Chapter 515

Winter in Shuyang city is very cold this year.

Originally, the crops rose well, and I expected a good harvest in autumn and a good year. Who knows that the banks along the Lancang River burst and directly flooded countless farmland, making the people in Shuyang city more barren.

The imperial court was also expected to send disaster relief materials to help everyone get through the difficulties. Unexpectedly, the North Vietnamese emperor ordered not to rescue Shuyang. On the contrary, because of the bumper harvest in Shuyang last year, half of the grain reserves in Shuyang city were mobilized to relieve the more severely affected areas, which led to people's disappointment and complaints.

It was almost forced to a dead end. Who knows, before taking a breath, the army of the Western Chu came again. The city Lord resisted and opened the door to surrender, and offered all the people of Shuyang to the enemy of the Western Chu like lambs to be slaughtered.

Fortunately, the expected death did not come. After the Western Chu army was in the capital, it did not commit any offense to the people, and only occupied a few places such as the city master's house for garrison. At ordinary times, they patrol in the city to prevent people from resisting sneak attacks. The safety of everyone has not been affected, including all livelihoods.

Of course, after the city was broken, there were rumors everywhere. In addition, the nearby Sulan city had long fallen into the hands of the Western Chu. Now even the city flag has been changed, which seems to be branded with the brand of the Western Chu. Facing the famous victory of the Western Chu over Nalan night, the people in the city began to talk privately that the king of Chu came to avenge his revenge six years ago. This time, North Vietnam must be over.

In a humble teahouse, seven or eight aggrieved and idle North Vietnamese scholars gathered together and sat on the second floor next to the side drinking tea and chatting. It was called having fun while suffering. In fact, it was complaining.

"Brother Zhang, you should have heard about the city, too?" A scholar in green stretched his neck, lowered his voice and came to the middle and said, "the notices of the city supervisor have been posted, saying that in order to avoid everyone dying in the war, we should move to the border city of Western Chu as soon as possible, and we will be people of western Chu from now on..."

"I bah!"

The scholar called brother Zhang immediately spit and said with disgust: "Guan Dongping is shameless. When a traitor surrendered to Xichu, he wanted to entrap the whole city and let everyone join him in order to cover up his shamelessness. When a Xichu man, I would rather die than surrender to Xichu!"

"That's true, but... It's said that many people have reported to the city Lord's residence and are waiting for the first relocation. It's said that the first batch will be in three days? Lord Guan said that he would send an army to escort everyone to the West Chu to ensure food, housing and land. However, is this true?"

"So what? Can we betray North Vietnam and become slaves to the people of Western Chu in order to make a living?"

"What I said is that if I really go to Xichu, I'm afraid I won't have the face to see my ancestors when I die!" A man quickly answered and said, "anyway, I won't go."

Someone laughed and pointed to the man: "no, brother Lin, I heard that your wife has been making a lot of trouble recently. He said that if you don't leave, the whole family will die. Your family is a single biography of five generations, and your wife is still pregnant! Besides, you usually say that your majesty is cruel and unkind, and the people don't have a living? It's not just right to go to Xichu!"

"Hush! Hush! Don't talk nonsense, brother sun. It's all caused by the women in the family. I didn't say your Majesty was cruel! Can you say that casually? Be careful and die!" The man immediately denied, shook his head desperately, and looked like 'there's no such thing'.

"What are you afraid of? Now Shuyang city is occupied by the people of Western Chu. They won't mind what we say. I'm afraid we'd like to say more bad things about your majesty..."

While the audience said that the scholar surnamed Zhang looked at the street below, and his eyes suddenly straightened.

There seemed to be a sound in the distance. As it became clearer and closer, it was found that it was the sound of horse hoofs. A fast horse came from far to near, and the sergeant on the horse shouted something. Some Western Chu soldiers began to riot, and then someone ran in the street and shouted, "hurry, report to the marshal, enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"The enemy attack is found in the direction of Puning county. All on alert and ready to fight!"

The horse finally ran close. When passing under the teahouse, all the scholars heard the scream full of tension. They didn't panic at once. Instead, they were pleasantly surprised: "the help is coming! The people who saved us are coming! It's really coming..." everyone stood up one by one and looked out. Unfortunately, they can only see that the frightened soldiers of Xichu quickly calmed down, The training began to gather in an orderly manner to prepare for the enemy.

For a moment, the streets were full of people. In the blink of an eye, no one could be seen in the streets. All households closed their doors and windows, and the shops they operated were closed immediately. They didn't even dare to peek, for fear of being affected by the war.

Nalan night, who was dealing with military affairs in the city Lord's residence, was interrupted by Guan Dongping who rushed in in panic: "Lord Chu, it's bad. The reinforcements from Puning county came. It's said that there are 100000 troops..."

Guan Dongping's face was alarmed and blank. He didn't care that the person in front of him was the God of war of the Western Chu, whom he had always been most afraid of. It was like catching a life-saving straw: "find a way quickly. If they fight and really break through the city gate, all of us will be finished!"

"Shut up!"

Yong'an, standing on Nalan's side at night, immediately angrily scolded: "master Guan, are you the king of Chu? Don't say it's just the reinforcements of Puning County, there are only 100000, even if 200000 is not our Marshal's opponent!"

Just then, Guan Dongping responded with a smile. Just now he suddenly heard that the reinforcements from North Vietnam were coming, and his face immediately changed. If it had been before, he would have been absolutely happy. He wanted these reinforcements to rush into the city to save them. But now, he has surrendered to the Western Chu, and the wind has definitely spread to the capital. He is now a proper traitor. If he is caught back by the soldiers of Puning County, he will be beheaded in public and the whole family will be beheaded.

That's why Guan Dongping was so afraid. He was more afraid of the defeat of Shuyang city than anyone. He wished the reinforcements would die in the hands of these Western Chu people.

With a faint smile, Nalan night raised his hand to stop Yong'an, Looking at Guan Dongping, he said, "don't panic, Guan, just do your job. The king's priority is not only to keep the city, but also to continue to take the whole North Vietnam. Your priority, Guan, is to continue to deal with the people who moved west and do their work well. You must not have problems on the way."

Seeing that Nalan night was so calm, Guan Dongping couldn't help swallowing saliva secretly. He is worthy of being the God of war of Western Chu. He is invincible. He doesn't change his face when he sees 100000 troops killed. I'm afraid he won't be the second person except Nalan night.

"Yes, I'll go back now. I won't let Lord Chu down." Guan Dongping restrained his panic and finally left.

As soon as he left, Nalan night immediately got up and walked outside the city master's house: "Yong'an, follow me to the city building..."

"Yes, marshal!"

All the streets were under martial law. Nalan waved his cloak like a javelin at night, and his eyes flashed with uncertainty. All the officers and men of Western Chu were preparing to meet the enemy. When they saw Nalan's leisurely appearance on the night, they had no worries and carried out the preparations in an orderly manner.

When he came to the gate, Yuan Xing, who had just arrived from the army, had assembled the number square and rode on the horse with a long gun. As soon as Nalan came at night, he immediately jumped off his horse and strode over: "Marshal!"

"How's it going?" Nalan night asked.

"Report back to the marshal. These North Vietnamese soldiers are from Puning county. According to the spies, the leader is Wei Changlun, the governor of Puning county. He has gathered 50000 soldiers from Puning county and 50000 troops from the capital of North Vietnam. A total of 100000 are killing us. If you want to recapture Shuyang, it is expected to arrive in an hour at most!"

The pupil color was dark. Nalan looked up at the open gate of the city at night. A group of Western Chu soldiers stationed outside the city lined up neatly, riding on horses and holding long guns. They were ready to attack at any time.

"Ask the marshal to order!" Yong'an raised his voice and clenched the knife in his hand. His eyes were full of hope.

"100000 people... Wei Changlun..." Nalan night did not answer, but chewed these words. When Yuan Xing and Yong'an were puzzled, Nalan night returned to the city tower. Yuan Xing took a look at Yong'an, who immediately followed up and followed Nalan night behind.

Standing on the gate, Nalan looked into the distance at night and watched the faint black spots ahead. It was long and winding, shrouded in a piece of gray and yellow dust. At a glance, it was the other party's cavalry. It was no less than 10000. It ran down at full speed and became more and more threatening.

With the war approaching, Yong'an not only did not worry, but also showed some excitement. He had never been timid about these North Vietnamese soldiers who were regarded as dead enemies. He thought that after the capture of Shuyang, he would be as calm as Sulan city. After collecting the people, he continued to attack the next city.

Unexpectedly... Before they left, the other party led the army to attack in an attempt to recapture Shuyang. Yuan Xingyue, who was already itchy, was hot and cut up all over. Just think that when the enemy enters the attack range, he will rush out with the army and kill them.

Clenched his fist, Yong'an said, "marshal, time is pressing. Give orders quickly!"

"Good! Pass on the command of Ben Shuai..." Nalan's deep eyes flashed a killing opportunity and said in a deep voice: "50000 troops outside the city immediately enter the city, close the city gate and guard it."

what? Instead of attacking, you go into the city and close the door?

Yongan thought he had heard wrong: "marshal, the other party is about to attack, how can you close the door..." not only let the soldiers outside the city who are ready to meet the enemy enter the city, but also close the city gate. What's the matter?

"Don't ask, go right away!"

The answer to Yong'an was only a few simple words. Nalan night had no meaning to explain. He went down the wall in the suspicious eyes of all the soldiers.

As soon as he got down, Nalan night was stopped by Yuan Xing waiting below: "marshal, how do you..."

"There's no time to explain, Yuan Xing. You should immediately ask the herald to beat the drums, let the soldiers outside the city enter the city immediately, and then close the city gate to fight the city. You must retain your strength and don't try your best, as long as you don't let the other party attack."

Then Nalan looked at him coldly at night: "I'll give you the battle of guarding the city. If you dare to open the door to meet the enemy, you'll be killed. If you dare to scare the other party away, I'll punish him severely afterwards. In short, just delay time, don't attack hard, and don't let the other party enter the city." With that, Nalan night didn't look at the stunned eyes of the people, turned and went back to the city master's house.

Leaving a crowd ready to meet the enemy, one by one looked at each other and didn't understand what it was.

Yuan Xing's hands were itching. He heard the speech and said painfully, "marshal, what's the matter? When the enemy came, it was only right to attack them. It was only 100000 to destroy them directly. We can't beat them. Why did the marshal give such an order?"

"Don't say so much, but the marshal ordered. This time, just delay, don't win, and don't fight too much to scare away the other party." Yong'an shrugged helplessly. The guards behind him immediately went to give orders. A moment later, the sound of drums sounded on the city gate, and then a pile of soldiers outside the city poured in.

When all the soldiers outside the city entered the city, the gate closed slowly, but a moment later, 100000 troops led by Wei Changlun, governor of Puning, finally rushed outside the city.