Chapter 240: Stars dotted

Under the city of Hefei, Zhang Xun's big tent.

A dim soybean oil lamp was burning alone on the table. Because the city was unable to be sieged for several days, military funds began to become tense, and all expenses were saved. Even the chief general Zhang Xun could only ignite an oil lamp for lighting.

Chen Lan and Lei Bu were supported by their personal soldiers and walked into the tent. Zhang Xun quickly stood up to greet him when he saw this and said, "Come on, the two generals are wronged today, please sit down~~ Please sit down~~"

Chen Lan laughed at herself: "Our butts are red and swollen, where can we sit? Let's just kneel down." After that, he and Lei Bu bent their knees and half-kneeled on the mat, supporting their elbows on the table to support their bodies.

Lei Bu asked in a muffled voice: "The general called me to come late at night, what's the big deal?"

Zhang Xun smiled bitterly and said, "I apologize to you for the daytime incident." After that, Zhang Xun bowed to the two of them. As the head coach, it is naturally impossible to give a big gift to his subordinates.

Lei Bu turned his head deliberately and did not look at Zhang Xun. Chen Lan continued angrily: "It's not the general's fault for the day. It's just that Li Feng bullies people too much, and he doesn't know how his lord likes him!"

Zhang Xun sighed heavily after hearing this and asked, "This is our attack on the city, and he just caught the handle. Two generals, you see, how should we deal with the current situation?"

"Ah~~" Chen Lan also sighed with Zhang Xun and said, "It is best to attack the city and siege, and it will be better to attack it in one go. Then it will decline, and it will be exhausted. Now we have suffered a lot of casualties, and the morale in the army has long been declining. If we continue to attack, it will be difficult to break the city. Besides, the reinforcements sent by Zhou Yu are about to arrive. We will be attacked several times by the time, so it is better to be as early as possible..."

"What do you mean to withdraw the troops?" Zhang Xun took over the topic and turned to ask Lei Pu, "What about General Lei's opinion?"

"I have no objection!" Lei Bu replied without raising his head.

A few helplessness flashed in Zhang Xun's eyes. He paused for a moment and said to Lei Pu and the others earnestly: "I have already understood your thoughts. To be honest, my thoughts are the same as you. But... the lord has ordered this time, so we can only move forward... Besides, we are leading an army of 80,000, but we can't even conquer a small Hefei city. Just going back like this is indeed a big loss..."

Chen Lan didn't say anything, but Lei Bu muttered, "It's an army of 80,000. Look at what kind of equipment it is, and look at what kind of equipment it is. How many old, weak, sick and disabled are there in our soldiers? How many elite soldiers are there who can charge in the battle? Just looking at the number of people is useless! The Yellow Turban Thieves are known as one million, but they are defeated by the imperial court with thousands of elite soldiers?"

Zhang Xun smiled bitterly and said, "General Lei, don't talk about these situations. I know better than you. I am not afraid of Li Feng, but the lord is so kind. Even if we... die in the battlefield, we have to continue attacking, attack, and attack again! As the main general, I will lead the way tomorrow. At worst, I can repay my lord with death..."

Chen Lan sneered: "Master, why are you doing this? As the saying goes, you will not accept the orders of the king outside. You are our chief general, so you should naturally consider the soldiers of the entire army. Even if you die heroically, what should you do if you leave us alone?"

Zhang Xun's eyes flashed, and there seemed to be a thin layer of light mist. He couldn't help but sigh again: "Everyone will do their own duties and have their own destiny... Tomorrow, I will take out my savings, organize suicide squads, and give them all the money, hoping that they can follow me to the top of the city first."

Hearing this, Lei Bu and Chen Lan couldn't help but feel moved. Zhang Xun's style of doing things and being a human being made them feel guilty. The two stood up together, clasped their fists at Zhang Xun and said, "I am willing to follow the general and fight for this life. I will definitely break through Hefei City tomorrow!"

"Okay!" Zhang Xun stretched out his hands, holding Lei Bu and Chen Lan's hands together, and said happily, "Brothers work together to cut off gold. The reason for the failure of many battles is often not how powerful the enemy is, but how internal discord and too many disputes lead to missing opportunities and losing a lot of defeat. Not to mention the distance, tomorrow, we should show Chen Gong the strength of our Nanyang army!"

Chen Lan and Lei Bu were moved by Zhang Xun's words. Just as they were about to say something to cut their hearts off, they suddenly heard a faint sound of wind and thunder coming from afar, mixed with the sound of some people shouting horses neighing. Zhang Xun's face suddenly changed and he shouted: "Not good~~There is an enemy attack!"

The three of them hurriedly pulled out the sword from their waists, walked out of the tent quickly, and looked around. In the dark night sky, thousands of stars suddenly appeared. These stars moved in the air, first converging together, then separated, and fell into the camp in arcs.

"The enemy wants to attack fire! General Lei, General Chen, you two quickly return to the headquarters and organize your subordinates to meet the enemy. Remember, you must not be confused, otherwise it will be out of control!" Zhang Xun hurriedly ordered Lei Bu and Chen Lan.

"Yes~" Lei Bu and Chen Lan had no time to salute. After agreeing, they immediately hurried to the camp where they were in their own territory. It was strange that the pain that had repeatedly come from their butts was not aware of it at this moment. The two of them ran quite fast.

At this moment, thousands of burning rockets had already fallen into the camp, some were inserted into the soil and extinguished, some fell on the tent, dry firewood and dry grass, and immediately began to burn. "Enemy Fire Attack~~Enemy Fire Attack~~" The soldiers patrolling the camp began to ring the gong "bangbang", shouting loudly, warning the soldiers who were still sleeping.

"Ah~~What's going on?", "Grandma's" soldiers were constantly awakened. When they learned that it was the enemy attacking the camp, they put on their clothes randomly, picked up weapons, and then left the tent in a mess. At this time, the subordinate officers in the army came out to organize. They found their subordinate soldiers, then looked for their superiors, and waited for orders.

"Swish swish swish swish" Another round of rockets came. This time the rocket's landing point was much more accurate than the last time. Most of them fell on the tent. It was obvious that the enemy of the attacking camp adjusted the angle of the archery. There were more fire points in the camp, and soldiers on fire began to run around in the camp, shouting while running.

"Swoosh swish swish swish" Another round of arrow rain fell. This time it was not a rocket, but all were sharp feathered arrows. These cold weapons fell from the air, and with powerful inertia, they ruthlessly shot into the body of the Yuan army soldiers. Suddenly, there were screams in the camp.

Zhang Xun's eyes were so angry that he ran back and forth around the central army's tent, shouting loudly: "Hurry up the shield~~Hurry up the shield~~" During the days of siege, the defenders in the city often went out of the city to steal the camp during the night, but they didn't have many people, and they often left one round of arrows or raided a certain camp where supplies were placed. It was different tonight. Rounds of arrows fell continuously like rain. From this situation, there were many enemies coming to the camp tonight and carried a lot of arrows, as if they couldn't use them all.

After the rain of seven or eight rounds of arrows, the entire camp was in a mess. There were no soldiers in a row in a complete lineup. They were either lying on the ground or squatting and squatting together, holding round shields to protect each other. On the round shield, several white feathered arrows were inserted, still trembling on the shield.
Chapter completed!