Xiangzhou, Hebei

The city that had been breached was groaning in pain in the midst of blood and fire, and the screams and wails of the soldiers and civilians in the city even soared into the sky and caused the clouds to disperse again.

In stark contrast, there are a series of camps that reside under the city with banners and people.

"The soldiers are strong and the momentum is like a rainbow,"

It is the portrayal of Zhang Bangchang, the governor of Hebei Xingtai, in his heart at the moment, he is also in a kind of life, and it is difficult for him to be self-absorbed.

In fact, thanks to the Second Northern Expedition of the Southern Dynasty, he has been overwhelming and invincible since he started his army, because the troops and young men of those local states and counties have been transferred south to cross the river as much as possible, leaving him with almost empty and weak local forces.

As he continued to conquer one city after another and fortresses, he continued to distribute letters of appointment with official vows in places along the way.

Seize more land and people, and collect and collect more money, food, and soldiers. Let his men and horses set off from Jizhou grow stronger and stronger like a snowball.

And playing a few idle chess games in Pinglu Road finally came in handy, especially Li Xiyao, who galloped hundreds of miles and came to join him, which allowed him to get some definite good news.

On the other side of the Yellow River, Huaidong Town, which has always made people toss and turn and find it difficult to feel at ease, finally couldn't help but fight with the northern army of Pinglu Road, and as soon as he made a move, he went straight to the point, which made Fan Yang almost anxious.

It seems that these two parties have no time to care about it for a while.

This also meant that he had no more worries, and was able to go west with all his might to seize the empty and weak Northern Dynasty territory that was still inclined to the minority Luodu.

Thinking of this, he finally made up his mind about a certain choice that he had been thinking about for a long time.

"Recruit all the generals, I want to set up a banquet in Xiangzhou City to reward ......" ......

On the banks of the Luoshui,

Lu Yuan led the group, happily counting the harvest, in addition to a few supplies such as grain and jerky, one of the bags was full of goods, including exotic silver cakes and horseshoe silver, as well as large pieces of silverware and jewelry, as if they were for a reward for a certain team.

It's just that they didn't have time to be happy for long, and they once again paid the price for their light advance, and they didn't go far with these supplies before they were caught up by a menacing northern soldier.

Although Lu Yuan tried his best to shout and scold, most of these subordinates were reluctant to give up the silver that they had already received, and tried to divide the silver on the car and take it with them on the spot.

However, the chance to escape was fleeting, and they were already on the edge of Nanyuan, blocked and surrounded.

Although in the face of these superior enemies, they resisted desperately back to back, struggling to block and slash the spears stabbed by these enemies, but the obvious gap in weapons and equipment soon put them into a terrible disadvantage.

They had broken in with light troops, and had left a great deal of burden on the way, so that they had only short guards for self-defense, and in the face of the spear points that stabbed them from all directions, they could only strike in vain, and then they were stabbed and stabbed to death one by one, and fell to the feet of their companions.

Although there were light soldiers from the Southern Dynasty who tried to fight hard, they jumped up one after another under the cover of their classmates, stepped on the spear shaft of the poking down, and wanted to rush into the enemy's ranks, opening a gap with hand-to-hand combat.

However, this was of no avail, and the spears that suddenly pierced along the backs and shoulders of the northern soldiers quickly shattered their attempts and hopes, and these light soldiers who jumped up were either stabbed in the legs and feet and rolled to the ground before they could dodge, or they were pierced through the body by several spear tips at the same time, and the high ceiling was thrown down in the air.

Therefore, Dutou Lu Yuan could only watch, and in the mournful shouts and shouts, the fewer soldiers who were side by side with him, the more corpses were piled up under his feet.

However, with the sound of the arrows released, the long-awaited reinforcements never arrived, and he was also pierced in the shoulder and stomach, and some unwilling to follow the strength of his body spurted out, he fell to his knees.

"It's like going back to my hometown to get married......"

At the last moment he muttered unconsciously and fell into the darkness.

At the same time, the temporary commander in the Changxia Gate, Wang Duanchen, whose face was as heavy as water, was also staring at the extra enemy marks on the sand table.

Su Yuanjing, actually Su Yuanjing, this is famous in the north, but has never appeared in the southern line of the Northern Yuan Xuanhui envoy, Taiwei, Shangzhuguo, Yongguo Gong, nine sides of the inspection, finally led the soldiers and horses to appear in the battlefield of the capital.

In fact, after receiving the message that Li Chuwen's department in the south of Heyang Bridge had finally sent out for help, he directly ordered the horse team to be arranged to monitor in the north, and immediately put down all tasks and rushed to help.

But after all, it was still a step too late, although they broke through and defeated, and gathered the scattered cavalry of the Northern Army wandering outside Nanguan City, but all they saw was Li Chuwen and his party who were embarrassed to take out of Nanguan City.

Because after sending the messenger for help, there was a rebellion among Li Chuwen's subordinates;

Because of the obscenity and strong pressure from Su Yuanjing, coupled with the persuasion and promises hidden in the negotiations in advance, the capital of the second capital suddenly opened the north gate of Nanguan City, and let the northern army waiting on the bridge rush in.

In the end, even Li Chuwen himself couldn't resist the other party, but was shot off by the condor shooter in the cap and helmet with an arrow, and the cloak was evaded, and even the last bit of morale and persistence collapsed.

The passage to the south bank of the Yellow River has since been opened, and according to the reports of the sentinels who risked staying nearby to monitor, at least tens of thousands of horses have appeared outside the city so far.

However, while this kind of crisis and pressure and urgency are urgent, it also makes me feel a little relieved that Ang Duanchen is a little relieved, which also means that the final hole cards and back hands of the Northern Dynasty have finally appeared.

Although he had been prepared for the unexpected situation and had spare strength, most of the military forces scattered in the city had already rotated the rest of the troops outside the city to recuperate, and it would take time and cycle to remobilize and regroup, and someone would also need to buy as much time as possible.

Thinking of this, he suddenly asked.

"Where is the Henan Separate Army......

"Are you still pinning down and flanking in the east of the city?"

"Please follow the Huang Zhao of the military envoy to activate the imperial seal, and act cheaply before the announcement of the battle."

"It is ordered to move the defense to the north and build a defensive line on the spot."

"No matter what means and methods are used, we must stop the enemy for at least three days." ……

It's just that in the hands of Xuanda's bachelors and internal officials, at the moment of receiving the Huang Feng edict, Wei Chen, the ambassador of the Henan Special Army, deeply realized that he was treated differently and treated coldly in disguise by others, and he could only be regarded as second- or third-rate cannon fodder when he thought about it.

After this attack, the Hongwei Army now has less than 4,000 staff, while the Xuanwei Army is slightly better, but it is only half of the combat strength after excluding the wounded.

And he still has 4,000 newly replenished palace troops in his hands, but they are used as key reserves.

Although the front army, which was dominated by firearms, had the highest frequency of battles in the first section of the three armies, it was because of the tactical strategies and means of defensive counterattacks. still maintains more than eighty percent of the military rank, but it is just relatively tired;

Moreover, because the wounded were able to be treated and transported in time, compared with the other two damaged and somewhat depressed friendly troops, the morale was still quite good;

Therefore, after thinking about it, according to the main opinions of most of the staff and subordinates around him, the so-called Huai army is the first to defend in the field, and this is the first formation to block the enemy.

What's more, they also have a potential foreign aid, the Huaidong Army that is not in the combat formation; At least according to Zhang Xia's analysis, when the former army encounters difficulties and dangers, they obviously have a high chance that they will not sit idly by.

Of course, as a commander who meant the essence of consumption, Wei Chen could not easily expect that with such a casual order, he could easily let the most combat-effective troops under his command undertake and launch this most dangerous combat mission spontaneously;

Rather, it is necessary to negotiate and coordinate accordingly in the capacity of an officer, or in other words, there must be some conditions of exchange and compromise in order to mobilize the will to fight and the obedience to the overall situation of this unit.

In addition, the will of the middle army was not accepted in vain and carried out unconditionally; Since the frontier commander wants to let these tens of thousands of Henan troops not be dispatched, he must do more on the basis of taking into account the overall situation, or accept his own conditions and requirements more comprehensively.

Therefore, with the short interlude of the messengers galloping back and forth, after the Chinese army rose again,

"The generals listen to the ......"

Wei Chen had already made a decision, and said flatly

"A certain general led the former military headquarters of the palace to meet the enemy with the former army......"

"Each of the remaining two armies has a fully equipped battalion head...... Listen to the effect before the battle"

"Other troops were transferred to garrisons on the spot, and took turns to guard the camp and fortifications to ensure that the rear road was not lost."

"In addition, the Bank of China army will also send a brigade of Zuo Xiaowei and a regiment of horses, and a heavy regiment of the Shenji army...... Coordinate patrol to guard the back road"

"The success or failure of the Second Northern Expedition is now up to us......"

"On the occasion of this crisis......

"I also hope that the soldiers of the army will be killed and strengthened, and fight for his great achievements and future......"

"If there is disharmony in things, a certain general will break off the ......"