Two hundred and ninetieth chapters: The Battle of the Bohai Sea II
The casualties at the city wall were getting bigger and bigger. However, the defenders on the city wall were holding on to the line. The rebels could not take a step beyond the limit. When Song Zhengben saw it, he couldn't help it. He immediately shouted to Gao Shida: "My lord, we can't go on like this. It's better to let General Wang take over."
As soon as Song Zhengben finished speaking, Gao Shida frowned and his eyes involuntarily moved to the 5,000-man army on the left side of the military formation. The leader was a tall man. It was Wang Fubao, the general under Dou Jiande.
Previously, Gao Shida ignored Dou Jiande's obstruction and insisted on attacking Bohai. Moreover, Dou Jiande was not allowed to come. He forced Dou Jiande to stay in Gaojibo. Dou Jiande had no choice but to send Wang Fubao over. At the same time, he also brought Five thousand elite soldiers were recruited to assist Gao Shida. But how could Gao Shida, who already had a heart problem, be willing to rely on Wang Fubao's help? So since two months ago, Wang Fubao's five thousand elite soldiers have been idle there and have not been touched.
In terms of combat effectiveness, none of Gao Shida's troops can match the five thousand elites in Dou Jiande's hands. Dou Jiande sent these five thousand elites to help. This shows Dou Jiande's loyalty to him, but Gao Shida has it in his heart. Gao Di. He originally wanted to win Bohai with his own strength. If he used these five thousand elites this time, wouldn't it be with the help of Dou Jiande's power. Thinking of this, Gao Shida gritted his teeth, but ignored Song. Zheng Ben's suggestion. Instead, he turned to Hao Xiaode and shouted: "Hao Xiaode, you must break the Bohai Sea for me today. Otherwise, you can get back to Gaojibo."
Hearing Gao Shida's roar, Hao Xiaode couldn't help but shrink his head. He just wanted to go back to Gaojibo. He was just going to be thrown into the cold palace by Gao Shida. Hao Xiaode was able to achieve his current status all because of Gao Shida. If he offended Gao Shida was unhappy. Hao Xiaode himself had no luck. So after Gao Shida finished yelling, Hao Xiaode could only grit his teeth and shout to Gao Shida: "Don't worry, sir. Even if I, Hao Xiaode, risk my life, We must also capture Bohai City." After saying that, Hao Xiaode immediately rode towards the battlefield ahead. He wanted to personally supervise the battle.
Seeing Hao Xiaode do this, Gao Shida's face became slightly better. He turned his head and shouted to Song Zhengben in a deep voice: "Look, even if there is no Dou Jiande, I still have people who are good at fighting." After finishing speaking, Gao Shida turned back and continued to watch the battle. Gao Shida's words made Song Zhengben smile helplessly. Gao Shida's meaning couldn't be more obvious. If he tried to persuade him again, it would only make Gao Shida more angry. It doesn't help. Now, Song Zhengben only had hope that Hao Xiaode could really turn the tide and change the situation on the battlefield.
Hao Xiaode rushed to the bottom of the city wall in one breath. Pointing to the top of the city, he shouted to the rebel soldiers on the left and right: "Brothers, what are you waiting for? There are plenty of food and women in this city. As long as the city gate is breached, the food and Women are all yours. Kill them for me." Hao Xiaode is not a good-for-nothing person. He knows very well the level of the rebels under his command. Using some high-sounding reasons will have no effect at all. But this food and women are the most powerful. Stimulate the combat effectiveness of soldiers.
Sure enough, under Hao Xiaode's instigation, the rebel soldiers roared like beasts and climbed up with strange screams. Many soldiers were even shot by arrows and had their heads smashed by stones, but they still persisted. They gritted their teeth and climbed up. At this moment, they had transformed into beasts. It really extended the battle line towards the city. And seeing that this trick worked, Hao Xiaode was also overjoyed. He continued to add more ingredients: " Brothers, go up, go up. Just rush to the top of the city. Food, gold, and women. You can have as much as you want. The first one to climb up the city, I will reward you three hundred taels of gold and ten watery gold coins. girl."
There must be a brave man under a heavy reward. Such a high reward also made the rebel soldiers work hard. As a result, the defenders on the top of the city also felt the pressure doubled. On the high platform on the top of the city. Seeing this situation, Changsun Heng'an did not panic. Instead, he looked at the changes on the battlefield coldly. His eyes flashed with cold light. Soon, Changsun Heng'an let out a cold snort, then opened his hand and took it from the soldiers beside him. After passing the iron bow and arrow, before the surrounding soldiers could react, the arrow had already been attached to the iron bow. The bow string was instantly pulled into a full moon. Changsun Heng'an's eyes followed the direction of the arrow. There was a cold feeling. Immediately afterwards, I saw Changsun Heng'an's left hand loosen. The bow string shot out the arrow in the blink of an eye.
The arrows pierced the sky with a sharp sound, flying across the battlefield and heading straight for Hao Xiaode under the city wall. Changsun Heng'an could see it clearly. The reason why the rebel soldiers suddenly increased their combat effectiveness was all because of Hao Xiaode. Because of this, the first thing Changsun Heng'an had to do was to block Hao Xiaode's mouth.
At this moment, Hao Xiaode saw that his encouragement strategy was working. He was secretly happy and wanted to continue. Suddenly, a tingling sensation came from his whole body. Hao Xiaode subconsciously raised his head. He happened to see a The arrow flew towards his head. Hao Xiaode was immediately startled. He hurriedly raised the steel knife in his hand to block. The arrow and the steel knife collided. Hao Xiaode felt a huge force from The steel knife was uploaded. He couldn't even control his own body. He flew backwards from the horse and landed heavily on the ground.
A mere arrow was so powerful. Hao Xiaode couldn't believe his eyes. He quickly got up from the ground. He felt that his wrist was still shaking. Hao Xiaode subconsciously lowered his head and pointed towards his hand. When I looked at the steel knife, I saw an arrow with feathers stuck on the surface of the steel knife. It actually shot through the fine steel knife.
Looking at the arrow that was still trembling on the steel knife, Hao Xiaode felt his scalp numb. If he hadn't been so vigilant and raised it to block, the arrow would have definitely hit him. Even if he didn't hit it, he would have hit him. It hit a vital point. I was about to lose half of my life. I thought that my location was a certain distance from the city wall. There should be no arrows hitting me. But I didn't expect that arrows kept coming. And the force was so strong. .
Immediately, Hao Xiaode immediately raised his head and looked towards the top of the city. Such a powerful arrow would definitely not be shot by an ordinary soldier. And when Hao Xiaode raised his head, he also saw at a glance the arrow standing proudly on the high platform. Changsun Heng'an. It's not that Hao Xiaode's judgment is very good. But at this moment, Changsun Heng'an has bent his bow again and is aiming at Hao Xiaode.
Just being targeted, the tingling feeling all over his body came back again. Hao Xiaode was shocked. On the top of the city, the arrow had also come out of the string and flew towards him. This arrow Compared with the arrow that forced Hao Xiaode to dismount just now, it was faster and stronger. Hao Xiaode couldn't care less about his face. He just rolled on the ground like a lazy donkey. When Hao Xiaode just turned over, he felt his back. The armor on his back tightened, but the arrow had already hit the hem of Hao Xiaode's armor, and was deeply nailed to the ground. Hao Xiaode could only turn it over halfway, but fell heavily to the ground. He was so disgraced and embarrassed.
"Tsk." Seeing that the two arrows failed to kill Hao Xiaode, the eldest son Heng'an couldn't help but frowned. He drew his left hand in the quiver again. This time he pulled out three arrows. They were all shot in one breath. He opened the bow string and shot out the three arrows. The three arrows formed a cross-shaped formation in the air and flew straight to Hao Xiaode.
At this moment, Hao Xiaode was trying hard to pull off the hem of his armor from the arrow. But the arrow was almost completely buried in the ground. Even the armor was deeply inserted. Hao Xiaode had so much strength that he couldn't bear it. It was used, but there was no way to pull out the armor. At this moment, someone shouted from the side: "General, be careful."
Hearing this exclamation, Hao Xiaode turned his head and looked up. He saw three increasingly larger arrows flying towards him. Hao Xiaode was startled. He wanted to dodge, but found that he could not run away at all. The only option was to wave the steel knife with an arrow stuck in it to block. A clanging sound was heard. The first arrow hit the steel knife, but it broke the steel knife directly. And the rest The two arrows went up and down without any hindrance. They hit Hao Xiaode's throat and lower abdomen directly.
Hao Xiaode's eyes widened. He still held the half steel knife in his hand. He opened his mouth wide, but no words could come out. Only blood kept coming out of his mouth. He stared blankly at the sky. There were still arrows and arrows flying there from time to time. Stones flew past. There were only screams in his ears, but the shouts of killing became more and more distant. In the end, Hao Xiaode could only fall down weakly and could no longer stand up.
When Hao Xiaode died like this, the morale that the rebels had just built up suddenly dropped to the bottom. These rebels at the front were all Hao Xiaode's subordinates. Now even their leaders were dead. How could they still have fighting spirit? It was just the rear. There was no sound of retreating troops. They could only grit their teeth and continue fighting on the city wall. But the effect was much worse than before. On the other hand, the defenders on the city wall. After Changsun Heng'an showed such a unique skill, his morale was soaring. Arrows poured down like rain, crushing the rebels under the city wall to the point where they could not climb up the ladder at all.
At the rear of the rebel formation, Song Zhengben turned to look at Gao Shida with a bitter look on his face. Although he had guessed that Hao Xiaode would not succeed, he did not expect that Hao Xiaode would fail so quickly and risk his own life. It's a loss. As a result, there is no chance of breaking through the Bohai Sea today. Song Zhengben immediately said to Gao Shida: "My lord, the morale of the army is unstable. It will be detrimental to the army to continue fighting. It is better to withdraw temporarily."