As night fell, the rain stopped completely and the dark clouds dispersed, revealing the lead-blue night and the bright moon as round as a jade plate.
Taking advantage of the good moonlight, the Zhejiang and Fujian troops under Deng Yu and Wang Hui withdrew from the Jiahe fortress. At the same time, the Zhejiang and Fujian troops from Shi and Jin troops withdrew from Hengshan City in the north.
Under the moonlight, the stagnant Shanxi River revealed its ugly riverbed. It had been out of flow for nearly twenty days, and despite a few intermittent rains, the riverbed was still full of mud, making it impossible to set foot in it.
Thousands of generals marched north along the East Bank Avenue. The eldest son's lecture before leaving made many generals feel excited. Although some people could realize that She Feixiong's lecture was suspected of "bullying",
But being able to evacuate the Jiahe defense blockade first will make them complain less.
The sound of "chirping" kept coming from the mountains to the east, as if a group of birds were paying close attention to the night marching army camp under the hillside. I saw the sentries of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army in charge of marching and spying passing by like a net, lurking in the mountains and forests.
The three Huaidong Army scouts inside moved quietly deep into the mountain forest. The three of them exchanged glances with each other in a forest gap: Those who were withdrawing to the north were indeed generals of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army, not civilian men.
The two scouts continued to keep an eye on the camp that was retreating north down the hillside. One of them went into the dense forest in the deep mountains to the south and went around to the Guanxiling front base camp to report the news...
Once Deng Yu and Wang Hui's troops leave, the number of troops stationed at Jiahe fortification will be reduced by half.
The sky was bright and clear, and as far as the eye could see, one could see the Huaidong Army's observation post on the top of Meihua Mountain. She Feixiong thought to himself: Since he can see over there, he can probably see Deng Yu and Wang Hui over there.
When the troops withdraw from the North Gate, an offensive like a stormy wave will come, right?
Although the Huaidong Army soon pressed forward with the 30,000 elite troops on the front of the fort, and although only more than 12,000 soldiers and horses were left behind, the predicament facing him made She Feixiong's blood feel like it was about to burn.
Boiling.
She Feixiong held the sword at his waist and stood under the war tent. He looked around at the generals who were following him and asked: "How many kilograms or taels of fighting spirit do you still have? Do you have the guts to kill the Huaidong Army with me?"
No burial place?”
"The Huaidong Army will surely die without a burial place!" The generals promised loudly.
Under the moonlight, these generals standing under the war tent may be young, old, weathered, or slightly immature, but none of them have any fear on their faces at this time.
During the ten-year war in East Fujian, they followed the eldest son. No matter how difficult the situation was, they never gave in. They believed that the eldest son could still lead everyone out of the predicament. In front of them, the eight Fujian children encountered another setback——
For the sake of Bamin, there is no need to fear death!
She Fei Xiong was very satisfied. He pulled out the sword from his waist and pointed at the full moon. The blade shone coldly in the moonlight and shouted in a gloomy tone: "If you want to survive for Ba Min, there is no need to fear death!"
"For the survival of Ba Min, there is no need to fear death!" The generals responded, and the guards at the top of the city also responded. In the night, which was a bit too quiet compared to the past, these shouts echoed like a raging wave.
Waves, prevent waves in the defense!
After the Yuan Road was built to attack the city, in order to prevent the Zhejiang and Fujian troops from destroying it at night, the Huaidong Army set up camp with shield carts at the other end of Yuan Road, filled it with crossbows and weapons, and stationed elite troops to attack the area near Yuan Road.
The garrison at the top of the city suppressed them, so that they did not dare to approach the Yuan Road, and they were unable to take action to destroy the Yuan Road that had been connected to the top of the city.
The reaction of the garrison at the top of the fortified city first alerted the Huaidong soldiers on the other side of the Yuan Road who were always vigilant. Soon, several campfires were lit on the top of the distant hill, and messengers and cavalry holding torches were galloping in the valley to the south.
, the figure was faintly visible under the firelight - the sound of the golden horn signaling the dispatch of troops soon resounded on the battlefield.
The Huaidong Army was determined not to postpone the opportunity to attack the city until after dawn. It was almost the quietest and darkest moment before dawn, when the bright moon as round as a jade plate was also covered by dark clouds.
The generals of the Huaidong Army ascended the city to engage in hand-to-hand combat, which would limit the use of weapons. Watching Huaidong's advance troops attack from Yuandao, She Feixiong took a shield from the soldier on his left and held the sword in his hand.
, strode over
The stacked wall that separates the city head from the Yuandao Road was temporarily spliced together using stacking trucks and was about chest high. Almost all of the original stacked walls were interrupted and damaged by Huaidong's stone-throwing crossbows.
Looking at the attacking Huaidong generals holding high weapons such as Mo knives and stabbing spears, behind the crowd, there were Huaidong soldiers holding fire oil cans in their hands and about to use flints to light them - of course they could not kill the Huaidong soldiers.
The kerosene cans were lit and thrown around, causing chaos in the formation. She Feixiong kicked out a wall-cart in front of him, and directly hit the dozens of Huaidong generals who were crowded in front of the Yuan Road.
She Fei Xiong has magical power. The stacking cart is made of thick wood to act as a stacking wall. The pressing hand is extremely heavy. One cart weighs more than 300 kilograms. She Fei Xiong kicked it so hard that it flew out, which was worse than rolling rocks and logs.
To be shocked by the situation, the seven or eight Huaidong generals in front of Yuan Dao were immediately knocked down and staggered, while two others rolled down from both sides of Yuan Dao.
She Feixiong shouted: "Huaidong'er is not a tiger or a wolf, what should I be afraid of?" He rushed out of the city, stepped on the Yuan Road, slashed out with his sword, and split open the helmeted face of the current Huaidong soldier, drawing blood.
More than ten feet of water splashed.
Huaidong generals all wear iron helmets. She Fei Xiong is good with a big sword. He can split the iron helmets and split people's faces. However, the blade collapses and the sword is destroyed. The next step is to meet the requirements, and the sword will inevitably be broken. She Fei Xiong is not afraid.
, shouted: "Bring the knife!" Without stopping, he slashed away with the knife, killing a Huaidong soldier on the shoulder armor. The knife broke with the sound, but the Huaidong soldier seemed to have his shoulder bone broken.
, howling and rolling down, just at this moment, an attendant came over with a knife.
She Fei Xiong has been fighting with soldiers for the past ten years, and has no chance to take the lead, causing others to forget that She Fei Xiong is the most brave general in Eastern Fujian - this sword slashed out, and blood splashed, causing the elite soldiers who rushed down Yuan Dao to
The blood of the subordinates also boiled, and they no longer forced She Fei Xiong to return to the city, but howled and followed him to kill him from the Yuan Road, all of which inspired his usual bloody courage.
On the Yuan Road, Huaidong lacked brave generals who could fight against She Fei Xiong, and She Fei Xiong's sudden attack also caught the generals of Huaidong's attached city off guard. A group of Huai soldiers were the first to board the Yuan Road.
How could the Dongjia soldiers withstand She Feixiong and his soldiers pounced down like wolves and tigers? Two groups of armored soldiers were killed by She Feixiong and lost their armor, even the dozens of kerosene they carried.
None of the cans were ignited. They rolled down the tunnel and were broken or broken.
She Feixiong shouted "Bring the knife" eleven times in a row, and destroyed eleven narrow-ridged swords one after another. His men had also reached the bottom of the Yuan Road, and the trench was right in front of them. The Huaidong Army also did not
He was eager to come and besiege, but he surrounded the bottom of Yuan Road from both sides, held his position, and fired with bows and crossbows.
She Fei Xiong was hit by an arrow on each shoulder and back, and more arrows were bounced off the scales. Even the two arrows hit were not serious injuries. She Fei Xiong saw that the Huaidong Army's position was still rock solid, and he could not rely on it.
Defeating a group of Huaidong soldiers destroyed the entire Huaidong army, forcing them to fight and retreat.
She Feixiong killed dozens of Huaidong soldiers in a row, captured the entire siege road and retreated safely. He also asked the archers to shoot rockets to ignite the broken fire oil cans at the corner of Yuan Road, injuring dozens of Huaidong soldiers.
The fire broke out, and they rolled to the ground in embarrassment to put out the fire. The fighting spirit of the defenders at the top of the city quickly recovered, and they even decisively shot the panicked Huaidong soldiers below the city.
In the current world, in the cruel bloody battles with swords and guns, the morale of brave generals is immediate. What's more, She Feixiong's identity is by no means ordinary. In their minds, the eldest son has never been defeated!
They fought for the top of the city before dawn. After dawn, Huaidong also launched stone-throwing crossbows and other war weapons. Even though the fire oil tanks had been consumed in large quantities in the past twenty days and the intensity of the projections was not as intensive as at the beginning, it still made it difficult for the defenders to attack.
Standing at the top of the city.
After daybreak, She Feixiong led the rear troops and horses and withdrew from the city. Using the pre-arrangement, he lured the Huaidong soldiers and horses into the fortress, and used their familiar terrain to engage in a tug-of-war between retreat and counterattack with the Huaidong army.
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The west gate and the south gate have long been blocked tightly with bricks and stones by She Feixiong's men. They can be opened in a short time. One can go up to the top of the city by borrowing the road, but the climbing road down to the top of the city is either damaged or disabled and cannot be used.
Transport the weapons of war into the city.
The soldiers and horses dispersed into the fortress and suffered heavy casualties. Ao Canghai ordered the catapult crossbows to be brought in, placed against the outer city wall, and fired stone bullets into the city to limit the backlash of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops against the Huaidong Army.
attack.
The battle continued until dusk, and the defenders of the Jiahe Fortress all evacuated to the inside and outside of the North City of Xisai and the west wing. Although they suffered heavy casualties, She Feixiong successfully blocked the Huaidong soldiers and horses outside the North City, also known as
Huaidong's soldiers and horses failed to bypass the outer city from both wings and penetrate behind the fortress.
"Let's light the fire!" Shefei Xiong looked at Jiahe Fengbo
There is a cross alley in front of Beicheng. She Feixiong asked people to pile firewood and pour kerosene in every yard. At this time, a large amount of materials that could not be taken away from the Jiahe Defense Fortress were gathered here and burned.
At this time, an order was given, and the generals set fire along the alley, and soon thick smoke rose into the sky. The flames in the thick smoke, like the poisonous tongue spit out by a devil, formed a fire belt in the middle of the west bank of the river.
As the fire raged, She Feixiong decisively led his troops to withdraw from the city. He also ordered the soldiers and horses on the west wing to retreat alternately, sealing the flank passage outside the west city, so as not to allow the Huaidong Army to use it to catch up.
She Feixiong took the lead three times today and went to the front of the formation to fight fiercely with swords and guns. Although he successfully inspired the generals to have the courage to fight to the death and strengthened their will to fight, he was still seriously injured.
During the final withdrawal, many generals enthusiastically jumped out and stayed behind to monitor. She Feixiong led the main force to run ahead with all his strength. In the moonlight, after running for more than ten miles, Hengshan City, with only three to five hundred defenders left, was far away.
Hopeful.
The Shanxi River has stopped flowing, but there are still warships from the Zhejiang and Fujian naval forces in the Xinjiang River. As long as they run to the north of Hengshan City and to the bank of the Xinjiang River, when water and land are dependent on each other, it will be easier to get rid of the entanglement of Huaidong's pursuers!
"Report to the young marshal," the sentry who stayed behind to monitor the movements of the Huaidong Army galloped over to report, "After the young marshal left, the Huaidong Army not only did not send anyone to put out the fire in the fortress, but the Huaidong Army in the city was also
Retreat quickly; there is a passage on the west flank, but the Huaidong Army has no intention of pursuing it, and instead shrinks towards its highland camp..."
"What!" She Feixiong fought extremely happily today, leaving at least a thousand casualties to the Huaidong Army. However, he would not believe that the Huaidong Army would give up chasing them just because of today's more than a thousand casualties.
If the Huaidong Army doesn't pursue it, there must be something fishy going on. She Fei Xiong is worried about what he did wrong!
At this time, there seemed to be hidden thunder rolling in the distance. The sound sounded strange, but it was not very far away under the moon after nightfall! I heard several horses running towards me from the south. Before they got close, they shouted loudly:
"Release the water from Huaidong'er Lake, and the troops will avoid the water!"
She Feixiong's face was horrified. He had never thought that the Huaidong Army would release water from the lake after they withdrew from Sisi - what benefit would this have to the Huaidong Army? Of course, the Huaidong Army was counting on the floods to prevent their front base camps and Jiahe River from being blocked.
After his resistance, could he still sweep the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who had broken off with him into the river?
All the generals hurriedly moved their soldiers to the hillside at the west end to avoid being swept away by the flood that could come after them at any time. Although the camp was scattered, there were no pursuers coming from behind. She Feixiong was not too worried about anything, so of course he also sent out his troops.
The soldiers went to various departments to urge the troops to temporarily camp on the high ground and guard their positions to prevent the Huaidong Army from hiding a small number of elite soldiers in the forest to attack——
What do the Huaidong Army or Donghai Fox want to do? She Feixiong is still puzzled.
Although the flood is likely to destroy the roads along the river, making it more difficult for them to evacuate to the south bank of the Xinjiang River, the road the Huaidong Army pursues from behind is also more likely to be submerged in the flood. Why would Lin Fu block them?