Chapter 483: Young Zhong Hui
It is said that Chen Long's sincere words relieved the knot between Huang Gai and Liao Hua, and also slightly resolved the conflict between his Lingling veterans and the Xiangyang forces. Chen Long knows that it takes time to see the truth of people's hearts. Greater China has a vast territory and has always had conflicts in different dialect regions. It is not easy to fully resolve them. How great it is that Qin Shihuang's writings and chariots share the same track. The Qin Dynasty still fell in two generations. As his territory expands, although he can gain the allegiance of different local warlords and troops, whether he can form a united and brave Qinglong Army will still have to be done by himself in the future to resolve conflicts.
Just as everyone was about to return to Chang'an, Zhuge Liang sent his envoys to arrive in a hurry. A large number of enemies appeared at the east gate of Chang'an and were attacking furiously. Chen Long couldn't help but be frightened. Although there were many famous generals in the city, the troops were weak, so he had to divide his troops quickly. Chen Long and Huang Gai led the cavalry through the darkness, quickly rolled around the corner of the city, and headed straight for the east gate.
The fighting was fierce at the east gate of Chang'an. Xun You and Xu Shu, who had learned some swordsmanship, continued to fight bloody battles on the city wall. Xun You was unfortunately injured. The dark northwest army gathered more and more on the city wall, and they already had a numerical advantage over the Qinglong Army. The Qinglong Army has always been well-trained. Although the number is small, they are tenacious and brave and fight to the death. The city is bleeding like a river. Fortunately, thousands of reinforcements from other departments arrived. The two sides fought evenly and maintained it for a long time. of a balance of power.
The Qinglong Army fighting bloody battles on top of the city had long since neglected to attack the Northwest Army below the city. The East Gate Suspension Bridge had long been cut off. Many cavalry gathered outside the city gate. Wheels, giant hammers and axes smashed the city gate. The city gate gradually became broken and cracked a big hole. . In addition to the Weiyang Palace, there are hundreds of Qinglong troops in the city. There are almost no available troops. The east gate is about to be missed.
Xu Shu protected Xun You and retreated to Zhong Yao's mansion to bandage his wounds for treatment. Zhong Yao's Mansion has always been the secret stronghold headquarters of the Qinglong Army in Chang'an. After the Qinglong Army took control of half of Chang'an, it has always existed in half-light and half-dark as the Qinglong Army's stronghold, with all kinds of healing medicines and personnel available. A young and handsome young man was busy helping Xun You bandage, and then led hundreds of people to the east gate to help. After Xun You's condition stabilized, Xu Shu, who was tired and out of breath, had time to sit on the doorstep of the study, resting on his curled sword, and asked: "Yuan Chang, who was the young man who helped just now?"
Zhong Yao said hurriedly: "Zhong Hui, the dog, just came from Xiangyang with General Wei Wenchang of Wei Yan. Because he was visiting me, he did not follow General Wei out of the city to fight against Lu Yu."
Xu Shu suddenly remembered the boy who followed his lord south to Xiangyang, and said with a smile: "So he is the young master, no wonder he is so tall and handsome, he has grown so big!"
Zhong Yao said worriedly: "This kid also learned some martial arts in Xiangyang, but he is not very proficient. I don't know what the situation is like at the east gate!"
Xu Shu stood up quickly and saw wounded soldiers lying on the ground in the yard. He shouted loudly: "Anyone who can move, come with me!"
Seeing what Commander Yuan Zhi was doing, the wounded soldiers of the Qinglong Army all stood up and grabbed their weapons. Although many of them were shaky, their eyes were firm. Xu Shu picked dozens of people who were slightly injured, hurriedly mounted his horse, and then went to the east gate.
Zhong Hui was only thirteen years old at this time, and he was very talented. He loved reading military books and tactics when he was young, and he had a photographic memory. The ancients matured early, and Zhong Hui was born very tall. He entered the Qinglong Army for training early and listened to orders under Wei Yan's tent. Chen Long had been busy outside, and Wei Yan had never introduced Zhong Hui alone. Chen Long didn't even know that Zhong Hui, a noted general during the Three Kingdoms period, had already joined the Qinglong Army.
Without further ado, Zhong Hui led hundreds of soldiers to the road on one side of the east gate city. He saw the darkness on top of the city and the figures changing. The shouts of killing could not be heard. Zhong Hui's blood was boiling and he was about to rush to the city wall to kill. The enemy suddenly saw fire coming from the city gate. It was the small group of cavalry from the Northwest Army who attacked the city gate and smashed the city gate. Zhong Hui was quite talented in military affairs. Seeing that the city gate was about to be breached, he gave an order and hundreds of his men strung their bows and arrows. They immediately rushed into the city gate to block the passage, and instantly shot several northwest troops who were about to enter through the holes. The northwest army that attacked the city gate was caught off guard and immediately fell to the ground. Seeing that the city gate was about to be breached, the follow-up troops were unwilling to retreat and rushed forward one by one without fear of death. Although Zhong Hui was young, he was calm and composed, using his strong bow and crossbow to heroically kill several big men from the Northwest Army. He was truly a young hero.
Fortunately, Zhong Hui led his army to block the city gate passage, preventing the Northwest Army from advancing straight in. The battle for the city gate was extremely fierce. The city gate was reduced to pieces early, and the Northwest Army and the Zhong Family Army began to fight hand to hand. The Zhong family's private soldiers were buried dead and injured, and Zhong Hui ordered the corpses to be piled up to prevent the northwest army's horses from charging. The battle lasted only half an hour. Seeing that all the private soldiers of the Zhong family were dying, Zhong met with the situation and was about to retreat. Xu Shu happened to lead dozens of wounded soldiers to help, and held off the Northwest Army brigade for a while. .
After the pile of corpses at the city gate, only Xu Shu and Zhong Hui were left. They both fired their last crossbow arrows and threw away the triple crossbow designed by Zhuge Liang. Thanks to these sharp crossbows, a few hundred poorly trained private soldiers and wounded soldiers were able to hold off the Northwest Army for nearly an hour. At this moment, the battle on the top of the city was still going on. Seeing the Northwest Army rushing in again outside the city gate, Xu Shu pulled the young Zhong Hui and said: "Retreat first!"
Zhong Hui was unwilling to give in. Seeing that there was no one around him, he had no choice but to follow Xu Shu and retreat into the shadows of the alley next to the concierge. Several pioneers of the Northwest Army rushed through the pile of corpses. When they saw that there was no one in front of them, and the great city of Chang'an was right in front of them, they couldn't help but turned around with great excitement, rushed out of the city gate to greet the large group of people to enter the city.
Several people were shouting outside the city gate, fully expecting that most of the cavalry not far behind them who had been waiting for a long time would march straight in. Tonight would be a great night to burn, kill and plunder the wealthy Chang'an city. However, they saw a sudden chaos in the rear of the cavalry. Countless torches came from a distance like fire dragons. The cavalry of the Northwest Army immediately spread like a tide, and there was chaos on the battlefield in front of them. In a moment, horns, gongs, and war drums sounded everywhere, and Chen Long and Huang Gai's Green Dragon Cavalry finally arrived.
Xu Shu and Zhong Hui immediately sensed something unusual. Seeing the darkness at the city gate and no one entering, they couldn't help but look at each other. Xu Shu said, "Xiao Zhong, do you dare to follow me to the city to fight?"
Zhong Hui wiped the sweat and sludge on his face, raised his sword and said, "Why don't you dare to defend your home and country? Don't underestimate me." The two of them had no fear, raised their swords and climbed to the top of the city, fighting with each other. The Qinglong Army at the top of the city fought side by side. Zhong Hui took the opportunity to shout: "The thieves heard this, your brigade outside the city has been surrounded and annihilated by the Qinglong Army. Those who surrender will avoid death!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
