Call of the Deer

Chapter 61 Starry Night Siege, Qiu Yan Defeated

In the twilight setting sun, a round of bloody sun hangs high above the western mountain, sprinkled with boundless rain, it looks extraordinarily beautiful and attractive...

Xihui City is famous in Dingzhou precisely because of this beautiful scene. It is a large city in the easternmost part of Dingzhou, and it is also the county seat of Dongshan County in Dingzhou.

At this moment, Qiu Yan stood on the city wall, looking at the setting sun on the west mountain, feeling infinitely sad.

And not far from Xihui City, an army was stationed, and the flag was clearly the flag of the King of East Qin.

The King of East Qin sent troops in three groups, led by his generals Li Guangbi, Guo Ziyi and Su Dingfang. In just one month, he took over [-]% of the land in Dingzhou. Now only the ancient city of Xihui City in Dongshan County is left.

The one stationed outside the city was Guo Ziyi who arrived first. He arrived last night on a starry night, and Qiu Yan also launched a night attack last night. However, Guo Ziyi had already prepared for it. There are two generals and nearly three thousand soldiers.

"Your Majesty, according to reports from the spies, Li Guangbi, the number one general under the King of East Qin, is also three hundred miles away, and will soon be approaching the city. Please make preparations early..."

Qiu Yan's number one think tank began to persuade him.

"Hehe, make preparations early? What preparations should be made early? Xihui City is already a lonely city, and the morale of the soldiers is low. On the other hand, under the command of King Dongqin, there are a lot of talents, everyone's morale is like a rainbow, and their combat power is extraordinary. Sooner or later, Xihui City will be the East King Qin, alas, where is Gu going?"

Qiu Yan smiled miserably, his eyes were bloodshot, full of sadness and helplessness.

"Your Majesty, Dingzhou has signed an offensive and defensive alliance with Huangzhou, Liuzhou, and Hezhou. Can we go and join them, and when the time is right, ask them to help you take back Dingzhou?" the little general offered advice.

"Take back Dingzhou? Is it possible? The other princes hope that I will perish sooner, and the alliance is just that King Yanhuang wants to stop the King of East Qin and ask the lonely king to block the iron hooves of the King of East Qin for him in Huangzhou, and the fairies of Huangzhou are too busy to take care of themselves, so they have spare energy Help the lonely king, there is only one way left for the lonely now, and that is to fight to the death without retreating, if you win, you will linger, and if you lose, you will be wiped out..."

After hearing what the young general said, Qiu Yan looked at that person indifferently, and said expressionlessly, but his words were full of desolation and helplessness.

"Then, my lord, what should we do with our army? There are only more than [-] defenders in the city, and Guo Ziyi has nearly [-] soldiers. If we want to defend it, it is really..." Lei Hengjian, the general under his command, said.

"It's really hard to hold on, isn't it?" Qiu Yan said lightly, neither happy nor sad, it's hard to guess what he meant at this time.

Lei Heng didn't dare to say any more, for fear of offending Qiu Yan.

"Everyone, the lonely king has something to say now, that is, now that the lonely king is in a precarious situation, if anyone wants to leave now, the lonely king will not blame him, but will give him trouble and send him away..."

"However, if you don't leave, don't be discouraged. The lonely king must fight to the death with the Eastern Qin king here. Whoever wants to stay with me, if the lonely king wins, he is a good brother of the lonely king. The lonely king is better than a brother." But if anyone disturbs the morale of the army in front of the battle, the lonely king will never let him go..."

Speaking of this, Qiu Yanhu glanced at all the generals present, instead of looking at each other, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to look directly, and at the same time felt extremely ashamed.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to stay and fight side by side with you, and fight to the death with the Eastern Qin Army..."

All the generals expressed their stance that the so-called emperor humiliated his ministers to death, and these generals were all hot-blooded heroes. They felt extremely ashamed for a while, and expressed their allegiance one after another.

As for those counselors, only a few people stayed behind, and the others asked to leave, and Qiu Yan did not force them to stay. These people did not agree with him, and staying would only disturb the morale of the army. It would be better to let them go, so that they would be fulfilled. Second, it has also been tested that those people are loyal.

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"Ziyi, Li Guangbi's army is already three hundred miles away from Xihui City, and it will arrive soon. What should the general and our army do? From a certain point of view, it is better to attack the city in the starry night. As long as we take down Xihui City, the king will He will definitely rely heavily on the general..."

Xu Ning, a good brother who defected to Li Shimin with Guo Ziyi and his best friend, began to persuade him.

Guo Ziyi was also young and energetic in this matter, and the road was smooth, and he rarely encountered difficulties. He was extremely competitive. When he heard Xu Ning's words, his heart suddenly stirred, and he felt that it was reasonable, so he followed the advice and decided to attack the city. up.

"Xu Ning, what you said is right. Now our army's morale is like a rainbow. On the other hand, Dingshan has been defeated one after another recently. The army's morale has dropped again and again. As long as Xingye launches an attack, Qiu Yan will be caught off guard and take down Xihui City." , looking at Qiu Yan's dog's head is as easy as flipping palm..."

Guo Ziyi thought it over for a while, and felt that launching an attack tonight would definitely achieve unexpected results.

The fact is indeed the case, but the only thing that is missing is that the military spirit has slowly recovered under Qiu Yan's operation.

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At night, it was very quiet. In Xihui City, there was complete silence. Qiu Yan thought that the Eastern Qin Army would not attack the city. In the next round, Li Guangbi's army gathered and then attacked the city. Only a small number of troops were left to patrol, and the other soldiers were allowed to rest. , recharge your batteries, and wait for the big battle tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

But the fact is just the opposite. As dusk fell, the defenders in the city loosened their defenses. Only a few people patrolled back and forth on the city wall. Others either rested and slept on the side, or went back by themselves. There was no tense atmosphere before the battle at all.

"Swish..."

The soldiers crawled forward and headed towards the city wall, while Guo Ziyi watched the movement of the city wall from a distance, and was a little surprised to see the silence above the city wall, thinking it was a fraud, and immediately dared not act rashly.

However, with the delay of time, there was still no movement in Xihui City. Now Guo Ziyi knew that he was scaring himself, and immediately ordered the soldiers to launch a surprise attack.

In an instant, under the leadership of Xu Ning, the East Qin army rushed to the city wall and set up a ladder, as if they were killing inside the city.

The soldiers on the city wall also noticed it immediately, and quickly organized an attack. While sending people to notify Qiu Yan, they organized their men to start defending the city.

At this time, Qiu Yan who was sleeping was shocked and angry when he heard the news, he put on his armor and went to the city wall.

As soon as they got to the top of the city wall, they saw that many Eastern Qin troops had leaped to the top of the city and started hand-to-hand combat with the Dingzhou army. The leader, in particular, was holding a golden spear. He was extremely extraordinary, and there was no enemy anywhere .

"Your Majesty, the future is late, Your Majesty is frightened!" After speaking, he fixed his eyes on Xu Ning, and killed him with a long knife in his hand.

On the battlefield, generals faced generals, soldiers fought against soldiers, when Xu Ning saw Lei Heng attacking him, he knew that this man was extremely extraordinary when he saw his aura, and he didn't dare to be careless for a while, the golden spear pierced out at a high speed.

Immediately, swords and swords came and went, golden guns flashed, and long swords danced gracefully. The two fought evenly, and it was hard to tell the winner for a while.

Xu Ning's hook and sickle spear technique is outstanding, and every time he stabs it is extremely tricky, which makes Lei Heng extremely uncomfortable, but Lei Heng is powerful and heavy, and Xu Ning is not easy to parry, the two martial arts are quite equal , No one can do anything for a while.

On the other hand, the soldiers of the Eastern Qin Dynasty, due to the surprise attack at night, took a chance, and more and more people killed on the top of the city. When Qiu Yan saw it, his heart sank, and then a stern look flashed in his eyes, and he shouted sharply.

"Everyone, now that the Eastern Qin soldiers have killed the city, our army has nowhere to go, either live or die? There is no third way to go. Only by killing the Eastern Qin army can our army survive. I kill..."

Sure enough, Qiu Yan's words had an effect. The morale of the Dingzhou army was immediately boosted, and the killing became more decisive and vicious. Han was not afraid of death, and he kept slashing out with long knives. The battle became extremely fierce.

As for Xu Ning and Lei Heng, they also fought for three or four hundred rounds, and no one could do anything to the other.

"Kill..."

"puff!"

The battle lasted longer and longer, and the casualties became heavier and heavier. Both the East Qin Army and the Dingzhou Army suffered heavy casualties. However, in the three-hour battle, both sides suffered losses, and they all became red-eyed.

"Crack..."

"Boom, boom..."

With a loud bang, the city gate was breached. This time, it was too late. At this moment, Ren Qiuyan was talking nonsense, no matter how difficult it was to regain the morale of the army, the morale of the army suddenly lost, and the soldiers ran away one after another.

And Lei Heng was also extremely tired at this time, his eyelids began to fight, and when he saw that the city gate was breached, his persistence dissipated immediately. He glanced at Dingshan King Qiu Yan, gritted his teeth, and followed the ladder with a big knife in his hand. Flee outside the city.

Seeing that everything was over, Qiu Yan was immediately disheartened, picked up the long sword, and as soon as he was cruel, he killed himself and fell from the city wall!

Finally, after a fierce battle, Xihui City was captured by Guo Ziyi, Qiu Yan killed himself, and Lei Heng escaped.

However, Guo Ziyi was not happy at all. The battle suffered heavy casualties. Nearly 3 of his soldiers were killed, more than [-] of the Dingzhou army were killed, and [-] were captured. It was a one-to-one casualty ratio. Li Shimin confessed that he was extremely depressed for a while...

(End of this chapter)