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Chapter 543 Xiangyang Elegy (8)

The next day, before dawn, a loud trumpet sounded outside Xiangyang City. Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Zhu Ziliu and others stood on Xiangyang City, with a serious expression. As expected, after the Mongolians learned that the two eagles had entered the city yesterday, even though they had just launched an attack yesterday, they continued to send troops to attack the city today. And judging from its momentum, it seemed that it was much bigger than yesterday, and they wanted to break Xiangyang City in one fell swoop, which was really shocking.

"Beat the drum! Cheer!" Guo Jing looked at the dense Mongolian soldiers at the top of the city and shouted loudly. Although everyone had expected the Mongolian army to attack the city yesterday, he was still a little shocked to see the momentum of the siege. After more than five years of bloody battle, not only did Xiangyang City consume a lot, but the Mongols also consumed a lot. However, they kept replenishing, Xiangyang City could be said to have no foreign aid. Now, the gap between the two sides has become increasingly larger. If it weren't for the still a breath of energy to support it, I'm afraid Xiangyang City would have fallen long ago. Although Guo Jing was somewhat prepared for today's battle, at this time, he found that it was still far from enough, and he could only shout to inspire everyone.

After defending Xiangyang for 30 years, Guo Jing's prestige in Xiangyang City was unparalleled. Every time he went, even if the soldiers did not take action, the soldiers on the city wall would inspire twelve points of strength and extract remaining energy from his almost exhausted body. Yang Guo, Guo Polu, Shi Shugang and others led the martial arts people in the city to constantly fill the gaps and defeat the Mongolian soldiers who climbed up. Although the Mongolian army had a strong offensive, it could not gain a foothold in the city of Xiangyang, let alone capture the city.

In the evening, after a full day of attack, the Mongolian army finally stopped the troops and slowly retreated. Seeing this, Guo Jing and others were about to count the wounded soldiers, but they saw a general from the Mongolian army jumping out. They led several personal soldiers and shouted at the same time: "You can comfort Lu Xiangyang, please listen to Liu's advice!" They couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Who is this person? Is there any old age with General Lu?" Guo Polu asked at the top of the city. Although it was far away, he could still see that the person under the city was a Han general, and seemed to be familiar with Lu Wenhuan. Otherwise, he would not have called Lu Wenhuan directly. As the former "Golden Sword Prince Consort", the Mongolians were still more familiar with Guo Jing.

Upon hearing this, Yang Guo gritted his teeth and stared at this person, saying almost word by word: "The former general of the Song Dynasty, Liu Zheng, the former pacifier of Luzhou. During the Northern Expedition, this person rebelled in Sichuan and ruined our major affairs. Later, he was driven out of Sichuan. In order to be valued by the Tatars, he trained the Tatars for the Navy. Three years ago, when I rushed into Xiangyang, I saw him with his own eyes leading the Tatars to defeat the Navy of the Song Dynasty. I wish I could eat his flesh alive!" Not to mention the rebellion in Sichuan that year, even Liu Zheng trained the Navy for the Mongols, which made countless people hate him to the core. With the Mongols having the Navy, the last advantage of the Song Dynasty was gone, so how could they defend the Yangtze River?

"Liu Zheng! It was the failure of our Northern Expedition, Hum!" Guo Polu looked at this man and felt extremely hated. He also participated in the Northern Expedition. He also experienced the first time in his life that he felt the failure of a war. He naturally would not have any good impression of Liu Zheng. However, when he thought of Liu Zheng's experience, he was still a little confused. He asked Yang Guo: "Liu Zheng and General Lu have resentment. What does the Mongolians mean to send him here?" One of the important reasons why Liu Zheng rebelled back then was that he was forced by Lu Wende. Although Lu Wende has passed away, the Xiangyang appeasement envoy Lu Wenhuan is Lu Wende's younger brother, and Liu Zheng's relationship with him will definitely not be good either. I don't know what the Mongolians sent this person to persuade him to surrender and thoughts.

Yang Guo couldn't understand this, so he thought for a while and said, "Maybe the Mongols don't know his relationship with Lu Wenhuan. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent him to persuade him to surrender." As he said, he said to Guo Polu, "Polu, your archery skills are extraordinary. Can you shoot this person?" Guo Polu's archery skills are inherited from Guo Jing, and because of his internal and external cultivation, he is not small, and after years of fighting, he has become extraordinary. Yesterday's performance of shooting Hai Dongqing on the back of the eagle was really eye-catching.

When Guo Polu heard this, he looked at it and felt that Liu Zheng was three or four hundred steps away from Xiangyang City. Although his bow and arrow might be able to shoot at this distance, it was not very powerful. Therefore, he shook his head and said, "It's too far away and has iron armor protection. I'm afraid it's difficult to shoot. Moreover, he came to find General Lu, so we should not make any trouble!" The two armies were fighting and did not kill the envoys. Since Liu Zheng came to find Lu Wenhuan, it was not easy for him and others to make decisions for him without authorization. After all, Lu Wenhuan and his generals had already been quite ambiguous in these days.

Yang Guo also knew this, but when he saw Liu Zheng showing off his might under the city, he was still extremely unhappy and said, "Lu Wenhuan is here, and Liu Zheng can't get it. At that time, you can take the opportunity to teach this person a lesson!"

Guo Polu nodded and agreed. Liu Zheng was the commander of the Mongols' navy. This time he came to Xiangyang and brought many ships to support everyone to break through. Even if Liu Zheng was just injured, it could weaken the strength of the Mongol navy and make the breakthrough smoother. Thinking of this, he and Yang Guo moved a few steps slightly, found a place, and lie down.

However, Liu Zheng shouted at the city for a while. Seeing that no one in Xiangyang City responded, he knew that Lu Wenhuan had a gap with him and would not listen to his advice to surrender. He shook his head and was about to retract his horse and return to the formation. However, as soon as he turned around, he suddenly heard a "whoosh" sound of the bow and hurriedly leaned down. He had also been in the Song army for many years, so how could he not recognize the sound of the Divine Arm Bow? He had been persuading to surrender three hundred steps away from Xiangyang just now, just to avoid the shooting of the Divine Arm Bow. But even so, he did not expect that Xiangyang City had several extremely exquisite Divine Arm Bows, which could shoot further. These crossbows were specially assigned to his younger brother by Lu Wende, and now they were finally used.

After years of battle formation, Liu Zheng's reaction was extremely fast. He just heard the sound and immediately bent down. However, even so, he still felt a pain in his back and his shoulders were already shot. Fortunately, he was far away, and the strength of the Divine Arm Bow was not that strong. After being blocked by the iron armor, his injuries were not serious.

Even so, Liu Zheng was still furious in his heart. He didn't have time to ask questions and was about to leave. At this moment, he suddenly heard a "whoosh" sound, and the sound was a little different from what he had just happened. The arrow came very quickly. As soon as he heard it, his back couldn't help but hurt and fell off his horse. Several personal soldiers next to him saw it, and rushed him on his back and rode away. (To be continued)

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