Horse on the World

Chapter 433

Under the city of Luzhou, the remaining infantry of the Changsheng Division is only about 8000 people from the third battalion, plus the logistics battalion and miscellaneous auxiliary personnel, the total is less than 4 people. There are many soldiers and generals in the state city, and the army alone has tens of thousands of people, plus the temporary mobilization of the city defenders, there will definitely be hundreds of thousands of people who can take up arms and fight.In terms of numbers, there is a huge disparity between the two, but the strange thing is that the side with fewer people is domineering, while the side with more people is frightened, blocked in the city, and dare not go out to fight.

The Dingzhou army began to build a fortification under the city without any haste. The half-person-high wall was built longer and longer. After a few days, they surrounded Luzhou City. After returning, Tian Feng began to order the soldiers to build a second road.In fact, it doesn't matter whether the parapet is built or not. Tian Feng believes that as long as Marshal Li returns with the news of victory, Xu Hongwei will surrender in despair, but he can't let the soldiers sit idle and face a big city like Luzhou However, once the soldiers' tight strings are loosened, it will be difficult to get tense again. Only by keeping them busy and making them feel that the war is going on will the high morale be maintained.

After the built wall, heavy long-range weapons such as eight-ox crossbows, trebuchets, and scorpion cannons were arranged in an orderly manner.

In the city of Luzhou, Xu Hongwei lived like a year, seeing the parapet growing under the city day by day, and the number of long-range weapons of various colors increasing day by day, while being frightened, except for looking forward to the reinforcements from the north every day, he huddled in the mansion all day long. In the middle, drink to soothe your sorrows.

Outside the city, tens of thousands of Dingzhou soldiers cheered like a tsunami, and the sound was so loud that even Xu Hongwei, who was in the state capital, could hear it clearly. Flowing out, the drunkenness on his face was swept away immediately, he jumped up suddenly, speaking incoherently, "What's the matter, what's the matter, did the Dingzhou soldiers attack the city, did they attack the city?"

The mansion suddenly jumped up, Xu Hongwei hurried to the city wall, but saw Xu Ji was also standing on the city tower, looking at the Dingzhou army barracks below the city with a serious expression, at this time, the waves of cheers were louder and louder , And the soldiers who were building the wall outside also began to return to the barracks.

Xu Hongwei heaved a sigh of relief, "I thought these Dingzhou soldiers attacked the city? It turned out not to be, it made me worry for nothing!" Xu Ji said in a heavy voice, "What are these Dingzhou soldiers celebrating? What are they worth doing?" What about celebrating?" A possibility flashed in his mind, he shivered immediately, glanced at Xu Hongwei, and said in a trembling voice: "Marshal, the Dingzhou cavalry left a few days ago and have not returned yet, they must have gone The Northern Reinforcement Army has gone, and now, is it true that the Northern Army that came to aid has been wiped out by them?"

When Xu Hongwei heard this, his face paled suddenly, and he reprimanded: "What nonsense, the ones who came to help were [-] Satyr cavalry, [-], understand?" Although his mouth was tough, not only his trembling hands showed The panic in his heart.

Dingzhou barracks opened wide, Tian Feng, under the guard of dozens of cavalry, galloped forward on horseback, went straight to the bottom of the city, came to a hundred steps away from the wall, just then reined in the horse, Tian Feng pointed at the top of the city with his halberd, He laughed and said, "Is that Marshal Xu in the city? The last general Tian Feng."

Xu Hongwei poked his head out from behind the stack of dishes, and said loudly: "General Tian, ​​I, Luzhou, and your Dingzhou have always kept the water in the well. Why did Li Qing raise troops to invade the territory, seize my land, and kill my people?"

Tian Feng laughed endlessly, "As a hero of one side, why did Marshal Xu say such ridiculous things? Tian doesn't bother to argue with you. Let me tell you the truth, the Sartre cavalry you pinned your hopes on yesterday They were all wiped out by my commander, they can't come, whether it is a war or a surrender, Mr. Xu should make a decision early, otherwise once the Dingzhou soldiers launch an attack, it will be irreversible!"

After finishing speaking, regardless of Xu Hongwei's answer, he turned his horse's head and galloped back.

But in the city, when he heard the news from the enemy general, Xu Hongwei was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly yelled, turned backwards and fell down, he was so anxious that he passed out.

Xu Ji was shocked, he helped Xu Hongwei up, pinched him again, slapped his cheek again, worked for a long time, and finally rescued Xu Hongwei who was on fire, and Xu Hongwei who opened his eyes was still alive. It was pale, "What can I do, what can I do?"

Xu Jiqiang calmed himself down, "Commander, maybe it's just Tian Feng's false words to bluff people. Thinking about how powerful and good at fighting Hu Ge's [-] Satyr cavalry is, Li Qing's subordinates are also extremely powerful, but when the two powers meet, they can be defeated or defeated. Defeat is inevitable, but how can it be possible to achieve complete annihilation?"

Xu Ji is also a veteran, and he knows how difficult it is to wipe out a powerful unit like Satyr's cavalry in one go, unless you have several times more troops to surround him.Tian Feng's words today are more like false threats. Maybe Hu Ge's Satyr cavalry suffered a small defeat, but as long as they tidy up their troops, they can fight again at any time.

A gleam of hope flashed across Xu Hongwei's face, but it was quickly replaced by deep worry. The Satyr cavalry who pinned their high hopes on the city walls of Luzhou were defeated before they saw the city walls of Luzhou. What hope?Some staggered back to the state capital, and immediately summoned a group of officials and staff to discuss matters.

Like Xu Hongwei, the officials in a room may not be stupid, but the long-term peace and prosperity have made them lose their due vigor, and a pessimistic atmosphere filled the room.

"Marshal, the hearts of the people in the city are fluctuating, the law and order are bad, and there are criminals who do evil, and take the opportunity to do evil everywhere."

"Marshal, the officials in the city are also panicking. What should we do? Marshal should pay attention as soon as possible?"

"Commander, my soldiers guarding the city have no morale. The soldiers who escaped from Moling are like a contagious disease, like a plague. They say that the Dingzhou soldiers are like heavenly soldiers. Now the soldiers in the city are fascinated by the Dingzhou soldiers. Change, how to fight this battle!"

Xu Hongwei was dizzy from the quarrel, but he understood the central meaning of the crowd, which was nothing more than to surrender himself, but if they could surrender, could he surrender?If they surrendered, they can still serve as officials under their subordinates, but as for themselves, wouldn't Li Qing kill himself to avoid future troubles.

"Get out of here!" Xu Hongwei suddenly became furious, and drove all the officials and staff out of the room. What should he do?

A sleepless night passed, and early in the morning, Xu Hongwei, who had just dozed off for a while, was awakened by a personal guard, "Marshal, General Xu Ji, please go to the top of the city immediately."

"What happened? Did Dingzhou soldiers start attacking the city?" Xu Hongwei asked in a panic.

"No, I heard from the soldier who saw us off that it was Li Qing from Dingzhou who came!"

"Li Qing?" Xu Hongwei's back suddenly seeped cold sweat.

Hastily rushed to the top of the city wall, but saw Xu Ji's face dying, turned his head to look down the city, and teams of cavalry were going around the wall, galloping past the city, and kept throwing some things under the city , "What is it?" Xu Hongwei asked Xu Ji.

"Commander, it's the Satyr's cavalry's flag, horn and other utensils. It seems that the Satyr's cavalry was indeed defeated!" Xu Ji said sadly.

The ground was covered with the flags of the Satyr cavalry, but the scene that followed was more bloody. The two battalions of defending the mighty and defending the armed forces led by Nuoqia flaunted their might and galloped through the city. What was thrown from their hands was not an artifact but a A bloody head. Although the two battalions suffered huge losses in the battle a few days ago, and there were only more than [-] people left, at this time, everyone had one or two heads hanging on their horses. The Dingzhou soldiers did not kill the enemy. He also has the habit of chopping off the enemy's head, but this is commonplace for the barbarians, and they use their heads to count credit.After the First World War, whether they killed it or not, they chopped off their heads and took them away anyway.

More than 1 cavalry passed by, and more than [-] bloody heads were piled under the city. The bloody smell rushed straight to the top of the city. Some soldiers in the city had weak legs and sat on the wall with a bang, and the weapons in their hands fell to the ground. , even if he was bold, his face turned pale and his hands trembled slightly. From nowhere, there was a burst of violent vomiting, which immediately spread throughout the city like a plague.

The Dingzhou soldiers under the city looked as usual, not to mention they had only more than 1 heads killed from the mountain of corpses, they had seen as many corpses as before, outside the royal court of the Bai people, under World War I, nearly [-] Wei's army fell to their deaths on that grassland, the scene was so cruel that it was many times more tragic than today.

Xu Hongwei couldn't stand anymore, his feet were weak, and he had to rely on the support of two soldiers to stand firmly. At this time, what Tian Feng said yesterday, they finally realized that it was not a lie. There were more than 1 heads in the city alone. , and the Satyr cavalry has only a total of more than [-] people.

It seems that it is not over yet, under the city, dozens of Dingzhou soldiers rushed to carry a long pole tens of meters long, but in order to stand tens of meters away from the top of the city, they suddenly raised the long pole, and at the end of the pole At the top, a human head was tied. At this time, the sun just jumped out from the east, and a ray of sunlight happened to hit the human head. Both Xu Hongwei and Xu Ji groaned: "Hu Ge!" Unexpectedly, even Sartre The human general Hu Ge was also killed by Dingzhou soldiers.

Seeing Hu Ge with grinning eyes and grinning teeth under the sunlight, Xu Hongwei couldn't hold back the turmoil in his stomach anymore, and vomited it out in one gulp. Before he had time to eat in the morning, his stomach was empty. Almost even spit out the gall water.

There was a howling sound, and a gong shot up from the bottom of the city, and it was nailed to the city with a loud bang, with a letter hanging from the end of the arrow. At this moment, does anyone know what is written in the letter?A soldier pulled out the Mingdi, took down the letter, and presented it to Xu Hongwei. Xu Hongwei didn't even read it, but held it tightly in his hand, and said weakly: "Go back to the mansion! Inform all the officials to go to the mansion to discuss matters." !"

(End of this chapter)