The fierce attack lasted for seven days.
The entire Qingfeng Gorge seemed to have been cut in half! Both the canyon and the ground were stained red with blood. Because the weather was slowly starting to get hot, the entire canyon smelled stinky and flies were flying everywhere.
Every time the Xiongnu soldiers charge, they will leave a lot of corpses in the canyon, including the Liangzhou Army, the Baiya Army, and the Pingzhou Army... They pull back carloads of corpses, and they don't know what to do with them.
War is so tragic.
War is so ruthless.
As General Pingdi, Zheng Yuxing could not help but feel sad even though he was accustomed to war scenes. He could only try his best to numb himself and not think about the soldiers who lost their lives while guarding the Longyan Dynasty.
A qualified general should treat the battlefield and soldiers as a chessboard.
More mechanical, more cold-blooded, more standardized, and more routine.
Only in this way can the general's calmness be ensured, because every small mistake made by the general will cause countless casualties.
"General, the Huns have retreated again!"
"Our losses..."
"The damaged fortifications are being repaired!"
"General, we don't have enough food and grass again!"
"And arrows!"
On the high buildings, there was another military report, which has not stopped at all from dawn to now. Zheng Yuxing had no expression on his face and listened quietly. Another three days passed. The Pingzhou Army of King Lu who came to the rescue was originally full of confidence, but when facing the Xiongnu soldiers, the Pingzhou Army was still not enough.
The Huns soldiers became more and more fierce, coming and going like the wind.
Zheng Yuxing gritted his teeth: "Let's just use the Xiongnu's extended scimitar. Is there nothing we can do?"
"Have a good rest and prepare for the next round of attack!"
"yes!"
According to the custom these days, the Huns' next attack will begin in half an hour.
At this moment, a general on horseback, neatly dressed, came from behind and came to the foot of the city tower. He stopped proudly, looked up at Zheng Yuxing, and said loudly: "General Pingdi, listen to the order! The prince leads the five Ten thousand troops are about to arrive for reinforcements, so you should immediately go to the place ten miles outside Longhu Pass to greet them!"
The prince is here?
A group of generals looked at each other.
Zheng Yuxing stood up and frowned: "The war is so intense that we have no time to greet him!"
The general's face changed drastically and he shouted angrily: "General Zheng, do you want to disobey His Highness's order? Who gave you the courage?"
The generals were furious.
A mere general, no more than a fifth-grade military general, dared to speak so rudely and arrogantly to Zheng Yuxing. Who wouldn't be angry? Zheng Yuxing has been guarding the Northern Territory for so many years and is very popular among the army. He is the God of War in the hearts of these soldiers in the Northern Territory. Anyone who dares to disrespect him is like insulting them!
Zheng Yuxing waved his hand to signal everyone to be calm and replied loudly: "You must obey the prince's order. But the Xiongnu army is about to attack. I must guard Qingfeng Gorge and not leave even half a step! The responsibility lies with me, and there will be no consequences for the king's orders." Accept it, I hope His Highness will accept it!"
"you you you……"
The partial general angrily pointed at Zheng Yuxing, cursed a few more words about his ambition and deceiving the emperor, and then left angrily on horseback.
"This guy..."
"General, is this prince's arrogance too big?"
"I asked you to go to meet me ten miles away?"
"How can a frontline general greet others? Even the Holy One would not ask for this!"
Everyone defended Zheng Yuxing.
"Shut up!"
Zheng Yuxing shouted with a dark face: "The prince has sent reinforcements and is dedicated to resisting the enemy. How can we allow us to speculate and slander at will? General Luo!"
"My subordinate is here!"
"Go and get ready to meet the prince!"
"yes!"
At this moment, the Huns army launched a fierce attack again. The war drums shook the sky, and the shouts of killing shook the field. Qingfeng Gorge was about to usher in another large army fighting. This is another test of Long Yan's army's combat effectiveness, logistical support capabilities, and general's coordination capabilities.
…
"What? Zheng Yuxing, did you really say that?"
The Crown Prince Xie Fang looked gloomy and shouted angrily, "Who is this Zheng Yuxing? He dares to bully me like this!"
The general said sinisterly: "Prince, this Zheng Yuxing is the third prince's uncle. This must be deliberately humiliating the prince!"
The third prince?
Hearing these three words, Xie Fang's face became even more ugly: "So what? I am the real prince! This time my father asked me to resist the Huns. If it succeeds, I will inherit the throne! This Zheng Yuxing , I will have to deal with him sooner or later!"
"Let's go, I'll go ask him for an explanation!"
"Your Highness, you must not!"
"General Zheng is an important weapon of the country, Your Highness should respect him!"
When others heard this, they quickly tried to dissuade him.
A sinister look flashed in Xie Fang's eyes, and he said angrily: "Shut up! When Zheng Yuxing insults me, he is insulting my father. If I don't teach him a lesson, I will go on an expedition myself. Where's the face?"
Everyone tried to persuade him, but Xie Fang could no longer listen.
His 50,000-strong army deliberately stopped ten miles away in order to wait for Zheng Yuxing to come and greet him personally. In the capital, Xie Fang, as the prince, lives his life with his tail between his legs every day. This time he went out in person to fight, so he naturally wanted to show off his prestige. Especially for Zheng Yuxing, who was closer to the third prince Xie Ling, he wanted to find a place for him. return.
So he stopped here regardless of the raging battle ahead.
When General Luo came out to greet him, although the ceremony was grand, when he saw that it was not Zheng Yuxing who came in person, Xie Fang began to gnash his teeth: "General Ping Di, he insulted me too much! Tie me up!"
Everyone was shocked and couldn't help shouting.
However, General Luo was quickly tied up by the prince's personal guards.
General Luo glared at the prince: "Why did the prince tie me up?"
Xie Fang sneered and said: "Zheng Yuxing violated Crown Prince Gu's order in vain and deserves to be punished for his crime! You yelled at me. It seems that everyone in the Liangzhou army likes to be pampered. Beat me!"
The prince's personal guards whipped him in various ways, and General Luo screamed repeatedly, but in the end he was beaten into a bloody man.
Only then did Prince Xie Fang smile with satisfaction: "Let's go and meet Zheng Yuxing first! Even the Huns can't handle it, so what's the use of him?"
Only then did the 50,000-strong army set out again.
…
And at this time.
The third prince Xie Ling's team followed the prince's army unhurriedly.
"Your Highness, why didn't we go first and let the prince go first?"
Someone asked Xie Ling.
Xie Ling chuckled: "Why bother with this priority? The prince is narrow-minded and very jealous. It is also a good thing for him to contact his uncle first."
Because of Zheng Fu's relationship, Zheng Yuxing is Xie Lingzheng'er's uncle.
"Besides, do you really think his 50,000-strong army can really resist the Huns?"
Xie Ling laughed loudly: "Do you think he is more powerful than uncle? What uncle can't do, if he does it, he will be even worse!"
At this moment, Xie Ling's scouts came to report.
"Your Highness, the prince is outside Longhu Pass. He is angry that General Zheng did not come out of the city to greet him. He openly whips General Zheng and even ties him up. He wants to ask General Zheng for an explanation!"
When Xie Ling heard this, his face was full of surprise: "Sure enough, I knew it, I knew it! Haha, this prince is really stupid!"
Several military advisors around him also looked happy: "Your Highness's opportunity has come!"
Xie Ling smiled slightly and said: "Immediately arrange the supplies troops to prepare a hot meal for the soldiers in front, and replace the bedding, mosquito nets, and mats with new ones! Follow the team of doctors and advance to Longhu Pass first. Don't skimp on all kinds of medicinal materials. , try your best to help treat the wounded!"
"yes!"
"Your Highness is so kind!"
"Your Highness can win the military heart!"
Soon, arrangements were made for the third prince.
…
"Look, what did I say?"
Liu Zheng walked and read the military reports from the front. He felt like he was reading a storybook and laughed.
The prince whipped the deputy general in public and angrily scolded Zheng Yuxing. Zheng Yuxing, who was commanding the battle on the front line, was furious, but he was the prince after all. He could only hold back his anger and come back to confess in person. The prince then calmed down his anger. But the generals of Liangzhou Army and Pingzhou Army dared not speak out in anger.
Without Zheng Yuxing's command, Qingfeng Gorge was almost defeated by the Huns.
And looking at the third prince Xie Ling who just arrived at Longhu Pass today, he is completely different from the prince. As the emperor's most favored prince, he had no airs at all. He walked into the city from outside Longhu Pass. He did not look for Zheng Yuxing or the prince at the first time. Instead, he went to visit the disabled soldiers. When he heard that he got there, Xie Ling burst into tears. Zongheng, choked and speechless, everyone who saw it admired it, and everyone who heard it shed tears.
The third prince's operation was to deliver food, bedding and mats, gold sore medicine and the doctor's gift.
The limelight immediately overshadowed the prince Xie Fang.
A total of 100,000 troops from both sides rushed to the rescue. Under the command of Zheng Yuxing, they finally won a victory and forced the Huns army back thirty miles! This battle was the heaviest loss suffered by the Huns after the war.
After a victory, the morale of the whole army was greatly boosted, and they were finally proud.
"Brother, don't we need to be in a hurry?"
Jiang Xuan asked.
The rapid march these past few days had exhausted him.
Now that we have won the battle, there is no need to rush over.
Liu Zheng chuckled: "That's not necessarily the case. Winning the battle at this time may not be a good thing. Do you really think that the Huns can't defeat them?"
Jiang Xuan and Qin Changfeng were both stunned.
Isn't this victory a victory?
Liu Zheng laughed loudly: "It seems that there are capable people in this Xiongnu army! The Xiongnu is strategically avoiding the battle! He must have known that the crown prince and the third prince had rushed to the rescue, and clearly grasped the situation here, so he retreated. , but actually it’s not vulnerable!”
Jiang Xuan's eyes lit up: "Young Master, are you saying that the Huns are about to counterattack?"
Liu Zheng smiled and said: "It's not a counterattack, it's an ambush!"
He pointed at the map: "After Qingfeng Gorge, there is Rongshan Pass! If the prince is arrogant and self-confident at this time, he will definitely want to take back Rongshan Pass. If so, he will easily fall into an ambush by the enemy! "
Everyone was shocked.
If this is the case, then after a great victory, there will be a great defeat!
