Horse on the World

Chapter 457 Take Quanzhou
The sun is just right now, the sunlight coming from behind the Quanzhou City passed over the tower, and just happened to shine on the head on the top of the bamboo pole. His eyes were slightly closed, and there seemed to be a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. His black hair was loose, but it was blown by the wind. The bamboo poles were flying backwards, and the blood hadn't congealed yet, winding down along the bamboo poles, climbing all over the poles, creating a tragic and strange picture.

Liao Bin was stunned. They could clearly see the head on the top of the tower, Chen Guang, who was the commander of the defenders sent by him to lurk in Zhuji area. Guang didn't hear from him all this time, but he didn't expect to end up like this, so he suddenly turned his head to look at Chen Chong.

The muscles on Chen Chong's face kept twitching, and when he looked at it suddenly, he was extremely ferocious. He was digging the city wall with both hands, so hard that his nails were torn off, and blood was oozing out.Although he exhausted all his strength, Chen Chong was still trembling uncontrollably.

This is his son. Not long ago, he was a handsome and handsome son, but now his head is decapitated, hanging high on the bamboo pole.

Liao Bin put his arms around Chen Chong's shoulders, and said in a low voice, "I shouldn't let Chen Guang stay in Zhuji."

Chen Chong closed his eyes, choked back the tears that were about to flow out of his eyes, shook his head and said: "The earthen pot will not leave the well, and the general will inevitably die before the battle. From the day Guang'er puts on the military uniform, he knows that there may be danger at any time." On this day, he was captured and unyielding, and he killed himself, so he deserved his death."

Huo Di turned around and strode down the city, Liao Bin stood on the city wall, looked at the head that was still lifelike, and said in a low voice: "Come on, send cavalry out of the city, and take General Chen's head back for me! "

The drawbridge of the city gate came crashing down, and a cavalry army galloped out of the city. Almost at the same time, the opposite Dingzhou army camp also opened its gates. Obviously, the Dingzhou cavalry who had been prepared for a long time swarmed out, one left and one right, Divided into two groups and rushed over, the Dingzhou cavalry had a great appetite, and they wanted to keep all the cavalry who left the city.

The Quanzhou soldiers were closer to the head, while the Dingzhou soldiers were farther away, but obviously, the horses and cavalry of the Dingzhou soldiers were much better than the opponent's horse control skills, and Li Qing had been preparing for the first battle under the city of Quanzhou for a long time. The cavalry is obviously his personal guard cavalry, led by Tang Hu and Iron Leopard.In the first battle, Li Qing is sure to conquer the courage of the enemy, increase his army's prestige, and destroy the opponent's morale.

Tang Hu screamed excitedly, and finally got a chance for the first battle. He raised his two sabers high and rushed straight at the enemy facing him.

Both sides were elites fighting, bows and arrows, the sound of Linlin immediately resounded across the battlefield, and the sky suddenly darkened.Immediate archery is a cavalry tactic that is extremely difficult to master. There are very few cavalry in the Central Plains who can master this skill proficiently. The barbarian general Yu cavalry and archery became the instructor of the Dingzhou cavalry. For more than a year, this skill has gradually become proficient, and the Quanzhou soldiers can also shoot arrows on horseback. It can be seen that Liao Bin is really a good general.

Although they can both ride and shoot, the skills of both sides are different. Maybe the Quanzhou cavalry is not inferior to any cavalry in the Central Plains, but when they meet the Dingzhou cavalry, and they are Li Qing's personal guards, Gao When the judgment is made, the opponent has already shot three or four arrows with the effort of Quanzhou soldiers shooting one arrow, and the accuracy is even higher than that.

People on both sides kept turning over and falling off the horse. The muscles on Liao Bin's face in the city trembled. Every subordinate was shot off the horse, which made him feel distressed for a while, but he had to take back Chen Guang's head, not only because Chen Guang was Chen Chong's son, and because if Chen Guang's head were to hang outside the city like this, it would be a devastating blow to the morale inside the city.

Quanzhou cavalry general Liu Yefei instantly judged the difference in combat power between the two sides. The number of both sides is similar, both of which are more than a thousand cavalry, but the opponent is too strong, and when the opportunity is lost, the soldiers and horses are divided into two, each facing the two sides The opponent who came over, but he only led a few soldiers and went straight to the bamboo pole in the center of the battlefield. He knew the general's intentions. must be brought back.

The two armies approached and abandoned their bows. The Quanzhou soldiers held guns in their hands, while the Dingzhou Guards battalion all held their sabers horizontally. A cavalry suddenly turned around, relying solely on their legs to complete the turn. With the help of the powerful impact of the horse, the horizontal sword cut the opponent off the horse like mowing grass. It didn't take much effort from the guards. Just hold on to the saber and let the knife drag across at an angle.

Liu Yefei only stared at the bamboo pole, and stepped forward, slashing repeatedly with the long knife in his hand, the bamboo pole was shortened in sections, reached out to take Chen Guang's head, and entered Han into the cloth bag that had been prepared, Liu Yefei beat The horse turned back, at this moment, he noticed that the two cavalry he had divided to the left and right had been squeezed in the middle by the Dingzhou soldiers, and there was very little room for them to turn around.

Liu Yefei was also a warrior, with a loud roar, he unleashed his long knife, dancing like a windmill, knocking down several guards in front of him, and let him rush out.

Tang Hu immediately noticed this warrior, with a horse's head in a circle, circled around from one side, without making a sound, two knives were like snowflakes, one chopped willow leaves and the other cut off the horse's head.

Dangdang sound resounded, and the moment the two sides crossed each other, the swords in their hands collided several times. Passing by, mustering up his courage, Liu Yefei squeezed out a passage abruptly, and ran towards the city gate.

After knocking down several Quanzhou cavalrymen one after another, Tang Hu turned his horse's head in a circle, seeing Liu Yefei fleeing on his horse, he couldn't help being furious, he tapped his spurs on the horse's belly, and he was already chasing him.

Hearing the sound of horseshoes behind him, Liu Yefei took the bow, turned around suddenly, shot straight at Tang Hu with the sound of arrows, the three arrows were almost connected in a line, the momentum was extremely fast, and the aim was excellent.

Tang Hu was startled, his body suddenly fell to the left, half of his body was hanging on the left side of the horse, the arrow wind roared, and three arrows flew over the horse's head in succession. When he got up from the horse's belly, Liu Yefei was already It was too far away, and he couldn't help being furious, pointing at Liu Yefei's back and yelling.

The main general fled the battlefield, and the rest of the Quanzhou soldiers lost their fighting spirit and fled on horseback one after another. The guards, relying on the speed of their horses, chased after themselves and killed the enemy troops falling outside the city one by one.

Tang Hu was rather depressed, not only lost Chen Guang's head, but even the enemy's chief general fled back, returned to the camp dejectedly, and pleaded guilty to Li Qing!
However, Li Qing laughed loudly and said: "In the first battle, thousands of enemies were killed, and the enemy general fled in embarrassment. Our army was only injured by more than a hundred. What is the crime of General Tang? One day, the guy who escaped will be yours. The ghost under the knife, besides, Chen Guang is dead, what is the value of his head, let him take it back, it is my respect for his death, come, come, put Chen Guang's body in a coffin Yes, send them to the city."

Liu Yefei returned to the city dripping with sweat, took off the cloth bag, and handed it to Chen Chong.

Holding Chen Guang's head tightly in his arms, Chen Chong was in tears, and bowed deeply to Liu Yefei. Brother, Liu Yefei also felt a burst of sadness, Chen Chong's old wife is still here, and the white-haired man is giving away the black-haired man. I don't know if this highly respected veteran in Quanzhou can withstand this blow.

"Let the artisans in the city carve a body for General Chen and bury it with his head!" Liao Bin ordered.

Liu Yefei nodded, and was about to turn around and leave, when a soldier shouted loudly in the city: "Commander, Dingzhou soldiers are here again!"

Liao Bin and Liu Yefei were startled, could it be that the Dingzhou soldiers were about to attack the city at this time, they hurried back to the city, only to see two Dingzhou soldiers driving an ox cart with a coffin on it, slowly approaching the city gate .

"Listen up in the city. My commander-in-chief takes pity on General Chen Guang and appreciates that he is also a hero. I can't bear to see him buried without a body. I hereby give back General Chen Guang's body."

The soldier's voice was quite loud, and he shouted loudly, but the people in the city could hear him clearly. The two jumped out of the ox cart, untied the rope slowly, left the cart where it was, and led the old man The cow waddled back.

Liao Bin's face was ashen, Liu Yefei muttered, but he didn't know what he was talking about. The soldiers on the city looked at each other in blank dismay. Just now, for a head, a total of thousands of lives were sent to the city. The body was sent back unconditionally.

"Kaicheng, get back the body of General Chen!" Liao Bin ordered with a sullen face, punched the city wall fiercely, turned around and went down the city.

The offensive and defensive battle of Quanzhou City officially started the next day.

Liao Bin and Chen Chong obviously underestimated the skills of the Dingzhou soldiers in attacking the fortified city. In just one day, the Dingzhou soldiers filled up the moat. Looking at the siege vehicles outside the city, the nest vehicles, the charging vehicles, the rushing vehicles, countless throwing stones Car, everyone in the city was terrified. The next battle in the city yesterday completely made the soldiers in the city lose their confidence in going out to fight in the field.

Stone bullets, arrow rain, fire, and blood constituted the main theme of Quanzhou City in the next few days. Chen Chong, who was deeply saddened by the loss of his son, ran on the city wall and organized defenses. After a few days, his voice was hoarse, and he almost said He was speechless, and the steel knives in his hand were chopped off a few times, but the Dingzhou soldiers' offensive became more and more fierce day by day, and they attacked the city wall several times every day, and they persisted on the city wall for longer and longer .On the city of Quanzhou, there are many scars, and many places have been smashed and collapsed. Around the city wall, the blood is solidified, and the purple-black patches are shocking.

The city is getting more and more difficult every day, and Li Qing is also frowning deeply in the city. Such an attack has always been what Li Qing tried his best to avoid, but he can't besiege Quanzhou for a long time. Time is his greatest enemy. No matter how big the loss is, he must Grit your teeth and stick to it.The Yishan Division and the Qi Nian Division have been attacking in turn for several days, but they still haven't broken the city, which makes him very anxious.

"Marshal, Master Long, the Quanzhou Disposal Envoy, has arrived!" A personal guard walked into the big tent and reported to Li Qing.

Well, Li Qing said in surprise: "Long Xiaotian, why did he come here? Could there be some emergency, let him in quickly!"

"Commander, I heard that the commander's attack on Quanzhou City was blocked. Xiaotian brought some things, which may be helpful to the commander!" Behind Long Xiaotian, several soldiers carried a few sacks, and followed closely. walked in.

"You?" Li Qing was a little surprised, what accomplishments did Long Xiaotian have in military affairs?
"Fall to the ground!" Long Xiaotian ordered.

Several soldiers opened the bag and dumped the contents into the big tent.

"What is this?" Li Qing asked.

(End of this chapter)