Two hundred and ninetieth chapters: The Battle of the Bohai Sea III
Gao Shida's face was ashen. Hao Xiaode had successfully aroused the morale of the army before. Gao Shida still looked proud. He thought it was a wise move to force Hao Xiaode to supervise the battle. But in the blink of an eye, Hao Xiaode died on the front line. Gao Shida was like He was slapped hard. Song Zhengben's words also made Gao Shida tremble, but he pursed his lips tightly and did not say a word.
Song Zhengben saw him and was anxious. If this continues, all the tens of thousands of people brought by Hao Xiaode will be wiped out. Hao Xiaode is the rebel leader second only to Gao Shida in Hebei. Now Hao Xiaode is dead. All these soldiers and horses under him can be used by Gao Shida for his own use. There is no need to waste them here. Song Zhengben walked directly in front of Gao Shida and knelt down to Gao Shida. He shouted loudly: "My lord, please give the order to retreat. We can't delay it any longer."
"Master, retreat." Immediately afterwards, the rebel leaders knelt down in front of Gao Shida and spoke out to persuade. Apparently everyone saw the direction of the situation. If it continues, what Hao Xiaode left behind Not to mention the loss of their army, their soldiers and horses will also be greatly damaged.
Everyone persuaded in unison. Gao Shida could no longer remain silent. Although he was the leader of the Hebei rebels, he was not a leader worthy of the name. If all the rebels were angered, he, as a leader, would The position could not be saved. He glanced at Wang Fubao's army on the left wing from a distance. Gao Shida gritted his teeth. In the end, he could only wave his left hand. Two words almost squeezed out from between his teeth: "Retreat. Soldiers."
Gao Shida gave the military order. Song Zhengben couldn't wait any longer. He immediately rushed to deliver the order in person. Soon, the sound of gold ringing sounded on the battlefield. The rebel soldiers who were fighting on the front line felt relieved when they heard the sound of gold ringing. They hurriedly retreated. Even some soldiers who climbed on the city wall couldn't wait and just jumped down from the ladder.
Watching the rebels retreat, the defenders on the city did not cheer or pursue. They just calmly put away their weapons. This scene has been going on for two months. But today the enemy retreated. It's just that it was a little early.
On the high platform, Changsun Heng'an threw the iron bow in his hand to the soldiers behind him. Instead, he stretched out his palm and looked at the blood marks on his fingers without saying anything. The stunt of shooting three arrows in one hand just now was actually... It can be regarded as Changsun Heng'an's limit. But Changsun Heng'an is not satisfied with this. Back then, his father Changsun Sheng's archery skills could reach the nine-star continuous shooting skill. Changsun Heng'an's goal was exactly this move. Hold it firmly. Changsun Heng'an nodded lightly. As long as he continued to practice hard, he believed that one day he would be able to reach the level of his father's miraculous skills and restore the reputation of the Changsun family.
At this time, a soldier came behind Changsun Heng'an. He cupped his fists at Changsun Heng'an and shouted: "General, please send a message to the harrier."
"Yes." After hearing what the soldier said, Changsun Heng'an immediately turned around and took the secret message from the soldier. Although Bohai City was besieged, Changsun Heng'an, who had been prepared, naturally had already prepared to communicate with the outside world. method. When eldest Sun Heng'an's father, eldest Sun Sheng, lived outside the customs, he had already learned a method of using kites to convey messages from the grassland people. After coming to Hebei, eldest Sun Heng'an also used various means to obtain several A messenger harrier that can only be used to convey messages. It is used to communicate with the outside world.
After lowering his head to read the secret message in his hand, Changsun Heng'an's eyes immediately flashed with light. He tore the secret message into shreds and threw it outside the city. Then, he turned around and shouted to the soldiers behind him.
: "Order the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and arrange for a rotation of people to keep watch." After giving the instructions, Changsun Heng'an went straight down the city and rushed directly into the city.
Half an hour later, in the rebel camp outside the city, Gao Shida and other main rebel leaders formed a circle. In the middle of them, they visited a corpse. It was the corpse of Hao Xiaode who had died tragically under the city wall.
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Gao Shida bent down and picked up an arrow from Hao Xiaode's body that was still stained with Hao Xiaode's blood. Gao Shida had just learned that the person who shot Hao Xiaode to death was Sun Heng'an, the commander of the Bohai City defenders. Now Gao Shida naturally did not want to
He would underestimate this young general who had blocked his army for two months. Looking at the corpse in front of him, Gao Shida had a ferocious face and gritted his teeth. In one breath, he broke the arrow into two pieces and threw it away.
On the ground, he shouted in a deep voice: "Changsun Heng'an, I will cut you to death with a thousand knives before I can vent the hatred in my heart."
"Master." After a moment of silence, a rebel leader stepped forward and said to Gao Shida: "We have been besieging Bohai for two months now. If it drags on any longer, I'm afraid the imperial court will send reinforcements to support Bohai. By then,
.Aren’t we going to be attacked from both sides? Why not, why not withdraw our troops temporarily and wait until the next opportunity comes to capture the Bohai Sea in one fell swoop?”
This rebel leader can be said to have spoken out the thoughts of several other leaders. They are all rebels who took advantage of the chaos and rebelled. They are naturally afraid of the imperial soldiers and horses. Although it is not bad to follow Gao Shida and attack the city to show off.
But as time passed and they were about to face danger, they became uneasy and uneasy. They wished they could immediately take their troops back to the mountains to hide.
And after hearing the words of the rebel leader, Gao Shida turned his head sharply. His eyes were wide open. The eyeballs were covered with bloodshot eyes. He looked very scary. The rebel leader was stared at by Gao Shida. Suddenly
He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he was covered in cold sweat. He took two steps back, shook his head and waved his hands and said: "Mr. Gongye, I, I, I didn't mean that, I, I..."
"Humph." Gao Shida snorted coldly. But he pulled out the sword from his waist. The shining sword blade exuded a frightening cold light, which made the rebel leaders around him take a few steps back in fear.
The sword in Gao Shida's hand will fall on him. Although they are all heroes who occupy one side, Gao Shida's name is powerful in Hebei. They have relied on Gao Shida for survival for a long time. They simply do not dare to confront Gao Shida.
Gao Shida's eyes swept around the crowd, but he suddenly turned the sword in his hand and inserted it directly into the soil in front of him. The sword was extremely sharp. It penetrated nearly half of it in one breath. Gao Shida was cold.
He shouted: "It has been two months since we attacked Bohai. During this period, how many rebels died under the walls of Bohai. Even General Hao died tragically at the hands of officers and soldiers. Seeing that Bohai may be breached at any time. Now you actually say
We are leaving. Are you worthy of those rebel brothers who died under the city wall? Are you worthy of General Hao?"
Hearing Gao Shida's scolding, many people were thinking secretly. Gao Shida forced this Hao Xiaode to go. If you want to say I'm sorry or sorry, it should be Gao Shida's fault. But even though they thought so in their hearts, everyone But they all didn't dare to talk. They could only keep saying to Gao Shida, "Don't dare." Seeing that everyone no longer mentioned the retreat, Gao Shida snorted coldly, pulled out the sword in his hand, and held it high. He stood up, pointed to the sky and shouted loudly: "Today, I, Gao Shida, swear an oath here. If we cannot conquer Bohai City, I, Gao Shida, will not retreat. If we cannot kill all the officers and soldiers in the city, I will avenge General Hao and the sacrificed rebel soldiers." It's a shame. I, Gao Shida, am willing to take the sword and axe, so that I can't end well."
Seeing Gao Shida making such a poisonous oath, everyone was secretly shocked. Knowing that this matter might not be solved so easily, everyone began to think about how to deal with it more effectively, at least in the next battle. Preserving your own strength is the best strategy.
Next to Gao Shida, in addition to the rebel leaders with ulterior motives, there were also Song Zhengben and Wang Fubao. Regarding Gao Shida's behavior, Wang Fubao had no expression on his face and just stood there without saying a word. Song Zhengben He looked at Gao Shida helplessly. Song Zhengben knew very well that Gao Shida had no way out now. Even if he retreated now, the most he could do was to save his army. And Gao Shida himself could not return at all. Gaojibo even has no face to serve as the leader of the Hebei rebels anymore.
Before coming, Dou Jiande took action to repel the encirclement and suppression of Yandi's fierce soldiers, who were known as the four most powerful soldiers in the world. However, Gao Shida lost his troops and generals under the Bohai City. This positive and negative comparison did not affect Gao Shida's prestige. It's a small blow. What's more important is that when Gao Shida sent troops to the Bohai Sea, Dou Jiande repeatedly tried to dissuade him, but Gao Shida vetoed it. Now this situation is beyond control for Gao Shida. The only way is to attack. Go to the Bohai Sea and prove that you are right.
Recalling what Dou Jiande said to himself when he was in Gaojibo, Song Zhengben also had to admit that Dou Jiande had a foresight. But as Gao Shida's military advisor, Song Zhengben also knew that regretting now would be of no use. He could only find a way to help Gao Shida get it. Thinking of this battle, Song Zhengben's eyes moved to Wang Fubao next to him. The best way now is to send Wang Fubao into battle. Even if Wang Fubao cannot take Bohai in one go, with Wang Fubao's bravery and the five men under Wang Fubao, The fighting power of thousands of elites will certainly be able to greatly weaken the strength of the Bohai defenders. But unfortunately, it is probably impossible for Gao Shida to use Wang Fubao. This has reached a dead end. No matter how resourceful Song Zhengben is, he still feels that at this moment There is no way to save it.
Song Zhengben sighed deeply. He subconsciously turned his head and looked towards the direction of Bohai City. Bohai City in the distance was bathed in the setting sun and was sprinkled with a layer of blood red. He looked at the top of the city. The flag was flying for a long time. Song Zhengben's eyes suddenly lit up and rolled around. He turned his head and shouted to Gao Shida who was lecturing: "Master, my subordinates have a plan. Maybe we can try it. Let's try it." Such and such..."