Chapter 292: Glory Even though Death
When Zhu Yanding saw the two armies emerging from the west gate and the east gate from a distance, he already felt that something was wrong, after all, it was not his own troops, he could tell it at a glance, just the armor and clothes were very different, and it was more obvious that the waving battle flag
There are three battle flags in the team of the West Gate, which are written "Zheng", "Wu" and "Wei", seeing this, Zhu Yanding's heart is sinking, this is clearly the people of the generals of the three major towns, look at the number of people, there are as many as 20,000.
In any big war, the collection of intelligence is crucial, this is a game between the enemy and us at all levels, espionage, bribery, assassination, all kinds of methods are used, and any omission of intelligence may lead to the reversal of the tide of the war.
Now, the people of the Three Towns suddenly appeared, and they had obviously hit Xu Yuanrong's troops in Ximen, and this alone made Zhu Yanding's heart as heavy as a stone.
The number of troops coming out of the east gate was less than half, but the word "stone" written on the battle flag was like a hammer smashed on Zhu Yanding's heart.
Two enemy soldiers and horses came from the West East Gate, which meant that the 30,000 troops attacking the West East Gate had been defeated, and the sudden appearance of 30,000 ambush soldiers by the enemy army made Zhu Yanding feel a little caught off guard.
However, he is a veteran of the battlefield in the end, and the remaining 10,000 soldiers and horses immediately rushed to the south gate after identifying the situation, as long as he can unite with the team of the south gate, then there is still a chance to win this battle.
It's just that even he didn't expect that the troops at the south gate had already fallen into Fang Ling's strategy, and they couldn't advance or retreat, and a gate limited the output of troops, and they were ashamed at an astonishing speed under the attack of two people. Therefore, when 10,000 horses rushed to the south gate for a few hundred zhang, the 30,000 people who attacked the south gate died and surrendered, and they had no combat strength anymore, whether it was the deputy general Lin Yun or the forward general Liu Zhi, they were all captured alive.
This time, when Zhu Yanding's men and horses came to the south gate, they were faced with the 30,000 army composed of Fang Ling and the people and horses of the four towns, the 30,000 army stood horizontally under the south gate, spread out in an arc, like a phoenix spreading its wings, showing a semi-encircled trend, the soldiers after the bloody battle were stained with blood, their eyes were like tigers and wolves, and the majestic spirit was like a boiling flame burning hotly, where could it be seen that there was a little tired, and the morale was extremely high.
Although Zhu Yanding's army is not lacking in elite soldiers, but when he sees the situation in front of him, he can't help but feel jealous, this is obviously a battle with a 100% chance of winning, not even a big battle, everyone feels that they are afraid that only a pillar of incense can break through this city gate, and they can sleep well here at night.
However, in front of everyone, there is a tragic scene of only 10,000 people left in the 70,000 army, and no one knows why the 5,000 defenders suddenly became tens of thousands, and the only explanation is that this is a trap, a trap that Zhu Yanding failed to see.
Zhu Yanding only felt that he was ten years old all of a sudden, and his hands were a little trembling, even if he was fighting with Wu at the border, he had never been defeated so badly, and a full 60,000 people died, this is a battle that no one can afford to lose.
What's more, whether it is the situation or the opponent's troops, he has already sent a large number of spies to reconnoitre, and the timing and strategy of attacking the city have been carefully judged, and such a defeat is really unacceptable.
At this moment, the army of 30,000 gave way to a road, and a young man in Tsing Yi came riding a tall red-blooded horse, although he was only 18 or 9 years old, but that calm and calm bearing was even a veteran of the bloody battlefield, and the sharpness and evil spirit contained in the deep eyes made people dare not look directly.
With the young man in Tsing Yi coming out, it was Dong Canghai and a group of generals, all of them majestic and majestic.
Dong Canghai Tiger roared and said, "The King of Shicheng is here, don't wait for him to return quickly!"
Just this sentence made Zhu Yanding's people suddenly feel a little "riot" and "chaos", but those who could stay by his side were already the "sexual" nature of the pro-soldiers, so the "riot" and "chaos" quickly subsided, and all the soldiers were tightly surrounded together, looking like they were fighting to the death.
Seeing that the soldiers were so united, Fang Ling felt a little bit of love for talent, he looked at this group of soldiers with appreciation, and looked at Zhu Yanding, who was pale but not timid, and secretly said that this person was indeed a veteran who had experienced the battlefield, and his courage was much higher than Gu Shaofeng.
He smiled slightly and said, "This king has long heard of General Zhu's name, and now he can see it with his own eyes, and the general's majesty is really extraordinary." ”
Zhu Yanding didn't expect the young man to speak so kindly, he looked the handsome young man up and down, still a little unbelievable that the young man in front of him was the king of Shicheng, and it was even more difficult to believe the fact that he had been defeated.
As a general who came out of the battlefield, Zhu Yanding was also quite conceited, and he never paid attention to Gu Shaofeng, who was also one of the four generals, so even if Fang Ling's surprise attack was successful, he did not raise too much vigilance against the King of Shicheng, and firmly believed that he would definitely be able to capture the five towns of Dingzhou.
However, when the facts were in front of him, when the fierce army was defeated like a mountain, even he had to admit that Fang Ling was powerful, and how bitter he felt when he was defeated in the hands of a mere young man.
However, this bitterness must not be placed in front of the warrior, and with a wave of his hand, the ranks immediately took up formation, with a front row of archers, and between every two archers there was a road for the cavalry behind to rush out, and after the cavalry were rows of shield-bearing warriors.
Seeing that Zhu Yanding was about to continue fighting, Fang Ling said loudly: "General Zhu, you have already been defeated, why do you want to fight again?"
Zhu Yanding said in a deep voice: "There will be a soldier and a pawn in hand, and there will be the ability to fight, and my Zhu family army would rather die than surrender!"
All the soldiers immediately shouted in unison, and their expressions were solemn, just for Zhu Yanding's words, the military spirit was immediately consolidated again.
Fang Ling secretly said that it was not good when he saw this situation, he wanted to capture Zhu Yanding alive, but looking at the morale of the other party, although there were only 10,000 horses, but they were united in their hearts and minds, fighting to the death, if they really fought, although they could win, they would have to pay a lot of price.
He quickly weighed the pros and cons, immediately decided to change his strategy, and then suddenly turned over and dismounted, and actually walked straight towards the 10,000 horses.
Seeing his move, everyone was taken aback, and Zheng Jun couldn't help but dismount immediately, ready to lead someone to follow.
Fang Ling didn't look back, and said with a faint smile: "General Zheng, don't worry, this king has his own measure." ”
After that, he walked forward, Kun Chongdao was on his back, as black as iron, compared to Zheng Jun and others, Dong Canghai and other people from Shicheng Country were firm and trusting, and Fang Ling was with him for three years, they saw that he had created too many impossible miracles, although he was young, he had a pair of ability to turn over the rain and clouds.
Therefore, Dong Cang's voice admonished, and Zheng Jun had no choice but to return to the horse.
And seeing Fang Ling leave the 30,000 army and walk towards himself alone, Zhu Yanding's 10,000 soldiers all looked at each other, I don't know what the hell this Shicheng King is doing, these two sides are fighting, maybe there are generals charging into battle, but there is always a large team of people around him to follow, like such a person ran under the nose of the enemy, isn't this death?
If you catch the King of Stone City, won't you be able to turn defeat into victory?
However, this idea was immediately extinguished again. The dignified King of Shicheng, who was able to set up this ambush and swallow his own 60,000 soldiers and horses in the blink of an eye, can he just give it to you for grab?
As soon as they thought of the trap, the soldiers' hearts couldn't help but tremble, and the corpses of their companions were piled up under this mountain city, which was the consequence of falling into the trap.
Fang Ling walked on the battlefield, obviously there were countless corpses on the ground, but he was like repeatedly leveling the ground, and his expression was even more unpredictable.
Seeing that the King of Stone City was getting closer and closer, the archers in the front row felt more and more dry mouths, and even their hands were a little trembling, no one knew what the hell he was doing, but everyone knew that if they underestimated him, there would be only one way to die!
Zhu Yanding's brows furrowed fiercely, the young man's actions were really beyond his expectations, seeing that his subordinates were shaken because they couldn't figure out his intentions, Zhu Yanding waved his hand and said, "Aim for me!"
The archers immediately came back to their senses, and pointed their arrows at Fang Ling in unison, and Fang Ling stopped walking, and at this time he was less than a hundred zhang away from the 10,000-strong army.
Facing hundreds of archers, Fang Ling's expression was calm, without any fear, he put his hands behind his back, and said lightly: "General Zhu, this king came over in person to let you see the sincerity of this king." If you surrender to this king, this king will definitely write to Your Majesty, not only will he not blame you for the crime of rebellion, but he will also use you well!"
Zhu Yanding said without humility or arrogance: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness is as kind to me as a mountain, and you are a general, how can this general do such a shameful thing as surrendering? What's more, although this general is defeated, Your Highness, you may not be the winner." Although you have mobilized all the troops of the four towns here, can you stop Gu Ziyun's 50,000 troops with the 10,000 defenders of Qingzuka City? ”
Fang Ling immediately understood what he meant by this, intended to save the army's heart, he smiled leisurely, shook his head and said, "General Zhu, you are wrong, Gu Ziyun will be taken by this king before he captures Qingzuka City!"
Zhu Yanding sneered and said: "Your Highness, although I fell into your trap, I am not a three-year-old child, there are only so many troops on the front line of Dingzhou, what do you use to resist Gu Ziyun? Even if you want to go to the rescue, it will take 3 days to rush from here to Qingzuka City, and after 3 days, Qingzuka City will be broken!"
Fang Ling smiled and said, "General Zhu, this king can take out Gu Shaofeng's head with 3,000 men and horses, and can destroy your 70,000 troops with 30,000 horses, so how can he be willing to give up Qingzuka City? ”