Chapter 210: Attack at night
“Okay, what do you say, I’ll accompany you.”
When their eyes met, Lu Xiu looked at his own shadow in his stubborn and bright eyes, A little smaller.
There were so many words in my heart, but in the end they all turned into an almost inaudible sigh.
No matter.
At least, they are both in front of each other at this moment.
"I know you are tired, and I am a little tired too. After drinking this cup of tea, we will go to rest."
Lu Xiu was the first to look away, and his eyes fell on the teacup again. , picked it up again, his faint voice revealed a strong sense of exhaustion.
"Jinye is thousands of miles away from Pingzhou. It's hard for you to send me this far. How can you live up to your wishes?"
There was nothing to say about the tea, but raising my eyebrows was a secret.
Lu Xiu lowered his eyes and smiled, raised his hand and drank it all in one gulp.
Liang Huan narrowed his eyes slightly and watched quietly, his face expressionless, but he could clearly feel that the extremely heavy mountain that was weighing on his heart finally collapsed at this moment.
Lu Xiu put down the cup, the blackness in his eyes became thicker and thicker, and looked at her with a smile: "I want to hug you."
"Okay."
As soon as he finished speaking , in the long silent night, a sharp horn sound suddenly sounded, like tearing apart a gorgeous brocade with bare hands, breaking the peace and beauty. The shocking and harsh sound made people's hair stand on end.
The smile on her beautiful face was broken, and the hand holding her dropped to freezing point.
Liang Huan's heart was pinched so hard that she shivered with pain.
Outside the tent, in the dark sky and dark ground, there was a moment of fire shining in the sky.
The sleeping military camp suddenly became noisy, with shouts coming and going.
Some vigil soldiers broke in in a panic.
"General, the Zhou army is making a surprise attack on the city!"
Just as he was saying this, another one ran in hastily.
"General, the north gate has been lost. The Zhou army has concentrated its forces. The enemy is strong and we are weak. It is really impossible to resist."
"Report - the west gate has been lost."
One after another When the news came, Lu Xiu's eyes became darker and darker.
He glanced at the people who were sitting in silence with their heads bowed from beginning to end. He was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Abandon the city and retreat to Tongli Town, ten miles outside the city."
Several people hurried out in response.
Lu Xiu no longer looked at her, he just grabbed his sword and opened the small drawer. Liang Han didn't raise his head, but he could still feel that the person who had always been calm and composed changed at that moment. He was extremely stiff, and the joints holding the sword turned white.
A deputy general rushed in anxiously, holding a weapon, breathing heavily and urging:
"General, if you don't leave, it will be too late——"
The sound of fighting between soldiers could be clearly heard outside.
Lu Xiu glanced at the person on the ground and pulled him up: "Let's go."
Liang Huan raised his head and looked at him in surprise, his eyes red.
Lu Xiu frowned, remained silent, and dragged her out.
Liang Huan was pulled so hard that he staggered, and when he woke up, he quickly picked up the bag that had fallen to the ground.
As soon as they came out of the big tent, the night wind blew in, and there seemed to be fighting sounds everywhere. The usually orderly camp was now in chaos, and all they saw and heard were people shouting and horses neighing.
The Zhou army made a sneak attack and the city gate was lost. It was like a broken bamboo and fought all the way into the city, beating everyone to pieces and being caught off guard.
Continuing to defend is like catching a turtle in an urn.
There were people waiting outside the tent for a long time, protecting them all the way to the south gate.
In the cool night breeze, Lu Xiu held the sword in one hand and grabbed her wrist with the other, protecting her behind him. Everywhere he went, there were dazzling torches, dazzling cold blades, and the air was full of There was a strong smell of burnt food and blood.
Lu Xiu walked quickly, and Liang Huan struggled to keep up, her long white dress twisting her hair and flying in the air.
The moon is haloed and the wind is blowing, it’s true.
Up to the south gate, the Qi army no longer carried it hard, fought and retreated all the way.
Lu Xiu led her onto the horse. The Qi army was already weak, but when it encountered a heavy surprise attack by the Zhou army, most of its soldiers were lost.
By the time we arrived at Tongli Town, the sky was already slightly bright.
The remaining soldiers are repairing and waiting in place.
Pingzhou City has a special location and is the only way to attack Qi. It is very important. If it is lost, it will be smooth for the Zhou army to attack again in the future.
This is why even though Pingzhou City was reduced to an empty city, Lu Xiu still insisted on defending it, and why the Zhou army refused to let go.
Losing such an important city not only ruined all previous efforts, but also greatly demoralized the military.
The main force was thwarted, and Lu Xiu didn't sleep a wink all night. Lieutenant General Join the Army and others suggested deploying troops for support, but he did not adopt it.
Several generals under his command were very puzzled.
Someone came forward and said angrily: "General, Zhao Yan is in Tuyang, which is only fifty miles away from Pingzhou. The general is willing to lead the troops and go into the city to fight to the death with the Zhou army until reinforcements arrive. , will surely retake Pingzhou!”
Lu Xiu remained silent.
Someone nearby responded: "If we don't take advantage of the chaos in the city at this time and mobilize our troops to counterattack, it will be difficult to capture it again after the Zhou army is stationed firmly. Don't miss this opportunity!"< br>
Several people nodded.
Lu Xiu frowned and said nothing.
The few people exchanged glances, and they really didn’t understand why the general, who was always so decisive, didn’t take a stand for so long.
"General——"
The deputy general couldn't help but speak, his face flushed with anxiety.
"It is really not our past style to abandon the city and run away like a lost dog. Even if we die in battle, we must retake the city and earn our breath!"
"Take back Pingzhou City! Guard the screen to the death. Zhoucheng!”
Even the wounded soldiers sitting on the ground stood up with their weapons in hand and shouted in response.
The originally haggard people stood up one after another. Although they were injured and crippled, they were all spirited men after all. They raised their arms and called out, and every call was answered.
Lu Xiu stood alone and coldly in the center, surrounded by a group of soldiers who were not discouraged and regained their momentum despite defeat.
Liang Huan stood behind the people, feeling as if her heart was being pulled by a hand and hurting. She took a breath and struggled to move her eyes away.
She didn't dare to look at him, and she couldn't bear to look at him.
After the sound left in the night, he never looked at her again or said a word to her.
Liang Han lowered her head and vaguely saw raindrops falling to the ground, leaving wet marks on the dry ground.
She knew that it would not be long before these marks would disappear, as if they had never appeared.
But she also knew that this was just the beginning...
The shouting soldiers could not wait for the instructions, and looked at the silent people in the middle with confusion.
The shouting voices gradually weakened, and there were slight doubts interspersed among them.
"Pingzhou City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. We have been without food for so long, but we have persisted. Even if we raid at night, we should not be able to break through the city gate so easily. Why are the Zhou thieves so effortless?"
Someone next to him gave him a hard push: "Zheng Si, what the hell do you want to say? Do you suspect that there is a spy among us?"
"That is, we have lost because of our defeat, but we can't fall for that Zhou thief's trick and start internal strife among ourselves!"
"How can you listen to those nonsense?"
...
Zheng Si was besieged and accused. He was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick, and he said angrily: "Don't you have any doubts at all?" , we were all very alert at night, why did we sleep so deeply last night?”
"My life, Zheng Si, was retrieved from the battlefield of Luyang by the General. I have never doubted the General. What's more, if the General is really a collaborator with the enemy as rumored, we people would have died so many times ago, so why wait until today?"< br>
The person next to him slapped him hard on the shoulder, "What the hell do you want to say? If you don't speak clearly, I'll slap you to death with my big mouth!"
Zheng Si took a deep breath He looked through the crowd and pointed: "It's her!"
Sorry, sorry, it's really late~
(End of this chapter)