The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 373

"Kill!" With a long cry, Cao Zhi swung his knife and slashed at a wooden shield with a bird-patterned knife. There was a loud "bang", and the wooden shield was torn apart. Cao Zhi flew up and kicked him on the thigh, kicking him to one side, the Baipi knife turned back, and the tip of the knife passed by, cutting his blood vessels, and blood burst out, spraying Cao Zhi's head and face .

Cao Zhi turned a blind eye, his head and face were already covered with blood, and it didn't matter if there was more. He held the knife in one hand, swung a spear, swung the hook of his left hand, and slammed it on the spearman's shoulder. Swinging the knife and chopping again, the war knife that had already been cut into the mouth was slashed on the shoulder armor of the soldier, and half of the soldier's body was numb, but it was not necessarily fatal. Cao Zhi was furious, and hit his face with a knife ring with his backhand , shouting repeatedly: "Change the knife! Change the knife!"

Just at this time, three Sasanian soldiers roared and charged towards Cao Zhi, with two spears and a saber at the same time. In a short time, he beheaded [-] soldiers one after another, including a centurion. They were enraged by the blood of their comrades and vowed to kill Cao Zhi for revenge.

Cao Zhi was not afraid, pushed left and right to block, hacked and swept, and killed three more people.

The Sassanid went crazy, a centurion brandished a knife and shouted, and rushed over with a dozen soldiers, surrounded Cao Zhi and killed him.Cao Zhi killed two more people, but after all, the sword rolled its blade, and its power was greatly reduced. He missed two consecutive swords, and was immediately overtaken by the Sassanid. A spear and a sword left two long streaks on his body. Thanks to the guards' desperate efforts to protect the bloody wound, it didn't hit the vital point.

"Change the knife!" Cao Zhi yelled, putting the knife back into its sheath, holding a hacked saber with a hook in his left hand, and punching out with his right hand, hitting the Sassanian's face, and the face was instantly covered with paint. .Cao Zhi grabbed the saber with his backhand, beheaded him, and then chopped it on a spear when there was no time to spare. The sassan was cut down along the spear, and the Sasanian soldier missed three fingers and was in great pain. He screamed, and then a sword of war arrived, solving his pain.

In a short while, dozens of people fell down on the top of the city. The two sides fought together, blood spattered everywhere, screams were heard endlessly, there was slippery blood under their feet, and people slipped and fell from time to time. Once they fell, they would die. Can't get up.

Cao Zhi accidentally rushed forward too fast and distanced himself from the guards. The Sassanids seized the opportunity. A dozen Sasanians rushed over and divided them into two places, surrounded by four or five Sasanians. Seeing Cao Zhi's painful assassination, more people blocked in front of the guards, resolutely not letting them come forward to meet Cao Zhi.

As soon as he took a breath, three or four wounds appeared on Cao Zhi's body, one of which was grazed under his ribs, and the blood quickly stained his shirt. The strength in his whole body seemed to flow quickly with the blood, and the saber in Cao Zhi's hand slowed down. down.The Sasanians were overjoyed and attacked more violently.

"General—" The guards just two steps away were so anxious that their eyes were red, and they rushed towards this side without thinking about their own safety, but the Sasanians would not let them go, forming a fleshy wall, and they were determined not to let them get close to Cao Zhi .The personal guards paid the lives of three people one after another, but they couldn't take a step closer to Cao Zhi. They watched Cao Zhi stretched out under the attack of the Sassanians, tired of coping.

"Kill them." Ardashir, who was standing on the tower, saw the situation here, sneered, and waved his hand. A group of heavy armored guards ran over immediately. They shouted loudly and pushed away the front His companion rushed straight to Cao Zhi who was already kneeling on one leg.

Cao Zhi also saw the imperial guards getting closer, he took a long breath, stood up suddenly, raised his hand and threw out the saber in his hand, the saber rolled in the air, and slashed at the leader with a "bang". On the helmet of a heavily armored warrior, flames splashed everywhere. Although the helmet could not be cut through, the power contained in the knife knocked the warrior staggeringly, and fell to the ground on his back.The companion behind him stepped on his body and rushed over. Three spears pierced Cao Zhi's hook at the same time, making Cao Zhi unable to stand and slipping backwards.

Cao Zhi shook his dantian, roared wildly, twisted his body violently, released the power of the spear, squeezed his right fist, and slammed it fiercely on the helmet of the nearest warrior. Crooked, he broke his neck abruptly and fell to the ground.Cao Zhi didn't even look at him, and elbowed another warrior's neck hard. With a "click", the warrior opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. He looked at Cao Zhi in disbelief, and fell down softly.

Cao Zhi fought bravely and killed two people in a row, but at the same time, he was also stabbed in the left chest by a spear. He was wearing bright armor, and the shiny breastplate was dented by the stabbing. He dropped the hook in his hand, held the spear in both hands, shouted, and lifted up the heavily armored warrior. The spear shaft was bent into a bow by the heavy force, making an unpleasant moan, bang With a snap, the heavily armored warrior fell from mid-air again, causing the two companions to lose their footing and stagger around.Cao Zhi seized the opportunity, rushed forward, grabbed the neck of a dizzy warrior with half of the spear shaft, dragged him in front of him to cover, and strode back.

The Sasanians yelled at each other, brandished their weapons and attacked, most of them hit the heavy armor of the warrior who was about to roll his eyes, and the ding-ding-dang-dang sound kept going, but Cao Zhi couldn't be hurt.

Cao Zhi took two steps back, knocked away the Sassanid warriors who were standing between him and the guards, and joined the guards.The Sassanids crowded over like a steel wall. Although Cao Zhi's personal guards slashed and killed them with all their strength, the weapon hit the heavy armor was useless at all, but the opponent just greeted them. In an instant, more than half of Cao Zhi's personal guards were lost. .

"Retreat to the siege engine!" Cao Zhi shouted with red eyes, "Quick retreat!"

The guards did not dare to be negligent, and retreated up the bridge ladder of the siege vehicle one after another. Those who retreated slower were entangled by the Sasanians, and soon fell into a pool of blood.As soon as Cao Zhi's foot touched the bridge ladder, he kicked the ass of the Sasanian warrior who had stuck out his tongue.

The samurai fell forward and was stabbed by the spear that was coming towards him. He shook and fell from the high city wall. With a "bang", he fell to the ground and died.

"Ah——" Cao Zhi looked at the corpses of the guards who were thrown down one by one by the Sasanians, and was furious, but he was helpless.He slammed the bridge ladder with the half of the spear in his hand, turned around and walked away. After taking two steps, his eyes went dark, and he fell to the ground with a plop.

When Cao Zhi opened his eyes again, he saw the concerned faces of Sun Feng, Li Yan and others.

"Oh, I finally woke up." Seeing that Cao Zhi opened his eyes, Sun Feng heaved a sigh of relief.He stretched out his hand to hold Cao Zhi who was struggling to get up, and said with a smile: "General Cao, you are seriously injured, you should take a good rest, and don't move around for now, lest the wound will open again."

Needless to say, Cao Zhi's mouth was twisted by the severe pain of the wound. He gasped and took a long time to recover.Looking around, I found that this was Sun Feng's big tent. Candles had been lit, and it seemed that it was already dark.

"Finished?"

"Not yet, but it's coming soon." Chen Hai grinned and said, "General Cao, I can't see that you are also a desperate man. You actually fought against the Sasanian heavy armored warriors one-on-one and killed four of them in one go. ,I admire you."

"I admire you, didn't you get kicked out in the end? It's a pity for my good boys." Cao Zhi sighed, lay down powerlessly, looked at Sun Feng and said, "Prince, do you have any other tricks? Lien Chan It has been three days, and we have tried our best. It seems that we will not be able to break through the city. Although the morale of the Sasanians has been affected, the power of the heavy armored battalion cannot be underestimated. We have been driven down by them several times in succession. gone."

"That's true. I also failed three times." Li Yan nodded silently, reached out and patted Cao Zhi's shoulder lightly to show his agreement.

"Not only you, but us too." Feroz also nodded: "I attacked four times, but in the end I still couldn't bite those bastards who were drilled in the turtle shell, so I had to retreat. The guards under me at least More than 300 died."

Lu Xun waved his hand and said with a calm smile: "The crown prince has seen it all. Your loss is not small, and our loss is not small. Five of the thirteen knights were seriously injured, and all the others were injured. In addition, the Romans and Guishuang people They also encountered the same problem, and they also encountered the resistance of the Immortal Army."

"So, Ardashir is about to lose his hold?" Cao Zhi's eyes shone with joy.

"Exactly." Sun Feng smiled slightly: "After several days of fierce fighting, our army's morale was strong, and the Sasanians could no longer hold on. Now the only ones who can maintain their fighting power are those of Ardashir. The Immortal Army. As long as we kill this Immortal Army, we will win."

"How to kill them?" Li Yan frowned slightly, "They are wearing heavy armor, we can't kill them, and the casualties are heavy."

"I have a solution." Sun Feng said with a smile: "Everyone has made great achievements in battle, just wait to enter the city to celebrate." He turned to Cao Zhi and said, "General Cao, you are the most seriously injured, so don't mess around in the past two days." If you move, rest at ease and recuperate, otherwise, you won't be able to drink the celebration wine."

"The celebration wine is fine. What I want to know now is how you broke the city." Cao Zhi waved his hand and said impatiently, "Do you want to fight in person? I know your martial arts skills are good, but you can defeat the entire Immortal Army." Kill it?"

"Of course it's impossible." Sun Fengdao: "However, I have Ahura's blessing. Ardashir can't stop me."

"And—" Cao Zhi dismissed it.

Li Yan and others saw that Sun Feng didn't say anything, and it was not easy to ask.Sun Feng immediately invited Quintus, Bodiao and others to discuss.After Quintus and Bodiao divided up their operations, they attacked the city for several days. Although they tried their best, they still failed to break through the city. The immortal army with heavy armor will go to the city to break the siege. They have heavy armor protection, and they are almost invincible. They can always squeeze the Romans and Guishan people who attacked the city again.

After several times in succession, Quintus and Bodiao stopped attacking. If this fight continues, it will be useless to have more soldiers, not to mention that their strength is not sufficient. Shi Miaoshou hit the morale of the Sasanians, and they might not even be able to get to the top of the city.

"From tomorrow onwards, we will join forces and attack the main gate." Sun Feng didn't talk nonsense to them: "Everyone is ready to enter the city, get all the crossbows ready, and strive to wipe out the Longevity Army."

"Will we be able to annihilate the Immortal Army in one place?" Botiao said disapprovingly.

"Sure." Sun Feng said confidently: "Ardashir is stubborn and insists on fighting against the gods. If he doesn't die, who will die? The Immortal Army is his last reliance, and we are going to make this Immortal Army His funeral is worthy of him."

"Since the prince already has a plan, then we will obey." Quintus said indifferently: "We are waiting to follow the prince into Taixi Fengcheng and divide up the wealth that Ardashir has collected for many years."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will never forget your contributions." Sun Feng chuckled.

Standing on the tower, Ardashir watched the enemies outside the city gather again, with a disdainful sneer on his lips.You can't gain advantage by attacking the city separately, and it may not be effective to attack the city together. You don't have warriors stronger than my immortal army, so don't expect to be able to capture Taixifeng City.What is the human heart?As long as the Immortal Army is still loyal to me, other people will have a choice even if they disagree.He immediately ordered the dispersed immortal army to gather at the city gate, ready to attack the enemy again.

After returning to the palace, he summoned the person in charge of monitoring the tunnel under the city gate and asked about the movement below the city, but what puzzled him was that the city had been beaten with blood in the past few days, but there was no movement below the city. , as if Sun Feng had already forgotten about it.

Sun Feng could forget, but Ardasil did not dare to forget. He knew that this battle had reached the most critical moment. Sun Feng attacked the city for several days and suffered a lot of losses. If he could not break the city, he would have only one way to retreat , At this time, he is likely to use all his strength to make the final blow. It is obviously his intention to gather the Romans and Guishan people near the city gate.

At the same time, Ardashir was still concerned about the battle outside the city. He had already received news from Awad, and knew that although the attack during the day was not very smooth, it was quite satisfactory. At least he did not suffer any losses. For Awad As far as Germany is concerned, this is already rare, and it is impossible to expect him to win by surprise. After all, he is not Shapur, and even Alpha is much better than him.Thinking of these two sons, Ardashir's heart felt like a knife was cut, and he twitched intermittently, and his hatred for Sun Shao also increased.

Five miles to the north of the city, the fire was faintly visible. Ardashir knew that it was Awad and Sun Shao who were in a bloody battle. In order to break through Sun Shao's defensive formation as soon as possible, Awad decided to attack overnight.Ardashir has no objection to this. Awad has superior strength and can take turns to rest, but Sun Shao's strength is insufficient. At this time, he can only go all out. The battle situation still has an advantage for Awad, as long as Awad does not commit any crimes. Wrong, at least this battle can be guaranteed not to lose.

When the two sides face each other, as long as they don't make obvious mistakes and don't give the opponent an opportunity to take advantage of it, they basically have to rely on their strength to speak in the end, which Ardashir firmly believes.Awad's strength is prudence, which is one of the reasons why Ardashir kept him in charge after his defeat.

Outside the city, the horse-rejection formation was brightly lit, and the podiums of both sides were lit, but the Sassanids lit torches, while Sun Shao's lights were wind lanterns.Sun Shao leaned on the railing, looked at the Sasanian cavalry formation in the distance, and then at the Sasanian cavalry who were still trying to move forward in the horse-repelling formation, estimated the progress, turned around and said to Sima Shi: "Wuqiu Jianhe Is Zhao Feng here?"

"They have been notified, and they should be there soon." Sima Shi bowed and replied.

Sun Shao responded, walked back and forth on the stage twice, and saw Wu and Zhao riding side by side on horseback, dismounted from the stirrups outside the camp, and strode into the camp.They got on the podium, bowed and clasped fists beside the stage:

"Dragon Rider Zuo Sima Chen pays respects to Your Majesty!"

"Dragon Rider Right Sima Chen pays homage to the King!"

"Come, sit!" Sun Shao pointed to the seats in the center of the podium, motioning for them to sit down.Guanqiu Jian and Zhao Feng were not polite either, they both sat down, straightened up, put their hands on their laps, and stared at Sun Shao intently.

"You have also seen the battle situation ahead. The Sasanians attacked overnight, and they will not give up if they don't break my horse-repelling formation." Sun Shao said with a relaxed smile: "So, you probably didn't sleep well today, and you have to give them Just find some trouble and reduce the pressure on the refusal formation."

"The ministers would like to listen to the king's orders, and are willing to serve the king like a dog and a horse." Guanqiu Jian said loudly, clasping his fists.

"My lord, how do we attack?" Zhao Feng asked.

"It's very simple, rush out from the two wings and kill their prestige." Sun Shao pointed to the Sassanians on the opposite side, and then pointed to the river on both sides: "I have notified the navy to cover you, you just need to control the distance , Don’t get out of the cover of the navy’s arrow array, just don’t get entangled by the Sassanids. If the Sassanids are dispatched, you should retreat. Attention, harassment is the main priority, killing the enemy is the second, and don’t love to fight.”

"What if the Sassanids don't chase after them?" Guanqiu Jian hesitated for a while and asked loudly.

"If you don't chase, then do it again." Sun Shao said with a smile: "The Sassanids suffered a lot in the battle against horses. If they see you fighting, they have no reason not to chase you. As long as they kill you, they can kill you." Go around and attack behind the formation, there is no way for us to survive."

Guan Qiujian blushed and said nothing.Sun Shao looked at him appreciatively: "Are you from Wenxi?"

Guanqiu Jian froze for a moment, then nodded. He obeyed Su Chugui's arrangement and brought more than 1000 Liaodong iron cavalry to serve as Sun Shao's personal guards. Although he had met Sun Shao countless times, he had not met Sun Shao Having talked in private, suddenly hearing him ask this question, I was a little excited for a while, and said after a while: "Exactly, I am from Wenxi."

"I heard that you joined the Liaodong Army without telling your father?"

"Yes." Guan Qiujian replied with some embarrassment: "But my father doesn't blame me now."

"Father is doing it for his son's good. You have made meritorious service in Liaodong and been promoted, which means that your choice is right, so he will not blame you." Sun Shao paused, then said: "Work hard, Try to make another meritorious service, make your father a prince, and make your father proud of you."

When Guanqiu Jian heard this, his blood boiled with excitement, and he responded with a loud voice.

(End of this chapter)