Chapter 66: Forward Strike
The east is white, and the morning mist is filled.
Stepping on the morning glow, Ji Xuanling led 20,000 Qin troops, majestic and high-spirited, and quickly approached Hancheng.
The majestic city of Han, towering in the thin morning mist, looks like a jewel set in the ground.
Ji Xuanling is ready to lead the army to pick this gem and keep it for himself.
During the march, Ji Xuanling raised his eyes and looked out, and through the hazy mist, he saw the Lu "Zi" military flag fluttering at the head of Hancheng, and a smile gradually rose on his cold face.
"Lu Kang, with thousands of discouraged remnants and more than a thousand untrained defenders, vainly trying to block the edge of the Qin army's southern expedition is simply wishful thinking."
At dawn, the messenger rode a horse to report that before nightfall, Wei Che had led his army to conquer Ningyang City, and led the army to set up defenses in the city.
Ningyang City returned to Qin, and it was time to seize Hancheng, cut Baishui County, and compete with Yuan Ci.
With a smile and a light snort, Ji Xuanling raised his right arm, and with a strong wind, he raised his spear, pointed at the towering city, and shouted with high morale: "Ruan Xinghe, send an order to the forward, attack the city immediately." ”
"Strike, attack!"
"Siege!"
Ruan Xinghe held a gun and slapped his horse, shuttling among the Qin army's forwards, and his voice was low and mighty.
A few days ago, after recovering Yicheng and expelling the Tiger Ben army, Ji Xuanling rewarded the three armies.
Some soldiers were knighted, some soldiers were rewarded with residences, and more soldiers were rewarded.
The Qin army is fighting strongly!
After receiving the order, everyone was as excited as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and the blood of the whole body was boiling, and they passed orders to each other.
One by one, the elite cavalry grasped the reins of the horse, drew the bow and arrows, the long sword was unsheathed, the long lance pointed directly, the momentum was fierce, the murderous spirit, the rear infantry carried the ladder on their shoulders, held the shield, like the endless flow of the river, followed the pace of the cavalry, trotted towards the city of Han.
The striker attacked, Ji Xuanling turned his head with a smile, looked at Huang Haoran next to him, and asked: "Mr. Huang, in your opinion, can Lu Kang rely on the city to block the edge of the Qin army?" ”
"Humph!"
Huang Haoran snorted dissatisfiedly and didn't say anything.
Lu Kang!
This young general is quite martial arts and proficient in the art of war, and when he grows up in the war, he will lead the army to stand alone like his brother Lu Linxuan.
At present, the Qin army cannot kill the head of the city in one go, leaving time for Lu Kang to organize a counterattack, and I believe that Lu Kang can defend for half a day.
However, during his two-day stay in the Qin military camp, Ji Xuanling always invited him to attend with ill intentions whenever he discussed military affairs with the generals.
Ningyang City changed hands and was classified as the Qin State!
Ji Xuanling is ready to use the momentum of thunder to conquer Hancheng as quickly as possible.
The Qin army, which was like a wolf and a tiger, was afraid that it would not give the land resistance organization time to counterattack.
At the head of the city, the military flag hunting and hunting exhibition.
Lu Kang was wearing armor, his spear was erected, his face was as cold as frost, he looked coldly at the Qin army swept outside the city, grabbed the spear and focused on the bluestone slab, and shouted: "Fight, the whole army fights, the Qin army is approaching, rolling wood and stones, and smash them all!" ”
He led the army from Yicheng and fled and traveled dozens of miles to Hancheng!
There was no time to rest and recuperate, so he hurriedly reorganized the remnants of the army, gathered the defenders in the city, and after redistribution, ordered them to guard the four gates.
In addition, the people in the city were recruited, and the city walls were strengthened day and night, trying to block the pace of the Qin army's southern expedition.
Two days ago, the Qin army arrived outside the city of Han.
did not storm the city, but set up camp and formed a convergence outside the city.
Only a small group of Qin troops were sent to attack tentatively, intending to test the defense of Hancheng, and at the same time, sending troops to ambush reinforcements from all over the city, and gradually, Hancheng lost contact with all sides and became an isolated city.
At first, he couldn't guess what the Qin army meant, why they besieged but didn't attack.
At dawn, the messenger came to report that Ningyang had changed hands.
He suddenly realized that Ji Xuanling was despicable and sinister, deliberately attracting the attention of all parties outside Hancheng, but he adopted the technique of attacking the east and the west.
When he was conscious of the time, the Qin army was approaching the city.
At this time, Lu Kang commanded the defenders to counterattack, but there was no certainty of victory. Inside the city, the total number of defenders was less than 6,000, and outside the city, the Qin army was as many as 20,000.
Hancheng is in danger!
"It's too much to deceive, it's too much to deceive!"
Among the enemies, Lu Kang's bloodshot eyes were vigilantly looking at the Qin army charging outside the city, and he searched for traces of Ruan Xinghe in the Qin army.
shouted angrily, grabbed the longbow, took the arrow, pulled the longbow, and wanted to shoot Ruan Xinghe to vent his inner anger.
Whoosh, sharp arrows off the string, fast and fast!
It's a pity that Ruan Xinghe had already taken precautions, and when he galloped on his horse, he swung his gun and shot the hidden arrows.
"Qin Guoerlang, rush to kill with the general, climb to the top of the city, cut off the head of the enemy army, rush!"
In front of the Qin army, Ruan Xing's sharp spear pointed at Hancheng.
With a wild shout, he jumped off his horse and galloped.
"Rush!"
"Rush!"
The Black Flag Army, which was eager to make meritorious contributions, received the order, and one by one, like jackals, tigers and leopards, bears and pixiu, flocked to the top without hesitation.
Hancheng was in disrepair for a long time, the city wall was not high, even though the land resistance temporarily recruited the people to rest, in the past two days, it encountered sporadic attacks by the Qin army, failed to strengthen in time, but was damaged a lot in the fierce battle.
When the Qin army arrived at the city, the front army covered with shields, drew bows and arrows to shoot, and the rear army set up a cloud ladder at the head of the city and impatiently climbed up along the cloud ladder.
"Smash!"
"Smash it down!"
"Archer, shoot, shoot!"
"Give Lao Tzu a hard lesson to the Qin army, and never let them climb to the top of the city."
Lu Kang shouted like thunder, brandished his spear, and roared with all his might.
There were less than 6,000 defenders in Hancheng, including nearly 1,000 wounded Tiger Ben troops, and the remnants of the army broke and fled, and their morale fell to the bottom, and they could not withstand the defeat.
At this moment, tens of thousands of Qin troops flocked in, and 10,000 Qin troops were left behind, among which there were more protective Iron Eagle Warriors.
If the first battle is lost, the crazy Qin army will kill the city wall, and the defenders will lose their fighting spirit, and they may no longer be able to stop the Qin army.
"Shoot the arrows!"
"Shoot the arrows!"
The defenders with the Tiger Ben Army as the core knew that the Qin Army was powerful.
As the Qin army climbed along the ladder, the archers drew their bows and fired, the infantry lifted the rolling wood and smashed them down, and the defenders tried to overturn the ladder with their lances.
One by one, the high fighting spirit and fierce combat power are not inferior to the Qin army at all, and even a few points stronger.
In an instant, the Qin army led by Ruan Xinghe encountered a lot of blows when climbing, and the Qin army that was charging at the front was either killed by sharp arrows, or hit by rolling wood boulders, and even worse, even people flew to the ground with cloud ladders.
The situation is precarious.
"Hold the shield to protect yourself, rush!"
"Rush!"
In the midst of danger, the Qin army did not retreat in fear, and no one gave up lightly.
Ruan Xinghe is like a crazy beast, climbing with a gun, setting an example for the three armies.
In the rear, Ji Xuanling raised his eyes and looked closely, closely watching the movements of the city.
found that Ruan Xinghe led the Qin army to attack, and the enemy army led by Lu Kang did not panic and flee in a hurry, but in the command of Lu Kang, it was stable and orderly, attacked and defended to a certain extent, built a defense, quickly counterattacked, and took advantage of the position to pursue and attack the Qin army.