Zhang Long's arrows are as imposing as a rainbow.

Duan Ruqi weighed it, and immediately raised the iron shield drawn from the back of the horse, and then there was a loud "dang" sound, and Duan Ruqi properly blocked the arrow.

Duan Ruqi only felt that his arm was numb, and he could barely hold the shield in his hand, which weighed only more than ten catties, and after the catastrophe, he couldn't help but have a new understanding of Zhang Long's divine power.

Duan Ruqi was about to order the guards to retreat, when he heard the neighing of the horse under his crotch, and then he knelt down, and he rolled to the ground.

In a flash, Duan Ruqi found that another long arrow had penetrated the armor on the horse's body, and it was inserted into its neck. - Obviously, this is Zhang Long's second arrow.

And Zhang Long's third arrow shot Duan Ruqi's banner.

When Duan Ruqi's big flag slowly fell, a burst of cheers suddenly sounded on the city wall, and then Su You shouted, "Duan Ruqi has been killed, why don't you retreat?" ”

Zhang Long shot three arrows before and after, and the targets were different, which was the same as Xu Shiji's martial arts examination that day.

Zhang Long finally lost some of the same tenacity as Qin Shubao; But in such a situation, it cannot be said that Zhang Long is not suspected of cheating. His first arrow shot at Duan Ruqi, and the other two arrows shot at the raised soldier and Duan Ruqi's mount respectively.

Zhang Long obviously knew that the first arrow could not make a contribution, but the second arrow made Duan Ruqi Rome still surprise those rebels, and then the banner fell to the ground, and the rebels were in a commotion, and the people's hearts became uneasy.

After Duan Ruqi fell, his guards rushed up desperately, desperately blocking him from his field of vision with their bodies and shields. Zhang Long only shot one person to death, and when he wanted to shoot again, he saw that the barrier was clear, so he could only put down the longbow.

Zhang Long also knew that it was extremely difficult to shoot Duan Ruqi, and he was to create chaos by shooting people and horses and shooting palm flags, and after the chaos, he immediately asked Su You to open the city gate and let him go out to kill for a while.

Su You just shook his head at Zhang Long, who was eager to make meritorious contributions, and pointed to the city and said, "When you created chaos just now, if a team of elite soldiers rushed out, they would definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort, blame me for not being fully prepared." You've just rushed out in full gear now, and they've all fled back to camp."

Everyone hurriedly looked down the city, and sure enough, they saw Duan Ruqi's army raising their shields and slowly retreating.

Su You's words were obviously just talking, in fact, he didn't think of using his own guards to kill before he came here, he was here to make war merits, not to give away people's heads.

If he fought out his own guards, what if he annihilated Duan Ruqi?

That's not the result you want at all.

So although he didn't take advantage of this battle, Su You still smiled indifferently, and then ordered Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and the others, "It seems that we can go down and have breakfast now, and the rebels should not come again for a while!" ”

Everyone nodded yes and happily followed Su You down to the city for breakfast.

After Duan Ruqi retreated, the expression on his face became tangled; He finally found that sometimes a lot of people didn't necessarily lead to success, at least for the Lincang City in front of him, he couldn't think of any way for a while.

If you can't take this Burmese Pass, how can you talk about conquering the east and west, and conquering the south and central?

Duan Ruqi once secretly claimed to be the first wise man in Nanzhong, but in front of a messenger from the Great Sui, he was bullied to death.

Could it be that this thing is born to be its own nemesis?

Duan Ruqi hadn't attacked the city before, but the simple tools were of no use to the level in front of him, and the open space at the city gate was too small to be able to open the formation at all!

What's even more depressing is that the catapults brought by Su You are too powerful, as well as their crossbows; In such a terrain and under such a firepower attack, the siege equipment could not be transported under the city gate, and more than half of his soldiers were killed and wounded

If you really want to play like this, how is it different from suicide? There are many dead and wounded, not to mention the people of the Pu tribe, even those tribes who are loyal to themselves, I am afraid that they will also lose their morale.

The composition of Duan Ruqi's troops is not because of like-mindedness, after all, there is only one king in Nanzhong; The reason why they are willing to follow Duan Ruqi is nothing more than thinking about the sedan chair carrying people, and thinking about getting a little personal profit from it.

Such troops are the most suitable for fighting a good fight, but when they really encounter setbacks, they are the most likely to become grass on the wall.

"This Su You is so dedicated to Jian Guoming, I'm afraid that Fu Guoming will send an envoy to ask for a seal early tomorrow, and the one that Jian Guozhao killed is just a disguise, right?"

When thinking of this question, Duan Ruqi couldn't help but feel a sense of gloom when he thought that even if he won Nanzhong, he would eventually become the enemy of the Great Sui.

In the October weather, the clothes under the iron armor looked thin, and Duan Ruqi was a little confused about his rebellion.

How do I proceed? How do I proceed?

If you are defeated and escaped, not to mention that there is still a place for the Duan clan in this Nanzhong, even if it has been a long-time partner, Pu Bu, will take the opportunity to fall into the ground, right?

When he thought of Pubu, Duan's ambition burned again.

What land did Pubu have ten years ago? Are they just a small guerrilla army nested in the Kokang area on the edge of the South and Central that everyone can bully? But in less than ten years, their land already had about half of the territory of the Duan clan, their population was close to 80,000, and the number of capable warriors exceeded 30,000

Duan Ruqi turned a blind eye to the soldiers who walked into the camp in despair, and looked at the city of Menning in the distance without blinking, his brows furrowed.

"Brother, there is two good news." Duan Ruyu walked over softly and called him a little excitedly.

"Huh?" Duan Ruqi nodded without looking back, the focus in his eyes was as good as ever, and he reacted after a while, "What, you said good news?" ”

Duan Ruyu nodded and turned sideways, "Let's go back to the tent." ”

The two brothers walked side by side to the tent, although Duan Ruyu said that he only said back to the tent, but at this moment he still whispered, "The chess pieces in Lincang City have been mixed out, and they have brought specific news from the city."

"Oh?" Duan Ruqi nodded and motioned for him to continue.

"The main force in the city now has about 13,400 guards in the four checkpoints we have won, plus more than 600 guards from the Sui envoy," Duan Ruyu said in a daze, how could there be any excitement in his face just now?

Speaking of this, the two of them entered the camp tent, Duan Ruqi sat down and sighed, "Two thousand people will beat us like this, the ancients said 'ten rules around it', to me is really true"

Duan Ruyu shook his head, "In addition, there are two thousand elites who have not moved, and they are from Jian Guoming and Jian Guozhao respectively. ”

Duan Ruqi immediately laughed, "This means that Dongjiao and Xijiao have been united, what kind of good news is this?"

"The good news is here," Duan Ruyu said, immediately took out a roll of paper from his arms, and continued, "This is their trebuchet design. ”

Duan Ruqi took the drawing, his mind was also running at high speed, and he suddenly smiled, "That's right, it's indeed good news!" As long as we imitate this kind of catapult, will they dare to stand on the city wall? Let's use the way of others to govern their bodies! ”

Duan Ruyu couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "Brother's talent, younger brother really admires it, but without further ado, I'm afraid that the follow-up troops of Dongjiao and Xijiao will come soon."

"Rest assured. Although Fu Guoming and Jian Guozhao temporarily shook hands and made peace, the result will definitely be mutual blame, and they will not be willing to rush to the front line to fight with us! After Duan Ruqi said this disappreciably, he still said categorically, "Okay, you go down and order someone to make a catapult, and strive to make two hundred in one day!" ”

"Yes." Duan Ruyu immediately received the order, and said, "I almost forgot, there is another news."

"Oh?" Duan Ruqi nodded.

"The scouts we sent out captured a few local women and learned from them about a secret passage to Lincang City."

"Really? God help me! Duan Ruqi immediately stood up, the hesitation just now was swept away, and he couldn't help but say excitedly, "You are still doing your thing, I will go find someone to plan a sneak attack on Lincang City tonight."

Duan Ruyu took the order and left, and Duan Ruqi went directly to the forward camp under the protection of more than ten guards.

According to Su You's thoughts, after Zhang Long's three arrows early this morning, even if Duan Ruqi didn't break his guts, it would be impossible for him to have the idea of attacking the city for a while, but when it was just dark, he heard shouts and killings outside the city in the tent.

This time, Su You didn't need Peng Sheng to urge him again, and immediately called the Shang Dynasty Ma Han and a group of guards to hurry to the city.

Before he could reach the top of the city, Peng Sheng greeted him, bowed down and reported, "I'm afraid the rebels are going to fight a night battle!" ”

Su You nodded, and when he walked up to the city with a cold face, he saw that the rebels' camp was full of torches and crowds, obviously coming to the rhythm of sending him to death!

"If you want to die, then fulfill them!" Su You looked at the slowly approaching rebels and said expressionlessly.

But after a few rounds of attacks by the catapult, Su You felt that something was wrong, how could these people be like zombies besieging the city, were they really here to attack the city instead of sending them to death?

The rhythm of the rebels, as in the morning.

However, during the day, when they saw the mud balls in the sky, the rebels could still use their shields to resist them and smash them at them, but the night was different.

The night gave them black eyes, but these black eyes only allowed them to see death.

Peng Sheng, who had been fighting for a long time, suddenly said nervously to Su You, "I always feel that something is wrong!" They seem to just attract firepower. ”

Su You was reminded by him, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat! He immediately ordered, "Let Zhao Man and Zhang Mu's team prepare for battle; Zhao Hu, you send a hundred people from the four teams to inspect the east and west of the city, and as soon as there is a disturbance, you will report immediately! ”

To the south of Lincang City is the Burmese Pass, and to the north is the Lancang River Wharf, and there are only two directions for the enemy's sneak attack.

Preparing the firefighters and dispatching a patrol, Su You's mood finally slowly recovered.