Chapter 229 Take the initiative
Shen Qingzhou looked at the enemy troops shouting below the city without changing his expression, because he was absolutely confident that he could withstand this wave, but the soldiers defending the city were already in a panic.

Even for Zhang Sanbao, a famous warrior who has become famous in the past two months, bandits and regular troops are not on the same level. Even if the number of people is the same, it is not much easier for regular troops to eliminate them than to beat his son.

Even this group of government troops are much more powerful than the bandits. The reason why they are difficult to defeat is that the mountain stronghold is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Plus, when they see the army coming, they hide in the mountains and there is nothing you can do.

There is also a huge gap in equipment. Almost none of the bandits wear armor, and they will lose their combat capability if shot by an arrow, but the regular army has armor.

He was able to defeat so many bandits thanks to his amazing archery skills, but now, it feels very difficult. The 5,000 people on the other side seem to be elite soldiers, and it is unclear whether the arrows can break through their defense.

"Bring the arrows." Shen Qingzhou gave an order, and someone next to him handed him a bow and arrow. He found that the Northern Yan army on the opposite side did not take his Dongyang Prefecture seriously and came so close.

The poems of "Capturing the King" and "Song of the Frontier" rang out. In the boyhood stage, only human shadows were seen, but now, all the light and shadow effects have appeared. Of course, their use is limited to him, and only he can bring out the 100% effect.

The soldiers listened to the inexplicable poetry coming from the sky and looked at a huge figure appearing behind Shen Qingzhou. It was a man dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes with a blurred face. A huge bow appeared in his hand and shot at the same time as Shen Qingzhou's arrow.

Shen Qingzhou's arrows went straight towards the big flag deep in the enemy's territory. The main reason was that he didn't know where the enemy commander was, otherwise, the effect of capturing the king would be even stronger.

In the central army camp, a giant man who was over two meters tall suddenly fell to the ground. However, his fall also changed the direction of the arrow. In fact, even if it was shot directly at him, it would not be able to knock him down with one arrow, after all, the attack power was only fourth level.

This is the arrow used by him, the founder. If used by others, the power of this arrow would not exceed the third level.

There are not many experts in Dongyang Prefecture, but the opponents are the Murong royal family. They come for revenge and bring with them the elite soldiers of their own clan.

However, another arrow shot over immediately, and this arrow had no obstruction and went straight to the big banner. Then, there was another arrow.

"Go." A big man in a leather jacket saw this sign and directly ordered the central army to move. There was indeed an expert in archery on the opposite side, but it was useless.

Shen Qingzhou put down his bow and arrow, feeling a little regretful. If he were a sixth-grade master, he would be sure to shoot it off with one arrow, but it didn't work.

Those who were shouting and cursing had all fallen to the ground. Shen Qingzhou dealt with them first. He dared to scold anyone, which greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers guarding the city.

The other side did not attack the city. As the big banner moved, they naturally withdrew the white cloth. The next step was to besiege the city.

It is not impossible to attack the city directly, but you cannot do so when the enemy is not under any pressure. You have to attack their hearts first and make them realize that they have no reinforcements.

At night, the entire Dongyang Prefecture had come to a standstill, the city was surrounded, the gates were closed, and everyone was very anxious.

This is Shen Qingzhou's side.

"Sir Shen, you can't do that. The enemy is a group of elite soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles. We are originally weaker than them. They have deployed their troops in a very methodical way. They must have prepared for us to blow up the camp. If we go straight out of the city gate, we will definitely be discovered by them."

Zhang Sanbao was called by Shen Qingzhou to discuss matters. After a period of hard work, he was able to take control of the government army. Most importantly, he won battles, which really convinced everyone.

He originally planned to hold on and wait for reinforcements, but Lord Shen directly led his men out for a night attack.

"Tanzhou was defeated and has been surrounded. They used a psychological tactic. Tanzhou has a lot of supplies and can hold on. But my Dongyang Prefecture can't. Tanzhou's army was defeated too quickly. The imperial army may not arrive on time. Dongyang Prefecture's garrison was defeated, and only we can hold on.

We must fight to the death. Although the chances of a night attack are small, we must do so. We can defend, but the surrounding counties cannot withstand their siege.

This battle will be completely taken over by me, Shen Zheng. Zhang Sanbao, just obey my orders. "Shen Qingzhou was dressed in scholar's clothes, but he was full of murderous aura, which made Zhang Sanbao shudder. Shen Qingzhou was a serious killing god. Zhang Sanbao could only obey his orders and thought of Lord Shen's magical skills. Maybe there would be a miracle.

In fact, he also knew that no one knew when rescue would come. If he had to rescue, he would save Tanzhou. However, he did not dare to think too much about it.

Shen Qingzhou sorted out the books he carried with him. On the surface, they were books, but each page was a poem.

He maintained the habit of writing every day. Looking at these books, he felt calm inside. This time, it all depended on his preparations over the years. It would be a war of attrition this time.

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"What is that? Haha, there are people who are so ignorant of military affairs. They are looking for death. Prepare for war." As the gate opened, the enemy immediately discovered it.

This is a night raid, but normally you would have to dig some tunnels or something, and go directly out of the main gate, in case others aren't alert enough.

"The long clouds from Qinghai darken the snow-capped mountains, and the lonely city looks towards Yumen Pass from afar. The yellow sands have worn away my golden armor through a hundred battles, and I will not return until I have conquered Loulan." A resonant voice sounded, and many people felt familiar with it. This was not Lord Shen's voice. They no longer cared about praising Lord Shen's poetic talent. What happened?

As Shen Qingzhou led the hundreds of cavalrymen charging into the battle formation, they suddenly felt very dazzling. The brothers around them became shining with golden light, and their armor had more golden dots.

"Joining the Army" is another war poem, but it is for self-defense, and for a group. This defense is at least three times stronger than the armor itself. Unfortunately, it consumes talent.

"Shoot." With Shen Qingzhou's order, the poem "Capture the King" sounded, and arrows were shot directly towards the opposite camp.

"The military song should sing about the big sword and the vow to destroy the Hu slaves who leave Yuguan. We are willing to die for our country on the battlefield, why should we return home wrapped in our horse's hide?" It was another poem. The cavalrymen who followed Shen Qingzhou no longer had any fear in their hearts, but were eager to try.

This is a poem that boosts spirits. Although it does not provide any bonuses in terms of defense or attack, it is very strong spiritually.

"Kill." Shen Qingzhou held a spear in his hand. Although he had no internal strength, he had strong skills. In addition, he had countless bamboo and stone weapons, so he was not afraid of ordinary attacks. With the golden armor, it was enough.

This was also the reason why he dared to lead 500 people to charge. He never thought of doing it sneakily. As for the people in the city, there was no other way except to defend.

In fact, they can hold on and may not be unable to wait for rescue. But like he said, he can defend it, but the county town cannot. They are all his talented resources and he cannot die here.

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"This is." At the beginning, there was a hail of arrows, and many people didn't react at all. How could they shoot from such a distance? It was impossible for all of them to be sharpshooters. Now it was confirmed that three hundred people were killed or injured, which made Murong Tian very angry.

(End of this chapter)