With Hua Xiong's promise of three days of indulgence, the soldiers of the Xiliang Army instantly became crazy.
One by one, their faces became flushed, and their breath gradually became heavier.
How long has it been since they massacred a city? How long has it been since they indulged themselves?
Ever since they left the border area of Liangzhou and followed Dong Zhuo to Luoyang, they had never had such an opportunity.
In fact, Dong Zhuo could have allowed his soldiers to cause trouble in the land of Sili.
Dong Zhuo did exactly this in history.
But after switching to this time and space, Dong Zhuo no longer acted like this. On the contrary, he was still trying his best to restrain the Xiliang soldiers and prevent them from causing trouble.
It’s not for anything else, but because there is a big gap between Dong Zhuo in this time period and him in history, as a person in the court.
In history, Dong Zhuo controlled the world by holding the emperor hostage, and he was a tyrannical and powerful minister who was not popular with others.
Now Dong Zhuo supports the emperor and the queen mother to rule the world. If his character is not careful, he actually becomes a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.
To be honest, Dong Zhuo also likes the character of loyal minister.
But being a loyal minister is sometimes frustrating because you have to pretend.
At least you have to pretend to be a good person on the surface.
Not only Dong Zhuo needs to pretend, but his Xiliang army also needs to pretend.
In the past, when the Xiliang army was at the Liangzhou border fortress, when they had the opportunity to massacre the city, they would rob the border counties of coarse grains, inferior utensils, coarse clothes and linen, and then rape and plunder the women from the border counties. Those women from the northern border fortresses had basically no occupation.
They are both rough-handed and red-cheeked, and it is not easy to do anything...
But the Central Plains can be different.
This was the economic center of the Han Dynasty, with the best goods, the finest silks and fabrics, the most grain... and most importantly, the most beautiful women here!
Originally, the Xiliang soldiers expected Dong Zhuo to let them have a good time in Sili, but unexpectedly, when they arrived in Sili, Dong Zhuo actually managed them very strictly.
The complete requirement is to treat them like the regular Central Army in Luoyang.
The Xiliang sergeants were so depressed.
Until today, with Hua Xiong's promise, this Xiliang army finally revealed its true nature!
"Kill, kill, kill!"
They yelled loudly and with abandon, and the shouts shook the sky, resounding throughout the sky above Yangxia City.
Today, we can finally eat meat!
To attack a city, the first to ascend is the first.
Especially now that the city gates of Yangxia are wide open, the achievement of getting there first seems to be easy for the Liangzhou sergeants!
Being able to log into the city first is a supreme honor for a soldier. Although it is dangerous, once you succeed, you will gain both fame and fortune. Not only will you have a great reputation, but you will also receive generous rewards.
Today, every Liangzhou sergeant wants to get this credit!
As Hua Xiong's military order was issued, the Liangzhou soldiers with courageous character crowded and pushed each other, holding their weapons high and roaring, and crazily killed into the Wengcheng.
Some soldiers who reacted slowly were beaten by their colleagues and then tried to pursue them, but they couldn't catch up no matter how hard they chased. They really regretted it.
As the commander-in-chief, Hua Xiong himself was eager to achieve success. He urged the Chinese army and followed the troops in front to cross the suspension bridge beside the moat.
Then they passed through the outer gate of the Wengcheng and quickly rushed towards the widely opened inner gate.
The city of Yangxia was not big, and the Wengcheng was newly renovated. In Hua Xiong's view, this county was smaller than the cities he had conquered in the northwest, which made him even more determined to underestimate the enemy.
Back in the northwest, he had captured all the Tuchengs that were more difficult to defeat than this one. Although there would be some losses during the siege, as long as he could break into the city, no one could withstand the thunderous power of his Liangzhou warriors.
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In a head-to-head confrontation, who is the opponent of Xiliang Army in the world?
It's just that the city gate is a bit small, and it feels like it's impossible to gather too many troops under the city, and it seems quite laborious to get in and out.
But it doesn’t hurt!
Under the leadership of Hua Xiong, the elite of the Xiliang Army rushed into Wengcheng in a short period of time. Almost all of the thousands of elites rushed in. The people behind were still following.
superior.
If it were anyone else, leading the troops into the city so smoothly, they would be more or less suspicious, but Hua Xiong and the Xiliang army under his command are both brave and courageous people.
It's rectum.
Even though such people can move forward in an indomitable and invincible manner, they can easily make mistakes and fall into the trap of others.
Just when Hua Xiong and his soldiers and horses had taken control of the outer gate of Wengcheng, he suddenly saw that the gate of the opponent's inner city was slowly closing.
Hua Xiong was overjoyed when he saw this:
"Hahaha! How can An Neng be undefeated by resisting the enemy like this? It's a pity that Liu Jian and Liu Chong were in civil strife and ignored the key points here. Only now do they think of closing the door? It's too late! The sons and daughters rushed in with me and burned Yangxia!
Grain!"
Hua Xiong, who was overjoyed, immediately led the Xiliang cavalry under his command and continued to move forward, shouting "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa".
But just as more than a thousand Xiliang cavalry led by Hua Xiong began to sprint, they heard someone on the city wall say:
"Everyone in the world says that the people in Liangzhou have little knowledge and little resourcefulness. When I see you today, it is true! You will die without a burial place today!"
After saying these words, a trumpet sound suddenly sounded across the sky from the city wall.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Then, on top of the Wengcheng, dense shadows of soldiers suddenly flashed out!
Things took a turn for the worse!
Half of these soldiers held strong bows and crossbows.
This was collected from Liu Chong's arsenal!
Over the years, Liu Chong not only recruited soldiers, but also made a lot of armor and weapons. Because he loved riding and shooting, he made a lot of crossbows.
Now, these crossbows have been transferred to the hands of the Jizhou Army and have become magical weapons in their hands.
In the hands of the other half of the soldiers, there were bundles of firewood and tinder, all flammable materials that could be used to start a fire.
At the end of the strong bows and crossbows in the hands of the Jizhou soldiers were rockets.
Jia Xu's strategy was very vicious.
Given the current situation in Yangxia City, Hua Xiong cannot be captured by an ordinary ambush!
Fire and water are merciless! Only fire attack can win!
However, fire attacks have always been a method of harming the harmony of the world and should not be used unless absolutely necessary.
But Jia Xu doesn't care about that.
Whether Tianhe is hurt or not has nothing to do with him, even if the other party is his former colleague, as long as he can protect himself, these are trivial matters.
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Before the Xiliang troops under the city had time to react, they saw countless firewood being thrown into the urn city!
Immediately afterwards, thousands of rockets were seen shooting rapidly downwards amidst the loud shouts of the Jizhou troops on the top of the city.
Yangxia was originally a small county town, and the Wengcheng built by Liu Chong was a temporary repair. It occupied a small area and was quite crowded. Therefore, when all the Xiliang soldiers rushed in, the entire Wengcheng space was extremely narrow and crowded.
And just as firewood and other igniting objects fell to the ground, rockets suddenly struck and ignited the igniting objects!
In an instant, the urn city at the east gate of Yangxia was covered by the raging flames, and the urn city turned into a place of purgatory.
Seeing the rockets coming towards their faces like meteors and volcanic bombs, the Xiliang sergeants were extremely panicked, and unprecedented fear filled their hearts.
Moments later, the sound of body breaking "puff" resounded throughout the entire barbican city.
There is no one in this world who is not afraid of fire and water, even the soldiers from Liangzhou who have experienced many wars.
In this extreme situation, the crossbow arrows were already enough to cause huge damage to them, and now the crossbow arrows are accompanied by rockets! Rockets that can cause fire!
The screams of countless Xiliang soldiers echoed throughout the east of Yangxia.
After many Xiliang soldiers were on fire, they ran around, shouting for their companions to come to help.
As a result, they were scurrying around because of the pain, and the flames were brought to the bodies of other soldiers. This situation was like a plague, spreading more and more widely.
There is nothing we can do about it. Human beings are born with a fear of flames. In this situation, no one can deal with it calmly.
But if the fire cannot be extinguished in the shortest time, the scope and speed of the spread of the flames will be beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
At this moment, the Jizhou crossbowmen on top of the city prepared their rockets again, and without giving the opponent any chance to breathe, the second round of rockets was fired downwards again.
The precise timing is really amazing.
There is no doubt that the person responsible for directing this battle on the top of the city is Zhang He.
Today, Zhang He, after several experiences, has grown rapidly like a sponge absorbing water, and has become Liu Jian's most powerful general who is best at defending the city and ambushing.
Countless screams were heard again, and the fire became more and more intense. This burning flower could take away any life, endangering the life of every Xiliang soldier in Wengcheng.
What's even more frightening is that in addition to the Liangzhou soldiers, there are also many Xiliang cavalry in Wengcheng.
Compared to people, war horses are more frightened in front of flames.
Many Xiliang war horses began to move freely around without being commanded by the knights, trampling to death many of the Xiliang army's own soldiers!
The horrific and bloody self-trampling made the scene even more chaotic and impossible to stop.
At this moment, the entire Wengcheng was like a cauldron of purgatory, and what was cooking in the cauldron was Hua Xiong and the others!
But even if the battle situation was so favorable, Zhang He would not relax.
He ordered the soldiers on the top of the city to light the rockets step by step, then put them on their bows, watch the timing, and then shoot, striving to minimize the lives of the opposing soldiers.
After several rounds of rockets were released, the entire Wengcheng turned into a sea of fire.
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Outside the city, Sima Duanqi of the Xiliang Army commanded his soldiers to rush to the city gate, hoping to rescue Hua Xiong.
Unfortunately, Duan Qi was too panicked at the moment because he saw the fire in the city, so he became more and more helpful.
The gate at the Wengcheng Suspension Bridge is narrow. If you direct your soldiers and horses to rush in there, wouldn't you be in conflict with the Hua Xiong group inside who want to rush out?
What if Hua Xiong breaks through the encirclement, but happens to be stuck at the city gate due to hedging?
This is not saving him, it is harming him!
In fact, Duan Qi is a battle-hardened general, so he should have thought of this kind of thing.
But he had been fighting for half his life, and his general was lost in the fire and was annihilated. This was the first time he had encountered such a thing, so he did not react for a while.
The huge flames illuminated the entire Wengcheng, and the Xiliang sergeants led by Duan Qi who were outside before they could rush in saw a terrifying scene.
Countless Liangzhou soldiers were covered in fire and their bodies were burned completely. Before they died, they kept running towards the city gate, screaming in horror.
The soldiers outside heard the screams of their comrades in the urn city, and their hearts were no longer calm. It could even be said that they were panicking.
An unprecedented feeling of fear enveloped the Xiliang sergeant.
Many soldiers have already retreated in their hearts.
No matter how brave the soldier is, he is still a human being. Under extreme death threats, he will still fall down, cry and be afraid...
"Sima! We can't rush forward any more. Hurry back! Back off! Make way for Governor Hua and the others to come out!"
I don't know whose shout alerted Duan Qi. He suddenly realized what was happening and quickly ordered his soldiers to retreat.
At the same time, he did not forget to ask the soldiers to cut the ropes of the suspension bridge, so that Ji on top of the city would not take advantage of them and retreat, pull up the suspension bridge and trap Hua Xiong and the others, then Hua Xiong would really be doomed.
But at this moment, some Jizhou sergeants on the top of the city began to shoot arrows at the Xiliang soldiers at the suspension bridge outside the city.
In order to meet Hua Xiong in the barbican city, these soldiers had to stand on the suspension bridge and use shields to block the rain of arrows. Even so, they still became living targets. If they were not careful, they would be hit by crossbow arrows.
After all, the shield cannot block their entire bodies.
At this time, the Wengcheng to the east was already filled with flames, as if it were daytime.
With the fire burning and meteors flying, the Xiliang army inside the city was in despair, and the Xiliang army outside the city was in a dilemma.
And at this time, there was a cry of killing from the side of the Xiliang army outside the city!
Liu Jian, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei's five thousand troops quickly attacked Duan Qi's troops from the flanks.
The leader, Zhang Fei, held up his eight-foot-long snake spear and aimed ferociously at Duan Qi, who was riding a tall horse, with a ferocious smile on his face.
The moment he saw Zhang Fei rushing towards him, Duan Qi, who had been through battle for a long time, suddenly turned white in his mind.
The opponent's aura seemed to make him feel resigned to his fate for a moment.
But he was a brave general in Liangzhou after all, and he quickly came to his senses.
Then Duan Qi roared, holding a spear, he suddenly clamped his horse's belly and charged towards Zhang Fei.
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At the same time, Hua Xiong was riding a war horse in the city, clashing with left and right, looking for an exit amidst the raging fire.
He had been hit by three arrows in the back. Blood flowed down the black armor and penetrated his shirt. The pain in his back almost made him faint, but he knew that he could not fall at this moment.
Once he falls, there will be no chance of survival in this sea of fire.
However, in such a chaotic situation, Hua Xiong couldn't even identify the east, west, north, and south. He just kept swinging his sword to desperately block the rain of arrows shot from above, prolonging his life cycle.
Finally, Hua Xiong, who was already in a panic, found the exit of the east gate.
But unfortunately, at this time, there was still a raging fire blocking his way at the east gate exit.
The fire blocks the road and makes it impossible to get through!
At this critical moment, I heard someone from behind shouting loudly: "Captain, back up your horse, cover its eyes, and jump again!"
After hearing this, Hua Xiong no longer hesitated.
He drove his famous Xiliang horse back a certain distance, then tore open his jersey, hugged the horse's face, and then suddenly attacked the horse's belly.
His Xiliang stallion raised its head and sprinted toward the flames. Finally, it jumped into the air and jumped out of the blazing fire that blocked them.
Hua Xiong held the war horse's neck hard and kept urging the horse to speed up and run out of the city!
But when he rushed out of the city and passed the suspension bridge, what he saw in front of him made Hua Xiong's heart sink to the bottom again.
As far as the eye could see, there were corpses of shot Liangzhou soldiers everywhere.
The head of Sima Duan Qi, whom he trusted most, was being held not far away by a general with a leopard head and ringed eyes holding a snake spear. Blood flowed down Duan Qi's head and slowly fell to the sand below.
Seeing Hua Xiong rushing out of the city, a group of Jizhou infantry armed with Huanshou swords rushed forward and surrounded him at the suspension bridge!
Seeing this scene, Hua Xiong couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He was a mighty Liangzhou tiger general, and he was so humiliatingly defeated here today?
As groups of elite soldiers formed formations on the wide road, surrounded by firelight, a long-bearded general riding a tall horse and holding a Qinglong Yanyue Sword slowly rode to Hua Xiong's house.
before.
Behind him, followed closely by a young strong man, guarding him on his left and right.
It was Guan Yu and Zhou Cang.
Although Hua Xiong had never seen this person, he had heard of his name.
After all, this person's appearance is very easy to identify and he has a great reputation.
"Are you the captain of the Liaodong vassal state, Guan Yu?"
Guan Yu stroked his long beard and said, "Hua Xiong, most of your people have been turned into ashes by my master's clever trick. Guan thought that you are also a famous general in Xizhou. I will give you a chance. Are you willing to surrender?"