Ximen, the addition of 300 new soldiers greatly reduced the pressure around Xu Kang. He could finally take a breath of relief from the constant fighting. Looking around, the defenders he led once again had the advantage, compressing the officers and soldiers on the city wall.

Several points were hit. But these officers and soldiers were like nails, fixed on the spot. No matter how the defenders attacked, it was difficult to shake them.

Xu Kang saw the hundreds of new recruits who looked like wolves and tigers. These people's clothing and energy were obviously higher than others. Xu Kang was unhappy and said angrily: "Aren't these people allowed to guard the south gate? Why are they

Coming here again?"

The soldiers who had just gone to deliver the order happened to come back. Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "Sir, these are the 300 new soldiers from the Prefect's Mansion. The 200 cavalry sent by the South Gate have been driven back."

Xu Kang's face softened slightly and he murmured: "I hope nothing happens." But now is not the time to think about this. After all, the south gate is defended by Zang Ba, so you should be able to rest assured. Xu Kang said: "Let's unplug it with me.

The nails of these officers and soldiers."

At the south gate, after dozens of moves, Wu Yi already knew that Zang Ba's force was not inferior to his own, and the weapons he used were not his own. There was still room for self-protection, and it was even harder to win. Therefore, he stopped attacking with all his strength.

, but focused on fighting, so that his men behind could climb up the city wall as quickly as possible.

Although Zang Ba saw his plot, he was unable to subdue him because of his superior military skills, so he felt anxious.

"Brother, let me help you." Wu Dun saw the crisis on Zang Ba's side and immediately led more than ten people to rush over.

Zang Ba shouted: "Don't worry about me yet, drive out those officers and soldiers."

Wu Dun responded, yelled and rushed towards the officers and soldiers behind Wu Yi. Most of these soldiers were just temporarily recruited rural warriors. They were no match for Wu Dun. They were immediately killed in pieces and fell back to the city wall.

On the edge. The officers and soldiers on the long ladder below were blocked by their companions above and could no longer climb up.

This time, it was Wu Yi's turn to be anxious, but the martial arts skills of Wu Yi and Zang Ba were already on par with each other. Wu Yi rushed to attack, hoping to force Zang Ba back before fighting Wu Dun again. But Zang Ba failed.

Wu Yi didn't give him a chance to get rid of him. Wu Yi's attack exposed several flaws in his own. He was almost injured by Zang Ba's several shots. He didn't dare to be careless for a while, so he could only hold on with all his strength.

Of the dozens of people who originally surrounded Wu Yi, only a dozen or so died soon after, and the situation became critical. At this moment, shouts of death suddenly came from behind Zang Ba. Dozens of officers and soldiers had already rushed behind them.

It turned out that after losing Wu Dun's support in other places, the remaining defenders were unable to withstand the continuous attacks of the army and were quickly breached in many places.

After these officers and soldiers established a foothold on the city wall, they saw that their commander was being besieged by the bandits and immediately came to rescue him.

So Zang Ba's army, which originally besieged Wu Yi, became the party being attacked from both sides. And as the number of officers and soldiers increased, their situation became more and more dangerous.

On the city wall today, there are still more than 200 Zang Ba's defenders, but they are divided and surrounded by more than 400 officers and soldiers who have already attacked, and they are divided into 7 or 8 places, fighting for the trapped beasts. More importantly, the officers and soldiers behind them are

Reinforcements are still coming in continuously, and it seems that the city wall will only fall sooner or later.

"Sun Guan is here, anyone who stands in my way will die." A loud shout shocked almost everyone on the city wall.

At the moment of success or failure, Sun Guan's 200 troops finally came back.

When Sun Guan was sent back by Xu Kang's order, he was still unconvinced. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the south gate, he saw that the situation on the city wall was precarious. The government troops had already controlled most of the city wall, and they had an absolute advantage in numbers. Even if Sun Guan had 200 men under his command,

Even if all the soldiers are sent up, they may not be able to drive the officers and soldiers down.

Sun Guan thought for a while, shouted loudly, and led a dozen cavalrymen with superb riding skills to charge up the city wall.

The city wall of Zhuocheng is not too narrow, but it can only allow three horses to march abreast. There is no room for more than a dozen of his cavalry to charge together.

Sun Guan ignored him, waved his big gun and shouted, "Sun Guan is here, anyone who blocks me will die." Then he took the lead and rushed towards the army camp. The other cavalry did not dare to disrespect the order and followed him.

behind.

Sun Guan was absolutely rude to the officers and soldiers who blocked the road. He stabbed those within reach with his spear, lifted down the city wall, and ran his horse into those who couldn't reach them. Unfortunately, these soldiers didn't even have a place to hide, so they were killed like this.

Sun Guan's cavalry staggered all the way. Even some Taiping soldiers who were unable to escape were pushed off the city wall by the galloping horses.

Someone among the officers and soldiers finally took action and shouted: "Pikemen, form a formation and shoot them down for me." So a dozen gunmen from the officers and soldiers crowded together, with the tips of their spears facing outward, forming a group of simple spears.

phalanx.

Sun Guan was originally rushing to the front. When he saw this situation, he sneered and shouted: "Kill him." He jumped up on his horse and hit the tip of the spear directly.

Although Sun Guan's horse was stabbed to death by more than a dozen spears, he took the opportunity to jump off his horse and rush into the army camp. The powerful impact knocked down the simple spear array composed of more than a dozen officers and soldiers.

Ba Luo, was snatched into it by Sun Guanzhi, and killed everyone.

Seeing Sun Guan fall from his horse, other cavalrymen slowed down one after another.

But Sun Guan shouted: "Fuck me, keep charging, don't stop." Upon hearing this, the knight behind him immediately hit his horse wildly. The horse screamed and went crazy and rushed past Sun Guan and continued to charge forward.

Sun Guan, on the other hand, lagged behind, leading more than a hundred soldiers to follow the horses to clean up the results.

Zang Ba, who was already at his wits' end and was trying to support him, was overjoyed when he heard Sun Guan's voice. Not long after, he saw that the army behind him was in chaos. He was even more ecstatic, thinking that Sun Guan had already attacked.

. But then his expression changed drastically. He cursed secretly, "Damn Crazy Sun, I will definitely do it when I turn around."

I can't spare you." He shouted at the same time: "Everyone, get out of the way and lean on the edge of the city wall." After saying that, he didn't have time to fight with the officers and soldiers, so he ran to the edge of the wall on one side and tried his best to lean against the city wall.

Even one leg was extended outside the wall. Others followed suit, including many officers and soldiers.

At this moment, more than a dozen horses had already galloped forward. After being whipped by the knights above and constantly assassinated by the officers and soldiers below, these horses had already gone crazy and could only rush forward. Even the knights above could no longer control them.

live.

Zang Ba was so heartbroken that he almost cried when he saw several brothers who had no time to escape were knocked away by these crazy horses and trampled under his feet. These people did not die under the swords of the officers and soldiers, but died under the hooves of their own horses.

Too resentful.

Zang Ba's defenders were embarrassed by these horses, and the officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties. What's more, behind the horses were the terrible demon king Sun Guan and his more than a hundred soldiers.

These thieves and soldiers took advantage of the moment when the officers and soldiers were still in shock after escaping from the galloping horse. They quickly moved forward and attacked with swords and guns, hacking to death the officers and soldiers who thought they were lucky enough to have escaped from the crazy horse.

Wu Yi sadly looked at his defeated men on the city wall, feeling inexplicably sad and angry. The situation was originally great, but seeing that the south gate was about to be taken, he could give the rebels a fatal blow in the city and regain the huge city they lost.

The glory was right in front of him, but now it was completely reversed because of just a dozen war horses. How could he accept the fact before him?

The soldier beside him said: "Sir, the morale of our army is completely gone, so we should retreat first."

Wu Yi's eyes were red and he said: "No, you must not step back and kill me." After saying that, he was about to rush forward, but was stopped by his men.

Sun Guan was getting closer and closer at this time, and Zang Ba also came to his senses and shouted: "Don't let these officers and soldiers escape, kill them." After saying that, he attacked Wu Yi first. This and

The officers and soldiers he has been fighting against until now have been regarded as important opponents by him, and he will never give them up to others.

An officer and soldier stood in front of Zang Ba and was provoked by Zang Ba. He yelled and threw it towards Wu Yi.

The bright red blood fell in front of Wu Yi's eyes, finally waking him up from his madness. Seeing the numerous casualties among his men, many desperate officers and soldiers jumped off the city wall without hesitation, breaking bones and flesh after falling. Knowing that they could rely on themselves

I had no choice but to say with tears in my eyes: "Retreat."

The officers and soldiers retreated at a speed several times faster than the attack. The exhausted defenders were unable to catch up. The south gate was finally saved.

Zang Ba immediately sent troops to inform Ximen of the news.

When Xu Kang, who was frantically attacking the official stronghold, received the news, he was so shocked that cold sweat ran down his back. If Wu Yi really captured the city, it would be difficult for Cheng Yuanzhi to capture Zhuocheng, and history would probably return to the starting point.

Then Xu Kang's future could no longer be foreseen. But fortunately, Zang Ba blocked Wu Yi's sneak attack. Huge excitement filled his heart, and he could already see that the balance of victory was tilting towards him.

Wu Yi, who suffered heavy casualties, was unable to fight anymore and returned to Ximen with the remaining defeated soldiers. Liu Yan was so angry that he almost fainted and almost killed him. Finally, with the strong persuasion of Zou Jing, he was spared the death penalty.

But it is futile to continue to struggle at Ximen now. After all, they have been fighting for a whole morning. The physical exertion of the officers and soldiers is too great, especially the blow to morale. The cavalry at the rear also makes it impossible for Liu Yan to fight the rest.

Thousands of people all pitched in.

Although the bandit soldiers suffered heavy casualties, since the sneak attack in Nancheng failed, the bandit army may have seen his fighting intention. The bandit army from other city gates should soon come to support, and any further attack will only increase casualties.

That's it. So Zou Jing wisely chose to withdraw.

Zhao Bahu's cavalry unit, which has always made no achievements, originally wanted to take advantage of the chaos of the retreating army to attack those who were exhausted and injured after repeated battles. However, Liu Bei and Zou Jing were very defensive and did not give him any chance.

Opportunity. I could only watch helplessly as the officers and soldiers formed their formation and slowly retreated.

Xu Kang looked at the undisturbed formation of the officers and soldiers on the city wall, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Liu Yan and Zou Jing were worthy of being a historical celebrity, and he actually commanded a group of temporarily summoned county soldiers to advance and retreat in such a well-founded manner. But he didn't know what was going on below.
Chapter completed!