Chapter 177: The Fall of Lonely Mountain City
When the soldiers at the east gate closed the city gate, the Hu people looked from afar, and really kept their promise and did not come to attack.
This made Vice General Yu breathe a sigh of relief. He explained to the others, and hurried to the general's mansion.
As soon as he entered, he had a sense of foreboding. ran to the backyard, and sure enough, he didn't see Gu Zhao's figure.
"This son of a bitch!" He slammed his fist into the wall in anger.
The general of a dignified country actually left the army and the people of the city, and sneaked away alone.
"I'm your eighteenth generation ancestor!" Deputy General Yu scolded angrily and left in a hurry.
There is no point in defending this city. All that's left is to fulfill the oath he made when he was a soldier.
When he passed through the streets of the city, he found that the Hu people who had rushed into the city had already taken the west city and were shooting at this side across the west street.
He rushed back to the eastern city, "leaving two brigades to guard the city gate, and the others, follow me to the city to support." ”。
Outside the surrendered city, General Zhou looked at the crystal-like city in front of him and was stunned.
The 20,000 troops all saw the tragic condition of the city wall and knew how hard they fought this battle.
The old general patted General Ma Bi on the shoulder with tears in his eyes and said, "The old man didn't mistake you!" You've held the city anyway. ”。
General Ma's face suddenly turned red! Dodged and said, "This has nothing to do with the last general!" If it weren't for the county lord of Linchuan, his subordinates would definitely not be able to hold on to the day you came back! ”。
"Oh! This is what the Lord of Linchuan came up with? General Zhou was taken aback.
"Yes! The last general really admires the county lord too much. General Ma Bi said with a smile: "King Qiancheng saw that we had built the city wall overnight, and he was dumbfounded, so he had to withdraw his troops!" ”。
"Where did they go?" Zhou Zhengqi asked.
"It looks like it's going to Lonely Mountain City!" General Ma said.
Zhou Zhengqi frowned, "It's not good, Lonely Mountain City is in danger!" He said in a deep voice.
"The order goes down, everyone turns to the northeast and moves on!"
At nightfall, the West Street of Gushan City was still dominated by the Hu people who swarmed in. Qi Bing could only continue to go back, relying on private houses to deal with them.
Outside the gates of several other cities, there were several cavalry tribes. These are the usual diehard subordinates of King Qiancheng.
The black lights were blinding, and the Hu people did not dare to act rashly, and the night was just a skirmish. Everyone knew that as soon as the day dawned, Lonely Mountain City was about to usher in its final moments.
The long night is finally over!
As the east turned white, the clouds in the sky were dyed crimson, and the red sun leapt out of the distant horizon.
After a hurried breakfast, the sergeants of Lonely Mountain City waited for the final battle to come.
In the fierce battles of the past few days, Gushan City has lost half of its men and horses.
Nearly 10,000 people are crowded in Dongcheng, and it is not so easy for the Hu people to be wiped out.
Finally, I heard the horn of the Hu people. On the side of the street, the figure of the Hu soldier appeared. There was a whistling sound in the sky, and a boulder fell towards the crowd.
The West City was destroyed, and although the other city gates were still in the hands of the Qi people, the West City Gate was eventually lost.
The trebuchet was brought in from outside the city, and it was thrown again and again, and the Qi people suffered heavy casualties.
By noon, the north gate was lost! On the narrow city wall, a few Hu soldiers brandished maces, shouting loudly for the Qi soldiers who were now intercepting them to smash down.
Qi Bing's spears were hit by these heavy maces, and most of them shook their hands and couldn't hold them.
From time to time, cold arrows were shot from other places, which made the Qi soldiers miserable. It often takes a dozen or so people to replace a Hu soldier.
Deputy General Yu and Vice General Wang were a few people, and they were anxious in their eyes.
"Old Wang, this city can't be defended!" Deputy General Yu sighed: "While the east gate is still in our hands, you can concentrate the horses, and rush out as much as you can!" ”。
"Old Yu, no!" Vice General Wang gritted his teeth and said, "The city gate is too narrow, and our people can't go out too much at one time. was rushed by Hu Ren, and he couldn't stop it at all. ”
"That's better than sitting here and waiting." Deputy General Yu said coldly: "The surrendered city itself is difficult to protect, and I expect Dongwei Pass to come to save us, but I'm afraid that the daylilies will be cold." We can't just bury it in vain, we have to go back and expose the shamelessness. Otherwise, we can only let him talk nonsense and slander us! ”。
"It's not a shit thing!" Vice General Wang also scolded.
He had urged Gu Zhao to leave before, but he didn't expect that he would slip away without waiting for dark.
What a scumbag!
But it's too late to say anything! While there are still thousands of horses in the city, it is part of it that can walk.
"There is an only child in the family, go! Two brothers, go one. Someone will go back and serve the old man. If you are married and have no offspring, go too! ”。
As dusk approached, the east gate creaked open to the maximum. "Rush!" With a roar of rage, two columns of Qi soldiers quickly rushed out of the door.
The Hu cavalry in the distance had long been ready to go. The movement on the east gate before was vaguely visible on the other city walls, and someone had already spread the news.
Just after more than 200 horsemen ran out, the cavalry of the Hu people was already billowing in smoke and dust all over the ground.
"Rush!" The hundreds of cavalry did not flinch, and began to charge towards the enemy line with spears in hand.
The Hu cavalry immediately outflanked these hundreds of people. At the same time, the south gate was also opened, and cavalry continued to drive out.
The Art of War: Ten Rules Surround It. The worst is three or four! But after several battles, the army of King Qiancheng was not enough for 20,000 people.
Although the Qi soldiers in the city were only half of them, they had this spirit of seeing death as home, and for a while, the Hu cavalry could not eat them.
Sixty percent of the cavalry who rushed out of the city successfully broke through and rushed towards the Dongwei Pass in the south.
In the ruins, Deputy General Yu Wang and others held the knife in their hands and shouted: "Be loyal to the country, just today, rush!" ”。 He jumped out of the broken wall on the side and cut a bearded man in two.
"Kill!" Vice General Wang also roared angrily, and as Vice General Yu rushed forward, everyone who was in charge was invincible.
But this bloody courage can't stop the numerical disadvantage after all. At dusk, the south gate was also lost. The Hu people opened the south gate, and many Hu soldiers entered the city directly from the south gate, squeezing the remaining Qi soldiers near the east gate.
Vice General Wang had already died in the previous battle, and Vice General Yu had also lost his left arm. Half of his body was covered in blood, he was desperately snatched back by his subordinates, and now he has completely lost his combat effectiveness.
"We have a few horses left!" He whispered, "Brothers who can still get on the horse go out of the city from the east gate, run for your life!" This lonely mountain city, we did our best! ”。
"General!" The soldier beside him cried and shouted.
"Go ahead! If you can walk one by one, count as one! Adjutant Yu's face was gloomy and he smiled reluctantly.
When the city gate opened, more than 100 horses rushed out. A few miles away, there were two Hu people and a hundred households.
"Rush!" In the bitter cold wind, it was the last roar of these more than 100 people.