The deafening sound resounded across the sky in the dusk.
Le Qing rode the horse, ignoring the obstruction of the guards, just like a vanguard, roaring and leading the way. The direction of the long sword was faintly bright in the darkening sky.
He didn't have much time, so he knew the desperate situation of the war in Hezhou just from the mouths of a few old and thin soldiers at the south gate.
When he was young, he had a bad temper. When he was more than 20 years old, he dared to kill people with a knife on the street. If he had not joined the army, he would have to redeem himself with military exploits, and I am afraid that the people in the clan would not be able to save him.
But the more he joins the army in troubled times, the more he understands how meaningful these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are to him.
Just like when he received a letter from his lord, there was this sentence in the letter.
A soldier who does not defend his country is no different from a pig or a dog.
"Yuzhou Army, come to the city to fight!" About to rush to Beicheng Pass, Le Qing blushed, raised his sword and shouted.
Woo woo woo.
The Beidi people's siege trumpet did not cease.
Not only were the Beidi people who ascended first, but the two huge Hezhou gates in front of the city gate were poorly guarded. As soon as the iron cables of the suspension bridge were broken, the Beidi people had already rushed through the pit trap and pushed the huge siege force.
The weapon rumbled against the city gate.
Dozens of defenders were pushed against each other by long logs, and they were knocked over one after another. Some people wiped the blood they coughed up on the muddy ground, climbed up again, and continued to pick up long logs, roaring and resisting.
city gate.
"I can't stand it anymore!"
"Bamboo knife cart, push bamboo knife cart!"
The two Hezhou city gates, starting from the first crack, were knocked open further and further to the two gates. If they were not made of iron, I am afraid that these two doors would be smashed into pieces.
When the city car stopped, the Beidi people, like wolves and tigers, roared through the gaps in the city gate like a tide, trying to rush in.
"The ramming truck can't get through. Hurry up and stuff the knife cart into the crack of the door!"
The dozen or so Beidi people who were rushing the fastest saw the bamboo sword cart blocking them and wanted to stop. However, they were pushed by the friendly troops behind and quickly hit the bamboo sword cart. After several collisions, the bamboo swords were stained red with blood.
, countless severed limbs and corpses were hung on the bamboo knife cart.
"Block up all the gaps! If the Beidi dogs enter Hezhou, we will have no way out!" The last few defenders, using all their strength, encouraged the exhausted defenders above and below the city.
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"Knock Di Gou out and close the door immediately!"
In just a short period of time, countless idiots died in the city.
Dongfang Jing was helped to stand up and looked towards the south of the city gate. It was not until he finally saw a Central Plains general running towards him on horseback that he could not stop clenching his fists.
"Lame man Dongfang Jing, respectfully welcome the Yuzhou army!"
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"kill!"
More than 30,000 Yuzhou troops lived up to Jiangshan's wishes and finally arrived in Hezhou. Le Qing, who abandoned his horse and climbed into the city, passed by and looked at the tragic images of the defenders in front of him, feeling a sense of tragedy in his heart.
God knows how these people do it.
"The Yuzhou army takes over the defense, allowing the loyal and brave men of Hezhou to rest and recuperate!"
Le Qing's eyes were red, and he cut his palm with the knife.
"A certain Leqing swears that if he doesn't die, he will be loyal and brave to defend Hezhou!"
"Ascend the city!"
The Yuzhou army that came for reinforcements, both new and old soldiers, were all infected by the integrity of the Hezhou defenders. They quickly followed Le Qing's orders and climbed onto the city to fight as fast as possible.
The Beidi infantry who were still clamoring at first, as the Yuzhou army joined in, slowly blocked the gap in the city gate. One after another, the bodies of the Di people who climbed the city were knocked down under the city ravine.
The two huge city gates were also defended by the Yuzhou army. After several rounds of fighting, the two crumbling city gates were quickly closed with difficulty.
boom.
Blood beads from countless severed limbs bounced around as the city gate closed.
A Yuzhou general looked at the tragic scene in front of him. He trembled with his hands and tried to help up a defender who had retreated to the side. However, he never thought that as soon as he stretched out his hand, the guard was exhausted and could no longer move.
General Pi's voice was sad and angry, "Report to General Le, the city gate has been closed again! I am willing to issue a military order, but if I can't guard the city gate, I will kill myself to apologize!"
Not to mention this general, even Le Qing, who was used to seeing life and death, was equally shocked after walking to the top of the city.
He stretched his head and ventured out of the inner wall. He only looked down into the city ravine, and his body trembled even more. The piles of corpses were piled up in countless layers. There were Beidi people and many defenders.
There was a fishy rotten smell that made people's nose sore.
"The little military advisor of Western Shu, is he at the top of the city?"
"My little military advisor is over there, waiting for the general."
Le Qing nodded, looked at the battle at the gate of the city, and hurriedly walked towards the inner wall on the other side.
He only waited to see Dongfang Jing and beat the legendary lame strategist. After secretly marveling, Le Qing knelt down without any hesitation.
"A certain Leqing, the help arrived late, please don't blame me, little military advisor."
"The general has exceeded my expectations and arrived a day early. What's the crime?" Dongfang Jing said with a smile, "General Le does not need to be polite. The war in Hezhou is imminent and the Beidi people have not yet retreated. The subsequent defense will be troublesome.
Happy General."
"When we left the inner city, my lord told us in a letter that we, Le Qing, would follow the arrangements of our military advisor for the reinforcements and troops defending the city."
"Very good." Dongfang Jing breathed a sigh of relief. This time, Le Qing was not a soft young man from an aristocratic family. This was what made him most comfortable.
"General Le, from now on, the Yuzhou Army will still focus on defending."
Dongfang Jing believed that behind Hezhou, the King of Yuzhou would definitely have reinforcements arriving in batches. Baggage and food supplies would also be slowly transported to the front line.
As long as the war in front of us is stabilized, Hezhou will most likely be defended.
"In addition, there are still remnants of the great epidemic in Hezhou City. The original Hezhou garrison retreated outside the city to rest and wait for the epidemic medicine and supplies from King Yuzhou."
"Thousands of people can be divided into Hezhou City to clean up the plague in the city."
The army of more than 30,000 people suddenly had sufficient strength. Moreover, this Yuzhou army had high morale and excellent weapons and materials.
"Don't worry, little military advisor." Le Qing nodded, "After I wait, the civilian workers who transport supplies and baggage will arrive in Hezhou in at most five days."
"Little strategist, why don't you go and take a rest first? I look at you with a very unhappy face."
Dongfang Jing shook his head, "There's no rush. This round of Beidi people's offensive is fierce. We'll hold on to this round. We'll talk about it later. General Le, the war is urgent, so please go and guard the pass first."
"Take the order!" Le Qing clasped his fists heavily. He had a different kind of worship for the little military advisor in front of him. He understood that if this little military advisor had not entered Hezhou, then the entire border city pass would have been destroyed long ago.
At some point, there was no way to save him.
After taking a few more steps, he finally couldn't help it and turned back.
"I, Le Qing, am a rough man and not much of a figure. But I... want to express my gratitude to the countless people who came after Hezhou and thank the little military advisor and the loyal and brave Hezhou people who refused to retreat."
Sitting in the inner wall, just listening, Dongfang Jing smiled calmly.