Chapter 468: Small County, Big Battle
There must be a brave man under heavy rewards. Although this is cliché, it is an ever-changing truth. White silver is piled up on the base of the city wall like a mountain. As long as you survive, you can get one of them. This is something that an ordinary soldier cannot make in his life. In troubled times, people's lives are like dogs. How much money can their lives be worth? If you fight once, you may have no worries in your life. You can't talk about wealth and honor, but you can also eat and wear warmth.
What's more, after the Xiao clan entered the city, they sealed the city with bricks and stones and sent people to guard it. Even if they wanted to go out, they could not do it. The current strategy was to fight to the death, either die, end it all, or survive, get the reward of silver, and then live their own free life.
Let’s talk about it again, the Xiao family came so destructively, which made all the soldiers admire him. Luo Yishui used to be a hero of the Great Yue, but because he colluded with the Qin people and sold Kaiping County to the Qin State, many soldiers were extremely dissatisfied. The Qin people fought with the Yue people for almost three years, and the hatred between the two sides became increasingly deeper due to the accumulation of blood.
After giving up the idea of escaping and strengthening the belief in decisive battle, everyone in the city immediately became busy, and thousands of people went into battle together. In just half a day, the houses in the city were almost destroyed. The thick beams were lifted onto the city wall, made into striking wood, nailed, and stones were lifted up next to the city wall, which could be used to smash people. Some extremely flammable materials of useless wooden boards were thrown under the city, forming a barrier belt around the city. If you want to cross this place, the speed would inevitably slow down.
Longyou City is not big, with three thousand soldiers and one thousand Xiao clan members worry-free in the deployment of troops and the military equipment is not bad. During the more than a month after Luo Yishui rebelled, Zhongping County has been transporting a large amount of weapons, weapons and food here.
With one foot crossbow, one by one, one by one, the catapulted machines raised their long arms. In a very short time, Longyoucheng changed from a place where the army was dismal and ready to escape at any time, to the most determined stronghold for the resistance rebels.
The county soldiers worked hard for half a day and slept one by one by one against the base of the city wall. However, the Xiao clan members in mourning clothes were excited. They stayed on the city wall, rubbed swords and guns, sorted out their equipment, and prepared to fight to the death with enemies that were several times more than themselves.
Xiao Zhenggang died in battle, and his head was used by Luo Yishui as a powerful weapon to shock the Vietnamese army along the way. He hung high flagpole and advanced all the way. The Xiao clan members who learned the news were naturally distraught. Under the leadership of Mrs. Xiao, they sold all their property and became all their possessions. They carried the silver they received from these things and rushed to Longyou all the way.
This will be where they avenge their revenge.
When the sun turned orange and only half of her face was left on the horizon, the ground began to tremble, and a black line obscured the sunlight behind her, running towards Longyou County.
A big flag appeared, and in the city gate building, Mrs. Xiao, who was leaning against the chair, opened her closed eyes, stood up, took the big knife from her son beside her, and strode out of the city building.
The noise in Longyou City was coming, and the war was imminent. The county soldiers who had never fought any major battles finally became a little panicked, and the anxious atmosphere was conveyed to everyone's hearts.
Shi Guangzhuo stood on the city wall and bowed to Mrs. Xiao, "Madam, we are ready together. Please see the men kill the enemy."
More than a thousand famous Xiao clan members in mourning clothes all fell to their knees at Mrs. Xiao's feet.
"Mom, I'm going to kill the enemy. I'll give you filial piety to you in the next life!" Dongdong hit the ground several times, and that was Xiao Zhenggang's eldest son.
"Grandma, grandson is going to fight to kill the enemy, so he can't be under Chenghuan's knees." A childish voice sounded, and he was holding a big knife that was much taller than himself.
"Okay, okay, Xiao's son has never been killed in the battlefield. Those who die in bed are all cowards. The old woman doesn't need you to be filial. Today, there are thieves but not me, Xiao, and Xiao's family, will fight to the end with the thief."
"Kill!" More than a thousand men in white roared in unison, turned around and walked towards the wall.
The tragic atmosphere filled the city, and the anxiety was swept away because of the hatred of these white men. Jian Fang, who was standing next to Mrs. Xiao, was also immersed in this atmosphere, and tears filled his eyes for a moment.
"Madam, the last general is also going to organize the soldiers to prepare for the battle. Please take care of him." He bowed to the ground with his fists, turned around and strode out of the city gate.
In the setting sun, Longyou County faced the last little orange-red light on the horizon. The entire city wall looked red, like blood. A flag of Dayue was flying high above the city gate tower. The county was very quiet, as if there was no one.
Huang Hao raised his hand and pulled his horse. After rushing forward for dozens of steps, he completely paused. After a brief turmoil, the troops took shape amid the officers' shouts.
This is Luo Yishui's vanguard force, led by Huang Hao, with 20,000 people, all of whom were direct subordinates led by Luo Yishui before. They fought fiercely and implemented Luo Yishui's will without any discount. Along the way, almost all the battles were solved by them, and the main force behind them was just following them and advancing.
Huang Hao narrowed his eyes and looked at the Longyou County Town in the distance. It was essentially different from the places he had attacked before. Those places were also quiet above the city walls, but there were no flags flying. Outside the city was full of messy things discarded when he escaped. Here, around the city, some things were also piled up, but it was obvious that they were set up by man, not discarded randomly.
It seems that there is a real battle here! Huang Hao even felt a little happy. He had never fought a battle seriously along the way.
Waving his hand, a cavalry jumped out from behind him and rushed to Longyou County in the distance, approaching the miscellaneous items. The cavalry cleverly divided into two and ran around the city wall quickly.
They are not going to fight, but to reconnaissance. If they meet a stubborn defender, they will inevitably attack them. However, whether it is a bow, an arrow, a crossbow, or a catapult, they basically have no lethality when dealing with such a cavalry running at high speed. If there are really cavalry attacked by them like this, it can only mean that the cavalry is too rude.
The city was very quiet, and the rebels in the distance were also quiet. Only the sound of thunderous horse hooves sounded in the wilderness, circling around the city, the cavalry rode their horses back, and there was no reaction in the city. It was not good news for this long-standing army. At least it showed that they were not facing a weak force.
"It's interesting!" Huang Hao nodded and turned to ask the deputy general beside him: "Previous information shows that is the county soldier general named Jian Fang guarding Longyou County?"
"Yes, I have never heard of this number of person before." The deputy general next to him said very disdainful.
"After today, this guy will definitely become famous because there is another new head on our flagpole." Huang Hao laughed loudly, looked up at the head of Xiao Zhenggang, who was carefully made of quicklime on the big flag behind him, and is still vivid in life.
On the city gate tower, Mrs. Xiao's hand holding the knife was exposed, and above the battlements of the city wall, looking through the gaps in the battlements, the bodies of the Xiao clan people outside were trembling. They all saw the flagpole hanging high beside the flag of the other party's chief general's flag, with all their hair and beards and heads glaring at them, which were their father, grandfather, brother, and uncle.
The heavy breathing sounds appear particularly clear because of desperate suppression.
"Stay calm, no one is allowed to move without my orders." Time's cold voice sounded, piercing everyone's eardrums. Compared with these people, he seemed much calmer. He was used to seeing the sea of corpses and blood. Now, what he needed is not grief but calmness.
"Attack!" Huang Hao waved his hand in the distance and said calmly: "Ring up the drum, after the three-way drum, I hope to see my soldiers standing on the city wall."
The drums and the horns were ringing. Teams of soldiers lined up in long horizontal lines, holding shields and spears, slowly advancing forward. Hurry ladders emerged from the gaps in the team and rushed towards the city wall. Behind them, rows of archers and feathered arrows were placed on the strings, staring at the city wall with their eyes, and following them.
There is still no movement in the city.
As time stood behind the wall, his eyes were bright. He silently counted the opponent's steps in his heart, and got closer and closer to the piles of debris. The speed slowed down. The rebels began to move away the debris. The rebels behind were still approaching, and their team seemed crowded.
"Cater, let it go!" He raised his arms high and fell heavily.
The quiet city wall came alive in an instant, and stone bullets flew out from behind the city wall. The target was within a few steps behind these debris. The target had been ready for a long time and the city no longer had to aim. What they had to do was to shoot out more stone bullets in a short time.
The sound of the rumbling stone bullets falling to the ground, the miserable howling of wounded pills, the sound of angry shouts, and the sound of fast running. The battlefield came to life in an instant. The god of death waved his huge sickle and was rushing from the Jiuyou Hell with a grim smile.
The crossbow began to roar. The huge arrow spear that ran across the battlefield opened a bloody alley among the attacking crowd.
The feathered arrows in the sky flew like locusts, sweeping the crowd out of blank spaces.
Huang Hao's face changed slightly, and the opponent's defense seemed to be in a gradient. Obviously, this was not something that Chu Ge'er, who had never been on the battlefield, could arrange it.
"Is this Jian Fang really not on the battlefield?" He looked at the battlefield in confusion. As he spoke, the second echelon rushed up quickly.
Chapter completed!