Chapter 313: Falling short

Even the sturdy iron armor produced in the Lingju County workshop was easily broken when it was stabbed hard by the enemy general. The short spear in Du Ziming's hand pierced deeply into Chen Shan's chest. The long knife in Cheng Yong's hand slashed down with the power of Wan Jun, and when Du Ziming, who was holding down Chen Shan, blood splattered everywhere, and his body was in a different place.

The sharp pain in Chen Shan's chest made him almost faint, but a moment later, an almost hot stream of blood gushed out from Du Ziming's neck, splashing Chen Shan's face. Chen Shan woke up slowly, but saw Cheng Yong looking crazy, raising the long knife in his hand and slashing towards the enemy general.

Chen Shan opened his mouth, wanting to stop Cheng Yong's reckless move. However, his throat only made a burst of ho-ho sounds, and he could not utter a complete sentence. Chen Shan tried to move his body, but the sharp pain in his chest made it difficult for him to move.

Cheng Yong slashed Du Ziming's body for a long time, and an unprecedented sense of exhaustion and powerlessness struck, making him almost unable to hold the knife. He barely clutched the knife to the ground, and his eyes moved to the body of Du Ziming, who no longer had a piece of good meat on his back, and saw Chen Shichang, who was pouring blood foam with his mouth open under him.

Cheng Yong's tears poured out without warning. He dropped the knife, knelt on the ground and struggled to push Du Ziming's body away. In the meantime, he pulled the short spear that pierced into Chen Shan's chest, causing Chen Shan to grin in pain. Chen Shan struggled to raise his left hand and grabbed Cheng Yong's arm tremblingly.

Cheng Yong turned his head, but he was looking at Chen Shan's gaze. Chen Shan's expression matched his face full of plasma, which looked extremely terrifying. And the indescribable relief in his eyes made Cheng Yong feel extremely heartbroken.

Chen ...... Chen Shichang ......" Cheng Yong held Chen Shan's cold hand, and tears burst out of his eyes uncontrollably.

Chen Shan opened his mouth, but could only gasp for breath. The sharp pain in his body paralyzed his nerves. His arms and body spasmed for a while, but his mouth still tried to open and close, wanting to say something to Cheng Yong.

Cheng Yong leaned his ear close to Chen Shan, but he heard Chen Shan say intermittently over and over again: "You have made meritorious contributions...... You've done a meritorious service......"

Chen Shan closed his mouth, his body twitched unnaturally for a while, and then looked at the head of the Hun generals on the ground on the side, smiled at Cheng Yong, and said, "This person is a thief...... The Thief General...... You...... You have made a meritorious service...... Small...... Tall......

Cheng Yong only felt a burst of sourness welling up in his nose. He couldn't hold himself back any longer, and began to cry bitterly. And Cheng Yong's body in his hand was gradually getting cold.

However, after a moment's effort, Chen Shan's head had tilted to the side, and he gradually fell silent. Cheng Yong recalled the bits and pieces between him and this chief in the past, and howled uncontrollably. But on the battlefield of life and death on the camp wall, there is not much time to grieve for him. Seeing that their main general was killed, those Hun cavalry had no way to retreat, but became even more fierce. They each fought with the Lingju county soldiers in front of them, and the trapped beasts were still fighting, and the casualties of the county soldiers gradually increased over time.

Cheng Yong was only a foot away in front of him, a soldier suddenly fell, and after the Hun cavalry in front of him cut him down, seeing that he was not dead, he stepped forward and stabbed the soldier in the chest with a knife. Red blood splattered out and splashed on the leather armor on the chest of the Hun cavalryman. He drew his knife with a blank face, and his eyes as sharp as a falcon began to look around.

Cheng Yong stared blankly at the soldier who fell to the ground. It was the robe that was in the long line of Chen Shi with him. At this time, he also looked at him lifelessly. His eyes were still open, as if he had some unfulfilled wish.

Cheng Yong was furious. After these days of fighting, he began to feel that the thieves he had feared before were not so terrible. They have the same head and two hands, and they will bleed and die when they are hit by a sword or a bow. On top of that, in just a quarter of an hour, he had seen two robes killed by the thieves in front of him. One moment he was still alive, and the next moment he was already lying on the ground, lifeless.

Who would have thought that these corpses accumulated on the camp wall also have relatives in their families, as well as parents, wives and children who look at the railing day and night, looking forward to the day when they return home. Cheng Yong got up, picked up the long knife he had just thrown on the ground with his right hand, and lifted the head of the Hun general from the ground with his left hand!

He didn't know what to do with his wife and son, and he returned to his hometown in fine clothes. It's just that witnessing the fact that Paoze, who gets along day and night, being slaughtered by the enemy beside him, has already made him angry. The tremendous power contained in anger quickly erupted in his body, and it was this power that gave him great courage to support him to stand on the battlefield of life and death, and then swing his sword at the enemy!

Cheng Yong held the head of the enemy general in his left hand, and his right hand had already waved his knife. Seeing this, the enemy troops a foot away rushed towards him with no blood stains or red light caused by excitement on their faces. Cheng Yong didn't dodge or dodge, he stood firmly in place, squatted slightly with his legs, and then waved his long knife horizontally at the rushing Hun cavalry.

Seeing this, the Hun cavalry rolled on the momentum and avoided Cheng Yong's horizontal slash. Immediately, he held the knife and slashed at Cheng Yong's leg. Cheng Yong didn't dodge or dodge, flipped his empty right hand, and stabbed down at the Hun cavalry! In an instant, the tip of Cheng Yong's knife pierced into the horseman's body first. Just like he had silently practiced thousands of times before, Cheng Yong turned his wrist, and the sharp blade had already turned in most of the body of the enemy in front of him, stirring his internal organs, causing him to cry miserably, and the knife that was about to cut Cheng Yong's leg also fell to the ground with a clatter.

Cheng Yong drew the knife with a quick movement, then shook it, then raised and fell, and cut off the head of the enemy soldier who was still wailing with his mouth open with great precision. After doing all this, Cheng Yong turned back and climbed onto the battlement of the camp wall, looking down at the camp wall that was still fighting, holding the knife casually in his right hand, and raising the head of the hideous enemy general in his left hand. He took a deep breath and shouted with all his strength to the robes who were still fighting below, "The enemy general has been awarded! ”

Cheng Yong shouted three times in a row, and the soldiers of Lingju County on the camp wall had heard it clearly. This news undoubtedly gave a shot in the arm to the people who are still fighting. In the face of the still stubborn captives, everyone is forging ahead. Under the hard work of the county soldiers who climbed the wall, the momentum of the Hun cavalry on the wall has gradually been suppressed.

At the wooden ladder erected on the camp wall, there are still Lingju county soldiers climbing up. Under the increasing number of county soldiers, the recalcitrant Hun cavalry finally showed a tendency to be overwhelmed.

Cheng Yong grabbed the enemy general's hair braid with one hand, and jumped off the camp wall with a knife in the other, and continued to fight with the enemy in front of him. Just now, the scene where he stood on the camp wall and held high the head of the enemy general to boost morale was also taken into the eyes of Li Yanzhi, who was standing in the rear and observing the battlefield. However, at this time, Li Yanzhi only knew that there was a soldier who beheaded the enemy general, but he still didn't know who this trick came from.

The fierce battle at the west gate also gradually came to an end, and the more than 100 Hun cavalry who stayed on the city tower were also killed and wounded at this time. The mysterious reinforcements have surrounded the remaining Hun cavalry near the city tower, and the sound of gold and iron is endless. Qi Hu, Jia Pan, Wang He, Yang Hua and the dozen or so people who had defected to the enemy before had already taken advantage of the chaos to get out and rushed straight in the direction of the Zhao army's camp.

Halfway through, he saw a large number of Zhao soldiers coming from afar. As if they saw hope, these defectors rushed to meet the army. The leading general of the Zhao army is a cadre under Liu Yin, named Liu Cheng. He was also in Liu Yin's military tent on the day Jia Pan surrendered to the enemy, and when he saw these people coming out of the city, he knew that most of the pioneers who entered the city to attack had already suffered a bitter battle.

Qi Hu and Jia Pan greeted each other and bowed down: "The villain has seen the general." ”

Liu Cheng pointed with a horsewhip, and then a left and right tooth soldiers stepped forward to set up the two. Liu Cheng looked at the two of them who were embarrassed and asked, "What is the situation in the city now?" ”

When Qi Hu heard this, he looked very anxious and said: "The general doesn't know, the vanguard occupies the west gate and enters the city to storm the barracks. The situation was very good. Unexpectedly, a support army suddenly came out of the mountains and forests. The West Gate Drawbridge could not be recovered, so the reinforcements rushed straight to the city and fought with the pioneers who entered the city. If Simon is recaptured by the enemy, then our army will have little hope of entering the stronghold......"

Ignoring the general's somewhat ugly face, Qi Hu hurriedly lowered his head and said, "I hope the general will go quickly and rescue Ximen!" ”

When Liu Cheng heard this, his face was shocked. He listened to Liu Yin's instructions before, but after Du Ziming led his troops into the county, he immediately followed up and supported. Unexpectedly, this reinforcement of unknown origin suddenly appeared and brought them full trouble.

Liu Cheng's brain began to run rapidly. He looked at Qi Hu and Jia Pan, and his face was already a little hesitant. If the nearly 1,000 cavalry led by Du Ziming were introduced into the city by these people, and then summoned reinforcements to block it. There is no doubt that if his subordinates go to support, they will only end up in a desperate situation.

In an instant, Liu Cheng's mind was racing, and several thoughts were intertwined in his mind. He even wanted to take these people down and execute them on the spot. However, after weighing for a while, it was decided to lead the army.

"Which part of the enemy reinforcements is it? How many people? Liu Cheng looked at Qi Hu and Jia Pan, and asked.

"I ...... I don't know which reinforcements they are. Qi Hu had already heard the defensiveness and distrust in Liu Cheng's tone, and knew in his heart that his answer would determine the fate of Xiang Shang's head, so he became extremely cautious: "However, looking at the color of this support army's uniform, there is no doubt that it is a county soldier from another county." As for the number of people, it's about 1,000 people......"

Cold sweat broke out on Qi Hu's forehead, and he stared at every subtle expression on Liu Cheng's face. Liu Cheng was also looking at him, thinking about it for a long time, and he had already made up his mind that if he led the army and saw that what he saw did not match what these two people said, he would immediately take down the Fa-rectification from these dozen people.

Qi Hu and Jia Pan, escorted by several tooth soldiers, began to lead the way in front of the brigade. The rest of the mutineers followed. I don't feel that the situation is different, and I still have the dream of Qingqiu who worships the marquis.

Liu Cheng knew that the military situation was urgent, so he ordered his generals to urge his subordinates to march quickly. Liu Cheng's command can also be called a strict army, mostly the homeless begging army department and more than 1,000 Hun cavalry soldiers who were attached earlier, a total of about 2,000 people. This can be called a strong force, and it is also Liu Cheng's confidence to dare to go to explore the truth and reality.

The Zhao army hurried to the left of the west gate, and the battle in the city was not over, and the torches and the light of the fire from the city lit up the night sky. On the battlement wall in front of the city tower, from time to time someone fell down, looking at the color of the clothes, Du Ziming's Hun cavalry and Liangzhou soldiers all have. Liu Cheng saw that the rope of the suspension bridge had been cut, and the suspension bridge was still hanging on the moat, and carefully observed the inside of the city gate, and the fire burning in the city also reflected the figures who were fighting selflessly.

Liu Cheng called a general sideways and ordered him to lead a brigade of soldiers to the city to recapture the West Gate, while he himself led the rest of his troops to look outside the city.

The general clenched his fists and led his troops to go, and the beggar soldiers entered the city along the drawbridge, and soon fought with the Liangzhou soldiers in the city. Seeing this, the Liangzhou soldiers who were fighting with the remnants of the enemy near the surrounding streets also moved closer to the city gate. The battle soon heated up.

The fighting on the barracks walls has come to an end. The remaining soldiers in the battalion were in good formations under the command of their respective generals, and then they came out of the camp with slightly tired and messy steps, and rushed towards Simon, who was still fighting fiercely. The reinforcements of the Liangzhou soldiers, who were already at a disadvantage, quickly stabilized their positions after receiving reinforcements from the battalions in the city, and started a tug-of-war with the enemy soldiers who entered the city along the barricades.

Seeing that he had already gained an advantage before, but was pressed back by the reinforced battalion soldiers in the city, Liu Cheng became more and more anxious in his heart. When he led the troops out of the camp, Liu Yin patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, hoping that early tomorrow morning, the whole army would be able to enter the city of Lingju for repairs. And if his own troops are meaninglessly fighting with the enemy army in the barricades, how can they fulfill Liu Yin's earnest entrustment?

Liu Cheng is waiting to be pressed by the whole army. But he rode to his side. The knight lay on his horse, several of his arrows trembling and shaking. The white tail feathers reflected the fire in the city, which was particularly dazzling.

Liu Cheng had already stepped forward beside him and helped the rider off his horse. Blood kept gushing from the corners of the horseman's mouth, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed (Xiongnu): "General, enemy reinforcements are coming...... Our detectives were defeated and lost...... Exhausted ......"

Liu Cheng was shocked when he heard this, and was about to ask in further detail about the enemy's reinforcements, but the sentry rider who had been hit by several arrows tilted his head and was silent.

Liu Cheng looked at the firelight that lit up the night sky in Lingju City, turned his head to look at the dark night in the distance, and threw the horsewhip on the ground unwillingly.

"Send someone, probe again!" Liu Cheng turned his head to look at the thousand cavalry commanders not far from him. When the commander heard the order, he immediately summoned a centurion, and after some advice, more than 100 horsemen rode out and rode out along the valley outside the west gate in the direction of the previous sentry horseman.

Liu Cheng looked at the night sky red by the firelight, coughed a few times unwillingly, and almost fell off the horse. Qi Hu beside him saw it and hurriedly stepped forward to help him, so that he didn't fall off his horse in a hurry.

"It's a failure! Falling short! Liu Cheng was unwilling, and yelled at the open Lingju West Gate.