23. The Siege of Yanjing
At the end of June, the beginning of July,
It is the height of summer, and the people of the rivers and lakes are still trapped in waves of "gold rush", and it is a lively time, although from time to time there is news that wicked people kill people and sell goods.
But it still can't stop the attraction of the secret treasure that continues to appear.
Many people are rumored that this is a sign of the prosperity of martial arts in the rivers and lakes.
Those who are superstitious will associate these things with the defeat of the Demon Sect by the righteous path, thinking that God has opened his eyes and lowered the secret treasure to reward the righteous path heroes.
Of course, most of them have never participated in the battle of Luoyang or Jinling, but this does not prevent them from claiming to be righteous people.
For a while, it seemed that the martial arts in the world had become the right way.
In addition to the affairs of the rivers and lakes, there is also good news coming from the court, of course, this so-called good news is from the perspective of the southern country.
At the end of June, Hu Yan in the Western Regions, which had been harassing the Guanzhong area for more than half a year, was defeated in one fell swoop by the Tiance army that took the initiative to attack from Dasanguan, and in less than ten days, the two sides fought four major battles in Dasanguan, Tianshui and other places.
The Tiance army is worthy of being the strongest army in the world, four battles and four victories, the Hu Yan who fought fled in horror overnight, collapsed into an army, beheaded nearly 10,000 people, captured 20,000 giants, the news came, and the whole Chang'an was jubilant.
This matter, in fact, is really calculated, and it can be regarded as a matter of rivers and lakes.
New news is constantly being revealed? It is said that the commander of Hu Yan attacked and disturbed Guanzhong? Is it the remnants of the Demon Sect, led by the elders of the Seven Peerless Sects? Yang Beihan, the master of the half-step heavenly list.
Another grapevine? Is the Tiance Army's march so smooth because of the assistance of the masters of the rivers and lakes? Defeated Hu Yan's camp in advance, and the Demon Sect Elder didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
Plus everyone went viral? That day, the master duel on the city wall of Chang'an? Some people came to a conclusion.
The one who broke through the Jiulong cottage and captured Yang Beihan alive was the sect master of Wulong Villa, the "Demon Demon Sword" He Lichuan hero? It was also him who fought with Shen Qiu, the demon of the Left Dao, in Chang'an City? Shen Qiu, who was beaten, hugged his head and ran away.
not only dealt a blow to the arrogant arrogance of the demon, but also gave the people in the rivers and lakes who were bullied by him a vicious breath.
However, the masters of the rivers and lakes, the dragon sees the head but does not see the end, and it is difficult for ordinary people to see the true face? Plus He Daxia, who is now hunting down the demon Shen Qiu? Whereabouts are hard to find.
Even if the people of the rivers and lakes have the heart to follow, they don't know where to look.
And that section of the city wall that was defeated by He Daxia with a divine sword? In the past few days, it has also become a popular place for Guanzhong warriors to "check in"? A lot of people have heard the news? Pay homage to the legacy of heroes.
Anyone else claims to be from the ruins of the collapsed wall? Realized a set of peerless swordsmanship.
Xu is Zhengding 26 years is destined to be a series of major events, this happened in the Guanzhong area of the two major events just started, immediately a bigger thing appeared, overwhelmed the limelight of these things at once.
The land of Qilu, to be precise, the Changshan area.
The southern kingdom of Weihou, the general Zhao Lian, drove tens of thousands of elite soldiers to cross the river from Jinan Mansion.
The rapid march broke through the two heavy troops arranged by the Northern Dynasty in Changshan and Cangzhou in four days, just like breaking the sharp cone of the formation, and the soldiers pointed directly at the last line of defense of Gongwei Yanjing, Baoding.
The current location of the vanguard of the southern country is only more than a hundred miles away from Yanjing, once Baoding is broken, the capital of the northern country will be completely unsafe to defend and exposed to the elite soldiers of the southern country.
Although the veteran Zhao Lian can capture Yanjing, the world's most powerful city, is still unknown.
But this march went so smoothly, and the good news came one after another, which really relieved those who were worried about the national fortunes of the southern country.
Perhaps, this southern national fortune is not over yet.
With Zhao Lian's march from Qilu, the original confrontation between the north and the south in the Central Plains was also a whole body, and the vanguard of the northern country had signs of return.
However, Zhao Lian's anti-bandit army on the front line of Heze in advance had seized the opportunity.
And without Hu Yan's attack and harassment, the Tiance Army, which completely let go of its hands and feet, has also set out from the Weinan camp and joined the 6,000 new army in Luoyang.
It's like shutting down a door and beating a dog.
One left and one right, wanting to lock the vanguard of the Northern Army in the Central Plains.
Wu Shifeng's bandit army was arranged by Zhao Lian in advance.
However, Tiance Army's exquisite strategy was not communicated in advance, and it all relied on the "heart" of Li Shouguo and Zhao Lian, two battlefield veterans.
Although the two have different opinions, they can't urinate in the same pot.
But they have a common enemy.
More than half a year ago, the Northern Dynasty came violently, all the way to the edge of the Yangtze River, and saw that the south was going to be unable to hold on.
But half a year later, the southern kingdom sent troops to attack the northern capital, and between you and me, there was really a bit of the meaning of expelling the Tartars.
Outside Baoding, on the battlefield, a crazy siege battle is underway.
The soldiers of the southern army set up a ladder to rush the car, like a swarm of ants, under the scorching sun of gunsmoke, roaring towards the city wall to attack, and the northern army defending the city was not to be outdone.
Flying arrows rained down, and generals oversaw the battle at the head of the city, and whenever the ladder approached, fire arrows shot out and set it on fire.
More than a dozen siege ladders were stuck on the edge of the city wall, and red-eyed soldiers of the Southern Army flew up, wearing light leather armor, biting knives in the air, and climbing with both hands.
These soldiers were each wrapped in bloody killing qi, and their faces were distorted, like evil ghosts fighting beasts, in this fierce battlefield, in the shouting of killing, the battle qi in their bodies was running endlessly, like the best stimulant.
The power of the storm was constantly pouring out of the body, and outside the bodies of these soldiers, there was a blood-red, wind-like like true qi shield.
Can't stop the arrows.
But every arrow that fell, as long as it didn't pierce the brain, couldn't stop these berserkers.
The blade enters the body, and the pain adds to the body.
The more it hurts, the more force it erupts.
Seven or eight ladders were desperately pushed down by the northern army, but still could not stop the southern army rushing to the city, and the most tragic white-knuckle battle broke out at the head of the city.
Legend has it that the delicate southerners, on today's battlefield, are like a group of fierce beasts out of cages, not caring about their own casualties, roaring to bite the throat of the enemy and devour flesh and blood.
The war was only an hour, and the city wall of Baoding was on fire everywhere, even if the Northern Dynasty stationed heavy troops here, and there were experts from the Tongwu Sect to help, but it was only a matter of time before it fell.
"Report!"
After the pillar incense, the soldiers who were covered in blood, carrying knives with curly blades, rushed into the general's tent.
The soldier, who exuded a strong bloody and murderous aura, and whose eyes were red like wild beasts, knelt down on one knee and shouted to the marquis sitting in the camp tent:
"Master Hou, big victory! The city wall of Baoding has been broken, and the city gate will be opened! ”
"Well done!"
Wei Hou, whose face was a little pale, heard this, and suddenly stood up from his chair, his face full of joy.
He looked at the soldier in front of him and asked:
"Your subordinates, become the first to ascend, retreat, everyone will be rewarded after the war."
"General, I'm not tired."
The soldier threw up his head and shouted:
"Our troops can still fight, everyone can fight to the death, there are still thousands of enemy troops in the city, please allow my troops to attack again!"
"The old man believes that you can still fight."
Wei Hou looked at the bloody soldier, he looked at the bloodshot eyes, and a complicated taste appeared in his heart.
He said:
"You are all good men in our country, they are all brave warriors, and they are killer weapons in the hands of old men, but since they are killer weapons, they must be used in the most critical places.
Go and inform your commander, let him lead the troops to withdraw to the camp to rest, and when our army arrives at the city of Yanjing, you will be the first to attack the city! ”
"General Xie!"
The soldier looked surprised.
Although this besieger is extremely dangerous, if he can really break the city, it will be the first achievement.
Not to mention the world's heroic cities such as Yanjing City, and the heart of the enemy country, once it is broken, it is possible to reward meritorious deeds, those who ascend first, and be knighted and marquised.
Weihou's promise really made these soldiers who were immersed in fighting and eager to fight very much in their hearts.
He got up, leaned over Wei Hou, and strode away.
Looking at the back of this military man, Zhao Lian shook his head slightly, his eyes full of worry.
"You two."
He turned and said to the two henchmen in the tent:
"Take the elite of my border army, go to take over the city gate, clear the enemy army in the city, store grain and grass, the soldiers are fast, the army rests here for four hours, and then go to Yanjing!"
"Yes."
The two lieutenants replied with their hands crossed hands and withdrew from the tent.
When there was no one in the camp, Zhao Lian breathed a sigh of relief, sat on a chair, and looked at the map in front of him. TV updates the fastest www.biqugetv. (com)/ /
The city of Baoding is broken, the gateway to Yanjing is wide open, and there is no longer any obstacle.
It's just that this hundred battle army...
Zhao Lian thought of the soldier's intention to fight just now, and his heart was entangled and reborn.
This soldier who has cultivated a hundred battle tricks, is not afraid of life and death when he goes into battle, and his combat power is strong, once the battle spirit is stimulated, everyone is like a ghost and god possessed, and hundreds of hundred battle soldiers can defeat thousands of people in the northern army.
And after each battle, those soldiers who survived will become more and more prosperous and stronger.
It's completely humanoid beasts.
Such an army, it stands to reason, should be the dream of every general, but Zhao Lian has been deliberately controlling the frequency of the Hundred Battles Army since the day the war began.
Unless it encounters difficulties that ordinary elites can't attack, they will let the Hundred Battles Army go out.
He also ordered the prohibition of soldiers in the elite border army under his command, and privately learned to fight a hundred battles and make easy decisions.
"Where is this Immortal Art of War?"
In the empty tent, Wei Hou muttered to himself:
"It's clearly an evil spell!"
In these days, he had found that as the spirit of bloody battle deepened, the soldiers became more and more restless, and indeed became more capable of fighting, but also more unruly, like wild beasts.
Discipline plummeted.
Going to the battlefield to kill madness, slashing the blade at the comrade, has happened no less than dozens of times.
Even when they were resting in the camp, they could make noise over some trivial matters, and a group of irascible soldiers could not hold back the anger in their hearts at all, and if they were not careful, it would develop into a big scuffle of hundreds of people.
At least three times, Zhao Lian even had to send his own soldiers to suppress it.
It's only been a few days since the start of the war?
Less than seven days!
Wei Hou didn't dare to think about it, if the war dragged on for a long time, how chaotic would these hundred battle armies themselves be?
And as the battle qi in their bodies increases every time they fight, one day, they will be completely captured by the beast nature and lose their humanity.
"It's time to decide."
Zhao Lian clenched his five fingers and looked at the map in front of him again.
There is a big red cross drawn on the position of Yanjing, that is, the destination of his expedition this time, according to the current speed of the march, at most two days, the army can reach the bottom of Yanjing City.
"The Hundred Battles Army can no longer stay, and if it stays any longer, it will become a hidden danger."
Wei Hou stroked the bronze tiger talisman and thought in his heart:
"That set of tactics must not be used again.
This siege of Yanjing, let Zhao Biao leave this tiger and wolf army, make the best use of things, Zhao Biao, Zhao Biao, the old man taught you the art of war to win, but did not teach you to use this evil art.
That's it, it's also my Zhao family who has let down these good men, and I can only promise to mourn after death..."
"Ahem, ahem"
Wei Hou's heart ached, he coughed violently twice, covered his mouth, there was a fishy sweetness in his mouth, and when he took off the handkerchief in his hand, a trace of blood stains had emerged.
He looked at the blood-stained white silk in his hand, stood still for a few breaths, and then remained silent and hid the white silk in his sleeve.
"Yanjing!"
Zhao Lian walked out of the camp tent, looked at the smoke of gunpowder on the battlefield in the distance, and saw groups of wounded soldiers being brought back to the camp, so he walked to the wounded barracks.
This is a habit he has developed in the army for decades.
"Old man, as long as Yanjing!"
Wei Hou paraded through the camp of wounded soldiers, encouraging the soldiers from time to time, making promises and inspiring.
He had a smile on his face, so that the wrinkles were stretched, and he looked very happy, but in his heart, his heart was like iron and stone, and the stump and broken arm in front of him, and the camp full of wounded soldiers, could not interfere with Zhao Lian's mind.
Ci is not in charge of the soldiers!
He only needs Yanjing!
As long as you take Yanjing, the southern country, and the Zhao family, you will still be saved!
After a while, Wei Hou returned to the camp tent and sent someone to call his own cronies and butlers, who were the old family members who had served him more than 30 years ago, and they were truly intimate and reliable.
The old man leaned back in his chair, played with a pair of iron balls in his hand, and said to the butler:
"When you go home, you don't have to go to Yanjing with your husband, and when you go home, you will send the 'White Lion', 'Black God', 'Treading Wind', and 'Flying Snow' to Guanzhong.
Let's just say that the old man thanked General Li Shouguo for his assistance this time, sent some gifts, and expressed his gratitude.
You go in person. ”
"Master Hou!"
The butler was suddenly startled, and he said in a loud voice:
"Those four horses, rare in the world, are the lord of the country looking for and honoring your sixtieth birthday gift, and they are also your most beloved things, so it's not appropriate to give them away like this, right?"
"Well, it's not quite right."
Wei Hou thought for a moment, took out a key from his sleeve, handed it to the butler, and said:
"This gift is a bit thin.
Then take out all the money and treasures in the old man's private treasury and send them to Guanzhong together. Old man, no matter what method you use, you must let Li Shouguo, the old immortal, accept this gift! ”
"Master Hou, what are you..."
The housekeeper froze in place for a moment, not knowing what to say.
But seeing that Weihou closed his eyes, he didn't want to say more.
He didn't dare to ask more, so he left the tent quickly, and after the housekeeper left, Zhao Lian opened his eyes as he leaned on the chair.
He thought to himself:
"In all things that are in battle, before you think about victory, you first think about defeat.
Li Shouguo, the old man is immortal, you and I don't like each other all my life, but it can be regarded as a bit of a divine friendship, if the old man loses this battle, I am afraid that it will be the life money of my nephew and my Zhao family.
Da Chu...
Why didn't the old man want to be a loyal minister like you. ”