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Chapter 49: Fighting

As the warning sounds sounded in the east, the sound of warning clappers and bamboo whistles quickly sounded in other directions.

The people who had already had experience immediately ran back to the city in an orderly manner, and the four gates of Chang'an City were quickly closed.

The silent horn sounded, and soon the sound of response horns came from the Hei Shui Tribe Camp to the southwest, indicating that they were ready for battle.

With the help of Qiuxiang and Song Yuzhi, Tang Han quickly put on his armor again, grabbed the horizontal knife and the iron arch and ran towards the east where the alarm was first issued.

Zhang Long also led his personal guards to train in the barracks, and was also leading the entire team to chase Tang Han in the direction of him.

Tang Han walked vigorously and soon climbed the watchtower in the northeast corner and immediately looked east.

I saw shadows appearing in the distant wasteland jungle. These figures scattered, appearing in an irregular scattered formation approaching Chang'an City.

With Tang Han's eyesight, they could clearly see that they were holding various weapons such as swords, guns, axes, swords, and even maces, with a population of at least about 200.

"Tell me the order to let the Hei Shui Tribe guard the headquarters' camp and be prepared for combat at any time. In addition, let all the archers go to the East City Wall, and the guards and spear teams stand by." Tang Han quickly saw the situation clearly and ordered decisively.

"No!" The sentry behind him took the order and ran away quickly.

"Your Majesty, these people look at their clothes and weapons, not like regular troops, but like bandits and robbers." Xu Xingzhi's voice sounded behind Tang Han.

Tang Han looked back at him, surprised at how fast he was, and obviously he was rushing over. He didn't look blushing, which really surprised him.

Xu Xingzhi seemed to know Tang Han's surprise and explained: "Your Majesty and his ministers have also practiced horse riding and archery since childhood, so their body is pretty good."

Tang Han suddenly realized that the ancients talked about the six arts of gentlemen, among which were harness and shooting. At the beginning, harness was about driving. But later, with the elimination of chariots on the battlefield, this harness refers to riding a horse.

This is the real scholar, not the kind of sour scholar who could not carry his shoulders or hold his hands in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Not to mention the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Confucius was also a fierce man who was nine feet tall and extremely powerful. Even the literati of the Tang and Song Dynasties were also very powerful. The two most famous representatives were Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty and Xin Qiji of the Song Dynasty.

Li Bai is a master of swordsmanship and can write passionate poems like "kill one person with ten steps, and do not stay for a thousand miles."

Xin Qiji is extremely brave. It’s okay to be handsome, but he writes the lyrics well. The most powerful thing is that he is a famous general and a powerful general. He once rushed into the enemy camp of tens of thousands of people and personally captured the traitor.

Only the literati at that time were real literati, with the integrity of literati, and the elegance and pride of literati. Who knew that in the Ming and Qing dynasties, literati became corrupt scholars who were drawn to the backbone.

Even in modern times, there are very few literati who dare to be the first in the world and dare to ask the people for their own safety. They are more of the so-called public intellectual cancer that has lost morality for money.

Back to the point, Tang Han nodded in agreement with Xu Xingzhi's judgment: "These people are obviously a group of mobs. Xingzhi thought how to break it?"

Xu Xingzhi observed carefully for a while and said in a deep voice: "My subordinates think there are two strategies, one is to stick to the door. These people obviously do not have too many crossbows. We can attack them with bows and crossbows from a high place. But they can only be afraid and turn around and flee. The other strategy is to go out to fight the enemy, face the thieves head-on, and take the lead with the spear team, and the archers behind the palace. The king's personal guards are used as reserves. In addition, the warriors of the Black Water Tribe can help restrain the enemy from the side."

Tang Han looked at Xu Xingzhi and said in a deep voice: "If you were asked to command, what strategy would you choose?"

"Minister will choose the second strategy to face the enemy head-on. My minister remembers that when he was speaking to the personal guards today, he said that if he wants to become a truly elite army and a tiger and wolf army, he must shed more blood. And there is a good opportunity to temper. If he can defeat the thieves in a head-on battle, the combat effectiveness and even the will of our soldiers will leap to a new level."

Xu Xingzhi's eyes flashed with confidence, and he replied in a deep voice in response to Tang Han's eyes.

"Well said. Your idea coincides with me. Real soldiers must be tempered on the battlefield. The army without bloodshed and sacrifice can never become a real army. I passed my order, the spear team and archers went out of the city to meet the enemy, and the Blackwater tribe was pressing on the right wing. The guards were on standby as reserves."

Tang Han's order was quickly passed down, and the closed east gate opened again. Liu Changlin led the spear team out of the city and lined up fifty steps outside the door.

Pang Yu followed closely behind the archers and lined up in a row behind the spear team.

In addition to the other three walls, the guards all climbed to the east wall to support the troops leaving the city.

Tang Han saw the armed personnel approaching Chang'an City slowly stopping, and some of the people in the lead gathered together and pointed at him, obviously discussing how to deal with it.

After a while, these people still did not advance forward, but sent one person to Chang'an City.

The spearmen under the city had raised their spearheads and prepared for battle. The archers behind them inserted all the arrows in the quiver to the ground, took off the bows on their backs, and prepared for shooting.

With a "swoosh", an arrow nailed in front of the man, preventing him from going.

The man didn't dare to walk forward any further, so he stopped quickly, raised his hands and shouted at the top of the city.

Tang Han put down the iron-tied bow in his hand and listened carefully to the man's words.

"We are just passing by here, and there is no intention of offense!"

The man was speaking the official language of Aoki Continent, and Tang Han could hear it clearly.

"Who are you waiting for? Why did you appear under my Chang'an City? If there is a little false statement, you will definitely not return."

Tang Han shouted loudly.

The man also felt awe-inspiring in his heart when he heard the sound of a full voice from the city wall and hurriedly said: "We are not evil people, we have just suffered disasters, so we have escaped here. If the city lord is willing to listen to my part, I am willing to go to the city to explain in detail."

Tang Han raised his eyebrows, pondered for a moment and shouted, "Okay, throw down your weapon, you will go into the city alone."

This person's performance began to shake Tang Han's judgment that these people were bandits and robbers.

The man quickly untied a long sword from his waist as he said and threw it on the ground, then raised his hands and walked slowly towards the city gate under the crowd's eye.
Chapter completed!
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