If you want to die, then you can make it happen for these guys.
"Bang!" The next moment, shields collided with each other, and soldiers from both sides collided fiercely. Swords and guns intertwined, and blood spattered. The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty slowly pushed the battle line forward.
"Block!" Chen Zhishen's voice was still very loud despite the sound of fighting. He swung the mountain ax in his hand again and again, and the ax hit the shield in front of him hard, and the shield was split in half.
The Northern Zhou soldier behind the shield was obviously frightened. His arm was covered with blood. He didn't know whether it was his own or someone else's. However, he didn't have to think about this issue because the next moment Chen Zhishen had already hit him hard.
He came over and knocked him directly into the gun forest of the Bashu soldiers. Chen Zhishen didn't even look at this enemy who knew how many died, and walked straight towards the deeper part of the crowd to kill him.
As Chen Zhishen made a breakthrough, the rest of the soldiers followed him and rushed towards the gap with shouts. Even some crossbowmen whose eyes were red with blood also followed, and they directly pulled the trigger, and the arrows sank into the nearby enemy.
The enemy's chest.
The defense line that had been retreating towards Tanxi was finally stabilized at this moment, and the Northern Zhou general who led the team obviously realized that something was wrong. He ordered his men to spread out to both sides, and the groups of soldiers gradually divided into small groups.
, and strangled together with Chen Zhishen's troops.
The Northern Zhou army already had a numerical advantage. Once they were separated and strangled, most of Chen Zhishen's soldiers had to face one-on-two or even one-on-three situations. Many soldiers died due to the enemy's sneak attack.
"Retreat!" Chen Zhishen shouted loudly, using the ax in his hand to push back the two Beizhou generals who were rushing forward.
If we don't retreat at this time, I'm afraid it will be eaten away bit by bit.
Not far behind them, a large group of Bashu soldiers were disembarking from the boat and wading ashore amid the shouts of the generals.
"Don't be obsessed with fighting, hurry up!" The shouts from behind kept coming. Pei Zilie drew out his sword and jumped off the raft before it could reach the shore. He rushed to the shore in three steps and two steps at a time. "First solve the problems in front of you.
Drop and organize the team!"
The situation has reached such a critical level that there is no need to worry about the organization. The most important thing is to be able to repel the enemy.
The captains and generals on the shore agreed in unison, grabbed the available troops and followed Pei Zilie forward. This group of soldiers who came ashore spread out from the left and right sides and rushed directly into the melee. Fortunately, Chen Zhishen just now
Light the torch, otherwise you may not be able to see where the enemy is in the darkness.
Because it was really a disadvantage to fight in a scattered melee with the enemy, the Bashu generals had already ordered their soldiers to shrink the defense line under the leadership of Chen Zhishen, while the Northern Zhou army was still trying to find a breakthrough. If Chen Zhishen had not led his guards everywhere to support the firefighting, I am afraid that this thin
The defense line has long been torn apart.
As the reinforcements arrived, of course Chen Zhishen would no longer suffer from this cowardice. He immediately stretched out his hand to push away the two shield bearers, and took the lead while waving his axe. The soldiers behind him quickly followed him, and the entire army separated again and joined the reinforcements.
strangled into the Northern Zhou army.
Obviously, the Northern Zhou army had understood that the enemy reinforcements had arrived and it was impossible to continue the attack, so the whistles were heard one after another, and this group of troops retreated quickly, obviously having no intention of entangled with the Bashu army.
But this time, Chen Zhishen did not pursue rashly. The last time he fell into a trap during pursuit, he was still frightened. This time, it was even more so in the darkness. Who knew what would happen.
You must know that this place is very close to Xiangyang City.
"General." Chen Zhishen saw Pei Zilie walking over quickly and hurriedly held his hand.
"how many people?"
"About a thousand. Two or three hundred were killed in the battle, and there should be seven or eight hundred left."
Pei Zilie nodded slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "Gather the troops and horses, and we will go directly to find trouble with Yuchishun. At the same time, we will leave a thousand troops here, and we must guard the ferry."
Chen Zhishen responded hurriedly, and at this moment, a scout came quickly: "General Qi, General Ren Zhong's troops upstream also began to forcibly cross Tanxi, but were blocked by the enemy. Now the two sides are along the east bank of Tanxi.
Fierce fighting.”
"Ren Zhong finally couldn't bear it anymore..." Pei Zilie murmured.
"They have been watching from the sidelines for so long, and it's time to let them take the field." Chen Zhishen was obviously a little angry at Ren Zhong's indifference for so long.
And Pei Zilie smiled slightly: "Let's ignore them. There are about two thousand people in the upstream camp of the Zhou people, and they also deployed a thousand people to stop us. The remaining thousand people can't stop Ren Zhong at all. It is estimated that Ren Zhong is very powerful."
You will soon find that the defense on the other side is very weak, and you should be able to break through the Tanxi defense line very quickly."
"But we still have to deal with Yuchishun here. After Ren Zhong breaks through Tanxi, won't he arrive at Xiangyang City before us?" Chen Zhishen was a little surprised.
Pei Zilie waved his hand: "Although Xiangyang City is strong, the first one to arrive at Xiangyang City may not necessarily become the master of Xiangyang. What's more, there is a high possibility that Ren Zhong will arrive at Xiangyang City and join Xiao Mohe. This
We can't stop him, we can stop Ren Zhong from crossing Tanxi, but how can we stop Xiao Maha from attacking the city in the direction of Xianshan?"
"The Xianshan side can no longer be defended?" Chen Zhishen noticed another strange thing at this time, "But we have sent quite a few scouts to the Xianshan side. Why haven't we received any news yet?"
Pei Zilie frowned and said in a low voice: "Who said that if we can't defend, the attacking side is about to make a breakthrough?"
"General, what do you mean... Cao Xiaoda is preparing to abandon the defense?" Chen Zhishen's expression was suddenly shocked.
Xian Mountain is not very tall. The reason why it is used as a defense line is mainly because there is no danger to defend in the south of Xiangyang City except this hill. Once the defenders' food, grass and equipment are almost consumed, they will naturally not continue to add fuel here.
of necessity.
Instead of waiting until the enemy finds out and it is too late to escape, it is better to take this opportunity to abandon the position directly, so that there is still room for the troops to retreat back.
For Xiangyang City, which has a high city and a deep pool, food, grass, equipment, etc. are not a big problem. After so many years of accumulation by Yang Jian and Yuchi Jiong, the food, grass, and equipment in Xiangyang City are enough to support the defense of the city for three to five years.
What is really lacking is ultimately military strength. Most of the Xiangyang City defenders were transferred northward by Yuchi Jiong. Therefore, for Yuchikuan and Cao Xiaoda who were defending the city, how to properly utilize these troops was the most important thing.
It is true that the defense of the city must be defended, but Xiangyang City is tall and solid. Simply defending the field is obviously equivalent to leaving the city defense of Xiangyang behind, which is obviously inappropriate. The tug-of-war at the stronghold outside the city does not apply to the defenders.