NOVEL NEXT Chapter 86 - fight hard
March 22.
Hu Jun’s military advisor, Na Yan Shiyou, had long known that there was no Zhao family army in Hanyang City, and only a few Zhao generals were leading the defending army of Qingcheng.
Based on the lessons of his previous defeats against General Zhao, he believed that there was no need to waste his troops in Hanyang, a place where the city could still be defended and commanded by General Zhao.
Now that Houshan has been captured, the army should go straight to Qingcheng.
There are no troops there now, and you can drive straight in.
First occupy Qingcheng, and then return to Hanyang.
Where did Duan Ganguanshi listen to Yan Shiyou’s suggestion at this time, he had just arrived at Hanyang City’s feet before fighting, and he had lost nearly 20,000 troops.
Yesterday went through a whole day of fierce fighting, and another 10,000 people were lost.
The 30,000 men were all at Han Yang, how could he bear this humiliation, and said arrogantly: “I used to be accused of not being able to win against General Zhao every time I fought against him.
Now the Zhao family’s army is nothing but nothing, and neither of them can fight.
There are only less than 20,000 defenders left, and now I am commanding a 270,000-strong army, pressing down at the foot of Zhao Dingshan’s city, but detouring and unable to capture, how can this show the prestige of our Hu army!
We should kill all the soldiers and civilians in this city first, and the whole army marched into Qingcheng with their blood, singing and dancing, wouldn’t it be more enjoyable! “
So Duan Ganguanshi still insisted on besieging Han Yang with an army of 270,000 troops, and ordered to poison the river on the back of the mountain. See how long they can last.
After the battle yesterday, the defending army of Qingcheng in Hanyang City had only 12,000 soldiers left to fight.
Tang Xianhua, the general of Qingcheng’s defending army, discovered that the river had been poisoned. In view of the huge disparity in strength between the two sides, Han Yang’s troops were few and exhausted, there was no fighting spirit inside, and there was no rescue outside. The situation was unfavorable for Han Yang.
Therefore, Tang Xianhua lacked confidence in sticking to Han Yang.
Those defending the city who fought hard were also panic-stricken. After all, they were not soldiers who actually went into battle to kill the enemy.
Over the years, the Zhao family’s army has been stationed in front.
They have never been on the battlefield at all, and they spend their days pampered and pampered, taking military pay. This time I was temporarily transferred over, how could I know that the situation was so sinister.
They were worried about their wives and children, and wanted to scatter back to protect their Qingcheng.
When General Zhao saw this situation, he said to everyone: “At present, our army is short of water and water, and there are powerful enemies outside the city. If we can concentrate our strength to fight the enemy, there is still a possibility of winning. Neither can be preserved. Once Han Yangcheng falls, Qingcheng will be annihilated. Now, we can only work together to live and die together, and make contributions together. Those who are greedy for life and fear death, shake the hearts of the army, and only care about protecting their wife’s property! “
The words were loud and loud, intimidating those who wanted to escape from the battle. The morale of the generals in each battalion was boosted, and they followed Zhao Shuangquan, Zhao Xingwen, and Zhao Xingwu to hold Hanyang City for another day.
March 23.
The battle was getting harder and harder. Qingcheng deputy general Wang Xifeng and others felt that the letter sent to the imperial court might have just arrived in the capital at this moment, and the reinforcements were far away, so they secretly went to Duan Ganguanshi to beg for surrender.
However, Duan Ganguanshi believed that the capture of Hanyang City was just around the corner, and Hu Jun was not allowed to accept their surrender.
Otherwise, it would not be regarded as a meritorious achievement, showing that he was determined to pacify Han Yang.
This made the defending army realize that only by holding on desperately and waiting for reinforcements could they survive, so they fought more tenaciously with Hu Jun.
Seeing that Han Yang would be difficult to capture in a short period of time, Nayan Shiyou suggested Duan Ganguanshi, saying: “The art of war says that the besieged city should be spared, and we should let Han Yang’s enemies escape a little, so that they can spread the news of their failure to dampen morale. .”
However, Duan Ganguanshi relied on his abundant army and sufficient food to occupy an absolute dominant position. He once again rejected Nayan Shiyou’s suggestion and continued to intensify the attack on Han Yang, so that he had hundreds of thousands of troops stationed under the fortified city.
March 24th.
Zhao Shuangquan said to his father: “Today may be the last battle, and there are only 6,000 fighting forces left.”
General Zhao instructed Zhao Shuangquan to shoot the secret letter “The King Mo’s army is here” into Hanyang City, and at the same time, it also fell into the hands of Hu Jun, causing the panic of Hu Jun’s commander Duan Ganguanshi.
Hu Jun’s generals turned pale when they saw the secret letter, and sent scouts to explore the direction of Yucheng for a hundred miles.
When the scouts went to investigate, Hu Jun did not dare to continue to attack the city with all his strength.
Therefore, Han Yang’s defending army could rest.
In addition, they saw the secret letter and saw that Hu Jun’s attack was getting weaker and weaker.
March twenty-fifth.
General Zhao himself put on his armor and went into battle.
He knew that today was the last battle.
Xia Chu asked him to stick to it for five days, and he would do it if he agreed.
As for whether Xia Chu could come back or not, he didn’t mind whether it was too late.
With Sun like this, he has no regrets, and it is also his long-cherished wish to wrap his body in horse leather.
The east wind is blowing, and the drums of war are beating.
When the sound of the drums began to be continuously transmitted from the war drums to all directions, the powerful voice that was born with it appeared along with Zhao Dingshan’s uniform, which was close to the momentum of the imperial army’s personal expedition.
Bian Ding also appeared. He was wearing a strong red suit and no armor. He walked to Zhao Xingwu on the right side of the gate tower, and generously promised: “I will protect the gate tower on this side. I will never let the barbarians take a step.”
General Zhao looked at the raven beside him, and instructed him: “You can also choose a position, you don’t have to guard me anymore. The city is with me. The city is destroyed and I perish.”
Raven gave Old General Zhao a solemn look and said to him, “As long as you can stand here, keep yourself safe. I hereby promise to guard this back mountain for you.”
General Zhao smiled and replied, “The clothes knife hasn’t come back yet, how could I be willing to die in battle.”
Raven got the promise of General Zhao, turned around and jumped down from the city, riding a black horse, and galloped towards the back mountain.
Raven came to the entrance of the back mountain and said to Zhao Shuangquan: “You all go back to guard the tower, I am alone here.”
Although Zhao Shuangquan saw his extraordinary momentum, he also knew that he was the one left by Xia Chu to protect the old general Zhao, and his martial arts must not be weak.
However, defending a mountain alone is still too much effort after all.
He was about to say something to help, but saw the cold light in his eyes, murderous.
Then he didn’t say more, and withdrew to the tower with two thousand people.
“My great sons and daughters of Xiao Kingdom, there are old and weak women and children in the city, and behind you are your wives, sons and daughters. We are men who stand above the ground. Protecting our country is the most basic bottom line for every man. Today’s battle, or Make achievements and make a name for yourself, or you will die in battle and leave your name forever. No matter what, I will live and die together with you. People live in the city and never lose the country!”
General Zhao stood in the center of the tower, and his thick voice echoed in the sky.
The standing soldiers were all moved and their morale was high.