Chapter 0217 Border City Guard
Determined to die, even in the face of a more powerful opponent, he was also fearless, perhaps from the moment the news came here, he had already thought that there would be such a day, Lan Yu would inevitably raise troops quickly, and this place was the closest to the border and was also the first to be attacked, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.
Lan Yu led 30,000 elites to escort the crown prince Zhu Biao back to Beijing, and left the border to approach the border city, not wanting to be too late to close the door, and was directly rejected from the city.
"You are guilty of wronging the court officials." Lan Yu barely suppressed the anger in his heart, shook the big gun in his hand, and pointed at the city guard.
"Hahahaha!" A burst of laughter came from above, "People will eventually die, when they die well, the whole army obeys the order, and they should guard the city with their flesh and blood to repay the emperor's holy grace, and never allow the traitor Lan Yu to get closer." ”
"Yes."
There were bursts of shouts above the city wall, don't look at the lack of people, the momentum was high at this moment, Lan Yu felt funny in his heart, the guard here is just an official from the sixth grade, today it is clear that he is on the same page with himself, the world is big, there are no surprises, no one believes this kind of thing, the bow and arrow above are aimed again, and he dare not be careless, so he has to urge the horse to return.
The camp was divided left and right, and Lan Yu urged the horse to come closer, and the man hugged his fists on the horse and said: "Your Highness, there should be a misunderstanding, the guard will not open the city gate and let us pass." ”
"But there are other ways to detour?"
Lan Yu shook his head, "Only this big road can be passed, the purpose of building a fortress here was only to accumulate troops, but now there is no war, but it has become a gathering place for the people." ”
"Why don't you let me try."
"No, the other party can't listen to it at all, in case the arrow hurts, Lan Yu can't explain."
"Lin Qianhu will come with me."
"Yes."
Zhu Biao urged the horse forward, the city was holding bows and arrows to wait for the defenders, unable to figure out what the problem was, it should be related to Lan Yu, the most terrible thing is that once the words are not speculative, the arrows will fall immediately, do not dare to be careless, Lin Feng's Tianlong camp, plus Xu Cheng and others protect Zhu Biao and slowly approach.
"My lord, it's a different person."
The city guard snorted coldly, "I want to see what tricks Lan Yu is playing, listen to my orders, and don't waste arrows." "The number of troops defending the city here is limited, the materials for defending the city are also scarce, and the number of arrows in the hands of the soldiers is limited, and the army under the city has no intention of forcibly attacking the city, so there is no need to waste the only arrows at this time.
Zhu Biao was escorted to the front and shouted at the top: "This general, I am the crown prince Zhu Biao, if there is any misunderstanding, open the city gate and make it clear." ”
Ming Shi is very particular about the title, the prince or the person with a noble status, generally call himself 'I', there are also called the king or the Royal Highness and the like, Zhu Biao's status is noble, this moment is used I rather than His Royal Highness, most of it is related to the character, loyalty, modest and courteous character.
The city guard looked at the people below, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart, he actually used this kind of trick to make a three-year-old child see through it, and he could find a decent one, dressed in a weird dress, and he couldn't match the identity of the prince at all, which Zhu Biao didn't notice, in order to hide his identity, he was still wearing the clothes of the dead Feng Gonggong.
"The duty is in the body, and there is only the grievance of His Highness waiting outside the city."
"Presumptuous, a little border city guard, who gave you the guts."
"Who are you in charge of the court, a relative of the emperor?" The guard snorted coldly, with a sense of sarcasm, and had already decided in his heart that these were all tricks played by Lan Yu, so he simply made a fake prince out, and wanted to use the other party's identity to easily enter the city, and to die for the country was to be loyal, even if the city was broken today, he would never let the anti-thief Lan Yu enter the city.
Xu Cheng's face was flushed, how could this person be a tendon, daring to block the general's team was already bold, and now he didn't even care about His Royal Highness, so he shouted at the city: "Xu Cheng, deputy commander of the capital guard battalion." ”
"Lord Xu, I have admired my name for a long time."
Xu Cheng looked helpless, the other party didn't buy it at all, so he had no choice but to protect Zhu Biao and retreat, and then entangle, once he angered the other party, it would be easy to hurt His Highness by releasing arrows from the city.
"General, within an hour, the last general will break through the city gate and sacrifice the head of this person."
One person stepped forward quickly, and several generals behind him asked for battle, Lan Yu's face was gloomy, looking at the slightly dilapidated city wall in front of him, he had fought a lifetime, not to mention this kind of small city, even if it was a big city with high walls and thick walls, it could be easily taken.
"It's easy to break down a city, but it's easy to kill a person, but I'm afraid that someone will make a big fuss about it." Lan Yu had some scruples, an inexplicable worry, the other party's abnormal behavior made Lan Yu vaguely feel something.
"You can't just let people ride on our necks and, and you won't make a sound."
"Set up camp."
The man sighed, shook his head, the blue jade army was strictly disciplined, there was no order, no one dared to take action, so he had to turn back to the camp, and the large array slowly retreated, away from the attack range of the archers on the city wall and set up a tent.
"My lord, those people are back."
"I just hope to be able to delay a little longer." The defender of the city let out a sigh of relief, at this moment his palms were sweaty, his mouth was tough, and he was also afraid in his heart, after all, he was facing a blue jade army known for its fierceness and bravery, once the other party forcibly attacked the city, it was difficult to say whether he could hold out until dark with only the broken city wall and a few hundred people.
"If the reinforcements from the capital are delayed, what should we do?"
"Fight to the death."
The sunset fell on the other party's face, and at that moment there was firmness in his expression, Xu Cheng was right, in terms of official position, he was just a petty official with sesame mung beans, even if he gave up here at most it was a dereliction of duty, at least he could save his life.
"I am willing to follow my lord to the death."
A fire rose in the middle of the blue jade tent, and horse meat was roasted on the fire, and the horses wounded by arrows on the battlefield became the best supplies for the border army, and everyone sat around the fire.
"What does the General think about this?"
Lan Yu said: "On that day, the army was ordered to fight, the army had passed here, and the defenders of the city were loyal and righteous, not deliberately making things difficult, Lan Yu thought that there must be a misunderstanding, so the city gate was closed." ”
"Even if it's a misunderstanding, you can't even let Your Highness pass." After Xu Cheng finished speaking, the long sword slashed a few times on the fire, and suddenly sparks flew everywhere, most likely in this way to vent his anger.
Wang Hai, the left commander of the Imperial Forest Army, nodded, "What Lord Xu said is reasonable, it shouldn't be as simple as misunderstanding, I'm afraid something happened, and this matter has something to do with Your Highness, the general, you and me." ”
"There's such a thing!"
Lan Yu frowned deeply, he had been staying in the borderland, the news was extremely closed, and in the recent past, the letter delivery station was also missing, and what happened in the Ming Dynasty was not clear at all.
"Is it so?"
Lan Yu thought of something, several people's eyes came at the same time, Lan Yu shook his head, he didn't dare to say it, he didn't believe it, there is only one possibility in this situation, now the saint is returning to heaven, taking advantage of the prince's absence, there is an accident in the capital, this explanation is the most reasonable, of course, everything is speculation, Lan Yu knows the stakes, and the words stopped when he came to his mouth.
"General, what comes to mind?"
Lan Yu shook her head, "I don't have a clue for the time being, so I can only wait here for a few days before discussing." ”
"No, once the news leaks, His Highness's safety cannot be guaranteed."
"What is the best way for Lord Xu, you can't break the city with your troops, even if you can break through here, what about the next place, from here to the capital, dozens of strong cities along the way."
Lan Yu's words were reasonable, Xu Cheng was silent for a moment, and he picked it up on the fire with his sword, even if it was a fragrant barbecue and mellow wine, he lost interest at this moment.
"Lin Feng has a way."
"Lord Lin, please speak."
"Find a way to enter the city to control the guards, find out the reason, and only then can we find a solution to the problem."
"This method is good, the opponent is well defended, and it is not easy to enter the city."
"Lin Feng has his own way, the general only needs to be like this." Lin Feng whispered a few words, Lan Yu listened carefully, for fear of missing a word, this majestic general on the battlefield could not be defeated in the face of a small city at this time.
"Brother Lin let it go, if something happens, Lan Yu will bear it."
Lan Yu looked at Lin Feng, his eyes showed appreciation, this young man was very much like himself when he was young, wise, brave, and never gave up in the face of difficulties.
What kind of way did Lin Feng come up with to enter the city, and the next chapter of 'Night into the Border City' was about to be revealed.