Chapter 61 The surprise attack on Aocang (2)
Chen Xi is indeed not an ordinary person, he has already smelled the breath of danger.
In the hall hall, Chen Xi had already gathered more than a dozen important guests except Hou Chang and Wang Huang. When everyone arrived, the guest Zhang Chuncai said, "The messengers sent to Jingyi, Suoyi, Guangwu and Xingyang have all returned. The commander of the four cities has also replied and will send reinforcements tomorrow, but the messengers sent to Chenggao have not returned yet."
The disciple Manqiuchen asked, "Zhang Chun, could it be that the messenger had delayed the road?"
"Absolutely not." Zhang Chun said decisively, "I have repeatedly advised me before I set off."
"That's something happened!" Chen Feng said sternly.
Manqiuchen said, "Is it possible that it is the remnant of Xiang Chu?"
Zhang Chun said: "Didn't Xiang Chu's remnants always be in the Quyu area at the junction of Sanchuan and Dang County?"
Chen Xi said: "No matter whether it is Xiang Chu's remnant or not, for Ao Cang's safety plan, I must go to Chenggao!"
Since Liu Bang seized Ao Cang from Xiang Yu, he attached great importance to Ao Cang's garrison. He not only sent heavy troops to Ao Cang, but also stationed heavy troops in the five cities around Ao Cang, Suo Yi, Guangwu, Chenggao and Xingyang. The troops in the five cities were uniformly allocated by Ao Cang Order, and they could rush to Ao Cang at any time if necessary.
It was not until the Battle of Gaixia that Liu Bang drew all the elite soldiers from Ao Cang's cities, leaving only a few thousand old and weak.
However, Chen Xi was recommended by the Sanchuan County Governor Lu Ze (brother Lu Zhi) to serve as Ao Cang Order. He knew that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, so he naturally did not dare to take it lightly. He immediately decided to take people to Chenggao to check the truth.
Hou Chang brought Xiangzhuang, Gongsun Sui and more than fifty people into Aocang City, temporarily placed them in the barracks, and then went straight to the yamen office, preparing to report this to Chen Xi specifically. As soon as he entered the yamen office gate, he saw Chen Xi coming hurriedly surrounded by dozens of guests. Hou Chang immediately flashed beside the road, bowed and said, "Sir, are you going to go out?"
Chen Xi bowed and replied, "The messengers sent to Jingyi, Suoyi, Guangwu, and Xingyang Zhucheng have all returned, but the messengers sent to Chenggao have not come back for a long time. I am worried that something might happen, so I took people to Chenggao to see. The matters in Ao Cang can only be troubled, Wang Huang and several other charity men took over."
"Sir, are you thinking too much?" Hou Chang said disapprovingly, "Maybe the messenger has delayed the road."
"It is of course the best thing is that nothing happened, but I should still go to Chenggao in case of precautions." Chen Xi said solemnly, "After all, Ao Cang's grain is of great importance, and Ao Cang's safety depends on the shields of Jingyi, Suoyi, Guangwu, Xingyang and Chenggao cities. If there is a mistake in the middle, the consequences will be unimaginable, and I cannot explain it to Lord Lv Ze."
I have to say that Chen Xi is still very capable. At least he knows that Ao Cang is of great importance, and the string in his mind is also tense, and he will not ignore any abnormality!
"Sir, if you make a great decision today, what mistakes can you make?" Hou Chang still disagreed.
"It's always right to be careful." Faced with Hou Chang's doubts, Chen Xi always maintained enough patience, and finally said sincerely, "When I was not here, Ao Cang City was all dependent on all the righteous men."
"Your Madam is really dedicated and responsible in his work, which is admirable." Hou Chang said this and said, "As for Ao Cang City, please rest assured that as long as you have a breath and the brothers Wang Huang, there will be no trouble!"
"Okay, then I'll ask you all." Chen Xi said as he bowed openly to Hou, and then he took dozens of guests away.
It was not until Chen Xi left that Hou Chang suddenly remembered that he had not reported the recruitment of more than fifty blacksmiths to Chen Xi. However, he thought about it and let it go. It would not be too late to report to Chen Xi when he came back. He chased him and reported it to him, but he seemed to care about these rewards.
Gao Chu was wearing a rag shirt and pretending to be dying hungry man lying on the roadside. Several farmers passed by with bamboo baskets, and they all looked at Gao Chu with pity. One farmer even put a small piece of wheat cake in front of Gao Chu's feet, but no one noticed that under the broken straw mat beside Gao Chu's feet, there was a cold iron-tied bow hidden!
Near Gaochu, there are more than a dozen hungry men who are also dying. These are naturally long-bowmen of the Lufeng Camp. This team led by Gaochu is specifically responsible for hunting the messengers and officials who communicate between Chenggao and Ao Cang! As long as they look like messengers or officials, they will shoot and kill them!
The General and the Five Hundred Dead Soldiers have already mixed into the refugee group. The battle of Ao Cang is already on the string and must be fired. At this time, no mistake can be made! Therefore, as long as it looks like Ao Cang’s messenger or official servant, they will be killed without mercy! According to the General’s order, it is better to kill the wrong ones and not let go!
In addition to the Nufeng Camp, the two thousand elite troops in the Crane Camp have also lurked in the nearby mountains.
Once the General and the First Camp launched an attack on the city, the Shanzhen Camp and the Nufeng Camp will quickly step forward to assist in the battle!
Suddenly, Goudan, who was lying at the entrance of the front, rushed back from the front and gasped, saying, "General, dozens of horse riders came in front, like, like an official!"
Gao Chu's expression tightened and immediately whistled. More than a dozen long-bowmen put their hands under the broken straw mat used for cover. They held the long-bow tightly with one hand and the other with the feather arrow. At the same time, dozens of military soldiers hiding on the edge of the road from the woods also quietly pulled out the cold and Sensian ring-headed sword.
Besides, Chen Xi led more than 20 disciples to Chenggao along the road, and barely turned a crossroad. A dozen hungry men were dying and dying suddenly appeared on the road ahead. Chen Xi didn't feel anything unusual, but the disciple Man Qiuchen, who was following him, suddenly stopped and shouted: "Sir, stay!"
"Wow..." Chen Xi quickly tied his mount and turned around and asked, "Mr. Manchu, what's wrong?"
"Sir, be careful!" Chen Xi barely turned around. Manqiuchen suddenly roared, then suddenly pulled out his sword and threw it at Chen Xi's face. Chen Xi was shocked and immediately bowed his head instinctively to dodge. At the moment of his head down, a clanging explosion suddenly sounded in his ears. When he looked down, he saw that the sword thrown by Manqiuchen had landed on the ground, and a wolf-toothed feather arrow fell to the ground at the same time!
Chen Xi turned around and saw that the dozen or so hungry men who were lying on Daozuo who had just stood up, and they all took their bows and arrows to aim at this side. The strong man in front of him was still a strong iron-tethered bow. The heavy arrow of wolf-toothed just now was obviously shot by him. If it weren't for Manqiuchen, Chen Xi would have probably been killed by the arrow!
It was soon after that. In this moment, the strong man pulled three wolf-tooth arrows and buckled them on the string. He then used the bronze fingers on the two fingers of the middle of the food to pull the bowstring open. Chen Xi suddenly howled and left after hitting the horse! Almost at the same time, with a muffled sound, the three wolf-tooth arrows were shot at Chen Xi's vest like a meteor rushing to the moon!
"Sir, be careful!" Seeing that Chen Xi was about to be shot, a guest suddenly roared and rushed from the back of the horse and blocked Chen Xi's back. Almost at the same time, three wolf-toothed arrows had already shot like lightning. Three "puff" sounds were heard. The guest's throat, xiong mouth, and abdomen had been shot at the same time, and then they fell to dust.
It was not until this time that the other disciples reacted one after another, and more than a dozen archers on the opposite side finally shot the first arrow. However, except for the latte-tied bow, the other archers' shooting skills were really not very good. The arrows shot were quite powerful, but the accuracy was extremely poor, and no arrow could shoot at people.
More than twenty disciples were furious and were about to draw their swords to kill the group of archers, dozens of armored soldiers wearing heavy armor and long swords rushed out of the grass beside the road. Although these armored soldiers were wearing crimson battle robes and looked like Han soldiers, they were coming with great force and obviously had bad intentions. The disciples did not dare to show off and protected Chen Xi and left.
Gao Chuyi shot eight arrows in a row. Although he shot eight people in a row, he was unable to shoot the other person in the head. The group of visitors on the opposite side were really fierce, and they all used their bodies to block the heads' arrows! This shows that the person in the head was an important figure. Gao Chu took a new bag of arrows and was about to chase him on foot, Wei Liao arrived on horseback.
"Gao Chu, what happened just now?" Wei Liao said anxiously, "Why did you let them go?"
"Military advisor, those people are so alert!" Gao Chu said with shame, "I am ashamed!"
"It's broken! The general has already brought fifty dead soldiers into Ao Cang City. This time, he will shock the snake. Wouldn't it be that the general and others will be broken?" Wei Liao said this and then ordered, "It's urgent, so you can't wait any longer. The horn will send an order. First, go to the camp and immediately grab the city gate. The camp will then respond and take down Ao Cang!"
"No!" Gao Chu responded to the no. He turned around and shouted, "Horse Hand, blow the trumpet!" More than a dozen trumpet hands raised their trumpets in an instant. In an instant, the long and long trumpet sound of trumpets had already soared into the sky.
Chapter completed!