Competing

Chapter 93
The setting sun is like blood, and the city of Yongqiu is full of gunpowder.

Amidst the screams of killing, arrows flew up and down the city wall, the ladder had already been set up, and stones flew over suddenly.Blood splattered, soldiers continued to fall to the top of the city, and the corpses under the Yongqiu city were almost piled up like a mountain.Even though the sun was setting, the battle was still not over.

It’s already the fourth day, and the Chu army has been attacking the city day and night like this, and it’s the fourth day. The city wall of Yongqiu has been damaged in many places. Fortunately, Li You led people to fill up the holes in time, so they can last longer One hour and three quarters.It can only be one hour and three quarters. The defenders in the city suffered heavy casualties. After many days of continuous fighting, they are already exhausted and rely on strict military orders and ideas to support them.

Li You commanded the defenders to fight desperately, his eyes were bloodshot, he had been blindfolded for many days, and his left arm was still injured by Liu Ya, and he went into battle again after a simple bandage.The Chu army's offensive was too strong, and Li You was very worried. If the reinforcements did not arrive, it would take only one or two days for Yongqiu to fall.

Opposite Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng stood far below the city, and the attacking army passed by one after another.Xiang Zhuang rushed over and said, "Brother, Mr. Fan, the soldiers are already very tired, and the casualties are also serious. Let's take a rest?"

"No!" Before Xiang Yu could say anything, Fan Zeng denied it categorically: "The Qin army is as tired as we are. They are almost unable to hold on. If they give up, all previous efforts will be wasted. Sima Xin's army is coming soon. The marshal will not be able to escape for long. Take down Yongqiu in one go."

Xiang Zhuang hesitated for a moment, and Fan Zeng asked immediately, "My old man can hold on, can't you?"

Xiang Zhuang blushed, and said sonorously: "Yes, attack the city with all your strength!"

When Xiang Zhuang was far away, Xiang Yu supported Fan Zeng and said, "Mr. Fan, you are getting old, go back and have a rest first! I will personally lead the charge, and I will take down Yongqiu before dawn."

Fan Zeng wanted to refuse, but seeing Xiang Yu's sincerity, he nodded silently, and said: "Don't stop for a moment, you have to be careful!"

"Don't worry!" After seeing Fan Zeng off, Xiang Yu put on his armor and went into battle, carrying his halberd to climb the city bravely.When the soldiers of Chu State saw the leader leading the way, their morale was greatly boosted, and they rushed towards Yongqiu City wave after wave.

The city wall broke again, and Li You quickly ordered people to block it, but he was a step too late, and was suppressed by the crazy arrow rain and charge of the Chu army.Long Qi led his men to take the lead bravely, rushed over, and fought desperately with the Qin defenders who rushed over, temporarily stabilizing the gap.The opportunity never came again, Xiang Yu immediately mobilized all his troops to press on, and personally rushed to the gap to help Long Qie.

Although Li You tried his best to send people to resist, he finally failed to block the brave Xiang Yu and Long Qi. The gap was getting wider and more Qin troops poured in.It was an indisputable fact that Yongqiu City was broken. The soldiers rushed to Li You's side and said eagerly: "General, you can't hold it any longer. Let's break through the west gate! If it's too late, it's too late!"

"Breakthrough? Do you want me to run away? Did you leave?" Li You looked up to the sky and sighed, and asked sharply, his figure was extremely desolate.

The soldiers said: "Our 19 brothers will fight with all our strength, and we will definitely fight to the death to escort the general out of the city." They are Li You's personal guards, a total of 19 people, and they are the most loyal.

Li You shook his head: "Are you leaving behind the soldiers and civilians in the city? You go! Go to Sanchuan County to protect Miss Ziye." At the moment of death, Li You still missed his precious niece in his heart.

The soldiers twitched, they already understood that Li You wanted to fight to the death, and both the city and the city would be destroyed.He knelt down and said, "Miss Ziye is protected by Mr. Zhong Yin, and I will follow the general to the death!"

"Okay!" Li Youhu's eyes were wet, and he said loudly: "Let's go, lead people to fight to the death with the Chu army."

When the Chu army entered the city, they laughed and screamed and rushed into the streets and alleys of Yongqiu City.Their smiles froze quickly, and Qin Bing did not retreat across the board as he imagined, but started a street fight desperately.The resistance encountered has not weakened at all, and the battle has become even more tragic. Without any offensive and defensive equipment, it is completely hand-to-hand combat with real swords and guns.

Li You led the nineteen soldiers under his command to organize Qin Canjun to fight on the streets, and the valor of the Jedi counterattack was invincible.For a moment, like wolves entering a herd of sheep, the Chu army suffered heavy losses. Long Qie and Xiang Zhuang also became red-eyed and led the Chu army to fight back desperately.

On the streets of Yongqiu, dead bodies lie lying all over the place, and the color of blood in the setting sun is particularly tragic.Li You waved his long spear and stabbed it continuously, and the soldiers around him fell down one by one. After all, the Chu army was large in number, and the Qin defenders were gradually losing their strength in street fighting.

Xiang Yu was shocked when he heard the news. He was shocked by Li You's perseverance and courage.In order to avoid greater losses, they rushed over immediately, and the two brave generals confronted each other on the blood-stained long street.When the Chu army saw that the general was coming, he took the initiative to get out of the way. Li You's heart was shocked, knowing that Xiang Yu was coming, his heart was filled with the excitement of a master fighting.The two of them didn't exchange pleasantries, and the guns and halberds had already started to come and go.

As soon as they fought, Li You's arms went numb, amazed at Xiang Yu's strength.But he is a veteran in the battlefield after all, relying on his rich practical experience to deal with Xiang Yu.Xiang Yu also has a feeling of a hero cherishing a hero, his eyes are full of appreciation, if not for each other, maybe they can still be friends.But on the battlefield, there is no friendship at all.

In the end, Li You's strength and martial arts were slightly inferior to Xiang Yu's. Coupled with the exhaustion of his mind and energy for several days, and his left arm was shattered again and lost a lot of blood, he was almost exhausted.A careless move opened the door in his chest, and Xiang Yu immediately attacked with his halberd. Li You, who is a brave general after all, immediately turned around and walked around with his spear from behind.

At the same time that Xiang Yu's halberd pierced his left rib, the spear also pierced Xiang Yu's shoulder.Xiang Yu was injured and retreated to avoid it, Li You couldn't help but took two steps back, the spear was stuck on the ground, his expression was firm, and he didn't move for a long time.When the blood was left from the chest and abdomen, everyone discovered that General Li You had died of anger.Xiang Yu's halberd directly pierced his heart.

The main general was killed, the last willpower of the Qin army was disintegrated, and Yongqiu City fell completely.Li You's body was still standing upright in the middle of the long street. When a soldier wanted to push it away, Xiang Yu walked over, clutching his wound, and said in a deep voice, "This is a hero. Keep General Li You's body well for a proper burial in the future."

The bloody setting sun reflected on the long street, and the evening wind blew past, making it extremely sad!Xiang Yu sighed lightly and left feeling disappointed.The city of Yongqiu was destroyed, and news of Li You's death spread quickly throughout the world.

At the Qin army camp in Chengwu, Dong Yi just received news that Yin Xu's [-] soldiers disappeared after the battle yesterday.

Facing Dong Yi's questioning, the sentinel trembled subconsciously, and replied: "Yes, general, after the battle yesterday, there was a heavy rain, and the Chu army disappeared. The rain washed away the traces of the march, and now their whereabouts are unknown."

"Do you want to return to Dangyi, Pengcheng?"

"There is no movement in Pengcheng, but there is news in Dangyi. Xiang Liang led his army to stop Puyang and Sima Xin's reinforcements."

Dong Yi was a little confused, where did Yin Xu go?When and where will it appear?He has been at a disadvantage in the recent confrontation, and he is still a little afraid of the Chu army.

Zuo Ming remonstrated: "General, Xiang Liang and Yin Xu are not here, Pengcheng's defense is extremely weak, why don't we send troops to attack directly."

Dong Yi shook his head and said, "It seems so, but can you be sure that Yin Xu is not there? What if we arrive in Pengcheng and he appears from behind, how should we deal with it?"

At this moment, the sentinel rushed in, scrambled and knelt down on the ground, gasping for breath.

"What happened? Why are you so panicked?" Dong Yi's tone was a little displeased when he broke into the camp without notifying him.

"Yongqiu City was destroyed, and General Li You died in battle!"

Dong Yi was so stunned that he couldn't say a single word, and he had no other plans, so he said after a long time: "Quick, fly your horse to Qidi to report to the general."

When Zhang Han received Dong Yijun's report, he sat in the big tent and remained silent for a long time without saying a word.Zhang Ping looked impatiently, and couldn't help asking: "Brother, what happened?"

Zhang Handao let out a long sigh and had to accept such a fact, and said in a deep voice, "Yongqiu City is broken, and Li You died in battle!"

ah?Zhang Ping screamed, his face full of disbelief.

Zhang Han said guiltily: "Back then, Li Xiang was kind to me, his young master..."

"My condolences, brother, the dead cannot be brought back to life! The current battle situation is the key!"

Zhang Han sighed again, and said, "Order Sima Xin to collect the remnants and move quickly towards Qi, and order Dong Yi to cross the north of the river and return to Puyang Camp!"

"Puyang?" Zhang Ping was a little puzzled.

Zhang Han analyzed: "Dong Yi sent a letter saying that General Chu Yin Xu disappeared with more than ten thousand troops. Where do you think he went?"

"Puyang?" Zhang Ping turned pale with shock, his eyes somewhat confused.

Zhang Han said with a wry smile: "Puyang is where our camp is located, where we supply supplies of military equipment, food and grass, and is very important to our army. This Yin Xu is not simple, he can see the problem at a glance, and dare to leave Pengcheng directly and go north. I underestimated the people of Chu." He still blamed himself for Li Youzhi's death.

Zhang Ping said: "Brother, don't worry too much, there are still defenders in Puyang, Yin Xu may not be able to succeed."

Zhang Han shook his head and sighed: "Yongqiu only has more than 2 horses, and [-] were sent to rescue Yongqiu. Now there are only more than [-]. Before that, the main purpose was to defend Yanzhao. us."

The two brothers were silent for a long time, Zhang Han said: "Let Dong Yi go back to Puyang to pursue Yin Xu, lest he continue to destroy the grain road. Yongqiu has been lost, and he was going to fight Qi Chu in the south of the big river."

The situation was quite unexpected, and Zhang Han never expected that Yongqiu and Li You would be defeated so quickly.Li You, governor of Sanchuan County, is one of the rare generals in the Qin State, with top-notch strategy, courage, and military tactics, especially good at defense.They thought that Xiang Yu would be more brave, and Yongqiu's form would deteriorate so quickly.Biansheng Yin Xu had a surprise attack on Puyang, so Zhang Han had no choice but to shrink his troops and change his deployment.

However, he has won many victories in Qidi, and the main force is still in the end. Even if he can't completely win this battle, he will not lose.What's more...

Zhang Han sighed: "What's more, there is still a big game in Hebei. Sooner or later, you will all go and never return. General Li, rest in peace! I will definitely avenge you!"

(End of this chapter)