The Emperor Reigns Them All

Chapter 318: bloody battle

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The staff's words were reasonable, and Li Keyong nodded slowly after listening, his face finally looked better. As long as Li Cunxiao can defeat Liu Dazheng and reach Qinzhou City smoothly, the situation will indeed be as the staff said.

Li Keyong glanced around the crowd, focused his eyes on the several Taibaos, and said coldly: "If you can make progress on weekdays, like the Thirteen Taibaos, you can also achieve the realm of military generals. The situation in Qinzhou City today How can it be so difficult?"

Many of the generals who had just breathed a sigh of relief showed shame on their faces. Being criticized by Li Keyong in this way, no one could bear it, and some people's faces turned red, and they all asked for orders to go out of the city to fight to the death with Pinglu's army.

Seeing that the morale of the generals had been successfully stimulated, Li Keyong was quite satisfied in his heart. He waved his hands and said, "If you have the determination to die, go down and make preparations. When the Thirteenth Taibao leads the army to arrive, I will cooperate internally and externally to let Li That fellow Ye knows how powerful it is!"

Most of the people looked excited, and after expressing that they would advance and retreat with Li Keyong and live and die with Qinzhou City, they went down and returned to their posts.

The Political Affairs Hall was soon emptied, and Li Keyong sat down in his original position, looking at the empty room, frowning and deep in thought.

Li Cunxiao is the most valiant general of the Hedong Army, second only to himself. If even Li Cunxiao cannot defeat Liu Dazheng, then even if he is replaced, the result will not be much different.

After a while, Li Ke stood up, came to the door and looked outside the house with his hands behind his back. He flicked his sleeves and put his hands behind his back. However, there is the Pinglu army with the help of the monster clan. But if you want to compete for the bravery and skill of the generals, who in the world can defeat me in Hedong?"

Having said all that, Li Keyong's eyes were already filled with the will to win, "Although this battle is full of mountains and rivers, and there are many waves, but the war has developed to the current situation, and the outcome depends on the battle between the generals. !"

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His confidence in Li Cunxiao is as strong as his confidence in himself.

After Li Ye received the report of the battle between Liu Dazheng and Li Cunxiao, he pondered for a moment, and asked Song Jiao to go down first and call the messengers to gather the main generals of the Pinglu Army, Tianping Army, Henghai Army, and Zhaoyi Army to discuss matters in the big tent.

The discussion did not last long, because the content was very simple. Li Ye issued a military order to attack Qinzhou City.

In this concise military order, Li Ye ordered all the troops to use their best troops to attack the city in turn day and night. Li Ye's purpose is very clear, not to give Qinzhou City a chance to breathe until the city is taken down.

The general offensive order came very suddenly, much earlier than expected, but Xue Wei, Kang Chengqian and others had no objection to this. Fenzhou's reinforcements have been defeated, and now only Yizhou's reinforcements are still fighting with Liu Dazheng. Everyone knows these military situations, and each has his own judgment on the development of the battle situation. The general attack fits the situation.

At the end of the military discussion, Li Ye looked around at the crowd and said in a calm tone: "General Liu led his troops to intercept Li Cunxiao. Before Liu Dazheng and Li Cunxiao decide the winner, taking Qinzhou City is our task now!"

"The last general takes orders!" All the generals cupped their fists. Li Ye's meaning is very clear, it is very difficult for Liu Dazheng to defeat Li Cunxiao, that is to say, he can persist for a while without being intercepted by Li Cunxiao's breakthrough for the time being.

If the coalition forces want to capture Qinzhou City, they must rush before Li Cunxiao breaks through Liu Dazheng's line of defense. Otherwise, once Li Cunxiao arrived at the city of Qinzhou, the battle situation would become extremely unfavorable to the coalition forces.

At dawn the next day, accompanied by the dull sound of horns, more than 100,000 armored soldiers marched out of the camp of the coalition forces besieging the city on three sides. They first came to the outside of the city in several majestic torrents, and then, under the command of drums and flags, they were led by their respective generals to form a formation.

Soon, on the open space on three sides outside the city, there were three endless oceans of iron armor. Nest carts, ladder carts, and boxcars are listed among them, and there are many that are as high as ten feet above the city wall.

After hundreds of tall catapults bombarded the city wall for countless rounds, as Li Ye's military order was issued, amidst the rumbling drums, a wave of iron-clad ocean broke out on three sides, and spread to the city head in a turbulent manner. .

The shouts of killing sounded one after another, shaking the sky and the earth.

Li Ye stood on the watchtower with his hands behind his back, calmly watching the army attacking the city.

Behind him stood Xue Wei, Li Chengqian and other military envoys, as well as several civil servants.

The Holy Son and the Holy Infant stood on both sides. They stared at the battlefield for a while, and exchanged glances several times behind Li Ye's back. Finally, the Holy Son couldn't help but said: "Can Liu Dazheng stop Li Cunxiao? We have all the troops on our side, attacking the city with all our strength, and the formation is so open. If he can't stop him, let Li Cunxiao rush over, and the army will retreat. Not enough."

Li Ye didn't speak.

Of course he knew what the Holy Son said was right. When the fierce battle was in full swing and the two sides were in a deadlock, if Li Cunxiao broke through Liu Dazheng's interception, the side would indeed be unable to retreat in time, and the coalition forces would suffer heavy losses at least.

In serious cases, if Li Keyong is fully prepared and the battle situation permits, and they cooperate internally and externally, the coalition forces will be in danger of being defeated.

After the Holy Son finished speaking, the Holy Infant saw that Li Ye hadn't spoken, so he asked, "Do you want to mobilize the elite trilogy and go to support Liu Dazheng?"

Li Ye shook his head: "No need."

He then said firmly: "Liu Dazheng may not win, but he won't be defeated by Li Cunxiao quickly. We have three to five days to capture Qinzhou City."

The two nodded one after another. Since Li Ye was confident, they stopped talking. The reason for asking the question just now is that the situation really cannot be slack off, and they have the responsibility to remind those who should be reminded. But at the same time, they also believed in Li Ye's arrangement, and believed that his dispatch could win this war.

After all, Li Ye's military talent, no matter in the previous quelling of the Huangchao Rebellion, or in the process of going to Hedong this time, has been fully demonstrated, and they are convinced.

After a day of fierce fighting, both sides suffered heavy casualties. The corpses accumulated on the city wall had reached thousands, and the female wall was stained red with blood. Coupled with the continuous fierce fighting between the two sides in the past few days, the war has reached a feverish stage at this point, and all forces are pouring out without any reservations.

One day and one night later, although Qinzhou City was bloody, it was still firmly controlled by the Hedong Army.

The second day of the war continued.

In order to boost the morale of the army, Li Ye still supervised the battle from the back of the formation. The soldiers of the two armies fought to the death, blood flowed across the oars, but none of the monks above the Realm Realm level made a move. In the case of a balance of monk power, both sides have a tacit understanding.

At the end of the second day, not only the Pinglu Army attacked the top of the city several times, but the Zhaoyi Army and Tianping Army also established a firm foothold on the top of the city several times. Although they were all driven down in the end, it was enough for the entire army to see to the dawn of victory.

The third day is the earliest time limit Li Ye assumed to capture the city.

This day's fierce battle was particularly bloody, to the extent that it could be described as a bloody battle. Every section of the city was repeatedly soaked in blood, and many soldiers fell in a pool of blood every moment.

When the sun was setting and the sun was about to set, the war could only be described as crazy. Most of the soldiers of the Pinglu Army seemed to be in a frenzy, desperately attacking the defenders of Qinzhou City, wanting to capture Qinzhou City today.

However, until Zishi, the battle continued, and the city was still not captured. The defense line of Qinzhou City is obviously crumbling, and the defense of the Hedong Army has begun to be stretched, but the coalition forces have no way to attack.

When the time came to the fourth day, many things began to change.

The Pinglu army became more irritable, and the Hedong army who defended the city became more anxious, and the bloody battle between the soldiers of both sides became even crazier. They knew very well that the battle between Li Cunxiao and Liu Dazheng might be decided in the next moment.

If the soldiers of the Pinglu Army want to hold the outcome of the war in their own hands, they must capture the city before then, otherwise the advantages they have gained now will be wiped out in an instant, and their lives will be in danger.

The soldiers of the Hedong Army were struggling to support them. They looked northeast countless times in the blood and flames, expecting Li Cunxiao to capture the banner and lead the army to appear to rescue them.

Li Ye stood on the watchtower with a calm expression all the time, watching the battlefield calmly, with wisdom in his hands and full of confidence.

Li Keyong, standing in front of the Qinzhou City Tower, had the same expression as him.

But in fact, no one knows what the two of them are thinking.

On the night of the fourth day, Li Ye stepped down from the watchtower and Li Keyong stepped down from the city wall. Both sides summoned their confidantes and began an emergency discussion.

Li Ye didn't say much in the military discussion, he just told everyone to get ready, tomorrow the winner will be decided. Cultivators above the Daoist Realm should also be prepared to fight against each other.

When Li Keyong returned to the Political Affairs Hall, his face was so gloomy that he could drip water. After listening to the casualty report of the generals as usual, he said without doubt: "We must hold on for another three days!"

According to what the generals said just now, it is a blessing that Qinzhou City can be defended for another day, which is of course unacceptable to Li Keyong. He must continue to defend Qinzhou City. As for the three days, it is just the first goal that is easier to achieve.

However, it was this goal that kept all the generals silent. The blood-boiling, death-defying attitude of before was gone.

"Why, are you afraid of being beaten by the Pinglu army? Don't forget, our Hedong army has never lost! Now there are tens of thousands of soldiers in the city, why not defend the city for three days?!" Li Keyong saw Everyone was silent and couldn't help being furious.

Among the generals, still no one answered. No matter how aggressive Li Keyong was, they lost the morale they had before.

After being forced by Li Keyong not to make a statement, Li Sizhao raised his head and asked, "His Royal Highness, it has been four days. Li Cunxiao...why hasn't he arrived yet?"

Everyone thought that Liu Dazheng was no match for Li Cunxiao at all, and he was bound to be defeated quickly. Li Cunxiao could have rushed to Qinzhou City three days ago, but now there is no news at all.

The hope in the hearts of the officers and men of the Hedong Army has gradually turned into despair.

Li Keyong's face changed, the corners of his mouth moved, and he couldn't answer for a moment. After a while, he smashed the desk in front of him with a slap in the face: "Get out of here, my lord!"

All the generals looked at each other in blank dismay, but did not dare to speak, and bowed and retreated one after another.

When everyone dispersed, Li Ke punched the ground hard, his clothes and hair fluttering, "Li Cunxiao, you idiot, it's been four days, and you haven't arrived in Qinzhou City yet! At such a critical time, you actually missed Me! If this king loses this battle, how are you different from a dragon?!"

Long Qi is Xiang Yu's right-hand man. In the critical battle between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, Long Qi led an elite army of more than 200,000 soldiers, but failed to defeat Han Xin, who had only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.