Even if a single practitioner is powerful, an army can often give people a greater sense of strength.
The Tiece Army was not a well-known army in the Southern Dynasties, but at this time, the name alone gave great encouragement to the Southern Dynasty sergeants in Zhongli City.
There was a huge burst of cheers and shouts, like a mountain falling and the ground cracking.
When two armies are fighting, momentum is one of the key factors.
This veteran of the Northern Wei Dynasty smelled the increasingly strong smell of blood in the wind. He felt very uneasy. He decided to kill one of Qi Zhuji or Xiao Suxin even if he was in danger, otherwise it would be difficult to stabilize his morale.
Following his will, his small yellow jade sword flew out from his sleeve again.
However, at this moment, his expression changed drastically.
Without any hesitation, he didn't even retract the flying sword before he screamed and issued a military order.
All the soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty here were stunned.
The last ones to react were the infantrymen who were rushing towards Qi Zhuji and others. Many of them subconsciously paused and turned around to look back in astonishment. They could not understand that they had just been asked to rush out.
Why is the military order for the entire army to retreat now?
Military orders are military orders after all.
Especially military orders from the most trustworthy general in this army.
All the Northern Wei sergeants, including those heavily armored sergeants who collided with the three Southern Dynasty Zhenyuan heavy armors, evacuated the battlefield as quickly as possible and retreated to the rear of the military camp where they were originally stationed.
"Why!"
A Northern Wei general jumped up to the Northern Wei veteran who was also retreating into the darkness among the crowd, and asked angrily.
This Northern Wei general was in his prime, even taller than those soldiers wearing heavy armor. His hair was tied up with straw ropes and smeared with some kind of dark red stone powder to look like a hard helmet.
This kind of unique hair accessories is rare in the entire Northern Wei Dynasty, and generally only comes from some tribes with special habits.
The special habits of most tribes with special habits are traditions, and the tradition itself is often to make the enemy fearful. In a certain respect, such tribes have had a more difficult life since ancient times, so they
Their fighting styles are also often stronger than those of ordinary people.
"A practitioner with a spiritual mind."
However, just hearing these words spoken in a cold voice by the Northern Wei general, all the anger in the Northern Wei general's heart turned into fear.
"How is that possible!"
He screamed in disbelief.
The veteran of the Northern Wei Dynasty did not respond.
He pursed his lips tightly, took a deep breath, suppressed the tremor in his heart and looked behind Qi Zhuji and others.
From what he knew, the Tiece Army of the Southern Dynasty seemed to be just a miscellaneous army, and it was not included in the establishment of the five border armies of the Southern Dynasty at all. How could there be practitioners of the Divine Mind Realm in such an army.
At this time, even in Zhongli City, there are no strong people in the realm of divine consciousness.
However, it was absolutely impossible for him to perceive the aura just now wrong.
That Southern Dynasty practitioner was at least several hundred feet away from Qi Zhuji and the others, but being so far away made him feel an unmatched energy fluctuation, so he could only be a strong person in the realm of divine thoughts.
He had been confident before that he would at least get rid of the salt dealer leader and kill at least one of Qi Zhuji and Xiao Suxin. However, when the other party's cultivators with spiritual consciousness arrived, this was something their army could not handle.
He is not Lin Yi and Bai Yuelu. Like almost all practitioners in the world, he does not think there is a possibility of fighting across the border. All reason reminds him that the only enemies in the Divine Mind Realm are them.
Only practitioners can cope with it.
Soldiers fight against soldiers, and against generals. In the world of practitioners, this principle should be followed.
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The sound of killings on the side of the Huai River was still loud, but this area was relatively quiet. The loudest sounds were only the occasional shrill sound of arrows piercing the air and the sound of heavy armored footsteps.
Qi Zhuji did not pursue.
In this kind of dark night, when there are still many practitioners in the opponent's formation, pursuit is not only meaningless, but may also pay a heavy price.
He knew better than anyone that the reason why the Wei army retreated so resolutely was because of the Qi family minister who followed him on the official road behind him.
But compared to a powerful enough practitioner who can decide many things, what impressed him more deeply in this short battle was the bravery and skill of the Northern Wei army.
In everyone's subconscious, it is natural to hope that their enemies will be weaker.
However, such a short contact tonight reminded him profoundly that the enemy was not weak, and was even stronger than he imagined.
In other words, if the war between the Southern Dynasties and the Northern Wei Dynasty ended with the Southern Dynasties losing, that would seem to be a normal thing.
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Dingchang laughed wildly.
Dozens of corpses of Northern Wei soldiers lay around him, including many heavily armored soldiers.
In addition to the wounds on his legs, there were several bloody wounds on his body. His true energy was almost exhausted, but he survived, which made him feel a little incredible.
Li Wenzhao looked at the three Zhenyuan heavy armors that had finally escaped. He was sure that no one from Wei could endanger Ding Chang's life. He continued to fly forward and landed not far in front of Qi Zhuji and others.
, he asked directly: "How many people are here?"
"By sunrise, there should be at least six or seven hundred people."
Qi Zhuji looked at the Southern Dynasty general who jumped down from the city wall with determination, and said seriously: "In two days at most, there should be three thousand iron soldiers arriving."
Li Wenzhao nodded and said: "It's just that the key is tonight... The Wei army on the north bank has already reached the north wall. I don't know if they can hold on tonight."
"Let's go to the north wall."
Qi Zhuji looked at him and said with certainty: "We should be able to hold on tonight."
Li Wenzhao raised his eyebrows slightly.
At this time, he saw another rider coming on the Qingguan Road.
There is an old man on horseback.
The old man seemed to dislike riding horses, especially the dust. In the night, he frowned and covered his nose with his sleeves.
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"Tie Cejun?"
Arrows were flying like rain on the north wall. Hearing the sudden silence on the other side, Wang Chaozong and others were in panic. Suddenly, a messenger quickly reported back. When they heard that the Tie Ce Army had arrived and forced the Northern Wei army back, Chaozong suddenly
Startled.
"Is it Lin Yi's iron army?"
He asked subconsciously. He was not well-informed before, but he had heard that Jiange belonged to Tie Cejun.
"I'm not sure, but the person who came here calls himself Tie Cejun Qi Zhuji, Tiece Jun Xiao Suxin."
"Qi Zhuji?"
Wang Chaozong immediately reacted and was overjoyed, "That's Lin Yi's iron army!"
At this time, a fierce battle was going on on the city wall. The soldiers from the Northern Wei Dynasty below were completely desperate to fill in the city wall. A large number of driftwood kept hitting the city wall. Then these soldiers from the Northern Wei Dynasty continued to pull it with ropes and filled it with a lot of grass, bamboo and the like.
It actually gradually formed an upward slope.
Soldiers from the Southern Dynasty were constantly hit by arrows on the northern wall. The number of Northern Wei archery troops below was several times that of the Southern Dynasty archers on the city wall. Even though they occupied a commanding location, in addition to arrows, some ordnance and falling rocks could also cause damage, but
The casualties on both sides were almost the same.
As a result, everyone on the northern wall of the Southern Dynasty soldiers felt that they were in danger. Some of them saw the ecstasy of Wang Chaozong and wondered what happened to the coach in the city at this time.