Liu Yong almost didn't sleep for two days and two nights, at this time he was tired, and he couldn't support it, so after listening to Li Qiufeng's words, he nodded, walked into the arrow tower and found a place where no one was to lie down and rest.

Li Qiufeng held the battlement with his hand and looked towards the Sangliangtian military camp, but saw the banner waving in the camp, and it was calm. The tent of Duoyan Sanwei is set up on the north side of the Sang army camp, and the sound of people shouting and neighing horses can be heard from a distance, which is not the same as the solemnity of the Sang army camp.

Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "I don't know if the army sent by Sang Liangtian to ambush the soldiers and horses of Shanhaiguan has already set off? With Sang Liangtian's shrewdness, it is naturally best for this army to set off at night, so that people will not notice." ”

While he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw a horse galloping from the direction of the camp of the Sang army, and the rider immediately held high a white flag, until it was a stone's throw away from the city, and then he restrained his mount and waved the white flag on the horse.

One of the leaders of the defenders said, "This is the rebel who wants to talk to us, let him come." ”

The two soldiers waved their flags in response, and then the rider slowly approached the city until he was not far from the city gate, and then reined in his mount and shouted to the head of the city: "I am ordered by Lord Sang Liangtian Sang, the general soldier of Qingzhou, Shandong, to meet the garrison of Yong'an City. I request that the bodies of the fallen soldiers of our army be brought back, and I hope that your lordship will grant you. ”

The leader of the army had already received orders from the garrison, and immediately said, "You can bring back the corpse." But those who come to carry the corpses are not allowed to wear armor or carry swords, and the number of them can only be no more than fifty!"

The rider agreed in the city. At this time, Li Qiufeng had already recognized this person as one of Sang Liangtian's two confidants, and immediately said loudly: "General Sang is good?"

The soldier had also recognized Li Qiufeng, and arched his hand at Li Qiufeng on the horse and said, "General Sang, everything is fine." ”

Li Qiufeng knew that the meaning of the soldier's words was that Sang Liangtian was acting according to the plan discussed by the two, so he nodded immediately. The soldier turned his horse's head and ran back to the camp of the Sang army.

The leader of the defenders ordered the soldiers to send the corpses of the rebels who wanted to blend into the city on the first day out of the city gates, and then closed the city gates, and the soldiers at the head of the city also bent their bows and arrows, and the atmosphere was very tense. Li Qiufeng looked at the corpses of more than 200 rebel soldiers under the city, and couldn't help but feel lost.

After a pillar of incense, I saw a group of people slowly walking out of the rebel camp, led by the pro-soldier who had just come, still holding a white flag in his hand. He was followed by fifty soldiers dressed in cloth clothes, pushing more than twenty carts, and slowly walked towards the city. When they reached a stone's throw from the city, the soldier stopped again, raised the white flag and waved it. The defenders of the city responded with military flags, and these people slowly advanced again. After arriving at the city, these people began to carry the corpses, until all the corpses were loaded into the cart, and the soldiers thanked the city, and then led everyone to the camp of the Sang army.

Li Qiufeng sighed: "They are all soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, but they kill each other, which is really suffocating." ”

The leader of the defenders said: "The garrison has issued an order, and the Tartar soldiers will attack the city today, and we should defend the city tightly, and shoot back the enemy army with only bows and arrows." At that time, please ask all the heroes to help you in order to defend this Yong'an City. ”

Li Qiufeng nodded. At this time, I saw many people carrying burdens and sending bundles of feather arrows to the city wall. The soldiers placed their arrows next to the battlements, and the heroes also chose their own strong bows, and some even tried to pull the bowstrings, and there was a loud noise when the city landed.

Li Qiufeng also picked up a pair of hard bows and tried to pull them a few times. But I heard Murong Danyan say on the side: "Give me a bow." ”

Li Qiufeng turned his head to look, but saw that Murong Danyan was taking a bow from a soldier, and when he saw Li Qiufeng looking at him, he made a grimace at Li Qiufeng. Suddenly, his face was sad again, and he said, "Brother Li, I forgot that your left arm was injured......

Li Qiufeng said: "After applying the Huashan faction's wound medicine, it is much better now, which makes Miss Murong worried." By the way, where did Miss Ma go?"

Murong Danyan said: "There are vacant houses in the city, I found a clean house not far from the city, and let Sister Ma rest in it." ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Miss Ma doesn't know martial arts, and now that the city is mixed with dragons and snakes, it's better for Miss Murong to stay by her side." ”

Murong Danyan said: "The whole city has been under martial law, the streets are full of patrolling yacha, there are more than a dozen female dependents living in that house, and there are two old servants, it is only a hundred and ten steps away from us, Brother Li can rest assured." ”

At this time, the sun had risen in the east, and ten thousand golden rays of light were sprinkled on the city. The people of the city were facing east, and the sun shone on it, and they couldn't help but turn their heads to the side or sit behind the battlements to avoid the harsh sunlight. Although the soldiers defending the city still stood straight on the city wall with swords and guns in their hands, they also squinted at this time, not daring to look into the distance, and could only see the very close distance under the city.

After a while, the sun rose some distance again, and the sunlight no longer shone directly on the city wall, and everyone dared to look at the camp of the Sang army in the east. But at this time, I saw that countless military horses were already lined up neatly from a distance, and dozens of big flags were waving in the wind, and they were already in an attack posture.

The heroes were shocked, and the defenders of the city were also a little flustered. At this time, the garrison of Yong'an City had already arrived with more than a dozen personal soldiers, and the disciples of the Huashan faction also woke up Liu Yong, and the two stood at the head of the city, looking at the rebels who were pressed by the black, and the garrison said in a heavy tone: "This is the cavalry of Duoyan Sanwei." Originally, in the past two days, I saw that the camp of these Tartar soldiers was extremely noisy, thinking that these people only knew field battles, not formations. Now looking at the formation they put on when they attacked, it turns out that we were all wrong. The commanders of the Tartar soldiers must be proficient in the art of war, and it is unknown whether they can repel the Tartars with only a strong bow and a crossbow as we originally thought. ”

Liu Yong nodded yes and said, "The Tartar soldiers took advantage of the sunlight to set up the formation first, and this is the cleverness, which is comparable to ordinary generals." ”

Li Qiufeng saw that the two of them had a worried face, but he was also a little uneasy in his heart. Xiao Zhanpeng didn't care, picked a strong bow, and was constantly pulling into a full moon, everyone around him applauded, he was even more proud, and chose an extremely long feather arrow, and said to everyone: "As the saying goes, shoot a man first and shoot a horse, capture a thief and capture the king first, if the Tartar soldiers attack the city for a while, I will use this strong bow to take the life of the main general of the Tartar soldiers first." If these Tartar soldiers lose their command, there will be chaos, and when the time comes, we will fire all arrows and let these dog thieves have no return!"

Before he could speak, he heard a very desolate trumpet sound. Looking from afar, I saw the Tartar soldiers on horses holding scimitars in their hands and shouting in unison. When everyone in the city saw that the enemy army was so mighty, everyone had a look of uneasiness on their faces.

The garrison's face changed, and he pulled out his waist knife and said loudly: "Brothers, the enemy is about to charge, everyone is ready to meet the enemy!"

The defenders of the city were well-trained and could hear the orders of the garrison, and all the sergeants except the heralds were crouched behind the battlements, and their bows and arrows were aimed at the outside of the city. Liu Yong restrained Qunhao, prepared his bow and arrows, and was ready to shoot the attacking Tartar soldiers at any time.

Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan stood beside Liu Yong and looked nervously out of the city. At this time, the sound of the horn suddenly stopped, and then dozens of large drums were beaten, and the earth-shattering loud sound seemed to shake the walls of Yong'an City. Some timid people involuntarily retreated.

Liu Yong pulled out his long sword and shouted: "Friends from the rivers and lakes, it is the Tartars who are fighting against us today!, killing the enemy and serving the country is all today." Let's only be heroes, not bears! If anyone escapes from the battle and disturbs the morale of the army, everyone will be punished!"

When everyone saw Liu Yong standing up and speaking, their hearts were a little calmer. The garrison shouted, "Beat our drums and hold down these Tartars!"

There are also six big drums on the city, and there is a huge drum on the arrow tower, which is more than one zhang wide, which was built when Yong'an City was built. A dozen drummers stood in front of the drum with drumsticks in hand, only to hear the guard's order, and then beat the drum.

As soon as the drums in the city sounded, the drums of Duoyan Sanwei immediately became smaller. The hearts of the defenders of the city were greatly lifted, and everyone was full of enthusiasm, and with the noisy drums, some of the sergeants couldn't help but tremble slightly. In particular, the huge drum on the arrow tower sounded, and the drum beat of the Tartar soldiers was suppressed. Qunhao was so excited that some young people couldn't help but raise their arms and shout.

Moments later, the drums of the enemy army outside the city ceased. I saw a general Le Ma in front of the army, raised his scimitar in his right hand, and rushed over first. Then thousands of Tartars screamed and charged. There were also a few groups of Tartar soldiers who were carrying ladders on their horses, but they were also extremely stable, and they rushed straight towards Yong'an City as if they were running on the ground.

(End of chapter)