It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Chapter 137: The odds of winning are slim

Zhang Fan did not raise any objections this time, but he felt a little aggrieved. After all, he was the only one who lost in the match against Murong Feihe.

Even Lingxiao is left with Huangshan.

So this time he didn't have the confidence to take the lead.

In Murong Feihe's tent, they were also summarizing what they observed today.

"Their camp layout is indeed very advanced," said Wang Mao.

"Not only the camps, but also some types of soldiers we have never seen before."

"Besides, there is the discipline of the entire army..."

“Everyone seemed to know what they were doing.”

"Do you think we have a chance of winning against such an enemy?" Murong Feihe asked thoughtfully.

Wang Mao shook his head, "The chances of winning are very small."

"Lu Xingchen is not a simple woman."

"What did you see? Why was it so shocking?" Huang Shan did not follow Wang Mao and Murong Feihe because he had to set up his own camp.

Both of them looked shocked and confused.

"They will attack the city tomorrow morning. Let's go there after dinner." Murong Feihe said.

Huang Shan and Wang Mao both nodded in response.

Lu Xingcheng's so-called early morning siege was actually just a feint, not a real siege.

They still used the same approach as before to attack He County.

Lu Feng, Wei Hu and Zhang Fan led their troops to practice separately. Each of them practiced once.

The military horse training started from early morning and lasted until late in the afternoon.

Murong Feihe was also very excited at the beginning, but when it came to the first half, he began to feel drowsy.

Because the three groups of people took turns to practice. Their moves and steps were all the same.

"Master, is this what shocks you? I don't think their troops are as strong as ours." Huang Shan's eyes were blurry and he looked drowsy.

"I don't know if their so-called early morning attack is just a pretense from such a long distance." Murong Feihe said helplessly.

"They controlled the distance very well, and it happened to be out of reach of the enemy archers," said Wang Mao.

"Are they here to attack the city or to train troops?" Huang Shan was puzzled.

Wang Mao and Murong Feihe didn't know what was going on.

The soldiers from Yuzhou on the city wall were also confused.

Liu Huan was almost furious and vented his anger on his advisers.

Because Lu Xingchen could let three teams attack in turns, but there were only three thousand soldiers defending the city, and there was no one to replace them.

They had been working since last night and everyone felt exhausted.

They seemed to have come to their senses at this point and realized that the other side was using their Yuzhou City to train their troops and had no intention of attacking at all.

"Brother, I told you that these cowards are not worth our fear." Liu Huan said angrily.

"If you hadn't listened to the gossips of those scholars, I would have led the troops out to fight, and by now we would have already solved the problem in Yuzhou."

"Brother, just give the order. Let me lead the troops out."

Liu Cheng was more cautious and shook his head. "Be patient. Although the enemy is training their troops, they are advancing and retreating in moderation and have a method of tension and relaxation. They are not ordinary troops."

"If the other side is really training, then they will leave after the training, which is also a good thing for us."

Liu Huan stamped his feet in anger. "Brother, I don't want to be a coward."

"Defending Yuzhou is the most important thing. Everything else is not worth mentioning."

At the same time, the troops led by Wei Hu finished their lunch.

"This is not a drill, this is not a drill, we are going to attack the city." Wei Hu passed down the order.

Lu Xingchen was very strict in his military discipline, requiring every soldier to take it seriously even during drills. Those who dared to slack off would be flogged at the very least, or executed immediately at the worst.

So they give 100% effort in every exercise.

This is not an exercise but an actual combat, and everyone is on high alert.

The drums of war thundered on the battlefield, and hundreds of catapults were suddenly pushed from the back to the front.

Then the gunpowder was ignited.

Then there was the crisp sound of the rope being untied.

Then something drew a beautiful arc in the air and flew to the city wall of Yuzhou City with sparks.

At the same time, Wei Hu led his soldiers and horses, carrying a simple wooden bridge and ladders, and rushed to the foot of the city.

There is also a moat outside Yuzhou City.

Since the training began last night, they have observed the width of the moat and made a simple wooden bridge as quickly as possible.

At this time, the soldiers in front opened the way, and the soldiers behind quickly passed through the moat and began to fight to climb the city wall.

At the same time, explosions sounded one after another on the walls of Yuzhou.

The originally quiet city wall was now filled with shouts and screams.

Wang Mao and Murong Feihe were still drowsy when they were suddenly shocked by the scene before them.

Their sleepiness disappeared instantly.

Unexpectedly, the siege began suddenly. Without them realizing it,

Like Murong Feihe, everyone in Yuzhou City was in a state of complete slackness.

Lu Xingchen did not command at the front line, but instead brought Ling Xiao and Feixue to where Murong Feihe and the others were.

"Learn well. I'll only show you this once, and the time is very short." Lu Xingchen looked very relaxed.

She didn’t look like she was fighting a big battle at all.

Lu Xingchen was indeed relaxed. Although she had been training troops since last night, she had been observing the status of the soldiers on the enemy's city wall.

The troops in Yuzhou City were lax, undisciplined and had no military discipline.

Moreover, the soldiers' personal abilities are not high.

Such an army would soon be defeated under his fierce attack.

Sure enough, after two rounds of gunpowder bombardment and three rounds of shooting by archers, Wei Hu and his men successfully climbed onto the city wall.

After Wei Hu climbed up the city wall, Lu Feng pushed the siege vehicle to the gate of Yuzhou City.

It only took five or six moves to break open the city gate.

Lu Feng led his men to rush in and kill them.

Pei Jun followed closely behind and rushed into the city with his troops.

Liu Huan had just returned to the city wall from Liu Cheng when he encountered an explosion.

He was about to grab the two soldiers and ask what happened when an explosive fell next to him and he was blown away.

When the soldiers saw that their general was dead, they lost their will to fight and began to retreat.

Pei Jun rushed into the city, intending to test the results of his training during this period.

However, the soldiers in the city had no resistance and were defeated one after another.

Soon Lu Feng led his soldiers to the yamen.

Liu Cheng was still sitting in the lobby of the yamen.

He heard a huge explosion outside and wanted to ask what happened.

But people were in a panic and no one could answer his question.

I finally caught a soldier who escaped.

"Your Excellency the Prefect, we have been defeated. The city gate has been broken. The enemy is charging in." The soldier said this and ran away.

Liu Cheng looked at the chaos in front of him with disbelief.