Chapter 21: Ghost Cavalry

As soon as noon passed, the dawn appeared between the heavens and the earth, which was extremely dazzling. And with the tight west wind "swishing" blowing, although it is very incongruous, but it is also a rare beauty.

It's a pity that Zhang Yao didn't have the heart to enjoy this scenery at this time.

After the battle in the morning, Zhang Yao quickly ordered the soldiers to take care of the battlefield, clean up the corpses of the sea of blood, and break the army. Because he knew that Lin Yi would definitely make a comeback again, he had to be prepared like this.

At the head of Yancheng City, that Zhang Yao was standing in front at this time, looking at the Liang army camp that was faintly visible in the distance, and the camp was quite spectacular. Lin Yi's 50,000 troops were all stationed in the camp at this time, and the battalions were neatly arranged, with clear hierarchies, and the battalions were connected, and the soldiers who were almost vaguely seen patrolling around the camp were very vigilant.

Zhang Yao pondered about this Lin Yi, and then asked the soldiers around him, "How is General Ding and General Cai doing now?" โ€

The soldier next to him replied: "The subordinates learned that the two generals Ding Cai were also very difficult at this time, and Lin Yi quickly divided his troops to surround the two generals Ding Cai after learning that our army was using the strategy of cutting corners, and now they are afraid that they are surrounded by layers and will not be able to get out." โ€

When Zhang Yao heard this, he had to sigh and said slowly: "I'm afraid that the horn plan can no longer be used, but this Lin Yi's division of troops has also made our pressure a lot less, but it has only suffered Ding Cai and the others." โ€

When all the soldiers heard this, they all had heavy faces and were silent. They also knew in their hearts that this horn plan was a dead plan, and it was a strategy that required them to sacrifice their lives to protect Yancheng. This General Ding and General Cai are afraid that they will be more auspicious.

Zhang Yao is smile abruptly, and then shouted to the soldiers: "In this case, we must not live up to the situation created by the two generals Ding Cai who sacrificed themselves for us, and we must hold our positions and wait for the arrival of Mr. Panlong." โ€

As soon as the soldiers heard about Mr. Panlong, they were also relieved. That's right, as long as we hold on to the arrival of Mr. Panlong, we will definitely succeed in holding Yancheng.

Although there are not many people who have seen Mr. Panlong among this Zhang Yao's soldiers, in the Jin Kingdom and even in the whole world, Mr. Panlong's name is always like thunder, as if as long as Mr. Panlong is there, he can add countless confidence to the army, so that the morale is boosted and everyone is confident.

"General, look, the Nanliang people seem to be attacking again." Just as he was thinking, a sharp-eyed soldier shouted.

When Zhang Yao heard this, he also turned around, and saw that Lin Yi's army was slowly moving towards this Yancheng like a tide at this time, and it seemed that it was indeed preparing for a second siege.

Zhang Yao spat on the ground, and then said viciously: "His grandmother's Lin Yi, how long has it been since he came to attack the city again, is he made of iron?" Don't know tired? โ€

Although he said this, Zhang Yao quickly issued an order for the whole army to be under martial law and prepare for battle.

Seeing that Lin Yi's army was coming over again, Zhang Yao looked at the enemy army as many as ants and the countless siege equipment behind it with a solemn face on the head of Yancheng, and he also tightened in his heart, secretly swallowed, and was also ready to fight.

Finally, not long after, Lin Yi led the army to the bottom of this city tower.

didn't say a few words of greeting, but saw Lin Yi wave his hand, and the Liang army rushed straight towards this Yancheng with the same arrangement as in the morning.

Zhang Yao was also shocked when he saw this appearance, and then blurted out: "His grandmother's, won't these Liang people be tired?" โ€

He didn't know that the matter of Lin Yi's military order had spread within the Liang army, and although the soldiers were tired, they all held the attitude that they must fight this salt city for General Lin, so that Lin Yi would not be punished. So they rushed over one by one without fear of death.

Liang Jun is getting closer and closer, Zhang Yao gathered his thoughts, didn't think about it anymore, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Drumming, drumming, brothers, kill this group of Southern Liang people who don't know the height of the sky, shoot arrows!! โ€

Suddenly, the battlefield was covered in blood......

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The west wind was bleak and the cold air was cold, and Yancheng was shrouded in blood and fire at this time, and thirty or forty miles away from the outskirts of Yancheng, there was a strange cavalry galloping.

The cavalry was not very numerous, it was estimated that there were only thirty or forty people, but it was very strange, they were all dressed in black robes, and their faces were covered with black cloths, and no one could see their appearance, as if they were dead soldiers raised by some nobleman.

The leader was also a man in a black robe, and the man couldn't see the expression on his face clearly because he covered his face. I can only see that his eyes are blazing, like a sharp sword, sharp and coercive.

If ordinary people see his eyes, I am afraid that they will have a kind of fear in their hearts.

At this time, this cavalry team galloped in the high valley and deep stream on the outskirts of Yancheng.

Yancheng is located in Huaibei, if it is placed in spring, of course, it is now a piece of birds and flowers, and the woods are dense; It's just that it's autumn now, and the entire high valley on the outskirts of Yancheng is bare, and it has long been robbed of its vitality, and only a few stumps may still be lurking underneath, waiting for the next year's rebirth.

It was in such a desolate and strange atmosphere that the appearance of the black-clothed cavalry was even more unnatural.

Dozens of cavalry were like dozens of ghosts, although they were in this high valley and mountain stream, their movement speed was not slow at all.

Finally, a sentence broke the strange silence, and I saw one next to the black-robed man who was the leader say, "My lord, I will soon reach Yancheng not far ahead." โ€

The black-robed man in the lead didn't speak, just stared at the salt city full of fire and blood, and even in their place, they could vaguely smell the vomiting smell of blood in the air.

The black-robed man paused, and finally said: "Commanding brothers, don't make a noise now, be stationed in this valley, remember to be hidden, and wait for my orders." โ€

When the person next to him heard this, he immediately made a gesture to the dozens of people behind, and suddenly, all of them stopped their horses, and then turned over and dismounted, and their movements were quite skillful.

I saw that the black-robed man in the lead thought for a while, and a pair of deep eyes suddenly narrowed, and then slowly said to himself: "Now I'm waiting for two people......

When the people next to him heard this, they were stunned in their hearts for no reason, and they only felt that it was a little cold this day.

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At this time, in Yancheng, the war had reached a fever pitch.

The exhaustion and fear of war finally appeared on everyone's face, and their movements were numbed by the fatigue of many days and the protracted fighting, and even more so by the excessive number of killings.

Zhang Yao was running back and forth on the city tower at this time to command the soldiers, and when he saw an enemy army on the west side of the city tower about to come up, he roared angrily, brandished a big knife at the soldier and rushed over.

The sound of a large knife cutting off his head was heard, and then the soldier who had just climbed the tower with the help of the ladder became a headless corpse, falling from the ladder, like thousands of corpses under the tower, never to see the sun tomorrow.

Zhang Yao didn't know that this was the first enemy he had killed, but he knew that his broadsword had become a little broken because he had killed too many people; His hands were now stained with blood, his armor was stained with blood, and his face was also jet black, if it weren't for what he said, the soldiers might not have been able to tell that this was their general.

It was dark and nightfall

The war continued, and as it entered the evening, it put the soldiers on both sides in an even more dangerous situation. In the darkness, you can't tell when enemy arrows will appear and where they will appear. One second you're still fighting bloodily, and the next you're killed by an arrow that came out of nowhere, which could be an enemy or an ally.

The soldiers on both sides were also red-eyed at this time, as if they didn't know the tiredness and pain, and they were both shocked by the other's bravery.

Lin Yi saw that he had attacked for an afternoon, but he still hadn't taken Yancheng, and he wasn't in a hurry, so he casually said to the general next to him: "Pass my general's order, Mingjin will collect the troops." โ€

When the general next to him heard this, he was stunned at first, and then asked Lin Yi regardless of etiquette: "This is not fighting?" We attacked for a whole day and lost nearly 10,000 lives, so now we won't fight? โ€

Lin Yi looked at the general with a smile, stared at the general straight hair, and after half a sound, he repeated again: "Pass my general's order, Mingjin will withdraw the troops." โ€

The general had no choice but to order the herald: "Mingjin, collect the troops." โ€

"Hurry up, Mingjin collects the troops, Mingjin collects the troops." When the soldiers besieging the city heard the news of Mingjin's withdrawal, they seemed to have regained their senses, and they all shouted to the robes beside them.

After Zhang Yao heard that the other party was Mingjin again, he looked down from the top of the city, in addition to seeing the figure of the enemy army receding like a tide, what caught his eye was the sea of corpses piled up high under the city tower and the scene full of devastation.

Zhang Yao felt a pain in his heart, and for no reason his eyes were red, and then he looked at Lin Yi's position in the Chinese army viciously, and scolded: "His grandmother's Lin Yi, you brute, this is a sin you created." โ€

When he finished speaking, he actually raised his head and beat his chest, and his appearance was not desolate.

The soldiers all looked at their generals in a daze, not saying a word, they were also frightened by this battle, what is called corpses all over the field, what is called the sea of blood and corpses, this is what it looks like in front of them.

After Zhang Yao finished his anger, he shouted at his soldiers: "I would like to swear that the city is in the people, the city is broken, and the people are dead." โ€

After speaking, he plunged the big knife in his hand straight into the ground, and actually inserted it into the hard city tower.

The soldiers were excited by this shout, and they were also excited by this scene, and the roar of that person, the sword and the city seemed to ignite the passion in their hearts, and they also clenched their fists tightly, and secretly strengthened their thoughts in their hearts.

Lin Yi, after all, did not capture Yancheng within this day, but he lost the lives of nearly 10,000 soldiers in vain.