? Uncle Tangguo, the commander of the seventh-level division of the Lieyang Legion, and the younger brother of Jiang Lang, the commander of Beiyan, who else in Beiyan can make him so inferior, begging bitterly.
"I said fourth brother, don't persuade me, I won't go back." The girl seemed to be a little impatient, and suddenly turned her head and looked at Jiang Liao with a stubborn expression: "I want to see what these guys who killed Daddy look like!" β
The girl has fair skin and beautiful facial features, especially the big black and white eyes, watery, as if she can speak.
"Good bird, why are you so dead-eyed?" Hearing the girl's words, Jiang Liao let out a long sigh.
"I'm just dead-eyed, I just won't go home!" The girl had red eyes, tears rolling, and said in a stubborn tone: "Daddy is dead, my mother is dead, my eldest brother is also dead, and there is no one in the family." What else do I go back for? β
Alas! Jiang Liao looked at her sister's pretty face, and suddenly didn't know what to say.
These bitches raised!
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On the official road outside the city, hundreds of light horsemen were galloping eastward, and the knights immediately looked solemn, and their iron hooves were raised, bringing up smoke and dust all the way.
In the battle outside Bei'an, Ji Tieyi and others annihilated 2,500 Xidao light cavalry, and also killed Liu Yunjian, Liu Yunluan and his son. Subsequently, Ji Tieyi sent someone to inform Old Gide and asked him to handle the matter carefully in case he was implicated. Who would have thought that before this, Old Gide had already heard about the soldiers of the West Island going out of the city to suppress the bandits, and had already made proper arrangements to completely leave the relationship between the Chamber of Commerce and this matter.
Seeing this situation, Ji Tieyi also had to admire Old Gide's resourcefulness. At the same time, in order to avoid long nights of dreams, she decided to give up spending the night on the North Shore. So, after cleaning up all traces of camping, they paid for an officer guarding the ferry, and crossed the river overnight.
When they arrived in Beiyan, everyone rested peacefully for the night. The next day, I continued to hurry, and in the evening, I came to Wenshicheng, an important town in the western part of Beiyan. At this time, Wenshi City has entered a state of intense preparation, and many checkpoints have been set up on the road, and Ji Tieyi has become more and more heartbroken when he sees this scene. So, she and Mei Dongli visited Guo Rusong, the lord of the city, in the name of the Alliance Chamber of Commerce, and briefly explained their intentions. Beiyan has a close relationship with the Alliance Chamber of Commerce, and Guo Rusong did not make it difficult, and immediately arranged for a special person to handle the customs clearance documents for him, and also wrote a letter with a private seal, asking the checkpoint guards along the way to take care of him, and before Ji Tieyi left, he gave 200 war horses. In this way, Ji Tieyi and the others left their men and goods in Wenshi City, and took 200 soldiers of the Yan Legion to take the first step and rushed straight to the Red Dragon Fortress.
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In the council hall of the Red Dragon Fortress, Zheng Xiong and the generals were discussing the battle plan.
The opponent is outnumbered, and once the army is overwhelmed, it is impossible to go out of the city to resist with the number of defenders in the fortress alone. In other words, they could only stay inside the fortress and defend it to the death. In this way, the opponent's siege equipment, trebuchets and siege engines can drive straight into the fortress and attack the fortress safely.
Trebuchets were used to destroy the walls and the defenders on them, and siege engines were used to break the gates of the fortresses. In this era, the power of trebuchets was terrifying, especially when heavily guarded, and almost impossible to destroy. The siege vehicle has a hard shell and can hide soldiers in the car, which is also a huge threat to the defenders.
In other words, the first threat they will face on the defensive side is the siege machine from the opposing side.
"How many trebuchets are still available in the fortress!" Zheng Xiong suddenly asked in a deep voice. He knew that the best way to deal with trebuchets was to use trebuchets to fight the opponent as well. Moreover, the Red Dragon Fortress occupies the terrain advantage, so the projection distance of the trebuchet is fifty meters longer than that of the other party, but the trebuchet in the fortress was seriously damaged in the first two years of battle, and after all these years of emergency repair, only more than 200 have been repaired. Last time, Umunfu led people to attack the wheat field and occupied the garrison fort on the east side, but as a result, dozens of trebuchets were destroyed at once, which made Zheng Xiong feel distressed for a long time.
"And 152 more!" Ji Mingxin replied in a low voice with anxiety on his face. In his opinion, the difference in strength between the two sides is too great, and this is destined to be a battle without disparity.
"Let the craftsmen rush to work overnight and repair as many as they can!" Zheng Xiong said expressionlessly.
"Yes!" Ji Mingxin agreed, and then asked:
"When will the gates of the fortress be closed?"
"This, tomorrow the door will be officially closed!" Zheng Xiong hesitated for a moment before he said decisively.
"But Jiang Du hasn't come back yet?" Hearing that the door was going to be closed, He Jun and Zheng Kui were a little anxious.
"Jiang is afraid of themβ" Zheng Xiong's tone was a little stunned.
"My lord, generals, Jiang Du is back!" The guard's voice suddenly sounded outside the door. (To be continued.) )