Hearing Xie Sheng's words, Li Ying's eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded secretly. Yi Zhen and Xie Sheng don't want any credit. This sounds good! He turned to look at Fu Chen, who shrugged indifferently.
shrug.
Fu Chen was the military commander of Hecheng Fortress. He was neither under the jurisdiction of the county government nor the county government, but directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.
Hecheng Fortress is a small place, and the military commander is just a petty official. If he wants to transfer out of Hecheng Fortress and have a better future, he must make meritorious deeds.
Conquering Chaoyang, which was captured by the rebels, was a big achievement in his opinion. As for whether he helped Yi Zhen, Xie Sheng, or Li Ying, it didn't matter to him, as long as he could participate in it.
, just plug it in.
Seeing that Fu Chen had no objection, Li Ying looked up and smiled, and said boldly to Xie Sheng: "Regardless of merit, you and I are loyal to the emperor and serve the court!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Xie Sheng nodded repeatedly and said with a smile on his face: "This time, I hope County Lieutenant Li and Junhou Fu can help me!"
Li Ying said seriously: "Let our brothers rest for the whole morning. After lunch, our troops will launch a strong attack on the rebels!"
Xie Sheng frowned secretly. Now that you have arrived at Chaoyang, you should attack the city immediately. If you delay for a moment longer, there will be more variables!
Just as he was about to speak, Yi Zhen signaled to him that he should leave it at that. Considering Li Ying's character, it was quite good for him to agree to attack the city this afternoon.
After talking for a while, Yi Zhen and Xie Sheng sent Li Ying and Fu Chen off to rest.
Returning to the Zhongjun tent, Xie Sheng sat down, slammed the table, and said angrily: "Damn Li Ying, he only cares about getting promoted and getting rich, so he doesn't care about the safety of the imperial court!"
Yi Zhen smiled bitterly and sighed: "Everyone in today's officialdom is like this, how can the world not be in chaos?!"
Xie Sheng shook his head repeatedly and sighed.
The whole morning passed calmly. At noon, the Shandu County soldiers and the Hecheng Fortress Army had lunch, but they still had no intention of setting out to attack the city. Xie Sheng couldn't sit still and went to Li Ying to ask him to send troops immediately.
Siege the city.
Li Yingle looked at Xie Sheng who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and said calmly: "Xie County Lieutenant, there is no need to be anxious! The rebels are in the city, and they can't escape even if they want to. Let the brothers take a nap first, and then start again
It’s not too late to attack the city.”
If he hadn't asked for help from others, Xie Sheng would have wanted to point his finger at Li Ying's nose and yell. Such a delay in fighting was simply abominable. But the troops and horses were in his hands, so it was useless for him to worry.
It was not until late afternoon, that is, at one o'clock in the afternoon, that Li Ying and Fu Chen began to assemble their troops.
Seeing that Li Ying and Fu Chen were finally going to fight, Xie Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. He summoned all the Chaoyang County soldiers who had only more than 600 people left, and followed the Shandu County soldiers and the Hecheng Fortress Army to attack.
city.
The army of nearly 3,000 men marched out of the camp in a mighty manner and headed straight for Chaoyang City. Still one hundred and fifty steps away from Chaoyang City, Li Ying raised his arm and ordered the army to stop advancing.
He raised his eyes and looked towards the top of Chaoyang City. All the flags erected on the top of the city were the flags of the Zhu Tiandu Department. As for the specific number of defenders, it was difficult to see clearly from such a long distance.
Just as he squinted his eyes and looked back and forth, Xie Sheng urged his horse to come to him and asked: "Li County Lieutenant, why did you stop suddenly? Now is a good opportunity to recapture Chaoyang in one go!"
Li Ying glanced at him and asked: "Xie County Lieutenant said that there are less than a hundred defenders left in the city? It seems to me that the defenders at the top of Chaoyang City don't seem to have only this few people!"
In fact, he couldn't tell how many people there were in the garrison, but the flags of the Tiandu Department erected at the top of the city made him feel unsure.
"Li County Lieutenant, I can guarantee with my life that the number of defenders will not exceed one hundred and fifty at most! Moreover, most of the remaining defenders should be wounded soldiers who are at the end of their war effort!" Xie Sheng said urgently.
said.
Li Ying glanced at Xie Sheng again, pondered for a moment, and then ordered to the left and right: "Beat the drums and march!"
Following Li Ying's order, thunderous drum beatings immediately sounded in the officers and soldiers camp, and then the Shandu County soldiers began to advance forward. Upon seeing this, Fu Chen immediately waved forward, and the Hecheng Fortress Army also began to move forward.
Push forward.
Seeing that the county soldiers and the fortress army finally launched an attack, Xie Sheng's mental arithmetic was halfway down.
He shouted to the left and right: "Advance the entire army, cooperate with the Shandu County soldiers and the Hecheng Fortress Army. In this battle, our army must recapture Chaoyang!"
"Roar——" Chaoyang County soldiers roared in unison and stepped forward.
The army of nearly three thousand people was divided into three camps and all approached Chaoyang City.
Liu Xiu and others standing on the top of the city could see clearly that people subconsciously clenched their weapons.
With one hundred men against three thousand, they had no hope of even 10% victory in this battle, but as Liu Xiu said, death is inevitable no matter what, so it is better to die vigorously and gain a few more points before dying.
Back.
Liu Xiu drew out the Chixiao Sword from his ribs and shouted loudly: "If we can win this battle, I will invite you to drink in the city. If you can't win, I will wait until I get drunk underground again!"
People looked at Liu Xiu and responded in unison: "We swear to live and die with the general, and advance and retreat together!"
Liu Xiu pointed his sword forward and shouted: "All brothers, prepare your bows and arrows!"
At this point, it doesn’t matter whether the archer is an archer or not. As long as you still have the strength and can draw the bow, just let the arrow go!
As the enemy troops outside the city continued to approach, people's emotions became more and more nervous, and people's palms were covered in cold sweat.
Yan Guang walked to Liu Xiu and whispered: "My lord, I will wait here to defend against the enemy. My lord can take the opportunity to go to Beicheng."
The implication is that they attracted the enemy's attention and covered Liu Xiu's secret escape from Beicheng.
Liu Xiu slowly shook his head and said faintly: "Loyal souls and bones are piled up on the mountain. How many people have returned from fighting since ancient times!" The brothers are willing to live and die with him, advance and retreat together, but he wants to escape alone. This kind of thing cannot be done.
Liu Xiu couldn't do it even if he died.
"Lord..."
"Zi Ling, there is no need to persuade me! I have already said that if you win, we will see you in the city, if you lose, we will see you underground!" As he spoke, Liu Xiu picked up a long bow from the ground.
, then aim at the enemy formation outside the city and shoot an arrow fiercely.
The arrow first flew into the air, drew an arc, and then fell rapidly, nailing the crowd in the phalanx.
Even Liu Xiu himself didn't know whether the arrow hit anyone. He immediately picked up a second arrow and shot it at the crowd outside.
As Liu Xiu fired his arrows, other people on the top of the city also shot arrows.
Some arrows could still be shot into the crowd of officers and soldiers, and some arrows fell to the ground not far from the city wall. Such sparse arrow shooting could be said to be minimal to the threat to the three thousand troops.
Shandu County soldiers, Chaoyang County soldiers, and the Hecheng Fortress Army successfully advanced to the city wall of Chaoyang City without encountering any resistance.
Liu Xiu threw away the bow and arrow in his hand, picked up the Chixiao Sword again, and shouted: "Whether you are a human or a ghost, let's fight here. Brothers, prepare to kill the enemy!"
"Kill--" the defenders with less than a hundred people on the top of the city shouted in unison.
Just as they were preparing to fight to the death with the attacking enemy, suddenly, another group of soldiers and horses came running from behind the officers and soldiers.
It is unclear how many soldiers and horses there are in this army, but judging from the dust raised in the sky, it can be judged that there are a lot of them. Moreover, the team is marching very fast, and the dust raised is rushing towards them.
Gradually, the officers and soldiers preparing to attack the city heard the muffled thunder coming from behind, and people could even feel the ground under their feet shaking slightly.
People gave up attacking the city and turned their heads to look back.
Yi Zhen, Xie Sheng, Li Ying, and Fu Chen were no exception. Looking at the group of troops coming from behind, they all frowned in unison. Xie Sheng and Fu Chen, who were experienced in combat, said in unison: "It's the cavalry."
!”
After hearing what they said, Yi Zhen and Li Ying looked puzzled.
Cavalry? Where did the cavalry come from? There was no news from the county government that cavalry was sent to reinforce Chaoyang! Li Ying rolled his eyes, his face suddenly changed, and he exclaimed: "Could it be a rebel cavalry?
?”
Yi Zhen, Xie Sheng, and Fu Chen looked at him strangely.
Where did the Chung Ling rebels get the cavalry? When the Chung Ling rebels rebelled, even Liu Yan's younger brother Liu Xiu didn't have a horse to ride on, but rode an ox. How could the impoverished Chung Ling rebels still afford cavalry?
The most ridiculous thing in the world.
Li Ying also realized that he had made a mistake and muttered: "This is strange. Where did such a cavalry come from?"
"I'm going to take a look!" Fu Chen urged the horse on his crotch and went straight to meet the cavalry.
When the distance between the two sides was only a few dozen steps away, he reined in his horse, stood directly in front of the cavalry, and shouted loudly: "I am the commander of the fortress army, Fu Chen, and you are brothers of the county army."
?”
No one answered his question, and the cavalry continued to gallop forward quickly. At the same time, a horse rushed out from among the cavalry and headed straight for him at a faster speed.
The general on the horse has a bronze helmet on his head, a bronze armor on his back, a red cloak on his back, and a maroon horse on his hip. He runs like a red cloud.
Looking at his face, he has thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a full face of beard. He looks ferocious, like a seducing ghost. He is holding a golden sword with eight iron rings hanging on it. This sword is called Jiuerba.
Ring knife.
After seeing the appearance of the person clearly, Fu Chen asked subconsciously: "Who is coming? Tell me your name!"
"Ma Wu Ma Zizhang!" Following the words, the ferocious man was already in front of Fu Chen. He and his horse swept past Fu Chen, and at the same time, a golden light flashed out.
Fu Chen didn't even see clearly what was going on, and felt his body suddenly fly lightly.
It kept flying into the air, paused for a moment, and then fell rapidly.
Bang! He fell to the ground, but the strange thing was that he didn't feel any pain. Instead, he saw a man and a horse standing not far from him. The strange thing was that the man sitting on the horse only had a body and no head.
.
puff!
A fountain of blood spurted out from the short neck of the corpse. The headless corpse shook twice on the horse and fell over. The ownerless horse was so frightened that it ran away.
Hundreds of cavalrymen rushed forward, trampling over the headless corpse without a moment's pause.
The ferocious man holding the golden sword didn't even look back. He pointed the sword forward and shouted: "Kill! Kill all the officers and soldiers outside the city!"
