"Hurry up and open the door, lets go in!"

  In front of the third earth wall, Sun Cheng, Yang Fan, Zeng Congyan and Xu Hui shouted at the soldiers behind the earth wall. They had gone through a fierce battle and finally ran to the forefront of the third defense line, just wanting to go in and hide from the pursuing bandits.

  "There is no commander-in-chief to give orders, and you cant open the door arbitrarily! You quickly go back to fight the enemy, dont make a disturbance here!" The general guarding behind the earth wall had no sympathy for these dozens of fleeing soldiers, only wanting to drive them away quickly.

  "General, please let us in! The bandits are too numerous and our brothers have all been exhausted!" Xu Hui continued to beg the defending soldiers behind the earthen wall.

  "Say no more, retreat at once!" The general guarding the gate shouted angrily.

  "Xu Hui brothers, have you seen Han Feng and Wang Tong?" At this time, a soldier behind the earth wall asked, this person was Li Zhi who was from the same village as Han Feng and Wang Tong.

  "Brother Li Zhi, I didnt see Han Feng and the others. That fire scattered us all. Please advise General to let us in."

  Li Zhi thought for a moment, then looked at Sun Cheng and Yang Fan, and gathered his courage to say to the general, "General Wang, let them in, bandits..."

  "Li Zhi, do you dare to disobey military orders? Do you have the right to speak? Shut up and stay in your position!" The general interrupted Li Zhis pleading words with a rough tone, ordering the archers to aim at Zeng Cong and others, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense...

  At this moment, a commotion came from the rear of the defending armys line. Feng Xuan year really couldnt bear to watch and, despite being stopped by many people, ran to the back of the high platform to find Zong Sheng and open the door. However, when he pushed the door open, Zong Sheng and his guards had already disappeared. He immediately realized that he had run away and rushed to the top of the high platform, shouting loudly. Unbeknownst to him, this shout directly caused a chaotic situation on the defensive line!

  "Traitor! Zong Sheng, this beast, has abandoned his brothers and run away!" Feng Chouyan, in a fit of rage, swung his large axe and cut down the still-hanging "Zong" banner in front of the high platform, completely throwing everything into chaos.

  "What? The adults have run away?"

  "I said why is it so quiet for such a long time?"

  "Just now General Zong was still sitting on the stage, it cant be fake, right?"

  "Youre stupid, didnt you see that the madman cut down the flagpole? How can it be fake?"

  "What should we do? I dont want to die!"

  "Lets run too, anyway staying here is death!"

  "Right, either way is death, lets run!"

  "Alright, run!"

  …………

  As the clamor grew louder, a great commotion had already begun within the third line of defense, especially when they saw the commander-in-chiefs flag fall. The unaware officers and men at the front immediately shouted "The deputy commander is dead!"

  The soldiers abandoned their posts and surged towards the rear fort like a tide.

  "Whats going on? What happened?" Liu Ce and others who were still resting in the alley were shaken by the commotion outside, vaguely hearing rumors that "General Zong had died", but the bandits hadnt even breached the third earth wall yet? Just as Liu Ce was pondering what was happening, another muffled horn sounded, and a new wave of bandits began to attack...

  "Listen to my command, rest is over, maintain formation, slow step back out of the alley!" Liu Ce raised his long spear and gave a decisive order. Unconsciously, an unusual sense of majesty enveloped the hearts of the people present.

  As the crowd slowly ran to the third line of defense, the scene in front of them made everyone involuntarily take a cold breath. They saw that the soldiers behind the earth wall were scrambling and fleeing out of the fort, while the bandits were gradually closing in on the gate.

  "Form up, prepare for battle!" Liu Zhis long spear was aimed at the bandits, now racing against time to reach the gap a dozen or so steps away from him before the bandit army arrived, in order to withdraw calmly...

  Han Feng drew a feathered arrow and aimed at one of the bandits, shooting it accurately into the bandits chest. The surrounding bandits saw that there was a lone army of dozens of people here, so they swarmed up...

  "Raise your guns and kill!" Liu Ce divided the remaining 80 or so men into four rows, with those who were wounded placed at the back, making it easier for them to quickly climb over the wall once they reached the gap.

  A dozen or so bandits who charged to the front were pierced by long guns and fell to the ground. In the gap, some cunning bandit soldiers attempted to get close, but were also nailed down by the second row of crossbowmen. However, due to the tension and insufficient familiarity with coordination and tacit understanding, three long gunners were still killed by the bandits.

  "Raise your guns, kill!" Liu Ce gave another order, and twenty long spears shot out like venomous snakes, piercing the enemys body. Many of the bandits who were not dead yet rolled on the ground, clutching their wounds, while some of the wounded soldiers with intestines hanging out let out inhuman screams.

  Chen Qing stabbed another bandit in the abdomen, and before he could withdraw his gun, a bandit next to him charged with a long knife. Just as Chen Qing was about to meet his death, a long spear on the side accurately pierced the bandits cheek, and instantly the bandits entire face was bloody and unclear, dying in agony.

  Chen Qing turned back to look at Liu Ce, whose face was expressionless. He felt a wave of gratitude in his heart and thought back to what he had said before about unconditionally trusting the soldiers by his side. He deeply understood the meaning behind those words now.

  As they approached the gap, the number of bandits increased, and Liu Ces throat was a bit dry and painful. He continued to mechanically order his men to raise their guns and kill, and after hundreds of bodies fell around the formation, at the cost of 27 casualties, the bandits were intimidated and dared not to advance again. Liu Ce and his party finally arrived at the gap, then proceeded with caution, crossing the wall in an orderly manner...

  When Liu Ce, Chen Qing and Guo Tao finally climbed over the earth wall smoothly, the new bandits also rushed in... "Brothers, now everyone should escape for their lives. Those who survive will meet again in the future! Take care!" After Liu Ce shot a bandit who was climbing the wall to death, he made a fist at the soldiers who fought together behind him, and without waiting for the crowd to respond, he directly followed the defeated soldiers to escape outside the fort. At this time, redeploying troops had no meaning at all, unless this line of over 1,000 people could be commanded by himself...

  "Brother Han Feng!" Li Zhi discovered Han Feng in the crowd and pushed his way through to rush towards him.

  "Li Zhi!" Han Feng exclaimed, hugging Li Zhi tightly after his narrow escape. "Im so glad youre alive! I thought you were dead. By the way, wheres Wang Tong? Why isnt he with you?"

  Facing Li Zhis inquiry, Han Feng lowered his head and stopped speaking.

  "Is he talking? Wheres Wang Tong?" Li Zhi had a premonition of something, but still didnt want to believe it was true.

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