Chapter 862: The Deflated Qi Army continued
From Wen Lan's words, Luo Fu felt that it was better to follow the Jieyi Army honestly. Even if he chooses to take refuge in the Qi army outside the city, it must be connected with the Qi army and navy, and the other party can accept it.
Besides, they have now turned their backs on the Qi State and joined the Jieyi Army, if they betrayed once, the Qi Army would believe them? How could Zhao destroy this place, and still accept them? Since it takes so many uncertain situations to change the court, it is better for him to follow the Jieyi Army honestly.
After all, following the Jieyi Army is following the Zhao Army, and the Zhao Army is the biggest prince in the world, although the Zhao State system has damaged some of his interests, but at least the Zhao State is still very reasonable. There is no need to worry about war, and a peaceful environment can also allow them to reap greater benefits from other aspects.
After Luo Fu determined his choice, the rest of the squires also immediately agreed with Luo Fu. After all, Luo Fu is the richest and wealthiest family in Quantang City. He even gave his own fields here to the Jieyi Army, and he can still stand on the side of the Jieyi Army at this moment, what can others say?
"Brothers, if you can hold on to this city, I, Luo, will cooperate with the government to reward every soldier after the war. Among them, the soldiers defending the city have 500 money, and the soldiers fighting outside the city have a silver coin. If you die in battle, double it, Luo will definitely not neglect anyone, even if the brothers die in battle, I will give the reward to your family members. Luo Fu shouted to the young man who defended the city.
As soon as Luo Fu's words fell, Wen Lan was taken aback, and even his squires also looked sideways. Soon, other squires also made moves to provide rewards for the government.
Suddenly, a burst of shouts sounded above the city, making the defenders of the Jieyi Army outside the city and the Qi army in the distance all look sideways. Of course, for the Jieyi army, the morale of the city was greatly boosted, which was naturally a benefit. But for the Qi army in the distance, this can only show that the defenders of the Jieyi Army in the city still have a certain strength, and their morale and fighting spirit are very high. And for Qi Jun, this is definitely not something to be happy about at first sight.
Even, the admiral of the Qi army is now suspicious of the number of righteous troops in the city, although he knows that there are not many people here, but this information is also the information of a few days ago, and he does not know what it is now.
Lin Hei under the city was not too relaxed because of the cheers behind him, he saw that although the Qi army on the opposite side was in some turmoil, it quickly calmed down, and they did not retreat. Lin Hei knew that from now on, they had lost the suddenness of the cover, and the next battle would be ten or a hundred times more difficult than just now. The real difficulties have come. The Qi navy continued to transport and land soldiers in small boats, and began to form formations outside the city, preparing for the final attack.
"Kill!" After the number of Qi troops who landed was seven or eight hundred, the general of the Qi army did not continue to let the soldiers stop, but quickly ordered to start an all-out attack. He knew that this was not far from Jiaxing County, and if they couldn't solve the battle in half a day, they would be completely out of action. The Jieyi army in Jiaxing County has reached this point, and the foot soldiers only need an hour and a half to quickly march to arrive. If the Jieyi army here asks for help, then, in less than two hours at most, the reinforcements of the Jieyi army will arrive. So, he can't afford to waste his time.
Hundreds of soldiers and soldiers immediately swarmed and surrounded and killed the righteous soldiers outside the city. Lin Hei also came out with the righteous soldiers. It was still dominated by cavalry, and they recoiled first. I have to say that in the absence of armor, bows and crossbows, coupled with the unfamiliarity with land warfare, the formation of the Qi army's naval non-commissioned officers was not rigorous and was scattered by dozens of rebel cavalry at once. More than thirty sections of the cavalry of the rebel army were assembled for use, and at this moment, their role was no less than the collective charge of more than a hundred cavalry. Where the cavalry stormed, a crack was cut out in the Qi army's formation in an instant.
Immediately after that, the infantry and the various officers, led by the various officers, rushed into the gap cut by the cavalry, and then expanded him, disrupting the entire Qi army array. However, at this moment, the effect of the Jieyi Army in killing the enemy is not as good as before. In addition to the increase in the number of Qi soldiers, it is also related to the decrease in the cavalry of the Jieyi Army. After all, the less cavalry, the less effective it will be.
"Mayor Wen, the Qi soldiers outside the city have already entered the range of our archers." On the city wall, looking at the soldiers under the city who were shouting and killing and began to be forced to retreat, an officer from the Zhao army said to Wen Lan to remind Wen Lan that he could launch a counterattack.
"Archer, shoot! Shoot me hard! Let these water ghosts of the Qi army know that they can only play in the water, and this land is not where they should come. Wen Lan ordered in a deep voice.
In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired above the city. Although the city walls are almost only trained at the moment, there is no actual combat, and even the training is simple training for young people, it may not be possible to fight on a warship, but there is absolutely no problem in letting them shoot arrows. After all, there are too many Qi troops outside the city, and it doesn't matter if the quasi-head is worse, and the other party has no armor to protect himself. Encouraged by money, the young men above the city have long been unable to live in peace. When I heard the military order, I naturally went all out.
The Qi army under the city is gradually pressing hundreds of soldiers of the Jieyi army under the city wall, and they hope that the Jieyi army on the city wall will let the remnants of the city return to the city, and their own side will take advantage of the situation to attack. At the same time, they also hope to give a little color to those young men who should have been temporarily recruited above the city, so that they can see with their own eyes the strength of the Qi army, and see how their own soldiers killed the Jieyi army, so as to force those who have not experienced bloody battles to give up defending the city.
During the period of time when the Qi army was attacking, they had already seen that the defenders on the city wall were not the soldiers and soldiers of the Jieyi Army, and judging from their performance, they should be young and strong people who were temporarily recruited. Therefore, they were full of hope to take the city.
Who would have thought that they had just approached the city wall a hundred paces, and there were thousands of arrows above the city, which caught the entire Qi army and naval non-commissioned officers off guard. They didn't expect that the "defenders" on the city wall, who looked just ordinary and strong, would now be able to release such a sharp rain of arrows. At the same time, they also understood that the Jieyi Army had the support of Zhao Jun. If it weren't for the support of the Zhao army, this small coastal town would have so many bows and arrows and war horses.
Hit by a rain of arrows, the array of the Qi army was suddenly scattered. The reaction above the city was beyond their expectations, and suddenly, these non-commissioned officers of the Qi army and navy, who had no shield and no armor to protect them, did not know what to do. If it is an army non-commissioned soldier, there will never be a panic, and they are used to fighting on warships, and they are used to engaging in battles without formation, which has made them not know how to cooperate better. In an instant, the advance and backward came out together, scattering the entire formation for a while. And Lin Hei and other righteous soldiers who saw the opportunity, naturally they would not turn a blind eye to it, and directly counterattacked quickly, killing the Qi army again in defeat and retreating.
"Damn! How exactly does our work convey information? These young people are definitely not ordinary people, but young people who have undergone training. Could it be that hundreds of people watched the training, but the spies in the city didn't see it? The admiral of the Qi army scolded with a pale face. In the midst of this continuous attack, the time had not yet reached half an hour, and the naval non-commissioned officers under his command once again lost more than 300 people, which made it difficult for him to accept. Although the losses of the Jieyi army outside the city were much larger than before, the losses of the Jieyi army's soldiers could be said to be very small compared to their own.
At this moment, the envoy of King Qi, who had always been dissatisfied with the navy sergeants, did not say a word more. Although he didn't quite understand, he also saw the asymmetrical contest between the Qi army's naval non-commissioned officers and the other party. Perhaps, at this moment, he also felt that it was indeed not a good idea to let the sailors who were active on the water participate in the battle.
The Qi soldiers retreated for a while, and the Jieyi soldiers under the city walls also got time to rest. At this moment, there were sixteen cavalry soldiers left. However, at this moment they have changed from cavalry to foot soldiers. After all, the cavalry of more than ten people could not pose much threat to the other party at all, and if they continued to charge, they would make their own cavalry fall into the siege of the opponent's soldiers.
And the total number of 500 righteous soldiers and soldiers is only less than 300 at the moment. Lin Hei asked the military doctor to bandage the wounded soldiers, and at the same time asked the city wall to tie a rope to a large bamboo basket and put it down, put the seriously injured in it, and let the defenders of the city pull the seriously injured back to the city for treatment.
"Adult, the little one is willing to go down to the city to fight with the soldiers outside the city!" On the city wall, suddenly a young man said loudly.
"I do! The big deal is death, if it weren't for the righteous army, we would have died a long time ago, where can we survive to this day? If the Qi army invades the city, not only will we die, but our family members and our neighbors will also die. Brethren, those who are willing to fight to the death will go down to the city with us to meet the battle. ”
Suddenly, there were waves above the city, I don't know who it was, and with a shout, they actually responded in groups. Subsequently, Wen Lan and the big squires in the city also increased their rewards. After consulting with Lin Hei, the main general of the Jieyi Army outside the city, two hundred soldiers were sent to fight on the city wall, and together with the soldiers outside the city, they continued to fight against the Qi army.
The reason why only 200 people were sent was because these soldiers were just ordinary young men before. It is naturally impossible for them to kill the Quartet as soon as they appear, and they need to cooperate with the soldiers outside the city and gradually adapt. Therefore, it is most appropriate for 300 old pawns to bring 200 new pawns. Moreover, archers are also needed on the walls to suppress the opponent and provide cover for their own soldiers. Now, these archers are still very lethal to the non-commissioned officers of the Qi Navy who have no armor.
Time passed, the sun was rising, and the admiral of the Qi army also knew that the longer the time was delayed, the more unfavorable it would be for him, so he launched another attack. After being replenished by a fresh force of 200 people, the Jieyi army counterattacked even more rapidly.
"Kill ......" shouted again and again, and the sound of sword strikes was endless. Another attack by the Qi army was defeated by the Jieyi army.
Lin Hei also had many wounds on his body at this moment, if it weren't for the desperate protection of the two guards, I was afraid that Lin Hei would have died in the fierce battle at this moment. Some of them sat on the ground weakly, and they didn't care about the knife, and directly put the tip of the knife on the ground, not looking at the Qi soldiers who were forming a formation closer together, but looking at the sea in the distance.
Under the rays of the sun, the surface of the sea changes its enchanting colors, and from time to time it shimmers with golden brilliance. However, Lin Hei was not bitter because of the hard fighting, but felt a trace of satisfaction. Time has been delayed for so long, and the time for reinforcements to arrive is not far off. As long as reinforcements arrive, what will the Qi army on the opposite side have?
The armor worn by Lin Hei could no longer see its original appearance, and it was covered with dull blood. The refined horizontal knife in his hand, at this moment, there were many cuts on the blade. Taking advantage of the rest, he used a horizontal knife to cut the clothes on his body and split them into small strips of cloth, which wrapped the handle of the blood-soaked slippery hand.
"Be tangled, or the handle of the knife will be soaked in blood!" Lin Hei saw the soldiers beside him looking at his movements, and explained in a deep voice. When the rest of the soldiers heard this, they followed suit. For a soldier, if the weapon in his hand slips, it is definitely a fatal thing.
"How old are you?" Lin Hei asked with a smile when he saw a soldier beside him, with a faint fluff on the corner of his mouth.
"Eighteen, my lord, don't look at me young, before, I killed three Qi soldiers, and...... And you have to continue to kill......" The young man with a faint fluff on the corner of his mouth and a childish face shyly replied to Lin Hei's inquiry.
"Not bad, well done! Well, after this battle, according to the walls, you have a lot of money to take. Lin Hei said with a smile. He also knew about the fact that on the city wall, those squires took out their wealth to encourage the soldiers to defend the city. Naturally, it would like to see this. If these squires are willing to support their side, it will definitely be a good thing for the Jie Yi Army. This also shows that in the places under the rule of the Jieyi Army, many people have begun to sincerely favor the Jieyi Army.
Now, the admiral of the Qi army, who was originally on the warship, had appeared on the shore, and at this moment, he and the envoy of the King of Qi were both pale, neither spoken, nor complained about anything. So far in the war, the losses have not been small, but the results have not been achieved at all. If anything, it is just a successful landing and appearing under the city. However, if you don't enter the city, what if you land? What does it do?
Admiral Qi originally thought that this operation would be very easy, but he didn't expect that he would be bleeding from his head here. It has been more than an hour since the battle, and the Qi army and navy have lost more than 1,000 people, and the Jieyi army has also lost more than 400 people. Although the number of Qi naval landers was quite large, the Jieyi army also recruited some young men from the city to fight. Until now, the Qi army has not been able to reach the foot of the city wall.
In addition, there are more and more young people on the city walls. Of course, this is not only the young people in the city, but also some people. They also appeared above the city at this moment, cheering on the defenders.
"General Liu, do you want to ...... Or withdraw! The envoy of King Qi also landed at this moment, and said to the admiral of the Qi army with a pale face. At this moment, he no longer blamed the Qi army and navy for being unfavorable. Presumably he also understood at this moment that this battle was not that the soldiers were not brave enough, but that there were many reasons.
"Withdraw? No way! The soldiers under the command of this general lost more than 1,000 people and buried the corpses outside the city, how can we stop here? In addition, although we have not won yet, their forces are already stretched, and besides, their strength must have been almost exhausted. As long as we continue to attack once or twice, our army will win this battle, and our army will conquer this city! The admiral replied angrily.
Immediately, the admiral again ordered an attack. However, it is a pity that they still failed to break through the interception of the righteous army outside the city, and failed to break through the last obstacle to take Quantang City.
The admiral of the Qi army was pale, his expression was so gloomy that he could squeeze out the water, the scabbard was clenched to him and almost cracked, and his eagle-like sharp but bloodshot eyes stared viciously at the distance below Quantang City.
If it weren't for the narrow distance outside the city gate, Quantang City would have been taken by it now. The city of Quantang City is not tall, after all, this was originally just a town developed. However, it was outside this city that hundreds of righteous soldiers blocked their army here.
When it comes to suppressing bandits and conquest of rebels, he Liu Qinghan has not participated in it. However, here, he felt that the rebel army on the other side was so strong that it was beyond his own imagination. If it is said that at the time of the initial landing, the loss of hundreds of people can be regarded as the time of the landing, and the situation is unfavorable. But the hard battle that followed made him appreciate what it means to be a rock will.
The defenders of the Jieyi Army in the area outside the city were sitting or lying down at this time, except for the guards, few of them still had the strength to stand there with their weapons in a proper manner, except for the guards, who seemed to be pushed down at the slightest push, and behind the wooden fences, there were still few people standing there with their weapons in a regular manner, and the blood flowed on the ground like a coagulated pain. However, when he attacked from his side, these defenders, who were so tired that they almost seemed to fall at any moment, were full of energy like gods and ghosts, making their soldiers grit their teeth but helpless.
"Damn! What a damn one! Liu Qinghan could only scold weakly, he felt that he should really let the army soldiers participate in this operation, so that they could see these chaotic troops who were not taken seriously by them.
Liu Qinghan knew that if he hadn't been able to take a small city with such a big loss this time, after he went back, he would not only lose face in the navy, but even lead the entire navy to lose face in front of the army. At present, the competition between the navy and the army for money and food and the share of the army expansion is already very strong. If he were to return from a defeat in a small city in this chaotic army, it would be difficult for him to explain.
Looking around, the distance of 300 steps can make him clearly see the tired face of those righteous soldiers, compared to his own soldiers, the other party not only has to wear more than a dozen catties of armor, but also continue to fight. However, they are still holding on to their positions.