"The Omani barbarians in the east are attacking again! Reinforcements! ”

"Queue, queue! Drive them down! ”

"Report to the captain, there aren't many rolling logs here."

"Attention, the Omanis have released arrows!"

On Tianlong City, the sounds of fighting and shouting echoed one after another. In the face of the Omani attack, the soldiers of the Tiannan Army who defended the city began to fight hard. those who carry arrows and rolling stones upwards; He who was wounded and was carried down from the city to be healed; Replacement troop redeployment...... The soldiers who came and went made the whole city busy.

This is the third day of the official siege after filling the moat.

Compared with the tentative offensive of the previous two days, the army of the Kingdom of Oman today has undoubtedly invested a lot of money. First, a large number of stone throwers were used to strike hard at the head of the city, including ten large counterweight stone throwers that had been used in the South Peak Fortress. The boulders thrown by this catapult, as long as they can be hit, leave obvious marks on the city walls every time, and deal a heavy blow to the morale of the defenders. Half a day later, as many as 4,000 troops attacked Tianlong from two walls at the same time.

A fierce battle began.

When the river was filled a few days ago, he was forced to do something to his own people, coupled with the bloody battle at the Nanfeng Fortress, the two angers accumulated together, so that the soldiers of the Tiannan Legion maintained a tenacious fighting spirit. The large number of rolling logs and stones prepared in advance also brought a lot of casualties to the Omani soldiers under the city. Despite their high spirits, the Omanis climbed the walls with blows over their heads, but they faced a more stubborn counterattack.

In a short time, they simply could not break through the ranks of the Tiannan Army.

Most of the Omanis who rushed up were killed by the soldiers defending the city, and some were even forced to have no way back, jumping directly from the city, and even if they were lucky enough not to die, they were seriously injured!

Seeing that the siege was not smooth, the generals of the Kingdom of Oman and Saladin, who were watching the battle in the large camp, looked a little unswerving. But they also knew that the long siege had just begun, and with the combat strength of the Tiannan Legion, they would never be taken lightly by them. Saladin was just patient, and continued to add troops without saying a word.

Of course, in addition to the ordinary siege, the Omanis are also trying other methods.

On the one hand, the army requisitioned a large number of laborers and piled up mounds of earth outside the moat of Tianlong City in order to provide a platform for the archers. This method is similar to Chen Wu's arrow tower, although the manpower and time consumed far exceed the latter, but it has the advantage of not being afraid of the attack of weapons or rockets defending the city. Once the fortification is completed, the Omani infantry archers will be much more lethal against the defenders at the head of the city, and they will even be able to carry weapons such as bed crossbows.

On the other hand, the Omani army is also secretly arranging people to dig tunnels.

Many Omani military officers are skeptical that this will be successful. After all, Leji is a veteran, and his knowledge and experience are far from being comparable to ordinary officers, and most of them will guard against this. But since there are enough soldiers and idleness, there is no one who opposes this attempt, what if it succeeds?

In addition to these two methods, the only thing the Omanis could count on was the black guards in the city.

For so many years, the black-clothed guards of the Kingdom of Oman have been trying to infiltrate Tiannan County. Most of them failed, but some nails were planted. Among them, the most successful should be the Annan Chamber of Commerce. This inconspicuous chamber of commerce in Tiannan County, almost all of the high-level people are black-clothed guards. The weapons and armor that Chen Wu had previously bought and transported were also transferred through this chamber of commerce.

If you include the group of black-clothed guards who temporarily mixed in before the war, the number of Omanis who can use more than a hundred people in the city can be counted, and counting some outlaw bandits who paid for it, this number can be even more.

Such a batch of meticulous work can definitely play an important role at critical moments. Although Leji was very vigilant about the security of the city, and sent a large number of people to patrol, such as water sources, granaries and other places were also heavily defended, but as the war progressed, sooner or later there would be a shortage of manpower. At that point, that's when the lurkers will come into play.

If you can take advantage of the night to act, burn down the granary in Tianlong City......

The unstable Tiannan Army will inevitably fall into chaos, and the Omani army outside the city can take advantage of the situation to seize this county city and control the entire territory of Tiannan!

With such a three-pronged approach, the high-level leaders of the Omani Kingdom are still very confident in capturing Tianlong before the winter.

However, what the ambitious Saladin didn't know was that when he secretly attacked the idea of the granary of the Tiannan Army, the grain storage point of his own army was also targeted by others.

Taiping Army!

At Chen Wu's request, the Military Intelligence Department sent a large number of personnel to explore the granaries of the Omanis on the front line, centered on Tianlong City and the large camp of the Omani Kingdom. As the Taiping Army's order to accept Zhao'an had gradually spread, the Taiping Army, which had initially changed banners, began to operate in the name of the soldiers under the command of Tiannan Zhao. With the common enemy and position of the Omani army, the personnel of the military intelligence department of the Taiping Army received the support of many local forces in Tiannan County, and collected a lot of useful information.

Prior to this, a small group of troops sent by the Tiannan Army had already tracked and attacked the Omani grain transport troops while they were transporting grain in the rear of the Omanis. Combined with the Taiping Army's own investigation and comparison, the Military Intelligence Department basically determined the location of the opponent's granary Guqingguan, about dozens of miles south of Tianlong City!

It's not enough to know that.

Of the two plans prepared by Chen Wu, the one with the least loss and the best effect was to try to sneak up on the Omani granary. Once successful, even if the Omani army still has a batch of food and grass in the camp of the army, it is only enough for them to evacuate along the way, and they can no longer maintain the offensive. Because of this, the Taiping army had to find out the garrison and the specific way up the mountain so that they could launch a sneak attack on the place at the right time.

Xiao Laowu and Wang Zhong of the Military Intelligence Department, carrying such an order, disguised themselves as ordinary villagers around Tianlong City, and quietly sneaked into the vicinity of Pingling Mountain.

It can be seen that the Omanis are extremely strict with this place.

Just below the foot of the mountain, there was a division of troops guarding, blocking almost all access up the mountain. Looking at the mountain road up the mountain from afar, there are a large number of open and dark posts that are tightly sealed. Around the not very high mountain top Gu Qingguan, there should be a tighter inner defense circle. Under such a three-layer blockade, it is difficult for a fly to fly in.

Xiao Lao Wu was secretly frightened by the defense here, and on the other hand, he was worried that he would never be able to go up the mountain, so he could only wander around unwillingly.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!"

There was a sound of rustling in the nearby woods, and suddenly a little Taoist priest dressed in tatters came out, and the head of the two saluted the two.

Although it is far from the Omani military camp, it is still within the sphere of influence of the Omani army. Suddenly such a stubble appeared, Xiao Lao Wu and Wang Zhong were so frightened that their legs were almost weak. When they turned around and made sure that the little Taoist priest was alone and didn't seem to have malicious intentions, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly pulled him aside after returning the salute.

"Are the two military masters who came to inquire about the truth of the Omanis?"

The little Taoist priest, who was at most sixteen or seventeen years old, confirmed: "I see that you two have been sneaking around here for a long time. ”

"Yes, we're too ...... What's that, Tiannan recruited the troops under the command of the Lord. ”

Xiao Lao Wu had a rough idea in his heart, reported his new identity that was not smooth, and then asked, "Who are you?" ”

Although the little Taoist priest had never heard of Tiannan recruiting for this official position, the two people in front of him peeked into the Omani military camp with ill intentions, and they could only be the officers and soldiers who came to deal with them, which should be beyond doubt, so he said: "Xiao Dao was originally a Taoist priest of this ancient Qingguan, and he was ordered by the Taoist chief to go out to purchase a batch of incense and candles, and he never thought about ......it."

Speaking of the tragedy of hundreds of Taoist priests in Guqingguan who were almost wiped out, the little Taoist priest who had only been in the temple for a few years had red eyes, and he was angry and frightened.

"All the Taoist priests of Gu Qingguan are dead?"

Hearing the news, Xiao Lao Wu and Wang Zhong couldn't help but gasp, secretly shocked by the ferocity of the Omanis. The little Taoist priest in front of him who survived because he was not in the temple is afraid that he is the only remaining Taoist priest in the ancient Qing Temple, right?

"Do you know what else you can do up the mountain around here?"

With a bit of luck in mind, Xiao Lao Wu asked.

"There is indeed a path."

The little Taoist priest bowed his head and pondered for a moment, and replied: "It was a path opened by a few not very honest Taoist brothers in the temple behind the ancient Qingguan in order to secretly go down the mountain. Because of its concealment, it may not have been discovered by the Omanis. However, the road was rough and difficult to walk, and could only be climbed by a few people empty-handed, and the army could not pass. ”

Can't the army get through guò?

This answer made Xiao Lao Wu a little regretful, but even if he could only go up the mountain to investigate and find out the situation inside, it was better than just wandering around the mountain in vain!

"Please also ask the Taoist to lead the way for us!"

Xiao Lao Wu sent a request to the little Taoist priest, still thinking about how to persuade the other party to take the risk of helping. However, the death of hundreds of Taoist priests in Gu Qingguan obviously brought monstrous hatred to the little Taoist priests. He wandered around here and refused to leave, because he had a desire for revenge. Now that he can help the official army, revenge is hopeful, so he naturally agrees.

Under his leadership, the two sneaked around to the back mountain, and sure enough, they found a trail that was not noticed by the Omanis.

After some strenuous climbing and walking through the mountains and forests, Xiao Laowu and Wang Zhong, who were unbearable, finally climbed Pingling Mountain. The three of them lurked together here until it was about to darken, and then took advantage of the cover of night to sneak to the periphery of Gu Qingguan. With the help of the guidance of the little Taoist, as well as the moonlight and the bonfire between the camps, the trained Xiao Laowu and Wang Zhong repeatedly observed and roughly calculated the number of defenders on the Guqing Temple.

Roughly the number of people in a brigade!

"In other words, there is a division at the foot of the mountain, and there is still a brigade stationed on the mountainside and the top of the mountain...... More than 17,000 people! ”

After figuring out the number and number of the defenders, Xiao Laowu and Wang Zhong did not dare to stay for a long time, and rushed back to the contact point set up by the Taiping army in Changlu Mansion with precious information, together with the little Taoist priest who insisted on accompanying them.

Subsequently, there were detectives who rode fast horses and sent the information of Gu Qingguan back to the garrison of Chishang Mansion.