Chapter 38: Battle of Luoshui Great Wall (2)
How strong are the soldiers of Qin?
While ambushing and sneaking into Qin soldiers recently, Li He also observed the strength of Qin soldiers from time to time.
To be fair, the physical fitness of the soldiers of Qin State is generally not strong, that is, the level between "20" and "40", and the upper limit is similar to that of the soldiers of the three places of Wei, Shaoliang, and Herong - don't underestimate the soldiers of Shaoliang, Herong, and the soldiers of the two countries, the army of the two countries, was inherited from the Wei State.
But it is undeniable that the soldiers of Qin are indeed more fierce and decisive than those of Wei, Shaoliang, and Herong.
For example, the Qin army that was lured and ambushed by them a while ago, the Qin soldiers did not surrender when they were destined to break through, but instead attacked the strange soldiers fiercely, with the aura of a desperate man.
If these people had not met surprise soldiers who were good at fighting individually, if they were ordinary troops, they would have suffered casualties due to the counterattack before the death of these Qin soldiers.
As far as Li He knows, these Qin soldiers were fierce and desperate, and their momentum were brought up by the newly promulgated "Military Merits and Elementary Law" and "Continuous Positioning Law" issued by Qin. Stimulated by the clear reward and punishment system, the Qin soldiers seemed to have become desperate people and were fearless of death.
If a single person who sacrifices his life is terrible, then what about an army that sacrifices his life? What about a country that sacrifices his life?
They are undoubtedly increasingly terrifying existences, which make people afraid.
"Prepare to shoot arrows!"
The shouts of a Herong general sounded on the Luoshui Great Wall, interrupting Li He's thoughts.
Judging from the mark on his armor and chest, it should be a five hundred general.
Li He, who came to his senses, looked at the west bank of Luoshui. At this time, he saw that the wilderness on the west bank of Luoshui was filled with Qin soldiers, and the number was so large that it was simply hopeless.
Yes, much!
In addition to being fierce and brave, the large number of people is also a major feature of the Qin army.
Unlike the Wei State, which advocates elite military routes and the Shaoliang and Herong who imitate Wei State, the entry standard for the Qin army seems to be very low. Even in Li He's opinion, people with only "20" force are not uncommon in the Qin army. The entire army seems to be of varying quality, but accordingly, the number of Qin army has expanded to a nearly terrifying number.
The huge force, coupled with the fierce and fearless aura of death, determines that the Qin army does not need to take the elite military route at all. Even the army with varying quality can pose a great threat to the countries.
"Shoot!Shoot!"
With the order of the five hundred general, the Herong crossbowmen on the city wall launched a wave of volleys.
It is undeniable that this volley shot caused many casualties to the Qin army, but for the Qin army that seemed to be tide, this casualties were simply not worth mentioning.
Bang!
Bang bang!
Long ladders for siege were thrown into the Luoshui by the Qin army. Immediately, countless Qin troops jumped into the Luoshui, grabbed the long ladder floating on the water, and swam across to the east coast.
Seeing this scene, the Herong soldiers and prisoners on the Great Wall immediately panicked.
"The Qin army has crossed the river! The Qin army has crossed the river!"
"Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows!"
"Prepare the Blade! Everyone prepares the Blade!"
Li He frowned and looked at the messy Great Wall. While drawing out his sharp sword, he turned to look at Mo Jian and other Mo disciples, but saw that they were holding long spears and wooden shields and were ready to fight against the enemy.
Bang!
Bang!
Long ladders were first placed outside the Luoshui Great Wall. Immediately, a fierce and ferocious Qin soldier climbed the ladder.
"Stop them!"
"Don't let them come up!"
The Herong soldiers on the Great Wall shouted, stabbing the Qin soldiers below with their long spears in their hands. The Qin soldiers below also raised their long spears to fight back, and for a moment, the sound of metal attacks continued.
It has to be said that the bravery of the Qin army is really shocking. As Li He saw with his own eyes, a Qin soldier was stabbed by a long sword by the Herong soldier on the Great Wall, gritted his teeth and stepped on the ladder to attack him.
Unfortunately, this Qin soldier was not lucky and happened to hit Li He.
It was not Li He who took action, but the Mozhe beside him. Several Mozhes used a forked push rod in the front section to overturn the long ladder outside the Great Wall. Poor Qin's soldier paid the price of serious injury and did not climb the Great Wall. He finally fell to the ground with the long ladder, and was immediately overwhelmed by the crowd outside the Great Wall.
Seeing Li He turning his head to look at the long pole in the hands of several Momen, Mo Jian explained: "This is a 'hook', which was first used for water wars in the south, but it can also be used to defend the city."
Li He saw the convenience of the hook and refusal at a glance, and couldn't help but praise: "The Mo family is good at guarding and has a good reputation."
Hearing this, Mo Jian's smile was a little reluctant.
Unfortunately, the Qin army's offensive will not be hindered by a mere weapon to defend the city. Even though the Mo people have created many hooks for the Herong soldiers in the camp during this period, the Herong soldiers and prisoners on the Great Wall are now using this weapon to defend the city to prevent the Qin army's offensive.
As time passed, more and more Qin soldiers swam across the Luoshui River, and the Qin army's offensive became more and more fierce.
What's more, Li He saw a group of people dressed like craftsmen on the other side of the river, building a floating bridge under the protection of a team of Qin troops.
Once the floating bridge was built, the Qin army's offensive undoubtedly became more and more fierce.
"Public loser..."
Mo Jian also noticed the group of craftsmen. He was always friendly in Li He's impression and cheerful, and he rarely showed a gloomy expression.
With the Mozhe beside them, they looked at the craftsmen as if they were angry, as if they were looking at the evil man who was accomplicing the tiger.
It is no wonder that the Mo family and Gongshu, who had already defected to Qin, were old enemies who had fought for a hundred years.
Soon, the pontoon bridge was built, and countless Qin troops followed the pontoon bridge to the other side of the river and participated in the attack on the Luoshui Great Wall.
Amid the screams, the Herong soldiers and prisoners on the Great Wall continued to lose their troops, and the Qin army squeezed onto the city wall with their number advantage and fearless aura.
Seeing this, Mo Jian took a breath and was about to take Mo'er forward, but saw Li He reaching out and pushing him behind him, taking the lead in lifting his sword and moving forward. He killed two Qin soldiers who were trying to climb up.
Unfortunately, Li He was just one person in the end, with only one sword. Even if he could cut down a soldier with one sword, he could not completely block the Qin army's offensive.
Fortunately, there were Mo Jian and other Mo disciples behind him. All the Mo people stood firmly beside Li He with wooden shields and long swords in hand.
To be honest, Li He did not want these Mo family disciples to join the war. Seeing that Mo Jian brought a group of Mo people to help, he wanted to persuade them to retreat. Unexpectedly, Mo Jian said first: "General Li Bai is willing to advance and retreat with my Mo disciples. How can we let the generals fight alone?"
"If it weren't for you, I would have taken people away long ago..."
Li He sighed secretly and nodded, "You defend, I'll kill the enemy."
"good!"
Mo Jian agreed without saying a word.
With the mutual cooperation between Li He and the disciples of the Mo family, the Qin army was unable to break through this Great Wall, which was about a few feet long. All the Qin soldiers who tried to climb up the city wall were beheaded by Li He.
However, other areas on the Great Wall were constantly lost. The Qin army that attacked the Great Wall in turn compressed the foothold of the Herong soldiers and killed the latter to retreat step by step.
Seeing this situation, Li He realized that they had to retreat. If he didn't retreat, let alone Mo Jian and other Mo people could not escape, even he would probably die here.
Thinking of this, he killed the Qin Zhu who was trying to climb up with a sword, grabbed Mo Jian's arm and shouted to him: "Retreat! You must withdraw!"
Mo Jian turned his head and looked around, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
"Jiuzi!" Li He shouted.
Mo Jian was shocked all over, and after gritting his teeth, he finally focused his attention.
Seeing this, Li He breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "Hurry up! Go down to the Great Wall and get closer to my people. I'll cut off the back!"
Several Mo people from next to him looked at Mo Jian, but saw Mo Jian nodding and said, "Li Bai's instructions."
Hearing this, the disciples of the Mo family no longer hesitated and retreated to the Great Wall one after another.
At this time, the Herong soldiers who survived were unable to stop the Qin army's offensive, and they turned around and jumped off the Great Wall and fled for desperate terror.
From beginning to end, the five hundred people who had just ordered him to come forward to stop him. I don’t know if he had escaped or died in battle.
The entire defense line collapsed completely, and the surviving Herong soldiers and prisoners who were coerced to defend the city walls rushed to flee.
Under this chaos, Li He personally cut off the rear and escorted Mo Jian to evacuate with dozens of other Mo family disciples.
Of course, the Qin army would not let Li He go and his group go. After breaking through the Luoshui Great Wall, they all rushed towards Li He.
Facing thousands of Qin troops, Li He remained calm, swept across with a long spear in his left hand and a sword in his right hand. He killed more than a dozen people in just a blink of an eye. Even though the Qin troops were all afraid of death, they were too scared to come forward for a while.
"General Li Bai! We are here to pick you up!"
With a loud shout, Li Ying, Han Yan, Wu Heng and others led the surprise troops to pick them up.
Seeing these strange soldiers holding sharp swords, many Qin soldiers were stunned at first, and then screamed in horror.
"Ghost!"
"Herong Ghosts!"
What? Ghosts?
Whether it was Li He or other surprise soldiers, there was a look of confusion on his face.
At this moment, a thousand Qin army generals squeezed out the crowd and came to the front. He looked at Li He and others who were slowly retreating, and shouted in a deep voice: "What kind of ghost soldiers are clearly living people! What are the fears of living people? Let me kill them!"
After saying that, he took the lead in killing Li He and others, and slashed the sword in his hand directly towards the latter's forehead. Seeing this, the other Qin troops also rushed up one after another.
"bite!"
Li He swung his sword to counterattack, and his sword made the thousand general numb and stagger. Before he could stand firm, Li He took the opportunity to bully him.
Seeing that Li He was about to swing his sword to slash at him, the Thousand General was shocked and hurriedly swung his sword again to force Li He to retreat. However, he saw that Li He did not retreat but advanced, abandoned his long sword with his left hand, grabbed the wrist of the Thousand General, and walked around behind him. He pierced his back with a sharp sword in his right hand, causing the sword blade to penetrate the entire body.
"Thousands of generals!"
The Qin soldiers around him exclaimed with horror.
Who would have thought that a thousand-man general of the Qin army would be killed by the person suspected of being a "ghost general" in an instant.
puff--
The blade Li He drew brought a trace of blood.
He had no expression on his face, his tiger eyes swept over the Qin soldiers around him, slowly raised his right hand holding the sword, pointed at the Qin soldiers, and slowly moved.
"Sursuit, die!!"
The Qin soldiers did not know whether they were humans or ghosts on the other side, so they looked at each other and did not dare to approach them.
Chapter completed!