After Ye Yunfeng returned to the southwest with King Yannan, he soon led three thousand soldiers to garrison in Duzhou.
From morning to night every day, in addition to training, we strengthen defense in all directions.
Ye Yunfeng stood on a high place, looked around, took everything in, remembered it in his heart, and repeatedly thought about where the defense line was weak and whether there were any ways to improve it.
"Border defense is no small matter," Ye Yunfeng said. "Although Duzhou is not as important as Longcheng and Xiecheng, it is still a fortress and cannot be taken lightly. Moreover, the Southern Hu suffered a defeat not long ago and may have some ulterior motives. We should be cautious."
The soldiers hesitated. "The Southern Hu were severely defeated in Longcheng. They only managed to negotiate peace by paying compensation. They shouldn't dare to come again anytime soon, right?"
Ye Yunfeng looked at the mountains and forests in the distance, which looked like a giant beast crawling in the dead of night.
He narrowed his eyes, "That may not be the case. Things on the battlefield are constantly changing. Don't be gullible, and don't underestimate the enemy."
Several soldiers looked at each other.
One of them laughed and said, "Your Excellency is right! However, those Nanhu 'bandits' suffered a great loss at the hands of our Excellency. I don't think they would dare to attack us even if they were given the courage!"
"that is!"
"Your Excellency is brave and good at fighting. How could those people be his opponents?"
Ye Yunfeng turned around and glanced at a few people.
"It seems you didn't listen to what I just said?"
Several people were silent and lowered their heads, "We dare not!"
Although Ye Yunfeng is young, he is brave and resourceful and has made great contributions. They all admire him.
Seeing that he was serious, they all put their thoughts aside and did not dare to slack off.
"We'll go on patrol again and make sure there are no mistakes!"
Ye Yunfeng then said, "Go."
"yes!"
It was not until the bright moon was high in the sky and then hidden behind dark clouds that Ye Yunfeng returned to the tent.
Not long after he lay down, he suddenly opened his eyes!
In the darkness, everything was silent, without a trace of abnormality.
Ye Yunfeng felt something was wrong and stood up quickly.
The soldier who slept in the same room with him heard his movements and asked confusedly, "What's wrong?"
Before Ye Yunfeng could say anything, he heard shouts suddenly coming from outside.
"Enemy attack!"
Ye Yunfeng quickly came to the door and saw fireworks suddenly exploding in the distant sky!
not good!
He immediately said, "Assemble! Prepare to meet the enemy!"
The soldiers who were still asleep were completely awake!
"What's going on?! Why is there a sudden nighttime enemy attack?!"
“I don’t know!”
"We just arrived and encountered this kind of thing. I guess we have been targeted for a long time!"
Ye Yunfeng ran all the way and quickly climbed up the city wall.
"grown ups!"
The defenders immediately reported,
"They were incredibly cunning. They wrapped their horses' hooves in cloth and snuck up outside our city, intending to launch a surprise attack. Luckily, we had already scattered caltrops on the ground, which startled their horses and made the noises that alerted us."
Many soldiers secretly felt fortunate. If it weren't for Ye Yunfeng's insistence, they would have suffered a great loss tonight!
"But where do these people come from? How dare they be so bold!?"
"Who else could it be from this direction besides Nan Hu?"
"But—how dare they!?"
Everyone was shocked.
Nanhu has just paid a huge price to seek peace between the two sides. Why would he take the initiative to cause trouble at this time?
Ye Yunfeng said nothing, just gazed into the distance.
The other party was suddenly exposed, disrupting the plan, so he simply stopped covering it up.
There was a man sitting high on his horse, speaking in a fierce voice.
"kill!"
"kill--!"
For a moment, there were bursts of shouts and murderous intent!
The soldiers defending the city were all shocked when they heard the noise.
"This number...I'm afraid it won't be less than ten thousand!"
Is the King of Nanhu really crazy?
"Sir, what should we do now?" the soldier asked anxiously. "The enemy outnumbers us. This battle is likely to be difficult! We've only just arrived here, and the food and fodder in the city won't last long. Should we send a letter to Lord Feng asking for help?"
Ye Yunfeng pondered for a moment and made a quick decision.
"Send word immediately that the Nanhu are leading an attacking army! Tell them to be extremely careful! Although they outnumber us, Duzhou is easy to defend but difficult to attack. We may have a chance of victory—we must fight quickly and decisively!"
Ye Yunfeng's mind was extremely clear.
"Crossbowmen, take the battlements! Get ready!"
"All troops on alert! Fight to the bitter end!"
…
Stones flew down and flames splashed everywhere.
People kept trying to climb up the ladders on the city wall, but were killed again and again.
Arrows flew everywhere, and a strong smell of blood filled the entire battlefield.
After a night of fierce fighting, the enemy finally called off their attack.
However, they were only retreating and resting for a while, and had no real intention of withdrawing their troops.
As the dim morning light fell, the city was filled with darkness, with corpses piled on the ground, making it a mess.
The huge "Nan" flag flutters in the wind!
——It is indeed the Nanhu who sent troops!
The defenders who had held the city for a whole night were also exhausted. Under the command of Ye Yunfeng, they were quickly replaced by another group.
"The enemy suffered heavy casualties, but there are too many of them. If they continue to attack us, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with them."
"The letter has been sent out, and Lord Feng and his men should receive it soon."
"What on earth are these Southern Hu people thinking? Are they serious about this? Don't they realize that if we start a dispute, we have the Yannan King's 100,000-man army behind us! They are no match for us! When that happens, they will be dead!"
The soldiers argued endlessly, but Ye Yunfeng remained silent.
He also guarded the city wall all night.
But at this moment he was not sleepy at all. He just stared at the sand table with a rare serious expression.
Finally, someone couldn't help but ask, "Sir, what do you think?"
Ye Yunfeng stretched out his hand and pointed.
"Duzhou enjoys a unique location, facing the southern Hu border, separated only by a mountain range. Although not far from both Xiecheng and Longcheng, the terrain is rugged. Aside from Lord Feng, who can lead his troops directly from Xiecheng, the rest of the reinforcements will have to cross the river, or else they'll have to go around the mountains, which is quite troublesome."
Everyone was stunned and looked at each other.
"Why are you suddenly bringing this up, sir? The Nanhu are inferior in strength to us. Acting like this is only courting death."
Ye Yunfeng said, "Is there really someone in this world who would be so reckless as to sacrifice the lives of thousands of soldiers?"
Everyone was silent.
"Speaking of which, Nan Hu's behavior is indeed strange. So...what does your Excellency mean?"
Before Ye Yunfeng could say anything, he suddenly heard an eagle cry from outside.
Ye Yunfeng suddenly thought of something, and quickly walked to the door, and saw a black eagle flapping its wings and coming!
He was delighted - that was his sister's eagle!
But then he realized something was wrong.
Unless it is a critical moment, my sister will not let the Black Hawk come easily.
And now…
Ye Yunfeng blew a whistle, and the black shadow immediately circled down and landed steadily on Ye Yunfeng's arm.
Ye Yunfeng took off the copper ring on the eagle's leg and took out the note inside.
When he saw the words clearly, his pupils suddenly shrank!
"Not good!" (End of this chapter)
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