Chapter 324: The Fate of the Famous General [Unbanned]
Chapter 324: The Fate of Famous Generals (Part 1) [Unlocked]
Xuzhou is not a major military town, so the defensive power of the city wall is not strong, and there is no moat surrounding it, which undoubtedly reduces the intensity of the opponent's attack. During the more than two months of siege in Xuzhou, if it were not for the loyalty of the soldiers of the Imperial Guard,
The speed has always been the highest in the empire, and I am afraid that the morale of the army has already collapsed. Due to the lack of food in the city, the soldiers have been receiving limited food these days, and their physical strength is naturally somewhat unable to keep up. When the food was burned that day, there were actually quite a few
The defensive equipment was destroyed, which also reduced Xuzhou's defensive capabilities to a certain extent. With thirty thousand versus one hundred and fifty thousand, even Tie Zhen, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, still has no confidence.
Sima Danggui and Pang Ye were silent for a while. Tie Zhen was the number one general in Qingfeng, so naturally he would not tell lies. But, what if it was delayed until tomorrow? Could he be saved tomorrow?
Tie Zhen's face was calm and calm. After a long time, he opened his mouth and shouted: "Where is Tong Yue!"
Tong Yue, who was standing behind Sima Angelica, quickly stood up and replied in a deep voice: "What are your orders, Commander-in-Chief?"
Tie Zhen looked at Tong Yue's young and resolute face, but said to Sima Angelica: "Grand Master, now I want to lend him a hand."
Sima Angelica said nonchalantly: "Tong Yue is originally the bodyguard assigned to me by Tie Shuai. Just give him your orders."
Tie Zhen nodded: "Tong Yue, go and call your master."
Tong Yue did not answer, turned around and walked towards the bottom of the city wall. After a while, the thin and lanky Jun Weiming and Tong Yue appeared on the city wall.
"Tie Shuai asked me to come here. What's the matter?" Jun Weiming asked first.
Tie Zhen said with a calm face: "Mr. Jun, I want you two masters and disciples to do something."
"Tie Shuai, please just give me your orders." Jun Weiming said in a deep voice.
Tie Zhen nodded: "The situation is bad now, and it will be a matter of time before Xuzhou City is defeated. The enemy is strong and we are weak, but if we have to hold on for today, I still have some confidence, but after today, I can't guarantee it. Your Majesty
We are still trapped in the city. To rescue His Majesty, the only hope can only be placed on Duke Jingbei. Your mission is to sneak out from the north gate, pass through the defense line of the Paradise Alliance Army, and send a message to Duke Jingbei.
"
Tie Zhen pondered for a moment and then said: "Just tell him that I will do my best to defend Xuzhou, and I hope that he will come to rescue Your Majesty for the sake of being a citizen of the Celestial Empire. If he asks, you
"Yes!" Tie Zhen said in a deep voice: "No one can do it, but Haotian will definitely do it. This man is passionate. Although he does not respect the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth, he wants to be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth. And if he can't, he won't
Attack the Elysium Alliance with all our strength and force Cassimbas to attack Xuzhou in advance."
Pang Ye also nodded and said: "Now the only hope can only be pinned on Haotian. Your Majesty cannot die here, otherwise, with the weakness of the King of Assistant Government and the shortsightedness of the meritorious nobles of Tiandu Shengjing,
The empire will no longer have a glimmer of hope."
Tie Zhen and the others also felt the same way. Jun Weiming was silent for a moment and said, "In this case, your Majesty's safety will be left to the three of you. Tong Yue, go and make preparations first."
Tie Zhen opened his mouth and said: "There is no Northeastern army outside the north gate of Xuzhou. You can go out from there. Mr. Jun, I leave everything to you."
Flags were waving, drums were thundering, and the long-awaited siege of the Northeastern Allied Forces finally kicked off with a wave of Cassimbas's hand.
Cassimbas had long been prepared, and now he was striving to kill with one strike, so he used all his strength in his attack. After suppressing the Qingfeng soldiers at the top of the city with trebuchets and mobile arrow towers, dozens of nest vehicles quickly approached the Xuzhou city wall.
Also under the personal command of Jin Zongbiao, two troops of 10,000 Haixi soldiers marched in the footsteps of trebuchets and mounted ladders to attack the south gate of Xuzhou.
The offensive of the Northeastern Allied Forces was overwhelming, and the soldiers of the Imperial Guards on the city wall were not to be outdone. Under the command of Tie Zhen, they responded calmly without fear. Tie Zhen had defended the Great Wall defense line for many years, so he naturally knew the essence of defensive operations. First, he concentrated
With the trebuchets and large crossbows in hand, they forcibly suppressed the attacks of the opponent's mobile archery towers and trebuchets, and then mobilized elite soldiers. They only waited for the opponent's nest cart to approach the city wall, released the soldiers in the nest cart, and then killed them with all their strength. As for those
Tie Zhen would not be stingy with the soldiers carrying ladders to attack the city. Suddenly, the battle was raging outside the south gate of Xuzhou.
"Commander, our brothers have suffered heavy casualties, and I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for much longer. Can you first mobilize some soldiers from the east gate and west gate, or use strategic reserves?" Liu Haitao, the general of the Imperial Guard Corps, rushed up and said.
Tie Zhen shook his head firmly: "No! There are only 70,000 or 80,000 troops outside the south gate of Cassimbas, and half of the troops are deployed at the east and west gates. If we draw troops from those two sides now, we will hit Cassimba right in the middle.
Si’s plan. As for the strategic reserve force, it’s not yet time.”
The number of soldiers in Tie Zhen's hands, plus other miscellaneous personal soldiers, is about 35,000. The wall in the north of Xuzhou is the thickest, so Tie Zhen only deployed 2,000 soldiers here. The east and west gates each have 5,000 soldiers, and the south gate has one.
Fifteen thousand. The remaining 13,000 are the reserve team. As a coach, Tie Zhen deeply understands the importance of the reserve team.
Pang Ye said worriedly on the side: "Commander, with Cassimbas's offensive, it will be difficult for us to sustain until the evening."
Youdao is to kill three thousand enemies and lose eight hundred. Although Qingfeng has the defensive advantage, Kasimbas wins because of its strong troops. Maybe for every soldier killed in Hetao, two soldiers from the Northeast will die. But Kasimbas
Bass could afford it, but Tie Zhen didn't have that much capital. Seeing the Northeastern Allied Forces' attack regardless of casualties, even Pang Ye, who was also a weather-beaten man, felt equally worried.
Tie Zhen remained silent, his eyes flashing with light. The battle had already progressed to noon, but more than half of the soldiers defending Nancheng had been killed or injured, and the reserve forces had also entered the battle one after another, and most of the trebuchets and large crossbows had also been lost. If this continues, Northeast China will
The coalition's medium and long-range siege equipment can completely suppress most of the counterattacks on Xuzhou City.
Turning around, Tie Zhen said to Pang Ye with a serious face: "National Master, I know that you also have considerable military attainments, and you have a high prestige in the army. You must be able to command the soldiers to defend Xuzhou.
You will not be inferior to me. Now, I will leave the important task of defending Xuzhou City in your hands."
Pang Ye's expression changed: "Tie Shuai, what do you mean?"
Tie Zhen half-squinted his eyes and said: "It's hard to break an earthen pot away from the wellhead, and generals always die on the battlefield. I have been dealing with Cassimbas for most of my life, and now it's time to settle it. The national division, I don't care about this commander
Whatever happens, you must stay calm and stay until tomorrow. Haotian will come to the rescue at all costs. Before the Hetao army arrives, my Qingfeng dragon flag must be flying on the top of the city in Xuzhou."
Sima Danggui's face also changed greatly, but in the end he just smiled dejectedly. He and Pang Ye had already guessed what Tie Zhen wanted to do. However, they didn't know how to persuade Tie Zhen now. After all, Tie Zhen was a famous member of his generation.
Handsome, he should also have his own destination.
"Come here, bring out my commander's horse!" Tie Zhen shouted loudly and said majestically.
Kasimbas was wise. Although the battle in the southern city of Xuzhou was still extremely fierce, he could clearly feel that the strength and morale of the defenders in the city were declining. Xuzhou would definitely fall before sunset. Kasimbas smiled.
think.
At this moment, Tie Zhen's confident voice suddenly came from Xuzhou City: "Where is Kasimbas? I, Qingfeng Tiezhen, dare to fight to the death with me, my commander?"
Kasimbas's face was solemn, and he suddenly stood up while sitting on the soft chair.
The Beijing general Moxi Kaya beside him said quickly: "Commander, the fall of Xuzhou is imminent, and that Tie Zhen will soon be the prisoner of the commander's subordinates. Commander, what status do you have, why do you need to fight to the death with such a person?"
?" Moxikaya has followed Kasimbas for many years, and naturally knows what kind of temper Kasimbas is. But now that he has a chance to win, why let Kasimbas go take risks?
Kasimbas shook his head: "Tie Zhen is a famous coach of the generation. It is a great blessing in life to have such an opponent. Besides, if Tie Zhen challenges me and refuses to fight, it will inevitably weaken my ability to worship Beijing."
prestige."
"But..." Moxikaya said anxiously.
Kasimbas waved his hand, interrupted Moxikaya's words, and said flatly: "No need to say more, bring me my handsome Wu Longzhai!"
With the sound of gold ringing from both sides almost at the same time, both the attacking Northeastern soldiers and the defending Guards stopped fighting. Even some Northeastern coalition troops who had climbed up the ladder also retreated from the ladder, and the Guards
The soldiers did not take the opportunity to stop him, but allowed him to leave.
The south gate of Xuzhou opened, and Tiezhen, who was sitting astride Qianli Xue, slowly came out with his sky-tracing gun. Although he was wearing armor, Tiezhen was not wearing a helmet. His silver hair was fluttering in the strong wind, but his
The waist is straight, and there is no trace of the old look of a ninety-year-old man.
Cassimbas, on the other hand, was sitting astride his Wulong Zhu, holding an iron spear in his hand. After the battle with Xingke that day, Cassimbas had not picked up the weapon of his youth for a long time, and now he was holding
This iron spear made me feel indescribably excited.
The two of them slowly walked to the middle of the specially reserved open space and looked at each other. Tie Zhen suddenly sighed and said: "It turns out that you are also old."
Cassimbas smiled slightly. When the two met for the first time, he was only sixteen or seventeen years old. At that time, Tie Zhen was in his prime. Only sixty years passed by in a blink of an eye, and when the two faced each other on the battlefield again