Is that human being?
Such thoughts echoed in everyone's hearts.
Even the warriors climbing the ladder could not help but feel weak in their legs and feet.
It has been almost a quarter of an hour, but no one has gained a foothold on the city. It would be fine if there were many defenders on the city and the resistance was fierce, but there is only one person defending the city, which is scary.
Seeing this, Hosokawa Toyohisa immediately shouted at the top of his lungs: "Whoever climbs the city will be rewarded with ten gold coins, whoever injures the leader of the thieves will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins, and whoever kills the leader of the thieves will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"
There must be a brave man under a heavy reward. When he heard that the reward was so generous, the warriors who had retreated became brave again.
Although the people in the city are extremely ferocious, they are also people who can breathe. When a person finally runs out of strength, they firmly believe that this kind of high-intensity consumption will not last long.
"Crack...bang bang bang..."
Li Qing put on two pairs of human-shaped mallets again, swung his arms and swept left and right. Whenever he was hit by the human-shaped mallets, he would either have his muscles broken or be killed on the spot, and he would lose his combat effectiveness instantly.
There were no less than 200 corpses on the city, lying all over the ground, with almost no place to stand, but Li Qing was still brave.
Today, he wants to break the record!
Another quarter of an hour later, Li Qing's figure grew taller again. It wasn't that he had grown taller, but that there were too many people stepping on him.
As many as four hundred enemies died at his hands.
At the same time, Hosokawa Toyohisa also doubled the bounty and vowed to kill Li Qing.
If you don't kill such an opponent, I'm afraid you won't have a chance to kill him in the future.
With such an ability to command an army and such a force value, once its power is allowed to grow, the consequences will be disastrous.
No matter what the cost, he must be killed.
There is an endless stream of people climbing the city. Although no one has been able to survive ten breaths on the city so far, the killing god's strength has obviously declined, and he has even begun to breathe heavily, which further confirms their suspicions.
This man is not a god and can kill!
Since you can kill, why can't you be killed by me?
When people face great temptation, they always overestimate their abilities, and when people are more courageous, they get rid of their initial fear.
"Bang bang!"
Li Qing threw his hands and two calves shot out. As soon as the two warriors stepped on the crenel, they were knocked backwards before they could stabilize their bodies.
The sound of bones breaking in mid-air was heard, and blood spurted out from the two men. They died before they even hit the ground.
"Bang bang bang..."
Li Qing raised his leg and swept across. There was a brief vacuum period within two meters around him. Taking advantage of this gap, he picked up a samurai sword, jumped several meters, and swiped violently, "Pfft...!"
…
A quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour...
Li Qing's position was getting higher and higher, but his efficiency in killing enemies was decreasing, and his energy and physical strength were declining sharply.
As time passed, his breathing gradually became heavier.
The true energy that has lasted for more than a hundred years is finally made of flesh and blood, he is not a god.
However, he had killed enough.
The enemy's corpses were almost piled up to the crenel. The exact number could not be calculated. There were not only a thousand people, but also more than 800.
At this point, Li Qing finally achieved his strategic goal of losing two thousand people before the enemy army entered the city.
After calculating the time, our own warriors have already opened an absolutely safe distance, and there is no need to fight anymore.
Although there is still the strength to fight again, there is no need to pursue the limit too much. In the face of a powerful enemy, you still have to leave some remaining strength.
Just at this moment, "Crash..." there was a sound of broken bricks falling, followed by cheers.
Seeing this situation, Li Qing no longer hesitated and jumped down from the city.
"Catch him and kill him." Hosokawa Toyohisa yelled, "He is dying, kill him and get a reward of 10,000 gold!"
After paying such a high price, it was finally exhausted. If he could escape, all the previous losses would be in vain.
Soon, a group of people rushed into the city screaming, but they didn't even see Li Qing's shadow.
"What a pity!" Hosokawa Toyohisa gritted his teeth.
Hosokawa Katsuyuki stepped forward and said calmly: "Ignore him, let's go to the city first. How many weapons does he have now?"
Hosokawa Toyohisa calmed down a little and said respectfully: "There are only more than 3,000 of them in total. Saburo Inoue is helping us... We have lost about 500 people. Including them attacking the city and fighting the Yamana clan." ... Definitely less than two thousand, even just the number of people in the city."
After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "What should we do with the thousands of mountain names armed now?"
Hearing this, Hosokawa Katsuyuki frowned and whispered back: "This is indeed a problem... You are familiar with the Han art of war, do you have any countermeasures?"
Hosokawa Toyohisa thought for a while and suggested: "We can come up with a delaying strategy first and promise that the city will still be managed by them. They only need to give us a certain amount of money and food every month."
"This is too cheap for the Yamana clan." Hosokawa Katsuyuki said dissatisfied, "They are only four thousand people, and we are more than twice as many as them. We have paid all our capital this time, how can we only get so much money?" A bit?"
Hosokawa Toyohisa advised: "This is just a delaying tactic. The most important thing right now is to kill the great god first. Once he is killed, it will be much easier to deal with the Yamana clan."
"No, no, no," Hosokawa Katsuyuki had a different view, "The Yamana family has been operating here for too long. Your delaying strategy is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain. The so-called great god is indeed powerful, but he has very few weapons. And he has no foundation here, so it will be extremely difficult to gain a foothold here.”
Hosokawa Toyohisa had a headache and said with a wry smile: "With his terrifying force value, once he is allowed to breathe again, he will definitely become our enemy."
"But have you ever thought that in such a big city, if he wants to escape, can we catch him?" Hosokawa Katsuyuki asked back.
"Ah? This..."
Hosokawa Toyojiu was embarrassed.
The force value displayed by Li Qing was simply inhuman. Even though they were outnumbered, Hosokawa Toyohisa didn't feel like he could catch them.
All signs prove that as long as this great god wants to run away alone, no one can stop him.
It’s not that they can’t be killed, but they can’t be caught.
"So, listen to me!" Hosokawa Katsuyuki said, "I'm still using your rhetoric, but it's false. Let them stand in front. Once the obstacles are cleared, I'll take action on them immediately."
He was ambitious: "I want this city!"
"They may not be willing to let them stand in front!" Hosokawa Toyohisa felt embarrassed.
Hosokawa Katsuyuki sneered: "Do they have any choice now?"
"Uh...then I'll give it a try."
Hosokawa Katsuyuki nodded: "Now that we have entered the city, let's not rush on our way. We have been attacking the city for so long. Let the samurai have a good rest and eat and drink before heading forward. Only after they have rested can they have the strength to kill the enemy. Anyway, The city is here, and we can’t escape.”
"Yes." Hosokawa Toyohisa bowed and turned around.
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"Quickly inform Saburo Inoue and ask him to come with his troops." Li Qing said seriously, "Tell him to bring all the warriors!"
"yes!"
…
Two hours later, Saburo Inoue led all the samurai to rush over.
After seeing that the great god was safe and sound, and that the direct samurai were almost undamaged, he breathed a long sigh of relief, but at the same time he was also puzzled:
"Great God, are we not going to defend the city?"
"We can no longer defend it." Li Qing shook his head slightly. The inner city was more difficult to defend than the outer city. If the outer city could not be defended, the inner city would not be much better.
After this battle, he finally saw that it was not easy to defend the city here.
There is no strong high city, no general cannon, and even the most basic city defense equipment such as arrows has a worrying lethality.
Guarding this city wall, which is no higher than the courtyard wall of the rich Ming Dynasty, is really not a good idea. It is better to attack directly.
Inoue Saburo whispered: "Master, those newcomers may not be trustworthy. If they betray you during the battle, you will be in trouble. After all...the opponents also have samurai from the Yamana clan."
Li Qing nodded: "It doesn't matter, you go and tell them that we won't fight the Yamana clan, only the Hosokawa clan."
"What if the Yamana clan attacks us?" Saburo Inoue hesitated, "We have destroyed the Yamana clan after all!"
"There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. If the general of the Yamana clan was really motivated, he would not have turned their hostility into friendship with the Hosokawa clan who came to rob them." Li Qing said lightly: "He may not have heard of the allusion of lips dying and teeth cold. Yes, but he must understand this truth. If we lose, he won't be in much better shape. The Hosokawa family has already taken out his old fortune, how can he let go of this piece of fat that reaches his mouth?" ΟиЪ.ōΓＧ
Saburo Inoue didn't understand, but just nodded: "Okay, I'll go right away..."
He paused and asked, "Master, how much have they reduced their staff?"
"No less than two thousand."
"That's okay." Saburo Inoue felt a little more confident and went happily.
Li Qing regained his energy while secretly calculating his chances of winning.
At this moment, he has four thousand troops, and the enemy army is roughly 12,300. However, these more than 10,000 people are not all his enemies.
For example, the three or four thousand people of the Yamana clan would never help the Hosokawa clan beat him as long as the other party was not a fool.
Li Qing didn't expect the other party to help him in turn, as long as he didn't help the Hosokawa clan deal with him.
As for the newcomers on hand, Li Qing is not very worried. It is not that he wants them to fight against his old club, but against his old enemy. Moreover, the price offered by his old club is far lower than his own.
To say the least, even if he was defeated, these people would still have a way out. After all, they did not attack the Yamana clan.
Based on this, it works!
Excluding the Yamana clan, it should be four thousand versus nine thousand. Well... it's not a big problem... Li Qing let out a sigh of relief.
…
Early the next morning, the Xishan Allied Forces came dragging siege equipment, slowly and slowly.
They subconsciously believed that Li Qing would still defend the city.
But he didn't expect that Li Qing would face them in a decisive battle!
When Hosokawa Katsuyuki saw that there were four thousand armed men on the opposite side, his expression changed slightly, and he said angrily: "Toyohisa, didn't you say that the number of troops was less than two thousand? What's going on?"
"I, I..." Hosokawa Toyohisa was speechless and said angrily: "I think it was him who pulled up a temporary team. Don't worry, as soon as the battle begins, these people who made up a temporary team will definitely disperse in a hurry."
"I hope so." Hosokawa Katsuyuki snorted and said, "Go and let Yamana Torataro be the vanguard, and you can lead the team yourself and watch."
Hosokawa Toyohisa knew that he was in the wrong, so he bravely bowed his head and said yes. He walked up to Yamana Torataro and used hard and soft tactics. He continued to make big mistakes and finally persuaded him to act as a vanguard.
"kill!"
Hosokawa Toyohisa drew his katana and rushed forward with the Yamana clan's samurai.
"Disperse!"
Li Qing drank softly.
The troops who were waiting for them immediately dispersed, leaving a sunny avenue.
Hosokawa Toyohisa was stunned and thought: Is he crazy?
Immediately, he was overjoyed again.
It doesn't matter anymore, no matter what the opponent's intentions are, as long as this army rushes over and then attacks in the opposite direction, this great god will be attacked from both sides.
A great victory is in sight, and the era of the Hosokawa clan has arrived!
