202. The overall situation is important
Along the way, Xiao Qian and the others saw the injured people and walked towards them, but the group of cavalry really didn't embarrass these people, just ran and shouted to make people dodge, and some people advocated that everyone take up arms, deal with the enemy together, and protect their homes.
Xiao Qian is a little strange that there are not many of these people, it is impossible for a city to have such a small number of troops, even if there are more than these people who chased and killed them just now, where did they go?
At this time, another rain of arrows came from outside the city.
The knight who rushed ahead waved the spear in his hand, and the arrows flew into the air, shouting in succession: "Hide, pay attention to cover!"
This man was indeed a bit brave, and a spear was swung so impenetrable that all the arrows that flew towards him were scattered in all directions.
And the strength of the soldiers behind him was not weak, and the spears in their hands kept waving, blocking those arrows and flying away.
There was still some distance from the city wall, and after these arrows flew here, they were too weak in strength to hurt these soldiers for a while, but they did not dare to move forward easily, so they had to stop and wait for the situation to change.
After a while, the density of the arrows thinned slightly, and immediately the imposing leader gave the order to continue the charge.
However, just a few steps after rushing out, the other party's arrow rain intensified again.
The leader had to stop again and direct the men to avoid the attack for a while, when a horse fell from an arrow.
Seeing this, the leader's face couldn't help but tighten, and he decisively gave an order: "Everyone dismount, find a good concealment, and slowly approach forward." ”
At this time, in the distance, a horse rushed over in the rain of arrows, and when he came to the leader, he turned over and fell off his horse, and said to him: "Tell the general, the battle ahead is urgent, our army has suffered heavy casualties, and I am afraid that this city will not be able to hold it!"
The soldier who reported the news was hit by a few arrows in his back, but he still rushed to report the news at the risk of death, which was really good. When he had finished saying these words, he fell to the ground and died of exhaustion.
Xiao Qian couldn't help but be stunned, this person can be regarded as having professional ethics, and he actually used his last strength to report the letter to the general.
The general couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "This is the sky that will kill my people!" Then he waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Even if we fight until the last moment, we must guard this city and wait for reinforcements to arrive." ”
There is a kind of heroic end, the spirit of seeing death as home, which can't help but make Xiao Qian a little admired.
Suddenly, another soldier rushed over, but before he reached his side, he could no longer hold on and fell from his horse.
When Xiao Qian saw this, he couldn't help but feel nervous, and suddenly moved, rushing towards the man at an indescribably fast speed.
The man threw himself on the ground, his back full of arrows, and could no longer dodge the arrows that rained down, and he was hit several more times, and became like a hedgehog.
Xiao Qian was shocked by this scene, and had already rushed to the man's side, lifted the man up, and then waved the copper piece in his hand to block the arrows flying to his side.
It was rare for Wu Fengwan to see Xiao Qian have such a self-sacrificing appearance to save others, how could there be any reason not to make a move, suddenly jumped up, rushed over, and a powerful sword qi swept out, sweeping away the arrows that were shooting at Xiao Qian and that person.
When Xiao Qian saw it, his spirits couldn't help but perk, and he had already carried the man to this side and quickly fled back.
When the general saw that Xiao Qian and Wu Fengwan's strength was so strong, he couldn't help but perk up, his face showed a look of surprise, and he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Thank you for sacrificing your life to save me!"
Wu Fengwan didn't look back, and continued to wave the sword in her hand, scattering the arrows that flew here.
Xiao Qian checked the man's injury, it was too serious, he was dying, and he couldn't speak, but it seemed that there was a strong spirit supporting him, and he hadn't lost his breath for a while.
Xiao Qian suddenly slashed the copper piece to the back of his hand, and a few drops of yellow blood flowed out and dripped into the man's mouth.
The man suddenly perked up and said a few words to the general: "The gate in front of you has been broken, it has been opened from the inside, and the enemy has rushed in!"
The general's face was even more difficult to look at, he was obviously unable to investigate who opened the gate now, there was a traitor in the city, he had thought of it, but he still couldn't accept this reality.
The man said again: "Our army has resisted to the death, and now it has suffered all casualties, and only one of its subordinates has come back to report to the general. These enemies will not be less than 50,000 people, and we have been able to hold out so far, which can be regarded as doing our best, and we have not disgraced the general. ”
The man finished these words in one breath and was about to die, but he found that his injuries were slowly recovering, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange.
It turns out that there is really such a thing as a miracle in life in this world, and he has a determination to die, but who knows if he will die for a while?
Of course, he couldn't understand what caused his wound to stop bleeding, and he didn't know that the blood that Xiao Qian had just given him had such a miraculous effect.
The general seemed to see some clues, and bowed his hand to Xiao Qianyi, thanking him.
At this time, the rain of arrows stopped, but the general's face became serious, he obviously knew that the other party had invaded the city and was conducting a carpet search.
Someone had already pulled the soldier up and wanted to take him with him. But someone asked the general: "General, what should I do now?" Obviously, they also knew that this city had been broken by the enemy, and with their dozens of people, it was really a tofu to fill the knife and use the mantis arm as a car to deal with tens of thousands of people on the other side, but they still had to listen to the general's orders.
The general looked at the soldiers in front of him and asked in a deep voice: "Brothers, the enemy is estimated to be here soon, now is the time for us to kill the enemy, if anyone wants to escape, I, Fan Jinhuai, will not force it, you can escape by yourself." ”
He obviously saw that the tide was gone, but he didn't want to lose his reputation for retreating without a fight.
"I am willing to advance and retreat with the general, and go into battle together to kill the enemy!" However, as soon as his words fell, he heard everyone say in unison.
Fan Jinhuai looked at the soldiers under him, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Brothers, I know that everyone is good, and they deserve to be my good brothers." ”
At this time, the soldier who reported the news stood up, the arrow on his back had not been removed, and he went straight to the Fan general, arched his hand and said: "I have heard for a long time that General Huaihua is well aware of righteousness, and when I see it today, it is indeed worthy of its reputation, as long as there is a breath in the next, I will definitely follow the general." ”
Xiao Qian couldn't help but be stunned, and after a long time, it turned out that the soldier who reported the news was not this General Fan's subordinate, he had always felt that this general seemed to have a bit of a problem, when his subordinates were fighting bravely on the city wall, where did you go as a general? When the city was broken, you appeared here, as if you were late for work.
"May I ask which general your Excellency is under the command of you, just now you rushed out to report the news at the risk of death, it is really the work of the big husband, and I really admire it. General Huaihua said.
"The subordinate is under the command of General Zhendong, a halberd Langzhong, named Yan Zhi. The man said respectfully.
"It turned out to be under the command of General Zhendong, I don't know where the general is now?" When General Fan heard General Zhendong, his face showed a respectful look and he arched his hand.
"General, the general has died in battle!" the man couldn't help but shed tears on his face, and said in a sad voice, "The enemy is outnumbered, and there are only 3,000 soldiers defending the city today, and they can't stop the impact of the opponent's powerful arrows and catapults. ”
"When the city was broken, the general and the 3,000 men who defended the city were actually less than 1,000, and most of them were wounded. The man burst into tears when he said this, and then said, "However, the general has no fear, and he has taken the lead and supported himself with great difficulty, and he has been killed all over the field, but no reinforcements have arrived. The general fought to the last moment, and in the end the enemy's fire was too fierce, and the general saw that the general was gone, and swung his sword to kill himself. ”
"I should have gone with the general, but I felt that this war was fought inexplicably, and I rushed out at the risk of death, just to tell the general's affairs, so that the general would not die blindly. I don't want to meet General Fan here, I implore General Fan to avenge my general, Yan Zhi will die without regrets!"
General Fan couldn't help but groan when he heard this, his face suddenly tightened, and he asked in a deep voice: "What do you think is inexplicable about this war?"
"General, first of all, this war came so suddenly that we didn't seem to be prepared at all. Then, there were less than 3,000 soldiers defending the city, and where the rest of the army went, it never appeared, and the other side seemed to know our army well. Also, the one who opens the gates of the city from the city is our own people. ”
Xiao Qian was also stunned when he heard this, but he knew that the soldiers who were used to hunt him and Wu Fengwan just now were probably more than 3,000 people, why is this?
"Have you seen clearly who opened the door?" Fan Jinhuai didn't notice the change in Xiao Qian's expression, his face couldn't help but be gloomy, and he asked such a sentence.
Yan Zhi looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, as if he was very cautious about who the internal enemy was, and he didn't dare to say it easily.
The general glanced at him and took him aside, and the man whispered a few words to General Fan. The general's face was even more gloomy, and his eyes showed surprise, obviously he couldn't figure it out as well.
Although Yan Zhi's words were very quiet, Xiao Qian heard them clearly, and he said that he seemed to have seen that person once follow Mei Jie's side. Xiao Qian guessed that the person who opened the city gate must be the water and the breeze, but it is unknown why this Mei Jie would be with him.
Suddenly, there was a sound of horses' hooves not far ahead, accompanied by a shouting of killing.
Yan Zhi's face changed when he heard this, and he suddenly knelt down and said to General Fan: "Please make a decision, please make a decision, please put the overall situation first." ”
General Fan pulled Yan Zhi up with both hands, nodded at him, and his face became solemn.