Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 378 Reinforcement
One Yao Xiang was not enough to shake the entire Jin army, but it inspired the morale of the defenders in the city.

Seeing that the Qiang cavalry was approaching with great force, the siege force was blocked by the elite black clouds in the city gate and alleyway. They fought for a long time, but still could not enter the city.

Yao Xiang came straight to the west camp and threw long arrows into the camp, which immediately caused confusion among the people.

Most of the people left behind in the camp were old, weak, sick and disabled, and they started to get into chaos and ran around.

The Jin army's supplies, food and grass are all in the camp. If the camp is captured, the Jin army at the front will be defeated if they are not defeated.

Xie Shang and Yuan Zhen all retreated to defend the camp.

But Xun Xian was red-eyed. The city gate had been opened. He only needed to take one step forward to attack the city, so he insisted on attacking the city and invested more troops.

In his opinion, as long as he wins Shouchun, everything will be worth it.

Yao Xiang suffered repeated defeats at the hands of Fu Shi and Huan Wen, but he was able to deal with the Jin army in the east of the Yangtze River. He found that Xun Xian's troops would not retreat, stopped harassing them, and directly launched a fierce attack on the camp.

Thousands of Qiang cavalry rushed out and started burning and killing in the camp.

The Qiang cavalry were very good at this kind of work. They were shouting loudly in the camp, laughing wildly, and hacking at the soldiers.

Xun Xian's troops, who were still attacking the city on the front line, were panicked when they saw the chaos in the rear. They were also stubbornly resisted by Heiyun elite and Jia Jian. Their morale was greatly reduced and the morale of the army was turbulent.

But Xun Xian had already identified Jia Jian, "I will not give up until I kill this old man. Anyone who takes a step back in vain will be killed!"

"If you defeat Shouchun, the imperial court will give you a huge reward. If you retreat, all your efforts will be wasted!" Meng Kai shouted in front of the formation and charged into the city alley with his two halberds.

Six or seven long knives struck him in the face.

There were more than ten black cloud generals standing in the front row. Everyone regarded death as if they were home and would not take a step back.

The brave wins when we meet on a narrow road.

The Heiyun army was determined to die. The soldiers in the front row fell, and the soldiers in the back row took up their positions. Although the Jin army was numerous, they were never allowed to enter the city.

Even if Meng Kai came in person, he would be forced back by the black cloud general.

Xun Xian gritted his teeth behind him. He was only one step away, but he couldn't get through.

This is no longer an ordinary confrontation between the two armies. Jia Jian committed murder and took off Xun's underwear in front of everyone. The lives of the soldiers were not important. If they were killed, they could be recruited again. Jiangbei contained a large number of "Beijing" , but if the Xun family's reputation is tarnished, they will become the laughing stock of other noble families in Jiangdong in the future.

After the Xun family crossed south, they have been stuck in the rankings for decades, ranking behind Wang Xie. If they don't make any meritorious achievements, they will probably be squeezed out of the Jiangdong court.

There was no other way, there were too many nobles in Nandu, not only Wang Xunyin, but also everyone was eyeing the top spot in the Jiankang court.

The soldiers gritted their teeth and fought.

At this time, Yuan Zhen led thousands of elites to come to support. With powerful crossbows and armor behind them, they dispersed the Qiang cavalry in Xun Xian's camp.

However, the Qiang cavalry did not retreat. Instead, they circled around the Jin army camp like a long snake.

Xie Shang shouted in the camp: "Why did Jingguo help Zhou to abuse him?"

When Yao Xiang went south, Xie Shang removed his ceremonial guards and wore a scarf to receive him. They felt like old friends at first sight, so the two of them had feelings for each other.

"Accepting the order of King Liang, I dare not fail to do my best. If you are determined, you might as well leave early. Heiyun reinforcements are only here at night!" Hundreds of Qiang cavalry shouted towards Xie Shang's camp.

Xie Shang stood in front of the camp gate with his sword in hand, looking around and laughing, "This must be Yao Xiang's bluff. If there were reinforcements, they should have arrived long ago. Why wait until now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a black streak suddenly appear on the northeastern horizon.

More and more people gathered, gradually dyeing the horizon black.

Banners, armor, war horses, and spears were lined up in a line, and the spirit of fighting and fighting came overwhelming.

In an instant, it seemed as if the spring sun in the sky dimmed a bit, and a large dark cloud fell on the earth.

"Black Cloud Army! It's Black Cloud Army!"

The chaotic wind swept across, Xie Shang's smile froze on his face, and he could no longer smile. He hurriedly sent someone to warn Xun Xian. "Kill, kill, kill!"

The Black Cloud Army sent out high-pitched and excited shouts that shook the earth, and the neighing of war horses cut across the sky.

It was as if hungry wolves had smelled the scent of blood.

Then, the black tide rushed southward and swept across...

The Jin army who was still attacking the city stood dumbly on the spot, even though they had more troops than the Heiyun army, and even though there was a camp behind them.

But when I saw the overwhelming momentum of the Black Cloud Army, I felt frightened.

The strength of the Black Cloud Army was built from the accumulation of bloody battles one after another.

The Jin army has not had any commendable achievements so far. When Chu Pei's 2-strong army went on the Northern Expedition, the situation was great, but they were scared off by Li Nong's [-]-horse army.

Yin Hao's two Northern Expeditions were both defeated in extremely humiliating ways...

Strictly speaking, Jiangdong's this time was not a Northern Expedition, but a sneak attack. Seeing that Huaisi was empty, Liang Guo was unable to take action, so he suddenly mobilized heavy troops to attack Shouchun.

No matter how clever the plot is, it can't make up for the gap in strength.

Xun Xian responded promptly and immediately ordered the Jin army to form a formation.

At the moment of life and death, Yuan Zhen and Xie Shang did not care about anything else, and each moved their elites forward. The three troops combined into one, there were ten thousand people. With the fort, they did not seem to be at a disadvantage.

"The bandit army will be exhausted when they come from afar. If you hold the fort, you can repel the bandit army!" Xun Xian encouraged the soldiers.

At this moment, he had to abandon Shouchun, transfer Meng Kai back, and concentrate on dealing with this fierce black cloud army.

"Today I will severely damage the reputation of the rebel army and boost our morale in Jiangdong!" The bloodshot eyes in Xun Xian's eyes did not fade away.

At this point, retreat is no longer possible, only a bloody battle.

Before life and death, Xun Xian also showed his due blood.

On Shouchun City, the exhausted defenders looked at the black clouds rolling down from the north and cheered.

"The King of Liang will not abandon us!" Jia Jian looked up to the sky and laughed, but then his eyes turned cold and said, "Bring up the troublemakers!"

More than three hundred strong men were escorted to the top of the city and lined up in a line, "Unjustly..."

It is true that some people were unjustly accused. They just laid down their weapons, just followed the rebels, and just waited for the Jin army to enter the city... without any blood on their hands.

But their indifference is itself a kind of blasphemy against other soldiers fighting to the end.

Why do others risk their lives while they just want to live an ignoble existence?

Jia Jian didn't listen to their explanation at all. With a wave of his hand, the guards slashed down with their long swords, and heads fell to the bottom of the city one by one.

If it weren't for these people, Shouchun would not be in any danger at all.

To the northwest, Yao Xiang's Qiang cavalry also stopped attacking and stood on a high hill, scanning the battlefield with slightly complicated eyes.

"The Black Cloud Army is more powerful than before. If my lord has Liu Xuande's ambition, he should advance westward as soon as possible and must not become an enemy of the Black Cloud Army..." Xue Zan, who joined the army, whispered beside him.

Yao Xiang always had great ambitions and was attached to the Liang State, but he always maintained some vigilance and vigilance to avoid being annexed by the Liang State.

"Fu Sheng is not a human master, Guanzhong will definitely belong to my family!"

The battlefield of gold and iron horses further inspired Yao Xiang's ambition.

Only a little over a month after Fu Sheng succeeded to the throne, he raised a butcher's knife to kill Duan Chun, Fu Jian's left-over minister, because of the issue of his reign. The whole country was shocked and his murderous reputation spread far and wide.

(End of this chapter)