Chapter 602: The General Dies in a Hundred Battles
Chapter 602: The general died in a hundred battles
At midnight, everything should be quiet, but in front of Yinfeng Castle, there are still loud sounds of killing and fighting. In the blazing fire, soldiers continue to fall, but someone immediately takes his place. Countless
Wounded soldiers were continuously transported to the rear, but neither side had any intention of retreating or truce. Strictly speaking, Hetao never thought of stopping. All the infantry of the White Tiger and Honor Legions, as well as the Huben and Panshi Legions took turns.
When going into battle, Wu Xiaolangjun's Longxiang Legion penetrated under the city wall from time to time, relying on his superb riding and shooting skills to shoot down the Qinchuan soldiers on the tower. Although the Fengwu Legion had no strategic mission for the time being, the 50,000 soldiers were all in armor and uniforms.
Always ready for battle.
"The soldiers of the Li family resisted quite tenaciously." He stood in the cold wind for half the night, but Haotian was still in good spirits.
Luo Xiang smiled and said: "What the Lord said is absolutely true. Haha, the existence of Yinfeng Castle is related to the survival of the Li family. Li Xiaoran is also a young hero, so naturally he will not let us get what we want so easily. Of course, they mainly occupy the geographical area
Advantage. If it were a level battle, they would have been wiped out long ago."
Haotian's eyes were a little worried: "The terrain south of the river is complicated, and it's not as flat as the Sixteenth State of Youyun. If we waste so much time on even a Yinfeng Castle, then the road ahead may be even more difficult."
Luo Xiang smiled sinisterly: "So, we must cut through the mess quickly and not give them any chance to resist. Lord, being kind to the enemy is being cruel to yourself. If we don't want our soldiers to suffer heavy casualties, we must supplement them with
Necessary means."
Haotian's eyebrows wrinkled. Luo Xiang felt happy. If it was before, Haotian would have refused without hesitation. But now he is hesitant. It is obvious that Haotian's mentality has changed a lot.
He quietly glanced at Dugu beside him. Dugu was also a cunning person. He immediately said, "You can't say that. My sister always said before that you should always have a kind heart. It's just that our Hetao has experienced wars in these years.
The heavy casualties among the soldiers are indeed an unavoidable problem. When I passed by a workshop a few days ago, I found that it was full of women, not even a strong man. To be honest, it is better to kill others than to kill one of your own.
Bar."
Xian Lianchen's mind was relatively simple. Hearing Luo Xiang and Dugu singing in harmony, he couldn't help but said: "Husband, being wise means not fulfilling one's duties without being in one's position. You are the lord of our Hetao Liulu Road. The first thing you should consider is
The problem of the people in our territory. Besides, there have indeed been a lot more orphans and widows in our Hetao in the past two years, are you right, Xin Jiao?"
Xin Jiao didn't like to get involved in matters related to military affairs and people's livelihood, but after all, she used to serve in Xuanyuan Military Academy, and she had visited it from time to time over the years. Thinking of the scene she saw some time ago, Xin Jiao nodded and said: "That's right. No.
Speaking of other things, Xuanyuan Military Academy has half as many students this year, and most of them are descendants of soldiers who died in the Battle of Dingzhou."
Qiu Mu was originally from the world of martial arts, and his habits were more serious, so he also said: "It's not rude to speak rudely. Whether it's a martial arts world or a war, it can only be life and death. Husband, if you are still so merciful and soft-hearted, you will only be hurt."
Many soldiers under your command."
"But these people are all from the same clan as us, and they will soon be included in our rule in Hetao." Chen Han said beside him.
Luo Xiang felt happy in his heart. He was worried about who to find to say this, but he didn't know that it was this bitter scholar who came out. In Luo Xiang's eyes, this kid has never been so pleasing to the eye as now.
"Lord, if our army goes out and defeats Cassimbas and others, then the three northeastern countries will naturally become our territory, and their people will also be included in our rule. If we really follow what Chen Changshi said, we
Do we have to let them go because of this?" Luo Xiang snorted coldly and said: "As for the same clan and the same clan, when they attacked Dingzhou and raped, tortured and killed in Dingzhou, did they ever think that we were the same clan and the same clan?
"
Chen Han's face turned red, and Meng Xiaoting also glared at Luo Xiang, but Luo Xiang ignored them at all and just looked at Haotian quietly. Haotian's face gradually became serious, and he stamped his feet back and forth several times.
The lines on his face gradually became clearer. Luo Xiang and Dugu looked at each other. They both understood that when Haotian showed such an expression, he was often preparing to make a decision. Moreover, the more determined the expression, the stronger the decision.
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"What you all said is absolutely true. We in Loop are not good men and women. If I don't go to hell, whoever wants to will! If you are likely to suffer huge losses when going south, you can do it easily!" Haotian said decisively.
Luo Xiang was overjoyed, and Dugu was about to flatter him in celebration when a dazzling firework suddenly rose from behind the Yinfeng Castle. Before the fireworks had dissipated, a roar that filled the sky and broke the sky was like a thunderbolt from the blue behind the Yinfeng Castle.
It sounded: "The Hetao is full of bloodshed. No matter how big the world is, who dares to fight with me!"
"The four legions of White Tiger, Tiger Ben, Panshi, and Honor obey the order! Within a stick of incense, we will immediately launch an attack according to the original plan! We will not withdraw our troops until this pass!" Dugu looked solemn, and suddenly let out a loud shout that shook the sky.
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This loud shout was actually to echo the Blood Killing Army behind Yinfeng Castle, letting the Blood Killing Army understand that he had received their message and would immediately launch a fierce attack. However, there was at least five miles between the two armies.
In the middle was another battlefield with loud killing sounds. Except for top masters like Dugu, who had deep inner strength, no one could really spread the sound so far.
Sure enough, after hearing Dugu's violent shouts, the Blood Killing Legion was shaken, and the shouts of killing also increased a few degrees. Vaguely, the soldiers in front of Yinfeng Castle could even hear the Blood Killing Legion's roar.
passionate ballad.
"If you don't see me, the army of the Han Dynasty will be over, and the weak and crowned prisoners will be waiting 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, how can he let the Confucian crown miss his life? The situation is that the country is in danger, and the feathers and 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."
"Kill!" Haotian also yelled, drew out his sword, and rushed out along with the army with his eyes red, regardless of the obstruction of Xin Jiao and others.
"You idiot, why are you still like this!" Qiu Mu stamped her foot fiercely, quickly pulled Xian Lianchen and chased after her. However, Xin Jiao had already disappeared. When he looked up, he only saw a man in white clothes among the crowd.
The beautiful woman was following a young man wearing purple and gold armor, her long sleeves waving, and blood spilled into the sky.
In Yinfeng Castle, Li Xiaoran and Li Bicheng were already in a hurry.
"When did the blood-killing army from Hetao come behind us?" Li Bicheng said somewhat distractedly.
Although Li Xiaoran was panicked, he did not calm down like Li Bicheng. Li Xiaoran breathed out loudly: "Don't worry about it! Bicheng, only half of the Blood Killing Legion are infantry. Although they have the advantage of the surprise attack,
, but this is our territory after all, you immediately lead your 50,000 soldiers to stop it. Leave this front to me!"
"Come here, please inform my father about what's going on here immediately, and order the troops stationed in Hanzhou and nearby areas to come to the rescue immediately!"
Li Bicheng hesitated for a moment: "Xiao Ran, can you withstand it here?"
Li Xiaoran shouted angrily: "If you can't stand it, you have to stand it! Otherwise we, Qin Chuan, will be doomed! Why don't you go quickly!"
Seemingly frightened by Li Xiaoran's ferocious expression, Li Bicheng hesitated for a moment before leaving in a hurry. At this time, many people from the White Tiger Army in Hetao had already climbed up the city wall.
After all, Li Bicheng was too late. In order to block the attack of the Hetao army, Li Xiaoran had to mobilize all his troops to the city wall. In this day's defensive battle, the Qinchuan soldiers were exhausted and suffered heavy losses. In addition, the back road was blocked
The mental state of the Qinchuan soldiers was even worse. Li Bicheng finally gathered 30,000 infantrymen, but before he could defend himself, the 50,000 infantrymen led by Xue Sha rushed forward like wolves and tigers. The Qinchuan soldiers were caught off guard.
There was no way to block the front of the bloody legion, and the 30,000 soldiers were quickly drowned in the crowd.
The Qinchuan Li family is indeed the most bloody among the three great families. At the critical moment of life and death, Li Bicheng did not have the slightest fear. He led his own soldiers to tenaciously block the advance of the Hetao army, until a huge
The butcher's knife fell from the sky, and he stopped what he was doing.
As for Xue Sha, this was completely an accident. Li Bicheng had a very good reputation in the hearts of the soldiers and civilians in Hetao, and he was someone who had already been determined by Hetao to be cut into pieces. Who knew that Xue Sha was so excited that he started killing pigs with a wave of his hand?
When the sword came, he completely threw away the matter. When Li Bicheng died under his own sword, he finally came to his senses. In desperation, Xue Sha had no choice but to order his own soldiers to protect Li Bicheng's body.
Good, so that it can be sent to the holy capital of Niantian to build the city.
The Blood Killing Legion came out from behind, completely disrupting the deployment of Qinchuan soldiers. And Dugu Yuming took advantage of the situation to launch a fierce attack, which also left Li Xiaoran with no time to take care of himself. Seeing the two fire dragons from the south and the north approaching, Li Xiaoran let out a long sigh.
, he already understood that the fall of Yinfeng Castle was inevitable. Especially when he heard the creaking sound of the city gate being opened, Li Xiaoran's mind went blank. A thought kept spinning in his mind: Qin Chuan,
It’s over!
However, even in such a bad situation, the Qinchuan men did not disappoint Hetao. The defeated Qinchuan soldiers occupied almost every corner of the Yinfeng Castle and tenaciously sniped at the footsteps of the Hetao army. Everyone in the castle
The people of Qinchuan did not hesitate to pick up what they could find and resolutely resisted the Hetao soldiers.
To be honest, although the Li family also participated in the Battle of Dingzhou, because Li Xiaomo and Hetao had always been on good terms, Li Xiaoran even generously spared the people of Hetao outside Dingzhou City. Therefore, although the ordinary people of Hetao had already
Qinchuan and the Holy Sect of Paradise treat everyone equally, but the senior officials in Hetao, including Xuesha Dugu and others, all believe that it is necessary to treat Qinchuan differently. However, the reaction of the people in the pass was beyond the expectations of Xuesha and others. In order to reduce their own
The generals who suffered losses and bloodshed finally issued the order to massacre the city. Suddenly, there was a tragic sound in Yinfeng Castle and blood flowed like a river.
Two hours later, the Yinfeng Castle, which had been noisy all day, finally returned to peace. Amidst the blazing fire, Li Xiaoran led the last three thousand soldiers to retreat on the tower of Yinfeng Castle, facing the starry Hetao.
Soldier, Li Xiaoran couldn't help but burst into tears.
"General Li, I, Haotian, say it again, as long as you put down your weapons, our Loop will definitely ensure your safety." The crowd slowly parted, and Haotian slowly walked out surrounded by Xin Jiao and the three women. Zijin, who was originally golden,
Armor, has now been dyed red. It is obvious that in the battle just now, Haotian's robe was also stained with blood. Qiu Mu and Xian Lianchen were also covered in blood, but Xin Jiao was still as white as ever.
Even under such circumstances, Li Xiaoran still did not lose the integrity that a child of a noble family should have. He gave Haotian a small fist and said, "Your Majesty's love, Xiao Ran will always remember it in his heart. However, as a child of the Li family, Xiao Ran was born into the Li family.
The person who died is the Li family’s fault, I’m sorry.”
Haotian was very hesitant. If there was anyone south of the river that he did not want to face on the battlefield, then Li Xiaoran was definitely one of them. Luo Xiang took a step forward and said: "General Li, why bother using a mantis' arm as a chariot? Dingzhou
We in Hetao will never forget your kindness. As long as you are willing to lay down your weapons, General, we in Hetao will definitely treat you with courtesy."
Li Xiaoran shook his head, slowly but firmly: "Sir, no need to say more, I, Li Xiaoran, as the guard of Yinfeng Castle, was unable to guard Xiongguan, which led to the loss of my ancestor's three hundred years of foundation. I am already the biggest sinner of the family and Qinchuan.
, how can you live between heaven and earth? If Your Majesty and Sir really miss Li's actions that day, then please show mercy to me, the people of Qinchuan."
Luo Xiang took a step back and stood beside Haotian. Only Haotian could answer this kind of thing.
"Brother Xiao Mo is my good friend in Haotian and Hetao. On the day of the battle at Hukou, if brother Xiao Mo had not come all the way to help regardless of past grudges, we in Hetao would have been in great danger. We in Hetao have never forgotten this love and kindness. As for the decision,
Haotian doesn’t want to say more about the reasons for the Battle of Zhouzhou, but General, you freed the people of Dingzhou righteously, and we the people of Hetao are very grateful. Hetao is not an ungrateful person, but he is not a turtle who refuses to retaliate.
.Let’s do this, I, Hao, promise that on the way south to Qinchuan, I, Hetao, will only kill all Qinchuan soldiers and their three tribes who participated in the battle of Dingzhou that day, and the rest will never kill innocent people indiscriminately!”
Li Xiaoran smiled brightly. Compared to the sad and angry Qinchuan soldiers around him, he felt much calmer. Hetao was strong and overbearing but had clear grievances. If they wanted to build a city with more than 100,000 corpses on the day of the founding of the country, what else would they not dare to do?
?As for Luo Xiang's bloody murder and others, they are all lunatics who clamor for genocide and annihilation all day long. It is not impossible for Qinchuan Road to be razed to the ground in a rage. Haotian can make such a promise,
It is already very valuable.
"Does the prince mean what he said?" Li Xiaoran asked in a deep voice.
"I, Haotian, never change what I say!"
"If this is the case, then I, Li Xiaoran, can rest assured!" Li Xiaoran nodded, and suddenly shouted: "Father, brother, Xiao Ran is sorry for you, let's take a step forward!"
Haotian closed his eyes and sighed softly. Luo Xiang, Xue Sha Dugu and others also turned their heads to one side, and the eyes of Xin Jiao and the three girls were filled with tears.
"What a pity for such a man!" After a long time, Haotian sighed.
Li Xiaoran still stood with his head held high, his right hand holding the waist knife tightly, his eyes widened, but there was no breath in his mouth and nose.
"He died by severing his heart." Luo Xiang whispered.
"Sir, look at the place with the best feng shui in Yinfeng Castle. Let's give him a grand burial!"
Li Xiaoran's suicide marked the official fall of Yinfeng Castle. Although the remaining Qinchuan soldiers were high-spirited, under the absolute strength of the Hetao, they were like a wave hitting the rocks and were instantly wiped out.
Although the Qinchuan soldiers were in disarray when the Hetao was attacked from both sides, resulting in very little losses on the Hetao side, an inventory after the war showed that the number of soldiers killed in the Hetao side still exceeded 70,000, and no less than 5,000 were seriously injured and could no longer go to the battlefield. Red Snake Legion
Only 13,000 of the 40,000 infantry were left, and even the legion commander Li Xiao was seriously injured. Upon hearing this, Haotian ignored Li Xiao's objections and forced the Red Snake Legion to temporarily stay at Yinfeng Castle to rest and recuperate until the troops were replenished.
Go south again.
However, Qinchuan's 150,000 elite troops were wiped out, two young generals Li Xiaoran and Li Bicheng died in battle, and the north gate of Qinchuan was finally knocked open by the river. Therefore, even though they paid such a heavy price, Haotian and others still felt that it was worth it.
Except for the Hetao, no one thought that Yinfeng Castle would fall in one day and overnight. According to the Li family's estimation, with Li Xiaoran's ability and the 150,000 garrison in Yinfeng Castle, they could last for at least two months.
.And within two months, an alliance will definitely be formed between the three major families and the Qingfeng Liu family. The total strength of the Hetao Southern Expedition is only 650,000, while the total strength of the three major families and the Liu family is as high as one million.
If Li Xiaoran can block the main force of Hetao under the Yinfeng Castle, then the Li family and the Huaishui Zhang family can completely free up their hands to wipe out Fengjing and Xinke's cavalry. Fengjing and Xinke's respective military strength is no less than
Fifty thousand, and they were divided on both sides of the Huai River. Fengjing is close to the river. If it doesn't work, he can withdraw to the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun, but Xingke is surrounded by enemies on all sides. If Li Tiezhan, Zhang Keliang, Xiang Xing and others can work together, then even if
Therefore, Xin's bravery and skill in fighting would inevitably lead to the annihilation of the entire army. However, the Hetao did not give the three major families a chance.
Yinfeng Castle fell, and the Hetao army rested for three full days due to heavy losses before setting off to march south. As for Li Xiao's Red Snake Army, they would probably have to stay at Yinfeng Castle for at least ten and a half days.