Chapter Seventy-Two: That Day, the Wall of Chang'an
"Raise your shield. "After the first round of shooting, Hua Kai immediately issued an order, and the remnants of the heavy infantry raised their shields to block the rain of arrows.www.biquge.info
"This general, you have no reinforcements, surrender." Above the city tower, Chen Gong shouted.
"Formation, charge." In the face of Chen Gong's persuasion, Hua Kai only replied with a few words.
"It's a pity that this loyal general, Komeito led the cavalry to give them the last charge." Chen Gong said to the general beside him.
This general's surname is Xu Minghuang Gongming, who was originally a captain of the Chang'an Army, but was later discovered by Chen Gong and recommended as a partial general.
"Charge." Xu Huang led the cavalry to rush towards the Hua Kai army, which had already lost more than half of it. These cavalry were elite, and with the help of bows and arrows above the city, they had the advantage.
Hua Kai raised the long knife in his hand and shouted: "We are General Chen's soldiers, and we will not surrender to the death." ”
"Swear not to surrender, swear not to surrender." The voice of this remnant soldier resounded in the sky, and even the other soldiers of the Anding Army outside Chang'an City could hear it clearly. They really wanted to save Huakai, but Emperor Xian's soldiers and horses had already been waiting for the city, and their arrows had already been aimed at the soldiers of the Anding Army.
"The whole army ......" Chen Xun wanted to shout the word charge, but reason told him that if he attacked the city now, his soldiers and horses would definitely experience a rout, a rout with more than half of the casualties.
"Retreat." These two words seemed to use up all the strength in Chen Xun's body, causing him to collapse to the ground all of a sudden.
"General, General Hua is still inside, the last general will ask for battle, and General Hua will be rescued." Many generals in Chen Xun's army asked for battle.
"I said retreat, don't you want to listen to my orders?" Chen Xun raised his head and looked at the old subordinate in front of him, his eyes glowing.
In this way, the Anding Army withdrew to its own camp, but on this day, the soldiers of the Anding Army did not sleep, they all knew clearly that Yi Huakai's character would never be a prisoner, and he died in battle.
In Chang'an City, the battle ended a quarter of an hour after Chen Xun withdrew his troops. The 5,000 Anding soldiers fought to the death, inflicting great casualties on the Xiandi army, and their bravery and loyalty won the respect of the enemy, and at Xu Huang's request, Chen Gong promised to send the 5,000 corpses back to the Anding army camp.
Early in the morning, looking at the corpses of the soldiers sent back, Chen Xun gritted his teeth and walked silently in front of this corpse. At this moment, he wanted to cry, but he knew that he couldn't cry, he was the commander of the whole army, and everyone here was paying attention to his words and deeds.
After half a day's work, Chen Xuncai saw the faces of every soldier, and he returned to the camp to summon Li Ru and Jia Xu to meet him.
"Brother-in-law, sir, I want to send you away." Chen Xun looked at the two and said.
"Why! I am willing to fight with my lord until the last moment. Li Ru fell to his knees, while Jia Xu chose to be silent next to him.
"Jiang Xu obeyed the order, concentrated his forces, and prepared to attack the city."
"Han De obeyed the order and sent Mr. Li and Mr. Jia away while they were attacking the city and sent them to Yanzhou."
"I'm not leaving, I'm going to fight you until the last moment." Li Ru got up, like a madman.
"Then let's fight until the last minute."
Chen Xun showed a smile on his face, slowly walked behind Li Ru, and whispered in Li Ru's ear: "Brother-in-law, live." ”
With a snap, Chen Xun slapped the knife out, and Li Ru's body was paralyzed, and Chen Xun took it in his hand.
"Lord, in fact, as long as we take Chang'an before Han Sui's army comes, we can turn the tables around, so don't be pessimistic." Looking at Chen Xun with a sad face, Jia Xu said.
"Sir, in yesterday's battle, the morale of our army has become low, and Han Sui's army is only two and a half days away from here.
"So I plan to send the old, weak, sick and disabled to attack the city first, use the strength of the enemy army with the battle of wheel warfare with the superiority of troops, and do not give them time to rest, and then on the second day, personally lead the elite to attack the city."
Jia Xu nodded when he heard this, this method is indeed the best method at present.
"Just in case, so I want my husband and brother-in-law to go to Yanzhou, Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao has an old relationship with me, and it is not difficult to gain his appreciation with his talent. If I unfortunately die in battle under the city of Chang'an, he is also the only prince in the world who has the strength to avenge me. Chen Xun showed a touch of sadness on his face, obviously he was not optimistic about this battle.
"General, if you die in battle, it will definitely make those who harm you unable to survive and die." Looking at Chen Xun, Jia Xu spoke with a resolute tone.
"Then thank you, sir." Chen Xun smiled, this was the first time he had smiled since the start of the war.
When Li Ru woke up, he found himself in a carriage and wanted to go back, but was stopped by the soldiers of the Eagle Guard.
"Let go of me, I'm going to fight side by side with Fuyuki."
"Wenyou, be quiet." Jia Xu slapped the knife and gave it down, Li Ru fell unconscious again, and the Eagle Guard soldier couldn't help but show a look of shock when he looked at Jia Xu, because he found that Jia Xu's blow just now was extremely skilled, and obviously Jia Xu had also practiced.
Under the city of Chang'an, the land under the city has been soaked with blood at this moment, and countless corpses have piled up.
The Anding army suffered heavy losses, but the defenders of Chang'an were not much better, and the current Chang'an army was dragged down by days of fierce fighting, and the soldiers were exhausted.
"Jiang Xu, how many soldiers do we have who can go to the battlefield?" Inside the big tent, Chen Xun asked tiredly.
"Excluding those who were wounded, we have about sixty thousand."
"Okay, pass the order, give the soldiers a good meal tonight, and then burn our army's grain and grass, break the shovel, and tomorrow I will personally go into battle and fight to the death with the defenders of Chang'an."
"My lord! No! Jiang Xu was in a hurry when he heard this, grain and grass are the lifeblood of the army, if he loses grain and grass, then the Anding Army will definitely mutiny.
"Han Sui is coming, I need my soldiers to have a will to die, so that I can conquer Chang'an in one fell swoop. As for the grain and grass, isn't there enough grain and grass in Meiwu in Chang'an? ”
This time, Chen Xun's determination to fight against the odds greatly inspired the soldiers.
When they stood under the city of Chang'an, they all had the will to die.
Looking at the Anding Army under the city, Chen Gong showed a dignified expression.
"Siege." This time, the Anding army was more elite and powerful than the soldiers and horses of the previous two days, they were not afraid of death, and they were stained with the city of Chang'an in just one hour.
"Drive them out of the city." Chen Gong, a scholar, also pulled out the long sword in his hand, slashed left and right, and Xu Huang followed Chen Gong's side to protect Chen Gong's safety.
"Dragon Tiger Army, let them see that you are the best warriors even if you are not on the horse." Chen Xun sent his last and most elite soldiers and horses to join the siege sequence.