Early morning.

The sun had not yet risen, and the distant sky was hazy.

In the dim night with a hint of deep blue, a faint mist filled the plains outside Nanyang City, making it impossible to see the distant scene clearly.

At this time, most of the nobles had not yet woken up, but most of the commoners had already gotten up early, carrying all kinds of goods and packages from remote villages several miles or even dozens of miles away to Nanyang City.

There was a long queue outside the city gates, quietly waiting for the sun to rise and the city gates to open.

"Lord Gunjo."

On the city gate, the soldier standing guard suddenly saw a figure walking up, and when he saw the face of the person who came, he was suddenly startled, hurriedly greeted him, and said respectfully.

"Hmm!"

Zuo Teng nodded faintly at the captain who was guarding the city, and asked knowingly, "Hasn't General Tian come yet?" ”

"General Tian will not participate in the patrol today."

"Really!"

Regarding the words of the captain guarding the city, Zuo Teng naturally sneered in his heart.

As a border commander, Tian Lin does not have to personally participate in patrols, but as a qualified general, he should patrol every day and lead by example.

However, on the surface, Zuo Teng naturally did not show any abnormality, after all, Tian Lin's previous laziness was not mentioned for the time being, at least the reason why Tian Lin was 'late' this time was deliberately done by him.

Zuo Teng pretended to patrol the city wall twice, and the captain of the city guard followed closely.

As a civil servant.

It was a very strange thing for Zuo Teng to come to inspect the border wall so early in the morning. However, the soldiers defending the city on the city wall of Nanyang did not show the slightest difference to Zuo Teng's arrival.

At the end of the day.

This is because for today's plan, Zuo Teng has already begun to lay out more than a year ago.

More than a year ago, after Zuo Teng received a secret order from the Qin State, he got up early every day to inspect the border city wall, and then pretended to have a 'chance encounter' with Tianlin.

And after that, he often sang with Tian Lin night and night, and went to the music and dance workshop to have fun.

On the surface, it seems that Zuo Teng is currying favor with Tian Lin, after all, Right Sima Tian Lin is one of the important figures under Ji Wuye, with Ji Wuye's current power in the Qin State, even if Zuo Teng is the county guard of Nanyang, it is normal to please him.

But in fact, Zuo Teng's real goal is to brush up on his presence in front of these soldiers defending the city.

For today.

After wandering around the city wall twice, Zuo Teng first pretended to be satisfied and encouraged the team leader in front of him a few words: "Captain Tree has worked hard, Nanyang City can have the current peace, Captain Tree has made great contributions, the next time this official sees General Tian, he will definitely mention you a few more words in front of General Tian." ”

"Thank you, Lord Commander."

The captain of the city guard suddenly said excitedly.

Although Zuo Teng has no rights in Nanyang now, it is only for the upper nobles of South Korea. In front of a middle- and low-level official like Captain Shu, Zuo Teng, the county guard, is already a big person.

After mentioning the captain of the tree, Zuo Teng glanced at the team under the city gate seemingly inadvertently, and asked, "What's going on down here?" ”

Captain Shu turned his head and glanced at it, and replied indifferently: "If you go back to your lordship, these are the civilians of some villages near Nanyang City, as well as some foot merchants, they plan to enter Nanyang merchants or buy and sell some daily necessities that cannot be bought in small villages, but it is not yet time to open the door, so they can only wait below." ”

"I see. Since they are all ordinary people, let's let them in first! After all, a heavy snowfall last year had already made the life of South Korean civilians difficult, and now it is almost time to open the door, and there is no need to let these people starve and freeze outside the door at this time. ”

"This ······"

Hearing Zuo Teng's order, Captain Shu hesitated for a moment, then turned his head to look at the plains outside Nanyang City.

It was not yet dawn, and although the morning fog on the plain had begun to dissipate, it was still not clear to see too far away, but from the city wall, within two or three miles, it was all flat.

Although Zuo Teng has no right to intervene in the border defense, he takes into account the identity of the other party's county guard and the 'mention' just mentioned.

After only a brief hesitation, Captain Shu arched his hand and said, "The lower official respectfully obeys the orders of the county guard. ”

Say it!

Captain Tree turned around and shouted to the city, "Come on, open the city gates!" ”

Chirping~~~

With the order of the captain of the tree, the heavy city gate slowly opened.

Immediately afterwards, under the guidance of the guards at the city gate, civilians began to line up one by one to check the entry into the city······

And at the same time as Captain Shu gave the order, Zuo Teng slightly raised his head and glanced at a large caravan at the back of the team below, his eyes flashed, but it was fleeting.

It didn't take long.

The large caravan came to the gate guards, and such large caravans were usually the focus of inspection, just as one of the gate guards was about to come forward to talk.

Suddenly, the leader of the caravan suddenly burst out, and a cold light appeared under the cloak that wrapped his body, instantly severing the throat of the city gate guard.

At the same time as the blood splattered, a loud roar sounded:

"Do it!"

Hulala~~

It was like a signal, and in an instant, I saw that all the people in this large caravan actually lifted their cloaks at the same time, revealing the hard armor under the cloak.

And the 'goods' that were originally set up on the carriage and covered with linen cloth were now uncovered, and in the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred warriors wearing armor and holding rigo appeared out of thin air.

Meanwhile.

A 'fire stone' soared into the sky, turning into a firework and exploding in the air.

"Not good!"

"Enemy attack!"

"It's Qin Jun, close the city quickly······ Yes! ”

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The mutation happened too suddenly, and the number of guards on both sides of the city gate was not much, plus it was early in the morning, and many guards who had been on duty all night were in a daze.

Therefore, in the face of the sudden accident, many people's reactions were half a beat slower, and after they reacted, hundreds of Qin soldiers wearing armor had already rushed into the city gate, slaughtered all the guards, and occupied the entire city gate.

"What's going on?" Captain Tree's face changed and he roared angrily.

"Captain, it's Qin Jun, and the caravan just now was disguised by Qin Jun." Someone hurriedly responded.

"Qin Jun? How could Qin Jun ······ at this time"

Captain Tree was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to think of something, and suddenly his face changed suddenly, and he looked up into the distance.

The next second.

I saw that two or three miles away, on the plain where there was no human figure just now, a cavalry force of at least a thousand people suddenly burst out of the morning mist and was rushing towards Nanyang City at a high speed.

"It's not good, it's a trap, the Qin army at the gate of the city is a dead soldier. The city gate was about to be closed, and the Qin army attacked. ”

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(End of chapter)