At night, the town of Damo County was filled with flames. Groups of soldiers holding long swords patrolled in the light of the fire. Although they repelled the East Vietnamese Army during the day, everyone knew that the East Vietnamese Army would not abandon Damo County because of this. Therefore,

Ding Hong did not dare to relax in the slightest. He would rather the soldiers were tired during this period than to give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage of him.

At this time, Ding Hong was also inspecting the city defenses under the escort of several personal guards. The visibility was very low at night. Today it was cloudy and the visibility was even lower. Twenty miles away from Damo County was the military camp of the East Vietnamese Army.

, they were very close to Da Mo, and it only took a moment to reach the city. Ding Hong was very worried that if the East Vietnamese Army attacked the city at night, it would be difficult for him to resist them.

And just when Ding Hong was looking into the distance and thinking wildly in his mind, his staff Ma Zhuo had slowly walked over: "General, you haven't eaten for a day. I'll take care of you here for a while. You can go down to the city and rest for a while."

"Haha, if the East Vietnamese Army does not retreat for a day, I will have trouble sleeping and eating." Ding Hong sighed softly, and looked into the distance again. Faintly, he could hear the neighing of horses and the sounds of the East Vietnamese Army in the East Vietnamese military camp.

As the soldiers laughed ferociously, Ding Hong clenched his fist tightly with his right hand and knocked it hard on the wall. At this time, Ding Hong sighed: "If you give me another five thousand cavalry, I will definitely take advantage of the night to surprise the enemy camp!"

"General, it is not easy to attack the enemy camp. Besides, the East Vietnamese Army has come from a long way away. How can we not set up defenses?" Ma Zhuo also sighed. At this time, a soldier rushed from the city and approached.

The soldier cupped his hands and said: "General, urgent military situation!"

"What?" Ding Hong was slightly surprised. He turned around hurriedly and the soldier replied again: "The scouts sent out by our army in the afternoon received news that Wushang County to the east may...may have been lost!"

Ding Hong was shocked. He took a long breath, and just as he was about to speak, the soldier added: "The specific situation is not yet certain. Our army's scouts have already headed east, and they are expected to be able to return in the early morning."

Ding Hong shook his head helplessly: "If Wushang falls, we will really become an isolated city!"

After a while, Ding Hong waved to the soldiers, who bowed and retreated. At this time, Ma Zhuo stepped forward and whispered: "Wushang has been lost and the way back is cut off. Why don't the general abandon the city and go north, taking the north path?"

Turn to the mountain road to the west. Although the road is difficult, at least we can preserve our strength. When the king's army arrives in the future, we can recapture Damo!"

Ma Zhuo's words made Ding Hong hesitate, but soon, Ding Hong's eyes turned from blurry to determined. He looked at Ma Zhuo aside and said: "If we retreat and Damo is lost, the enemy will not hesitate.

Heading eastward, we will turn around to Zhuji County. At that time, the troops will approach Qiantang, Shanyin, and Juzhang. The hinterland of the Eastern Chu Kingdom will be suffering from the flames of war. How can I feel at ease?"

Ding Hong smiled bitterly, waved his hand to Ma Zhuo and said, "Don't mention this matter again in the future!"

Ma Zhuo also decided that what Ding Hong said was reasonable. He had just been in chaos, so he came up with a way to escape. Even if he did escape back to Zhangjun and lost Da Mo, would Xiang Zhuang spare Ding Hong and himself?

Just as the two of them were contemplating something, a military prince suddenly shouted in the distance: "General, listen, is there any movement below the city?"

The shout of the Marquis of Jun was like a thunderbolt, piercing the night sky. The entire Dongchu army on the city tower was like ants in a pot. There was a lot of discussion. Ding Hong also immediately walked towards the direction of the Marquis. That was the upper left side of the city gate.

Fang, if there is really any movement, I'm afraid it's the East Vietnamese Army coming to attack.

But Ma Zhuo did not follow Ding Hong forward. He lay on the wall and listened carefully to see if there was any movement around him. But soon, Ma Zhuo heard it. It was the sound of the collision of iron tools and some weak footsteps.

At this time, a bad thought arose in Ma Zhuo's mind, and he shouted blankly: "General, there are enemy troops below the city!"

Ding Hong suddenly stopped. He took the torch from the hands of the soldiers on the side and threw it towards the city. The torch quickly fell to the ground. An East Vietnamese Army soldier was hit by the torch. He let out a muffled groan.

Quickly, the fire spread over him, and the East Vietnamese Army soldiers howled and ran around. At this moment, Ding Hong saw that there were countless East Vietnamese Army soldiers under the city. He hurriedly shouted to the tower: "Sing the alarm!

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"Dang Dang Dang Dang" the gong rang rapidly, and the soldiers of the Eastern Chu Army rushed to their respective positions to prepare for the battle. Some archers also came to the wall stacks, waiting for the general's orders.

The corvees organized during the day, led by Lieutenant General Dou Wei, hurried back to the city wall. At this time, Ding Hong no longer cared about the deployment. His anxious voice changed the tone and shouted loudly: "Archers,

Let me shoot arrows at the city, do corvee work, and throw wooden thunder stones for me. Don't let them climb the city at night!"

The war started silently at night. The Dongchu Army suddenly launched a counterattack, which caught the East Vietnamese Army under the city by surprise. A burst of screams rang out one after another. Along with the lit rockets, many East Vietnamese Army soldiers were ignited with raging fires.

Zouyao, who had been stationed ten miles away, was slightly angry. He saw that his plan was about to succeed. In a moment, when the soldiers under the city were ready, he was about to order an attack on the city. However, at this critical moment, he was discovered by the Dongchu army.

There was no trace, but the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. Zu Yao looked at the deputy general Shu Hongna on the side and shouted: "Send the order to the three armies to beat the drums and attack the city!"

"Dong dong dong"

The rumbling drums sounded, and then a deep horn sound sounded among the East Vietnamese army. Teams of East Vietnamese cavalry lit torches, and the flames shot into the sky. Not far away, the infantry who had been waiting for a long time began to shout. They were carrying the first

The second batch of ladders, under the cover of the shield soldiers, launched a fierce attack on Damo City.

The Dongchu soldiers on Damo City were only focused on fighting against the East Vietnamese Army below the city, but they ignored the main force of the East Vietnam Army that was already on standby not far away. They were the main force attacking the city tonight. At this time, the East Vietnamese Army below the city

Although they were severely suppressed, they still tenaciously erected the ladder. With a crisp sound, the ladder was set up on the city tower. Under the cover of shields, the East Vietnamese troops under the city roared and roared as they climbed up the ladder.

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There were constant sounds of people being hit by arrows falling, but the follow-up troops still climbed tenaciously towards the city, while the East Vietnamese Army behind them ran closer and closer. It was not until this happened that Ding Hong realized that he had set the wrong target. There were only densely packed targets in the distance.

The East Vietnamese Army could be considered their main force. After thinking about this, Ding Hong shouted hoarsely: "Archers, shoot arrows from a distance, don't let them get close to the tower!"

Unfortunately, the visibility at night was very low. No matter how the Dongchu army organized archery, they could not effectively block the East Vietnamese army. At this time, some East Vietnamese troops had jumped onto the city wall and were fighting fiercely with the Dongchu army. Ding

Hong also drew out the long sword from his waist and joined the battle, but was outnumbered. More and more East Vietnamese soldiers rushed to the city. Maybe Damo City was really about to fall.

With a trace of unwillingness, Ding Hong led his followers and rushed to the forefront.

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Surrounded by all the troops, Zou Yao rode his horse forward slowly. This place was less than five miles away from Damo City. He wanted to see the fall of Damo City with his own eyes. He wanted to see the defender of Damo City kneeling on his knees.

In front of him, Zou Yao was most interested in the bow and arrow that could shoot nearly 200 steps away. The Chu army actually had such sharp weapons. No wonder they were so brave and unstoppable in the battle against Qin.

At this time, what Zuyao is most concerned about is when the reinforcements from the Eastern Chu Army will arrive. Wuzhu has already captured Wushang County. If he takes another step and captures Zhuji County, it will be equivalent to entering the hinterland of Eastern Chu.

, in that case, Xiang Zhuang will definitely try his best to fight against the Eastern Chu army, even though it is small

Damo County was easy to win, but when it came to the day of the battle with Xiang Zhuang, Zuo Yao felt that he was still a little worried. After all, Xiang Zhuang was no better than others. If he was so easy to deal with, he would not be enfeoffed by Xiang Yu.

We have arrived in Jiangdong. After all, this is where the Xiang family started.

Just when Zu Yao was thinking wildly, the city was filled with fire, and more and more East Vietnamese soldiers rushed to the city tower. This was a war without suspense, and they were only one step away from taking Da Mo.

And just when Zu Yao was about to advance a few miles, a deep horn sound suddenly sounded from the east, nearly ten thousand torches were spread out, there were crowds of people everywhere, and the neighing of war horses could be heard. Soon, the rumble of war drums

The sound sounded slowly, and a cry of death was accompanied by the sound of horse hooves trampling on the ground.

The first batch of troops rushed up, and a general at the head roared: "The East Vietnamese dog thieves, are you looking down on our East Chu army?"

The general's eyes widened with anger, and he charged at the forefront with a spear and silver armor. The East Vietnamese cavalry who had been arrayed on the side immediately turned their horses and killed the general. Nearly two thousand East Vietnamese cavalry

The cavalry roared and roared, colliding with the Dongchu army.

When the two armies met, the general stretched his spear horizontally and stabbed the leading East Vietnamese general to death. Then he struck left and right, killing more than ten East Vietnamese troops in a row, and led more than a hundred cavalry with him directly to Zouyao.

, Zu Yao had more than a hundred personal guards around him, and the sudden change made him

He was shocked. He looked into the distance with burning eyes. The thousands of torches had not yet advanced, and the thousands of people in the front were so fierce. If these reinforcements came to kill him, he would not be able to retreat, and there would be reinforcements from the Dongchu army in the city.

, your chances of winning are almost zero.

At the same time, more than a hundred cavalry around Zu Yao started to attack. They formed a siege and attacked the Dong Chu general. The Dong Chu general had no intention of retreating. He waved his spear and fought with Zu Yao's relatives

Fight to the death, behind, the war between the East Chu Army and the East Vietnam Army

It also became more and more intense. Just when the battle between the two sides reached the most critical moment, the generals of the Eastern Chu Army were getting closer and closer to Zu Yao. As the so-called "capture the thief and capture the king", Zu Yao felt that the situation was not good for him, so he hurriedly turned around.

The horse head roared loudly: "Retreat!"

The East Vietnamese Army hurriedly retreated like a bereaved dog. In an instant, the situation suddenly reversed. Three thousand East Chu Army cavalry were chasing the East Vietnamese Army to fight. On the city tower, Ding Hong also saw the East Chu Army coming to rescue.

After retreating the main force of the East Vietnamese Army, he hacked to death an East Vietnamese Army soldier on the city wall and then shouted: "The enemy has retreated, brothers, follow me up and kill these East Vietnamese dogs that climbed up the city!"

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The East Vietnamese Army retreated further and further. After pursuing for several miles, Gentleman Xiule stopped his horse. He stared quietly at the East Vietnamese Army camp in the distance, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Is this the East Vietnamese Army? They are nothing more than that. !

Half an hour later, Jun Zixiu, who had cleaned up the battlefield and seized supplies, led 30,000 cavalrymen to escort some of the prisoners, and slowly headed towards Damo City.

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Chapter completed!