Chapter 1185 1186 [A little awe-inspiring energy] (End)

Author: Shangtang Doumiao

Chapter 1185 1186 [A little awe-inspiring energy] (End)

Longgong camp, defending the city on the fourth day.

The army of the Northern Route of Xiwu surrounded the three towers and gathered superior forces to besiege the west, north and south sides, leaving only the east side unattended.

This time, the Western Wu court made adequate preparations. The reason why the North Route Army did not march quickly was, on the one hand, to clear the vast plains west of the Beitiao River and to prevent the recurrence of Pei Yue's mistake of hiding his troops in the field two years ago. On the other hand, the Western Wu court was well prepared.

On the one hand, the Northern Route Army carried a large number of siege equipment and sufficient baggage, and its determination to win the battle on the northern front was evident.

The new coach of the Longgong Camp is Heyang Bohuo Siqi. He was originally the commander of the Bicheng Guards of the Jinshui Camp and was later transferred to the deputy commander of the Longgong Camp. After the original coach Nan'an Hou Suwu was promoted to the coach of the West Camp of the Beijing Army, Huo Siqi took over as a matter of course.

This person is a direct descendant of the Western Army. He started as a soldier in the Dingxi Camp more than 20 years ago, and has successively served in various camps of the Western Army. He knows the situation at the Western Border very well, and he is courageous and has made many military exploits. Therefore,

Rise speed

Soon. There were not many military generals like him who rose from a humble family to the level of a commander among the millions of troops in Daliang. The former more famous one should be Changxing Hou Qujiang, but the latter had his family confiscated and exterminated because he followed Wang Pingzhang and rebelled.

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In the past four days, the Wu army's offensive has been ups and downs. The offensive on the first day and today was extremely fierce, and it almost broke through the northern defense line of the Longgong Army City. Huo Siqi could only use the longbow veterans as a reserve force to repel the high-powered Xiwu

Infantry.

The sun sets over the western mountains, and the sunset glows like fire.

The afterglow spreads over the earth, and the early spring wind still carries a bit of chill.

Huo Siqi walked up to the west city wall with a group of personal guards. The first thing that caught his eye was the tragic scene of corpses strewn in the fields below, and in the distance was the Wu army camp stretching like a forest.

When the soldiers guarding the city saw their commander appear, they all stood up and saluted.

Huo Siqi said with a solemn expression: "Give me the order, the soldiers should seize the time to rest, and there is no need to go to war because of me."

Several soldiers took the order and left, and soon the previous tranquility on the city wall returned.

Huo Siqi added: "Let the civilians collect the remains of our fallen soldiers, identify them, cremate them, and keep the bones properly."

A clerk quickly lowered his head and said: "Yes, Marshal."

Huo Siqi was still in a heavy mood, even though Pei Yue had defied public opinion at the end of last year to swap the Lingzhou left guard with the Yangqu guard, which had a large number of recruits, and use the veterans who had been streamlined from the Western Army's border camp to enrich the Longgong camp.

However, the Western Wu North Route Army relied on the powerful suppression of siege equipment and cavalry archers to still make the defenders pay a considerable price.

If it were the Longbow Army two years ago, Huo Siqi would have been fully confident to take the initiative and attack the Western Wu North Route Army halfway when it crossed the Beitiao River. But now he had to stand firm and wait for reinforcements because there was no cavalry in the camp.

Most of the soldiers on the city wall are young, and some even have childish faces.

Although Xie Lin did not expect the existence of the Lingzhou left guard, the actual situation of the Longbow Army was not much different from his prediction. There are currently about 10,000 Longbow veterans in the army, which is Huo Siqi's guarantee at the critical moment.

It can protect the defense line from being broken through by the Wu army. There are also more than 12,000 left guards in Lingzhou, about 80% of whom are veterans of the Western Army, and the rest are new recruits recruited locally in Lingzhou in the past two years.

The combat effectiveness of the Lingzhou left guard is definitely stronger than that of the Yangqu guard, which is why Pei Yue issued the transfer order in advance. But in the final analysis, this army is composed of infantry who retreated when the Western Army was streamlined two years ago. In other words

In short, in the Fourth Battalion of the Western Army and Hucheng in its heyday two years ago, the strongest elites still remained in each department, while the second-ranking ones were transferred to the Southern Army, and the still lower-ranking ones entered the Lingzhou Xiang Army.

The Lingzhou left guard was able to defeat the vanguard of the Western Wu North Route Army, which gave Huo Siqi an unexpected surprise.

Except for the more than 20,000 people, the remaining 17,000 people of the Longbow Army were all new recruits who had not experienced the baptism of war.

Thinking of the responsibilities he needs to bear, it is difficult for Huo Siqi to relax.

Even though thoughts were surging in his heart, he still maintained a calm face. He looked at the young soldiers standing in front of him and asked one of them: "What's your name?"

The young man replied loudly: "Come back to the commander, the villain's name is Xu Shiji!"

"How old are you?"

"The villain is nineteen years old this year."

"A person from Lingzhou?"

"Yes, I am from Mohuai County, Tianshui Prefecture, Lingzhou."

This is a young face covered with stains, but the eyes are bright and energetic, showing a firm look.

Huo Siqi couldn't help but nodded slightly and asked: "Now that the people of Xiwu are so fierce, are you afraid?"

Xu Shiji shook his head and said loudly: "Go back to the commander-in-chief, the villain is not afraid!"

An older low-ranking general next to him smiled apologetically and said, "Commander Qi Zhen, although he looks young, he fights very bravely. He has killed fifteen Wu soldiers in the past few days."

Huo Siqi glanced at the man's burly body and the breastplate on his armor, smiled and asked, "Are you his sentry?"

Qian Huai puffed up his chest and said, "Commander Hui, my humble name is Qian Huai. I am the seventh sentry officer in the third capital of the Lingzhou Left Guard Front Army!"

Seeing that Huo Siqi seemed very gentle, he boldly continued: "Xu Shiji's father is also a veteran of the Western Army, and his brother is now a guerrilla in the Tibetan Front Guards of the Beijing Army's North Camp. Commander, the Seventh Post can protect this line of defense.

It’s stable, Xu Shiji has done a lot of credit!”

Xu Shiji's young face showed a bit of shyness.

Huo Siqi smiled, raised his hand and patted Xu Shiji's shoulder, and then said to Qian Huai: "It's very good that you have such magnanimity as a sentry officer. After repelling the Wu army, I will definitely ask for credit for you personally."

Qian Huai couldn't help but touch his forehead, the smile on his face was as bright as a flower.

After Huo Siqi left with his entourage, Xu Shiji whispered: "Brother Qian, without your help and reminder these days, I would definitely not be able to chop off the heads of those Wu soldiers. Now you are in front of the commander."

Speak for me, I feel really sorry..."

Qian Huai cut off his words and said with a nonchalant smile: "Bad boy, do you think it's so easy for the Zangfeng Guards to advance? After this battle, there will be many people with better military exploits than you. If the commander-in-chief can help you by then,

In other words, your brother is more confident in front of the Duke, isn't he? As for me, I have long since given up the thought of promotion and wealth. Now I am nearly thirty years old and I am still a sentry officer with only a hundred people in charge. What hope can I have?

?”

He stretched out his hand to rub the back of Xu Shiji's head and said with a smile: "When you become successful in the future, just don't forget me, my old brother."

Xu Shiji said seriously: "My little brother is definitely not that kind of person!"

Qian Huai knew what he was like, so he didn't say anything more. He just turned around and looked at the sky to the west, with a little loss in his eyes.

The sun rises and the moon sets, and a new day comes again.

Then appeared the infantry of Xiwu in formation, as well as countless siege equipment.

Catapults, trebuchets, flying bridges, ladders, nest cars, hitches, hook cars, to name a few.

The defenders were well prepared, with carts, forked poles, flying hooks, Yaksha hammers, rocks, and rolling logs all in full preparation.

The war broke out again. This time, even ordinary soldiers like Xu Shiji could feel that the Western Wu army's attack on the western defense line of Longgong Army City was extremely fierce. Compared with the first day and yesterday's offensive, today's intensity seemed to have risen linearly. Needless to say,

Within half an hour, the entire defense line was in a precarious state.

In just a few days, Xu Shiji has been tempered from a recruit who would hesitate in battle to a warrior with a firm vision who is not afraid of life and death. He holds a long spear and faces the Wu army infantry climbing up the ladder, again and again.

Knock the opponent off the city wall at once.

But there are too many enemies.

The strength in the body quickly evaporated, the hands holding the gun trembled faintly, sharp pain continued to come from the tiger's mouth, the lungs seemed to be being roasted by fire, and breathing gradually became more and more difficult.

On the city walls, death has become a story that happens every moment.

Xu Shiji raised his left arm and wiped the blood on his face, suddenly stepped forward and stabbed a Wu soldier in the chest, and then charged forward with all his strength.

"die!"

He held on and let out a low roar, but at this moment his legs suddenly lost strength and he stumbled onto the dead Wu Jun. The two of them fell towards the city wall together.

Directly in front of him were several Wu soldiers who had already jumped onto the city wall, the steel knives in their hands glowing with a cold light.

I'm going to die... It's a pity that I can't kill two more...

"Fuck your mother Xiwu bastard!"

A roar broke out behind him, followed by strong winds. Xu Shiji looked up at the moment he fell, and saw Qian Huaiheng, who had multiple wounds on his body dripping with blood, jumping up with a spear!

His burly body was like a mountain, smashing into the Wu army who had already raised their steel swords.

At this moment, the opponent's eyes showed panic and fear. Even though the steel knives in their hands had penetrated Qian Huai's body from different directions, they could not stop the opponent's desperate collision.

The spear in Qian Huai's hand was like an iron rope crossing the river, knocking all the Wu soldiers down.

Like a mountain falling, falling to the earth.

Xu Shiji didn't know that his face was already full of tears. After pushing away the body of Wu Jun, he struggled to get up and rushed to the city wall. Qian Huai fell to the ground on his back, as if he was still looking at him with kind eyes like those before.

Xu Shiji let out a shrill roar, then raised his hand and wiped his face hard.

He knew that he had no time to cry bitterly, because there were many Wu troops attacking his comrades not far away.

He raised his gun and rushed forward.

"kill!"
Chapter completed!