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In the imperial capital, news came out from the Duke's Mansion that the Duke who was seriously injured at the head of the city was in a coma and was already in danger. For a time, in the imperial capital, the people were panicked and the military was in turmoil. However, the infighting between the generals of the northern Xinjiang and the central system has continued to escalate...... Shi Qian, who was smiling, intensified his efforts and sent all the Central Army to Beicheng to fight with General Bolu.

At nightfall, the defenders of the northern city were in a difficult situation both internally and externally, and their dissatisfaction finally reached its peak, so they directly gave up resistance, opened the city gate, and welcomed Admiral Bolu into the city - from noon to dusk, it took less than half a day to break the city gate, which set a record for the fastest city breach in the history of the imperial capital.

Of course, this honor is only an understatement among countless honors for the highly decorated general, and it is really insignificant. However, the young duke, who was carried by his subordinates and fled in a hurry, won the first title of his military career - "the most incompetent commander in history", which can be called a disgrace to the soldiers!

There were as many as 80,000 people in the central army who fled with the young duke, and from this point of view, although the young duke was not very good at fighting, his ability to win people's hearts was not too bad!

However, these 80,000 people continue to be known as incompetent commanders. The captain of the personal guard of Admiral Boru, who is also a confidant and favorite general, Hu Yantuo led 10,000 cavalry to make them cry wolf.

Admiral Berlu, who had just taken over the Imperial Capital, had no time to think about the defeated army, because he had to face the southeastern army that had descended from the sky. The legion moved extremely fast, and almost no sooner had than Berlu closed all the gates before the war broke out!

The attacks of the Southeastern Legion were unusually sharp, and they attacked from both the northern and southern cities at the same time. The key area of attack is the area around the southeast city wall, which has not yet been repaired. Qiu Man deployed up to 150,000 troops here, including 50,000 who had just arrived by land. The northern city is mainly a long-range army, with 50,000 infantry troops, constantly projecting fireballs and boulders to contain the strength of the defenders in the city.

Admiral Boru had withdrawn the forces that had been entrenched in the Qianmen military town, and quickly reorganized the troops in the city, reaching 130,000 troops for a time. Like the Southeastern Army, Admiral Berlu amassed an army of 80,000 men along the ruined walls. Only 30,000 men were deployed in the northern city, and the remaining 20,000 were used as mobile forces to assist in the defense of the city.

Judging from the forces of both sides, the Southeastern Army had the advantage in strength, while the Central Army under Beru had the advantage in the terrain. The victory or defeat of the two sides lies in the battle for the southeast city wall.

There was no need to mobilize, and the generals on both sides knew the significance of the battle. At the beginning of the war, it entered a white heat, and in half an hour, the southeast army forced its way to the gap in the city wall under the cover of trebuchets and strong crossbows, regardless of casualties. The soldiers of the Central Army, who had long been on standby, immediately organized a counterattack and beat back those southeastern soldiers who dared to rush through the city wall.

Since the gap in the city wall was only about ten zhang, the two sides had to squeeze into a small space to fight. Despite the intensity of the fighting, the actual and effective investment of troops was unusually limited. In view of this, the Southeast Army mobilized a large number of battering rams and smashed them against the city walls.

It must be said that the power of war is terrible. The gap that was less than 10 zhang suddenly stretched to about 20 zhang. Exponentially, southeastern soldiers poured into the city and engaged in fierce battles.

However, an hour later, everyone was surprised to find that the gap in the wall was gone. I saw that the gap of about twenty zhang had been filled with the corpses of soldiers on both sides, layer upon layer, and a new human city wall had been formed.

The soldiers who retreated from the city to rest quickly took off their boots, and from the boots poured out countless frozen blood clots, which were all ice slag condensed by blood mixed with sweat, and their feet were almost frozen unconscious. In the cold winter battle, the blood flowed out, and soon it was no different from ice water! And on both sides of the human flesh city wall, it had already become a muddy blood-colored glacier.

Qiu Man personally came to Nancheng to supervise the battle. He knew very well that there was nothing fancy about this battle, and it was almost impossible for the old man in the city to expect the other party to make a mistake. The only way to win is to compete with the number of soldiers on both sides. In terms of combat strength, the Southeast Army is not weaker than the rebuilt Central Army, and in terms of quantity, it is still excessive. Qiu Man was convinced that there was no reason why he should not defeat the rebels in front of him.

The only thing left is a matter of time! Qiu Man stared at the fire in the fierce battle, and sent 20,000 people again, he would not give the other party any respite. After half a day of fierce fighting, those central armies have long been tired troops. As long as the pressure is constantly applied, sooner or later it will be crushed by the last straw.

......

The war had been going on for two hours, and a steady stream of requests for support had been reaching Admiral Bru's desk, but he ignored them and just stared at the fire to the southeast.

"My lord, the 35th Division has lost more than half of its regiment, and I request that it be withdrawn for rest. ”

"My lord, the Seventh Brigade has all been sacrificed, please accept their numbers!"

"My lord, the gap in the wall has been captured, please retreat to the second line of defense!"

"My lord, all the reserves are also dispatched, we can't stand it! We need to mobilize civilians to build a third line of defense......"

Bad news came one after another, and the defenders in the city had reached their limit. They face defeat after defeat and gradually become desperate!

Beru had to admit that the opponent's tactics, although simple and crude, were extremely effective. If nothing changes next, at most there will be an hour left, and he will lose this war, and defeat means death!

"My lord, the emperor and grandson have been rescued, let's break through!" a general suggested.

"No!" Bruch replied succinctly.

"My lord, can we still win?" In the Chinese military tent, the tired generals looked at the silver-haired and meticulous old man in front of them, their eyes full of expectation.

"We're going to win!" Berlu replied firmly, "as long as we can hold on!"

"But ......!"

"Persistence is victory!" Admiral Boru drew his sword, "Defeat is death, we have no way out, since we have no extra troops, we are the last reserve." Everyone, let's go into battle with me, an old soldier. ”

"Your Excellency, you can't leave! If you're not there, who's going to command?"

"Do you still need a command? ”

After Beru finished speaking, he strode out, and the generals came out behind him!

In fact, there is another sentence that Beru did not say: the real winner and loser are not in the Imperial Capital City, but he must make everyone think that the winner and loser are in the Imperial Capital City!

Despair is hope!

......

Yongnan Town.

The guard at the head of the city suddenly stood up straight, and there was a violent sound of horses' hooves in his ears, and he couldn't believe it: He came back from the imperial capital so quickly?

Before a thought could arise, the sound of breaking the air sounded, and he hurriedly turned sideways, only to hear a few muffled snorts, and the soldiers around him fell to the ground one after another. The guards hurriedly hidden, only to see that the soldiers were all pierced by crossbow arrows directly through their throats.

Such a sharp and precise archery! A terrified roar spread throughout the city: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Prepare for battle!"

Before the words fell, the horse's hooves were like thunder, and torrents of steel rolled in from the sky.

At the same time, the black curtain in front of him seemed to be torn apart, and a squadron of 1,000 people suddenly appeared in a place close at hand outside the city.

Countless flying hooks landed at the head of the city, and then clung to the city wall, and the thousand people climbed up like apes along the ropes. The leader was none other than Hu Yantuo, the captain of General Bolu's personal guard, and behind him was the personal guard battalion, all of whom were strong in martial arts and one in a hundred battles. Their mission is simple, kill people and take the city, and open the city gates!

A fierce battle rang out, and the city was instantly in a scuffle! )