Chapter 518: A small victory

Now that this place has been occupied, some information is necessary to know.

"Say, how many barracks like yours are there around here?" The man who led the team in Mingyue Kingdom grabbed a soldier and asked.

"And, six more."

"Where are they located?"

"Three of us are not far away, half a day's journey from here, and the rest are about a day's journey from here." The soldier was killed after he finished speaking.

"There are six more, it seems that there is some trouble, will the news here be revealed?"

"No, this time we counted the number of people, and no one in the vicinity slipped away, and now they shouldn't know that the Mingyue Kingdom has launched an attack."

Indeed, Chu Zhuangyan has not made any moves since he left Izumo Country, and Tuoba Lie was still a little vigilant at first, but after a few hours passed, he gradually relaxed, maybe Chu Zhuangyan's words to himself were just to scare him.

Fortunately, he was not fooled, if he really agreed to Chu Zhuangyan, wouldn't he suffer a big loss?

In a city a little far from the border, the soldiers were busy nervously, and they suddenly received news from the capital, indicating that the Moon Kingdom might attack them at any time, and they all panicked.

"Marshal, do you think we will be the victims of this war?" Some soldiers were very timid.

"There hasn't been a war yet, how can you say such unmorale words?" The marshal was very unhappy when he heard this.

"The subordinate is wrong."

"I'll forgive you this time, if you say anything to shake the morale of the army in the future, you will be killed."

"Marshal, there seem to be a lot of people in front of you who are rushing towards this side, it seems that they should be from Mingyue Kingdom."

"It's coming so fast." The marshal's face sank for a moment, and they were not yet fully prepared.

"Quick, send someone to send this news to the other barracks, let them make some preparations early, and by the way, tell the emperor about the situation here, it means that the Moon Kingdom has launched an attack on the Izumo Kingdom."

"Yes."

After the marshal finished giving the order, he pulled out the saber on his body and stared closely at the direction where the soldiers of the Mingyue Kingdom were running.

This battle is crucial for Izumo Province, and if their castle is lost, the next few are likely to collapse one after another.

But why did they find themselves first, could it be that the barracks on the border had already been breached? Or does it mean that the soldiers of the Moon Country simply skipped over?

Before he could figure it out, the enemy was already under the tower.

"I warn you, while it is too late to leave, if you go any further, you will die without a place to bury." The marshal stood on the tower and shouted to the soldiers of the Bright Moon Kingdom below.

But the soldiers of the Mingyue Kingdom did not think so, but instead set up their bows and arrows, shot at the soldiers on the city tower, and saw that they started to attack directly without saying a word, and the marshal knew that there was no need to negotiate with them.

So he waved his hand and ordered the arrows to be released, and suddenly the arrows rained down, and several of the soldiers of the Mingyue Kingdom fell to the ground because they couldn't dodge, and the others scattered into two sides and hid in the woods next to them, and their actions made the marshal worried.

Now they are in the open, the enemy is in the dark, if they take the initiative to attack, they will definitely be discovered by the soldiers of the Bright Moon Kingdom hidden in the woods, but if they don't take the initiative to attack, I don't know how long it will take for this stalemate to end.

After thinking about it, the marshal took out the few trebuchets that Izumo had left, set them up on top of the castle tower, and threw stones into the woods, which was very effective.

After a few times, the soldiers of the Bright Moon Kingdom ran out of the woods one after another, and they had no way to hide anymore, so they decided to attack.

One group of soldiers used their shields to block the rain of arrows and falling stones, while another group of people began to storm the city gates.

Behind the city gate, the soldiers of Izumo Province pressed against the pillars tightly, but it didn't take long for them to feel a little powerless, this time the soldiers of the Bright Moon Country were menacing, and the troops seemed to be much more than them, and they were not able to match them at all.

Not long after holding on, the city gate fell to the ground with a "bang", and some Izumo Province soldiers who didn't have time to escape were slapped alive under the city gate.

"Rush!" The soldiers of the Bright Moon Kingdom roared loudly and rode into the castle of Izumo Province.

The marshal on the city tower looked at this scene a little distracted, he didn't expect that the defense he thought was very strong would be destroyed like this, he thought that he could hold out for a few hours, and even he thought that he could repel the soldiers of the Mingyue Kingdom before, but he didn't expect that they had no power to resist.

Although these soldiers of the Bright Moon Kingdom occupied this city, they did not kill the people in the city, which was the only point that made the marshal happy.

It had reached this point that he didn't have any face to appear in front of Tuoba Lie again.

"Marshal, what are you going to do?" He took a few steps forward, and several soldiers noticed his anomaly.

"As a marshal, I didn't make any contributions, so I lost the city, and I no longer had the face to see the emperor, so I could only apologize with death." After saying this, the marshal jumped and fell straight down from the castle tower.

The soldiers did not expect the marshal to make such an drastic move, and suddenly the six gods became ownerless.

Just when they were panicking, the people led by the Mingyue Kingdom ascended the city tower.

"Where is your marshal?" The soldiers hesitated and pointed to the bottom of the tower.

When they learned that the marshal of Izumo Province jumped from the castle tower and was unwilling to surrender, the soldiers of Meiyue Province had a little more respect in their eyes.

Soon, the news of Mingyue Kingdom's attack on the two cities reached Tuoba Lie's ears.

"What? How long has it been since two cities were breached? Tuoba Lie was a little angry, and slammed the fold handed over by the soldier to the ground.

"Your Majesty, this is also something that can't be helped, Mingyue Kingdom is unintentional, although we already know the news, but when they attack, we are not completely ready, and we don't even have time to meet the enemy."

"Can the next few cities be ready?" Tuoba Lie asked after stabilizing his emotions.

If the loss of the two castles can't be exchanged for everyone's vigilance, then the Izumo Kingdom is really going to be over.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the next few cities are fully prepared, and they will definitely fight with the Mingyue Kingdom to the end."

Tuoba Lie sighed, he didn't expect that the situation that had been peaceful a few days ago would be broken like this.

"Where is the Yan King of the Bright Moon Kingdom and Princess Hejie Worry now?"

"It's still in the house, but there are already guards around it, and they won't let them leave for half a step, and it's impossible for them to pass on the news."

"Okay, just keep an eye on them, don't make any superfluous moves, otherwise I'm afraid the actions of the Bright Moon Kingdom will be more intense."

This may sound like a bit of a wretch, but it's the wisest choice right now.

In the capital, inside the house, Li Luobing was changing Chu Ruoyi's dressing, and suddenly there was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside.

"Guo Dong, go see what's going on outside."

"Yes." Guo Dong, who was guarding the door, answered and went out to check, and found that there were suddenly several more guards at the door.

He stepped forward to inquire, but no one spoke to him, and just when he was puzzled, a father-in-law stood up.

"Go and tell your family's Yan King and Princess Xie Wei, it is strictly forbidden to go out during this time, you have been placed under house arrest, and you can't go anywhere without the emperor's permission."

"Why can't you go anywhere?" As Guo Dong spoke, his hand touched the saber on his body.

"Izumo Province is in an extraordinary period right now, and this is the emperor's order, and we don't know about it." After the father-in-law finished speaking, he walked away with a cold face.

Guo Dong didn't want to cause trouble, so he turned around and went into the house and told Li Luobing and Chu Ruoya about the incident.

After listening to Guo Dong's narration, the two of them made a judgment at the same time.

"I'm afraid that Izumo Province and Mingyue Country have already started a war at this time, and Tuoba Lie has put us under house arrest in order to prevent us from passing on the news."

"If he's so worried, why don't you let us go back to the Bright Moon Country? Or simply put us in jail. ”

At this time, Guo Dong was still angry about the eunuch just now.

"If he locks us up at this time, once his father finds out, the strength of the Bright Moon Kingdom's attack on Izumo Province will be more than that."

"Could it be that the emperor doesn't plan to completely occupy Izumo Province at all?" Li Luobing suddenly thought of this possibility.

"Naturally, I don't have any plans, my father is not such an impulsive person at all, he does everything with interests first, and this time it is probably the same."

Chu Ruoyan kept Chu Zhuangyan's psychological analysis inseparable.

"Wouldn't it be better since Tuoba Lie wouldn't let us out? You are seriously injured now, and you can't move at all, and this is just the time to recuperate. ”

"You have already said the same thing once today, you don't need to be so nervous, I will definitely listen to your words and take care of my injuries." Chu Ruoyan looked at the nervous Li Luobing, and couldn't laugh or cry.

"Don't I know you yet? Once you get a little better, you're going to be moving. Li Luobing glanced at Chu Ruoyao, "So I have to stay by your side all the time." ”

"I can't ask for it."

In the barracks on the other side, the marshal of the Mingyue Kingdom was deploying the next move in the tent.

"In these wars, we actually won because of surprise, and now Izumo Province has been on guard, and it won't be so easy for us next time, so everyone must always pay attention to their whereabouts, and they must not be exposed or cause unnecessary trouble."