Chao Huang's words aroused the fighting spirit of many soldiers. Perhaps in front of Zhao Yun, Linhe was just a city, a stepping stone for them to go south.
But behind these people, it is not just a matter of a city. This city is the place where they were born and raised, where their wives, children, and children live. If it is really broken by Zhao Yun and the others, the family will be destroyed.
The Linhe defenders, who suddenly became brave, killed them directly, but their courage still could not make up for the gap in the level of the two sides. Although they temporarily blocked the cavalry from expanding the bridgehead, as time went by, their bridgehead was still slowly expanding.
"Place the tie-board."
Finally, the carriages reached the edge of the city wall. Following the captain's order, the six panels of the six carriages opened at the same time and hit the city wall heavily.
"rush."
After the slats were opened, the armored cavalrymen who were already prepared in the carriages did not hesitate, stepped directly over the slats, and reached the top of the city wall.
"kill."
"kill."
"kill."
The Xuanwei troops who climbed onto the city wall roared together, fearless of the oncoming swords, guns, swords and halberds, and slashed at them with their swords.
Blood spurted out for a moment. Facing the iron-armored Xuanwei Army, the Linhe defenders were directly beaten and retreated. More and more iron-armored Xuanwei Army came to the city wall via building carts to support the war.
"Kerosene, take out the kerosene and burn it for me."
Seeing his own side retreating steadily, Chao Huang immediately took out the ultimate weapon for defending the city, kerosene. He believed that as long as the kerosene was deployed, he should be able to repel the enemy's attack.
"promise."
"Follow me to get the kerosene."
Upon hearing Chao Huang's order, the team leader immediately clasped his fists and led his men to get the kerosene hidden in the tower.
Dozens of soldiers rushed out of the city tower carrying clay pots, and then rushed towards Yuan Shujun's bridgehead on the city wall without fear of life or death.
"It's kerosene, don't let them get close."
Seeing this situation, the cavalry who rushed up to the city wall immediately understood the enemy's thoughts, but now that they were on the top of the city, how could they allow the opponent to achieve their goals.
One by one, the soldiers rushed forward frantically, tearing open Linhe City's defense line and rushing towards the kerosene soldiers.
Seeing the enemy coming, dozens of soldiers immediately panicked. Although their soldiers were still trying their best to stop the enemy, they understood that they might not have a chance to rush over.
If Yuan Shu's elite Jizhou army could face death, these county soldiers in Linhe could not reach that level, nor did they have that kind of faith.
Some people turned around and ran away, while others just smashed the pots over.
"Sir, I can't rush through."
Seeing that the soldiers he sent over could not kill them at all, a village commander came directly to report to Chao Huang.
"It's over."
After hearing the report from the village chief, Chao Huang immediately became desperate. This was his last resort, but now he couldn't rush through. It seemed that it was basically impossible to hold on to the city wall.
"What do we do now?"
The village chief didn't know what to do either. If this continued, it would really be the end.
"What else can be done?
I will fight hard and be loyal to Master Shixie, so I will kill him."
Chao Huang glanced at the commander, then swung his sword to kill the enemies on the wall of Yuan Shujun's army.
Seeing Chao Huang's actions, the village commander did not hesitate and killed him directly with a steel knife.
Even though Chao Huang and the others were working hard, it was of no use in the face of absolute strength. As time went by, more and more enemies attacked the city wall, and the Linhe defenders could only shrink back to resist the enemy's attacks.
"Sir, Chao Huang broke his promise. Get off the city wall immediately and escape."
Zhang Hu has been watching the battle on the city wall, but he did not speak because he knew that he did not understand military affairs, so the command was given to Chao Huang. Now that the city wall could not be defended, Chao Huang directly asked him to escape.
"I am the head of a county, and I will be there when Linhe is there. If Linhe is gone, I am willing to die for the city."
Zhang Hu shook his head. As the magistrate of Linhe County, he had the responsibility of guarding the territory. If Linhe was lost, how could he have the dignity to leave?
"Sir, now is not the time to talk about that. People are here and everything is here. If people are gone, the city will be in vain."
After hearing Zhang Hu's words, Chao Huang's face was full of anxiety. Now that Linhe was taken down has become a settled matter, is it really better to die here?
"You go ahead, I won't leave."
After Zhang Hu finished speaking, he directly drew out the long sword from his waist and killed without hesitation.
"Kill, fight."
Seeing Zhang Hu kill, Chao Huang also followed directly and killed him.
The county magistrate and county lieutenant were all killed, and the remaining soldiers could only muster their last wave of morale and follow Zhang Hu and Chao Huang to counterattack the enemy.
"kill."
Facing the enemy's last wave of counterattack, the armored cavalry of the Xuanwei Army killed them with overwhelming force. In the end, Zhang Hu and Chao Huang died in a fierce battle. The remaining soldiers and horses could only drop their swords and attack Yuan Shu's army.
People surrender.
After taking down the city wall, Linhe City was basically finished. As the city gate opened, the cavalry outside the city rode directly into the city and won the first battle going south. It can also be said that from now on, the connection between Fuchuan and Jiaozhou is complete.
If it is cut off and cannot break through Linhe, then from now on unless Jiaozhou changes its route, Fuchuan will not get any supplies.
"General Zilong, just do whatever you want to do next. Remember to do it with your heart. Don't let go of anyone who should be killed, and don't kill anyone who shouldn't be killed. Do you understand?"
Now that Linhe has been captured, let's do whatever needs to be done. This dirty water cannot contaminate Yuan Shu, only they can do it.
"Zhao Yun understands."
Hearing Chen Gong's words, Zhao Yun could only nod his head heavily, then turned around and left.
The city was broken, and the entire Linhe City fell directly into panic, because they didn't know what Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses would do, because the massacre of cities has been throughout the entire history of China. If the other party is really planning to do this, then they
It will be difficult to escape.
Since he wanted to do dirty things and throw dirty water, Zhao Yun didn't want anyone else to do it. All the Yingyang Army cavalry followed him through the streets and alleys of Linhe.
The whole town of Linhe was trembling as they watched each and every wealthy family being pushed out by the enemy's cavalry and gathered in the square.
Immediately afterwards, a butcher knife was swung, and except for the children, women and children of the wealthy families in the city, all the young and strong people were slaughtered. After killing these people, the entire Linhe City fell into a state of calm. Even so, the bloody storm in the square
It still makes people feel a little scared.
"Military advisor, it's done."
All those who deserved to be killed were killed, and Zhao Yun came back directly to report to Chen Gong.
"Well, okay, the army will take a rest for the time being. Tomorrow we will send troops south to Fengyang."
Chen Gong nodded. Since Zhao Yun said that he had done it, he had nothing to say. He would just take a rest and prepare to go south to Fengyang.
"promise."
Just when Linhe City was captured, the people sent by Lu Bu also directly detected the news. They immediately divided their troops into two groups, one went north to report the news to Lu Bu, and the other group followed Zhao Yun's cavalry to detect their movements in real time.
After resting for a day, Zhao Yun left two thousand cavalry to garrison Linhe, while the remaining troops continued southward, running towards Fengyang.
Just when Zhao Yun was sending his troops south, Shisong had already arrived at Fengyang City. He had no time to rest and recuperate, so he had a quick meal, rested for a while, and then sent his troops south again, continuing to run towards Guangxin.
Outside Guangxin City, cavalry surrounded them, feinting attacks from time to time, putting pressure on the opponent and keeping them in a tight situation at all times. At the same time, Zhang Lin's troops who were ambushing in Xieshan also sent out their scouts to detect the enemy's traces at any time.
Shisong's troops continued to move southward, running in panic, and finally they were also detected by Zhang Lin's scouts.
"General, we have discovered that the enemy's troops number approximately between 25,000 and 27,000."
After detecting traces of the enemy, the scout reported the news directly to Zhang Lin.
"It's finally here. Tell the whole army to prepare and attack at any time."
Hearing the scout's report, Zhang Lin, who had been ambushing here for nearly a month, was relieved. As early as when he was ambushing in Xieshan, he had already started to reduce the supply and distribution in order to make his troops able to support him.
most of the time,
Even in this situation, his troops were almost on the verge of running out of ammunition and food. Now that he heard the scout's words, his heart returned to his stomach.
"promise."
Following Zhang Lin's order, the 10,000 cavalrymen all became excited, riding their horses in preparation for battle, ready to launch an attack at any time.
Shisong's army was still racing at a high speed, and finally arrived outside Xie Mountain where Zhang Lin and others were ambushing.
"Sir, it only takes two days to reach Guangxin after passing through Mount Xie."
Wang Che came to Shi Song's side and looked at the mountain range that he had walked countless times. A trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. There's no need to hide it."
