Although Yecheng is in the plain, its topography is conducive to defense, and there are rivers as shields on the south, north and west. Therefore, the Jianchun Gate in the east is the main traffic road, and its construction is particularly careful. The city gate of Jianchun Gate is as high as five zhang, and the three stations in the west of the city are far opposite, and it is one of the commanding heights of the whole Yecheng.

In the past, if you stood on top of the city, most of the city was in full view. But at this moment, I saw thick smoke billowing in the sky above Yecheng, and the black smoke rolled and mixed with the night, like a huge dome shrouded in the sky, obscuring the moon and stars. Under the thick smoke, there was occasionally a sky-high fire, sending a crimson glow and a loud popping sound far away.

The whole Yecheng is like being frantically smeared by a giant who stands up to the sky with a large black and red brush, too many and too heavy colors are entangled together irregularly, like a rampant thief is destroying and destroying everything, even if you look at it from a distance, you can feel the thrilling tragedy.

And in the frenzy full of sight, the fire dragon that quickly rushed towards the Jianchun Gate along the southern city wall was particularly eye-catching. It was an army marching rapidly in columns, and countless torches were held high in the hands of the warriors, trembling up and down with their footsteps, making the fire dragon seem to be alive!

Under the light of the torch, the iron armor worn by those soldiers and the various weapons in their hands reflected the cold light, which was extremely majestic.

In charge of looking out from the top of the city was Tian Zhen, the captain of the beggar army. He was a short, stout man with a ginger square face, and his eyes were slightly narrow, but shrewd and capable.

"Fuck!" Seeing that the enemy was coming fiercely, Tian Zhen scolded fiercely. Obviously, the fall of Santai, the arsenal, and the various military camps provided the Jisang bandits with an almost inexhaustible supply of sophisticated equipment. In comparison, the beggar army is like a beggar...... How should this battle be fought?

Tian Zhen hurriedly came down from the city and looked for Li Yun everywhere.

Since the beggar army was gathered in a hurry, the Tian brothers took them on a night journey for nearly an hour. Today, the establishment of hundreds of people seems very chaotic. Many of the soldiers could not find their commanders, commanders, and even more officers. Li Yun and Lu Yao were busy readjusting their forces so that they could go into battle.

At this time, about 300 people in charge of Lu Yao had been rectified. This task was not difficult for Lu Yao. He was born in the Bingzhou Army, and many of the soldiers in the Beggar Army also came from the Bingzhou Army. When Lu Yao was familiar with the soldiers, some people even remembered the army commander of the state army and recalled the battles they had participated in.

Lu Yao won the trust of the soldiers in the fastest time, and at the same time did not hesitate to enrich his subordinates into the begging army, with Ding Miao, Xue Tong, Shen Jin and other fierce generals as the backbone, which was able to make this army, which was known for its perseverance in history, exert more powerful combat effectiveness.

Compared with Lu Yao, Li Yun's movements are not slow. Although he can't conjure elite soldiers out of thin air, his understanding of the beggar army is not comparable to Lu Yao, so he can always put the right person in the right position.

Seeing that the matter was about to be finished, Tian Zhen, who came in a hurry, grabbed Li Yun's arm, took him to a corner, and said in a low voice: "The thieves will arrive at Jianchun Gate in a moment at most." There are a lot of them, and they're well armoured! ”

"A moment at most?" Li Yun was shocked.

"A moment at most!" Tian Zhen nodded heavily. He looked at Li Yun and said in a deep voice: "General, this battle is not easy to fight!" ”

Li Yun waved his hand to summon Lu Yao over, and asked Tian Zhen to briefly introduce a few words, and then asked, "Does Captain Tian have a good plan?" ”

Li Yunsu knew that Tian Zhen was decisive and decisive, and he was a military family in Bingzhou, and he had extremely rich combat experience, so he attached great importance to his opinion. And Tian Zhen gritted his teeth and showed a fierce look.

"If the Jianchun Gate is lost, the entire Yecheng will fall into the hands of thieves. General, tens of thousands of beggars have been eating Wei County for less than half a year, the army has no reserves, and there is no surplus food for people. If Yecheng is lost, we will become water without a source and a tree without roots, and the future is unimaginable. If there is no Yecheng, there will be no begging. Yes, Yecheng must not afford to lose! ”

This is very true. Captain Tian, I think so too. Li Yun said.

"In this case, we must protect Yecheng at all costs." Tian Zhen stretched out two fingers: "There are two things right now, which must be done immediately......"

"You say!"

"For one, we have too few troops at hand, far from enough to fight the bandits. Therefore, it was necessary to immediately disperse the people gathered in front of the Jianchun Gate, and use all the three gate openings to transfer troops, so that Tian Lan led people into the city at full speed to garrison it. On the other hand, we stubbornly defend a Jianchun Gate, sit and watch the enemy's army move freely, and attack from three sides, which is the way to defeat. Therefore, please send capable men to the first line from Qili in the north of the city to Anleli in the south of the city and set fire to it! ”

This Captain Tian Zhentian's thoughts are very vicious. But there is no doubt that he did have a good eye, and the two points he raised are the key to the decision that needs to be made at this time.

The beggar army's brigade is now converging on the Jian'an Post outside the city. If all the three openings of Jianchun Gate are used to transfer troops, three thousand men and horses can be gathered in one moment, which is enough to hold this key pass. But the premise of this is to put the thousands of people in the square at risk. This is something that everyone has in mind, but it is certainly not something that can be easily resorted to words.

Tian Zhen said another point that was even more ruthless. Yecheng is now in flames and cannot be contained. Seeing that this thousand-year-old city is about to be burned to the ground. In this case, it is better to add more wood to this fire, use it for your own use, and use the fire to stop the enemy's advance.

Say a thousand ways and ten thousand, as long as Yecheng is in hand, even if the residents are killed and injured, even if the wealth accumulated for decades turns into ashes, the begging army will have a way to live! Therefore, the purpose is only to keep Yecheng, and there is no need to care about any price.

Li Yun hesitated and wanted to nod, turned his face to look at Lu Yao, and stopped talking.

"General Lu, what do you think?" Tian Zhen squinted at Lu Yao.

"It's urgent, so there's room for looking ahead? That's it! Lu Yao's face was cold, and he said loudly: "But there is no need to drive the people. I will take 300 men, which will be enough to stop the thief for a while. After the people fled, the beggar army entered the city in a big way! ”

"Is General Lu sure?" Tian Zhen pressed a sentence.

"I am also from the Bingzhou Army, I can trust the men of the Bingzhou, I can trust the beggar army!"

"Good! Captain Nada immediately sent people to set fires everywhere. General Lu must block the enemy's path along the city wall! Li Yun finally made a decision, after all, he was the main general of the begging army.

At such a time, there is no need to discuss it at all, and a few words are enough to determine the fate of others. A moment later, Yang Heng became more and more hoarse, urging the people to rush out of the city. Several squares around the square in front of Jianchun Gate were on fire at the same time, and some soldiers moved a lot of wood and stacked them on the road between them, blocking the road one by one.

And Lu Yao set off with three hundred newly reorganized troops. They marched south along the top of the city wall, and the top of the Yecheng city wall was the only safe access road in the ravaging environment of Zhurong. This was true for them, and for the enemy troops who were rapidly approaching in the distance under the banner of "stone".

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That's barely the July 8th update. After all, it's not dawn yet. 5,000 words a day, which is probably my limit speed, after all, I am an amateur, and I can't compare with professional players.

At the beginning of the next chapter, the fierce battle is about to begin, the blood is about to flow, and many people are about to die, ah, readers, don't think it's too sadistic, too bloody.

Finally, thank you jerry20111 friends for your support. For the attitude of cheering, the crab has always been a little ambivalent. On the one hand, I feel that my level is poor and I can't afford to be so loved by you; On the other hand, the cheers are real recognition, and the crab is really happy to be recognized...... Is this tangled mentality the legendary "integrity of the mouth"? ......