Gao Liu had already been slashed several times, and blood was flowing from the wound, but he acted as if nothing had happened. When the waist knife was blown away, he changed hands and took the spear placed on the wall, and took two steps back with his arms wide open. Sweeping out a circle of light with a long spear, the Liao soldiers who rushed forward were swept back a few steps, and they pressed against the city gate back to back with the remaining twenty or so soldiers of Lie Lei Battalion.
Seeing that there were not many Da Zhou soldiers left at the city gate, the guard was overjoyed and shouted: "Come on! They are not many, kill them and close the city gate!"
"Da da da!" Amidst the rushing sound of horseshoes, a tall black horse galloped from outside the city, leaped over Gao Liu and the others, and charged directly into the crowd of the Liao army. A puff of blood sprayed out, instantly creating a blank area in the crowd.
The horse knight was dressed in red armor, only a pair of bloodthirsty eyes were exposed under the helmet mask, and every stab and dance of the silver spear took away a fresh life.
"Yang Zhao..." Looking at the knight who harvested life like a god of death, the guard murmured to himself.
After the horses rushed in one after another, the infantry had already rushed to the door, and following the open space that the cavalry rushed out of in front, they attacked the Liao soldiers who had begun to retreat like a bloody wind.
"Gao Liu!" Yang Zhao looked back at the city gate and called out.
"Alive!" A hand was raised in the crowd.
Yang Zhao then turned his horse's head and led his men to chase after the fleeing defender.
The setting sun slanted, and the sky was covered with a gorgeous sunset glow. The rays of light shone on the city wall, bringing out the shadows of the mottled blood. The battle in the city had calmed down, and the city gate was closed again. Imprisoned in barracks.
Looking at the corpses all over the ground, Gao Liu pulled out the arrowhead stuck in the corpse of the Liao soldiers. When he used force, he opened the wound on his hand, gritted his teeth unconsciously, and asked, "Is this city going to be cleaned up?"
Yang Zhao sat on the stone pier in front of the city gate, took a sip of water with a water bag, looked at the city with deep and cold eyes, and said: "The bones of my brothers are collected, and the Liao army killed them all. Let the brothers take a rest, bring water and food, and let's go overnight."
Seeing the puzzled gazes of Gao Liu and Xia Shuzheng, Yang Zhao said: "This city is not considered strong, and it is surrounded by plains. If Shan Fu leads the army over, we can besiege the city. We don't need to get stuck here. Let's attack first while their reinforcements are coming." Go down to Hunyuan County."
"Gao Liu, let the Lie Lei Camp mount their horses and follow us, and the rest of the infantry will go directly to the Luanling Pass." Taking a bite of the jerky and drinking some water, Yang Zhao drew a simple map with his feet on the ground, saying: " Hold this pass, if there is an emergency, we can withdraw from here."
"Withdraw?" Seeing that Gao Liu also nodded, Xia Shuzheng asked in confusion.
"The 100,000 new troops may not be able to stop Yeluqi's troops in Weizhou. Once they break up, we will face enemies from two sides." Yang Zhaojiao pointed a few points on the map.
"We don't need to work hard for those people." Gao Liu laughed. At the beginning, everyone thought that the imperial court finally showed some courage to regain the country, and they were really excited, but as soon as the imperial decree was obtained, they knew that was not the case. The money and goods are so rich that there is not even a fraction of the black water that sent 30,000 troops, but it has to bear the pressure of nearly 200,000 reinforcements. If it wins, it is the business of the Zhao family's new army and the second prince. If they lose, they will rush to help. Not good.
Yang Zhao smiled, but his eyes were heavy. He wiped his foot on the ground, wiped off the map, and took another bite of jerky, chewing slowly. He already had doubts in his heart. On the way from Heishuiguan, he saw that Shan Fu had already set up an ambush but did not make a move, which proved his guess even more. Xiao Sui probably knew about Da Zhou's marching arrangement long ago. He didn't make a move but just wanted to use Zhou Jun to eat Yeluqi.
Then, Xiao Sui must have laid a big bag waiting for them to drill.
After the Lie Lei Camp mounted their horses, the infantry changed into cavalry. Only then did Xia Shuzheng figure out why Yang Zhao wanted cavalry to have one man and two horses. All the news said that the troops sent from Heishuiguan were 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry. I also saw 10,000 cavalry.
"I'll take Lie Leiying with you!" Gao Liu stood up and said.
"You go to guard the pass, that's the guarantee of our survival." Yang Zhao drank up the water in the water bag, handed the water bag to the guard, and said, "After the Liao soldiers are killed, the body is thrown into the water source."
Even if we don't want this city, we can't let Shanfu be used for supplies and defense.
As night fell, the fighting of the day was gone. The living Yingxian people quietly opened the door, and saw the corpses of Liao soldiers on the street, but the Zhou soldiers who turned the small town into a sea of blood in the afternoon had disappeared.
"My lord! My lord!" The servant's nervous cry sounded outside the house, and the county magistrate crawled out from under the bed, and opened the door unsteadily.
"My lord, the people of Zhou have retreated! They're gone!" the yamen servant smiled with his face covered in black ashes and his yellow teeth showing.
"Retired?" The county magistrate was overjoyed, and immediately stood up straight, saying: "Sure enough, I'm afraid of my Daliao army!"
"My lord!" A yamen servant stumbled in from the door and said, "My lord, all our soldiers have been killed! If there is not one left, all Zhou soldiers have been killed, and the bodies are still thrown in our water source. Many wells are also dead. The corpse was thrown in, and our granary, look!"
The county magistrate turned pale and looked towards the huge flames burning in the west of the city.
"Is that man still following?" Chai Jinzhong asked Shi Ke as he lay comfortably on the couch, letting the beauty with a patiently frightened face beat his legs.
"Yes, Your Highness, you will enter the front army later, you are going to supervise the battle, do you see?" Shi Ke lowered his head and asked. As the eldest son of the time, he could only live by relying on power. Although that man was stupid, he dared to be so fearless against the royal family. That was something he wanted to do but couldn't do. He didn't want such a man to die.
Looking at the sky outside the window, Chai Jinzhong said: "Throw her down." Then he added with a smile: "Remember we passed a valley ahead, so let's throw her away." If you both survived like this, That would be my mercy.
Shi Ke was startled, sighed inwardly, responded, and lifted Ling Qingyu, who seemed to be in a coma, from the corner of the carriage to get off.
There was a dense crowd in the mountain pass, and the generals of each team seemed to be making final mobilization and preparations, but in the dark night before the early morning, the sound of chattering teeth could still be heard.
Shi Ke carried Ling Qingyu to the valley behind, paused when he passed the corner, leaned Ling Qingyu in the shadow under the tree, and then turned back to his carriage.
Ling Qingyu opened her eyes a little, trying to loosen the rope on her hand, but a thin voice in the wind made her stop all of a sudden.
Gao Liu had already been slashed several times, and blood was flowing from the wound, but he acted as if nothing had happened. When the waist knife was blown away, he changed hands and took the spear placed on the wall, and took two steps back with his arms wide open. Sweeping out a circle of light with a long spear, the Liao soldiers who rushed forward were swept back a few steps, and they pressed against the city gate back to back with the remaining twenty or so soldiers of Lie Lei Battalion.
Seeing that there were not many Da Zhou soldiers left at the city gate, the guard was overjoyed and shouted: "Come on! They are not many, kill them and close the city gate!"
"Da da da!" Amidst the rushing sound of horseshoes, a tall black horse galloped from outside the city, leaped over Gao Liu and the others, and charged directly into the crowd of the Liao army. A puff of blood sprayed out, instantly creating a blank area in the crowd.
The horse knight was dressed in red armor, only a pair of bloodthirsty eyes were exposed under the helmet mask, and every stab and dance of the silver spear took away a fresh life.
"Yang Zhao..." Looking at the knight who harvested life like a god of death, the guard murmured to himself.
After the horses rushed in one after another, the infantry had already rushed to the door, and following the open space that the cavalry rushed out of in front, they attacked the Liao soldiers who had begun to retreat like a bloody wind.
"Gao Liu!" Yang Zhao looked back at the city gate and called out.
"Alive!" A hand was raised in the crowd.
Yang Zhao then turned his horse's head and led his men to chase after the fleeing defender.
The setting sun slanted, and the sky was covered with a gorgeous sunset glow. The rays of light shone on the city wall, bringing out the shadows of the mottled blood. The battle in the city had calmed down, and the city gate was closed again. Imprisoned in barracks.
Looking at the corpses all over the ground, Gao Liu pulled out the arrowhead stuck in the corpse of the Liao soldiers. When he used force, he opened the wound on his hand, gritted his teeth unconsciously, and asked, "Is this city going to be cleaned up?"
Yang Zhao sat on the stone pier in front of the city gate, took a sip of water with a water bag, looked at the city with deep and cold eyes, and said: "The bones of my brothers are collected, and the Liao army killed them all. Let the brothers take a rest, bring water and food, and let's go overnight."
Seeing the puzzled gazes of Gao Liu and Xia Shuzheng, Yang Zhao said: "This city is not considered strong, and it is surrounded by plains. If Shan Fu leads the army over, we can besiege the city. We don't need to get stuck here. Let's attack first while their reinforcements are coming." Go down to Hunyuan County."
"Gao Liu, let the Lie Lei Camp mount their horses and follow us, and the rest of the infantry will go directly to the Luanling Pass." Taking a bite of the jerky and drinking some water, Yang Zhao drew a simple map with his feet on the ground, saying: " Hold this pass, if there is an emergency, we can withdraw from here."
"Withdraw?" Seeing that Gao Liu also nodded, Xia Shuzheng asked in confusion.
"The 100,000 new troops may not be able to stop Yeluqi's troops in Weizhou. Once they break up, we will face enemies from two sides." Yang Zhaojiao pointed a few points on the map.
"We don't need to work hard for those people." Gao Liu laughed. At the beginning, everyone thought that the imperial court finally showed some courage to regain the country, and they were really excited, but as soon as the imperial decree was obtained, they knew that was not the case. The money and goods are so rich that there is not even a fraction of the black water that sent 30,000 troops, but it has to bear the pressure of nearly 200,000 reinforcements. If it wins, it is the business of the Zhao family's new army and the second prince. If they lose, they will rush to help. Not good.
Yang Zhao smiled, but his eyes were heavy. He wiped his foot on the ground, wiped off the map, and took another bite of jerky, chewing slowly. He already had doubts in his heart. On the way from Heishuiguan, he saw that Shan Fu had already set up an ambush but did not make a move, which proved his guess even more. Xiao Sui probably knew about Da Zhou's marching arrangement long ago. He didn't make a move but just wanted to use Zhou Jun to eat Yeluqi.
Then, Xiao Sui must have laid a big bag waiting for them to drill.
After the Lie Lei Camp mounted their horses, the infantry changed into cavalry. Only then did Xia Shuzheng figure out why Yang Zhao wanted cavalry to have one man and two horses. All the news said that the troops sent from Heishuiguan were 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry. I also saw 10,000 cavalry.
"I'll take Lie Leiying with you!" Gao Liu stood up and said.
"You go to guard the pass, that's the guarantee of our survival." Yang Zhao drank up the water in the water bag, handed the water bag to the guard, and said, "After the Liao soldiers are killed, the body is thrown into the water source."
Even if we don't want this city, we can't let Shanfu be used for supplies and defense.
As night fell, the fighting of the day was gone. The living Yingxian people quietly opened the door, and saw the corpses of Liao soldiers on the street, but the Zhou soldiers who turned the small town into a sea of blood in the afternoon had disappeared.
"My lord! My lord!" The servant's nervous cry sounded outside the house, and the county magistrate crawled out from under the bed, and opened the door unsteadily.
"My lord, the people of Zhou have retreated! They're gone!" the yamen servant smiled with his face covered in black ashes and his yellow teeth showing.
"Retired?" The county magistrate was overjoyed, and immediately stood up straight, saying: "Sure enough, I'm afraid of my Daliao army!"
"My lord!" A yamen servant stumbled in from the door and said, "My lord, all our soldiers have been killed! If there is not one left, all Zhou soldiers have been killed, and the bodies are still thrown in our water source. Many wells are also dead. The corpse was thrown in, and our granary, look!"
The county magistrate turned pale and looked towards the huge flames burning in the west of the city.
"Is that man still following?" Chai Jinzhong asked Shi Ke as he lay comfortably on the couch, letting the beauty with a patiently frightened face beat his legs.
"Yes, Your Highness, you will enter the front army later, you are going to supervise the battle, do you see?" Shi Ke lowered his head and asked. As the eldest son of the time, he could only live by relying on power. Although that man was stupid, he dared to be so fearless against the royal family. That was something he wanted to do but couldn't do. He didn't want such a man to die.
Looking at the sky outside the window, Chai Jinzhong said: "Throw her down." Then he added with a smile: "Remember we passed a valley ahead, so let's throw her away." If you both survived like this, That would be my mercy.
Shi Ke was startled, sighed inwardly, responded, and lifted Ling Qingyu, who seemed to be in a coma, from the corner of the carriage to get off.
There was a dense crowd in the mountain pass, and the generals of each team seemed to be making final mobilization and preparations, but in the dark night before the early morning, the sound of chattering teeth could still be heard.
Shi Ke carried Ling Qingyu to the valley behind, paused when he passed the corner, leaned Ling Qingyu in the shadow under the tree, and then turned back to his carriage.
Ling Qingyu opened her eyes a little, trying to loosen the rope on her hand, but a thin voice in the wind made her stop all of a sudden.