At this time, there was an army of the Yun Kingdom attacking the city outside the city. The Xia army in the city felt like they were facing a formidable enemy. Even though it was late at night, there were still soldiers of the Xia army coming and going for patrols. The sound of the armor blades hitting "bah-bah" and "dah-dah" was heard.
The sound of marching steps echoed throughout the city.
The infiltration of the Yun Kingdom into the Xia Kingdom by the Yun Kingdom's sticky pole and Dongchang has reached an extremely serious level. No one can tell how many Yun Kingdom spies are secretly in Yongzhou City. In order to prevent them from cooperating with the Yun Army outside the city, the only
We are on heightened alert and must not relax for a moment.
At this moment, several black shadows suddenly flashed past outside the military camp in the city.
Inspecting Xia Jun noticed something strange, turned his head subconsciously, and saw several men in black running past. He was suddenly startled and shouted urgently:
"There are spies from the Yun Kingdom! There are spies from the Yun Kingdom!"
The originally quiet military camp was suddenly awakened by the shouts of the patrolling Xia army. The surrounding Xia army quickly rushed over and chased the man in black in the direction where he left.
"Here!"
"Hurry up and chase them, don't let them escape!"
The pursuit of Yun Guo's spies was not small. They were running back and forth in pursuit, and the voices of calling out to Paoze's colleagues kept ringing in Yongzhou City.
In the commanding tent of the military camp, Zimmer, who was sitting on the main seat and dozing off with his forehead propped up, was awakened by the movement outside, stood up suddenly, and shouted:
"Someone is coming!"
When the soldiers outside the tent heard Zimo's voice, they quickly walked into the tent, cupping their fists and saying:
"Commander!"
"What's going on outside?"
Hearing this, the soldier quickly said:
"The patrol officers in the city have discovered the spies of the Yun Kingdom and are chasing him at this time."
When Qi Mo heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The shouts of killing outside just now made him wake up from his dream. He thought it was Yun Jun who killed people in the city.
Looking at Zimmer's slightly haggard face, the soldier couldn't help but said:
"The commander-in-chief has been supervising the city defense and appeasing the lieutenant generals for the past few days. He has been working hard for a few days, so he might as well take a rest!"
When Qi Mo heard this, he sighed with a heavy face and said bitterly:
"Now the situation in Wuling Prefecture is difficult, and the Yun Army is pressing forward step by step. The armies of Jiangyang County and Xiangzhou County cannot advance even an inch. Even Chuanchuan Prefecture is now captured by the Yun Army, leaving Leizhou alone. In Yongzhou City, morale is also increasing.
I’m depressed. The situation is like this. I’m so worried that I can’t sleep!”
The news of the fall of Yangping Pass had not reached Yongzhou at this time. However, the news that had been sent earlier showed that the Jiangyang County army, which the Xia court had high hopes for, was still stationed at Jianzhou Pass and could not advance even an inch.
Leizhou has been cut off from land contact roads and is left alone. The defense lines in Wuling Prefecture are now struggling to resist the Yun army's front, and everything is in danger.
Even Yongzhou City, where Zimmer was personally in charge, had a certain degree of impact on the morale of the soldiers because he decisively abandoned the thousands of Beisei elite cavalry outside the city that day.
Zimmer had no choice but to try his best to remedy the situation. He personally went to various places in the army every day to comfort the wounded soldiers and awarded rewards to the meritorious soldiers in order to stabilize the morale of the army.
"In the past two or three days, except for the more than a thousand elite cavalry from Beisei who returned, few people in the other army departments have discussed the events of that day. Commander, you don't have to worry too much about this matter." The soldier comforted him.
road.
Zimmer nodded and continued:
"I can understand that the more than a thousand Beisi elite riders have resentment. However, most of them are loyal and brave people, and they should also understand the helplessness of my order that day. I ordered people to give more rewards and provide more wine and meat to appease them! As time goes by,
, the resentment in their hearts will naturally..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone shouting loudly outside the tent:
"If you have an urgent military situation, please report to the commander-in-chief!"
Hearing this, Qimo quickly shouted:
"Come in!"
The next moment, the handsome tent was opened. Several generals hurriedly walked into the tent and saluted with clasped fists.
"Commander, three spies from the State of Yun were just discovered, and our patrol officers pursued them. Seeing that it was difficult to escape, the spies from the State of Yun immediately committed suicide by taking poison... The generals and others failed to capture the spies from the State of Yun, so please punish them, Commander!"
When Qi Mo heard this, he was not surprised at all and said in a deep voice:
"Most spies from the Yun Kingdom are dead soldiers. No wonder you. Just patrol more in the future!"
All the generals immediately clasped their fists in response.
At this moment, another general hesitated for a while and then hesitantly said:
"Commander, there is one more thing I would like to report to you..."
"explain!"
"It seems that the spy from the Yun Kingdom, it seems... was discovered by the patrolling officers near the Beisai Jingqi station."
As soon as he said this, Zimmer's expression suddenly changed, he looked at the other generals suddenly, and said urgently:
"really?"
The other generals nodded and said in unison:
"yes."
"The generals and others suspected that Beisei Jingqi was resentful and secretly colluded with the Yun army through spies from the Yun Kingdom..."
Qi Mo opened his mouth, pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said:
"Impossible! The Beisei Jingqi may have resentment towards me, but they are all loyal and brave men who have fought for the country for many years. It is absolutely impossible for them to collude with the Yun Kingdom and betray Daxia!"
The reputation of the Beisai Jingqi came from fighting against the Turkic cavalry in the northern border of the Xia Kingdom. They encountered Turkic armies on the grasslands many times and fell into death situations, but no one had ever thought of surrendering to the enemy.
When the generals said that they were colluding with the Yun army, Zimmer would never believe it!
The generals looked at each other, and then one of them boldly said:
"Commander, Yun State is not a Turk..."
When Qi Mo heard this, he paused for a moment.
The Yun State inherited the etiquette system of the Central Plains, and its customs and habits were almost the same. There was no blood debt between the Yun State and the Xia State. The emperor of the Yun State was the emperor recognized by the Xia State.
Few people in the army would accept the surrender of the Turks. But surrendering to the Yun Kingdom was still a surrender after being wronged, so there was no such big psychological burden!
"Commander, no matter what, the situation in Yongzhou is difficult now. The Yun army is watching eagerly from outside. The Beisei Jingqi must not cause trouble!"
"Commander, let's send troops first and station them near the Beisai Jingqi station..."
Comparing his feelings, Zimmer also felt that this was a bit too much. No matter how passionate and loyal the soldiers were, they would definitely be full of resentment when they were treated like this by their coach.
But now Yongzhou City is related to the safety of the southwest defense line. In Daxia Sheji, it is really difficult for Zimmer to take risks.
After a long silence, Zimo finally sighed softly and said:
"Deploy 800 of my own soldiers and 3,000 soldiers to station near the Beisai Jingqi station..."
"yes!"
Qimo gave an order, and soldiers were immediately mobilized in the military camp. There was a lot of movement.
In the darkness of the military camp, there were guards at the sticky pole wearing embroidered robes and embroidered robes, and embroidered robes and tokens on their waists. They silently watched the movement of the Chinese army and said in a low voice:
"Hurry and report back to Lord Yi, the envoy of the guard. Qimo has fallen into the trap and mobilized the Xia army to station around the Jingqi station in Beisai. We can continue as planned!"
"yes!"--
In the Beisai Jingqi station, a group of soldiers had already been awakened by the sound of the Xia army chasing Yun Guo's spies just now.
At this moment, a burst of urgent shouting suddenly sounded in the station.
"The commander-in-chief has sent troops here to kill us to stabilize the morale of the army!"
"Zimmer ordered us to go out of the city to fight that day. He sat back and watched us fight to the death, which resulted in the loss of troops and general morale in the city. Tonight Zimmer is going to eradicate us to cover up his crimes!"
"Run quickly, Zimmer has sent troops to kill us!"
The urgent shouts coming from all around the camp made the soldiers who had no intention of sleeping listen carefully to the shouts. They were startled and quickly got up and walked out of the camp.
At this time, there was also a general from Beisei Jingqi, leading a group of soldiers, striding into the camp, and shouted loudly to the blank-faced soldiers around him:
"Who is shouting?"
"Spreading rumors and disrupting the morale of our military must be the return of Yun Guo's spies!"
"Catch the Yun Kingdom spy quickly!"
Even though Beisai Jingqi was resentful because of the previous incident. But when he heard the shouts in the camp, his first reaction was that it was the spies of the Yun Kingdom who were causing trouble. He simply did not believe that Deyang Hou Qimo would take action to eradicate him and others.
people.
After receiving the order from the superior general, a group of soldiers immediately obeyed. Wearing armor and swords, they searched everywhere for the spies of the Yun Kingdom who were spreading rumors in the camp.
The sound of soldiers running and shouting, the sound of blades of armor, the sound of weapons clashing, and the chaotic and noisy movements came from the station of Beisai Jingqi.
At this time, less than a few miles away from the camp, several generals who had led troops and horses on Zimmer's orders heard the commotion in the camp not far away, and were suddenly shocked.
Several generals looked at each other and said in shock:
"What's going on? Is Beisai Jingqi really rebelling?"
"Send someone quickly to investigate!"
And just when the generals were facing a formidable enemy, they heard loud shouts coming from the camp in the distance:
"Zimo wants to surround and kill us. Brothers, please don't sit back and wait for death. Get out!"
"Kill!"
The faces of several generals changed greatly when they heard this. They could no longer sit still and immediately ordered:
"March quickly to stop the Beisai Jingqi rebellion!"
"No, don't be impulsive, there is something fishy about this matter..."
"First guard the main roads around the camp, and then find out the situation. If there is rebellion, then suppress it! If the Yun Kingdom is spying on the enemy, we can also seal it off and investigate strictly!"
"Okay, let's do it!"
Qi Mo's subordinates are all veteran generals in the army. Even in such critical moments, they can make quick decisions. If there were no spies from the Yun Kingdom, it would be considered extremely appropriate...
Just now, there were shouts of killing, and the spies lurking in various places in Yongzhou City received the signal and acted in unison.
The next moment, in Yongzhou City, the military camps, warehouses, and residential buildings were all ablaze.
Throughout Yongzhou City, people were running around and shouting:
"It's gone, it's gone!"
"Beisai Jingqi rebelled and set fire everywhere. Run away!"
"The commander-in-chief has ordered that Beisei's elite cavalry collude with the enemy and suppress them quickly!"
There had been a commotion in the city before because of the pursuit of spies from the Yun Kingdom. At this time, the sounds of shouts and fires rang out again in the city, which soon caused a commotion among the people.
Xia Jun, who was not sure why, really thought that the Beisai Jingqi had rebelled, and they also followed suit and shouted warnings.
In just a few moments, the riot spread throughout Yongzhou City. Shouts were heard from everywhere in the city, saying that the Beisai Jingqi were treasonous and the commander ordered to suppress it.
In the Beisai Jingqi station, the faces of the generals and commanders suddenly changed when they heard the shouts from outside the city.
The soldiers garrisoning outside the camp also ran quickly into the camp at this time and shouted urgently:
"It's not good. Soldiers and horses suddenly came from outside the station and forcibly took over the main roads around the station!"
When the officers and soldiers in the camp heard the words and heard the shouts coming from all over the city, they were confused and said in great panic:
"The commander-in-chief really wants to surround us and kill us?"
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible, it must be a trick of Yun Guo's spies!"
"The troops outside are coming. Is it possible that Yun Guo's spies can still mobilize the troops in the city?"
"Back then, Zimmer sat back and watched us die, but now in order to preserve his reputation, it may not be impossible for him to kill us!"
"At this moment, the only choice is to go to the Chinese army's camp and meet the commander in person. If the Yun Kingdom is spying on the enemy, you must prove your innocence. If it is the commander in chief who ordered the siege, you can also use it to protect us!"
"Get on your horse, get on your horse! Rush into the commander's tent and declare your interests to the commander!"
"Meet the commander-in-chief and declare your interests!"
"Mount, mount!"
I don't know who shouted loudly, which immediately caused waves of echoes.
The soldiers, who were already dissatisfied with what happened that day, were even more flustered and found it difficult to calm down.
Under a few words of instigation from Yun Guo's spies, the resentment, panic, anger, and grievances accumulated in their hearts suddenly broke out and mixed together, making them actually rise up and rush into the Chinese army, hijacking Qi Mo's thoughts.
Even though there were still some generals who kept scolding and trying to stop everyone, but at this time, the generals were unable to stop them at all.
Not long after, the officers and soldiers gathered together a group of generals in the army, got on their horses, and sorted out the queue.
"Charge into the central army to meet with the commander-in-chief and declare our interests vigorously to prove our loyalty!"
Accompanied by bursts of shouting, the gate of the camp opened and nearly a thousand Northern Sailors rode out.
The generals who were guarding the main roads around the garrison saw Beisai's elite cavalry rushing out. They were immediately furious and shouted:
"Beisai Jingqi colluded with the enemy, rebelled and conspired against others. The crime is unforgivable. We will take them all!"
Beisai Jingqi also responded:
"We are fiercely loyal, as can be seen from the sun and the moon. We want to meet the commander in person to prove our innocence. If you care about Pao Ze, please get out of the way!"
Naturally, Xia Jun could not let Beisai Jingqi leave with just one word.
As for Beisei Jingqi, the situation now involves their own lives and reputation, so naturally they are not willing to surrender.
The cavalry charged and the soldiers formed formations. The two sides refused to give in, and fighting was inevitable.
The cry of killing suddenly sounded between the two Xia armies.
The war horses neighed and stepped into the Xia army's formation. The sound of collision and broken bones was heard endlessly, making people feel chilly in their hearts.
The lances stabbed together, the "puff" sound of piercing flesh and blood, and the "bang" sound of the horse being stabbed to the ground made people dare not look directly.
The fighting was fierce, the bloody aura of killing lingered, blood stains flowed, dyeing the streets red...
In the commander's tent of the Chinese army, when he heard the shouts of killing and chaos coming from outside, Qi Mo stood up suddenly and exclaimed:
"What's going on? What's going on!"
When the soldiers heard this, they quickly reported:
"Commander, there are spies from the Yun Kingdom setting fires everywhere, causing chaos in the city."
Zimmer's eyes widened and he yelled angrily:
"There are constant patrols all over the city, so why can spies from the Yun Kingdom set fires everywhere so easily and cause chaos in the city?"
When the soldiers heard this, they looked bitter and reported:
"Commander, just now in order to hunt down those Yun Kingdom spies, all the patrol officers in the city were transferred. There were many empty places to guard. The Yun Kingdom spies took the opportunity to set fire..."
When Qi Mo heard this, he was stunned and gritted his teeth and said:
"Those spies from the Yun Kingdom just now were sent to death on purpose, just to attract attention!"
And at this moment, another panicked voice came from behind the handsome tent:
"It's not good! It's not good, Commander! Beisei's elite cavalry is plotting a rebellion. They are charging towards the Chinese army and are fighting with our soldiers. Commander, please stay out of the way for now!"
Upon hearing the report, Zimmer swayed suddenly and froze in place in disbelief.
After a long time, he suddenly reacted and said urgently:
"It must be Yun Guo who is causing trouble! With such a big battle, the Yun army must attack the city with all its strength."
"Quickly order the Central Army's Zhenwu Camp and Fengyi Camp to reorganize the city. If there are any troublemakers, they will be killed on the spot! Another four armies, Fenwu Camp, Zhenwei Camp, Xiaofeng Camp, and Ruifeng Camp, will be dispatched.
City wall support, quick!”
"yes!"--
Seeing the movement in Yongzhou City, Di Qing's eyes were filled with joy, he made a decision immediately, put on his ferocious visor, and shouted loudly:
"Order, attack the city!"
On the ferocious mask, a bloody radiance flashed past.
[General Di Qing, the armed general, activates the exclusive skill: Iron Face Cold Light (attacks the enemy *2, reduces the enemy's morale by 50%)]
After the military order was given, the sound of the military drums "dong dong dong" was like a thunderous roar, which shocked the minds of all the Yun soldiers and made their blood boil.
"Kill!" The cry of killing shook the heaven and the earth.
Arrows were fired, trebuchets sounded, wells, ram chariots, ladders and other siege equipment were all dispatched, and dense cloud troops surged towards Yongzhou City like a tide.
In Yongzhou City, the people were in chaos, the Xia army was in internal strife, and there was chaos.
It was difficult for the garrison in the city to support them, and even supplies such as arrows, stones, and rolling wood could not be quickly transported up the city wall. The tens of thousands of Xia troops who were almost clinging to the city wall, with low morale and disorganized troops, were struggling to resist the Yun army.
attack.
Facing the fierce offensive of the Yun army, they could only hold on for half an hour, but panic broke out everywhere on the city wall. Countless Yun soldiers even climbed up the city wall and started fighting with the Xia army.
Qimo arrived late. Before he climbed onto the city wall, generals had already hurried over and said in a hurry:
"Commander, the city wall is almost lost. It is dangerous here. Commander, please move back the army!"
When Qi Mo heard this, his steps stagnated, he looked up to the sky and sighed:
"After all, it's still a step too late..."
Having said this, Zimmer calmed down, his eyes flashed with determination, and he said loudly:
"Yongzhou City is related to the southwest defense line. The safety of our Daxia community must not be compromised. I have the trust of His Majesty and bear the heavy responsibility of the southwest. Even if the situation is critical today, I will never retreat!"
"Where are the pro-military forces!"
"Here!" The soldiers beside Zimmer responded immediately.
"Follow me to the city wall and kill the Yun army!"
"Kill the retreating Yun army!"
Immediately, Zimmer drew out the sword from his waist and led a group of soldiers to fight on the city wall.
Zimmer came in person, and the Xia army that was crumbling on the city wall immediately boosted their morale and forcibly stabilized their front.
Di Qing led the Chinese army to Yongcheng City in person, and happened to see a Xia Army banner suddenly appear on the city wall. He immediately understood that this was the Xia Army commander personally visiting the city wall.
Di Qing's eyes flashed with excitement. He couldn't help but draw out the sword from his waist and shouted loudly:
"The commander of the Xia Army is here in person, how can I be cowardly? All soldiers, follow my commander to kill!"
Di Qing's temperament was such that he liked to charge forward. However, after he took over the Yongzhou Camp and assumed the position of head coach, it was difficult for him to find opportunities to charge.
Now that Zimo is personally on the city wall, it gives Di Qing a good excuse to go into battle and kill the enemy!
A group of generals wanted to stop him, but Di Qing immediately shouted loudly and led the soldiers around him to charge away. As the commander-in-chief, he personally attacked the city.
This is certainly not advisable, but as soon as Di Qing's banner arrived, the frontline attacking Yun army saw their commander arrive, their morale increased again, and their shouts of killing became louder and louder.
As a ninth-level master, Di Qing only used a little help from the ladder to fly straight to the city wall.
Waving the sword in his hand, the azure blue Qi turned into dragon-shaped Qi, raging out. The mighty power poured out, just like the waves of a river pouring down.
The energy swept through, and the sound of explosions was endless. There was no enemy on the city wall, and Xia's army was instantly killed and injured, and a large area was cleared.
Taking this opportunity, a group of soldiers quickly climbed to the city wall and gathered around Di Qing.
Such a big movement also attracted Zimmer's attention.
Seeing the invincible Di Qing who was killing everyone on the city wall, Qi Mo's eyes condensed.
Although Di Qing was wearing a beast armor mask at this time, his face could not be seen clearly.
However, the thousands of Beisei elite cavalry that Zimo personally led in Yongzhou were completely annihilated by Di Qing, and the memory is still vivid to this day. When he saw Di Qing's figure, he immediately knew his identity.
Qi Mo was wary of Di Qing's force. But at this time, the Yun army had already reached the city wall, and it was obvious that he could no longer retreat.
He had another thought and thought: If he could take advantage of Di Qing's weak position and lead an army to encircle and kill him, the crisis in Yongzhou City might be solved!
Thinking of this, Zimo's eyes lit up, he pointed the long sword in his hand at Di Qing not far away, and shouted loudly:
"If you take the head of the enemy's commander, I will reward him with three honors. Please give him a title and a reward of ten thousand taels!"
As soon as these words came out, the Xia Army generals on the city wall were shocked and immediately formed a formation to surround and kill them.
The Yongzhou Xia army is all elite, and there are many masters among the generals. Although there are no ninth-level masters, there are still a few eighth-level masters.
At this time, the generals of the Xia Army wanted to obtain the title of Lord, and also knew that the key to Yongzhou's crisis lay with Di Qing. These military masters immediately surrounded and killed Di Qing.
Seeing Xia Jun coming towards him, Di Qing's eyes flashed with excitement.
In an instant, Di Qing's body experienced strange phenomena of luck.
The azure radiance embodies the vision of a dragon, and its body rolls, as if it is overturning the river.
On the visor, the blood-colored light flashed again.
The ferocious and terrifying beast sculpture seemed to have come to life at this time. The general of the Xia army who faced Di Qing was stunned. In a trance, he seemed to see a ferocious beast, trying to bite people.
The generals of the Xia Army who were surrounded and besieged felt a chill in their hearts, and their courage was gone. Before they could take action, they softened. A group of military masters were stopped by dozens of soldiers around Di Qing.
Di Qing took advantage of the situation and stepped forward to kill. When he waved his sword, the blue dragon's true energy spread out and overflowed with glistening water patterns, wreaking havoc in all directions, as if entering a deserted land.
The Xia troops on the city wall were all easily killed. A steady stream of Yun troops climbed up, with high morale. They followed Di Qing and charged in, occupying most of the city wall.
Originally Xia Jun was struggling to hold on, but after seeing Di Qing, Zimo fought hard again and called on the army's lieutenant generals and masters to surround him and kill him.
At this time, these military masters were defeated by Di Qing's soldiers. Xia's soldiers no longer had the control of the generals and suddenly lost the will to fight. They either laid down their weapons and surrendered, or withdrew towards the city.
Seeing that the situation was irreversible, a group of soldiers worked hard to cover Zimmer as he evacuated towards the city.
"Commander, Yongzhou City is difficult to defend, retreat!"
"The army has been defeated. Please lead your troops to retreat quickly, Commander-in-Chief!"
Zimmer's eyes were red, he was holding a sword and slashing hard, hissing at the top of his lungs:
"I have the trust of His Majesty and am entrusted with the southwest defense line. But now I have lost the city. How can I have the dignity to meet Your Majesty? This place today is the place where I will die!"
Qi Mo realized that if he had not been careless and was plotted by Di Qing to send Beisai's elite cavalry out of the city to fight, leading to the chaos in the city today, Yongzhou City would never have been lost so quickly.
Full of guilt, he was already determined to die. Even though his subordinates persuaded him, he had no intention of retreating.
"Commander, Yongzhou City has been lost, as well as Shaoyang County, the prefectures and counties, and Jiangcheng Mansion! Resistance may not be able to save the situation. Commander-in-Chief has been ordered to take charge of the overall situation in the southwest. If he dies here today, then the situation in the southwest will be complete.
It’s hopeless!”
The words of the personal soldier made Zimmer suddenly come to his senses.
One's own mistakes, especially ones that can be undone by death?
Now he is the only one who is in charge of the overall situation in the southwest, leading his troops to resist step by step, and resist the Yun army's invasion. Not to mention repelling the Yun army, at least he must buy time for North Korea and China to react!
Thinking of this, Zimmer gritted his teeth and ordered:
"Withdraw the Chinese army's headquarters, order all the troops to retreat slowly, and withdraw from Yongzhou City!"
"yes!"
Zimo's original intention was to try his best to preserve his subordinates so that he could continue to resist the Yun army.
But at this time, after hearing the news that Yun's army had entered the city, Xia's army's morale suddenly disappeared.
The retreat gradually turned into a rout and an escape. The Xia army soldiers rushed to withdraw from Yongzhou City, fearing that if they were a step too late, they would be trapped in the city by the Yun army.
On the second day, the morning light faded and the morning glow filled the eastern sky.
At this time, Yongzhou City, an important town on Xia Kingdom's southwest defense line, had fallen into the hands of the Yun Army.
"Send an order for the Youzhou Assault Cavalry and all other cavalry units to immediately pursue and kill them! We don't want to capture the enemy general, we just want to kill and injure them as much as possible and forcefully land the Xia army's elite!" Di Qing's eyes sharpened and he shouted loudly.
In the more than a month of battles, Di Qing used his military exploits and achievements to completely convince the generals who were originally dissatisfied with Di Qing. Facing Di Qing's military orders, the generals had no objections, and they all bent down to salute and shouted in unison.
shouted:
"The general will obey the command of the commander-in-chief!"——
In Jiangyang County, on Zaomaling Road, Qiu Tianlu led his 40,000 elite troops to evacuate here from Guangyuan Mansion.
Looking at the narrow and steep mountain road ahead, Qiu Tianlu always felt uneasy and couldn't help but ask in a deep voice:
"How far is it?"
The soldier on the side quickly replied:
"Ten miles ahead is the intersection with Maming Pavilion Road. After that, continue along the mountain road for dozens of miles to reach Chengxian County! Our expedition horse arrived in Chengxian County yesterday, and the commander of Chengxian County promised to send troops to respond."
Hearing this, Qiu Tianlu felt slightly relieved.
Even though he failed to attack Jiangyang County this time, under the current situation of losing Yangping Pass, it was the only thing he could do to safely withdraw these 40,000 elites to Jin!
"The Yun army must have pursuers, so we ordered them to march at full speed. We must rush to Chengxian County before tomorrow!"
"yes!"
The back road of Yangping Pass was lost, and the Xia Army officers and soldiers were uneasy and wanted to rush to Chengxian County as soon as possible. The Xia Army's march speed suddenly increased much faster.
At about noon, the Xia army's vanguard arrived at the intersection of Zoumaling and Mamingge Road.
Then he saw a Yun army standing in front of him, blocking the way forward. General Xia Jun suddenly panicked and exclaimed:
"No, it's Yun Jun!"
"Damn it, Yun Jun has an ambush again!"
"Where did Yun Jun come from?"
"Has Cheng County been captured?"
Xia's soldiers were already worried, but when they saw the Yun army's soldiers and horses, they immediately panicked.
On the other hand, Yang Zaixing, who was led by the Yun Army on the opposite side, reined in his horse with one hand and held a gun with the other. Facing 40,000 Xia troops, he showed no fear. Instead, he laughed loudly and said:
"Hahaha, Yang Zaixing has been waiting for you all for a long time!"
When he heard that Qiu Tianlu was ambushed by the Yun Army ahead, his vision went dark, and he suddenly felt the world spinning. He was so furious that he almost fell off his horse.
But at this time, 40,000 Xia troops were lying on the mountain road, with pursuers behind them. The safety of the commander Qiu Tianlu depended on him. At this time, he must not fall!
With this thought in mind, Qiu Tianlu steeled himself and looked forward.
On the way to the road, more than a thousand Yun troops were seen blocking the road. In front of 40,000 Xia troops, such a small force seemed extremely weak.
Qiu Tianlu originally thought he was in a dead end, but now that he saw that Yun's army only had such a small number of troops, he suddenly regained hope. He swung his long whip and shouted:
"The Yun army does not number more than a thousand men. Send an order to the vanguard to attack!"
When the soldiers around him heard this, they immediately shouted:
"The commander-in-chief has ordered that the vanguard troops and horses attack the Yun army!"
The sound of violent shouting echoed in all directions and echoed in the mountains.
The forward Xia army explored the number of Qingyun's army, and finally their morale was boosted. Under the leadership of the lieutenant general, they immediately charged forward.
"Kill!"
The chilling atmosphere, accompanied by the shouts of killing, echoed throughout the mountains.
The Xia army rushed towards them, their shouts of killing shook the heaven and earth, making the Yun army's horses pave their hooves anxiously.
The eight hundred cavalrymen all looked at their commander, Yang Zaixing.
Yang Zaixing showed no fear. He held a spear in his hand, pointed forward, and shouted:
"kill!"
The eight hundred cavalrymen were infected by his courage and shouted:
"kill!"
The Yun army waved their weapons, followed Yang Zaixing, and rushed towards the Xia army in front.
The sound of golden swords resounded, the sound of horse hoofs roared, and the killing energy of the battlefield shot straight into the sky, causing the heaven and earth to move.
The vision condensed and turned into sharp arrows entwined with blood-colored light, blessing the eight hundred cavalry, and suddenly inserted into the Xia army's formation.
Yang Zai excitedly stepped forward, waving the spear in his hand as if he was in an uninhabited land.
"Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy!"
Wherever the roar of shouts came, the Xia army's formation was as vulnerable as tissue paper and was easily broken through by the Yun army's cavalry.
The road was narrow, and the Xia army did not even have room to disperse in the face of the cavalry charge.
The Xia army, frightened by the momentum of the Yun army, was frightened and had no choice but to retreat back and huddle with the soldiers at the rear. In the panic, no one knew how many soldiers were trampled to death by the robes, and no one knew how many were pushed into the cliff.
, shattered to pieces.
Qiu Tianlu saw that the soldiers in front were so seriously injured, his eyes were splitting, and he shouted urgently:
"Set up a triple formation! Anyone who retreats without authorization will be dealt with according to military law!"
In the triple formation, the shield bearer or horse guard is in front, the spearman is behind, and the crossbowman is at the rear, covering the long and short sides to control the enemy. It is the most commonly used military formation when encountering cavalry on mountains or plains.
The Xia army in the front wanted to retreat, but the Xia army in the rear did not dare to take a step back due to strict orders. The two superimposed, and a thick human wall was piled up, forcibly slowing down the Yun army's cavalry.
Seeing this, Yang Zaixing knew that he could not continue to charge, so he snorted coldly and shouted:
"Fall back!"
The Yun State cavalry heard the order, and after Yang Zaixing personally cut off the rear, they slowly retreated and returned to the original crossing.
In this confrontation, the Xia army's forwards were either killed or injured, or fell into the cliff, with hundreds of people lost. On the Yun army's side, the casualties were only a few.
When Qiu Tianlu saw that Yang Zaixing had withdrawn his entire army at this time, he immediately knew that the Yun army in front of him was the troops sent by the Yun people in Jianzhou in order to delay him and prevent the 40,000 elites from withdrawing to Chengxian County.
The defenders of Guan must have been chasing and killing them at this time!
Thinking of this, Qiu Tianlu felt anxious and immediately shouted:
"Destroy the enemy army quickly! Otherwise, if the Yun army behind you comes to pursue you, the whole army will be annihilated here!"
Now that they were in a desperate situation, the Xia army was aroused with bloody courage. After a moment of reorganization, they reorganized their formation and charged towards the Yun army in front.
Yang Zaixing reorganized his cavalry. When he saw Xia Jun coming to kill him again, he immediately led his troops forward again and shouted:
"Kill the enemy!"
"Kill the enemy!"
Eight hundred Yun troops turned into arrows, using Yang Zaixing as the arrowhead, and charged towards the Xia army's tight formation.
Yang Zaixing was extremely brave at this time. He kept waving the spear in his hand, and the power of the spear was all over the place. The power of a ninth-level master was fully displayed. No matter how tight the Xia army's formation was, he easily tore a hole open and led eight hundred cavalry to charge in and massacre.
Wherever he passed, there was the sound of Xia Jun's shrill screams.
Seeing Yang Zaixing's blood-stained armor, looking extremely brave and like a murderous general, Qiu Tianlu knew that no one in the army could stop Yang Zaixing except himself.
After being massacred by Yang Zaixing, the Xia army's forward soldiers were almost collapsed. Qiu Tianlu had no choice but to order the retreat again.
Yang Zaixing intended to delay Xia's army, so he naturally stopped when he saw a good situation and retreated slowly.
Qiu Tianlu knew that this was also the most critical moment, so he immediately stopped hesitating, took off the cloak behind him, and shouted in a deep voice:
"My soldiers, follow me forward and fight a bloody path for the army!"
"Yes!" the soldier shouted loudly, followed closely behind Qiu Tianlu, and came to the front of the army.
After a brief reorganization, Qiu Tianlu personally came to the troops and continued to charge towards Yang Zaixing in front.
The soldiers from the two sides of Yunxia and Xia started fighting together, and the shouts of killing resounded throughout the mountains.
At this time, thousands of Xia troops who came from Cheng County to meet Qiu Tianlu heard the faint cry of killing. The leading Xia army general was shocked and immediately shouted:
"March quickly and go to meet General Zuo!"
After saying that, the general of the Xia Army clamped his horse's belly, led his generals, and hurried forward.
But when they turned the corner, they saw the banners of the Yun army standing in front of them. It was feared that thousands of Yun soldiers were stationed here.
The horses were blocked, roadblocks were placed on the road, and some simple fortifications were also built. Then the soldiers and crossbowmen who were waiting in full formation directly blocked the way for the Xia army to respond.
When General Xia Jun saw a large number of heavily defended Yun troops in front of him, his pupils suddenly shrank and he exclaimed:
"Where did so many Yun troops come from?"
The generals on the side responded one after another:
"Yangping Pass has been captured by Yun's army. It must have come from Yangping Pass via Maming Pavilion Road!"
"Damn it, General Zuo is completely trapped by the Yun Army. I'm afraid he will perish here..."
"What should I do?"
The leading general of the Xia army heard the faint shouts of killing in the distance and knew that General Qiu Tianlu of the left was at war with the Yun army.
However, the Yun army in front was numerous and in command. If he attacked forcefully at this time, it would only increase casualties.
Moreover, when they set out to come, Cheng Wushi, the general of Yun State's Northern Expedition, had already led a large army to attack Chengxian County. If he spent too long here to rescue Qiu Tianlu, maybe the thousands of troops under his command would not be able to survive.
He had to be left behind by Yun Jun.
After a long silence, the leading Xia Army general suddenly sighed and murmured:
"Perhaps this is where General Zuo is buried..."
When the generals on the side heard this, they looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
General Xia Jun's eyes moved, he turned to look at the generals beside him, and said seriously:
"Withdraw, by the time we arrive, General Zuo's entire army has been wiped out!"
Having said this, the Xia Army general lowered his voice again and said to everyone:
"General Zuo has no close colleagues in the army. As long as he keeps his mouth shut, no one will pursue him..."
Chengxian County is now under strong attack by Yun's army, and I don't know if it can be defended. The generals are also worried about their retreat. In addition, Qiu Tianlu enforces the law too strictly in the army, and his popularity is indeed very poor. Even if he dies here, he will not
Someone will deliberately pursue it.
All the generals were moved in their hearts, looked at each other, and then closed their mouths in a tacit understanding.
Thousands of troops who came to meet Qiu Tianlu, after standing still for a while, finally turned around and evacuated towards Chengxian County.
At this time, the 300 Yun Army on the other side, who was pretending to be fighting and bluffing, finally let out a long sigh of relief when they saw Xia Army retreating -
The cry of killing continued from noon to dusk.
However, after half a day of fighting, Xia's army had nearly 10,000 casualties, including missing soldiers and horses. At this point, Qiu Tianlu went into battle in person to fight against Yang Zaixing. Otherwise, with the destructive power of a master of the ninth-level army, I am afraid that
The casualties are far more than that!
But at the same time, the price incurred also caused the loss of hundreds of soldiers around Qiu Tianlu. Even Qiu Tianlu, who was the commander of the first army, suffered several gunshot wounds on his body from Yang Zaixing.
The Yun army led by Yang Zaixing also suffered heavy losses at this time.
Eight hundred cavalrymen charged for half a day, but less than a hundred cavalrymen were left. Moreover, all their strength was exhausted and they were almost unable to fight anymore.
Qiu Tianlu looked at Yang Zaixing in the distance, gritted his teeth, held a sword in his hand, and shouted at the top of his lungs:
"The Yun army is at the end of its rope. Follow my commander and charge forward to kill the bloody enemy!"
The Xia army officers immediately responded:
"Kill!"
Due to the narrow road, the Xia army in the rear almost did not participate in the battle, so it could be said that they were recharging their strength. At this time, they rushed out, making the remaining Yun army feel desperate.
Yang Zaixing was panting, but his eyes were still hot. He raised his aching arms and shouted in a hoarse voice:
"Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy!"
The remaining Yun troops were infected by Yang Zaixing, and they were determined to die. They no longer had any fear, and they shouted:
"Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy!"
Although the war effort was at the end, the Yun army's determination to die was still shocking.
Yang Zaixing's aura condensed, soaring straight into the sky. The heaven and earth moved, and a vision suddenly gathered.
The mutilated corpse used its breasts as its eyes and its belly navel as its mouth, and danced with its limbs. It was the God of Punishment who survived death in mythology.
With the blessing of the vision, Yang Zaixing regained strength from all over his body, even affecting a group of Yun troops.
The momentum of the Yun army was raised, and as Yang Zaixing continued to charge and kill, he actually pushed back the Xia army again.
With only 800 Yun troops, they blocked the path of 40,000 elite Xia troops and held on for more than half a day. Such a record is enough to frighten people.
Qiu Tianlu's heart trembled and he murmured:
"There are ten thousand enemies..."
Speaking of this, Qiu Tianlu's eyes sharpened and he immediately shouted:
"Whoever kills this man will receive a reward of ten thousand taels and be promoted to a third rank!"
The Xia army, who was frightened by Yang Zaixing, immediately felt hot in their eyes when they heard the reward, and rushed out again.
Just when the Yun army was unable to hold on, the Xia army at the rear suddenly heard a cry of surprise.
"The Yun Army is coming to kill! The Yun Army is coming to kill!"
Hearing this, the entire Xia army's momentum suddenly leaked and became extremely panicked.
When Qiu Tianlu heard this, his eyes suddenly widened and he looked back.
Then they saw the formation of the Xia army scattered in the rear, and they were all running forward. From behind, they could vaguely see the Yun army in white armor chasing them.
Qiu Tianlu's vision went dark, he stumbled and fell to the ground, and said in despair:
"It's over!"
Even if the Yun army in front of them is defeated at this time, the Yun army from behind is chasing them one after another, and the retreat will inevitably turn into a rout...
"Hahahaha..." Yang Zaixing stood with a gun and looked up to the sky with a smile.
"Whoever surrenders will avoid death!"
The sound of violent shouting echoed in the mountain road, causing Xia Jun's morale to disappear.
Even facing Yang Zaixing, who was at the end of his strength, the desperate Xia Jun no longer had the intention to resist...
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
Ten thousand words, but the war in the southwest is still a little short, it should be almost done tomorrow...