Lan'an's suppression did not drag on for too long. The enemy knew that the longer it was delayed, the more unfavorable the situation would be for them.
The general waved his flag and ordered a breakout at any cost.
The Southern Dynasty army ignored the arrows raining down from the city tower and rushed forward wave after wave. Even those behind used the front as a shield and paid an extremely heavy price. While the central defense army completely eliminated the defenders outside the city,
Killed in front of Qin Xiao and others.
The two armies met, and the fighting shook the sky, blood was shed, and the souls of heroes were buried.
Lan An raised his hand to signal the archers to stop, and he pulled the bow string himself, occasionally shooting one or two sneak attackers for the generals such as Qin Xiao and Wu Zheng.
The fighting between the two sides lasted from late at night until dawn the next day. The tenacious Southern Korean army resisted vigorously, and the Central Guards achieved an extremely thrilling victory.
Qin Xiao was covered in blood. He had exhausted all his strength and leaned against the corner of the city wall. As far as he could see, there were corpses everywhere, including those from the Southern Dynasty Army and the Central Guard Army.
Looking back, there are only a thousand people in the Central Guards alive, and hundreds more are just alive.
The morning sun is particularly dazzling, shrouding the city wall, hazy and unclear, and the blue-grey city wall glows with a cold light that has gone through years of changes, ruthless and desolate.
Just like Qin Xiao's heart at this moment.
He took a deep breath and stood up in front of the city wall: "A'an, clear the battlefield. The rest of you will follow me into the city."
The people in Songzi City kept their doors tightly closed, and the sound of fighting last night made them still frightened at this moment.
They braced themselves up, just to frighten the common people and the big families in Songzi City, but Qin Xiao ultimately underestimated these people's rejection of the invasion.
The county magistrate of Songzicheng united with several large households, and seeing that Qin Xiao and others were at the end of their efforts, they gathered a group of servants and urged them to evacuate immediately.
Qin Xiao was in great difficulty facing these people. Firstly, they had no strength to fight anymore. Secondly, if they massacred these people, it would be difficult for the two dynasties to negotiate a peace for a while.
The fighting continued, and the Central Guards stationed here had to charge into battle every day. After two fierce battles, nearly 5,000 of the Central Guards died.
There were originally only 20,000 people in the Central Guard Army, of which 1,000 stayed in the capital.
"Commander, how should we act?" Zhao Chun was counting on Qin Xiao to make up his mind.
Songzi City was finally captured with great difficulty, but nearly 3,000 central defense troops were lost because of this, and they were forced to retreat by a group of ordinary people. How could they be willing to do so?
If you don't retreat, you have to fight hard and attack these people, and the severity must be carefully considered.
"Fight!" Qin Xiao would never let their army be forced back by the people. "You and Ah Zheng will clear the way for me. Ah An will find a place to cover for me. I will kill the county magistrate as soon as possible!"
As long as the county magistrate is killed, this mob will collapse!
After thinking about it, he ordered: "Stop the killing. If A'an has the chance, he will kill the county magistrate directly without asking for permission."
"No!" Several people followed the order.
Just when a few people were getting ready to continue fighting, the sound of galloping horse hooves was heard outside the city.
Qin Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up and he looked back.
The morning light was still hazy, and an unknown force came to tear through the shrouded barrier, and horses galloped over.
The crimson flag with black edges fluttered in the wind in the eyes of every Central Guardsman, making them relieved and overjoyed!
"A general always has a plan." Zhao Chun's eyes were red and sore, and the hand holding the weapon was trembling.
The Zhonghujun, who were still able to hold back their energy, now exhaled a breath of turbidity from their chests, and some of them couldn't hold on anymore and just let themselves fall down.
They didn't have to fight anymore and could finally take a breath.
"Yang Ze (Fu Qi) of the Cavalry Building has met the commander-in-chief on the right and came to meet him on the order of the general." The two building owners stepped forward and saluted Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao stepped forward to help the two of them up. He looked back. There were two cavalry units in the Central Guard Army, totaling two thousand people. Jun Ci also sent them. He couldn't help but ask: "How is Yidu?"
"General Yidu is in charge, don't worry, Commander." Yang Ze reported back, "Commander Liu has returned to Yidu before the last general leaves."
There are nearly 10,000 people in Yidu, and Jun Ci is guarding it personally, and with Liucheng and Huo Qingqu there, Qin Xiao feels a little at ease: "Songzi City has been captured by me, and I will have to spare the trouble for the rest of the work."
"The commander's words are serious. We will quickly check and deploy defenses. Please take a break for the brothers who are leading the siege." Yang Ze said immediately.
With the arrival of two thousand cavalry, the people gathered in Songzi City dropped their sticks and knives without them having to say anything.
The county magistrate was the instigator, and Qin Xiao beheaded him with a knife in front of everyone. He used bloody force and requisitioned the county government office.
"Summon all the doctors in the city to quickly treat the injuries of the soldiers. Let's get some sleep as soon as possible. We're afraid there will be a big battle at night." Qin Xiao entered the county government office and gave instructions as he walked.
"Commander." Fu Qi, who followed, said hurriedly, "The general ordered us to take the first step to help the commander stabilize Songzi City. The Southern Dynasty troops captured by Yidu were escorted by the general in batches. The first batch should meet in the afternoon.
withstand.
The general ordered that if the Nanping County army arrives, there is no need to fight with them, just tie the prisoners to the tower."
Qin Xiao, who was still tense at first, suddenly felt anxious and said: "I forgot that we still have a general."
Jun Ci is good at fighting. He grew up in the Mobei Army when he was young. He has experienced countless battles and has rich experience.
She had deep intentions in capturing the Southern Dynasty troops, not just to reduce killings or to negotiate with the Southern Dynasties.
With these thousands of people, no matter how many people the Southern Dynasty army came to, they would not dare to attack the city easily unless they shot almost an army of their comrades with their own hands!
Jun Ci had already arranged a way out for them. Qin Xiao and others relaxed completely. They originally thought that they would fall asleep after dealing with their injuries.
Their bodies were tired and their spirits were sleepy, but they were lying on the couch, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
As soon as I close my eyes, I see the fighting below the city tower today, the splattered blood, and the corpses on that ground.
The few people who couldn't sleep simply turned over and sat up, looking at each other with dejected expressions.
After a long time, Qin Xiao sighed: "We have experienced few things after all."
Compare it to Jun Ci. She fought into Zhijiang City alone and fought all the way from Zhijiang City to Yidu, but she was not bound by nightmares like them.
"Young Master, when do you think this kind of killing will stop?" Wu Zheng lay down again and stared at the beams with his eyes open. His bloodshot eyes were a little hollow.
Qin Xiao was silent for a moment before asking: "Can't you bear it anymore?"
"What about you?" Wu Zheng did not answer, but asked instead.
Qin Xiao lowered his head and looked at the arrogant five fingers. His hands were still shaking unconsciously.
I don’t know whether it’s because I held the weapon for too long and struggled to kill the enemy, or because something soft and iron-blooded is torn in my heart.
When killing bandits, they only felt excited and motivated, and they killed a lot of people, but they didn't feel any discomfort at all.