"Quickly put out the fire! Hurry up and put out the fire!"
"My husband was hit by an arrow. Who, who will save him? Woohoo..."
"Xin'er, Xin'er, no, no..."
After several rounds of fire arrows from the Wei army, the Dongcheng District of Linzi City was already a hell on earth, with burning buildings everywhere.
The people in the city were panicked and crying.
"Don't panic! Don't panic!"
On the streets of Dongcheng District, Linzi ordered Su Chong to lead soldiers to pacify the people, but the effect was not good.
The main reason was that the fire arrows fired by the Wei army outside the city ignited many buildings in the east city area of the city, causing anger everywhere. The people here fled from their houses in shock and crowded into the streets, causing secondary casualties.
In fact, if these people could calm down, the casualties would not be serious.
At least Linzi Ling Su Chong looked around and saw only a few dozen civilians shot by the Wei army's crossbow bolts. The rest of the wounded were caused by the people here pushing and trampling on each other.
"It doesn't make sense! It doesn't make sense!"
On the tower of the east city gate, King Lu Bai of Qi looked at the fire in the city and listened to the cries and pleas of many people, his face livid.
The toughness of the Wei army outside the city was beyond his imagination. They said that if there was no response within an hour, they would attack Linzi immediately.
"Wei Guo...how dare?!"
Gritting his teeth and looking at the tragic situation in the city, King Qi Lu Bai asked angrily: "Have the Flying Bear Army and the Beihai Navy not arrived yet?!"
After hearing this, Right Prime Minister Tian Bao said: "Calculating the time, the Flying Bear Army should arrive soon, but the Northern Navy... I'm afraid it will still take half a day."
The Flying Bear Army is stationed just outside Linzi City. It is a garrison army guarding Linzi. It is like the dredging army of the Wei State and today's imperial guards. However, the Beihai Navy is stationed about sixty miles southwest of Linzi.
outside
"Changcheng" was originally considered to be the Wei general Shao Hu who was attacking Mount Tai at that time. Fortunately, Changcheng would block the Wei army and provide the final resistance. Therefore, it was naturally difficult to transfer back to Linzi in a short time.
"hateful!"
King Lu Bai of Qi gritted his teeth bitterly.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly exclaimed: "The Wei army's warships have moved! They have moved!"
"What?"
The expressions of King Lu Bai of Qi, Tian Tao and others suddenly changed, and they quickly returned to the city gate tower and looked at the Wei navy outside the city.
Sure enough, the Wei warships that were anchored on the river actually went upstream along the Zi River, and immediately anchored again in a row near the South City Gate of Linzi.
"Could it be..."
King Qi Lu Bai opened his eyes wide in disbelief and had a bad feeling in his heart.
A moment later, the bad premonition came true. Dozens of Wei warships were seen doing the same thing to Linzi's Nancheng Gate and Nancheng District. With just a few rounds of fire arrows, Linzi's Nancheng District also suffered.
suffered the same fate as Dongcheng District.
"How dare Wei Jun...how dare...how dare..."
Seeing half of the city on fire, Qi King Lu Bai was extremely angry at first, and then his angry voice gradually dropped.
The Wei army just dared to attack Linzi.
Seeing the fire that could be seen everywhere in the city, seeing half of this once prosperous city now in flames, Qi Wang Lu Bai's heart was cut like a knife.
Beside him, Tian Dan, Gao Xi, Uncle Bao, Guan Zhong, Lian Chen and others all looked ugly.
This is the capital entrusted to them by the previous monarch Lu Xi!
Just as they were grieving, they suddenly heard a burst of cheers from the area near the south city wall.
Right Prime Minister Tian Bao was stunned for a moment, then said happily: "Your Majesty, the Flying Bear Army must have arrived!"
"Very good!" King Lu Bai of Qi clenched his fists and said angrily: "Order the Fei Xiong Army to attack the Wei Army in the river immediately! ... The Wei Army must pay the price for their evil deeds!"
After hearing this, ministers such as Tian Dan and Gao Xi, as well as the nearby soldiers and generals, all agreed.
The Qi people's trust in the Flying Bear Army is just like the Wei people's trust in the Wei Wu Army. Everyone, including King Lu Bai of Qi, believes that as long as the Flying Bear Army joins the war, they can expel... no, defeat the evil Wei navy!
But in fact, is it really that simple?
"General, it seems that reinforcements from Qi are coming from the front!"
On the Wei army's flagship on the river outside the city, a Wei soldier noticed the soldiers and horses coming from the past and immediately reported it to General Li Huo.
At this time, Li Huo was looking at Linzi City, which had fallen into chaos, with a sneer. Hearing this, he turned to look to the west, and sure enough he saw a large group of troops approaching rapidly in the distance.
"Heh, they must be the guards from Linzi."
Li Huo snorted softly and ordered the people around him: "Send the order and order the soldiers to prepare for battle!"
"yes!"
Under Li Huo's order, twelve tiger warships and more than twenty Wei soldiers on the guard stern, either holding shields or holding crossbows, were standing solemnly, waiting for the arrival of the Qi army in the distance.
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It is undeniable that the Qi army arriving at this time is Qi's Flying Bear Army. It is a mixed army composed of infantry, archers, crossbowmen, cavalry and other arms, with a strength of about 15,000 people.
The equipment worn by the sergeants and the weapons they held were all made of fine iron by craftsmen from Qi and Lu. Although it cannot be said to be the most elite army in Qi, it is definitely the best-equipped army in Qi.
The Flying Bear Army is an army personally controlled by the kings of Qi in the past. The only exception is the current left prime minister Zhao Zhao. I remember that Qi King Lu Xi once handed over the military power of this army to him before his death during his crusade against Chu.
Son-in-law Zhao Zhao, this is the only exception in the history of Qi State.
The chief general of the Flying Bear Army is called "Lu Sheng", and he is a distant relative of Lu Xi, the previous king of Qi. This person and his father, brother, and uncle have followed Qi Wang Lu Xi to attack Chu many times. But now, this general
He is already over fifty years old, but he is no less aligned with the royal family and the country than Gao Xi.
"Father, is that the Wei army that attacked Linzi?"
After Lu Sheng ordered the entire army to stop advancing, a general in his thirties came to him and asked, pointing to the Wei warships waiting solemnly on the river in the distance.
This man's name is Lu Yong, and he is Lu Sheng's eldest son.
Lu Sheng had two sons, the eldest son was named "Yong" and the second son was named "Chong". They were both married and both held general positions in the Flying Bear Army.
Upon hearing his son's inquiry, Lu Sheng did not respond, but turned his head and glanced in the direction of Linzi City.
Even though he was outside the city, he could vaguely hear the roar of people inside.
Lu Sheng frowned when he thought that the city might have suffered huge losses due to the Wei army's attack.
More than two hours ago, he received an urgent order from Right Prime Minister Tian Bao at the military camp, saying that the Wei army was attacking Linzi and ordered him to send troops to support immediately.
After learning about this, Lu Sheng couldn't believe it.
Because as far as he knew, the Wei Wu army led by Wei general Shao Hu had long withdrawn to Wuyan in Dongjun, and his Qi general Tian Dan also sent troops out of Mount Tai to pursue the Wei army. Why did the Wei army inexplicably attack
How about arriving in Linzi?
Could it be that the Wei army had wings growing on its ribs and fell from the sky one by one?
This question puzzled Lu Sheng for a long time. It was not until he saw the Wei warships lying across the Zi River that he suddenly realized that they came from the water.
"Give the order, get in formation!"
With an order, 13,000 Flying Bear troops lined up and were ready to attack at any time. However, Lu Sheng frowned and looked at the Wei warships on the river in the distance and delayed the order to attack.
He was obviously thinking about how to attack a fleet of warships anchored on the river more effectively.
After much deliberation, he finally chose the long-range shot with a crossbow.
There is no way, we can't let the soldiers of the Flying Bear Army jump into the river and swim towards those Wei warships, right?
Under Lu Sheng's order, three thousand infantrymen of the Flying Bear Army took the lead in marching in neat steps, holding shields and halberds, towards the river bank.
Seeing this, the Wei soldiers on the Wei army's flagship couldn't help but feel a little nervous, or someone reminded General Li Huo: "General, Qi army..."
"What's the rush?"
Li Huo glanced at the Wei soldier who warned him, crossed his arms, and remained calm.
Think about it, Li Huona was one of the former generals of the Northern Bo Army, and even later served as a general of the Song State after Xiang Ding restored the Song State. How could he be timid in the face of battle?
He was seen looking at the Fei Xiong Army in the distance, and said calmly: "Unless he can jump from the shore to the boat with these Qi Army infantry, otherwise, even if he reaches the shore, he can only stare."
After hearing this, the Wei soldiers on the boat were stunned, and then they all nodded: This is really true.
Suddenly, a Wei soldier whispered: "I asked, will they swim over?"
Hearing this, Li Huo laughed loudly, patted the guardrail of the boat and said, "Then take the opportunity to shoot his mother hard!"
His vulgar words made the Wei soldiers on the ship burst into laughter.
At this time, Li Huo noticed that behind the Qi army array in the distance, two phalanxes of crossbowmen were also secretly moving forward. He raised his hand, wanting to take the lead in ordering the crossbowmen to fire, but when he saw it,
When he saw the Tiger warship at his feet, he suddenly had other ideas in his mind.
"Send the order and tell the soldiers to be on guard against Qi's crossbows."
He ordered.
At the same time, Li Huosuo saw the two Qi army crossbow formations, and they were about to step into a stone's throw.
"Fire the arrow!"
Following the order from Lu Sheng, the commander of the Flying Bear Army, the crossbowmen under his command immediately launched a volley of fire at the Wei ships in the river.
But what stunned Lu Sheng and the Flying Bear Army generals was that even if the arrows they fired hit the twelve huge warships, they were bounced away with a clanking sound.
The Wei soldiers holding shields on the boat were already prepared to guard against arrows.
"What?"
Seeing that his own attack had little effect, Lu Sheng was shocked, and the crossbowmen under his command were also dumbfounded.
At this moment, Wei general Li Huo was seen laughing on the flagship: "It's rude to come and not return, I'll give it back to you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the crossbowmen on Wei's ship seized the flaw in the Qi army's attack and launched a counterattack. With a burst of intensive volleys, the crossbowmen of the Flying Bear Army suffered at least hundreds of casualties.
Just when the Flying Bear Army was panicking, Wei general Li Huo pointed at the rows of Flying Bear Army infantry on the shore and said: "These guys think they are holding a shield, so we are helpless against them... Pass the order,
Aim the ship's machine-operated crossbow at these targets on the shore."
"yes!"
In an instant, the Wei State's machine-operated crossbows on the twelve Tiger warships were all aimed at the Feixiong Army infantry on the shore, and fired their crossbow bolts together.
For a moment, there was only a loud bang, bang, bang, bang. The powerful crossbow bolt of the machine-gun repeater easily penetrated the shield in the hands of the infantry of the Flying Bear Army, and immediately penetrated the body of the soldier, and once again penetrated the back row.
Pawn's shield.
With just one volley, at least half of the three thousand Flying Bear Army infantry fell to the ground, or wailed and made painful sounds, or turned into lifeless corpses.
The bright red blood flows along the river bank into the river, dyeing the ground of Zi River red.
"How...possible?!"
The commander of the Flying Bear Army, Lu Sheng, opened his eyes in shock.