Facing the desperate defense of the Yongwei Battalion at the head of the city, Ding Jian's troops were at the end of their tether. They paid a heavy price and were unable to occupy even one important position.
If He Wei hadn't sent out more than a thousand musketeers and swordsmen from the Shenji Battalion, the fifth army camp, whose morale had plummeted, would no longer be able to launch a fierce attack.
Everyone fights against the Yongwei camp with the dream of getting rich. If this dream cannot be realized, or if it is very difficult to realize, then everyone will have a drum in their hearts and even have the idea of retreating from the battle.
Not to mention being killed by a stray arrow, even if you have missing arms and legs, or even just a bloody hole from the bullet, if you can't find a good doctor to treat it carefully, it will still kill you.
Ordinary soldiers would never expect to be rescued in time. They are very famous and have only one life. If they follow the officials and grab money, they will be lucky. They will be directly cut into two pieces by flying bullets, and even their bones will be left. It’s no one’s fault.
It's cool to think this way, but it doesn't mean that the guys in Jingying won't be afraid. On the contrary, once the situation changes, everyone will stagnate.
After all, freedom and death are two different things. Everyone wants to have a lot of money and enjoy life. The premise is that they must be alive first, whether they have money or not.
Almost every two soldiers in Ding Jian's army had one unlucky guy who was either dead or wounded. The unscathed guy was certainly frightened, and they didn't want to get the same fate as their companions.
Everyone was frightened after suffering such heavy casualties, but Shangfeng still urged them to continue attacking the city. Without the reinforcements from He Wei's troops, this unit would have mutinied long ago.
Ding Jian was unwilling to lose the capital like this. If he couldn't capture the inner city as soon as possible, even the outer city would not be able to stand. He had to retreat immediately, otherwise he would be surrounded and annihilated by King Qin's army.
If he really loses, the journey south will be too far, and he will be pursued and beaten by King Qin's troops from all over the country.
If you want to defect to Huangtaiji in the north, you will have to fight a bloody battle with Guan Ning's army in western Liaoning before you can leave. Otherwise, you will have to take a detour through Menggu.
Either choice is very difficult. Before withdrawing from the capital, the generals in the capital must try their best again. They are really unwilling to give up the silver mountain that is within reach.
"Don't lie down and get killed. Get up! Come on! If anyone doesn't attack, I'll chop him with a knife!"
Mr. Qian and his commanders ferociously arrested some of the soldiers who were resisting nearby. It was not up to them whether the battle would be fought or not. These unsavory objects were used to pave the way for the men.
The guy, who was frightened by the violent exposure just now and was in a daze, didn't want to be stabbed in vain, so he had to stand up lazily, his movements were very slow, and he was very reluctant to continue fighting the opponent.
They have finally learned the fighting power of the Yongwei Battalion, and it is truly worthy of its name. As of now, if you don't give way, we don't have any objections. It's actually quite good for everyone to just waste it like this.
It's just that the officials don't think so, and they still have to let everyone attack the city again. Although the female wall on top of the city is almost destroyed, the people are still there. It's so easy to go up, and people will knock it down if they go up. , it’s better not to go up.
A sneak attack on the governor's tent can be a great success because of the large number of people on the ground and the opponent's lack of precautions. Once they attack the tightly defended inner city, the Fifth Army Camp will be directly beaten back to its original shape by the opponent.
It turns out that the fighting power of the Yongwei Battalion is so strong. From the soldiers to the generals, they are all fierce and aggressive. If you want to kill one of them, two or three of your own will have to die.
"Master, if the fight continues, there won't be many of our brothers left alive!"
A guy who had a good relationship with Zhang Youcai came to him and prayed in a low voice. He had never fought such a tough battle with corpses lying on the streets. Even if the city could be broken in the end, there would still be a few people who could grab the money. I heard that the Imperial City The defense is stronger than here in the inner city.
"Shut your crow mouth!"
Zhang Youcai held a knife and scolded him fiercely. As the commander-in-chief, of course he knew the casualties of his troops, but there were guerrilla guards behind him to supervise the battle. Who would dare not to join? You have to fight even if you can't win.
He had long seen that this battle was unwinnable, but he didn't count what he said. Anyone who dared to imitate the Yao army would be killed by the top to set an example. No one would be affected by that bad luck, so he had to bite the bullet. Bar.
When Yang Dashu saw the situation at Zhang Pozui, he also urged his men to prepare for the attack, and stopped by to check the situation: "How many people do you have left?"
"Less than forty!"
"That's about the same for me!"
“After the city is broken, there will be fewer people sharing the money!”
"Hehe! Who says it's not the case!"
The idea is beautiful, but actually doing it is even harder than reaching the sky. How to break the city?
After breaking through the inner city and then the imperial city, after defeating two levels in a row, I'm afraid only a handful of people will survive.
The two of them unanimously felt that the silver mountain was getting farther and farther away from them, and they would have to figure out how to escape if they continued to fight.
"boom……"
At this moment, there was another deafening violent explosion all around, and the raging flames rapidly expanded among the lightning and flint, swallowing up several soldiers who were still unaware.
When the fireworks faded and the smoke dissipated, only the charred land and scattered limbs were left. The lucky ones who survived were vomiting blood and lying on the hot ground, sobbing and unable to speak.
The man who was bombed was a part of the "Three Incompetents". Even his head had become unrecognizable, as if it had been roasted by fire. His hair turned into black gelatin and stuck to the top of his head, with scarlet everted epidermis. There was even more smoke coming out.
"Save...save~ me!"
He slowly raised a trembling hand, still praying for help from his companions, but before it could reach a height perpendicular to the ground, it hung down weakly, and his whole body died.
"Run~!"
Seeing that the commander-in-chief was dying, the soldiers under his command were even more distraught. When someone shouted, they ran around like headless flies. If they stayed here any longer, they would die, or they would be blown to death alive.
They don't want to be blown away until their hands and feet are severed and tender on the outside. They don't need the money, but they can't just lose their lives in the capital. If they go to Te Laomu's imperial city, I won't pay you to play. Go and fight on your own!
"Stop, don't retreat, or you'll shoot!"
Guerrilla general Guo Bingfeng and his personal guards were behind the formation. Anyone who dared to escape the battle would be punished on the spot.
"I'll go to you..."
The "Three Skills" men ignored that and continued to run back.
"Fire the arrow!"
"Whoosh..."
"Pfft~!"
The distance between the two sides was only more than ten meters, so it was easy to shoot. The deserters were hit by arrows one after another and screamed repeatedly. Some even started to fight back and started shooting at Guo Bingfeng's soldiers.
"How outrageous! You all must go back and attack the city! Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"
Guo Bingfeng rode on his horse and shouted angrily at these deserters. If they were not curbed in time, it would trigger a large-scale rebellion, causing all previous efforts to be wasted, and they would be defeated and flee from here.
"ah……"
A sudden cold arrow suddenly hit Guo Bingfeng, which made him even more angry. He wanted to see which daring kid acted like this, but he was hit by another arrow when he looked around immediately.
Guo Bingfeng was dressed neatly, and the two arrows fired by the opponent did not hit the vital parts. The guerrilla general was not in danger of his life, but his men could no longer suppress him.
"Brothers! No matter what, he will die. Cut him down!"
The soldiers panicked when they saw the general hit by an arrow, but the twenty or so men on the other side aroused their fighting spirit. They ran two steps quickly and started fighting with him.
"Brother, what should I do?"
San Wu was already dead, and Er Mazi was afraid that he would die if he continued to fight, so he had to find Dam Shao to discuss what to do next.
"...Fuck him! Come on!"
Seeing the situation in front of him and thinking about the few wounded soldiers under his command, Damasao gritted his teeth and decided to take a gamble.
The third brother who was rescued from the governor's tent died under the city. This made Damasao extremely heartbroken, and his death was even more unspeakable. From "disobeying military orders" to "committing rebellion", this was a punishment The great sin of the nine clans.
There are still two ways to go. Kill Guo Guerrilla and escape, or use his head to go to the Yongwei camp to surrender. No matter what, you can save your life. Maybe after getting forgiveness from the prince, you can write off all your previous sins. .
The cruel and cruel Guo Bingfeng has been betrayed by everyone, so there is no need for everyone to sacrifice their lives for him. His upward head is worth a little money, so why not cut it off and collect it as a treasure for your own redemption!
When you get to this field, you will be surrounded by others if you don't run away. The survival instinct plays a decisive role. No matter it is a Yourong, a Shenrong or a Xierong, whoever dares to block the road will be cut down. They only recognize the way to survive, not the other way around. living person.
There were still hundreds of people from the three groups combined. Guo Bingfeng's soldiers could not resist and fought and retreated. When General Suo Yan heard the news and came with thirty soldiers, they had been killed and nothing was left.
"Do you want to make a comeback?"
Suo Yan pointed at the leader of the group with his knife. He knew all four of Guo Bingfeng's generals.
"Hahahahaha! Shenrong's words are wrong! Shenrong's attack on the city is not about making a comeback, so how can we say that we can make a comeback?"
Damasao doesn't believe that. You are the first one to be resurrected. You can't escape the charge of sneak attack on Governor Sun.
"That's good. As long as you all turn around and attack the city, I will put the blame in the past and you won't be short of a tael of silver!"
To appease everyone, one must be strong and soft at the same time. Blind pressure would be counterproductive, and Suo Yan didn't want to be captured and killed by his subordinates.
"Shen Rong was joking. Now that the inner city has not been destroyed, King Qin's army is rounding up the Beijing camp. It is not Shen Rong's opinion whether to blame it or not. If we take the head of Shen Rong and ask for credit from His Highness the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince will let it go! "
If the guerrillas are not caught, it would be better if they are replaced by generals. The bigger the official's head, the easier it will be to clear away the blame.
Damasao put his hands behind his back and gestured to the relatives next to him to prepare for a sneak attack.
Since Shenrong can lead people to sneak attack the governor, he can also copy the general.
"you……"
Suo Yan didn't expect that the inner city was so well-defended, and that Guo Bingfeng's men were so cunning and cunning. This time, he miscalculated.
The inner city cannot be breached, and these soldiers who hate hard work do not listen to orders and even want to counterattack. It is really unreasonable.
"Shen Rong, look, Xie Rong is coming from over there!"
When it comes to soldiers fighting, Damasao is far inferior to Suo Yan, and is more cunning and entertaining, so their bad skills can be brought into full play.
The sound of a move from east to west made everyone unconsciously turn their heads and look in the direction Dam Shaodian was pointing to see if Xie Rong Ding Jian would lead his troops.
"Do it!"
When Suo Yan also turned his head slightly in doubt, Damasao shouted urgently, and the archers beside him fired arrows.
"ah……"
Suo Yan caught a glimpse of Da Ma Shao's strange movement with his peripheral vision, but his movement was too fast. Before the soldiers could react, the sharp arrow had already been shot at the general.
"Come on! Cut down the ginseng and ask for a reward!"
Damasao shouted angrily and led the crowd to charge. Hundreds of soldiers planned to surround and kill him at the top of the mountain.
Suo Yan was hit by an arrow in the shoulder. Seeing that something was not going well, he turned his horse and fled. Seeing that his master had no intention of fighting, the soldiers naturally had no reason to stay here, so they followed Suo Yan and fled for their lives.
"Damn it! Another one escaped!"
Guo Bingfeng ran away, but when he met Suo Yan who was rushing out halfway, he wanted to catch a big fish, but it slipped away when he reached his mouth. Damasao slapped his thigh, and he was extremely annoyed. He had no object to ask for credit. , I can only take my men out of the city first, and then worry about it.
The situation of the two generals Meng Shan and Suo Yan under the command of deputy general Ding Jian were almost the same. Suo Yan's troops had mutinied and could not be suppressed at all, while Meng Shan's troops simply refused to obey the command and organized a group to pass through Guangning, southwest of the outer city. The gate retreated to the outside of the city.
He Wei didn't dare to delay when he saw this. Half of his Shenji Battalion was equipped with firearms, which were suitable for field battles and bombardment of the city, but not suitable for climbing into the city to fight. With the reloading speed of the blunderbuss, in close combat, one shot could be completed , it’s just a fire stick.
So He Wei also ordered his men to retreat as soon as possible. If they were noticed by the Yongwei camp, they would be bitten to death. Huang Chuangzi had been in battle for a long time, and he might have a surprise army hidden, ready to be used at a critical moment, but he could not become a Huang Chuangzi's sword kills the devil.
Hearing that they were about to run away, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion did not even need the heavy fire guns used to attack the city. Carrying such heavy weapons was a burden. Everyone scrambled to run out of the city, unable to carry out the orders of the General Manager and General Qian. , the retreat directly turned into a rout.
The Fifth Army Battalion had so many casualties in the front, and the Shenji Battalion who was firing from behind certainly knew that if they continued to fight, it would be their turn to charge into the battle. Most of their equipment were blunderbuss, and only fools would use these to fight against the city. The Yongwei camp is fighting to the death.
In order to escape before the fifth army camp was finished and let the remaining fraternal troops retreat, the Shenji Battalion fled on a large scale, causing the retreat scene to become extremely chaotic. The various units restrained each other, insulted, pushed, shouted, and pulled. There are many swordsmen facing each other.
"General Rong, the thieves have escaped!"
Liu Feng took a telescope and saw clearly that there was a large area of darkness in the outer city, with crowds of people and horses neighing. He didn't know what happened to make them behave like this.
"……yes!"
Huang Degong was still wondering, why did the Jingying camp unilaterally run away when the decisive battle was about to begin? This puzzled him.
"General Rong, I would like to go over first to inquire about it!"
In order to avenge his dead brothers, guerrilla Guo Li was very energetic and willing to act as a vanguard.
"Don't be busy. Observe first before making a decision. Be careful not to fall into the trap of the thieves! The soldiers are exhausted physically and mentally after a series of bloody battles. It is not easy to pursue them. Besides, there are cavalry sub-camps and Sun Wuwei's Qin soldiers outside the city. How can those rebels calmly withdraw from the Jifu area?"
After paying such a price, if he was accidentally killed by the Beijing camp and then attacked the inner city, wouldn't the previous stubbornness become a joke? It's better to be on the safe side and wait until you're sure the rebels have withdrawn before making any plans.
