Chapter 918 Here They Come!

The hustle and bustle passed, night fell, and the darkness in the sky gradually came, tumbling and surging, eroding every bit of wood and bones until it swallowed the entire city and merged with the wilderness.

The night wind blew through, rolling up a stench, which was the smell of rotting corpses.

Every day, people starve to death in inconspicuous corners of the city. In hot weather, the corpses will swell in a day or two, emitting a disgusting stench that permeates the air of the city.

There are vultures circling the night sky, ready to swoop down for a gourmet meal. People look at the empty dining table in despair, turning a blind eye to the buzzing vultures hovering above their heads, their eyes are numb.

This white city has already decayed.

In the dark alley, dogs barked from time to time, indicating that another fierce fight was taking place there.

It may be just a piece of hard bread to fight for.

After a little leaning, the barking of the dog stopped abruptly, obviously because the dog was "too ignorant" and was murdered.

"It was a good dinner."

Rumors during the day accelerated the uneasiness and turmoil of the people in the city. Even if night fell, the people in the city still had trouble falling asleep, so they asked each other for news and looked for a way out.

The desperate people are ready to force their way through the city gate.

At this moment, another rumor was circulating among the people, which made people shudder.

"Have you heard? The guard of the west city gate was persuaded by his family to quietly open the city gate tomorrow morning and let his family out of the city." The voice of the person who said this was low.

"Really? Then we can follow along." Those who got the news couldn't restrain their excitement.

"Let's prepare early. It will definitely be crowded tomorrow, and the guard will not dare to keep the city gate open. Can you escape? This is the only chance, so don't miss it."

"Understood, I'm going to pack up my belongings and stay near the city gate overnight."

"Okay, see you at the gate."

Similar dialogues continue to be staged in the city.

In this way, an undercurrent quietly formed, which will surely gather into a vast ocean and wash away everything.

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The secret agent of the Black Snake Guard in the city got the news, and then felt that something was unusual, and sent the information to the outside of the city overnight. With their professional sense of smell, they could smell a conspiracy from a long distance away.

When Di Qing got the report, he ignored his rest and raised his account overnight to discuss matters.

"What do the generals think, how should we deal with this change?" Although Di Qing was the chief general, he never acted arbitrarily, but asked the opinions of the generals first.

As a lieutenant general, Lu Bu sat first on the left, and he was also a member of the Imperial Guard, so he was naturally a level above ordinary generals. He said awe-inspiringly, "If the information is true, we might as well use this opportunity to enter the city."

The long-term confrontation between the two armies has already made Lu Bu somewhat dissatisfied. This way of fighting made this fierce general quite unhappy.

"It's not right." It was a division commander of the Somali Corps who spoke, "If the city gate is really opened, people will be crowded around the city gate. If the army rushes in, I'm afraid they will be caught in a sea of ​​people, and they won't be able to break free. Wouldn't it be bad if the enemy set up an ambush near the city gate?"

Lu Bu gave the division commander a contemptuous look, and said proudly: "If others can't rush in, the Imperial Guards will definitely be able to. It doesn't matter if it's in an ambush or not, just kill it."

What I said was really domineering.

The Third Army of the Imperial Guard led by Lu Bu was named "Dragon Blood Warrior Cavalry" by the king. It was an elite cavalry not weaker than tiger and leopard cavalry. It is not reckless for him to boast like this.

With the toughness of the Dragon Blood Warrior Cavalry, he is sure to rush into the city.

Once the west city gate is guarded, all the wooden bones will be broken, and this battle will be won.

The head of the division was blushed by Lu Bu's words, but he couldn't find any words to refute, so he was extremely embarrassed.

Even Di Qing was a little moved for a moment. The two armies have faced off for a long time, and the consumption of food and grass is very terrifying, and the food and grass in Somalia cannot be searched indefinitely.

It's really urgent, and the search is ruthless, and those people will rebel.

"This battle really shouldn't be dragged on."

It's just that Di Qing is cautious by nature, and what the head of the division said is not unreasonable. Intuitively, Di Qing felt that the successive events in Mugudushu City were too strange and full of conspiracy.

It's really wrong to enter the city rashly.

The king entrusted him with an army of 200,000 troops, and Di Qing dared not make any mistakes. It's just that it was a little inappropriate to reject Lu Bu's proposal so abruptly, which made Di Qing feel a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, there were generals with sharp eyesight in the Somali Corps. Seeing the commander frowning and saying nothing, he guessed that he disagreed with Lu Bu's proposal, but it was inconvenient to say it clearly, which refuted Lu Bu's face.

At this time, it is natural for their subordinates to come forward to make a rescue, and said: "The general's words are not unreasonable, and the dragon blood warrior is indeed unparalleled in combat power, enough to charge into the city."

Hearing this, Lu Bu was secretly pleased, and could hardly hide the expression on his face.

"Just one thing. Doing so will cause a large number of civilian casualties, and it will easily cause chaos in the city. The king ordered us to come and attack the city. What we want is a giant city that is intact, not a deserted city that has lost the hearts of the people. Therefore, the general thinks that we need to be cautious about storming the city gate." The commander of the division said it more euphemistically.

When Lu Bu heard this, his expression froze. This fierce general is not afraid of the sky or the earth, only the king alone. If the king's affairs were really ruined, Lu Bu couldn't afford it.

"This……"

The other party brought out the king to suppress others, but Lu Bu couldn't argue anymore, but his face was full of unwillingness.

Di Qing glanced at the head of the division with admiration, which made the other party's heart skip a beat, and he was secretly excited.

After comforting his subordinates, Di Qing turned to look at Lu Bu, and said with a smile, "So, the general should prepare a 3,000 fine cavalry, and make a decision tomorrow depending on the situation, how about it?"

Lu Bu is not a person who doesn't know good and bad, so he can only nod his head in agreement when it comes to this. Besides, Lu Bu was not 100% sure that he was going to charge the city gate, so he stopped insisting.

Up to this point, there is still no solution.

However, Di Qing had already made up his mind, and said: "I see it this way, we cleared a hole in the west overnight, led the people out of the city to move to the rear of the army, and then set up a few large porridge sheds in the rear to provide hot porridge for free. .In this case, these people should not mess around."

Except for facing the sea in the east, the wooden bones are surrounded by the Great Xia army on the other three sides. The camp of the Chinese army is located on the west side, echoing the Atlantic Fleet on the east sea.

If the people want to leave the city, they must pass through the Daxia army camp, so they must prepare in advance. God knows what will happen if the people rush out in a panic.

For the hungry people, the hot porridge is an excellent "bait" to guide the people to gather at the designated place of the army, so as not to make a mess.

It has to be said that Di Qing's idea is still based on a good starting point.

It's just that some things are often in people's expectations and people are caught off guard.

"That's a good idea!"

The other generals nodded in agreement.

Di Qing's expression suddenly turned serious, and he continued, "It's one thing to let the people out of the city, but you can't be careless, let alone let the king of Somalia sneak out of the city by mixing with the people."

During the First World War in Morocco, the king of Morocco fled among the common people and fled to neighboring Algeria. He also formed a kingdom in exile, which caused a lot of trouble to the court.

So far the aftermath continues.

Naturally, Di Qing cannot repeat the same mistakes in this battle. If the King of Somalia runs away again, Di Qing will probably be laughed out of the mouth by other generals.

"Since the opening has been made, checkpoints must be set up to check the people who have left the city one by one, so as to prevent suspicious people from mixing into the crowd and fish in troubled waters." Di Qing ordered.

"promise!"

After the military discussion is over, the barracks will move into action.

For an army with a large number of craftsmen accompanying the army, doing these things is not very strenuous. The only trouble is that some military camps have to be cleared overnight.

When the army is stationed, the sergeant is very easy to get nervous.

Often a turmoil may cause disturbances in the camp, not to mention moving the camp overnight. If it weren't for the well-trained Daxia army, Di Qing really wouldn't dare to do this.

Even so, I was busy until the middle of the night before it came to an end.

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On August 4th, all the wooden bones were tied to the west gate.

As soon as it was daylight, tens of thousands of people had already gathered near the west city gate.

The people are not stupid. Before the city gate was opened, they did not casually appear on the streets near the city gate, but hid one by one in nearby houses.

They were worried that the city guard generals would not dare to let them go when they saw such people.

The quiet street seemed to be empty, but it was actually watched silently by countless pairs of eyes, especially the city gate, which was the focus of the whole city.

If the eyes could really focus, then the city gate might be set on fire.

The wooden bones are all facing the sea, and there is mist every morning. The thin mist soared up and down the silent street, hazy, well concealing the crowd hidden in the houses.

Every house is full of people, even the beams are full of people.

In order to get out of the city, many people squatted on the beams of the house for a whole night, not even daring to sleep. Everyone is waiting, waiting for the family of the city gate guard to arrive.

Until seven o'clock in the morning, the streets were still empty.

"Why haven't you come yet? Could it be that the news is fake?" Some people began to worry, after all, it was just a rumor.

Some people also began to pray, "No, it will definitely come."

That family became the hope of the whole city at once.

Just when the crowd was anxious, the sound of the wheelbarrow colliding with the stone road suddenly came from the quiet street, creaking, which was quite eye-catching on the empty street.

The crowd was shocked, and their probes looked out of the crack of the door.

Sure enough, I saw a group of people pushing a wheelbarrow and carrying luggage, quietly heading for the west gate.

"It's them!"

"They are coming!"

"They really came!"

The crowd passed the news quickly while suppressing the excitement in their hearts. Some people were so nervous that they couldn't even speak, and their throats tightened.

Looking at the eyes of that family, it was like looking at God.

Everyone was ready to go, waiting for the moment when the city gate opened, and rushed out of the city gate as fast as possible, escaped from ascending to heaven, and escaped from this suffocating purgatory on earth.

The mist began to dissipate slowly.