Chapter 44: Defending the City
Woohoo......
The arrows in the sky covered the sky and the sun, bringing a blood mist and screams at the city gate, if Xu Ping didn't hide behind Duan Tianya, he couldn't avoid such a dense rain of arrows at all.
Fortunately, there was a tall man in front of him, and he saw Duan Tianya holding a spear in one hand and a shield in the other, resisting the arrows at will, as if the rain of arrows was tickling, and it couldn't cause him any harm at all.
The other officers and soldiers defending the city and the common people were not so lucky, and after a few waves of arrows, the number of people on the city walls was suddenly reduced by more than a third, and there were wounded and wailing everywhere.
At this time, many people start to get nervous.
Because they all know that a greater catastrophe is coming, and the rain of arrows just now is just an appetizer.
Sure enough, after several waves of arrows, the besieging rebels had already come to the city, set up a ladder, and began to attack the city.
"Ready, kill!" With Duan Tianya's order, the officers and soldiers defending the city and many ordinary people stood up again, defended the city wall, and fought fiercely with the rebels besieging the city.
Duan Tianya didn't pounce on him for the first time, his eyes were fixed on several rebel generals in the crowd, these people were first-class masters, and they came specifically for Duan Tianya.
In the blink of an eye, several people appeared on the city wall and quickly surrounded Duan Tianya.
Duan Tianya was not afraid, threw away the shield in his hand, and rushed forward with a spear, and at the same time there were two people who were dispatched with him, and it could be seen from the clothes that these were two martial artists from Qi Nancheng, and it was estimated that they were helpers transferred from major martial arts halls.
Three people against five people, no matter how you look at Duan Tianya, they are not opponents of the rebels, but they can't care so much at this time.
Duan Tianya asked the two people from the martial arts hall to deal with the two rebel masters, and he directly met the three people alone.
Next, a battle officially began.
Xu Ping didn't step forward, from the beginning he didn't plan to step forward and fight the enemy directly, he only thought about sneaking in behind.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Xu Ping pulled out a few arrows from behind him, and then shot arrows with a bow, two arrows at the rebel masters who were attacking Duan Tianya, and the other one relieved the siege of the masters of the martial arts hall.
These cold arrows were silent, and they came to the bodies of several rebel masters in an instant, making them feel creepy for a moment, and they didn't care about fighting fiercely with Duan Tianya and the others, and hurriedly used the weapons in their hands to resist the sharp arrows that were galloping.
Although several people barely blocked the arrows they shot, they couldn't stop Duan Tianya, who was confronting them, only to see him shout, and the spear in his hand pierced through the chest of a rebel master on the opposite side, directly stabbing the other party to death.
"Archery master?" Several rebel masters were taken aback, although they were not afraid of archery masters, they could not stop the other party's sneak attack, especially when they were against others.
At this time, they can't retreat, they can only fight hard, or find the archery master and get rid of him, otherwise under the sneak attack of an archery master, they may all finish playing in the end.
"You go deal with that archery master, and we'll stop them." Several people quickly divided their labor, and one person was selected to deal with Xu Ping, while the others continued to meet Duan Tianya and the others.
How could Duan Tianya let them separate, and loudly beckoned the masters of the two martial arts halls to start intensifying the onslaught against the rebel masters.
Because they know that with Xu Ping behind them, it will be beneficial to them and no harm, and they will win in the end.
At this time, Xu Ping's arrows kept shooting continuously, making several rebel masters scramble for a while, and they couldn't break out of the attack range of Duan Tianya and the others at all.
"Ahh Another scream sounded, and a rebel master was shot in the arm by an arrow, and then pierced through the ground by Duan Tianya, seeing that he could no longer live.
"Let's go!" Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining three rebel masters hurriedly wanted to escape, but they were entangled by Duan Tianya and others.
After a period of fighting, only one rebel master escaped by using the life-saving Dafa, and the other two were left at the city gate by Duan Tianya and two other masters of the martial arts hall.
Although Duan Tianya and the others won a big victory, it was also a tragic victory, and the injuries on Duan Tianya's body were aggravated again, and one of the two martial arts masters injured his arm, and he could no longer participate in the defense of the city in the future.
After defeating several rebel masters, Duan Tianya did not stop and quickly rushed into the crowd of fierce battles.
With his help, the rebels on the city walls were quickly cleared, and the city of Qinan was quiet again.
"I'm fine, I can hold on a little longer!"
Although the injury was very serious and her body was very tired, Duan Tianya still comforted Yang Mei and told her not to worry.
While Yangmei went to get food, Duan Tianya said to Xu Ping: "Thank you for your help today, but you don't want to participate in the next wave of battles, I want to ask you to send Mei Niang away." ”
Xu Ping understood what Duan Tianya said, although they had won just now, but at the same time, they left a bigger bane, so that the rebels re-emphasized the fierce battle at the city gate, and the masters who came next time would not be five people, it might be ten or more.
"My body is no longer good, this time I almost tried my best, next time I won't be so lucky."
"Mei Niang followed me, I didn't have a good life, I was busy with military affairs every day, I didn't have time to take care of them, not only let them suffer and tired, but also worry about me all day long."
"Back then, when I came to Qinancheng, I fell in love with Mei Niang at first sight, and she was just eighteen years old at that time......."
"Later, I ransomed Mei Niang from Chunxiang Building and placed her in a courtyard in Daohua Lane......
"I thought I would wait a few more years, and when I was transferred to Kyoto, I would take Mei Niang and Fei'er home and let them meet my wife, but now it seems that it is impossible."
"I am a concubine, born in the Duan family in Kyoto, and there is an old lady and a younger sister in the family, if you have the opportunity to go to Kyoto in the future, bring a sentence to my mother, just say that Tianya can't give her old man filial piety."
"Qi Nan City can no longer be defended, as a general defending the city, I must not leave my post without permission, even if I die, I must die on the battlefield. I can't let Mei Niang die with me, she is still young, and Fei'er will need her to take care of her in the future. ”
"Xu Ping, you are very good, I am very optimistic about you, I believe that you can take care of them, and when the rebels attack again, I will find you a chance, you must take Mei Niang away!"
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I don't know when, Mei Niang has come to Duan Tianya's side, Xu Ping saw her, but did not remind Duan Tianya.
"Duan Lang, I'm not leaving, where you are, I'll accompany you wherever you are, and we will never be separated!"
Duan Tianya looked up at Yangmei with a sad face, and felt infinite emotion in his heart, and the two of them looked at each other silently for a long time.
"Mei Niang, why are you so troubled!"
After a long sigh, when Duan Tianya stopped saying let Yangmei go, the three of them sat down and began to eat.
Before the meal was finished, there was another drum beat outside the city.
When Duan Tianya and Xu Ping stood on the city wall and looked outside, they saw that this time the rebels were no longer making a small fight, and almost all the large armies were dispatched, intending to take Qi Nan City in one go.
"You go quickly, you must take care of Fei'er!"
At this time, everyone's attention was fixed on the rebels, and no one noticed them, so Duan Tianya began to urge Xu Ping to leave quickly, and it would be too late if he didn't leave.