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    Volume 4: Stormy Jiangnan Chapter 52: Secret War

    In the shadow, Lin Nan's body tensed up instantly.

    At this time, Zhang Zhonghe, the commander of the capital, who had just walked up the city wall to the archery tower along the military road, also stopped.  In the dark night, Zhang Zhong tilted his head slightly. Lin Nan could see clearly. Apparently Master Qian also heard the distant call of the night frog.  Although Zhang Zhong's expression was not visible from a distance, Lin Nan could tell from his subtle movements that Zhang Zhong was obviously aware of something unusual around him.  After a slight hesitation, Zhang Zhong's next movement made Lin Nan's already tense nerves suddenly become on the verge of explosion. His right hand had quietly placed on the handle of the knife at his waist.

    Lin Nan huddled in the shadows, staring at Zhang Zhong's movements. He hesitated slightly, turned his body slightly, glanced left and right, and then suddenly turned his body. Because his back was to the light and shadow, Zhang Zhong's face  It was pitch black and it was difficult to see clearly what his expression was, but the tense shoulders and slightly separated legs made people clearly feel a sense of nervous oppression approaching. At the same time, Lin Nan, who had been following the movement, also  Suddenly, he noticed that behind Zhang Zhong, one of them, who had command experience, turned half sideways, and his right hand was quietly resting on the handle of the knife

    Cold sweat suddenly broke out.

    A group of guardsmen under the city gate had just been awakened from their sleep by the shouts of the duty officer Li Gan. At this moment, they all stood in line with swords and guns in their hands. The guard's spirit tightened instantly, and some sleepiness was awakened by Zhang Zhong's arrival.  Scared and fled.  At this time, he was watching eagerly as Zhang Zhong led the two men who had experienced the military route up the city wall, his eyes never leaving their side.  Behind Zhang Zhong and the others, a group of about fifty retinues held long swords in their hands. Their eyes were not squinting, and their imposing aura made the soldiers guarding the city gate tremble.

    It was almost a subconscious instinctive reaction. The hands of these soldiers holding swords and guns immediately used strength.

    "Master Qianshi"

    The duty officer Li Gan seemed to be unable to withstand the oncoming pressure. He lowered his head slightly and performed a military salute, but his hand holding the sword did not relax at all, as if he was waiting for Lord Qianshi's order.

    The brief silence seemed to be a blink of an eye, and it seemed to be a very long period. Zhang Zhong's voice finally sounded. It's great that you all were able to organize neatly and stay alert in such a short period of time Very good!" Zhang Zhong slowly turned around.  As he left, his vision turned to the quiet dark area outside the city. After hesitating for a while, he said that it was not easy to be on duty when he was sleepy late at night, but when the country is in crisis, it especially requires your hard work. This is not only for the court, but also for  People, but also for our parents, wives and children, for us to live better in the future." There was a pause, and just as more sounds came from the distance, Zhang Zhong asked again, "It's time to hand over, right?"  These two nights are probably an extraordinary period I have ordered that from now on, the sentry manpower on duty in the middle of the night will be doubled every day to prevent unpredictable changes."

    "yes"

    An officer behind Zhang Zhong responded, turned around and gave the order.  After Zhang Zhong comforted and encouraged the gate guards, he turned around and patrolled towards the south gate.

    At the same time, as if in response, on the other side of the city wall's military road, the sound of a team's neat and sonorous steps came from far and near, and Qiu Biao's shouting voice seemed extremely clear in the dark night.

    In the shadows, Lin Nan's hand holding the long knife at his waist suddenly relaxed, and a chill ran down his spine. Before he knew it, cold sweat had soaked his clothes.  Lin Nan was a little relieved. The invisible pressure and tension just now almost made him believe that Zhang Zhong, the commander-in-chief, was going to show the knife in his hand. Fortunately, things had not reached that point yet.  However, Lin Nan also had some lingering confusion: Judging from the reactions of Zhang Zhong and others just now, Lin Nan has now determined that Li Xian must have a traitor and information channel in Xiangyang City, otherwise,  With a feeble journey of five hundred people, why did he linger near Xiangyang City?  What is certain now is that Li Xian, the traitor, must be related to Zhang Zhong, the commander-in-chief. There is a strong possibility that it is him himself.

    "But if it was him, in that situation just now, he didn't do anything for him?  Has the time not come yet?  Lin Nan preferred this statement in his heart, but at the same time, another thought came to his mind uncontrollably: If this is the case, what did Zhang Zhongwei say just now?  Doubling the Sentinels of the Hand of Night?  Double the number of patrols?  In this way, what good will it do to him?  Alsoit seems that he just said that these two nights are an extraordinary periodunpredictable changes?  Did you guess it?  Isn't he a traitor?  If not him, then who?

    No, no Lin Nan shook his head, feeling that his thoughts were a little confused. He took a few deep breaths to drive the chaotic thoughts out of his mind, but he still retained deep doubts about Zhang Zhong

    It¡¯s time to change shifts.

      Li Gan led a team of 100 people, including Lin Nan, to walk up the city wall from the city gate rest area, and replaced those who had been on duty for half the night.  Lin Nan's duty station was next to an arrow stack, and a wind lantern hung on the city wall less than three feet away to his right.  The night wind blew, making everyone shiver suddenly. Lin Nan shrank his neck, widened his eyes and tried hard to look into the darkness in the distance. There was no wind and no moon, so he could still not see clearly, but  Jean suddenly realized something: the frog croaking that had just disappeared in the distance still didn't seem to ring again

    The spirit that had just relaxed immediately became tense again.  Like a wild beast in the jungle, a sense of danger instantly hit Lin Nan's body

    Whoosh

    Snapped

    Wow

    In the darkness, a sharp arrow shot out like a poisonous snake. The wind lantern less than three feet away suddenly cracked and fell to the bluestone ground, breaking into pieces. Lin Nan's voice sounded almost at the same time: enemy attack, enemy attack.  ¡ª¡ª¡±

    "The enemy¡ª¡ªattack¡ª¡ª"

    "The enemy¡ª¡ªattack¡ª¡ª"

    "Suddenly, there was a huge change, and dozens of soldiers on duty around them shouted in unison. In the middle of the night, the voices spread far away.

    In the shadows below the city, it was as if a lid had suddenly been lifted off the earth. A layer of earth-like skin suddenly turned over and cracked into countless pieces. Each piece stood upright and rushed toward the city gate.

    All the soldiers on duty were in a trance, as if they were afraid, but after a moment they understood that it was just the disguise of the rebels. In front of them, these rebels tore off the last layer of decoration on their bodies and waved their swords and guns.  , like a sinister soldier emerging from the darkness, killing in silence

    Arrows fall like rain

    Some soldiers standing near the low wall of the military road, half-length exposed, were careless for a moment and were shot by cold arrows in the dark, causing them to scream in agony.  1. There was a commotion near the East City Gate.

    The sound of chaotic footsteps came from the left and right. Two rows of soldiers from the top of the city came to the rescue quickly. Not far from the inner city gate, two teams of hundreds of soldiers also rushed up along the military road. However, the ones who were faster than them were from the bottom of the city.  rebels

    One by one, like ghosts in the dark night, after a round of tyrannical arrows, countless people burst out with an earth-shattering shout, and then rushed towards the city wall regardless of life and death. In an instant, three ladders were erected under the city wall.  , nearly a hundred hideous-looking rebel soldiers climbed up on the ladder and rushed up frantically.

    A moment ago, it was a cool breeze in the dark night, dreaming of yellow beams, but in the blink of an eye, it was changed to this scene. Some of the many soldiers who had just changed to sentry posts had not even come back to their senses, looking at everything in front of them, they were petrified.  Some people's hands holding knives became weak and weak, some people clung to bows and arrows and just shot randomly, and some people seemed to want to turn around and flee down the city, but they couldn't move, and they were so scared that they peed on the spot

    With just a short glance, Lin Nan saw everything around him, and his heart sank to the bottom.

    Are these the soldiers of the imperial court?  They can't hold the knife, they can't shoot the arrow, and some people can't even stand still. How can they still fight?  Are these the soldiers who vowed to defend Xiangyang to the death?  Is this the Xiangzhou Guard left behind by Commander Luo Tianluo to guard Xiangyang City at the last moment?

    Is there still a need to fight this battle?  The results are self-evident

    Before that, Lin Nan had some knowledge of the imperial guardhouse, and what the actual situation looked like.  At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, all prefectures and counties in the world established a system of garrison posts and military fields according to the geography and political jurisdiction of mountains and rivers.  Within the guard station, there were probably some sergeants and some campers, who were self-sufficient and supported most of the troops of the Great Jian Dynasty.  However, with the passage of time and the reduction of external wars, except for some guard posts close to the border fortresses that can remain as they were, many guard posts have actually become worse than before.  Training has been reduced, there are vacancies for soldiers, the quality of soldiers is uneven, and even the nominal soldiers of some guards are actually mostly campers

    Despite these rumors, I have never seen it with my own eyes.  According to convention, regardless of the past dynasties, the army in the early days of the founding of the country is often the most capable. However, as time goes by and life becomes more stable, the army will gradually wear away its initial vigor and be able to maintain its strength.  They are constantly honing themselves, and such troops are often rare.  Da Jianchao was naturally no exception, but Lin Nan still didn't expect that he had already prepared the worst scenario, but the reality turned out to be even worse than imagined.

    Can such an army go to the battlefield?

    No, they haven¡¯t gone to the battlefield yet. They just stood on the city wall and looked at it with their eyes, and they have already looked like this. Can they still be expected to go to the battlefield?  Lin Nan felt depressed: Could it be that this is the final destination of Xiangyang City?

    "Ge Lao Tzu's"

    Suddenly there was a powerful scolding sound in the ear. The guarding officer Li Gan stepped on the wall stack, through the.Looking out at the hollow of the stack, he couldn't help but spit.

    "You ****, please give me some energy, keep an eye on me, keep your hands and feet sharp, and follow me to defeat these scoundrels." Li Gan looked back at the men around him and sneered. I have been waiting for two days to eat and drink well.  I'm finally looking forward to seeing these grandsons in person. I'm afraid of being a bird. I'm going to stay here with you tonight. I'm just going to reward you based on your merits. I don't have the guts to get promoted and make a fortune. I'd rather be a military household than go to the kiln to carry a big teapot.  Are you serious or what you said, follow me and cut down these turtles and grandsons." After a pause, Li Gan said again that he can't hold this guy, he's scared to deathjump outside to save me trouble."

    Volume 4: Stormy Jiangnan Chapter 52: Secret War

    Volume 4: Stormy Jiangnan Chapter 52: Secret War
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