Compared with the ease of the surprise attack outside the city the night before, the battle inside Ryashi Castle this time was extremely intense.
For one thing, Ji Zeng's troops were drawn from the garrison around Dongdu and belonged to the regular troops of the Wei Dynasty. After the Three Expeditions, they were still supplied, assigned, trained, and supplemented by Dongdu's warehouses. Their combat effectiveness was naturally higher than that of Shi Huaiming's Qinghe. The family fortune of the county soldiers is unlikely to collapse even if it encounters a night raid;
Secondly, the field soldiers in the city received a death order. Several of the camp commanders were detained as deputy commanders and personally led the troops to fight in the front. No matter what, they must quickly capture the city gate and the county government office. Let’s talk about other strategic points... For a time, the soldiers stationed in the city were almost risking life and death. With a superior strength of three to one to two to one, they attacked from all directions at the same time.
The hand-to-hand encounter at night was particularly brutal, and to everyone's surprise, only about a quarter of an hour after the battle broke out, one wing of the battle suddenly wavered.
"Kill! Avenge General Ji!"
Next to a large courtyard across the street from the county government, after the Dragon-Deposed Army worked hard to open up a section of the courtyard wall that had been arranged in advance, the Dongdu Army inside the wall closed through this gap as if they had been prepared. The formation surged out, and the deposed dragon army was unable to resist it for a moment. It was actually broken up by the opponent and rushed directly to the street.
"Surround us! Surround us!"
In the chaos, a deposed Long Army garrison commander surnamed Zhao, who was standing in front of him, came over after hearing the news. His eyes were almost split when he saw this scene, and he gave orders loudly. "How could you let them run away? How could you let them run away?!"
Chief Zhao was so fierce that the soldiers below naturally did not dare to neglect him and rushed forward one after another, trying to intercept him on the street. It was Commander Zhao himself who watched the battle for a while, saw the right opportunity, and even took the spear himself, preparing to intercept it.
"Don't surround, don't surround." At this moment, Han Erlang's confidant Zhang Wuge, who was leading the army in place of Commander Liu, also came over after hearing the news. After observing for a while, he chose to grab Commander Zhao. "Isn't it just right that they escaped?"
Village Chief Zhao was stunned for a moment, then stamped his feet and changed his words: "I'm not worried that they will run away, but I'm afraid that they will rush to the county government office to save people..."
"That's not right!" Brother Zhang immediately reminded him. "I knew right away that they wanted to run away! If they really wanted to save someone, they wouldn't be so well-prepared! They brought everything with them!"
Village Chief Zhao was stunned again, still puzzled: "But why are you running?"
"I don't know either, but they really seem to be running away...
..." Although Brother Zhang Wu understood the situation, his brain seemed unable to keep up.
Of course, soon, as the shouts of killing from the two armies continued, the commander of the Zhao camp was shocked and suddenly realized... There was no other way. At this time, the deposed dragon army shouted "Ji Zeng is dead"; These Dongdu troops who suddenly gave up their defense and rushed out shouted "Revenge for the general"!
Yes! Ji Zeng, the strongest combat force here and the natural commander here, did not appear in public for a full quarter of an hour after the battle broke out... He was a master of condensing pills and cultivated radiant energy. At this time, with just one leap, he could escape from the county government office across the street, and then quickly stabilize the morale of the officers and soldiers surrounding the county government office.
But he didn't.
Ji Zeng, the Seven Taibao of Jing'an Station who was able to get past many Taibao because of his outstanding cultivation, did not appear on the battlefield, and he did not show his cultivation that was enough to make the final decision on this battlefield where high-end combat power was insufficient.
At this time, the field soldiers of the Deposed Dragon Gang were shouting: "Ji Zeng is dead!
It is no wonder that these Dongdu troops, who were very close to the county government but were separated at the first moment, chose to flee under the fierce attack - they were bluffed.
Village Chief Zhao knew that, as Han Erlang said, Ji Zeng was poisoned, and after realizing it was too late to save him, it was no longer possible for him to use the methods of a master of condensing pills... This But what Han Erlang had fought so hard for...After this incident, coupled with the victory the night before yesterday, who wouldn't be convinced by Han Erlang?
"Leave them alone! Attack the county government office!" At this thought, Tuen Commander Zhao quickly reacted and issued the order again.
"You can't just ignore it. If you don't ignore it, they will become suspicious!" Brother Zhang Wu reminded him in a low voice. "A hundred people will chase after you, and then
Quickly concentrate your forces to capture the county government office and kill Ji Zeng! "
"That's it!" Chief Zhao responded immediately and quickly ordered the division of troops. However, he saw that the Dongdu Army that was originally guarding the county government followed the deposed dragon army and retreated towards the west gate tower where the battle was taking place. He left, but quickly turned around and nervously asked Brother Zhang Wu. "Brother Zhang Wu, since this group of Dongdu thieves have escaped, should we change our strategy and attack the county government office quickly? Can you make up your mind, whether to set fire or attack by force? What if Ji Zeng still has some energy left?!"
"Set fire! Set fire!" Brother Zhang opened his mouth, obviously feeling guilty, but he still gritted his teeth and gave his advice. "Set fire according to the guaranteed plan! It's faster this way! We can't control what happens to Ji Zeng. If he flies, we'll shoot the crossbow. If he can't fly, we'll tie him up with fishing nets and stab him with spears!
After receiving this not-so-smart answer, Chief Zhao became very calm and immediately turned away with his sword in hand.
Within a moment, fire broke out in all directions around the county government office. "General! General!"
As soon as the fire started, Ji Zeng's personal guards couldn't stand it anymore, so they immediately retreated to the backyard and found Ji Zeng. "The Seventh Taibo! The Dragon-Deposed Thief set a fire! We can clearly see that there are steel crossbows outside! There are also fishing nets and hemp ropes. They are well prepared!"
Ji Zeng sat on the couch, holding his hands on the edge, clenching his teeth and tightening his facial muscles. Hearing these words, he did not speak at all.
The guards couldn't help but panic when they saw this, and the first few people even entered the room to support him.
It turned out that when the war started, they had already come once to help Ji Zeng sit up. However, Ji Zeng was still able to speak at that time, but he scolded them to fight immediately to buy himself time so that he could use his true energy to suppress the toxins. Timely participation in the war... In view of this, these personal guards at that time thought that Ji Zeng was not seriously poisoned. Who would have thought that in just a few moments, the situation would suddenly take a turn for the worse?
"Where is Captain Zheng?" As soon as the others came closer and before they could help him, Ji Zeng used his tongue to push open his teeth and tried his best to ask. "Isn't his group of soldiers across the street? Can't they occupy a high platform and set up crossbows to control a courtyard wall and street?"
"Run away!" When several people were at a loss, another personal guard came in from outside the door and greeted them quickly. "Seventh Taibao! Captain Zheng has escaped! I was on the roof and saw them shouting words of revenge for you, but they went to the west gate tower. They must have thought you were dead!"
Ji Zeng was startled for a moment, and then he seemed to have realized something. He clenched his teeth again on the spot, and tightened the muscles of his limbs. If it weren't for the personal guards supporting him, he would have fallen on the bed immediately.
The guards were also in a mess on the spot. Some people went to help, some went out to check the fire and wait and see the situation. Some people were horrified and cried out of control on the spot. But some people seemed to have grasped the key: "There is a toilet pit in the public building over there. , can you give me feces to detoxify?!"
Just do it, someone ignored the dirt and filled a pot of old excrement and brought it into the room. For a while, the smell was overwhelming.
At this time, some personal guards helped to open Ji Zeng's teeth, but the Seventh Taibao took this opportunity to open his mouth and shouted with all his strength: "Get out! Get out!"
How could everyone get out? It was just that the guard carrying the excrement turned around and left in a hurry.
Ji Zeng took a breath, but found that his teeth were tense again and it was difficult to speak. At this difficult moment, the Seven Taibao's tears fell.
Moreover, even though it was just a short moment of chaos, Ji Zeng's groggy head was spinning several times... When he first discovered that he was poisoned, he was puzzled and even unwilling to believe himself. He was poisoned, but as the Deposed Dragon Army attacked in large numbers, he still had to believe that he had been tricked into surrendering... But at this time, he didn't have much resentment anymore, because he followed the deposed Dragon Army's The slogan captured what we thought was the truth, which was that reinforcements from the Deposed Dragon Gang had arrived!
The large forces of the Dragon Gang came over and attacked from both inside and outside. The soldiers who were stationed in the city after receiving the order faked surrender to ensure that they and their troops were trapped in the city and became turtles in the urn. At this time, Han Erlang and the rest of the soldiers were naturally there. Desperate motivation.
After all, in front of the large force of the Deposed Dragon Gang, these thousands of people were just a finger on the tentative claws of the coalition forces.
If you lose, you will lose. You misjudged the overall situation, but it is reasonable. After all,
, I came to gamble to stabilize my position after the war.
However, just now, when his subordinates told him that Captain Zheng, who was only one street away, led the crowd to flee because he mistakenly thought he was dead, he suddenly realized that Captain Zheng couldn't see him, so he believed the Deposed Dragon Gang. "Ji Zeng is dead" and chose to break out of the encirclement and flee. Didn't he make the same mistake, unable to see the outside situation and thinking "reinforcements have arrived"?
Including feeding feces, Qitaibao thought about it... He was too late and had no time to wash his stomach. But on the other hand, Han Erlang had the opportunity to feed feces and eggs instead of tea like him. ?
However, if this is the case, if everything is as he thought, if the reinforcements have not arrived and he is not dead, doesn't it mean that Han Erlang relied on these two or three thousand soldiers to achieve this situation? Doesn't it mean that most of the field soldiers in the city, including Han Erlang, are trying their best to attack and kill the Dongdu Army like themselves? !
Still the same question, why?
Not how you dare... People are already working hard, so it would be ridiculous to talk about whether they dare or not... But why are you working hard?
What happened to Xu Hanerlang, the deposed dragon gang?
His thoughts were changing, and without delay Ji Zeng realized that the situation had reached a certain point and he could no longer hesitate.
"Let's go! Let's go too! You guys are holding me back!" The Seventh Taibao's face was pale, and he only used his tongue to open his teeth and gave the order with a big tongue. "I don't know if I can still use my cultivation, but if I can strike near the city gate, I will be able to stabilize the situation... We can also take advantage of the chaos and escape!"
The guards did not dare to delay. They picked up each other and rushed out.
At this time, the fire outside was getting bigger and bigger, and the deposed dragon army simply began to throw torches, bundles of firewood and other prepared objects into the county government office. For a time, the entire county government office was in danger of falling into a sea of flames. The group of people found the courtyard and were surrounded by firewood. The flames were approaching, and the county government was in chaos. All the officers and soldiers were missing at this time, but they didn't know whether they were fighting independently or breaking out without permission.
But he couldn't control much. As soon as the guards left the backyard, some of them gave up the armor they had just put on because of the scorching fire. What's more, after crossing the wall, the deposed dragon army already appeared in the garden. , the two immediately fell into melee combat.
Seeing this scene, Ji Zeng couldn't help but tremble with fear... After all, he knew clearly in his heart that even if he had some remaining Qi, he could use it in desperate situations, but if he couldn't use it in a real battle between two armies, , and then inspire military morale and mobilize reinforcements, otherwise it will just lead to a siege... But now, in this situation, it is difficult to even leave the county government office, and even the county government has no military morale to inspire. .
Didn’t the group of soldiers across the street also run away?
Looking at the general who was clenching his teeth, a chief of the guards seemed to have noticed the problem. He turned around, leaned against the guard who was carrying the general on his back, and whispered to him: "Seventh Taibao! This fire will last a while. Nothing is left, and the county government can't defend it at all! There are two ways now. One is that we take off our armor and carry you to the south or east to break out. When we reach the base of the city wall, the general will jump down based on his ability and return to the military camp. Everything will be fine. ; The other one is to use all your strength now to lure Captain Zheng and those people back!"
After saying that, the chief stretched out his hand, pinched Ji Zeng's chin open, and waited for words. At this time, the latter actually woke up and pushed the chief away. Then, regardless of the tightness of his internal organs, he tried his best to get out. When he was really angry, he just jumped hard, but actually a piece of radiance rolled up and jumped two or three feet high, and then landed on the roof. Now that he had leaped to the roof, he tried his best to look around, and saw that he was indeed being besieged on all sides, and the glow brought by his leap was not very noticeable under the firelight and moonlight, not to mention the escaped Captain Zheng and his party. People can turn around when they are startled, even some people from the deposed dragon army around the county government notice them.
Seeing this, the Seventh Taibao, who only had his shirt on, was slightly moved. Then he hesitated and did not jump back to the garden. Instead, he continued to use his true energy and jumped from the roof again towards a peripheral gap he found.
After leaping several times in succession and landing through the surrounding area of the county government office, all his limbs were tight, and the meridians and organs through which the true energy had circulated were even more sore and twitching, but he could hear the sound coming from somewhere behind him.
There were screams and shouts of death, but Ji Zeng didn't dare to stop for a moment, he rolled and crawled and fled into the surrounding alleys. However, this Seventh Taibao was not a local and did not know the road conditions. Moreover, after being poisoned, his body joints became tight and out of control, his true energy movement was blocked, and his head felt dizzy. After a long time, I fell into a dead end.
The surrounding houses were quiet. I don’t know if it was because they had fled long ago today, or if there were people who didn’t dare to make a sound, or because Ji Zeng’s physical condition at this time was simply unable to distinguish the movement. He just lay in the corner at the end of the alley, clenching his teeth. , breathing heavily, looking at the blazing county government office and the twin moons above the county government office, and then fell into confusion and lethargy with the black spots in the field of vision and the ringing in the ears.
As a person from Jing'antai, Qitaibao knew that this was the result of forcibly running Qi and that it was a reaction to poisons. He had even guessed from the symptoms which common poisons they were, but these were of no use. He I didn't expect that the other party would dare to fight so hard and use poison to poison. I didn't expect that the army he led would be so vulnerable after losing the so-called "combat advantage"?
No, it's not that I'm vulnerable, it's just that I'm not willing to fight hard.
After I had just glimpsed a glimmer of hope, I was not willing to risk my life, let alone these people?
He was groggy. He didn't know how long it had been, but he had probably lost some strength. In addition, he heard some movement around him, which seemed to be the pursuit of soldiers. Ji Zeng stood up carelessly, holding on to the wall, and stumbled out.
Pain, convulsions, tinnitus, dizziness, drowsiness, and trismus. After walking a few steps, he felt that his surroundings were flickering in and out, and the sound waves were rising and falling. Only when he looked up and saw the twin moons hanging in the sky could he barely "identify the direction." Just like this, when he came to the alley, he felt that it was difficult to support him, so he chose another direction and continued to drill into another alley, preparing to hide. However, just after changing lanes and moving for a moment, he seemed to hear shouts and footsteps again. He could only grit his teeth and run his Qi into his legs, enduring the severe pain and trying to escape.
After walking for a while, he seemed to have thrown away the pursuers, because he gradually stopped hearing the sound.
However, when he turned a corner and came to another street intersection, he was suddenly stunned.
It turned out that under the light of the fire and the moonlight, the Seventh Taibao could see clearly that a large number of troops were waiting for him in a neat formation. At the front was a column of spearmen, followed by crossbows, fishing nets, and hemp ropes. When he turned around, he originally thought The pursuers who had been thrown away were actually behind him, and they were also armed with spears, fishing nets, and hemp ropes.
At this time, Ji Zeng looked back again, but finally saw clearly that behind the group of soldiers at the street entrance, in a halo of light, there were many people sitting around one person, but it was Han Erlang.
Han Erlang's face was pale at this time. He was clearly next to the firelight, but he was wearing a fur cloak. He was huddled and sitting upright. At this time, he was staring at himself with embarrassed eyes.
Seeing this scene, Ji Zeng only felt a shiver all over his body. He couldn't help but feel cold both inside and outside his body. He longed for a fur cloak. Then he desperately reached out and staggered away.
Han Erlang, who was wrapped in a fur cloak, looked at the messy, stumbling and distracted Seven Taibao coming towards him. His expression did not change at all. He just turned his head and ordered softly to Zhang Laowu beside him: "Fifth Brother , do it!" Brother Zhang Wu did not dare to neglect, he just waved his hand, lowered his spear and rushed forward, while the fishing net and hemp rope were covered from above, and he restrained the opponent in a moment, and the leading spear was used without hesitation. Dig into the opponent's body.
The blood flowed out, and Ji Zeng felt even colder, and then there was severe pain all over his body. He was going crazy. His body bent back into a bow, and his true energy surged out. Many spearmen felt that there was a sudden hardness in front of them, and they were unable to break in; , but one of his arms waved again, gathering his true energy, as if he had caught a golden fireball in his hand, and then hit the soldiers in front of him with all his strength.
With just one blow, several people died on the spot, and the gun array collapsed.
The surrounding deposed dragon army was shocked. Even the ropes and fishing nets were almost thrown away, and they were about to flee on the spot. Seeing this, Han Erlang, who was sitting still, stood up with the spear of a soldier beside him, and then put on his Mao Mao, held the spear and stabbed forward personally... Brother Zhang Wu was also shocked and almost jumped up, then quickly picked up the spear and followed.
Han Erlang took the lead and stabbed several spears again.
After this time, the spear stuck to the opponent
The waist, as if pressed against iron armor, was blocked by the infuriating energy that seemed to be protecting the body.
Everyone was horrified and looked at Ji Zeng one after another. If the other party could continue to sweep away like they did just now, who could resist these ordinary soldiers?
However, with just one blow, the already crazy Seven Taibo stopped abruptly. Instead, he stared at the gap between Han Erlang's head and the two moons in front of him.
"Clothes..." The Seven Taibao's teeth suddenly loosened and he muttered an irrelevant word inexplicably.
Others didn't know why, but many spear soldiers felt that the tip of the spear suddenly loosened, and then they quickly pushed it in, and it was easily inserted into the opponent's body.
The same is true for Han Erlang's spear.
Not only that, what others didn't know was that as the gun penetrated, Han Erlang felt a wave of heat pouring into his body, not from the gun barrel, but from above him, and even from all directions.
The heat flow entered, the Dantian rolled, and the true energy overflowed instinctively, breaking through the last two main meridians in an instant, and supporting the body that was originally a little weak.
Han Erlang was not surprised. He had stopped pursuing these matters since the last time he inexplicably built a foundation outside Li Yangcang. The more important point is that he had more important things to do, both then and now.
"Brother Zhang Wu cut off his head and threw it to the general who was stubbornly resisting in the city. He negotiated terms with them and told them to get out from the south gate! Chief Zhao assisted Chief Huang to enter the city from the north gate! Then they put out the fire and repaired it at their nearest location. The county government office and the west city gate tower! The rest of the people guard the city wall and patrol the city!" Han Erlang thought for a moment and immediately gave the order.
The people around him responded enthusiastically.
Han Erlang fell down and sat down.
Moreover, Han Erlang never expected to defeat the main force outside the city in this battle. His goal was to get rid of Ji Zeng, ensure that the opponent had no absolute tactical strength, and then continue to maintain the city defense for confrontation.
As for the bigger picture, his idea is actually very clear and simple, which is to defend this place... the officers and soldiers can win, and he can't control big things, but here in Liting, he has to start from his own side. Step over the corpse.
In that regard, he's done a great job so far, even better than he imagined.
At dawn, the large forces outside the city chose to retreat on their own initiative, and then they only retreated twenty miles before encountering Zheng Shanye and his tribe. When they saw Ji Zeng's head, they were stunned and couldn't help but feel horrified!
Regardless of the various narratives of the retreating Dongdu Army, Zheng Shanye chose to retreat without hesitation. Instead, he led the crowd back to Yi County, forty miles away, and then left behind to let Bai Hengqiu and Duan Wei go separately. letter.
And soon, he wrote letters to Xue Changxiong and Qu Tuda, two people he knew, telling them about the war ahead.
"Have you finished writing?"
Hundreds of miles away, in the wilderness on the southwest edge of Wuyang County, on the side of the official road, Bai Liben, who could almost be called the "general of the clan", first looked at the slightly gloomy clouds above his head, and then looked at himself. join the army.
"When you've finished writing, I will read it to the general!" Joining the army immediately stood up from the saddle.
"No, as long as you have the right idea, I just want to tell the British Duke that the Dragon Thieves are here with the third battalion of light cavalry, and they have been suppressed by me. As long as you give me two thousand more cavalry, I can eat them while protecting the grain road. Thief army!" Bai Liben waved his hands impatiently. "Ask him to send troops quickly."
Joining the army said nothing, immediately greeted a few knights, and took the letter to the allied camp to meet the British Duke.
As soon as the army here left, several people on flying horses arrived. The leader rolled his saddle and fell off his horse. He reported at the roadside: "White Army, Liu Heifu led the crowd to attack our grain transport team!"
Bai Liben was stunned at first, but he didn't speak.
"Isn't Liu Heifu in front of us? We are chasing them?" the lieutenant of Linfen County in Jin Dynasty asked in surprise. "Why did you get out again?"
"Liu Heisu has some abilities." Bai Liben, who came back to his senses, waved his hand. "He has always been cunning and cruel, and he is also the most evil one among the three cavalry battalions. If he leads the crowd to jump out and get under my
It's normal for us to take a bite from behind... Where exactly? "
"In the wilderness south of Dunqiu City and north of Chanyuan City, twenty miles due west of our place." The patrolman replied loudly. "There's a battle going on right now!"
Bai Liben couldn't help but squint his eyes. This general who always acted fiercely because of his youth actually fell silent again.
"General, no matter what, we must go to rescue the grain road." Captain Linfen reminded seriously.
"I know." Bai Liben waved his hand. "But have you noticed that this is a fighter plane? Liu Heifu put himself in a dangerous position in order to prevent us from pursuing his two battalions of friendly troops?"
The captain thought about the terrain for a moment and then he came to his senses, but he hesitated again: "What the young general means is that if we concentrate our forces to counterattack, Liu Heifu can only escape into the triangular basin in front of Liyangcang. There is a chance to hold him down." ? But don’t you care about the two battalions of cavalry in front of you?”
"It would be better to cut off one of his ten fingers." Bai Liben immediately laughed. "The area east of Liyangcang, west of Dunqiu-Chanyuan, and Neihuang is where Qu Tuda originally set up a defensive position. If the tactics are appropriate and the timing is right, there is a chance to retain Liu Heifu! Moreover, Isn't this what Liu Heifu wants? Doesn't he just want us to let the other two battalions go? Should we follow his wishes and play cat and mouse with us around Neihuang? He is confident of escaping, and we If you have the confidence to catch him, admit defeat!"
Hearing this, Captain Linfen stopped talking. After all, from the beginning, he was not willing to come out to oppress the three battalions of deposed dragon thieves and Qingqi. According to his wishes, he just focused on deploying defenses and guarding the food road... ····But, isn't this what Bai Li wants to show as a young "general of the clan"?
Then just let him go!
If you really can't catch it, you can't catch it... It's good to learn a lesson.
Seeing that the deputy general stopped talking and was standing on the slightly windy official road, Bai Liben immediately cheered up and said, "Send an order to leave a thousand people to set up a stronghold on the spot. If the remaining two battalions of bandits are rescued from here, the road will be delayed. The rest of the army is 5,000 strong, separated by horse and infantry. 3,000 infantry will follow Captain Ding, and 2,000 cavalry will follow me. We will march directly westward... At the same time, we will send a message to Jijun and ask Qu Tuda to stay with the troops there. Come out and surround us from the west. If you don't come, engage in military law!"
After saying that, he personally mounted his horse, showed off his power, and went to kill Liu Heifu!
