Chapter 486: Fake Elephant

Lu Weixiong looked at the Dingzhou military flag that suddenly appeared at the head of Linzhao City, and the general standing under the military flag, and pointed and pointed at each other proudly. He buzzed in his mind. No matter where the army emerged, it was fatal to him. He led an army of more than 10,000 people, including a lot of supplies and property. It was impossible to cross mountains and ridges, and it was even more impossible to take a detour. Everyone knew that at this time, the pursuit of life was approaching step by step. If Linzhao could not be taken down in a short time and the passage was opened, the destruction of the entire army was in front of him.

"The cavalry dismounted and prepared to attack the city!" Lu Weixiong said in a dry tone.

Zheng Zhiqiang stood on the city tower, not as proud as Lu Weixiong thought, but was pointing at their targets for several crossbow fighters. Several crossbowmen quietly aimed the Baniu Crossbow at several generals under the banner. The distance was a little far away and could only barely reach the range, but as long as he hit, it would be no problem to take his life.

Just as Lu Weixiong decisively ordered the cavalry to dismount and prepare equipment to attack the city, several eight-ox crossbows made a buzzing sound at the same time, and crossbow arrows as thick as their arms drew a black line in the air and rushed straight toward.

The unique roar of the Eight Niu Crossbow seemed particularly harsh on the battlefield. Lu Weixiong's personal guards were not fools. Just look at them and you could find out who the Eight Niu Crossbow was targeting.

Several personal guards immediately rode their horses in front of Lu Weixiong and barely blocked the line of the Baniu Crossbow. The deadly crossbow arrow arrived in front of him. The person in front was pierced by the Baniu Crossbow before he even had time to raise his shield. His body was driven up by the huge impact force and smashed heavily on the personal guard behind him. There was chaos under the banner, and several people rolled off the horse, but the other two Baniu Crossbows deviated slightly and flew away with the banner. A few miserable howls were shot down.

Zheng Zhiqiang was furious and looked at it. On the city tower, he only saw a crossbow down, and several people fell under the banner. I don’t know if Lu Weixiong won the sign. "Hurry up, put the strings on, and a few more arrows!" However, it was indeed troublesome to snatch the strings of the old Eight Niu Crossbow. Several soldiers used their strength to pull the crossbow arrows up. When they looked up and looked at the flag, they found that he had retreated dozens of steps, and had already left the range of the Eight Niu Crossbow.

Lu Weixiong was not injured, but he was in a very embarrassing state. The personal soldiers in front of him blocked the crossbow arrows for him, but in the chaos, he was knocked off his horse, falling to amazement, his helmet fell off, his hair disheveled, and his eyes were so angry that they turned black.

"Strike the city, before dark, take Lin Zhao down!" He pulled out his waist knife and slashed hard on the ground.

This Northern Army did not prepare siege equipment, but fortunately, Linzhao is not a big city, a small county town. In less than an hour, the army under the city cut down a large number of trees and made it into simple ladders and bumping into wood. As for siege cars, Mengchong cars, etc., there is no need to think about it.

On the city, Zheng Zhiqiang's naval and marines were also making final preparations. The armor of the original defenders in the city and the cavalry who had just entered the city were stripped off and put them on themselves. At least they all put together armor. In order to reduce the burden when they set off, they all took off their armor on the navy ships. At this time, they had to fight each other. The difference between armor and no armor was obvious. At least they could always increase their chances of survival. Although they did not look down on the armor of the Northern Army, especially the former Linzhao defenders, most of them were leather armor, but they could no longer care about it at this time.

Half a day was enough Zheng Zhiqiang to prepare enough weapons to defend the city. At this time, the top of the city was filled with stones and wood. Under the city, the raging fire was boiling the mixed oil and bundles of arrows.

The cavalry under the city began to rush along the city wall. The knights set their bows and arrows to suppress and shoot the city. The cavalry that had been under the black horse carried the ladder, hit the wood, and rushed towards Linzhao with shouts.

"Brothers, the food is here, let's have a meal!" Zheng Zhiqiang roared, half-kneeled on the wall, steadily pulled the first-grade bow, and shot it out with an arrow. A cavalry under the city cried out and fell down.

Under the city, arrows flew like rain. On the city, the soldiers of the Navy and Marine Corps shot out one arrow in an orderly manner. Their first-grade bows had a longer range and were extremely stable. With a few arrows, they would take away a life or make the opponent lose their combat power. Zheng Zhiqiang was even more exaggerated. He was half-kneeled behind the battlements and almost ignored the rainy arrows under the city. He was hit by countless feather arrows, but he only made a jingle sound and fell down. This was not because he had mastered the iron shirt of the golden bell, but because his elder brother Zheng Zhiyuan was worried about his safety before he set off, so he gave him the steel plate armor that could only be equipped with at this level. This armor was extremely thin and was almost seen from the outside, but the protective performance was far beyond ordinary armor. Even the armor-breaking arrows produced in Dingzhou would not go to a certain distance.

The soldiers under the city were not sure about the details, and they were shocked to see this scene. They saw that this person was shot after arrow, but nothing happened. They were like gods on the top of the city, slowly harvesting the lives of their comrades. They were extremely depressed and their morale fell to the bottom for a moment.

Zheng Zhiqiang had only more than 4,000 men, but fortunately, Linzhao City was small, and the opponent was not prepared for a tough battle. With some simple siege weapons, he wanted to take down a city like the Navy and Marine Corps with strong combat power and will in a short time. The possibility is extremely small. Although Lu Weixiong personally supervised the battle and the waves of attacks have never stopped since the afternoon, Linzhao City still stood tenaciously in front of him.

In Shenzhou City, Lu Zhaoting rushed into Lu Fengchun's study, "Dad, it's not good, it's not good!" He looked angry.

Lu Fengchun frowned and put down the book in his hand, "What's so fussy? Zhaoting, you're not young anymore, you're still so restless!"

"Dad, I just received the news that Weizhou was lost. My uncle led a unit to retreat. Li Qing chased me reluctantly. We, our family members in Weizhou, were all caught by Li Qing!" Lu Zhaoting said anxiously, his eyes red. His mother, Lu Fengchun's wife, and his own wife and children, were all gone, and they thought they had fallen into Li Qing's hands.

Lu Fengchun said slowly: "This matter was expected!"

"Dad, mother, and my wife and children are all lost!" Lu Zhaoting almost cried.

"Shut up!" Lu Fengchun slapped the table suddenly, "Dad knows, and Dad is heartbroken, but the more this time, the less he can't mess up. What's more, I've been ready for this day!"

"A man, as long as you are still alive, why not have a wife or a child? I am really disappointed that you have lost your composure like this!" Lu Fengchun said word by word.

Lu Zhaoting looked at his father in disbelief and said something, but no complete syllable was sent out.

"Zhaoting, you need to practice more!" Lu Fengchun sighed, "I can tell you some things now!"

"Dad!" Lu Zhaoting looked at Lu Fengchun in confusion.

"Sit!" Lu Fengchun pointed to a chair next to him.

"In the past few months, although my father has been driving his troops to attack Quanying's defense line, he has not really exerted his strength. The troops he drives are not our core combat power. Do you know why?" Lu Fengchun asked.

"Even if we try our best, we may not necessarily break the Quanying defense line. Even if we break it, it will be a tragic victory. After we go back, it will be difficult to avoid the fate of defeating Li Qing in one go!"

"What you said, but more importantly, because there is a person, I reached an agreement with Zeng." Lu Fengchun said.

"What?" Lu Zhaoting was stunned, his mind was in a flash. He had rushed his army to attack the Quanying defense line many times. He was used to the scene of the two armies fighting to the death. When he heard that his father had reached an agreement with his mortal enemy in secret, he could not understand.

"I feel strange and shocked?" Lu Fengchun looked at his son mockingly, "Zhaoting, see it. This is politics. Even if we were still fighting to the death a moment ago, we were swearing to be together, but in a blink of an eye, we could come together for the same goal."

"In the past few months, all our battles have been for one person to see. Of course, this person is Li Qing!" Lu Fengchun smiled and said, "Li Qing is not stupid. His advisers and spies are all cunning and resourceful. In order not to reveal flaws, all the wars we fought are real. For this reason, both of us have made considerable sacrifices."

Lu Zhaoting swallowed, "Dad, you mean, we have suffered so many casualties in the past two months, just to cover up the agreement between our two families, so that Li Qing will not be suspicious! These are thousands of lives!"

Lu Fengchun sneered: "As long as you can finally achieve your goal, what are these people? You only have territory and money. Soon, we can recruit a large number of soldiers. But the chance to defeat Li Qing and kill Li Qing is only once. In this regard, you are far inferior to Zeng Yifan on the other side! If you don't make progress, how can you take charge of Weizhou and take over my Lu family's foundation in the future?"

Lu Zhaoting smiled bitterly and said, "Dad, we have lost even Weizhou, so what kind of foundation do we have?"

Lu Fengchun sneered: "Weizhou is lost and can be taken back. We can even get more. Son, your uncle's lineage is basically finished. He cannot escape from Li Qing's palm. I guess he may have fallen into Li Qing's hands now. In the future, Weizhou will be mine, and that is, yours!"

Lu Zhaoting looked at his father in a daze.
Chapter completed!