The warm sun in winter jumps out of the horizon and covers the snow-capped land. The wind blows through it with the coldness of the snow, which makes the snow-covered branches tremble and fall down with a popping sound, adding to the silence of the wilderness.
Feeling angry, several wolves came out of the woods and curiously looked at the city ahead. They growled low in their throats, as if to warn their eager companions.
The outer edge of the city in front was covered with corpses, a thick layer that had been frozen after a night. Also frozen were the tragic scenes before death. Many people had their eyes open, as if they didn't understand why there were so many people before they died.
Such a crazy attack couldn't even capture Liaodong City, why?
This answer also permeated the heads of Goguryeo's senior officials. There was an atmosphere of pessimism in the formation. The officers and soldiers looked at the city ahead. Instead of the previous anger, hatred and confidence, they became more confused and fearful.
Yesterday's bloody battle, the human sea tactic, was also a fuel tactic, fighting for consumption. It was supposed that tens of thousands of people could attack the city wall and take it down in one go. However, that was not the case. What was even more frightening was that the counterattack on the city wall did not weaken from the beginning to the end.
But what does this mean? It’s scary to think about it!
A sense of sadness filled the sky above the formation!
Liaodong City was filled with joy. After a night's rest, the soldiers' combat power was not only restored, but some deployments were also in place. More importantly, they gained morale, confidence, and experience. When there was another siege, everyone was confident that they would react faster and cooperate.
Better, less loss.
On the city wall, Qin Huaidao was in a good mood as he looked at the low enemy formation in front. Zhi lost his thoughts and said incredulously: "General, I thought they had the responsibility to defend the territory. If they fight on the mainland, even if they are attacked, they will become enemies."
Ai Bing, Ai Bing is the most terrifying thing. Now it seems that I was wrong."
"An Guogong is right, he is indeed a mourning army, but a mourning army without its backbone cannot raise its fighting power." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
"What do you mean, General?" Zhi lost his mind and was a little surprised.
Qin Huaidao pointed to the front and explained: "The enemy's high-level officials are unwilling to exchange grain for the soldiers who died in the battle, leaving their corpses in the wilderness, and they are not willing to exchange for the captured generals. Just imagine, everyone has the possibility of being captured. Who is willing to be captured?"
Abandoned? The soldiers are disappointed and the generals are worried. Although they want to fight and dare to fight, they are more afraid of being abandoned."
"General, I've learned a lesson." Zhi lost his thoughts and said sincerely. He really didn't expect this level. Looking at the depressed enemy formation in front, he couldn't help but ask: "General, do you want to rush out?
Set up a battle formation and fight? Maybe it can further damage their morale."
"No, it's enough to guard the city. We can't sacrifice it in vain." Qin Huaidao refused decisively. Then he thought about it. It would be good to go out and demoralize the enemy. Even if it doesn't become the last straw to break the elephant, it can still increase the burden.
no?
Thinking of this, Qin Huaidao looked at Luo Zhang and Li Yixie beside him and said, "How dare you lead a hundred feather forest guards to suppress the formation and follow me out to fight against the generals?"
"Why don't you dare?" The two of them became excited upon hearing this.
Zhi loses his mind and wants to stop him. He is a general with a special status. If something goes wrong, this team will be ruined. How can he go out and take risks easily? But he also knows Qin Huaidao's character. Once he makes a decision, no one can change it. He can only remind him:
: "General, pay attention to safety, you two protect the general."
"Understood!" Li Yixie and Luo Zhang agreed.
The three of them went down the city wall and came to the city gate. Qin Huaidao signaled to open the city gate and asked Yuchi Baolin to mobilize 2,000 men and horses to guard the gate. If the enemy dared to take the opportunity to rush in, it would be better. The 2,000 men used crossbows to block them, and there were also huge horse traps.
The pit is there, the city entrance is narrow, and no matter how many people come, there is not enough to kill.
More than a dozen people turned the winch, the huge stone slowly rose, the city gate was opened, and the group slowly left the city and headed straight for the enemy formation. Qin Huaidao led the way, holding a stainless steel horse spear, looking at him with cold and sharp eyes like a blade.
The enemy stopped a stone's throw away.
Luo Zhang glanced at Qin Huaidao, stepped forward and shouted: "King of Goguryeo, do you dare to come out and fight!"
When he comes up, he directly challenges the King of Goguryeo, who is domineering, confident and arrogant!
After waiting for a moment, seeing no response from the enemy formation, Luo Zhang continued to shout: "King of Goguryeo, you dare not accept the challenge. You have no courage. You don't care about the corpses of the soldiers. You are unkind and don't care about the life and death of the captives. You are unjust and unjust."
You cowardless bandits, come out and die."
This is a serious statement!
If the king of a country is criticized as an unkind and courageous bandit, and he does not come out, it will not be a matter of a sharp decline in morale among the troops, but a matter of disappointment among the officers and soldiers.
Qin Huaidao didn't expect that Luo Zhang was very eloquent. He wore a big hat when he came up. This drove the King of Goguryeo to death. He immediately laughed and said: "Yes, he has a brain!"
"Uncle taught you well!" Luo Zhang chuckled.
"Since leading the army, we have made great progress!" Qin Huaidao praised him. Seeing Li Yixie's depressed look, he smiled and said, "Li Yixie, if the enemy surrenders, I will lead an army for you, how dare you?"
"Thank you, General!" Li Yixie was overjoyed. He looked at the enemy's position, wishing that someone would rush out and surrender immediately, so he also fought and said, "General, I'm going to call the formation too."
"Go ahead, General Li is brave and unparalleled, rare in the world. Your force is also good. Let's have a good fight. But it's up to you whether you can be called out." Qin Huaidao said with a smile. He didn't mind giving Li Yixie a chance to make meritorious deeds and show off his power.
"General, this is what you said." Li Yixie was overjoyed. He put his legs under the horse's belly and stepped forward and shouted: "Is there anyone who is not afraid of death? Who dares to come out and fight?"
The sound rolled away, full of momentum.
Luo Zhang was not willing to lose the limelight to Li Yixie, so he also stepped forward and shouted: "King of Goguryeo, you are a cowardless gangster. If you come out and fight with your young master, you will know how to hug your wife like a wife in a day."
Niangzi generally refers to women in this era.
"Dong dong dong!"
A war drum suddenly sounded, and then, several warriors rushed out of the formation. The first one was riding a black war horse and holding a pair of golden hammers. He was also very majestic and looked like a man of great strength.
, Li Yixie slapped the war horse with his bridle, rushed up, and shouted: "This is mine."
"Here you go, the rest belong to me." Luo Zhang rushed forward excitedly.
As soon as Qin Huaidao saw that there were seven, the two of them must be at a disadvantage, so he signaled the Yulin Guards not to move, and rushed forward on horseback. Baitiwu had long been impatient, and after receiving the order, he spread his hooves and rushed forward. The speed was extremely fast, and he rushed forward in the blink of an eye.
Arriving in front of one person, Qin Huaidao saw that the other person was preparing to attack Luo Zhang in a two-on-one attack with another person, and roared: "Take the move!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the stainless steel horse slammed him hard with a sound of thunder.
The opponent didn't dare to raise his weapon, so he quickly raised his gun to block. Unexpectedly, there was a click, and the big gun made of hardwood broke into two pieces. The strength of the stainless steel horse's spear was not reduced, and it was smashed down hard.
"Bang——"
With a muffled sound, the opponent's helmet exploded, his skull exploded, he fell off his horse, and died on the spot.
One blow, instant kill!
The terrifying fighting power frightened the enemy general's face. The general who had already fought with Luo Zhang was also inexplicably panicked. Luo Zhang took the opportunity to stab him with a spear, like a poisonous snake attacking, stabbing into the opponent's waist. He took advantage of the situation and struck him.
He picked up the whole man and smashed it on another enemy, then rushed forward with his horse, shouting angrily: "Kill——"
Li Yixie saw Qin Huaidao kill one person in seconds, and Luo Zhang also took the opportunity to kill one. He immediately became anxious, picked up his horse and smashed it wildly, hitting ten times in one breath, forcing his opponent to use the golden hammer to block continuously. Li Yixie's strength was not comparable to that of Li Yixie.
The opponent was weak, and the horse's shaft was long enough, and when it was swung round, the attack was very powerful. The opponent had to work hard to block, and his arms were swollen, and he was screaming in anger.
However, the urn golden hammer was not long enough and could not reach Li Yixie. The general became anxious and blocked the attack again with one hammer, and hit the horse on the butt with the other hammer. The horse suffered pain and screamed as it rushed forward, instantly closing the distance between the two sides.
He hit Li Yixie with a hammer, a life-threatening attack.
Not to be outdone, Li Yixie turned his body to avoid the fatal blow and let the big hammer hit the horse's neck. The horse's stick in his hand seemed to be alive. He drew it back and then stabbed concealed, as fast as lightning.
"Puff!" A sound.
The horse stabbed the strong man's abdomen so hard that it almost came out of his body. Li Yixie was also thrown to the ground by the horse. The horse's neck was hit hard. The horse couldn't bear it and fell to the ground screaming.
"Looking for death!" Li Yixie was furious. He quickly got up and rushed up to see that the strong man had little chance of survival. He pulled out the horse's spear and slashed with the force. The sharp blade tore open the opponent's neck and killed him completely. Looking back, Qin Huaidao said
After killing another person, Luo Zhang also killed another opponent who could only parry.
"Leave some for me." Li Yixie became anxious. He picked up a golden hammer from the enemy general and rushed forward. Since he had no horses, Li Yixie was better at fighting on foot.
An enemy general was about to attack Qin Huaidao from behind. Li Yixie rushed up and hit the horse's head hard with a hammer. The horse screamed and fell to the ground. The enemy general who was standing on the horse was also thrown away. Li Yixie caught up and smashed the horse's head.
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The opponent turned over and was about to get up, when he saw Ma Shu coming, his face changed drastically, and he quickly raised his gun to block.
Little did they know that Li Yixie had already planned this move, and that this move was a false move. Ma Shan suddenly pulled back and thrust forward again. The opponent's pupils shrank suddenly in fright, and he had no time to change his move, so he quickly rolled to avoid it.
The horse stabbed in the air, but Li Yixie was not discouraged. Normally, he would take the opportunity to continue stabbing in this situation. The enemy also thought of it and continued to roll to avoid the next stab. Unexpectedly, Li Yixie went out of his way, rounded up and hit the opponent on the head.
"boom!"
With a muffled sound, the opponent's head was smashed open and he died on the spot.
Li Yixie's fighting spirit surged. He turned around and saw that Qin Huaidao had killed another person, and Luo Zhang had also killed his opponent. In an instant, seven enemy generals were killed on the ground. He was so happy that he stepped forward with pride and shouted: "Who else -"
Arrogant, domineering, and filled with murderous intent!
On the other hand, inside the enemy formation, there was silence, everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to move.
Seven generals went up, and it was still seven against three. In a moment, they were dead on the spot. How could they fight?
Luo Zhang was also very high-spirited and shouted loudly: "King of Goguryeo, you are a cowardless bandit, don't send these trash fish out to die anymore, get out yourself."
The sound was rolling and shocking.
The Goguryeo army looked at this scene with hatred in their hearts. They hated their opponents for being cruel, and they even hated the incompetence of their own generals. No one in the army of 100,000 was an opponent. Suddenly, their morale plummeted.
"It hurts, it hurts!"
Suddenly, a burst of intensive war drums sounded, and then, a cavalry force of two thousand people rushed out.
When Qin Huaidao saw that the generals were unable to fight, he changed to fighting in groups, pulled the horse's head, and decisively evacuated, shouting: "Let's go, lead them into the city."
"Understood!" Luo Zhang responded and shouted loudly: "You are a cowardless gangster who has the guts to chase your grandfather."
Everyone rode back to the city gate, but found that the enemy did not take the opportunity to pursue them, but stopped.
Qin Huaidao also listened, looked at the enemy's formation, thought for a while, and said: "Li Yixie, go to the city and find a set of dresses for a young lady, and give them to the King of Goguryeo for me, the general."
"Follow the order, hahaha!" Li Yixie ran into the city excitedly.
Luo Zhang's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Uncle, your move is more cruel than my scolding. This is murderous and heartbreaking, and it will offend the King of Goguryeo to death."
"Enemies, do you still need to be polite? Remember, it doesn't matter whether the means on the battlefield are good or bad. If you can kill the enemy and achieve the final victory, it is a good means. Don't be burdened by the false reputation." Qin Huaidao reminded.
"Remember." Luo Zhang said solemnly.
Qin Huaidao finally figured it out. Over the past few months, the character of the guy in front of him has changed drastically. He is no longer taciturn and is a martial arts fanatic. It seems that he has opened the door to a new world. It seems that this guy is born for the battlefield. When encountering wind and rain,
It turns into a dragon, which is a good thing.
Not long after, the enemy cavalry slowly retreated.
Li Yixie and Ma Shan came over carrying a brightly colored skirt. He glanced at Qin Huaidao excitedly, then chased after him and shouted: "Wait, I will give your king a gift."
When the cavalrymen retreated slowly when they saw the skirt Li Yixie was holding up, their eyes suddenly turned red and their breathing became rapid, as if they had been greatly humiliated. The leading general became even more furious and shouted: "Generals, listen to the order.
The king must not be humiliated, kill me——"
"kill!"
Two thousand cavalrymen were like sparks falling into a frying pan, bursting into flames and rushing forward with howls and screams.
Li Yixie showed no signs of weakness and wanted to fight back. When he heard Qin Huaidao's order to retreat, he had no choice but to throw away his skirt and shouted: "Take this to your king and ask him to go back to find his mother-in-law. Come back when he grows up, ha."
Ha ha."
With a wild laugh, he rode back to the city.
The two thousand cavalrymen were furious. They had humiliated the king so much. If they did not do anything, they would be dead if they went back. They rushed up one by one, howling and screaming, without caring about anything. When Qin Huaidao saw that he had succeeded in luring the enemy, he decisively led his men to withdraw. He rushed into the city gate and slowed down.
, leave from both sides.
The platform in front of the city gate seems to be unremarkable, but underneath it is a huge horse pit, which is covered with a thin layer of boards and a layer of floating soil on top of the board, which cannot be seen on the surface.
Outside the trapped horse pit, there were two thousand imperial troops gathered in a pocket shape. Everyone was holding a repeating crossbow and staring at the city gate in a serious manner.
"Boom!"
The roar of the galloping horses is getting closer and closer, but the soldiers' eyes are bright, and their hands holding the crossbows are as steady as a rock. This kind of battle has been experienced last time, and with experience, no one is worried.
Qin Huaidao thought about how he had just fought seven generals in a row and was extremely humiliated. The King of Goguryeo must have been furious. He couldn't explain to the army unless he did something. He might attack madly. He immediately shouted to Li Yixie: "Quick, inform the office.
, Chu Bi each brought a thousand men and horses over, standing by on the left and right, taking turns at any time, and everyone prepared a shield just in case."
"Obey the order!" Li Yixie hurried away.
"Boom!"
At this time, a group of cavalry rushed into the city gate. The general took the lead. When he saw the opponents holding repeating crossbows all around, his pupils shrank suddenly. He realized that it was a trap, but the cavalry had already entered the city and the city gate was narrow. There was nothing they could do.
He retreated and had no choice but to rush forward.
In order to boost morale, the general roared: "Come in and kill -"
As soon as he finished speaking, the general felt his body falling. Before he could react, he was hit by something and fainted.
A large number of cavalry rushed out of the city gate, like demons emerging from hell, each one with murderous intent, their faces as cold as frost, but they fell into the horse pit one after another, accompanied by screams.
The impact was too fast and it was impossible to stop it. The people behind were unable to see the situation of the horse pit due to their blocked vision, so they rushed in with all their strength.
After a while, the horse trap was filled up. If there were not one thousand, there were eight hundred. Those below would be crushed to death if they did not fall to death. The ones above stood up and wanted to run. The cavalry behind them rushed over, bumped the people again, and trampled on the bodies of their companions.
Rush forward.
At this time, a series of crossbows sounded, and a dense burst of arrows came over to seal the city gate.
The city gate was so big, and the arrows intertwined into a big net, sealing the city gate tightly. No one could break through. In a blink of an eye, corpses piled up like mountains, blocking the city gate. The enemies behind could not get in, so they had to turn back.
He went back, but the defenders on the city wall took action.
A dense burst of arrows flew past, and no one could escape.
The battle exploded instantly, but ended quickly.
Everyone was excited as they looked at the corpses all over the ground. They were all worth money.
What Qin Huaidao saw was the meat of two thousand war horses, and he immediately ordered: "Hurry up and clean the battlefield, let Anguo Gong send people to take the horses down, and stew them in several large pots to reward everyone."
"Follow the order!" Yuchi Baolin responded excitedly and arranged for someone to pass on the order.
The troops acted quickly, carried the corpse aside, and cleared the city gate passage. Qin Huaidao rode out and stood outside the gate looking at the enemy formation. There were still too many people to rush out of the city for a decisive battle. Yuchi Baoqi caught up and said: "
The general is partial and won't call me when he goes out to fight against the general."
"Didn't you get a lot of credit from the battle just now?"
"Hehehehe, this kind of credit is not interesting, not exciting enough." Yuchi Baoqi said sheepishly, the two thousand enemy soldiers' credit he picked up for nothing was too easy, and he couldn't show it off.
"Okay, don't act like a good boy just to get an advantage." Qin Huaidao laughed and scolded.
Yuchi Baoqi smiled and looked at the enemy formation in front and said: "General, the enemy's formation looks like there are probably 60,000 to 70,000 people. We still have too few people. Otherwise, we can set up our posture and fight directly. Otherwise, we
How about camping out at night?"
"Stealing the camp?" Qin Huaidao thought for a while, suddenly he had a plan in mind, and said happily: "What a good idea, it reminds me. Let's fight tonight, and the outcome will be determined by one battle!"
"A battle will determine the outcome?" Yuchi Baoqi was shocked. He thought that stealing a camp was bold enough. He didn't expect that Qin Huaidao wanted to decide the outcome in a battle. This can be done. He couldn't help but remind him: "General, I just said it casually.
It’s not true, if we guys really start fighting, we won’t be able to fight each other.”
"It doesn't matter, I'll find my own way." Qin Huaidao smiled and deduced the plan he just thought of in his mind. While observing the enemy's formation and the surrounding terrain, he felt more and more feasible.
In order to make sure nothing went wrong, Qin Huaidao rode forward and continued to observe the terrain and keep it in mind.
After that, Qin Huaidao climbed up the city wall and kept in mind the deployment of outsiders and the terrain conditions of the other three gates.
Half an hour later, no enemy attack was seen. Guessing that the two thousand people were angry and acted on their own and it was not the King of Goguryeo's decision, Qin Huaidao led his people back to the city and shouted: "Send the order, drop the huge stone, close the city gate,
Clean up the battlefield as soon as possible, and officers above the rank of captain will go to the city lord's palace for a military meeting in half an hour."
After saying that, Qin Huaidao took Yu Linwei back to the city lord's office, found charcoal and a large piece of paper, spread them out, and drew the terrain outside the city based on memory.
Half an hour later, the drawings were drawn, and someone was asked to push open a small screen and stick the drawings on the screen for easy viewing. At this time, the captains came over one after another and were particularly kind to see the drawings. It was so convenient. At first, everyone was based on the drawings.
Drawing battle, don't worry about understanding and execution errors.
As soon as the drawings come out, the war will begin!
Everyone got excited and looked at the drawings one after another. The enemy camps and terrain outside the city were clearly visible, which was very convenient.
At this time, Li Yixie hurried in, clasped his fists and said, "General, there are prisoners who want to see you."
"Prisoner? See me?" Qin Huaidao said somewhat differently.
Li Yixie quickly explained: "When we were cleaning the horse pit, we found that a person was still alive. He asked to see you, saying that he wanted to see you for something urgent. He didn't want to deceive you. Do you think?"
"Bring it in." Qin Huaidao became interested and motioned for someone to turn over the screen to prevent leakage.
Not long after, a prisoner of war came with a deposit, and the prisoner hurriedly said to Qin Huaidao: "This general, little Zhu San'er, serves as my general..."
"Wait a minute, your Tang language is much more proficient than other Goguryeo people." Qin Huaidao interrupted, his cold eyes a little more scrutinizing.
The other party quickly explained: "To tell you what the general said, the younger one is a domestic slave. He used to be responsible for guarding the caravan. He often traveled between Yingzhou and Pingzhou, so he is more skilled."
"Who is your general? Tell me."
Zhu San'er quickly said: "Back to the general, my general's name is Zhu Huchen. He is from Fuyu and is currently the former general of the Goguryeo Forbidden Army. He has experienced the general's style and noble military demeanor, and he yearns for the splendor of the Tang Dynasty. He is willing to bring 10,000 troops to join him. Please also ask.
The general took him in."
"Give me a reason." Qin Huaidao asked bluntly. If he came to vote rashly, it would inevitably lead to fraud and he had to guard against it. However, there was no need to refuse directly. He could simply throw the question to the other party.
The other party was not surprised, as if he had already thought of it, and said truthfully: "The general told me before he came that he must not lie to your army in any way and should tell the truth frankly. There are two reasons. First, the King of Goguryeo did not care about the life and death of his soldiers, and his behavior was chilling.
, Secondly, I received a message from Fei Ying last night that Fuyu was captured by the Shiwei people. Shiwei and Goguryeo formed a secret alliance to divide the Tang Dynasty. However, they captured Fuyu and killed the generals. If this revenge is not avenged, we will not live together. "
Qin Huaidao was shocked. Sure enough, Shiwei sent out troops. He didn't know if Li Derjian could stop him. He was moved in his heart and asked: "Shiwei captured Fuyu. Didn't the King of Goguryeo know in advance?"
"I don't know about this little thing. Maybe I know it, maybe I don't know it, but it's not important. My general just wants revenge. If your army is willing to accept it, there is one condition. He must not ask my general to attack Goguryeo. After all, the people of the same country cannot go down.
Hand, I hope to go north to block Shiwei, even if the whole army is killed in the battle, I will not hesitate."
Hearing this, Qin Huaidao felt the determination and sincerity of the other general's defection. No one could calm down when his clan members were killed. Not attacking his own people was considered a principle and a bottom line. This kind of person could be trusted. Anyway, he had nothing to lose, so just look at it.
To everyone.
Everyone responded in silence, apparently letting Qin Huaidao have his say.
Qin Huaidao looked at Zhi and lost his ability to think. It was a matter of great importance and it would be right to seek more opinions.
Zhi lost his mind and clasped his fists and said: "General, if I were this general and my people were killed, and the murderer was brought in by the King of Goguryeo whom I was loyal to, I would definitely resist. The other party would still be able to restrain themselves and not kill their own people, but just ask to go north.
You can trust it, there’s no harm in it anyway.”
What Qin Huaidao was worried about was a false surrender. If he deceived his trust and took the opportunity to stab Li Dejian after going north, wouldn't this lead to a wolf? Out of caution, Qin Huaidao pondered for a moment and then said: "Your army will leave tonight to prove his sincerity. After going north, he will find people from Fuyu."
Have a fight and prove your determination. If you can do it, I, the general, will believe in you."
As for tokens, they must not be given to prevent the other party from cheating.
"Thank you, General!" the other party said gratefully without asking any further questions.
"Go back and tell your general that the opportunity has been given to you. Whether you can seize it or not depends on you. Remember, if you dare to cheat, I will personally send him to hell to regret it."
"I will never deceive the general. I promise to bring it to you." The other party quickly agreed.
Qin Huaidao nodded and told Li Yixie: "Find a place to lock him up and send him out of the city after dark."
If there is a fraud? The other party is not asking to go north, but suggests cooperating inside and outside, allowing himself to steal the camp, and then set up a net to wait. Therefore, there is no possibility of fraud, either an excuse to escape, or a sincere surrender.
If it is just an excuse to get away, only a few prisoners will be released, and there will be no other losses. But if you sincerely surrender, the time of darkness will be just right for the other party to sneak back to the camp. If it is really less than 10,000, the chance of winning the camp tonight will be greatly increased, and the compensation will be paid.