Jiuxi

Chapter 473 Chapter 471 [Swear to Death]

The northern defense line of Dingzhou relies on Fengqiu City as its rear support, and forms a defense system connected with fortresses on Dingfeng Road. There are mountains and rivers blocking both sides of the Dingzhou area. The Qi frontier army only needs to concentrate on dealing with the enemies to the north of Dingfeng Road.

After the war broke out, the Jing army drove the Yan army to launch many attacks on these strong forts, but no effective progress was made. As of now, they still have not captured even one of the Qi army strongholds.

As time went by, the offensive of the Yan-Jing coalition gradually became calmer, and the Jing army began to open battlefields elsewhere.

The Feiyun Army stationed at Dingfeng Road did not dare to relax.

Song Shifei's festival hall was located in Yanzi Fort, which was only about fifteen miles away from the frontline military stronghold. This was also his usual style of leading troops.

If Lu Chen had not repeatedly warned him, he would even stay at the forefront of the position to boost the morale of the troops.

The Feiyun Army has a full complement of 12,000 regular soldiers, 5,000 standing auxiliary troops, and more than 7,000 civilians responsible for transporting grain and grass, repairing and strengthening the forts. They hold six positions within an area of ​​less than 30 miles. There are scattered fortresses, and to the south is the towering and solid Fengqiu City.

In the early morning, Song Shifei practiced a set of sword skills as usual and rinsed them with cold water. As soon as he put on his clothes, a scout came to report.

"General, the enemy invaded Jiuqu Village again today!"

Song Shifei had received a top-secret order from Li Jingda. He was going to mobilize his forces to eat up this enemy force, but he would not use Feiyun Army and Lai'an Army. These two troops would still be stationed at Dingfeng Road and Qingliu Pass.

This was the reason why Jingjun turned to launch an offensive against Jingzhou after finding it difficult to break through the two major gates of Dingzhou.

The scout hurriedly agreed and said: "Captain Lin asked me to report to the general that the enemy appearing outside the stronghold today should not be the Yan army, but the main infantry force of the Jing army."

Jiuquzhai is located at the southern exit of Dingfeng Road, guarding the only choke point for the enemy's southward march, and is at the forefront of the Feiyun Army's overall defense line. There are three thousand elite soldiers stationed in the stronghold, with countless supplies and equipment, and they can receive support from other departments of the Feiyun Army at any time.

Until the scout said the words "Jingjun's main force".

In this way, there will be a large gap between the cities, which gives the Jingjun cavalry an opportunity to penetrate deep into Jingzhou.

Although they always maintained a posture of pressing forward with large armies at Dingfeng Road on the northern front and Qingliu Pass on the western front, the intensity of the battle was low. Most of the soldiers responsible for the attack were Yan troops, while Jing troops held down the formation and supervised the battle from the rear.

However, Qing Yugong seemed unwilling to give up the territory of Dingzhou, so after gaining a certain advantage against the Jingzhou Army on the southern front, he opened up a battlefield with a wave of his hand.

Song Shifei stopped moving in his hands, turned to look at the scouts, frowned slightly and said, "The main force of Jing's army?"

Song Shifei put on his clothes unhurriedly. He had heard such information many times, and every time the enemy had no choice but to retreat.

When he heard the scout's report just now, Song Shifei subconsciously thought it was the Yan army in the north just showing off as usual.

In a word, before the Daqi border army launched the Northern Expedition, the Jingzhou Army only needed to defend the narrow strip of land on the north bank of the Hengjiang River with Pingyang City as the core, and its forces could be concentrated together. Now the area they defend has expanded by more than ten times, but their troop strength has not increased much. Naturally, they cannot take the overall situation into consideration, and there will inevitably be omissions and flaws.

Song Shifei believed that Lin Shicheng's judgment was not wrong. The problem was that the timing of the appearance of Jingjun's main force was too coincidental.

There is not much problem with this decision, after all, Xiao Wangzhi agreed, but it means that Feiyun Army and Lai'an Army will have no backup in a short period of time.

Twenty thousand Jing troops set out from Teng County and entered the Leize Plain, approaching the heart of Dingzhou.

In comparison, the situation of the Jingzhou Army is more difficult, because the northern line of Jingzhou borders the Moyang Road of Yan State, and the battle line is more than hundreds of miles long, and this line was forcibly drawn from the middle of the original Moyang Road. There are not many important passes in the border area, so the Jingzhou Army can only rely on the city to defend it.

The scout said: "General, this is Captain Lin's judgment."

Judging from the current overall situation on the Dingzhou border, Jingjun may not want to cause too many casualties to himself from the beginning.

After a little tidying up the troops, Song Shifei said calmly: "Tell Lin Shicheng not to underestimate the enemy, let alone take the initiative to attack. I only want Jiuqu Village to be as safe as a mountain."

The leader of the garrison will be Lin Shicheng, the commander-in-chief of the regiment. He is a confidant general brought up by Song Shifei. He has always been brave and good at fighting and has a careful mind. Song Shifei has high hopes for him.

Song Shifei couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

While the various units of the Dingzhou Army were setting up their pockets on the Leize Plain in the southwest, the main force of the Jingzhou Army, which had been silent before, appeared on the Dingfeng Road.

In terms of his meticulous mind and deep understanding of the art of war, Song Shifei is indeed not as good as Pei Sui, Duan Zuozhang and others, let alone Chen Lanyu, who is now a close minister of the emperor. However, he personally goes into battle every time there is a war, and develops an almost instinctive ability in the fighting. Intuition is like a beast that naturally has a certain ability to predict unknown dangers.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Song Shifei suddenly shouted loudly: "Here comes someone!"

Several soldiers immediately walked into the hall.

Song Shifei said decisively: "Call the generals to lead the troops to Jiuqu Village immediately!"

"Follow the order!"

The soldiers responded in unison.

Song Shifei said to the scout again: "You return to Jiuqu Village immediately and tell Lin Shicheng that before the main force arrives, he must guard the village no matter what!"

The scout took the order and left. He was a little confused. He didn't understand why the commander was so nervous and wanted to send all available troops to Jiuqu Village. Could it be that the main force of Jing's army was so strong?

Song Shifei put on his armor in a moment and walked out with a solemn expression. He looked up to the north, secretly hoping that things were not what he thought.

If the wind is lost, the consequences will be disastrous!

……

Jiuqu Village.

The sound of killings was overwhelming.

Jing Jun's offensive came one after another, as if it would never stop, like raging giant waves constantly beating against the defense of Jiuqu Village.

The soldiers of Feiyun Army relied on the support of the village wall and used all means that could cause damage to block Jing's army's progress.

However, unlike the Yan army they had dealt with before, the Jing army in front of them not only had strong strength, but also high morale and an extremely fierce temperament.

On the city wall that was nearly a mile wide, these Jinglian people like ferocious beasts came one after another, continuously attacking the Feiyun Army's defense line.

At this moment, guard Lin Shicheng was also standing on the city wall, fighting side by side with his soldiers.

The city wall, which is only a few feet high, is not an insurmountable chasm for the Jinglian people, and their equipment and equipment are not weak. In the past ten years or so, Jing Chao has gradually developed a complete set of siege methods, and is no longer the original army that only knows how to fight in the field but sighs when looking at the city.

Especially last year's battle to destroy Zhao, which lasted for nearly a year, the main force of Jing's army had been tempered countless times and was already familiar with the process and details of siege warfare.

"Captain, we can no longer defend the west side!"

A close lieutenant roared loudly.

Lin Shicheng turned around and saw his blood-stained shirt and face covered in blood. He gritted his teeth and said, "Send the first reserve battalion over and tell them that they are in the city!"

"Follow the order!" The captain turned around and ran away.

Lin Shicheng raised his eyes and looked at Jing Jun, who seemed to be boundless under the city and could fill the entire Dingfeng Road, with a tragic look in his eyes.

He realized from the beginning that today's enemy was different from the past, so he immediately sent someone to notify Song Shifei. However, when the fighting started, he was shocked to realize that he had underestimated the enemy.

Looking down from above, I saw that the two armies of Jing and Qi used the city wall as the focus of their struggle. Both sides had arrows flying from a distance, and they also fought hand-to-hand when they got close. The Jinglian soldiers were like thousands of ants. Usually when someone climbs up the city wall, someone is killed and falls, but the soldiers behind them still rush up without hesitation.

A hundred feet away to the north of Jiuqu Village, a Jingjun military general stood on the lookout car, staring at the battle situation on the wall in front of him with stern eyes.

His name is Miegudi, a member of the Qingyu tribe, and he is now one of the seven great Xiangyin of the Xiashan Army. He has more than 16,000 soldiers under his command. Today he is responsible for leading the main attack on Jiuqu Village.

"Sakhalin!"

The majestic voice of Bone Slayer suddenly sounded.

Not far away, a rough-looking military general in his thirties with a sinister face responded: "The general is here!"

Boneslayer was still looking at the Jiuquzhai city wall in the distance. After nearly two hours of repeated pressure, the defenders were approaching a very dangerous critical point. This was the opportunity he had been waiting for.

"It's your turn."

Hearing the five words "Bone-killing Land", Sakhalin's face showed a ferocious smile, and he saluted: "The last general takes orders!"

Immediately, a passage about five or six feet wide was opened in front of Jingjun's position. Saharin rushed to the front, followed by thousands of armored warriors.

These are the elite tiger warriors holding the bottom of the box in the hands of the Bone Slayer. In last year's battle to destroy Zhao, each of these armored soldiers captured at least twenty heads.

The loud sound of horns resounded across the sky and the earth. More than a thousand armored soldiers rushed forward, like a group of ferocious beasts shaking the earth. Under the leadership of Sakhalin, they rushed to the front of Jiuqu Village and launched a crazy attack on the officers and soldiers of Feiyun Army. attack!

Lin Shicheng had already sent someone to send another message to the rear for help more than half an hour ago. He already had a clear understanding in his heart that it was very likely that Jiuqu Village would not be able to be defended today.

It's not that the Feiyun Army soldiers are timid to fight, nor is it the huge gap between them and Jing Army, it's that the opponent's attack today can be described as "regardless of the cost!"
During the nearly two hours of fighting, Jing's army relied on its superiority in strength and constantly rotated its soldiers to maintain an extremely ferocious offensive.

Their casualties were higher than those of Feiyun Army, but the defense of Jiuqu Village was already in danger.

The soldiers around Lin Shicheng continued to fall, and more and more Jingjun armored soldiers climbed onto the city wall.

"kill!"

Lin Shicheng waved his spear and tried his best to pierce the chest of a Jingjun who rushed in front of him. The next moment a roaring wind came in front of him, and he immediately drew out his spear and stepped on the ground to retreat.

Sakhalin slashed the air with his long sword but did not hesitate. His tall and burly body strode forward and said with a ferocious smile: "Death!"

The long knife cuts down again!

(End of this chapter)