Chapter 657: Battle of Gaoyang
Now Jizhou is relatively empty, the god of war and others are ready to move on the border line, and the guide zhì Tian Feng cannot lead troops to rescue, and even has to send troops and horses to guard the border city of Sili and Yanzhou, so that the garrison of Gaoyang City is inevitably insufficient, at most it is two or three hundred thousand garrison corps, these people's Su zhì is far less than the main army high, and Gongsun Zhan is a peerless general, there are strong soldiers such as Bai Ma Yi under his hands, and the army under his command can fight well, if you want to defend it, you may not be able to hold on!
Anxi's surroundings are in charge of Wu Hongchen, her ability Zhang Fan will not question, but it is difficult for a Qiao woman to cook without rice, the difficulty she faces is indeed a little too great, Zhang Fan has already sent Fu Chen, Aoshuang Douxue with Zhang Jaw Liyi to support, but the road from Qingzhou to Gaoyang City is too far, if the horse gallops, it is estimated that it will take several days, whether Wu Hongchen can hold on to that day is still unknown!
Zhang Fan was a little worried in his heart, because once Gaoyang City was lost, the entire Jizhou would be exposed to Gongsun Zhan's iron hooves, and the large rear area that he had built with great difficulty was very likely to be destroyed, which he could not afford.
The people in the field were silent for a while, and finally Xu Shu spoke: "Jizhou is in danger, but if the lord wants to attract the people of Qingzhou, he needs to be on guard against the attack of thieves at all times. ”
Zhang Fan nodded, and now the situation can only be like this, thinking of this, he thought about it carefully, and said: "If you want to return to Jizhou as much as possible, you need a strong force, and cavalry is the best choice, since this is the case, I will take the White Horse Yicong and Qiang cavalry team, the Tiger Ben Iron Cavalry is a heavy cavalry, it is difficult to travel far, just stay here and cooperate in defense!" ”
No one said anything after such a decision, Zhang Fan continued: "Yan Liangwen Chou, you two stay here to lead the army, be sure to ensure that the migrating people are not harassed, and assist my second brother to garrison the city, if you have spare strength, you can try to recover some cities and expand your territory!" ”
Yan Liangwen was a little helpless when he said about the scandal, in fact, they wanted to go back to Jizhou with Zhang Fan, but since the lord had already spoken, they didn't say anything, they could still make meritorious contributions if they stayed here, and they didn't have to force it too much.
"We obey!" The two said.
Zhang Fan paused slightly, and said: "Yuan Zhi, you will also stay in Qingzhou to assist Yan Liangwen Chou and General Yuncheng to protect together, with you, I believe that those thieves will not be able to make too many waves!" ”
"The lord has praised it, I will do my best!" Although he said that, Xu Shu is obviously very confident, and with his ability, he has his own success.
After arranging a qiē, Zhang Fan did not slack off, and hurriedly stood up and ordered: "Zilong, Wushuang!" The two of you will return to Jizhou with me and set off immediately! ”
"Yes!"
Zhao Yun and Pan Feng Alliance received orders, each went to gather soldiers and horses, not to mention, it didn't take long for the White Horse Yicong and Qiang cavalry teams to gather outside the city, majestic and strong enough to have more than 20,000 horsemen, each of them was full of momentum, waiting for Zhang Fan's instructions.
Leaving the iron wall, Haoyun and others guarded Tai'an, Zhang Fan led the rest of the Dragon Soul team members to set off together, and 20,000 cavalry galloped up and shook the mountains, heading straight towards the north of Ji, from there to take a boat back to Jizhou to rescue Gaoyang City!
Qiē is in full swing, but at this moment Gaoyang City has fallen into a bitter battle, the smoke of gunpowder is burning everywhere, the city wall of Gundam has been damaged, and some places have even collapsed, Wu Hongchen stood on the city wall, with a sad face, surrounded by Zhang Fanjun's generals Yang Lin, Li Yu, etc., they were all covered in blood, their faces were full of exhaustion and anxiety, and they clenched the blades in their hands.
Outside the city, Gongsun Zhan's army of more than 300,000 people lined up, the momentum was incomparably heavy, this time his preparation was very sufficient, wells, ladders, rushing cars, etc., it can be seen that his determination to break through Gaoyang City!
The white BMW stepped forward slightly, Gongsun Zhan waved the long sword in his hand, and shouted: "Now that my army has come to the city, Gaoyang City is in dilapidation, I'm afraid it won't be able to hold out today, instead of spilling blood under the city, why don't you disarm and surrender!" ”
Wu Hongchen's face was calm, unmoved, as long as she was still standing here, she would never allow the enemy army to step into Gaoyang City!
"General Gongsun, my lord is the Jizhou pastor of the imperial court, and he is a major minister of the Han Dynasty, you listen to the words of the traitor and raise troops to attack, this is a big mistake, do you want to continue to be wrong? In my opinion, you might as well choose to retreat, and we promise that we will not be to blame for the past, how about it? ”
Gongsun Zhan sneered when he heard this: "What a sharp-toothed girl, do you think it is possible to turn things back now?" Is there no one under the command of the storm, isn't it ridiculous to use a woman to defend the city? ”
Wu Hongchen's eyes flashed, but he didn't pay attention to it, and Nandie Mengbei on the side suddenly stopped doing it, and shouted: "It's that we women have blocked your army outside the city for five consecutive days, and you can't advance an inch, isn't it possible that you are not even as good as a woman?" ”
Gongsun Chan was furious, raised his hand and shot an arrow, his force was very strong, and the range far exceeded that of ordinary archers, but the power contained in his feather arrows at this distance was not too sufficient, and he was blocked by Nan Diemengbei with a knife, and did not cause any damage.
Gongsun Chan was still about to attack again, but he was stopped by a person beside him, and the appearance of this person also made Wu Hongchen frown, it turned out that he was none other than the cardinal in the temple of holy war, Thomas!
The Holy War Hall lost in the national war, and the British did not even enter the second round of the national war, Thomas was naturally full of resentment towards Zhang Fan, the culprit, and his station also happened to be in Youzhou, and he climbed the line of Gongsun Chan through various methods, squeezed out the king of the underworld, and the development momentum was at its peak for a while!
This time Zhang Fan sent troops to Qingzhou, and the blood spirit asked for help because of this, Thomas immediately realized that Jizhou was empty, and this was an excellent opportunity, so he said that Gongsun Zhan, who had an enmity with Zhang Fan, sent troops, and approached Gaoyang City with lightning speed.
Thomas and Gongsun Chan launched a siege war together, but no substantial progress was made in the five days of the battle, and today is the sixth day, both of them vowed to break through Gaoyang and open a breakthrough into Jizhou!
Grabbing Gongsun Zhan, Thomas sneered: "The general doesn't have to be angry, why should he be like a woman?" When we break through the city, we will behead it for public display! ”
"You have a point!"
Gongsun Chan nodded slowly, and with a wave of his big hand, he shouted: "Siege!" ”
The army under the command of Gongsun Chan was well-trained, first there was Bai Ma Yi from the battle to suppress the city head with a bow and arrow, and then the well was followed, there were archers standing on it to shoot, almost flush with the city wall in height, so that the advantage of the defender was greatly reduced, and then the chariot began to approach the city gate under the protection of the shield infantry, and its movements were so neat and uniform, it was a great threat to the defenders!
Wu Hongchen's eyebrows frowned slightly, after days of fighting, the defenders in Gaoyang City were only in their early 200,000s, and they had been suppressed for a long time, and their morale was not very high.
"Steady!" Wu Hongchen shouted: "The archers use the wall battlements as a cover to shoot the enemy archers on the well first, followed by the rushing convoy under the city, don't let it approach the city gate!" ”
The command of both sides is very effective, you go back and forth between each other to start a big battle, although Gongsun Zhan's army is elite, but after all, it is the besieging side, congenitally at a disadvantage, and the casualties paid during the strong attack are slightly more than the defenders, this trend makes Gongsun Chan very helpless, but it cannot be changed, the main reason is that the command of Wu Hongchen is too good, and it is difficult for Gongsun Chan to take advantage.
Both of them did their best, both used their most powerful strength, casualties continued to occur, many people died, but although the defenders did not retreat, the city wall of Gaoyang City was not so strong, with the strong impact of the rushing car, finally a large part of the city wall collapsed, the Gongsun Zan army outside the city took the opportunity to rush forward, as a breakthrough into the city, Yang Lin and other generals hurriedly resisted, a dry female player of the dance red dust side also participated in the battle, their strength is also strong, but after all, they can not suppress the momentum of the other party in the chaos of the army, The beaten and retreated one after another, seeing that the city wall was about to be lost, Gaoyang City was about to fall!
"Boss, shall we withdraw?"
Some players said to Wu Hongchen: "It's not that our strength is weak, it's that Gaoyang City is too fragile, and Gongsun Zhan's army is really crazy, and it's difficult to hold on any longer!" ”
Someone chimed in: "Yes, if you leave the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, let's retreat first and guard the city in the rear!" ”
Many players kept talking, but they didn't stop under their hands, and all kinds of attacks were sent out non-stop, without taking half a step back.
Wu Hongchen shook his head heavily when he heard this: "You can't retreat!" You don't want to think about it, if we retreat now, how can we resist if the White Horse Yi of the Gongsun Chan faction has always pursued us? I'm afraid I will be hunted down all the way until the whole army is wiped out! Today we have no way out, only to fight to the death! ”
"Fight to the death!"
Many players all nodded, although they are women, but they have a lot of pride, since they have chosen, they will not regret it, and suddenly the attack is even stronger, and Gongsun Chan's army started a tug-of-war, and the gap is dead!
"Haven't you come back yet? How is the war in Qingzhou? If you don't come back, I'm afraid this Gaoyang City won't be able to be saved! ”
Wu Hongchen sighed lightly, but his eyes became more and more determined: "But don't worry, I swear to live and die with this city, the city is in the people, and the city is broken!" ”
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