The group walked in the secret passage for a long time. Suddenly, a wall of earth blocked the way, and a wooden ladder appeared in front of him. Shi Liancheng came to the bottom of the wooden ladder and looked up, because the light of the torch did not shine so high, so he couldn't see the situation above, but he thought that it was the same as the shaft when he came down, and the top should be the exit outside the city.

Shi Liancheng climbed up first, and the soldiers followed. A moment later, Shi Liancheng felt that he had touched an iron plate, and when he handed the torch into the hands of the soldiers behind him, he put the horizontal knife into the sheath. Raise your hands and drag the iron plate, and as soon as you exert force, the iron plate rises. The dimly lit shaft immediately lit up. Wu Song climbed up and drilled out of the shaft. When I looked around, I saw that this was a small forest a few miles south of the city. The shade of the trees was long and quiet, with only the occasional chirping of insects and birds.

Shi Liancheng searched the surroundings and found that the grove was thick with dead branches and leaves, leaving no trace of anyone moving at all.

Shi Liancheng looked south and said, "They must have fled to the south." ”

A pro-soldier officer asked, "General, do you want to pursue?" ”

Shi Liancheng clapped his hands, shook his head and said, "No need. A few lost dogs, just run away. Return. The soldiers clenched their fists and promised.

Shi Liancheng did not drill the tunnel again, but returned to the city through the city gate. Immediately, Shi Liancheng ordered to guard the inner and outer exits of the secret passage. As for Moïse's escape, he left it behind.

Soon after, the scouts reported that the HRE's army of hundreds of thousands was less than twenty miles from Hyderabad. Shi Liancheng immediately led the Fifth Army and the first part of the Hanzhong Army out of the city to prepare for the battle.

It didn't take long for the rumbling sound in my ears like summer thunder, continuous. Looking up into the distance, I saw smoke and dust. A moment later, the endless tide of men and horses came in like a tidal wave, and the HRE army finally arrived. The Ming soldiers bled up and prepared for battle.

A moment later, the HRE army came to the front of the Ming army, and was stopped by Shi Liancheng's arrow. Hundreds of thousands of troops formed a huge phalanx, only to see the crowd surging, the flags and clouds, the swords and guns like a forest, the cold sun! In terms of scale, it is much larger than the Ming Army! However, the Ming army was undaunted, and the Fifth Army and the Hanzhong Army had a total of 70,000 horses and horses, while Xingfang led the Eighth Army of nearly 60,000 troops out of the camp and directly threatened the flank of the HRE army.

Seeing that the Ming army was ready to fight, Goode did not dare to attack rashly.

Knock knock knock ......, the war drums in the HRE army suddenly rang out. I saw that the HRE army formation was separated, and a fierce general rushed out of the army formation on a group of huge flower horses, and came between the two armies, howling fiercely. The Shinra general, with a physique like a bear, as strong as a mountain, dressed in black heavy armor smeared with the emblem of a double-headed eagle, without a helmet, with his head draped behind his head, and a huge cross sword in his hand, majestic and murderous!

The Ming side didn't understand the language of the HRE, but looking at his appearance, he knew that he was here to challenge, even if there was a Ming warrior who rushed out of the military formation. This Ming warrior, although not as majestic as the other party, is also very heroic and fierce, and it is Sun Wei, the general of the Hanzhong Army.

Sun Wei rushed to the front of the Shinra general with a gun, and shouted: "Fanbang barbarian, I will take your life!" ”

The Shinra general screamed and immediately rode his horse and rushed forward. Sun Wei did not show weakness and rode his horse to catch up. I saw the horse's hooves rushing, and in the blink of an eye, the two sides met, and Sun Wei raised his spear and prepared to slam at each other. But he didn't want the other party's speed to be faster, and the horse lance in his hand didn't have time to poke down, and the opponent's cross giant sword was already whistling and slashing down!

Sun Hao was frightened and changed color, and hurriedly tried to dodge, but it was too late, only to hear a click, and the blood appeared, and Sun Hao couldn't scream and fell off the horse. The Shinra mighty general raised his blood-dripping sword and howled loudly, as if the victorious beast was declaring its victory!

The Shinra soldiers couldn't help but shout, and loud voices came and went; But the Ming army was very shocked. The Ming army dominates the world, the Ming generals are invincible, and the Ming soldiers have not seen a strong enemy who can kill their own generals for a long time.

Guan Shigu shouted, slapped his horse and rushed out of the military formation.

Seeing another Great Ming warrior coming out of the battle, the Shenluo warrior was very excited, holding the cross giant sword high in both hands and screaming and rushing towards Guan Shigu.

In the blink of an eye, the two riders had met. The Shinra warrior repeated his old tricks, ready to slash the opponent with all his might. The huge cross sword was vigorous under the dance of his hands, and he slashed towards Guan Shi's ancient brain gate on the spot, and the momentum sank, which was even more powerful and unstoppable than the blow that killed Sun Wei just now! However, at this moment, he saw the opponent's broadsword leap up like a tiger, and slammed his cross giant sword, with a loud bang, and the sound shook the sky! Then the two sides staggered. The soldiers on both sides couldn't help but shout, and the shouts rose and fell one after another like the tide of the sea, mixed with the sound of war drums in the armies of both sides.

The two fierce generals were already boiling with blood, and they suddenly turned their horses' heads and rushed towards each other again, killing more than a dozen rounds without winning or losing, and finally entangled in a vicious battle.

The Shinra warrior wielded the cross giant sword, the tiger roared again and again, and the big sword in Guan Shigu's hand tore the wind and roared, mighty! This is a contest between two real fierce generals, one is a tiger with teeth and claws, and the other is a mighty dragon, which is difficult to solve, and the grass and trees are sad, although it is only a contest between the two, but it gives people the feeling that the two armies are fighting to the death!

After more than 30 rounds, the two are still inseparable, and the two sides are evenly matched, and it is impossible to see which one can win. The soldiers on both sides have been completely excited by now.

Before you know it, a hundred rounds have passed. The Shinra Warrior's mount suddenly fell forward, throwing the HRE Warrior off. When the HRE soldiers saw this scene, they couldn't help but be shocked! Even the Shinra thought that he was in danger of escaping this time!

But to the surprise of all the HRE generals, the Ming warrior could have taken the opportunity to kill his own warriors, but he did not move and did not take advantage of the danger. Immediately, the gods and soldiers understood that the other party was unwilling to take advantage of this, and they couldn't help shouting, which was obviously to express their admiration for Guan Shigu's upright behavior.

The Shinra warrior got up, bowed to Guan Shigu, and then stepped on his horse and returned to the military formation.

Guan Shi Guyele turned his horse's head and returned to his own army formation, and hugged his fist towards Shi Liancheng; "General." Shi Liancheng nodded approvingly: "Well done!" Guan Shigu smiled: "The last general is not willing to take advantage of this!" Then he rode up behind Shi Liancheng.

At this moment, there were bursts of drums and horns in the HRE army, and I saw that the HRE army began to retreat slowly behind the cavalry.

Seeing this, Shi Liancheng also ordered the troops to retreat, and immediately ordered his own soldiers to bring the body of General Sun Hao.

The armies of the two sides slowly separated. Eventually, the Ming army retreated into the city and the fortifications, while the HRE army set up camp five or six miles from Hyderabad. The war was temporarily suspended.

The Shenluo warrior who picked up a life in Guan Shigu's hands couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The Ming people are completely different from the lowly Islamists, they are very chivalrous!" Everyone nodded. Goode glanced at him and asked with concern, "Sigmund, are you hurt?" "It turns out that this mighty warrior is Siegmund, one of Goode's strongest generals, on a par with Daxter. Sigmund shook his head, "I'm not hurt. ”

Goode frowned and said: "The Ming army is not an ordinary opponent, and it is difficult to achieve victory in a hasty attack. We must be prepared. Then he looked at Muller and commanded: "Muller, you lead your men to cut down trees and make siege engines, the more the better!" I want you to build me enough siege equipment in three days! Mueller bowed in agreement.

Goode glanced at the others and said, "The others are taking advantage of these few days to rest!" If you want to defeat the Ming people, you must come up with twelve points of combat power, and it is absolutely impossible not to rest well! And they all agreed together.

In the next few days, the HRE army was resting and preparing siege equipment, while the Ming army was also making defensive preparations, trying to make no loopholes.

After being well prepared, the HRE army finally launched an attack on the Ming army. Goode led an army of 100,000 to suppress the camp outside the city of the Ming army, and he himself led the main army to storm the city. The drums of war shook the earth, and the HRE army continued to pound on the city like a tidal wave; In the sky, the rain of arrows on both sides obscured the sun, and bloody battles broke out on the earth! The HRE warriors rushed to the city, and the Ming soldiers fought back desperately against the enemy, the flesh and blood flew, the corpses of the soldiers on both sides continued to fall from the city, just one day, the corpses of the soldiers on both sides under the city wall have been piled up!

The fierce battle lasted for a day, two days, three days, four days, and ......the bloody battle continued, with heavy casualties on both sides, and still no progress was made on the part of the Holy Roman Empire.

That night, just when Goode was annoyed by the battle in front of him, a Tianzhu man sent a piece of information: "Generalissimo, an artillery team of the Ming people is rushing towards this side, and the distance is not very far!" ”

When Goode and the others got the news, their hearts couldn't help but sink. Mueller frowned and said: "This battle is already very difficult, if the artillery of the Ming army arrives, the situation will become very unfavorable for us!" ”

Goode frowned and asked, "When will our cannons be delivered?" Müller replied, "I'm afraid it will be another five or six days." It seems that we will have to stop fighting for the time being, and we will be able to continue the offensive only after the artillery is brought in! ”

Goode was very unwilling, and paced back and forth thoughtfully. Suddenly he stopped and said to Müller: "No! You're not right! ”

Shi Liancheng and the others stood in front of the map, and the general Guan Shigu said: "As long as the artillery team arrives, if the Shenluo people continue to fight, they will kill themselves!" ”

Shi Liancheng asked, "How long will it take for the artillery team to arrive?" ”

Guan Shigu said: "I received a report just now, they are not far from here, and they will probably arrive tomorrow morning." ”

Shi Liancheng nodded, his face thoughtful.

Suddenly, a personal soldier led a very embarrassed officer rushed in. The officer didn't wait for the report of his own soldiers, knelt down with a thud, and said urgently: "General, it's not good, we have been attacked by surprise, quickly send troops to reinforce us!" ”

Shi Liancheng and the others were taken aback, and Shi Liancheng asked, "Which part are you?" ”

"The subordinate is an officer under the artillery team."

Everyone was shocked again, and Huang Peng said in disbelief: "The artillery team has been attacked!" How is this possible? ”

Shi Liancheng asked the officer, "How many troops did the enemy dispatch?" Where were you attacked? ”

The officer hurriedly said: "We were attacked more than twenty miles to the north!" As for how many troops the enemy had, it was dark and his subordinates could not tell. I only know that there are everywhere in the mountains, there are infantry and cavalry. ”

Shi Liancheng immediately said to Guan Shigu: "General Guan, you immediately lead five thousand cavalry to rush to reinforcements!" Remember, your mission is to keep the cannon as safe as possible, and if the enemy retreats, don't chase it! Guan Shigu hugged his fists and promised, and ran down. Shi Liancheng said to the officer again: "You go and lead the way for General Guan, so as not to make a mistake." The officer promised and chased after the Guan Shigu.

Shi Liancheng frowned. Huang Peng said with a puzzled face: "This is really strange! How did those Shinra people know the itinerary and path of our artillery team? Shi Liancheng frowned and said, "This matter is not strange, it's just that we were careless!" Although the artillery team was marching, it was difficult for the Shinra people to detect the situation, but they could not hide the Tianzhu people along the way. We are outsiders, and no matter what, there will be many Tianzhu people who hate us, so it is normal to inform the Shinra people of the actions of our artillery team. Huang Peng suddenly realized, and then said worriedly: "What if General Guan fails to save the artillery team?" Shi Liancheng smiled faintly: "That's okay, our army can't compete with the HRE army without artillery?" ”

Huang Peng hurriedly said: "That's not what the last general meant!" The last general was only worried that our artillery was completely damaged, but the enemy's artillery was brought up, and the situation was very bad! ”

Shi Liancheng nodded and said, "The situation you said is very likely to happen. ”

Huang Peng frowned and said, "It's really hateful!" Some Tianzhu people reported the itinerary of our artillery team to the HRE people, but why didn't anyone report us on the itinerary of the HRE artillery team? Are the HREs cuter than us? Shi Liancheng smiled, patted Huang Xin's shoulder, and said, "Brother, you complain too much!" We rely on ourselves to march and fight, so why crave the help of others! Huang Xin couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, and hugged his fists and said: "What the general taught is that the last general lost his words!" ”

Shi Liancheng patted Huang Peng's shoulder, his gaze turned back to the map, and his face showed thought.

More than an hour later, a scout hurried into the hall and hurriedly reported: "General, General Guan has been ambushed by the enemy and has suffered heavy losses!" ”

Huang Peng was taken aback, while Shi Liancheng frowned and muttered, "What a golden retriever, I really underestimate him!" Then he asked the scout: "Is General Guan okay?" The scout replied: "General Guan led his troops out of the siege and is now on the way back!" Shi Liancheng immediately said to Huang Peng: "Brother, you immediately lead 10,000 infantry troops out of the city to respond." Huang Peng clenched his fists and promised, and ran down.

It is said that Guan Shigu was ordered to lead 5,000 war cavalry out of the city to rescue the artillery team that was ambushed. However, before the centaurs could reach the scene, they were attacked by the HRE army, which had been lying in ambush in the woods. Although Shi Liancheng's army was strong, it still suffered heavy losses when it was caught off guard. However, the Shenluo ambush soldiers were not able to completely annihilate Guan Shigu's department, and were killed by Guan Shigu and led the army to open a bloody way out.

On the one hand, the Shenluo army destroyed the artillery team of the Ming army, and on the other hand, it defeated the reinforcements of the Ming army, which can be described as a complete victory, and tens of thousands of foot cavalry immediately triumphed in the division.

However, contrary to the expectations of the Shinra side, the defeated Guan Shigu suddenly turned back and led thousands of horsemen to raid bravely. This time, the HRE army was defenseless, and the front team was rushed to pieces by the wolf-like Ming war horse. Seeing that the situation was not good, the general of the unified army, Mueller, immediately ordered all the horsemen to meet the battle, and the infantry formed a formation. The two sides fought a fierce battle, killing the moonlight and the grass and trees were sad. Seeing that the charge of the enemy's horsemen was contained, Mueller immediately attacked with his whole army. When the Guan Shigu Department landed, it fell into the vast sea of enemy troops and was in a worrying situation.

Just when the two sides were fighting inseparably, the 10,000 infantry army led by Huang Peng arrived, and seeing that the situation of Guan Shigu's headquarters was critical, he immediately waved his army to attack. The armies of the two sides scuffled, and suddenly the Shenluo army attacked and killed, and suddenly the Ming war cavalry swept over, and there were swords flashing everywhere, and flesh and blood flying everywhere! The two sides fought fiercely for more than a quarter of an hour, and there was still no winner. The Shenluo army took the initiative to retreat, and the Ming army attacked and killed for a while, seeing that it was difficult for the enemy to take advantage of the battalion step by step, so they stopped the pursuit and rushed to the place where the artillery team was ambushed.

When I arrived at the scene, I saw a miserable scene. Nearly 1,000 Ming soldiers lay in ambush in the wilderness, and the cannons were crooked, most of them were seriously damaged, and the large amount of gunpowder carried by the artillery team had turned into flames all over the mountains.

"Damn, we're late!" Huang Peng couldn't help but scold.

Guan Shigu immediately yelled at his subordinates: "Spread out and search to see if there are any people who are still alive!" ”

……

Guan Shigu and Huang Peng returned to the city, saw Shi Liancheng, and immediately reported what they had seen with their own eyes. To the surprise of the two generals, Shi Liancheng just nodded slightly, and he didn't seem to be shocked at all. The two generals were puzzled, but they couldn't help but put their minds at ease. Shi Liancheng ordered all the armies inside and outside the city to be vigilant and strictly defend to the death, and there was no other order.

Müller led his men and horses back into the camp and reported his victory to Generalissimo Goode. When Goode heard that the Ming artillery team had been completely annihilated, he couldn't help but be very happy, and immediately sent an order to go down, so that all the armies could rest and attack the city immediately tomorrow morning.

Early the next morning, the HRE army continued to storm Hyderabad, and Shi Liancheng led the army out of battle, cooperating with the 8th Army led by Si Xingfang outside the city, and fought a fierce battle with the HRE army. From morning to noon, and from noon to evening, the sky is dark, the sun and the moon are dark! Neither side took advantage of anything, and seeing that it was getting late and their soldiers were exhausted, they withdrew their troops.

Goode returned to the camp, took off his dusty cloak, went to the top and sat down, and scolded angrily: "What an abomination! The annihilation of the artillery team does not seem to have much impact on the Ming people! In today's battle, we didn't take advantage of it at all! ”

Mueller frowned and said, "Now it seems that only when our artillery comes up can we defeat the enemy!" Goode frowned and nodded.

At this moment, an officer hurried in and reported: "Generalissimo, news has just come from the artillery corps that they will arrive one day later!" ”

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, and Goode said excitedly: "Good! That's great! I didn't expect the artillery team to be so fast! I thought it would be at least three days before they arrived! Then he said to the officer: "Send someone immediately to tell the brothers of the artillery team that they have worked hard!" When this battle is over, I will give credit to each and every one of them! The officer answered and ran down.

Dast said excitedly: "As soon as the artillery team arrives, no matter how strong the Ming army is, it will never be able to hold the city!" Everyone nodded in disagreement.

Goode said to the generals: "Everyone have a good rest, and when the artillery team comes, we will attack the city with all our might!" "All the generals agreed together.

The following day, instead of attacking, the HRE rested in the camp. Da Ming guessed that they were waiting for the arrival of the artillery team, and ordered the armies to strengthen the city defenses and prepare for a fierce battle.

Seeing the sun dipping down the mountain in the west, Wu Song, who was standing on the city wall, saw a large team pushing countless carts and carts into the camp of the HRE army from a distance. Shi Liancheng knew that it must be the arrival of the artillery team of the HRE Army. Huang Peng, who was standing next to him, said worriedly: "The enemy's artillery team has arrived, and this battle will not be easy to fight." After hesitating for a moment, he said to Shi Liancheng: "General, the enemy has artillery in his hands, if we continue to hold this place, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold it!" If this city is lost, it will be nothing, but if our army loses a lot in this battle, I am afraid that even the territory occupied before will not be able to hold even the Dhaka region! ”

Shi Liancheng looked at the barracks of the Shenluo Army outside the city, and asked lightly, "Do you want me to retreat?" ”

Huang Peng hugged his fists and said: "General, the current situation can only be a retreat." ”

Shi Liancheng retracted his gaze, looked at Huang Peng, and said, "When did our Ming army escape from the battle?" Even if you fight to the last soldier, you must not retreat! This is military might! ”

Huang Peng hurriedly said: "The last general understands, it's just ......"

Shi Liancheng waved his hand and said, "I've already decided, don't persuade me anymore." ”

Huang Peng was helpless, sighed, hugged his fists and said: "Since the general's determination has been made, the last general will live and die with the general!" ”

Shi Liancheng patted Huang Peng's shoulder and ordered, "You go and send some more people to inspect the city, I don't want any Tianzhu people to cause trouble for us at this time." Huang Peng clenched his fists and agreed, and immediately turned around and went down the city wall.

As soon as I arrived under the city wall, I happened to meet Guan Shigu. The two greeted each other, and Guan Shigu asked, "General Huang, is the general up there?" ”

Huang Peng nodded and couldn't help but sigh. Seeing this, Guan Shigu couldn't help but be quite surprised, and asked, "Why did General Huang suddenly sigh?" ”

Huang Peng said: "General Guan, you must be very clear about the current situation. The enemy's artillery has arrived, and it is very disadvantageous for us to continue to defend the city! ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.