Section 338 March
This king will lead you to victory. ”
"This time, I'm on a journey with you!"
The last two sentences were crucial, Lu Qingxi clearly felt that the low morale was rapidly rising, there was no longer doubt and confusion in the eyes of the soldiers, and the fierce momentum returned to them.
"Now, open the gates, follow me, and kill!"
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For two days in a row, Hu Jinzhong always felt restless.
The news from the direction of Tiger Prison Pass is terrible, it has been confirmed that Gangwei City has been destroyed, and a large amount of supplies have been burned by the damned Ox Clan raiders. This means that supplies will not be available for at least three weeks.
The good news is that the Ox people have retreated, and they are like a group of thieves who are lucky enough to flee. According to the search of the sentinel cavalry sent by the Tiger Prison Pass, there is no sign of the remnants of the Niu army near Gangwei City, and it is currently in contact with the rear of the territory, and if everything goes well, a new batch of materials will soon be organized to be sent to the front line.
The temperature was higher than it had been a few days ago, the damn sun was releasing scorching heat, and the heat of over thirty degrees was sweaty, and there was nothing to look forward to except drinking water and chilling out.
After the news of Gangweicheng spread, morale has been very low. Hu Jinzhong didn't have a good way to do this, he killed a lot of people, but it was useless, and even caused hatred and anger among the lower-level officers and soldiers, and he had to pay attention to and reconsider the problem.
The impossibility of continuing the siege in this case, except for the death of more people, will not bring any benefit to the current stalemate.
Tiger Jinzhong has never been more looking forward to supplies from the rear than he is now. He knew very well that only a new supply delivery front could reinvigorate the low morale, and all rumors would be self-defeating.
It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon, which was the hottest time of the day. The Tiger Clan and the Deer Clan have been at war for many years, and the plain directly in front of the Red Moon City Pass is almost devoid of grass, and the nearby trees have long been cut down. The ground covered in sand and gravel was so hot that even the distant scenery twisted and swayed in the heat, as if it were an unreal illusion.
Everyone felt sleepy, and it was a pleasure to stay in the barracks and avoid the sun, and it was even more comfortable to be able to take a nap in a cool place. In this way, everything became quiet, and the patrol became slack, and pretended to walk back and forth in the camp, and then ran to a remote position to rest under the guidance of the officer. The sentries on the tower, too, were tired, and simply leaned against the wooden poles, closed their eyes, and curled up in the shadows of the canopy to nap.
Suddenly, there was a slight jolt on the ground. They quickly judged that it was the sound of countless footsteps stomping on the ground.
The gate of the all-steel Red Moon City slowly opened, and a group of heavily armed deer warriors rushed out. Wearing helmets and armor, they lined up in a straight line along the sides of the mountain and the city wall, and strode forward under the leadership of the officers.
Red Moon City has remained on the defensive for years. The Tiger Clan knew how strong the pass was, so every time they attacked, they built their camp close to the mountain, but not within the range of their bows and arrows. Doing so will maximize the pressure on the defenders of Red Moon City, forcing them to be unable to expel their army for field battles.
The results of centuries of war have long proven that this works. But now, it has become the biggest offensive convenience for the deer people.
No one waking up from a slumber has a very bright mind, and the Sentinels are no exception. He rubbed his eyes vigorously, finally convinced that he was not mistaken, panicked and untied the horn hanging from his waist, hurriedly stuffed it into his mouth, and blew it vigorously.
The alarm was raised at least five minutes later than usual.
The entire Tiger Clan camp seems to be a lazy beast, unable to maintain its best condition. While some of the soldiers were quick to react, many more remained ignorant, yawning as they fumbled with their weapons. The movement to his feet was slow and tired, and countless voices cursed the damned deer-people.
"These bastards are really good at picking the right time, can't they let Lao Tzu sleep well?"
"On such a hot day, there is still a war...... It's not a human life. ”
"Slow me down, don't worry, the deer people can't rush in, the front is all our people, and they are all archers. Maybe the deer people are just pretending, not wanting to fight. ”
"Let the people in front hold on, maybe by the time we rush over, the fight will already be over."
After all the chaos during this time, the Tiger warriors also became lazy and unable to maintain the strong morale and fighting consciousness at the beginning of the war. Especially after the news of the destruction of Gangwei City spread, many people became afraid, and they subconsciously thought that the Niu Clan and the Deer Clan had formed an alliance, and the opponents had changed from one to two, which was much stronger than their own side.
At the top of Red Moon City, looking at the two 10,000 people who had already formed a formation on the wasteland and attacked towards the Tiger Clan's camp, Lu Qingxi nodded slowly and walked down the steps in a different voice.
He promised these men that he would personally lead them into battle. Even if it's pretending, at least let them see themselves on the battlefield.
In fact, Lu Qingxi didn't want to fight at all, but Tianhao told him that ———— must fight, and win steadily.
Years of experience have made Lu Qingxi understand a truth: in this world, you can not believe in relatives and gods, but you must believe every word Tianhao said in a firm tone.
Especially if he himself has an interest in it, it is even more impossible to lie.
Bands of Deer warriors poured out of the open gates, trotted across the wasteland, and began to hold shields as they approached the Tiger Clan's camp. In the front row were heavily shielded men, followed by pikemen and swordsmen, and the archers began to shoot from their backs when they came into range, which was not very accurate, but could support the attacking team in front of them, creating a suppressive effect in the area.
When Lu Qingxi walked out of the city gate surrounded by guards and appeared on the battlefield, the battle had begun to become fierce.
The construction of the camp of the Tiger people continued the previous practice. Since there were no trees nearby, they brought large quantities of wood from the interior of the clan territory and built the walls by erecting deep burials side by side.
It is said to be a camp, but in fact there is only a wooden wall facing the direction of Hongyue City, with a length of more than one kilometer from east to west, and a large number of additional fortifications have been built in the west, and it is connected with the Pantuo River in the east.
Hu Jinzhong knew very well that the Deer Clan did not have many troops, and it was impossible for them to attack from the west by a long detour. Doing so can only give yourself the opportunity to calmly deploy and push back with overwhelming forces.
A few agile deer soldiers climbed the wooden wall, and they were extremely brave, and with only a short knife, they charged into the enemy group and slashed wildly. While the blade slashed the throat of his opponent, he was stabbed by spears from different directions, which was considered a horizontal death.
They are death squads, and the purpose of their existence is to fight hard, buy time for others, and create opportunities.
The thick iron chain was thrown into the sky, landing on the top of the wooden wall, and several deer warriors with big shoulders and round waists dragged the iron chain together, tightened, and dragged it towards their side, the thick and hard wood quickly became tilted, and a gap appeared in the middle of the closed wall.
This is a common practice in the course of barbarian battles, as long as the number of people is strong, they can pull the uneven rows of wood one by one, and then expand and tear the defense line.
Watching the logs that made up the wall being pulled out of the soil little by little, the deer soldiers gathered nearby were stabbed with spears by the defenders inside the wall before they could cheer.
In the era of cold weapons, the defender always has the advantage over the attacker.
Lu Qingxi continued to move forward under the support of the guards, he stared at the Tiger Clan camp with cold eyes, the battle situation was not as smooth as imagined, although he chose the most difficult time of the day, and he made sufficient preparations in advance, but the Tiger Clan people are not vegetarians, they reacted quickly, at least these guards behind the wall are extremely strong in combat, and they will not retreat.
"Execute the second plan." Lu Qingxi gave the order in a hoarse voice.
The captain of the guard nodded, raised the horn he had already held in his hand, puffed out his cheeks, and blew a long trumpet sound.
Suddenly, the deer warriors besieging the camp on the front line broke out into a collective shout.
"We've occupied the Tiger Prison Pass, you can't go back!"
"You goddamn fools don't know anything, we attacked Gangwei City, and you only have two days of food left."
"You have been deceived, there is no way back, surrender!"
Killing and shouting, the volume of the convergence is so huge, forming a shocking violent sound wave.
Fearful thoughts burst out from the depths of their minds, spreading rapidly among the Tiger Clan warriors.
The news of the destruction of Gangwei City has been confirmed, and this is a fact.
Why do the deer people say that the Tiger Prison Pass has fallen?
Could it be that Tiger Jin deliberately concealed and deceived us?
The human brain has an infinite and vast thinking space, and any little thing that is fermented by propaganda will form a terrible imaginary picture.
"We have boats, and we will send men from the river to bypass you and attack you directly."
"Hahahaha, I haven't seen this trick, if you continue to fight, you will lose, so let's honestly kneel down and beg for mercy!"
"Lay down your arms, surrender or kill!"
A lot of people saw those boats coming upstream.
No one would want to verify the truth of these words at such a time...... It must be true, because I have seen it with my own eyes, and the Grand Commander has not denied it.
Shock and panic spread among the defenders, and soon the first to turn and flee appeared.
He was scared, very scared.
I am not afraid of death, and I will fight valiantly in the face of a strong enemy, but that doesn't mean I'm a brainless idiot. I want to go home, I don't want to be a prisoner of the deer people, I don't want to starve to death because of lack of food.
More followers appeared.
In some sections, entire squads fled en masse, tight defenses suddenly loosened, and the attackers seized the opportunity to pull open more wooden walls, and the long-awaited Deer soldiers rushed in.
Hu Jinzhong had already left the camp, and he stood on the high rear tower in his clothes, staring angrily ahead with eyes that were almost about to breathe fire.
The effect of the rumors was so terrible that it caused him unexpected damage.
The first direction based on the wooden wall was crumbling, and too many fugitives had no intention of fighting and poured into the camp, triggering a new round of panic.
"Overseer, give it to me!" The tiger roared angrily, gritting his teeth and issuing orders.
Hundreds of guards stepped forward with swords and slashed at the fleeing soldiers.
"Give me all back, and if you don't want to die, take up arms and fight."
"As long as we kill all the deer people, we can win, don't listen to their nonsense, the tiger prison is not lost, it is still in our hands."
"Death to the fugitive coward, this is the order of Your Majesty and the Grand Commander!"
The fleeing Tiger soldiers never dreamed that death would come from their own people. Their heads were cut off, bolted to the top of a pole more than five meters long, and erected high, one by one, along the middle of the camp. From a distance, it looks like a strange street lamp from the era of civilization, constantly dripping blood.
Lu Qingxi was very excited, he clenched his fists hard, and couldn't wait to give an order: "Let the people behind rush up, the Tiger Clan can't stop it." ”
The number of defenders of the Deer Clan in Red Moon City was far inferior to that of the Tiger Clan, if it weren't for Tianhao, Lu Qingxi would not have made up his mind to come out and send the main force to attack, leaving only 5,000 people to defend the city.
He had a vague idea of combat and little experience, but at least he could see the situation clearly and knew that he had gained the upper hand and that it was time for additional reinforcements.
The mighty Deer army toppled the wall and crossed the first line of defense.
Fierce and murderous, he led a group of officers and guards with a round shield and a waist knife in his arms, and strode towards the fierce fighting of the follow-up line in front of him.
Now there is no need for commanders, only warriors.
Only by allowing more people to see themselves fighting on the front line can we effectively boost morale.
The standard-bearer followed, and the tiger's head pennant exclusive to the commander fluttered in the wind.
"Kill!"
The order was simple and direct, he trotted and accelerated, knocked away a deer warrior who rushed in front of him with his shield, and slashed the opponent's neck with a backhand, the man's eyes widened, his hands covered his wounds, and he slowly fell down in panic and unwillingness.
Hu Jinzhong was not interested in apologizing to a dying man, he swung his knife and pounced on the next target, seized the opportunity, blocked the opponent's spear with his shield, dodged and rushed closer, the tip of the knife pierced the opponent's left eye under the action of inertia, the heart-rending scream and the knife drawing action were carried out at the same time, a cold light with a perfect trajectory flashed in the air, his neck was cut two-thirds, and the head that lost support was crooked on the spot.
Only the strongest warriors are eligible to be drafted into the Guard. There are not many people gathered around Tiger Jin, but they are all first-class good players. Like a nail, it was driven into the middle of the crumbling line of defense, appearing when people were panicking, stabilizing the situation.
"It's the Grand Commander, I'm not mistaken, the Grand Commander came up in person."
"Kill! Kill all the damned deer people! ”
"Don't run away, what can you do if you lose the Tiger Prison Pass? Our problem now needs to be solved by the deer people, and if we continue to run, everyone will die. ”
The officers played their full role, they slashed desperately, desperately roared.
The machetes of the Warlords only recognize directions, not people.
Instead of dying at the hands of his own people, it is better to turn around and go back to fight with the deer people.
Once again, the tide of battle was turned.