serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 443 Fighting Jinling 3
"Withdraw, withdraw!"

A Liaodong Army general shouted loudly.

Countless officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Army began to rush back toward the breach in the city wall!
At this moment, the fire cannons of the Yongwei Camp rang out again, and fire shot out from the mouths of the cannons. One by one, the officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Army fell down screaming!
The firecrackers of the Yongwei Battalion moved forward while loading ammunition. The moment they opened the breech, the heat instantly melted the falling snowflakes. The sharpness of the breech-loaded firecrackers was fully demonstrated at this moment as they loaded the gunpowder projectiles into the breech. , close the breech, aim the gun, no, there is no need to aim, pull the trigger, and then reload.

Such a dense rain of bullets left the Liaodong Army unable to fight back and could only keep retreating!
Cao Yi had already withdrawn under the protection of his own soldiers and cavalry. He still had the white cloth tied around his body and looked closely ahead.

In the distance, Wang Dalei was sitting on his horse. Behind him, the cavalry of the vanguard battalion were hunting with flags and wearing bright armor. They had formed a square formation and were ready to attack.

Suddenly, earth-shattering gunfire and explosions came from the southeast of Jinling City, and everyone's eyes subconsciously looked there.

The sound of the cannon was earth-shattering, resounding through the sky and making the earth tremble!

Thick smoke from the fire can be seen here.

At this moment, even the most dim-witted person knows what is going on.

They became pawns and abandoned pieces!

A general whose hair was disheveled shouted hysterically: "Why!" and threw the knife in his hand to the ground.

A knife was thrown on the ground, and another knife was thrown on the ground.
The officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Army were either sitting down or lying on the snow, looking miserable.

Here, countless pairs of soldiers' eyes were fixed on Cao Yi.

Cao Yi untied the horse from under his crotch, and the horse immediately raised its head and let out a long neigh!
Then, Cao Yi took out his spear from the horse's saddle, pointed forward: "Kill!" and took the lead in galloping out.

Roars immediately rang out where the city wall collapsed, and countless Liaodong Army soldiers rushed out from the breach!

On the other side, Wang Dalei was sitting on a horse, and his vanguard battalion cavalry lined up there quietly. There was no sound from the people or the horses, just looking at the Liaodong Army that was getting closer and closer.

Suddenly, Wang Dalei drew out his saber and waved a cold light: "Kill!" and killed Cao Yi on the opposite side.

The loud horn sounded immediately throughout the battlefield.

The towering pioneer battalion and cavalry battalion suddenly mobilized and rushed forward waving their sabers!

Looking at the general of the Yongwei camp who was slashing at him with his sword, Cao Yi's spear trembled like lightning. Wang Dalei's saber and the tip of Cao Yi's spear hit each other. In a flash like lightning, the commanders of the two armies They passed each other, and just when the cavalry on both sides were about to engage in hand-to-hand combat, Cao Yi suddenly pulled out the long sword from his waist with his left hand. A white light flashed, and a blood arrow spurted out from Cao Yi's neck!

Then there was a "bang" sound, and Cao Yi fell off his horse.

The first row of cavalry still collided hard, and Cao Yi's personal cavalry was instantly overwhelmed!
Wang Dalei also reacted at this time. With a wave of his hand, the guard behind him blew the horn, and the rapid sound of the horn sounded.

The cavalry of the vanguard battalion behind them instantly changed their military formations and surrounded the infantry of the Liaodong Army behind them from the left and right sides, forming a huge circle, and the horses circled them with broken steps.

The officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Army held their swords in their hands and stared at the cavalry forming a circle.

At this time, another horn sounded, and the cavalry expanded outwards, leaving room for one person between every two horses. The firecrackers holding firecrackers came up one after another and aimed at them.

At this moment, the cavalry made way for a passage, and Wang Dalei rode in. Behind him were a dozen of Cao Yi's soldiers who were lucky enough to survive, carrying Cao Yi's body.

The soldiers carried Cao Yi's body slowly to the Liaodong Army officers and soldiers, put down Cao Yi's body, and a soldier stepped forward and said: "The general committed suicide."

The silence only lasted for a moment, and then with a "boom", the soldiers immediately became commotion.

Suddenly, the soldiers raised their swords and strangled his neck.
The entire battlefield became silent again.

Wang Dalei rode his horse forward slowly, his eyes slowly scanning the faces of the Liaodong Army officers and soldiers.

Many people lowered their heads.

Arriving next to Cao Yi's body, Wang Dalei reined in the reins: "You know what Li Chengyang wants to do. You also know why General Cao Yi committed suicide! Many of you are the prince's former colleagues who want to go home. After the war is over, travel expenses will be paid. If you want to avenge General Cao Yi, we are more than welcome!"

At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "Revenge!"

".Revenge! Revenge." Everyone echoed in unison.
The Seven Bridge Urn is the largest stone arch bridge in Jinling. It was built in the early Ming Dynasty. It was named Shangfang Bridge when it was first built and later renamed the Seven Bridge Urn.The Seven Bridges Urn is located at the intersection of the Qinhuai River and the Yunliang River. It is an important transportation thoroughfare. It is also the gateway and defense hub to defend the inner city. Now it has fallen into the hands of Li Chengyang, and the three thousand patrol battalions have been wiped out.

When Jia Hu arrived with his army, Li Chengyang had already ordered people to install explosives on the bridge and blew up the bridge in front of Jia Hu.

Without the bridge, Jia Hu could either send troops from Zhengyang Gate and Chaoyang Gate, or he could only watch Li Chengyang's men plunder the outer city.

This is Li Chengyang's plan, which can not only search for food, but also force Jia Hu to go out of the city to fight with him!

On the other side of the Qinhuai River, Jia Hu was holding a telescope towards the Gaoqiao Gate. Piles of bonfires reflected the Gaoqiao Gate city wall red, and the rebels were dragging artillery!
Jia Hu put down the telescope. It seemed that Wang Yaozu had failed.

At this time, there was a rush of horseshoes, and everyone paid attention.

Wang Yaozu, with a blood-stained face and swollen head, galloped towards this side with his horse. He ran to Jia Hu and reined in the reins. He jumped off the horse and knelt down to Jia Hu: "Commander, the rebels have been prepared for a long time and have gathered more than [-] soldiers." Horses, our cavalry cannot get close to the rebel artillery."

Jia Hu closed his eyes: "How many men and horses were lost?"

Wang Yaozu was silent for a moment: "I haven't counted yet, but it's probably three to five thousand."

Jia Hu sighed in his heart. In the first battle with Li Chengyang, he was considered a loser. The loss of troops and horses did not count. The key was that he fell into passivity. He was an official soldier and a king's division. He could not just watch the rebels burn in the outer city. Kill and plunder!
After all, he underestimated Li Chengyang.

He even underestimated his ruthlessness and actually used Cao Yi and his elite as bait!I wonder what happened to Cao Yi?

At this moment, a sentinel came on horseback and loudly reported to Jia Hu: "Commander, the rebel leader Cao Yi committed suicide and all the more than [-] rebels surrendered!"

"what?!"

The detective spoke clearly. Jia Hu actually listened to every word, but he didn't want to believe his ears and stared at the detective with wide eyes.

Lin San: "General Cao is benevolent and benevolent. Your Majesty must not blame yourself for this." He waved his hand towards the sentinel.

Jia Hu came back to his senses and sighed softly: "Even so, after all, he took care of our brothers back then."

Lin San also felt sad, thought for a moment, and said, "This is not what we want to see. Please pay more attention to his family in the future."

Jia Hu nodded.

Suddenly, laughter came from the other side of the Qinhuai River.

"Commander!" Wang Yaozu's voice trembled, "Look!" He hurriedly handed the clairvoyance to Jia Hu.

Jia Hu took the Clairvoyant Eye and glanced towards the other side of the river, his whole body was shaken immediately. There were several wooden stakes erected there, and tied to the wooden stakes were several bloody-faced and disheveled Yongwei battalion cavalry. They must have been in the battle just now. Falling into the hands of the rebels, the heads of these cavalrymen hung limply, obviously suffering serious injuries.

Then, Jia Hu saw Li Chengyang. He seemed to know that he was looking at him and smiled and waved.

Jia Hu immediately ordered the two soldiers around him: "Go to the river bank and ask Li Chengyang what he wants."

Before he could finish his words, Jia Hu's clairvoyance fell to the ground, and cheers erupted from the other side of the river.

Lin San threw away the clairvoyance in his hand and snatched the gun from the soldier's hand: "Li Chengyang, this beast! I'll kill him!"

"All right!"

Jia Hu stopped him, glanced across the river, and said calmly: "Go back to the city."

Wang Yaozu fell to his knees and said, "Commander, I humbly ask for orders to lead troops out of the city to raid Li Chengyang's camp early this morning!"

Jia Hu: "He will wait for you there and then chop off your head." After saying that, he walked straight to the south gate.
The old Nan'an County Prince put down his clairvoyance and looked at the headless corpses on the wooden piles, and then at Li Chengyang, with a contemptuous smile on his lips.

Not far away, William and others were also shocked. This was not in Annan, where they were so cruel to their own people, and they all showed strange expressions.
William rolled his eyes twice and looked at the inner city again, obviously having other thoughts.

(End of this chapter)