At noon, the bloodiest and most passionate hand-to-hand combat in the siege finally began. After a morning of shooting, both sides seemed to have exhausted their medium and long-range attack weapons, and what followed was a head-on confrontation between the soldiers of both sides without any tricks.
Fight.
"Kill!" Long Zhishan raised the long knife in his hand and roared at the top of his lungs.
"We must not let them climb the city wall!" Li Xiaoran's eyes were red, and his right hand was pressed tightly on his sword. His expression was stern, but his eyes were so fanatical. He had never felt as deeply as he does now.
The fate of the entire Qinchuan rests on his shoulders.
After looking around at the current situation on the city tower, Li Xiaoran shouted loudly: "Li Bicheng, you lead the soldiers at the front and must suppress this offensive in the Hetao!"
Li Xiaoran also has a certain understanding of Dugu's attack method. He is fierce and cunning but also powerful. Whenever he attacks, Dugu must have a mentality of advancing and never retreating. Therefore, if he cannot suppress his offensive, then Yinfeng Castle
It is very likely that it will fall under the first round of attacks.
Li Bicheng hurriedly accepted the order and left. Although the Hetao army has not yet attacked the city wall, looking at the current situation, as long as a breach is opened in the city wall, the Hetao infantry will definitely swarm up.
Li Xiaoran suddenly felt that something was wrong. The Hetao army had stayed under the Yinfeng Ancient Castle for so many days, and with Dugu's cunning, there would definitely not be only one road to attack. However, the Yinfeng Mountain Range is known to be naturally dangerous, except for the Jianmen Plank Road and the Yinfeng Ancient Castle.
These two gaps in the Fort cannot be crossed in other places. So, what kind of backup does the Loop have?
"A good attacker moves above the nine heavens, and a good defender hides under the nine earths." Li Xiaoran muttered silently. The Hetao army has no wings, so it is naturally impossible for it to fall from the sky. Yinfeng Castle is not close to the river, so there is no water gate.
, no local water attack is needed. There are no other gaps in the Yinfeng Mountains, and the only way to go south in the Hetao is to attack by force. So, why are I still so worried?
After carefully sorting out the battle situation in the south and north of the Hetao, Li Xiaoran suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't care about his image at the moment, and almost shouted at the top of his voice: "Come here, send more people to watch and listen immediately, I'm afraid the Hetao
We need to dig tunnels and attack the city!"
In order to prevent the enemy from digging tunnels to attack the city, military fortresses such as Yinfeng Castle often build and dig some underground passages before building the fortress, and place a tomb in the city. In other words, a large urn is buried underground.
If there is any noise underground, you can hear it just by putting your ear on the big urn.
Before that, Li Xiaoran just arranged a rotating group of soldiers in the ground listening as usual. Ordinary noises could not be hidden from their ears. However, the Hetao was different. Dugu Yuming was a famous grass bandit in the Qingfeng Empire at that time. Most of the following are some
He is a man of three religions and nine streams. Although during the process of conquering the south and the north, his old foundation in Yizhou Village has been exhausted, but there are still a few talents, such as Zhu Hongjian.
Zhu Hongjian's reputation among the White Tiger Legion is not very good. If the White Tiger Legion had not expanded to 30,000 troops and Dugu specially promoted him from the commander of the guards to the commander of the infantry, he would never have appeared on the list of senior generals of the Hetao Army. Even though
Judging from this person's achievements over the years, there has never been anything brilliant. However, Li Xiaoran always remembers one thing. When Dugu and Xuesha captured Ruzhou and killed Yelu Minghui and fled in panic, they used authentic tactics.
It was at that time that Li Xiaoran memorized the name Zhu Hongjian.
The soldiers soon received the news. As expected by Li Xiaoran, Hetao had quietly dug three tunnels under the front wall of Yinfeng Castle in the past few days. The most recent one was
The tunnel near the city gate will even be completed soon. If it is not discovered in time, when the Hetao infantry swarms out from here, the Li family soldiers at the city gate will definitely be in a hurry. By then, the Hetao will take advantage of the situation to cover up the attack, and maybe they will be killed.
You can really win the city gate in one round.
Although the people who listen to the Qinchuan Li family's monitoring ground have always been very serious, Zhu Hongjian was originally a professional, and he was unique in both the selection of tunnel routes and the design of excavation tools. When digging tunnels, he was able to
Minimize it. If Li Xiaoran hadn't had an idea and sent more people to listen, I'm afraid the sneak attack on Hetao would have been successful.
"Dugu Yuming is indeed worthy of his reputation. Hetao is really full of talents. Even such a cat and a dog have special skills." Li Xiaoran couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Originally, he was planning to trap and kill the infantrymen in the Hetao in the tunnel. Who knew that the vigilance in the Hetao was also quite high. As soon as they discovered something was wrong, all the diggers withdrew from the tunnel. Some of the Li family soldiers had not recovered yet.
The soldiers in the Hetao were already desperately pouring water into the tunnel. Obviously, the idea in the Hetao was very simple. Even if the Li family soldiers inside could not be drowned, it would be a good idea to pour water into the tunnel to soak up the foundation of the city wall.
Facing the congratulations of Li Bicheng and others, Li Xiaoran snorted coldly, waved his hand and ordered the soldiers not to take it lightly. If the Hetao really only has three axes, then why do they control the world?
"Everyone must be careful. This is definitely not the only trick in the Hetao. All generals must stick to their posts to prevent other conspiracies in the Hetao." Li Xiaoran warned cautiously.
Under the tower, Dugu looked at Zhu Hongjian who was retreating in despair, and couldn't help but laugh: "It's not a big deal. If Yinfeng Castle is really so easy to win, then we must have underestimated Li Xiaoran."
.But this incident also reminds you, don’t always think that one trick will conquer the world, there are not all people in the world who know what to do.”
Luo Xiang also said beside him: "Yinfeng Castle was originally the most important fortress in Qinchuan. After hundreds of years of repairs by the Li family, at least there are no loopholes in the city's defense. However, Li Xiaoran's reaction speed still exceeded ours.
It seems that Li Xiaomo’s younger brother is indeed not an ordinary person."
"If he is really an idle person, then he can't be stationed here for seven years!" Dugu said with a smile: "But I'm afraid Li Xiaoran never thought about it. We didn't expect to capture Yinfeng Castle like this. But it's okay.
Well, at least they have seen through our authentic tactics, and their vigilance will definitely be lowered."
Seeing Zhu Xigao and Jiang Chenzhou looking at him like a pug, Dugu couldn't help but sigh: "Song Zhong, Ming Jin, let the White Tiger Legion retreat. The Honorary Legion and the Rock Legion soldiers are ready. When the White Tiger Legion completes its retreat, you guys
Attack immediately."
When Jiang Chenzhou and Jiang Chenzhou heard this, they immediately became elated and in high spirits. Jiang Chenzhou even flattered him, but Dugu didn't give him any face at all and kicked him far away.
"Get away! If you don't prepare, just wait for the next round!" Dugu said angrily: "His uncle doesn't even have the slightest technical level to flatter him."
Luo Xiang shook his head and turned his face to the side. Even he himself really didn't want to mess with Dugu, an old gangster.
From sunrise to sunset, the invincible Hetao army and the iron-blooded men of Qinchuan, which are 800 miles away, have been fighting in front of Yinfeng Castle for a whole day.
After a day of close combat, the two armies suffered injuries to each other, and there was no difference in victory or defeat. The Qinchuan soldiers took advantage of the defense, so the losses were relatively light. Only less than 30,000 soldiers died in the battle, while only the soldiers from Hetao died in the battle.
Nearly 50,000. Among them, Li Xiao's Red Snake Legion suffered the most serious losses. When Li Xiao withdrew from the battlefield, only half of the 40,000 infantry were left. However, Li Xiao did not lose face. During the attack, everyone in Hetao
The legions all attacked the walls of Yinfeng Castle, but even the White Tiger Legion, which was the strongest and most adept at attacking the city, could not persist as long as the leader of the Red Snake Legion. Therefore, as soon as the Red Snake Legion returned to the camp, Li Xiao was attacked
Praise from many comrades.
However, Dugu gave severe criticism to the Red Snake Legion's outstanding performance: "Li Xiao, my purpose in letting the Red Snake Legion go into battle is just to train them, not to train them into hundreds of people in a life-and-death battle."
Fighting against the elite is just robbing the seedlings and encouraging them to grow."
Li Xiao was proud of the outstanding performance of his army. He was very dissatisfied with being punished by Dugu. However, Dugu was the commander-in-chief after all, so he could only nod his head and said: "What the commander-in-chief said is absolutely true. The general is too impulsive."
"It's not a matter of impulsiveness." Dugu snorted coldly: "It's just that you are too eager to get things done. If you can follow my orders step by step, then after a few more battles, the Red Snake Legion will definitely be able to grow up quickly. We will
It is to hope that the Red Snake Legion can regain its former glory as soon as possible, but it is not to accumulate the lives of the soldiers. Have you ever thought about why our Hetao is so powerful?"
Li Xiao looked at the solemn-looking Dugu with some confusion. In his impression, Dugu rarely appeared in such a situation.
"It's very simple. The strength of our Hetao does not lie in the strategic planning of our military advisors and gentlemen, nor in the strategizing of Mr. Chu and others, nor in the clever calculations of our generals. It lies in the most ordinary people and these people who have risen from the dead.
The soldiers who climbed out." Dugu sighed: "Our foundation in Hetao is not strong to begin with, especially the young and middle-aged people suitable for joining the army are in short supply. If all the generals were like you, 20,000 soldiers would be killed in one battle.
So how many soldiers did we in Hetao have to sacrifice to achieve your reputation? As for the outstanding performance of the Red Snake Legion on the city wall, it was very beautiful. But have you ever thought about how many soldiers were required to ensure your safety and cover your retreat?
soldiers died on the battlefield?"
Li Xiao was a little disapproving at first, but after hearing what Dugu said, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat. Although the people in Hetao were very enthusiastic about the expansion of the army, when passing through the towns and countryside, Li Xiao clearly discovered that there were few young and strong men in the prime of life.
There are very few. The three roads in the Hetao have gone through disasters, and a large number of young and strong men died in the war. After the rise of the Hetao, there has never been a long-term recuperation for many years. Behind the Hetao army that has conquered the world and has won hundreds of battles, there are more than 600,000 soldiers.
The ghosts of dead soldiers.
Haotian and Luo Xiang Jiang Shenzhou didn't know when they were standing beside Li Xiao. Luo Xiang patted Li Xiao on the shoulder: "Li Xiao, the shame of Dingzhou is not your responsibility alone, so you don't want to be alone
Go and carry it. We raised troops and went south just to avenge ourselves. The road is still long and we need to walk slowly."
Jiang Chenzhou didn't say anything, but gently patted Li Xiao twice on the shoulder. Although he was speechless, the feelings between men could be understood with just a simple look.
Haotian pondered for a moment: "Li Xiao, you and the soldiers of the Red Snake Legion will rest in the back for the time being. We understand your mood very well. Let's do this, Dushuai, see if you can let the Red Snake Legion go first during the general attack.
superior?"
Dugu hesitated for a moment: "This won't work. During the general attack, the leading troops will inevitably bear the greatest pressure. The Red Snake Legion is already exhausted. If it suffers further losses, it may be in danger of being cancelled. Li Xiao, Chi
The Snake Legion can also come at that time, but it must be at the end."
Luo Xiang frowned and said in a deep voice: "Commander Du, can you please let the Phoenix Dance Legion come as well when you see it?"
Haotian said quickly: "The Fengwu Legion is completely rebuilt. After taking the gate of Yinfeng Castle, there will be street fighting immediately. When the Fengwu Legion goes up, it always feels a bit inappropriate."
Dugu naturally understood that he was worried about the safety of the women of the Fengwu Legion, but he and Luo Xiang and others had already reached a consensus: "My lord, the Fengwu Legion has a special structure. If they are not allowed to fight on the battlefield, then they will lose the meaning of their existence. If things go on like this,
I’m afraid even the original intention of setting them up will change.”
"I also deeply agree. The Fengwu Legion is an army brought out by the Mistress. It must not lose the reputation of the Mistress." Luo Xiang knows Haotian well. Haotian is a soft-hearted person. If the Fengwu Legion is allowed to go into battle,
If you fight, you will definitely feel unbearable. However, as he said, the Fengwu Legion is a legion formed by God himself, which is the only exception among more than ten legions in Hetao. Due to God’s lofty status in Hetao, Fengwu Legion
The dance troupe has also grown steadily.
Haotian may have good intentions in not letting the Phoenix Dance Legion go into battle, but it is not uncommon for good intentions to do bad things in this world. If the Phoenix Dance Legion has been unable to prove its value on the battlefield, then even they themselves will
Feeling ashamed. The fall of a legion is inevitable. Luo Xiang knew what Haotian was thinking, so he solved the problem with one sentence, that is, he must not fall into the prestige of God's will. With Haotian's feelings for God's will, it is inevitable
Will firmly support it.
Sure enough, Haotian said without hesitation: "In that case, the Fengwu Army will be on standby. We will fight by midnight tonight so that Ruoshui can be better prepared."
Dugu smiled with satisfaction, while Luo Xiang frowned. After the world is unified, it is best for the Feng Wu Legion to serve as a frontier army or a mobile army stationed abroad for a long time. Otherwise, as they are equivalent to Haotian's personal soldiers, sooner or later they will have to