Horse on the World

Chapter 943 The wind blows and the clouds fly ([-])
Just as He Zecheng's head was exposed to the top of the wall, a long spear stabbed towards him with the sound of the wind. A Dingzhou soldier in front of him gritted his teeth. The stab seemed to exhaust all his strength.Tilting his head, let the gun head pass, grabbed the gun barrel with one hand, and pulled it hard with his backhand. The Dingzhou soldier let out an exclamation, his whole body flew up into the air, and fell from the top of the city. With a single pull, the whole person soared into the air, stood firmly on the top of the wall, swung the big axe, and slashed horizontally, several pierced spears snapped off. With a loud roar, he jumped off the top of the wall, Swing the ax with both hands, rush left and right.
This is already the third time he has rushed to the top of the city today. The first two times he failed to return. This time, he made up his mind to open a passage for the attacking army behind him.

The offensive and defensive battle of Qinzhou has been going on for half a month. From the end of September to the first ten days of October, at first Qu Yongjie and Zhou Tong wanted to use the most simple and crude method to forcibly attack the city. It was fought for seven or eight days, not to mention the heavy casualties, and even the top of the city was rarely assaulted.
This can't help but make Qu Yongjie and Zhou Tong calm down. Haste makes waste, and everyone knows the truth of sharpening a knife without cutting firewood by mistake. Only then did Qu Yongjie understand that the invincibility of the Dingzhou army not only means that their offense is unparalleled, but also that they are not at all panicked compared to the Central Plains army in terms of defending the city. Above the state borders, they resisted numerous barbarian attacks on a large scale.
The battle returned to the most traditional siege tactics. In addition to the routine siege, the siege roads were piled up, tunnels were dug to lead to the city, and even the Xiaoai River Canal dug by the mountain wind was dug by them. Let the canal not divert, let the river water hit Qinzhou City.
After five or six days, the city of Qinzhou was already in dire straits, and sometimes the opponents would cross the city wall several times a day. The casualties outside the city were heavy, but the casualties inside the city were also increasing day by day. up.
He Zecheng rushed forward, he could clearly feel that the opponent's counterattack was not as fierce as the previous two times, it seemed that the opponent was already at the end of his battle, and it was understandable when he thought about it, but he rested for several hours before resuming An attack was launched, and the city was fighting non-stop.

"Kill!" Sensing the decline in the opponent's combat power, He Zecheng became even more excited. He split an opponent's head and helmet with an axe, and the splashed brains sprayed his face. Suddenly, I found that there was one more person in front of me.

Big sword, one arm, so obvious features, Guan Xinglong, Qinzhou general Guan Xinglong, He Zecheng roared excitedly, killed this man, Qinzhou city was destroyed.
Guan Xinglong dispatched soldiers and horses to defend the city on the top of the city tower, but He Zecheng attacked the top of the city for the third time. It is impossible not to let him leave a picture, seeing him rushing from left to right, killing two captains in a row, and leading the climb to the city. The Luoyang soldiers who came had already made a gap tens of meters wide, and they couldn't help being furious. They looked around, but at this moment, all the generals under their command had been sent out to fight on the dangerous city wall, and they had nothing to send When he saw that his opponent was still advancing, Guan Xinglong picked up the big knife beside him with one hand, and ran towards He Zecheng at a trot.

Seeing the fanatical expression on his opponent's face, Guan Xinglong smiled coldly, swung his big knife in a circle, and slashed down on his head. He Zecheng also raised his giant ax violently, and smashed it at the opponent, thinking about this If the ax goes down, even if the opponent's big sword keeps going, he has to swing away his huge ax weighing tens of catties.

There was a muffled sound, He Zecheng's chest felt tight, a huge force came, his legs went limp, he was almost cut by Guan Xinglong's knife, and he fell to his knees on the ground, he couldn't help being shocked.Guan Xinglong's thick-backed saber also weighs several tens of catties, and it won't suffer a single bit from a weapon.Guan Xinglong broke his arm in the battle of capturing the flag that year, and since then he has specialized in one-armed saber techniques, with great strength in his hand, when the saber is struck, his wrist is also shaken, and he glanced at his big saber, but saw that the blade was on the edge of the sword. A big hole has been broken, and I can't help feeling distressed.
This knife of his is not ordinary. In order to reward him, Li Qing specially ordered Ren Ruyun to design it himself, and Xu Xiaodao to do it himself. It is a masterpiece made by two famous craftsmen in the world. After so many fights, it has never been damaged. Today With one blow, a big hole was broken, how can Guan Xinglong not be angry?
Amidst the loud shouts, Guan Xinglong stepped forward, the blade was as bright as snow, as powerful as Mount Tai, each blade was as tight as a blade, and the blade did not leave He Zecheng's head, and when he killed He Zecheng, he retreated step by step, sweating like rain.
Guan Xinglong personally went into battle, within a few knives, he killed He Zecheng, who had just been invincible just now, and retreated again and again. Luoyang soldiers killed wolves and rats in a blink of an eye, and in a moment, they were all dead.
With a tight back, He Zecheng was startled, his body had already leaned against the city wall, and there was no way to retreat. Seeing the other party's ferocious smile, He Zecheng desperately launched a Jedi counterattack.
There was another muffled sound, and there was another big gap in the thick back knife, but this time, He Zecheng failed to resist Guan Xinglong's huge force, his legs softened and he knelt down on the ground, and the big ax flew out of his hand, flying far away. fell to the city.
Guan Xinglong kicked his knee at the right time, and pressed it heavily against He Zecheng's chin. He Zecheng immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. Looking up, he only saw a piece of white snow coming towards him, which was a bit cold. This was his last a feeling of.

Guan Xinglong kicked He Zecheng's body away, "Come here, cut off his head and hang it on the wall."
With the death of He Zecheng, the Luoyang army's offensive this time was declared a failure. The Luoyang soldiers who attacked retreated like a tide, leaving only the dead bodies on the ground and the burning siege vehicles, which were smashed to pieces. The chaotic siege engines and the numerous marks on the city walls.

Cheers erupted from the top of the city wall. Dingzhou soldiers stood on the city wall, brandishing their weapons, laughing loudly at their opponents. More people lifted up the corpses of the enemy soldiers who died on the top of the city wall and threw them under the city wall. ．

"General Guan, it's not good!" Wang Peng, who was soaked in blood, came over, "The opponent's offensive is getting more and more fierce. The brothers are getting more and more casualties. The main reason is that they can't get enough rest and their physical strength is too great. Now the brothers rest for less than two hours a day, and if you come for a few more days, you will definitely be exhausted."

"A day is a day." Guan Xinglong had a sullen face, and carefully wiped his thick back knife with a rag. When he saw the two big gaps, he gasped hissingly.

"How many places were breached today?"

"Twelve Divisions!" Wang Peng said in a low voice, "We lost one General Mingxuan, two Generals Xuanhou, 21 Lieutenants of Zhenwu, and the casualties of middle and low-level officers were innumerable. The worst loss ever."
Guan Xinglong stood up, "The crazier the opponent is, the more severe the situation they are facing. The spies from the Military Intelligence Department of the Overwatch Council have sneaked back from outside the city. Wang Qinian has already approached Qinzhou City, and the opponent's blocking force was defeated in the first battle." , now Zhou Tong personally led 5 people to intercept them. The Hailing Camp and Ruijian Camp led by General Guo stormed Changhua, and the Yizhou Camp and Feiling Camp had already moved to the Chenghua area of ​​Tacheng, causing damage to the opponent. Under great pressure, Yizhou organized an army of 3 people led by Master Li Tuizhi, and it was already approaching Qinzhou. Zheng Zhiqiang will conquer Qingtan Fortress in a few days, and once Qingtan is breached, Qu Yongjie will run away with his tail between his legs."

Wang Peng nodded, "The external form is indeed good, but the question is, can we last until then?"

Guan Xinglong stood up eagerly, "It's just death. It seems that the outer city is very difficult to defend. The opponent will definitely launch another attack tonight. After blocking this round of attack, we will immediately retreat to the inner city. Song Zhaohui has already arranged the inner city. It's been a few days, almost."

"Yes, General Guan."
"Tell the brothers, we are now the center of the storm. As long as we resist the opponent's attack, the victory will belong to Dingzhou. Now Dingzhou needs their lives and blood to defend."

"clear!"

Outside the city, in the Luoyang army camp, Qu Yongjie was sitting in the big tent, listening expressionlessly to the generals under his command who were attacking the city reporting their losses. He fully estimated the difficulty of this battle, but the facts proved that he still underestimated the opponent's tenacity. The battle was so cruel, which he had never seen in his life since joining the army. His own army suffered heavy casualties, but the casualties in the city should have reached the limit. This can be seen from the fact that more and more of our own troops have attacked the top of the city in the past two days, maybe with more effort, Qinzhou City will be taken.

The Luoyang army had no retreat.
"Continue to attack the city at night!" Qu Yongjie said.
Qinzhou City was brightly lit, with torches all over the city. Obviously, the opponent had expected that the Luoyang Army would attack the city overnight, and was on full alert.

The city was indeed on full alert, but what Qu Yongjie didn't expect was that the inside of the city was not only on alert and preparing for battle, but also that the dismantled doors, beams, purlins and other inflammable materials were being piled up under the city. Pour the fat on.As for the inner city, all the eight oxen crossbows and strong crossbows in Qinzhou City are densely covered in the city. Guan Xinglong's last reserve team has already entered the inner city. For more than ten days, this reserve team of 3000 people has not been used by Guan Xinglong. , even at the most dangerous moment, he still firmly held them down in the inner city.

This is his last capital.

"Come on!" Guan Xinglong murmured.

Bozhou, Qingtan, Zheng Zhiqiang stood on the first line of defense of the Qingtan Fortress with a livid face. The Shenwei cannon blew up the first line of defense, and the marines occupied the place without any effort, but in the next battle Among them, the Marine Corps encountered unprecedented resistance. In ten days, they only advanced half the distance. At this time, there was a stone wall in front of them. The city wall completely blocked the entire road. , and on both sides of the city wall, there is a cliff on one side and a cliff on the other. There is no way to go around except for a hard attack.

(End of this chapter)