Chapter 54: Attack and Defense (II)
Mu Yuncheng slowly handed her other hand to Chu Shuiyu, and saw that her hands were tightly clasped Mu Yuncheng's hands, and as soon as her arms were forced, Mu Yuncheng was like a fledgling that had just spread its wings, drawing a strange arc in mid-air, and fell behind Chu Shuiyu.
"Oops!" Mu Yuncheng landed on all fours, but a big green bag was knocked out of his forehead.
"Puff ......" Chu Shui Yu saw that he looked like he was falling down with his feet stretched out, like a big turtle, and he felt very funny, and he couldn't help laughing.
"You're still laughing at me. Mu Yuncheng stood up straight, gently rubbed the egg-sized bag on his forehead with his hand, pouted and complained: "Your arm strength is really big enough, if you use some more force, I will be thrown behind the city wall by you." ”
Chu Shuiyu, who originally controlled his laughter, couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh when he heard him say this.
And with the existence of the sword and the Taiyi dragon pattern, no one can climb the city wall here.
Twenty miles outside the war-torn West Gate, a camp tent was surrounded by the commanders of the Xinghai Sect's Central Army, discussing how to quickly capture Jiangzhou City.
I thought that I could defeat the enemy with one blow, but I didn't expect the defenders in Jiangzhou City to be so tenacious. Everyone stood around the sand table and was silent for a while.
The camp curtain was suddenly lifted, and an old man in a black robe was supported by a young man in black and slowly entered the tent.
"Elder Yanyun, Elder Heihe. When they saw both of them, they all bowed down and saluted.
Yanyun brushed aside the long hair in front of him, revealing a half-decrepit and wrinkled face, so old, there was no cloudiness in his eyes and an indescribable shrewdness hidden in it, and he grinned, revealing half of his front teeth: "It's just a tentative attack, there are no achievements, and you don't have to be depressed." Lu Tianzhang summoned so many heroes of Bashu to gather in Jiangzhou, but he couldn't catch them all, which can be regarded as a big problem for us. With that, he slowly turned around: "It's not too early today, you can withdraw the troops." You count the casualties and report them to me. ”
"Yes!" they all replied, and then sent them out of the tent.
On the empty plain, a cymbal roar sounded, and the mighty Xinghai army immediately retreated like a tide, leaving the devastated land alone.
When night falls, the stars shine brightly. In the past, the hustle and bustle in Jiangzhou City no longer existed, and there was no trace of pedestrians on the long street along the river, and the flower boats on the river were even more lifeless moored on the shore, with open windows, dark and empty.
A few lights flickered on the central long bridge, and from time to time there was a creaking sound of oars below, and it was a small boat used for patrol and defense to shuttle back and forth.
The streets were full of newly built tents, and everyone rested in the center of the city, so that the placement was convenient for unified mobilization, and it could also prevent the masters of the Xinghai Sect from infiltrating the city and carrying out assassinations.
"Just after counting the number of casualties, there were 473 killed and 861 wounded. And the west gate was seriously damaged, and there was a shortage of supplies for the city defense. In the big white tent in the center, Mo Yiyue quietly listened to the deputy envoy's report.
Today is only the first time to fight, and more than half of the casualties have been lost, which shows that the situation is not as optimistic as previously thought.
"Brother Yi Yue. The curtain was suddenly lifted, and it was Mu Tangtang who came in.
Mo Yiyue hurriedly got up to welcome her in: "Tang Tang, why are you here, where are Uncle Song and Qilin?"
"They stayed in the guild hall, and I saw that you went out for a day and did not come back, and the streets were so chaotic just now, and I was afraid of you...... That's when I ran out to take a look. I don't want you to be here...... Yun Cheng. Her eyes were lowered as she spoke, her two small hands behind her back, and she was a little disappointed.
"Now that the situation is urgent, I will not be able to explain it to you for a while. You go back to the guild hall first, it's relatively safe. You don't have to worry about Yun Cheng's safety, I will definitely take care of him. Mo Yiyue touched Mu Tangtang's head and smiled tiredly.
Hearing him say this, Mu Tangtang's cheeks bulged again, and he agreed reluctantly: "Okay then...... But you have to be careful, don't send me another wounded back. ”
"Yes. Mo Yiyue nodded in response.
Then Mo Yiyue sent Mu Tangtang out of the tent, and when he just turned to come in, he saw Mu Yuncheng and Chu Shui Yu coming back from the other side. Mu Yuncheng saw Mu Tangtang's back, and asked Mo Yiyue in surprise, "That's my sister-in-law?"
"yes. Mo Yiyue entered the tent first, and then the two followed him into the tent.
"What is she here for?" Mu Yuncheng asked again.
Mo Yiyue turned around and smiled: "It's not because I miss you." ”
Mu Yuncheng scoffed at this: "Really, I think it's because I miss you." ”
"Okay, let's not talk about that, you guys come and see. Mo Yiyue deliberately avoided talking about it, sat down around the table, and then took out the map and unfolded it on the table.
Mu Yuncheng and Chu Shuiyu glanced at each other, then took a step closer, bowed their heads and looked at the direction where his finger fell on the map.
"Five hundred miles to the west, there is a copper mountain, and there is only one path in and out, which is very rugged and difficult to walk. I heard that the Xinghai Sect stationed troops in this mountain a few months ago, and if it is used to build momentum, it will startle the grass and snakes, so it is not a feint. I expect that they must have been building a granary so that the grain and grass of the army could be stored here. Mo Yiyue's fingers tapped on the copper mountain depicted on the map, and she was confident.
"What do you mean?" Mu Yuncheng had already guessed his intention, he must be to burn the grain and grass of the Xinghai Sect army at night.
There was an eagle roar outside the tent, and the three of them looked out together, and saw that it was Ding Moshi who walked in quickly.
"It has been confirmed that there is indeed a granary of the Xinghai army hidden in Jiatong Mountain. As he spoke, he took a pen to help the three of them mark on the map, and he clearly circled several granary camps in the mountains.
"There are three granaries in hidden caves, and there are no less than a thousand defenders. When he finished saying this, Mu Yuncheng next to him was already embarrassed.
There are more than 1,000 guards, and all the remaining elite soldiers in Jiangzhou City may not be able to make up this number.
Mo Yiyue's eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of Mu Yuncheng's expression at this moment, knowing what he was thinking, so she said to him: "We don't want to eat all their defenders, just burn down the granary." ”
Mu Yuncheng raised his eyebrows slightly, pursed his lips and said, "There are so many defenders, and the granary is not burned if you want to." ”
Mo Yiyue smiled silently when she heard this, and her eyes jumped from him to Ding Moshi: "How about it, there will be Lao Ding Lao and the girl of the water ballad." After that, he looked at Chu Shui Yu again.
"Okay!" the two readily agreed.
"Shenhuo Flying Crow, Lianjiang Daoren, Yuhe, Shuangjue, Zhong Feilong, etc., are waiting at the west gate, and the two of you will act together with them, and you can get twice the result with half the effort. Mo Yiyue handed a token to Ding Moshi and instructed.
"Eh!" Seeing that the two of them turned around to leave, Mu Yuncheng hurriedly stopped in front of the two of them: "Why don't you take me?"
"What are you going to do? Chu Shuiyu glared at him and said.
"I ......" Mu Yuncheng turned his head and looked at Mo Yiyue with pleading eyes: "I'm going too, I promise not to cause trouble and not to drag everyone back." ”
Mo Yiyue shook her head and smiled helplessly when she heard this, and then said to the two: "Then it's bothering the two of you, Yun Cheng has no shortage of urgency, and it is easy to discuss with him in your actions." ”
When Mu Yuncheng heard this, he secretly winked at Mo Yiyue, indicating that his move was really righteous. Ding Moshi didn't have anything on his side, but Chu Shuiyu was not interested in Mu Yuncheng's joining, so he went out of the account first.
Mo Yiyue called Mu Yuncheng from behind, only to see him get up from his seat, take out an object from his arms and hand it to Mu Yuncheng: "This is a thunderbolt, when you encounter urgent danger, you can throw this object on the ground and detonate it." ”
"Thank you. Mu Yuncheng got the treasure, made a joking gesture at him, turned around and went out with Ding Moshi.
Tonight's move is crucial, and if it succeeds, it will turn the tide of battle in no time.
Although he had a lot of military affairs to deal with and couldn't get out of it, he believed that with Mu Yuncheng and them, it was enough to just burn down the granary.
"Yuncheng, you must behave well. He knew that Mu Yuncheng liked Chu Shui Yu, and if he could successfully complete the task this time, he would definitely make Chu Shui Yu look at Mu Yuncheng with admiration.