Chapter 21: White Mountain and Black Water (3)

I don’t know how long I had been sleeping, but Zhu Shi was quickly awakened. At this time, he was already lying in the big tent. Tie Xuan’s quick words rang in his ears: “Your Highness, your Highness, get up quickly, report to the Jurchen scout!”

Zhu Zhi knew that there was no emergency military information, and Tie Xuan could not wake him up in the middle of the night. In just one second, Zhu Zhi woke up from his sleep: "What's the situation?"

Tie Xuan said: "Damn the scouts under his command reported that the Jurchen army suddenly left the camp in the evening, and their whereabouts were unknown."

Zhu Zhi said: "No, there must be a problem. Hurry up and order the entire army to be on guard and send people to the city to pass the order." Zhu Zhi quickly put on his helmet and armor. His life has been so comfortable these days, but how could the story be so simple?!

A string of three red lanterns floated high on the flagpole in the camp, which was the highest level of security signal at night. The whole camp was filled with people, and the lights were lit, and the troops of each camp woke up to prepare for the war.

"Bastard, don't have any chance. Turn off the lights quickly. Do you want to be a target for a bow and arrow?" After a while, all the lights went out. The soldiers of each battalion gathered under their respective generals in the dark. Although they were hasty, they were busy and not in chaos.

There was silence around for a moment, and an extremely ominous premonition filled Zhu Zhi's heart, and the perverted silence...

I don’t know how long it took, with a loud "boom...bang...", and a huge fireball rose in Fangzhou City. Here, the story will definitely not be that simple.

The loud noise, like a sledgehammer hit Zhu Zhi's heart - this was an explosion in the ammunition warehouse! Looking at the red fire in the city, Zhu Zhi was stunned on the spot. What's going on? Did the Jurchens enter the city?

"Woo... Woo..." The sound of horns was everywhere in the darkness, and the Jurchens' horns sounded so thrilling on such a night.

"Enemy attacks, enemy attacks!" A shrill alarm sounded from all directions. The earth shook slightly, as if thousands of troops were rushing from all directions. A row of torches were moving from nowhere.

"Swoosh...swoosh..." A few arrows sounded, and the red lantern on the flagpole was ignited and fell from the flagpole. As the arrows were like rain, countless feathered arrows shot in from outside the camp.

"Your Highness, be careful..." A guard suddenly threw down Zhu Zhi, and an arrow had already been inserted into his shoulder. Zhu Zhi finally woke up from his daze. Xiao Chenzi led a guard to surround Zhu Zhi. He used his shield to block the flying rain of arrows.

A horse was riding from far to near, and the official Qu Qing was riding on the horse. He shouted: "Your Highness, the Jurchens came from all directions, we cannot sit and wait for death! My father asked to attack from the side door and approach the city wall."

Zhu Zhi had already flew on Jueying. He looked towards Fangzhou and saw countless torches rushing towards that direction. His mind was spinning rapidly. At this time, just a wrong decision could lead to the annihilation of the entire army.

He said to Tie Hyun: "What do you think of Dingshi?"

Tie Xuan said: "The only way to divide the troops into two groups now. Attack the city side, rely on the city wall to deal with the Jurchens; guard the camps all the way to protect the baggage and medical camps."

Zhu Zhi made up his mind to order: "Dingshi, you stay to guard the camp, Qu Qing. He ordered General Qu to lead the left camp and the right camp to assist the chief Shi Shouying. You led the front camp and the two thousand scouts' soldiers to accompany me to rescue Fangzhou."

Tie Xuan said: "Your Highness should not be easily taken, you should go to a low position."

Zhu Shi said: "Now is not the time to fight, I have experience in fighting night battles." Before he finished speaking, Zhu Shi ran to the side door with his horse's belly, and Xiao Chenzi hurriedly led the guards who had already sorted out the formation and followed closely.

Inside the camp gate, Zhu Zhi had already heard the shouts of killing from the head of Fangzhou city, and there were also the sound of platoons robbing from time to time. This was the musketeer who was firing.

Obviously, the defenders in the city were fighting desperately with the Jurchens for the low earth wall. Although they were invisible, they could be judged from the sound that the battle situation there was very urgent.

"Your Highness. Qu Qing led his troops to come."

Zhu Zhi turned around and saw Qu Qing's handsome face. He pulled out his sword and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Okay, brothers, follow me!" As soon as the camp gate opened, the guard camp, Yulin Guard and the cavalry of the scout guards roared out, and they were in close contact with a Jurchen archer.

This Jurchen cavalry was not the main force, but was ordered to block the camp with bows and arrows. Unexpectedly, the Han people in the camp even opened the door and rushed out. In a hurry, they were killed off guard.

Zhu Zhi led a cavalry and killed the Jurchens in the blockade camp without much effort. He rushed straight towards the fire in the city.

Zhu Zhi looked up and saw that the fire in the city had become smaller, and he was in a relaxed mood, which meant that the situation had been controlled in the city so that he could have time to put out the fire.

The sound of killing on the earthen wall became louder and louder, and Zhu Zhi vaguely saw countless Jurchen cavalry outside the city wall swarming towards the city wall.

Where did so many Jurchens appear? Zahaqi is really a tenacious opponent, why is it so difficult to deal with it? Fortunately, he was warned early, otherwise he would not have time to react in a hurry.

Zhu Zhi took a deep breath and shouted to the cavalry behind him: "Walking forward means living, and moving backward means living!" This was the slogan shouted by the Liaodong cavalry in adversity during the first Sarhu War. At this time, Zhu Zhi shouted again, and the whole army responded together: "Walking forward means living!" Zhu Zhi grabbed the horse's belly and rushed towards the Jurchen lineup without hesitation...

Zhu Zhi and the others quietly approached quietly until they were close at hand that the Jurchens' back team realized that when the Jurchens raised their swords to resist, Zhu Zhi's Damascus sword was already roaring.

The sword borrows the power of the horse, and the sword borrows the power of the sword. The Jurchens broke the back of the man and the sword in half in the cold light of the sword. The might of this sword aroused the bloodiness of the cavalry, "Kill..."

The Jurchens were sieging the city with all their might, but they didn't expect the divine weapons behind them to descend from the sky, and the lineup was suddenly in chaos. Zhu Zhi's three thousand people were like tigers falling on the mountain, rushing around in the Jurchen formation.

The sword in his hand is like a bloodthirsty demon king, who meets gods and kills ancestors; even if he is as brave as the Jurchens, he will retreat when he sees Zhu Qi who comes in blood.

After a while, Zhu Zhi's army had already emerged from the formation and rushed to the city. Zhu Zhi shouted to the city: "The Liao King Zhu Zhi is here, can the city be safe?"

A general poked his head out and shouted: "Your Highness, Zhao Zhen is responsible for defending the west gate. General Wang is killing the Jurchens from unknown places in the city."

Zhu Shi said: "Okay, you continue to guard the city walls, and persist until dawn is a victory. No matter what happens outside the city, you are allowed to attack." As he said that, he turned his horse and rushed towards the Jurchen lineup.

Xiao Chenzi and Qu Qing protected Zhu Zhi from left to right, and rushed left and right in the Jurchen formation as if they were no one. The Jurchen attack suddenly became disorganized and could not threaten the city wall for the time being.

Although it was in the dark, it was still easy for Jurchens to recognize them. They had a forehead on their heads and a braid on their backs. They were chopped up and chopped up. Three people were like three dragons, and they would chop them up when they met everyone. They were so happy to rush back and forth in the Jurchen formation.

The Jurchens woke up from the initial panic, and the people gradually gathered around Zhu Zhi. The more people killed, the more they seemed to be endless.

After a while of killing, Qu Qing saw that the Jurchens were killing more and more, and he was a little overwhelmed. He said to Zhu Zhi: "Your Highness, there are more and more Jurchens, so let's break out of the siege first."

Zhu Zhi replied: "I'm not busy, what I want is to attract the Jurchens and reduce the pressure on the city wall. The chaos here is almost done, who is interested in following me to kill the four gates!"

Qu Qing replied: "Follow your highness and fight to the horizon with interest."

Zhu Zhi laughed: "Okay, follow me!" He turned his horse's head and rushed north along the city wall.

When he reached the north gate, he found that it was Wei Chou, the commander of Dingliaon Central Guard, who was in command. Wei Chou asked Zhu Zhi whether he had entered the city. Zhu Zhi asked about the situation in the city. Wei Chou replied: "The fire has been controlled, and General Wang is exterminating the Jurchens."

Zhu Shi asked, "Where did the Jurchens emerge?"

Wei Chou replied: "I really don't know when I go back to Your Highness. It seems to grow out of the ground." Zhu Zhi ordered them to guard the city gate and not go out lightly. Then he went on the road and went to the east gate to kill him.

Such people, Zhu Qi killed through the four gates and returned to the south gate. At this time, it was almost time for the Four Drums. The Jurchens gathered towards them like locusts, and it was very difficult to move forward every step forward.

He was trapped in the siege of Zhu Xi, who was still unable to break out of the Jurchen siege. Xiao Chenzi was anxious. He rushed into Zhu Xi's head and waved his long sword to cover Zhu Xi's breakthrough.

The group rushed to a small hillside, but who knew that they would not defend their direction in the dark night. The Jurchens were even more densely packed here, as if they were stabbing a hornet's nest.

The fire in the city had been extinguished, and there was darkness in front of me, with only a large number of people and horses dodged the open and secret arrows, and swung the sword to slash the braids in front of me. They were once again and again, but they were once again safe.

Suddenly a little light lit from a distance, and followed the ignition quickly spread. After a while, a row of torches appeared on the entire hillside, illuminating the battlefield like daylight.

It was then that Zhu Zhi could see clearly that the Jurchens on the mountain lined up in a square formation, with a sturdy lineup. A large flag was flying on the top of the mountain. Under the flag, a general in a robe was surrounded by the generals.

Through layers of people, Zhu Zhi and the general met with each other's eyes, and their eyes penetrated their respective hearts. At this moment, the two of them had the same intentions.

At this moment, time seemed to have stopped. Both sides stared at each other for a few seconds before Zhu Zhi reacted and shouted: "Capture the enemy chief! Follow me!" The soldiers around him responded with a bang and followed Zhu Zhi toward the banner.

Zahaqi raised his whip and ordered something to the Liaodong cavalry, and then the horn sounded. The Jurchens retreated instead of advancing, and the formation retreated like a tide. Then a feather arrow soared into the sky.

Qu Qing was experienced and immediately reacted and shouted: "Bow and arrow! Protect Your Highness."
Chapter completed!