The commander of the 20,000 forbidden troops who came from Hangzhou for reinforcements was Shi Gao. Shi Gao was currently in the camp. He also received a letter from the palace, asking him to quickly return reinforcements.

"The last general has met the great general!" Shi Gao entered the camp and bowed his hands in salute to Tao Gui who was standing above him.

Shi Gao and Tao Gui did not belong to each other before. Now in Muzhou City, Tao Gui has the final say, but he cannot interfere with Shi Gao's army.

"General Shi, please sit down quickly. I must have received the documents from the palace." Although Tao Gui was a high official, he never showed off in front of Shi Gao. He was a general stationed in the capital and was the king's confidant.

Will.

"The military situation is extremely urgent. Early tomorrow morning, the general will return to support Hangzhou. The safety of Muzhou City must be entrusted to the general." Shi Gao felt a little embarrassed. He said he was here for support, but basically he didn't fire an arrow.

"General Shi can also see the situation outside the city now. If he wants to quickly return reinforcements, I'm afraid a fierce battle is inevitable." At present, the only way to go north to Hangzhou is occupied by the enemy. They must either defeat the opponent or defeat them.

Either go south and take a detour. No matter which way you choose, it is impossible to return support quickly.

"The general is planning to go south to Wuzhou, and then take a detour across the state to return to Hangzhou. Although it takes two more days on the road, we can recruit young people and gather local braves to strengthen our momentum." Although the letter did not say this clearly, the number of enemy troops must not be small.

He had 20,000 people returning to help, but he was really unsure.

As for asking Tao Gui to send him more troops, that is absolutely impossible. The elites of the Southern Tang Dynasty outside the city are not vegetarians. If something happens to Muzhou, and this road also approaches Hangzhou, the country will be in danger.

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"What General Shi said makes sense. Hangzhou should be unimpeded in three to five days. Safety comes first." Tao Gui nodded. Although the city of Hangzhou is short of manpower, its walls have extremely high defenses, even if there are hundreds of thousands of troops.

, it is impossible to capture the city so quickly.

Just when everyone was thinking this, Sun Yu walked out of the tent. He had a bigger plan tonight.

Standing on the high platform, all you can see are piles of bonfires, illuminating the camp.

"Send the order and make the fire burn brighter." Sun Yu wrapped his cloak tightly, sat on the Grand Master's chair, took out his telescope and looked at the city.

The people patrolling the city wall walked back and forth, but subconsciously avoided the section above the city gate. The collapsed wall stacks made them seriously lack of sense of security.

The bonfire on the opponent's position was burning brightly. With good eyesight and a commanding position, he could clearly see the artillery position of the Zhongyong Army.

In a corner beyond the reach of the bonfire, six elite guardsmen were each carrying a large backpack, with two wooden boards tied to their chests, and a water bag hanging from their waists.

"Get ready!" the leader shouted, and all six of them lowered their bodies. They were about to carry out a special mission.

"Aim at the top of the city, and each team will fire in turn!" Sun Yu ordered the flag bearer beside him.

The flags were waving and the gunners were all busy, but in just a cup of tea, the rumbling sound of cannons broke the quiet night.

Mu Zhiyuan heard the sound of cannons and climbed to the top of the city to take a look. It was the same as during the day. Most of the soldiers were away from the city tower, and the few who were there were huddled in the corners. For this, Mu Zhiyuan couldn't bear to be harsh, but he just wanted to

Just stay alive.

"Everyone, be alert. If the other party comes to attack in a large scale, report it immediately!" Mu Zhiyuan took a look at the other party's camp. It was brightly lit, and the moat under the city was still there, so it should be unobstructed.

There was a flash of fire in the opponent's position, followed by a roar. Mu Zhiyuan hurriedly lowered his body, and the vibrations coming from under his feet made him feel lingering fear.

As soon as Mu Zhiyuan left the city, his defenses became even more relaxed, and he could no longer keep a close eye on him. That was all, it was just right to avoid attacks.

In the darkness where the defenders at the top of the city were not paying attention, the six of them hunched over and moved forward quickly until they reached the moat before stopping.

That

The two of them unloaded their belongings, took off their coats, wore water-proof clothes underneath, held a reed pole in their mouths, tied ropes around their waists, and sneaked into the moat quietly.

The remaining four people were all lying on the ground by the moat, not daring to make any noise. Any louder movement might be noticed by the city head.

As they got closer to the city, they became more aware of the power of cannonballs. Every cannonball hitting the city wall made them jump with fear. If it hit a person, it would probably be torn apart in an instant.

If it weren't for the cover of artillery shells, it would be difficult for them to avoid the eyes and ears of the defenders at the top of the city and reach here.

Sun Yu is also praying. If this plan is successful, the city wall will no longer be able to block their attack. As time passes, Sun Yu becomes more and more nervous, and he can even hear his heartbeat speeding up.

A black figure emerged from the moat, and then climbed to the shore. Soon, another person did the same. On the other side, the four people took out the sheepskin rafts they had prepared from their backpacks, spread them out and assembled them, and then put them together.

All other items in the backpack were put into the sheepskin raft.

He gently pulled the rope to send a message to Pao Ze on the other side, and then the two people under the city wall pulled hard. The sheepskin raft moved quickly on the moat. As long as all the supplies were quietly delivered to the city gate, the plan would be successful.

"No, there's something wrong on the river!" Just when Sun Yu was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a loud shout suddenly came from the top of the city, and someone discovered the sheepskin raft in the moat.

Immediately, the city was crowded with people, and soldiers holding torches rushed towards the city gate despite the shells. Some even threw torches into the river, so that they could see more clearly.

"Speed ​​up the shooting, hurry up!" Sun Yu ordered decisively. No matter what, we must delay for another moment to allow them to successfully carry the supplies to the city gate cave.

More and more defenders at the top of the city noticed something strange below. However, they were too far away and couldn't reach the bows and crossbows in their hands, so they immediately ran towards the city gate with their backs bent.

At the Zhongyong Army artillery position, the fire flickered and the rumbling sound of the artillery became more and more rapid. The dense artillery shells slowed down most of the South Vietnamese defenders because the city walls and wall stacks in front had been destroyed and could not provide effective protection.

A man showed himself to be brave and eager to perform meritorious deeds. He held a long bow and ran towards the city gate. As long as he took ten more steps, he was sure to shoot the people under the city.

Suddenly, he felt like he was hit by something, and his whole body began to fly away from the city wall, and he immediately lost consciousness.

The scattered corpses made the South Vietnamese defenders, who were already hesitant, even more afraid to act rashly.

"Cheng Zhenbei, Chen Qiba listened to the order, activated the second plan, and moved forward immediately. The other regiments are on standby!" Sun Yu knew that this situation would not last long, and the other party would definitely take action.

At present, the supplies have been transported to the city gate, but the arrangement process will still take a long time. During this process, the other party will have enough time to deal with them.

"General, General, there is an urgent military situation!" An urgent call from the soldiers sounded outside Mu Zhiyuan's door.

Mu Zhiyuan, who was sleeping in his clothes, climbed out of bed, grabbed the long knife under his pillow and walked out.

"General, someone has sneaked under the city gate..." When the soldiers saw Mu Zhiyuan coming out, they quickly explained the situation.

"They are all a bunch of rubbish. It's just people coming here. There are still a lot of supplies?" As soon as Mu Zhiyuan heard this, he became a little anxious and angry. Why did he become so slack if he wasn't watching? It was just a few people coming.

It's not a big deal under the city gate. I won't be able to dig through it before I starve to death, but it will be troublesome if I bring a lot of supplies. There must be some plan.

"Two sheepskin rafts, definitely not less." The soldier did not dare to hide anything and told the truth.

"Trash, get down quickly, can't you just kill me?" Mu Zhiyuan had a headache. Those defenders at the top of the city were all living for nothing. Do you think he, Mu Zhiyuan, couldn't kill anyone?

"other side

The trebuchet was so powerful that Captain Liu was already killed in the battle." A trace of fear flashed in the eyes of the soldiers, Captain Liu was beaten to pieces, and it would be a luxury to even try to sort out his whole body.

"Where is the deputy lieutenant?" Mu Zhiyuan frowned. Lieutenant Liu was his trusted confidant, so he gave him the most important section of the city to guard at night. Unexpectedly, it would end like this.

"Deputy Lieutenant Wu is organizing manpower, and the opponent is also coming in large numbers..." The soldiers also saw the opponent's formation. How could a deputy lieutenant be able to handle it.

Mu Zhiyuan took three steps at a time and climbed to the top of the city. He wanted to lower his body and hide under the still intact wall. After thinking about it for a moment, he decided to stand up straight.

The few remaining walls now cannot bring him much sense of security. Everything depends on fate.

The artillery fire of the Zhongyong Army was quite fierce before, but now that most of the artillery is cooling down, the danger is not that high.

"Send the order, and bring up another thousand men, and go down to the city immediately." Mu Zhiyuan just glanced at the movement on the opposite side, and didn't want to seek any more bad luck from Deputy Lieutenant Wu, so he hurriedly struck first.

In the darkness, countless figures were rushing towards the moat. The crossbowmen at the front had already started shooting while running. The target of their crossbows was the South Vietnamese defenders hanging on ropes. They intended to go down to the city.

Go and intercept the loyal soldiers in the city gate cave.

Ropes were lowered one by one from the top of the city, and South Vietnamese soldiers continued to pull the ropes to get down from the city. However, it was difficult for anyone to survive under the sharp crossbows of the Zhongyong Army.

"Go, pull all the crossbows over, and activate all the trebuchets, hit me!" Mu Zhiyuan had a sullen face. He couldn't reach it before, and he felt wronged. Now that he is in front, naturally,

You are welcome.

As for the situation under the city gate, he didn't know, but it must have been to open the city gate. As long as he could suppress the other side, he could send people over and deal with them.

The destructive power brought by the condescending bed crossbow was huge, and even the large shield could not withstand it. The loyal and brave soldiers by the moat began to suffer a large number of casualties.

When the trebuchet was launched, huge flying stones fell into the crossbowmen's position, causing considerable turmoil among the elites of one regiment and two regiments.

Under the general's scolding, the Zhongyong Army soldiers suppressed the fear in their hearts and continued to load crossbows and shoot towards the city.

Sun Yu ignored all the casualties. He only had one thought: he must buy enough time. He had calculated before that it would take at least three hours.

The two people in the city gate cave, after being in a hurry at the beginning, gradually calmed down and ignored the shouts of death outside, focusing only on the matter in front of them.

"Little Ear, have you got a wife?" The older of the two is called Lao Bian. He is the most familiar with gunpowder among Sun Yu's personal guards. He has been a guard at the gunpowder workshop for a long time.

This will be wrapping the transported wooden boards with wires to make them into the shape of a barrel.

"Not yet!" The man named Little Ear was inserting an iron drill into the damaged part of the city gate and hammering hard with a sledgehammer. He wanted to dig a deep enough hole at the city gate.

Behind the city gate are all bricks and stones, and it took a while to dig out.

"My eldest brother has a daughter who is not yet married. How about I act as a matchmaker for you when you get back?" At present, soldiers of the Zhongyong Army are still very popular in terms of marriage. Not only are they treated well, but even if something goes wrong, the money they will give is very small.

If you have more, you will not be deprived of food and clothing.

Although his little ears are average, he is a down-to-earth person. If he survives this time, he will definitely be promoted with this merit. If he wants to marry his wife in the future, it will be very simple.

"We'll talk about it after we survive." Little Er'er's face turned red, a little shy, but he wasn't so nervous anymore.
Chapter completed!