Chapter 468: Embattled
It has been several months since he was surrendered by Xingxing, and Fu Fu's mentality has also changed from the initial anger and unwillingness to change to today's joy and sincerity, obeying and respecting Xingxing's words.
It is true that many times he is very domineering, and in the eyes of the world, he is even more deviant and ridiculous, but Fu Fu really has to be overwhelmed by his open-mindedness and magnanimity to swallow heaven and earth. The Great Qi has been founded for decades and has gone through several generations of emperors, but there are only people who can stand proudly for time like happiness, which is very different from everyone else, and is amazingly talented.
If it is said that there is a fluke in being happy to defeat the Turkic prince Ashina Kuhe, it is because the latter is too light on the enemy, then he was able to capture Yuwenxian alive in the chaos of the army, and captured all the 50,000 troops in the wing, and even relieved the siege of Jinyang, so that Yuwenyong's troops were defeated under the city and collapsed for thousands of miles.
Although Jinzhou was still under the control of the Zhou people, and Pingyang still had an army of 50,000, Fu Fu firmly believed that the Zhou army would inevitably be defeated at the hands of the Sui king, especially the young and demonic prince Xing.
As the months passed, the more Fu Fu understood Xingyue, the more he felt that he was unfathomable and incomprehensible. Every step he takes looks like a whimsical, like an antelope hanging on its horns, which makes people feel invisible, but they are all full of deep meaning, and always burst out at the most critical moments.
If Gao Changgong, the king of Sui, won the admiration of the people of the world with his kindness and bravery, then he was even more vicious and ruthless in it, and his decisiveness in killing even far surpassed that of his father.
As early as when Gao Xing and Qin Qiong led their troops south and relieved the danger of Jinyang, Fu Fu received an order to send troops, and the target was Xifenzhou.
Gao Changgong garrisoned outside Pingyang City, but he did not launch an offensive for a long time, in addition to stabilizing the situation in Jinyang, but also to put pressure on Yuwen Yong, but the most important thing was to fight east and west and recover West Fenzhou.
In this Eastern Expedition, Yuwen Yong mobilized a total of 300,000 troops, and annihilated more than 100,000 before and after, and now the Zhou army still has nearly 150,000 soldiers and horses available. If Yu Wenyong is given a chance to breathe and let them assemble, it will be an extremely large force, even if he is very confident in the soldiers under his command and his own weapons and equipment, he does not want to lose too much.
In fact, the last thing Xingxing wants to see is that Yuwenyong returns to Zhou in its entirety, according to the latter's prestige and intelligence, it won't take long for Zhou Guo to recover, and it will inevitably become the biggest obstacle to Xingwang Tu's hegemony at that time.
Wei Xiaokuan and the others were planning to secretly cross Chen Cang on the plank road, and they were so happy.
"Kill!"
Xin Shao's eyes were red, the murderous aura in his eyes was wanton, and the iron lance in his hand turned into a black light, stabbing at Fu Fu's chest like lightning, fast and ruthless.
Fu Fu also shouted angrily, but his face was very calm and serious, and the long sword in his hand suddenly swung forward when the two sides were close to three meters, like a snow-white match, and the fierce momentum seemed to cut the air into two parts.
"Ding!"
Sparks flew everywhere, Xin Shao and Fu Fu, who were rushing forward, stopped their momentum at the same time, the war horses neighed, and the people stood up, each retreating a few steps backwards to dissolve the strong and fierce momentum. The two looked at each other, didn't say much, and with a roar of rage, they swung their blades again and killed each other.
One inch long, one inch strong, one inch short, one inch dangerous. Xin Shao's jet-black iron lance is like a cold poisonous snake, constantly swallowing cold and vicious letters, but Fu Fu is not weak, the sword in his hand is loud, suddenly fierce and uncasting, suddenly soft like water, dancing impermeable, and the killing machine is hidden. The two of you go back and forth, killing people with tricks, and the killing is inseparable, but the soldiers in the distance are dazzled and frightened.
"Xin Shao, today is your death date!"
Shihe passed, Fu Fu suddenly roared angrily, the long sword in his hand suddenly swung open Xin Shao's iron lance, and the whole person jumped up from the horse like a big bird and threw himself into Xin Shao's arms.
Xin Shao didn't expect Fu Fu to have such a move, and he couldn't help but be surprised, but he was not easy to follow, he exhaled and roared, his legs clamped the horse's belly, his waist straightened and fell backwards, and the iron lance in his hand took advantage of the situation as a stick, and with unparalleled strength, he rushed towards Fu Fu who rushed towards him.
"Die!"
In the face of the tiger and tiger iron lance, Fu Fu did not dodge or dodge, and the corners of his mouth were even more cold smiles. Xin Shao was stunned, and there was a hidden uneasiness in his heart. However, before he could make a move, there was a sudden crisp sound of "boom" in his ears, and then, Xin Shao only felt a black smooth in front of him, his throat was cold, and the severe pain went straight to his brain.
"Ahh
Xin Shao screamed, the power in his body suddenly receded like a tide, and the light in his eyes began to disperse, only then did he see clearly that at some point, Fu Fu had a small crossbow in his hand.
"Despicable—" Xin Shao said in a hoarse voice, his body shook, he couldn't support it anymore, and fell to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.
"The Zhou army is defeated, General Fu is victorious!"
"General Fu is mighty! General Fu is mighty! Behind Fu Fu, the Qi army suddenly erupted in earth-shattering cheers, and their already strong momentum was even stronger.
The 10,000 Zhou troops who went out of the city with Xin Shao reacted at this time, and couldn't help but cry out sadly: "General Xin! "Who would have expected that just now it would be difficult to give up and be inseparable, and the victory and defeat would be divided in an instant.
"Brothers, go into the city with me, kill the Zhou army without leaving a single piece of armor, recover the lost territory, and rescue the fathers and villagers who suffered under the claws of the Zhou army! Kill! ”
Fu Fu's eyes were as bright as stars, and his body had already climbed onto the horse's back again, and with a shake of his long sword, he rushed towards the panicked, masterless 10,000 Zhou troops.
"Kill them without a piece of armor!"
"Kill!"
With Fu Fu's agitation, five thousand men and horses suddenly rushed out of the Qi army's camp, roared in unison, exerted all their strength, and rushed towards the Zhou army with their blades.
One side has no leader and low morale, but the other side is like a rainbow with high morale, and the number of people is multiplied, and the two sides are fighting, and the result is naturally self-evident. Under the leadership of Fu Fu, a fierce general, the Qi army killed the Zhou army who was caught off guard like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, crying father and mother, and retreating one after another.
"Close the gates, close the gates!" Yu Wenchun saw it clearly at the head of the city, seeing that the Qi army was about to rush in through the city gate, and the long-range weapons of the Qi army were once again powerful, launching a fierce attack towards the city, he couldn't help but change his face and roared.
"King, there are still our people under the city!" The general behind him suddenly said anxiously.
"I can't care so much, close the city gates, hurry! Block the gates with stones! Yu Wenchun didn't care about it, and roared with a hideous face.
"Boom!"
In a deafening cross talk, the city head suddenly fell countless boulders, in the dust, the city gate was suddenly blocked by rocks, during which there were also patches of screams, but many Zhou soldiers were stoned to death on the spot, red snow, white brains, and colorful intestines were scattered everywhere, shocking.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Kill!"
Under the dense and rain-like offensive of the Qi army, Xifenzhou once again became stormy. The shouts were like thunder, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the fierce battle kicked off again.
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"King, the Qi army has retreated, the Qi army has retreated!"
Looking at the Qi army that was rapidly dispersed, Yu Wenchun did not have the slightest joy in his heart, but was extremely heavy. Under the sunset, Yuwenchun's face was covered with blood, his clothes were broken, the corpses outside the city were all over the field, the blood was flowing like a river, and the city became dilapidated and crumbling, how could he be happy.
Although the Qi army retreated, this did not mean that their crisis had been resolved. Will he be able to hold on to the next offensive?
Although there were still 30,000 soldiers and horses in the city, they were demoralized, and both the news of Yuwenyong's defeat and Xin Shao's tragic death were a great blow to them. When the hearts of the people are scattered, the team will be difficult to lead, and now how can he defeat Fu Fu, even if he wins, what can he do?
"Brother Wang, do you think we can really win?"
"It should be possible, the emperor is eloquent, how can the Qi people be the enemy?"
"What if the emperor is really defeated as the Qi people say? Will we ever be able to go back alive? ”
"Maybe!"
"Listen, there's singing! It's the song of my hometown! ”
"There are arbors in the south, and you can't think about it. Han has a wandering girl, unthinkable. The breadth of the Han is not to be thought. Jiang Zhiyong is incomprehensible. ”
In the dark night sky, I don't know when there was a distant singing, low at first, then loud and loud, with a faint sadness in the voice.
When he heard this strange and familiar song, Zhou Jun, who was resting against the city wall on the head of the city, couldn't help but be stunned, and his eyes gradually became confused. As the song continued to sing, Zhou Jun, who was originally talking and panicking, suddenly became quiet, and many people even whispered along with the singing, their eyes were ethereal, their faces were peaceful and stable, and they were full of longing.
This song is from "The Book of Songs, Zhou Nan, Han Guang", which is a poem that recruits people, which is full of longing for relatives in his hometown.
The Zhou army was away from home for several months, fought and toiled, and now it is in a deep crisis, and the road ahead is boundless, and the singing outside the city can't help but make them feel homesick in their hearts, and they can no longer suppress it. Zhou Jun's morale was already low and his fighting spirit was completely lost, but now under the infection of the singing, the murderous aura on his body dissipated a lot, and the desire to return home became more and more intense.
"King, Fu Fu is so vicious!" The general behind Yu Wenchun looked at the black and oppressed Qi army outside the city with an iron face, and said in a trembling voice, the anger and shock in the suppressed tone were undoubtedly exposed.
Yu Wenchun's face was pale, his fists were clenched, and his eyes were bloodshot, but he pursed his lips tightly and didn't say a word.
Embattled. Hundreds of years ago, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, used this to disintegrate the fighting spirit of the Chu State, causing the overlord of Chu Xiang Yu to finally fall down, but he didn't want to use the same strategy on himself, and the effect was equally obvious.
Although he knew Fu Fu's plan, listening to the familiar singing, Yu Wenchun couldn't help but feel a trace of missing his relatives in his heart. Yuwen Yong was defeated, whether Xifenzhou could still be saved, and where should he go, Yuwen Chun was very hesitant, feeling lonely and helpless for the first time.