Rebirth of Sun Ce VIP Chapter 167: Fight to the death with them The fierce drums of war sounded, and the soldiers guarding the city gate immediately withdrew into the city in an orderly manner according to their usual routine. And raised the drawbridge and began to close the heavy city gate. The people who were still at the city gate naturally couldn't avoid such a dangerous place.
At the city gate, there was a steady flow of people just a moment ago. Now, amid the sound of war drums, not a single person disappeared.
The well-trained and strong county soldiers immediately put down everything in their hands and rushed out of their respective camps. Everyone rushed to the top of the city with swords and spears in their hands and strong bows on their backs. War is about to break out!
But when the soldiers reached the top of the city, they were all dumbfounded. There was no enemy outside the city. But the warning drums in the tower were still beating fiercely. It wasn't until the three-tom drum sounded that it stopped.
The soldiers who rushed to the top of the city all looked outside the city, and then turned to look at the prefect who was looking at the outside of the city solemnly.
The soldiers all thought in unison: "Could it be that the governor sees that everyone is too idle and is training everyone's reaction level! Otherwise, why wouldn't there be even a single enemy in the city and outside the city!"
As a close confidant of the Chen family and one of the military commanders of Guangling County, Chen Jie also shoulders the important task of serving as a secret agent of the Chen family.
He rushed to the top of the city, knelt down in front of Chen Deng, and reported urgently: "Chen Jie reported to the head of the family that Cao Jun suddenly attacked the Mi family early this morning. Before Xiao Xiao came back, the gate of the Mi family had been breached. The Mi family had no idea what to do. Without the ability to resist, the Mi family is doomed!"
"The Hou's hand, including the servants, is only two thousand soldiers at most. How could they so easily capture the Mi family, which has at least five or six thousand soldiers! He, Xia Hou, is not so capable, but something happened in it?"
As the head of the No. 1 family in Xuzhou, Chen Deng certainly knows the strength of the Mi family in Xiabai City. At least it is more than double the strength that Xia Hou currently has on the surface. But his Mi family was wiped out like this, which gave Chen Deng a strong sense of crisis.
"The master of the family clearly knows that according to what the villain has seen, it should be an elite reinforcement force from Cao's army. There are two to three thousand people, and their attacks are extremely powerful, and they are all equipped with heavy shields and powerful crossbows. Villain I'm afraid that if the owner of the house doesn't know about it, someone will attack us in Guangling.
We only saw half of it and rushed back early! From what I can see, if those soldiers come to attack Guangling and engage in a frontal attack, even if our soldiers are a bit more elite than the Mi family, they will never be their match! "
For this Chen family scout who has experienced hundreds of battles, he made a judgment on the enemy's combat effectiveness. On top of his loyalty to the Chen family, Chen Deng believed deeply. Hearing what he said so carefully, I couldn't help but ponder.
"That one-eyed Xiahou is indeed insidious! He is so cunning and cunning that he can mobilize a large number of reinforcements without making a sound and capture the Mi family! Fortunately, he does not have many elite soldiers!
¡°Otherwise, he would detach a group of troops and attack Guangling at the same time. At this time, I am afraid that Guangling will also be captured! Since they are so elite, where did they come from? Has the war between Yanzhou and Jizhou ended?
impossible! The two armies were engaged in a battle involving hundreds of thousands of soldiers and farmers. Even if they wanted to retreat, they couldn't withdraw their troops so quickly. But this time, since Xiahou found out about the Mi family's rebellion, he took action immediately!
The actions of my Chen family before that must have also fallen into his eyes! Hum, no matter what, now that the Mi family is destroyed, the next family that Xiahou has to deal with will definitely be my Chen family!
Fortunately, Chen Jietan knew something was wrong and was able to report it in time. It seems that there are still several hours of preparation time! Our Chen family relies on a fortified city, elite soldiers, and complete military supplies and weapons. It's not something that the Mi family, who is engaged in business, can compare with!
Although there are fewer soldiers in the city now, it is not something that you, Xiahou, can take down just by sending a few thousand men at will. "
Turning to the generals on standby, he ordered: "The entire army has begun to take action. Capture all those spies. Call the people to come and carry supplies to defend the city and prepare for war. Tell the people that Cao Jun has begun to collect human flesh and rations in Xuzhou again. !¡±
"Ah! I obey, my lord!" The generals who had assigned tasks long ago were still shocked by the news that Cao Jun had started cannibalism again. No one questioned anything, everyone immediately took the order and directed their subordinates to take action quickly.
A moment later, in various hidden corners of Guangling City, people were arrested by the county soldiers from time to time.
Those who resist can only end up being killed on the spot. Such small-scale battles were carried out more than ten times throughout the city.
The slight confusion quickly subsided. Immediately afterwards, the people living in the city greeted each other and surged towards the city. Facing the coming man-eating demon, and when it is possibleWhen blocked, people's hearts are as unified as ever.
??Looking at the people who crowded the city in the blink of an eye, and who were still delivering defensive equipment such as hammers, rolling stones, arrows, etc. along the traffic road to the city. Chen Deng was relieved, but at the same time he was secretly worried.
"Since Cao Jun has begun to attack the aristocratic families in Xuzhou, their reinforcements will inevitably come in a steady stream. Even if they can defeat them this time, what about the next time, and what about the next time?
The defensive force in the city is not strong. If all the people died in the battle, wouldn't there be only an empty city left for the Jiangnan Army? Don¡¯t they value preserving the Han population the most? I just don¡¯t know what Jiang Nanjun¡¯s thoughts are?
well! I, Chen Deng, just want to bring the Chen family back to the emperor's rule and obtain a legitimate official position recognized by people all over the world. Why is it so difficult to accomplish something? "
Chen Jie, the secret agent of the Chen family, returned to the city. Without taking a moment to rest, he took back the right to lead troops from his deputy, the captain. He led the soldiers and commanded the people to strengthen the city defense and actively prepare for war.
Previously, he had seen Cao Jun¡¯s elite slaughter the Mi family¡¯s soldiers outside Xiabi City. Although Guangling City is now protected by the city wall, his death for his brothers will not be in vain. As a military commander, Chen Jie devoted himself to starting the preparations with his brothers.
¡°Perhaps if we lift one more door panel now, we can form an additional fortification to resist crossbow arrows. After the war begins, it is possible to save a few more comrades who get along day and night. Even if you move one more brick and stone, you may be able to kill one more incoming enemy.
The speed of the Leopard Cavalry is beyond comparison. Chen Jie rushed back to Guangling in advance before the battle of the Mi family was over. The journey was almost non-stop. Both Chen Deng and Chen Jie believed that Guangling City still had at least one day to prepare.
After all, Chen Jie was marching alone, which was much easier than the large group of dozens of Cao soldiers marching. In addition, it was getting dark soon. No matter how elite Cao's army was, they would not rush to attack the city at this time.
"However, there are always surprises in the world. Just when the people started to prepare, it took less than a moment. On the northern official road where Chen Jie came, a large cloud of thick smoke and dust suddenly rose up, followed by the thunderous sound of hoofbeats that filled people's ears.
"The enemy cavalry appears! They are all cavalry!" A harsh and loud warning sounded throughout the north gate of the city. All the people who were still busy dropped the things they were carrying, lay down between the battlements and looked towards the north.
Everyone wants to be the first to see what those demon kings who like to eat human flesh look like. Remember it now so that if you encounter it on the road next time, you might as well take precautions in advance.
Panicked chatter began to ring out at the top of the city: "Coming, coming! Look at the many horses! I'm afraid there are thousands of them!"
"It seems that they are no different from ordinary county soldiers! Do they really know how to eat human flesh?"
"You are such a little kid, you are still a child! It seems that you are definitely not from our local area. But when you arrived in Xuzhou, didn't you hear about the catastrophe that swept half of Xuzhou two years ago?"
"Yes! We Xuzhou people have really fallen into a devil's cave. Whether it is officials and soldiers from various places, or men and women who are powerless. There are more than one million people! After that war, More than half of them are dead!"
"Who says otherwise! Old man, I have been fishing all my life, and I know that the fish in the river are fat and big now. But the fish in southern Xuzhou cannot be sold at a high price, and no one in the counties in the south eats fish anymore. Got it!"
The young man who was still a little childish asked in a doubtful voice: "Uncle Fisher! Since the fish in the river are fat and big, they should be more delicious! Why don't the prices increase, but they become worthless? And no one can go there. If you eat it, isn¡¯t that stupid?¡±
The young man¡¯s childish question immediately attracted angry looks from those around him, as if he were looking at a fool. If the young man hadn't worked very hard to help carry the supplies, someone might have wanted to come forward and beat him up before he got angry.
The old fisherman standing next to the young man was afraid that the young man would provoke public anger and be beaten in vain, so he quickly said: "Oh, it seems that you are really a young man who came back from a foreign country! When the old man was fishing on the river a few days ago, he even fished How about two bones?
"Don't you know that Cao Jun scattered hundreds of thousands of bones with their skin and flesh stripped into rivers in various places? Including the massacre of the city later, the bodies that were too late to be disposed of even blocked up Surabaya and Hongze.
It is precisely because of this that there will be subsequent great plagues. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people died in Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Jizhou! "
¡°If it weren¡¯t for the timely arrival of the Jiangnan Army¡¯s medical battalion, all the states would have survived after the great plague.¡±People are afraid that one out of ten will not survive. Even among us, there may not be many people who can stand here alive! "
"That's right! Our lives have been saved! It's just a pity that my seventh aunt, eighth aunt, and three brothers and sisters have all died in the family! That is the real natural disaster**!"
"This is all thanks to the kindness of the Jiangnan Army. They saved Xuzhou and the world! Those man-eating devils outside the city are sick again. Rather than being eaten alive by them, it is better to fight to the death with them!"