Heaven rewards those who work hard: There is no bottleneck in my martial arts

Chapter 163 Hexi falls, Wei soldiers attack
At Li Mu's order, the Zhao soldiers recruited could not help but quicken their pace.

"Close the city gate, close the city gate quickly, there is an enemy attack!" the county soldiers in Hexi City shouted.

Ying County is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there has been no war for a long time.

In addition, they were all warriors recruited from Ying County, or ordinary civilians serving as corvees, and did not have much experience in defending the city.

The first time I encountered such a situation, I instantly became confused.

Many county soldiers hurriedly walked from the city wall to the city gate.

"Quickly, use force, close the city gate!"

Many warriors worked together to push the heavy city gate in an attempt to close the city gate before the enemy arrived.

At the same time, some people hoisted the city gate bridge on the moat, intending to use the geographical advantage of the moat to block the enemy.

As long as the city gate bridge is hoisted and the city gate is closed at the same time, it will not be that easy for these people to break into the city gate.

However, at this moment, there was a commotion in the city behind them.

Suddenly a group of warriors rushed out on the street and rushed towards the city gate.

"Brothers, the sect master has ordered us to assist General Li Mu in taking Ying County. Follow me and charge. Be sure not to let them close the city gate bridge."

"Kill!"

Under the scorching sun, the sunlight illuminated the mottled and old city wall, and also illuminated the stunned expressions of the county soldiers under the city gate.

That's Zhao Guo's accent.

It was a martial artist from the State of Zhao who entered Hexi City in advance and has been lurking until now. He planned to take advantage of this moment to cooperate with others and capture Hexi City.

"Hold on, be sure to close the city gate and pull up the city gate bridge!"

The leading county soldier shouted, knowing that the short old city wall and the turbid water of the moat would be their last line of defense.

Once breached, the consequences would be disastrous.

Ka Ka Ka!
Many county soldiers behind the city gate put their hands on the heavy city gate and used all their strength to push the city gate little by little.

At the moment when the city gate was about to close, Zhao Guowu behind him quickly rushed towards the city gate from inside the city.

They are like ghosts, quick and decisive, killing everyone on sight.

These warriors of Zhao State have only one goal, which is to open the city gate and assist General Li Mu of Zhao State in his attack.

The county soldiers in Hexi City crowded behind the city gate and tightened their weapons.

Zhao Guohao and Zong Wufu kept shouting: "Charge up and kill them all!"

Most of them are at the Tongqiao realm, much higher than the group of county soldiers guarding the city gate. They are full of confidence and have no fear in dealing with these martial arts warriors.

When the county soldiers saw the Haoran Zong Wufu getting closer and closer, their eyes were filled with murderous intent, which made them shudder.

Haoran Zongwufu was well prepared. After arriving at the city gate, they rushed into the array of county soldiers like a pack of wolves.

Weapons were interlaced, and the sound of killing was loud.

They targeted the key figures among the county soldiers, swarmed up and hacked them to death in an instant.

The county soldiers were immediately frightened.

They were originally stragglers, but now that their leader died, they suddenly lost their opinions and were in a mess like headless flies.

However, under the instinct of survival, they still resisted and tried to control the city gate again.

However, in the face of the fierce attack of Haoran Sect disciples, their resistance seemed small and weak.

After half a moment, the county soldiers were completely defeated.

After Haoran Zongwufu suffered three to five casualties, they slaughtered all the soldiers who tried to close the city gate and pull up the city gate bridge.

For a time, they successfully controlled the east gate of Hexi City.

The city gate opened wide, and the city gate bridge was slowly lowered.

When Li Mu from a distance saw this, his face was overjoyed, knowing that the strategy he laid out before had worked, and he successfully controlled the east gate of Hexi City without any effort.

As long as it can be held for a moment, Hexi City will surely fall.

Li Mu shouted: "Wang Jia, take a team of fast cavalry, rush in, and occupy the city gate."

"Yes, General."

In the army, a group of fast horses rushed forward, and under Li Mu's gaze, they rushed into the gate of Hexi City.

At this point, Li Mu finally felt relieved.

The most difficult part of the siege has been overcome by him with clever tactics. This attack on Ying is a good start.

Hexi City is just a small border town, and there are not many defenses in the city.

Seeing that the city gate was broken, the governor of Hexi City knew that Hexi City had been lost, so he simply took some of his belongings, abandoned his wife and children, and fled in his car.

After the Yizhai escaped, the rest of the county soldiers also dispersed, showing no will to fight.

Li Mu's tens of thousands of troops successfully entered Hexi City.

Hexi City in Yingjun fell.

The yamen in Hexi City were empty, so Li Mu directly used it as a temporary command post.

In the Yamen, one of his subordinates strode in and reported to Li Muhui: "General, all the remaining county soldiers and warriors who were stubbornly resisting have been killed."

"Well done." Li Mu raised his head and said, reminding: "The news that we have captured Hexi City will soon be noticed by Luling. It will not be so easy to capture the city later."

This time he attacked the city without declaring it, and he did it with cunning tactics.

If you still want to do this, you need the other party to have no defense before you can implement it.

Now he has begun to attack the city. Unless everyone in Ying County is blind or deaf, he will be allowed to continue doing this in the future.

Impossible to think about.

In addition, Hexi City is a small town on the frontier. Going west from Hexi City is Jinyin City, and there is no danger to defend it.

Between Hexi City and Jinyin City, there is a plain and wilderness.

Hexi City is just a small isolated city. It doesn't matter if he can win it, but that doesn't mean that the city is useless.

At the very least, occupying this city will allow the next army to enter Wei's territory smoothly.

Moreover, the record of conquering a city in one day can also serve as a deterrent and boost one's own morale. He can also persuade other martial arts forces to recruit more soldiers.

Li Mu said calmly: "Let the remaining troops and baggage cross the river as soon as possible. If nothing goes as expected, there will be a tough battle to be fought near Jinyin."

"Understandable."

Li Mu asked: "How is the subsequent recruitment situation?"

"We have successfully recruited another 12 troops. The general has gone so smoothly. The follow-up troops are expected to reach the border in the future."

Li Mu said sternly: "Very good, let them hurry up. In the next few tough battles, the more troops the better."

What no one else knew was that this time, in addition to the entire Ying County, his target also included Kawara County in his attack range.

For this reason, he prepared not only an army of 18, but 30!
The previous intelligence was just a smoke bomb he released, hoping to paralyze the entire Wei State so that he could accomplish extraordinary feats!
"Hurry up and prepare. Make sure to implement the previous plan without any delay."

“I humble my duty and obey my orders!”…

Outside Luling City, a maroon horse galloped past. Looking at the direction he was going, it was the Wei Wuzu camp.

He rushed to the gate of the military camp, took out a token and shouted: "Important military information, get out of the way!"

The two soldiers guarding the entrance of the military camp looked at each other, and there was a trace of hesitation in the movement of stopping them.

After a brief hesitation, the maroon horse rushed in desperately.

"Shut up!"

He reined in his horse and stopped in front of the main tent, dismounted in a hurry, and ran directly into the main tent without paying much attention to etiquette, but there was no one inside.

The man almost yelled, "Where are the people?!!!"

He rushed out of the field again and found that there were almost no soldiers outside.

Just when he was confused, he heard the roar of the mountains and the tsunami coming from the school field. Without any hesitation, he stepped on the seven stars, synchronized his footwork, and rushed towards the school field.

In the school field, he saw [-] Wei soldiers arrayed in front of him, and his footsteps stopped.

For some reason, his originally panicked mind was calmed down.

When the man saw King Wu reviewing the army, he could not step forward rashly.

He glanced around and found Gao Yanshi and others, and ran quickly.

"Sir, I have important military information to report to Your Highness."

Gao Yanshi saw someone coming in next to him. He took a closer look and found that it was a retainer of His Highness King Wu.

Since the last time Zhang Yi returned to the palace, people have joined King Wu one after another. After careful selection, more than a dozen people have become Zhao Hongming's disciples.

However, these dozen people did not have much talent, so they were placed by Zhao Hongming as minor officials in various cities.

The retainer in front of me is a small official from Jinyin.

Gao Yanshi asked curiously: "What happened to make you so panicked?"

"This is bad!" The retainer said quickly: "The Zhao army has captured Hexi City within half a day!!!"

Hearing this, not only Gao Yanshi, but also other people in the camp were shocked.

"Is this true?"

"In a short time, the entire Ying County will know, and even Daliang will know. How dare I make a joke about this matter."

Gao Yanshi's face turned stern and deep, and he quickly made a judgment in his mind.

"Don't make any noise or panic. Let me report to His Highness and General Wu and let them make a decision."

"It all depends on my father-in-law's arrangement."

Gao Yanshi knew that the situation was urgent and could not delay, so he ran all the way.

Under the gaze of many Wei soldiers, Zhao Hongming's carriage was stopped.

Zhao Hongming said with a steady expression: "Why did you stop my carriage?"

"Your Highness, forgive me!" Gao Yanshi said hurriedly: "I have important military information to report to Your Highness."

"What military situation?"

Gao Yanshi said quickly: "Hexi City has fallen and has been occupied by the Zhao army."

Zhao Hongming said blankly: "When did you hear the news?"

"Just now, Zhao Guo and Li Mu launched an undeclared war and launched a sneak attack on Hexi City. They captured Hexi in just one day."

For some reason, the words "blitzkrieg" suddenly appeared in Zhao Hongming's mind.

This Li Mu's movements are really fast.

Compared with Zhao Hongming's absent-mindedness, Wu Qi beside him was very awake.

He quickly analyzed: "Your Highness, don't mess up your position. Hexi City is just a small border town, and there is no danger to defend it. Most of it is plain land between it and the nearest Jinyin City, and the two cities are a certain distance apart. "

"After Li Mu takes this city, he will definitely not make any further moves until his army has settled down, which is enough for us to be prepared to deal with it."

"The top priority is that we still need to confirm the accuracy of this information." Wu Qi continued: "Your Highness can continue to inspect the army and make a decision after confirming the information."

Zhao Hongming felt that what Wu Qi said made sense, so he accepted Wu Qi's opinion.

He immediately ordered: "Gao Yanshi, go and confirm the latest news immediately, and then report to the king."

"I will go check it out now."

After Gao Yanshi finished speaking, he non-stop used the intelligence network he had established to find out the latest news.

The news of the fall of Hexi City soon spread throughout Ying County along with the scattered county soldiers and people in Hexi City.

Even the Eastern Army as far away as Taicheng heard the news.

As the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army, Lu Zonghui laughed and said: "Okay, the time has come. Send people to Luling City. Tell King Wu that as long as he gives the [-] armaments given to him by Emperor Jian'an to our Eastern Army, our Eastern Army will be ready." Attack and help him resist Li Mu together. Otherwise, don’t blame the Eastern Army for watching the fire from the other side."

"My subordinate understands."

"By the way, let's tell Pu Yuanqing and the Huo family so that they can also whisper in Emperor Jian'an's ears."

"Yes!"

Lu Zonghui was proud of his wit, and it wouldn't take long for him to have another hundred thousand weapons in hand.

"Li Mu of the State of Zhao used troops to assess the situation, and he was also good at using tricks, conspiracies and other means to weaken and paralyze the enemy. He was a difficult person to deal with.A mere fledgling King of Martial Arts with no one around him, what could he do to resist him? '

'It would be fine if he was a martial artist in the Creation Realm. It's a pity, it's a pity... he is a member of the royal family. '

After careful calculation, most of the power of the royal families of various countries has begun to fall away, and the legacy of the first generation of kings will be exhausted after 200 years.

It's time for Wei, a royal family without force, to hand over the right to distribute wish stones.

Lu Zonghui must take precautions and think more about himself.

……

The intelligence network built by Gao Yanshi was very efficient, and the news had quickly spread throughout Ying County, so it was not difficult to confirm it.

In about two seconds, Gao Yanshi collected the intelligence information and carefully compared and verified it, and he was almost able to confirm that it was true.

So, he no longer hesitated to tell Zhao Hongming the news, and began to compile more detailed intelligence.

"General Wu, it's better to choose the day than to hit the sun." Zhao Hongming remained calm and said half-jokingly: "Today the king of our country inspects the three armies, and Zhao Guo Li Mu will come to attack the city. In this case, why not take an oath and start today? Dial, what do you think, General?"

This is a battle to defend the enemy on the mainland, there is not much logistical pressure, and since our own side has great righteousness, it is a just battle. After thinking about it for a while, Wu Qi replied: "Okay!"

Zhao Hongming felt at peace and walked to the three armies.

At this moment, he seemed to have seen the smoke that was about to spread out in the distance.

As His Highness King Wu of Ying County, he faced the three armies and used his true energy to say: "Everyone, I have just received news that Zhao State has captured a city in Hexi without declaring war. I, the military soldier of Wei, have been training for half a year and have never established a The success of one battle has been achieved. Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, what should we do?"

His voice, rolling like thunder, spread throughout the armies.

The faces of the [-] Wei soldiers showed some excitement, and they roared in unison: "Fight to the death!"

(End of this chapter)