Chapter 674: I am very cautious
"Attack the city?"
Xu Lao Er glanced at the deputy general and said, "What's the rush? We've been running for a whole day and night. Aren't you tired?"
Aren’t you tired?
This question is really difficult to answer.
Are you tired?
He is really tired!
However, seeing the city of Ba right in front of me, I felt quite excited. I was so excited that I didn’t feel tired at all.
"Uncle, I think we can try to attack!"
Another deputy commander blinked, "Brothers are all excited right now!"
"Yeah?"
Xu Laoer looked back at the personal guards and soldiers behind him, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.
In that case, then, let’s make some noise!
However, Xu Laoer knew very well that mental excitement could not sustain physical excitement for a long time, so attacking the city also required a method.
"Have the brothers prepare the eight-ox crossbows and catapults and send a greeting to the robbers in the city."
"Understood!"
With Xu Laoer's order, the two lieutenants turned around and went to pass on the message.
But soon, the two turned back depressed.
"What happened?"
Xu Laoer glanced at the two of them.
His intuition told him that this was an accident.
"My Lord, the brothers transporting the eight-ox crossbow and catapult haven't caught up yet..."
"Then forget it!"
The siege equipment hasn't been delivered yet, so what city are we attacking?
Although Bacheng was not a strong city, its walls were still more than two meters high. At this height, if Xu Laoer had no obstacles, he would have been able to rush up in one breath.
But the Jieyundao's troops were standing on the city wall and guarding it tightly. If he rushed over, he would definitely be shot into a hedgehog by the enemy's rain of arrows.
No matter how strong a person's fighting power is, he is still an ordinary person. If he is covered by a rain of arrows, he will still be shot into a hedgehog.
Since it was impossible to attack the city, they could only set up camp outside the city and wait for the siege equipment to be delivered.
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At the same time, in the city of Ba, Du Qingruo summoned all the leaders of the Jieyun Dao, both big and small, as well as the civil and military officials of her Dao Kingdom's court, to gather together.
Xu Laoer's army was at the gates of the city, and Guo Zhun was defeated. Half of the military forces accumulated by the Jieyun Dao Rendao Kingdom were destroyed in this battle by Guo Zhun.
Fortunately, Guo Zhun was killed on the spot by Xu Laoer, otherwise, even if he came back alive, he would not be able to fake his death.
Even those elders of the hidden branch of the Jieyun Dao who had secretly reached an agreement with him now wished they could cut Guo Zhun into pieces.
They, the Jieyun Dao, had gone through so many hardships and finally established the Human Dao Kingdom in Jiannan Prefecture. Their century-long cause was finally accomplished. But now, because of Guo Zhun's assholery, they seemed to have seen the Jieyun Dao's great cause ruined in their hands.
"Everyone, right now, if anyone has any clever ideas, please speak up!"
"Otherwise, we will have to go back to the old days of hiding from others, and it might even be worse than before!"
Du Qingruo sat in the main seat, looking at the people standing below with a very serious expression.
"Also, don't count on the Taoist Master to come and save us!"
Du Qingruo added one last sentence.
To this day, the whereabouts of the Master of Disaster remained a mystery. In Du Qingruo's opinion, the Master of Disaster had completely abandoned them.
It really is true that if you rely on the mountain, the mountain will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away.
Fortunately, she never placed her hopes on the Lord of Disaster from the very beginning.
"Your Highness, for now, we can only give up the foundation of Jiannan Mansion for the time being!"
An elder from the Jieyun Dao stepped forward and spoke seriously, "Xu Yuanxi possesses unparalleled bravery in battle. We in the Jieyun Dao do have hidden military power, but it's only effective for assassination and sabotage. However, on the battlefield, unless your personal bravery reaches Xu Yuanxi's level, no matter how skilled you are, you will ultimately fall to the fierce clash of thousands of troops."
This is quite reasonable.
This is a wise man.
But a wise man still said something stupid.
And it was this stupid remark that ignited hope for these people on the Road of Disaster.
"Your Highness, I think, perhaps, we can choose to assassinate Xu Yuanxi!"
"As long as I kill this man, I will definitely win this battle!"
Catch the thief and the leader!
This person's proposal cannot be said to be wrong.
But the question is, is Xu Laoer so easy to assassinate?
Not to mention that Xu Laoer now has the good luck of Fubao, Xu Laoer has learned a lesson from the deaths of Emperor Xuanwu, Prince Yan, and Lord Jieyun.
That is, no matter how heroic you are, you are bound to encounter accidents.
How can we avoid accidents?
Then you must be extremely cautious!
Therefore, when the army was approaching the city of Ba, Xu Laoer arranged his guards with extra care, dividing them into two parts: the visible and the hidden.
Even his tent was set up to confuse people.
If there really were an assassin coming to kill him, even if he escaped the surveillance of the guards, he would fall into the trap in his tent.
Xu Laoer was not the kind of person who would get a look-alike substitute to sleep in the Grand Princess's room. Xu Laoer only got a straw dummy.
Besides, if you enter his fake tent at this moment, you will fall into the pit.
When it comes to safety, you can never be too careful.
Xu Laoer carefully arranged a series of security measures, while in Ba City, a group of people from Jieyundao reached a consensus and sent masters who were proficient in assassination and lurking to sneak into Xu Laoer's military camp, determined to kill Xu Laoer at all costs.
In addition, these assassins were also asked to destroy the food supplies in Xu Laoer's camp.
When marching and fighting, once you run out of food and supplies, no matter how strong your army is, it will eventually fall into chaos.
Once Xu Laoer's army fell into chaos, even if Xu Laoer was not killed, they would still have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
Therefore, the key to this battle lies in this late-night assassination.
The assassins rappelled down from the walls of the city of Ba and sneaked into the military camp silently.
I have to say, these people are real masters.
They easily bypassed the open checkpoints, but they were completely unaware of the hidden sentries.
The assassins split into two groups, one heading towards Xu Laoer's fake tent, while the other sneaked towards the location of the food and grass.
As a result, fishing nets suddenly fell from the sky and bound these expert assassins in the nets.
And the assassins who entered Xu Laoer's tent all fell into the pit as soon as they entered the door!
This so-called general's tent is clearly a big trap.
After all the assassins were captured, no one interrogated them. Instead, they were all tied up and hung on the camp gate.
(End of this chapter)
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