The officers and soldiers on the city gate looked surprised, watching this group of people galloping in one direction. Over there, a military formation was rolling forward. In the front, all cavalry were galloping, and behind them, there were sparkling carriages and horses. They seemed to be invisible.
At the end, the dusk fell like a giant beast passing by.
Yes, Qingshan Army!
"It's the Qingshan Army!"
"Reinforcements from the North are coming!"
"It's the Qingshan Army from the North!"
"The Qingshan Army is here!"
The soldiers on the city wall could not restrain themselves from shouting wildly, and one soldier even burst into tears.
"The capital city can be saved, the capital city can be saved."
Can Beijing be saved?
The generals looked excited but complicated.
They are very confident that the Qingshan Army will fight against the Jin people, but after so long, they don't know if the capital can still be defended.
"My lord, my lord." A deputy general whispered in his ear, "Whether the capital is defended or not, going to the rescue is always a great achievement."
That's true.
Regardless of whether the capital is here or not, resolving the siege of the capital is always a great achievement.
This is something everyone knows, but some merits are not what you want.
"The Qingshan Army is here now..." the deputy general continued.
Everyone knows the reputation of the Qingshan Army. With them here, this matter should be possible.
The general looked at the army in front of them that crossed the city and headed towards the capital. He roughly estimated that there were less than 10,000 troops.
These men and horses are not many compared to the golden soldiers.
"These are urgent marches, and there should be a large team behind them." The deputy general said, looking at the fire card in his hand, "And everyone along the way should have received the order to mobilize reinforcements."
Then the number of soldiers and horses is quite large.
The general's expression changed.
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After throwing away the order, the troops caught up with the advancing army and quickly integrated into it.
Entering it, you can see that each of these cavalrymen is equipped with three horses.
The entire queue could only hear the sound of horse hooves and the sound of breathing. Other than that, there was no noise at all. The soldiers' faces were a little dull, as if they were ignorant and fearless wooden men.
It is precisely because of this dullness that the soldiers' fatigue is not very obvious.
The rushing soldiers and horses suddenly slowed down.
A group of sentries passed behind the group, whistling sharply.
Following this sound, the marching soldiers all dismounted and replaced each other with another horse beside them. After a slight adjustment, they urged the horses forward again with the sound of whistles from front to back.
This action was completed almost in the blink of an eye, and the queue seemed to never stop.
The last ray of sunset light on the horizon disappeared, and night gradually enveloped the earth.
The rapid sound of horse hooves came from the front, which was a group of sentries returning at a gallop.
"There are thousands of golden soldiers ahead."
Finally caught up.
Li Guorui wanted to let out a sigh of relief and took another breath.
"welcome..."
The female voice beside him started to sound at the same time, and Li Guorui was startled and quickly stopped him.
"Miss Zhao, Master Yang and the others haven't caught up yet," he said.
Because the artillery carriages moved slowly, and the 7,000 men and horses were allocated one man and three horses in order to move as quickly as possible, the large group of men and horses fell behind, and they had to deal with the stationed Jin soldiers along the way.
So it didn't follow closely.
"The people in the capital can't wait any longer." Zhao Hanqing said, pulling out a long knife from his back.
Li Guorui certainly knew that the situation in the capital was definitely critical.
"But Miss Zhao, the opponent's Jin soldiers came first with a large number and secondly to recharge their batteries. We have traveled a long distance and are exhausted. We will be disadvantaged in a battle." He said.
Zhao Hanqing just looked ahead.
"But sometimes there is no way to consider the advantages and disadvantages on the battlefield," she said.
As he finished speaking, he heard the noise of people and horses behind him.
"Sir, seven thousand troops and horses from Renji Prefecture are coming to help." The sentry came to report.
Li Guorui breathed out.
"I actually tricked one." He said to himself.
They threw down transfer orders wherever they went along the way, but they just threw them away and quickly left. There was no time to discuss and analyze the pros and cons of the arrangement in detail, so many times they left before the garrison could react, or they were in the process.
Think about it, besides, they don’t have many troops, and probably no one would believe them under the banner of Qingshan Army. In fact, no troops followed them in the end.
But they still did it casually. In Zhao Hanqing's words, there were only as many as they could bluff.
"Now we have almost all the troops." Zhao Hanqing said, shaking his head, "Let's fight."
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The night wind in the north is no longer chilly, the sky is filled with thick clouds, there are no stars, and it is dead quiet.
But on the ground there were noisy people and horses, and dense torches.
"Uncle...gongye."
A general rushed up in a hurry and saw Uncle Qinghe. He hesitated and then looked at Duke Cheng.
"The Jin men broke up their camp and retreated."
Upon hearing these words, Qinghe Bo, who was originally annoyed because the general only saw Duke Cheng Guo, suddenly put aside his anger.
"Is that true?" he asked.
"Yes, the front has been confirmed. King Dapeng and his troops are retreating." The general said in a trembling voice, "I don't know the specific reason."
"Continue to investigate." Cheng Guogong said with his expression still calm.
The general was about to leave, but was stopped by Duke Cheng.
"Also, pursuit."
It's good to be able to retreat, but he still has to pursue it. Don't he know the saying "Don't chase the poor enemy?" Does he have to force the Jin people to fight to the death?
Uncle Qinghe frowned and wanted to say something, but the general responded without hesitation and turned around.
It’s up to you! Uncle Qinghe thought bitterly.
Seeing the Zhou soldiers chasing behind him, Dapeng King Tuoba jumped angrily and wanted to lead his men to fight.
"The fifth prince has given orders to return to the court."
After hearing the news, generals from other tribes rushed over and shouted angrily.
"If you go back now, all your efforts will be in vain." King Dapeng beat his chest and shouted.
"Your Majesty," a general said in a low voice, "Your Majesty is in trouble, so we cannot delay."
Hearing these words, King Dapeng's eyes became even redder.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, their king would be injured again at the hands of Zhou people.
"Despicable Zhou people! This must have been done by Zhu Shan again!" He shouted angrily, "So we can't retreat, I will kill them all! I will kill him to avenge Your Majesty!"
The generals knelt down to stop him.
"Your Majesty, Prince Yingwu and the others have retreated. If we are the only ones to fight, we will suffer heavy casualties." They said, "We are not afraid of casualties, but we cannot afford casualties at this time. Your Majesty, the fifth prince is still waiting for you in the court. If you
If I don't go back, I'm afraid Prince Yingwu and the others will seize the throne..."
Something happened to the great emperor, and people were in chaos. All the ministries began to preserve their own strength. No one was willing to let their warriors fight to the death.
Morale is gone!
Another failure!
Just a little bit worse! Just a little bit worse! Just hold on for a few more days, just hold on for a few more days!
Tuoba Wu raised his hands to the sky and roared.
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"They even ignored the provocation of pursuit."
Duke Cheng came out and stood on the hillside in the wilderness, watching the men and horses winding away like fiery snakes in the night.
"It turns out something big has happened."
What major event could happen that would cause the undefeated army to retreat one after another?
Qinghebo thought about what Cheng Guogong said, and his expression was a little incredible.
"Did Zhu Zan really succeed?" He asked, "That is the capital of the Jin Kingdom."
It's not easy to sneak into the capital of Jin, but to assassinate the emperor of Jin, this sounds like a joke.
Duke Cheng Guo smiled.
"Many things in this world are like jokes." He said, "For example, I, Zhu Shan, conspired to rebel."
He never forgets to mention himself. This is what makes people uncomfortable, and Qinghe Bo frowns.
"In this case, it is even more important to send troops to chase..." He changed the subject and said.
Duke Cheng Guo had already turned around.
"Send troops south immediately to reinforce the capital," he said.
Heading south?
Uncle Qinghe was stunned for a moment and frowned slightly. Going south was what he had been waiting for and insisted on, but at this moment when he heard Duke Cheng say it, he was not so excited.
To the north, over to Prince Zhu...
"We have done what we should do here." Cheng Guogong said calmly, looking in the direction of the capital with his hands behind his hands, "I hope they can also hold on."
Hope everything comes in time.
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Sharp whistles and screams sounded in the wilderness. Seven or eight Jin soldiers sentry in front were cut down and dismounted. A group of Zhou soldiers cut off their heads with a knife and turned around on horseback. Ren, who was standing in the rear army formation,
The officers and soldiers of Ji Mansion couldn't help but were speechless.
"The Qingshan Army is indeed fierce." They whispered, their eyes sparkling.
The Zhou people's sentinels were mostly used for spying, and their lethality was not great. In the past, they had always retreated from the Jin people's sentinels. Unexpectedly, the Qingshan Army's sentinels directly killed the Jin people's sentinels.
While they were thinking, drums sounded in the military formation and colorful flags were hoisted.
Along with the colorful flags, the military formation began to change.
This is about to change the formation. Although several Jin sentries have been killed, the news of their arrival must have spread to the Jin camp, and they are preparing to fight.
The formation changed very quickly, and it was a circular formation they had never seen before. Fortunately, someone was commanding him.
The officers and soldiers of Renji Prefecture were not displeased with this assignment, but instead became more and more excited.
It is indeed very powerful. Look at this strict formation, it is like a rolling boulder that can crush everything.
Hmm... Even though the number of people is not too large, the Qingshan Army also has very powerful artillery vehicles, so this battle is bound to be won.
Thinking of this, several generals couldn't help but look around.
Huh? Why can’t I see the car?
Not to mention artillery carriages, there are no baggage carriages.
Since this is a field battle and a night battle, we can't just rely on cavalry to kill them, right?
Impossible...
Are they thinking twice about joining the war?
Just as the thought flashed across my mind, there was a roaring sound from the front, accompanied by bright torches, the golden man is coming! (To be continued)