The Guan family suffered a big blow this time. First of all, the Menglu cavalry, which the Guan family was proud of, was completely destroyed.

The general Nuo Aqi and his brother Guan Heng both died in the battle.

These successive blows made Guan Shan miserable and he fainted several times, but he was strong.

A general who has experienced a bloody storm is almost numb to the separation of life and death. Even though it was his own brother who died this time, Guan Shan was mentally prepared for this.

Whenever you go to the battlefield, you always have your head pinned to your belt. Moreover, the enemy the Guan Group faces is the famous God of War, Chen Tianhua.

Guan Shan has already wiped away his tears and gritted his teeth, preparing for a duel with Chen Tianhua.

He refused the commander-in-chief Duan Gong's good intention to persuade him to return to Jinan Mansion to recuperate, and decided to follow Li Chun to Kaifeng Mansion to observe the eager Southern Army.

Guan Shandao: "Brother Li Chun, the city of Kaifeng is now filled with elite soldiers and generals you have cultivated for many years. They have sufficient reserves of food and grass, and are well-equipped with weapons. There are 120,000 men guarding the entire city of Kaifeng. There are less than 50,000 people fighting against the Confederate army. Although

Confederate Army

We are well-equipped and powerful, but I dare not say victory, but it is enough to defend the city. Military law says, attack ten times, encircle five times. Now the Southern Army only has half of our strength. They want to break through my Kaifeng city.

, it’s really a dream.”

Li Chun smiled and said:

"Heroes really have the same idea. I gave up the defense of most areas and concentrated all my elite troops in Kaifeng City. It was with this intention in mind that the Southern Army's infantry was not mentioned for the moment. Its cavalry was really fierce and was actually destroyed.

The Mongolian cavalry could only be

We should spend less time fighting with them in the field and defend them in the fortified city. We should use up as much of their troops as possible. The longer the delay, the better it is for us. The situation in the Central Plains is so strange that even Duke Yuan and the great powers from the east and west will not come to Kyoto.

Just sit back and watch as Chen Tianhua takes over the entire north."

"If Chen Tianhua takes Kaifeng Fucheng, then Zhengzhou, and then annexes Shijiazhuang, then he will be a serious threat to the Central Plains. Whoever is in power in Kyoto in the future will have a huge headache. So we only need to hold Kaifeng Fucheng, and someone will naturally come to relieve us."

The two looked at each other and laughed, and Guan Shan said: "Brother Li Chun, with all due respect, the most important thing to avoid when defending a city is to defend the city in a dull manner. We have a hundred thousand people, so we should choose the opportunity to attack, and it is best to have both offense and defense!"

"That's natural!" Li Chun said:

"Although Chen Tianhua's Nanchong army won the battle in the past year and gained a large area of ​​territory, it is extremely difficult to digest. The longer the front is, the more troops will be deployed and the logistics supply line will be longer and full of flaws. In the end, those who cannot hold on will be

It will be him, Chen Tianhua."

Guan Shan nodded in agreement and said:

"Southern Henan, northern Jiangsu and northern Anhui have special terrains and are mostly mountainous. Such battles are not reliable and extremely difficult to replicate. However, this battle allowed us to see the combat power of Chen Tianhua's men, which is quite useful for us now.

help."

The two famous generals of the Beiyang Department were discussing some key points in defending the city when suddenly they heard the sound of trumpets from the Republican army camp opposite.

After a while, the front camp door opened wide, and dozens of Republican cavalry escorted a tall bamboo pole out.

The top of the bamboo pole looks like a human head.

The sun was shining right now, and the sunlight coming from behind Kaifeng City passed over the city tower and just hit the head on the top of the bamboo pole.

His eyes were slightly closed, and there seemed to be a slight smile on the corner of his mouth. His black hair was scattered, but it was blown by the wind and floated backwards.

The blood on the neck has not yet solidified, and it snakes all the way down the bamboo pole, crawling all over the pole, and outlines a tragic and strange painting.

Li Chun was stunned for a moment.

On the tower, you can clearly see the face of the human head.

Guan Yu?!

After he led his troops to break through the siege of Huai'an Fucheng, it was said that they entered the mountains.

The Southern Army sent large troops into the mountains for encirclement and suppression. There were constant reports that Guan Yu's troops had been annihilated, but there was no definite news.

Unexpectedly, he has ended up like this.

Li Chun suddenly thought of something, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Guan Shan.

At this time, Guan Shan's face was ashen, with tears streaming down his face, and the muscles on his face were twitching constantly. Looking at him suddenly, he looked particularly ferocious.

He dug at the city wall with both hands so hard that his nails were ripped off and blood was seeping out.

Although he tried his best to support himself, Guan Shan was still shaking uncontrollably.

This was his son, his eldest son, a proud man who had returned from studying abroad. He was very handsome, but now his head was in a different place, hanging high on a bamboo pole.

Li Chun put his arm around Guan Shan's shoulders and whispered: "Shuai Guan, please forgive me and accept the change, don't be overly sad, and take care of yourself."

Guan Shan closed his eyes, raised his trembling sleeves, wiped away his tears, and swallowed:

"If the earthen pot is not broken outside the well, the general will inevitably die in battle. From the day Yu'er put on the military uniform, I knew that there might be a day at any time. He was captured and refused to give in. He died in righteousness, and he died a worthy death."

After saying that, he turned around and strode towards the city.

Li Chun stood on the city wall, looked at the human head, and ordered in a low voice:

"Come here, send a regiment of Hussars out of the city. No matter what, you must get General Guan Yu's head back from me!"

The East City Gate suspension bridge suddenly fell down, and a Northern Army cavalry galloped out of the city.

Almost at the same time, in the Confederate camp opposite, the gates were also opened wide, and the cavalry, which had obviously been prepared, poured out in droves.

The Confederate cavalry divided into two groups, one on the left and the other on the right, and rushed over. They had a huge appetite and wanted to keep all the Northern cavalry who had left the city.

Obviously, the Confederate cavalry's horses, knights' personal equipment, and equestrian skills were much superior to their opponents.

This was the first battle under Kaifeng City. Chen Tianhua had been preparing for a long time. The cavalry he sent was his elite spy group, led by Tang Hu and Tiebao.

The first victory will embolden the enemy, increase the power of his own army, and destroy the opponent's morale. Chen Tianhua is bound to win.

Tang Hu screamed excitedly, finally getting a chance to fight for the first time. He raised his saber high and held it with twenty rings in his left hand. He clamped the horse's belly with his legs and charged straight at the enemy on the opposite side.

Elites from both sides went into battle, firing with guns. The sound of banging immediately resounded throughout the battlefield, and the sky suddenly darkened.

Shooting on horseback is an extremely difficult cavalry tactic to master. It is called mounted shooting. Whether it is archery or spear shooting, not many Jiangnan cavalry can master this skill proficiently.

But Chen Tianhua's special agent team is uniquely endowed. They are all veterans who have suppressed bandits for many years, and they train hard all the time.

However, a regiment of the Northern Army's Hussars was actually able to shoot with a rifle with both hands on horseback. Although the aim was not accurate, it can be seen that Li Chun was a strict military leader and was actually a good general.

Although they are both riding and shooting, the skills of both sides are different.

Perhaps Li Chun's hussars would be able to defeat any cavalry in the Central Plains, but when they encountered Chen Tianhua's special agents, they used short guns, mirrored 20-shot speeders, high rate of fire and flexibility, etc.

Make a judgment.
Chapter completed!