Chapter 160

  It's possible that even Cheng Dalai, who offered the plan, didn't think of it, but as a result, Yang Longtan indeed suffered some injuries during the battle back then and had no children, otherwise he wouldn't have attached so much importance to Luo Tie.

  So, every time Yang Long stopped walking out of the account, seeing the soldiers whispering to each other, his mood was also imaginable. Even if they were not discussing themselves, Yang Long still felt that the other party's eyes on him were somewhat unusual.

  "Attack! Attack! Attack!" Yang Long's killing intent at this moment was already unstoppable.

  At dawn on this day, Yang Long began to attack the city.

  The army advanced forward, and the four roads of soldiers launched a simultaneous attack. The catapults sprouted up like bamboo shoots, flying stones rained down like locusts, rocks fell on the city wall like rain, and soldiers climbed up with bamboo ladders only to become corpses falling back down.

  Everything is for killing more of its own kind.

  But this is just a feint.

  Yang Longting had never imagined that he could take down Blackstone City with just one battle. Yang Longting initiated today's battle, mainly to test Xue Banjiang's deployment of troops on the four walls of the city.

  A city wall with four sides, defense is always strong and weak, judging clearly the opponent's virtual reality, only then can we take targeted measures.

  The result was not very ideal.

  Heishi City's Xue Ban Chuan can mobilize a force of no more than 5,000, but this is in peacetime. If forced to the extreme, like now, then the 100,000 civilians in the city can also be counted as soldiers.

  According to today's battle assessment, although our side has the advantage in terms of troop numbers, the bravery of the Youzhou soldiers is not as good as that of the defending army.

  After all, Heishi City is adjacent to the Rong tribe and has to fight from time to time. Although they lose more often than win, they are not unfamiliar with fighting and death. But on the side of Youzhou, it's unknown how many years it's been since a large-scale war occurred.

  At dawn they attacked the city, at dusk they withdrew their troops. Inside the city, people were busy with tension, treating the wounded, burying the dead, and repairing the damaged city walls.

  Last night, in the camp of the Youzhou army, there was also a mournful scene. The wounded soldiers were huddled under their quilts, some had lost their eyes, others had lost their arms... from time to time, they let out waves of mournful howls.

  War has never been a romantic thing. Taking the head of the commander-in-chief in the midst of thousands of troops is indeed mighty, but after one general's victory, the deaths of tens of thousands of people are just a few numbers in history books.

  Inside Yang Long's large tent, several high-ranking generals were discussing today's battle and expressing their opinions on how to break into the city afterwards.

  Yang Long sat silently behind his desk, without making a sound.

  Youzhou has not had a big battle for thirty years, and his subordinates can still fight. Those who are paper tigers, those who are silent on ordinary days but are key players at critical moments, can all be seen from one battle.

  Nothing is more conducive to the development of talent than a real war.

  "My lord, I just received a message from Qingniu Mountain?" Li Shan-yen stood up and handed over a letter.

  Yang Long stopped and took a look. After looking at it, he was originally sitting steadily in the military account, but suddenly three corpses were violent, and five spirits were heroic and soaring.

  The palm of his hand slapped heavily on the case, and he shouted loudly: "Who will give me 5,000 soldiers to bring General Zhang's head to see me!"

  ……

  Cheng Dali remained in the Toad Village, but his ears were listening to the movements from all directions. To ensure that nothing went wrong, he sent someone to bring Su Qing and Xiao Die back from Luoye City, and also withdrew the brothers who had been fishing at the bottom of the lake.

  As for the Su family's business, the fishing industry at the bottom of the lake... In a year of war and chaos, survival is more important than anything else. Do you still want to do some business and live a stable life as a rich man? What are you thinking?

  After this storm has passed, it won't be difficult for me to start the business again. I still have a good relationship with Fang Boshan.

  Moreover, Cheng Dairen is now making a fortune with his business, and when it comes to getting rich, there's nothing faster than profiteering from war.

  After picking up Su Ying, Cheng Dairen thoroughly let go of his hands and feet.

  On this day, a grain-transporting team arrived at Qingniu Mountain, and their leader's name was Wang Sunyu.

  As soon as they entered Qingniu Mountain, a burst of copper gong sounds came from the mountain forest, and a group of people rushed out.

  "This mountain is my opening"

  This tree is what I carry

  To get through this

  Leave some money for the road

  A tooth and a half

  "Kill but don't bury"

  The leader shouted loudly.

  Wang Sunyu was taken aback, then suddenly laughed and said: "General Cheng, you're joking, oh, I get it, you must not have done this for a long time, wanting to relive old times, haha, still really humorous."

  Wang Sunyu was not the first time to pass through Qingniu Mountain, and naturally it was not the first time to see Cheng Dali. In the past, Cheng Dali was very polite, of course after passing through Luo Tie's affairs, Wang Sunyu became even more polite.

  "Who's kidding you? I'm chopping firewood, can't you see?" Cheng Dairen said with an axe on his shoulder.

  "But haven't you already surrendered to the King of Youzhou?"

  "Nothing to do with me!" Cheng Dairen waved his hand.

  "Say no more... then I won't do it." Wang Sunyu was somewhat speechless.

  "Brother Wang, I won't make things difficult for you either. I want two tenths of the grain, this is the established rule of Hamao Village."

  "Square... still coming?"

  "Right!" Xu Shenji carried a few people and tied a wooden sign to the side of the road: "Don't you see, this rule wasn't established just today. Now if you want to pass through here, we'll still follow the rules."

  Wang Sunyu looked at the words on the wooden sign, and indeed, they had been there for a long time. What he couldn't understand was that Cheng Dalai actually dared to use this rule on Wang of Youzhou. As the saying goes: Are you not afraid of death?!

  Cheng Dalai's attitude was not bad: "Wang, my younger brother, I'll tell you the truth. If I were to rob you, it would only be robbing your grain. Leave two tenths of the grain behind and we can pretend nothing happened. You should know that last time, those who didn't transport the grain were beheaded by the King of Youzhou."

  Wang Sunyu suddenly felt a chill in his brain and didn't want to use his own head to collide with the knife of the King of Youzhou.

  Finally, Wang Sunyu kept Cheng Daren's rules and took away a letter from Cheng Daren to the King of Youzhou.

  The letter was passed from Li Shan's hands to Yang Long's, and with a heavy blow from Yang Long, it fluttered to the ground. Everyone in the big tent saw its contents clearly.

  The letter had only four words: I quit!

  After listening to Li Shan's account, the people in the big tent looked at each other in dismay. Cheng Dalai had always been very sensible, but when he was not sensible, he became so crazy that he even asked the King of Youzhou for a toll.

  Yang Long let out a sigh and suddenly realized that he had been fooled by Cheng Dairen.

  He pretended to be crazy and spoke nonsense... Although the methods were somewhat ridiculous, they indirectly made everyone look down on Cheng Dairen. Made everyone think that Cheng Dairen was laughable rather than terrifying.

  If it weren't for underestimating this person, they should have taken down the Toad Mountain stronghold long ago and eliminated future troubles. They wouldn't be in such an awkward situation where they can neither advance nor retreat.

  Now, Cheng Dairen is blocking his own path, this person must be eliminated.

  The King of Youzhou issued a military order, and Qi Deqiang led an army of 10,000 soldiers. He must capture the Frog Hill Fort within three days and bring back the annoying head of Cheng Dalai to see him.