Chapter 379: Intimidation

The leader behind him was stunned when he heard this. When he wanted to speak more, Chen Zhang had already gone far. It was too late to say anything else, so he had to deal with Wu Bin according to his order.

The battle at the foot of the mountain has entered a white-hot situation. The Mingzhou army is trying hard to maintain the front line, enduring the stones flying like raindrops and fired wooden blocks. These are thrown by the rioters over ten feet away. As time goes by, the actions of the rioters opposite them are becoming more and more organized. The rioters are armed with wooden sticks, torches or whatever they can find, and accumulate into large and small stocks of hundreds of people, as many as dozens of people. They are constantly rushing to the front line of the Mingzhou army. Due to the limited military strength and the Mingzhou army cannot see the situation on the opposite side clearly at night, they just keep repelling the opponent's attacks, but they dare not launch a counterattack, completely defeating the opponent in one fell swoop.

On a small high ground behind the front line, the soldiers were covered with armored soldiers. These were the main forces of the Mingzhou guards on the island. On the high ground, the fifth battalion commanders who directly commanded these soldiers. Seeing that the situation was getting more and more urgent, they had been sending the messenger to Weng Shancheng for instructions for half an hour, but they didn't even hear any echo. The five lieutenants were like ants on a hot pan, neither sitting nor standing, and extremely anxious.

"Everyone, I have waited for so long but never heard from the mountain. It is not a solution to continue like this. The military strategy says: "The army must be missing." Why don't we let go of a hole? These chaotic people have no leader, but are just mobs. They will definitely escape from the gap. When we follow and chase after them, we will surely destroy them. Why should we endure here?" A black-faced man could no longer bear it and came to the other four and whispered loudly.

This black-faced man named Zhang Sandou was one of the five commanders. He was quite humble from a lowly background. He killed his young masters from a sword and a gun to his current position. His experience on this battlefield can be said to be extremely rich. Now that he has led his troops on the isolated island, he has had so many strange things, and his morale is unstable. If he cannot win by surprise, he is afraid that if there is a slight change, the disaster of overturn will be in front of him. However, the five commanders here are just generals and assistants. No one dares to make decisions at this time. Seeing that the reply letters on the mountain have never fallen, he gritted his teeth and became the leader.

The other few people saw someone being the one who was a slut and were about to agree, but they heard someone beside him retorting: "We are so sorry for Zhang Duwei. We are here to send troops to the two states of Zhao to escort the grain and fodder. You release the gap like this and follow and chase after you. In the middle of the night, you trampled on each other. I am afraid that it would be good if there are 3,000 people staying tomorrow. Who will ship the grain at that time?"

When the people looked back, they spoke a white man, with the surname Luo and Fang. Although he and Zhang Sandou were colleagues, they always disliked each other. They often hindered each other and refuted each other at this time. The rest of them were reasonable and hesitated. They were just generals on weekdays and just acted accordingly. When they encountered such a situation, they felt that what they said was reasonable, so they didn't know what to do.

Seeing that his usual old enemy jumped out, Zhang Sandou couldn't help but get angry and shouted, "Okay, according to your wishes, I'll end up here. Now everyone is stupid at night, unable to attack or defend. If something happens, it will be a defeat. At that time, it depends on what you end up."

Luo Fang sneered and said, "What can happen on this isolated island? It's only been more than an hour before dawn. At that time, we are leading troops to attack, but we are still afraid that we can't take over these rioters. You are just a captain, but you dare to act with your life. The three-foot military law is set up for you."

When the rest of the people heard this, they all stood on Luo Fang's side. They also felt that it was unlikely that there would be an enemy attack on this isolated island. Although there were fire ships attacking, there was no subsequent action. Perhaps it was possible that these rioters did it, so why should they risk violating military law? Seeing that the other four people did not agree with him, Zhang Sandou couldn't help but get angry and smoked, but he was only one of the lieutenants of the fifth battalion. If he was acting alone, he was afraid that if Zhao Quan came to deal with him tomorrow, his old rival in front of him would use this as an excuse to capture him on the spot. In the end, he could only curse twice, rushed out of the crowd, and return to his own army.

Luo Fang saw Zhang Sandou leaving in anger, and couldn't help but feel proud in his heart. He didn't understand the danger of doing this, but he just couldn't stand the pleasure of his mortal enemy. Zhang Sandou was about to go left, and he was about to go right. Seeing that he was descending from the high ground, he whispered loudly: "Send the order, the soldiers of all departments should not act rashly. If there is any act rashly, no matter who is, they will be beheaded in front of the army."

Zhang Sandou just squeezed out of the crowd and heard Luo Fang's voice. He knew that the other party was saying this to him on purpose, and he couldn't help but get angry. However, the situation is stronger than others and cannot be attacked. He could only pray in his heart: "Damn it, I hope that if there is a real enemy attack, everyone will lose a mess, but we have to see how this guy looks."

It seemed as if the sky heard Zhang Sandou's prayer. A war drum sound suddenly came from behind the Mingzhou army. The commanders on the high ground couldn't help but look at the drum sound in horror. They saw a large number of fires hundreds of steps behind the Mingzhou army formation, as if there were nearly a thousand people. Seeing that the firelight was not moving fast, but it was very neat, and they were obviously well-trained elite soldiers.

The high ground was suddenly in chaos. Luo Fang, who was still proud just now, was already stunned. He did not expect that his anger had just come to life. An army immediately emerged from the ground from Zhoushan Island. The other commanders beside him called him a few times. Seeing that he had no reaction, they knew that the other party was shocked and could not count on him. They quickly ordered the soldiers who had not yet entered the battle in the high ground to change their formations and lined up in front of the fire to prepare to fight against the opponent's battle.

It was already four o'clock. The soldiers in Mingzhou had been tossing for half a night, all of whom were exhausted and were attacked from behind. The formation was in chaos. The lower-level officers scolded them while whipping them with a whip knife on their backs. They finally drove them to their place where they should be. As for the soldiers' worried conversations, they could only turn a blind eye. After all, they were about to see swords and guns. If they angered them, they would stab them in the back later, there would be no room for them to be discussed.

By the time the Mingzhou army finally sorted out its formation, the enemy troops on the opposite side were less than two hundred steps apart. In the darkness, the soldiers of the Mingzhou army could only see in a vague way. They tried their best to sort out their weapons and calm their chaotic breathing, so as to add a little bit of bargaining in order to survive the cruel battle later.

As the two armies approached, the previous buzzing conversation in the Mingzhou army gradually subsided. The tension before the war seemed to have an invisible hand squeezing the throat of each soldier, making them dry their mouths and unable to make any sound. The enemy on the opposite side was silent. The terrible silence was like night, covering the heads of the two armies.

"Oh my God! Look up the mountain, the mountain city is on fire!" A sudden scream broke the dead silence. With that scream, almost every Mingzhou soldier raised his head and looked towards the direction of Wengshan City. Sure enough, a fire light rose at the top of Wengshan Mountain. The bright fire light set against the night background, making it particularly dazzling.

The fire in the mountain city caused a scream in the Mingzhou army. The only possibility of such a fierce and sudden flame was that someone set fire. Wengshan City was the head of the Mingzhou defenders on Zhoushan Island. There was only one possibility for all this. A large number of enemy troops had attacked the island and captured the mountain city.

Almost at the same time, a "magnificent" sound broke out under the firelight on the opposite side. The commanders on the high ground couldn't help but look at each other, and they all saw their pale faces in the eyes of each other. It was obvious that the enemy in front of them and the one attacking the mountain city. In this dark night, two armies were sent at the same time and launched a fierce attack on the mountain city and himself, without giving him a chance to respond. On this isolated island, in the middle of the night, the difficulty can be imagined. Everyone was already scared before they even started fighting with such enemies.

Just when the Mingzhou army was in chaos, someone shouted loudly in the opposite army: "Listen to the Mingzhou thief army on the other side, we are the army of Lu Xianggong, the rebellion of the rebellion of the Duke of Zhenhai. Zhao Guigong was in a ruthless plan and had a disobedient heart. Lu Xianggong had already known it. Two days ago, the Zhenhai army had already captured Mingzhou, and your wife and children had been captured by the army. You quickly abandon your armor and surrender, and you can still save your family's young, otherwise Zhao Quan and others would be your example."

As soon as the words were finished, there was a buzzing sound in the Mingzhou army. Some soldiers had already dropped their weapons and ran towards the enemy formation. More people were at a loss and were shocked by the shocking news. Even many lower-level officers forgot to cut and kill the soldiers who abandoned their soldiers. Their family was all in Mingzhou. If what those people on the other side said was true, why would they fight to the death here?

Chen Zhang stood under the fire, with more than a hundred people standing behind him, each holding two or three torches in his hands. He bluffed and threatened, trying to force the enemy to surrender. He saw that the morale of the enemy had shaken, but the more time it was, the more important it was. After all, the strength of the two sides was very different. If it was dawn, the other party could see that he was in reality and was afraid that none of them would survive. Thinking of all kinds of dangers, even if it was already the cold winter month, the sweat beads on Chen Zhang's forehead fell like raindrops.
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