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Chapter 674 Under Qingzhou City
At night, the torches on the top of Qingzhou City are blown by the wind, and they blare.

Under the red and black night sky, the three-story double-eaved tower above Qingzhou City had a flag with Tang characters written on it, drooping weakly.The soldiers on the top of the city, with their backs against the wall and weapons in their hands, all had sad expressions in their eyes.The autumn wind was blowing, the horses neighed non-stop, and the shadows of people stretched long under the torches, but it was even more bleak.

Under the south gate of Qingzhou City with three big characters written in Gao Shu, the gate of the city is wide open.Countless soldiers picked up their weapons and were trotting away from the city.Zang Junxiang led his 3 horses and was filing out of the city from the south gate, leaving Qingzhou City, which they had defended for a month.

The soldiers stepped on the suspension bridge slab on the moat, and the footsteps rumbled, as if they were stepping on the hearts of every Qingzhou soldier.

In the torch at the top of the city, both Qi Gongshun and Liu Lan stood on the top of the city, watching Zang Junxiang's men leave Qingzhou.In the corridor under the city, Zang Junxiang himself wore a golden helmet with a lion's head on his head, and he rode his horse in chain mail.After opening the city gate, Zang Junxiang stopped his horse in front of the moat.

He raised his head to look at Qi Gongshun and Liu Lan who were on the top of the wall, clasping fists on the horse's back, and seemed to have a bit of shame on their faces.But this smear of shame also passed by in a flash, and then Zang Junxiang rode his horse and left Qingzhou City with the flow of his men and horses.
Liu Lan tightly closed her lips and said nothing.
"The thief is still leaving." Qi Gongshun slammed his fist heavily on the city wall.

Liu Lan took a deep breath and said, "Grand Qi, Prime Minister Zang has earned money by helping us guard Qingzhou for a month regardless of past suspicions. Li Chongjiu captured Donglai County by surprise, threatening the foundation of Prime Minister Zang. Maybe he didn’t guard the East China Sea to help us, so there’s nothing to get angry about, and now it’s time to rely on ourselves.”

"Military division, there are less than [-] troops in Qingzhou City. Under the joint attack of Xu Shiji, Song Jingang, and Xue Wanche, I don't know what chance we have." Qi Gongshun turned to Liu Lan and said.

Liu Landao: "Don't worry, Duke Qi. No matter what, our army has defended Qingzhou for a month. Now Qingzhou city is full of food and grass. Since we can't fight Zhao Jun's front, we will stick to the city. It's late autumn now, and the Tang Dynasty The attack on Xiao Mian is about to start, as long as we can hold out until winter, the Zhao army will be exhausted and will definitely retreat."

Qi Gongshun nodded and said, "That's the way to say it. I'm just afraid that there will be turmoil in the city."

Liu Lan said: "Grand Qi, let's obey the fate first and do our best."

Qi Gongshun sighed, nodded slowly, and turned his head to look at Zang Junxiang's army far away from the city.The crescent moon in the sky was like a hook, and Zang Junxiang's men and horses fell into the darkness and gradually disappeared.

In the early morning of the next day, Qingzhou City was as calm as ever.Qi Gongshun and Liu Lan managed the army well, and there was no turmoil in the city because Zang Junxiang drove away the [-] troops.The morale of all the soldiers has been low, but they are still guarding the city seriously.

In the morning light, there was movement in Zhao Jun's camp, which had been silent for several days ten miles away.Previously, there were sufficient troops in Qingzhou City, and the two armies had been fighting for several key points outside the city.Now the Qingzhou Army's defense has shrunk and it has voluntarily given up on the surrounding area, so Zhao Jun has pushed forward further.

Zhao Jun first occupied the mountain two miles north of the city, and soon Xu Zi's handsome flag moved to this position.Tens of thousands of civilians brought wood, and thousands of Zhao troops built the Chinese army camp, trenches, barracks, wooden fences, low walls, and watchtowers one by one.

Tents, large and small, sprung up one after another along the foothills of the Chinese Army Camp.Then from the direction of Daying, thousands of Zhao Army infantry began to move forward, destroying all the fortifications repaired by the Qingzhou Army outside the city, the trenches were filled, and the Jumu was destroyed and pulled away.
Then Zhao Jun's cavalry mobilized from the other side of the mountain. The morning sun had not yet risen, and the breath of countless war horses below the city merged into thick and faint mist.The horseshoes of the war horses kept ringing, and Zhao Jun cavalry appeared all the way.

The numbers of countless people and horses were displayed one by one from the other side of the mountain.These Zhao army cavalry seemed to have just gone through a fierce battle. Many cavalry's horseshoes, horses, legs and horses were stained with blood, and the armor on the cavalry was also incomplete. Even so, these cavalry had a strong murderous look on them.

Thousands of Zhao Jun's cavalry were all advancing towards the east of the city, and the troops and horses were slowly surging like a tide, and they formed formation under the city.At this time, a Zhao army cavalry galloped on horseback, holding a head wearing a lion-faced golden helmet with a long spear, and stopped in front of the moat below the city.

The cavalryman yelled at the top of the city: "Mr. Zang fell to the south of the city last night and the whole army was annihilated. He himself was captured and killed by our army. If you don't surrender quickly in the city, you will end up like Mr. Zang."

As soon as the words came out, all the soldiers in Qingzhou City were shocked.

Zang Junxiang left overnight in a hurry, just to take advantage of Zhao Jun's army from east to west, and before encircling Qingzhou, escape from the encirclement and return to Donghai County. Unexpectedly, the entire army was wiped out by Zhongfu.

The head on the lion-faced golden helmet had wide-open eyes and a wide mouth, revealing a look of resentment.That's right, this lion-faced golden helmet was indeed worn by Mr. Zang when he left last night.Panic spread among the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army on the top of the city, and Zang Junxiang's [-] troops disappeared overnight.

"Master, master."

Qi Gongshun, dressed in armor, led his own soldiers to the top of the city, while the soldiers on the side avoided the road one after another.Qi Gongshun stood in front of the battlements, looking at the raised heads on the top of the walls, his face was livid.In this position last night, he watched Junxiang Zang go out of the city, and within a few hours, Junxiang Zang was dead.

Qi Gongshun was a little at a loss, and Liu Lan hurriedly whispered a few words beside him.Qi Gongshun came over knowingly, immediately pulled out the knife from his waist, looked up to the sky and shouted: "Brother Zang, go all the way, I, Qi, swear to avenge you."

Following Qi Gongshun's drink, the atmosphere of fear on the top of the city gradually faded.

Under the city, Zhao Jun persuaded him to surrender a few more words. At this time, arrows shot from the top of the city. The Zhao Jun cavalry stopped talking when he saw it, and pulled his horse back to the formation.

"The Qingzhou army's will to resist seems very firm!" Li Chongjiu said lightly under the city.

Xue Wanche said: "Your Majesty, the encirclement of our army under the city is based on the fact that the Qingzhou army has less than [-] remnants. They have long been intimidated by our army's momentum and dare not move. Breaking the city is nothing but an easy task. Is Qingzhou City stronger than Pyongyang City? Can't it be strong?"

Zhang Xuansu said to Xue Wanche: "General Xue, don't be careless. When we broke the city of Pyongyang, our army had kerosene bombs and countless siege weapons carried by ships. Now the kerosene bombs have been used up, and now we have built kerosene bombs." I don’t know how long it will take to acquire the siege weapons, if the defenders of Qingzhou City really want to resist, I don’t think it will be easy to break through the city.”

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