Chapter 168

"How many times has this happened? Is there no one in charge?"

"I dare to be so rampant at the foot of the world. Do you want to rebel?"

There was a murmur of complaint in the crowd, but after two words of complaint, everyone left disappointed to learn that there was no water coming.

Xu Qing was stunned: "black cloud stronghold? It's quite close to the capital. Doesn't the imperial court care? "

Duanmuxiang explained: "the black cloud village is in canglinggou. It's easy to defend but hard to attack. There are many poisons. It's hard to encircle without a lot of manpower and material resources. In addition, the mountain forest is dense. At that time, those mountain bandits will drill into the forest and it's not easy to find them."

Li Changting said: "these people may be ambushing on the road of the capital. We will start later."

It's late July now, and the sun is very hot. When the skin is exposed to the sun, it will become red after a while, and it will take half a day to fade away.

The city is less shady and hotter. Xu Qing feels that an egg can be fried on the floor.

The three returned to the inn, ready to leave in the afternoon.

But not long after they came back, they heard someone outside shouting in a panic: "no! The people from black cloud stronghold are coming! "

Li Changting's face sank and said to Xu Qing, "stay here and don't go out. I'll go and have a look."

Duanmu ring sneered: "this is really lively, the boss is really crow mouth!"

It was also said yesterday that the people of the black cloud stronghold could not attack the city, and in a twinkling of an eye they slapped in the face.

The gate of the city was closed. When Li Changting turned over the wall, he saw that a large number of people and horses were gathered outside. These people were lightly armed. There were no siege vehicles, but only ladders, ropes and gunpowder. But there were five carriages behind them. They didn't come to occupy the territory, they were more like robbing things.

Before the soldiers on the wall had time to ask who the man suddenly appeared, they saw that the black cloud stronghold below had already attacked and was ready to make a quick decision.

They threw gunpowder at the wall of the city, and then climbed up the ladder. The soldiers who were guarding the city got bows and arrows in a panic, but because of nervousness, they had little accuracy.

Li Changting snatched the bow and arrow from the side, bent the bow, and shot an arrow through the head of one of the leaders.

"Three masters!"

Suddenly a mountain bandit leader died, and the attacking team was in a panic.

"Go ahead! If anyone dares to flinch, I'll cut his head and kick him! " There was a roar from behind.

Li Changting asked the surprised Generals: "how many gates have been attacked?"

"Who are you?"

"How many soldiers are there in the city?"

"Who gave you permission to come up?"

"These mountain bandits are a group of two. They have scattered manpower and no experience. You break through from the middle and cut off his front and back."

"What?"

"Send someone to the capital to ask for support. This is a good opportunity to encircle and suppress the black cloud stronghold."

“……”

Then Li Changting turned and left the city wall.

Xu Qing waited half an hour to see Li Changting come back and asked him how he was doing.

Li Changting: "we can hold on for the time being, but these are just the first teams. There must be support behind us. If our people arrive before their people, it's OK."

Xu Qing: "that's still very dangerous. Now are the mountain bandits so arrogant that they attack the city to rob food!"

Duanmu Xiang took a sip of tea: "it's no wonder that they came to attack the city. Now the city has weak guards and few people. They basically have no defense. If they can break through a city gate and rush in, it's still feasible to fight quickly and grab some food. They don't occupy the territory and don't need much preparation."

Xu Qing thought, "then we can't just wait for people to come to the rescue. When the food is taken away, what will the people in this city eat?"

Duanmu rang: "you are too naive. Although a mountain bandit's nest can only support 40000 or 50000 people, which is equivalent to the number of people in the city, most of the people in the city are unarmed, and they are more afraid and cherish their lives."

Li Changting: "someone has been sent to the capital to ask for support. The speed of the cavalry is very fast. It can come in an hour at most. But Qing'er is right. We can't wait to die. The mountain bandits must know that the grain in the city is concentrated in the government. They will go straight to the government as soon as they come in. "

Duanmu ring then said: "that's simple, the food transfer, and then set some traps."

Li Changting nodded and said to Xu Qing, "Qing'er, you hide in the space. If we don't come back, don't come out."

Xu Qing: "I also..."

"What do you want?" Duanmu rang interrupted her, "just your thin arms and legs, you'd better take it easy. We'll go to the front line. You're in charge of the logistics. There's no discussion!"

Xu Qing

There was a knock outside the door.

"Three guests, there are two cellars in my backyard. Would you like to hide in the cellar with me?"

The boss came to care about their life and death at this time, which is really moving.

"Thank you. No, we have a place to hide." Duanmu ring replied.

"That's good." The boss left with ease.Duanmuxiang and Li Changting look at Xu Qing, and Xu Qing hands them two bamboo tubes of water: "I'll come out every half an hour to see what you need. Leave a note for me."

Said, Xu Qing into the space, two men this just back on the water, close the door and window to leave.

It's boring.

Xu Qing sighed as he looked at the seedlings that had been raised in the field.

After sitting for a while, she saw that the flowers in the flowerpots piled up in front of the house were so tall that they were almost overflowing from the flowerpots.

Xu Qing took a hoe and a small shovel from the corner, pruned the branches and transplanted them all to the front and back of the house.

Time flies when he starts to work. An hour and a half later, when Xu Qing goes out again, he suddenly hears a neat sound of footsteps outside.

She looked out through the crack of the window and saw a group of soldiers coming in from outside the city. Behind the long line were several carriages, which were full of materials.

Li Changting and duanmuxiang haven't come back yet, but since there are troops in the city, it's not a big concern to think about those mountain bandits.

West gate.

"We're late. The cavalry was attacked on the road and delayed for some time."

"No, no, the general came just in time." Next to the general hastily salute way, "the general all the way hard."

Situ Xiao looked up and saw Li Changting and duanmuxiang not far away. They had just come down from the city wall with the dirt burned by gunpowder, but it didn't affect their demeanor.

Li Changting looks at situ Xiao indifferently, while Duanmu Xiang laughs heartlessly.

Situ Xiao strode over and said with a smile to Li Changting, "you are later than I expected."

Li Changting: how about Marshal

Situ Xiao knew that if his father had not been seriously ill, he would not have been willing to return to the capital in his whole life.

"Father, he It's very bad. I've been in a coma. The doctor said it's next month. " Said, situ Xiao looked at Duanmu ring, "Duanmu doctor really no way?"