Chapter six hundred and ninety-six ecstasy and panic
Hongnong City is peaceful.
With the sound of light footsteps, the city gate creaked open, and outside the city, a group of sleepy Soldiers lazily walked out of the city gate.
Some of these soldiers had to sprinkle water and sweep the floor, some moved deer antlers, and began a full day of duty.
On the distant road, scattered business travelers and grain trucks began to slowly come towards the west gate of Hongnong.
Although Hongnong is at war, the situation in Hongnong City is relatively safe for the time being because Shaanxian County to the east has firmly defended Hongnong's gate and blocked Chu's army of more than 100,000 troops.
At this time, it is located at the west gate, so the garrison is far less dense than the east gate.
Even so, the gatekeepers did not dare to be careless. They carefully checked the pedestrians entering the city and checked the customs clearance certificates to prevent unauthorized entry and exit.
Everything seemed so orderly, just like before.
In the calm, an old soldier stretched his body and looked around unintentionally.
Suddenly, the old pawn's expression changed, and he seemed to notice some movement, so he narrowed his eyes and looked toward the mountains to the southwest.
There seemed to be some movement on the hillside. His old eyes were dim and he couldn't see clearly, but his soldier's instinct told him that the movement was abnormal.
So the old soldier pulled a young soldier next to him and asked him to take a look at what was going on on the other side of the hillside.
It didn't matter what the young soldier saw. He was stunned for a moment, as if he had seen something terrible.
"Chu...Chu army! Chu army is coming." The frightened young soldier screamed.
This scream attracted everyone's attention. The soldiers and civilians crowded at the city gate turned their heads to look at the hillside.
In their field of vision, they saw countless Chu troops in ragged clothes, rushing down the hillside all over the mountains and fields, rushing toward the west gate of Hongnong.
For a moment, everyone was stunned, and at the same time they suddenly thought they were hallucinating.
Wasn't the Chu army blocked by General Le Jin in Shaanxi County? Where did these Chu soldiers come from?
Soon, the stunned crowd was awakened by the fierce Chu army descending from the sky.
Those Chu soldiers with haggard figures, tattered clothes, and savage-like shapes, in the blink of an eye, were like hungry beasts. They came overwhelmingly and pounced on the wide-open west gate of Hongnong.
In an instant, the city gate seemed to explode, and everyone fell into endless panic.
The soldiers guarding the gate were yelling and trying to close the city gate. The merchants and pedestrians waiting to enter the city were screaming and rushing towards the city gate like crazy. You pushed me and I tried to get in front of the big Chu soldiers.
Flee into the city.
Panic. Crowding, chaos.
Huang Zhong went through hardships, climbed hundreds of miles of mountains, and appeared here like divine soldiers descending from the sky, in order to achieve the immediate effect.
"Come into the city and kill all the thieves," Huang Zhong shouted like a thunderbolt, holding a long knife in his hand, and rushed into the chaotic crowd at the head of the crowd.
At this time, Huang Zhong didn't care whether they were soldiers or civilians. He raised the long knife in his hand and ruthlessly swept towards those who blocked his advance.
Five thousand Chu troops came like wolves, with sharp fangs and bloodthirsty pounce on the panicked sheep.
The howling was loud and terrible.
Streams of blood gushed out like spring water, turning into thick blood mist in the sky.
In the midst of the bloodshed, Huang Zhong led his soldiers, stepping on the enemy's corpses, advancing fiercely, and reached the city gate in a matter of seconds.
The chaos and crowding prevented the frightened Cao Jun from closing the city gate. Huang Zhong opened his long sword from left to right, like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, killing all the enemy soldiers in front of the city gate, and marched into Hongnong City with majestic tigers and wolves.
Five thousand Chu troops rushed into the city like a tide, driving away the enemies who were fighting against each other.
Hongnong City, I'm here!
Huang Zhong was extremely excited, laughed wildly, and strode in with his sword drawn.
At this moment, the guard general of Hongnong City, Le Wei, was dressed neatly and went up to the east gate for routine inspection.
As the son of Cao family general Le Jin, Le Wei has the decisiveness and courage of his father, but now he has a dull and unhappy look on his face.
Because like his father, he killed the enemy and made meritorious deeds on the front line of Shaanxi County, instead of sitting in the rock-like rear and doing such idle duties.
"When can my father transfer me to Shaanxi County? I can kill thieves happily." Le Wei looked eastward and sighed in his heart.
As usual, Hongnong City remained as calm as water. Le Wei had finished his inspection and wanted to go down to the city.
At this moment, a scout on horseback rushed towards the city. He ran to the top of the city in panic and shouted: "General, something bad has happened. The Chu army has entered Hongnong from the west gate."
Le Wei's expression was shocked, and he immediately shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about? The Chu army is all blocking Shaanxi County for my father's commander. How can they kill me, Hongnong, if they have wings?"
"I don't know, but thousands of enemies came in and fought under the banner of the Chu army."
Le Wei frowned secretly and said in a deep voice: "It must be mountain bandits who are causing trouble. Don't panic. Follow me and go to quell these daring gangsters."
After that, Le Wei hurriedly descended to the city, led thousands of Cao's troops on the east gate, and rushed towards the west gate.
When Le Wei led his army into the central avenue of the city, he saw his soldiers fleeing towards this direction like mice crossing the street, while the enemies behind them were unstoppable and were being killed all the way.
The enemies that were killed were large in number, and their attacks and defenses were orderly. They were clearly elite troops and could not be just bandits.
Looking at the enemy's strength, Le Wei was startled and thought to himself: "Could it be that these enemy thieves are really incapable of the Chu army? However, Shaanxi County is clearly impregnable. How did these Chu thieves get here? This is incredible!
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When Le Wei was still frightened, Huang Zhong was facing him, riding his horse and wielding his sword, swiping at his tiger and wolf troops, which came in like a tide.
Huang Zhong, who was galloping like a horse, was even more unstoppable. He rode in the lead, harvesting the heads of enemy soldiers like chopping vegetables and melons.
When Le Chen was not surprised, Huang Zhong had already led his army to kill him. With the sword in his hand like lightning, he came straight towards Le Chen.
"It's time for a mere old man to be so arrogant in front of this general. I think you think you've been living on your own for too long!" Le Wei was deeply afraid of his father's bravery and arrogance. When he saw the old enemy general with white beard and hair coming to kill him, he simply couldn't
Don't take it seriously.
The ambitious and arrogant Le Wei gave a low shout. Without any fear, he galloped his horse and brandished his sword, and charged forward.
The two war horses collided like lightning, each holding a long knife in their hands, roaring into each other with the sound of hunting wind.
Just before the fight, Le Wei suddenly saw a flash of light and shadow in front of his eyes. The opponent who was clearly right in front of him suddenly disappeared.
And at the moment when he lost consciousness, the sword that disappeared from the front swept towards him diagonally without anyone noticing.
"This old man can change his moves so quickly. How is this possible..." Le Wei was horrified. He saw the blade coming at an angle. He could only instinctively raise the knife to block it.
Unfortunately, times have changed.
Huang Zhong, who was extremely skilled in martial arts, couldn't resist the fatal move that a general like Le Wei, who had meager martial arts skills, could resist.
Just before Le Wei's sword was raised, the gleaming blade was like the fangs of the god of death, striking with lightning.
puff!
A bloody human head flew into the air.
The bloody corpse swayed for a few moments and then fell to the horse.
Five Tiger Generals. Kill the enemy with one sword.
Huang Zhong, who killed Le Wei in formation, was as powerful as a divine general. He danced his bloody sword and charged straight at the enemy group.
Cao's troops, who were already in panic, witnessed their general being killed with a single sword, and their remaining fighting spirit collapsed in an instant.
Thousands of Cao's troops retreated looking for the wind.
Huang Zhong and his soldiers rushed forward and swept and killed them wantonly.
A surprise battle had now turned into a massacre.
The battle lasted from early morning to noon. When the sun passed high in the sky, Cao's army in Hongnong City was dead and fled, and was wiped out.
The flags of Dachu were flying on all four gates of Hongnong.
Huang Zhong stood proudly on the top of the city, looking at the fleeing enemies from a distance, and laughed excitedly: "Your Majesty, I have lived up to my trust. Huang Hansheng has captured Hongnong City for you!"
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Fifty miles away, Shaanxi County.
Outside the city, Yan Liang stood on horseback, glaring coldly at the enemy city.
Forty thousand Chu soldiers have lined up outside the east gate of Shaanxi County, preparing to launch another powerful offensive.
Under the east gate city wall, there were already numerous corpses, and the blood had dyed the ground for dozens of miles in front of the city a bloody red.
"Your Majesty, General Huang has been away for so long and there is no news. It is very likely that something unexpected has happened. It will be detrimental to our army to wait any longer. Please order the attack on the city."
Beside Yan Liang, Gan Ning spoke in a deep voice, his face full of solemnity.
The generals on the left and right all had heavy expressions. They all seemed to think that Huang Zhong's army had been lost in the Kuzong Mountains. The only way to defeat the enemy city was to attack by force.
It's no wonder that nearly half a month has passed since Huang Zhong left, which is nearly twice as long as expected.
With no news for such a long time, it's no wonder that most people have lost confidence in Huang Zhong's surprise attack.
Only Yan Liang had a calm look on his face and simply said: "If you wait and scold me, I don't believe that Huang Hansheng will fail so easily."
Gan Ning was anxious and said hurriedly: "But, Your Majesty, I..."
Before he finished speaking, a scout on horseback galloped over and arrived directly in front of Yan Liang.
The scout said with surprise on his face: "Your Majesty, General Huang has just sent good news from Hongnong. He has led his army to capture Hongnong City, killed the enemy general Le Wei, and killed three thousand enemies, achieving a great victory."
The scout's words were like sparks, instantly igniting everyone's silent passion.
"Old General Huang succeeded, he actually succeeded!" Gan Ning was overjoyed and overjoyed. He had forgotten his worries and was already overjoyed.
The generals on the left and right were all jubilant and excited to the point of boiling with excitement.
Only Yan Liang was as calm as water and only nodded slightly, as if everything was as he expected.
But his heart was also filled with excitement, and he secretly praised Huang Zhong for living up to his high expectations.
While Yan Liang was excited and excited, Le Jin on the top of the city was looking down at the Chu army below the city with disdain.
"Tie Yan, how many times have you failed to attack the city and you are still not reconciled? Huh, as long as I, Le Jin, are here, you can never go further west." Le Jin sneered, his face full of pride.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly came in a hurry, delivering an urgent report from Hongnong, and delivered it in horror.
Le Jin took it and took a look, and for a moment, he was stunned. (To be continued...)
