Royal road

Contrary to Yiyan's expectations, the visitor did not take him to the prefect's mansion, but took a detour to the Taoist temple in the west of the city.Why is the lord in the Taoist temple?

However, when he saw someone, his doubts were instantly forgotten, and Yiyan rushed over in three steps at a time: "My lord! How can you work so hard?!"

No wonder he was worried.At this moment, Liang Feng's sleeves were covered with stains, his hair was in a loose bun, and his already pale face was completely devoid of blood, as if he was about to fall down at any moment.Seeing that Yiyan was so nervous, Liang Feng smiled: "It's nothing on my side, but the city is okay? Is there any strength left for Zhengbing?"

"Yes!" Yi Yan couldn't help but took a step forward, supported the opponent, and then continued, "27 of the young and strong were injured, and all the auxiliary soldiers also joined the battle. The main soldiers only took turns to supervise the battle, and did not personally meet the enemy. The enemy seemed eager to attack the city, but they did not use all their strength, and several teams took turns to rest, probably trying to drag us down."

"Good control." Liang Feng nodded, this was the paralyzing tactic he wanted.Without refusing the other party's support, he said, "Follow me to the back, there are some things I want to show you."

The so-called back does not refer to those small houses, but a secluded empty space behind the Taoist temple.As they got closer, there was a strong smell of saltpeter, and there were a lot of shredded paper and burnt black marks on the ground, and a bonfire was burning in the distance.

"Your Majesty, the last one has been adjusted properly." Ge Hong stepped forward, looking even more embarrassed than Liang Feng.Not only was his body covered in dirt, but even his face was stained with a lot of black dust, but his expression was quite excited.

"Bring a shoulder crossbow." Liang Feng ordered without talking nonsense.

Soon, someone took the shoulder crossbow, Liang Feng took something from Ge Hong's hand, hung it on the crossbow, and said to Yi Yan: "Shoot it into the fire."

Yiyan didn't know why, so he took the shoulder crossbow, and saw a bamboo tube tied on top of the crossbow, about three inches long, it should be solid and heavy.But the fire is only a hundred paces away, so even if something is attached, it won't be out of focus.Yiyan raised the crossbow with both hands, aimed at the fire and pressed down the hanging knife.

The sound of piercing the air sounded, and the crossbow bolt fell into the flames exactly.However, at the next moment, something surprising happened. There was only a "boom", and there was a loud noise in the fire, as if being rubbed by an invisible big hand, the flames sprang up and sparks flew everywhere.

This blow was too powerful, it was like thunder hitting the fire.Yiyan's hair exploded all over, and he flew in front of Liang Feng.

Liang Feng smiled: "It's okay, this thing is just more noisy, and its lethality is limited."

Only then did Yiyan come to his senses, and looked down at the shoulder crossbow in his hand: "Is that the bamboo tube making the noise?"

"It's called a firecracker. It's filled with powder, and it explodes when it catches fire." To put it bluntly, this thing is a black powder version of Er Tijiao, and the movement is not as loud as Er Tijiao.Time is really tight, and gunpowder is really limited, so it can only be done like this.

Liang Feng turned to Ge Hong and said, "Zhichuan, order one for Boyuan to see."

Seeing that the vicious Jie people were in shock, Ge Hong couldn't help showing some color on his face, and took out another firecracker, and put it on the open space more than ten steps away.This one had a long lead wire, he lit the end of the wire with fire, and retreated more than ten steps quickly.The fuse burned to the end with a whoosh, and the bamboo tube exploded on the spot.The sound was equally loud, but apart from the flying bamboo shavings and leaving a black mark on the ground, there was no other damage, and even the ground was as smooth as before.

Only now did Yiyan regain his senses.This thing is like a firecracker, it can only be heard as a sound, not a real thunder.

Liang Feng saw that his mood was a little calm, so he said: "Nowadays gunpowder is only in its infancy, and it can only produce such an effect. What do you think?"

For another person, after calming down, it is very likely that such large firecrackers are useless.However, Yi Yan is not one of those mediocre people, he frowned, and said: "If you use it at night, the enemy will definitely blow up the camp!"

This kind of movement, such momentum, makes people who don't understand why they see it, they will only think that there is a mysterious thunder from the sky.Putting it at night is even more deterrent.

Liang Feng nodded: "Exactly. Now that the enemy thinks that they are sure of victory, and there is a large army in the formation, they must take a good rest at night. You lead ten soldiers who are bold, careful, and have a firm mouth, lurking near the enemy camp with artillery, and blow them up. Enemy camp. If you order Buqu to attack from the side, you will surely be able to retreat from the enemy!"

Gunpowder is something beyond this era.Even if it is used in actual combat, it cannot let everyone understand its true function and principle.It's like juggling. If you don't know the inside story, you will fear and worship, but knowing the truth is just another game for fun.

Not to mention gunpowder, the horseshoes and hand crossbows developed by Fuchu are still kept secret, Yiyan naturally knows the importance of this matter.But looking at the fire in the distance and the heavy shoulder crossbow in his hand, he said again: "Even if there are only ten people, it is inconvenient to sneak around the enemy camp."

The firecrackers tied to the arrows had no fuzes, presumably because they were afraid that they would be discovered by the enemy if they fired at night.But if this is the case, you must hold a bow and crossbow and shoot the artillery battle into the campfire of the enemy camp at close range.Even the range of the shoulder crossbow is no more than 150 steps at most, so it is quite easy for the enemy to spot it at such a short distance.

"It doesn't matter, I will find a way to turn those people's attention away." Liang Feng's expression became serious, "Tonight's battle can only be won, not defeated! There is only one chance, and we must let these Huns retreat as soon as possible! "

Lucheng can't stand the chaos of war, and these villains must be driven away as soon as possible in order to keep the people's hearts.There is not much time left for him, and he has to take in refugees and expand the wasteland when he comes down, so there is no delay for a day!

Yiyan looked at the other party's pale face, and nodded heavily: "Don't worry, my lord! This subordinate will definitely let those thieves come and go!"

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The night dimmed little by little, and the half-full moon floated over the treetops.Tonight is a sky with clouds covering the moon, the moonlight is hazy, like a cage of tulle, and even the stars have disappeared a lot.The surrounding fields were dark, only a few bonfires were burning in the big camp of the Huns.

Liu Wei is not a reckless person, and he arranged the camp early.It was not because of Lucheng's lack of defense and lax guard, but sent several teams of soldiers to patrol around the camp.The captured civilian husbands were kept outside the camp to prevent these people from making trouble and blowing up the camp.There are also some people who are specially guarding the gate of Lucheng to prevent the other party from opening the city in the middle of the night.

It can be said that any foreseeable danger is on guard.Even if someone sends thousands of troops to attack the camp, it will not be able to shake this solid camp.

The soldiers on patrol kept going around the camp.Other than that, the camp was as quiet as the wilderness, not to mention people, even the horses were silent.

In this silence, there was a slight noise on the wall of Lucheng.A few ropes were thrown down from the wall, and after that, figures slid down from the city one by one.Like a group of ghosts in the night whose shadows are integrated, they quietly landed on the ground and formed a team.No one made a sound, because they were all like horses in their mouths, biting the bit, unable to make a sound, even breathing shallowly.After landing, these people formed a queue and sneaked towards the Huns camp in the distance along the city wall.

But one of the teams moved faster than everyone else.The ten black shadows ran towards the camp like a pack of wolves running around at night.Their movements were light and skillful. The closer they got to the camp, the slower their marching movements became. In the end, everyone prostrated themselves on the ground, approaching the camp silently like ferocious beasts looking for food.

This distance is already too close.If it weren't for the sentinel standing by the campfire, whose vision was blurred by the light, I am afraid that even a slight movement would be noticed.

Therefore, none of these people moved, and each held down the crossbow at hand, waiting for the signal to attack.

On the top of the city, Liang Feng stood beside the arrow pile, looking at the looming bonfire in the distance.His vision has been poor due to heavy metal poisoning and he can see even less at night.The night is dark, like a curtain that cannot be lifted.Such silence is not a bad thing.

Half an hour passed quickly, and a family soldier stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Master Lang, it's time."

One hour is enough for Yiyan and the others to get close to the camp.Liang Feng nodded slightly: "Let's get started."

Following the order, a row of ten long bamboo arrows was brought up.Unlike other arrows, the heads of these arrows are all wrapped in cylindrical paper tubes, with a cotton thread hanging behind them.The arrow shafts are thin and long, without arrow feathers, very weird.

They put several arrows on the shelf at an angle, aiming at the Huns' camp.Someone ignited a short wooden stick in his hand, and put it on the cotton thread sprinkled with medicine.

There was a slight hissing sound, the cotton thread burned to the end quickly, and there was a smell of gunpowder smoke, and the arrow flew out with a whimper, and flew for about ten feet before a silvery tail flashed out.Immediately afterwards, the second and third arrow feathers rushed into the sky and fell towards the Huns' camp.

The night was so still that it was impossible to ignore the sight.Liang Feng raised the corners of his lips slightly. When he was a child, he had played Sky-Speeding Monkey countless times, but he never thought that one day, he would see this scene again on such an occasion.

In front of the camp gate, a Hun soldier heard a strange noise and looked up at the sky.With just one glance, he was startled.In the sky, there were silver stars falling from the sky, rushing towards the camp.How is this going?Why do meteors fall on their camp? !Should it be a warning, or should I kneel down and beg for mercy from the gods and Buddhas?

The Xiongnu soldier was completely dumbfounded on the spot, he was not the only one, and all the patrolmen around him had their eyes wide open, staring at the stars falling from the sky.At this time, in the shadow, someone moved.

A shoulder crossbow was in his hand, the hanging knife was pressed down, and long crossbow bolts flew out.His movements were too fast, almost as fast as the falling star.When the first crisp sound exploded in the air, the bonfire beside the Huns also exploded!

Like a muffled thunder, it tore apart the quiet night.The Xiongnu soldier's legs softened and he knelt on the ground.

"Meteor... Meteor... God... God Punishment!"

Stars fall from the sky, Xuan Lei enters the camp!This is clearly the sin of the gods and Buddhas!Only a wicked person would face such a strange situation!

But the noise didn't end there.Thunder sounded again and again, and the bonfire seemed to be stirred up by ghosts, and three feet of angry flames burst out, and they scattered towards the camp.The entire Huns camp was in chaos, and everyone was awakened by the thunder.However, after rushing out of the tent, what they faced was more thunder that sounded from the ground.The flames splashed and burned the nearby tents. The horse neighed and rushed towards its owner frantically.

In just a moment, the impenetrable camp turned into a sea of ​​ghosts and monsters!