Chapter 47: The decisive battle in Xiangyang

In September, the autumn frost was clear, Shi Min led his headquarters with 10,000 iron cavalry and 10,000 foot soldiers, a total of 20,000 soldiers and horses to go to Xiangyang, as usual, Qu Gao stayed in Luoyang.

Shi Min's march was slow this time, and he first sent someone to send a letter to the king to persuade him to surrender, in which he said that he could not bear to hurt the people of Xiangyang, and advised the king to not fight the trapped beasts; However, if he went out of the city to face the battle, he would only play against the king with 30% of his troops, and if he lost, he would never violate the boundary of Xiangyang.

The king received the letter of persuasion, meditated under the lonely lamp for a day, and finally replied to the letter, with one word in the letter: "War!" ”

There are more than 20,000 defenders in Xiangyang, and Shi Min also brought 20,000 soldiers and horses. With 20,000 defenders out of the city to meet Shi Min's 6,000 subordinates, there may still be a chance to win, but if the city is closed and fortified, no matter how strong the city is, it will eventually be breached one day, which is tantamount to painting a prison and waiting for death.

Wang Shou has been familiar with the art of war since he was a child, and he is a person who practices martial arts, and he has also studied under Ge Hong, learned a secret method of Taoism, and decided between the two formations, which is what he is good at, but he has never had the opportunity to display his talent. Now that the Jin family is still breathing, this battle is related to the last dignity of the Jin family, and he must go all out to win no matter what. Even in the face of Zhao Guo's god of war, he was fearless!

Shi Min camped ten miles away in the north of Xiangyang City, with flags all over the field, swords like forests, set down the fence, and connected several miles. Then he personally led 6,000 foot soldiers to attack Xiangyang, and the herald army marched with a loud voice.

The king's head of gold helmets and gold armor, brocade robes and jade belts, stood in front of the battle, with 20,000 soldiers and horses, lined up the formation. The two armies confronted each other, and Shi Min rode out of the battle and shouted: "Jade-faced child, do you have the courage to fight with me?" ”

The king replied coldly: "Why do you need to be a husband with you? The officers and men of our army are looking forward to today's decisive battle for a long time! ”

Shi Min lost interest and said, "Then let's send troops!" ”

The drums were loud, and Shi Min's 6,000 foot soldiers each held swords and shields, charging quickly, shouting in unison, and the shock was several miles. The king's head waved his army in formation, met with 10,000 foot soldiers, 5,000 archers resisted the enemy with arrows, and 5,000 armor soldiers pressed behind the formation. Bows and arrows rained down, the stone soldiers were in iron armor, holding their shields on the top, the arrows could not be broken, and there were few casualties, but only a hundred. The infantry of the two armies fought fiercely, and the Hu people were brave, and they were not defeated by one enemy and two enemies, but they became more and more courageous. After the three-way drum sounded, more than half of the Xiangyang infantry soldiers were lost, and the Shi army only lost more than 1,000 people.

Shi Min watched the battlefield from behind the formation, and saw that the corpses of the defenders of Xiangyang were all over the place, and the battle situation was basically settled, a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes, and he let out a long sigh.

The king clenched his teeth, seeing that he had suffered heavy losses and was already at a disadvantage, and he would definitely lose if he continued to fight. At the moment, only by killing the enemy can we turn defeat into victory. Although he knew that Shi Min's courage was difficult in the world, he had to bite the bullet and shout: "Shi Min, I have heard for a long time that you are invincible in the world, and the head of the king of Xiangyang has come to learn from you!" ”

The defenders of Xiangyang were all shocked when they heard this, Wang Shou was a weak scholar, how could he dare to pick Shi Min to fight? Isn't this a waste of life! But seeing that the king was holding the sword immediately, quite heroic, waving the long sword left and right, and slashing dozens of pawns in a row, he knew that this jade-faced Wang Lang had a stunt in his body, and he was deeply hidden. For a time, the morale of the Xiang army was greatly boosted, and the battle with Hu pawns intensified!

Shi Min heard the king's shouting, and saw that the Xiangjun was excited, and his face showed joy, he slapped his horse and waved his knife to take the king's head, and shouted: "I thought you would only recite in vain, watch the tomb and guard the tomb!" ”

The king's head responded to the battle with all his heart, not competing with Shi Min for the length of the mouth, slashing each other, and sparks burst out with two rings. After twenty rounds of fighting, Shi Min slashed hard, shattering the king's long sword, and the whole person was also seriously injured by the sword qi and fell off the horse.

The commander fell off his horse, the Xiang army was in chaos, and many foot soldiers abandoned the army and fled. Shi Min saw that Wang Shouqiang endured the pain and got up, his eyes were still full of fierce fighting intent, and his heart suddenly admired it, but today's battle situation has been decided, and it is difficult to reverse it. Shi Min faced the king's head and slowly raised his long knife.

A breaking sound swept between the two, and a bloody mouth appeared on Shi Min's right arm in an instant, and then a Hu pawn not far from his side vomited blood and fell to the ground.

Ignoring where the hidden weapon flew from, the corners of Shi Min's mouth hooked up a slight smile, cut a strip of cloth from the corner of his clothes, and bandaged the wound himself.

Wang Shou had just snatched back a life from Shi Min's men, and when he came back to his senses, this Shi Min's martial arts were really invincible in the world, who could hurt him with a secret weapon? But seeing that the Hu pawn died a strange death, and a two-inch cut on his chest was still oozing blood, he was in a state of mind and shouted: "Lu Lijian!" "Hurry up to the hushman, draw the colorless sword, and prepare for battle again!

The Shi army was pursuing the Xiang army, and suddenly there was a sound of fighting in the northeast corner, and both armies were shocked, could it be that there were still reinforcements in Xiangyang?

Shi Min's army formation was cut out of a hole by a group of light horsemen from north to south, and everyone saw that a group of about twenty horsemen galloped and stabbed, and where they passed, Hu pawns flew with flesh and blood, screaming again and again.

The person who is the leader, red-clothed and white-horse, is beautiful and gorgeous, isn't it Qu Gao! The rest are the Eight Swords Dead Warrior and Zhong Lijun's black-armored spear horseman.

Qu Gao white horse first, breaking through the encirclement in front of Shi Min and Wang Shou, he looked at the wound on Shi Min's right arm, oozing out pieces of blood, he couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart, and said: "General Shi, I am Xiangyang Qu Gao, and I dare to fight with the general today!" Then he turned to the king and asked, "Wang Lang, stand down!" ”

When Wang Shou saw Qu Gao coming to help, he was overjoyed, and replied: "You threw Lu Li's sword here, how can it help me escape for my life?" "He turned over and got on his horse, and he was going to fight Shi Min with Qu Gao.

When Shi Min saw Qu Gao, he was not happy or angry, and his expression did not move, as if Qu Gao's appearance had been expected by him, and he asked in a deep voice: "Qu Gao, have you thought about it?" ”

Qu Gao's heart was as strong as iron at this time, and he replied in a heavy voice: "Qu Gao's heart, heaven and earth can be learned, and today he will fight to the death to protect Xiangyang!" ”

"What a fight to the death for Xiangyang!" Shi Min suddenly shouted: "Don't forget, Xiangyang gave you up to take peace, you fought to the death for Xiangyang many times, and there is one person in Xiangyang who recognizes you!" Shi Min's sound was like thunder, resounding between the two formations, the void was shaken, and the battlefield was quiet for a moment.

Qu Gao heard a dull pain in his chest, like a heavy blow to his heart, he had already set up a decisive battle, but the old thing that the Xiangyang clan wanted to sacrifice him to protect Xiangyang that day was always the mustard in his heart, although in the end he willingly surrendered Zhao, but this does not mean that the matter is over.

Ask yourself, Qu Gao's heart to protect Xiangyang has never wavered, but in the world, thinking and acting is not just following his heart, if what he thinks is annoying, and what he does is pointed out by thousands of people, even if his mind is strong, he will inevitably retreat and fear. Qu Gao came to the aid from Luoyang Pegasus today, and he was already holding the will to fight to the death, but as Shi Min said, what he guarded and fought for was never recognized, but he made himself a street rat, and everyone was evil. So how much meaning is left in his battle of sacrificing his life? Is it just for the will of his ancestors?

"I, Shen Yi, am often bullied by Qu Lang, but I recognize Qu Lang! I know his ambition to guard Xiangyang, and Xiangyang Erlang is unmatched! In the midst of the king's battle, a weak man patted the horse, and the horse took a few steps forward, and the man stepped forward and shouted with the loudest voice.

Although the rear formation was 100 meters away from the three people, Shi Min was shocked, and the entire battlefield was silent, no one dared to make a sound, and even the horses did not dare to neigh. Therefore, in the silence, Shen Yi's voice also reached the battlefield.

Qu Gao heard Shen Yi's voice, looked up to look for him, and saw that Shen Yi was also holding a long sword in his hand, although he couldn't see his expression clearly, but Qu Gao knew that Shen Yi had always been weak, and now he was also holding a sword in the back of the king's head, he had no martial arts, and he dared to fight for Xiangyang, Qu Gao couldn't help but be touched: If he can keep Xiangyang today, he will definitely bully him less in the future!

After Shen Yi, another person came out and shouted: "Qu Gao, although you are from a humble background, your behavior is vulgar, and you are arrogant and rude, but as long as you fight for Xiangyang today, I, Chen Xuan, will also approve of you!" ”

"Qu Gao thief!" Suddenly, a sharp female voice sounded on the gate tower of Xiangyang City, and a woman in a blue shirt stared at the battlefield viciously, and scolded angrily: "Qu Gao thief, Lu Li's sword is in your hands, my father's death is inseparable from you, and I, Lu Ning, have nothing to do with you!" We will settle this account slowly in the future, but if you can't help Wang Lang retreat from the enemy today, don't blame me for looking down on you! Lu Ning walked to the big drum, his arms were clasped together, and the bang sounded!

Qu Gao heard the sound of drums, only to feel that his heart was excited, and his fighting spirit was even worse. With a smile on his face, he turned to Shi Min and said, "General Shi, did you hear that?" The will of my heart, even my former enemies, is recognized! So today, I have to fight for Xiangyang, offended! With that, he immediately stepped forward and fought with Shi Min to a place.

Wang Shou was not far behind, and the flying horse stepped forward and fought Shi Min with Qu Gao. The two of them are equally famous talents in Xiangyang, and they will finally have the opportunity to fight side by side at this moment, although they have never practiced, but the double swords come and go, cooperate tacitly, and also firmly contain Shi Min's long knife.

The sound of drums continued to be heard from the tower, and the two armies stopped fighting, and they were all staring at the scene of the three generals fighting.

This victory, for Shi Min, may be a dispensable battle, and he doesn't even want to use all his strength; But for the entire Xiangyang, it is a battle for survival, and it is also the last battle of dignity for the Jin family!

Suddenly, there was a sound of iron hooves stomping on the ground in the east, and then a group of about ten horsemen rushed towards the battlefield.