Chang'an is good

Chapter 612: Breaking the Formation

General Zhong turned around when he heard the voice, his old eyes shaking.

The wounded soldiers around reacted and immediately burst into shouts and sobs.

Nenu was killed, but the war was far from over, because the Crown Princess said that this time the enemy must be annihilated here.

When General Zhong first heard this, he didn't say anything on the surface, but in his heart he believed that the Crown Princess was blinded by hatred and anger, so she said she would wipe out all 20,000 cavalry...

This has happened before. Last year, in the battle of Yumen Pass, the Northern Di invaded the border for the first time with 20,000 cavalry. General Cui Jing once annihilated those 20,000 cavalry. However, it was not a one-shot battle. It took him more than a month to lead his troops to kill the fleeing Northern Di cavalry before he was able to completely annihilate them.

At this time, the Crown Princess said that they would annihilate them all in one battle today.

General Zhong has always been known for his calmness and pragmatism. As he grows older, he becomes more and more opposed to any rash actions.

But at this moment, looking at the head of Ninu that was brought up, the anger that had been suppressed and lingering in his heart for a long time was suddenly lifted up and soared into the sky.

The so-called reckless advancement is to do something knowing that it is impossible; but in this world, there are indeed people who can do things that ordinary people cannot do... He knows better than anyone that such people exist!

The old general's eyes instantly turned red. He looked out of the gate and said firmly, "Help me... to get up to the gatehouse!"

Nienu's head was hung on the top of the gate tower by his bronze whip.

"Boom!"

As blood dripped from the head, deep drum beats suddenly sounded.

"Dong dong!"

The sound of drums is also music, slowly unfolding a heroic battlefield scene.

The drum is divided into three sides, and the one who leads the beating is General Zhong.

Amidst the fierce battle between thousands of soldiers and horses, Li Suining looked back at the Guanlou, and a few tears suddenly overflowed from the corners of his bloodstained eyes.

General Zhong, who was beating the drum, was also looking intently in her direction. Their eyes seemed to meet each other through the sound of the drums, passing through thousands of soldiers.

There are many kinds of war drum sounds. The one being beaten by General Zhong at this time is the "Qin King's Battle Music".

The King of Qin was Emperor Taizong of the Li family. This song once represented the most prosperous national power and combat capability of Dasheng.

The late Crown Prince Xiao loved this war song the most. When he led Xuan Ce's army to fight, he would always order the soldiers to beat the drums. When the song of breaking the formation sounded, the fighting spirit would be aroused.

Until the death of the late Crown Prince Xiao, the song of breaking the formation gradually became tinged with sadness, and Chang Kuo no longer allowed anyone to play it.

At this moment, the drum beats sounded again after many years, and every sound seemed to shake up the dust of the past, and then revealed the magnificent achievements hidden in them, awakening the heroic souls of countless sleeping soldiers.

General Zhong beat the drum with all his strength, as if he wanted to use this song to offer sacrifice to the gods of heaven and earth, and to summon the soul of the late prince back.

The sound of drums, accompanied by trumpets, began with the sound of horses' hooves entering the battlefield, and gradually became louder and louder, as if they were fighting together with the soldiers, with their unyielding will to fight and their unyielding determination to never give up. They were like boiling magma mixed with blood, rushing forward with a roar and excitement to the mountains and valleys, blocking and swallowing every inch of the enemy's retreat.

Surrounded by the sound of drums, the soldiers burst out with unprecedented fighting spirit.

Kill the enemy!
Defend Dasheng to the death!

At this moment, this is the only thought in everyone's mind.

They are countless individuals, yet they have merged into one. At this moment, they have forgotten the pain and no longer care about life or death.

Feeling this almost terrifying morale, the Beidi soldiers finally began to panic, and their animal instincts could better understand the dangerous murderous intent between heaven and earth, so even the horses under them began to become restless.

Most of these Beidi soldiers had never personally experienced a battle with Xuan Ce's army before. The three words "Xuan Ce's army" were just a distant rumor to them.

Before this expedition, their leaders told them that the miraculous rumors about Xuan Ce's army had long become a thing of the past. Li Xiao of Da Sheng was dead, and Xuan Ce's army was already in name only.

As for the annihilation of 20,000 cavalrymen by Cui Jing outside Yumen Pass last year, according to their leader, it was only because they occupied the natural advantage of the pass, and those cavalrymen were too stupid and reckless, rashly going deep into the Longyou desert. It was not Xuan Ce's army that really killed them, but they were exhausted to death by Cui Jing due to insufficient subsequent supplies.

Now that they have given up attacking from Longyou, they only need to cross Yinshan Mountain to reach Dasheng Pass, and the troops and food supplies in the rear are sufficient;
Looking at the Great Sheng, the emperor lost the capital, the country was in turmoil, everyone was busy with their own affairs, and the army must have been in a panic.
They have strong soldiers and horses, while the enemy is just a spent force. What is there to be afraid of?

As for the failure to capture the city after so long, it was simply because Ashide Yuanli was too incompetent and his fighting style was too indecisive. He lacked the sharpness and bravery of the Khanate warriors!

No wonder there were rumors that Ashde Yuanli's birth mother was unlucky and most likely a Han woman. Now it seems that this man is indeed as weak and cowardly as the Han people! But his sister is the current Khan's queen, which is why this weakling is in charge of the military power!

——This was the previous opinion of Nenu and others. As of an hour ago, the Beidi soldiers present still believed this.

But this time it’s different.

They suddenly realized that Ashide Yuanli's "lack of sharpness" was the result of his dealings with Sheng's army and the mutual dissipation of power.

Now without the command and deployment of Ashide Yuanli, they thought they were eagles that had escaped from the troublesome cage, but in fact they became lambs to be slaughtered without any rules.

The surging fighting spirit that erupted from these Sheng troops was something they had never seen before. It was not something that mortal beings should have.

When people are no longer human, break away from human nature, and kill weakness and fear, they will become the most terrifying existence.

The Northern Di troops began to disintegrate and tried to retreat, but it was too late.

To completely wipe out 20,000 cavalrymen with almost equal numbers is an almost impossible fantasy in this battlefield surrounded by mountains and more familiar to the latter.

But Li Suining has almost absolute confidence.

On the top of the gate tower, the music of breaking the formation was repeated without interruption, each time becoming louder and more powerful than the last. As one war drum was broken, more war drums were brought up to the gate tower, and the number of drummers increased from three at the beginning to more than ten.

Cui Jing led his troops to the scene in a hurry. From more than ten miles away, they heard the sound of drums and trumpets that could shake the earth and sky.

Since ancient times, people have believed that wine, incense and music are the only media that can communicate with the gods of heaven and earth.

At this moment, the earth-shaking sound of drums and music seemed to use this battlefield as an altar to connect the gods of heaven and earth.

War has always been evil, but the sound of the drums was like a sharp sword, dividing the yin and yang between heaven and earth, defining good and evil. All the Dasheng soldiers who were urged by the drums to wield their swords fought for justice.

The wind of late summer and early autumn swept through the gate.

The young general came riding on his horse, arriving with the wind.

He rushed to the battlefield without stopping.

When passing this gate, the young man on the horse seemed to have stepped over the barrier of more than ten years. Under the guidance of this formation-breaking song, he was able to rush into the battle led by her personally, becoming her most loyal and steadfast soldier, fighting side by side with her to guard the country's gate.

Cui Jing led his troops to charge forward, waving his spear to block the murderous intentions for Li Suining.

A steady stream of reinforcements arrived and joined the battlefield.

Cui Jing never stayed beside Li Suining for long. There was no need to say anything among the thousands of soldiers and horses.

Cui Jing led his troops to the rear and surrounded and killed the Northern Di army.

The setting sun was like blood, gradually changing from bright red to deep crimson, and in the endless despair of the invaders, it became increasingly darker until it dyed the mountains black. Torches were lit above the gate tower, and the flames that stretched along the defense line were a symbol of victory.

After seeing Chang Sui'an who was still unconscious, Li Suining said to Cui Jing beside him, "Cui Ling'an, I'll leave this to you."

Cui Jing nodded to her and watched her climb up the tower with sword in hand.

Looking at the figure walking up the tower alone with a sword in hand, General Zhong felt dazed again. He wanted to ask Cui Jing something, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to start without sounding old and confused.

The infantry responsible for cleaning up the battlefield arrived shortly afterwards.

In the middle of the night, Kang Zhi quickly ran up to the gate tower, clasped his fists and saluted, his voice hoarse but particularly powerful: "Your Highness, in this battle, our army killed more than 10,000 enemy soldiers, captured more than 7,000 enemies, and captured thousands of war horses! This battle is a battle of total annihilation and victory!"

The definition of total annihilation on the battlefield means killing or capturing at least nine out of ten enemy troops, thereby completely disintegrating the enemy force and making it no longer able to fight.

This battle will be a true annihilation.

"Very good." Li Suining knelt down beside the arrow tower and said, "Spread the word to boost morale and comfort the heroic souls of our comrades who are still here."

Her voice was soft, as if she was tired, and when she spoke the latter part, her eyes looked up at the vast night sky of the Fortress.

"Yes!" Kang Zhi responded with red eyes and strode away.

When She Cai finally had some free time to rest, she and Qi Hu cleaned up He Wu Hu's body, removed the arrows from his body, and cleaned the blood off his face.

"Did you hear that? We have completely wiped out the enemy and won a great victory! The soldiers are all very happy and encouraged!" Shepherd's Purse said to him, "Don't leave in a hurry. When we come back to celebrate, you can also have a cup of celebratory wine. Then you can hear what high position His Highness will reward you with! Your contribution this time is not small!"

Shepherd's Purse said this with a smile, but her vision was hazy. In the haze, she seemed to see that the man who seemed fierce at first glance but honest after a long time was standing with his eyes open, grinning and nodding at her, and responded readily: [Hey! ]

The night sky of the pass is particularly open, the sky is not completely dark, but a transparent misty blue. The stars are dense and low, and where they meet the mountains, they seem to be within reach.

Li Suining, who had been sitting alone for a long time, fell asleep without knowing when.

The starlight and the moonlight covered her with one layer of clothes, and Cui Jing covered her with a second layer, and sat silently beside her with the stars and the moon.

After the soldiers rested here for a night, when the sky brightened the next day, except for the later soldiers who were still cleaning the battlefield and capturing the Northern Di war horses, the rest of them set out on their return journey.

Those Northern Di people finally got through the mountains and rivers as they wished - without armor, swords or horses, as captives.

In this battle, Sheng's army wiped out 20,000 Northern Di soldiers. In addition, Ashide Yuanli was injured by Cui Jing in the battle.

Military Advisor Jiao and his men were very excited and concluded, "In the next half month or so, the Northern Di army will not dare to rush to attack again! Our army can take this opportunity to rest, reorganize our defenses, and wait and see what the Ashide Yuanli army will do next."

Li Suining did not want to just wait and see and defend.

She looked at everyone with a determined look: "Gentlemen, I want to take advantage of the victory to fight back."

Ashide Yuanli would not retreat easily, and counterattack was something she had to do. She and Cui Jing had already had a plan for this, but now the plan had been brought forward by her.

There are two reasons for the advance. The first is that after this great victory, the enemy is weak and we are strong in terms of morale, and the enemy is scattered and we are solid. The second is -

Seeing the hesitation of Jiao Junshi and others, Li Suining stood up and said, "General, gentlemen, please follow me."

Today is the third day since returning from the front line.

The troops transporting food, fodder and weapons from Jiangdu arrived one after another this afternoon.

It was already dark, and torches were burning in the camp, except for the place where weapons were stored. The soldiers were holding lanterns and standing on both sides, at least five steps away from the transporting team.

Military Advisor Jiao was experienced. He followed behind Li Suining and Cui Jing, looking at the large boxes being pushed into the warehouse one by one, and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, how come there are so many gunpowder supplies this time?"

Another counselor also said: "There is still a lot of gunpowder left from the last shipment."

Gunpowder can help combustion or create smoke, so it is often used in fire battles during sieges or raids. They are guarding the pass here, so the consumption is relatively limited.

At this time, Ah Che, who was guarding the warehouse door and leading people to count the boxes, stepped forward and saluted: "Girl, gentlemen!"

The young man looked dusty, but his eyes sparkled, and his voice was filled with a hint of excitement that he could not suppress: "Gentlemen, you may not know that the gunpowder we brought this time is different from the previous ones."

Mr. Jiao and others straightened their expressions and then walked quickly into the warehouse.

A box of gunpowder was opened. Mr. Jiao reached out and picked up some. He felt that the color and texture had indeed changed. He thought that the preparation method must have changed. Could it be that it was more flammable and produced more fog?
"Gentlemen, it can explode." A Che said from the side.

"Exploded?" Mr. Jiao: "Isn't that fireworks?"

Fireworks became popular during the heyday of the Qing dynasty because of the use of gunpowder. Gunpowder was filled into paper tubes, placed on a high wooden ladder, and ignited with fuses to produce crackling sparks, which became fireworks.

Ah Che: "This thought originated from fireworks, but it is not fireworks. Fireworks can only burn paper tubes at most, but this thing can shatter jars and even more solid objects!"

"——Blast it to pieces?!" Mr. Jiao and the others were shocked. "What do you mean by blast it to pieces? How do you blast it to pieces?"

A Che led the way in front, guiding everyone to another warehouse.

Li Suining and Cui Jing already knew about it in the afternoon. At this moment, Mr. Jiao and others, who were anxious and confused, walked quickly and left the two behind.

After coming out of another warehouse, Mr. Jiao and others looked dazed.

Seeing this, A Che thought they didn't believe it, so he suggested that they give it a try.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Jiao suddenly came back to his senses, solemnly refused, and said in a low voice: "Only we know about this matter, and we must not let the news leak out in advance."

After he finished speaking, he showed some excitement.

The counselors talked in low voices - the workshop in Jiangdu was really a good idea!

Mr. Jiao turned around and saluted Li Suining: "Your Highness, now that you have the help of such a magical weapon, you will be even more powerful!"

Li Suining looked towards the north of Yinshan Mountain: "When a thief knocks on the door, we should treat him with great courtesy."

Then, she said to Cui Jing, "General, please follow me back to the tent with the other gentlemen to discuss the counterattack strategy."

It seemed to confirm what Wu Jue had predicted. All this finally happened under her decision. Cui Jing, who had expected this, had a calm lake in his eyes. All his emotions were hidden under the water. He just nodded in cooperation with her.

He would not hinder or obstruct any decision she made, but would only respect and execute it.

But he also had his own decision - that was Cui Lingan's selfish desire beyond respect, and he only needed his consent.

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(4200 words. I spent a long time editing the article today. I will update it at this point.

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