The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the city wall, reflecting the surrounding bloodstains, forming a cruel and beautiful picture.

In Shi Yunchen's eyes, Lu Xiuyuan was just a weak scholar. Under such circumstances, he should be protected well.

The old servant saw that the young master was heading towards the east gate, so he probably wanted to go out there to support the general.

With his own old bones, he couldn't help at the front line, so he could only continue to defend on the city wall.

Turning on the horse, the old servant also rode away directly.

Lu Xiuyuan, who was left in place, watched the crowds on the street rushing towards the south gate, struggled several times in his heart, and finally made up his mind to run towards the north gate.

Because there were too many people on the north-south street, the old servant's speed was not very fast, and he was caught up by Lu Xiuyuan in a short while.

Seeing him running over, the other party knew that this was the young master's friend, so he greeted him with a good attitude: "Young master, the sword in front of you has no eyes, don't be careful to be accidentally injured, you should quickly follow the crowd to avoid it."

The constant running around caused Lu Xiuyuan to lose his physical strength rapidly, and the border area was more than twice as cold as their Ping'an Town. The cold air was sucked into the lungs through the mask, which made his chest feel a little stuffy and uncomfortable.

Hearing the old servant's advice, he opened his mouth to say it's okay, but the strenuous exercise made him breathe desperately, unable to speak.

However, Lu Xiuyuan had a good idea in his heart. In ancient times, all battles were done with cold weapons. Now that there are no archers currently attacking the city, as long as the opponent does not have a large army to climb up, the city wall will be safe for the time being.

Everyone is responsible for the country's troubles. Although this is just a border, it has a different meaning. It is equivalent to the gate of this dynasty, and it must not be broken by the barbarians on the opposite side!

What's more, there are still many innocent people in the city. If the other party breaks through the city gate, their families will be destroyed.

So no matter what, Lu Xiuyuan wanted to go there and go up the city wall to see if there was anything he could help.

Anyway, if he can contribute his strength, he will do his best. Even if he can't defend the city and is breached in the end, he will die without regret.

Seeing that he ignored his words, the old servant didn't have time to persuade him because of the critical moment, so he just put his horse under his belly and went to the gate of the city.

Seeing the other party leave, Lu Xiuyuan continued to sprint, and now everyone on the street was fleeing to the south, and he was going to the north alone, which was more conspicuous, so that the Amu brothers who came out to look for him recognized him at a glance.

"Lu Xiucai! Lu Xiucai!"

When Lu Xiuyuan heard the shout, he stopped and looked back. He was surrounded by ordinary people who were busy leaving.

He looked around, but after not finding who was calling him, he thought he had misheard, cleared his throat, raised his sore legs, and continued to run towards the city wall.

The General's Mansion was about two miles away from the city wall. After running for less than half a quarter of an hour, Lu Xiuyuan finally came under the city wall.

Observing the city wall of this city at a close distance, it is about ten meters high. The lower part is rammed with loess, and the upper part is built with adobe.

While he was standing and looking at him, there was another angry shout from the city wall, and then a human head rolled down, and the blood spattered from that head caught him off guard.

Lu Xiuyuan looked at the head of the Goutai tribe rolling around on the ground, wiped the blood from his face with disgust, and kicked the head away angrily.

He looked up and saw that the fight was still fierce.

Lu Xiuyuan no longer hesitated, and climbed up two steps at a time.

When he came to the city wall, he saw corpses all over the ground, including those from the Goutai clan and those from the city defenders.

The suicide attack on the opposite side caused heavy casualties to the defending army.

A general in armor next to him noticed that there was suddenly someone beside him, and looked over vigilantly.

Lu Xiuyuan covered his face with a mask, making it difficult to see his face, and he was covered in blood. The man thought he was a spy, so he pointed his weapon at him.

"Who are you?! What are you doing here?!"

Fortunately, Yu Guang, the old domestic servant just now, noticed the situation here, and after hacking to death a Goutai man who climbed up from the ladder, he helped to explain: "This is General Shi's guest, and he is one of our own."

The general frowned. Seeing that Lu Xiuyuan looked like a weak scholar, coming here would simply add to the chaos, so he hurriedly chased him away: "It's dangerous here, you'd better go back to the general's mansion and stay honest."

At this moment of crisis, Lu Xiuyuan didn't care what they were talking about. At this time, no amount of talking would be as useful as doing it directly.

He picked up a knife on the ground, and directly patched the gap in the city wall without saying a word, and when a hooker was about to charge up, he directly cut off the aorta in the neck of the opponent.

Because it was the first time to use a knife, I was not very proficient, and because I was nervous and because I used too much force, I accidentally cut the spine inside, and it got stuck before I pulled it out.

Blood splattered all over immediately.

The old servant and the guarding army saw the situation here, and saw that Lu Xiuyuan was somewhat powerful, so they didn't say anything more. They were in a hurry now, and they couldn't take care of themselves to prevent the other side from climbing the city wall. Now someone It would be best to come and help.

The great general Shi was wise and powerful, and led the soldiers to fight outside. As long as they guard the city wall, they will not be breached by the opponent.

Although they are in a state of distress now, the opponent's losses are more serious than theirs. As long as they hold on to the city wall and compare their stamina with the Goudai tribe, the opponent will definitely be exhausted to death!

Lu Xiuyuan stood on the top of the city wall, occupying a natural advantage. As long as the opponent dared to come up, he would kill one by one, or two by one.

After dodging a wave of enemy attacks, he slashed across the opponent's aorta again. Hot blood splashed on the city wall, and a few drops splashed on his face, but at this time he was already numb.

Although it was the first time to kill someone today, his heart was very calm. I don't know if it was because he had done too many surgeries before, but he seemed to be used to these things now.

He didn't dare to think about his current behavior. He could only firmly believe in his heart that his approach was correct. The other party was an aggressor. He was forced to defend. Either he died or I died. so as not to tremble.

With the passage of time, his hands holding the knife have long been numb, but his body is still repeating the previous movements mechanically, skillfully slashing the most vulnerable part of the person's body, taking the opponent's life.

Looking at those Goudai people who were desperately climbing up, the other party had deep eyebrows, a hideous face, and a ghost-like appearance. Coupled with the suicide attack, if he could go back alive, I don't know if he would have nightmares when he slept at night.

Lu Xiuyuan thought about various problems and tried to keep his mind clear.

Finally, with unremitting persistence, Lu Xiuyuan heard a strange whistle from the other side, and the opponent's offensive gradually stopped when the whistle sounded.

After a few breaths, there were no Goudai people rushing up the city wall. He stretched his head to look down, and there were no Goudai people climbing under the ladder, but there was still a mess outside the city wall.

Outside the city wall, he could see Shi Yunchen's figure from a distance. The opponent was not wearing armor, but was dressed in a gorgeous brocade suit, rushing to the front. It was both eye-catching and dangerous. The enemy's attacks basically greeted him.

However, he saw that the opponent's spear was as sharp as a dragon, and the cold light swept across the enemy wherever it went, which made Lu Xiuyuan feel a kind of thrilling beauty.

He really didn't expect that the normally delicate young master would have such a powerful side, his eyes unconsciously followed each other's every move.

Lu Xiuyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the guards around the city saying that the Goudai people would not attack for the time being. Only then did he feel that the big knife in his hand seemed to be as heavy as a thousand weights, and his legs staggered back twice as if they were losing their strength. , fell to the ground.

He didn't have the strength to watch the battle any more. The wind on the city wall was strong, coupled with the low temperature, Lu Xiuyuan's coat was wet with blood, and he was already frozen hard for a while.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Lu Xiuyuan shivered uncontrollably.

Some disgustedly looked at the bloody clothes on his body, but it was so cold that he couldn't take them off, so he could only make do with it for the time being.

He sat slumped on the ground, his breath was full of blood. During the fight just now, his mask had already been soaked in blood, and it was useless to keep it on now, so he simply tore it off and threw it aside.

The general next to him also had a break for the time being. He just caught a glimpse of Lu Xiuyuan's agile appearance with the knife in his hand, and couldn't help but come over to inquire: "Brother, the decisive appearance of your killing just now is not at all like a pedantic scholar. ah?"

Lu Xiuyuan didn't want to talk, and didn't bother to explain. He wanted to sit quietly now. Seeing that the other party was really curious about his behavior just now, he reluctantly curled his lips. of."

Hearing his answer, the general laughed loudly, and patted his shoulder hard, "My good brother, it's a pity to have the ability to study. Come and join the army, and I will protect you from now on."

"This is General Shi's guest. General Zhou should rest." The old domestic servant next to him came over covered in blood. He saw that Lu Xiuyuan was pale and knew he was too tired, so he pulled General Zhou away, "Let me have a good rest."

At this time, Lu Xiuyuan really needed to rest quietly to recover his strength quickly, so he ignored the opponent and just closed his eyes to rest his mind. He didn't know if he would be able to attack the city later, but having said that, climbing the ladder was indeed a bit disgusting.

The ancient cloud-climbing ladder is not like the one in TV dramas. A bamboo ladder is placed on the city wall, and the length is tens of meters. The center is very unstable, and it will fall down if you push it lightly.

The real ladder has wheels at the bottom. It can not only move, but also adjust the height. When climbing over the city wall, because the top of the ladder is equipped with a hook, which is used to hook the edge of the city, it can also protect the city from guards. promotion and destruction.

In the ancient times of cold weapons, it was simply a nightmare for city defenders.

Although the siege battle has temporarily stopped, they can't relax yet. The old servant and the General Zhou took advantage of the gap in the meeting to go to the side to check the damage of the personnel and the city's defense supplies.

After knowing the result of counting, both parties sighed.

Since most of the troops on the opposite side were used to climb the city wall, although they temporarily resisted, they still suffered huge damage.

Most of the defenders suffered casualties, and the rolling stones and trees used to defend the ladders were almost exhausted. When the opponent slowed down enough and attacked next time, they might not be able to defend.

The author has something to say: I am very grateful to Yi Changan for the two bottles of nutrient solution ~ Bixin