"Beat the drum! Beat it hard!" Li Xian shouted sternly from the top of the city.
Suddenly there was a loud drum beat in Longcheng, and the sound of thousands of troops and horses formed in the passes on both sides of the city. This made Dai Ling, the cavalry general who was originally restraining Li Xian under the city, a little panic, and quickly ordered all the cavalry troops to stabilize their positions to avoid Li Xian's attack. Raid from within the city.
Longcheng city head.
Ma Su broke out with his remaining 500 soldiers, but encountered Dai Ling's cavalry formation in front of him, which was restraining Li Xian. If not for the fact that his general Huang Xi sacrificed his life to seize a war horse and helped Ma Su escape to Longcheng. , fearing that Ma Su had died in the formation, in order not to open the city gate, Wang Ping could only use a grappling hook and rope to force Ma Su to the top of the city. What is ridiculous is that only one of the 25,000-strong generals is left to return. Go to Longcheng.
"Take General Ma down to rest!" Li Xian ordered. Obviously, he did not want to say another word to this willful defeated general, and still directed the defense on his own.
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Wei army camp.
"What a golden cicada escaped from its shell, and in this way, Ma Su escaped again!" Le Lin said angrily.
"Nephew Wuyou, Li Xian never left the city to fight. Even if Ma Di broke through, he never supported him. I predict that he must not have many soldiers in the city, no more than 10,000 at most. As long as our army tries its best to attack the city, we will definitely be able to attack the city three times. Take it within a day." Zhang He pinched his beard and said.
"If we attack the city, my nephew is willing to be the vanguard!" Lelin said with a cupped hand.
"Okay! Let them see my nephew's bravery today! You take my infantry and replace Dai Ling at the front, and attack him forcefully! Even if he is a piece of iron, you have to gnaw down one or two ounces of him!"
"I will obey your orders!"
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Longcheng city head.
"General, Zhang He has changed his formation! Could it be that he wants to attack by force?" Wang Ping raised his hands and said, feeling horrified. He knew that there were only more than 10,000 soldiers in the city. If the Wei army did not hesitate at all costs, it would be impossible to break through the city in three days. Not a fantasy.
Unexpectedly, a smile appeared on Li Xian's originally calm face, and then slowly increased, and then burst into laughter.
"Why is the general laughing?" Wang Ping was confused for a moment.
"Don't worry, General Wang. As long as I'm here, Longcheng will be safe!" Li Xian then took out the sword from his waist, pointed at the sergeants who were changing formations below the city, and said loudly to his own soldiers: "Soldiers! Our compatriots are being massacred below the city. The traitors! They think we are lambs to be slaughtered, let them see today who is the real wolf! For those soldiers who sacrificed their lives! Revenge them!"
"Revenge! Revenge!" Suddenly a tsunami-like sound from the mountains above the city wall swept over. Gong Jie had already led the divine arm archers to prepare for attack, waiting for Le Lin to lead the army into range.
After the formation change was completed, Lelin led the infantry into a military formation covered with shields, quickly arrived under the ten-meter fault, and immediately ordered: "Give me a ladder!"
"General! The ladder! It's out of reach, ah!" Before the soldier could finish his words, he was shot through the head by an extremely sharp arrow.
Le Lin immediately asked: "What's going on? Why can't the ladder be put up!"
"General, this fault is too high. There is no such long ladder at all! And I have never heard of the rain of arrows above Longcheng! We can't attack by force!"
Le Lin heard this and said angrily: "No ladder? Then set up a human ladder for me! Anyone who retreats will be killed! I will climb first!"
After hearing this, all the soldiers said: "Yes!" They quickly formed a human ladder with shield soldiers, and then they could barely reach the Longcheng wall.
"General Zhang has ordered Le Lin to withdraw."
Le Lin was just about to attack the city when she heard the words and was puzzled for a long time. It took a long time to recover, and she had to lead her troops back to the central army in dismay.
"Uncle! What's going on! My disciple is about to attack the city, why did he order to withdraw his troops?" Le Lin said angrily.
Zhang He shook his head and replied: "The purpose of sending you here today is not to attack by force at all. The height of the ladder cannot even be reached. It is impossible to attack by force. What's more, they have that kind of invulnerable armor, and Can it be conquered now?"
"Is there any other way, uncle?" Le Lin looked at the world's best general again.
Zhang He said: "This general has a plan, but..."
"But what?" Le Lin was already anxious. At this time, Zhang He was still trying to hide her.
"This general has a way, he will definitely go out to fight!" Zhang He said: "Aren't our troops taking many prisoners in Nanshan? The general is like this, I think he will definitely go out of the city to fight."
After hearing this, Le Lin immediately broke out in cold sweat on her forehead. She just felt that this method was too insidious, and she wanted to refuse it.
"Report! General Zhang, Shanggui County Sheriff, General Guo Huai's blood letter!"
Zhang He was shocked when he heard this: "Bring it quickly!" He opened it immediately and looked at it, he was shocked, "Why is it so tragic!"
Le Lin quickly took the letter and didn't burst into tears until she read it. Guo Huai had been without food for more than three days, and all the horses in the city had been eaten. Yesterday, he personally beheaded his beloved concubine for the generals to share, and then he stabilized his military morale and his words. Lie Lie, if Zhang He cannot defeat this city in three days, Guo Huai will have no choice but to die for his country.
Le Lin said: "General Guo is unparalleled in his loyalty. How could we not try our best to tie those prisoners to the front of the battle array!" He immediately left the tent and came to Longcheng.
"Guards in the city, listen! You dare not go out of the city for a decisive battle, you are just like rats! Can't you see clearly! Today I will let you see how these prisoners died!" Le Lin shouted loudly, and then struck with a knife, Blood spurted out and heads fell to the ground.
Longcheng city head.
"General! This is too deceptive. Even if our army does not defend the city, we are not afraid of him. Why bother to be trapped here!" Wang Ping said again.
"General Wang! A little impatience will ruin the big plan." Li Xian said again, "You are not allowed to go to war!"
"Can our army just watch these soldiers die under the city wall for no reason!" Wang Ping was angrily. He was looking at these soldiers coming out of Sichuan. Which one of them didn't think of reviving the Han Dynasty before joining the army? Because of the general, he became a prisoner at the mercy of others.
"You have to endure it even if you can't bear it! They did it on purpose, don't you understand!" Li Xian stopped Wang Ping's impulsive behavior again.
Gong Jie was still speechless, but he just clenched his teeth and suppressed the tears in his eyes. However, all the soldiers guarding the city had tears in their eyes.
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The setting sun in the Gobi reflected the blood in front of the battle array extremely red. Le Lin's behavior of killing prisoners in front of the battle array lasted from day to afternoon, and she had killed more than 5,000 people. When she looked up the city wall, Wang Ping saw that because of After holding back tears for a long time, I was already shedding tears of blood, but someone in the formation sang the tune of "Xiongguan Mandao is as true as iron" again, and the three armies were at the head of Longcheng, under the blood-like setting sun, responding. Echoed, the scene was extremely tragic for a while.
"General!" Wang Ping knelt down and cried. "I, Wang Ping, are by no means disobedient to the general's orders. It's just that Zhang He slaughtering his compatriots like this is unbearable. I can't go out to fight today, and I can't go out to fight tomorrow. When can I go to war? If I can't kill this thief, how can I, Wang Ping, have the dignity to survive in this world!"
"General Wang, get up!" Li Xian watched Wang Ping kneel down and quickly helped him up, "General Wang, listen to what Li said, as long as the Prime Minister's army comes back and Shanggui is defeated, I guarantee that our army will be able to fight Avenge the shame!"
Wang Ping burst into tears and shook his head: "General... those are all me... the man's son..."
Li Xian also cried and said: "General, these people behind me are also the sons of big men. I absolutely cannot let the general fall into the same situation as them. As of now, our army can only rely on this terrain to defend!"
"General...General, King...Wang Ping has lost his composure." Wang Ping immediately wiped away the tears on his face, "General, can I play the drum?"
"If the general feels uncomfortable, just beat the drum and see those sons off."
Wang Ping nodded with tears in his eyes and walked straight towards the big drum. But the famous general could only vent his frustration by waving the drumsticks constantly.
The blood and tears in his eyes did not stop for a moment as he swung the drumsticks, until his arms lost all feeling. The sound of drums, accompanied by the tune of "Recalling Qin'e", echoed and circled above Longcheng.
"General, envoy Zhang He is here again."
"What did he bring this time?" Li Xian asked without raising his head.
"He brought a piece of women's clothing." Li Xian was surprised. "Good guy, think of me as Sima Yi. I'm not as shameless as him. I pulled him down and beheaded him."
"yes."
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Zhang He looked at the still silent Longcheng city wall that day, rode his horse to the front of the battle, looked at the city wall in the distance, and sighed: "This son is really a good general in the world! I'm afraid it will be difficult for our army to cross this city."
Le Lin held up her hands and asked: "General, you will not go out to fight if you kill prisoners like this, and you will not go out to fight if you send this person in women's clothing. It is not advisable to attack by force. Our army is in a dilemma. What should we do?"
Zhang He's voice was obviously much softer: "You can kill again tomorrow. If this person doesn't come out, we will have to go back to Chencang. It's better than being trapped here."
Le Lin asked in confusion: "Will the general not attack?"
Zhang He said: "General Le, this plan is to retreat in order to advance. If our army pretends to retreat, then Li Xian will come to pursue us. I will ambush you halfway, which will definitely succeed."
Le Lin was also a little shaken at this moment: "General, is this plan really feasible? Li Xian didn't fall into the trap that day in the pocket formation, and he didn't fall into the trap when killing prisoners today. Why retreat, he will definitely fall into the trap?"
Zhang He said with a smile: "Even if Li Xian can control the battlefield, he can't resist the soldiers' desire for revenge. The situation is forcing him to pursue them, so he can't help but not pursue them."
Le Lin nodded doubtfully, and followed Zhang He's words, starting to kill prisoners in the morning and continuing until noon. Looking again, there were really no prisoners to kill, and there was no movement at the top of Longcheng. He had to stand by in the formation.
"General Zhang He's order! The entire army retreats to Chencang!"
"Got the order!"
