"Go into battle!" Guo Xin shouted, and then jumped off his horse - he didn't want to be the target of the city shooter.
The first wave of the Han army's offensive was blocked, and the second wave was quickly launched. If you ran slowly at this time, you would be targeted and beaten by the city walls, so everyone was running forward desperately. In the chaos, Guo Xin had no choice but to lead Guo Pu and run towards the city wall with a few familiar figures.
In just over a hundred steps, people around him were shot by arrows and fell to the ground. Some people had no vital injuries and even fell to the ground moaning and groaning. Now Guo Xin really felt the meaning of arrows raining like rain. He really didn't know how many bows were hidden on the top of the city!
Just as Guo Xinxin was cursing, the sound of breaking through the air suddenly came from behind. He didn't have time to look back, but out of the corner of his eye he noticed another hail of arrows shooting towards the city from behind him, and several screams were heard from the city. He quickly understood that this was the archer on the right wing of Wu Jie who was behind to help his side attack the city.
As we get closer and closer to the city wall, there are more and more corpses on the ground. However, Guo Xin had been practicing archery all year round and knew that it would easily tire him out if he continuously drew the bow and set the string. With the support of friendly shooters from behind, the arrow rain coming from the top of the city was already weakened. Guo Xin also had time to observe the Han army's siege at close range.
The soldiers around him were shouting to embolden themselves. The ladders were constantly put up on the wall by the Han troops, and knocked down by the defenders' stones. The scene before him made Guo Xin begin to doubt: Can this city really be conquered?
Guo Xin ran into the blind spot at the top of the city that could not be shot. A large number of Han troops who had been lucky enough to rush over had already gathered here. He took a deep breath and found that he and his men were completely scattered and lost. They were surrounded by unfamiliar faces, and everyone was in a mess and at a loss.
Guo Xin searched around and saw Zhang Chenghua among a group of people not far away, and quickly called him. It was really touching to see an acquaintance at this moment. Guo Xin even felt that Zhang Chenghua's dark horse face was a little more friendly.
"General Guo!" Zhang Chenghua and several soldiers from the Fengguo Army around him saw Guo Xin and gathered around him.
Only when Guo Xin walked in did he notice a pool of blood on Zhang Chenghua's face. At this time, he had no time to care about him and was eager to ask him about the situation: "Why did he get beaten like this?"
Zhang Chenghua shook his head: "I have never fought such an urgent city battle."
Guo Xin frowned and asked, "Then how do we get up now?"
Zhang Chenghua lowered his head and remained silent, obviously not knowing what to do.
Seeing this, Guo Xin understood that he could not count on anyone at the moment, but spending time under this wall was definitely not a long-term solution, and even less likely to have a way out, and even if he was lucky enough to survive today, he would have to wear a shivering hat in the future. Escape hat.
Guo Xin had a lot of thoughts for a while. He was here now to change his destiny and to gain fame, but he was not here to be a coward and be laughed at. Otherwise, what would be the difference between living here and waiting for death? ?
The more Guo Xin thought about it, the more impatient he became. A surge of blood kept surging in his chest. He suddenly raised his sword above his head and shouted to the crowd around him: "What do you mean you are shrinking your eggs here! I am commanding Sandu from the left." General Guo Xin, my father is Kongmu Guowei, the military capital! If you brothers can trust me, follow me and charge again to pull out this city. I will personally report the merits of the brothers! Those who are afraid of fighting and refuse to advance will be killed without mercy! "
The eyes of the people around him all looked over. Zhang Chenghua was the first to come to his senses and raised the knife to respond: "The scar on my head will be as big as a bowl. Guo Du and I will do it!"
Guo Pu and several Fengguo sergeants around him also shouted: "I will fight with General Guo too!"
So more and more people in the city raised their weapons and said, "We and General Guo will charge again!"
"The Han army will win!" Guo Xin shouted, and then, driven by his passion, he quickly walked towards the ladder.
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Wang Hui stood on the city tower and watched the Han army pouring towards the city wall under his feet like a tide. The shouting and fighting sounds in his ears never stopped, leaving him with only regret at this moment. He knew very well that Liu Chong had already drained Daizhou's military strength by sending the Northern Army south. Now the city was completely short of soldiers and food, and it really couldn't be consumed in a day!
Wang Hui really wanted to slap himself in the face at this moment! In his opinion, which family in the Tang and Jin dynasties did not fall at the hands of the Khitan? This shows that the Khitans are irresistible. Seeing Liu Zhiyuan revolting in Taiyuan, his mind naturally became more active: Who doesn't know how the Shi family achieved their great cause? He was guarding the important place. Without Daizhou, it would be easy for the Khitans to capture Taiyuan. If he had led the way properly, who dares to say that the Khitan master would not let him become the emperor of the Central Plains when he was overjoyed? It would have been much safer if I had secretly made a good deal with the Khitan first, and then changed flags after the Han army went south...
But it's too late to say anything now.
"The enemy's offensive is getting tighter. Commander, please take shelter for now!" the commander next to him shouted loudly, interrupting Wang Hui's fantasy.
Wang Hui looked at him hesitantly, rolled his eyes, and quickly nodded pretending to be calm: "Okay, I'll go check on the situation in Beicheng. The defense of this place is in your hands. You must hold on until the Khitan comes for reinforcements!"
Wang Hui left the city, but did not go to Beicheng. Instead, he led his soldiers back to the governor's house.
There was chaos in the war outside, but there was still a superficial calm at home. After Wang Hui returned home with a dark look on his face, he walked straight to the backyard.
Walking into the backyard, a servant was running out in a hurry. When he saw him coming in, he hurriedly stood up and bowed again.
Wang Hui passed by him for two steps, but suddenly turned back. The slave looked confused. Wang Hui suddenly drew his sword and slashed at the slave's face!
The slave didn't even have time to scream, and instantly fell to the ground, his eyes still showing the fear from the previous second.
Several soldiers around him were startled. Wang Hui wiped away the blood spattered on his face and said viciously to the people around him: "The master's family is in trouble, and this man actually took the family property and abandoned the master and ran away. Damn it!"
The soldiers were all afraid of Ying Shi and did not dare to say a word, for fear that Wang Hui's next blow would be on them.
Wang Hui walked to the bedroom and kicked open the door. Inside, his wife was comforting her five-year-old son. Seeing him come in, my wife was very surprised: "Why is Mr. Lang back? What about the war outside..."
Wang Hui interrupted her abruptly: "Ask Dalang to follow me!" As he said this, he snatched his son from his wife's arms.
The wife was stunned for a moment, then realized what Wang Hui meant and began to cry uncontrollably.
Wang Hui took his son to the door. Hearing his wife's cry, his son suddenly broke away from his hand, shouted for his mother, and threw himself back into his mother's arms.
Wang Hui cursed, turned around, grabbed his son and clamped it under his arm. Ignoring the heartbreaking cries between mother and son, he kicked his wife down: "Bitch!"
Wang Hui took his crying son out of the house, immediately mounted the horse that had been prepared outside the house, and said in a deep voice to the dozen soldiers who were following behind him: "This is a place of death. Anyone who wants to survive must follow I left Dongcheng and passed Taihang. There is still a way to survive if I go north to join the Khitans!"
The soldiers clasped their fists and said, "I am willing to follow you!"
Wang Hui immediately stopped talking and headed towards the east city with his soldiers.
