Chapter 35 Life and Death, Death and Life

Chengqing stood under the banner of the tumbling wolf's head and looked at the Gangneung Mansion City, because of the distance, the tall Gangneung Mansion City became very small in sight.

"This city is not tall or strong." "Those walls can't stop the good boys," he said. ”

The generals around him hung their heads in horror, but none of Chengqing's big axes fell.

"It is the defenders who are strong." Seungqing continued, "I don't know if it's despair or hope that supports them. ”

Salvation is hope, but despair is a dead end.

In order to be saved, he desperately defended the city, and there was no hope of survival, so he could only fight hard.

Chengqing laughed: "I will let them be the former." With that, he waved the long axe in his hand and slapped the horse with one hand, and the red horse let out a neigh, raised its hooves and ran forward.

Chengqing personally attacked the city, the generals did not dare to hesitate and shouted to keep up, for a while it was like ten thousand horses galloping, the soldiers and horses who were attacking the city were like being whipped fiercely, the original fatigue disappeared, and they moved forward desperately again.

Arrows rained down and stone projectiles from catapults converged up and down the city gates, and with each meeting, a group of people fell under the city walls, and a group of people disappeared on the city walls.

The once impregnable walls were in shambles, and with a bang, the walls collapsed, and the people behind them were caught off guard, some fell down, some were hit by the masonry, and screamed.

Standing in the air, Gangneung Fuseong is like a wave and a reef, the waves have washed away the reef countless times, the solid reef has slackened, and with each impact it has fallen down the stones, and now it is surging with a wave of more ferocious waves.

The waves seemed to stir up the entire sea, like a huge palm, and like a demon with a bloody mouth open, and this blow was bound to be won.

The prefect stood on the city wall and closed his eyes: "Hang the white flag." ”

The generals around him had tears in their eyes in despair: "My lord! Even if the white flag is hoisted, the city will be slaughtered. ”

The prefect looked at the wooden monk standing under the city gate: "Master Mu will go to dissuade Chengqing." ”

Although they admired Monk Mu very much, as officers and soldiers, especially in the current world, they did not believe that words could stop swords and guns, and words could only soothe those who did not have swords and guns.

"Seungqing is a demon." A general muttered, "The Buddha can't stop the evil ghosts." ”

The prefect looked at the city gate, and there were countless people around Monk Mu, some of whom were kneeling and some were crying, all begging for his salvation.

Previously, he used Monk Mu to barely suppress the doubts of the people, but now that Monk Mu is released, the idea of Jiangling Mansion being difficult to solve has also been released again.

The prefect sighed: "The momentum has dissipated, and there is no power to return to the sky." ”

He raised his hand to give the order to surrender and open the gates, and suddenly a soldier shouted.

"Things have changed!" He shouted, perhaps because he couldn't believe it too suddenly, and his voice changed tone.

The pitch-shifting sound was muffled by the screams of the city head, and the people under the city gates could not hear it.

The wooden monk standing under the city gate raised his head, and he heard it, and a trace of surprise flashed in his usually calm eyes.

Things have changed? What's changed?

"Reinforcements!" The prefect shouted, "It's reinforcements!" ”

He threw himself out of the city walls, ignoring the rain of arrows and stones flying outside the city, and looked into the distance with all his might.

The big hand that was originally pounced, and the big mouth that was open, seemed to be held down from behind...... No, to say hold it down is an exaggeration, to be exact, it's like being poked with a finger.

The poke was not strong, but it was still startled by the cat, which was so engrossed in moving forward that it stopped slightly and turned its head slightly.

Chengqing didn't look back, just let the horse slow down.

"Reinforcements? Where did it come from? How many? He asked.

"Jiannan Dao, they are here to escort Li Feng'an's relatives, they have left a few days ago, they should have escorted a safe place and rescued later, and now there are more than 3,000 people attacking our rear." The adjutant general said, looking a little uneasy, "It's just that the Pengcheng camp has also been captured." ”

Cheng Qing laughed: "Jiannan Dao Xiao'er is really a little bold. The strangled horse did not turn around, but urged the horse forward again, "Ignore them, and send them to serve their master when they take Gangneung Fucheng." ”

After a pause, the cat hunched its back and jumped up, coming with more ferocity than before.

But the Hu Governor's Mansion, which was like a dead wood standing on the city wall, burst into flames: "Guard the city gate!" Desperately defend the city! Everyone, defend the city! Defend the city! ”

"We've got reinforcements!"

"Reinforcements are coming!"

The other generals also shouted, and the screams and battles that broke through the city reached the ears of everyone up and down.

The panicked people all stiffened their necks, reinforcements, are there really reinforcements?

"It's reinforcements, it's really reinforcements." The prefect pulled the wooden monk up the city wall and pointed to the distance, in just a moment, although the siege under the city gate was still fierce, the scene of the battle could already be seen in the distance, "Monk, the danger of Jiangling Mansion is solvable!" ”

Monk Mu's expression regained his calmness, and he was neither ashamed nor excited: "My lord, even I can see that these reinforcements can't stop Chengqing from attacking the city, it's just that more people will die." ”

The generals around him were angry: "Monk, what nonsense." ”

Is the morale that is so easily aroused going to be ruined by this monk's words?

The prefect was not annoyed, but smiled: "I can see that there are not many reinforcements, and it is very difficult to fight with Chengqing's fierce army, but!" He slapped the broken wall with his hand, and tears of laughter came out, "There are not many of them, they are all coming to rescue our Jiangling Mansion City, they are not afraid of death, what are we afraid of death." ”

He turned his head and stared at Monk Mu with a pair of red eyes.

"Now I'm going to defend the city, not because I have hope of surviving, but for the sake of these reinforcements."

"If Chengqing is allowed to capture the city of Gangneung, those reinforcements will be isolated, naked and wilderness, and there will be no chance to escape."

The surviving officers and soldiers around them also had red eyes and clenched their hands, their mental and physical strength had been exhausted, in fact, they said that there were reinforcements, and they didn't have much hope waiting to be rescued, but what if it was to save others?

Even if they die, it will be more meaningful to die.

"We don't have the ability to fight, but as long as we hold the city, this is a two-sided attack on the rebels!"

"There is no way forward, there is no way back, even Chengqing will suffer heavy casualties!"

"Our Gangneung Mansion is not easy to bully! When there are no reinforcements, we can still defend the city for twenty days, and with reinforcements, our city will never be breached! ”

The voice of the prefect roared at the head of the city, not only at the officers and soldiers and people in the city, but also at the elderly, children, women, beggars, doctors, and injured people surrounded by the city gates.

He shouted hoarsely like a madman, waved his hands and feet, and a gust of wind blew off his official hat, and his already scattered hair suddenly danced wildly......

Wouldn't adults be crazy under the stimulus of great sorrow and joy? The surrounding generals were a little surprised, but they didn't expect Governor Hu to say something that shocked everyone immediately.

"Master Wood." The prefect grabbed his hair with both hands, looked at Monk Mu and asked loudly, "What is the meaning of this wind?" Is it auspicious or evil? ”

The last time was to ask the good luck, the monk almost destroyed the city, and now when it is so critical, ask again, if the monk says another word of evil, then immediately Jiangling Mansion City will not be able to defend it.

The generals stretched out their hands, not knowing whether to hold the prefect or knock Monk Mu unconscious first.

Monk Mu had no hair, he stretched out his hand to grab the wind, and said, "Things have changed, this is a good sign." ”

Hu Zhifu laughed and stretched out his hand to the sky: "Daji, Daji!" Defend the city! Defend the city! ”

There was a commotion above and below the city gates, and the screams shook the sky.

"Defend the city!"

"Defend the city!"

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The trench was already filled with flesh and blood, and the sound of fighting in front continued, and the sound of fighting in the rear was getting closer and closer.

Chengqing swung his knife and slashed away a person in front of him, whether it was the Jiangling Mansion soldiers who fell from the city, or his own soldiers, the blood fell like rain in the sun, and the deputy general in front of him had blurred vision, and his mind was even more turbulent, but he still gritted his teeth and pounced.

"My lord, there are reinforcements here." He shouted, "The rear is going to be breached!" ”

shouted this sentence, and a cold light flashed in front of him.

The adjutant general only felt that his legs were weak and fell to his knees in the blood, and desperately shouted another sentence.

"It's the reinforcements from the Huainan Province Lady Chu Guo who have arrived!"

The long axe slashed across the lieutenant's head and landed on the ground, splattering a cloud of blood.

"Huainan Road?" Chengqing's voice was a little surprised, "That woman really sent troops?" ”

And so fast? Doesn't that mean that Ma Jiang is invincible, so that woman has the spare strength to help Gangneung Mansion?

"Yes, yes, it was killed from the west, and the dust and smoke were billowing and thousands of people were visually inspected! There are many flags, and the characters of Huainan Province are numerous. The lieutenant was lucky to save his life, and he knew what saved him and talked about it in detail.

"Ma Jiang, this waste." Chengqing scolded, but still pulled out the long axe, "So what? How could I be afraid of her! Besiege! ”

The adjutant general couldn't help but kneel and take a step forward: "My lord, our losses are too great, this city can't be captured, our rear is flanked on both sides, and the big battalion is also lost, the situation is extremely unfavorable, we can't fight here for a long time......"

Before he finished his words, the wind swept by, and with a bang, the helmet on his head was split diagonally by the long axe, and the blood suddenly flowed all over his face, and the lieutenant general fell down with a loud scream, and his ears were buzzing and his mind was blank, but he could still hear Chengqing's words.

"Even if I am flanked, they can't help me, as long as I capture Jiangling Mansion City, they will die."

"Your Excellency, your Excellency." Another general pounced over, not at all frightened by the companion who was kneeling in the bloody water with a bloody face, "There are also reinforcements coming from the east, it is the banner of the southeast Qi Mountain!" ”

In the southeast, there is An Dezhong, Chengqing's long axe was not cut on the head of this deputy general, Qi Shan actually sent reinforcements over, could it be that An Dezhong's side is not going well?

The bloodied lieutenant general who had his hat cut off raised his head and shouted: "My lord, it's not that the little ones are greedy for life and afraid of death, the situation is really critical, even if you capture Gangneung Mansion City, there are guards from the southeast province of Jiannan Province and Huainan Province outside, and you will definitely besiege your lordship." ”

Another lieutenant general hurriedly grabbed the opportunity: "We are naturally not afraid of the siege, but the situation on the side of the small governor is unknown, if we can't support in time and delay the big thing, it really outweighs the loss." ”

Take Jiangling Mansion, even if Jiangnan Province is taken, if something happens to An Dezhong, he will not be considered a war feat, and the rebels in the southeast will also suffer a big blow, Chengqing is a fierce general, but he does not only know how to rush and kill......

Chengqing's brows furrowed, his teeth creaked, and then he turned around sharply and threw the long axe towards the city wall that was close at hand, with a roar, the long axe flew like an arrow and approached the city, and the wooden sticks and stones on the city wall were immediately thrown down to block it, and the long axe was disturbed and shaken, and Rao was still through these stones, and the wooden sticks slammed into the city wall, splashing a piece of rubble......

"Retreat!"

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With the cheers on the city wall, the Chengqing army retreated like a tide.

Although it was a retreat, it did not disperse, and it was necessary to fight with reinforcements again.

However, since it is a retreat, it will definitely not be a long battle, and the officers and soldiers of Gangneung Province can breathe a sigh of relief, and the crisis can be said to have been lifted.

The heavy and messy city gate was slowly pushed open, and Hu Zhifu was the first to rush out and meet the rushing soldiers and horses.

"I didn't expect that." He looked at the flying Jiannan Dao banner and sighed, "Second Master Li really counts when he speaks. ”

He didn't take it seriously himself, he knew very well who Li Fengchang was.

Unexpectedly, Second Master Li really sent back the soldiers and horses of Jiannan Dao.

Is it to look away or to be impressed in troubled times?

It's just that I can't see Second Master Li, it's a girl who takes the lead?