"Bang

The alarm bell at the head of Jiangling City rang, which means that the Battle of Jiangling has officially begun, and it also means that the two demons whose wisdom far exceeds that of the world, Xiangyu and Liu Qing, the two demons whose wisdom far exceeds that of the world, slowly kicked off.

On the city wall on the west side of the city, Feng Xi, the general of the Taiping Army, held his sword in both hands and looked at the Great Liang Army that had already approached the city with a cold expression.

"Sure enough......

With a sneer, Feng Xi calmly shouted to the panicked Taiping sergeants nearby, "Don't panic, the whole army is ready to fight!" ”

The role of the general is reflected in the command and dispatch of the battle and the stabilization of the army's heart, after Feng Xi's shout, the Taiping soldiers on the city wall gradually calmed down and tightened their grip on the weapons in their hands.

There is no one who does not know that they are about to face a fierce battle!

"......" glanced at the crossbowmen who were lying under the battlements, Feng Xi breathed heavily, he was originally a Great Zhou officer commanding thousands of people, and he was the official to the position of military commander, but in the here and now, Feng Xi still felt nervous.

The murderous aura on the battlefield is so thick and oppressive, as thick as rice milk, that people will inevitably breathe uneasily.

It's closer......

It's closer......

Feng Xi clearly saw that the crossbowmen who were lying in ambush under the battlements, their hands holding the crossbow trembled slightly, and the knuckles of their ten fingers were blue and white.

[No, it's not time yet!] ]

Feng Xi secretly admonished himself.

The warships of the Zhou army are getting closer and closer to Jiangling City.

Thirty zhang ......

Twenty zhang ......

Ten Zhang......

It's right in front of you!

Feng Xi clearly saw that the soldiers on the Great Zhou Soldier ship had jumped out from behind the bunker on the ship, roaring to climb the city wall that was only less than a foot above the ship's position.

It's time!

Pulling out the sword in its sheath suddenly, Feng Xi roared sharply, "The crossbowmen are in position!" ”

As soon as the words fell. On the city wall, where there was originally only a row of sword and shield soldiers, a row of crossbowmen suddenly stood up, holding bows and arrows, and the arrows glowing with cold light pointed directly at the Great Zhou soldiers who were close at hand.

"Shoot the arrows!" Feng Xi's right hand slashed down heavily, and at that moment, arrows rained down on Jiangling City.

However, what made people stunned was that those Zhou soldiers who had just made a strong attack on the city wall seemed to be unpredictable prophets. The moment he released the arrow on the city, he retracted behind the bunker on the warship.

"Tuk Tuk-!!"

The sound of a series of arrows hitting the plank suddenly sounded, dense and thick, however, these arrows did not have the desired effect. Only a few dozen people were shot.

"......" Feng Xi frowned, and the lieutenant general beside him widened his eyes even more, looking at all this in disbelief, and said in a lost voice, "How is it possible?!" - The ambush failed? ”

"Doesn't it work? - Such a superficial strategy! On a military ship under the city, Liang Cheng, the commander of the Great Liang Army, looked at the wall with a sneer.

Liang Cheng, the chief general of the Great Liang Army. He does not have the martial arts of championing the three armies and being unparalleled in the world like Chen Bei, nor does he have the talent of exhaustive strategies like the eldest grandson Xiangyu, Li Xian, and Liu Qing, and he does not have Xie An's insight beyond the entire era, he is just a very ordinary general in the local armies of the Great Zhou.

But. Ordinary does not mean incompetent, and he can sit in the position of the chief general of the Liang army, that is because Liang Cheng has his uniqueness in the command of the battle, in fact. Xie An had fought with Liu Qing nearly ten times in Hukou before, and Liang Cheng was in command.

Put aside your personal martial arts and your sense of smell to grasp the crisis on the battlefield. Liang Cheng is not inferior to Fei Guo, Ma Dan, Tang Hao, the generals of the Jizhou soldiers, and the step-by-step warfare is what Liang Cheng is best at.

"It's underestimated!" Beside Liang Cheng, the deputy general Wang Huai sneered and said, "Who doesn't know that there is no other Jiangling City in the traitor King Li Yan, and there is no shortage of bows and crossbows and arrows?" -- Obviously, our army is attacking the city on a large scale, but there are few crossbowmen in the city, and they clearly want to ambush our army...... Is Feng Xi really a fool when everyone else? As he spoke, he shook his head and said with a bit of mockery, "However, seeing that Feng Xi was just a small local military Sima at the beginning, don't expect too much......

Liang Cheng smiled faintly, didn't speak, waved his big hand, and shouted in a deep voice, "The whole army ...... Storm the city! ”

I have to say that Liang Cheng's grasp of the timing of the battlefield is still quite accurate, using a previous feint to deceive a round of arrows from the Taiping army in the city, and then taking advantage of the fleeting gap of the enemy's arrows from the quiver, he issued a real order for the whole army to attack the city.

It's just that he underestimated Feng Xi......

"Hooked!" Muttering, the corners of Feng Xi's mouth raised a little smile, and once again shouted in a deep voice, "The second row of crossbowmen is in place!" Shoot the arrows! ”

"What?! - Second row? Hearing Feng Xi's voice in the city, Wang Huai's face changed greatly, and even the calm Liang Cheng's eyes showed a bit of incredulity, and he looked at the row of crossbowmen in the city in disbelief, and stood up with a row of crossbowmen.

For a while, a rain of arrows was fired from the city again, as dense as a tide of locusts, and those Zhou soldiers who had even touched the city wall looked at the enemy crossbowmen who were only a few feet away, and watched them pull the trigger of the crossbow.

"Ahh

Screams rang out everywhere, and countless Zhou soldiers fell into the water with a wail.

"Second stage ......shooting" Liang Cheng subconsciously clenched his fists, he originally wanted to take advantage of the enemy's loading of crossbow arrows to call his soldiers to attack the city wall, but he never expected that he would fall for Feng Xi's strategy instead.

"Who underestimated the opponent, Liang Cheng?" As if he could see Liang Cheng's stunned expression, Feng Xi licked his lips and said with a sneer, "You are just lucky, the guys who have talent but can't climb to the high position in the army are everywhere in this world!" ”

"Feng Xi ......" I don't know if I heard Feng Xi's words, Liang Cheng's eyes showed a little displeasure, thought for a while, and roared sharply, "The shield hand stepped forward and went to the bow of the ship to block the arrow!" - Vanguard, attack me! ”

At this point, Liang Cheng couldn't care about cherishing the lives of his soldiers, after all, capturing Jiangling was the most important thing.

"I'll go!" Dropping a word, the deputy general Wang Huai snatched a spear from the soldier next to him and ran to the bow of the boat.

At this time, the soldiers of the vanguard of the Zhou army had hooked the stones on the wall of Jiangling with their hooks attached to the ropes.

See here. Wang Huai grabbed the rope with his left hand, supported his legs on the outer wall of the city wall, turned over and jumped onto the wall, and when he saw it, it was countless Taiping troops armed with spears, bows, crossbows, swords and shields.

This amount...... On this side of the city wall alone, there are about two or three thousand soldiers, right?

Rao is Wang Huai couldn't help but be shocked, and he shot a gap with a gun in both hands. The Zhou soldiers behind the cover forcibly landed on the city.

"Damn it!" Not far away, Feng Xi gritted his teeth and cursed, and glanced at the outside of the city like an ocean with a complicated expression.

In peacetime, the Zhou army would not be able to attack the Jiangling city wall, which was more than four zhang high, at least it would not be able to attack the city so easily......

If the Zhou army had not flooded Jiangling with such a despicable scheme......

Feng Xi sighed secretly in his heart. But he also understands that the matter has come to this point, and even if he complains again, it will not have any effect.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Feng Xi caught a glimpse of a claw hook thrown up the city, hooking the wall stack stone in front of him.

Seeing that several Zhou soldiers under the city were trying to climb up to the city with ropes, Feng Xi suddenly raised the sword in his hand and slashed at the rope of the claw hook.

"Ding!!"

Sparks splash. A white mark was clearly left on the stone of the battlement, and at the same time, several panicked shouts rang out from outside the city, followed by a few pops. Feng Xi glanced at the city and clearly saw that the Zhou soldiers had fallen into the flood, and they were struggling to call for help with a panicked face.

Several crossbowmen beside Feng Xi also seemed to see the Zhou soldiers who were fluttering in the water, and were about to aim and shoot. Feng Xi waved his hand and shouted in a deep voice. "The crossbowman Hugh wants to take care of the Zhou soldiers who have fallen into the water, and give priority to preventing the Zhou soldiers on the ship from climbing the city wall! -- Most of Zhou Bing didn't know about water and didn't want to pay attention to it! As he spoke, he slashed down a Zhou soldier with his sword, and continued to roar, "The sword and shield hand stepped forward, blocked the city wall, and cut the claw hook rope of the Zhou army!" - Without ropes, the Zhou army could not attack the city! ”

"Yes!" The Taiping army acted according to the order and carried out the orders given by the general Feng Xi in an orderly manner, which hindered the trend of the Zhou soldiers to force their way to the city wall.

However, there are exceptions......

"Get out of here, get out of here!" Roaring loudly, Feng He, the fierce general of the Great Liang Army, ignored the dense Taiping army's crossbowmen, forcibly fought his way out of the bloody road, and landed on the city.

In terms of martial arts, Feng He is at most only about the same as Liao Li, who once served as the commander of Xie An's guards, and is not as good as brave generals such as Fei Guo, Ma Dan, and Tang Hao, but at this moment, the courage he shows is obviously better than any general in the Great Liang Army and the Jizhou Army.

He was originally a cavalry general who commanded ten thousand cavalry, not only Liang Cheng's right-hand man, but also appreciated by the commander Xie An, who appointed him to supervise the cavalry and be responsible for the field battlefield, including harassing the Taiping army, containing the Taiping army, and even, Xie An also granted him the right to fight independently.

Fighting on his own, which means that as long as the time is right, Feng He can lead nearly 10,000 cavalry under his command to fight the Taiping army at any time.

This is a great honor, even the main general Liang Cheng failed to obtain this honor......

However, in the battle of Lushan in Pengze County, under the calculation of Ji Liu Qing in the sky, the ten thousand horsemen under Feng He were blocked by the Taiping army at the exits on both sides of the valley and shot alive......

Annihilated......

Thinking back to the tragedy of that day, Feng He's eyes were blood-red, and in his eyes, all the Taiping troops were the objects of his revenge.

"Peace thief! Taiping thief! Taiping Thief!! ”

Roaring with all his might, Feng He slaughtered himself into the heavy soldiers, and with each roar, a wisp of the soul of the Taiping soldiers was added to his sword.

"Will ...... General, you have gone too deep! The deputy general who finally killed Feng He reminded kindly.

Looking at the new lieutenant general whose appearance was still a little unfamiliar, Feng He suddenly remembered his former lieutenant general Lu Jian, a young officer who was a little impulsive but very loyal, and also remembered that at that time, Lu Jian forcibly pressed him into countless Tong Ze's corpses with blood, blocking tens of thousands of arrows for him.

[General...... Even if Feng Hejun is wiped out here, the general must live, otherwise, Feng Hejun ...... It's really over......]

With tears in his eyes, Feng He took a deep breath and turned his head to look at the most densely populated spot of the Taiping Army on the city wall, where Feng Xi, the general of the Taiping Army, was.

"Is that there?"

[You are the general of the 10,000-strong cavalry led by the lieutenant governor of the Great Liang Army, as a soldier, you want to die, and you will also die on the battlefield with a bang for your mansion!] In this way, you will live up to the generals who protected you with their own lives! ]

Xie An's words when he encouraged himself sounded in his ears, and Feng He licked his lips. A look of determination flashed in his eyes.

"It's this guy's command and dispatch that blocked our army's offensive, right?" Muttering to himself, Feng He walked in the direction of Feng Xi, during which he found a white cloth out of nowhere and wrapped the war knife around his right hand.

"Will ...... Checkmate? As if sensing something, the young lieutenant exclaimed, "Wait for the brothers in the back! -- When the brothers come up, let's kill them again......"

"Then it's too late! Don't kill the general of the thief army. The losses of our army will be even heavier! - You are here to cover the brother behind you, General Ben went to settle that Feng Xi! - This is an order! ”

"This ...... Be! The young lieutenant clenched his fists heavily, and said solemnly in a slightly trembling voice, "General Zhu...... It's done! ”

"Hey!" Glancing at the young lieutenant general, Feng He grinned. Without hesitation, they slaughtered the enemy at the most dense place.

Looking at Feng He's back, the young lieutenant general's mood was difficult to calm down for a long time.

He knew that General Feng He would not be able to come back, because there were thousands of Taiping troops in front of him......

Gritting his teeth, the young lieutenant raised his arms and shouted.

"Hold this stronghold! Defend even if you die! ”

"Oh!" More than a dozen Zhou soldiers nearby shouted, using their bodies to block the impact of several times or dozens of times the Taiping soldiers. It was hard to gain a firm foothold on the city wall, and bought time for the follow-up Zhou soldiers to land on the city.

And all this was exchanged for Feng He's life.

If it is a fierce general with martial arts such as Chen Bei, it may not be a big deal to rush and kill at the head of Jiangling City, which has almost no foothold. But for Feng He, every time he takes a step forward, it is extremely difficult.

The knife in his hand has gradually cracked open. It's no longer sharp. The pace of progress is becoming heavier and heavier. In particular, his arms were so heavy that he could not lift them as if they had been filled with lead.

Is that the end of it......

[General......]

[General!] ]

[General!!] ]

Vaguely, Feng He felt as if he had heard the voices of his old subordinates.

"Ahh - General Ben is here! In response, Feng He raised his heavy right arm and forcibly smashed the armor of a Taiping sergeant, breaking his entire chest and abdomen.

The strength seemed to fill the whole body again, although the body was already scarred, but the strength of Feng He's swing of the knife every time was still so strong, and even, it became more and more fierce, splitting the shield, smashing the armor, and frightened some Taiping soldiers to retreat again and again.

"Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! ”

There was a burst of exclamations above the city, and countless Taiping soldiers looked at Feng He with frightened expressions.

"Tuk Tuk-!!"

There was no dodge, or rather, there was no strength to dodge, Feng He calmly looked at the few crossbow arrows that pierced through the armor and pierced into his body.

I don't even feel pain......

If you don't feel it, is it because you're dead?

That's right, as early as when he was in Lushan, Feng He was already dead, and what survived was just a powerful ghost who desperately wanted to avenge the hatred of more than 10,000 subordinates......

Raising his head, Feng He stared at Feng Xi, the general of the Taiping Army, who was still commanding the soldiers in the distance, with his eyes that were no longer like a living person.

At this time, Feng Xi didn't seem to notice that there was a dying person that he regarded as a target to be killed, and he was still paying attention to the fight in the city.

"It's not easy to do......" Feng Xi sighed slightly.

There were too many Zhou troops, and the city wall that could have been used as a cover could not have played its due role......

It's only a matter of time before the city is broken......

"General," beside Feng Xi, one of the guards reminded in a low voice, "Withdraw, General, Her Royal Highness the Princess just hopes that we can hold off the Great Liang Army for a while, but I don't want the general to have any accidents because of this......

"Hmm......" Feng Xi nodded slowly and said in a low voice, "Has the rice warehouse in the city burned down?" ”

"Three of the ingredients were distributed to the people of the city, and the remaining seventy percent were burned...... Even if Jiangling is captured, the Zhou soldiers will not get even a grain of rice! ”

"Good!" Feng Xi nodded with satisfaction, and said in a deep voice, "Pass the order, the whole army is ready, and after holding on for a while, slowly withdraw to the northern city wall, and Her Royal Highness the Princess has prepared a small boat for us to withdraw the troops in advance......"

Speaking of this, Feng Xi's words came to an abrupt end, and he looked at the general of the Zhou army who had been killed here a few feet in front of him with a look of surprise.

"It's finally here......" Looking at the stunned Feng Xi, the corners of Feng He's mouth raised a little smile. This smile, reflecting the blood all over his body, is chilling no matter how you look at it.

Killed straight from that end? Just one person?

"......" subconsciously glanced at Feng He's bloody path, Feng Xi was moved, in his impression, only Chen Bei could do it.

"Foot...... Who? ”

"General Feng Hejun, the devil who asks for his life!" Feng He, who was spitting blood, gritted his teeth and said.

"I see...... "As if he understood something, Feng Xi nodded and said, "The battle situation is unfavorable." Are you going to snipe the general to break the deadlock? - It's a shame to be able to kill this place alone! As he spoke, Feng He slowly pulled out the saber at his waist.

"Will ...... Checkmate? Feng Xi's adjutant general was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly said, "Such a dying person, how can the general personally go out of the horse?" -- All the soldiers obeyed the order. Kill ......"

"Wait!" Raising his hand to stop the deputy general, Feng Xi looked at Feng He deeply, and said, "It is precisely because he is a dying person that he wants to finish it in person!" -- This is the morality of the military officer, that is, martial virtue! ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Feng Heyan's eyes when he heard this, and he said sarcastically. "It sounds like you were also a general of the Zhou army......

"Sima ...... of the former Yiyang Army"

"Whew!" Spit out, Feng He's face was full of ferocity, and he raised his sword and slashed at Feng Xi.

Listening to the strong sound of breaking wind, it's hard to imagine. Such a fierce and powerful sword was actually from the hand of a man who could not even stand on his feet.

“…… Now the general of the Taiping Army! Under Feng He's stunned gaze, Feng Xi's face did not change, and he easily took Feng He's fierce knife with his sword. In a cold tone, he said, "Again." is also the commander of the Tianfu Army, Feng Xi! ”

As he spoke, a cold glint flashed in Feng Xi's eyes, and the sword in his hand slashed off Feng He's head, warm blood spurted out like a fountain, and his huge head stared at Feng Xi with wide eyes, looking at Feng Xi in disbelief.

It was such a swift sword, fast, ruthless, and accurate, and the surrounding Taiping soldiers were greatly boosted, raising their arms and cheering.

It's just to send away a dying man, and to make such a fuss?

"......" frowned slightly, and Feng Xi put away his sword and turned around.

At this moment, his lieutenant seemed to have seen the most terrifying thing, his face was full of horror, and he trembled and said, "General...... Checkmate...... Be careful! ”

"Huh?" Feng Xun looked at the lieutenant in amazement, and was about to speak, when suddenly, a hand put on his shoulder, grabbing his shoulder blade painfully.

What's going on?

Feng Xi subconsciously turned his head, during which he caught a glimpse of the shadow of the headless corpse out of the corner of his eye, and he was shocked to find that the headless corpse was still standing, and even slowly raised the battle knife in his hand......

"Whew!"

The blade entered his body, Feng Xi looked at the tip of the knife that penetrated his chest in disbelief, and watched the armor on his chest quickly stained red with his blood.

How can it be?!

Under the frightened roar of the nearby Taiping soldiers, Feng Xi clutched his chest and slowly collapsed.

And at this moment, Feng He's head fell beside him with a thud, and the expression that was originally full of shock had long been replaced by the relief that he had received, and there was even a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

What a resentment!

What a will!

Feng Hejun...... Is it the cavalry team that was completely wiped out by Her Royal Highness the princess in Lushan, Pengze County earlier?

That's a ......

[General, the cavalry of the Zhou army has reached the position in the middle of the valley!] ]

[Hmm!] - Let's start, annihilate this cavalry, Hugh will spare one! ]

[Yes!] ]

The scene when he gave the order that day appeared in front of him, Feng Xi spat out a mouthful of blood, only to feel that the strength in his whole body gradually subsided.

"One report for another...... Providence is unpredictable......" Feng Xi shook his head with a wry smile, and used his last strength to give the final order.

"Withdraw! Army...... Remove...... Soldier ......"

"General?!" The Taiping soldiers nearby screamed and cried.

"Ding-ding!!" Not long after, the sound of the Taiping army's withdrawal sounded at the head of Jiangling City.

Seeing the Taiping army on the city wall slowly retreating, Liang Cheng, the commander of the Great Liang Army, frowned slightly.

What's going on?

The Taiping Army obviously still has the strength to fight, why did they retreat in a hurry?

Liang Cheng frowned and looked at the city, only then did he realize that the banner of Feng Xi, the general of the Taiping Army, had fallen down at some point.

"Report!" A herald hurriedly came to Liang Cheng and knocked on the ground, "General Qiyu, General Feng He is the general of the thief army, Feng Xi!" ”

"Good!" Liang Cheng squeezed his fist heavily and said happily, "Kill Feng Xi, this battle will be won!" - I really didn't expect it, Feng He's guy...... Ha ha! Where is General Feng He? ”

The herald bowed his head and did not reply.

"......" seemed to understand something, and the smile on Liang Cheng's face froze.

"Yes...... let out a long breath, Liang Cheng looked up at Jiangling City, which was close at hand, and used all his strength to shout loudly, "The whole army ...... Total Attack!! ”

"Oh!!"

-At the same time--

"Pop ......"

The fishing line was torn off, and Xie An, who was standing at the highest place in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River fishing, silently looked at the half of the fishing line on the fishing rod, and turned his head to look in the direction of Jiangling as if he was aware of it.

On September 18, the fourth year of Jingzhi of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the eldest grandson Xiangyu carried out a plan to flood Jiangling and sent the Great Liang army to conquer Jiangling. The battle lasted half an hour, during which the Taiping army lost more than 4,000 people and the Zhou army lost more than 3,000 soldiers.

In addition, Feng He, the general of the Great Liang Army, and Feng Xi, the general of the Taiping Army, killed each other.