After Jiang Ming summoned the four partial generals and several civil officials under his command, informed them of Gu Shan's identity, and told them his decision, no one objected. Especially after learning about the situation of the Qi army, they had no intention of objecting. They all know that it is not so easy to occupy this place and want to go against the Qi army.

Because of the cooperation of Jiang Ming and his "generals and officials", Gu Shan's leadership of Huating County was very smooth. In addition, Jiang Ming also asked Jiang Yun to take his own warrant and cooperate with the Zhao army of the other two counties to take over the affairs of the two places. Of course, in addition, he was also responsible for carrying the grain, grass, materials and armor equipment transported by Zhao Jun's sea ships in the eastern seas.

At dusk, the rout of Luo's army finally arrived outside Huating City. One of the reasons why we arrived here at this time is that it is dark at dusk, and it is easier to succeed in taking action. The second is to cover up some abnormal situations in the Luo family's army. After all, in a sunny daylight, everything is clear at a glance, and some subtle abnormalities are easy to find. But at the moment, even if there are some anomalies, it is difficult to detect.

Luo Hu and Linlin, who arrived at the bottom of the city, saw that there was nothing abnormal on the city wall, although there were righteous soldiers stationed there, but there were no other special circumstances, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Who is the leader of the city? Which leader of the Luo family army is it? The general of the defenders above the city asked loudly.

"Below is Luo Hu, the second leader of the Luo family's army, which brother is in the city? Is Chief Jiang here? Luo Hu rode forward and asked loudly.

"It turned out that the leader of Luo Er had arrived! The small one is Wu Qingyu, the general of Huating. Fast! Open the car door and let the brothers of Luo Jiajun in! The second leader will come down to welcome you into the city. The head of my house is now arranging a feast for you, for your brethren. Wu Qingyu said as he hurried down the city.

"Lord Lin, this Jiang Ming didn't come in person, how can I do it? Fight your way into the city when the gates are open? Hearing this, Luo Hu frowned and asked about the forestry around him.

Forestry was also frowning, in their plan, when the city gate was opened, when Jiang Ming appeared to greet him, they took the opportunity to take Jiang Ming, force down or annihilate the city gate defenders, and kill into the city. Without a boss in the city, it will be difficult to resist the fight of these 3,000 elites. But now, Jiang Ming didn't come at all.

"Lord Lin, kill! This Jiang Ming didn't take us seriously at all, it was too hateful. Three thousand elites, there is no problem in taking the city. Our soldiers have a lot of bows and crossbows in their hands, and the rebels in the city can't resist our charge. As long as you enter the county government in the city in the shortest possible time, you will definitely be able to take Jiangming and conquer Huating County. Because Jiang Ming didn't appear, Luo Hu immediately thought that Jiang Ming was looking down on him.

Forestry shook his head, his gloomy face became more and more gloomy, and after listening to Luo Hu's words, he said in a cold voice: "There are more than 5,000 rebels in the city, and there are countless rebels. If Jiang Ming can't be taken or killed in the shortest possible time, he can call on the defenders and civilians in the city to rebel against us. Don't forget, we don't have any reinforcements until tomorrow. Jiang Ming's prestige among the three counties under his rule is not comparable to your Luo family's army. ”

Since the Qi army wants to take action against these chaotic troops, it will naturally have an understanding of their situation. For Jiang Ming, forestry will not be underestimated. Although Jiang Ming did not have any great performance in the military, his ability to pacify the people and manage the local area was not ordinary. The rebellious army of the Ten Roads in the east is the best under Jiang Ming's rule. It was able to occupy the territory of the three counties but did not launch a military operation, and the forestry industry did not dare to underestimate the military capabilities of the other party.

"Don't be in a hurry, since they are defenseless, then we will enter the city and take action. After entering the city for a while, before we arrived at the barracks, Jiang Ming would definitely appear in person. Now Jiang Ming didn't appear, it was because he was the leader of one side, and you were only the second leader, and his status was not equal. Besides, you are the general of the defeated army, how can he surrender himself to come to the city gate to meet him? Since we are going to act, we must not be negligent in any way, and we must succeed in the first battle. ”

"When Jiang Ming appears in a while, you will directly attack Jiang Ming. The lieutenant of the school with 3,000 soldiers was responsible for the raid on the surrounding soldiers and the occupation of the west gate. As long as you take down Jiang Ming, our operation will be successful. With your ability, I believe that Jiang Ming is not your opponent. You are from a martial arts background, Jiang Ming is a scholar, don't disappoint the captain of this school, and don't disappoint your eldest brother and my family. ”

"You see, okay, to deal with Jiang Ming, a powerless reader, I, Luo Hu, will naturally be able to catch him."

As the city gate opened, Wu Qingyu, the general of the defending army who had appeared at the head of the city earlier, appeared at the city gate.

"Second Leader Luo, how could the Qi army suddenly take Jurong? That's all there is left of Jurong's defenders? Wu Qingyu, who came to Wu Qingyu, looked at Luo Hu and the rebel soldiers behind him, and said with surprise.

Luo Hu turned over and dismounted, and scolded angrily: "Damn Qi army thieves, they raided us. The big clans in the city have the meticulous work of the Qi army, and they should cooperate with the outside, so that Lao Tzu cannot resist and lose Jurong County. If it weren't for Lao Tzu running fast and the brothers following closely, I was afraid that Lao Tzu would have been killed by the Qi army. ”

"Damn Qi army dog thief, really damn it! Presumably, the brothers are tired after galloping for half a day, hurry up and enter the city, after the leader of my family got the information of the Luo family, he has already vacated a military camp for the brothers of the Luo family, so that the brothers of the Luo family army can rest. In addition, the head of my family arranged for the brothers to eat. ”

"Haha...... Then thank you Leader Jiang, I, Luo Hu, will definitely not forget your kindness. Brothers, all of you, follow Lao Tzu into the city to rest, and after running for half a day, it is time to have a good meal and sleep. ”

Luo Hu began to enter the city with three thousand Luo family troops, looking at the city gate that did not raise much defense, Luo Hu couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart, and immediately asked: "By the way, what has Chief Jiang been busy with lately?" Now that the Qi army is attacking again, are you ready to fight? ”

Wu Qingyu said in a deep voice: "What else can I be busy with, or because of the food matter, the head of my family is kind-hearted and has not banned refugees from entering the country, but the huge number of refugees has also brought us a heavy burden." Now, our leader has been trying to find a way to raise food from those great clans. As for the Qi army, we are still in the rear here, and the Qi army will not be able to threaten here for a while. However, since Jurong has been taken by the Qi army, it is time to prepare here. ”

"By the way, the second leader evacuated from Jurong, why didn't he go south to Nanhui and join the leader of Nanhui Luo, but went straight to us? If Jurong is broken, Nanhui will be in danger. ”

Luo Hu said in a sullen voice: "How can we not go south, it's just that the Qi army has already guessed the meaning of our south, so there is an interception in the south, and we have no choice but to come east." This time, I am mainly asking for help from your leader, hoping to help us defend Nanhui and counterattack the Qi army for the sake of being a rebel army. ”

"Huh! Why is there no one on both sides of the street, and the houses are all closed? At this time, a person asked suspiciously.

Hearing Forestry's question, Luo Hu couldn't help but be surprised, and couldn't help but secretly put his hand on the hilt of the knife on his waist.

The brother did not know that these two sides were originally home to all kinds of shops. If it was in the old days, it would have been full of people, with the doors open and the lights on. However, now that the rebel army has been born, where is there anyone here to do business? There are a few private houses on both sides, and now they are hiding in their homes and dare not come out. Recently, because of the food problem, many refugees have caused a lot of trouble in the city. So, just in case, after the sky darkens, there are basically no people in the streets and alleys, and I think it's not much better than here in Jurong. ”

Hearing Wu Qingyu say this, Luo Hu breathed a sigh of relief. Indeed, in Jurong City, the people rarely go out after the sky is dark at dusk. As for the shops, they have been closed for several days.

As soon as they turned a street, Luo Hu and the others saw that in a small side road, several volunteer soldiers were fighting with each other. Although no weapons were used, more than a dozen people fought inextricably, and many soldiers of the Luo family looked sideways.

"Damn! Second Leader, please wait a minute, I'm going to clean up these bastards who have lost our face. Wu Qingyu watched more than ten soldiers under his command become the laughing stock of the Luo family's soldiers, and couldn't help but say to Luo Hu with a cold face.

"It's okay for you to go, we'll wait here!" Luo Hu said with a smile.

"You bastards, you are under the command of that leader, you dare to gather people here to fight, it seems that you want to taste the power of military law, and you will give it to Lao Tzu." Wu Qingyu roared angrily as he ran towards the side.

"That's not right! Captain Luo, something is wrong. Looking at Wu Qingyu, who was getting farther and farther away, and the closed doors on both sides, Lin Lin couldn't help but feel a little bad in his heart.

"What's wrong? Something is not right there! Luo Hu said disapprerovingly, "It's not all in our plan......" Before he finished speaking, Luo Hu closed his mouth. Because, after Wu Qingyu ran over, he did not go to train these more than ten soldiers, but ran away directly with more than ten people.

"Damn!" Luo Hu was immediately furious, at this moment, he naturally understood that something must have gone wrong. At this moment, on the left and right, a loud roar suddenly came to mind.

"Kill!"

This roar was not only loud, but also violent, full of murderous aura. With the sound of a roar, a large number of volunteer soldiers emerged from both sides of the street and in front. At this moment, don't say that it is Luo Hu and Forestry, even the three thousand Luo family army and the Qi army garrison soldiers present also saw the problem, these three thousand people are all soldiers who have experienced a bloody battle, and in the face of the situation in front of them, they can naturally realize what is happening.

"......Boom" There was a loud and tidy sound, and the soldiers running from several branch streets on both sides and the avenue in front of them suddenly stopped in unison, and the soldiers at the front slammed the big shield in their hands to the ground.

Suddenly, with this "boom", Forestry suddenly felt dizzy. This is a giant shield, even the garrison does not have this kind of weapon, but how can this chaotic army have it. What's more, in the surrounding overturned houses, there were also stringed arrows sticking out of the windows, and above the roof, there were also dense archers who ignored their bows. However, how can these rebels have bows and arrows? And so much?

"Ambush, there is an ambush."

"Hit the plan, we hit the plan, the damn Huating defenders have an ambush!"

Suddenly, the three thousand soldiers of the Luo family seemed to have exploded, and countless soldiers yelled and even scolded. Naturally, they are very clear about this action. Now they can't raid the other party, but are ambushed, which is really a little difficult for them to accept.

"Jiang Ming! What do you want to do? Is this how you treat your rebels? Luo Hu's heart was shocked, but he still shouted angrily.

"Haha...... Luo Hu, the second leader of General Luo. Can you tell me why your Jurong County was breached, and you were still able to run for nearly a hundred miles with 3,000 people without breaking up, and without being pursued by the Qi army. Could it be that the Qi army, which can take Jurong County and defeat thousands of your soldiers, doesn't even have the strength to send a pursuit to the head of the chaotic army in their eyes? Can you tell me why your men fled for nearly a hundred miles, although their clothes were scattered, not to mention that none of the armor and equipment in their hands were lost, and there were still strong bows in their hands in their hands? ”

"Don't explain, what are you doing this time, this leader is very clear, I never thought that your Luo family army would surrender to the Qi army, have you forgotten how the local government despises us and others, and how it has displaced countless people and starved to death."

"Brothers, this Luo army has surrendered to the Qi army that killed our family and displaced us. Now, they want to fight our Huating idea, can you allow it? ”

"Can't! No! Suddenly, the earth-shattering roar from around the West City Gate shook the wilderness......

Seeing that the other party was so imposing, Forestry was stunned, and Luo Hu was also completely stunned. His originally high head hung down weakly at the moment. Like a defeated rooster, it has no strength and no majesty.

"Damn! I knew that when I entered the city, I would directly attack the city gate! Occupying the city gates may not end up where it is now. Forestry was full of regret in his heart, but he didn't expect that this little Huating rebel army would put himself together and make his 3,000 people become turtles in the urn.

If he had known that this would be the case, Forestry would have agreed to Luo Hu's suggestion a long time ago, and when Jiang Ming was not found and the city gate was opened, he would directly attack the city gate. If that's the case, the worst can also ensure the smooth evacuation of the men and horses under his command. You must know that these 3,000 people are the elite of the Luo family army and the 3,000 garrisons who came from the east this time.

"Luo Hu, you have been surrounded by my people, if you want to live, surrender as soon as possible, otherwise you will ......" Jiang Ming said to Luo Hu in a cold voice.

Luo Hu snorted coldly and said, "Surrender? Don't! Jiang Ming, why do you have so many archers under your command? Why do you still have a giant shield soldier under your command? You simply don't get these weapons. ”

Jiang Ming said coldly: "There are many squires and big businessmen under the rule of this chief, they live under my rule, let them donate some of the materials they have saved and build some materials, there is no problem at all." Based on your countless experiences of raiding the house, you should know how powerful these squires and those sea merchants are. ”

"All army ready! Luo Hu, last chance, surrender or die! ”

"Surrender? No way! Brothers, kill me, as long as you kill Jiang Ming, this city is ours, and these armor and equipment are also ours, and those who eat fragrant and drink spicy food are in this day. Luo Hu shouted angrily. It is clear that in such a situation, there is only one way to go without surrendering, and that is to break it by force. To put it simply, it's time to fight hard.

"Kill! We have no way out, if you don't want to die, give it! Forestry also roared with red eyes. The three thousand soldiers, whether they were a thousand garrisons that could not be retreated or two thousand outlaws, all roared angrily at this moment and quickly rushed forward.

"Stubborn!" Gu Shan, the captain of the Zhao Army's light cavalry, who was next to Jiang Ming, said coldly, "Since you want to die, then fulfill them, give the order, and kill me!" ”

"Archer, put!" The low-ranking officers in charge of all aspects under Gu Shan's command saw Gu Shan's order and also conveyed the order to attack.

The archers above the houses and the archers on both sides of the street released their bowstrings in unison. In an instant, 10,000 arrows flew towards the 3,000 Luo family soldiers who rushed forward to kill. At such a close distance, without armor and shield defense, one can imagine how lethal this rain of arrows is. Even some outlaws in the Luo family's army, when they heard the sound of ten thousand arrows firing together, they also felt goosebumps all over their bodies. Especially in the case of unpreparedness, the situation is even worse, which suddenly increases their sense of fear.

"Uh...... Yes...... Ah......h Because of the ambush and the opponent's irresistible attack, many soldiers panicked, and even made some soldiers begin to retreat and want to retreat. Of course, it was impossible for them to retreat, either from the rain of arrows or at the hands of some officers. Of these 3,000 people, the garrison army has a team of superintendents and officers, and among the 2,000 Luo family army, there are even those outlaws who are diehard and loyal to Luo Qing, how can they let people retreat and affect morale?

Soon, the mixed soldiers of the Luo family army and the garrison army approached the rebel army under Jiang Ming on both sides and in front. If it is said that there is a head-to-head battle, the men and horses under Jiang Ming's command are indeed inferior to the Luo family's army. However, after joining hundreds of Zhao soldiers, equipped with various weapons, and having the absolute upper hand, they were no longer worried.

"Kill...... Stabbing ......" As the officer of the Zhao army shouted, the defending sergeant behind the shield stabbed out from the gap between the two shields.

"Flutter ......"

"Uh...... Yes...... Help me! ”

The next moment, the two sides fought, and I saw that the defenders' giant shield soldiers were like an indestructible city wall guarding the defenders behind them, and the soldiers behind the giant shield soldiers kept stabbing the spears in their hands and stabbing the Luo family soldiers to death one by one. One corpse after another fell to the ground, and pools of blood stained the ground red.