Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 454 Death Will
You've come, you can't just retreat.

In addition to Murong Ke, there were also Yan King Murong Jun and tens of thousands of elites in Jicheng.

If this city is conquered, the Yan State will exist in name only. It will be useless even to retreat to the ends of the earth, let alone Liaodong.

Li Yue somewhat understood Murong Ke's thoughts, and wanted to use Jicheng to consume Liang Guo's energy.

But the greatest value of this battle is not Liaodong, nor Youzhou, nor Murong Wei, but Murong Ke. Based on this alone, Li Yue cannot let him go.

Boom, boom, boom...

Heavy footsteps trampled on the ground.

The Lukou army was an elite force during the Jie Zhao period. It resisted the Yan army's invasion of China for nearly ten years, and was put under Li Yue's command. The old and weak were eliminated and the elite were selected, as if they had been reborn.

Everyone is strong, wearing heavy armor, with a bone and a short ax in the right hand, and a shield in the left hand.

As a general, Lu Bo had already taken the lead, walking at the forefront with his own soldiers, charging towards the city wall with murderous intent.

Rain of arrows, cannon stones, falling wood...

Shield, long ladder, corpse...

Under the tall city wall, the Lukou army rushed forward without fear.

However, the resistance of the Yan army in the city was extremely fierce, and those who were willing to follow Murong Ke were naturally dead soldiers.

The more difficult the moment, the stronger Murong Ke's appeal becomes.

They are not even afraid of death anymore, so they are naturally not afraid of the Black Cloud Army, and they fight bravely one by one. Even if the Lukou soldiers climb up the city wall, they will be hugged by the Yan army and fall down the city wall together.

Lu Bozao and his soldiers were quickly submerged in the swords and spears at the top of the city.

Looking at it from Li Yue's point of view, flesh and blood are flying...

"Bang the drum!" Li Yue waved.

The passionate war drums sounded, and the soldiers climbed up the city wall fearlessly.

But he was quickly devoured by the swords and spears on the city...

In less than half an hour, dozens of long ladders were smashed.

The Lukou army is not without bravery, but in such a bloody and bitter battle, bravery is not enough. The Yan army is also fearless of death and will not retreat even a step.

The city seemed to have turned into a flesh and blood mill, constantly grinding the flesh and blood of the soldiers on both sides.

Blood spattered on the city wall, as if the city was bleeding too...

The city of Jicheng is not as tall as Xiangguo, but it is more dangerous than Xiangguo.

It is not difficult to imagine that behind this city wall, there must be inner cities and street fighting.

Lu Bo, who had stormed the city, escaped from the sword of Yan Jun only under the desperate cover of his personal guards. He slipped down the long ladder and stumbled back to the camp.

His retreat meant that the siege failed.

The Yan army on the top of the city roared hysterically, like wild animals at the end of their rope.

"Death!"

Shouts of hatred swept across the battlefield and soared into the sky.

Lu Bo had already knelt in front of Li Yue, "At the end of the day, the general is incompetent... The Yan army is tightly defended..."

The surrounding black clouds will cast a look of schadenfreude and contempt.

We are not on the same mountain, so we are naturally not on the same road, and internal strife is everywhere.

"It's not the general's fault. Come here and treat him quickly!" Li Yue could see clearly that Lu Bo had already tried his best.

And he is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. The Yan army has no way to retreat. They are united and fight to the death. The resistance is too fierce. Not to mention Lu Bozao, even if Zhang Hao is defeated by tens of thousands of people, it will be useless.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Lu Bo was helped down early in embarrassment.

At this time, Jia Jian cupped his hands and said: "Murong Ke is a famous general. All the Yan troops in the city are determined to die. Our army will suffer heavy casualties if we attack forcefully. Once there are too many casualties or something unexpected happens, Youzhou is now newly settled. I think we should withdraw." , slow down his will to die and attack again in a few months!" There was already a layer of corpses piled under the city wall. In one attack, the Lukou army lost more than [-] people and injured countless others.

If the fight continues like this, the elite will be exhausted.

When Jicheng reaches this point, it will naturally be breached, but it depends on how much Li Yue is willing to pay and how many lives he is willing to spend to fill this hole.

Murong Ke's original intention was also this.

Excellent generals usually try their best to preserve their soldiers and national strength.

Li Yue glanced at Wang Meng.

Wang Meng's eyes fell on the "Murong" tooth flag high at the top of the city. Murong Ke was determined to defend it, but there was nothing he could do.

Just like Li Yue clinging to Liantai, it depleted the morale and national strength of the Yan army.

"Wait two more days!" Li Yue was really unwilling.

Murong Ke and Murong Jun are in the city. As long as they cross this city wall, the Liang Kingdom will move towards glory.

However, a letter from Cui Jin arrived the next day, urging him to retreat just like Jia Jian. "Murong Chui occupied half of Bingzhou, Tuoba Shi Yijian was eyeing Tanhan Mountain, and Huan Wen and Chen were sending troops to Wancheng. If they fail to attack the city, they will be defeated." If it hurts His Highness's prestige and damages the morale of our army, it is better to postpone it and follow the old example of Wei Wu's killing of the Yuan brothers. Now is the spring plowing, when men have to fight and women have to be lucky, which will harm the people. In ancient times, wise kings did not betray the farming season. , May Your Highness think of it!"

There was a hint of blame in the letter. After reading it, Li Yue smiled bitterly. It was not only the soldiers on the front line who were affected, but also the people in the rear.

Then he summoned all the generals to discuss the retreat.

"Retreat? Without killing Murong Jun and Murong Ke, how can we retreat?" Zhang Hao was the first to call out with red eyes.

Liu Laozhi moved his lips, but remained silent.

Others have their own thoughts in their minds, but they don't say it out loud.

Li Yue said: "To go too far is not enough. It has been half a year since the soldiers fought in late autumn last year. The Yan army has been defeated. There is no need to attack by force. Send an order to retreat!"

"I second the proposal!" Wang Meng raised his hand.

"Your Highness is wise." Jia Jian followed.

The two of them took the lead, and the other generals had nothing to say.

"Take the order." Lu Bo had fought so miserably that others no longer dared to ask for a fight. Even if some people still wanted to fight, they could see that Li Yue wanted to retreat.

After deciding to retreat, Li Yue himself felt a lot more relaxed.

The benefits obtained from this battle are large enough.

Moreover, the Liang State did not completely annex the entire Yan State's strength, regaining Xiang State, Zhongshan, and Changshan, and eating half of Youzhou and half of Bingzhou, which had reached its limit.

Although Cui Jin's food and grass were supplied, they would all run out sooner or later if they kept fighting like this. It would be better to save some money and come back next time.

Unifying the world will not happen overnight. If you can fight, you must have the courage to win.

After the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao won a great victory, but it took seven years to completely destroy the Yuan family.

After resting for two days, the army gradually broke out of camp.

Li Yue set up an ambush, hoping that Murong Ke would send troops to counterattack, but this trick had long been exhausted, and Murong Ke did not fall into the trap.

"After this battle, the Yan Kingdom has been in decline. If we don't go as expected, there will be civil strife. At that time, our army will make a comeback and attack Liaodong in one go." Wang Meng had a look of reluctance on his face.

"What Jing Lue said is true. We pushed him too hastily, but instead shared the same hatred with the enemy. If we delay the attack, there will be discord in the country." Li Yue got on his horse, glanced at the "Murong" on the tooth flag at the head of the city, and said loudly: " Murong Xuangong, see you later!"

The guard repeated loudly towards the city.

The defenders at the top of the city shook for a while, as if they didn't believe that the battle was over.

After Zhizhen, Murong Ke's tall figure appeared, looking at Li Yue quietly.

Hundreds of steps away, Li Yue could only see a vague figure, waving his whip, and the army slowly retreated southward.

Jicheng gradually disappeared into the mountains...

(End of this chapter)