The first thousand two hundred and eleventh chapters dissolve the barrier
Chapter 1,211 The Dissolving Barrier
"Have the enemy not retreated yet?"
On top of the city wall, He Qi cleared away the enemies within a few feet of him and asked directly to the deputy general without looking back.
"Report to the general! The enemy's main force has withdrawn to the center of the plain, but they all gathered around Pang Tong and did not retreat any further."
Hearing the news, He Qi shook his head and said nothing more——
"Have the cavalry in the city prepared their horses?"
"General, everything is ready, just waiting for your order..."
"very good……"
He Qi took a deep breath and looked far away outside the city.
To be honest, he really admired Pang Tong's determination.
If the other party is not just acting, but really wants to fight them to the death on the plain...then he doesn't hate this approach.
On the contrary, if they win in the end, depending on the situation, he is very willing to save Pang Tong's life - he has heard reports before and knows how powerful Pang Tong is, but he also regrets why this talent was not retained when Sun Quan and Zhou Yu took power.
Get rid of this person.
Seeing that the opponent has become an enemy, I originally thought that I could use this battle to rub off the enemy's spirit. Killing a loser would also be an act to boost morale.
But after these few days of confrontation, he could no longer dislike the other party in his heart.
He could see that the other party was not good at commanding operations, and the various siege arrangements were quite unfamiliar, but even so... the other party still posed a huge threat to him - didn't this also show how powerful the other party was?
In short... that's what he was thinking, thinking that he might be able to give the other party a way out, maybe by letting Sun Quan come forward, and the other party could become one of theirs again.
But at this moment, near the steps of the city wall, someone rushed forward eagerly, exclaiming before they even got there:
"General! General! It's not good!"
"What's up?"
He Qi turned his head in confusion and caught a glimpse of the soldier's robe on the other party...
Baggage troops…
That is to say…
The man must have been running with all his strength for a long time, and was sweating profusely. As soon as he reached He Qi, he threw himself to the ground, with panic in his eyes, and shouted tremblingly:
"General! There are enemy troops coming from behind the mountain..."
"What did you say?"
He Qi's expression suddenly changed... But in fact, he had already made such preparations in his mind...
He didn't expect things to happen so quickly... After all, his eyes caught a glimpse of Pang Tong in the distance, still sitting calmly in the middle of the battlefield.
——In other words, the other party is really trying to seduce him at the risk of his life.
If I make a rash move this time, the rear of Poyang City will be attacked by surprise...
this…
He Qi was speechless for a moment.
However, he did not hesitate for too long and hurriedly asked the soldier who came to report the news in a hurry:
"What's the situation now?
Could it be that the enemy is already attacking the city?
How did you know?"
Now, everyone has heard about this, and everyone is looking at each other in shock. It seems that no one thought that the enemy would come from behind the mountain... Just thinking about the difficulty of the road makes people a little shaken. The opponent can actually go around like that.
A long way, just to break the city from their weak point behind...
However, what everyone didn't expect was this person's answer...
"It's... what those Shanyue people said... Those Shanyue people have already encountered the enemy on Shiyin Mountain... He... they want the general to send people to support as soon as possible..."
…
I don't know how long the silence lasted.
The soldier's unintentional words seemed to give everyone a painful slap in the face.
The soldiers were okay, but He Qi's expression was too solemn.
"General... what... should we do?"
The person who asked He Qi the question was the person who witnessed He Qi driving away the two leaders of Shanyue two days ago.
At this moment, the entanglement in their hearts reached the extreme...
The sense of responsibility as soldiers tells them that at this time, there cannot be any hesitation. If they are delayed for a moment, the consequences may be disastrous.
but…
Everyone knows the reason.
"Prepare my horse and prepare to go out of the city to meet the enemy!"
Suddenly, He Qi said this, turned around, threw away the soldiers who were stunned on the spot, and rushed towards the city without looking back.
"General! General!"
The soldier who came to report the news couldn't believe his eyes...
He saw with his own eyes that the Shanyue people asked for help from them in disgrace... they must have experienced a deadly battle long ago.
But... He Qi just left like that?
"General! You...are you going to..."
Now, He Qi did something that even his lieutenants and the soldiers who had fought together before could not stand it.
Some of them whispered about He Qi's heartlessness.
Some wanted to catch up with He Qi and try to dissuade him.
However, what no one expected was that when He Qi arrived at the city, he suddenly shouted at the city wall with the loudest voice:
"To destroy these remnants of the opponent's troops, I only need five thousand cavalry! The remaining people...defend the city well. When I return, I don't want to see a city that has been captured by the enemy."
"Open the city gate!"
——
"I said open the city gate!"
He Qi's voice spread throughout the outer city, and naturally also spread above the city wall. The five thousand cavalry assembled in the open space of the outer city were ready to go, just waiting for the city gate to open...
"Yes Yes!!"
"Open the city gate!!"
At this moment, everyone understood He Qi's intention, and the soldier who had given the order before fell to the ground in disbelief.
Boom, boom—the city gate opened, and in the wilderness, the enemy army was preparing to attack in the distance.
And He Qi was holding a spear, his eyes were cold, and he just said lightly:
"Commanders... follow me to kill the enemy! Capture Pang Tong alive!"
"kill!!!"
Accompanied by the shouts of killing rising from the sky, the cavalry rushed out of the city gate like a long dragon, five thousand against ten thousand, but there was no fear on the faces of the people, because they firmly believed that... the Poyang defenders at this moment were truly monolithic.
.
"Everyone, have you heard this?
The general doesn't want to see a city captured by the enemy. Now... those of you who have the strength, cheer up, you know what to do!"
It can only be said that they are indeed the soldiers and horses brought by He Qi. Whether it is in commanding on the battlefield or in the layout of city defense, they all have the true inheritance of He Qi.
Even if the general goes into battle, several lieutenants will also inherit the general's will. With a few words, they will stir up the enthusiasm of the entire army——
On one side were the cavalry running towards the wilderness, and on the other side were the defenders gearing up and rushing towards the back of the city for reinforcements.
It was at this moment that Poyang City really eliminated all its weaknesses.
And the barrier that previously stood between these two groups of people seemed to be slowly melting away.
——
Pang Tong had already opened his eyes.
However, when he saw the opponent's lineup, he couldn't help but frown.
