bamboo horse prince

The battle drums for defending the city sounded again, just as Song Chengyun expected, Ye Yuan sent a small army to test it out.

Kang Qing made preparations early, and a row of archers lay in ambush on the crenel. When Liang Jun approached, he poked his head out. After a shower of arrows, Liang Bing panicked and started to retreat.

"Come on, let's make a bet, the one who hits the leader will get a hundred gold!" Seeing that her strategy was effective, Kang Qing encouraged the soldiers.

Ren Xiaoxiao used her father's longbow, and it took her a lot of effort just to draw the bowstring, coupled with the long arrow engraved with the word Ren, she flew straight towards the general.

The general was hit by an arrow in his right shoulder, lost his center of gravity on the horse, and fell.

The morale of the defenders on the city wall was boosted for a while.

But the power of this small route army did not affect the Liang army, their army was still stationed less than thirty feet away from Fengqi town, ready to move when the opportunity arises.

"If they want to fight for consumption, they can't fight us." Kang Qing said to Song Chengyun.

"I guess they didn't come here to fight for consumption. Have you set up an ambush at Ximen?"

"I have asked Li Sheng and the others to prepare."

"Kang Qing, I have something to ask you,"

"I'll take Ren Mian's position." Kang Qing guessed Song Chengyun's meaning early in the morning, "There is no one more suitable except in our army."

"You are always a woman, he, let me take care of you."

"I have good arms and legs, and you took good care of me," Kang Qing's eyes darkened. "Besides, at my age, it's hard for you to marry me. I was born on the battlefield, so I'll die here."

"I see." Song Chengyun nodded, "I'll go see Sheng'er."

The west gate was very close to the grain storage warehouse in Fengqi Town. Song Chengyun guessed that the Liang army would definitely attack the main gate, and then attack the west gate with heavy troops, cutting off the Chu army's reserves.

Therefore, Li Sheng and Shi Lingxin filled the west gate with organs and traps, preparing to trap the Liang army, while Yang Nian was in charge of transporting food and moving them to a safe place.

"Has the war always been this tight?" Yang Nian asked.

"A few years ago, it was on and off," Li Sheng replied, helping to deliver bags of grain to the trolley, "This is the first time such a large-scale one. It may be that the new king has taken office, so he has to put on a show. "

"Our emperor will be fine, just sit in the capital and sit back and relax. We were born and died, and the memorial is just a number." Shi Lingxin sighed.

"It's a big treason," Shi Licheng accompanied Song Chengyun to see their progress, and when he heard Shi Lingxin say this, he immediately scolded him dissatisfied.

Shi Ling pursed his lips, and quickly hid among the soldiers to help set up the mechanism.

Song Chengyun gave Li Sheng a few words, then turned to Yang Nian, "I have made an agreement with the local officials in Linzhen, you escort these grains to them, then stay there and don't come back."

Yang Nian was surprised, "Marshal, what do you mean by that?"

"I promised your father, it's too dangerous here."

The atmosphere was very embarrassing, Yang Nian went back to look for Li Sheng, Li Sheng turned his head away, he knew about this early in the morning, it might as well be that he suggested Song Chengyun to do this.

But Yang Nian is so easy to fool, and continued, "Only the Ministry of War has the right to deploy me, the Generalissimo must have overstepped his authority."

Song Chengyun didn't expect Yang Nian to insult him with these words, raised his eyebrows, but couldn't think of anything to say in response, so he could only give up.

"Yang Nian, you're really good. It's the first time I've seen someone talk to the marshal like this." Shi Lingxin got out from the crowd of soldiers.

Yang Nianmu's face was stiff, and he spread his palms stiffly to show Shi Lingxin, all sweaty.

"As a military supervisor, I can't take the lead, but I have to live and die with the soldiers." Yang Nian paused every word, deliberately telling Li Sheng.

Shi Lingxin laughed loudly, "This is my brother!"

As soon as it got dark, Liang Jun couldn't sit still. They put out the torches, split into two groups, and sneaked under the city wall while it was dark.

But the Chu army had already set up traps, Kang Qing sent a signal to the sky, and the fire flashed, and the whole Chu army was on alert.

Ren Xiaoxiao led a team of city gate defenders to retreat from top to bottom and dropped boulders, smashing Liang Jun who was surrounding the city gate, and then opened the city gate and led people to rush out.

Ximen's movement was much smaller, and many Liang soldiers were killed before they had time to react.

Ye Yuan couldn't wait for the signal of the success of the operation, and seeing that the soldiers at the gate of the city couldn't hold on, he hurriedly asked Emperor Liang for instructions.

After a while, the Liang Bing camp ignited flames, and the troops at the gate of the city began to retreat.

This victory wiped away the impact of the defeat in the first battle on the morale of the army. Chu soldiers are now studying how to fight back.

The generals above the Fourth Rank Dutong and Yang Nian all gathered in Song Chengyun's room to discuss countermeasures.

"Liang Jun is very powerful this time, deploying at least 20 troops, and we only have less than [-]. We can still deal with their small-scale temptation, but if the army is really overwhelming, we will not be able to resist." Shi Li Cheng said first.

Song Chengyun asked, "How long can we last if confronted head-on?"

"At most one month," Kang Qing replied.

Hearing what she said, the other generals lowered their heads and frowned in thought.

"Yang Nian, how long will it take for you to send a letter to the Ministry of War to dispatch the nearest reinforcements?"

"All the troops that can be deployed in the surrounding area have been recruited, but they are only about [-]. No matter how close they are, they have to be deployed from the northwest border."

"Northwest will never give it to us. Liang and Qi are allies. This does not mean tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall." The commander of the first cavalry battalion, that is, the grandson of Duke Rong Shen Miao suggested, "It's better to deploy the forbidden army in the last memorial, and it will be half a month."

"Come on, what's the point of the Imperial Army's kung fu." Kang Qing scoffed at his opinion, and Shen Miao's eyes immediately widened.

Yang Nian immediately came out to smooth things over when he saw the two of them were at war, "I have an idea, but I have no actual combat experience, so I don't know if it's feasible."

"Say it first and listen."

"Every festival in the capital will set off fireworks. There is a kind of fireworks called 'fireworks', which is to ignite the gunpowder in the paper tube and throw it on the water, and it will explode when it falls."

"There is indeed such a way to play." Shen Miao nodded, "Fireworks are dangerous, so throw them in the water to prevent them from hurting people."

"If we made the burning paper tube bigger and contained more gunpowder, wouldn't it be more threatening when it exploded?"

"This is indeed a way to win by surprise," Song Chengyun agreed.

Kang Qing looked at Yang Nian with a smile, "The idiot is quite capable."

"This is just an idea. The things we create may only bluff the enemy for a while, not a long-term solution." Yang Nian said modestly.

Shi Licheng said again, "Fengqi Town is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We have a favorable position and we have sufficient armaments. It is no problem to last for a month, but if we can take the risk and take the initiative to attack Liang Jun by surprise, maybe more effective."

"This is a good idea," Kang Qing was the first to agree, "Use a full cavalry lineup, just be quick and precise, and run away after a wave."

Yang Nian asked, "Who will lead the army?"

"Me." Li Sheng, who had been silent all this time, replied.