The north wind whistled, the sky and the earth were vast, the air was cold and biting, and the land of Qi State was covered with white snow.
As the Song Dynasty poet Hua Qingshu described it - "The snow is covered with snow, and the pieces are as big as fists."
"It's already mid-month, how are you preparing for this?"
A somewhat harsh word came from the King of Qi's mouth.
"Back to... Your Majesty, it's ready." The Minister of War replied in a panic.
"Since we are ready, why...haven't we dispatched yet?"
Hearing these harsh words, the Minister of War was so frightened that he became nervous when he spoke.
But with his king so anxious and irritable, the Minister of War did not dare to delay.
"Back to...your Majesty, we will be dispatched in...two days." The Minister of War replied.
"This time, we must not make any mistakes again. If we do again, I will kill your nine and ten tribes!"
"Yes Yes Yes."
Soon, the Qi army was already preparing nervously, and the strength this time was no better than last time. This time there were several times more people than last time.
It can be said that a lot of money has been spent on the number of people. Looking at the strength of the troops, it is estimated that all the men in Qi State have come to serve as soldiers.
The king of Qi State is regarded as a god or a devil in the hearts of the people, more like an untouchable tiger.
As long as the king is unhappy, he may kill you at any time.
As long as the emperor wants something, everyone must try their best to satisfy the emperor's needs.
I heard that the King of Qi State was even more of a coward. No woman in the country could get married without being touched by her. Unless she couldn't catch the emperor's eye, they had to marry innocently.
The common people only dared to be angry in their hearts but did not dare to speak out.
And because the troops in the palace were strong and only loyal to the emperor, they could be said to be loyal.
Since the tyrant took office, even if there was resistance somewhere, all those who resisted would be killed in less than a day.
Not only did he enjoy beauties, but also get a lot of wealth and a life with endless food and clothing, as well as the territory was only big but not small, he could be said to be a successful emperor.
"Cheer up! Fighting is not a trivial matter! It is not a joke. If anyone escapes during this attack on Mo Country, then his nine tribes and ten tribes will kill him! You are all people with families. It is not strange for everyone to be like this. This general is cruel!"
At this moment, standing on the military camp platform, with a full beard, big legs and a thick waist, a very strong body, and a machete in his hand, this man is the most powerful general in Qi State and the commander of Qi State's military force, Guo Zhentian.
A group of hundreds of thousands of troops stood neatly and powerfully in this wide field.
"Qi Jun is mighty!" Coach Guo shouted arrogantly.
"The general is mighty!" hundreds of thousands of soldiers shouted uniformly and powerfully.
"Qi Jun is mighty!"
"The general is mighty!"
In this way, the huge shouts were summoned to the north and south of the country!
"Today! We must capture several cities in the Mo Kingdom! Open up and expand the territory of our Qi Kingdom!"
After saying that, the general, Coach Guo, walked off the platform, walked to the side of the horse, looked at the snowy sky, and quickly jumped on the horse.
Then, looking at the vast land, General Guo Zhentian picked up the horn and blew it.
The whine of the trumpet resounded across the country!
I saw hundreds of thousands of troops holding machetes in their hands, following General Guo Zhentian, marching toward Mo Chao with high morale.
The entire army was like a family of ants heading towards the Huguang territory of the Mo Dynasty.
The snow kept falling, passing over the cheeks of these soldiers, passing over the machete that had cut down many people, and passing over the shoes that had been walked and trained many times, dripping onto the ground and blending with the snow.
At this moment, at the observation deck of Zhenshui County on the border of Huguang, the soldier saw a group of ant-like troops hurriedly coming towards this side.
Seeing this, the soldier from the observation tower hurried down and hurried to the city gate and shouted.
"It's not good! It's not good! The Qi army is coming!" The soldier on the observation tower hurriedly shouted towards the city gate.
Then, I saw Shouzheng walking over in a hurry.
"What happened?" The guard was a little panicked.
"Qi Jun! Qi Jun is coming this way. This time it is big and mighty. There are probably hundreds of thousands of troops." The soldier was a little slow in speaking.
Hearing what the soldier in front of him said, the guard at the city gate became a little panicked. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the other side of the long river in front of him. Now he saw the figure of the Qi State army.
"Quick! Quick! Close the city gate! Close the city gate!"
Then, the city gate quickly closed.
"Go to the county office and tell the magistrate." Shouzheng pointed at someone.
"yes."
Seeing that this little soldier went to deliver the message, the guard looked worriedly at the dozens of soldiers guarding the city gate: "Cheer up, everyone! Close the city gate tightly! Be ready to fight at any time!"
"yes!"
All of a sudden, the city gates of Zhenshui County entered a state of alert.
Seeing this, the people in the city became a little panicked, scurrying around like rats, with stalls everywhere.
"Qi County Magistrate! Qi County Magistrate!" Xiaobing hurriedly ran into the magistrate's yamen.
After hearing this, Qi Yongzheng, the magistrate of Zhenshui County, hurried out and looked at the soldier in front of him with a pair of worried faces: "What happened?"
At this moment, Xiao Binglian gasped and said in a panic: "Qi Jun... Qi Jun... Qi Jun is coming, coming."
"How many?" Qi Zhixian was very anxious.
"Probably hundreds of thousands."
"Hundreds of thousands?" Qi Zhixian hesitated for a moment, then hurried to the office.
As soon as he arrived in the room, Qi Zhixian did not dare to rest. He hurriedly picked up the brush and wrote the letter.
After writing it, he hurriedly handed it over to a small soldier and headed to the governor's mansion in the provincial capital.
Outside the city gate of Zhenshui County, Qi State troops have arrived.
A team of dozens of people gathered on the tower, holding crossbows and pulling arrows to shoot down.
However, these bows and arrows are just a drop in the bucket for these hundreds of thousands of troops.
The troops of Qi State looked at the few people on the city tower, and sent most of them to knock open the city gate, while the remaining people used bows and arrows to shoot upwards.
The city was already in a panic, and everyone wanted to evacuate towards the south gate.
"Women, children, and the elderly will go first, while the rest of the men will stay in the city!"
The guard at the south city gate blocked the way and shouted loudly.
After hearing this, some of the unwilling men roared.
"Why! There are hundreds of thousands of Qi troops, and there are only a few thousand people in Zhenshui County. How can we fight? Let us die!" A man yelled unwillingly.
Several guards were also at a loss. At this moment, Qi Zhixian of Zhenshui County came over. Looking at the shouting man, he shook his head helplessly and looked at the guards: "Let them go. The Qi State has a strong army. There is a dead end in this city.”
At this time, several guards just let him go.
I saw that all of a sudden the crowd rushed over. After a while, there was no one left in the city.
But those on this side of the city gate can no longer resist.
Hundreds of thousands of people pushed towards the city gate together. On the city tower, there were only a few dozen people left on the city tower.
"The city cannot be lost!" Shouzheng said, then looked at the stones aside, picked them up and smashed them down one by one, killing several people immediately.
The commander of the Qi army saw that the people pushing the city gate were knocked unconscious by the stones falling from the city tower, and he hurriedly ordered: "Go up the stairs!"
Now, two long stairs were erected on the city gate, and one after another the Qi soldiers climbed up.
Knowing that they would be beaten to death or knocked unconscious, the Qi soldiers who were not afraid of death still rushed up and fell down the stairs one by one and fell at the bottom of the stairs.
There are not many stones on the tower. Soon, one after another, Qi soldiers climbed onto the tower and started fighting with the guards from Mo Chao.
Within minutes, several guards fell to the machetes of Qi soldiers, and only the strong and strong Shou Zheng was left on the tower.
Suddenly, more than a dozen Qi soldiers surrounded him and started fighting with Shou Zheng.
Although Shouzheng held a sharp sword in his hand, he was alone and his opponents kept coming one after another. Shouzheng still died under the machete of this Qi soldier.
After taking care of the people on the tower, they saw that the gate had not yet been opened, and dozens of Qi soldiers walked down the tower.
I saw a dozen people blocking the city gate with their bodies.
After seeing this, the Qi soldiers rushed forward and started fighting without hesitation.
Sure enough, Emperor Qi was irritable, and so were these soldiers.
When he started beating someone, he gritted his teeth and killed him with anger on his face.
Compared with the soldiers of Qi State who had been training all day, the soldiers who guarded the city gate all day were indeed inferior. Soon, they also fell to the machete.
Several soldiers from Qi State hurried over and took down the solid wooden bolts.
As soon as he took it, tens of thousands of people rushed forward, and dozens of people in front couldn't stand and fell in front of the door.
Before the first few could stand up, the hundreds of thousands of troops behind them could no longer hold their nerve and rushed into the city.
After entering the city, they began to plunder unscrupulously in the city.
The soldier who opened the door just now and the soldier who fell down have been trampled to death.
Seeing that a city was successfully captured, the commander of Qi State was very happy. He watched his people grabbing food everywhere, walking around in the lost Zhenshui City with a smile without saying a word.
Soon, a few hours passed, and the provincial capital already knew the news.
"What do you think about this matter?" General Su asked several officials.
"Commander Su, I heard that there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Qi State this time. The strength of Huguang Province is only a few hundred thousand. If there are reinforcements, the entire army will probably be wiped out." An official said.
Listening to what the official said, General Su was a little confused: "Yes, if we get reinforcements, the whole army will be wiped out; if we don't get reinforcements, this city will lose one or two buildings."
"Commander Su, how can we handle this better? We can't reinforce it, right? We really can't do this thing of losing troops." Another official was worried.
"This matter needs to be reported to the imperial court as soon as possible. If the imperial court pursues the matter, it will not only hold us petty officials responsible, but also General Su," another official said.
Seeing the commotion, General Su became a little anxious: "The imperial court will naturally report it. In this way, we will bring tens of thousands of people to try. It will take as long as it takes."
"good."
