Chapter 577: The Sound of Iron Hoofs
These Yellow Turban troops were even more unbearable than Yuan Shu's army, and there was no queue at all when they fought, just blindly slashing and killing, but the scene was very spectacular, and in the blink of an eye, there were countless casualties outside the courtyard wall. The strength of the two sides in the Runan Yellow Turban was originally comparable, but in the past two days, Liu Pi's men have suffered heavy casualties in attacking this courtyard wall, and now they have been bought by Gong Wu a lot, and he quickly fell behind.
What made Liu Pi even more depressed was that his group of subordinates had originally come here to light fires and set off cigarettes, and many of them didn't even have knives and guns with them, and the archers who were lying in ambush on the roof were unprepared that someone would sneak attack them from behind, and in the blink of an eye, they were in chaos.
Liu Bi couldn't care about catching Zhang Ning anymore, so he hurriedly picked up his gun and turned back to fight Gong Du.
The martial arts of these two people are actually very ordinary, and they have been together for a long time, and they know each other well, if they keep killing, even if they fight for three days and three nights, it will be difficult to tell the winner. But there are more and more people who belong to Gong Du's side around, and Liu Bi is a little timid. And Gong was imprisoned by Liu Bi for two days, and he had long hated Liu Bi to the core, and the big knife in his hand danced wildly, and every knife was a desperate trick.
When the brave meets on a narrow road, Liu Bi gradually couldn't resist it, turned his head and ran, Gong Du had already killed his red eyes, and he didn't care about going to the courtyard to meet Zhang Ning, so he just chased and killed all the way. Brothers turn against each other, and this hatred is often deeper than the original enemy. Since Gong Du was rescued by Gong Wu, he mobilized his subordinates to attack Liu Pi's men and horses everywhere, and now the entire Pingyu City has fallen into chaos, and there are shouts of killing everywhere.
Pound saw the incident in the attic, and couldn't help but say excitedly: "Madam, please allow the last general to lead the brothers out to kill for a while!" ”
Zhang Ning saw that the city was full of men with yellow scarves on their heads fighting for their lives, as if he had returned to the scene when he followed his father to uncover the rod, but the two sides of the fight in front of him were their own people, and he didn't feel a trace of heartache, no wonder hundreds of thousands of yellow scarves rose up in one fell swoop, but they still failed in the end. The combat effectiveness of Liu Xin's elite soldiers, Zhang Ning couldn't be clearer, how could such a rabble be able to defeat those wolf-like warriors? Zhang Ning couldn't help but shake his head and said, "The situation is unclear now, don't move lightly for the time being, let's take a look first." ”
In fact, Zhang Ning is secretly compassionate, Pang De's martial arts she knows very well, if he is let down, it is tantamount to putting a tiger in the flock.
Without Zhang Ning's permission, Pang De would never act rashly, he had to itch and hold the big knife in his hand and stare closely at the movement in the city.
Just when the people in the mansion were secretly relieved, thinking that they could escape this catastrophe, the situation in the city suddenly changed, and a large army with bright banners and bright armor came in from the south gate.
Gong Du and Liu Pi were small roles in the Yellow Turban Army back then, and they had been gathering in the mountains and forests all these years, and they didn't know how to march and fight at all.
After this army rushed into the city, it was indiscriminate, and as long as it saw a person with a yellow scarf on his head, he would be slashed and killed. These people, both in terms of equipment and training, are far superior to the Yellow Turban Army, which is similar to the rabble. The situation in the city went down in an instant, and Gong Du and Liu Bi, who had killed red-eyed, were no longer entangled, and each hugged his head and ran away.
Jian Yong slowly climbed the tower at the south gate with his hands behind his back, looking at the chaotic situation in the city, and showed a smile. It turned out that this army was secretly transferred by him from Xincai, and it was Liu Bei's private army, and its combat effectiveness was far from being comparable to that of the Yellow Turban.
Liu Bi's distrust of him made Jian Yong very annoyed. Taking advantage of Liu Pi's efforts to hug the two beautiful concubines in the mansion, Jian Yong quietly bought off the guards of the Taishou Mansion. These people participated in the Yellow Turban for money, and since Gong Du was able to buy them off, Jian Yong naturally didn't have to work hard. Moreover, Jian Yong also added a promise of being an official, and they worked harder for Jian Yong, so they rushed to Xincai overnight, sent Jian Yong's handwritten letter, and brought this tiger and wolf army.
Jian Yong was a literati after all, and he didn't dare to charge into battle, he saw the Yellow Turban Army gradually scattering on the city tower, so he quietly called two henchmen and gave a few words. The two henchmen hurriedly ran down the city tower, picked up a group of men and horses and headed towards the east of the city, and the target was the mansion where Zhang Ning and they were hiding.
Zhang Ning and Pang De naturally had no way of knowing about these changes in the city, but they just took advantage of this chaotic commotion to mobilize those maids and slaves who were also trapped in the house to get a lot of water from the outside. In fact, these maids and servants had a chance to escape, but now there are shouts of killing everywhere, and they are terrified to even go into the front yard to fetch water, let alone run outside this house.
Soon, the team sent by Jian Yong walked through a messy street and came to the outside of the mansion. The yellow turbans outside the yard had long since disappeared, but the soaked firewood and grass that had been piled up around were still there. These people had already received Jian Yong's instructions, and soon they lit the firewood and grass, and puffs of choking smoke drifted into the courtyard by the wind.
Pound covered his mouth with a damp cloth soaked in water and praised: "It's better that Madame is prescient, otherwise this level will not be easy." ”
"These people don't know where they came from, but I'm afraid they are even more fierce than Liu Bi's subordinates." Zhang Ning didn't have a trace of joy, paused, and said, "Tell the brethren to make them cough loudly." ”
Pound was stunned for a moment, then understood a little, and turned around and went down to the attic.
Outside the house, nearly a thousand soldiers quietly gathered there, arrows wound, knives unsheathed, just waiting for the people in the courtyard to run out of the smoke no longer bearable. When the cough in the courtyard was loud, there was a clear excitement on the faces of these people. However, as the cough became weaker and weaker, until no sound could be heard again, no one was seen running out of the yard.
The leader was Jian Yong's two henchmen, one was called Er Stunned, and the other was called Ye Lang, the two couldn't help but turn their heads to look at each other, and they both found that each other's eyes flashed with excitement and excitement, and they all said in unison: "They must have fainted!" ”
So the group of soldiers who were guarding the courtyard began to get busy again, and it seemed that the embers on the firewood and grass, when the smoke had dissipated for the most part, shouted loudly, and rushed to the inner courtyard together. Suddenly, the sound of "whoosh" breaking through the air was endless, and twenty or thirty guards appeared on the wall of the inner courtyard that had been silent just now, and the iron arrows of the crossbow were ruthlessly inserted into the throats of the soldiers who rushed to the front.
Ye Lang suddenly shouted: "Quick, ignite the fire!" Ignition! Burn them! ”
The second stunned hurriedly stopped him and said, "No! Master Jane has commanded, she must be caught alive, especially the woman inside, she must live! ”
Ye Lang said with annoyance: "His grandmother's, we have broken so many brothers, and when she is caught, Lao Tzu must torture her to death." Come on, smoke! ”
The smoke rose again, this time it was even worse than just now, and the coughing sound could no longer be heard from inside, and Ye Lang was still vigorously ordering to add firewood, obviously angered by the trickery of the people in the courtyard just now. However, his continued smoking really had an effect, and there were bursts of coughing in the courtyard where the sound could no longer be heard, and it was like a burst, much more intense than just now.
The smoke went up, and the second floor of the attic was completely covered by wolf smoke, and Zhang Ning and Pang De were forced to retreat to the first floor. It was impossible to observe the outside here, and the first floor of the attic was now filled with choking smoke.
Zhang Ning couldn't even see where Pang De was, and her bright eyes were also a little red from the smoke, and there was a tingling pain. Zhang Ning sighed, groped to open the birdcage where the two carrier pigeons were closed, and there was a sound of wings flapping, and the two carrier pigeons flapped their wings and flew into the blue sky.
Although Pound's eyesight was good, he could only barely see Zhang Ning's direction, and said in surprise: "Why did Madam release carrier pigeons at this time?" The last general still has the strength to fight, and he must protect his wife thoroughly! ”
Zhang Ning "choked" and pulled out the sword he was wearing, which was given to her by Xu Huang back then. Zhang Ning put the sword around his neck, looked up to the sky and sighed: "Husband, farewell, if we have fate, see you in the next life!" ”
Pound was shocked, stepped forward, and said repeatedly: "Madam, don't kill yourself!" There may be a turnaround. ”
"Stop!" Zhang Ningjiao snorted and drank Pang De, and then said with a straight face, "Although the concubine is only a weak woman, she doesn't want this ice and jade body to fall into the hands of the enemy." After the concubine goes, please ask General Pang to set a fire and burn this place! ”
Pang De had the heart to step forward and snatch the sword from Zhang Ning's hand, but his whole kung fu was on the horse, but the punches and kicks under the step were not his forte, and the smoke here was thick, and he was worried that he would not be able to succeed, which made Zhang Ning more determined. At the moment of the dilemma, Pound suddenly showed joy and said, "Madam, listen! ”
Zhang Ning suspected that Pang De wanted to stop her from committing suicide, but instead took a step back, but he couldn't help but listen carefully, and sure enough, there was a "yes" sound coming, and he couldn't help frowning slightly, and said in a deep voice: "There are cavalry!" ”
Pang De still couldn't hide his joy, and said: "Listen to the voice, this cavalry is no less than 10,000 people, and the movements are neat, look around, except for my Han Legion, who can have such a powerful cavalry?" Madam, it's the reinforcements coming! ”
The sound of horses' hooves was getting louder and closer, apparently coming straight for here. Faced with a life-and-death decision, Zhang Ning's mood couldn't help but become more nervous, and he hesitated: "General Pang, are you really sure it's our cavalry?" ”
Pound said proudly: "The last general has been practicing bow horses since childhood, and he is very familiar with the sound of hooves. Please rest assured, Madame, such an iron hoof sound can only be made by the war horses of my Han Legion, and there will be absolutely no mistake. In the end, I will organize the brothers and come together from the inside and outside! ”