It was another dark night, and piles of bonfires were lit inside and outside the Juling Town camp, illuminating the sparse falling snowflakes. The soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasty did not move out at night. There was silence in the distant camp, and the exhausted defenders also received a rare opportunity.
They had a chance to take a breather, but they never dared to relax. Many soldiers stood in front of the campfire. Although they were shivering from the cold, they looked hopefully at the snowflakes dancing above the firelight, hoping that this cold night would be colder.
"Jie Shuai, it's frozen! The water in the water tank has frozen!"
A childish young waiter quickly walked into the inner courtyard, holding thin ice in his hand, and shouted excitedly to Xiao Qian who was standing in front of the corridor looking at the flying snow.
I don’t know why, but the pond started to freeze four or five days ago, but the water tank in the yard never froze. It was a little colder tonight, and the young man standing in front of the water tank took a nap for a while and woke up.
I don't know what time I came here, but when I saw that the water tank was finally freezing, I ran over immediately to report it to Xiao Qian.
"Really?" Xiao Qian took the thin ice that was almost melting, put it under the lantern to take a closer look, and murmured to himself, "If the weather can stay like this for three or four days, we should be able to go home!
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At this time, the sound of rutting came from outside, and Xiao Qian heard Xiao Xuan talking to the guard on duty at the gate of the outer courtyard; after a while, he saw a carriage entering the yard directly and stopping in front of the gate of the inner courtyard.
Sitting in the car, Xiao Xun moved her legs with difficulty, and asked the two guards accompanying her to help her get out of the car.
"What's going on with you?" Xiao Qian asked in shock.
Xiao Xuan landed on one foot, uncovered the placket of his left leg, and asked a guard to bring a lantern to shine over him. Xiao Qian saw that the area where his left leg was wrapped in white cloth was stained with blood. He gritted his teeth and said, "I was patrolling north just now.
But I didn’t expect a naughty man to hide in the dark and shoot me with a cold arrow. Fortunately, I was fine! I thought of something and couldn’t sleep, so I came here to report to Commander-in-Chief that he knows..."
"It's okay, it's okay." Xiao Qian doesn't have many capable generals. Although he didn't like Xiao Xuan in the past, he can't live without him now. He can't feel relieved and wants to show more concern and come over to see Xiao Xun.
He looked at the injury on his left leg and asked, "It's so late, what do you have to report?"
"Nan Gou invaded the north twice, which deprived me of Dayan's last breath, and Xiao Heng also died tragically at the hands of Nan Gou. How could you, Jieshuai..." Xiao Xun suddenly shouted loudly.
Xiao Qian was startled. He couldn't figure out what Xiao Xun was going crazy about. He didn't even notice that a guard quietly came around behind him and suddenly put the long bow in his hand around his neck.
"Xiao Xuan, you..."
Of course Xiao Qian knew what would happen if he was strangled by the bowstring. He exhaled and shouted angrily, and struck back with his left elbow like a hammer, but he didn't want the guards behind him to get the upper hand. His left armpit took the elbow without taking an inch back, and it was like lightning.
He pressed his knees against his back, grabbed the bow arm, pulled it back and twisted it in a circle, so that the bow string strangled Xiao Qian's neck.
At this moment, Xiao Xuan had already pulled out the bag knife hidden close to his body, and with a flash of sword light, he stabbed towards Xiao Qian's chest.
Xiao Qian tried to call the guards in the outer courtyard again, but his throat was already pinched deeply and he could only make a hoarse exhalation sound. But at this time, he still couldn't believe that Xiao Xun would assassinate him.
The young waiter on the side was frightened by the shock in front of him and was dumbfounded. Before he could scream, another guard came over from behind and covered his mouth. His palms were like iron pincers, making him unable to struggle. Then he saw a piercing sound.
The knife slashed his throat.
"King Uluru Lie will be reinstated by Shuai Entong
, tens of thousands of cavalry will be able to cross Ying to come to the rescue in a short time. It is impossible for Nan Gou to attack Juling Town by force. How can Jieshuai be ruined in one life? Xiao Xun will never surrender to Nan Gou. Please give me some advice.
Handsome, think twice!" Xiao Xun roared and stabbed him several times. After confirming that Xiao Qian had lost his breath and that his hands and feet were no longer struggling, he put the knife back into its sheath, quickly took off his blood-stained robe and blocked Xiao Qian's chest.
From the bleeding wound, he shouted loudly, "Jie Shuai, Xiao Xun won't disturb your rest, please leave now!"
Together with Zhang Xiongshan and others who were pretending to be bodyguards, they carried the bodies of Xiao Qian and the young waiter into the carriage lying in front of the inner courtyard gate.
The guards in the outer courtyard were all selected from the Yunzhou Cavalry. After Xiao Heng's death, Xiao Xun temporarily took over the Yunzhou Cavalry's command. He heard that Xiao Xun and Xiao Qian had a fierce quarrel in the inner courtyard, and they were arguing about such a sensitive topic.
, the guards in the outer courtyard had no time to hide, so how could they come over to watch the fun?
Seeing Xiao Xun limping and angrily climbing onto the carriage, the guards in the outer courtyard also looked away at each other, not knowing whether to say hello to Xiao Xun or not.
"Commander Jie has rested. It's nothing important. Don't disturb him!" Xiao Xunhan said with a cold face, glanced at the many guards, and then motioned to the coachman to drive away.
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At dawn, the sky is dim.
On the outskirts of Juling Town, which had been silent for a day, groups of Chushan soldiers were surrounded by various types of war weapons, advancing towards Juling Town like a tide.
The sound of war horses whinniing everywhere, the horns blowing, and the war drums beating, awaken the will that surges in the blood. The cold wind howls, and snowflakes are still falling scatteredly.
The heavy ruts of war machines and thousands of pairs of determined feet crushed the thin layer of snow mercilessly.
At dawn, the land that was a mess of blood and snow had already frozen solid, but the ice in the puddles everywhere was not thick enough, and streams of black and red dirty mud emerged after being stepped on.
Chen Zixiao calmly reined in his horse and stopped beside Yang Lin, and said with a slight smile: "Are we here to take the credit from Yang Shuai and Zheng Hou?"
The temperature was still dropping further, and the cold wind felt like a knife cutting on his face. He didn't know whether Zhang Xiongshan had successfully persuaded Xiao Xun to assassinate Xiao Qian by sneaking into Juling Town, but the war could no longer be delayed.
The war in Juling Town needs to be resolved as soon as possible so that the subsequent troops and horses can march to Zhaoling and Xiangcheng in an orderly manner, and the Battle of Ruying can be considered a success.
"Marquis Chen Jun is so polite. We both serve His Majesty. Whoever kills the enemy is not the enemy, so what difference does it make between us?" Zheng Cong smiled faintly and calmly watched as the thousands of soldiers of the Chushan Army headed towards Juling Town to kill each other.
In the past half month, under the leadership of him and Zheng Jiang, more than 10,000 elite soldiers of the Zuo Shenwu Army have attacked the enemy forces in Juling Town in turns, wiping out more than 4,000 enemies and suffering more than 3,000 casualties. Such a record has been achieved.
It can be said that the general has made up for his merits.
Therefore, Chen Zixiao arrived with reinforcements and took the initiative to take on today's main offensive mission. Zheng Cong also enjoyed the success; of course, the Chushan Army was eager to take credit, and he would be even more happy to see it suffer a little.
Yang Lin was the commander-in-chief of the battlefield in Juling Town. His left-hand Xiaosheng army defended Gong County and Yanshi. He hurried south and participated in the fierce battle between Ruying and Ruying. The generals suffered heavy casualties and were eager to end the war as soon as possible...
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The trees on the outskirts of Juling Town are made of rammed earth walls. Although they cannot be said to be very strong, there are a large number of solid houses in the town. Several trenches are dug inside and outside to keep out horses, and deer antlers serve as obstacles.
The streets were blocked off and the flammable thatched roofs that separated them were removed early.
In terms of defense alone, Juling Town is already under an unusual city. After more than half a month of fighting, the defenders suffered heavy casualties to the point of numbness. On the other hand, the severe cold was approaching. After the Yingshui froze, tens of thousands of reinforcements were available in the blink of an eye.
Crossing Ying and heading south, no one wanted to lose all their previous efforts with just one last shudder, which also inspired a very strong and tenacious will to resist.
Zuo Xiaosheng's army and Zuo Shenwu's army cleared the outer camps and suffered very limited casualties. However, they attacked Juling Town many times and suffered heavy casualties and had to withdraw temporarily.
This also strengthened the defenders' determination to stand firm and wait for reinforcements.
When the fighting reaches this point, blood is mixed into the soil, life is so humble.
He was so humble that the generals on both sides felt that dying just like that didn't matter.
After seeing the soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasty launching an attack, the defenders entered the defensive positions at each level step by step. They skillfully dragged out the newly built resistance horses, raised their shields to block the rain of arrows, and sharp spears protruded from the gaps in the shield array.
Compared with the attacks of Zuo Xiaosheng Army and Zuo Shenwu Army, after the Chushan Army's front line soldiers approached, they first lit fire oil cans and then threw them at the defenders. Although they had not directly experienced such a combat method before, they
After receiving repeated reminders from Chenzhou generals in advance, a large number of wet blankets were prepared behind the defensive positions, or sand was used to cover the fire to prevent the fire from spreading.
In fact, as long as everything is in order, all tactics and tactics can be cracked.
Unfortunately, as more and more generals of the Chushan Army entered the front line, hundreds of strong warriors raised their swords, shields, spears and spears, rushing over to engage in hand-to-hand combat regardless of their own injuries. The kerosene cans were thrown at them more intensively, and the defenders were in a hurry.
It was too much to cope with.
The defensive formations were quickly torn apart by the Chushan Army. The defenders could only use layers of obstacles and complex interlaced streets to delay the Chushan Army's offensive, while waiting for the subsequent elite troops to come up to support them.
The news that the general Xiao Qian had secretly escaped spread like wildfire. At first, the defenders in the front line did not believe it, and even dismissed it. The generals in charge of the front line did not bother to verify the authenticity of the news, but when daylight came,
Xiao Qian was nowhere to be seen, not to mention the generals and commanders. The ordinary soldiers could no longer suppress the panic and fear in their hearts.
The defense lines were torn apart and defeated layer by layer. There were no new soldiers to come up for reinforcements, and there was no way to repeatedly fight for the lost defense lines. The retreat from the periphery quickly spread to the center of Juling Town.
The commanders of all the capitals and the Marquis of Du Yu were the first to discover that Xiao Qian was missing. They had previously tried to stay calm and commanded operations on various battlefields. However, seeing that the battle situation was no longer in their power to turn the tide, they all found excuses to leave the battlefield and take their direct descendants with them.
The elite look for opportunities to break out...
Only one person took the lead in escaping, and the rout spread like a plague, quickly turning into a rout that no one could stop.
For the attack at dawn, Chen Zixiao also specifically asked Yang Lin to mobilize the troops north of Juling Town to surround three groups and reduce the enemy's will to resist.
After being routed, thousands of defenders scrambled to flee from the north of Juling Town to the coast of Yingshui River.
However, there is a distance of fifteen or six miles from Juling Town to the coast of Yingshui River. Tang Pan, Wang Xian, Yu Gong and other generals led tens of thousands of cavalry and laid a dragnet there.
After the defeated army mostly left Juling Town, groups of cavalry fought out from deep in the grass and bushes to the north. As long as they did not surrender immediately and tried to continue fleeing or resisting, they would be greeted by the fierce light of swords and ruthless
