eurekapd Chapter 662: Shucheng
Chapter 662: Shucheng
"Bang..."
Beishan Ye's arm went numb and his sword almost slipped out of his hand, while the flying spear broke into two pieces.
Gao Yuan made another gesture, asking for the third spear.
Bei Shan Ye made a feint towards Zhou Tang and rushed towards Gao Yuan on horseback: "Who are you?"
Gao Yuan did not answer, but threw the spear again. Then he took the reins with his right hand, turned the horse's head, and ran towards Zhou Tang's back.
Beishan Ye drove his horse to cut off Zhou Tang and Gao Yuan, but before his horse rushed over, he heard a "thump".
The ground collapsed.
Beishan Ye fell down with his horse.
Gao Yuan and Zhou Tang pulled the reins in time on both sides.
"He fell down." Zhou Chang's hand, which was tightly holding the driver's shoulder, finally loosened.
The driver who was driving the chariot was about to retreat as ordered by Gao Yuan, but was stopped by Zhou Chang.
This idea was something she came up with after much thought a few days ago.
When this was mentioned to Jiang Meng, he again disagreed.
After much persuasion, Zhou Chang even went so far as to make a bet, but Jiang Meng still preferred to attack by force rather than try.
Zhou Chang had no choice but to go into battle himself and force Jiang Meng to cooperate.
At this moment, Beishan Ye really fell into the trap that he had dug for several days and nights. Zhou Chang raised his arms and shouted: "Beat the drum, beat the drum... Charge, charge, charge..."
Suddenly, war drums sounded in the rear of Lin State, the sound of charging and killing shook the sky, and the army began to rush towards the gate of Shucheng.
Only Gao Yuan turned back in a panic: "Protect the prince, protect the prince..."
Zhou Chang's chariot was always surrounded by heavy troops for protection, and he began to move in the opposite direction of the army.
When the Mirage Army saw Beishan Ye and his horse suddenly disappear on the ground, they panicked and tried to urge their horses to chase after him to rescue him, but Zhou Tang had already led his men to meet him.
Another team of soldiers who had been arranged in advance pulled out the prepared large net and covered the big pit where Beishan Ye had fallen.
Zhou Chang couldn't distinguish the figures in the chaos, but he could hear Bei Shanye roaring at the bottom of the pit not far away: "You are despicable and deceitful..."
The leader of the Mirage Army was captured and the situation was hopeless.
Zhou Chang looked towards the direction of Shucheng city gate across the sea of charging people, but it was getting farther and farther away.
Gao Yuan could see more clearly from his horse: "Your Majesty, our strategy worked. Those people from Mirage Country really pulled all the carriages and horses over."
Zhou Chang was anxious but couldn't see anything clearly. At this moment, he wished he could grow two meters taller.
The sounds of shouting and killing filled my ears, making time seem particularly long.
After an unknown amount of time, a loud "bang" was heard from the direction of the Shucheng city gate.
Then came the second and third sounds, "Boom, boom, boom..."
Immediately, thick smoke and flames appeared under the city gate.
Zhou Chang finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It should be done, now it depends on Jiang Meng."
Those carriages and horses filled with gold were just a cover. The surface was covered with gold, and the bottom was filled with gunpowder.
Once the enemy has seized the gold, they will certainly escort it back to the city.
That is to say, by taking advantage of this point, as long as both sides attack together, one side captures the commander Beishan Ye, while the other side chases the carriage and ignites the gunpowder, and the siege can be successful.
Zhou Chang retired after accomplishing his mission and retreated to the rear camp first.
After waiting in the central army tent for a while, Beishan Ye, who had fallen into the pit, was taken back first.
Beishan Ye was tied up with only his mouth open, and he kept cursing. Some of the words he cursed could be understood, but most of the time, no one could make out what he was saying.
Zhou Chang put down his teacup with an innocent look on his face and seemed to sigh: "You can't blame me for this. You all saw me digging the pit, but you didn't carry anyone. Who told you to fall into the pit instead of walking on plain ground? You lose now."
Beishan Ye wanted to continue cursing.
Zhou Chang looked annoyed and gestured to cover his mouth.
Bei Shanye's yelling instantly turned into "Woo woo..."
Zhou Chang then calmly started the "chat" mode again: "Of course, I don't expect you, such treacherous villains who never keep your word, to abide by the agreement, so we have to trouble our Grand Commander to personally attack the city. If Shucheng is captured, all the money will be saved."
Beishan Ye was so angry that he was fuming. He was speechless and his eyeballs were bulging out.
"Your eyeball just fell to the ground, but there was no dog in the barracks." Zhou Chang looked regretful and said slowly, "The pit was dug right in front of you. You are stupid enough to fall into it. Who can you blame?"
The pit in front of the formation was dug with a mixture of real and fake elements. On the surface, there was only one pit, and secretly a tunnel was expanded to one side. Then the surface was covered with soil, and the bottom was empty.
So on the surface there is one pit, but in fact there are three.
Everyone would avoid the trap in the open, but it took the cooperation of Gao Yuan and Zhou Tang to lure people into the trap in the dark.
However, Zhou Chang was in a good mood now, and he felt no guilt at all when he said these words.
Beishan Ye took a breath, rolled his eyes, then struggled to get up and threw himself towards the corner of the table.
"What are you doing?" Zhou Chang was startled.
Beishan Ye was fortunately pulled back in time by the escorting soldiers.
"Oh, you have to keep an eye on them. I heard that these bastards from the Mirage Kingdom have no other abilities, but they just want to die when they are defeated in battle. This is not good. I have spent so much effort to catch them alive, but they are still useful." Zhou Chang pouted and waved his hand in disdain, "Take them away and keep them under strict watch. Don't let them die or run away."
"Yes..." The escorting soldiers answered in unison and dragged the prisoners away.
Beishan Ye had just been escorted out of the tent when news of victory came from the battlefield.
The Mirage Army lost its commander, and the gate of Shucheng was breached again.
Without their base and backbone, the remaining enemy troops fled northward.
Jiang Meng led his troops in pursuit personally.
Why are you chasing him personally again?
Zhou Chang frowned. She didn't understand anything else, but she had heard the phrase "Don't chase after a desperate enemy" so many times in her previous life that she felt that Jiang Meng's relentless pursuit of the enemy was inappropriate. In addition, Zhou Chang had discovered a problem in the past few days. Whenever Jiang Meng won a victory, he would definitely continue to chase after him and would not be satisfied until he had taken some "trophies".
However, the army still respects Commander-in-Chief Jiang Meng, so Zhou Chang couldn't say anything.
No matter what, we have won another victory. We have been living in the open air for more than a month. The victory was hard-won and it is time to relax for a while.
The battle was fought in the morning, but it was not until dusk that Jiang Meng led his troops back, and the joy on his face disappeared.
Jiang Meng was fine, so Zhou Chang didn't ask any more questions, but he insisted on going to Shucheng with Jiang Meng.
I have lived in the tent for so long that I almost forgot what it feels like to sleep in a house with a roof over my head.
Jiang Meng began to feel embarrassed and made a lot of excuses.
But Zhou Chang insisted, and Jiang Meng had no choice but to arrange for half of the army to be stationed outside the city, and the other half to escort Zhou Chang into Shucheng.
On his way from Maicheng to Shucheng, Zhou Chang saw people mourning and corpses piled up everywhere. He also saw people from neighboring countries who had just been rescued and enslaved, skinny men in shackles, and women who were naked and tortured beyond recognition, abandoned on the roadside.
How many people have become "immune" to the tragic scene.
But after entering Shucheng, he still underestimated his own "immunity".