After regrouping, the coalition's attack power and intensity immediately increased by several levels. In just the first wave of attacks, the Hetao side almost failed to block it. The only thing that pleased Tianyi and others in the city was that all the Minzhuang did not suffer from this.
He was panic-stricken, but after withstanding this round of attacks, he gained a bit of a soldier's demeanor.
Li Xiaoran stood next to Li Tieming and said disdainfully: "I have already said that it must be killed in one round. None of the people in Hetao can be inferred by common sense. As long as they have experienced a little war, they can be as good as half of the veterans.
. Attack, attack, you must attack with all your strength, there must be no hesitation!"
Li Tieming looked at Li Xiaoran fiercely. He knew that his two sons were dissatisfied with his decision, but he did not expect that Li Xiaoran would actually treat him openly and secretly and always make sarcastic remarks. However, he also knew that Li Xiaoran was better than him in the military.
He was more insightful and asked immediately: "Then what do you think should happen now?"
Although Li Xiaoran did not agree with the attitude of falling out with the Hetao, and he also strongly despised the act of massacring civilians, but since it had happened, he had no choice but to persevere. After all, the Li family and the Hetao were already life-and-death enemies. Either you die or I live.
"As soon as the 30,000 soldiers of the Guards Corps arrive, they will immediately be mixed with the 30,000 cavalry under my command. Father, you will use your 2,000 cavalry as the supervising team. Anyone who retreats without authorization will be shot to death!"
"If your eldest brother can share my worries like you, then I will be very happy." Li Tieming said with a smile. Although his son has some differences of opinion with him, he is still very considerate when something happens.
Li Xiaoran was obviously not afraid of his father, and just said indifferently: "Father, I always think that my eldest brother's choice is correct. It is indeed too risky for us to go to war with the Hetao. But now that we have walked out
After this step, we have no way out. By the way, where is the eldest brother now? As long as he is here, he will at least be more useful than me."
When Li Tieming heard this, he snorted dissatisfiedly: "He? He is still locked up at home by me. You have no idea how excited he was that night. Hmm, let's talk about it in two days."
Liu Peng's imperial guards finally arrived within two hours. Looking at Li Tieming's smiling face with a hint of gloom, Liu Peng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. For Li Tieming, the most scheming among the imperial vassals, Liu Peng
There was indeed some fear. Especially when Li Tieming directly killed all the soldiers who did not arrive on time, Liu Peng was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
"General Liu, His Majesty's decree to this king is to give me full authority to take charge of the war in Hetao. You should understand what this full authority means. We must capture Dingzhou before dawn tomorrow. Now it is time to advance or retreat." Li Tieming said deeply.
He said in a loud voice: "Now is the time to demonstrate the combat effectiveness of your Imperial Guard Corps. General Liu, anyone who retreats without authorization will be shot to death!"
Liu Peng wiped the cold sweat from his face, nodded quickly and said: "Your Majesty, the general knows what to do. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, as long as there is one person alive in the Imperial Guards, they will never retreat."
Li Tieming said with a smile: "General, if Haotian's lair cannot be removed this time, it will be difficult for His Majesty to explain."
Liu Peng stopped talking. Even if Li Tieming was a prince, he would not dare to kill him in public unless he really wanted to rebel. But it was hard to say about Emperor Zhongxing. Emperor Zhongxing had all the control this time. He has the courage and wealth to prepare for a fight with Haotian. If he loses, then his majesty will kill him on the spot, which is the luckiest outcome.
Liu Peng silently picked up his sword, turned around and faced the 30,000 soldiers under his command, and suddenly shouted loudly: "You sons of bitches, listen to me. General, I will stand here." Anyone who dares to retreat beyond this line here, even if he is your Majesty's brother, will be killed by this general!"
Li Tieming smiled slightly: Even if it is a pustule, it will jump over the wall when pressed.
Although Li Tieming's troops were the weakest, among all the offensives, their offensive was the most violent. Liu Peng and Li Tieming, the two supervising teams, were still very effective.
When the Qingfeng Empire was founded, the Guards Corps was the well-deserved first legion in the empire in terms of ranking and actual combat effectiveness. However, as time passed when the empire was established, the Guards Corps gradually became a good place for gilding the children of meritorious nobles. In this case Even when Emperor Wu Lie was resurrected, this situation did not change much. However, the skinny camels were larger than horses. With their fine traditions and supreme pride, their combat effectiveness was still the highest among the many legions of the empire. at the upstream.
However, the current Guards Corps is no longer the original Guards Corps. In the decisive battle in Xuzhou, although the Guards Corps was almost wiped out, it still showed the style of the Guards Corps. In the battle of Tiandu Shengjing, the reorganized Guards The performance of the legion is also remarkable. However, the current Guards Legion has been rebuilt several times, and there are no good generals, no elite soldiers, and they have not experienced the test of war. However, the soldiers inside are still arrogantly thinking that they are They are all the pride of heaven, and they don't care about anyone at all. It is naturally difficult to guarantee the combat effectiveness of such a legion.
It is precisely because of this that in the battle of Qingyun County, the loss of the 50,000 soldiers of the Imperial Guard was close to 40,000, and most of them were killed by the people of Qingyun during street fighting.
At the beginning of the siege, all the soldiers running in front were soldiers from the Li family of Qinchuan, and the soldiers of the Imperial Guards followed behind. Arrows rained down from the towers, and the trebuchets also fired stone bullets desperately. The Hetao usually The paramilitary training is still very effective, at least in operating defensive equipment, it is still very good, and there are too many soldiers attacking the city. The trebuchet only needs to hit the crowd, even if it is not accurate, It can also hit one or two people.
The attacking Qinchuan soldiers fell down like wheat, but the Qinchuan soldiers were not afraid and rushed forward carrying ladders or pushing siege vehicles. As soon as the soldiers of the Imperial Guard saw this The situation was immediately similar to how they behaved in Qingyun County, they turned around and ran away without hesitation.
"Kill! Anyone who retreats without permission will be killed without mercy!" Liu Peng roared, and without hesitation he raised his sword and killed a retreating general. This man was the cousin of Emperor Zhongxing. He is more related to the emperor than himself. When he was in the Guards Corps, even he did not dare to offend him too much. However, now he does not care so much. If he does not die, then he will have no choice but to die. But I don’t want to die, so I can only let him die!
However, there were too many people who fled before the battle, and Liu Peng discovered painfully that his 500-man army could not stop the raging wave of deserters. Liu Peng was so anxious that he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, these people do not respect military orders and act without authorization.
Step back, please give me a helping hand!"
Li Tieming smiled coldly, raised his left hand high, and waved fiercely. Suddenly, the two thousand Qinchuan elites supervising the formation shot out the bows and arrows in their hands mercilessly. The escaping soldiers of the Imperial Guard Corps had not recovered yet, and they had already been shot.
Became a hedgehog.
Liu Peng wiped a cold sweat and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Li Tieming was still loyal after all. If he couldn't control the situation of deserters escaping, it would be difficult to organize them again. Suddenly, he only felt his vest
Liang, something sharp and abnormal seemed to suddenly pass through his back heart and emerge from his front chest. He slowly turned his head and saw Li Tieming slowly putting down the long bow in his hand. Suddenly, Liu Peng remembered something
Li Tieming seems to be a top expert on the same level as the top ten experts in China, but I have never heard of him personally taking action before, so I have always suspected that this incident was just a boast of the Qinchuan Li family. It’s just that
Unexpectedly, the first time he took action, he actually set himself as the target.
Li Tieming is indeed scheming. The head of the Li family in Qinchuan is indeed not an ordinary person. But Liu Peng doesn't understand why Li Tieming wants to kill him?
He sneered and handed the long bow to the attendant beside him. Li Tieming said to himself: "If you don't die, how can these tens of thousands of soldiers in the Imperial Guard Corps willingly serve as death squads for me? Besides, Hetao
Now that it is destroyed, it will be the turn of the Yizhou Song family and your court later, so it might as well be to kill a lackey first."
The coalition's offensive was getting higher and higher, and the defenders in the city were like a boat in the wind and rain, with no direction at all. The total number of Xu Tou and Tong Guangma's men was less than 5,000, and all the troops in the city were
All the Minzhuangs have been dragged to the city tower. However, there are not enough troops in the city, so the weapons held by these Minzhuangs are all kinds of strange. Some of them can't find knives, so they simply rush up with a pole. Lin Taiyue and He
Fu also drew out his sword, but both of them were masters who could be blown away by a strong wind. If we really want to say how strong their fighting power is, they are probably not as good as the aunt holding a kitchen knife next to them.
Tianyi's will was already in a trance. It was already windy on the city tower and she was seriously injured. However, no matter how everyone tried to persuade her, she refused to retreat from the city wall. Liu Yan and others had no choice but to stay on the city wall with Tianyi.
superior.
Half of Tong Guangma's body was soaked with blood, and he didn't know whether it was his own or someone else's. He ran to Tianyi and almost gasped: "Mother, the enemy's offensive is very fierce. We are afraid that
I am very supportive until tomorrow. Commander Fu said that the final plan will now be implemented, and I hope that the mistress and ladies will make preparations as soon as possible."
Tianyi was already on his deathbed, and he barely heard Tong Guangmai's voice. He tried his best to open his eyes and looked at the people around him. Two lines of tears silently fell down his cheeks.
Yancai quickly held Tianyi's hand and said: "Mother, we stay here voluntarily. We have never done anything for the people of Hetao, but we hold high positions and enjoy the respect of the people without any scruples. Now,
It’s time for us to repay them.”
Tianyi forced a smile and said intermittently: "Yancai, I can't survive. You guys, wait for me, wait for me to leave, and cremate me. I can't disgrace our Hetao."
Yancai nodded with tears in her eyes. Liu Yan, Jiang Ting, Long Shuang and others around her had tears in their eyes, but they all gritted their teeth to prevent tears from flowing out.
Seeing the heartbroken expressions of everyone, Tianyi smiled slightly, sat up a little bit and looked in the direction of Qingyun, seeming to be mumbling something. Liu Yan thought that Tianyi still had something to say, so she quickly leaned her head against Tianyi's mouth,
Unexpectedly, there was no heat on her cheeks. Liu Yan was shocked and turned around to see Tianyi with a smile on her face, but her eyes were slack and she was no longer breathing.
"Mother!" Everyone suddenly burst into tears.
Haotian and others who were far away in Yanzhou felt a pain in their hearts. They raised their heads and saw a meteor streaking across the sky. In the Tianji Valley, Danbo slowly closed his eyes. He already knew that the meteor had just fallen.
, the real dark age of China mainland is about to come.
Danbo originally thought that the fall of Hebei Wulu and the raging of the Holy Sect and Golden Flower Mitsukoshi in the south of the Yangtze River were already the darkest era in the Chinese continent. However, compared with the coming iron-blooded era, this was a bit too childish. To use Dugu's words
I mean, I just can't get on the stage at all.
Twenty miles outside Dingzhou City, layman Yingwu and Lingxian looked anxious. As soon as they came out of Tianji Valley, they rushed towards Dingzhou desperately. However, everything along the way was within the control of the coalition forces. If
If their traces were exposed, then these thousand cavalry would not be able to stop the encirclement and suppression of the opponent's army. The two of them were not afraid of death, but they must not die here before rescuing Tianyi.
"Tianyi was seriously injured and is probably dead now." Yue Tengkong said with a gloomy expression: "But no matter what, we must at least snatch her body out. Lingxian, I mean, the two of us sneaked in quietly
In Dingzhou City, let’s take a look at the specific situation first.”
Lingxian nodded: "Haotian's main army is now at the Juyong Pass. There is a spy in the Hetao. I don't know who it is, but what is certain is that at least people at the level of five generals will definitely not have any problems. What I mean is
Yes, if we steal someone out, we will go directly east, cross the river and go to the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun to find Haotian."
Neither of them are sloppy people, and they also know that time is precious now. They simply ordered their subordinates to kill a few tongues, put on the clothes of the Song family soldiers they intercepted on the way, and sneaked in quietly along with the attacking army.
Inside Dingzhou City.
The two of them were lucky. As soon as they entered, they saw Lin Taiyue and He Fu who were standing on the tower to supervise the battle. Lingxian was a frequent visitor to the Hetao. Lin Taiyue had also seen Yue Tengkong. After a quick exchange of opinions, He Fu
He quickly brought the two of them to the city guard's mansion.
Tianyi did not agree to retreat from the city wall when she was alive, but she did not hold on for too long. For the convenience of the aftermath, Liu Yan and others quickly carried Tianyi to the city guard's mansion. When Yue Tengkong and two others arrived, Yancai was giving orders
The soldiers below went out to prepare tung oil and other fire starter materials.
Everyone was surprised to see the two people arriving, but after hearing about their purpose, Liu Yan was very confused: "Elder Lingxian, although it is not a scorching summer now, the mistress's body cannot be kept for too long.
, you want to send the mistress to Yanzhou to the lord, we have no objection, but this matter must be resolved first."
Lingxian breathed a sigh of relief. If it were something else, she might not be able to do anything about it. But this matter is precisely her strength: "Mrs. Dugu, please rest assured, the magical power of our blood clan to suppress the clan is the Frozen World Spectrum.
If the power is as cold as cold, I can use it to form a small ice coffin on the mistress's body, which can ensure that the mistress's body will not rot for decades. Of course, if Tong Kong is willing to help, a permanent ice coffin can be formed.
It’s not impossible.”
Yue Tengkong hesitated for a moment: "We'll discuss this matter later. In a day or two, there shouldn't be any problems. If we are too lucky now, we may not have the strength to break out."
Lingxian thought the same thing. There are nine levels in the Frozen World Spectrum. If you want to form a permanent ice coffin, you must reach the ninth level. Although Lingxian is a rare genius of the Scarlet Clan, he has only just broken through the eighth level. Unless
Yue Tengkong helped her regardless of the loss of his skills, otherwise she would never be able to use this move. But if this happens, it will be very difficult for the two of them to break through after a while.
He Fu said repeatedly: "You two are people who understand the importance of priorities. The mistress is more important to the lord and the 17 million soldiers in Hetao than Mount Tai. Please take the mistress's body out no matter what."
Position, everything is up to you."
Yue Tengkong smiled bitterly, comforted He Fu a few words, carefully tied Tianyi's body on the back of Lingxian, and then said goodbye to everyone. Looking at the group of well-dressed Confucian scholars, women and children who died calmly in front of him, Yue Tengkong
My heart suddenly felt sour, maybe these people are the real backbone of China.
Although Yue Tengkong and Lingxian are the top masters today, they are carrying one person on their backs, and in such an environment, it is impossible not to be discovered. Fortunately, both of them are top masters, although there are
There were a few twists and turns, but he still managed to break out of the encirclement near the east gate where Li Tieming was. In order to cover the spirit immortals who were carrying God's will and go ahead, Yue Tengkong even went straight towards Li Tieming to attract everyone's attention. But Li Tieming was the only one.
He was not a weakling, and he was protected by many soldiers. After Yue Tengkong suffered a slight injury, he calmly walked away from the thousands of troops. Before Li Tieming had time to dispatch his troops, he was already waiting.
A thousand bloody cavalry near the east gate had already rushed to meet Yue Tengkong and left under the command of Lingxian.
Li Tieming was furious, but Li Xiaoran's 30,000 cavalry had all dismounted and devoted themselves to the siege. They could not get away at all. Li Tiezhan's cavalry had no news yet, so they had to let the other side leave. In desperation, he had to
A lot of anger was vented on the Dingzhou defenders, and suddenly the battle at the east gate ushered in another climax.