Chapter 64: The Devil Rides

"Our siege equipment is almost finished, and we will be able to attack in two days. Wei Zeng, are you sure that we are going to attack at this time? Sagaree said.

"I plan to attack the city as soon as the siege equipment is built, do you have any questions?" Wei Zeng saw that there was hesitation in Sa Jiali's face, so he asked back.

"Shui Qingliu did not flee but stayed in Lu Ye City, and the gates of Lu Ye City were completely blocked, it seems that the enemy's determination to hold on is very great. Fighting an enemy in the plains with a determined death, even if it is victorious, it is the kind of crushing victory that kills 1,000 enemies and loses 800 of them. What's more, it's attacking a fortified city like Lu Ye City? If only one of our enemies is left, it doesn't hurt to fight this time. But our enemies are not the only ones, and if our vitality is greatly damaged and we are attacked by others, we are really in a desperate situation. Sagaree voiced her concerns.

"Miss Sa is right, it's not worth it to let Yanbei hurt his muscles and bones for the sake of a Lu Ye City. Then let's hold off on the attack. Wait until the enemy's morale drops, and then we will look for a way to defeat the enemy. Wei Zeng heard Sa Jiali's words, and it made sense to think about it, after defeating Shui Qingliu, he would have to fight against Zhang Ling, if his vitality was greatly damaged, Yanbei would probably not be able to use troops externally in a few years.

Just when Wei Zeng and the generals of Yanbei were discussing the attack on Lu Ye City, in the direction of Hebing City, Zuo Qinwei led a large group of cavalry to march towards Lu Ye City.

After more than four months of fighting, the Demon Sect suffered great losses, and this time in order to support Lu Yecheng, Zuo Qinwei requisitioned a large number of Ding Zhuang to come with the army. Dressed in a variety of clothes and armed only with a long knife or a spear, these Ding Zhuang followed behind the cavalry and rushed towards Lu Yecheng under the watchful eye of the war officer.

Zuo Qinwei led the army to a short distance from Lu Yecheng, only to see Yu Chaogui leading an army to open the formation and intend to meet the battle.

"I don't think I'm going to do it, just because these people want to block my way." Zuo Qinwei saw Yu Chaogui blocking the way. I didn't want to entangle with Yu Chaogui more, so I waved the flag, and 10,000 cavalry formed a military formation in front, intending to attack.

The 10,000 cavalrymen were all dressed in blue and black armor, wearing ghost-faced helmets, and holding fan-shaped cavalry shields in their left hands. Tattooed with fangs and ghost face, holding a mace in his right hand, and iron bones. 10,000 cavalry lined up, menacing and terrifying, like a demonic ghost rider from hell.

After the demon ghost rode in formation, he connected several horses together with chains, and the chains were decorated with spiked barbs, and once they hooked the person, they penetrated the bones.

The demon ghost riders march hand in hand. Unhurriedly pressed towards Yu Chaogui, and that posture was to crush the army led by Chaogui.

Yu Chaogui ordered the crossbowmen to be in front and shoot in quick succession to block the demon ghost ride. However, the demon ghost rider held a fan-shaped shield to cover the vital points around his body, and the heavy armor on his body also made the shot of the bow and crossbow pale.

The distance between the two armies was less than 100 paces, and the demon ghost rider quickened his pace, and rushed towards Yu Chaogui's army formation. Yu Chaogui asked the crossbowmen to retreat, and the pikemen stepped forward. Stop the demon from riding.

The two armies clashed, and the demon ghost rider rushed into Yu Chaogui's military formation with a hook and lock. Everywhere he went, there was no one to stand. Maces, iron bones, break through armor, smash heads, just once, the person who is hit is completely unresponsive; Thorny chains between horses. It is also a murder weapon, and the entangled soldier is in pain all over his body, just hoping for a quick death.

Yu Chaogui originally thought that he could block it a little for a while to buy time for the people who were ambushing behind. But the confrontation was a total rout, which also caught Yu Chaogui off guard. In a hurry, Yu Chaogui had to order a retreat.

Seeing Yu Chaogui retreating, the left guards waved the flag and the drums sounded. After receiving the order, the demon ghost rider loosened the interconnected chains and chased the detachment away.

Ding Zhuang, who was requisitioned, cleaned the battlefield in the back, stabbed the soldiers who were not dead to death, stripped off the armor and weapons of the dead people, put them on himself, and chased them all the way with the demon ghost horse.

Seeing that the battle was going very well, Zuo's guards indulged their soldiers to chase and kill at will. Yu Chaogui was tightly bitten by the enemy, and he looked very embarrassed when he fled all the way.

Huang Yufei and Zhao Jiahui led people to ambush in the jungle, waiting for Yu Chaogui to lure the enemy over, and then besieged and killed the enemy.

"Brother Yu pretended to be really like, if I hadn't known in advance, I would have thought he had lost the battle!" Zhao Jiahui said with a smile.

"Something is wrong, how can there be such a retreat? It's not good, Brother Yu is in distress, let's go to help. Huang Yufei saw that Yu Chaogui's people fled in a hurry, and the weapons and armor were thrown to the ground, and he had already sensed that something was wrong, and when he saw that Yu Chaogui was chased by several ghost-faced knights, he hurriedly led people to the rescue.

Although the demon ghost rider was fierce, he was also a little caught off guard in the face of the sudden attack of the Guanshan battalion soldiers. After a fight, the demon ghost rider broke out of the encirclement and retreated to the north.

"******, it's a bad luck today. Charge me and cut off all their heads. Yu Chaogui was annoyed by being chased and killed all the way, and when he saw the ambush and the enemy retreated, he wanted to take someone to kill him.

"Brother Yu, you have to be calm. The enemy's combat effectiveness is very strong, and we will suffer a big loss if we rush over it. We still report back to General Wei and make plans again. Huang Yufei saw that the enemy was ambushed and could retreat calmly, and he already knew that this army was not simple, so he stopped Yu Chaogui.

Although Yu Chaogui was unwilling in his heart, he still endured this breath and went back to restore his life to Wei Zeng. originally wanted to ambush the enemy, but was defeated, and Yu Chaogui felt aggrieved.

"This cavalry of the enemy should be their hole card, as long as this cavalry is eliminated, the demon sect will have nothing to do. Miss Sa, you go to support Yu Chaogui, no matter what method you use, you must destroy the enemy. Jiang Luqing, you also go, you can do whatever you can, and you don't have to show mercy to them. ”

Wei Zeng was also secretly shocked when he heard the news of Yu Chaogui's defeat, and after thinking for a while, he asked Sajiali to lead the army to support Yu Chaogui.

Seeing that the enemy was beaten and had no power to fight back, Zuo Qinwei was very satisfied with the combat effectiveness of the Demon Ghost Rider. After a short rest, he continued to rush in the direction of Lu Ye City. Just to prevent the ambush of the Yanbei army, Ding Zhuang, who was requisitioned, was arranged to explore the way ahead.

"Jiang Luqing, do you have any way? The combat effectiveness of this cavalry is too terrible for us to destroy them. Sajiali came to the front of the formation and saw the demon ghost rider, she already knew that this army was not simple, and she frowned and asked Jiang Luqing.

"This army can't even stop the Guanshan battalion, and it is really not easy to defeat them. But it's not completely impossible. Miss Sa, what do you think of those infantrymen? Jiang Luqing said after careful observation.

"Just those infantry, the formation is scattered, the equipment is so poor, just a group of miscellaneous soldiers." Sagaree said dismissively.

"That's right, they're a bunch of miscellaneous soldiers. In the battle of the army, it is a whole. If there is a problem in one part, the whole army will have problems as a result. Although we cannot confront the enemy's cavalry head-on, if we can defeat the enemy's infantry, what kind of climate can this cavalry become? Avoiding the real and attacking the false is the key to victory. Jiang Luqing said.

Zuo Qinwei led the demon ghost cavalry to advance in the direction of Lu Ye City, and no one could do it wherever he went. Zuo Qinwei has already sent someone to inform Shui Qingliu that once these tens of thousands of troops arrive under Lu Ye City, they will definitely be able to repel Wei Zeng by cooperating with the attack inside and outside the city. At that time, Lu Yecheng's predicament can naturally be lifted. With this cavalry unit, it is not impossible to defeat the Yanbei army in one fell swoop. At least now Zuo Qinwei is very confident.

Ding Zhuang, who was exploring the road in front, found that a Yanbei army was coming to stop him, and hurriedly retreated to inform the left guard. After receiving the news, Zuo Qinwei immediately ordered the demon ghost rider to rush forward, and tens of thousands of Ding Zhuang swept away with the demon ghost rider.

The Yanbei army that was blocking in front saw the demon ghost cavalry attacking, and retreated while shooting arrows, which did not mean to confront the demon ghost cavalry head-on. The left guard ordered the demon ghost rider to suspend the attack and let the crossbowmen come forward in pursuit. The Demon Rider is clinging to a crossbowman, waiting to close the distance between the enemy and then charge.

Zuo Qinwei led people to chase for a few miles. Seeing that it was about to go to Lu Ye City, could it be that the northern army of Yanbei planned to retreat and not fight with him? Then why did he send this army in front of him? Zuo Qinwei was puzzled, but in order to reinforce Lu Yecheng, he still chose to move on.

Suddenly, the Yanbei soldiers in front stopped retreating, and more people appeared. Form a spear formation and plan to engage the demon ghost horseman.

"It seems that Wei Zeng still hasn't learned enough lessons. With these people, can they stop my iron horsemen? Then I'll take some more time and teach Wei Zeng a lesson. Zuo Qinwei chuckled and ordered the demon ghost to ride in front of the crossbowman and form a chain of horses. It's going to be crushed.

Facing the impact of the demon ghost ride, the Yanbei soldiers in front retreated to the dense forest while fighting, and took advantage of the forest's obstruction to maneuver with the demon ghost ride.

However, the chain of the Demon Ghost Rider can be combined and solved, and it can form a large array with a length of hundreds of meters, or it can be divided into small teams to attack, although the forest has caused a certain obstacle, but the Demon Ghost Rider is still step by step towards victory. Ding Zhuang in the rear followed and swept away.

Just when the demon ghost rider was fighting with the Yanbei soldiers in front, a large group of men and horses rushed out of the dense forest behind the side and directly killed Ding Zhuang in the rear.

These Ding Zhuang were all forcibly recruited, they haven't gone through any major battles, and their equipment is a little rudimentary, and it's okay to follow the demon ghost to ride behind to pick up leaks, but the frontal fight is a one-touch collapse.

Under the blow of the ambushed Yanbei soldiers, Ding Zhuang in the rear soon fell into a rout. The officers tried their best to stop it, but the defeat was like a mountain, and not a few people could save it.

Seeing that the rear was attacked, the left guard hurriedly ordered the demon ghost rider to retreat to rescue. But under the impact of Ding Zhuang who was running in all directions, the formation of the demon ghost rider also became scattered.

The Yanbei soldiers received an order not to directly confront the demon ghost cavalry, but when they saw the miscellaneous soldiers in the rear, they fought to the death. Although the Demon Ghost Rider did not suffer much loss, the tens of thousands of people led by Zuo Qinwei had fallen into great chaos.

The tragic casualties irritate everyone's nerves. Although the Demon Ghost Rider was selected from among the battle-hardened soldiers, he could not be calm now, and began to run with the others.

Sagari watched the battle and saw that the Demon Ghost Rider was beginning to rout, so she launched a general attack. The demon legion, which was already panicking, saw the enemies appearing in all directions, and all the determination to resist was gone. The Yanbei soldiers chased after the north and defeated the demon legion that came from the direction of Lu Ye City.

Zuo Qinwei saw that the army was defeated like a mountain, and his heart was desperate to the extreme, the demon ghost ride is the hole card of the water clear stream, and now the demon ghost ride is destroyed, and everything is over.

Just when Zuo Qinwei sighed and didn't know what to do. I saw a general rushing over without mercy, striking him in the chest with a cane, knocking the left guard off his horse.

"It's you." Zuo Qinwei saw the person clearly, spit out a mouthful of blood and died.

"That's right, it's me. Isn't it majestic to chase me all the way yesterday? See you are still majestic today? Yu Chaogui was angry at yesterday's defeat, killed Zuo Qinwei, and continued to lead the army to pursue the enemy.

The north wind is howling, the clouds are bleak, and the snow is white all over the ground. The north wind blew for ten days, and the snow fell for ten days, and all the yellow leaves were buried by the heavy snow, but it was not only the yellow leaves that were buried under the heavy snow. The Yanbei Righteous Army didn't have time to clean up the battlefield, so they were driven back to the camp by heavy snow. With this heavy snowfall, the destroyed demon army was forever sealed in the forest of Luye City.

It was very cold all winter, and the snow didn't melt all winter. Under the severe cold, the Yanbei soldiers besieging the city did not have the intention of attacking the city. Fortunately, the supply line was quite smooth, and the Yanbei soldiers were well fed and drunk and wore winter clothes, so they were not knocked down by the severe cold.

"How's the direction of Lu Ye City? Isn't the enemy ready to surrender yet? Wei Zeng asked while looking at the fire. It has been almost three months since the destruction of the Demon Ghost Rider, and the Yanbei Rebels have also tried to attack Lu Yecheng several times, but the enemy's resistance is too strong, and the Yanbei Rebels have returned in vain.

"Now the enemy has been besieged by us for months, and the reinforcements have been wiped out by us. However, Shui Qingliu has made up his mind to defend and refuses to surrender, and it seems that we must prepare for a long-term siege. Wei Zeng, just leave it to us here, it's not a matter for you to stay here all the time. You are the leader of Yanbei, or it is better to return to Shifeng City as soon as possible, Mr. Qi has already sent people to urge him several times. You can rest assured, the clear water can't consume us. Sagaree persuaded.

"I want to personally watch Shui Qingliu die, and I want to bury the Demon Sect with my own hands. Isn't there any way to capture Lu Ye City as soon as possible? Wei Zeng asked.

"General Wei, our Wind Rush Regiment has been operating in Lu Ye City for a few years, and we have some roots in Lu Ye City. If you can contact some wealthy merchants in Dao City, you may be able to take the city together. I don't think everyone is willing to bury Shui Qingliu. Feng Zhuyuan proposed.

"But the enemy has blocked the city gates, and the defense is very tight, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to communicate with the people in the city." Wei Zeng was puzzled.

(To be continued.) )