Chapter 48 - The arrival of Sna
When the scouts and I arrived at Zhang Tie's handsome boat, Zhang Tie said to me: "Fourth Brother, I wonder if you have brought those things!" I smiled and said, "So Third Brother had already thought of that. Why did you come here to test me?" You didn't let that scout pass the message in advance? " Zhang Tie laughed out loud and said, "If it was the enemy that was guarding us, how could a smart person like Fourth Brother not know how to defeat the enemy? Why waste my saliva? " I laughed and said, "Third Brother, you! "Haha!"
As a result, the Establishment sailed for three days in a row, dozens of times. But Engraved away from the two armies, only to shoot arrows, the arrows were almost all released. There were scarecrows on the ships of Establishment, so all the arrows shot out by the enemy troops landed on the scarecrows. Naturally, all of the arrows were given to the Establishment. I have drawn the arrows from the ship and obtained nearly a hundred thousand arrows.
On the day of the wind, I will have the sergeants fire their arrows together. As the arrows shot out by the two troops were against the wind and they did not have much arrows left, they were unable to defend against the attacks from the Establishment, so they could only retreat.
As soon as the soldiers landed on the shore, I immediately sent three troops to the camp where the two armies were stationed. The Establishment attacked the two armies from three sides. The two armies were defeated, so the two armies had to retreat.
The two armies had to retreat to Lai County. I ordered Zhang Yan to lead an army to guard the boat, but she himself brought an army to Lai County to fight against the two forces.
The carving leader said, "I never thought that the enemy troops would be this strong. What should I do?" Volkswagen Da Chuan said: "Leader, do not worry, I predict that the enemy will want to battle as soon as possible because of the difficulty in supplying them with food. As long as we hold on, the enemy will be able to retreat!" The carving leader nodded and said, "Good idea! Let's do it this way then! "
No matter how the Establishment challenges them, the Engraved Immortals will not be able to survive, so I have no choice but to do so. Time flew by, and another month passed.
I asked Chen Zhi, "Is it time for the shift change?" Chen Zhi answered me: "Yes, it's not wrong at all!" I said, "We have seven thousand men, and a thousand left to defend the ship. Six thousand more followed me as I attacked the county, and now we have three thousand shillings to go back to Yu Lin County to rest! And also, to urge for more food! " Chen Zhi said: "Alright! I will immediately give the orders! "
Thus, the Establishment's three thousand men set out on their journey back to Yu Lin County. After hearing this news, Volkswagen Da Chuan kept telling the two leaders, Condor and Li Li, to send their troops to attack the already halved Establishment.
The scout came to report to me as soon as he found out the news. Chen Zhi then said to me: "Fourth brother, how about we let the three thousand people that returned to Yu Lin stay back and kill the enemy together? Otherwise, our army would not be a match for the enemy! " I shook my head in disapproval. "No! A man cannot be trusted to stand between the heavens and the earth! I've already given the order for them to go back, even if it means that I have to do it again! Order the remaining three thousand people to be on guard! "
Chen Zhi was stupefied, he never thought that I would be so foolish as to not care for my own life for the sake of making such a promise! He really couldn't understand …
Chen Zhi said anxiously: "Fourth brother, aren't you courting death by doing this?" Chen Zhi looked at me. He hoped that I could change my mind. I said to Chen Zhi: "Second brother, the families of our soldiers must be leaning on their doorsteps waiting for their return! If they had to postpone it, their families would be worried about it. Sigh! They should just go back! Let their families be at ease! Furthermore, I believe that we can persevere to get the reinforcements to come. At this moment, the three thousand brothers that were left to defend the city must also return home to let our families be at ease! " Chen Zhi could not help but sigh deeply, and said: "Fourth brother is just too merciful! "Sigh!"
Engraved by the two armies that were several times stronger than the Establishment s, the three thousand Establishment s were quickly encircled. The situation in the Establishment was critical!
Engraved by the soldiers of both armies, Condor Li's troops wanted to lift up a ladder to attack the encampment, but there were also some who tried to charge through the gates of the Establishment's encampment with their carriages in hand. The Establishment's soldiers inside the stronghold also used their big wooden logs to support the stronghold's entrance, preventing the enemy's car from breaking through the stronghold's entrance. Arrows continuously shot down from the Arrow Tower of Establishment, like a swarm of locusts, shooting down many enemy soldiers who wanted to climb up the fortress. Even so, there were still many soldiers holding shields with their hands, blocking the arrows as they slowly moved forward.
On the other hand, Condor Li Jun's archers continued to shoot arrows at the Establishment in order to suppress the assault from the Establishment archers. "Ah!" "Ahhh!" Many soldiers fell from the archers tower after being shot by arrows. As soon as they fell, other soldiers immediately rushed to his side, carefully inspecting the fallen soldiers to see if he was still alive. If you are injured, immediately carry your back to the doctor for quick treatment. Establishment's archers were not scared by the enemy's attack. In a short period of time, the arrows of the Establishment and the Eagles of the Leaving the Army flew back and forth between each other. In an instant, the entire space was filled with arrows that flew in every direction. Whoosh whoosh! The sound of arrows whistling through the air and the miserable wails of the soldiers that were shot could be heard …
Seeing that the situation was dire, Chen Zhi ran over to me and said: "Fourth brother, quickly call the three thousand men to come back! The enemy is about to break through our stronghold! I'm really afraid we won't last much longer! As long as we can recruit those three thousand troops, we can avoid being completely annihilated by the enemy forces! " I said firmly, "No! I would never do such a thing! The reason why I led the troops was because I wanted to say a word of truth to them! I can't break my promise to them! Second Brother, don't worry, we can defend against the enemy's attacks! " My gaze was like a torch as it shot towards the distance. Chen Zhi stared at me, while Zhang Tie watched from the side. Zhang Tie didn't understand why I was doing this, why couldn't I temporarily order the three thousand people to come back to resolve this crisis?
Without mentioning how they would resist the Engraving the Alliance's attacks, they would have to face Li Gang and Li Xiong who were back in Yu Lin County.
Li Gang said to Li Xiong: "General Li, since it is time to change shifts, Master has ordered me to bring seven thousand people to Zhuya County. "My lord is also urging the general to bring the provisions into the army as soon as possible!" Li Xiong nodded and said, "Alright! I can get it to the lord right away! I will go and inform my sister-in-law now so that she won't worry about my lord! " Li Gang said: "That's good too! "General, I will be going to do what my lord ordered me to do!" Tung nodded.
When Xiong walked to the Fan Mansion's door, he saw a beautiful figure, that was the person he had been yearning for day and night! Without realizing it, he strode forward and said to the woman, "It's you! What a coincidence! "Miss Shi!" The woman turned her head and asked in surprise, "You are?" The first time she saw him, he looked familiar. Then, she recognized him. Perhaps it was because of the girl's modesty that she asked this question.
Li Xiong pressed his left hand on his chest, he stared at Sunless and said anxiously: "Miss Shi! I am Li Xiong, the one who was mistaken for a thief when we were at Wutu City! " Xiong took out a jade pendant from his chest pocket and handed it to the girl. "Miss Shi, this is your jade pendant! I'll return it to you! At that time, I really wasn't the thief who stole your jade pendant, I was only helping you get it back! I'm just sorry, your brother! It was all my fault that something unpleasant happened between me and your brother! Please forgive me! and to convey to your brother how much I earned from him. "
Sina took the jade pendant and stared at it for a while before saying emotionally, "I really didn't expect that you would still remember this! Furthermore, he brought my jade pendant with him … And you even call my brother's recklessness your own fault! " Sna looked at him affectionately.
Xiong looked straight at Na and asked, "Isn't Miss from the Central Plains? I wonder why would you come to our Ankang County? " "This..." Na began to stammer. She did not expect him to ask that.
Tung said, "I'm sorry! Miss, you're the only reason why I'm here. I really shouldn't have asked such a question! I wonder if Miss has found an inn? " After a sigh of relief, Na Xiong replied, "Not yet!"
Just at this time, Jiang Yan was about to go out, and when she reached the door, she heard the two of them conversing, so Jiang Yan came over and said: "Since this big sister doesn't have a place to stay, why not call big sister here! Isn't it? "Big brother!" Yan looked at Xiong with a strange expression, as if she was hinting at something to Xiong.
Then, Yan said to Na: "Elder sister, my name is Jiang Yan, I am Fan Li's wife. "You must be the Sister Na that big brother often talks about!" Hearing what Yan said, Na Yi's heart was overjoyed, her face blushed red as she thought in her heart: "Does Li Xiong talk about me often? Then, does he think of me often? " As soon as Na thought of this, she glanced at Xiong and her dimples immediately turned bright red. Na was afraid that someone would notice something and quickly lowered her head. Seeing her like this, Jiang Yan secretly laughed, then asked: "Are you Sister Sunless?" Na, whose face was flushed red, still didn't dare to raise her head. She only replied, "Yes, that's right!"
Seeing Na's bashful expression, Yan couldn't help but snicker. Na thought of something, raised her head and said to Yan: "Madam is the daughter of the richest man in Jiao Prefecture, Jiang Ren, Miss Jiang!" Yan seemed very happy, "You know my father too! Elder sister, you have to stay with me! Otherwise, you're looking down on me! " Na thought for a moment, then said, "That's good! I'll have to trouble you, Madam! "
After hearing that, Yan gave a look to Na Xiong, who was looking at her dumbly. Yan then said with a hint of dissatisfaction: "Elder sister, don't call me Madam! It makes me look old! Call me sister! " Na nodded and said, "Okay! "Sister!" Seeing that Li Xiong was still stunned, she continued to look at him with her eyes. Xiong finally regained his senses and realized that he had lost his composure, he laughed foolishly and said: "Sister-in-law, Fourth Brother told me to deliver a message to you. Everything is fine with him now. Please take care of yourself as well. "
After Yan heard Xiong's words, she became worried for her husband and asked: "How is the war ahead? He's fine, right? How is he? " Xiong smiled and said, "Don't worry! Condor and Li Jun would never defeat Establishment, now that Establishment had beaten the enemy into a corner, they didn't even dare to come out and fight! "I believe that fourth brother will return in triumph soon!" Yan Shi Yan heaved a sigh of relief. "I hope so!" On the other hand, Na Yi was extremely concerned about the development of the battle between the Establishment and Zhuang Li, as if she had some unspeakable secrets …
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[Note 1]: Zhi-Lai County is the Changjiang County in Hainan Province.