On the second day of the second lunar month in the Yellow Emperor's year of 623, the Hetao army launched a fierce attack on the Holy Sect of Paradise, making Cheng Xianqing's feat of establishing a country and proclaiming himself emperor a laughing stock, and also launched the Hetao's feat of sweeping the Yuzhou Road.
On the second day of February in 624, hundreds of thousands of elite troops from Hetao mobilized their troops to march eastward, fighting against more than 500,000 elites from the three northeastern countries. Finally, they defeated the Third Road of Hebei and regained the defense line of the Great Wall. The hometown of Youyun, which had been occupied for six years, was finally recovered by the Hetao army. .
In the year 625, which is today, the 550,000-strong army in Hetao gathered at Yinfeng Castle and marched southward with their horses and whips raised. As long as Yinfeng Castle was captured, no one south of the river could stop the army in Hetao and create a new world. A new era begins today.
"If you don't see me, the army of the Han Dynasty will end, and the weak crowned prisoners will ask for long tassels; if you don't see me, the squad will be far away, and the light cavalry of the Jueyu will urge the war clouds! A man should be in danger, so how can he let the Confucian crown miss his life? The situation is that the country is in danger, and the feathers are competing to gallop. There is no stopping! Abandoning my old pen, I keep my war record, calling out more than one hundred thousand comrades, singing war hymns to join the army together. Join the army together, clean up the dust, swear to sweep away the barbarians without caring about their own lives! I can't bear to miss my home. , I generously expressed my heart to serve my country. I went to the battlefield with a proud smile, and the flag was fluttering. The sun was not shining. I blew my breath into the moon, and I stretched my long arrow to shoot the wolf."
As soon as the sky dawned, a loud and neat military song rang out in the camp of the Hetao army. Hundreds of thousands of troops sang almost at the same time. The roar that broke through the sky, the generous and tragic momentum, and the passionate lyrics made people laugh. After hearing this, people can't help but have the urge to look up to the sky and scream.
"The whole army has gathered, and all the soldiers have entered the fighting position!" Li Xiaoran was almost awakened by the singing of the Hetao army. The Hetao troops were stationed under the Yinfeng Castle. Although they had not launched an attack, Li Xiaoran's The psychological pressure is still extremely high, and I haven't had a good sleep for so many days. Last night was a rare good sleep.
Li Bicheng hurried over and saw Li Xiaoran cleaning his armor. He helped him put the helmet on his head and said excitedly: "Xiao Ran, I'm afraid the Hetao army will launch a fierce attack today."
Li Xiaoran nodded. Military songs are sung every morning in Hetao, and always at dawn, but this morning, the singing of the army in Hetao was quite passionate and tragic. It was obvious that a war was imminent, and they were ready.
The two people hurriedly came to the city tower and took a look. In the morning light of the rising sun, the more than 500,000 troops in Hetao had formed several neat square formations. Countless archery towers and sentry posts were also erected in front of the formations. It was vague. Among them, Li Xiaoran even saw the Hao-character flag fluttering in the wind among the Hetao army.
"Where is General Li Xiaoran of Qinchuan? Haotian is here, can you come and talk to me!" That day, the sky was clear and the Hetao army was all at war. They had endured humiliation for three months and avenged their humiliation today. Naturally, the Hetao soldiers were in high spirits. However, who He didn't expect that Haotian would actually lead Xin Jiaoqiumu and Xian Lianchen on horseback to five hundred meters in front of Yinfeng Castle and shout loudly.
"Lord, why bother?" Zhao Dawu asked doubtfully. He was originally Haotian's deputy commander of the soldiers, but because Cheng Xiangxi was promoted to the commander of the Qilin Corps, he was transferred by Haotian to the Huben Corps as the infantry commander. This order It really made this passionate man happy for a long time.
Xuanji sighed softly: "My lord values love and righteousness. Li Xiaoran let us Hetao people go outside Dingzhou City. My lord also wants to give him a chance."
Looking at Zhao Dawu's worried expression, Xuanji couldn't help but smile and said: "Don't worry about my lord's safety. The position where my lord is standing now is beyond the shooting range of the opponent's crossbow. Besides, with the protection of three mistresses, my lord will be fine."
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Unexpectedly, Zhao Dawu actually shook his head and said: "Military advisor, I will not worry about my lord's safety. However, my lord is obviously going to persuade us to surrender. You said, if Li Xiaoran impulsively surrenders, then what will happen to us?"
Isn’t there no war to fight?”
Xuanji felt like his mind was spinning. Looking at Zhao Dawu's somewhat honest expression, he suddenly felt that he was becoming more and more obscene the more he looked at him.
"Li Xiaoran is here. I am the general responsible for this. I am unable to come to see the prince, so please forgive me." Li Xiaoran's voice came from the tower of Yinfeng Castle.
Li Xiaoran is exactly the same as his brother, although his name is not as famous as Li Xiaomo. However, since he was seventeen years old, he has been guarding the north gate of Qinchuan as the chief general of Yinfeng Castle for several years. It is obvious that he is not an ordinary person.
.Looking at the lonely and majestic figure on the city tower, even a gangster like Dugu couldn't help but admire. Facing the pressure of hundreds of thousands of troops, Li Xiaoran was still able to be so free and easy, relying solely on his courage and mentality.
In theory, it is far better than Song Junlin and others.
Haotian is not surprised. After all, Li Xiaoran is the most outstanding figure among the second generation generals of Qinchuan. Apart from Li Xiaomo, he is the general who has the most dealings with Hetao. Haotian also knows very well what kind of person Li Xiaoran is.
However, he still said loudly: "General Li, I, Haotian, and the soldiers of Hetao have always admired you Kunzhong. Outside Dingzhou City, thanks to the kindness of the general, you let hundreds of thousands of my elders live. Haotian and the soldiers and civilians of Hetao cannot help but
I am very grateful. Fighting against each other is not what anyone wants. We are all citizens of China and we cannot bear to kill each other."
After a pause, Haotian cleared his throat and continued: "My army in Hetao is so sharp that no one in the world can challenge it. Although Yinfeng Castle is known as a natural danger, can it compare with Juyongguan? If the general can open the door and put down his weapons,
I, Haotian, promise that I will never kill innocent people indiscriminately in Qinchuan, and I will definitely guarantee your safety, General."
Li Xiaoran laughed loudly: "Your Majesty, there is a certain gap between Yinfeng Castle and Juyong Pass. However, I, Li Xiaoran, am not Yuan Jinxi, and I, General Qinchuan, are not soldiers who pay homage to the capital. It is not the case that your Majesty wants this general to open the door.
No, the door of Qinchuan is always open to friends. But if the prince wants us to put down our weapons, it will be difficult. The weapons are the lives of my soldiers in Qinchuan, so forgive me for obeying!"
"General, won't you think about it again?" Although Haotian already knew this answer, he still couldn't help but ask.
Li Xiaoran laughed again: "Your Majesty, I understand your kindness. But as a soldier, you must have the consciousness of a soldier. I have long heard that the Hetao army is invincible, so today I am here to learn from Your Majesty's advice.
Great move. Soldiers, cheer up, don’t let the Hetao soldiers underestimate the reputation of my Qinchuan man!"
Haotian let out a long sigh: "If that's the case, then I'm offended."
He turned around and patted his horse back to the camp, only to hear Haotian yell loudly: "Come here, beat the drum, prepare to attack!"
Dugu suddenly took a step forward and shouted. His white clothes and armor were shining even more brightly in the early spring sunshine. The wild goose feather knife in his hand was as bright as autumn water, and his eyes were full of murderous intent: "Listen, General Hetao, our army is going south, is it?
In order to avenge the national humiliation, avenge the family. As a soldier, obeying military discipline is the first duty. Now the commander-in-chief declares the military discipline of the army: First, rape is the same as murder, but anyone who disobeys will be killed! Second, those who do not respect orders will be punished.
Kill! Third, those who disobey military discipline, kill! Fourth, those who rob the people, kill..."
Dugu announced eighteen military disciplines in one breath. Every time he said the word "kill", it was like spring thunder that was deafening. Everyone had no doubt that as long as they dared to disobey any of these orders, Dugu would not show mercy.
"White Tiger Army Zhou Jilong, where is Longzhi Mountain?" Dugu shouted loudly.
"My subordinates are here!" Zhou Jilong and Long Zhishan knelt down on one knee at the same time, their armors clanging with a clang, without any intention of being sloppy.
"The two of you will lead the White Tiger Army in the first round of attacks. Anyone who retreats without orders from me will be shot without mercy!"
"Jiang Shenzhou of the Legion of Honor, where is Zhu Xigao of the Rock Legion?"
"My subordinates are here!" The two of them also took a step forward and half-knelt on one knee.
"As the follow-up troops of the White Tiger Legion, you are always ready to provide support!"
"Where is Haotian, the Huben Army?"
Military discipline in Hetao is strict. Although Haotian is the lord, the highest military commander present is Dugu Yuming. All troops and generals must obey Dugu's orders, and Haotian is no exception. Of course, except for Dugu, there is no one in the world.
People dare to call Haotian like this.
"Here!" Haotian quickly stepped out of the queue and said with his hands clasped in fists.
"As the third round of attack troops, your Tiger and Ben troops are on standby and must not make any mistakes!"
Hearing this, Haotian's originally arrogant expression suddenly looked like an eggplant beaten by frost, and even the tone of his answer was: "Yes!"
Everyone couldn't help but smile when they saw this. Who knew that Dugu didn't buy it at all, and actually yelled: "Louder, I didn't hear you! Are you too tired last night!"
The lethality of these words was so great that the faces of Xin Jiao, Xian Lianchen and Qiu Mu almost turned red to the ears at the same time. Xue Sha and the others could no longer bear it. They didn’t know who was taking the lead and being so serious.
The scene burst into laughter. Because Dugu was so angry, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command could hear clearly. From looking at it, the expressions on the faces of those soldiers were not to mention how rich they were.
Haotian's face was also red, but fortunately he was very thick-skinned. He straightened his back, performed a standard military salute, and replied loudly: "Commander Qi, please obey!"
Seeing Haotian surrendering honestly, Luo Xiang and Xuanji were relieved. They also admired Dugu's scheming. After all, Haotian is a soldier at heart. Otherwise, when facing Dugu's
He doesn't need to be so honest when giving orders. However, it is precisely because Haotian is a soldier that he will be excited when fighting. Plus he is eager for revenge. Who knows whether he will lead the Tiger Army and charge forward. Dugu
Placing him on the third wave of offensive can be considered a painstaking effort.
Accompanied by the sound of rumbling war drums, the White Tiger Army took the lead in setting foot on the battlefield as the first attack group. However, the beginning of the war seemed quite dull. Under the command of Dugu, hundreds of trebuchets and large trebuchets in the Hetao slowly
Slowly approaching Yinfeng Castle, arrows rained down on the battlefield, and the first round of competition between the two sides' medium and long-range attack weapons began.
Both sides are well prepared. Hetao knows very well the significance of Yinfeng Castle to the Li family, and if the Hetao army cannot win Yinfeng Castle, then it will be a delusion to go south to compete. Therefore, in the past three months, the quartermaster Zhang Nao has been
Without a good rest, he spent most of his time preparing these siege equipment.
The Li family obviously also knew the importance of Yinfeng Castle. In addition, this was originally the north gate of the Li family in Qinchuan, so its importance was undoubted. Looking at the arrows flying all over the sky and falling rocks on the castle tower, Haotian even suspected that Li
Have you dragged all the defensive equipment here?
Among the crowd, Li Xiao sneakily avoided Haotian's sight, touched Dugu's side, and whispered: "Dushuai, this Yinfeng Mountain Range has always been the defense zone of our Red Snake Legion.
There are 40,000 infantry, which is much higher than the lord's tiger and warrior army. You see, even if we are not allowed to take the lead, we can be used as the second round of attack troops. But you threw us aside, don't you look down on us too much?
The Red Snake Legion."
Dugu glanced at Li Xiao, who had a sinister look on his face, and said disdainfully: "Are you done?"
Li Xiao opened his eyes wide and tried his best to show an innocent expression: "Yeah."
Dugu nodded: "Now that it's finished, then get out of the way."
When Li Xiao heard this, he immediately grabbed Dugu's sleeve and said, "Shuai Du, you can take pity on us and let our Red Snake Legion go together with Jiang Chenzhou and the others."
Dugu understands Li Xiao's thoughts very well. Among the frontier armies stationed in the Yinfeng Mountains and Hetao for a long time, the Red Snake Legion has the longest history. In addition, the Red Snake Legion was completely wiped out in the Battle of Dingzhou last year, and he was the only one who survived.
Li Xiao was naturally eager to avenge his comrades who died on the battlefield. However, the Red Snake Legion was completely rebuilt after all. Although some veterans were recruited and three months of recruit training was conducted, regardless of battlefield experience and comprehensive combat
There is a big gap in ability compared to the elite veterans in Hetao.
Attacking Yinfeng Castle is definitely a tough battle. If the Red Snake Legion is the first round of attacking troops, they will definitely suffer heavy losses without the necessary battlefield experience. But looking at Li Xiao's pitiful appearance,
Dugu also couldn't bear it, so he hesitated and said: "The second round won't work. Let's do this. You and the lord's Tiger Army will be the third round team. The Tiger Army only has 50,000 infantry, and the strength is indeed a bit weak."
"Dushuai..." Li Xiao still held on to Du Gu's sleeve.
Dugu kicked him away and almost yelled: "Get away from me, uncle. I'll count to three. If you're still standing here, you can lead your Red Snake Legion to escort the grain and grass from behind."
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Li Xiao quickly let go and disappeared into the crowd with a swipe. The commander of the Red Snake Legion was indeed extraordinary, and his movements were as quick as a poisonous snake. Li Xiao was very aware of the virtues of Dugu and others, from Haotian to Dugu
As for myself, everything is exactly the same. When someone says "I count to three", they definitely don't count one and two first, but directly count to three. I occasionally pay attention to the impact, but this is not the case for Dugu.