As the night comes to an end, the morning light begins to shine brightly from the east, reflecting the floating clouds and coating it with a thin layer of gold.
But in the sky above Hezhou, the gunpowder smoke and war flames were so thick that they covered the entire sky.
"Pull the strings full--" Chen Xian, whose face was full of dust and smoke, his voice was almost hoarse, but he still stood by the city wall, commanding the army to defend.
The Hezhou City Gate, which was riddled with holes, was shaken to the point of collapse by a new round of stone-throwing.
In just one night, at least three times, the Beidi people's offensive had already reached the city wall first. Fortunately, countless Hezhou soldiers and civilians used their flesh and blood as shields to block it.
After just one round of stone throwing, the Beidi people's offensive finally slowed down a bit.
"Reserve battalion, go to the city!"
Under the city wall, the defenders, who had rested for less than an hour, dragged their remains, roared, raised their swords, and set foot on the city gate again. As for the defenders who had changed their defenses, many of them fell headfirst before taking a few more steps.
The weeping civilians hurried over and carried the bloody guards one by one to the city gate. There were seriously injured people who could not hold on and died under the city, so their bodies were moved to one place. When more people were gathered, they were sent to heaven with a fire.
"On the road to hell, don't be a starving ghost!"
A bran cake was placed among the countless corpses of the defenders. The defenders and people surrounding him all knelt down in pain.
"After Hezhou, there are our mountains and rivers in the Central Plains! If Di Gou enters the pass, what will happen to us? We will see our parents and elders again!" One by one, the generals stood on the top of the city, raising their swords again and shouting angrily.
"Tang Ziying!"
"Baili Camp!"
"kill!"
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Dongfang Jing looked at it and felt uncomfortable in his heart. Seriously, this is his first time entering the border. He never imagined how powerful these soldiers who fought to the death would be in order to defend Hezhou.
The remnant army of more than 20,000 people has fought hard, and now there are only less than 7,000 people left. Even among the people in the city who helped defend the city, nearly 20,000 to 30,000 people died.
"Digou has entered the city!"
Following a dense barrage of stones and thousands of arrows, under this cover, the Beidi people's walking phalanx roared and pressed forward step by step.
"I am a butcher. I have been killing dogs for eighteen years in Bairou Street, Hezhou!" A tall and thick guard raised his blood-stained long knife and slashed forward.
A Beidi man who climbed up first fell down with his head covered in blood.
"Lance——"
The prepared spearmen, most of them with young faces, roared, raised their ten-foot-long wooden spears, and stabbed them under the city wall.
One by one, the Beidi people were stabbed until they screamed and fell down. The city ladders were overturned one after another. But among them, there were also many guards who died in the fight and fell into the gully together with them.
"Look at me, Zhao Bali of Monan Town, be a good boy today!"
A thin guard was stabbed in the stomach. He coughed up blood, abandoned his spear, and jumped down. The falling force knocked down several Di people.
"Boiling water, pour boiling water!"
"Shanhu Camp, watch the city gate for me!" Chen Xian shouted loudly and kept walking back and forth on Chengtou Mountain.
It wasn't until he walked back again that Chen Xian gasped for breath and took advantage of the gap to walk to the inner wall.
"Little strategist, it's time."
"Of course." Dongfang Jing raised his head with a calm face, "Such a strong position is the best opportunity. General Chen, you are in trouble."
"In addition, the collected golden juice is also ready."
Chen Xiang laughed and said, "Okay! I have invited the old, weak, women and children in the city to leave Hezhou. Only us sons and daughters are left. Even if we die, it will be happy enough!"
"Little military advisor, please leave the city too!"
Dongfang Jing shook his head, "I should stay here as a strategy to reduce my life span. Furthermore, this pandemic is not irreversible. Please leave some thoughts on my life, General."
"Don't forget, what we have to do is wait for reinforcements and epidemic medicine and military doctors. The Beidi people have lived in the north of the Great Wall for a long time, and the skills of Qihuang are not as good as those of the Central Plains. This is an excellent opportunity."
"I wish to give you the order from my little military advisor!"
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Outside Hezhou City, the Beidi people's command outpost.
Tuoba Hu rode an armored golden horse with a somewhat complicated tone.
"I can't figure out why these defenders... can hold on until now. Are there only a few thousand people left dead in Hezhou? Could it be that they will not stop until they die?"
Shenluzi lowered his head, "Great Khan, don't stop attacking the city. You have guessed that there are only a few thousand defenders left. Hezhou will be defeated in two days at most."
"After destroying Hezhou, if the Great Khan becomes angry, just massacre the city."
Tuoba Hu shook his head, "You are joking. Although the massacre of the city has the power of shock, I do not want to kill the Jueji people. Do you mean that I really want to turn the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains into a place for raising horses and grazing?"
"This is wrong. What I wish in my heart is for the world to be united. And my Eagle's people will sit in the entire Central Plains. As for discipline, just let them work hard."
Shenluzi smiled and said, "Great Khan Tianwei. Then wait, we will capture Hezhou, and you and I will enter the Central Plains together."
"Very good."
Tuoba Hu raised his head, looking down at the front coldly. His Beidi army was like a pack of ferocious wolves, rushing towards the crumbling city gate.
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In Cangzhou.
Xu Mu, who received the secret letter, turned around silently and faced the color of the river after reading it.
He could guess that the Demon Queen would have back-up plans. Therefore, in order to be on guard against unexpected events, he asked the young military advisor Dongfang Jing to rush to Hezhou early.
The secret message was sent by Tsuneshiro. The letter stated that 30,000 troops had been dispatched from the inner city. In addition, 20,000 new soldiers will be recruited, and after half a month of training, they will also go to Hezhou.
There is another content in the letter.
In the Hebei War, the Hebei Army, the Yanzhou Army, and the Rouran Army totaled 160,000 to 70,000 people. The Yuzhou Army has now switched from offense to defense, waiting for opportunities to counterattack.
Once the war broke out, it burned the entire Central Plains world.
"My lord, good news!"
"King Zuo Shiren of Dongling has captured Hucheng! The power of the army has approached the imperial capital of Cangzhou!"
"Okay." Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief. But even so, he did not follow to attack. For some reason, deep down in his heart, he always felt that the Demon Queen still had some tricks up his sleeve, and leaving Chang Wei with 20,000 people would be miraculous.
"Here. Send a message to Lu Xiu of Dingzhou, asking him to station at Dingbeiguan without participating in the war."
According to the previous plan, Lu Xiu's Dingzhou Army would come to support the war. But now, not only Beidi, but also Rouran have raised their iron hoofs and vowed to crush the Central Plains.
Outside Dingbeiguan, there are also many barbarians and horse bandits.
In later generations, Xu Mu understood the possibility that it was the darkest moment in history.
Wu Huanhua.
But now, under the instigation of the Demon Queen, this possibility has become vague. He had to be careful. If by that time, this situation really happens, I am afraid that capturing Cangzhou will be meaningless.
Standing by the river, Xu Mu suddenly clenched his fists and turned to look in the direction of the imperial capital. Deep down in my heart, I already have an obsession.
I swear to kill the Demon Queen!
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