The heavy armored cavalry and the light cavalry clear the way, and they are unstoppable. If they fight to the death, they will be killed and cannot be violated. Therefore, the leading general decisively gives way to the passage, lets some of them escape, and immediately arranges the aftermath. However, if more people are released, it will be difficult to deal with the aftermath, so more must be blocked.
People leave the city.
The soldiers are unstoppable because they are crazy and desperate.
But the sad soldiers can be killed!
The leading general saw that the method of keeping a distance and using bows and arrows to block the attack was effective and successfully blocked the escape. He was convinced that the number was estimated to be tens of thousands. As long as he blocked it for a period of time, other troops would be able to surround him and capture him.
As long as he successfully captures the remaining tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, even if the big fish escapes, he will not be beheaded.
"Brothers, aim and shoot, no one is allowed to come out." The leading general shouted loudly.
The soldiers continued to shoot and stop him.
The defenders who had their escape route blocked were panicked, confused, and frightened. Looking at the corpses strewn on the ground and the wounded soldiers wailing for help, they quickly retreated one by one, not daring to rush again.
No one wants to die if they can live.
At this time, the troops attacking other city gates rushed up and saw the large number of defenders crowded together. They were overjoyed. Each one of them had not killed enough, and they rushed up howling like wolves and tigers.
The remaining defenders were so frightened that many of them collapsed on the spot and threw away their weapons and surrendered.
Surrender without killing was an iron rule. No one dared to disobey, and everyone was so angry that they cursed their mothers.
Xu Shiji had already received the notice and understood why the number of troops defending the city suddenly decreased. He led his men to rush up quickly. He was originally worried that it would be difficult to chase them all if they escaped, and he would not be able to explain to the King of Han. Seeing this scene, he breathed a sigh of relief and shouted loudly.
He shouted: "Quickly, get out of the way of the city gate!"
The surrendered troops were crowded at the gate of the city, in a mess, and could not be heard.
Xu Shiji's guard group rushed to clear the way. They were so frightened that everyone thought they were going to kill the prisoners, so they ran away in panic, shouting for mercy, and the scene became increasingly chaotic.
But in an emergency period, Xu Shiji didn't care much and shouted loudly: "Where is Duke An?"
"I'm here!" came a voice.
Xu Shiji followed the call and continued to shout: "Take your troops and follow me out of the city to hunt down the deserters. The others stay behind and keep an eye on the prisoners. The whole city is under martial law and there will be no mistakes."
"Follow the order!" Several people responded loudly.
"Walk!"
Xu Shiji rode his horse and headed straight for the city gate. He had not expected that the enemy would be so cowardly that he would concentrate his troops and escape through one gate, leaving only a few people behind as cannon fodder.
If the opponent succeeds, this old face will be completely disgraced, and there will be no way to explain to the King of Han.
Thinking of this, Xu Shiji wished he could give himself a slap.
Soon, Xu Shiji rushed to the city gate and was startled when he heard countless arrows whizzing towards him. Fortunately, the guards reacted quickly and raised their shields to block the surrounding area.
The sound of dense arrows hitting the shield made people's scalp numb.
The head of the guard reacted quickly and shouted loudly: "General, again, don't stop."
But the sound of flying arrows was harsh, and the words could not be carried far.
"Retreat first!" Xu Shiji ordered decisively.
The guards protected Xu Shiji and quickly retreated to the city gate to avoid shooting.
Xu Shiji looked at the corpses in front of him. It didn't look like betrayal by his own people. It was probably a misunderstanding and he was shot as an enemy. It was dark and he couldn't see clearly. The anger in his heart dissipated a little, and he shouted loudly: "Shan Daozhen!"
The sound rolled like thunder and spread across the night sky.
Shan Daozhen is not famous in history, but he has a famous father named Shan Xiongxin. He was a fierce general in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties. He was brave and agile and good at using horses. He was known as the "Flying General". He made good friends with Xu Shiji and vowed to be together.
Life and death, when Qin Qiong was in trouble, Shan Xiongxin came to his aid many times and secretly helped Qin Qiong avoid prison.
Unfortunately, he joined Zhai Rang's Wagang Rebel Army with Xu Shiji to fight against the Sui Dynasty, and then defected to Wang Shichong to fight against the Tang army's attack, nearly killing Qin King Li Shimin. Although he finally followed Wang Shichong and surrendered to the Tang army, he was beheaded by the resentful Qin King Li Shimin.
Thanks to Xu Shiji's secret manipulation, Shan Daozhen remained anonymous and would not be alive today.
After Xu Shiji defected to the Han Dynasty, he found Shan Daozhen and entrusted him with important responsibilities. He taught him everything he had learned, and he accumulated military merits from a regiment commander to an army commander.
Hearing the familiar roar, Shan Daozhen guessed something and was overjoyed. He quickly ordered to stop guarding against arrows, hurried forward, raised his hands and saluted: "General."
"Tell me, what's going on?" Xu Shiji asked. If he didn't know Shan Daozhen, he would have suspected betrayal and collaboration with the enemy.
Shan Dao really didn’t dare to hide anything and reported the situation truthfully.
When Xu Shiji heard that the heavy armored cavalry had cleared the way, and there were thousands of cavalry following to expand the victory, and the incident happened suddenly, it was really impossible to stop it. Not only was it no problem to handle the single road, but it was actually very smart, so he said with satisfaction: "The response method,
Reduce the casualties. It’s not in vain for me to teach you the art of war. The city has been solved, Mr. Anguo?"
"Arrived!" Zhi lost his mind and responded quickly.
"You also heard what happened, and I ordered your troops to pursue and kill him. Remember, you will not be killed if you surrender."
"Follow the order!" Zhi Huansi agreed excitedly, and shouted loudly in his native language to the clan soldiers behind him: "Second men, rush forward and capture the governor of Qinzhou, let's go!"
The cavalry roared away and quickly disappeared into the moonlight.
Xu Shiji summoned someone to give him a few words of advice, signaling the other party to report to the King of Han. He immediately said to Shan Daozhen, "Let's go and hunt down the remnants. The King of Han's order is that no one can escape. Although it is understandable that you let go of the city gate, there is no guarantee that someone will stir up trouble in the future."
, we must block future troubles.”
"Understood, thank you, General." Shan Daozhen responded solemnly. Although the situation was special at the time, it was indeed unclear if he let the enemy escape by letting the city gate go. If he was suspected of supporting the enemy, he would be criticized.
The army quickly mobilized and chased forward.
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Chinese military tent.
Qin Huaidao was staring at the map and thinking. Once Qinzhou is captured, the army can march eastward and attack Chang'an. News has come from the dark web that an army of 200,000 people suddenly appeared outside Chang'an three days ago.
, successfully took over Chang'an, and there was no resistance from the defenders in Chang'an City.
It can be seen that this 200,000-strong army that suddenly appeared must be Li Tai's people.
Qin Huaidao couldn't figure out how these 200,000 troops came. The few remaining imperial troops in the imperial court had all gone to Luoyang. The remaining state troops would surely be informed in advance.
What's more, the imperial court only had so many troops. They were defeated and surrendered. There were traces of the 300,000 new troops in Luoyang, and they knew they were newly recruited. These 200,000 troops seemed to appear out of thin air, which was weird.
"Is it Li Tai's trump card?"
Just as he was thinking about it, a voice came from outside: "Report——"
"Come in!"
Luo Wu opened the door curtain and came in, cupped his hands and said: "Uncle, the British government sent someone over to say there is an urgent military situation."
"Let him in."
Soon, a soldier was brought in and said with cupped hands: "To the King of Han, I am the head of the guard regiment under the command of the British Duke. I have been ordered to report that during the general attack, the east, west and north gates were each guarded by a thousand old and weak men. They were in vain.
All the army gathered at the south gate. After the south gate was blown open, they first used bows and arrows to block our charge, then the heavy armored cavalry cleared the way, followed by light cavalry, and the infantry reared up, and charged madly out of the city."
"Oh? This Governor Lu is not a drunkard, so continue." Qin Huaidao became interested.