Chapter 5: Fight to the End
At the same time, in the West Wind City, Zhou Keyuan and others also received the news of the battle in the West Wind Hanoi, the first blockade, in just two days, there were less than 6,000 of the 30,000 people left, and even Li Jackal fought to the death, and everyone was silent.
In the first line of defense of the Great Wilderness, about 10,000 people were killed in three rounds of shooting, and then about 17,000 people were killed in the blockade of 26,000 people of the West Wind Army, and finally the dam was blown up to discharge the flood, taking away more than 40,000 people at a time, plus more than 5,000 people killed on the first day, and a total of more than 72,000 enemies were killed in this battle.
The war turned out to be so cruel, and human life was so fragile, Zhou Hanbei looked at the wounded soldiers who came back, and sighed in his heart that he couldn't do anything in the face of such a large-scale war. I hate that my cultivation is too low and I can't help.
Looking at these scenes, Zhou Hanbei said to Ji Rufeng, "We are still too weak." ”
"yes, I can't help anything!" Ji Rufeng echoed.
The two were speechless, and this scene strengthened their motivation to become stronger.
"Damn, this battle has cost me 70,000 sons." Tuoba Hong pinched the battle report in his hand and roared: "This flood has caused all the pontoon bridges to be built, so go and build them for me as quickly as possible." ”
The officers around him didn't dare to come out, and they all lowered their heads and didn't dare to look at Tuoba Hong, and at this moment an adjutant general spoke, "But, general, now that morale is low, and there are not so many materials?" ”
When Tuoba Hong heard this, his eyes burst into light: "I don't care what method you use, even if you use your life to fill it and use people to build it, you have to build a bridge for me." The adjutant general's body shook and he didn't dare to speak anymore, only to hear Tuoba Hong say again, "In a few days, a large army will come, and my vanguard army has not even crossed the river, and so many people have died." When the time comes, the coach will blame him, don't say you, even my head may not be saved. ”
After hearing this, the officers were shocked, and they didn't care about so much, and they each received orders to make arrangements. At least, for now, it can delay the great wilderness for another day.
And ten miles away from West Wind City, in the wolf camp led by Li Wolf, more than 30,000 people were silently waiting for the arrival of the Great Wilderness Army, and everyone was holding their breath in their hearts, for the brothers who died in battle, as well as the people who died before.
On the morning of the next day, Li Wolf's subordinates had finished resting, everyone was sharpening their knives, and their morale was high. Li Wolf was inspecting various fortifications, and at this moment he heard a spy come to report, "Report to Captain Li, I found that the Great Wilderness Army in front has crossed the river and is rushing towards West Wind City." We'll be here in about half an hour. ”
"Okay, they're the ones who are waiting." Li Wolf waved his hand, "Pass the order, and all the subordinates will take their places according to the previous plan." ”
The scout nodded, turned and walked away with orders to the ministries.
The sword and shield men scattered behind the earthen walls, and behind them were more than 10,000 archers. And in front of them are trenches and traps dug everywhere, just waiting for them to take the bait, and the Great Wilderness Army is like a lamb to the slaughter at this time.
At this moment, on the horizon in the distance, a team of people slowly appeared in front of everyone. A deafening sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and the earth trembled gently, and when it looked up, it rushed with an unstoppable momentum, and the dust raised was rolling and surging, like a tidal wave, which was daunting and terrifying.
The camel cavalry of the Great Wilderness Army, riding the dust, came towards Li Wolf and them, because of the geographical climate, they could only train camels as mounts in the desert, which could bear weights, and the thick fur on their bodies was heat-resistant and cold-resistant. In the hot desert, it can travel hundreds of miles, has excellent patience, and is strong in strength and defense compared to horses, so it is only inferior to horses in speed.
And the cavalry, armed with a scimitar of about one meter, is simply invincible in chopping, which is a sharp weapon for harvesting. The Great Wilderness Warriors followed, bound to level this second line of defense.
"Archers prepare." Li Wolf raised the big knife in his hand and slashed down fiercely, "Alternate throws, shoot me." ”
Sou...... Sou...... Sou...... The first echelon retreated immediately after shooting. The second echelon followed and began to continue the projectile.
Shout...... An arrow hit a soldier on a camel, followed by the second and third.
Suddenly, people turned on their backs, but there were many people in the Great Wilderness, that is, the mission rushed forward, and they vowed not to give up until the goal was achieved. The first group finally arrived at the trench, which was full of criss-crossed trenches, traps, and sharpened bamboo.
The idea that Hanbei came up with this week is really good, delaying the enemy's attack, and sharing the pressure of Zephyr City, if you don't do anything and defend the city, it is estimated that the city will be captured in a day or two.
On this side of the Great Wilderness, they never expected that the opposite side would be so insidious, "Damn, I've been cheated again." Tuoba Hong gritted his teeth.
At this moment, many people died, "General, give the order to retreat." A lieutenant general said.
Tuoba Hong slapped him when he heard this, "If you disturb the morale of the army for me again, Lao Tzu will slaughter you." He turned to the crowd and said, "Finally, I have a little morale, and when I retreat, I will disperse, I think they are not very numerous, and there are not many trench traps, as long as they rush over, they will let us slaughter." ”
After hearing this, the soldiers nodded yes.
Those trenches were full of people, some dead, some still wailing, and after the tactics of crowds, some people had already rushed through the trench defenses and began to rush towards the Zephyr army behind the earthen wall.
Li Wolf knew that he couldn't wait anymore, so he got up and shouted, "Sword and shield soldiers, go forward and set up a shield, give Lao Tzu a back, get stuck, and can't let them scatter us." After saying that, he picked up the big shield and stood forward, like an iron tower.
The shield is stuck diagonally on the ground, holding the dead shield handle with both hands, the shoulders against the shield, and the feet in a lunge back and forth. The shield warriors in the back stepped forward and stood in rows, one by one against their shields, and the archers in the rear were still shooting at the opposing infantry.
Soon, the opposing cavalry had already rushed to the front, and the power of "Dong ......" was so powerful that it was not at all comparable to that of horses. directly knocked down the two soldiers before slowing down, but fortunately, someone immediately filled the position, so they didn't let them continue to tear apart.
"Poof......" Li Wolf's throat was sweet, he squirted a mouthful of blood, and immediately swallowed it back, gritting his teeth and holding it back, otherwise this breath would be vented, but it would be over.
Too many cavalry rushed over, but fortunately withstood them, blocked them, and slowed down the momentum. "Fuck it, fuck it...... Take a knife and chop these beasts to death. He threw away his shield, drew his broadsword, and slashed at the camel's leg.
"Come on, come here without fear of death." Li Wolf was covered in blood, his eyes were red, and he was obviously crazy. There are also reasons for the sacrifice of the eldest brother.
"Ah, you don't lose money by killing one, you can earn by killing two Lao Tzu by blood."
"Sooner or later, you Westwind City will be broken by us, hum."
It's all crazy, they don't care about it, if they can kill one is counted as one, on both sides, one counts as one, and they scold while chopping, and even the archers come forward with their knives to cut.
Gradually, the 30,000 people of Li Wolf and them became less and less, only a little more than 10,000, and the Great Wilderness gradually formed an encirclement and began to slowly eat away at them.
On the left and right of them there were 20,000 cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Battalion, and the Tiger Battalion was a heavy cavalry, which charged into battle in order to tear apart the enemy's formation. The Leopard Battalion was a light cavalry, in order to pursue, attract, and draw the enemy.
Their second battalion is already the last secret weapon outside the city, and it is time for them to play. Li Hu looked at his brother being surrounded, thinking that the eldest brother was dead and the second brother was still in prison. His heart was on fire, his face was flushed, and the green tendons on his neck were bursting out, which showed how angry he was.
I didn't think about it so much, I couldn't delay any longer, picked up my gun, got on my horse, "Our brothers in the Tiger Battalion, follow me to tear them up." "Pulling the reins, he shook vigorously, and 20,000 heavy horses galloped away. And he knew that as long as he rushed in, then Li Bao would definitely see it, and he would also burst over from the other side.
"Da Da Da ......" What is the galloping of ten thousand horses, and the sound of horses' hooves resounded throughout the battlefield.
"Brothers, we have come to your rescue." Li Hu, with a horizontal spear and a horse, is like a sharp knife, plunging straight into the middle.
"The third brother has moved, brothers from the leopard camp, we will also go and kill the enemy." Li Bao saw the third brother riding in the dust, turned over on his horse, and rushed over from the other side.
"Haha, great, we're saved."
"Brothers, let's kill outside, and we should join forces inside."
"Heaven will not kill us."
At this moment, the morale of the encircled Zephyr army was high. Desperately broke through.
"What?"
"Where did they come from?"
The Great Wilderness Army was stunned and panicked.
After saying that, the second battalion of Haw Par killed the opponent, turned around and prepared to do it again. "Fourth, there are too many of them, they will target us soon, and we have no way to escape if we are wrapped, you are mobile, strangle from the outside," just caught off guard, Li Hu finished roaring, and rushed in again.
After listening to the words of the third brother, Li Bao took his brother to strangle from the periphery, attract firepower, and cooperate with the rescue.
"Wrap them up for me, none of them can be let go." Tuoba Hong said angrily, he had never been so aggrieved since he led the troops. "Divide some men to kill the cavalry on the periphery."
That's it, more than 3,000 people from the wolf camp desperately broke through the encirclement, and Li Wolf was seriously injured and unconscious, and was humped by Li Bao on his horse and ran towards Zephyr City. In the face of hundreds of thousands of surrounding, it can be described as a heavy injury.
And Li Hu took the brothers of the Tiger Camp to break off, constantly impacting the formation of the Great Wilderness, leaving more than 4,000 corpses before and after. The enemy continued to pursue them, vowing to drive them out.
Li Bao hunched his second brother, kept running, and finally saw the outline of Zephyr City from a distance. "It's coming, it's coming, hold on, second brother, we'll be there soon." Li Bao slapped the horse's ass vigorously.
The people on the city wall also found out that it was their own people who had returned, and hurriedly shouted, "Open the city gates, quickly." ”
Zhou Keyuan looked at his henchman and beloved general, covered in blood, falling into a coma, his fists clenched, even his nails were embedded in the flesh, and his heart was not full of taste.
Raising his head and looking to the west, he could faintly see the dust flying, hoping that the sons and daughters would return home safely.