Chapter 408: Conspiracy to poison, heart-to-heart battle

Author: Taiqing Yaodao

Chapter 408: Conspiracy to poison, heart-to-heart battle

In Zhuge Town, Li Xuan held a copy of Spring and Autumn in his hand, and the oil lamp flickered.

He raised his head, looked towards Meiling Pass in the distance, and smiled lightly.

In the blink of an eye, his vision had changed.

…

At the foot of Meiling Pass, flames soared into the sky.

A group of black soldiers quickly retreated towards the city gate with their swords and guns raised.

Behind them, a group of cavalry chased them closely, flying geese from time to time to kill, and from time to time they strangled them from left to right.

Under the firelight, one black pawn kept falling to the ground, and finally, four or five black pawns turned back at the same time and killed the cavalry desperately.

The long knife in his hand stabbed the cavalryman's horse's neck directly.

But at this moment, the two Thousand Ox Swords moved forward at the same time, directly blocking the long knife that was stabbed. Then, the two Thousand Ox Swords slashed down directly, and a head flew up.

After five "pops", the five black pawns fell directly to the ground.

Blood immediately started flowing rapidly in the soil.

Seeing the black soldiers who had entered the city gate, Qian Niuwei whistled and retreated on horseback in the blink of an eye.

The city gate was closed, and Zuo Fei suddenly leaned against the city gate, his whole body paralyzed as if he had lost all strength.

"Your injury doesn't matter." Zhang Wanyu quickly looked over with Ye Wanwan and He Qing'er, glanced at the long arrow stuck in Zuo Fei's left shoulder, and immediately waved to his medical officer to treat his injury.

"I thought all their archers had gone to rest, but I didn't expect that there were still people here." Zuo Fei gritted his teeth with a look of resentment on his face.

"It's just a few people. They are there to prevent us from raiding at night. There are more of them than us, so don't worry about it." Zhang Wanyu saw through the trick behind this at a glance.

At dusk last night, Wuzhou sent people to launch another strong attack.

But this time, even the archers retreated to a secondary position, and the catapults began to show their power.

The round stones were smashed directly on the city wall, behind the female wall, and within the city walls. It was unknown how many people died as a result.

Under the constant bombardment, no one in Guancheng could find peace.

Zhang Wanyu was right, Li Xuan was indeed pursuing a strategy of exhausting his troops, but there was nothing they could do to stop it.

Even if he sees through Li Xuan's plan, there is still nothing he can do.

After a little discussion, Zuo Fei led his men out of the city, trying to destroy the catapults.

However, as expected, the cavalry came out at this time. After a fight, they were forced back by their respective archers.

Archers not only draw their bows too many times, but their bows and arrows will be damaged, and even their own arms will be strained as a result.

In addition, vision is limited at night, so a real archer will not shoot casually at night unless necessary.

Because they themselves know best how terrifying the archers lurking in the darkness can be once they start hunting.

Tonight, Zuo Fei led his men to kill three or four times in succession, but each time he was killed by the cavalry when he was approaching the catapult.

But this time, they had other plans.

"Then let's tonight..." Zuo Fei looked at Zhang Wanyu, with a solemn look on his face.

The reason why he risked losing his troops this time was to rush out and fight.

On the one hand, it was because the catapults had a great influence on the people's hearts in the city, and on the other hand, it was because they had other agendas.

"Let's set off. It's just the four of us tonight. We will immediately enter the northwest of Zhuge Town. The creek there must be a drinking place for the cavalry." Zhang Wanyu pointed out the biggest weakness of the cavalry in one sentence.

That's their horse.

People can not eat or drink, but horses cannot. If a horse does not drink water for a long time, it will easily become irritable and irritable, so the horse must be given water every once in a while.

If they find the watering place of the war horses, they will immediately have the opportunity to completely kill these war horses.

"Now after this battle, they will retreat temporarily," Zuo Fei changed his clothes and even had the arrow wound on his shoulder removed.

"It's indeed time for the war horses to drink water." Zhang Wanyu looked at a horseman in green clothes standing not far away. The horseman nodded solemnly.

Zhang Wanyu smiled faintly, then looked at Zuo Fei and said: "Don't worry, the location will definitely not be wrong. As long as these horses are poisoned to death, then the fighting power of the King of Nanchang will be only half. By then, we will be condescending.

The advantage is even greater.”

"Let's go!" He Qing'er said only one word, her eyes as sharp as a blade.

Zhang Wanyu finally looked at Ye Wanwan, who nodded and said, "Let's arrange things inside the pass first, lest someone else knocks down Meiling Pass as soon as we set off."

"What the saint said makes sense." Zhang Wanyu immediately nodded solemnly. This was a mature statement.

Zuo Fei immediately called his deputy, and after making detailed arrangements, the four of them quietly sneaked out from behind the pass, and then quickly climbed towards the east peak.

All of them are masters.

As for the peaks that are difficult for ordinary people to climb, for them, although it is not as easy as walking on flat ground, it is not that difficult either.

Half an hour later, the four people had climbed over the top of the peak and then descended silently from the east side of the peak.

…

In the dense jungle, Zuo Fei carefully looked around to make sure there were no hidden sentries in the dense forest, and then waved to the back.

Ye Wanwan, Zhang Wanyu, and He Qing'er quickly caught up from behind.

The four people only made eye contact, and then rushed out of the dense forest.

When they arrived at the road outside the dense forest, the four people stopped at the same time.

"That road over there leads to Zhitang Town. There is also a road there that leads to Muzhou, but the road is rugged and difficult to navigate. The road is steep and rocky. Ordinary warriors can't get through it without losing one third, and if

If nothing else, the King of Nanchang is already over there

Make arrangements. If something goes wrong, the cavalry can kill them in a blink of an eye. When a tired soldier who has just crossed the mountains faces the elite cavalry, the consequences can be imagined." Zuo Fei gradually calmed down at this time.

, but the fear of the cavalry is getting stronger and stronger.

"Let's go, take care of this cavalry first." Zhang Wanyu didn't say anything more, and directly crossed the avenue and headed towards Jinxi in the southeast.

Jinxi flows down from Daofeng Mountain on the northeast side, goes west along the mountain to Zhuge Town, then bypasses Zhuge Town and goes eastward to join the Lanjiang River.

If you follow Jinxi River, you can go straight to Zhuge Town.

It is precisely because of this that this creek became a temporary resting place for the cavalry.

I don't know how long it took, but Zuo Fei, who was walking in the front, suddenly stopped.

Ye Wanwan, who was a little behind, slipped out two daggers from her hands.

The same is true for Zhang Wanyu and He Qing'er.

The sword-dancing skills of the Tianyin Sect's goddesses are second-to-none even if you look at the entire world.

"No one!" Two words suddenly appeared in Zuo Fei's mouth, and the three people behind him quickly flew to his side.

At a glance, everyone saw an open area in front of them, with dense grass on both sides, a straight avenue on one side, and a suddenly wide stream on the other.

The news that was originally flowing quietly reached the area in front, and the water surface suddenly became wider. Coupled with the hundreds of meters of grass, it happened to be the cavalry's favorite place to rest and let their horses rest.

"When will the poison be administered?" He Qing'er stared at the stream below.

"Not now." Zhang Wanyu looked at the water surface of the stream, frowned slightly, and said: "Although the flow rate of the stream is not very fast, it is definitely not slow either. Unless we have enough poison to keep it down, otherwise it will be very fast.

The poison will be completely washed away, and maybe it will reach Lanjiang after one night."

While speaking, Zhang Wanyu took out a blue porcelain bottle from her arms and said with slightly trembling hands: "This bottle of poison is very strong. If you pour it into the stream, it will kill people and horses in a short while...

...However, it is precisely because the medicine is so poisonous that small fish in the stream, or cattle and sheep that are free-range, will die immediately if they drink it, and it is easy for people to find out the problem."

"Then just wait!" Zuo Fei looked at the dark night sky above his head and said directly: "Wait, they will always come."

After Zuo Fei finished speaking, Ye Wanwan had already stepped a little further and retreated directly into the depths of the forest. She sat under a tree, closed her eyes and waited quietly.

…

In Zhuge Town, Li Xuan stood at the entrance of the town, looked at Qiu Zhenmu and others who were running back, and said with a gentle smile: "Qianniuwei will rest tonight. The horses' water and fodder have been prepared. We will wait for you tomorrow."

Brothers show off their power."

"General, please obey your order!" Qiu Zhenmu earnestly handed over his hand to Li Xuan, then led his men and quickly walked towards the village.

"Your Majesty!" Yan Tao appeared behind Li Xuan.

"Ask your cavalry to protect Feng Canjun. If no one comes out of Guancheng, then ignore everything and return to the village for fodder supplies and drinking water supplies. Now during the war, no one knows where to go.

You will be poisoned by others." Li Xuan ordered with a calm expression.

"General, I will obey your order!" Yan Tao showed a hint of gratitude on his face.

He is a veteran on the battlefield, and his attention to these matters on the battlefield is far beyond what Qiu Zhenmu and other princes from the two capitals can compare with.

"Go!" Li Xuan waved his hand, and Yan Tao immediately led his cavalry to Meiling Pass.
To be continued...