Speaking of which, these envoys of King Qi are not experts in leading the army to fight, but the cronies of King Qi, or in other words, they are the chamberlains of Murong Cheng, King of Qi, that is, eunuchs and eunuchs.

The reason why Murong Cheng is like this is not because he is worried that his subordinates will betray him, but because he is worried that these officers and soldiers of the navy will not do their best in completing the tasks assigned by them. Murong Cheng also knew that the landing of naval soldiers was not their forte, and these naval generals would definitely not be willing to go all out to land and attack the city.

That's why the envoy of King Qi would speak like this, and the general of the navy army would be so angry that he didn't dare to show it. Not only here, but among the other naval teams, there is also the existence of King Qi's envoy. The only difference is that some people know some things about warfare, while others don't understand them at all, and they can even play a counterproductive role. And here's an obvious example.

Among the Qi naval fleets outside Quantang City, there are few large warships, and most of them are small and medium-sized warships. The main reason is that the Qi army and navy were once absorbed by the Zhao army, and the rest were gradually co-opted by the Zhao army or unwilling to continue to stay in the army. Why? That's because the Zhao navy was too strong, and it directly crisscrossed the eastern seas and blocked the Qi navy in the adjacent waters east of Yangzhou and Jiangzhou. As a result, the income of the Qi navy was greatly reduced, and some warships were not well maintained. Coupled with Zhao Jun's wooing, some people gradually left.

There are some catapults and bed crossbows on the Qi army's warships, but most of these things with this thing are large and medium-sized warships, and at this moment, they just can't get close to the dock. Because of this typhoon, there is too much debris left in the water in the coastal area. In addition, the Jieyi Army deliberately joined in order to prevent the approach of the Qi Navy, so that the Qi Navy warships could not get close. Therefore, the bed crossbows and catapults of the Qi army could not be used at all, and they could not suppress the counterattack of the Jieyi army.

"General Liu, you can't go on like this, you are the main general of this operation, make adjustments quickly." Although he blushed a little by the other party's explanation, this envoy of King Qi did not deliberately target the other party. It seems that he has been strictly ordered by the King of Qi, and he did not reprimand the general of the navy because of his identity.

Looking at the soldiers who were constantly being killed by the Jieyi Army, the general of the Qi Army turned pale. Although he was tempted to withdraw his troops, because it was not something that a naval sergeant should do, he also knew that it was impossible.

So, after a moment of silence, he made arrangements. Because of the shortage of soldiers, the general of the Qi army arranged for the warships to land on both sides of the pier to widen the distance from the dock. Avoid being suppressed by the Jieyi army in one place, and after dispersing, the shortcomings of the weak strength of the Jieyi army will definitely be exposed, making it difficult to cover all aspects.

This kind of small warship is an assault boat tied to the side of a large warship, which is specially used for landing. After all, not every area near the riverbank is close to large warships. As a result, these assault boats were able to transport the soldiers to the surrounding shallow water and allow them to land. It's mid-July, and it's summer, so the soldiers don't need to worry about the water temperature. Naturally, there is no difficulty in going ashore through the flowing water.

In addition, the general of the Qi army unloaded the medium-sized bed crossbow on the medium-sized warship and placed it on the assault boat, close to the shore, to suppress the Jieyi army, so as to facilitate the landing of his own soldiers and the counterattack against the Jieyi army.

Although the non-commissioned officers of the Qi army and navy are not good at land warfare, after all, the non-commissioned officers of the Qi army are soldiers and have also experienced bloody battles. In addition, the number of Qi troops was relatively large, so although Lin Hei took advantage of more than 500 people and killed the Qi army's naval non-commissioned officers to retreat one after another, his own soldiers also suffered a lot of damage.

"My lord, the Qi army has also begun to land from the east and west!" After killing more than 400 people in a row, pressing the Qi soldiers who landed in this piece into the water again, and even led the soldiers to the shallow water of the river beach to chase and kill, Lin Hei heard the report under his command.

At this moment, Lin Hei was covered in blood, and there were several knife wounds on his body, that is, the crotch/war horse, and he also changed to a horse at this moment. Of course, there are only more than 30 cavalry under his command.

"Hmph...... This Qi army clearly saw that our troops were insufficient, so they wanted to divide our army to intercept the non-commissioned soldiers. We retreat, as long as we hold out until the reinforcements from Jiaxing County arrive, and do not let them occupy the city, our task will be completed. ”

Although Lin Hei is not a famous general, as a veteran who has participated in many Zhao army battles, he also has some eyesight. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have gotten a third-class lieutenant. You must know that the lieutenant is the highest rank of a low-level officer below the fourth rank of lieutenant, and above it, it is a light cavalry lieutenant.

What is the purpose of Qi Jun, he is naturally very clear. If he continues to hold out here, or blocks it in another place, then the other two sides of the Qi army will land on a large scale, and at that time, the Qi soldiers will not only be able to surround the more than 400 defenders from the rear, but also directly attack the city.

Although the defenders can win consecutive battles now, it is only because they have the upper hand from the beginning, and the advantage of cavalry can only do so. If he was surrounded by the Qi army, Lin Hei believed that he was afraid that he would not be able to hold out for long. And if his hundreds of defenders are completely annihilated or surrounded, then Quantang City will definitely not be able to hold on. Even, those who have just been recruited and undergone simple training in the city defenders will be directly defeated by their own side and their morale will be affected, and the whole line will collapse.

Therefore, Lin Hei decided to fight and retreat, as long as the Qi army was taken out of the city, so that they could not enter the city, at least not before the reinforcements arrived, their task would be completed. After all, if these Qi troops can't enter the city, as soon as their own reinforcements arrive, they can completely defeat the other party. After all, the other party is a naval non-commissioned officer lacking armor. However, if they are allowed to enter the city and defend it, the naval non-commissioned officers will replenish the armor and equipment in the city, and the disadvantages of them will be eliminated.

In that case, even if reinforcements come, thousands of Qi army naval non-commissioned officers can hold out for a period of time, and the Qi army will be able to use warships and merchant ships to continuously transport troops, go straight to their own rear, and fight left and right together with the Qi army in the east.

Therefore, after solving the landing of the Qi army, after the first battle to defeat its sharp spirit, it has won more time for its own side, as long as it fights and retreats, waiting for reinforcements to arrive. In addition, Jiaxing County has a cavalry of 200 people, as long as they feel it before the Qi army breaks through the city, Lin Hei believes that these Qi soldiers can only retreat in defeat.

So, Lin Hei took his men and horses, fought and retreated, and retreated towards Dongcheng. Similarly, because the Qi army landed from three places, the Qi army landed more and more troops, and the pressure on the defenders of the Jieyi army was also increasing. In particular, the Qi army began to approach from three sides, which made the losses of the defenders of the Jieyi Army begin to increase, and the cavalry, which could still play a great role, gradually lost its effect. When Lin Hei felt that the pressure on his wings was increasing, which had a great impact on the morale of his soldiers and soldiers, and he gradually felt exhausted, he led his people to slowly go outside the east city and rest in a formation next to the moat in the city.

"Quick, archers prepare, give me assistance to the brothers outside the city to defend the city!" The city guard of Quantang City, that is, the mayor of Quantang Town, ordered to the young man beside him with an eager face.

Although the defenders in the city are wrong, there are still supplies that should be stocked. After all, this was also the place where Zhao Jun transported supplies for the rebel army in the past.

The Qi soldiers who landed on the shore consumed a lot of energy to land and fight against the Jieyi Army because of their losses, and they were also worried about the reaction of the Jieyi Army in the city. Naturally, they didn't dare to rush to the city to pursue, but they only built a tighter defense along the perimeter of the Jieyi army defenders, and gathered the men and horses scattered in the three places here, intending to deal with the Jieyi army defenders in the east with all their might. There are only two gates in Quantang City, respectively on the east and west sides, the city is not big, the Qi army can attack the city from the west, but it needs to bypass a large circle, and they are also worried that the Jieyi army will outflank their back road, so the Qi army is all surrounded outside the east city. At the same time, a steady stream of transport troops was being transported on the seashore and landed by assault boats.

Qi Jun is like this, and he is also thinking with Lin Hei. Now that their soldiers are fighting hard, the soldiers are also exhausted and need to rest. Of course, the most important thing is that they need time, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

Lin Hei sat on the ground, so that the soldier Lang Lang, who was hung out through the hanging basket, bandaged the wounds on his body, and silently ate the breakfast that was also hung from the city with the soldiers. Of course, there were also some seriously injured who were hoisted by hanging baskets on the city wall to rest and be treated in the city.

"Haha...... Unexpectedly, this time we fought so happily, and the Qi soldiers and soldiers killed by us were already more than 500 people, but we only paid for no more than 100 casualties. It's so refreshing! Lord Lin, Lao He, I admire you this time! A soldier beside Lin Hei said with a laugh.

"Yes! Oh, yes! It's really refreshing! Even soldiers like the Qi army have suffered a big loss in our hands. The rest of the crowd burst into laughter.

Although I know that there are many reasons for this victory, the main reason is that the non-commissioned officers of the Qi army are naval non-commissioned officers. However, Lin Hei did not break the words of the soldiers. Because, he needs the soldiers to maintain high morale at the moment and maintain the mentality of not being afraid of the Qi army.

"What's next? Find a way to get them again? A soldier said with a smile.

General Lin Hei summoned the officers and said in a deep voice: "The next battle will be a fierce battle, and it will not be as easy as before." After all, the number of Qi troops who landed has increased. However, our task is to hold them back and wait for reinforcements to arrive. After all, the whole pond city behind us is the most important. As soon as reinforcements arrive, we will have to catch them all. Now, let's defend this place, on both sides of the east city, one side is a paddy field, and the other side is a small river, otherwise...... However, here our cavalry can not play much role, the strength of the Qi army has increased, and here, the terrain has become narrower. The sharpest cavalry in our hands is now only more than 30 people, and the number is too small to play a role in the face of the large number of troops in the army......"

Lin Hei looked up at the not tall city wall behind him, secretly thinking about the effective distance of the archers in the city to the army under the city, and secretly thinking about it.

While Lin Hei and the officers discussed the next tactics and the defensive points of the surrounding terrain, and the precautions for coordinated operations and cooperation, five or six hundred young men gradually gathered on the city wall. Although they did not have armor, they still had weapons, and there were more than 100 archers among them. These young men have also undergone simple training, but if you want them to go out of the city to fight, I am afraid that it will not work.

"I don't know if I can hold on, there are a lot of people in the Qi army, and they are still landing." On the city wall, a soldier said in a trembling voice.

"What are you afraid of, there are hundreds of Shu troops outside the city. Don't forget, our 500 soldiers are facing the army head-on, but only 100 casualties are exchanged for more than 500 casualties of the opponent, what are we afraid of? ”

"However, we only have 400 people now, and the other side has thousands of new troops. Moreover, we defeated the Qi army before, because the Qi army did not have many troops in a landing, so we were killed one after another. But now...... I don't know if I can hold this place, but if I lose it, it will be ......."

"Nonsense, how can this place be lost, what you said must be true, but don't forget, it won't be long before you come to support from Jiaxing County. As long as the Qi army cannot occupy the city, as soon as reinforcements arrive, these Qi armies will collapse and collapse in a battle. ”

On the city wall, the young defenders, the city Chinese officials, and some squires who were attached to the Jieyi army all had different faces, constantly discussing the situation in front of them.

"Lord Lin is really a brave man in the righteous army...... Mayor Wen, you say, can our army hold this place? Luo Fu, a squire in Quantang City, looked at the more and more Qi army and navy non-commissioned officers outside the city, and asked Wen Lan, the mayor of Quantang Town, beside him, in a low voice. The glint in his eyes also showed the uneasiness in his heart.

Wen Lan looked at Luo Fu and said lightly: "What?" Brother Luo has no confidence in the Jieyi Army? ”

"Of course not, it's just ......" Luo Fu wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth and finally said nothing. However, his constantly changing face showed that Luo Fu did not have much hope for the righteous army outside the city. In other words, he is still very worried about whether Quantang City can be defended. Of course, what he was worried about, only he knew.

Wen Lan naturally understood what Luo Fu was worried about, and he also knew what he was thinking. Looking at several other squires not far away, their faces were also different at the moment, and they didn't know what they were thinking, Wen Lan couldn't help but sneer. He immediately said to himself, "If the city is broken, I don't know how the Qi army will treat the big clans in the city?" After heavy losses, the enraged Qi army and navy sergeants, how would they treat the people in the city when they entered the city, and how would they loot property to supplement the losses this time? Now that the Qi army outside the city lacks armor and equipment, food and grass materials, who in the city can provide him? ”

"And an hour's journey to the east, thousands of the Righteous Army are rushing to this place, and I believe that these naval non-commissioned officers outside the city, who have no armor and are not even well lined up in the Marine Army, will not be able to hold on to this city even if they occupy it."

Wen Lan's words to himself made the faces of all the squires around him change. They weren't stupid, so they naturally knew that Wen Lan was reminding them not to betray easily. They are already part of the Jieyi Army, even if they rebel at this moment, I am afraid that the Qi soldiers outside the city will not accept them. Even, this time the Qi army and navy soldiers suffered heavy losses, and the extremely angry Qi soldiers will definitely retaliate, and they, who are not only part of the Jieyi army, but also have family wealth and beautiful women, are naturally the first choice of the Qi army and navy.

When Wen Lan said this, he naturally hoped that these squires would not cause any accidents in the city. After all, most of the defenders in the city are now ordinary young and strong, even soldiers, and there are only a few dozen people. If these great clans do something in the city, the city will not be able to defend it after all.

Although Wen Lan is an ordinary scholar, he also has some insight into military operations. He also now understands that keeping the enemy out and waiting for reinforcements to arrive is the most suitable for the current situation. Therefore, it must not let accidents happen in the city. Otherwise, no matter how many hundreds of people outside the city hold on, no matter how much they can fight, they will not be able to reverse the bad situation here. If Quantang City is taken by the Qi army, then the Qi army will lay a foundation in the rear of the Jieyi Army, and then there will be a steady stream of Qi troops landing through this place and appearing in the rear of the Jieyi Army. At that time, the situation for the Jieyi army will be greatly unfavorable.

Seeing that some squires were still thinking about something, Wen Lan said lightly: "This righteous army has the support of the Zhao army, do you think the navy of the Qi army will be stronger than the navy of the Zhao army?" As long as the Zhao army is willing, it can destroy all the Qi army's navy in the eastern sea at any time. Even if they occupy this place, the final solution will only be a caged bird and a turtle in an urn. ”

"That's right! Right! Right! Mayor Wen is right, how could this Quantang City be captured by the non-commissioned officers of the Qi Army? If it is said that it is a soldier of the Qi Army, it is still possible, but this naval non-commissioned soldier, it is just to play with the water, this land war is not an area they are good at. In addition, the reinforcements of Jiaxing County will definitely arrive before the Qi army attacks the city, and at that time, these Qi army naval non-commissioned officers outside the city will definitely be defeated and lost. No, the Qi army landed slowly, and the evacuation will be even slower. At that time, the non-commissioned officers of the Qi army and navy who went ashore, and those who could escape, were afraid that there would be no one in ten. Luo Fu said in unison.

When the Qi army attacked, especially when the defenders of the Jieyi army were weaker than the Qi army, Luo Fu did think about surrendering to Qi, and moreover, the squires here were afraid that more than half of them had this idea in their hearts. However, after thinking about it, Luo Fu still decided to stand on the side of the Jieyi army. Of course, the main reason is also related to what Wen Lan said, this section of the righteous army is supported by Zhao Jun behind the scenes. If it was just the Jieyi Army, Luo Fu didn't believe that the Jieyi Army could continue to hold here. However, if there is the support of the Zhao army, even if it is lost, the Jieyi army will be able to recapture it sooner or later.