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With the rumbling sound of horse treading gradually faded away, the outside of the city quieted again. Inside and outside the open city gate, there was no standing figure except for the gradually cooled corpse. ∈♀

In contrast, the sound of fighting in the city is intensifying.

The deafening shouts and killing sounds, the rumbling drums of war, the banging sound of weapons and the shrill screams that tear people's hearts together, and they are constantly impacting the fragile and sensitive hearts of the people in the city. They pray that the war will end soon, pray that the sudden enemy will not kill innocent people, pray that their wives and children will not be affected, and even pray that General Yu Jin and the thousands of soldiers under his tent will escape from heaven and not fall into the hands of evil people.

The seven-year peaceful days have gradually forgotten the cruelty of war and have long been used to the peaceful life of the male protagonist outside and the female protagonist inside. They enjoy this peaceful time without war and fighting. They have a high recognition of the Xiliang Army guarding the city and the general guarding the city, supporting them and loving them because they enforce the law impartially, never disturb the people, maintaining the peace inside and outside the city, and protecting the safety of the people.

However, with the sudden black-armored cavalry rushing into the city, this peaceful and peaceful life was completely broken, and the peaceful days gradually drifted away, prompting the people to remember the dark disaster eight years ago and relive the bitter past full of blood and tears. Therefore, the people hated these invaders for no reason, hated them for destroying their quiet life, and brought killing and blood into the city again, thus casting a layer of unscathed haze of killing on the entire Deng County town, and bringing the people of the whole city into the war again.

Unfortunately, the silent prayers and curse of hatred by the common people are pale and powerless, and they cannot change the battle that has arrived. They cannot stop the increasingly fierce war and smoke, and they cannot resist the impact and crushing of the torrent of the cavalry. The war has begun. They will not retreat until the victory or defeat is decided, and they will not end until the last moment.

For a full quarter of an hour, there was no movement at the city gate. Old Man Liu hid on the corner behind the city gate with his dog in his arms, not daring to move. Even though the city gate was silent, he still did not come out. He was a victim of war baptism and a survivor who escaped from the sea of ​​fire. He had his own understanding and judgment of the sudden war before him.

If the elder brother had not told him before his death that the cavalry that had attacked the city gate were Jingzhou Army. Perhaps he could not tell how many of the enemy troops were, but now that he already knew that they were Jingzhou Army, he could think that the Jingzhou Army would definitely have more than 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry, and there should be more troops behind it. So he was waiting, waiting for all the Jingzhou Army lurking in the woods to enter the city, and he could even guess that there was a military horse lurking outside the city at this moment, specifically waiting for the people and soldiers guarding the city to leave the city in a hurry.

As for how the Jingzhou army would treat these people who fled out of the city, Old Man Liu did not dare to think about the best. He could only make the worst plans. Therefore, he did not dare to move and continued to hide here. He would not take the dog out of the city until the next wave of Jingzhou army entered the city.

Just when the elder brother died, Old Man Liu made up his mind. If he and Gou'er could survive by chance this time, he would send his wife, children and father to the mountains and forests to hide. Eight years ago, he began to prepare. He built three small thatched huts in the valley more than ten miles away from his home and dug a cellar. He had reserved enough food for the family of four to eat for half a year. It seemed incredible, but he was indeed prepared. Because he was a person who made a living in the mountains and forests all year round. Although he had never read a book and did not understand any major principles, he had seen the cunning rabbit with his own eyes.

As the saying goes, one's mistake will lead to wisdom. Old Man Liu experienced a family destruction in his early years, and he heard from his elder brother that the war was not over yet, and one day His Majesty would destroy Liu Biao in Jingzhou and unify the world. For this reason, he was very worried that his family would suffer again, so he saved money for so many years and finally built another family on the mountain. In this way, even if the war broke out in the future, his family would hide in the mountains and not die again. He did not tell his wife about this, but told his father privately, because he didn't want his wife to worry, and was afraid that he would encounter an accident one day, so it was undoubtedly the safest to tell his father the secret.

I was just thinking about it just in case, but I didn't expect it, but this time it came in handy.

The sound of horse hooves interrupted Old Man Liu's thoughts, pulled him back to reality, and was in a dangerous situation again. As he guessed, there were indeed Jingzhou troops outside the city, and they were walking towards the city gate at this moment.

More than ten steps away from where Old Man Liu and his son were hiding, four Jingzhou generals and a scholar wearing brocade robes stood at the city gate. There was only a door panel between them and Old Man Liu and his son.

These four generals from Jingzhou were all people with tiger backs and bear waists. They were as tall as mountains. The exposed arm was thicker than Old Man Liu's thighs, and they were like tiger and wolf generals with a thousand pounds of force. In contrast, the young scholar with a thorn in his thorns looked much thinner. He was about thirties, with no thick eyebrows, neither big nor small eyes, and a high nose bridge. The only impressive thing was that his cheeks were very long, which was the so-called long face. Although his cheeks were long, his jaw was not pointed and he looked wide and thick. He did not belong to the sharp and mean type. His eyebrows were clear and beautiful, giving people a very kind feeling, and seemed easier to get along with.

Old Man Liu, who peeped through the crack of the door, suddenly shrank his eyes and couldn't help but tremble all over, because his eyes met the long-faced scholar at the gate of the city unexpectedly. The moment the eyes met, the long-faced scholar grinned and showed his shiny teeth. This was a gentle smile, but when it fell into Old Man Liu's eyes, it was like a devil's smile, making people shudder, with hair standing upright, and their spine was chilling, from head to toe, and they couldn't help but tremble.

The rustling sound attracted the attention of the four generals. One of them immediately took out the bow and arrow from his back and put the bow on the string in one go. As his right arm, like a dragon, slowly stretched back, the bow string "climbed", and a four-stone strong bow was pulled into a semicircular shape by him. As long as his fingers were slightly loose, the sharp arrow on the bow string could pass through the crack of the fist, instantly taking the life of Old Man Liu or Dog, and it might even be a kill of two birds with one stone, and the father and son both died. After all, the two sides were very close, and the bow and arrow can exert the maximum power, and the penetration was very strong, and killing two birds with one stone was absolutely no problem.

At the critical moment, the long-faced scholar reached out to press down the general's bow and arrow. The general who put the bow and stringed the string seemed a little unhappy. However, the long-faced scholar did not look gentle, but his arm was quite strong and forced to suppress the bow and arrow in the general's hand.

"You don't have to be angry with your Wenchang. They are just ordinary people. You can't kill too much." Noting that the general showed a little anger on his face, the long-faced scholar comforted him with a smile, and he still looked angry when he saw him. The long-faced scholar continued, "Speaking of this, Nanyang County is my territory of the Southern Han Dynasty, and they are also my great men. We sent troops to Nanyang this time to regain our own things and drive out the Xiliang army that forcibly occupied Nanyang. If possible, we can also capture some counties and counties of the Western Jin Dynasty. Therefore, there are many opportunities in the future. At that time, Wenchang can show off his skills and become famous, so there is no need to rush to do so."

As soon as the long-faced scholar finished speaking, a majestic general standing beside him continued: "What Mr. Yuanzhi said is very true. Wen Chang should not be rash. Killing innocent people is a taboo in leading troops to fight. Is it what we commanded the generals to fight? Stop." His tone of speaking was obviously much more severe than that of the literati, as if he was ordering "Wen Chang" to stop, without doubt. At the same time, it is not difficult to see that he is quite friendly, or respectful, and courteous to the long-faced scholar.

Sure enough, seeing his immediate boss coming forward to stop him, Wen Chang did not dare to disobey and responded in a hunch: "I will obey the order." He immediately put away the bow and arrow and took his sword from his personal soldiers. When he saw that there was still a yellow water mark on the back of the knife, his eyes shrank, and he squinted his eyes and looked coldly at the little head behind the crack of the door, with a bitter murderous aura in his eyes.

This little head is the dog hiding in Old Man Liu. If he had the courage to look up through the crack in the door at this time, he would definitely recognize that the sword in "Wen Chang" in his hand was the shining shiny thing he had seen before. It goes without saying that the water mark on the back of the knife was the masterpiece of the dog. If a soak of boy's urine was poured on, it would naturally leave a yellow mark. It is no wonder that "Wen Chang" had murderous intentions for the father and son. The sword of the deputy pioneer of the Northern Expedition had not yet been eaten, but was soaked by a seven-year-old child. Once this matter was spread, wouldn't it make him lose face and be ridiculed for the rest of his life?

Wei Yan, whose courtesy name was Wenchang, was from Yiyang, Jingzhou. He was a deputy general under the tent of Han Xuan, the former prefect of Changsha. He was valued by his military advisor Pang Tong three years ago. He participated in the coercion of Jiangdong and was later promoted to General of the Central Army. This time, Pang Tong took charge of the Northern Expedition, and Wei Yan was once again entrusted with important tasks, serving as the deputy general of Wenpin and the deputy vanguard of the front army.

It is obvious that the mighty general who stood beside the long-faced scholar was Wei Yan's immediate superior, Wen Pin, the general of Jingzhou. Wen Pin, whose courtesy name was Zhongye, was from Wancheng, Jingzhou. For many years, he had been guarding Jingbei for Liu Biao and resisting the Western Liang army to the south. He made great contributions and was a trusted general under Liu Biao. After Liu Biao ascended the throne and became emperor, Wen Pin was granted the title of the Later General and was the third Duke. It is not difficult to see how much Liu Biao valued him.

This time, the commander Pang led the northern expedition, and Wen Pin served as the vanguard general. The black-armored cavalry who had previously attacked the city was the elite combat cavalry led by another deputy vanguard under his tent, Liu Pan. At the same time, the vanguard front army led by him had a total of 50,000 troops. In addition to the 25,000 combat cavalry, the remaining 20,000 troops were distributed outside the other three gates, and had formed an encirclement of Deng County, blocking all northbound roads and strictly preventing news leaks.

It is worth mentioning that the "Mr. Yuanzhi" mentioned by Wen Pin is Xu Shu, a former army member. He was a strategist recommended by Pang Tong. This was the first time he went to the army with the army. In addition to the three of them, the other two generals standing at the gate of the city at this moment were from Jiangdong, and they were already famous generals in the Jiangdong army, including Zhou Tai, Zhou Youping, Jiujiang, and Zhou Qin, Jiang Gong Yi.

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