Jiuxi

Chapter 71 071 [Silent Battlefield]

Lu House, Xiyuan.

It was a quarter past two hours when Lu Chen woke up, and it was already a quarter past three hours when he went to sleep, which added up to less than two hours.

When Song Pei was helping him wash, he hesitated several times.

Lu Chen saw her slightly frowning eyebrows through the bronze mirror, and suddenly said, "Actually, two hours are not short."

Song Pei's movements on his hands stagnated slightly, and he whispered: "My servant dare not discuss the young master's business, but I am worried that the young master will be in bad health."

Lu Chen said: "It doesn't matter, I know what's going on."

"Yes."

Song Pei agreed gently, and then helped Lu Chen comb his hair and crown. Her hands and feet were very nimble, and she seemed to know that Lu Chen had a lot of things to do, so she finished it quickly.

Before leaving the bedroom, Lu Chen suddenly stopped, turned to look at Song Pei and said, "Although it is not safe outside now, your parents live in the county, so there should be no danger."

Song Pei was stunned.

When there was a disaster in her hometown, her whole family fled to Guangling. Life forced her to work as a maid for a wealthy family. Fortunately, the Lu family treated their servants very generously.

Lu Tong not only allowed her to read and write in her free time, but also found a job for her parents to work for the Lu family business in Hailing County down below, and they lived a very stable life.

Song Pei was grateful, so she became more diligent, hoping that her life would get better and better. In fact, it was just as she expected.

However, suddenly there was a thunderbolt from the blue, and the jackals from the north appeared under Guangling City.

Song Pei was not worried about herself. Although she did not understand the mysteries of military affairs, she also knew that a big city like Guangling could hold on for a long time as long as nothing happened.She was just afraid that if the enemy couldn't capture Guangling, they would harass the surrounding areas, and Hailing County would most likely become their target.

"Thank you, Master, for remembering me, maid..."

Her tone gradually became lower. No matter how mature she was, she was still only a 16-year-old girl.

Seeing this, Lu Chen did not deliberately comfort him, but just said calmly: "The enemy's goal is Guangling, so dividing the troops is the best strategy. Moreover, each county also has garrison strength, so it is not impossible to stop them, so you don't have to worry too much. "

"Thank you sir."

Song Pei was short and blessed, with a look of gratitude on his face.

After Lu Chen went out, He Yu noticed that Song Pei's eyes were slightly red as soon as he came in.

She couldn't help but open her eyes wide and look at the direction Lu Chen left, then turned back to look at Song Pei, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Sister Song, what's going on?"

Song Pei shook his head and said softly: "It's okay."

He Yu said: "Then why are you crying?"

Song Pei sighed softly, briefly recounted the conversation just now, and said with admiration: "Although the young master doesn't like to talk much, he knows everything in his heart. He will definitely have a bright future in the future."

He Yu smiled brightly and nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's what everyone in the city is saying now! Sister Song, does the young master care about you so much..."

"You're going to die, don't talk nonsense!"

"Hehe, it's a joke. What are our identities, and what is the Young Master's identity? It's already a rare good thing to be able to follow someone as good-tempered as the Young Master."

"This sentence is quite understandable."

The girls were chattering, their eyes full of expectations for the future.

……

After Lu Chen left the mansion, he first went to the Weaving Department and chatted with Li Jin for a while, and then came to the West City Gate, where there was an open space allocated for the temporarily formed reserve army.

Li Chengen and two generals of the Guangling Army were conducting simple drills on more than a thousand people.

The content of the training is very simple, focusing mainly on the basic military literacy that soldiers need to master, because these people themselves have strong combat capabilities, but what they lack is an understanding of the rules of the battlefield.

Lu Mo looked on silently, realizing that he still didn't know enough about Li Chengen.

How could a young man who was considered a master in the martial arts world, and even his senior sister Lin Xi privately said that he should have the ability to be ranked below the martial arts list, and also possess certain military talents, be willing to be the guardian of a company?

What's more, Li Chengen is only 24 years old, and he is not in a middle-aged situation where he has no hope for the future.

Even if he wanted to repay the Lu family's kindness, Lu Tong should not agree with his generous temperament.

After thinking about it, most of these unusual places are related to Lu Tong.

Lu Chen did not step forward to disturb him. After watching for a moment, he turned and headed towards the city wall.Perhaps it was because of the fire that occurred during the day yesterday that Jing Jun was still frightened, or because the raid last night severely damaged the opponent's morale, so Jing Jun's main camp was in a state of silence.

This is of course not to say that there was no movement from the Jing army. They added many small camps on all sides of Guangling City, added more sentries and cavalry to roam around, and let the auxiliary soldiers continue to build siege equipment, but it was not as Lu Chen expected. Like attacking the city directly.

"Qin Chun is a strong man under Jing Chao Qing Yugong. He is known for his toughness and ferocity, but he is definitely not the kind of person who makes plans later. I don't think he can swallow the bitter consequences of previous defeats. Now he should be in Accumulating strength is not preparing for a long siege."

Duan Zuozhang rested his hands on the wall and stared at the Jingjun Camp in the distance.

Lu Chen frowned slightly and said, "What I'm worried about is that he will wait for reinforcements to arrive."

After Jing's army occupied the Wangmei Ancient Road, the first batch of nearly 2 troops were transported and led by Qin Chun to attack Guangling.Facing the [-] defenders in the city, the troops and horses led by Qin Chun were barely able to reach the bottom line for a strong attack. This also shows that the Beiyan Procuratorate has a very clear understanding of the city defense forces in Huaizhou.

This comparison of forces is within the normal range. Qin Chun dared to use his troops to attack, and the Guangling army was able to firmly defend the city. The next step was the moment when the two sides competed in willpower.

If Qin Chun just besieged the city and waited for the follow-up troops to arrive, further widening the gap with the number of defenders, the situation would become very difficult for the Guangling Army.

On the one hand, the enemy can continuously rotate the siege troops, while the defenders must hold on to the four walls and cannot rest.

On the other hand, as time goes by, Jingjun can make more and more siege equipment from local materials.

Duan Zuozhang shook his head and said: "Qin Chun will not wait for others to share the credit for his achievements, otherwise he would not dare to lead thousands of people to cross the Shuangfeng Mountains at great risk, and then launch an attack from the rear to defeat our army and capture Wang. Mei Gudao. This man is very ambitious and unwilling to be subordinated to others. The achievements of that battle cannot satisfy him, so he can’t wait to lead 2 people to raid Guangling."

Lu Chen nodded thoughtfully.

Duan Zuozhang added: "The fire and last night's surprise attack will only make Qin Chun more anxious, so he will definitely capture Guangling before the friendly forces arrive, so that he can enjoy the real first prize."

Lu Chen said slowly: "In this case, he is most likely planning a method that will put our army into a difficult situation."

Duan Zuozhang's eyes narrowed slightly, gradually becoming stern, and he said in a deep voice: "Maybe... I know what he wants to do."

Lu Chen listened quietly. Although his expression did not change significantly, he felt a sudden anger rising in his heart.

Duan Zuozhang finally said: "This is the battlefield. In any case, we need to make some preparations in advance to avoid chaos."

Lu Chen said sternly: "I'm going to go find Mr. Fu Zun immediately."

Duan Zuozhang nodded and said: "Okay, the most important thing is to maintain stability in the city."

The day was spent in eerie silence. As sunset approached, Jingjun made some moves, but it was only a tentative attack. The intensity was far less intense than the previous one, as if he was afraid of the defenders who could cause large-scale damage. The strange fire.

The next morning, Jing's army stepped up its offensive, but the defenders' defense was extremely resolute and did not give the opponent an opportunity to take advantage.

In the afternoon, there was nearly an hour of fighting again. This time Duan Zuozhang asked Lu Chen to lead the reserve troops who had experienced the night attack battle on the city wall, allowing these masters who could not be called soldiers to face Jing Jun head-on, and use real battle formations to attack and hone their skills. them.

On the morning of the third day, the seventh day after Jing's army surrounded Guangling City, Lu Chen had just finished breakfast with Lin Xi when the deep and distant bell suddenly rang.

The two people hurried to the west gate. As soon as they stepped onto the city wall, they found that the atmosphere was very oppressive, and the expressions of the defenders were solemn and dignified.

They walked to the wall and looked out. Lin Xi's expression changed immediately.

I saw that Jing's army had already formed a formation under the city, but in front of the formation were not the armored infantry that they had seen before, but elite cavalry with guns and horses.

There is still a huge group of people in front of Jingchao's cavalry, numbering in the thousands.

Most of these people wore coarse clothes and were all thin and thin.

Among them were white-haired old men and young boys.

There are men in their prime but already stooped, and there are women in plain clothes and hairpin skirts with bare faces.

All shapes and sizes are different.

The only thing they have in common is that they are all poor people in Guangling.

They stood tremblingly in front of Jing Chao's cavalry, their bodies shaking uncontrollably, but they did not dare to make any move.

Some adults held their children in their arms and covered their mouths with their hands to prevent them from making any noise, revealing only pairs of confused and black-and-white eyes.

Looking timidly at this world.

Driven by Jingchao's cavalry, thousands of unarmed Guangling people were forced to move towards Guangling City ahead.

Lu Chen looked at this scene and his breathing gradually became heavier.

(End of this chapter)