Chapter 139: Choice (Part 1)

The troops in the city retreated like a tide.

Speaking of which, the general of Liangchuan County is also a qualified general. Although he failed to retreat and retreated, he would not be distracted. Instead, during the retreat, he gradually gathered the remaining troops and retreated back to the city after abandoning some corpses.

On the white horse, Guo Wentong held a sharp saber in his hand and looked at the city that had closed the gate, and couldn't help but sigh.

Over the past seven days, Guo Wentong was in a state of trouble, but he still had no chance to capture the city. This made Guo Wentong feel angry.

"If I had rumors of a huge stone machine like Wang Hongyi, this city might have been broken long ago, right?" Guo Wentong shook his head and sighed softly.

Although Guo Wentong had a few strategists, there were also some generals with good military power, and there were many civil servants who governed various counties, but not many talented craftsmen. After learning about some details of Wang Hongyi's attack on the city, Guo Wentong thought about it and made a case in accordance with the law.

But no one of the craftsmen found by his subordinates could make tools that were almost invincible.

Guo Wentong even thought of sending people to sneak into Shu and steal drawings, but he couldn't find who thought of those objects.

As for snatching it...

Although Guo Wentong is very strong, he is not arrogant yet and feels that he can seize food from the tiger's mouth.

After cleaning up the battlefield, several generals returned to Guo Wentong.

At this time, General Qin Chuan had a gloomy face and was annoyed by the sneak attack this time.

"What's the loss?" Guo Wentong's face was calm, he glanced at the general and asked calmly.

"Lord, our army has suffered 503 casualties." A general replied: "Basically, one guard is over."

"Where is Zhang Xiaocheng?" Zhang Xiaocheng was the general who attacked.

"There are less than 100 casualties." When it comes to this, the faces of several generals looked a little ugly.

"The other party's sneak attack on Zhang Xiaocheng is some of his skills. He only came from their horses and was almost speechless. It can be seen that Zhang Xiaocheng is a careful and cautious person. With this person here to defend the city, we have been busy for seven days, so it is not unfair." Guo Wentong chuckled slightly and said.

When several generals heard Guo Wentong praise Zhang Xiaocheng, they were a little dissatisfied. If they had not been sieging the city for seven days and resting at night, they would not have given them a chance to attack.

If Zhang Xiaocheng is so good, wouldn’t he say that he is not as good as this rat?

However, after hearing this, Guo Wentong mentioned the sound again, and the dissatisfaction in the hearts of several people suddenly turned into surprise and doubt.

"As soon as the lord said, this is true. They moved their hands and feet at the horse's hooves. When they chased them, they did not see the war horses neighing, and they were all wearing dark clothes..."

"But, this makes me have new plans." Guo Wentong said, looking up at the sky.

Several generals looked at him in confusion.

"Zhang Xun, how much food and grass does our army have?" Guo Wentong asked Zhang Xun, who was also in charge of food and grass among his generals.

"Lord, our army's food and grass are about ten days to eat." Zhang Xun replied truthfully.

"Ten days?"

Guo Wentong frowned. There was not much food or grass for about ten days. The army consumed a lot of food every day. In this way, we should speed up.

"Since that's the case, I'll send the order to rest for a while tonight. I'll send people to defend against the enemy and steal the camp again. The rest of the people will rest together." After thinking for a long time, Guo Wentong suddenly spoke and said in a deep voice.

In a blink of an eye, he said again: "Let the respondents in the city, to open the city gate for me at all costs tonight."

Late at night, there was a loud rumbling in the sky.

The dark clouds churned in the sky, and in a short while, big raindrops fell to the ground.

The already dry soil slowly becomes wet under the nourishment of rain.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier.

The army that was originally resting moved towards the city under the cover of heavy rain.

In the rain, Liangchuan County City became more and more confused.

The general guarding the county city at this time was a middle-aged man of 34 or 35 years old. At this moment, Zhang Xiaocheng was standing on the city wall and staring into the distance.

The direction he was looking at was the location where Guo Wentong's army camped, but in the misty rain, there was almost nothing clearly.

In the middle of the night, Zhang Xiaocheng led a thousand elite troops to attack Guo Wentong's camp.

It’s a pity that Guo Wentong is too cautious. After rushing in, Guo Wentong discovered it and finally had to return. The soldiers went out overnight to fight and were naturally exhausted.

"I finally breathed a sigh of anger in the first half of the night, which boosted my morale!" Thinking of this, I felt a little more relaxed.

"General, although it is August, the rain is cold, so you should go and take shelter from the rain! What should we do if you make a mistake?"

A veteran came over and persuaded him.

Zhang Xiaocheng sighed: "I'll go down to shelter from the rain later."

If he collapses, it is really hard to say how long the city can last.

Last night, Guo Wentong almost broke through the gate, but he led his personal soldiers to fight. As for the prefect, he was a civil servant and could not go into battle.

But if this continues, it is not a solution. How can we repel Guo Wentong's army?

The more you think about it, the more you are troubled.

He simply threw away the water droplets on his hair, turned around and walked towards the tent under the city wall.

Because he was feeling irritated, the commander of Liangchuan County City did not notice at all. The direction he was paying attention to was covered with darkness, and was coming here under the cover of rain and fog!

"Listen to my orders, lie a hundred meters away and wait for the inside to respond. Once the city gate is opened, attack immediately!" Looking at the city not far away, wet in the rain and fog, and I couldn't see clearly at all, Guo Wentong issued an order.

"No!" Five thousand people headed towards the county city under the cover of rain and fog.

Because it was late at night and in heavy rain, the defenders on the city wall could not light the torch, and the moonlight was gone. For a moment, they could not notice that the enemy was attacking again.

Of course, no matter how heavy the rain or dark the night, you can see within a hundred meters, so these five thousand people stayed a hundred meters away.

The crackling raindrops fell on Guo Wentong, who was no longer young.

Guo Wentong's army was well-trained, without saying a word, most of them were ambushing, and some were still preparing some tools. Only one general and fifty personal soldiers were guarding Guo Wentong with all his steps.

"Lord, I don't know if it will be done tonight."

The enemy general attacks in the first half of the night and attacks in the second half of the night, and has internal responses. This is unexpected, but if you want to succeed, it depends on luck.

Guo Wentong had no expression on his face, letting the raindrops fall, and said, "I'll know when I wait."

On his top, a purple aura stood up in the light green clouds, waving and faintly, some kind of fluctuation spread.

At this moment, a killing sound alarmed Guo Wentong. Then, a gong sounded at the city gate, and the soldiers were alarmed and united in a formation.

"Lord, do you want to attack?" Seeing this, the dear general said to Guo Wentong: "It's too late, maybe it will be delayed!"

While speaking, there was a fierce sound of killing in the distance. Guo Wentong frowned and said, "It's not too early, wait a little longer!"

After a moment, the city gate moved, and Guo Wentong immediately ordered: "Enter the march, use tinea oil."

The tincture oil has been carried for a long time. Even if it rains, a few buckets of tincture oil will be poured down by the fire, and with a "sky" sound, the flames will ignite.

In an instant, the war drums and horns rang together, and thousands of people shouted "Kill!"

The city was in chaos, and amid the shouts, the gate opened in an uproar. The army that had been waiting for a long time rushed into it instantly, holding a long sword and slashing everyone.

In the darkness, swords flew, sparks flew everywhere, and killing sounds were everywhere.

The sound of killing finally woke up the guard who had just fallen asleep in the tent. He jumped up suddenly, sleeping because he was wearing clothes, and only grabbed his weapons and ran out.

What caught my eye was the battlefield where the two armies fought each other.

Looking at the thousands of soldiers rushing towards the city like hungry wolf, Zhang Xiaocheng only had a thought in his mind: "So fast?"

Although Guo Wentong stepped forward to supervise the battle, he did not enter the city, which was too dangerous.

At dawn, the general finally reported: "Lord, the county town has been cleared."

Guo Wentong stopped talking, entered the city and went to the yamen.

The yamen was not deserted at this time. Hundreds of soldiers were cleaning up various attacks, dragging the bodies to the cart, and they were all busy panting and sweating.

"Lord, please, the officials and the surrendered general are inside." The general bowed and invited him in. Guo Wentong entered the gate and walked towards the lobby.

I saw the eaves of the corridors and corridors, and there were soldiers. A large number of officials were detained. I felt sorry for these officials, who were usually surrounded by others, but now they were all in a mess. When I saw Guo Wentong, I quickly knelt down.

In the heavy rain, Guo Wentong finally led a large army to attack the county city, but he was not in a good mood at this time.

The army of Liangchuan County is even more elite than Guo Wentong imagined.

Not only was Zhang Xiaocheng good at training troops, but he was also very loyal and brave. He was besieged by several generals and did not surrender. In the end, seeing that the situation was hopeless, he would become a prisoner and commit suicide, which made Guo Wentong sigh.

In Guo Wentong's view, although this person is mediocre, he is much more bloody and courageous than the so-called famous generals in the city.

Such a person was most praised by Guo Wentong, but the other party was the one who died as a loyal minister.

Such a thing happened, Guo Wentong was in a bad mood.

What is needed to compete for the world is such a general. Each of them can increase their energy and strength. Now that one of them is dead, it really makes him feel distressed and regretful.

The relatives followed each other, and Guo Wentong only walked forward.

The soldiers who were still cleaning up along the road saw them coming, retreated one by one and bowed their heads to give way.

"Lord, this is a residence, very clean, there are no dead people, no blood. You can rest for a while, and fight for a night of rain. You can't rest without resting." The dear said.

There are several big trees planted in this courtyard, with flower beds next to it, and there are a wing room on the left and right sides of the main house.

When I went in, I saw that breakfast had already been set up. Guo Wentong felt tired. After all, he was not a young man anymore. After going up, he sat down and used food, waved his hands, and said, "No, I'll sleep for a while after eating, and it's not too late to deal with things when I wake up - basically you know how to do it."
Chapter completed!