A few people talked and laughed all the way, the atmosphere returned to the happy atmosphere of the past, and it was not slow to walk, and it was two days to arrive at the first city of Xiangyun border, a shady city known as the gateway of Xiangyun.

It's just that the shady city at this moment has lost its former bustle, and the tall city walls are also full of scars, all of which are traces of being smashed by boulders.

Some soldiers repaired there day and night, and the sound of tinkling became a different kind of music in the dark city.

"Xiao Chuan, you see, this is just a war. Zhuang Lan pointed to the city walls and said with a surprised face.

Zhao Chuan nodded, and then said, "It seems that it is not safe here, everyone be careful." ”

"Well, don't worry. Wen Teng waved his hand, signaling that it was okay.

Zhang Chu suddenly said in a deep voice: "Brothers, it seems that our luck is good." ”

Wen Teng scolded: "I said that you kid took the wrong medicine? When you first arrived, you caught up with the most dangerous war period, and you don't know how to die if you don't do it well, this is called good luck?"

After being reprimanded by Wen Teng, Zhang Chu smiled instead of anger: "Brother Wen, don't be impatient, listen to me tell you slowly." ”

Wen Teng squinted at Zhang Chu and said dissatisfiedly: "How did I find out that your kid has also become mysterious, like Xiaochuan." ”

"Big brother, when did I do this, don't bring such wronged people. Zhao Chuan immediately followed suit.

After everyone talked about the trouble, they all quickly looked at Zhang Chu intently, wanting to hear what he had planned.

Seeing that everyone was waiting, Zhang Chu was not verbose, pointed to the tall gate of the Black Curtain City and said: "See, what is the easiest thing for us to do during the war? ”

"Ah, I see, what Zhang Chu means is that we just took this opportunity to secretly enlist in the army and take the first step of undercover. ”

After listening to the general situation, Chen Fei said with a happy face.

Zhuang Lan kicked him, and said with a solemn face: "You give Lao Tzu a little quiet, for fear that others won't know, right?"

Chen Fei was scolded, and immediately shrunk his neck: "There is no one next to him, so he won't be heard." ”

Zhao Chuan took the opportunity to say seriously: "Ah Lan is right, this trip is very dangerous, we should be careful, and it doesn't hurt to have a higher sense of prevention." ”

"Okay, brothers, go to the city to find a foothold, rest and rest and then find a chance to plan. Zhao Chuan looked at everyone and suggested in a low voice.

Everyone had no objection to Zhao Chuan's suggestion, so they entered the city smoothly and found a cheap inn to settle down first.

The Black Curtain City is only a small and medium-sized city, and there is no moat, so the enemy will have an advantage in attacking the city, and of course, the attack will be more violent.

After all, there is a moat as a protection, and the gap between the front and back is very large.

This is also the main reason why small and medium-sized cities are easy to conquer, and the shady city is obviously not prepared for this.

Zhao Chuan and the others rested in the inn for a night, and slept until midnight, when suddenly the fire outside was skyrocketing, and it was unusually noisy.

Wen Teng, who was in the same room with Zhao Chuan, suddenly woke up, ran to the window, pushed open the window and checked.

After watching for a long time, seeing that Zhao Chuan had also woken up, Wen Teng hurriedly said: "It's very chaotic outside, and many soldiers are holding torches and heading towards the four city gates. ”

Zhao Chuan dragged his chin and thought about it, so he said: "It is estimated that the enemy is attacking at night, hurry up and call everyone up, maybe the shady city will be broken tonight." ”

Wen Teng said with a face full of surprise: "No, right? This city is not papery, how can it be broken if it is broken." ”

Zhao Chuan pointed to the flaming boulders that were constantly smashing into the city in the distance, and said in a low voice: "The enemy's siege equipment is obviously very advanced, and if you choose to attack at night when the soldiers are most relaxed, the generals of the opposing army will not be simple." ”

Wen Teng was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly turned around and ran outside: "Then I'll call them first!"

It didn't take long for Wen Teng to arrive with Zhuang Lan and the others.

Everyone looked at Zhao Chuan, looking at him as the head of the horse.

Zhao Chuan thought for a moment and asked, "I have an idea, and it has become that we can not only gain their trust enough, but also quickly grasp the military power and consolidate our own strength, so as to facilitate the implementation of future strategies more easily." ”

Zhuang Lan urged with an anxious expression: "Oh, my virtuous brother, don't sell it at this time, tell me quickly, what can I do?"

With a turn of his eyes, Zhao Chuan sorted out his thoughts and said slowly: "We won't run for a while, just wait at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, I originally thought that I would enlist with the civilians after dawn, but I encountered a night attack, so it is the same to go to the gate of the City Lord's Mansion and wait, and he will definitely break through before the city is broken, and then we can protect him and gain his trust in us." ”

After listening to Zhao Chuan's strategy, everyone agreed.

Seeing that Zhao Chuan was still frowning, Zhuang Lan saw it and asked tentatively, "Xiao Chuan, do you have anything to say?"

Zhao Chuan nodded and said in a low voice: "Yes, this method will work, but it is indeed a dangerous move, if one is not careful, he may be killed by the rebels, and he may also be suspected by the city lord of cutting down the grass and eradicating the roots...... So we can't all five of us go, we need to divide the troops into two ways. ”

"Well, Xiao Chuan is right, dividing the troops is a good way, so that even if there is any accident, we will not be wiped out, and those who are okay can continue to carry out the mission, so that the dead will not die in vain. ”

Zhang Chu's eyes lit up, so he agreed and said.

Holding his fist at Zhuang Lan, Zhao Chuan suggested: "Why don't I and Wen Teng's team be responsible for protecting the city lord, Ah Lan, you take the two brothers Zhang Chu and Chen Fei, sneak away to the nearby city first, and wait for us while looking for an opportunity to enlist." ”

Zhuang Lan happily agreed: "This is very good." ”

According to Zhao Chuan's plan, several people divided their troops into two routes, and the better they could meet in the Beacon City, which was close to the Black Curtain City.

After packing up, Zhao Chuan and Wen Teng left the inn, all the way through the chaotic flow of people, and hid in the alleys of the City Lord's Mansion.

Zhao Chuan's location is just right, this alley is facing the City Lord's Mansion, and the people in the alley can't see the people in the alley clearly because of the angle, but the people in the alley can see the front of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Boom!"

Burning boulders continued to fall on the city from the outside, many houses were destroyed, and few streets were left intact.

Tonight, the dark city is in danger.

In the City Lord's Mansion, Zhang Kui, the Taishou of Shady City, was circling the city defense blueprints.

The adjutant general on the side suggested: "The east city and the north city have been broken one after another, all the defenders in the city plus the militia who volunteered to join the army, there are only 8,000 people in total, and our reinforcements are still nowhere to be seen, General Zhang, for the sake of the overall situation, you better break through and leave first!"

Zhang Kui kicked the deputy general over, and scolded angrily: "Ge Laozi, what the hell are you talking about, this general is the Taishou of the shady city, ah, my brothers are fighting bloodily in front, you let this general flee for his life?

The adjutant general's face turned pale with fright, and he immediately nodded in agreement, not daring to say anything more.

This Zhang Kui himself is not strong, he only has a great degree of training, but he has been in the army for many years and has experienced a hundred battles, and this time he was attacked by the Mosen Kingdom, which was also something he expected.

As early as two months before the attack of the Mosen Kingdom, Zhang Kui sent a letter of intercession for support to the neighboring city.

But there was no one who answered him.

It's just because Zhang Kui is the uncle of the crown prince, and now the Xiangyun Empire is fine on the surface, but the blood in the palace is like a river.

Although the current crown prince has not been deposed, he has put Xiangyun Emperor Li Tianzhao under house arrest.

The reason, just because of a ridiculous phrase.

On the day of Li Tianzhao's birthday, Crown Prince Li Gang also attended, and when he said the birthday message, he said the wrong sentence.

Coupled with Prime Minister Yulong's few words, Li Tianzhao drove Li Gang out, and said that he was not allowed to take half a step out of the Heart Cultivation Hall without his order.

Since then, the Manchu Dynasty has felt that the crown prince is in danger, so the ministers who originally supported the crown prince ran to the camp of Prime Minister Yulong and supported the sixth prince Li Qi with him.

Li Qi was born to the imperial concubine, and after the queen mother died of illness, she was the master of the harem.

Although there is no queen, the imperial concubine Yufeng is the actual person in power.

It is also Zhang Kui who is unlucky enough, and the latest Taishou of the neighboring city sent over is the prime minister's henchmen.

You said that he would be able to call in reinforcements, and that would be when the sun came out of the west.

"How many soldiers are there in the City Lord's Mansion now?" Zhang Kui knew that he was afraid that he would be in danger, and the City Lord's Mansion still had troops left.

The adjutant general responded with a fist clenched: "General Hui, now there are 200 ironclad soldiers in the City Lord's Mansion. ”

The Iron Armor Army is the exclusive army trained by Zhang Kui, everyone is a hundred existences, few in number but strong in combat.

"Now go out and gather them together and join me into battle. Zhang Kui commanded loudly.

Although the deputy general was reluctant, he was really afraid that Zhang Kui, who would say nothing, would cut him, so he had no choice but to go out to do something.

The battle in Chengnei has come to an end, and there are now only a few dozen of the more than 8,000 defenders left, and they are forced to the position of the city lord's mansion by the dense Mosen army.

These dozens of people are all ironclad soldiers, and they are ironclad and refuse to take a step back, even in the face of tens of thousands of troops, it is difficult to see a trace of fear on their faces.

"Brothers, with our General Zhang behind you, can you let these animals pass?" asked one of the captains, holding his long knife aloft.

The ironclad army responded impassionedly: "No! I am willing to fight to the death! Let the enemy step on our corpses!"

"Haha, don't lose if you kill one, kill two to earn a pair, brothers, it's time for us to serve General Zhang!" The captain before waved his long knife again, and shouted loudly with endless blood.

"Kill, kill, kill!" dozens of people cheered in unison.

The Iron Spear Army, the vanguard of the Mosen Army, made a way out of the way, and then a young general riding a sweaty horse crossed the crowd.

The captain of the ironclad military academy pointed his long knife at the young general, and said in a tone full of firmness: "Xiong Wuji, you don't want to cross here half a step today!"

Xiong Wujian was holding a phoenix mouth knife, and a slight smile leaked from his extraordinary cheeks: "This king heard me right, my 50,000 troops have all entered the city, and the city has broken the armor of the people, and now the city is broken, why are you still working for this crumbling auspicious cloud? This is not loyalty, but foolish loyalty." ”

"Phew, if it weren't for the change in the palace and the lack of reinforcements, what would you be proud of with more victories and fewer troops?" the ironclad captain shot back again.