The second apostle said calmly, "Then General Chen asked the rest of the brothers to accompany them to their deaths, and he was in his heart? You ruined the overall situation of the two ways to attack Baoji City again, and you thought that Qin Shuhuai was comparable to those mediocre talents of the Ming army? Have you forgotten how the 15,000 brothers in Silinggou were killed in battle? He wished that you would attack the city now, there were more than 60,000 defenders in Baoji City, and with Qin Shuhuai's tricks, there might be a lot of ambushes nearby, and he was waiting to eat our 20,000 people?"

Chen Hou stood on the spot like a piece of wood, his eyes glittering.

He had to admit that the two apostles were right. The 20,000-strong army will inevitably not be able to capture Baoji, but will be in danger of being eaten by Qin Shuhuai. Even if he only let the brothers who had been poisoned fight in the front, what would happen after beating those brothers? At that time, there were only 10,000 people left, could Qin Shuhuai still let these 10,000 brothers go?

The second apostle said, "General Chen, this apostle understands your mood at the moment, and this apostle's heart is now dripping blood like you! However, that Qin Shuhuai has always been scheming, if you lead the army to attack with all your might, you will fall into his treacherous scheme! You are the commander of the army, and you must not only give an account to the soldiers who were poisoned, but also to the whole army! As long as we endure this moment, it is not too late to take revenge when the brothers on the south road arrive!"

I have to say, reputation is a good thing. Since Qin Shuhuai's debut, he has been almost invincible, and all opponents did not dare to underestimate him, especially after he completely annihilated the fifteen thousand army of the Demon Sect in Silinggou, the Demon Sect was even more afraid of him.

Therefore, the second apostle believes that if these 20,000 people go to Baoji, the approximate fate will be the same as that of Silinggou. But in fact, Qin Shuhuai only had a total of 35,000 soldiers and horses, and the rest were all sent to Nan'angou, and there were no additional ambushes at all. There were 20,000 of them, and even if there were only 5,000 left, Qin Shuhuai would not dare to chase them.

Chen Hou looked up to the sky and sighed, burst into tears, and sat back in his seat.

With empty eyes, he said, "Second Apostle...... You're right. Ben will be responsible for the other brothers, and Ben will keep the brothers for revenge!"

The Second Apostle nodded, "Yes, General Chen, you are still ...... Go and send off the poisoned brothers! I'll go with you!"

The second apostle didn't know that his move happened to help Qin Shuhuai. If the Demon Sect sent 20,000 people to attack with all its might, the casualty ratio of the two armies might be relatively close, but if the Demon Sect only sent 8,000 or 9,000 people, the casualty ratio of the officers and troops would be greatly reduced. It's like two people fighting with three people, even if they can't fight, they can at least injure one or two, but suddenly they become one person, then the difference in strength widens, and they may be beaten down by the other three as soon as they get on the field.

Chen Hou went out of the tent with the second apostle and several high-ranking members of the Demon Sect, and saw that the soldiers of the whole army were already waiting for him.

With solemn faces, they came to the camp of the poisoned brethren and clasped their fists at them.

Toast!

Drop the bowl and go!

Chen Hou led the army to send them out of the camp for five miles, farewell!

Eight thousand nine hundred poisoned Demon Sect soldiers resolutely embarked on the road of attacking Baoji City.

Behind them, a majestic and tragic chant sounded again.

"The raging fire burns my body! What is the joy of life, and what is the pain of death......

In Baoji City, Qin Shuhuai had already ordered martial law in the whole city, and all the city walls were full of soldiers. In terms of configuration, whether it is archers, bird soldiers, crossbowmen, or asphalt, fire oil, artillery, everything is available. Moreover, he also carefully calculated the ratio of officers to the coalition forces. For example, some of the city's defense equipment are all in charge of the official army, and the head of the city is responsible for killing the demon sect soldiers who climb the cloud ladder and come up, all of which are from the martial arts alliance. Because these people are good, the Demon Sect will definitely not be able to form any tactics when they climb a few at the beginning, and they will actually fight alone because martial arts people are good at, so the martial arts alliance will not suffer.

At the same time, more than 30,000 troops led by Cao Huachun had already arrived at Nan'angou, and after inspecting the terrain on the spot, they had already chosen the best place to ambush them.

The Ming army is waiting for the Demon Cult to attack.

And Cao Wenzhao, He Renlong, and Zuo Guangxian also received orders from Qin Shuhuai to continue attacking Gao Yingxiang.

This battle encompassed multiple cities and gathered the main forces of all sides, and it was a decisive battle that would determine the future situation of the three sides from any angle.

In the north, Huang Taiji's army had already rushed to the Duoyan tribe's territory more than two hundred and thirty miles northwest of Jizhen. Due to the influence of the complete cessation of border trade in the Ming Dynasty, the Duoyan tribe was in short supply of salt, ironware, and grain. However, because the Duoyan Department followed the defeat of Houjin in the change of Jisi, its Great Khan decided to make friends with the Ming State and pray for the reopening of the border ban as a national policy, and saw some hope through several rounds of negotiations with the Ming State, so this time he refused to send troops to help the Houjin.

Fan Wencheng once again used his talents to persuade Lambatar, the second son of the Great Khan of the Duoyan Tribe, to support Houjin, and used a trick to help him kill the Great Khan who opposed the sending of troops and helped him ascend to the throne.

After that, the Duoyan Department sent 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry to help Houjin attack the Ming Dynasty again.

At the same time, Yuan Chonghuan received an order from Chongzhen to urgently lead the main force of 40,000 Guanning Army back to aid Jizhen. At this time, there were only 30,000 left in the Guanning army in Liaodong, but considering that Houjin did his best, Yuan Chonghuan was not worried.

The Great War in the North is also about to begin.

From this point of view, Qin Shuhuai's battle on the three sides is related to the overall situation.

The national fortunes of the Ming Dynasty will usher in the final conclusion this summer!

At about two o'clock on the eighth day of the sixth month, the 8,900 soldiers of the Demon Sect who had been poisoned arrived in the west of Baoji City.

Qin Shuhuai held the Yitian Sword in his hand and personally stood at the head of the city to command the battle. Looking at the nearly 10,000 demon sect soldiers under the city, Qin Shuhuai breathed a sigh of relief.

That's all it takes? It looks like they're really here to die.

When the demon sect soldiers came to the city, a leader of a relatively high grade stepped forward and shouted, "Qin Shuhuai! You sinister villain, a turtle with a shrunken head, don't dare to fight us with open swords and guns, but you do despicable deeds of secretly poisoning, what kind of shame do you have to live in the world? You also claim to be famous and decent, I'm a thief surnamed Qin, if you have a kind, you can come down and have a good fight with your grandfather!"

Qin Shuhuai smiled disdainfully, and then shouted loudly, "The whole army is ready!"

All the archers drew their bows, the gunners adjusted their muzzles, and the birdmen narrowed their eyes.

The leader of the Demon Sect scolded for a while, and when he saw that no one cared for him, he took out his waist knife with the heart of death, and yelled at the soldiers behind him, "Brothers, attack the city!"

"Kill!"

The roar of the earth suddenly rose up, and the roar contained anger, despair, and the determination to sacrifice one's life!

Eight thousand nine hundred demon sect soldiers, with about a thousand people as an echelon, divided into nine echelons and rushed up.

Qin Shuhuai glanced at them indifferently, and then said, "Fire!"

Whoosh! Bang!

The crossbow arrows, birds, and cannons on the city walls formed a symphony of death, and also weaved a dense network of firepower.

These demon cult soldiers had already been poisoned, and they knew that their time was short, so they were even more and more fearless of death! They frantically rushed forward with the few big shields they had.

The ladder was against the wall, and the upper one had a curved hook, and it didn't move after holding the city wall, and then a large number of demon soldiers climbed up along the ladder.