During the chase and escape, the two armies always maintained a distance of about a hundred steps. Amidst the rhythmic sound of bowstrings, Murong's knights also fell off their horses in a similar rhythm. If Murong Huang was present, he would immediately stop the pursuit and lead

As the whole army retreats, without short spears, no matter how elite the cavalry is, it is nothing in front of the Qin army.

However, Murong's generals did not realize that the dim night blocked their sight, preventing them from realizing in time that their side was gradually falling into a disadvantage. It was not until half an hour later that they suddenly realized why they had not pursued the pursuit for so long.

Go up? After taking a closer look at the surroundings, I found that the cavalry team had shrunk severely!

Frightened, they had no choice but to issue a retreat order. The entire army gave up the pursuit and retreated towards Jiang Cheng due north.

Zeng Daniu did not order a pursuit. After running for so long, the soldiers could hold on, but the horses could not bear it. Let alone the forced pursuit, he was not sure that all the soldiers would be able to escape before the opponent retreated to Jiang Cheng, who was more than thirty miles away.

The remaining 30,000 or so Murong cavalrymen were wiped out.

At this time, the Qin army was about 30 miles west of Huashan, and only about 80 miles away from Jiankang. There were obstacles on the road, and the time was only 11 o'clock in the evening, so they were in no hurry to rush on their way.

The entire army slowly retreated to Huashan to collect the bones of the fallen soldiers.[

Murong's corpse was naturally ignored, but the number of dead soldiers of the Qin army reached an unprecedented number of nearly 3,000. They were all killed by short spears thrown at each other at that moment!

It can be seen from this that although the most adequate preparations were made and the environment also caused great interference, the tragic situation of the battle is also evident.

Looking at the rows of companions in front of them who had calm faces and could no longer speak, everyone lost the mood to talk. With eyes weeping, they silently formed several circles to say their final goodbyes.

"Huh~~" Zeng Daniu exhaled, waved his hand and said: "Calculate the names of the brothers who died in the battle. Everyone, please work hard and bury them all on the spot."

A general raised his hand and said, "General Zeng, do you want to remove this chainmail? Chainmail is expensive, but it can still be used as long as it is repaired."

Zeng Daniu's eyes immediately flashed with a gleam of coldness, and he stared at him coldly, until the general knelt down with a plop, then he shook his head: "No, soldiers sacrifice their lives for the country, why can't they carry a set of armor with them?"

?I believe that even if the king comes in person, he will not be reluctant to part with this mere iron armor, so don’t mention this again!"

The general's face turned red instantly, and he said loudly: "Wei Jiang never meant this, it was just a slip of the tongue. Please punish General Zeng!"

Zeng Daniu's face softened a little and he called out: "Get up, don't keep kneeling down! Wrapping a corpse in horse leather is the highest honor of our generation of warriors. Let them go quietly. Even if one day they are about to face death, they will never do it.

Will frown!"

As he spoke, Zeng Daniu glanced at him and said to the left and right: "Our chain armor army is the only chain mail army in the Qin State, and even in the past and present. I believe you all know how much it costs to build chain mail armor."

It's expensive. One pair can be worth three to four pairs of Mingguang Armor. Your Majesty has stopped casting it, which means that among the twenty thousand of us, if one of us dies, there won't be anyone to replenish it until we fight to the last person!

However, as the only chainmail army in history, although our destiny is destined to be short-lived, it cannot be lost to all living beings. We must take a vigorous road. A strong stroke in the history books will make future generations aware of it.

Remember, Qin once had an enemy chainmail army! Can you guys do it?"

"Yes! Yes!" For a moment, the whole army was excited. Everyone waved their weapons vigorously and shouted loudly, over and over again, without feeling tired at all!

After a while, Zeng Daniu waved his hand and said: "Come on, let's start work now, have some snacks, and then rest early. Early tomorrow morning, the whole army will rush to Jiankang. There are more difficult battles waiting!"

Promises were echoed from all around, the soldiers armed themselves with weapons and dug pits along the foot of the mountain. The foot of the mountain was filled with a lively atmosphere, and the sadness caused by the death of their companions turned into the motivation to move forward!

The night passed quickly, and it was dark the next day. After a hurried breakfast, the entire army, totaling 17,000 people, rushed towards Jiankang, a hundred miles away.

Zeng Daniu's hoofbeats were rumbling here, and on the river about fifty miles to the north, there was a fleet of more than a hundred ships heading up the river, with the target being Stone City.

Nowadays, the scale of Qin's naval force, excluding old transport ships, has reached 600 warships. At several nodes of the river, there are 200 ships stationed at Haimen and 100 ships stationed at Jingkou. This is used to control the river mouth to

Liyang

On the section of the river, there are another hundred ships stationed in Wuchang, and one hundred and fifty ships stationed in Liangzhou County and Jiangzhou. Their target is Taokan, Jingzhou, and there are still fifty ships left at the Iwami Silver Mine in Wodao, responsible for regularly transporting silver ingots.

Go to Haimen.

Huan Wen was leading the Jingkou fleet. Huan Wen, standing tall on the lead ship, looked at the river as calmly as possible, but his young face was full of excitement and a little nervous.

Today he will officially lead the battle, and he will also attack Stone City, which is known as the best fortress in the world. This is similar to Xie Shang. Xie Shang's first battle was against Han Yong, the overlord of the sea at that time. That battle was extremely difficult.

, lost more than half, but it also allowed Xie Shang to grow up quickly, and the entire army had already anticipated the difficulty of attacking Shichengtou, but would it repeat the huge losses of a few years ago?

Huan Wen reviewed the battle plan over and over again in his mind, analyzing every detail step. He was afraid that there would be omissions, but he could not calm down. There was no way, his father Huan Yi was in danger! [

Even if Stone City is captured, Zeng Daniu still needs to break through the numerous sieges, and then escort Xun Song and others to Stone City. With tens of thousands of people including the navy, this is undoubtedly an extremely difficult task.

If you are not careful, you will fall into the trap set by Liu Kun and be unable to escape!

"General, look!" A general suddenly pointed to the left.

Huan Wen couldn't help but turn his head and look around. It turned out that while thinking all the way, the fleet had arrived at Jiangcheng. Its county seat was called Jiangcheng County (today's Xianlin University Town, Nanjing). Sima Rui settled in Jiangcheng County, including Nandonghai and Nanlangya.

The four counties of Nan Dongping and Nan Lanling are not only important villages for guarding Jiankang, but also a place where business travelers gather.

At this time, over the county town about ten miles away from the river, wolf smoke rose into the sky. The defenders at the head of the city were running back and forth. The gates of the simple water village by the river were also tightly closed. Although they could not see clearly what was inside, they could

I felt a tense atmosphere hanging over this large area.

Huan Wen smiled disdainfully: "Let them live for a while and a half longer. When the king comes across the Yangtze River, we will deal with them all!"

All the generals around him nodded, sincerely they looked down on the Chu navy.

Without causing any disturbance, the fleet quickly passed by Jiangcheng, followed by Sheshan, Zhiduwu and Shofushan, all of which were in a state of preparedness. Before noon, the entire army had arrived on the river near Stone City.

The originally bustling Shitoujin was now deserted, and in my memory, the boats that came and went were like crucian carp crossing the river. Apart from these hundreds of warships, there was not a single boat or boat, even not far to the east of Shitoujin.

The Qinhuai River was also deserted. The approaching war caused everyone to hide.

The stone city was not full of flags as imagined, but crowded with people. Standing on the bow of the ship, which was almost flush with the city head, not only was there no human figure, but even the trebuchets, crossbows and other city defense equipment were missing.

Just, it gives people a feeling of complete preparedness.

"Huh?" Huan Wen couldn't help but was startled, and another general raised his hand: "General, if the general's prediction is correct, Liu Kun must be afraid of the kerosene launched by our army, so he abandoned the city and concentrated his strength on the mountain.

, I’m afraid that if our army crosses the city and enters, we will immediately receive a fierce attack from the trebuchet on the top of the mountain. You must be on guard!"

This general hit the point. Liu Kun indeed had similar thoughts. The Qin army fired kerosene from the river, and there was no way anyone could stand on top of the city. Instead of letting the soldiers die in vain, it would be better to abandon this city wall and let the Qin army do it.

Enter the city and stick to the mountain.

Huan Wen nodded, his face showed a trace of solemnity, and his eyes stared at the strong city in front of him. On the side near the river, the city wall was carved out of the natural cliff. Behind the city wall was the stone mountain, which was about three meters high.

About ten feet,

Although it is not very high, the mountain is gentle and covers a large area. From the middle of the hillside to the top of the mountain, nearly fifteen feet away, through the gaps between dense trees, you can vaguely see countless trebuchets and the surrounding formations.

warrior.

Huan Wen understood that besides attacking by force, there was no other way.

"Zheng!" Huan Wen suddenly exuded a sharp aura like a javelin. He pulled out his sword and shouted: "Brothers, this is the first time our navy has entered the city to fight, and it is also the most difficult to attack.

Stone City! If someone is afraid of death, I will not force you to do so. If anyone wants to retreat, stand up!"

As soon as these words came out, not to mention the soldiers of the handsome ship, even everyone on the ship a little further away blushed. This is a naked personality insult! Our Haimen navy, when we first met Han Yong

When fighting against such a powerful enemy, he never even thought of escaping. How could he be afraid of a small stone city today?

A general on a nearby ship said angrily: "General, there are no cowards in our Haimen!"

"Okay!" Huan Wen raised his sword fiercely: "Today, let the world see the majesty of our navy! Create the immortal reputation of our Haimen navy! Send the order, the fleet is arranged in two formations, and the front formation is prepared with planks, ready to climb at any time

city, and dismantled some of the ballistae for use in attacking the mountain!

Arrange the rear formation horizontally, use crossbows to suppress the trebuchets on the hilltop, and follow my command to launch! In this battle, I will climb the city with you all!"

The generals around him had seen Huan Wen motivating and encouraging the generals, and he was very orderly until he issued orders. They couldn't help but secretly nodded their heads, thinking that this was another young general like Xie Shang, but when they heard that Huan Wen wanted to personally

As they climbed into the city, they couldn't help but look at each other.

Another general saluted and advised: "General, as the leading general, you should command from the center, and you should not fall into danger!"

Huan Wen waved his hand resolutely: "The terrain of Stone Mountain is complex. Unless you go there personally to grasp the situation, as a general, how can you not move forward out of fear? If this general unfortunately dies, General Bian will take command on his behalf, so you don't have to worry!
Chapter completed!