Ling Tong was anxious.
He is a general who has experienced many battles, so he is very clear about what the fire at Jiangjin Port means, and he is even more clear about what kind of pressure it will bring to the weak Jiangdong Army if Guan Yu's troops arrive on the battlefield? Ling Tong dared not think about the situation outside the city at this moment! He dared not think about when the reinforcements will arrive!
He could only do his best to protect the fruit of victory that had already won. He would never withdraw from the city and hand over Jiangling City to the enemy!
He tried his best to lead the army to maintain the situation, sometimes he was in charge, sometimes he issued instructions and dispatched troops. However, an officer with a minor and serious injury and a blood-stained face came over one after another and brought news of the failure of each team. He felt that several front lines that had been barely maintained collapsed like an avalanche.
At the same time, the shouts of killing and cheers from Jingzhou were one after another, and the military flag of Leiyuan in Lujiang was fluttering in the wind. Wherever he went, the Jingzhou army was full of energy and the offensive became three times stronger again. Ling Tong couldn't understand what kind of magic the flag had, which could actually boost morale to such a level.
He turned around and found that there was no man to be mobilized except for a small number of corpses around him.
"General Ling! General Ling!" A small school arrived from the back of the chaos. He shouted: "The fire in Hanjin Port is very strong, and the subsequent troops cannot keep up for a while. We cannot compete with Lei Yuan in the alleys in the city! The governor ordered you to retreat to the south gate to guard the city buildings and cover the governor to reorganize the troops!"
"Retreat?" Ling Tong sneered.
He ignored the school and stared at the swarming enemy troops.
What stupid things were Lu Ziming saying? This situation was extremely dangerous. Once the general retreated, the entire army immediately collapsed. Jiangling South Gate was defeated and how could it be defended? Everyone was driven into the river to feed the fish!
Only guard here! Either withstand the offensive here, or die on the spot... There is no third way to go!
"Tell Ziming that he will reorganize himself!" Ling Tong said bluntly: "The front governor has retreated. Do the soldiers still have the fighting spirit? Someone must be ahead!"
The school looked puzzled: "General Ling..."
"Go quickly!" Ling Tong shouted loudly: "It's enough to have me in the fierce battle against the enemy! I will fight to the death in the city and buy him time!"
The little school was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Then please send someone else to inform the governor."
Ling Tongyiqi: "What?"
The little school said: "There are also people under my governor's tent who are brave enough to fight against the enemy. At this time of life and death, my governor will not want General Ling to be more beautiful than before."
Ling Tong nodded: "It's so generous."
At that moment, Ling Tong sent someone to inform Lu Meng of retreat and stood in the middle of the street with his headquarters.
The Wu people in the front line retreated, but he no longer stopped them and let them pass by like the flowing water on both sides of the reef. Many soldiers saw Ling Tong here and took the initiative to stop and re-form the formation, and Ling Tong did not pay special attention.
At this time, there were about 300 soldiers who were with Ling, who were lined up in three rows, middle and back, running across the road. Everyone had a premonition at this time, so they stood up and waited for the Jingzhou army to come.
"No need to count on others, try to entangle them." Ling Tong said in a deep voice.
This was said very realistically, and the soldiers who heard it nodded.
It is not cold at the turn of spring and summer nights, but the soaked clothes of the soldiers slowly clamped against the skin. The heat evaporated in the human body is transferred to the iron armor. Many people can't help but start a cold war. Some people suddenly have legs and feet cramps, and they have to put their weapons on the ground to stand firm.
The next moment, the chaotic formation of Jingzhou troops in front separated to the two wings, and hundreds of cavalry suddenly emerged.
Ling Tong cursed angrily.
After entering the city, Lei Yuan took advantage of the surprise of the Jiangdong Army, and attacked with cavalry once, and drove the Wu people back to the south gate from near the north gate of Jiangling in one breath.
However, cavalry assault was not suitable for street fighting between the two sides, so Lei Yuan quickly transferred back to the cavalry team and relied on infantry to entangle with the soldiers in Jiangdong. But at this time, the fighting spirit of the Wu army gradually collapsed. Everyone from top to bottom did not know how to deal with it next, nor did he know whether there was any hope of victory in this battle.
This is Lei Yuan’s good opportunity!
In the previous battle, the knights suffered heavy casualties; but after the war horses rested, they had recovered some of their physical strength. So he immediately regrouped the cavalry team and launched another cavalry assault!
Hundreds of war horses were galloping in the alleyways, and the roar of iron hooves trampling on the ground, like muffled thunder against the high walls, echoing back and forth. The cheering sounds of countless Jingzhou soldiers cheered and cheering, making the power of the iron cavalry assault more ten times or a hundred times stronger than the previous one!
The cavalry dispatched again were like a mighty torrent, rolling up huge waves to rush out all obstacles, rushing towards the sea; like a wildly dancing fire, sucking and spitting out the scorching flames, burning the enemy who dared to resist to ashes!
Seeing this power, all the soldiers of the Wu army were trembling.
Ling Tong felt a little joyful. The heavy infantry he had tempered for a long time finally had a place to use his skills. It was finally time to test the results and finally be able to shake the enemy's cavalry head-on. Unfortunately, the situation on his side was on the verge of collapse at this time. Even if he could hold on, what if he could hold on?
The cavalrymen who were attacking at full speed instantly arrived in front of the soldiers, leaving no time for them to react.
Ma Dai, who was rushing in front, clamped his long spear with his elbow and stabbed him directly, hitting the chest of the junior school clerk Lu Meng.
The armor on Xiaoxiao's chest was shattered by the huge spear tip, and more than a dozen ribs under the armor were broken at the same time. The huge impulse made him fly into the air and then fell to the ground.
Ma Dai pulled out his long spear with his backhand. At the tip of the spear, blood from the huge wound splattered everywhere, spraying it on the dumb faces of the soldiers of Jiangdong like raindrops.
Ma Dai shouted and urged the horse, and the war horse rushed forward, knocking over two soldiers in succession, and rushed over without slowing down.
Countless knights followed Ma Dai and rushed through the soldiers' queue.
Some war horses were stabbed by long weapons in the hands of soldiers, and they made a mournful cry; some knights were overturned by the injured war horses, and then trampled by other war horses following the charge, and instantly turned into flesh and mud. But the cavalrymen rushed into the formation like thunder, without any concern. They rushed past the panicked crowd, knocked down the soldiers who could not resist, and trampled them into a mess of flesh and blood all over the ground.
The soldiers' queues collapsed instantly.
In the narrow alley, the maneuverability of the cavalry is limited, and it is not impossible to defeat the cavalry with infantry. But this requires strong confidence and fighting spirit, basic cooperation between far and near weapons, and sufficient thickness and depth. But now, where are the subordinates of Ling Tong still there? Their greatest hope is to block the enemy's offensive!
The best way to learn from the best, but only the best way to learn from the best way to learn from the best way? So they couldn't stop the cavalry team and collapsed in an instant.
Ling Tong shouted his name loudly and slashed with several loyal entourages, wielding his swords and slashing like a crazy tiger.
A knight stabbed him with a big spear, but Ling Tong grabbed the spear pole and recaptured it. The knight was worried about being dragged off the horse, so he had to give up the long spear and rode his horse around him. Ling Tong held the long spear in his left hand and the big sword in his right hand, and fought on foot. A powerful general from Jiangdong instantly stabbed two war horses and killed three knights.
The next moment, the knights rushed up, surrounded him and his entourage, and stabbed them with long weapons such as long spears and halberds.
Ling Tongwu's sword blocked. At first, the sound of long weapons colliding with the skeleton knife sounded, the sound of colliding with the strong armor sounded, and finally, the dull sound of sharp blades piercing the human body sounded.
When the knights dispersed, Ling Tong's eyes were still wide open, but blood surged out of dozens of wounds on his body. He slowly sat on the ground and died.
Lei Yuan rode his horse and said sternly: "Don't stop, keep moving forward!"
Chapter completed!