Section XXXI

He thought about it so much that he unconsciously stood up from the city wall, and then Xiahou Tian exclaimed, "Father, be careful."

Xiahou Ba looked up, but saw a large stone rain flying towards this side again. The stones were smaller than the others, but denser, and they were all shot at them. Probably the other party was not satisfied with the results caused by those big stones just now, so this time I installed some more small stones to try my luck, but this time although the number was large, but the accuracy was even more insufficient, a large group of stones shot in, most of them fell into the river halfway, and some hit the city wall, there was a "crackling" sound, one of the stones was lucky, and flew straight towards Xiahouba.

Is this all Lao Tzu a target?

Xiahou Ba was furious, shouted lightly, his body did not retreat, but advanced, his right foot was a little above the moat, and the person was already heading towards the flying stone in the air. With a "snap", the oolong whip in his hand hit the stone, and the stone had lost its head after this blow and flew obliquely to the side.

"Good skills."

There was a strong man on the high platform opposite, and he shouted loudly: "Hey, is the one who lifted the whip Xiahouba?" ”

Xiahou Ba fell back to the city wall, stood on the battlements and said: "It's this ......" Just as he was about to say two more threatening words, the strong man had already continued: "Tsk, amazing, really worthy of being the governor of the north, powerful, remember, it was Grandpa Jin Shangwu who beat you today......

Xiahou Ba's heart was already full of anger, and as soon as he said this, he added fuel to the fire, and shouted: "The rats from there dare to be so rude to this seat......

Before he finished speaking, he heard Jin Shangwu shouting: "Let's go." ”

As soon as his shouts fell, another large piece of stone rain flew straight in, this time due to full preparation, it was more dense than the previous two times, not only a big stone the size of a human head, but also a small stone the size of a palm, Xiahou Ba was startled, the stone rain was so dense, no matter how high his kung fu was, he didn't dare to take it hard, so he hurriedly rolled with his body, and hid under the wall again, only to hear a chaotic sound of "crackling", a burst of stones hitting the runway, and jumping straight like beans. Fortunately, everyone was prepared, and although the stone rain was sick, no one was injured. Jin Shangwu laughed: "It's really interesting, hehehe, the stone is really not enjoyable, the Ministry of Industry will transport the explosives in a while, it is estimated that the effect will be better, and the storage will blow up Xiahou Ba into Xiahou Fear." ”

As soon as he heard him say this, Xiahou Ba's heart sank, Hanshui City is high and thick, and the explosive bombs thrown by the thunderbolt are powerful, but if they are used to destroy the city wall, it is a little reluctant, but if the other party is allowed to do this every day, morale will plummet, not to mention, although the city wall is high and solid, there will still be a day when it will be broken, and this city will not have to be defended. Thinking of this, he said to Xiahou Tian on the side: "Tian'er, can you move the gunwales to the head of the city and suppress the opposite side." ”

After the invention of the gunwale, it was suggested that this thing was too cumbersome, inconvenient to transport, and difficult to defend and attack, and that it was better to use it to defend the city than to install it on a ship. Li Tie allowed it on the spot, but considering the main attack in the north, there are few city defense battles, and this thing is not easy to cast, it is too cumbersome, since it is to be used, it is necessary to give the southerners a surprise to achieve miraculous results. However, although this thing was used, the southerners immediately thought of a way to deal with it, but they did not receive the expected effect, so Xiahou Badao immediately thought of another use.

Xiahou Tian hid behind the battlements, still looking at the high platform opposite, shook his head and said: "No, the gunwales are too cumbersome, not only is it troublesome to disassemble, but it is also very difficult to install the city head to play a role, the enemy is eyeing the opposite side, how can we arrange it calmly?" Besides, although the gunwales are powerful, their range is not as good as that of the thunderbolts, and the enemy occupies a favorable position and is condescending, and cannot compete with them. ”

Xiahou Ba let out a long breath: "Could it be that we just sit back and wait for death?" ”

"It's not necessary to sit back and die," Xiahou Tian withdrew his gaze from the opposite side, looked at his father and said, "Father, why does the enemy dare to be so unscrupulous when he occupies Jiangxin Island?" ”

Xiahouba looked at the boats patrolling around on the river, and said with some discouragement: "Naturally, because of the navy, the Jiangnan navy is not weak, our army was defeated last night, and the navy suffered heavy losses, and it is difficult to organize an effective attack." ”

Xiahou Tiandao: "It's very much, so cure the disease and cure the root cause, as long as the Jiangnan Navy is repulsed, Jiangxin Island is isolated and helpless, and it will become a rootless Ping, when our Navy comes out, they will not have time to retreat, how dare they show off their might on the opposite side?" ”

Listening to Xiahou Tianyi's analysis, Xiahou Ba's heart brightened a lot, and he shouted: "Tian'er is very right, I will write to the Taiwei and ask him to ask for help from the organ city." ”

In his letter asking for help, Xiahouba wrote about Hanshui City in a precarious position, and even he was a little moved when he read it himself. This letter only stayed in Li Tie's hands for less than a quarter of an hour, and he sealed it with fire paint, and then attached his own pleading, carried by the fastest "Golden Emperor" among the carrier pigeons, and took off all the way towards the organ city.

Although the communication was carried out by specially trained military pigeons, the three points between Hanshui, Kyoto, and the city of the organ almost formed an isosceles triangle, and it took a lot of time to go back and forth, and by the time the golden emperor flew to the pigeon loft of the city of the city, it was already a week later.

A slender white hand untied the letter from the golden emperor's feet, and there was already some displeasure in his tone: "Brother, there is a letter from Kyoto, this time it was sealed with fire paint, I'm afraid there is something to ask my father for help." ”

This woman is dressed in a tight-fitting suit, with a slender figure and a good face, she is Lan Ning, the daughter of Lan Ling, the lord of the city. Lan Ling's wife died early, leaving behind a pair of brothers and sisters, the elder brother is called Lan Gao, and the younger sister is Lan Ning, both of them are not only handsome, but also extremely intelligent, and Lan Ling relies on them very much.

"That's no way, who called my father back then, owed the captain a favor, give me the letter."

It was a man in a green shirt, in his early thirties, who was none other than Lagoon. Compared with his sister, the two are vaguely similar in appearance, but Lan Gaojian's eyebrows are raised, and his complexion is heavier than his sister's, so he has a little more heroic spirit. In that year, the Southern Han Dynasty went westward, and Dai Yu, the secretary of the Southern Han Army, was responsible for the road, and personally led an army of 100,000 to besiege the organ city, but it was gnawed to the hard bones, and was attacked by the organ city water army, and the result was defeated. At that time, the main general of the leading army of the organ city was the young master Lan Gao.

Lan Ning pouted with some dissatisfaction, and muttered: "Repay the favor, repay the kindness, our organ city doesn't owe Kyoto, if you want to repay the favor, it wasn't the morning report last time, what kind of kindness, do you have to keep repaying it?" Besides, the danger of the organ city leaning on the river can be said to be solid, no matter the Southern Han and Northern Han, whoever is the emperor is not the same, and he doesn't dare to really do anything to us, in my opinion, it is best to ignore it. ”

That being said, she handed the letter to Lagoon anyway. Lan Gao took it and sighed: "Sister, the so-called repaying kindness is actually just a reason. After all, the organ city is a branch of the Black Iron Gate, and it was almost destroyed when it suffered a catastrophe, and it was only thanks to the support of the Li family that it was preserved. For so many years, we have spared no effort to support the Li family, and have long been regarded by the Southern Han Dynasty as the loyal of the Taiwei. No matter how strong the organ city is, if it is resisted by the strength of a city, it is still extravagant. ”

Lan Ning said: "I can't talk about you, anyway, Brother You've got a lot of reasons." Are you going to go to your father now?"

Lan Gao nodded and said, "Yes, this letter is sealed with fire paint, and it is extremely urgent to think about it, so it is better to inform my father as soon as possible." ”

Lan Ning still pouted stubbornly, and her tone was still dissatisfied: "You can't find him if you look for him now, who knows that he went crazy with those two vixens there?" ”

The two fox spirits in her mouth refer to the two-room concubines of Lan Gao Xinna, one is called Bai Lan and the other is called Qianzi. Lan Gao is getting older, but his interest in men and women has increased, and in recent years, the concubine alone has begged for more than a dozen rooms. Bai Lan is the seventeenth concubine of Lan Gao, while Qianzi is ranked eighteenth. It didn't take long for the two of them to pass through the door, and it was the moment of being favored, Lan Ling was messing with the two of them almost every day, so it was no wonder that Lan Ning was dissatisfied. In fact, it is no wonder that although it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, for a mother who is younger than himself, his children must resist from the bottom of his heart.

For his sister's thoughts, Lan Gao's heart was also bright, and he smiled when he heard the words: "You, eat this flying vinegar too, and when you find your husband's family in the future, this temper will have to be changed." ”

She is the daughter of the lord of the city, and no matter who she marries, she can't be wronged. The two siblings are very affectionate, but this joke is okay. Lan Ning snorted and said, "Who said you were going to get married?" Even if Miss Ben wants to marry, he is not allowed to have another woman, my man, and he is only allowed to love me. Even if he is stupid, he can do anything. ”

Seeing that she was already a little forceful, Lan Gao was not interested in continuing to talk to her, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Okay, I'll go find my father first." He is at home today, and I heard what the housekeeper Lao Li said just now. As he spoke, he pushed open the door and walked out.

The two major cities of Nanning and Hanshui burned the war to the bridging of the river, while the organ city was quiet. Although the name here is the city, in fact, it is just a general name, although the main city is on the river, but the land within a radius of 100 miles, the water Mo is vertical and horizontal, but it is the jurisdiction of the organ city, and the farmers and fishermen under it only pay tribute to them, although it is nominally the territory of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but it is like a country within a country.

Lagoon walked out of the pigeon loft and hurried all the way to the city lord's mansion. Looking at the sky, it is already evening at this time, the sun is like an orange fireball hanging in the sky, reflecting the river is red, the golden waves are brilliant, the sails on the river are dotted, along the river, the villages have risen in countless cooking smoke, like a thin line piercing the sky.

What a paradise scene.

Although the organ city is on the river, it is very Kaohsiung. The three rivers converge here, the upstream Tianqing River flows through here, and the Bailong River in the north and the Xiacang in the south converge, alluvial in the center of the river alluvial a large island, forming a unique condition for building the city. In those days, when building the wall, in order to make the foundation solid, it was necessary to lay the foundation with rectangular side stones, and then build a stone wall on top. The light feldspar was transported from the Pillar Tooth Mountains upstream, and it took a whole half a month.

The city wall is even more elaborately carved, first grinding and trimming the stones with steel chisels, and then mixing glutinous rice paste with lime to tightly ram them. The city wall built in this way is not only beautiful, but also extremely reliable, the whole giant city is a composite type, a total of three layers, in addition to the main city wall on the periphery, the inner city also has a parapet wall, so that even if the outer wall is breached, the inner city still has a defensive effect. Successive generations of city lords have added bricks and tiles to it, adding many exquisite ideas. The outer river forms a natural barrier, and it is not too much to say that the city is impregnable, and the city lord's mansion is built on the innermost high platform.