Hearing Li Cheng's words, Zhou Lan almost laughed angrily. He said proudly: "How can a great man surrender to bandits? How can a dragon or phoenix surrender to a tiger or leopard?"
Li Cheng was furious and shouted: "Zhou Lan, you don't know what's good! I have piled firewood under the city gate. If you don't surrender, you will be buried in a sea of fire!"
"Haha——" Zhou Lan laughed loudly and said loudly: "When did you hear that Feng State has no generals who surrendered to the enemy? Today I can tell you that Feng State has no civil servants who surrendered to the enemy!" As he spoke, Zhou Lan looked up to the sky again.
Long smile.
Li Cheng's teeth were itching with hatred, and he was about to order a fire. At this time, Zhou Lan suddenly stopped laughing and said sternly: "Listen, Zhen thief, Feng Country will definitely become your burial place!" After saying that, he jumped down.
With one leap, he jumped out of the city gate tower and fell straight to the bottom of the city.
"Ah?!" Such a staunch civilian official made the Zhen army officers and soldiers couldn't help but take a breath, including Li Cheng.
Fangcheng fell, and the city lord Zhou Lan jumped to his death. More than 3,000 defenders, none of whom survived, were all killed in the battle. However, in this battle, the casualties of the Zhen army were not small. Fortunately, the people of Fangcheng all died.
They evacuated in advance to save them from being killed by Zhenjun.
Zhenjun, who had nowhere to vent, vented all his anger on Fangcheng. Before leaving Fangcheng, Zhenjun set fire to the city. Fengguo, a large southern city, burned for a whole day and night. When the fire receded, only a piece of Fangcheng was left.
rubble.
In Chongcheng, the Zhen army slaughtered the people and plundered property. When they arrived in Fangcheng, they turned to setting fire to the city, becoming more and more brutal.
Zhang Ye, Pingzhou County to which Textile City belongs, urgently summoned county soldiers and county soldiers from the counties under the county, and united with local militia groups to organize a force of more than 60,000 troops. Pingzhou County Lieutenant Su Yuan served as the commander.
, led an army of more than 60,000 people to meet the Zhen army, trying to prevent the Zhen army from continuing to advance.
The two sides launched a large-scale battle in the plains near Jiancheng. The two armies had just come into contact and were immediately divided. The Feng Army, which consisted of more than 60,000 people, improvised from here and there, wanted to go head-to-head with the elite Zhen Army, which consisted of more than 100,000 people.
Confrontation is undoubtedly a fantasy. The battle has not lasted for an hour, and the two regiments of the Feng Army's front army have basically been wiped out.
General Su Yuan hurriedly mobilized the central army and the rear army, and pressed forward with the entire army, hoping to make a last stand with the Zhen Army. As a result, Gao Jun and Xun Xiao each led a death squad of 3,000 people from the Zhen Army, which was inserted by the left and right wings of the Feng Army.
Entering, the formation of the Feng army was thrown into chaos. Even Su Yuan, who was commanding the central army, was killed by Xun Xiao who rushed forward with an axe.
The Feng Army was no match for the Zhen Army, and their commander died again. The whole army was immediately in chaos, and collectively collapsed backwards.
How could Li Cheng, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, let go of this opportunity? He led his army and rushed forward to chase Feng Jun. This pursuit caused heavy losses to Feng Jun. No less than 30,000 people were killed, plus the original
The two regiments fought hard and the wind army of 60,000 people, but in the end, less than 10,000 people escaped back to the county town.
In this single battle, Pingzhou County's troops were exhausted and were no longer able to resist the Zhen army's invasion.
The Feng army was defeated miserably, but the Zhen army fought easily. They just defeated more than 60,000 Feng army and went to attack Jian City without stopping. Jian City did not put up any resistance. After the city lord heard the news, he led
Seeing that all the people in the city had long since abandoned the city and fled, the Zhen army entered Jian City without a single blow or a single shot.
All the property and food in Jiancheng that could not be taken away in the future went into Zhenjun's pockets.
After Jiancheng, further north is Fengcheng, and further north of Fengcheng is Wancheng. Wancheng is the acropolis of Yancheng, the capital of wind. If the Zhen army hits Wancheng, it will be close to Yancheng.
So close.
When the Zhen Army was stationed in Jiancheng to rest, the Chifeng Army headed by Peng Haochu finally arrived.
The two sides once again launched an all-army battle on the plains near Jiancheng. The Chifeng Army did not have many troops, only 100,000, but its combat power was much stronger than the local army. This battle was the first since the Zhen Army entered the Feng Kingdom.
The first tough battle we encountered.
The Chifeng Army is the central army of the Feng Kingdom. It cannot be said to have been on the battlefield for a long time, but it has also learned the essence of the Feng Army. As the army advanced, arrows continued to be fired, and the black arrow formations came one after another to the Zhen Army.
It caused huge casualties. The Zhen army also fired back, but the intensity was much lower than that of the Feng army's arrow array.
Although the Zhen Army has more troops than the Chifeng Army, when the two sides are not in contact, the 100,000 Chifeng Army is equivalent to the 100,000 archers. The whole army is firing arrows while advancing. However, among the more than 100,000 Zhen Army, the bows and arrows are
With only about 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers, the scale of its arrow formation cannot be compared with that of the Chifeng Army.
Li Cheng saw his own shortcomings and hurriedly ordered the entire army to advance at full speed and engage in close combat with the Feng army.
The two armies advanced on their backs. After a short time, the arrow shooting stopped, and the most intense and bloody close-quarters fighting began.
The Chifeng Army is already very powerful in close combat, but compared with the Zhen Army, it does not have any advantage. The most disadvantageous thing about the Chifeng Army is that there are no generals in the army. On the other hand, the Zhen Army has two generals, Gao Jun and Xun Xiao.
They rush in and out of the army camp, and no one can stop them, and no one can rival them.
The role played by these two fierce generals in the battle was even greater than that of the two corps. As the casualties at the front continued to increase, Peng Haochu secretly shook his head. This was not the way to go. The Zhen army fought fiercely and had strong combat power.
It's scary. We have more troops than our own. If we continue to fight, it's hard to take advantage.
After seeing the true strength of the Zhen Army, Peng Hao initially expected that he would not be able to win, so he thought of retreating. He sent an order to retreat and no longer be able to defeat the Zhen Army.
The Chifeng Army's retreat was not a swarm of defeat, but a step-by-step retreat in an orderly manner, with interruptions and support. Even if the Zhen Army came to pursue them, they would only suffer a ferocious counterattack from the Chifeng Army.
Seeing that although the enemy army retreated, its formation was not chaotic, the soldiers were not panicking, and they were marching step by step in an orderly manner. Li Cheng understood that the enemy army was a well-trained army, and its commander must be an experienced general who was good at commanding the army. He continued to pursue him.
There is no benefit. The most important thing is that he does not want to fight the opponent in a war of attrition.
There are only so many soldiers under his command, and there is no backup, so one less person will die. But the Feng Army is different. They fight on the mainland and have countless soldiers. Any casualties can be filled immediately. Of course, Li Cheng is not willing to fight with the enemy and lose both sides. Seeing that the enemy has already
After retreating, he ordered the entire army to stop the pursuit and return to Jiancheng to continue resting and recuperating.
This battle was a direct collision between the two central armies of Fengzhen and Fengzhen, and ended with the Chifeng army taking the initiative to retreat.
On the battlefield, there was no clear distinction between the two sides, but after all, it was the Chifeng Army that retreated first, which showed that the Feng Army had lost a bit. In this battle, both sides suffered heavy casualties, with more than 100,000 Zhen Army soldiers being eliminated.
There were about 100,000 casualties left. The Chifeng Army suffered slightly larger casualties, with 50,000 casualties among 100,000, of which nearly 20,000 were killed.
After the battle, Peng Haochu had re-evaluated the combat strength of the Zhen Army. According to his opinion, the Chifeng Army could no longer take the initiative to attack the Zhen Army, or at least not engage in head-on confrontation with the Zhen Army.
But Li Wei, the deputy commander of the Chifeng Army, firmly opposed it. He believed that his side had to fight again. Even if all the soldiers in the army were exhausted and died, they would still have to fight hard to the end.
Li Wei's opinion is not unreasonable. After passing Jiancheng, the city will be closed, followed by Wancheng and Yancheng. If the Zhenjun is allowed to advance, with the marching speed of the Zhenjun, it will take less than a few days to reach Yancheng.
But now, the capital city is empty and there is no army left to fight. When the Zhen army reaches Yancheng, what will the court do to defend the enemy? If the capital city falls, the Feng Kingdom will also collapse, so the Chifeng army must hold back the Zhen army.
Li Wei said this, and all the officers and soldiers in the army also said the same. Although Li Wei was the deputy commander, his reputation in the Chifeng Army was too high. The first commander-in-chief of the Chifeng Army was Li Wei, and basically all the generals in the army were
He brought it out by himself, but when he fought with Ziying, Li Wei made a big mistake, which led to the defeat of the Chifeng army. Tang Yincai demoted Li Wei to deputy commander and appointed Peng Haochu as the commander.
The generals headed by Li Wei put pressure on Peng Haochu. In the end, Peng Haochu was helpless and had to bite the bullet and fight again.
Peng Haochu had a strong ability to command troops and was full of strategies, but he was not strong enough and did not have the courage of commanders such as Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, and Ziying. Tang Yin left the Chifeng Army in the Feng Kingdom to serve as the defender of the country.
There is also a reason for it.
The Chifeng Army once again asked for a fight, but this time the Zhen Army did not accept the challenge and huddled in Jian City, staying behind closed doors.
The Zhen army refused to go out of the city to fight, which made Li Wei and other generals very proud. They thought that the opponent was afraid of him, so they invited the enemy to fight again and again. However, no matter how much the Feng army yelled and cursed outside the city, the Zhen army refused to go out of the city. Li Wei responded to this
I felt very proud. With our own army guarding the outside of the city, the Zhen army did not dare to step out of the city. In this way, didn't we successfully hold back the Zhen army?
But Peng Haochu was not as optimistic as General Li Wei. In his opinion, in a head-on battle, the Zhen army would not lose to their own side and repeatedly refused to fight. There must be a trick. Li Wei and others, who were so excited that they were stunned, did not listen to him at all and continued to scold him.
Fighting, judging from their posture, it seems that they will not stop fighting until Zhenjun is scolded out of the city.
Finally, Zhenjun left the city, not during the day, but at night.
The Zhen army held back in Jian City for three full days. Three days later, at night, the Zhen army quietly left the city. They did not go out from the south city where the Chifeng army was, but from the north city. The direction of their march was not the Chifeng army camp.
It's Fengcheng in the north.
Tianyan, Diwang and the Chifeng Army's spies have already gathered their spies around Jiancheng. As soon as there is any movement from the Zhen Army, the news immediately spreads back to the Chifeng Army camp.
Hearing that the other party was going to abandon the city and go north, Li Wei and the generals were happy. If they didn't take the opportunity to pursue Zhen at this time, how long would they wait? Li Wei didn't even ask Peng Haochu, but sent an order privately, and the whole army attacked, passed through Jian City, and hunted down Zhen.
military.
Before the Chifeng Army left the camp, Peng Haochu, who got the news, hurried over, grabbed Li Wei, and said urgently: "General Li, don't enter Jian City, be careful there is a scam!"
"What kind of deceit is there? Zhenjun has already abandoned the city and ran away, so what kind of deception can there be?" Li Wei asked nonchalantly.
In fact, Peng Haochu had no evidence to prove that there must be fraud in Jiancheng City, but his intuition as a general told him that Zhenjun's abandonment of the city was definitely not simple.