Chapter 393: Changxin City Is Broken, the Wind Is Strong and the Screams Are Strong

Seeing the catapult that suddenly appeared outside the city, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, who had originally received news of Gu Rubing's support and wanted to delay Shi Xie, acted honestly and immediately began to retreat. The reason why they were able to be confident before was because Large siege equipment such as catapults cannot be transported to the front of the city.

Although Changxin County is the seat of Cangwu County, it is only a small county after all. The height and thickness of the city walls are far less than the scale of other counties. It can be said that in the face of catapults, Changxin County is stuck in place. A living target, and a fragile one at that.

"How did this get brought in! No, Uncle Liu Huang is here. Shouldn't he run away in despair with his tail between his legs? Why did he get hit again?"

Wei Yan looked at the catapult in the distance and asked helplessly. Just this afternoon, when they learned that Gu Rubing was about to arrive, they were extremely excited. After all, Shi Xie didn't know when he would go crazy again. Even when they tried their best to attack, they couldn't resist it.

But he didn't expect that Shi Xie, who had been quiet for two or three days, launched an attack when Gu Rubing came. This made him not confused.

"Shi Xie is desperate. If he doesn't attack, we may make dumplings for him. This further shows that he is afraid. As long as we can hold on, Shi Xie will be defeated sooner or later."

Huang Zhong comforted, while holding his eight-treasure unicorn bow tightly in his right hand. Although he was comforting Wei Yan, he was not sure in his heart. After all, a small county like Changxin was far inferior to the walls of Nanchang City. , Nanchang destroyed several walls under the attack of catapults, not to mention Changxin City.

"If I can survive this time, I will have to complain to Uncle Liu Huang no matter what."

Wei Yan complained, then put away his smiling face, and looked seriously at the approaching enemy troops below. He moved his right hand, and then tightened the White Tiger Sun-Eating Sword in his hand. Wei Yan, the little-known Jingzhou The military commander finally showed his talents to the world for the first time.

"Let the soldiers retreat from the city. The catapults are coming. I'm afraid Changxin City cannot be defended."

Huang Zhong also had a solemn look on his face. He had already put a blood knife on his waist. After many years, he once again took out this evil knife, this evil knife that could swallow a person's lifespan.

At the top of Changxin City, countless soldiers are evacuating in an orderly manner. If the city wall is broken, they can still engage in street fighting. But if the army is gone, even if they have city walls, it will be of no use. In contemporary wars, the most important thing is military strength. As long as the army remains, they will always have hope of turning defeat into victory.

Before all the soldiers had withdrawn from the city, five catapults began to attack in unison. In the Central Plains, there were often many catapults, but there were relatively few boulders that could be used as weapons. Here, they could be used as weapons. The huge boulders are inexhaustible, but the complex and rugged mountain roads make it difficult for catapults to reach some places, such as Changxin City.

This was Shi Xie who forced the soldiers to withstand such heavy catapults and boulders. Many soldiers were smashed into meat patties due to exhaustion or slippery hands and feet. However, as Shi Xie said, As long as they can capture Changxin City so that Gu Rubing can no longer have an internal response in Cangwu County, then they only need to use the dangerous terrain of Jiaozhou to defend themselves. No matter how strong Gu Rubing's troops are, it will be difficult to attack.

The boulder fell on the weak wall of Changxin City, creating a big crater immediately. The whole city wall shook. Huang Zhong jumped up and landed on the battlements in two or three steps. He drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and raised the arrow in a bow. It's like shooting the sun.

"Meteor Arrow!"

Huang Zhong shouted low, and the arrow on the line suddenly began to gather strength, and then a blue stream of light flew out. Huang Zhong found the angle so well that the arrow penetrated three boulders, and in the end only two A huge boulder fell on the city wall, but two of them had already caused the wall of Changxin City to collapse, and part of it had collapsed and ceased to exist.

But Huang Zhong had just shot three of them, and the second attack came again. Huang Zhong's popular arrows could not be used multiple times, otherwise he would lose his famous general points. Huang Zhong took a deep breath and was about to consume his famous general points and continue to use popular arrows. A figure appeared in his sight.

Wei Yan shook his head, tore off the cloak behind his back and threw it up high. The White Tiger Sun-Eating Sword had already been swung out, and the shadow of a huge white tiger seemed to solidify, and then it swooped out, swallowing up the three boulders in the middle. Grinding in the belly, then exploding with a bang. After slashing with one knife, Wei Yan pulled Huang Zhong and started running.

"Okay, now I can leave my name in history."

Wei Yan said excitedly. Huang Zhong withdrew his hand from Wei Yan and jumped down the city tower with Wei Yan. Under the city tower, Li Feisha was already waiting for Huang Zhong. The two mounted their horses and ran away, following Shi Xie's tactics. , let alone Changxin City, any city that comes here will be smashed to pieces. The most indispensable thing in Jiaozhou is all kinds of huge rocks.

"Where should we set up our defenses? After the opponent's 80,000 infantrymen break through the city, I'm afraid there will be people coming to support us. We can't stop so many."

Huang Zhong asked. After all, Wei Yan had been in Changxin much longer than him, and he didn't know much about the terrain here.

"Deploy defenses? How about setting up ridiculous defenses? Of course we have to withdraw! I know there is a road that was dug at a huge cost when Wu Ju was in office. Where can we get out of this mountain range directly? Let's go directly to Uncle Liu Huang! Come back and kill this little brat Shi Xie!"

Wei Yan was riding ahead and said as he ran, now it was Huang Zhong's turn to be confused.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier if there was such a way?"

"You didn't even ask."

Wei Yan's light words silenced Huang Zhong's mouth. The two stopped bickering and began to gather troops and prepare to evacuate. After all, the walls of Changxin City could not hold on for long.

Under the leadership of Wei Yan, everyone came to a city wall that had been in disrepair for a long time. The wood of the city gate was covered with weeds. Huang Zhong couldn't help but wonder if there was a road here. After all, it looked like it had been abandoned for many years. Yes.

As if seeing Huang Zhong's doubts, Wei Yan slashed out with his sword. The originally decayed and dilapidated gate fell to the ground, and a long corridor with a width of five meters appeared in front of everyone.

"This is the escape passage Wu Ju prepared for himself back then. It has never been used and it has become like this. He died in Jingzhou, so naturally it has never been used."

"Then how did you know?"

"It goes without saying that Wu Ju and I are good brothers."

Wei Yan said with a smile, Huang Zhong did not ask any more questions, and the army began to walk into the corridor, with Huang Zhong and Wei Yan responsible for breaking up the rear.

Not long after, a sound resounded throughout Changxin City. Huang Zhong and Wei Yan looked at each other. They knew that the city wall was broken, but they never saw the defenders, so they did not dare to act rashly until Break down the entire city wall.

The two of them looked at each other, with smiles in their eyes. The 70,000-strong army was about to march forward. I believe that in less than half a quarter of an hour, they would all be able to enter the corridor. By then, it would be too late for Shizhui to find them. By that time, Huang Zhong and the others had already left the canyon.

"I'm going to see Uncle Liu Huang soon, I'm so excited."

Wei Yan rubbed his hands excitedly. He was not in Xiangyang during the last Jingzhou Incident. He didn't know about the Jingzhou incident until Liu Qi's order came down. Then he took office and came to Cangwu County to serve as the prefect, so in He knew that the reason why Liu Qi had such iron-blooded skills was because of Gu Rubing, and he admired Gu Rubing in his heart.

After the city wall collapsed, Shi Wu and the others did not see any defenders. The only ones they saw were Huang Zhong and Wei Yan. This made them suspect that there was an ambush in the city and they did not dare to move forward. Finally, a few people Because they were afraid that the two people in the city would do something uncontrollable, they began to direct the soldiers to enter Changxin City.

After entering the city, there were no ambushes, attacks, or traps as expected, and there were no human figures. Only some people were left hiding in their houses, locking their doors, and not daring to show their faces.

Shi Shi suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Let's go to the prefect's mansion!"

They no longer moved forward cautiously, but galloped on their horses. Because Changxin City was surrounded by mountains on three sides, the structure of Changxin City was different from that of other towns. Other towns were all prefectures, with the county government waiting in the center of the city, but Changxin City's The Prefect's Mansion is located in the deepest part of Changxin City.

They rushed all the way to the prefect's mansion. Just as Shi Shi expected, the entire prefect's mansion was empty, let alone people. Even the poultry was not left for them. It could be said that there were no feathers left.

"Search for me! Search the whole city!"

The soldiers shouted angrily, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, with a combined total of nearly 70,000 people, could they just disappear? The soldier's right eye twitched, making him uneasy. About half an hour later, a soldier hurried back.

"Report, report to the prefect! To the south of Changxin City, there is a deserted city wall and a fallen city gate. Behind the city gate is a corridor, I don't know where it leads to?!"

"ah!"

The soldier roared angrily, pulled out his sword and chopped down everything that could be cut nearby. He was ordered to attack Changxin City at any cost. Now Changxin City was indeed broken, but they only saw two people from the beginning to the end. How could he not be angry.

"Follow me! I want to see where this is going!"

Shi Xie is unwilling to go back without any results. If he goes back in such a dejected manner, the result can be imagined. He will definitely be punished by Shi Xie. Even though the two are brothers, the military law is here, and he He also knows his brother's temper very well, and I'm afraid that if he goes back this time, he will also have to shed his skin.

"No, Lord Prefect, the corridor is narrow, and we don't know if there is an ambush inside. It would be too dangerous to pursue him rashly. Please think twice, Lord Prefect!"

An infantry general on the side spoke hurriedly. Anyone who knew a little bit about the art of war knew that the long and narrow corridor that the man described was an excellent place for an ambush and must not be walked.

"Shut up! Whoever talks nonsense again will affect the morale of the army! He will be dealt with according to military law!"

Shi Shi was completely crazy at this moment, and all he could think about was finding Huang Zhong and the others so that he could be punished and make meritorious service.

"Brother!"

At this moment, Shiwu on the side grabbed Shiwu.

"My lord just wants to delay time and capture Changxin City. To my lord, Huang Zhong and the others are not important. What matters is that they are not in Jiaozhou!"

After listening to Shiwu's words, Shiwu calmed down a little. Seeing that it was effective, Shiwu immediately spoke again.

"Brother, you can rest assured. I will intercede for you with the lord after I go back. We also have a share in this matter. We can shoulder it together. It's just a small matter now, but if you chase after them, if they really have an ambush, they will be there." That’s when it gets really troublesome.”

The soldier's hand holding the sword slowly relaxed.

"Go back to camp."

After a long time, a weak voice came out, Shiwu looked at him, and the soldiers next to him immediately yelled.

"Go back to camp!"

Compared to the depressed taxi driver, Wei Yan was in a high mood at the moment. Someone had just reported that the vanguard troops had walked out of the tunnel. As long as they walked around the mountains, they would be able to meet Gu Rubing soon. It would be early tomorrow morning at the latest. He can meet his idol.

Gu Rubing knew nothing about the news in Changxin City, because Shi Xie had blocked the only passage with heavy armored soldiers, and the spies in the city had no way to send out the information. In addition, the distance was so long that it was difficult to hear the news. When there was no sound, Shi Xie was on guard. From now on, it was difficult to go deep into the vicinity of Changxin City to inquire about news.

At night, bonfires were lit inside and outside the camp. Looking from a distance, a fiery yellow scene caught my eye, but Shi Xie was not in the mood to see it now, because Shi Xie, Shi Wu and the others came back and brought Chang Xin. When there was news that the city had been conquered, Shi Xie was about to praise a few people, but found that their expressions were wrong. After careful questioning, he found out that Changxin City had indeed been captured, but the people inside were gone. Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, As well as 70,000 troops, they all escaped from a corridor, and the end point of the corridor was unknown.

Shi Xie looked at the several clansmen of the same clan in front of him with hatred, and the anger in his heart was rising step by step. It took a long time for Shi Xie to recover.

"Is there anyone guarding the entrance to the passage?"

"People have been posted to guard it."

Shiwu answered first. When Shiwu was sad alone, Shiwu made a series of arrangements to guard the hole that appeared inexplicably.

"It doesn't matter. We didn't lose any troops and we captured Changxin City. As for whether we killed Huang Zhong and the others, that's not important. What's important is that we only need to hold Liu Bei down until Shi Ren comes back. You can turn defeat into victory.”

Shi Xie suppressed the anger in his heart. Fortunately, he did not lose any troops, which allowed him to contain his anger at the last moment.

"We must be vigilant about the passage in the city. Liu Bei must not be allowed to come in from there. Otherwise, if we are attacked from both sides, we may also be attacked. That thing has no eyes."

Shi Xie warned earnestly, with a smile on his lips.

The next day, when the fish belly white appeared on the eastern horizon, Gu Rubing's military camp indeed appeared in Huang Zhong and Wei Yan's perspective, and the scouts also discovered them immediately. These were all people who had seen Huang Zhong in Nanchang City, so There was no stopping the two of them and they were allowed to go all the way.

After Gu Rubing learned the news, he quickly stood up to greet Huang Zhong.

At the entrance of the camp, Gu Rubing himself saw Huang Zhong's figure, but it was still far away and he couldn't see clearly who the person walking next to him was.