Chapter 367 368 War Begins

General Yun Shen and his men rushed towards the marching Qi soldiers. The Qi army infantry who was walking in front saw a group of troops coming towards them. Before they could react, they were shot down by crossbow arrows. The Qi army infantry in front turned around and fled in panic. , crowded together with the infantry behind, and Qi Jun shouted loudly, "There is a cavalry ambush, there is a cavalry ambush."

In just ten breaths, a large group of cavalry rushed out from the cavalry formation behind them. The cavalrymen, holding crossbows, jumped over the fleeing infantry and rushed towards the soldiers and horses led by General Yun Shen. General Yun Shen turned his horse's head and shouted repeatedly. He shouted: "Withdraw, withdraw..."

Everyone turned their horses and ran away quickly. The chasing cavalry's crossbows flew like raindrops. The cavalry all fell on their horses, and the arrows fell on the horse's tail. General Yun Shen led two thousand men and horses and ran towards them like the wind. In Yunzhou City, the Qi army was chasing after him with crossbows raised. General Ouyang, who was standing on the top of the city, saw General Yun Shen returning, followed by Qi soldiers chasing after him. He raised his flag and waved it, and General Yun Shen took the The cavalry rushed to the city gate.

One of the crossbow soldiers waiting at the top of the city lay on the ground and stepped on the crossbow string with his foot, and opened the crossbow string with all his strength. The other crossbow soldier quickly loaded the arrow. In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired. The chasing Qi soldiers instantly fell on their backs and fell to the ground. , the remaining Qi soldiers retreated and fled. In this battle, Da Yong did not damage a single soldier, and Da Qi lost thousands of cavalry.

Ouyang Xiong and the crossbowmen stood on the top of the city, watching the soldiers cleaning the battlefield below loading the horses and arrows onto the carts. Looking at the corpses of the soldiers below the city, the soldiers on the top of the city seemed less afraid.

The large Qi soldiers who fled back were less than half in number. Yang Huaiyi glanced at the chariot in front and was dissatisfied with the prince who had passed him and ordered the soldiers to pursue him.

The deputy general behind him, Jiang Cheng, whispered: "General, the prince can talk on paper. We should stop the prince."

"Don't be rude to the prince." Yang Huaiyi said in a deep voice.

Yun Yi and Yan Niang had no chance to come into contact with Prince Qi. Yan Niang looked at the stagnant baggage in front of her, then looked at the grain cart they were pushing and whispered to Yun Yi: "We have been busy these days. How could he assassinate Prince Qi without even touching a hair on his head? We should have brought some kerosene to burn the food and grass."

He also wanted to bring kerosene, but even Xing Xingzi had never seen it before. Yun Yi glanced at Yan Niang as if he was looking at a fool, and felt that burning grain and grass as Yan Niang said was a feasible method. At this time, the baggage truck in front started to move. , Yun Yi bent down and lifted up the rafters of the cart, pulling the cart forward.

Zhou Jia hurried back to Houya for dinner and said to Li Yu: "Before Haishi, the cavalry of the Qi army invaded, but they were repulsed."

"Qi Jun is here so soon?" Li Yu scooped him a bowl of chicken soup, "Qi Jun is here so soon?"

Zhou Jia swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "General Ouyang sent General Yun Shen to attack the Qi army and killed more than a thousand Qi army cavalry."

"Oh! That's good. A small victory can boost the morale of the army. Is the city still safe?"

"A few local gangsters gathered a dozen people and robbed a grocery store. I asked them to do hard labor. Yu'er, I have to be on duty at the Yamen tonight. You should rest early." Zhou Jia Said to Li Yu.

Li Yu looked at Zhou Jia and said, "Okay, I will bring you a midnight snack later."

Yangyang held up the spoon and said to the two of them: "Dad, mother, I want to be a general in the future."

Li Yu wiped the rice off his face and asked him with a smile: "Why do you want to be a general? Do you know what a general is?"

Yangyang looked at the two of them with bright eyes, "Sir, you told us that a general is a hero who protects our country and our country. I will be a hero in the future."

Zhou Jia stood up and touched his head, "The general is a good general in both civil and military affairs. From now on, you study hard and practice hard with Little Loach and Brother Qijin. Only then will you have a chance to become a general. Do you understand?"

Yangyang nodded, "I understand, daddy."

The night was spent peacefully, and the sky was gloomy early the next morning. Zhou Jia stood on the top of the city with Ruyi and Jixiang wearing the clothes of the soldiers, looking at the neatly arranged Qi infantry in the distance, holding shields in their hands. Lin Li's spear tips were slowly moving towards Yunzhou City.

In the distance, there was the sound of iron hoofs hitting the ground, like distant, dull thunder in the gloomy sky.

Ouyang Xiong was fully armored, with a solemn expression under his dark helmet. Behind him stood a group of generals from Yunzhou City. The new deputy general Shen Liang stood beside him wearing white armor and holding a strong bow.

Ji Xiang looked at the Qi troops and whispered to Zhou Jia: "Master, why don't I go out of the city tonight and blow up the Qi troops?"

Ruyi gave an auspicious pat, and Ouyang Xiong walked towards Zhou Jia, clasped his fists and said to Zhou Jia: "Master Zhou, the Qi army does not have the rumored 300,000 troops and horses. The intelligence report said that the maximum of 150,000 is still the civilian men and women pulling the baggage. The old, weak and disabled soldiers are all included."

Zhou Jia thought to himself that we only have 50,000 people, 50,000 versus 150,000, and the odds of winning three to one are not good! With this thought in his mind, he spoke with great pride, "General Ouyang, as long as we are united in civil and military affairs, we are not afraid of even three hundred thousand soldiers!"

Ouyang Xiong looked at the prefect who was even more handsome than a woman, and happily patted Zhou Jia on the shoulder. Seeing that Zhou Jia was still standing motionless, he said with a smile: "Yes, Mr. Zhou, we are united in civil and military affairs. Just outside Yunzhou City The burial place of these Qi dogs.”

Zhou Jia's shoulder was sore from being slapped by his big palm-like hand. He thought about asking his wife to help him slap Ouyang Xiong back when he got back, "Yes, this is their burial place."

Lieutenant General Shen, General Yun Shen and other generals all raised their weapons and shouted loudly: "The burial place of Qi Gou, the burial place of Qi Gou."

"The place where Qi Dog is buried, the place where Qi Dog is buried..." Tens of thousands of soldiers raised their spears and shouted in unison, and the shouts resounded through the sky and reached the ears of the Qi army.

Zhou Jia and Ouyang Xiong descended from the top of the city together amid loud shouts.

The people in the city and Li Yu heard the shouts and knew that the Qi army was coming. The Qi soldiers quickly arrived at the bottom of the city and set up a formation. The infantry raised their shields to protect the crossbowmen carrying crossbows behind them.

Lieutenant General Shen, who was standing on the top of the city, raised his command flag, and the crossbowmen and archers began to shoot at the Qi army. The Qi army raised their shields to block the incoming arrows, but some soldiers fell down after being hit by arrows.

The generals of the Qi army waved their flags, and the drums beat loudly. The infantrymen carried ladders and rushed towards the city wall. The crossbowmen's crossbow arrows flew like raindrops to the top of the city. The infantrymen on the top of the city raised their shields to protect the crossbowmen. Some soldiers fell down after being hit by arrows.

Exciting drumbeats also sounded from the top of the city. Under the cover of his shield, Lieutenant General Shen drew his bow and fired arrows. The arrows shot through the air at the Qi army's crossbowmen, who fell one after another.

Under the cover of the infantry shields, the archers shot arrows at the Qi infantry like raindrops. The infantry fell one by one. The Qi soldiers who rushed to the city wall set up a ladder, but the Dayong soldiers bravely overthrew the ladder. When he fell down, the rolling wood and rocks over there also hit Qi Bing who climbed up the ladder, and Qi Bing fell down one by one.