"Let's decide the outcome in one battle!" Han Ji rode forward, closely followed by Kou Xiuzhi, "As long as we capture Linzi City, the entire six counties of Qingzhou will be ours!"
The news of the Qin army's defeat in the Battle of Feishui spread throughout the country. Liangzhou and Pingzhou, the two most easterly and westmost states, had already withdrawn their troops. The leaders of the Hu tribe from all over the country were also watching the fire from across the river and sizing up the situation.
If the King of Qin is able to reorganize the country, then they will surrender again and submit obediently without losing their status as princes. If the King of Qin is defeated again and again and loses thousands of miles, then of course it would be best. Without Qin The mountain of the country is pressing above their heads. They can occupy the mountain and become kings. They can gather their tribesmen and become local emperors in their own one-third of an acre. Why not?
Naturally, Han Ji also wanted to separate one side from another, so he tried every means to get rid of Xu Zongwen and capture the city of Linzi. Then he would force Fu Lang to abdicate and make way for his successor, so that he could justifiably occupy the six counties of Qingzhou. Just like when Zhao was in turmoil, Wei ( During the battle between Ran Wei and Yan (former Yan) in Hebei, Duan Kong took advantage of the opportunity and separatized Qingzhou. Being a King of Qi or King of Lu is much better than being a small prefect of Chengyang in the Qin Kingdom!
The governor of the six counties of Qingzhou had secretly defected to Han Ji for a long time because of his own interests. Although Cui Cheng, the governor of Qi County, defected to Xu Zongwen later, he still had more than 30,000 county soldiers, so it should be easy to attack Linzi. , but Xu Zongwen did not expect that Xu Zongwen would pull out Fu Lang, the governor of Qingzhou, and accuse him of being a rebel. He would also kill Captain Jia Xin, Governor Cheng Chu and others in public, completely clearing all the chess pieces he had arranged in Linzi City!
Han Ji's ambition was exposed, and he was so angry that he could only launch a siege of the city. As a result, the city was not captured, so he had to let it go and retreated to rely on plundering to enrich his army.
It was not until today that Han Ji was able to gather strength again. Han Ji went back and gathered his army to besiege Linzi for the second time. However, Linzi was tightly defended and the county soldiers were afraid of death and war. He could only use his trump card and send out two thousand elites. , personally went into battle to fight and boost morale, coupled with the large blades and high bounties of the supervising team, and the military order to allow the county soldiers to plunder Linzi for three days, the county soldiers launched a powerful offensive again.
Han Ji looked at the overwhelming army of county soldiers rushing toward Linzi City and greatly appreciated: "If I had known this, why bother? My army was more than enough to flood Linzi. I have spent so much time building ladders, and they finally came in use! Today I will definitely You can’t ask Emperor Wenzong Xu to be the leader!”
Two thousand elite divisions led the county soldiers to climb the ladders and attack the city top non-stop. The newly built rams also kept crashing into the city gate, but what they didn't know was that the city gate was already filled with people of all kinds. Planting huge rocks, even if they are opened, moving the rocks will keep them busy for a while.
Of course, when they were carrying the stones, the Linzi garrison in the city would definitely not sit back and watch. They would inevitably give them some crossbow arrows, some tung oil, and finally torches to let them try how wonderful it would be to start a fire in Linzi.
Han Ji was no longer surrounded by elite soldiers, and he stopped near the Trojan wolf to supervise the battle, which exposed his weakest side. Xu Zongwen looked into the distance and happened to recognize Han Ji. He seized the opportunity and ordered Immediately beat the five-tone drum and send a signal to Xu Wen.
"Dong, dong, dong, dong, dong..." The drummer still didn't stop after the three toms. It wasn't until the fifth tom that the drummer relaxed his originally strong and broad shoulders and put down his two strong, muscular legs with exposed veins. Sitting on the ground with his arms, breathing heavily, he let the sweat on his neck flow from his arms to his fingers and drip into the gaps between the city bricks.
Xu Zongwen pushed away Zhang San, who was standing in front of him with double fox shields to protect him, "Get out!" After Zhang San stepped aside, he saw that Xu Zongwen did not move forward, so he did not stop Xu Zongwen's actions.
At the head of Linzi City, a large number of county soldiers had already crossed the moat through the water of the moat and carried ladders with manpower, completely ignoring the suspension bridge hanging high above their heads.
Xu Zongwen is not worried about this. In winter, there are signs that the water level of Surabaya drops and even the shallow parts dry up. A mere shallow moat cannot stop Han Ji.
You must know that during the Battle of Feishui, the narrowest section of Feishui was only three feet, and the water surface of the river did not even reach the thighs of the sergeants. The Beifu soldiers and infantry stepped on the Feishui and rushed to the Qin army camp on the other side of the river. The cavalry simply controlled it. The horse stepped through the slightly deeper muddy water and crossed the Feishui River to attack the Qin army.
The vanguard of the county soldiers charged forward bravely under the leadership of Han Ji's elite. Dozens of the county soldiers jumped onto the city tower from seven or eight ladders and started a fierce hand-to-hand battle with the Linzi defenders. Xu Zongwen's blood was boiling when he saw it, but the wound on his chest Tell him he needs to be sensible!
"Stop standing there stupidly, go up and help!" Xu Zongwen turned to urge Zhang San, and Zhang San shook his head.
My mission is to protect the general, how can I leave the general? The crossbows of this county soldier don't have eyes. If the general does something wrong again, he will be derelict in his duty and will be torn apart by the two gentlemen and Miss Zhen'er!
"You coward, are you scared?" Xu Zongwen kicked Zhang San and said disdainfully.
Hearing his own general calling him a coward, Zhang San couldn't bear it no matter what!
"Protect the generals, you two, and come to see me if anything goes wrong!" Zhang San gave a death order to his soldiers, then rolled up his sleeves, picked up a steel knife, and ran towards the city. …
This kid, I have to use provocation.
Xu Zongwen looked around and saw a huge crowd of county soldiers and a forest of flags. Han Ji not only showed his trump card, but also mobilized the county soldiers from other city gates!
Han Ji's soldiers were very brave, especially the leader of the thousand-man team. He took the lead and went out into the desert with two long swords. He abandoned his horse and climbed into the city and killed more than ten soldiers who Xu Zongwen had trained with all his efforts. Bing, Xu Zongwen gritted his teeth and vowed to kill this man!
"You are trying to kill me!" Xu Zongwen turned away from the city and stared at his work in Linzi City - the Trojan Wolf that stood tall, intact and stable.
"It's perfect. If this were a sculpture, it would be as big as the Leshan Giant Buddha!"
Come out, Xu Wen, it's your turn...
Inside the Trojan Wolf, Xu Wen and others were all stunned. The advancing pace of the county soldiers never stopped in his ears. The shouts of killing, the sound of the operating machinery of catapults, and all kinds of chaotic noises filled his ears. , Even so, his spirit still remained very concentrated!
"Lieutenant, it seems that there are four toms, five, five toms!" the commander on the side reminded, Xu Wen quickly gave himself two slaps to wake up, and ordered the preparations to the soldiers hiding in the Trojan Wolf. action.
Xu Wen turned around and asked the five chiefs: "Are the crossbows and arrows ready?"
"Ready."
"Check the exit mechanism. Are there any problems?"
"No problem, you can come in and out."
Xu Wen stared at the five people and asked, "Do you all know what you will do when you go out later?"
A chief replied: "First, hide among the county soldiers so that no one can find you, and then take the opportunity to fight back!"
At the same time, we will search for the location of the great banner and assassinate Han Ji, the prefect of Chengyang..." Another chief added.
"Very good!" Xu Wen nodded, the stone in his heart fell to the ground, just be prepared.
"Do you all know this, brothers?"
"Don't worry, team mate, I've already given the explanation!" Chief Yi replied quickly.
"Squeak." Xu Wen took out the fire folder from behind and opened it, then the faint firelight shouted to everyone: "Action!"
Swish, swish, the soldiers, led by their respective commanders, opened the secret door around the Trojan wolf, rushed out from five different directions and mixed into the crowd of county soldiers attacking the city!
Xu Wen was very lucky. When he crawled out from the secret door under the Trojan wolf, he heard the messenger from the county soldiers reporting military information to Han Ji. So he slightly tilted his head to observe the surroundings. As soon as he fell into his eyes, Han Ji, who was wearing armor, rode his horse and stopped right in front of him.
Xu Wen clenched the sleeve crossbow in his hand. Because Han Ji's mount always moved slightly, he changed the angle several times before aiming at Zhu Xu's head. "Pfft," a crossbow arrow shot into Han Ji's neck and penetrated directly. Han Ji's neck was in pain. Han Ji, who was in pain, covered his bleeding throat with both hands and vomited blood out of his mouth, unable to say a word!
Kou Xiuzhi was also startled by the sudden attack. When he turned around to look for the murderer, Xu Wen had already emerged from under the Trojan wolf, stepped forward and cut off the legs of Han Ji's mount with a knife.
The horse lost its balance due to the pain, and instantly threw Han Ji off the horse, falling right in front of Xu Wen. Xu Wen didn't say much, and cut off Han Ji's head with a knife. At this time, several followers The pro-troops who came out of the Trojan horse secret door gathered in front of Xu Wen, and everyone shouted in unison: "Han Ji is dead, Han Ji is dead!"
Kou Xiuzhi wanted to command his men and horses to besiege Xu Wen. The soldiers took out their sleeve crossbows, pointed them at Kou Xiuzhi, and fired fiercely. Kou Xiuzhi shrank his head and quickly lay on the horse. When the one-time crossbows of the pro-soldiers were all used up, Kou Xiuzhi quickly pulled out the dagger from his boots and stabbed the horse in the buttocks. The horse kept neighing, carrying Kou Xiuzhi and charging madly towards the distance. The pro-soldiers drew out their steel knives and aimed at them. He wanted to go after Kou Xiuzhi, but Xu Wen stopped him.
"Chop the big banner and don't chase it."
The pro-army soldiers then turned their target to the county soldiers who were carrying the big banner. They threw a few steel knives and immediately knocked down the county soldier who was protecting the big banner.
Up to now, Han Ji is dead, Kou Xiuzhi has been defeated and fled, and the commandery soldiers' banner has fallen. The more than 20,000 commandery soldiers have lost their leader and are completely passive...
