Chapter 145: Precarious
After the sneak attack failed, the Huns did not attack again, so that Yangqu City was able to breathe in the storm. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The morning glow jumped out with a touch of brightness, and the morning light swept away the night that had been reluctant to leave for a long time, and sprinkled on the mottled vicissitudes of the city wall.
The light was like gold, with a warm softness, pouring on the crystal clear ice of the city wall, splashing with brilliant brilliance.
Standing at the head of the city, Liu Xi stared at the Hun camp in the distance, still silent, his sword eyebrows slightly twisted.
On the side, Xiong Gang sighed secretly, the sun is out, and a new round of life-and-death battles is coming soon, I don't know if this time, can he still hold on unharmed?
Looking at the camp tent with no end in sight in the distance, Xiong Gang was so panicked that he couldn't think of words to answer himself for a while, so he had to shake his head and go to be busy arranged.
At this moment, only by being busy can he not be distracted from those cranky thoughts. Yangqu City is at his feet, if the Huns want to attack the city, then they have to step on his Xiong Gang's corpse.
There will be no other roads.
For breakfast, it was a steaming broth, in a large wooden barrel, bubbling mist, between the green onions and sesame oil, it was a cooked broth that you had to consider if you wanted to eat it on weekdays.
But now, under the city is a pile of rotten flesh and stumps, and even the bricks and stones under their feet have a thick layer of dark red.
It was clotted blood.
Although they are accustomed to seeing life and death in the past two days, if they eat meat in a big way, many soldiers are still a little panicked in their hearts. Even though he knew that the broth in this wooden barrel was the stuff of pigs and sheep, his brain didn't seem to be able to make the decision, and he still thought of those miserable white limbs, and immediately felt his chest churn like a river and a sea.
"Good meat, eat warm bones, freeze all night, everyone comes to a few bowls." Liu Xi took the lead and said to the strong man with a red and swollen face, this person was Luo Shan's deputy general, and after Luo Shan died in battle, he took over him and took the people who volunteered to stay behind to do the rear miscellaneous service.
Until this moment, Liu Xi still didn't know who the other party's surname was.
And the latter didn't mind if the minister knew about him, and when he heard that Liu Xi wanted a bowl of broth, he smiled happily, and handed over a bowl of soup very quickly.
The oil flowers float and the aroma is tangy.
After serving the white porcelain bowl, Liu Xi drank it in a big gulp, he was indeed hungry, after being injured in the past two days, he had not eaten much, and the taste had already faded out of his mouth, so if he ate this fragrant and delicious broth, where would he care about the mountain of corpses and blood behind him.
"Haha, it's just that I feel hungry, come, General Pang, bring a big bowl to so-and-so!" Xiong Gang laughed and stepped forward, took the bowl full of soup and ate it in a big gulp.
When the two moved, Huyan Qingshi wiped his hand on the broken armor, and together with Guo Wei, he took the soup bowl and ate it happily.
This time, the rest of the people also moved, everyone was killed, and they still filmed these soups? If the meat of the Huns is boiled, it will be eaten, and after suffering so many sins, they have swallowed the hearts of the Huns alive. After the hurdle in my heart was over, I ate happily, and the warm soup entered my stomach, and I immediately felt that there was a fire in my body that had been frozen all night, and I was so unhappy.
Listening to the laughter in his ears, which was sandwiched with a few vulgar scolding from time to time, Liu Xixiao wiped the oil stains on the side of his mouth with his hand, looked at Xiong Gang who was glaring at the few soldiers who were talking meat, and shook his hand, "General Xiong, don't care about this, the husband acts recklessly, laughs and scolds as he pleases." ”
Liu Xi said this, the city head laughed and scolded again, the scene was quite cheerful, if it wasn't for the bloodstains on the armor on his body, it would be no different from the scene of fighting on the school field after the drill.
"Enemy attack!"
Suddenly, a loud shout came, and in an instant, many arrows flew over and landed on the masonry, making a crisp sound of smashing.
The arrows flew around, the bowls containing the soup fell to the ground one after another, splashing countless water juices, the Huns attacked, did not want Liu Xi to speak, the guards immediately operated their weapons, while dodging the rain of arrows, while doing a good job of counterattacking.
"The Huns have stopped!"
Another exclamation came, Liu Xi looked for prestige, thousands of Huns collected bows and arrows, and stood under the city, the leading man had a gloomy face, and the corners of his mouth were contemptuous.
Liu Xi didn't know why the Huns only sent more than 1,000 people to attack the city this time, and the offensive was only a few rounds of flying arrows, and it seemed that there was an ulterior conspiracy.
"Oh no, Xiapi is lost!"
The sound of panic sounded at the head of the city, and at this time, Liu Xi saw that many of the arrows shot by the Huns just now were tied with inch-long sheepskins.
Strode forward, took the sheepskin in Xiong Gang's hand, Liu Xi glanced at it, but only a few words, "Xia Pi has been defeated, surrender to Cheng will not kill!" ”
After reading this, Liu Xi's heart sank violently, Xiapi is the rear wing of Yangqu, if it is captured, then Yangqu City will be attacked on the back of the abdomen.
No wonder the Huns no longer attacked the city!
Xiapi was lost, and the army must have been in turmoil, and he glanced around, and sure enough, the soldiers who were impassioned just now seemed to have been drained of energy, their faces were like dust, and they were at a loss.
"My lord, this ......"
Xiong Gang's eyes were also more panicked, and his hoarse voice lowered his voice and asked Liu Xi for instructions, obviously, he also lost his morale.
As soon as he threw it away, his lips were cold, and even Xiong Gang, who was holding on to resisting to the death, lost most of the strength in his heart.
"General Xiong, Hugh is talking nonsense, this is just a demagogic move by the Huns, if Xiapi is really lost, with the Huns' footsteps, I am afraid that I have already killed you and me at this moment!"
Liu Xi's voice was a little angry, he was so annoyed that it was not that Xiong Gang had lost the courage to continue to resist the Huns, but for the Xiapi City, which was hundreds of miles away and was attached to the horns of Yangqu City.
Eight Xiongnu troops, more than 200,000 troops, and the enemy under the city in the past few days is only tens of thousands.
Perhaps, Xiapi is really lost.
But at this moment, Liu Xi has no other way, he must not let this news shake the hearts of the army, the soldiers defending the city can support until now, all with a breath of unyielding defeat in his heart, if Xiapi City is taken by the Huns, that tone is likely to dissipate, and he will no longer be desperate to kill the enemy.
In this way, Yangqu City will be lost.
couldn't help but think about it, Liu Xi picked up an iron-tired bow in front of him, pulled the string with an arrow, and the iron arrows roared away, picking out a startling red.
But it was impartial, and passed through the neck of the Huns leading the team under the city.
Liu Xi's shot not only shocked the Huns under the city, but also shocked Xiong Gang and others at the head of the city, but soon, this surprised and consistent scene was shattered by a young but firm voice.
"My lord is right, this is a trick by the Huns, and they can't be allowed to succeed!"
Huyan Qingshi shouted, and then pulled the bowstring in his hand, although his accuracy was not good, and he did not have the magic skills of a hundred steps through Yang, but the Huns had not yet come back to their senses, and they were gathered together, so the few arrows shot out in a row also injured one or two people.
"Kill these brutes!"
In an instant, the angry scolding of the city head came and went, as if to vent the despair in his heart just now, and without Liu Xi speaking again, they each shot towards the Huns.
Arrows rained down, and under the city, the Huns, who were still arrogant before, panicked, and several people fell off their horses and fled back to the camp in the rear.
"Haha, a bunch of bastards!"
The Huns retreated, and the soldiers defending the city laughed and cursed, as if they were no longer disturbed by the temptation written on the sheepskin.
Seeing this scene, Liu Xi quietly breathed a sigh of relief, but still called Huyan Qingshi to his side and whispered a few words, the latter looked shocked, but still did not hesitate to get out of the city.
Looking at the back of Huyan Qingshi leaving, Liu Xi's hand holding the masonry used a little bit of force, and unconsciously, green tendons appeared on the back of his hand.
I hope it's just a divisive plan of the Huns, but if it's true, as the commander of the first army, he also has to leave a way out for the whole army.
"Pay attention, the Hun army is coming!"
A slightly trembling shout sounded at the head of the city, Liu Xi looked up, only to see the Huns' camp in the distance crowded, and the black-pressed men and horses appeared again in the open flatland.
It's another uphill battle.
Without letting Liu Xi wait, the Huns were like a black tide, quickly rushing towards the city, but in a moment, like insects and ants dense under his feet.
Kill!
At this moment, there is no need for Liu Xi to speak, the soldiers guarding the city are all rushing forward, even if there is still the last breath left, they will never let the Huns step into Yangqu City!
"Dangdang!"
Countless flying hooks were thrown on the city, and the Huns all took off their animal skin boots, barefoot, like a spirit ape, and grabbed the rope and climbed up quickly.
"Cut those ropes, quick!"
Xiong Gang's voice was so hoarse that it couldn't be heard, mixed with the noisy shouts and killings around him, and was obliterated in the howling north wind.
The swords collided, blood flew everywhere, and the Huns seemed to have made up their minds regardless of the dead and wounded.
Fortunately, the city gate was sealed by a boulder, otherwise Liu Xi would have been even more unproductive.
The glow of the sun disappeared at some point, and the cold wind mixed with the strong smell of blood blew layers of black clouds, and with the Huns who could not see the end, they overwhelmingly pressed towards the crumbling city.
In the distance, the Hun camp was another passionate drum beat, Liu Xi listened to it, but his heart was very anxious.
I don't know how much the sword in his hand has been blunted, but fortunately, there are scattered weapons everywhere in the city, and a few reddish-brown blades or blades condensed have re-melted under Liu Xi's slash.
"Be careful!"
Liu Xi looked for prestige, and not far away, Guo Wei roared angrily, rushed forward, and stabbed to death the Huns who climbed up behind Xiong Gang with a sword.
At this time, Liu Xi discovered that more and more Huns had landed on the city, and the situation became more and more dangerous.
Could it be that he just watched the Huns snatch Yangqu City?
Liu Xi was unwilling, roared lowly, raised his sword and rushed towards the Huns who climbed up to the top of the city.
The Hun soldiers who kicked and flew to the top of the city fought again, but Liu Xi could feel that the soldiers were already outstretched. The offensive of the Huns is too fierce, and Liu Xi's side is poorly armed, and the number of people is also poor, even if he is not afraid of life and death, but he is weak, where can he stop the endless flow of Huns?
Is it really going to be defeated?
Although the sword in his hand was constantly cutting through the throat of the Huns, Liu Xi's heart was indescribably desolate.
The building will fall, and it will be difficult to support it alone.
Perhaps Xiong Gang, whose face was covered in blood and whose tiger eyes were gradually dimming, understood the current situation better than him.
The defeat was like a mountain.
"My lord, don't hesitate any longer, my subordinates will immediately send someone to send you out of the city."
Killing Liu Xi's side, Xiong Gang said in a low voice, as soon as he said this, Guo Wei, who was guarding next to him, immediately nodded his head and responded, "General Xiong is right, my lord, you have done enough for the people, you should leave quickly, live well, and live in the temple in the future, and you can also benefit thousands of Li people." As for killing the enemy, let's stay, as long as the subordinates are still panting, the Huns will not want to step into Yangqu City for half a step! ”
The gap in his hand was thrown out and inserted into the throat of a Hun man, Liu Xi's hoarse voice came in a low voice, "I am equal to my comrades, how can Liu Xi leave his brothers behind and escape alone!" ”
After that, Liu Xi picked up a single knife from his feet and pounced on the Huns, in fact, it was not that he didn't want to leave, but at the moment, Liu Xi had no choice.
Lin Yi was seriously injured and unconscious, coupled with Wu Shuang'er's young age, the group was afraid that before they left Yangqu City, the head of the city was captured, even if they drove the carriage quickly, they were always unable to compare to the grassland horses that the Huns sat on.
The situation suddenly became such that Liu Xi could no longer retreat.
So, he can't go anyway.
"Your Excellency!"
Behind him, Xiong Gang was in a hurry, shouting loudly, wanting to step forward and continue to persuade Liu Xi, Guo Wei next to him grabbed his arm, and whispered in a suppressed voice, "General Xiong, the adult is loyal to the heroic soul, you and I can't watch him fall here, it is better for General Xiong to escort the adult out of the city with his brother in flying armor, a certain mountain road, although it is a little dangerous, but at least it can quickly reach Linzhou, and the Huns avoided." ”
Hearing this, Xiong Gang's scarlet eyes suddenly widened, "Xiong and his brothers are not greedy for life and afraid of death, the boy was born drunk and lying on the battlefield horse leather shroud, how can he escape from the battle, but you have some truth, so go find a few henchmen, and later you look at a certain gesture, it really can't work, and directly knock the adult unconscious." ”
As he spoke, Xiong Gang raised his head and looked at Liu Xi, who was killing the Huns in front of him, his chapped lips opened, and he sighed, "Tang Jiangshan, just look at its qi count......"
Raising his feet, without hesitation, Xiong Gang strode to the other side, found several henchmen, and after a while, saw two or three people hurrying down the city.
Seeing this scene, Guo Wei also whispered to several people on the left and right, and then, several people approached Liu Xi's side quietly, and when Xiong Gang signaled, he forcibly took him off the city.