Chapter 31
"Shennong Hall's Zhu Clan, Pijia Sect's Dian Qing. It seemed that…the people from Shennong Hall had already arrived at Changyuan City. Does Lord Lieutenant have any good ideas?"
Sitting under an old elm tree, the old woman held a basket of brittle water in her hand. She wiped it with her sleeve and handed it to the old man.
The old man took it and took a bite. It seemed that his teeth were not working well. A trace of fruit juice flowed out from the corner of his mouth. Although he looked a little sloppy, it was still in line with his age.
"Liangce? Naturally."
"This old woman is willing to hear the details."
"Today is the second day. I asked Zhang Han to gather troops outside the city gate on the third day.”
The old woman was stunned for a moment. Then, she seemed to understand the old man's plan and said in a low voice,
"This is like taking chestnuts from the fire."
"Picking chestnuts from fire? It doesn't sound good."
"Then what should I say?"
The old man with blurry eyes glanced at the old woman who was squinting, and a sharp light flashed in his originally turbid eyes.
"Ten steps, one kill!"
"Hehehehe…good name, good name. Then I will wish this old man a successful retirement in advance.”
Although the old woman was smiling, it somehow added a bit of strangeness.
……
Early morning on the third day.
Changyuan was still the same as it had been a few days ago. It was peaceful and quiet, without the slightest hint of danger.
However, this tranquility was soon destroyed by the sound of hurried horse hooves.
On the widest main road of Changyuan, a fast horse galloped away, and the person on the horse shouted faintly in the wind,
"Emergency military situation, idle people retreat!"
The crowd discussed animatedly. Everyone's originally normal expressions slowly became solemn, as if they had just woken up from a beautiful dream and were facing the bloody reality.
In the crowd, the old woman supported the old man. After watching the man gallop away, they slowly left the crowd and walked in the direction of the city gate.
……
In the Chief Official's Office, Li Tan, who was dressed in silver armor, looked at the officer who had come to report.
" Is the situation true?!"
There was a hint of seriousness in his voice.
The soldier on one knee cupped his fists.
"General, it's true! Early this morning, the Qin army and Nozawa City had gathered an army of about 4,000.”
"Did you beat the drum?"
"No!"
"Never?"
Li Tan was somewhat puzzled.
Without beating the drums and without mobilizing the entire army, why was the Qin army gathering outside the city so early in the morning?
He thought back to the instructions given by Commander Zhao Kuo, and his gaze fell on the three people sitting beside him. One of them had long hair and a long beard. He was Situ Wanli of the Four Mountains Clan. Then, there was a middle-aged man with a somewhat resolute face and a tenacious look, as well as the short masked fatty that Yun Zong and Yu Lan had met earlier.
"What do the three of you think of this matter?"
Situ Wanli spoke.
"In my opinion, there hasn't been any news from the Qin army since the Breaking Ranks entered the city. But for them to suddenly gather here, they must have some ulterior motive. We can't let our guard down!"
As he spoke, he was still flipping a few dice in his hand.
"Sigh…but the Qin army hasn't sent out their troops yet. They haven't made any moves yet. Once the war started, the good days of the people in the city would not last long.“
As the short fatty spoke, the mask on his face turned into a sad one. The two round eyes on the blue mask looked strange.
At this moment, the middle-aged man sitting in the middle spoke.
"There's no harm in the Qin army gathering. General, you can rest assured that all of my disciples have arrived. As long as the Qin army attacks the city, my disciples will immediately set up the 24 formations in the swamp. Humph! Breaking camp? Useless!"
It seemed that the person who spoke last gave Li Tan confidence. His originally serious face revealed a trace of a smile.
"Since Brother Tian Meng has said so, then let us go and see what the Qin army is planning! Pass down the order! All of them were armed with armor. The four city gates were scattered with troops, ready to provide support at any time! Brother Tian Meng, Mr. Situ, Mr. Zhu, let's see what the Qin army is planning, shall we?”
The three of them cupped their fists at the same time, but the sad mask on Fatty's face still did not change.
"Alright."
"Honorable order."
"Let's go!"
……
The city gates were suddenly reinforced and heavily guarded. However, their gazes were focused on the outside of the city and did not pay much attention to the people in the city. However, there was no one on the street.
In a house facing the street, an old woman tied the family of three together. A strange smile appeared on her old face, as terrifying as a living dead.
"Shh, the three of you, don't talk. I guarantee that you'll be fine.”
When the family of three saw this smile, they did not dare to say anything. They only looked at the old man standing in their courtyard in fear.
The old woman walked out of the house and came to the door."
"Lord Lieutenant, looking at this defense, I'm afraid it'll be difficult for us to escape even if we have wings.”
At this moment, Yun Zong was no longer as stooped as before. His back was straight and he held a long sword that was made by the Zhao army. After hearing Yu Lan's words, he said,
"I remember you said that your Yin-Yang Hand Seal is extremely powerful, right?”
"Hehehe ~ Yes."
The smile on Yu Lan's aged face became even more bizarre.
"Hmm, how many breaths will it take to break through the city gate?”
"Hehehe ~ Five breaths at most."
"Five breaths, huh…Alright, in a while, you will use all your strength to break through the city gate. After the city gate is broken, leave immediately and don't look back. The Zhao army had suddenly gathered so many Jianghu people here. Their goal was definitely not a small city like Nozawa City. Go back and tell Zhang Han the news immediately.”
"Hehehehe ~"
The old woman's laughter became even more hoarse.
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