Chapter 577: City of Fear

From ancient times to the present, in the offensive and defensive wars of the city, the city gate is open and the enemy army enters the city, which can declare the defeat of the battle, and there is almost no street fighting counterattack.

Yang Ye looked in the direction of the south of the city outside the imperial city, where the dust and fog were filled, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves and noisy human voices came from a distance with a dull feeling. In the distance, damaged houses make the city look bleak. The Zhou army has completely captured Nancheng, and the news has been obtained here.

Yang Ye was not in charge of the defense of Nancheng, and he was shocked to hear the news of the fall of the city! He had indeed seen the combat power of the Zhou army with his own eyes, but he still felt incredulous about what was happening at hand...... Half Moon captures Dragon City Jinyang?! This incident is bound to cause a shock in the world, and I am afraid that no one is not in such a mood as him, and he can't believe it.

After being shocked, Yang Ye hurried to the imperial city. At this time, he originally wanted to participate in the decision-making of the center, but as soon as he reached the door, he stopped. Because he saw a heavy cavalry at the gate of the city.

The most well-equipped heavy cavalry of the Northern Han Kingdom would generally only go out with the emperor when he was on a personal expedition! Now they are assembling at the gate of the imperial city, and it seems that the emperor is going to put up a stubborn resistance.

This kind of thing was originally very tragic and moving. Yang Ye is also a military general, and he has always respected those soldiers who dare to fight to the death, but at this moment, he is not in that mood, and he doesn't know why.

The results are clear. Yang Ye felt that this decisive battle between the heavy cavalry and the Zhou army could not have any impact on the battle.

He did not go to the imperial city to ask for a meeting, but wandered around the streets and alleys with a few horses for a long time. The heavy cavalry was still gathering one after another, and men in heavy armor came with the crowd of horses......

Yang Ye suddenly questioned what benefits this kind of civil war would have for ordinary people...... The nobles are to keep their glory and power, and the generals can do it for military merit. But what can a soldier get by being hacked to death with a knife when he carries his head into battle? There are also the people in the city, once there is a war, it is difficult to even eat and drink, and they have been suffering for a long time.

Yang Ye held his breath and looked at the movement in the south of the city for a long time, and then looked back at the tall imperial city tower. With a flick of the reins, he turned the horse's head and was immediately here.

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In the palace of the Northern Han Kingdom, Liu Jun hid his hand in the wide sleeve of the dragon robe, trembling.

"Jinyang! Why is it so unbearable that it can be captured in half a month? Liu Jun was angry and afraid, his face was as white as paper, "Where is Feng Jinke, who is supervising the battle in the south of the city?" ”

The ministers below looked at each other, but no one said a word. Finally, someone said: "Feng Jinke is guarding the southern city, and at this time, Xu is killed in battle......"

The ministers stopped talking, and everyone knew that the Northern Han Kingdom had perished! Moreover, the destruction of the country by war was the most complete, and at this time, everyone did not even have the power to make some demands, so they could only let the Zhou army do whatever they wanted; Others used war to obtain Jinyang, and they no longer had to care about the situation of anyone in the Northern Han Kingdom.

"What about Liu Jiye (Yang Ye)?" Liu Jun asked.

Still no one said anything, and finally a eunuch said: "Did the slave go to the southeast of the city to deliver a decree and summon Yang Ye to meet him?" ”

Liu Jun waved his hand: "It's too late......" He looked back at the generals in the hall, pointed to one and said: "General Li, are you willing to resist the Zhou army outside the imperial city gate for me?" ”

The military general was slightly stunned, strode out of the queue, hugged his fists and said: "The last general will fight to the end for His Majesty!" ”

Liu Jun, who was frightened and helpless, was slightly relieved when he heard this, and praised: "Knowing loyal ministers in adversity, those who can serve me at this time will not be in vain for the Liu family to treat you with warm food and brocade clothes." ”

General Li was praised by the emperor in public, his face flushed, and he patted his chest and said: "The matter of being loyal to the king of the king, the life of the last general is His Majesty's." If the Zhou army wants to step into the imperial city gate, it must step over the corpses of the last generals! ”

"Good!" Liu Jun said, "You immediately leave the palace to lead the heavy cavalry, don't live up to my high hopes!" ”

General Li received the holy decree and left the palace city, and immediately reorganized his heavy cavalry and set up a formation on the wide avenue.

In front of it, there is a long street that seems to be lacking in energy. The sound of horses' hooves of "rumbling ......" was getting closer and closer, and the soldiers of the Northern Han Army sat silently on their horses, waiting.

Finally, a chaotic Zhou cavalry appeared at the end of the long street, the Zhou army's horse team was a light horse, and only the key parts of the horse had leather armor. The horses were getting closer and closer, and even the shouts and shouts of the Zhou generals could be heard clearly. The chaotic horse team stopped advancing one after another two hundred paces, and General Li of the Northern Han Army thought that they were going to straighten out the formation, but the Zhou army's horse team changed direction at a crossroads and poured in on the east and west sides.

Soon, hurried footsteps sounded from behind, and columns of infantry spread from the streets like a flood. The main street was full of people, and it made people feel very empty, because there was not a single common man except for the neat army, and the crowd was very monotonous; Countless ironclad sergeants, the sound of sparse footsteps was very loud, as if there were heavy clouds pressing towards the ground, making people feel suffocated.

"The Zhou army wants to use infantry against my heavy cavalry!" General Li loudly encouraged the soldiers, "As long as the brothers kill the enemy bravely, they will be able to defeat the Zhou army!" Let them see the power of my great warriors! ”

The force of men and horses in his hand is indeed the elite of the elite of the Northern Han Forbidden Army, and the cost of a knight can be compared to a whole team of ordinary troops! General Li also knew that the combat power of this heavy cavalry was not inferior to the elite of the Zhou forbidden army. But everyone is very silent, the morale is really not high, even the capital has been breached, people can't see hope, it is difficult to have morale; It's good enough to be able to assemble here as an army.

"Serve the country! Repay the emperor's grace! General Li shouted again with his sword.

As soon as the words fell, there was a "crackling" sound denser than raindrops. General Li and the others subconsciously looked up, and the sky was full of black spots, flying like swarms of locusts, and those black spots were getting bigger and bigger, and they were pouring down rapidly.

"Jingle ......" arrows struck the armor one after another, and from time to time there was a scream. The cavalry of the Northern Han Army has armor and has a high defense against the thrown arrows, but it is difficult for a person to have thick armor everywhere, and there are always places that are easy to penetrate, so it depends on luck.

Not long after, there was another string on Zhou Jun's side. The Zhou army always shoots arrows like this, round after round, there is a pause in the middle and no arrows are fired, but as soon as the arrows are released, the arrows are very dense.

The heavy cavalry is used to charge into battle! General Lee shouted, "Attack! ”

The generals in front listened to the order, shouted at the horsemen and began to drive the horses, and suddenly the heavy horses' hooves roared, and the street seemed to tremble. All the horses start moving together and follow forward for a walk.

"Kill!" Someone shouted from the front. But the forward of the Northern Han army did not sprint, and still approached slowly forward, as if hesitating.

General Li yelled: "Rush! ”

The infantry of the Zhou army was full of spearmen, which was one of the best types of troops against cavalry. But they did not have the kind of spears that were more than a foot long to deal with cavalry, nor did they reject horse pistols, but they held spears, and this kind of infantry phalanx was not completely impossible to break through. Especially the elite heavy cavalry of the Northern Han Army, which has been in battle for a long time, is very powerful in breaking the formation!

"Huo!" The infantry of the Zhou army suddenly shouted in unison, and the momentum was very majestic! The spears in the first three rows were flattened, and the spears in the back were also tilted forward...... Those diagonal spears did little to hold back the cavalry, but they looked intimidating. The infantry phalanx of the Zhou army was terrifying at this time, with dense spears poked around the camp, and the plate armor was shining with metallic luster, looking like an iron-clad camp! Moreover, the military appearance is neat, the momentum is calm and majestic, and it is a hard bone by feeling.

The forward heavy cavalry of the Northern Han army approached the infantry array, not only did not accelerate the charge, but stopped itself. The horses ran slowly in front of the field, fearful, and the knights on the horses were afraid. Some horses were strangled and their front hooves raised high, neighing. Some of the cavalry could not advance, and ran sideways to avoid the spears, and although the north-south avenue was very spacious, it was not enough for the horses to crisscross at will, and the cavalry could not make a detour. The cavalry behind came running again, and suddenly the front stopped, and the "bang bang......" collided.

People roared and neighed, and there was an uproar and confusion between the two armies.

Seeing this, the military general of the Zhou army raised his saber and shouted: "Prepare to attack!" ”

In a few moments, the leather drum in the infantry battalion "dong dong dong...... beat rapidly, and the vibration sound became indistinguishable rhythm. A square embroidered tiger flag on the front side slowly leaned forward, and shouted: "Kill!" ”

The infantry of the Zhou army rushed up with a shout! There was still fear on their faces, but they were fierce and brave. The Zhou army was already convinced of the victory, and their morale was very high, so they did not hesitate to rush to kill! Dense infantry soon poured in!

The Northern Han army is a heavy cavalry, but there is no heavy cavalry with almost stagnant impact speed, originally the cavalry is the strongest type of troops, but in this case it is not, the cavalry is obviously inferior to the infantry, because the place occupied by the men and horses is large, and the arrangement is relatively sparse; But the infantry is side by side, all people! Several people attacked a cavalryman together, spears poked at the horses, and the knights of the Northern Han Army Rao could not catch them even if he had three heads and six arms, and the iron spears were pierced on the people and horses, screaming everywhere.

In just a moment, the cavalry of the Northern Han Army in front turned their horses and ran!

The horse team was in chaos, and General Li saw that the horsemen in front of him had turned around, and the generals around him shouted and cursed angrily. He was originally far away from the front line, but at this moment, seeing that his cavalry had come back quickly, and the defeated army had spread to the center, General Li did not say a word, and hurriedly slapped his horse and ran backwards, wanting to stay away from the place of fighting.

He is also a general, it's not that he hasn't fought, otherwise the emperor wouldn't have called him. At this time, he really didn't have much heart to sell his life, although he kept shouting to boost morale, his heart was full of frustration, and he was determined to lose the country, what did he mean? But at that time, facing the emperor's holy decree, he had no way not to show his loyalty on the spot.

I'm afraid the other soldiers feel the same way.

General Li didn't say anything, but he was the commander of the Ma Army and had always been the person that the soldiers paid the most attention to. As soon as he ran, he was immediately noticed, and the army was immediately routed, and they rushed to the north.

The most elite heavy cavalry team of the Northern Han Army, which was good at fighting, was crushed at this moment.