Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Plan Is Revealed
Xu Yang can be said to have quietly infiltrated Shouchun City, with the speed of the Golden Wing Kunpeng, as long as the bed crossbow operator on the city wall did not find it, then enter Shouchun City to find a remote corner, Xu Yang only needs to open the passage of the Great Sumeru Realm and release the sword guards in its internal space, and this battle will be locked in the victory.
Sun Jian's attack this time was the west gate of Shouchun City, Xu Yang's Mingyue City troops were currently staying outside the east gate, and Yuan Shu's Ji Ling Department was stationed at the north gate and was so frightened that they didn't dare to move after Xu Yang's intimidation. Because these three gates were stopped by the troops, Xu Yang took the Golden Wing Kunpeng and Huang Zhong quietly and silently came to the vicinity of the south gate.
Because there were no large-scale enemy troops outside the south gate, the garrison at night was a little smaller than the other three gates. And although the overall atmosphere is dignified, there is also a touch of laziness. After easily eliminating the two teams of patrol soldiers in the city with Huang Zhong, a temporary safe zone was finally cleared.
Xu Yang raised his hand to open the passage of the Great Sumeru Mountain, and under the gray light, Han Mengxing led the sword guards to be the first to come out, and behind him was the sword guards who had been waiting for a long time. Because Xu Yang has been promoted to the holy level, now the passage of Mount Meru can transmit 300 people per minute, and if the passage is opened for an hour, nearly 40,000 people can be transmitted. It can be said that the current passage of Mount Oh Sumeru has become more and more strategic.
"Han Mengxing, take someone to guard the surrounding ......," Xu Yang ordered directly to Han Mengxing.
The captain of the sword guard also knew that tonight's battle was crucial, and immediately carefully led his men to start guarding the surroundings.
It has to be said that the density of patrols in Shouchun City during the war amazed Xu Yang. Han Mengxing led the ninth-order sword guards to eliminate twelve groups of patrols in just half an hour, each with ten to twenty people. However, fortunately, these patrols only have five or six rank strength, and the difference in rank between the two sides can be easily resolved.
Even so, Xu Yang vaguely guessed that there were historical generals in this Shouchun City. It's not Liu Wen's Yangzhou assassin history, there should be other historical generals, this is a concern that Xu Yang has been worried about since he entered Shouchun City.
Not long after Xu Yang entered Shouchun City, a soldier in the Shouchun City military camp hurriedly rushed to the big tent and reported to the middle-aged military general in the first seat: "Report, my lord, there is a patrol at the South City Gate that has failed to report on time, and it is suspected that the enemy has infiltrated Shouchun City!" ”
The middle-aged man on the first seat is mediocre, but he reveals an extraordinary temperament, and there is a young general standing next to him, who is not as old as Sun Ce, but with a steel gun in his hand, he looks mighty.
There are so many patrols in the city is also the handiwork of this middle-aged general, and his approach is very simple, that is, the route of each patrol team is very simple, a straight line or a short distance, and after the patrol is completed, it must be reported to the designated place. Only after the report will the patrol be given the route and time of the next patrol, which greatly improves the monitoring of the patrol.
Of course, this is not without its downside, that is, the frequency of patrols has increased, and the range has been cut too much, resulting in more patrols needed. This is also why the patrols Xu Yang encountered were all some fifth- and sixth-order cannon fodder soldiers, and this middle-aged military general didn't expect these patrols to have strong combat effectiveness from the beginning, just to improve the early warning ability of the entire Shouchun City. After all, as long as the enemy wants to infiltrate Shouchun City to do something, then he needs a certain range of "safe zones", and what he has to do is to expose these areas and give immediate feedback to himself.
After listening to the soldier's announcement, the young general said excitedly: "Father, you really guessed it. There is really an enemy who has infiltrated Shouchun City, but I don't know if it is the troops of Mingyue City or someone else who infiltrated this time? ”
There was no trace of anxiety or worry in the tone of the young general's voice, but he was very calm, and even faintly excited.
The middle-aged military general touched his beard, and said with a glint in his eyes: "Judging from the combat style of Mingyue City in the past, it is very likely that the people who come this time are the troops of Mingyue City, and more than ninety percent of them are likely to be the champion Hou himself!" ”
As soon as he heard this, the young general was even more excited, clenched the steel gun in his hand and said eagerly: "Father, let the child go to meet this champion for a while tonight." The world shows that Hou Xiao, the champion of Moon City, is brave and good at fighting, and his command is also full of talents. If our father and son defeat this champion tonight, will they not be able to become famous immediately? ”
For a fledgling general, if he can have some relationship with Mingyue City, it is definitely the fastest way to become famous. This young general obviously hoped the same way, and the middle-aged military general above the first one didn't say much, and got up and ordered the troops to assemble!
In the direction of the south gate, Xu Yang has successfully teleported 10,000 sword guards to Shouchun City. At this moment, this 10,000-strong army is quietly touching the south city gate, which is Xu Yang's real purpose this time. As early as after dark, the army of Bright Moon City had already begun to gather near the south city gate under the leadership of Huang Xu. With this dark night, it was difficult for the defenders in Shouchun City to see clearly a kilometer outside the city wall, and it was even possible to say that they were completely blind.
At midnight, the soldiers on the city wall were on relatively high alert because of the battle that broke out at the west gate, when suddenly a herald on horseback whispered something to the general guarding the city.
The general's eyes were full of confusion, but the herald took out a token, and after confirming that it was correct, the general guarding the south gate immediately began to arrange for the soldiers on the city wall
Break in batches.
Xu Yang didn't know the situation on the city wall, but Xu Yang, the soldier who rode the horse and gave the order, saw it. It's just that he didn't know what this ride was going for, and Xu Yang didn't care, but he rode back soon after the other party arrived at the south gate, which made Xu Yang a little confused.
"Hansheng, shoot the horse!" Looking at the herald who had returned so quickly, Xu Yang frowned and immediately ordered.
Although this man rode his horse across the street quickly, Xu Yang ordered it decisively, and with Huang Zhong's speed, he raised his bow and fired three arrows at the soldier and the horse under him in an instant.
The soldier sensed a fatal threat, and an iron bridge horse hid in the horse's belly. It was also this kind of directness on the battlefield that allowed him to avoid a difficulty, two arrows sank into the horse's belly, and one arrow skipped over the soldier's head.
Poof!
The horses that were galloping at a rapid pace fell to the ground, and Xu Yang had already used dimensional travel to the soldier's side at the first time when Huang Zhong sent out his arrow. With the horses to the end, Xu Yang's beginningless lance was already on his neck.
"Don't shout, or you'll be in a different place!" The cold beginningless lance was attached to the soldier's neck, and Xu Yang said coldly.
Before the soldier could react to the series of events, he realized that he had been captured. At that moment, he let go of the dying horse and was taken to the back alley of the main street under Xu Yang's watch.
This is a seventh-order soldier, although it is a little more elite than those patrols before, but it is not enough in Xu Yang's eyes. Originally, he was not good at judging the prisoner Xu Yang, and Huang Zhong didn't seem to be good at doing this kind of thing. However, just when Xu Yang was depressed and scratched a tongue that was not good for interrogation, the Yaqi Snake in his pet space took the initiative to talk.
The process was very simple, Xu Yang released a small white snake wrapped around his arm, and the soldier still looked like he was resisting death at the beginning. However, after the little white snake crawled on the soldier, the soldier's face instantly turned pale, and an aura called fear hit his heart. It's obviously that inconspicuous little white, why is it so terrifying.
Immediately after, the soldier fell into the abyss, and a cold aura from the Nine Hells made him shiver. All kinds of negative emotions are surging in the heart, timidity, cowardice, fear...... The soldier didn't know how to describe his situation for a moment. Just when he thought that he couldn't survive and die, a window with light appeared in front of him.
Light! He had never thought that light was such a luxury, and he rushed to the window of light with all his might. In the end, he succeeded! When he opened his eyes again, he found that he was still being captured by a group of vicious men, and the situation did not change at all.
Baqi, who turned into a little white snake, had already crawled back to Xu Yang's body, and said to Xu Yang calmly: "If you have any questions, just ask, if this guy doesn't cooperate, I'll do it again!" ”
The words of the Yaqi Great Snake could only be heard by Xu Yang, but these were enough. Xu Yang asked again, and threatened him to experience the feeling just now again if he didn't cooperate, and the soldier quickly explained.
"You said you were going to inform the defenders of the South Gate and let your guard down. In the event of an enemy attack, both inside and outside, withdraw immediately after appropriate resistance? Xu Yang immediately frowned when he heard the news.
This news is really exciting, if he hadn't asked Huang Zhong to shoot this soldier, I'm afraid he would have already gone to attack the South City Gate. But if the other party retreats with a little resistance, Xu Yang broke out in a cold sweat when he thought of this, this TM is definitely digging a hole for himself!
"Then tell me, how did your general know that someone had infiltrated Shouchun City!?" Xu Yang really couldn't figure out how he had deliberately let Sun Jian feint from the periphery when he infiltrated Shouchun, how it was so easy to be discovered.
The soldier said with a panicked face: "Lord Hui, I really don't know about this matter. The small ones were only ordered by General Ling to convey military orders, and the others were ...... I really don't know anything about the other little ones......"
Even in the face of the intimidation of the little white snake on Xu Yang's body, the soldier didn't say anything in the end. Although the other party was not of much use, Xu Yang still opened the passage of the Great Sumeru Mountain, threw him in, and ordered Han Mengxing on the side: "Everyone retreat!" We've exposed ......"
Before Xu Yang's words were finished, he heard shouts of killing not far away. It was evident that the sword guards in charge of the guard had been exposed and engaged the enemy.
"Han Mengxing, Hansheng, you two go and see what's going on. Also, don't fall in love with the war, organize a retreat immediately! As Xu Yang spoke, the sword guards beside him had already begun to retreat into Mount Meru in turn.
Since the enemy knew of his arrival, it was definitely a premeditated ambush. Although his subordinates are all elites, this is Shouchun City after all. It's good to be caught off guard by the opponent, so that the prepared battle does not have an advantage in this dark street.
The passage of the Great Sumeru Mountain was opened, and it would take more than a quarter of an hour for these 10,000 people to evacuate safely, and Xu Yang also killed the place of battle to buy some time for the troops.
When he arrived at the place of battle in front, Xu Yang found that a middle-aged military general of the enemy army was in charge, and a young general was holding a steel gun in front of a squad of hundreds of people with a knife
The Sword Guards fought bravely. And after Huang Zhong and Han Mengxing joined the battle, the young general was obviously defeated, and he fought and retreated.
At this moment, a team of crossbowmen immediately appeared behind the middle-aged general.
Whew!
A round of shooting, let alone the sword guards in the elite, even Huang Zhong and Han Mengxing had to be careful in this dark illusion. Xu Yang saw the identities of the two enemy generals at a glance with his peeping eyes. The middle-aged man is Ling Cao, and the young general with a steel gun is Ling Tong, a famous general of the future Wu State.
"Rub! Sure enough, there are historical generals in charge, and I met two at a time! It's no wonder that he was discovered as soon as he sneaked into Shouchun City...... "Seeing the identities of the two, Xu Yang was not so surprised that he was discovered.
It should be said that Xu Yang had used similar methods to attack other towns before, but those towns either did not have historical generals in charge, or there were more powerful figures among the opponents. For example, during the Battle of the Yellow Turban, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Cao Cao and others were attacking outside the city, and Xu Yang may not attract Zhang Jiao's attention even if he has a little trick, which is the mutual cancellation effect of historical generals.
But now in this Shouchun City, there is Liu Wen, the famous Yangzhou Thorn History in history. Now that there are Ling Tong and Ling Cao's father and son guarding it, Sun Jian assisted in sending troops, but he still let his intentions be exposed. As for Ji Ling? Hehe, as long as that guy doesn't come out to make trouble for Xu Yang, everything will be fine.
With the arrival of the crossbowmen, the Sword Guards had to fight and retreat, and most of them relied on some shelter in street fighting to fend off arrows in the darkness. Huang Zhong and Han Mengxing were fine, but the ordinary eighth-order sword guards had fallen dozens of people in just two rounds of shooting. You must know that this is not a radish cabbage, it is the most elite sword guard under Xu Yang, and it hurts Xu Yang to see it.
"Send the ninth-order soldiers over to delay the time, and the other soldiers quickly retreat through Mount Osumeru!" Xu Yang immediately made a decision, it was definitely not a way to delay like this, so he could only use the elite to reduce losses and retreat immediately.
As for the decapitation tactics, Xu Yang didn't think about it, relying on himself and Huang Zhong, two saint-level generals, to raid Ling Cao's father and son's side in the rain of guns and arrows to capture the thief and capture the king first. But the other party is obviously prepared, and there are more waves of arrows in the dark, as the so-called open guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to prevent. Coupled with the fact that Ling Cao's father and son were not weak, Xu Yang felt that these crossbowmen were definitely not all the hole cards of the two fathers and sons, and they were afraid that they would pay a great price if they killed them rashly before they figured out the situation.
Soon, the ninth-order sword guards took over the eighth-order soldiers on the front line. The troops in the rear are retreating in an orderly manner, and then the front line is also slowly retreating, trading space for time. Xu Yang calculated that this distance should be enough to hold out until the troops withdrew, and he also quietly touched the front to help delay the enemy's actions.
However, after a few more rounds of fire, the crossbowmen did not have the initial effect. Ling Tong, who was holding a steel gun, stepped forward and shouted in a deep voice: "Is the champion Lord Hou on the other side? I have heard the champion Hou Daming for a long time in Xia Lingtong, and I came to ask for advice today, I wonder if Hou Ye can give advice? ”
As Ling Tong spoke, the crossbowmen in the rear also stopped attacking. It's just that Xu Yang, who has excellent eyesight, found that the enemy stopped attacking on the surface, but in fact, a bed crossbow was transported from the rear! That's right, it's this kind of siege weapon-level weapon, the attack of the bed crossbow is no better than ordinary crossbow arrows, if you say that ordinary crossbow arrows are shot, as long as it is not a critical point, it is not a big problem to want to retreat. But if you are shot by a bed crossbow, you can basically fix people on the wall, after all, two weapons are not of the same magnitude.
However, what Xu Yang needs most now is time, and if he can reduce the casualties of the troops, it is not impossible for him to take some risks.
In the dark alleyway, Xu Yang strode out with a beginningless lance in his hand, followed by Huang Zhong and Han Mengxing. Needless to say, even if Xu Yang was promoted to the holy level, he would not be able to shake Huang Zhong's identity as the number one military general in Mingyue City. And Han Mengxing is the captain of the sword guard, and now in such a situation, he is also confident that he will burst out his hole cards to let his lord leave safely, so both of them chose to follow behind Xu Yang.
For the two of them coming out with him, Xu Yang's heart warmed. After all, the crossbow array on the opposite side is not an ornament, no matter how high your martial arts are, how many hidden arrows can you resist?
Occupying a position more than twenty meters away from Ling Tong, Xu Yang carefully looked at the future general of Wu Guo. At present, he only has emperor-level strength, but he is younger than Sun Ce, his face is a little immature, and the battle intent flows between his eyes.
"This is here, how dare you, a nameless young general, make noise here. Isn't it bad to live and want to leave this good world as soon as possible? "Anyway, I'm here to delay time, Xu Yang directly turned on the mockery mode and said.
Ling Tong was immediately furious when he heard this, but when he saw the two people standing next to Champion Hou, Ling Tong did not rush forward directly. Although he is young and vigorous, he is not stupid. The two people standing next to Champion Hou have strength that is not weaker than him, plus the already famous Champion Hou, Ling Tong doesn't think that he can easily pick three.
"Master Hou, if you have the skill to talk big, it's better to see the truth under your hands." Ling Tong said disdainfully, "Of course, if Hou Ye doesn't dare, it's okay to use others to fight on his behalf, or is it because Hou Ye is afraid and wants the three of them to go together?" ”
Ling Tong was so provocative in front, Xu Yang noticed that Ling Cao in the rear had no intention of stopping at all, and was obviously really ready to fight. But Xu Yang didn't care, anyway, he was here to delay time......
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