Chapter 326: Misfortunes never come singly [Lifting the ban]
The drums outside the city gate rang again. Pang Ye quietly took over the defense of Xuzhou, and the battle continued to be bloody.
Jun Weiming's master and apprentice were pretty lucky. Outside the north gate of Xuzhou, Cassimbas only deployed some rangers to prevent people in the city from escaping. Jun Weiming and his disciples were both top martial arts masters today and deliberately hid themselves.
Following the trace, the two quickly passed through the Rangers' defense line and reached the river. Then they headed west along the river, bypassing Yelu Minghui's defense line, and finally arrived at Haotian's main camp in the afternoon.
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After hearing the message from the two men, Haotian had a gloomy look on his face. There were only more than 30,000 defenders in Xuzhou City, and Kasimbas would definitely be in danger if he attacked with all his strength. He took the risk to attack across the board this time, originally to save Xuzhou.
The Qingfeng soldiers in the city are now in a hurry. Yao Jinxi has retreated to Zhuli County. This man is very capable, and Haotian has many cavalry in his hands. There is really nothing that can be done against him for a while.
"Sir, military advisor, what do you think we should do now?" Haotian asked distressedly to the two people around him.
Luo Xiang said with a gloomy face: "Master, since we have already done the first day of the junior high school, we are not afraid to do the fifteenth day. If we withdraw now and retreat, not only will we fail to achieve the expected goal, but we will lose tens of thousands of soldiers in vain.
It will also have a psychological shadow when we play against the Elysian League. Therefore, we can only move forward now."
Xuanji said in a deep voice: "Lord, since we have made up our mind to fight to the death, we must not waver now. Since Tie Shuai has such a guarantee, Xuzhou City will definitely not fall today. Zhuli County is still seventy miles away from Xuzhou
Even if the army rushes to march, it will take three hours. Therefore, we must capture Zhuli County before dawn tomorrow."
When Hao Po heard this, his pupils suddenly contracted. Yes, time is urgent now, and he cannot allow any hesitation. Thinking of this, Haotian shouted decisively: "Come here, inform the Du Commander of the Northern Front and the Blood Commander of the Southern Front, let them
They immediately led half of their troops to the Chinese army to join the battle. The remaining half of their troops must kill Yelu Minghui and Jin Qiliang, and they cannot be allowed to reinforce Zhu Liyao's troops on the central line."
"My lord, are you prepared to capture Zhu Li at all costs?" Luo Xiang asked.
Hao Po nodded: "Yao Jinxi thought he was hiding inside this turtle shell, so I couldn't do anything to him. When Dugu and Xue Sha arrive, I will let him taste the power of my Loop army. Huh, don't talk about a little kid.
A small turtle shell is like a copper wall and an iron wall, I will smash it to pieces!"
Although Xin Ke, the five generals in Hetao, is good at fighting, when it comes to conquering cities and territories, no one dares to compare with Dugu. Haotian transferred Dugu here, obviously to remove this stumbling block in the shortest possible time.
It was estimated that Xue Sha and Dugu would not be able to reach the central camp until the evening, so Haotian deliberately stopped the attack. The city wall of Zhuli County was only two feet high, the permanent population was only one hundred thousand, and the defense force was also very weak.
But after all, there were nearly 100,000 soldiers in the city, which was a big trouble. Thinking that an attack on the city was inevitable, Haotian simply ordered the soldiers to rest temporarily, and prepared butter torches and other lighting objects, waiting for the blood-killing two to arrive
, and launched an attack.
Yao Jinxi is a veteran on the battlefield. When he saw that Hetao had stopped attacking, he naturally understood that Hetao was not preparing to stop fighting, but the calm before the storm. He also knew that the Xuzhou siege had now reached a critical moment. If Zhuli County was captured
After the Hetao army breaks through, the Hetao cavalry can drive straight into Xuzhou City. The combat effectiveness of the Hetao cavalry is so fierce that even the Northeast cavalry is not as good as it. In addition to the Mandan's armored heavy cavalry, whether in individual combat or in melee,
No one dares to think that they can block the attack of the Hetao cavalry. If that is the case, the siege of Xuzhou will be easily solved.
Thinking of this, Yao Jinxi didn't care about his face and quickly asked for help from Kasimbas in Xuzhou. However, Kasimbas was seriously injured and fell into a coma. Jin Zongbiao, who was the temporary commander-in-chief, also had a headache after receiving Yao Jinxi's request for help. Fortunately, Kasimbas was already seriously injured and unconscious.
Bliss Holy Tuo Xianqing has led his 100,000 protective soldiers and soldiers to Zhuli County. However, Zhuli County is a small county after all, and the city cannot accommodate so many troops, so the Bliss army is temporarily stationed in the city.
To the east, we should support the Yaojinxi troops in the city at any time.
There is a saying that blessings are unparalleled and misfortunes never come singly, but this sentence does not refer to the Bliss Alliance, but to Haotian who is on the offensive. Xuesha and Dugu each led 50,000 elite soldiers to come, which certainly greatly enhanced Haotian's front.
Inside the attack, bad news came one after another.
"Reporting to my lord, Tie Shuai and Kasimbas have a life-or-death duel. The handsome star has fallen and Kasimbas has been seriously injured!"
"Reporting to my lord, Jin Zongbiao led the army to attack the city with all his strength. Your Majesty personally supervised the formation. The Northeastern Allied Forces attacked the Xuzhou city wall several times, but were defeated by the Imperial Guards. However, Your Majesty and the Grand Master were seriously injured."
"I am reporting to my lord, Bliss Cheng Xianqing has led an army of 200,000 people to the east gate of Zhuli County, and is now setting up camp to defend it with all its strength.
"I report to my lord that the 80,000-strong Northern Army retreating to Pingkou Mountain surrendered to Cordore under the leadership of Army Commander Zhu Bingyang. Deputy Army Commander Chi Zhongtian led more than 10,000 soldiers to refuse to surrender and defend the main peak of Pingkou Mountain.
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In the evening, looking at the sunset as red as blood in the sky, even a wily man like Luo Xiang couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Haotian even sat motionless in the commander's camp.
Tie Zhen seriously injured Kasimbas at the cost of his own life. Kasimbas was already over seventy years old, and now he was severely injured. Even if he could survive this, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to survive for a few more years. Although Tie Zhen
This was a first victory for Shenzhou in the future battle with the Bliss Alliance, but his fall was not just as simple as the death of a famous general on the battlefield.
Tie Zhen has been in the army for more than seventy years and is the most prestigious and toughest militant in Qingfeng. His death in battle will inevitably seriously weaken Qingfeng's confidence in resistance and even shake the soldiers' will to fight. The surrender of the Northern Army
There is this factor.
In comparison, it is already a trivial matter that Sima Angelica and Emperor Yinglie were seriously injured. However, Tie Zhen has fallen. If Sima Angelica is also unfortunately killed, then among the three pillars of Qingfeng, including one civil, one military and one counselor, only Pang Ye will be left alone.
If that is really the case, and the heroic emperor drives away the sky, Qingfeng will have no hope.
The Holy Sect of Paradise arrived so quickly, which was beyond the expectations of Haotian and others. They were originally monitoring the 200,000-strong army of the Qinchuan Li family in Dahui County, Qiuzhou in the west of Ruzhou. After receiving Cassimbas's
After the order, Cheng Xianqing immediately led his army northward and arrived at the east gate of Zhuli County in the evening. With the support of these 200,000 Bliss elites, Yao Jinxi's strength suddenly increased greatly, and Haotian's command now only has about 200,000 soldiers.
The army is already at a disadvantage in terms of strength.
However, compared with these, the biggest blow to Haotian was Zhu Bingyang's surrender to the enemy. In the three hundred years since Qingfeng was founded, there were not a few people who were defeated and captured, but it was unheard of for him to take the initiative to lead his army to surrender.
.And Zhu Bingyang, as the commander of the Northern Army, actually led his soldiers to defect to the enemy and rebel. This undoubtedly had a huge impact on Qingfeng's military morale. Fortunately, the deputy commander Chi Zhongtian lived up to Tie Zhen's high hopes for him.
Realizing that something was wrong with Zhu Bingyang's actions, he immediately led his loyal soldiers to occupy the main peak of Pingkou Mountain and hold on.
Zhu Bingyang's 70,000 soldiers were not taken seriously by Haotian. In the eyes of Hetao, such pustule generals and spineless soldiers were nothing more than chickens and dogs. However, what Haotian was worried about was the possibility of his surrender.
The chain reaction caused by this. Once the precedent of the surrender of the entire army is set, I am afraid that Qingfeng's soldiers will have a justified reason to surrender when they face unfavorable situations in the future. This is what Haotian, Luo Xiang and others are really worried about.
"An Yongchang, you are so scheming and vicious!" Even Luo Xiang couldn't help but sigh.
Now the Loop has dared to conclude that An Yongchang is the spy hiding inside Qingfeng. However, An Yongchang is cunning and cunning, and even Luo Xiang has no conclusive evidence to catch him.
"Eastern Japan Dynasty! I, Haotian, will not be a human being until I completely exterminate your clan!" Haotian slapped his palm, breaking the fine nanmu table into several pieces. It was obvious that he was extremely angry.
Qiu Mu, Xin Jiao, Xian Lian, Xue Qingcheng, and Zhang Yuewan, the five girls who had just arrived, had never seen Haotian so angry before, and they immediately shivered with fright. Even Xin Jiao, who was most favored by Haotian, did not dare to open his mouth now.
"My lord, why do you think An Yongchang is a Japanese spy?" Jiang Chenzhou asked bravely.
"Does that need to be said? If you look at his various methods, it is self-evident. When did the Dongwa Navy become strong enough to threaten our hegemony in the East China Sea? It was not the twenty-year-old Emperor Xianlie who reigned.
Year? That was when An Yongchang was in power, and the weakening of the Jiaolong Legion was his handiwork! When An Yongchang was in charge of the government, he resolutely suppressed the six tribes outside the Great Wall and the Jinhua Mitsukoshi, but he repeatedly suppressed the Eastern Japanese Dynasty.
Indulgent. At first we thought he was discriminating against the navy, but now it seems that he was completely misleading. Because the Eastern Japanese Dynasty was still very weak at that time. If Qingfeng fell at that time, the Eastern Japanese Dynasty would be destroyed.
There is no way to get a share of the pie.”
Haotian stood up and said fiercely: "This person loves money most as an official, but his family is relatively simple. Others thought he was a miser and buried his money elsewhere. However, Dongbo can be poor with a small pill.
The country has raised half a million troops. This must be An Yongchang secretly transferring the embezzled money to the East Japan. Damn it, I didn’t expect that we have been the one providing military expenditures for the East Japan Dynasty for so many years!"
Haotian was obviously so angry that he even cursed out. Luo Xiang and Xuanji were silent on the side. Haotian had exactly the same guess as them. Looking at An Yongchang's various methods, they were indeed all for Dong.
For the sake of the Japanese Dynasty, Emperor Shenjong Xianyeol was indeed an out-and-out trash, and he actually allowed a foreign spy to reach such a state.