The era of the second order weapon. Once the attacker breaks through the city, the psychological blow to the defenders is undoubtedly devastating. In this case, there are usually only two endings. The first is that the defenders were annihilated, and the second is that the city was abandoned and fled in chaos. But it doesn't mean that there are no street fighters at all in the era of cold weapons. For example, in the Song Dynasty Zhao Sheng's "Chaoye Class Essentials", there is a sentence "Street fighting, fighting in the city, this is probably one of the earliest records about street fighting."

On August 21, Li's army broke through the west gate of Zhaode and entered under the onslaught of Li Meng's troops. The rebels abandoned the city gate and retreated. After more than 40 days of tragic offensive and defensive battles, both sides were greatly injured, and the Li army at this time relied on a morale to break the city. Swift pursuit and crush the fleeing enemy. In less than a meal, there was no longer a single soldier of the righteous army in the entire Zhaode West City. If you don't count the corpses on the ground.

At this time, Ma Kuo was still fighting side by side with the soldiers at the head of the city, and it was always difficult for Li Jun's crazy attack to take this small section of the city wall. An iron spear stabbed through his left shoulder, piercing through his armor, and the few remaining close guards swarmed up to snatch the commander, and someone shouted, "Chief." Li Jun has entered the city, let's withdraw! ”

Ma Kuo gasped heavily, and his mighty figure faltered, staring blankly at the waves of enemies that were pouring in. hissed: "Li Yanxian patrols the four gates, I can trust him!" Fight again! With that, he pushed the guard away, raised the curly knife and slashed at the enemy soldier who had just jumped off the battlements of the wall.

The blade went straight from the neck to the abdomen, and the other party screamed in pain. The short axe in his hand slashed at his head mercilessly! The sonorous sound of the collision of gold and stone was terrifying, and Ma Kuo looked up. The Guard's Broken Knife blocked the fatal blow! The two of them rushed forward at the same time, and they all worked together to knock the enemy off the city! But after this corpse fell to the ground, it was like a drop in the ocean. Not even a wave. The Li army all over the field pounced like locusts, and the fall of Zhaode was inevitable!

Suddenly he sat down on the ground, the severe pain made Ma Kuo's face pale, and the swollen hole in his left shoulder kept spilling blood, and the guards protected him, anxiously persuading him to abandon the city.

Still clutching the broken hand knife. Ma Kuo gasped and said: "I fought to the death, and I asked myself to be worthy of the country and the robe, and my conscience was safe." The city is broken, and I am wounded and cannot escape. You wait! Leave a useful body and be loyal to your home and country! With that, he struggled to his feet and raised his knife again.

The soldiers around are all crying bitterly, we have the heart to serve the country, but we have no power to return to the sky! More than 40 days of fierce fighting. Not to mention the official army of the imperial court, even the rebel army in other places has no reinforcements. The Zhaode defenders have used their rudimentary weapons to block the countless attacks of the Li army, and we have done our best. No one is ashamed! A majestic soldier suddenly grabbed his horse and put it on his back, and strode towards the city, and the others didn't have to react at all, they immediately protected themselves, and fought and retreated.

A massacre is unfolding. The Li army has been ordered to slaughter the whole city, leaving no one behind. Time. Fear of the battlefield. Impatient. Hatred turns into a boundless killing machine! Turning people into beasts, the soldiers of the Li Army frantically chased the retreating rebels! Dozens of volunteers panicked. They actually ran into a dead alley, and when they wanted to turn back, they saw countless reversals blocking the exit, such as Lin's spear stabbing horizontally, indicating that they had no chance of escaping.

"Kill". An officer gave a loud order. Soldiers with spears shouted and rushed to the bottom of the alley.

Desperation, unabashedly, spread across the faces of every rebel. When he saw the bright head of the gun getting closer and closer, someone threw away the weapon in his hand. Fell to his knees with a thud. He lowered his head, not knowing whether to accept his fate or to surrender. The partners behind them rushed to follow suit. Kneeling on the ground, Li Jun's iron spear did not stop because they gave up resistance.

Terrible screams rang out one after another, and the unarmed rebels were stabbed to death. The purpose of the Li soldiers at this time was not to kill people, but to vent, and the iron guns in their hands kept stabbing into the same person's body repeatedly, bringing out bright red plasma, which gradually stained the surface red. When the bodies of the rebel soldiers stopped convulsing, they stopped, spat at the pile of corpses, and turned to leave.

In the market, the scattered rebels became the target of Li Jun's frenzied pursuit, or hunting. A volunteer soldier retreated with the group, but he was eventually caught up by the pursuers and dragged to the ground. He scrambled to his feet, his childish face full of horror, and retreated to the side of the street, his back against the wall, his eyes wide as he stared at the enemy who surrounded him, his lips pursed, and he began to cry.

"Get out of here!" The man who shouted looked like an officer of the Li Army, he threw away his long knife, pulled a short knife from his belt, and strode towards the boy, who was at most thirteen or fourteen years old. The latter watched him, even with a begging look, but the officer stepped forward and grabbed him by the head. Like a dog dragged to the middle of the street. The boy struggled. Crying. But how can the enemies around him have the slightest mercy? They just watched with interest, all with cruel smiles on their faces.

The officer threw the boy to the ground, took the sharp knife in his mouth, pressed him with his knees, and quickly ripped off his shirt, revealing his thin torso.

The breath of death permeated the entire Zhaode City

Li Zhi took a deep breath, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. watched his subordinates enter the city one after another. He knew that Zhaode had been occupied by him, and as soon as Pingyang Zhaode was taken, Hedong could be said to be under his control. Before the military point, he sternly warned him to use his mind on the siege of Du, I captured the two places of Pingyang and Zhaode, the Jurchens should have nothing to say, right? Gao Shiyou's territory is bigger than mine, and he has more troops than me, but has he won a battle? Which time was the army not beaten back? The Jurchens should think carefully about who can hold the land of the two rivers for them.

"Into town! Slaughter him clean! Li Zhi waved the horsewhip in his hand and ordered loudly.

"Marshal, Zhaode is already under the control of our army, there is no need to slaughter the city, right?" Admiral Aribu questioned.

"You don't understand! Ben Shuai wants the thieves in Hedong to flee from the wind! Isn't Xu Wei the head of the Hedong Righteous Army? I'll make him an empty title! Li Zhi gritted his teeth and said.

After speaking, I saw a horse galloping over, and the horse did not stop, and the knight had already jumped up and half-knelt on the ground to report: "Marshal! There is a troop of soldiers and horses coming towards Zhaode in the direction of Huguan! Liu led the army to resist the enemy, and was cut into two sections by the opponent's fat general, with an axe and a knife! ”

Kettle off? Huguan is more than 60 miles away from here, and it has been proved that when the city is besieged, Ma Kuan set up a military defense in Huguan. At that time, it was considered that it was important to take Zhaode, so he ignored the Huguan defenders for the time being. Now that Zhaode has fallen, they dare to come and touch my tiger whiskers? Act recklessly!

Just as he was about to send his generals to break the enemy, he saw several horsemen coming in dust, and after the old man planted one of his horses, the rest rushed to the middle of the formation, almost rolled off the saddle, and reported in a panic: "Marshal! The enemy from Huguan has trapped my two villages one after another, and they are coming here! ”

Li Zhi was taken aback! The surrounding generals also whispered that the two camps were specially set up to guard against the enemy of Huguan. There has been no movement for more than 40 days, but now it suddenly came, and as soon as he made a move, he broke the two villages one after another. this

"Marshal, could it be" A long-bearded general approached Li Zhi, but was stopped by the other party raising his hand halfway through his words.

I have more than 5,000 soldiers in the camp everywhere. In the blink of an eye, the thieves in Hedong, even if it were Ma Kuo, would not have such combat power, could it be that Shaanxi came to help? It seems unlikely, the Western Army has just suffered a big defeat in Fenzhou, and they will send troops again for the sake of the righteous army?

Li Zhi frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Don't enter the city for the time being!" Facing the south! "I'm here to see. Where is the sacred!

Military orders were swiftly executed. More than 20,000 Li troops who were still stranded outside the city hurriedly formed a formation. Li Zhi was born in the Great Song Dynasty in the end, so he naturally understands this formation, but his formation is a little strange. As soon as the military order was given, the cavalry swarmed forward and lined up at the front of the whole army. It seems that the Jurchens really invested a lot of money to support him, just this cavalry. There are more than three thousand. And that war horse, as soon as it is eyed, is not a species from Shaanxi Liulu. He was fat and strong, and he was tall. It is clearly from the north.

As soon as the cavalry assembled, the gunners and archers of the infantry army entered the formation in turn. Seeing that the progress was slow, Li Zhi sharply reprimanded the generals, and he roared. The soldiers only sped up, but the formation on this side was not completed. There was already a thunderous sound of hooves to the south.

The black pressure pressed into a crowd of people's heads. Many lifted up and looked south.

You can vaguely see a cavalry coming over, and there are still cavalry in Huguan? Li Zhi gritted his teeth, and there was a strange feeling in his heart, which made him uneasy, and after a cold snort, he ordered: "Ride the wings!" I don't think he dares to come and rush at me! ”

The horse troops blocking the entire large array scattered left and right, protecting the two wings. At this moment, the galloping cavalry also stopped the reins more than three hundred paces away. Li Zhi looked at it, that's it? I can count it, this thousand can't ride, and it can break my two villages so quickly? Whose troops are this?

The other party did not raise the flag, so it is impossible to judge. Li Zhi's face was cloudy, and he ordered to step up the formation while carefully observing the enemy on the opposite side. At this moment, hundreds of other people rode away from their places. Moving to the left in a roundabout way, after running for hundreds of steps, he peeked into Li Jun's camp as if no one was around.

"This guy is so arrogant! Marshal, he is willing to lead a hundred horsemen to break the enemy." A horseman shouted angrily.

Li Zhi didn't answer, glanced south, and said expressionlessly: "The big head is still behind, and when the generals hear it, they all look south, and they see that the dust is rising, and it is coming in a trend that covers the sky and the sun." It's bad, it's really the Western Army coming to help! We have just broken the city, and the remaining enemies in the city have not yet been cleared. If we engage in battle at this time, it will be very disadvantageous to our army!

"Marshal! The enemy is not clear, but it is better to enter the city! The ministry general mostly suggested.

"Thanks to your many years of fighting, if you enter the city at this time, you will be killing yourself! If you come like the Tiger Army, you will be in iron armor. The defense of Zhaode City collapsed, and the remaining enemies were not eliminated, how to hold on? When the time comes, people will be blocked in the city, and it will be difficult to fly." Li Ji shouted angrily.

I don't know if it was intentional contempt or misinformation, but the Jurchens called Xu Wei's troops the "Tiger Army." Even with Li Jun, he followed this name.

The hundreds of horsemen who peeked at the lineup returned the same way at this time, converging in one place, neither attacking nor retreating. The dust in the direction of Huguan in the south is big, and it seems that there are a lot of people who come to help.

Li Zhizheng was in a state of panic when he suddenly saw a man rushing out of the army of less than a thousand horsemen, and he didn't stop until he was one hundred and fifty paces away. Li Zhi saw it. Turning his head to the general beside him, he said, "Go and listen to what he wants to say, and the general will come out of battle as he says." Beat the horse forward, but when he ran out of dozens of steps, he suddenly turned the horse's head and returned in embarrassment as if he was enchanted. I saw that the army behind him was confused! Horse frightened?

"Marshal! Some time ago, when our army returned to Taiyuan from Zhending, the two northern and southern armies were ambushed, and the generals were holding iron guns. stabbed ten people and killed them in a row; Seven of the above officers are wielded! ”

Li Zhi frowned, what do you say? It's Yao Pingzhong? Yao Jiashi is a general in the western region, and this Yao Xiyan Guanzhong hero is promoted as a "little captain", who can fight habitually, and should not be underestimated.

I was thinking about it, and suddenly I came back to my senses. Damn, this handful of birds will come back in embarrassment as soon as they see each other! Shame on you! In a fit of rage, a whip swept over and roared: "The battle has not started, you break my strength first!" If it weren't for the fact that you have followed me for many years, I will be killed with one sword! Get back! ”

The general was whipped, and in the face of tens of thousands of eyes, he really couldn't afford to lose this person, so he beat his horse back. The other party's body is extremely majestic, even if he is sitting on horseback, he can see that this person should be more than eight feet long! Covered in iron armor, carrying a spear, and looking like a yin owl! The killing intent in those eyes was in full swing, which made people shudder!

"Whoever comes, who, who, report. If you report it! General Li Jun asked boldly.

"Yang Zaixing, on the order of the Prime Minister, came to inform Li Yi and asked him to hold Zhaode City. Within three days. Break its city. Take it and take it together! This person is Yang Zaixing, who is known as Yang Invincible, pulling the reins. Carrying an iron gun, he didn't take the bag in front of him.

General Li Jun's scalp was numb when he heard this, and he reluctantly asked, "Which one is the prime minister?" ”

Yang Zaixing cracked his mouth and smiled, and said word by word: "Purple Golden Tiger." ”

With three words in his ears, the Li army general did not hesitate, pulled the reins and left! Woe to you! Woe to you! Xiao Xishan's one is here again! Hurriedly rushed back to the front of the battle, and reported to Li Zhi breathlessly: "Marshal." It's the Tiger Army! Xu Jiu, Xu Jiu said, "

"What did he say?" The last thing Li Zhi wants to hear is this name now.

"He said, let the marshal hold the city, and within three days, he will break the city, and take the rank of marshal." The warlord was sweating profusely and stammered in reply.

Let me defend the city? He saw that I hadn't entered the city yet. But these words came, so there was a suspicion? In fact, he was afraid that I would take the city? Or do you really want to block me in the city?

The formation was already formed, and the generals looked at him with blank eyes. It's a battle. Whether to enter the city or retreat, as a commander, you would like to give a word, right?

Li Zhi was very entangled, didn't Xu Wei just go back to worry? Could it be that Tokyo has revived him? It's not impossible, but it's obviously Yao Pingzhong's subordinates, how can he say that he was ordered by the Purple Golden Tiger? Yao Pingzhong's status is obviously half a cut higher than Xu Jiu, right? Could it be that the surname Yao is making trouble?

There is no need to consider entering the city, first, the remnants of Ma Kuan have not been cleared, and secondly, the city wall has collapsed, the enemy tower has collapsed, and even the trench in front of the city has been filled by his own army. There were so many robe cars and goose carts outside the city that they didn't have time to move, or even demolished. If I enter the city, as soon as the Southern army arrives, they will use my equipment to beat me. When the time comes. I am the current Ma Kuo!

If he fights, whether he comes to the "Little Captain" or the "Little Cardinal Minister", he is not a fuel-efficient lamp. After more than 40 days of strong attack, the troops suffered heavy casualties, and the city had just been broken, and the soldiers were waiting to celebrate and enjoy it.

Damn! It's really not good, just withdraw it! This time I came south, I was pouring out of the nest, in case I fought here, if Gao Shiyu learned about it, wouldn't he immediately enter Taiyuan? There are tens of thousands of horses in their hands. It doesn't matter if he is a Jurchen or a Great Song Dynasty, he will look up to me, take 10,000 steps back and say, one day the situation in Song and Jin will be reversed, and there will always be a way out if he has soldiers in his hands. Moreover, Lao Tzu broke Pingyang and almost fell into Zhaode, and the Jurchens could also explain it.

As soon as he thought of this, Li Zhi had the heart to retreat, and Wang wanted to order, so he suddenly looked up and looked south. Wrong! It was the end of June when the Western Army marched to Hedong. Xu Wei was also worried at this time. Even if Tokyo revives him, he will rush back to Shaanxi non-stop, and then gather troops and horses to prepare grain and grass, it will not come so quickly! Damn, Lao Tzu has been in battle all his life, and he almost fell into a big deal! The southern army in front of him is indeed in a suspicious formation! Give me a set!

Thinking about this, Li Zhi made a mistake. "Beat the drums!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the passionate war drums immediately sounded! The officers and men of the Li Army were stimulated by this and shouted in unison, and the formation was terrifying! Li Zhi saw that when the war drums were sounding, there was a commotion in the cavalry of the Southern Army on the opposite side. Scared, right?

Hundreds of steps away, Yang Zaixing looked at Ma Tai, who stretched his face and said, "I said earlier that he can't beat Li Zhi with this hand." ”

"Then the two of us rushed at him for a while?" Yang Zaixing asked with an iron gun.

Ma Tai put his hand on the pergola and glanced at it a few times, shook his head and said: "Li Jun has formed a formation, and we have more than 700 horses." Rushing over is also an arrow target, so let's go back and meet Yang Yan. ”

The two discussed and decided, and then led the army to retreat south. Running out of seven or eight miles, the smoke and dust became more and more pervasive, choking people almost unable to open their eyes. As soon as Mattei rushed over, he hid his face and shouted, "Don't run! Li Yi was not fooled at all! ”

A handful of people rushed out of the dust and mist, covered with dust, and couldn't even see their original faces, coughed twice, and asked Mattei, "What? Li Zhihong"

"What do you say? Do you really think that letting the soldiers run with the branches and kicking up the dust can scare Li Zhi away? Don't say it's you, even if Brother Jiu arrives, he may not be able to do it. Mattei choked so much that he couldn't stand it and said angrily.