There were corpses everywhere near the gap, and injured people were struggling and shouting desperately among the corpses. Some people were screaming and waving daggers to fight with the same wounded people around them.
The attackers in black armor and the defenders with messy military uniforms could no longer maintain their formation and command. Either three or five of them fought against each other, or thirty or fifty of them were entangled in a whirlpool. Everyone
They all howled like wild beasts and used all their strength.
At this moment, glory, wealth or anything else is meaningless. Everyone's life is only a momentary swing of the blade. Suppress the enemy and kill the enemy, and you can live. Otherwise, you will die immediately, and everything will be lost.
stop.
In this high-intensity fight, Liu Ran completely exhausted his physical energy. The shield in his left hand was chopped into pieces, but it felt too heavy to lift; the knife in his right hand was stabbed or chopped repeatedly after being stabbed or chopped.
There were several more gaps, and it seemed like it didn't look like a knife, but like a fish with sharp teeth, and it began to try to get rid of the control of the right hand.
Veteran soldiers with rich battlefield experience like them would never persist at this time, and even the officers who were shouting and urging the battle would not force them. So Liu Ran took a look at a gap in the fighting, suddenly stepped back, and hid in two steps.
Behind the half-section of rammed earth low wall.
This location was chosen by him, Liang Hu and others long ago and is very suitable for rest and concealment.
But the last time he retreated here, Liu Ran ran for more than forty steps in one breath. It was only half the time for the incense sticks to pass, and the defenders retreated step by step, almost getting close to the low wall. In this way, they could go in through the gap.
The influx of enemy troops had more and more room for maneuver. Under the orders of the general who was against Liu Ran and the other three, they even had time to start forming formations!
That general was Shi Tianying, who surrendered to the Mongols. This man's reputation for bravery was spread even in the Lulong area. Liu Ran didn't know about it just now, but now that he knew his identity, he felt even more pity.
Liang Hu pulled Zhang Pingliang and retreated to Liu Ran.
Zhang Pingliang charged murderously, still screaming. He had just roared and rolled with a black soldier like a wild beast, and now his voice was completely hoarse. Liang Hu saw that he was grabbing the enemy too hard, and even
His fingernails were turned over, and he couldn't help but gasp.
Liu Ran took off the horn bow from behind and tried to shoot Shi Tianying who was directing the formation. But he really had no strength at all. He tried twice and couldn't draw the bow.
An officer of the garrison shouted loudly from high on the tower.
Liang Hu climbed up and looked through the gap in the broken bricks of the low wall. He saw the dark enemy troops occupying the wall on the right side of the gap and began to attack the tower.
He spit out bloody spit and turned back to lean against the low wall: "Damn it, the Black Tartars are so cruel. They don't want to keep us until tomorrow."
"The main force of the Black Tartars hasn't moved yet." Liu Ran looked at his hands shaking violently and sighed: "Aren't the people who are attacking now all Han'er from Jinzhou?"
"Damn, damn..." Liang Hu didn't know how to respond and cursed a few more casually.
Zheng Ke bent over and suddenly appeared from behind the low wall on the side.
Almost all of his men were killed or injured in the fierce battle just now. Everyone knew that this fierce man had become an empty leader. Therefore, even an honest man like Liang Hu didn't bother to get up to say hello. Only Liu Ran reluctantly sat down.
Change from sitting to squatting.
Zheng Ke suddenly stretched out his arm and grabbed Liu Ran.
He lowered his voice: "The situation is not right!"
"What?"
"Just now when I went to the south gate to urge reinforcements, I saw Gao Biao and his followers rushing to the city gate, saying they were preparing to defend the city together. However, I think this old boy is planning to open the city and surrender!"
"How is that possible?" Liang Hu opened his mouth wide and said blankly for a while: 'He is the military judge of Pingzhou! Apart from the military envoy in the city, he is the one!'
Zheng Ke sneered repeatedly: "The manager is running around giving orders. Do you think Gao Biao has moved in this day? He acted suddenly because he was sure that he could not hold on anymore and wanted to find another way! Besides, at the south gate, there was no way to go.
On the other side, the person in charge of attacking the city is Brother Youxing, a wealthy man from Gaozhou... He, like Gao Biao, is from Bohai! Once Gao Biao opened the city, his own clan made a great contribution, and he and Brother Youxing can support each other!"
"Are we really unable to hold on? We have been fighting for a long time, but we can't hold on anymore? These dogs... these people are all dogs!" Zhang Pingliang suddenly started crying.
On the contrary, Liu Ran and Liang Hu were calm. Along the boundary trench, there were too many high-ranking officials in the imperial court to abandon the battle and flee in front of their formations, or to betray their friendly forces and surrender. As the majesty of the imperial court was shaken, the Yi and Chi armies in various places also
Then shaken.
Tens of thousands of Han soldiers are attacking the city from all sides, and they insist on scolding a Bohai man for not fighting to the death for the Jurchens... They have been scolding him for two years now, and they can hardly stop scolding him anymore.
"Pingzhou is definitely doomed. Shi Tianying who attacked the east gate is a ruthless man, and we can't defend it either!"
Zheng Ke lowered his voice: "You all follow me closely! I have asked people to keep an eye on Gao Biao. Once he makes a move, we will leave... I still have a few reliable brothers at Ximen. Everyone opened the door directly and went to Qinglong
Go to the river!"
"Where are the people in the city? What should we do with so many people?" Zhang Pingliang raised his head and asked, "You are the commander! You must tell the envoy quickly and ask him to send someone to arrest Gao Biao!"
The ferocious look on Zheng Ke's face flashed away: "Where are there no common people? Back then, I was in Jinyingou, Liu Ran was in Xiaochengzi, Lao Liang was in Guiliuhe, and you fool, you were in Qijiadian, where can you see
To the common people? There are dozens of military forts along the boundary trench. Aren’t all the people inside them are common people! If you die, you will die! If Pingzhou City cannot be defended, we ourselves will die, who cares?"
He sneered a few more times: "You are all good players, it would be a pity to die here, so I gave you a chance. If you insist on dying with the city, then so be it! You will die today, immediately, immediately
!”
"Qianzhi, let's go with you." Liu Ran stood up, held up Zhang Pingliang with one hand, and with the other hand pulled a knife from the pile of corpses and stuffed it into the empty scabbard.
Liang Hu thought for a moment, threw down the spear, and replaced it with a straight knife in his hand.
Several people were mulling things over behind the low wall, attracting the attention of the officer who was shouting orders from the front.
That man was wearing a white military robe and black leather boots. He was the Jurchen commander in charge of guarding the east gate under Wulin Daqi.
"Stop!" he shouted: "No one is allowed to leave without my order! Everyone fight forward!"
Zheng Ke was usually unruly and brutal, so why did he care about the orders of others at this moment? He blew his nostrils into the sky, ignored them, and hurried away with Liu Ran and others.
Na Dutong suddenly turned dark, drew his sword out of its sheath, and stood in front of Zheng Ke: "Military law is ruthless, Zheng Qianji, you must not seek death!"
Zheng Ke cursed and yelled at him, and suddenly saw a familiar subordinate waving wildly deep in the road.
He knew that it was Gao Biao from the south gate who was about to take action, so he could no longer control the impatience and violence in his heart. However, the general scolded him viciously, so he felt furious, rushed to the front of the general, and killed him with a single blow.
Cut off half of his neck.
"Martial law? I'm going to use your mother's military law! Do you still care about me?"
Blood splashed all over Zheng Ke's head and face. Zheng Ke looked around and shouted: "This city can't be defended! If you want to live, follow me!"
This action stunned Liu Ran and others. Even the soldiers who were still fighting hard at the front looked back. The defenders' calls and shouts fell silent for a moment. The next moment, someone exclaimed,
Some people wailed, some cursed, and even more people shouted: "We are all dead! We can't hold on anymore!"
There was no incident in the direction of the south gate, but the defense of the east gate collapsed almost instantly.
Zheng Ke said nothing, kicked the governor over and ran towards the west gate.
Liu Ran and the other three were stunned, but they were suddenly swarmed by the defeated troops from behind.
"Follow him!" Liu Ran shouted, leading Zhang Pingliang and Liang Hu to chase after him.
Just as they started, the black army stormed in at the same time. The archers who were originally covering the rear also rushed into the city, firing their bows and arrows everywhere, shooting down the deserters who had their backs turned to them one by one, just like
It's like shooting a running rabbit in a hunting ground.
Liang Hu had just run a few steps when an arrow suddenly flew from an angle and pierced his thigh.
He screamed and limped for two more steps. But with every step he took, a large stream of blood spurted out from the penetrating wound between his thigh bone and muscle.
Liu Ran pushed away several broken soldiers and rushed back, trying to help Liang Hu.
Liang Hu sat in a pool of blood stained by his own blood, waved his hands vigorously, and hissed: "I can't move, you go quickly! If you slow down at this time, you will die! You go quickly! I am almost forty years old, I have lived enough."
Got it!"
Zhang Pingliang started crying again. Liu Ran looked deeply at Liang Hu, nodded to him, and turned Zhang Pingliang around. The two figures were wrapped in the deserter team and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Liang Hu stared blankly at the direction in which the two disappeared. He had served in the army in Northern Xinjiang for fifteen years, but he had been hanging out with Liu Ran and Zhang Pingliang for ten years. They had experienced many hardships together and had never been separated. Now here we are.
The two of them walked quickly. He was a little happy, but also a little sad:
"Damn, these two boys really dumped me!"
He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and tried hard with both hands to push himself to the side of the road. Unexpectedly, the arrow cluster scratched the ground and pulled the wound, which made the pain even more severe. He stood up with a curse and took out his knife to cut the arrow.
Rod.
After cutting it twice, I heard a huge roar from both the south and north sides of the city, as if countless people were shouting madly. It seemed that it was not only Gao Biao from the south gate, but also Meng Anbo Jilie Bai Saye who was in charge of the north gate.
Decided to surrender.
To the south are the soldiers and horses of the Bohai people You Xingzong, to the east is Shi Tianying, and to the north is no one knows which powerful group. I don’t know why these people are like chicken blood after taking refuge in Mongolia. The Jurchens must not be able to withstand it.
living.
Liang Hu took out the arrow shaft, and the severe pain eased slightly. He didn't bother to treat the wound, so he just lay on the roadside.
The black army who came in through the gap in the city wall quickly rushed past him, and there were people killing all the way along the city wall. He heard the constant sound of gold and iron, curses, begging for mercy, and the lack of time from the city.
The people who fled were crying.
The city gate was quickly opened, and the black cavalry in black armor rushed in, each waving their sharp swords in a show of force.
Liang Hu squinted at them, waiting for someone to notice him.
I stretched my neck, and it was very easy for any military commander to bend down and wave the long sword to settle the matter.
The Jin Dynasty border wall sites of Xiaochengzi, Guiliuhe and Qijiadian are very close to each other and can be visited in one day. Jinyingou is far away and irrelevant, so I remember it because the names are nice:-)
In addition, a friend recommended the new book "Bochner's Kingdom", which is considered a semi-fictional fantasy epic? I think it is quite interesting and I recommend it.