Chapter 418: Encirclement and Annihilation Campaign
The person responsible for commanding this section of the siege and annihilation battle was Ding Zhenzhong. He organized several charges, all of which were killed by the other party, with many dead and wounded officers and soldiers, and even Yao Jinlin, the general of the Eastern Saint Kingdom, died under the counterattack of the other party.
When he was at a loss for what to do, he suddenly heard a rumor that the Northern Alliance Army besieging Fuhua County had sent a force of 150,000 people to rush to this side. Qin Tianzhu sent people to urge Ding Zhenzhong to settle the battle as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the Xuanwu rescuers arrive, the situation here will be even more complicated.
Ding Zhenzhong, who was in a hurry, hurriedly asked the herald to go back and explain the situation here. I hope that the marshal Luo Ming can pull the reserve team up and help him open up the situation in Hekou Village. It was not long before the herald rode back and said, "The commander has an order: the reserve is ready to be used to fight the enemy's reinforcements." General Ding must rely on his own strength to end the battle here as soon as possible. If the situation cannot be opened before noon, General Ding should bring his head to meet the marshal. ”
The Black Cloud Kingdom threw everything it had, gathering about twice the strength of the Northern Route Army composed of the Qilin Kingdom, in an attempt to eat this force in one bite. But apparently this bone is hard and not so easy to gnaw on. Even though the other party is formed into several segments, it is still difficult to eat it.
Ding Zhenzhong heard Luo Ming's death order, and he didn't dare to slack off. As the chief soldier, he personally organized a death squad of 5,000 people, poured a large bowl of farewell wine for each person, and after drinking, he took off his clothes, carried a round wooden shield in his left hand, and copied a short-handled simple knife in his right hand, and shouted first. In the sound of war drums of "dong dong dong", the army of the Qinglong Kingdom first shot a dense rain of arrows. Under the cover of the rain of arrows, Ding Zhenzhong shouted loudly and took the lead in rushing towards Hekou Village.
The officers and men of the death squad were greatly encouraged to see the general soldier taking the lead in the charge, and they shouted in unison and pounced on the opposing camp.
The dense rain of arrows in Black Cloud City successfully suppressed the opponent's archers. The death squad then rushed into the opposing camp and engaged them in brutal hand-to-hand combat. As soon as the soldiers in the rear saw the death squad entering, they immediately launched a second wave of infantry charges to follow behind the first wave of attacks and help them gain a foothold and expand their gains. Among the reunited people, the person who ran in front was responsible for clearing the horse and deer barricades set by the other party, and opening the passage for the cavalry behind to charge.
As the deputy commander of the Northern Route Army, Zhang Jin is also deeply trapped in this team. Seeing that the army of Black Cloud City was about to break through the defense line on the outskirts of the village, he was also anxious, and shouted: "Follow me if you have a kind!" He took off the battle helmet on his head and threw it on the ground, snatched a Changge from the guards beside him, and shouted and threw himself at the death squad of Black Cloud City. Under his inspiration, the officers and soldiers of the Qilin Kingdom let out an earth-shattering roar, and they grabbed their weapons and rushed towards the enemy army. All of a sudden, the wilderness outside the southern half of Hekou Village became a living hell everywhere.
The clashing of swords, shouts of killing, and screams of the wounded filled the air over the entire position, and corpses, stumps, internal organs, and blood were everywhere, and both sides were red-eyed. Under the leadership of Zhang Jin, the army of the Qilin Kingdom took advantage of the large number of people to attack wildly. Ding Zhenzhong and his death squad and the second wave of infantry echelons that came up with reinforcements soon couldn't stand it, and their numbers became smaller and smaller, almost swallowed by the sea of black robes of the Qilin Kingdom.
Coach Ding Zhen was wounded by three arrows and two stab wounds, and under the serious injury, blood stained his shirt red. He shouted loudly and fought to the death. The soldiers were inspired by him, and they all held the momentum of burning jade, and their lives were endless, and the battle was endless. Just as they were about to be annihilated, the cavalry that followed finally caught up. They fiercely waved the long ge, spear or long knife in their hands, slashed and sprinted condescendingly, and immediately repelled a group of Qilin infantry who rushed to the front.
The steady stream of cavalry quickly took control of the situation and quickly turned the tide of battle. Behind them, there was a mighty Black Cloud Kingdom infantry formation, holding a light wooden round shield in one hand and a sword and gun in the other, shouting loudly, and a wave surged up.
The infantry and cavalry of both sides were intertwined, and many of the people who caught up after them could not get to the front for a while, so they shot the back of the opposing crowd with their bows and crossbows to block the arrival of reinforcements. After a long period of life-and-death slashing and killing, the front of the Qilin Kingdom gradually became a little unable to hold on. Although Zhang Jin kept jumping on his feet, roaring hoarsely, standing at the forefront of the battlefield under the escort of the guards, constantly encouraging the soldiers to charge, he could not stop the front from retreating step by step. Several times he swung his knife and tried to rush to the forefront, but his guards stood in front of him, trying to persuade him not to be impulsive.
Zhang Jin finally became ruthless, cut down the two guards standing in front of him, and shouted, "Brothers, follow me!" and rushed headlong into the fiercest part of the battlefield. When countless swords and spears that were as dense as weeds and flashed cold light appeared in front of him, his guards led the other soldiers to rush in front of him desperately, using their flesh and blood to charge the opponent's Rulin swords and guns, and the battlefield became even more miserable.
As the battle continued until almost noon, two men each riding a crane arrived from the western direction of the battlefield. They are the brothers Hu Gang and Hu Yong, known as "black and white". These two people are the famous Xuantian Dao masters of the Qilin Kingdom, and they have both reached the mid-stage level of the Bone Underworld, and they are known for their courage and fierceness. They were originally patrolling and supervising the Black Cloud City spies in the area of Furong Town, where the North Route Army camp was located. After hearing that something had happened at the front, he hurried to the front, ready to use his ability to help the troops trapped on the front.
Before they arrived here, they had been in two places in a row, helping the soldiers who were besieged by Black Cloud City to escape. Now, they came at the height of the fighting. When the two of them were about to arrive above the exhibition hall, they gradually slowed down, and in a burst of laughter, they released the bone souls on their bodies.
Their statures gradually enlarged, and a blue phantom rose from behind them. The two men brandished the nine-ring machete in their hands and began to cast their skills on the Northern Alliance's camp. Just as a powerful mass of energy gathered in front of them, suddenly a sharp whistling sound was heard in the sky. All the people looked up to the sky, and high in the sky, golden figures and gorgeous wings fell from the sky and rushed towards Hu Gang and Hu Yong brothers at a dazzling speed.
Not long after the battle began, Luo Ming took Xiao Yu's hand and rose into the air, watching the movements on the battlefield. The two of them were the only two cultivators on the side of Black Cloud City, and if they used their abilities to interfere in the situation on the battlefield too early, they would not have the strength to resist the endless attacks of the masters that might come to the other side. Therefore, when they were monitoring the overall situation on the battlefield, they had also been paying attention to the movements of the opponent's masters.
When Hu Gang and Hu Yong brothers appeared, it was the time when the Northern Alliance Kingdom dispatched a force of 150,000 people to relieve the siege of the trapped army of the Qilin Kingdom. They had to give an explanation to the troops who were waiting on the ground, and they didn't have time to rush to meet the Hu brothers, which gave them the opportunity to help the two trapped armies of their own country to break the siege.