Chapter 214 Wuhuan Invasion! Nie Lie Dies in Battle!
Chapter 214 Wuhuan invades! Nie Lie dies in battle!
Zhenyan City.
This is the second city occupied by Qin Yuan.
It is also one of the northernmost cities in Pingyun County.
Even in Pingyun County, Gongsun Zan and Qin Yuan, and the player's army were fighting fiercely, but the war still did not spread to Zhenyan City.
In Qin Yuan's territory.
Except for one city that was forcibly captured by Gongsun Zan, the other cities did not face much threat.
After all, Qin Yuan occupies Pingyun County and controls the main transportation hub.
Gongsun Zan's attempt to cross the county seat and attack the city behind could only be successful once or twice at most.
If it happens too many times and Qin Yuan discovers his traces, he will definitely be surrounded.
Therefore, cities like Zhenyan City, Yuncheng City, etc. in the north can be regarded as a pure land, far away from the smoke of gunpowder.
On the city wall, there are night-time soldiers patrolling on a daily basis.
It was late at night.
Suddenly, the city wall shook violently, and the drowsy soldiers suddenly woke up.
They looked outside the city, and through the darkness, they could still see a wave of black shadow, quickly approaching Zhenyan City.
How could the army arrive so late?
Could it be the troops sent by Qin Yuan? But they did not receive the relevant notification.
Or was Gongsun Zan's cavalry attacking the city?
It is possible.
However, it stands to reason that Gongsun Zan would not do this.
After all, cities and everything are imaginary.
If you want to put down the rebels, you must rely on hard power to eliminate Qin Yuan's large army.
As for capturing some cities, it doesn't make much sense.
Moreover, although Zhenyan City was the second city occupied by Qin Yuan, there were not many defenders inside, only four to five thousand people.
There are many cities like this.
At most, these troops are only responsible for the daily security work of the city, and it is impossible to resist the attack of a powerful army.
Qin Yuan is also very aware of this.
Therefore, there were not too many defenses on these cities.
Instead, most of the troops were mobilized in the county town.
In his opinion, whether it was Yuncheng, Zhenyan City, or other cities, if Gongsun Zan wanted to cross the county seat and capture it, it would be difficult for him to stop him.
The more troops deployed, the greater the losses will be.
It took several days for the player's coalition forces to fight Gongsun Zan before they realized that they had to unite their forces in one place.
Qin Yuan had thought of this a long time ago.
Therefore, even if faced with the threat of Gongsun Zan's more than 200,000 cavalry, Qin Yuan did not lose too many troops.
As for the city, if Gongsun Zan wants to capture it, then give it to him.
Moreover, once the city is captured, dividing troops to defend it will disperse the rear forces, which is what Qin Yuan wants to see.
Unfortunately, Gongsun Zan did not do this.
Except for the first four cities that were attacked by force, the other cities were not captured by the cavalry army, but by the siege armies behind them one by one.
Woohoo!
Under the night sky, loud horn sounds sounded in Zhenyan City.
Regardless of whether the army outside the city is Gongsun Zan's army or Qin Yuan's, there is nothing wrong with being careful.
As Zhenyan City, it is the first line of defense to guard the north. The soldiers here have experienced many wars, so they are even more vigilant.
As the horn sounded, the sleeping soldiers in the barracks were immediately awakened. They quickly put on their clothes and armor, picked up their weapons, rushed out of the camp, and joined together.
After a while, a tall and mighty general stood on the city wall.
This person is Nie Lie.
He is the garrison general of Zhenyan City.
When Qin Yuan attacked Zhenyan City, Nie Lie led his army to join Qin Yuan.
Its military capabilities are pretty good.
Qin Yuan once wanted him to follow him to conquer Pingyun County.
But Nie Lie refused.
His reason was that he had sworn an oath to stay on the Han border forever and resist foreign enemies.
In this regard, Qin Yuan did not force it. He respected everyone's decision.
Of course, one thing is that Nie Lie himself is a military commander.
Therefore, he will no longer change his profession to become a general in the Temple of War.
His loyalty is actually not die-hard loyalty.
In response, Qin Yuan asked him to stay in Zhenyan City and still serve as a garrison general.
"General, there are enemies outside the city!"
"Judging from the movement, it should be a large group of cavalry!"
A centurion said to Nie Lie, "Could it be Gongsun Zan who sent troops to attack the city?"
Now everyone knows that Gongsun Zan is leading an army to fight against the "rebels" in Pingyun County.
Although Qin Yuan occupied most of the cities, his attitude towards the common people was pretty good.
However, after all, this world still belongs to the Han Dynasty, and people's hearts still yearn for the Han Dynasty's orthodoxy.
The people were forced to surrender to the rule of Qingfeng Village.
Inwardly, most people still prefer the Han Dynasty.
After all, the Han Dynasty has ruled for hundreds of years and its orthodox status has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it cannot be changed overnight.
Even during the period when the princes were fighting for hegemony, there were still many famous generals and good ministers whose hearts belonged to the Han Dynasty.
"Unlikely!"
"If I were Gongsun Zan, I wouldn't be able to cross several cities and hundreds of miles away to attack Zhenyan City!"
"After all, Zhenyan City is not an important city!"
"Based on my analysis, Gongsun Zan's focus must be on conquering Pingyun County."
Nie Lie shook his head and said, "Moreover, even if Gongsun Zan's cavalry attacks, shouldn't they attack from the south of the city?"
"Never again, we will attack the east and west walls!"
"How could it be possible that he made a special circle and came from the northern city!"
Although Nie Lie did not participate in the war in Pingyun County, he has been paying attention to the changes in the situation.
However, he had no intention of rebelling against Qin Yuan.
First, he has become Qin Yuan's subordinate, loyal to Qin Yuan, and will not do anything against Qin Yuan because of the justice of the court.
The second is that he still maintains his original intention in his heart. He just wants to stay in Zhenyan City forever and resist the invasion of aliens. As for other things, he doesn't want to get too involved.
"That's a foreign race!"
The centurion woke up and said.
If Zhenyan City was attacked in the past, he would definitely think of the aliens outside the Great Wall.
But it was because of the war in Pingyun County that they subconsciously invaded this point.
As he finished speaking, the army outside the city was approaching.
He is a tall, tall, and bearded alien soldier!
Judging from their appearance, clothing and weapons, they are clearly the cavalry of the Wuhuan tribe!
They had fought against the Wuhuan cavalry many times.
Every year at the beginning of autumn, Wuhuan or Xianbei would invade Youzhou and plunder money and food to ensure that the tribe could survive the winter.
In previous years, the Wuhuan and other foreign tribes would have invaded long ago.
This year seems a bit unusual. About half a month into autumn, there is still no sign of the Wuhuan people.
But abnormal behavior often means something big is going on.
"This scale is probably as many as 100,000!"
Nie Lie said with a solemn expression, "Get ready to defend yourself against the enemy!"
The number of Wuhuan people is much greater than before.
In the past, they were all small armies of the Wuhuan tribe, and their plundering targets were also some villages and towns.
Attacking a city is not common.
And once the Wuhuan tribe's goal is the city, it means that the Wuhuan tribe will launch a large-scale military operation in Youzhou, instead of the small fights like before.
This unusual behavior made Nie Lie think about it.
It's hard to imagine that the Wuhuan people knew about the rebellion in Pingyun County, so they wanted to take advantage of the troubled waters.
This is not impossible.
After all, this is what aliens do best.
The foreign races have always coveted the fertile land of the Central Plains. Whenever the Central Plains dynasty was unstable, the foreign races would invade southward.
Swish, swish, swish!
Before Nie Lie's order could be conveyed, a hail of arrows shot from outside the city, covering the entire city wall.
Countless soldiers were hit by arrows and fell to the ground dead.
But the rain of arrows did not stop, but became stronger and stronger.
Like the Wuhuan tribe, which is a foreign tribe on the grassland, almost everyone is tall and strong, good at conquering and fighting, and is good at both bow and horsemanship.
Once you mount your horse and don your armor, you are a qualified soldier.
Of course, this does not mean that the overall quality of these Wuhuan people is better than that of people from the Central Plains.
But those who can survive in the harsh environment outside the Great Wall have extraordinary physical strength.
As for those with poor physical fitness, they will definitely be eliminated and will not survive at all.
For a time, the garrison soldiers had just gathered in the city, and they suffered numerous casualties under the attack of arrows.
What made people even more desperate was that a group of Wuhuan heavy cavalry launched a charge at the city gate.
Every time they charged, the city gate was deafening and crumbling.
Even the city walls were shaking violently.
After several rounds of collision, the city gate was actually broken.
"General, the city gate has been breached!"
exclaimed the centurion.
They looked into the city and saw countless Wuhuan cavalry swarming into the city.
Although there are thousands of defenders in the city, they are basically advanced soldiers after Qin Yuan changed his profession.
However, facing the ferocious Wuhuan cavalry, they could not resist it at all.
There are too many Wuhuan cavalry!
In just a short while, more than 50,000 Wuhuan soldiers entered the city.
And there are countless enemies outside the city.
"Kill, swear to protect Zhenyan City to the death!"
Nie Lie led his soldiers and fought against the Wuhuan cavalry.
He knew very well that with the thousands of troops in Yancheng, there was no way they could be a match for the Wuhuan cavalry.
However, for the faith in his heart and for the people in the city, he was obliged to do so.
The soldiers following him also fought to protect their homeland.
However, although they are full of passion, they cannot change anything in the face of absolute strength.
Nie Lie took the lead and rushed towards the Wuhuan cavalry, targeting a Wuhuan general!
However, Nie Lie underestimated this person's strength!
Bang!
A loud noise was heard.
I saw Nie Lie being knocked to the ground by a general holding a giant hammer, vomiting blood.
Another hammer fell, and Nie Lie's entire body was smashed into the ground, but his head was directly knocked away from Izumo and rolled down more than ten meters.
The eyes on his head were staring straight ahead, but all that was left was a lifeless look on his face.
This general joined the army since he was a child and fought against foreigners for decades. He killed countless Wuhuan and Xianbei soldiers.
Unexpectedly, now he would end up with his body in a different place!
"You overestimate your capabilities and dare to provoke the great Wuhuan warriors!"
The general swung the giant hammer and smashed the soldiers in a radius of more than ten meters to death.
Following Nie Lie's death, the Wuhuan cavalry charged in, and thousands of defenders were wiped out.
But things are not over yet.
After these Wuhuan cavalry wiped out all the defenders, they attacked the people in the city.
Compared to the burning, killing and looting of the players' coalition forces, the Wuhuan cavalry adopted a more brutal massacre of the city.
That night, among the hundreds of thousands of people in Zhenyan City, not a single one survived.
The city was littered with corpses and rivers of blood, making it a hell on earth.
Like dripping blood, Zhenyan City was completely dyed red.
Even ten miles away from Zhenyan City, one can still smell the heavy stench of blood.
Pingyun County.
Qin Yuan led his army back to the county town.
In the confrontation just now, Gongsun Zan did not make up his mind to go to war in the end.
Of course, even if a war really breaks out, Qin Yuan is not afraid.
It's just a little more loss.
At the same time, because of Gongsun Zan's recruitment, the players who had originally distrusted him were completely disappointed.
After all, he and the player only became temporarily clever because they had a common enemy.
Instead of a community of interests, it is difficult for both parties to come together.
Fortunately, Qin Yuan has always been wary of the players, so even if he knew that the players were such people, he would not suffer much loss.
Qin Yuan can understand the player's choice, but cannot forgive it.
"If we really want to start a war with Gongsun Zan, we have to avoid the players' coalition forces!"
"On this battlefield, you are not afraid of opponents who are like gods, but teammates who are like pigs!"
"If they do, they will only cause me trouble, and the help they can provide is extremely limited!"
Inside the city lord's palace.
Qin Yuan was thinking about tomorrow's battle.
With Gongsun Zan's character, he will definitely not avoid tomorrow's war.
However, after seeing the strength of Qin Yuan's side, Gongsun Zan will definitely take it very seriously. The number of troops participating in the battle will definitely exceed 200,000 cavalry.
I'm afraid more troops will be mobilized from various places overnight.
They even instigated some guild forces in the player alliance to rebel.
This may pose a slight threat to Qin Yuan.
But only a little bit.
Now Qin Yuan is not afraid of the alliance of players turning against each other at the moment of battle. It is not certain who will turn against whom.
He has helped players transfer to a large number of combat arms before, but they always obeyed his orders.
But Qin Yuan didn't want to expose this trump card too early.
Otherwise, how can we say that the players obediently handed over the soldiers and willingly helped him raise them.
In addition, the mission to siege the city and plunder the territory will end tomorrow, so his strength will definitely increase greatly.
This increased his chances of defeating Gongsun Zan.
"He's handsome!"
A person came outside the door.
Qin Yuan looked up and saw that it was Zhao Shuhuai, the talisman warlock.
After some previous inquiries, I found out that he was an innate realm warlock.
However, Zhao Shuhuai was not Qin Yuan's subordinate, but more like someone sent by the headquarters to supervise Qin Yuan.
Zhao Shuhuai generally would not take action unless necessary.
"What's the matter, Mr. Zhao!"
Qin Yuan asked.
Zhao Shuhuai is like a special envoy, representing the great sage Zhang Jiao.
However, the commanders of each party have a high degree of autonomy over their own territories and armies. Even Zhang Jiao or the headquarters will generally not interfere too much.
This is also the reason why Qin Yuan is willing to join the Yellow Turban Army and can tolerate Zhao Shuhuai's existence.
"What are your true thoughts regarding Gongsun Zan's recruitment?"
Zhao Shuhuai sat down, faced Qin Yuan, and asked.
"Why, does Mr. Zhao want to be a lobbyist for Gongsun Zan?"
Qin Yuan looked at Zhao Shuhuai doubtfully.
He pondered for a while and realized that the Yellow Turban Army probably had nothing to do with Gongsun Zan.
If so, then the flood has really washed away the Dragon King Temple.
However, even if the Yellow Turban Army wants to recruit Gongsun Zan, he may not join.
Gongsun Zan was highly valued by the court, he was from a noble family, and he held great power, so he probably looked down on organizations like the Yellow Turban Army.
