"My lord," He Xiao's lieutenant, Ge Qi, is a young general in his twenties. Like most officers and soldiers of the Southwest Township, his father was once a member of the Yanbei Army who joined the empire. He grew up on this land when he was young, and now, he returns with the dream of washing away the shame of his fathers, with perseverance and courage, "My lord, Jun Xia is approaching."
Chu Qiao didn't speak, the lieutenant continued: "Chidu City will not be opened, let's go."
Chu Qiao's face remained unchanged, she kept staring at the gate of Chidu City, and said calmly, "Wait a little longer."
Time passed by, the wind hissed and roared like a mad beast, the sky and the earth were so silent, yet so noisy, the eagle in the sky was circling fiercely, its snow-white wings spread out, almost covering the Half the sky.
Ge Qi frowned, he could even hear the hooves of the Great Xia army, and stepped forward again, "My lord, there is still time to go now."
"Wait a little longer."
"My lord, the Great Xia's army is too strong, and we can hardly resist if we meet head-on on the plain."
"Wait a little longer."
Chu Qiao said calmly, the long wind lifted her hood, revealing her beautiful face. The horse's hooves moved restlessly, making a crisp sound. The wait was so long, the bitter wind swept across the ground, rolled up the broken grass under the snow, the heart was hot, and the blood was beating fiercely, once, twice, three times...
"My lord!" A shout came suddenly, and the scouts in yellow-brown clothes hurried back, shouting as they ran, "Xia Jun has already crossed Helan Mountain and is heading for Chiyuan Ferry at full speed. There are also a large number of heavy cavalry and infantry regiments, I can't tell how many people there are. My lord, they killed dozens of Yanbei Army guarding the Yixian Gorge in Chidu City, and they also found our scouts, and now they have accelerated their speed , have already crossed a gorge!"
There was a sound of panic in the team, is the opponent's speed so fast? 20,000 light cavalry, countless heavy cavalry, and nearly 100,000 infantry regiments, such a terrifying army, if they collide here, the Southwest Township may not even have time to let out a scream.
"My lord," Ge Qi said with a frown, "Let the green hills stay..."
"My lord! Look!" A small corporal leader suddenly exclaimed, pointing to the Chidu tower with a face full of shock.
Everyone turned their heads to look, and saw a red cloud flag with a white background flying on the tall city tower, and the thick and simple Chidu city gate slowly descended under everyone's astonished eyes.
Chidu City, open!
"Oh!" The soldiers were overjoyed and cheered loudly in unison.
Chu Qiao breathed a sigh of relief, whipped her whip suddenly, rode her horse forward, and said loudly, "Go to the city!"
Almost at the moment when the city gate was closed, a black line suddenly appeared on the plain. At the far end of the land, on the snow-white Chishui River, there was a muffled thunder-like sound, which slowly reached the ears.
"Who are you guys? Cough cough, I am the city guard of Chidu City in Yanbei, I am His Royal Highness Prince Yan personally, cough cough, I am the first-class Guanglu bachelor in 748 How could you be so insolent, so insulting to the gentlemen in broad daylight, cough, cough..." An old man in his sixties and seventies screamed loudly, his official robes twisted by the soldiers. It was crumpled, and the hat was on the wrong side, and only one boot was on, and the other was dangling under the sole of the foot. Two officers and soldiers from the southwestern town government escorted him to prevent him from acting rashly.
What disappointed Chu Qiao was that he was surrounded by dozens of city guards, but from the beginning until now, these people didn't even move. They cowered together, wishing to take off their military uniforms, Obviously there is no combat power to speak of.
Handing over a city with such an important strategic location to such a group of wine bags and rice bags, Chu Qiao could only feel the fire in her heart. Although she also knew that if it wasn't like this, she wouldn't be able to enter this Chidu City right now.
"My lord, I'm glad you didn't disgrace your life!" He Xiao stepped forward, and knelt down on one knee in front of Chu Qiao with a sonorous tone. The man's dark blue military uniform had a large amount of blood stains on it, which showed that they were not completely unstopped.
Chu Qiao's voice was a little congested, she stretched out her hand to help He Xiao up, and said in a slow and deep voice: "Commander He, if Yanbei can escape this time, you should be the first to show the credit."
"I... I am the forty-eighth seat of the elders of the Grand Peer Association, ahem, I am the backbone of Yanbei, I have more than 30 years of experience, and many generals in the army are my students now, ahem, If you treat me like this, you will definitely..."
"Shut up!" A cold female voice came suddenly. I saw Chu Qiao stepping forward slowly, looking at the Chidu city guard coldly, she was still so young, but her eyes were full of majesty and hostility.
Under her gaze, the elderly city guard gradually lowered his voice. He felt that he lacked confidence and was quite ashamed. He quickly mumbled boldly: "The guild will judge you, you traitors!"
Seven thousand soldiers like wolves and tigers entered the city, alarming this small city. Men, women and children all walked out of their homes, stood in the snow, and looked over from a distance.
Chu Qiao sneered, grabbed the old guy by the collar, turned around and walked up the tower.
"Ah! What are you doing?" The old city guard was pulled staggeringly, almost fell to the ground, and shouted like a pig butcher, "Bold madman! How dare you be so rude to me! I am the first in the elders' seat Forty-eight seats, I have been in the association for 33 years, and the generals in the army are all my students... Ahem... I am a first-class Guanglu bachelor, and I have twelve votes in the Datong Trial Court. You support the soldiers Respect yourself, deceive your colleagues, I will judge you on behalf of the great peers, I will sentence you to exile, deprive you of military power, I will sentence you to ransack your home, I will..." The noisy voice stopped suddenly, like a hoarse suona, suddenly I was discouraged for a while.
On the tall city tower, the tall and straight figure of the girl and the slightly slumped waist of the old city guard looked so abrupt. When the strong wind blew, it blew up their same uniforms of Yanbei soldiers, and also blew up their black clothes, or once Black sideburns and broken hair. None of them spoke, they just stood together on the tall city gate, looking into the distance.
The officers, soldiers and common people in Chidu City were surprised that someone had the courage to climb up the tower, but his expression was stunned and he lost his ability to speak. More and more people climbed up, one, two, three, ten, a hundred, a thousand... The city tower was densely packed with people, their eyes were dull, their expressions were terrified, and the breath of despair passed through the crowd. That said, the taste of death has never been so close as this moment.
The setting sun was like a fire, casting blood-red light on everyone's heads. Those mottled light and shadows, like the fire cloud flowers on the Fire Thunder Field, sprinkled the entire white snow field. As soon as the strong wind blows, heavy snow drifts all over the sky. In the confused white mist, the iron-gray army is like a silent flood, covering the entire snowfield overwhelmingly. Towering spears, bright swords, black heads everywhere, strong horseshoes everywhere, flags fluttering, with no end in sight at a glance, like suddenly falling into a boundless nightmare. As far as the eye can see, there are bloodthirsty sword lights flashing everywhere, stretching forward and backward for more than ten miles, vigorous cavalry regiments, majestic heavy armor regiments, forest-like archers, hard shield soldiers, and several soldiers behind. There are countless infantry regiments, reserve corps, logistics corps, chariot and horse regiments...
Like a grand military exercise, almost all the elite troops of Great Xia gathered here. The officers and soldiers of Chidu City were stunned, and the common people were stunned. Even stunned. It wasn't until this moment that they suddenly realized what a terrifying enemy was standing opposite them. Great Xia has occupied Hongchuan Continent for three hundred years, deterred Simon for three hundred years, suppressed Bian Tang, Huai Song, and Nanqiu in the East China Sea for three hundred years. How could the accumulated power be shaken by a mere change of Zhenhuang? ? Now, they have regained their composure, freed their hands and legs, and finally, they are going to eradicate those who once questioned their authority!
"After this battle, if you are still alive," Chu Qiao calmly turned her head to look at the elderly man, her tone was calm and calm, "Then, I will accept your trial."
With a bang, the old city guard sat slumped on the ground. Chu Qiao didn't even look at him, she turned and walked towards the square in the city. Along the way, everyone consciously made way for her, and the strong wind blew her long hair and fur like a sharp eagle.
Chu Qiao's figure was tall and straight, her heroic spirit was overwhelming, she walked towards the center of the square with her head held high, her gaze shot towards the densely packed crowd below the square like an arrow.
Their eyes were anxious, like uneasy rabbits, Chu Qiao had seen this kind of eyes too many times, in the Middle East, Africa, and the chaotic Golden Triangle, in those war-torn countries, she had seen too many people in the midst of war displaced people. Now, standing here, she doesn't know how to define herself, the liberator of the divine incarnation? Or the Destroyer that brings disaster? However, she has no way out, and the only way out for now is to fight!
The enemy was already approaching, and the roar was stirring, piercing the eardrums of the person. Chu Qiao raised her head, her eyes were clear and firm, but the corners of her mouth slowly revealed a trace of sadness. She knows that after tomorrow, countless tragedies will happen here, countless families will be broken, and countless relatives will never see each other again. However, she has no other choice. She raised her head slowly, unwilling to look at those hopeful faces again.
Yan Xun, where are you and when will you be back? In the ends of the earth, I will fight side by side with you! To rob such a small city with no more than 3,000 soldiers with an army of 200,000, in Daxia's view, this is a sure thing. But after arriving at Chidu City, Zhao Yang did not immediately give the order to attack the city. He saw that Chidu City put on a firm posture, and smiled contemptuously, but his heart was a little more secretly happy. Since Chidu's defenders want to stick to it, he has reason to procrastinate for a while. The later he arrives at Beishuo's back road, the better it is for him. Let Zhao Qi take the fools of the Batuha family with him first. Let Yanbei fight recklessly.
Therefore, Zhao Yang immediately ordered the troops to start digging trenches, building fortifications, setting up tripping ropes, and installing spurs, making an appearance of standing firm.
The officers who came to urge Zhao Qi's troops on behalf of the third prince went to Zhao Yang's military tent several times, urging him to fight the enemy immediately and outflank Beishuo's rear. But Zhao Yang always looked at him with a strange expression, and asked in surprise: "Aren't I attacking now?"
"What my subordinates are talking about is a more aggressive way of attack." Facing the newly-emerged Fourteenth Prince of Daxia, the warlord blushed, his forehead was dripping with cold sweat, and stammered, "The army of the Third Highness has already Fighting against the Yanbei Army, the sooner His Highness Fourteenth arrives at Beishuo, the fewer casualties the Southwest Army will suffer."
"Then how do you calculate the casualties of the Northwest Army?" Zhao Yang's face turned cold, his sword eyebrows raised, and he said righteously, "As the commander-in-chief of an army, my greatest responsibility is to exchange for the greatest victory at the least cost. I need to cherish the life of every soldier under my command. Therefore, I think the current strategic plan of our army is very suitable for the current situation. If I advance rashly and fall into the enemy's ambush, it will cause heavy casualties to the Northwest Army and delay the overall The realization of the strategic goal, who can take this responsibility, Lord Overseer, is it you?"