Li Ruinian saw the young foreign general from a distance.
As a general, he was really young, and his unique hair color was so eye-catching that it was hard for Li Ruinian not to notice him.
The elite soldiers of the northern barbarians made it difficult for Li Ruinian to launch an attack. This time he brought 50,000 Anguo troops, but he was trapped by less than 20,000 enemy troops on the opposite side. Cavalry, cavalry, Li Ruinian bit hard Teeth, I wish I could eat these two words into pieces.
Tuoba Mu's armor and vest reflected the rising sun in the morning. The rising sun was like blood. His whole body was bathed in blood. It was obviously the moment when the sun was rising, but the sky was like a blood-colored setting sun, with a lifeless air.
Every time the heavy blade fell, there would be blood mist.
Leading the heavily guarded cavalry, Tuoba Mu wielded his heavy giant blade to chase down the infantry, pressing forward step by step like a fierce tiger.
The banner with the word You was raised high in the dust, as if it was trying to cover the gray sky.
Li Ruinian's face was ashen.
The adjutant next to him also looked anxious: "The enemy is coming too fast, general."
Li Ruinian suddenly grabbed the adjutant's hand and said, "You will lead a group of soldiers to find Wei Yunzhou and ask him to prepare."
"General..." The adjutant shook his head vigorously, with tears in his eyes.
"Let's go!" Li Ruinian took a breath. He heard the sound of the enemy's horn, which sounded like thunder. Li Ruinian mounted his horse again and charged forward. He looked at the foreign general almost with hatred. The sound of the iron hoofs of the war horse shook the sound. His eardrums, the ground shaking became louder and louder, almost like a wild beast roaring. The soldiers who were still in an orderly formation suddenly collapsed and fled in all directions. The exit from the east seemed to be torn open.
Li Ruinian looked at the cavalry appearing from the flank, his pupils narrowed instantly.
There were not many enemy troops attacking from the flanks, but they were enough to be frightening.
The sky was dark, and what pierced their eyes was the white light reflected by the blade. The best horse in the north of Youzhou was the best cavalry in the north of Youzhou. The left-handed Youzhou waist knife was like a forest of iron spears. This kind was one foot long. The three-foot iron spear was already larger than the long spears Li Ruinian had seen before. The armored horses were high-spirited, and even the horses' hooves were wrapped in iron armor. They only needed to move forward slowly, and all enemies would be trampled into pulp.
The right-arm crossbow commonly used by the Northland cavalry has changed into another mode. Have you ever seen a fishing net? Under the cold light, there was an iron net full of barbs in the distance between the two cavalrymen. If anyone wanted to pass through, the only possibility would be to be cut into pieces of flesh and blood. The soldiers fled in all directions, and the defeat was a foregone conclusion.
Li Ruinian heard the sound of their charge.
And they are the fish in the net.
Tuoba Mu shot an arrow through Li Ruinian's heart. When the enemy commander fell off his horse, he rode up to him and saw Li Ruinian dying with eyes open.
Tuobamu pulled out the special iron arrow, and the sunflower on the arrow tail was stained red with blood.
Tuoba Mu looked around, this victory was just the beginning.
Runzhou, Changzhou, and the news of the fall of Xuanzhou made Wei Yunzhou feel on pins and needles. The situation became unfavorable to them, but a strange army suddenly appeared on the Yangtze River.
On the misty river surface.
The Youzhou navy, which sailed like flying, suddenly launched an attack on the water village stationed on Caishiji.
Cui Shizi was observing the battle from behind. When facing the wind, he couldn't help coughing. Li Xun smiled at the side and said: "Cui Langjun, I will let you see the power of our Youzhou navy later." He was such a young man. I had been holding back for half a year. I had been training with the Chaohu Navy in Luzhou and never showed up.
Cui Shizi showed a pale smile: "Then I'll wait and see." The handsome young man's white hair was flying.
Li Xun laughed out loud.
With the help of the trebuchet, Heaven's Punishment exploded on the river, causing huge waves.
Thunder and explosions echoed around Caishiji, which stood on the riverside.
After crossing the Yangtze River, the Youzhou navy launched a fierce attack. The river surface was covered with kerosene, explosions were heard, and blazing fires were ignited on the river surface. Many of the warships Wei Yunzhou was riding were destroyed, and Wei Yunzhou had no choice but to retreat. city.
After occupying Caishiji, Li Xun had people quickly set up a pontoon bridge to receive Guangling's infantry and cavalry.
Two days later, as soon as Zhou Xu arrived at Caishiji, he ordered Hu Dali to attack Shitou City, advance by land and water with the Youzhou navy, and all the generals were ordered to leave.
Caishijikou.
Cui Shizi was wearing a fox fur coat with a heater hidden in his sleeves. This year's severe cold had made his body weak again and his throat was itchy. He lifted up his sleeves and coughed a few times. Zhou Xu was struck by the sound of his coughing. Recalling his thoughts, since his wife disappeared, he has often been absent-minded, and sometimes he doesn't know what he is thinking in his mind.
"It's freezing cold outside, why do you bother to accompany me here to blow in the wind and ruin your body?" Zhou Xu turned around and went back.
Cui Shizi followed his lord and said with a smile: "People often say that people who are sick can live a long time. I think it is not a problem for me to live to be a hundred years old." Then he suppressed his smile again: "I haven't seen you for half a year, and I saw my lord..." He After a pause, he took a step back, bowed his hands and said sincerely: "My temples are like frost. Please take care of yourself, my lord."
This time we meet.
Cui Shizi found that his lord had changed a lot.
There is an irresistible majesty in the lord's calm face, and everyone who comes into contact with his gaze will feel a slight chill. Even if the lord has no expression, at this moment, the successive victories cannot move the lord's face.
The man in front of me is the master of half of Da Chu, the master of the northern territory, the general of the Dazhu Kingdom, the king of Zhenbei with a different surname, and the master of the Youzhou cavalry.
From the day he worshiped him as his lord, this middle-aged general seemed to have never aged, even if there were wrinkles at the end of his eyes and sparkles on his temples when he smiled.
But his body is still tall and strong, his eyes are extremely sharp, his voice is as loud as a bell, his heart, his spirit, and his will have always stood in front of everyone like an unattainable peak, leading the way. All forward! go ahead! Keep going!
The end of this road may be destruction or rebirth.
Those who follow him don’t care.
The men in the north only knew how to follow their general.
More than once, Cui Shizi heard those little brats in Youzhou dare to say that the general is invincible and invincible with a wooden sword, and then started fighting in twos and threes. They had already understood this sentence before they were even enlightened. Imprinted in my heart.
Yes, the general is invincible and invincible in all battles.
Cui Shizi never doubted this.
But now, the general seemed to be shaken by himself.
Zhou Xu glanced at Cui Shizi, his face was cold due to the river wind. He stretched out his hand and rubbed his face: "Take your heart back into your stomach, I am in good health."
Cui Shizi straightened up and took out a letter from his sleeve: "Young Master, he asked me to bring you a letter."
Zhou Xu waved his hand: "Forget it, I'm not in good health and I can't bear the anger for the time being."
Zhou Xu returned to a lobby in Caishiji Water Village. After the servants left, he looked at the fine snow falling outside.
He thought of his parents who died young, his mentor who died tragically, his notorious aloofness, the sword-fighting battles in the court, his comrades in the army who parted ways, his angry and gentle wife, his childhood, his boy, him His youth, his middle age, he has been losing.
Now, as he sat in the high hall, he felt that the exhaustion and hollowness in his heart was about to overwhelm him.
Chapter 274 (War)
As the outer protection of Jinling City, Stone City has always been a top priority. There are large armies stationed inside, and there is also a treasury for storing military supplies and equipment. Now, its defense line along the river is under constant fire.
The Beifu Army, which came all the way from Daizhou via the Chaohu Waterway, joined with the Youzhou Navy to advance triumphantly.
Amidst the deafening sound of Heaven's Punishment, Hu Dali looked towards the east of Stone City. There were two gates in the east of the city. The fighting there was the most brutal. After all, there was a large army stationed in Stone City. The roar of Heaven's Punishment flew over his head, and then There was a violent explosion, people were thrown off their backs, and blood and flesh were flying everywhere. A flaw immediately appeared in the solid city head, and then people were on top of it. The battle was fierce.
Hu Dali took the lead and rode on his horse, watching the fearless Beidi and Beifu troops launching wave after wave of charges, completely not giving Stone City a chance to breathe. This siege lasted for three days. The war has reached its final stage.
Hu Dali took the lead in the charge.
He has always been like this on the battlefield, running rampant without risking his life, and the same is true for the first camp behind him.
Hu Dali glanced towards the top of the city.
Wei Yunzhou was standing at the city wall wearing armor. His face could not be seen clearly, and he could only see his big bow and sharp arrows. Before yesterday, Hu Dali had never known that this Jiedushi was a good bow and a good archer.
Just yesterday, he shot and killed at least three Beifu Army commanders, resulting in the failure of yesterday's siege.
No one knew that Wei Yunzhou was a marksman.
Hu Dali continued to charge with Xian Dengying.
A dazzling silver light flashed, and the long arrow pierced deeply into the bloody ground. The arrow clusters trembled wildly. Hu Dali flew to the left, then rolled twice on the ground, found a pile of corpses as cover, and continued to move forward. Suddenly, he heard something behind him. With boiling noises, the battlefield that was already shouting to kill Zhentian became even more boiling. Their morale, which had never been low, climbed to the highest point. They shouted, General.
After many years, the Beifu Army was once again controlled by his master.
Every Beifu army cheered. They surrounded the general and proved to him with bloody victory. The attack became more and more fierce and crazy.
Hu Dali heard the increasingly boiling sounds.
At a certain moment, he looked back and saw the general sitting on his horse, looking at them. This place was still some distance from the city head. The Beifu infantry in front formed a shield and stood still against the stone under the heavy rain of arrows and crossbows. The city is overwhelming.
At dusk, Stone City finally fell.
The south gate fell first, followed by the two east gates. The river mouth under the south cliff was surrounded by countless Youzhou navy warships.
After Hu Dali climbed the city wall, he roared to vent his victory in the war, and then went down to the city to greet the general.
The setting sun is like blood.
It was winter, and the clothes in Hu Dali's armor were soaked with hot sweat, giving off an unpleasant smell of sweat. There were corpses everywhere on the battlefield. He felt a little sad as he walked, thinking about what to say when he saw the general later. He had always been stupid, and while Hu Dali was thinking wildly, he heard the sound of an arrow whistling from high behind him.
The arrow whistles so fast.
He only had time to see a ray of silver light clearly, and it passed through not far from his right. Like a bolt of lightning, it hit Hu Dali's brain. The arrow was not aimed at him. The arrow was sent by Wei Yunzhou. These two The thought flashed past.
Hu Dali looked in the direction of the silver lightning with almost horror, which was the direction of the general.
Wei Yunzhou is not dead! He's still hiding on the city wall!
"General, be careful!" Hu Dali roared.
The fruits of victory were within reach, and no one expected this arrow.
It hid in the dark and did not escape when the city was broken, just to give the enemy a fatal blow.
Hu Dali's eyes were filled with tears, and Yang Dong, who was on the right rear of his lord, subconsciously threw himself on the lord's horse, wanting to take his place.
Unfortunately, the arrow was too fast. When his eyes reacted, the silver lightning seemed to have arrived.
Between the electric light and flint, there was only the harsh sound of fine iron friction. The long silver arrow hit the blunt and thick tip of the giant sword, and was then cut into two pieces by it.
The arrow continued to lose momentum due to inertia and penetrated hard into the ground.
Everything happens in a flash of lightning.
Zhou Xu put away his sword and looked at the city wall, which was three hundred steps away.
Yang Dong sat on the ground exhausted. The distance was too far, so he did not rush to his lord's war horse. In extreme fright, he ignored his dignity and shouted loudly to the Beifu troops on the left and right: "There are enemies on the city wall, put them there." Catch him and cut him into pieces!"
The scars on Yang Dong's face were like twisted centipedes, and all the Beifu soldiers had ferocious faces.
Hu Dali's hands and feet were also weak, so he ran over and said, "It was Wei Yunzhou who shot the arrow. His archery skills are very good."
When Zhou Xu entered the city, a raging fire was burning on the south cliff. After learning that the south cliff was a place for military supplies and equipment, Hu Dali cursed. Not long after, Wei Yunzhou was found on the south cliff.
Zhou Xu met Wei Yunzhou on the edge of the south cliff who was setting fire to the granary equipment. He was dressed as a soldier and stood on the edge of the cliff holding a big bow.
The fires on the South Cliff melted all the snow, and the heat wave turned winter into summer.
Zhou Xu looked at him with no expression.
