The two armies were at war with each other, and murderous intent was everywhere.
Fortunately, the factor exploded in Cheng Chumo's body, and his eyes instantly turned red. He stared at the approaching enemy general, like a hungry wolf seeing the lamb that was delivered to his door. His fighting spirit became violent, and he straightened his arms and said, "That thief!"
, take a shot from Mr. Cheng, and kill——"
A roar that was breathtaking.
The next moment, Cheng Chumo rushed forward with his gun drawn, as if he was possessed by the God of War, with an aura of death and no life. Seeing Cheng Chumo's ferocity, the soldiers were so excited that they howled and screamed, and rushed forward with murderous intent.
"boom--"
With a muffled sound all over his body, Cheng Chumo slammed his horse spear down hard, but was blocked by the enemy general who raised his gun. However, the terrifying force made the opponent's arms tremble, and the gun in his hand almost dropped. He gritted his teeth to hold back, but Cheng Chumo's attack was too fast.
Ma Shan fought back, flying away the opponent's spear like lightning.
The opponent was horrified and his body retreated. How could Cheng Chumo let the opponent run away? Like a divine dragon coming out of its cave, Ma Chang thrust forward with an aura that penetrated everything.
"Puff!" A sound.
Ma Shan pierced the enemy general's body on the spot. Cheng Chumo swung the body away and knocked down several people. A gap instantly appeared in the enemy army. Cheng Chumo took the opportunity to rush forward with a strong step. Ma Shan swept through the entire army, bringing Ling Lie with him.
The strong wind knocked over several of them, and the gap widened again.
Seeing Cheng Chumo's ferocity, the enemy troops were frightened. Without the general's command, the troops were in disarray and all retreated. When the soldiers saw Cheng Chumo being so majestic and brave, their morale was stimulated and surged again. They rushed forward and slashed with their swords.
Chopping melons and vegetables is normal.
"Puff puff!"
"Ahhh!"
The muffled sound of the sword chopping flesh and blood and the screams intertwined into a song of killing. Cheng Chumo showed off his bravery. No one could catch the move. The enemy troops were turned upside down and retreated one after another, their courage plummeted.
The soldiers took the opportunity to rush forward, using Cheng Chumo as an arrow, and chased and slashed fiercely.
Soon, these enemies were killed and fled.
Cheng Chumo was worried that the enemy would take the opportunity to come around and close the city gate, so he did not pursue him. He retreated with his troops to the city gate and stood ready. When he looked back, he saw that the main force outside the city was rushing towards them. In the lead were more than a thousand cavalry, captured in the battle just now.
There are quite a few war horses, just in time to use them.
On the city wall, the enemy launched a fierce attack from both sides, and his own people were unable to stop it. Cheng Chumo pointed at the two captains and shouted: "You two lead people up and support both sides to ensure that the city wall is not lost."
"Follow the order!" the two agreed and hurried away.
Cheng Chumo looked at the group of soldiers around him and said with a smile: "General, I'm here, don't worry, the army will be here soon."
Everyone nodded and was not afraid. The leading captain said confidently: "The general is brave and brave. One should be worth ten thousand. With the general here, we are nothing to be afraid of!"
"Hahaha." The soldiers laughed loudly, and things became more intense.
After finally cheating on the city gate and rushing in, no one was willing to give up this great achievement and the money they had obtained.
Not long after, a group of cavalry rushed over from the city at an extremely fast speed. Their flesh and blood bodies stood in front of them and they were either dead or useless. Cheng Chumo saw that the speed had picked up and decisively ordered: "Disperse!"
The soldiers didn't know why, but they decisively dispersed on both sides and gave way to the gate.
The enemy's cavalry was too fast. It came straight to the city gate and could not stop at all. There were only two options: change direction and chase the opponent. However, the Tang army had its back against the city wall. If they really hit it, the horse would hit the city wall. The speed was too high.
Soon, if the war horse cannot survive this collision, he will rush out and hit the city wall. Either he will die or he will be destroyed.
Another option is not to change direction, continue to rush forward, and rush out of the city.
The leading general did not want to be killed, so he chose to continue to rush forward. He rushed out of the city gate in one breath and faced more than a thousand Tang troops who came to the support point. The Tang army's war horses were also at full speed. The leading troops of the two armies collided with each other, and the horses neighed.
, many people fell off their horses one after another, and the people behind rushed up and killed each other.
Cheng Chumo didn't wait for all the enemy troops to rush out of the city gate, and shouted: "Brothers, shoot the horse's legs."
When the war horse speeds up, if you charge forward, you will die, but you can shoot arrows.
Upon hearing the order, the archer quickly drew his bow to full capacity and shot hard at the horse's legs.
The war horses were in pain and screamed again and again. One of the war horses couldn't help but stood up and almost saw the man on the horse being thrown away. However, as soon as it stopped, the speed slowed down. The speed of the war horses behind them did not slow down, and they bumped into this war horse.
Immediately, there was a sudden chaos and crowding together.
More war horses rushed over and collided with each other, blocking the city gate. People on the war horses fell off one after another and were trampled by the frightened horses. The scene became increasingly chaotic.
The soldiers' eyes widened when they saw this scene, and they all looked at Cheng Chumo. Seeing that the effect was surprisingly good, Cheng Chumo also shouted excitedly: "Kill!"
Once a war horse loses its speed, the enemy on horseback is no longer a concern, and may even become inconvenient to move, and its combat effectiveness is greatly reduced. The soldiers rush forward in a swarm, cutting down anyone they see, while the archers hide behind and shoot cold arrows to kill the enemy on horseback.
Cheng Chumo showed great courage, swept across with the horse spear in his hand, tore open the necks of several people, brought out a stream of blood arrows, and kicked away the enemies who were sneaking up from behind. The horse spear stabbed several people, and in the blink of an eye, he knocked down several people, killing all the enemies.
Too timid to get close.
The enemy was not to be outdone and fought back vigorously.
A brutal melee with cold weapons breaks out. You stab me and I chop you. There is nothing fancy about this kind of melee, and it does not require any exquisite sword skills. The battle is about who is more ruthless, who is faster with the sword, and who is stronger.
Cheng Chumo stabbed several of them in one breath. Seeing that this was not going to work, he immediately shouted: "Make a round formation."
With someone under command, the collective strength burst out. The soldiers quickly assembled into a circular formation according to their usual training. The circular formation has the advantage that you don't need to worry about the rear or flank sneak attacks. You only need to face the enemy in front.
The archers rushed into the circle to support them.
With the circular formation, everyone's combat effectiveness explodes, and they don't have to worry about facing twice as many enemies.
Cheng Chumo no longer had any worries, and his combat prowess was off the charts. With one sweep of his horse, he chopped down several of them with a thunderous aura. Then he struck like lightning, stabbing continuously. No one could avoid it, and even block it. It was too much.
Fast, too strong, can't bear it.
In the blink of an eye, a large area fell in front of Cheng Chumo. The enemies were so frightened that they moved away and attacked other parts. Cheng Chumo quickly retreated, and someone immediately took up the position. Cheng Chumo quickly walked from the center of the circle to the position with the most enemies and pulled out an injured soldier.
Pulling it behind him, he jumped up with a quick step, and Ma Shan slashed with all his strength.
"Puff——"
The sharp blade of the horse tore open the flesh of the three people in an instant, and they fell down screaming. Cheng Chumo didn't even look at the fallen people. He stabbed them repeatedly, as fast as lightning, and killed several more people in one breath. The soldiers had Cheng Chumo's
Join in, feel refreshed, roar, and kill with all your strength.
When the crisis was over, Cheng Chumo quickly retreated and moved to a place with more people to continue fighting. He was like a firefighter, but it greatly improved the morale of the soldiers.
Not long after, all the enemy cavalry that rushed out of the city were killed. The soldiers abandoned their horses and rushed forward. With the addition of new troops, the enemy army could not hold it back. The birds and beasts suddenly dispersed, and the soldiers did not pursue them. They lined up in formation.
After waiting, Cheng Chumo was not in a hurry. The fat meat he had obtained was not afraid of flying, so he arranged for people to drag away the corpses of the war horses blocking the city gate.
Not long after, the main force rushed over. Cheng Chumo was overjoyed. He gathered the lieutenants and ordered the generals while saying: "You guys kill through the city wall, take down the city gate, close it, and go quickly!"
"Follow the order!" The captain whose name was called excitedly led the team on the way.
Entering the city means that Anshi Prefecture is at your fingertips. It is a great achievement. It is hard not to be excited. The other captains also looked at Cheng Chumo, their eyes were wild and eager to try. Cheng Chumo stared at one of the captains and said: "Lead the team and stay, Guan
Good city gate, guard it."
"Follow the order!" The other party felt a little regretful when he saw that he had no chance to fight into the city, but he did not disobey.
"The others are divided into three groups. Let me kill each other. Kill the resisters without mercy. Let's go!" Cheng Chumo ordered murderously. Without a map, he didn't know where the city lord's palace, barracks, and grain depots were. So he just ignored them and killed them first.
, simple, crude, but practical.
As long as the courage is defeated and no one resists, the city will be taken.
The soldiers rushed forward, taking one regiment as a combat unit. Under the leadership of the captain, they rushed to different streets, killing them all the way. Cheng Chumo led a group of troops on the main road.
The city plan is square and square, and the roads are criss-crossed. You don't have to worry about getting lost. The avenue is the main road of a city and the widest road in the city. It divides the city into two. Cheng Chumo took the lead and saw an official leading a group of government officials.
, the other party stopped some distance away, raised his hands and shouted: "Stop, don't kill!"
Cheng Chu silently signaled the troops to stop, took a few steps forward, stared at the opponent and asked, "Who are you?"
"Zhu Yi, the prefect of Anshi Prefecture, named Zicheng, is willing to surrender. I just ask the general to stop killing indiscriminately."
"Prefect Zhu, I can't tolerate you. The Goguryeo army entered the territory of the Tang Dynasty and killed thousands of our people. They slaughtered villages and exterminated clans at every turn. How can we calculate this blood debt?" Cheng Chumo said coldly.
"This... the Tang army has always been benevolent and righteous. The general has already taken the city, so why bother to kill again? If the news spreads, it will damage the general's reputation." Zhu Zicheng advised.
"Bullshit reputation, I just want an explanation, blood debt must be paid with blood." Cheng Chumo may have cared about reputation before, but after following Qin Huai's way for a long time, he had already seen through it, and his tone was very firm. Although he could not really massacre the city, the defenders in the city were a hidden danger and must be killed.
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He glanced at the government officials behind the prefect. They all looked panicked and the hands holding weapons were shaking. They were not regular troops. It seemed that there were not many troops left to defend the city. He shouted: "All generals, listen to the order. Except for the prefect, kill everyone else."
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"Obey the order!" The soldiers rushed forward.
The yamen servant had never seen such a battle before. He was okay with bullying the people. He was so frightened that he turned around and ran away, even losing his knife. The prefect Zhu Zicheng turned pale when he saw this scene. He wanted to stop him, but he saw Cheng Chumo's sharp eyes like a knife locked on him.
, may deliver a fatal blow at any time, swallow it if it reaches your mouth.
When the soldiers saw the government officials running away, they turned around and looked at Cheng Chumo with some depression. Cheng Chumo knew very well that these government officials were local snakes and were familiar with the terrain. They would just find a place to sneak in and cause trouble. The troops could not disperse yet, so he shouted: "Continue."
Push forward!”
"Obey the order!" The soldiers organized themselves and continued to move forward.
Cheng Chumo looked at the prefect Zhu Zicheng and said, "If you don't want to die, just leave. Let's see how our Tang army fares."
Zhu Zicheng didn't dare to resist, so he followed forward and persuaded unwillingly: "The people are innocent, and it's time to retaliate. Your dynasty doesn't want to take Anshi Prefecture to just an empty city. Please don't kill indiscriminately, general."
"It's okay if you don't kill the people. Please cooperate and ask everyone not to resist and stay at home." Cheng Chumo couldn't do such a shameless thing as killing people indiscriminately, so he made the request.
"I am willing, and please keep your promise, general." Zhu Zicheng quickly agreed. When Cheng Chu nodded silently, he immediately shouted in the local language: "I, the prefect Zhu Zicheng, the city has been captured by the Tang army. Please close the doors and windows.
Don't go out, Tang Jun will not embarrass everyone."
After calling all the way, Cheng Chumo saw that the people had closed their doors and windows and had no intention of coming out. He guessed that Zhu Zicheng was not cheating and felt relieved.
There were several government officials watching on the street ahead, and Zhu Zicheng quickly shouted: "Go and inform others quickly, and send an order to the whole city, asking people to close their doors and windows, stay at home, and not go out. Go quickly."
Several people dispersed in a hurry.
Soon, more government officials rushed to the streets and started shouting. The other two groups of Tang soldiers didn't know what was going on, but seeing that the people had closed their doors and windows and didn't come out, they didn't seem to be hostile, so they didn't bother to bother and continued to search the defenders.
Along the way, no defenders were seen charging up. Cheng Chumo became suspicious and asked, "Prefect Zhu, where are the defenders in the city?"
"Go back to the general, there are no defenders in the city anymore."
"Where have people gone?"
"Half were transferred, and three thousand were escorted to carry the grain. There were only two thousand in the city, and they had been killed by your army."
Cheng Chumo thought about it carefully. When he came in, he found more than 300 enemy troops. Later, about 200 people rushed up. Finally, there were 1,000 cavalry, adding up to 1,500. The remaining 500 were probably guarding the other three gates. It was reasonable, but
Not being careless, I led my troops to charge through, and as expected I found more than 200 enemies at the gate of the city.
The soldiers rushed forward and killed them all.
Cheng Chumo said to Zhu Zicheng: "Prefect Zhu, take this general to the grain depot."
Zhu Zicheng saw that this army was too murderous and refused to accept surrender at all. He could not resist. He led everyone to the grain depot. Next to the grain depot was a military camp. The troops rushed in and searched. Indeed, there was no soldier.
There wasn't much. Cheng Chumo looked at the empty warehouse and asked, "Where's the food? This is not enough for the defenders."
"All the food has been transported to Liaodong City."
Cheng Chumo became angry and asked: "How do you live with this little food? Be honest, otherwise I will not mind killing you, and then massacre the city and take away the people's food."
Zhu Zicheng felt Cheng Chumo's evil spirit and panicked, and said quickly: "General, calm down, a batch of grain will be shipped tomorrow."
"That's pretty much it. Be honest and I'll save you from death." Cheng Chumo said with satisfaction, leaving a group of people to guard the grain depot while the others continued to patrol the city. He only led a group of people to go straight to the city guard's house and opened the bank to take a look.
The house was full of money, and it was enough to reward me. I was determined and came to the government office.
Sitting on the main seat, Cheng Chumo tried hard to recall Qin Huaidao's actions after taking Liaodong City. He gradually made a decision in his heart and asked all the captains to come over. The room was packed with people.
Cheng Chumo got straight to the point and said: "Brothers, although Anshi Prefecture has been won, there are still many problems. We must defend Anshi Prefecture. As long as we hold Anshi Prefecture, even if we cut off Goguryeo's grain road, the task of robbing the grain road assigned by General Dingyuan will be over.
It’s done, what do you think?”
At the critical moment, unified understanding and decision-making are necessary. This is the leadership experience Cheng Chumo just learned from Qin Huaidao, and he stared at everyone with shining eyes.
Holding on means risks and casualties. No one wants to fight this kind of battle, but if the mission requires it, we have to consider holding on. Moreover, holding on is the best way to complete the mission. The captains nodded one after another.
Seeing that they had reached an agreement, Cheng Chumo waited for a moment and continued: "This general needs two thousand people to go out of the city and bring back our horses. We will also transport the grain captured in the battle just now and the horses killed. We have grain in our hands.
If you are not afraid, who is willing to go?"
Someone immediately stood up.
Cheng Chu silently nodded to ten captains and signaled the other party to leave the city as soon as possible. He also arranged for a thousand people at each city gate, that is, five regiments, and asked them to nominate one person as the leader to avoid confusion in command. He also arranged for a thousand people to stay in the city to guard the fort.
The remaining troops continue to patrol the city as a precaution.
Orders were issued one after another, and the troops were functioning in an orderly manner, each performing their duties.
Cheng Chumo led an army for the first time, and it was an army of 10,000. He was completely unsure. He stayed in the city guard house and recalled Qin Huaidao's various deployments in Yingzhou and Liaodong City, while thinking about, once the food from outside the city was shipped back, if it was eaten tomorrow
The food shipped should be enough for the army to hold on for a month. The question is how to hold on for this month?
"Should we also block the city gate to prevent enemy troops from crashing into it?"
"What if there are not enough arrows? Can we let the people make them?"
"How about also raiding the mansions of Anshi Prefecture officials, obtaining food and money, and then hiring people to work on making feathers and arrows to stabilize people's hearts, ensure that there is no chaos in the city, and at the same time increase the combat effectiveness of the troops?"
Gradually, some ideas came into my mind.
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Yanjin City.
Different from Cheng Chumo's worries, Li Derjian sat in the city lord's office with an angry look on his face. There was a piece of information on the desk. Shiwei suddenly took it. After taking Fuyu City, he came to Jinshan. If Li Derjian hadn't been cautious, he would not have stayed in Jinshan City.
The defense of 3,000 people was defeated.
Fang Yiai, Xue Feng and Xue Wu sat on both sides, equally filled with indignation, waiting for Li Derjian to make a decision.
After receiving Qin Huaidao's order, the army had already captured Muti Prefecture and Yanjin, and was planning to take action against South Suzhou. As a result, bad news came from Jinshan City. This decision was not easy to make. If it goes wrong, it may lead to the destruction of the entire territory.
If you lose, the good situation will be reduced to Shi Wei's wedding dress.
After waiting for a while, Fang Yiai couldn't help it when he saw that Li Derjian had not moved. He said murderously: "Li Canjun, otherwise, five thousand of my men will set off immediately and rush into Jinshan City to support and block Shiwei's attack.
I dare not say more, but it will be no problem if I keep it for five days."
"Are you sure you can hold on for five days?" Li Derjian asked seriously.
"Even if there are still 1,000 people in Jinshan City, if you bring 5,000 people there, it won't be a big problem if 6,000 people stay there for five days." Fang Yiai said confidently.
Li Derjian knew Fang Yiai's force, but he also knew Fang Yiai's reckless character. Once he became reckless, he was easily impulsive. This kind of character was suitable for killing, but not conducive to defending the city. His eyes fell on the Xue brothers, but Xue Wu was cautious and used force.
Yes, but the force is not as good as Fang Yiai, so he may not be able to suppress the Khitan army.
How can we make the army obey the command and fight desperately?
Suddenly, Li Derjian thought of Qin Huaidao's method of stimulating the situation with silver rewards, and immediately said, "Xue Wu, you will lead the five thousand Khitan troops over."
"Follow the order." Xue Wu had some differences, but still agreed with clasped fists.
Xue Feng hesitated for a moment, but didn't say anything.
Li Derjian saw Xue Feng's worry and said with a smile: "Brother Xue Feng, don't worry. Xue Wu, take a thousand of your men with you and go there with a hundred thousand silver coins. Tell the army that if you kill one enemy, you will be rewarded with six thousand silver coins."
People can't get out to ensure that Jinshan City is not lost. We only need to hold it for ten days and the army will definitely arrive. Is there any problem?"
When Xue Wu heard about the reward of silver and the thousand people he had brought from Yingzhou, his confidence suddenly increased and he solemnly said: "Don't worry, Li Canjun, if you can't complete the task in ten days, you will chop off my head."
"It's not that serious. The Khitans are available, but they have to be on guard. Let them take the lead. Don't fight for the silver reward." Li Derjian reminded.
"Understood!" Xue Wu understood and agreed.
"Carry more arrows, bring the food, and go." Li Derjian urged.
The soldiers were very quick, Xue Wu once again cupped his fists and saluted, and hurried away.
Xue Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Li Canjun has thought carefully. Jinshan is no problem. When will the army set off to take over South Suzhou?"
Fang Yiai rushed to say: "If Jinshan is not given to me, the task of attacking South Suzhou must be mine, right?"
Li Derjian hesitated for a moment, and suddenly his eyes were fixed, as if he had made a major decision, and said: "Brother Yiai, I will give you five thousand Khitan soldiers. Do you dare to set off overnight and go straight to Fuyu City? There is no need to attack when you arrive, and you will intercept Fuyu's arrival.
The food in Jinshan City allows you to support the war with war. Without food, Shi Wei who attacked Jinshan will definitely withdraw his troops."
"Why don't you dare? Take Fuyu City by the way." Fang Yiai promised.
"No." Li Derjian was startled. Fang Yiai's character was not suitable for attacking the city at all, so he quickly warned: "Only rob food and not attack the city. Otherwise, let others do this task."
"Okay, okay, okay." Fang Yiai was eager to lead the army out for a battle. It would be boring to follow Li Derjian even if he won't be the only one to achieve military success. He made up his mind, isn't it just robbing food? Fuyu City can't fight, there is plenty of food on the grassland.
, breaking into Wei's house is also considered as robbing food.
Li Derjian didn't know that when Fang Yiai was released, the lion entered the grassland and completely let himself go. He said to Xue Feng: "Get ready overnight and leave a thousand people to garrison. The others will set off early tomorrow morning to kill South Suzhou.
We must capture it within five days, and then our troops will march into Buyeo Castle."
"Follow the order!" Xue Feng agreed.
"Do you want to take over Fuyu City yourself?" Fang Yiai said.
"Aren't you convinced?" Li Derjian asked back. When Fang Yiai turned to look at Biechou, who was obviously not convinced, he became angry and said, "It's okay if you don't accept it. I'll issue a military order and take down Fuyu. Otherwise, military law will be engaged."
"Forget it, forget it, you'd better fight it yourself, it's fine if I rob the food." Fang Yiai's mind had already gone to the grassland, and he couldn't look down on Fuyu City at all.
Li Derjian didn't think much and said, "Let's get ready to go."
Everyone left one after another.
Li Derjian looked out the window and murmured to himself: "This battle must not be lost, for myself, for the trust of Brother Qin, and for my father's eternal reputation!"