Bursts of beating drums sounded outside Yueyang City, and above the city head, screams and shouts kept ringing out. Together with the blood mist that floated over the city head from time to time, it was clear that this scene was going on.
The fierce fighting has been going on for a long time.
"Thunderbolt! How are you doing?" The white-faced and long-bearded Zheng Wenxiu did not look as gentle and elegant as usual at this moment. He was covered in blood and kept waving the long sword in his hand while slashing and killing those who climbed up the city.
The enemy at the head screamed at the other end: "Are you dead? If not, just scream!"
"Stop talking nonsense! You're not dead! How could I die!" On the other side of the city, the bearded Lei Shimeng was also wielding a pumpkin hammer and shouting loudly. His appearance was compared to Zheng Wenxiu's.
He was still in embarrassment. One hand was holding the pumpkin hammer tightly, and the other hand was cut off from the elbow! He was simply bandaged with white cloth, and the blood had already been soaked, and it was still flowing out.
Blood dripping. This was cut off by a Koda Han thief soldier in the battle three days ago, but this did not affect Lei Shimeng's courage to continue fighting at all. After being simply bandaged, Lei Shimeng even connected with the city.
He didn't even leave his head and continued to fight at the top of the city!
It has been half a month since Zhang Xiu died in battle outside the city, and there is still no sign of reinforcements. Outside the city, Du Fuwei's Jianghuai Army and Zhu Can's Kodahan Bandit Army took turns to launch a fierce attack on Yueyang City. If not inside Yueyang City,
The Jiangnan Army resisted desperately, and Yueyang City had long been breached!
Of course, it would be impossible for the Jiangnan Army alone to stop the Jianghuai Army and the Kodahan Bandits from joining forces to attack the city! This is also thanks to the "prestige" of Zhu Can and his Kodahan Bandits.
!As soon as they heard that the ogre king Zhu Can was coming to attack Yueyang, the people in Yueyang City, whether they were scholars, peasants, merchants or merchants, all came to help the Jiangnan Army defend the city. Only then could the Jiangnan Army defend Yueyang for half a month!
"Qin, King Qin! After all, how long will it take for reinforcements to arrive?" Seeing Lei Shimeng kill three enemies who wanted to sneak attack him in one breath, behind Lei Shimeng was a person who was well-dressed and seemed to be in the city.
The middle-aged gentleman couldn't help but stepped forward and asked.
This middle-aged man was the shopkeeper of a rice shop in the city. He heard that every time he conquered a city, Zhu Can, who would eat half of the people in the city, came to attack Yueyang. The shopkeeper was immediately frightened and led everyone in his shop to run up.
Chengtou came to help defend the city. After defending the city for nearly half a month, all the shopkeeper's men were dead, and he was the only one left. However, there seemed to be a steady stream of enemies outside the city, which made him a little desperate.
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"What nonsense!" Lei Shi glared fiercely, waved the pumpkin hammer with one hand, and almost flew over the shopkeeper's head. The next moment it landed on the head of a Jianghuai Army soldier, and suddenly
It just smashed the soldier's head open, and the plasma and brain matter flew up, red and white, all over the shopkeeper's face! And Lei Shimeng glanced at the shopkeeper who was already frightened, and opened his mouth to shout
: "Your Majesty will not leave us alone! Of course there are reinforcements! And reinforcements will come soon!"
Lei Shimeng said the last two words very loudly, not only to the shopkeeper, but also to all the garrison soldiers on the entire city. The purpose was naturally to boost the morale of the soldiers and let them
I persisted to the end! However, the shopkeeper was skeptical about Lei Shimeng's words. Only God knows how much he believed it.
In fact, even Lei Shimeng himself doesn't have much confidence. It has been half a month. According to the previous plan, the reinforcements should have arrived long ago, but until now, not even a shadow of the reinforcements has been seen! Could it be that?
, has Yueyang City been abandoned by Xiao Mian?
No! Impossible! As soon as this idea popped up, Lei Shimeng immediately shook his head hard to get rid of the idea, then gritted his teeth, continued to swing the pumpkin hammer, and continued to fight!
Not to mention the anxiety among the defenders such as Lei Shimeng on top of the city, the siege forces outside the city were equally anxious.
"Zhu Can! Look! Look! If it weren't for your notorious reputation, how could you have inspired the people of Yueyang City to help the Jiangnan Army defend the city! This is all due to your past evil deeds!"
Behind the siege army, Du Fuwei pointed to the battlefield where the fighting was going on at the top of the city, and shouted at Zhu Can next to him with a livid face. Zhu Can's face was obviously not much better, his eyes narrowed.
He opened the seam, flashed his eyes, and snorted coldly: "Old Monster Du! You should be more polite when you speak! I am not your subordinate! If you are angry with those dogs you raise! Don't point fingers in front of me.
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Zhu Can's words naturally refer to Ximen Junyi who was standing behind Du Fuwei. After hearing Zhu Can's words, Ximen Junyi's expression immediately changed, his eyes widened, and he glared at Zhu Can fiercely. But for Ximen Jun
How could Zhu Can be frightened by Yi's look in his eyes? He just pretended he didn't see it.
"Tsk!" Regarding Zhu Can's provocation, Du Fuwei immediately showed a disdainful expression, snorted coldly, and snorted: "Zhu Can! Don't play such tricks in front of me! You really have that energy.
It's better to let your Kodak Han soldiers fight bravely, and take down Yueyang City as soon as possible."
His scheming was discovered, but Zhu Can didn't look ashamed at all. Instead, he opened his mouth and cursed: "Bah! Weird Du! You don't feel blushing when you say this? I was the one who beat Jiujiang down."
Yes, now it's your turn in Yueyang! Why should I be the one to take the lead? You really think I'm your father, and you deserve to wipe your ass?"
Zhu Can made rude remarks, and Du Fuwei was not a kind person. Of course he couldn't help it. He gritted his teeth and with a clang, he pulled out the sword from his waist and pointed it at Zhu Can! As soon as Du Fuwei made this move, everyone around him was shocked.
The soldiers of both sides showed their weapons and pointed at each other almost at the same time! Du Fuwei didn't care about the consequences of doing so, he just stared at Zhu Can coldly and shouted: "Zhu Can! How dare you be so cruel to me?
Li? Do you really think that I, Du Fuwei, am afraid of you?"
"Hehe!" Compared to the sword in Du Fuwei's hand, Zhu Can always had his hands on his hips, looking at Du Fuwei with a strange smile, and hummed: "Of course you, Old Monster Du, are not afraid of me! What you are afraid of is
Wan He! Hehe! Otherwise, you wouldn't have suffered such a big loss in Hebei, but you didn't even dare to fart and came to hang out with me!"
What Zhu Can said was that Du Fuwei, Wan He, and Xue Shixiong's three-way Northern Expedition last year was plotted by Luo Yi, Dou Jiande, Gao Kaidao, and Li Mi. Not only did they lose troops, but also their adopted son and the third subordinate under his command.
The fierce general Wang Xiongdan was defeated and died miserably! This battle was undoubtedly a great shame for Du Fuwei, who dominated Jianghuai!
Everyone originally thought that Du Fuwei would be furious and lead all the Jianghuai troops north to seek justice. However, they did not expect that Du Fuwei had been silent for half a year, but instead turned around and cooperated with Zhu Can to attack Xiao Mian alone.
Wang Xiongdan was not only Du Fuwei's adopted son, but also a life-saving figure for Du Fuwei. He was definitely a very important subordinate to Du Fuwei. However, he died so unjustly this time when he went north. For Du Fuwei, Wang Xiongdan died unjustly.
For Fuwei, that was definitely a hidden wound in his heart! In the entire Jianghuai Army, no one dared to mention this matter in front of Du Fuwei, but Zhu Can dared to rub salt into Du Fuwei's wound.
! Even Ximen Junyi was frightened now. He stared at Zhu Can in shock and anger, with the sword in his hand placed across his chest, ready to step forward and fight Zhu Can at any time!
Du Fuwei was naturally even more angry. He stared at Zhu Can with a sinister look on his face. He waved the sword in his hand and let out a loud shout. He twisted his body and struck the soil at his feet! The blade of the sword was almost completely inserted into the soil.
, the handle of the knife was still shaking, showing how angry Du Fuwei was in his heart at this moment. Du Fuwei took a deep breath, glared at Zhu Can again, and then twisted his body and headed straight towards
Jianghuai Army walked into the camp and without looking back he said one sentence: "Order the entire army to retreat! If we want to fight, let them fight!"
Du Fuwei actually endured this bad breath? Ximen Junyi, who was familiar with Du Fuwei's character, was also shocked and looked at Du Fuwei's back in surprise. But no matter how surprised he was, Ximen Junyi still responded to Du Fuwei's order.
Not daring to disobey, he quickly came to his senses, shouted loudly, and passed on Du Fuwei's order.
As the crisp golden sound sounded, among the coalition forces that were attacking the city, the Jianghuai Army immediately withdrew from the battle and quickly returned to the military camp. When all the Jianghuai Army retreated, Ximen Junyi looked at it coldly.
He glanced at Zhu Can, turned around and walked back without saying a word.
"Your Majesty, then, what should we do?" Seeing the Jianghuai army withdrawing, only the Kodahan Thieves were left fighting alone on the battlefield. Although they still had the advantage, the advantage was no longer as obvious as before.
If the battle continues, Yueyang City will definitely not be captured today, and Zhu Can will even lose a lot of his Kodahan bandits! A soldier next to Zhu Can finally mustered up some courage and stepped forward to attack him.
Zhu Can asked this question.
"What should I do? What else can I do?" After having a quarrel with Du Fuwei, Zhu Can was in a bad mood. He glared at the soldier fiercely. The coldness in his eyes also frightened the soldier and he couldn't help but beat him.
He trembled, for fear of being angered by Zhu Can, and chopped himself up to make a snack. Zhu Can didn't seem to have any intention of killing, he just glanced at the soldier, and then gritted his teeth and shouted: "Don't they Jianghuai Army
Fight, are we so stupid that we want to go up and die? Retreat! Retreat! In Yueyang City, whoever wants to fight will be beaten! I don’t deserve to be such a fool!"
Zhu Can's order was immediately followed by the sound of gold. Now even the cold bandit soldiers retreated. The battlefield where the fighting was in full swing immediately became a truce zone, leaving only the defenders on the top of the city.