The army under the city rushed in, and Zhou Yuji, the general of the Yongwei Battalion in charge of guarding Yuzhou City, stared and frowned. Looking at the soldiers who were not afraid of life and death, and rushed to the city one after another, he regretted that he had brought the horse army back to the city too early. Sun Yingyuan was supervising the battle with all his might at the other end, and the scattered figures at the head of the city went back and forth, slightly distracted, and his figure disappeared into the crowd.

"Lord Qiqi Zhou, the thief Kou Ma Army has moved!" There are pro-soldiers to report.

Zhou Yuji looked at the wilderness outside the city, but saw the blue sky and green grass between the roads and dust, and there were really thousands of soldiers and horses galloping towards the city gate, and the momentum was extraordinary.

"This can't be done, pass my order, prepare the saddle horse, and leave the city immediately!" Zhou Yuji tightened his armor and pursed his lips, "Send someone to inform Master Sun again, just say that the thief wants to break through the city, and I will lead it away." Because of his accent, he involuntarily raised his tail when he spoke at the end of the sentence, and his usual laughter added a bit of fun and cordiality. But at this moment, the soldiers on the left and right all agreed solemnly when they heard the words.

Zhou Yuji is also a native of Liaodong. He was born in Zhongtunwei, Guangning, with little strength, brave and good at archery, and was transferred to Beijing with merit. Chongzhen has made meritorious contributions to defending against the Qing soldiers in Beijing for nine years and has emerged. After that, Liu Yuanbin, the eunuch of the Yongwei Battalion, went to the Central Plains to suppress the Kou, and he made outstanding achievements in battle, and he was the leading general of the Yongwei Battalion.

Liu Yuanbin was self-preservation, and he was unwilling to rush to the aid of Nanyang Mansion, but it was Zhou Yuji who took the initiative to ask for war and pulled Sun Yingyuan to persuade Liu Yuanbin to make the trip. After arriving in Nanyang Mansion, Sun Yingyuan was worried about the lack of soldiers and horses, and wanted to be stationed in the area of Zhenping County, which was close to the city of Nanyang Prefecture, but was dissuaded by Zhou Yuji.

At that time, Zhou Yuji said to him: "Jingying is the mainstay of the world, and you and I are the edge of the Yongwei battalion." The army is surging forward, and we are entrusted by others to protect the territory, how can there be a reason for the great enemy to retreat at present? Insisting, Sun Yingyuan was inspired by him, and immediately settled in Yuzhou, which was the first to break into the army, so that today's war was born.

The officers and soldiers were busy, the army was pressing, Zhou Yuji was about to go down the stairs to the city, Sun Yingyuan sent someone to say: "Lord Zhou, Lord Sun said that he had sent a messenger to Zhao Shuai of Yunxiang Town to ask for help, and he would hold on for a while and wait for reinforcements, so there was no need to worry." ”

"It's too late!" Zhou Yuji's head shook like a rattle, "There is no shadow of Zhao Dangshi in the sky, but the big wheel of the thieves below is almost close to the root of the city wall, and if it is one step later, the city will be difficult to protect!" ”

Since the start of the war, the outside of Yuzhou City has been covered with the corpses of the soldiers of the Chuang Army since 200 steps, and the closer to the city wall, the greater the density of corpses. Between the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood, the soldiers of the Chuang army seemed to be inexhaustible, as if they could not be killed, wave after wave, and went all out to try to shake the defense line of Yuzhou City. At the beginning, the officers and soldiers were still able to cover the ground, relying on the momentum of the building, using bows, crossbows, guns, and various means such as wood, rolling stones, and gold juice to block the invading army. However, after a long period, the arrogance of the army showed no signs of weakening, but became more unstoppable, and the tired and frustrated officers were somewhat in a hurry and neglected one another. Zhou Yuji glanced at it casually, and he could estimate that there were no less than 1,000 soldiers who had reached the city wall.

"This is no longer a rogue......

Zhou Yuji muttered his head, if he goes on like this, when the big convoy of the invading army is in place, it will be difficult to stop. The commander of the army must have seen that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, and the purpose of sending the horse army that went straight to the city gate was to rush into the city first without giving the officers and troops a chance to reorganize and block the gap after a gap appeared in the city wall.

However, because they were afraid of the firearms of the officers and soldiers at the head of the city, this horse army stayed in the southwest position two hundred paces away from the city gate. Zhou Yuji thought that this was a flaw, and he could lead the horse army to insert it through the gap of 200 steps, disperse and disrupt the intruding army under the city, and then get out before the invading army and the horse army attacked. Time is tight, but it's better than sitting still.

"Report to Lord Sun that Ben will take seven hundred horses out of the city through the west gate!" Zhou Yuji said loudly, glanced at the other end of the city, and walked like flying.

The main attack of the army was at the north gate, and there was little defense outside the west gate. Zhou Yuji led the headquarters of the horse army out of the city gate and turned to the north gate. His horse army is all protected by iron armor, and it is different from the preferences of ordinary officers and horses, no one is equipped with a three-eyed gun, and they basically rely on long knives and heavy spears to fight in close combat, and only a few carry strong crossbows and fast bows. The horses used are also of the famous breed of stuffed horses, not very tall but capable of carrying heavy loads, hard-working, and they are similar to the owners on their backs, all neatly draped. The people and horses are one, and they run like a moving tower.

It costs a lot to raise such a heavily armored horse army, and this is why with Zhou Yuji's current status and rank, the number of soldiers he leads has never exceeded 1,000. He regarded these horse soldiers as his brothers, and even if he cut back on food and clothing, he had to make up for their military salaries first. Therefore, these horse soldiers are grateful to Zhou Yuji, and they are willing to serve the death in every battle.

Out of the city and about to fight, Zhou Yuji was like a bird out of the cage, took a deep breath, and felt indescribably happy. Facing the sunlight that was gradually approaching the sky, he pulled out a circle with the long knife in his hand in mid-air, and roared: "Go with Lao Tzu to destroy the thief!" "The iron hooves turned, heavy and light.

Zhou Yuji led his troops around the corner of the city and went straight to the back of the front army, where Xue Zhao was urging the convoy of Da Yu to move forward desperately.

After repeated advance and retreat, although Xue Zhao was not seriously injured, the endless sand raised by the artillery had already covered his whole body with thick dirt, and he had to cough violently and pant every few steps, cleaning up the gravel and sand that somehow jumped into his mouth and nose. With his efforts, thousands of soldiers died again, but nearly two thousand soldiers of the Imperial Village did not die in vain.

Xue Zhao shot an officer and soldier above his head who was about to pour boiling gold juice over his head with an arrow on his back. The officer and soldier and the other two people were holding a large iron pot full of gold juice, but one corner collapsed, and the other two lost their strength, and the big iron pot suddenly fell to the head of the city, scalding to death and injuring many officers and soldiers.

Listening to the screams one after another, Xue Zhao hooked his head and picked the ashes in his ears, and asked the soldiers of the Imperial Village: "How many cars have you lost?" ”

"Three!"

"Fuck you, it's okay!" Xue Xuan nodded loudly. Yuzhou City is far less solid than Kaifeng City, originally broke into the army with dozens of stones of gunpowder is to kill chickens with a knife, even if the loss of three, the remaining marijuana bags of gunpowder are enough to blow up the Yuzhou city wall that is facing bricks on the outside and ramming earth on the inside.

"Oh no, there is an officer army horse team a hundred steps away!"

"What?" Xue listened to the panicked shouts of the soldiers on the left and right, and when he looked back, in the distance, there was inexplicably an extra horse army. But seeing that the armor of the horse army was dazzling and tight, there was no doubt that it was an official army.

"What should I do?" The soldiers on the left and right were basically stunned, and even the action of unloading the sacks on the big wheel cart could not help but stop.

"Brute, hurry!" Xue Zhao was furious, raised his hand and brushed a few whips out, shouting and scolding, "It's not a beautiful mother-in-law, what's so good-looking, let's dig a pit and unload the sack quickly!" He was angry, but in fact, he was also very scared in his heart, the officers and soldiers had already noticed the big wheel car on their side, and sent the horse army to stop it. But the official army and horse army on the opposite side are well-equipped, and only with their own soldiers in the imperial village, where can they resist the enemy, so what he can do now is to complete the task of digging a pit and filling gunpowder before the official army and horse army rush to kill.

The soldiers of the Imperial Village were close to each other, and some of them wanted to turn around and see the iron-faced selfless army supervision team hundreds of steps away, but even if they ran away, they would inevitably be humiliated by the "Fa Rectification" of the army, so it was better to risk their lives and do the things in front of them well. So in Xue Zhao's continuous kicking and beating, waving a knife and intimidating, he forced himself not to think about the officials, soldiers and horses who would arrive at any time behind him, or he was so frightened that he was incontinent, or he was so frightened that he burst into tears, so he trembled and shook Suosuo and only cared about unloading bags and digging pits.

Zhou Yuji had concerns about the intruding army and the horse army, and the original plan was to appear in the north of the city, which was the best way to scare the invading army in front of the city. Who knew that the soldiers of the Chuang Army were determined and completely unmoved, and immediately arranged their troops, dividing the 700 cavalry into two parts, one with 200 people directly under the north gate to drive away the soldiers from the Chuang Army, and one with 500 people led by themselves to take the initiative to approach the Chuang Army and the horse army 100 steps away.

He calculated that even if he could lift the siege in the north of the city, if most of the Ma army came one after another to besiege the advancing infantry army under the city, he would inevitably pick up sesame seeds and throw watermelons, and become a turtle in an urn. It is enough to use 200 cavalry to defeat the soldiers of the invading army under the city, and 500 cavalry will first contain the intruding army and horse army, and then wait for the opportunity to withdraw, which can be safe.

The military flag waved, and the 700 horse army immediately split up. Xue Jiao saw the movement of the official army and the horse army, and was very nervous, but later saw that most of the official army and horse army had moved elsewhere, and he regained his courage. He estimated that there were only about 200 officers and horses killed on his side, to be honest, he still had no chance of winning, but what if he didn't have a chance of winning, what he wanted was not to repel the other party, but to drag the other party as much as possible to buy enough time for himself. Now that only one-third of the officers and soldiers have come over, isn't this earning?

"You guys, don't stop!" Xue Xuan's eyes widened and he kicked the ass of a soldier from the imperial village on the left, and pointed to the right hand side with the blade, "A few of you, gather some brothers and follow Lao Tzu to block the road!" ”

"Blocking the road?" The soldiers on the left and right peeked a few times into the distance, "Can this road be blocked?" "Even though there are only two hundred horsemen, the two hundred officers and horses in iron armor and heavy armor are rushing together, and they are just as roaring.

Xue Zhao ignored the doubts of the soldiers around him, they muttered and muttered, and they looked at the bright blade in Xue Zhao's hand, and they didn't dare to slack off at all. In a short time, more than 200 people gathered around Xue Xuan.

Most of these 200 or so people are the first batch of warriors from the Imperial Village who have not died in the fierce battle, all of them covered in blood and ragged clothes. Time was running out, Xue Zhao didn't have time to take care of the army's appearance, swept his eyes at the city head above the slope, and roared: "Shunzi is more transparent, listen to Lao Tzu's order, and rush out of the wall!" ”

"Break out of the wall?"

Many of the warriors of the Imperial Village were shocked. The reason why they have survived at the root of the city so far is mainly because they have adapted to the rhythm of the attack of the officials and troops at the head of the city. As long as they keep wandering against the wall, they can make the officers and soldiers hesitate and make it difficult to make a decision, so as to win a chance to survive. But if you leave the root of the wall and run into the strike surface of the official army's guns, then the heavenly soldiers and generals will have to make a few bloody holes.

"Yes!" Xue Xuan raised his voice and looked angrily, "Follow Lao Tzu, dare to take half a step back, today is the time for you to die!" ”

"Today is the time for you to die" It's not that Xue Zhao is intimidating them, these royal warriors all know what it means to let the officers and horses rush to the root of the wall, if they retreat from the battle, they don't wait for Xue Zhao or the supervisor to implement the military law, and all of them are afraid that they will have to be buried under the iron hoof and long knife first. They can only pin their hopes of survival on Xue Qian now.

There were only eighty steps left in the approach, and even though his hands and feet were already shaking violently uncontrollably, the sweaty Xue Zhao still tried his best to stabilize his mind, and at the same time roared and suppressed the frightened and almost collapsed warriors of the Imperial Village.

There were only fifty steps left, and several Yuzhai warriors couldn't bear the huge psychological pressure, and turned around like crazy to run. Xue Zhao and a few cronies were quick to chop them all down without any mercy.

There were only thirty steps left, and at this time, along with the cronies on the left and right, they all threw frightened eyes at Xue Zhao, Xue Zhao licked his chapped lips, looked at the city again, and waited until the official army and the horse army seemed to be about to collide head-on in an instant, and suddenly roared angrily: "Out!" ”

In just one word, two hundred warriors flashed out of the wall at the same time. The officials and troops of the city found them at the first time, and it was obvious that in the chaos, they were not able to cooperate effectively and tacitly with Zhou Yuji's temporary action. Almost instantly, the long-standing guns fired in unison, and the flesh and blood flew in the smoke of gunpowder, and the devastated ground suddenly rained and seemed to sprinkle the stumps and broken arms of the warriors of the Imperial Village.

Xue Zhao spared no life, not hesitating himself, and not sparing others. In Li Zicheng's eyes, the poorly equipped soldiers of the Imperial Village only have the life of cannon fodder. He was not convinced, but when he thought about it, he suddenly realized that it seemed to be the case, except for flesh and blood, the soldiers of the imperial village did not have anything to take.

Attacking the shortcomings of others with his own strengths, Xue despised his own people's lives, and exchanged his lives for his life, he expected that the officials and soldiers would not be able to do it.

Sure enough, the 200 officers and horses who were sprinting with all their strength saw the front of the horse and the bullets falling, and hurriedly stopped the horses' hooves. Although they were not accidentally injured by friendly troops, the momentum they had accumulated in nearly a hundred steps was gone.

The smoke and dust dissipated, and in front of the officers and soldiers stationed on the horse, Xue Zhao, who was lucky not to die, led dozens of remnants of the army to roar like ghosts and gods, screaming and suddenly rushing out. Within a few distances, the officers and soldiers did not have time to speed up and lead their horses, so they had to fall into a melee on the spot.

With nearly 100 lives in exchange for the official army and the horse army, as soon as the army stopped and covered the convoy, Xue Zhao thought it was worth it, and he was not dead, which was too worthwhile. Of course, he didn't think that he had temporarily gathered up the remaining dozens of Yuzhai warriors to defeat the official army and horse army, he just wanted that every Yuzhai brother who died could be exchanged for some precious time.

"Kill!"

Seeking survival in death, Xue Zhao, who had blood foaming in his mouth, led dozens of warriors from the imperial village to fight and shout. They all lost their minds as if they were desperate to approach the war horses of the officers and soldiers, and the good ones climbed desperately, and the bad ones were thrown around like sandbags holding the horse's legs, and used all their instincts to entangle the two hundred officers and horses.

The officers and horses came to their senses, and the horses roared together, raised their hooves and fought fiercely, all wielding swords and fighting angrily. Soon after the fierce battle, there were only a dozen warriors left in the imperial village scattered around Xue Bao, and the official army and horse army were only one or two dead or wounded.

"Leave them alone, step on!"

Xue Zhao dragged him with a knight of the official army, and climbed on the back of the horse several times, but was pushed down by the knight, but fortunately he was agile and avoided a few fatal injuries. At this time, I heard someone in the official army and horse army calling for an order, and I was distracted, so I didn't want to hit the horse in the chest, and the whole person immediately rolled out more than ten steps away.

Got up with a disgraced face, someone around him helped him up, and said hurriedly: "Leader Xue, the gunpowder is buried!" In a blink of an eye, he actually rolled to the base of the wall.

"Ignition!" He didn't have time to think about it, and shouted reflexively.

"But ......" the man's face frowned, and tears flowed like mourning, "But it's so close, let's ......"

Xue Xuan said twice, his eyebrows were full of gloom: "Do you want us to die alone, or do you want to pull some more officers and soldiers to die on our backs?" He turned to roar with all his strength, "Light the fire for Lao Tzu!" ”

At this point, it's all worth it. Seeing that the man was crying and crawling with his hands and feet, Xue Zhao thought.