Another two days of bloody fighting.
Under this desperate offensive, there was a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides. Even if the Qin army would rather die than retreat, they could not withstand it after all.
The bricks and stones of the city wall were stained red by the blood of soldiers from both sides.
Under the wall, corpses were piled up and blood flowed into rivers.
At this point in the battle, the 20,000 defenders were already less than 1,000 strong.
But the generals were determined to die, and the soldiers were not greedy for life. Under the leadership of Ma Lin, the Qin army soldiers still fought hard to hold on.
The fierce battle has been fought so far, and those who can survive are those who crawled out from the dead!
At the city gate, the siege vehicle was hanging thick and sharp wooden stakes, and with the combined efforts of the Ling soldiers, it was violently hitting the city gate.
"Hey! Hey-"
With every blow, the tall city gate would tremble violently, and dust would shake off.
On the ladder, the infantry of the Spirit Army were still rushing forward, climbing up desperately.
Looking at the entire city defense line, there are already many places that are in danger and are in danger one after another.
Due to the straight rise of the fallen soldiers, there was a shortage of manpower and it was difficult to fill the vacancies. Several spiritual troops had already jumped up to the top of the city along the ladder. When they arrived, they were naturally greeted by piercing halberds, which instantly stabbed them into pieces. A hornet's nest.
There are spirit soldiers who are still holding their sabers high, but there are already halberds piercing through their belly.
He widened his eyes, screamed miserably, and wanted to swing his sword, but the Qin army was more ferocious than him. He grabbed his halberd, swung it fiercely, and stabbed him hard again!
This is just a tip of the battlefield.
And as one of the defense lines was broken, soon, Ling's soldiers jumped up along the gap one after another.
Fierce fighting spread across the city defenses.
There was a chaotic battle at the top of the city, and the Qin army officers and soldiers could no longer care about the ladder. As a result, the number of spiritual troops increased.
Ma Lin was running back and forth with his sword in hand, slashing at the enemy who appeared. With another swing of his sword, he violently tore off a piece of his shirt and began to write on it with blood.
After he finished writing quickly, he grabbed a Qin soldier by the collar, widened his eyes, and said:
"Go and deliver the message quickly! Tell the king that Qingtian Pass can no longer be defended!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he also stuffed the blood book into the soldier's arms and pushed it away.
Then, he raised his sword and rushed towards the crowd of spiritual soldiers in front, shouting: "Kill -"
On the top of the city, the situation was already becoming more and more chaotic.
Ye Gui shoots one person at a time, as if entering an uninhabited area, swinging his silver spear and slashing down. Once in contact, often not one person, but several Qin soldiers howl and fly upside down.
"Stop him! Stop him quickly—"
The deputy general of the Qin army pointed his sword and shouted.
Under his order, the surrounding Qin soldiers shouted loudly, rushed forward, aimed at Ye Gui, and drew out their halberds.
"Anyone who stands in my way will die!"
The latter stared and roared, refusing to dodge or give way. Instead, he jumped forward, opening and closing the spear in his hand, and blood flew everywhere where it passed!
The bravery of the general is too lethal to ordinary soldiers!
Seeing how ferocious he was, the deputy general of the Qin army couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, then roared to be brave, held the knife in both hands, and rushed forward.
The sword came down on his head, and Ye Gui instantly raised the gun, and at the same time glared sharply: "Get away!"
Raising his arms to flick the sword away, he also fired a fierce shot, forcing General Qin back, and walked away quickly again.
Obviously, his target was not the deputy general, but Ma Lin who was not far away.
Under its charge, no one could stop him. Before long, he was less than twenty steps away from Ma Lin.
"Ma Lin! You accept your life-"
With a loud shout, Ye Gui rushed over. In the flash of cold light, he waved his silver spear. As soon as he came up, he launched a fierce attack.
Ma Lin blocked with his sword and fought head-on with him.
As the two of them fought together, the attacking spiritual armies from both sides of the city defense began to slowly converge towards the center.
In the field, the sound of weapons clashing could be heard from time to time. After a few more moves, Ye Gui used his gun as a knife and struck hard on the head.
The evil wind blew in his face, and Ma Lin instantly blocked it with his sword. With a clang, his shoulders suddenly dropped half a point under the brutal force, and he gritted his teeth to resist.
Ye Gui's eyes widened, and he pressed down desperately. Seeing this blow, Ma Lin could not do anything. He immediately flipped his wrist, changed his stance instantly, and swept the spear along the edge of the sword.
Fortunately, Ma Lin reacted quickly enough, quickly tilted his head back, and the tip of the spear with a cold light grazed his neck, leaving a trail of blood.
But just as he took two steps back and before he could stand still, the blade on the right suddenly appeared, and a spirit general saw the opportunity and slashed hard.
With a click, Ma Lin's entire left arm was cut off with one knife!
As the blood sprayed, he screamed, holding the sword in one hand, he couldn't help but retreated, and his back hit the city wall.
At the same time, Ye Gui's spear stabbed into Ma Lin's belly with a pop.
Putting it against the wall, Ye Gui stared and said:
"Kneel down and surrender now! Maybe your life will be spared!"
"Ah!!! This man insults me -" Ma Lin roared sternly, with his beard and hair spread out. He didn't care, and with a force of his feet, he pierced his body with the spear, rushed forward, brandishing the sword with one arm, and wanted to fight. Ye Gui died together!
"Ah!?" The latter was also startled, hurriedly let go, left the silver gun behind, and stepped aside.
With a sword slashing through the air, Ma Lin turned around in an instant with the spear that penetrated his body, and the sword swept across. The two spirit soldiers were unable to dodge, and their heads were broken at the neck level!
And this blow was his last strength!
The huge pain and the spurting of hot blood had already caused his life to slip away.
After one strike of the sword, he could no longer hold on. The blade of the sword penetrated the ground to support his body, and he knelt on the ground with one knee.
The spear was still pierced through his belly.
The mouth of his left arm was dripping with blood.
The right hand is still holding the hilt of the sword upside down, with the sword tip touching the ground.
Seeing this scene, Ye Gui couldn't help but take a deep breath and said seriously: "Ma Lin, you are a true hero!"
After a while, several spirit soldiers picked up their halberds and poked Ma Lin tentatively.
The latter had already been killed in battle. Under the halberd, the body could not bear the force and fell to the ground.
At this point in the war, the 20,000 garrison at Qingtian Pass, including the garrison general Ma Lin, were completely wiped out.
At the same time, Sun Qi's 100,000 troops also deployed a favorable line of defense in the Jianyang area.
Of course, this has a lot to do with Ma Lin's persistence in the bloody battle. Otherwise, with the speed of the Spirit Army's blitz, it would be too late.
Not long after, the news also spread to the Xiangyang War Zone.
Looking at the blood book in his hand, Xiao Yuan's hands trembled, then he slapped the handsome case hard, and then closed his eyes deeply.
"General Ma Lin, a role model for our generals."
Of course he was grieving, and he also had a clear mind. Looking at the overall situation, he couldn't blame Sun Qi.
A few days later, news of Ma Lin's death at Qingtian Pass reached the Qin court, causing great shock to the courtiers.
In the pavilion in the back garden of the palace, Lu Yunyan narrowed her beautiful eyes, clenched her fist fiercely, and said quietly:
"General Ma Lin, who had outstanding military exploits and was loyal, died in the battle at Qingtian Pass. Sun Qi didn't even let him retreat..."
