Chapter 362 Decisive Battle (1)
Mo Xiuyao slowly kneaded the letters in his hand, and with a slight force, the original piece of paper instantly turned into powder and slid on the ground, turning into a thin piece of white dust. "Mo Jingqi... You'd better pray that Ali is fine! A Jin, take my token and go north and order the Mo family army to the north to reinforce Hongzhou immediately!" A Jin was stunned and said in confusion: "Prince... There are only 50,000 troops in the north now, to defend Beirong..." A cold smile rolled up on Mo Xiuyao's lips, "Mo Jingqi doesn't care, can I still want me to care for him? I'll send an order to reinforce Hongzhou immediately!"
A Jin finally understood that the prince was serious and said seriously: "A Jin received the order, A Jin took the leave." After taking the token thrown by Mo Xiuyao, A Jin turned around without hesitation and left.
Looking at A Jin's figure leaving, Mo Xiuyao clenched his fists tightly. The words slowly spit out from his mouth made people feel chilled in his heart, "Mo Jingqi... do you really think that my king's patience is unlimited? If something happens to Ali and Hongzhou... I want you to live a life worse than death!"
Outside Hongzhou City, there was still a sound of killing sound. But no one in the city would be frightened by this. Ye Li rarely sat leisurely in an empty teahouse drinking tea. The window she opened could see the soldiers on the city tower not far away trying to defend the city. Zhuo Jing, Lin Han and others stood by her silently and looked at the city tower in the distance. Qin Feng, who was following him in an ordinary day, was nowhere to be seen. Mo Hua, who was responsible for protecting Ye Li's safety, looked at the person in front of her with some confusion.
"Princess, I'm afraid I can't hold it back from the north of the city." Wei Lin hurried over and said respectfully. Ye Li lowered her head and thought for a moment and asked, "Are you all ready?" Lin Han nodded and said, "Princess, please don't worry, everything is ready. Please get up and leave Hongzhou as soon as possible." Ye Li said lightly, "Since it has been arranged, there is no need to worry. Zhuo Jing, your achievements?" Zhuo Jing said in a deep voice: "Although the time is too short, the city is the elite of the Mo family army, which is quite effective. Please don't worry, please don't worry." The word "elite" changed slightly, and after a long time, Ye Li sighed: "Yes... they are all elites of the Mo family army..." Lin Han looked at her and said, "If the Xiling army crossed Hongzhou City, the Mo family army left in the northwest would have to commit suicide and apologize. So... the princess doesn't have to feel guilty."
Ye Li pulled the corners of her lips and smiled slightly bitterly. No matter how high-sounding the reason, it could not cover up her lack of command. If a general who is equal to the King of Zhennan or the King of Zhennan changes to her position, she will never use her current fighting style - killing one thousand enemies and destroying himself by himself. This is also because of the drawbacks and flaws of the Mo family army. There may not be no candidate in the army who is more suitable to command the Mo family army than her, but... the generals below may not be convinced by these people. The tradition of only loyal to the King of Ding has created the current situation of the Mo family army. There are many ordinary generals who can conquer and fight, but it is difficult to find a commander who can truly become the commander of the first army. This is also the reason why the royal family is afraid of the Mo family army. In a country, the most brave and good at fighting is not the army of the court but the private army of a certain family...
After drinking the last sip of water in the cup, Ye Li stood up and took a last look at the Mo family army flag flying high on the city tower and said, "Let's go."
At noon on October 16, after two consecutive days and two nights of uninterrupted attacks, Hongzhou City was broken.
This time, after capturing Hongzhou City, the Xiling army did not swarm in like in Xinyang last time. Instead, they sent a small number of soldiers to enter the city first to investigate, obviously because they were afraid that the Chu would use the same trick again. In the Xinyang battle, the soldiers who died in the battle were far less than those who were burned or suffocated in the fire. The way to explore the way first was that soldiers were shuttled through every street in the city, and soon found that the streets in the city were empty, not to mention the Mo family army, even ordinary people did not. After carefully checking the city, they found that there was indeed no problem, and then they sent people out of the city to report.
Outside the city, the King of Zhennan frowned as he heard the soldiers' reports, "There is no one in the city?"
The soldiers who returned responded, "There is no one. Moreover, most of the buildings in Hongzhou City are made of stone structures, so it is afraid that it will be difficult to catch fire. It is unlikely that the people of Dongchu will use the same trick again." The King of Zhennan still did not open his eyebrows. Of course, he was happy to break through Hongzhou City, but the situation in front of him was obviously abnormal. After the city was broken, even if the original army evacuated in a hurry, there would always be a few defeated soldiers who had no time to evacuate. But the situation in front of him showed one thing. The other party had already intentionally evacuated. Compared with the fierce resistance that seemed to be endless in the past few days, the empty city in front of him seemed even more strange. Ye Li... What was your idea?
"Prince, should we go to the city first?" asked the general around him. After finally breaking through Hongzhou City, the prince stood in front of the city gate in a daze, which made the soldiers very puzzled.
After a moment of silence, the King of Zhennan said in a deep voice: "Immediately pass through Hongzhou and pursue the remnants of the Mo family army, and do not stay in Hongzhou City!"
"This... Prince, it will take at least ten days for the reinforcements and food and grass to arrive. Once you enter the pass, what happens if something happens..." The general in front of you carefully persuaded. The army goes to war, food and grass will go first. He didn't say that they only have only 100,000 troops now, and it may not be enough to block the teeth of the defenders of Da Chu when they enter the pass. Their food and grass can only last for half a month at most. If they are too far away from the army escorting food and grass, if the food and grass cannot be delivered in time... the 100,000 troops do not need enemies, they will starve to death.
The King of Zhennan frowned and said in a deep voice: "Enter the city!"
Soon, a large army continued to pour in from the city gate. The King of Zhennan immediately stood outside the city, staring at the towering city tower in front of him, always feeling that something was wrong. The soldiers and generals around him were in a bad mood and didn't dare to do much. Seeing that the army had already entered, a noise suddenly came from the city. The King of Zhennan felt a stern and said sternly: "No! Get out of Hongzhou immediately!"
But... it was obviously too late. After a few shocking loud noises, a cloud of smoke and dust rolled at the city gate. When I could see clearly, I saw that the originally opened city gate had disappeared without a trace, and what I saw in front of me was slowly blocking the gravel and soil at the entrance of the city gate. The entire city gate of the two was only a hole less than half a person high. Looking at the small half of the city tower on the top, it was obvious that someone had tampered with it on the city tower earlier.
Chapter completed!