C13 Difficulties

After discovering these abnormalities, Luo Yang did not rush in impulsively. It would be a foolish act! Luo Yang took a look at the mysterious courtyard and didn't seem to make any big movements. He then flipped over and quietly descended from the wall. He then walked toward the west gate. In order to deal with the special situation in the courtyard, Luo Yang could not do it alone. So, he had to find some helpers. The closest ones were naturally the troops guarding the west gate. Furthermore, Luo Yang had to move quickly as well. Who knew if the attack he did just now would cause the people in the courtyard to attack in advance?

"Master Luo?" Luo Yang hadn't even taken a few steps when he heard a voice suddenly sound out from his side. In this quiet night, it seemed especially loud.

This voice scared Luo Yang to the point that all the hairs on his body stood on end. However, it wasn't because of how scary this voice was, but because Luo Yang was worried of alerting the mysterious person in the yard. Luo Yang immediately turned his head to look at the yard behind him. At the same time, he raised his palm in the direction of the voice and made a gesture of silence.

After a while, he realized that there were no movements in the yard, so he finally let out a sigh of relief. Turning his head around, it turned out that Luo Yang also recognized the kid who almost caused a disaster; he was the patrol officer that Luo Yang had asked about earlier, and there were a few of his colleagues beside him. However, from Luo Yang's nervous expression, it was clear that they had almost caused a disaster. None of them dared to say anything.

Luo Yang did not blame the soldiers. He just put his finger to his mouth, made a gesture to them, and then gestured for them to follow him to a corner of the street. Those soldiers who almost caused a disaster didn't dare to say anything. They all followed behind Luo Yang with their feet raised.

Luo Yang saw that they had all followed them here, so he turned around to look at the courtyard and asked, "Why are you guys here? "Quiet!" Just after asking, Luo Yang didn't forget to remind them that he remembered the officer he questioned, who was shouting at the top of his lungs.

Actually, even without Luo Yang's reminder, the officers and soldiers did not dare to speak loudly anymore. One of them that had spoken to Luo Yang before cupping his fist and whispering to Luo Yang, "Reporting to the lord! Our homes are all around here, and after completing our patrol, we're going home to rest! He had just met his lordship and bowed to him, not knowing that he had disturbed his lordship's business! "Lord, please punish me!"

Luo Yang waved his hand and didn't pursue the matter any further. Instead, he said to the soldiers, "Do you see the courtyard in front? I suspect that there are thieves lurking inside! Immediately head to County Governor Manor, the west gate, and the east gate to notify everyone to have General Huang send two hundred people to support them and to make him be careful. If the thieves were to come up with any schemes, there's a high chance that they would seize the opportunity to attack the city walls! "

"Here!" Hearing Luo Yang's orders, the few soldiers were both nervous and excited. They were just some ordinary patrolling soldiers who didn't have the qualifications to go up to the city walls and fight against the bandits. However, as a hot-blooded man, how could he not yearn for the experience of fighting on the battlefield? Moreover, right now, he still had the chance to fight together with Luo Yang. This was a type of glory!

The officer who had interacted with Luo Yang previously seemed to have some prestige among his comrades. After receiving his order, he immediately sent the other officers and soldiers to carry out his tasks. In the end, he had nothing better to do, so he stayed by Luo Yang's side. Looking at his face full of excitement, Luo Yang suspected that he was just giving himself a chance to kill the enemy.

However, it didn't matter whether it was true or not. Although there was one more officer, Luo Yang did not plan to rush in right now. Instead, he hid in an alley not too far away from the yard. He was prepared to wait for the two hundred men sent by Huang Zhong to arrive before deciding on an attack! Since these bandits could sneak into the city without anyone noticing, it meant that there was a loophole in Nanyang City's defense. Luo Yang had to find this loophole!

However, although Luo Yang had a good plan, he didn't expect that before they could hide properly, a black shadow would appear from the yard and charge towards a soldier that was heading to the west gate to report. Luo Yang's pupils constricted and he could not help but shout, "Not good!" He immediately raised his spear and prepared to move forward.

Unfortunately, Luo Yang was one step too slow. He could only watch helplessly as the black shadow charged behind the officer. Immediately after, the soldier let out a blood-curdling screech and fell to the ground, his life or death unknown. Luo Yang could not help but cry out in anger as he thrust his spear towards the black figure. The officer behind Luo Yang was stunned for a moment before immediately reacting. He immediately pulled out his broadsword and was about to step forward to help.

Luo Yang closed in and saw the true face of the black shadow. He wore a full suit of armor and held a single blade in his hand. The most eye-catching part was the yellow bandana tied around his head.

It really was a yellow scarfed soldier! A cold light flashed through Luo Yang's eyes. Without saying anything further, he raised his spear and thrust it towards the yellow-robed soldier. The yellow-robed soldier was one of the few elites of the yellow-robed soldiers. His skills were not much weaker than that of an ordinary high-ranking officer. However, when he saw Luo Yang thrust his spear at him, he did not show any fear and directly brandished his saber to strike at the spearhead.

Of course, it would not be easy for Lou Yang to be hit on the head of his spear. With a flick of his hand, the tip of the spear instantly drew a blur in the air and with an extremely strange curve, it dodged the opponent's single blade and directly pierced through the throat of the yellow-robed soldier. Until the very end, the yellow-robed soldier was still looking at Luo Yang in disbelief. He didn't understand at all. With his abilities, even if he met an ordinary officer or general, he shouldn't have lost so quickly!

Pulling out the spearhead, Luo Yang did not look happy at all, because he could already see more and more black shadows scurrying out from the yard. Looking at the number, there were at least a hundred people. If every one of them were as skilled as that yellow-robed soldier, then tonight, the entire city would be in chaos! On the other hand, the officer who had been following Luo Yang saw that he had killed one of his enemies so quickly and cleanly, the reverence on his face was clear to see.

Another few shouts rang out. Several soldiers of the yellow-clothed soldiers who had just rushed out of the yard saw their comrades die under the spears of Luo Yang. They all rushed over, wanting to avenge their comrades. Upon seeing this, Luo Yang's eyes narrowed. He placed his spear on his chest and rushed forward to kill the few soldiers from the yellow-robed soldiers. With this exchange, Luo Yang's heart turned cold. Sure enough, none of these yellow-clothed soldiers were weaker than that person just now. This time, Nanyang City was in for the worst!

These yellow-robed soldiers were naturally the elite troops under Zhang Mancheng! A few days ago, after Liu Fei offered Zhang Mancheng the strategy of the underground tunnel, Zhang Mancheng also followed his advice and immediately agreed to Liu Ping's suggestion. Even though Zhang Mancheng was not very good at military affairs, he knew that if he were to simply dig a tunnel, he might be seen through by the garrison forces in the city. Once that happened, his tunnel technique would no longer work.

Therefore, while Zhang Mancheng assigned a portion of Liu Ping's men to hide in the middle of the military camp to dig the tunnels, he also ordered the other generals to continue to attack Nanyang City in order to attract the attention of the city guards. There were tens of thousands of yellow-clothed soldiers helping to dig the tunnel. The tunnel was dug out in just a few short days. Last night, Zhang Mancheng had sent a few people to scout the location of Nanyang City. In the end, they determined the location of the tunnel and decided on a location near the west gate.

After having the army retreat just now, Zhang Mansheng couldn't wait for Zhao Hong to lead the elite of the Yellow Gown Army into the tunnel and directly enter the city. However, Zhao Hong was more obedient this time and didn't rashly attack. He first controlled all of the families and made his soldiers come out from the tunnels. Only when there were nearly two to three hundred people did Zhao Hong remember that the family still remained in the woodshed on the other side. He then ordered his men to finish off every single family!

However, Zhao Hong never expected that just as his subordinates were about to kill the civilians, Luo Yang happened to pass by the entrance of the courtyard and heard a civilian scream before he died.

After that, Luo Yang went up to knock on the door. Zhao Hong and the others who were hiding behind the scenes did not dare to respond and directly extinguished the oil lamp in the room, pretending that no one was home. After hearing Luo Yang's performance, Zhao Hong and the others were deceived by him. If it wasn't for the voice of the officer, Zhao Hong might still be waiting for the elite yellow-robed soldiers to come out from the tunnel and attack.

After hearing the exclamations from outside the courtyard, Zhao Hong's complexion changed. Only now did he realize that he had been scammed. He hurriedly made arrangements for his subordinates to be ready to attack at any time. As for Zhao Hong, he quietly hid behind the main gate and watched Luo Yang and the soldiers make a few movements in the corner of the street. When he saw that the leader had assigned a few men to report to him, Zhao Hong got anxious and immediately issued an order to attack.

Their first target was the official that informed the West City Gate. This was because the order that Zhang Mancheng gave Zhao Hong was to take over the West City Gate. Once the West City Gate was opened, the army of the Yellow Gown Army would be able to march straight into Nanyang City. At that time, the officers and soldiers of Nanyang City would definitely not be able to block the attack of the yellow-robed soldiers!