Chapter 519 Guarding Huai'an (4)

The war was raging, and Huai'an City was crumbling, like a small boat in the sea, with the possibility of capsizing at any time. Although the siege equipment built by the civilians was not of a professional level, Huai'an City was not imaginary either.

It was so strong that siege equipment such as city-breaking cones, ladders, and catapults were all completed under the supervision of the rebels. Stones and other large siege equipment were also thrown at Huai'an City, smashing the city walls.

Trembling, a huge stone cave was revealed, and some stones were smashed on the city wall. The soldiers who were hit also fell to the ground one after another, or were killed on the spot, or fell to the ground and let out bursts of noise.

The sound was extremely painful. The scene was much more serious than the previous few days. The death toll on the walls of Huai'an City was also increasing. Even Zhou Qing and Chen Qiong showed signs of exhaustion on their faces, and their bodies were covered with swollen and swollen faces.

There are also several wounds.

"Boom!" Finally, under the opponent's crazy attack, a city wall was finally breached, and the rebels outside the city showed a look of madness on their faces, their eyes were fanatical, and their tired expressions disappeared in an instant.

Trace. The city in front of you is finally about to be breached. According to the rules of the rebels, after entering the city, you can move on your own for three days. I think Huai'an City is an important road for water and land transportation. There are countless wealthy merchants and a large number of people in it.

Money, or a large number of beauties, the fatigue of these rebels for many days has long been dazzled by this victory.

"Protect Your Majesty." I saw a gap in the city wall, and a group of forest guards wearing black armor stood there, holding a long knife in their hands.

Fear. Facing countless rebels, there was no sign of fear on his face. He stood there like a rock, unmoving.

"Kill." Zhou Qing didn't care about the injury on his shoulder. The Mo Dao in his hand was cold, but the handle made of steel not only did not feel any coldness, but instead made his blood boil and his eyes boil.

A red color appeared in his body, and murderous aura surged around his body. He looked at the rebel soldiers rushing towards him with a stern face. He waved the Mo Dao in his hand lightly and chopped off the opponent's head and body, including his intestines.

It was broken and lying on the ground. You could see the heart clearly and it was still beating, but there was very little blood. It was frozen by the ice.

"Protect Your Majesty." The surrounding Royal Forest Army soldiers also shouted. These people can be said to be elite divisions selected from the millions of troops of the imperial court. Not only are they superior in martial arts, but they are also superior in treatment, ranking above the three armies.

Like the Zuo Yiwei army, the promotion rate of official positions is also higher than that of the three armies, and the number of places to enter martial arts is much more than that of other armies. This is one of the reasons why Chen Qiong, as a captain, has not yet entered martial arts.

.Because of this, the Yulin Army is loyal to Lu Zhaoci. Once something dangerous happens, they will risk their lives as a shield. Now that Huai'an City is about to be breached, it is time for these people to serve, and each of them will use his own life as a shield.

They resisted with their bodies in the ruins of the city to keep out the rebels and protect their king.

"Come in, and those who capture and kill Lu Zhaoci will be rewarded with thousands of gold coins, and will be granted the title of Marquis of ten thousand households." Lai Zheng, who was outside the city, also saw the situation of the city's destruction, with a look of ecstasy on his face, waving the sword in his hand, and shouted loudly.

He led the soldiers around him and rushed towards Huai'an City.

"Your Majesty, the city has been captured. Please move quickly." Inside the palace, Qin Jiudao looked panicked and rushed into the palace.

"Don't panic, I believe that my soldiers can withstand the rebel attack." Lu Zhaoci's face was cold, without any trace of nervousness on his face, and he said with a smile: "I have two thousand Imperial Guards in my hands.

, they can't attack it, just wait! After tonight, Huai'an City will be safe and sound." Qin Jiudao and Shi Wanqing looked at each other, although they didn't understand what Lu Zhaoci's methods were, but

However, he knew that since Lu Zhaoci had made a decision, it was something that the two of them could change. They could only stand aside silently, but secretly swore in their hearts that once things changed, no matter how the emperor reacted, he would definitely protect him.

The emperor left this place.

Sure enough, half an hour later, Lai Zheng and others had not even entered Huai'an City. Where the city was broken, there were only countless corpses of rebels left, piled up in the cave-in, and the city walls were piled high. That number

The collapse of ten feet was like a wringer, swallowing up the corpses of the imperial guards of the Tang Dynasty. There were also corpses of the rebels, but the number of rebel corpses was far greater than that of the imperial guards. How could the name of Mo Daoshou mean that

Ordinary people can resist...

The man from outside the city's face was flushed red, and his eyes showed a look of reluctance. The collapse of several feet was so charming, but also so scary. He no longer knew which number it was.

The soldiers were ordered to attack for the first time. After almost every squad of hundreds of people attacked, all that was left were corpses. The army could not advance even a little bit. Instead, many of its own soldiers were killed and wounded. Now I am only a few dozen feet away from Huai'an City.

But the distance of tens of feet was like a natural chasm, so far away and so difficult that Laizheng could not break through to the city and realize his great ideal. This made him very angry and irritated.

The eyes of the middle-aged scribe showed a look of madness. He loudly ordered the soldiers to attack Huai'an City crazily. In his eyes, as long as he could capture the Huai'an City in front of him, it would be enough. As for the life and death of the soldiers,

Where is the question he is considering.

"General, we can't attack anymore. We have already suffered 3,000 casualties. In just one hour! We have lost 3,000 casualties." A general's armor was tilted, his face was dark, and his body was dripping with blood.

Doesn't know if it's his own blood or someone else's blood.

"You bastard, don't you see? Huai'an City is about to be breached by us. There is Lu Zhaoci inside, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty inside, countless money, and countless beauties. As long as we attack it, Your Majesty will definitely

We will be rewarded heavily." The middle-aged scribe shouted angrily.

"Sir, our casualties are too great. The swordsmen of the Royal Forest Army are too powerful." The general explained loudly: "The soldiers have been killed and wounded for a day, and some can't even lift the sword. Since we can break through today

Huai'an City, what if they strengthen the city wall overnight? There must still be a leak there. We can still break through from there tomorrow and attack the city there. What's more, after the soldiers rest for a while tomorrow, there will definitely be

If you are full of energy, Lu Zhaoci will still be in the hands of the general."

"Okay, retreat for the time being." Lai Zheng had a strange look on his face when he heard this, waved his hand and said: "Order your soldiers to keep an eye on the city gates and not let Lu Zhaoci escape overnight.

.Hmph, we suffered a lot of casualties, and they also suffered a lot of casualties. But there are many of us, and there are only as many opponents as there are. Although the city wall has been broken into a big hole, they can repair it well, but more importantly, the people's hearts

Can the leaks be filled? Except for the Imperial Guards, the rest of these people are probably not Imperial Guards! When they attack tomorrow, they will definitely have no fighting spirit, but our soldiers will definitely be confident because victory is in sight.

It's absolutely true that we should fight without risking our lives. In this way, we may be able to capture Huai'an City in a very short time tomorrow, and our soldiers will lose very little."

"Humph! That's the only way it can be. What a pity. What a pity." The middle-aged scribe shook his head and said: "If we had waited a little longer and persisted for a while, we might have been able to capture Huai'an City."

"Haha, sir, don't be anxious. Sooner or later, Huai'an City will be captured by us." Lai Zheng said with a smile: "Send the order to withdraw the troops. Come on, sir, let's go to the big tent to celebrate. We can enter Huai'an City tomorrow."

Drinking."

"Okay, let's go." The middle-aged scribe also nodded and said, "I want to see what Lu Zhaoci looks like tomorrow. I really want to see their faces!"

Na Lai and his soldiers slowly withdrew from the battlefield. Behind them, the sound of gold ringing sounded. After a day of fighting, Huai'an City once again returned to calm. On the battlefield, except for countless dead bodies, there were no more

There were other things. And there was a sound on the walls of Huai'an City.

"Haha, after nightfall, we can start taking action. Now let the soldiers boil water and have people push these corpses outside, so that they can be used as a defense." Zhou Qing said with a smile: "

I really want to see what Huai'an City will look like tomorrow when I see the city in front of me turned into an ice city."

"Haha, wait." Chen Qiong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said with a smile: "The general has a plan that can withstand tens of thousands of troops. It is even possible that he can retreat without any effort."

"Oh, Lieutenant Chen, please speak." Zhou Qing said with a smile. These days, he has learned a lot of useful things from Chen Qiong's side. Although these strategies sometimes seem relatively cheap, they are

Very useful...

"Put these corpses together with the bricks and stones and fuse them together. General, what do you think?" Chen Qiong's eyes showed a hint of sinisterness, which made Zhou Qing shudder and looked at Chen Qiong in surprise.

Joan seemed not to recognize this general who had fought side by side for several days.

"The general probably also knows that most of these rebels are from Jiangnan. They are familiar with Jingchu culture. There are many wizards in Jingchu. They respect corpses and are in awe of ghosts and gods. General, you said that at this time, they discovered

What kind of reaction will there be in this situation?" Chen Qiong said with a smile. His teeth were shining with a cold light, as if he was an evil ghost from hell.

"Young Captain, you don't have to go to martial arts school. Zhou Qing thought that Lord Lieutenant can graduate." After a while, Zhou Qing sighed deeply and said: "I'm afraid there is no one in the past who has such vicious intentions as the general.

, are all unprecedented. It’s really terrifying to be an enemy with a general!”

"This is a small way, not a serious soldier." Chen Qiong said with a smile: "It's better to play less with this kind of small way. After all, it will harm Tianhe! Don't do it lightly." Zhou Qing was silent when he heard this.

Silently. The dead are the most important, and this is true in any era. Otherwise, after the war is over, soldiers from both sides will be allowed to collect the bodies of soldiers who died in the battle, unless it reaches a certain point, such as Jingguan, etc.

They would not wantonly destroy the corpses of the other party's dead soldiers. But now it was different. Chen Qiong actually wanted to put the corpses of the other party's dead soldiers on the city wall, and took advantage of the cold weather to freeze these corpses into solid ice.

Reinforcing the city wall. This could not help but surprise Zhou Qing.

"Haha, this kind of thing happens occasionally. These rebels attacked Huai'an City, which not only threatened the safety of His Majesty, but also destroyed the peaceful situation in Jiangnan. I don't know how many soldiers died at the hands of these rebels. If

If they are allowed to continue to be so rampant, the people in Jiangnan will suffer more casualties, so these rebels must be wiped out as soon as possible, so that Jiangnan can be restored to a peaceful and prosperous age." Chen Qiong shook his head and said: "With this premise,

No matter how cruel it is, it is still acceptable. I think if this formation is set up tomorrow, not to mention the soldiers, they will be frightened even if they come to correct them. The soldiers are demoralized, let's see if they can have a chance to attack Huai'an City.

"

"If it is possible, the war will be over tomorrow." Zhou Qing nodded and said: "The army is completely demoralized and has no fighting spirit. It is the best time for us to attack. I am afraid that the champion can seize the opportunity.

.This is a great opportunity!”

"The wind is blowing, it's the time when a man is making great achievements, why should the two generals be so discouraged!" At some point, Lu Zhaoci walked up with a smile and said: "As long as you can succeed, the means are secondary. What's more,

, when these people betrayed the Tang Dynasty, their fate had already been decided. Look at these people, once they found a leak in the city wall, they all moved forward bravely, trying to take my life, hum, my life

Is life so easy to win? Not only do I have loyal and brave generals, but I also have many mighty soldiers. With you, I will not be afraid of these rebels even if they number one hundred thousand. As many as they come, I will be able to do it.

No matter how many we destroy, Xiaoxiao's people also want to attack Huai'an City. I will let them have no chance of coming back."

"Defend Your Majesty." Zhou Qing couldn't help shouting after hearing this.

"Protect Your Majesty." The surrounding Royal Forest Army officers also shouted loudly. The sound shook the fields and shook the sky. Under the dark clouds, shrouded in cold air, the huge Huai'an City still stood on both sides of the canal, like a male lion, devouring the surroundings at any time.

Everything, defeat all invading enemies.

"Humph, dying struggle." Listening to the shouts in the city, Lai Zheng showed a hint of coldness at the corner of his mouth and sneered: "No matter how vigorously you shout, it can't change the fact that you are about to perish. Tell the soldiers, tonight we are going to die.

Xiao Xiao must be careful not to let Lu Zhaoci and the others run away. However, I think they will seize the time to repair the city wall tonight to prepare for tomorrow's war!"

"Hehe, so what if we repair the city wall. Not only will the repair of the city wall not be completed, but even the soldiers will be exhausted, and they cannot be compared with our elite divisions." The middle-aged scribe sneered: "

In this way, it will be even more effortless for our soldiers to capture Huai'an City."

"Sir, what you said is true." Lai Zheng also nodded, and immediately led the three armies back to the camp. On the one hand, Lu Zhaoci was on guard against Lu Zhaoci's overnight breakout, and on the other hand, he was drinking freely in the camp. As they watched

Come on, Lu Zhaoci is also a caged bird. He has no chance to break out of the siege, let alone defend Huai'an City. But they have long forgotten that if Lu Zhaoci is not absolutely sure, he will be trapped in Huai'an City.

I never thought about how outstanding Lu Zhaoci's martial arts skills were. How could he be afraid at all because he came to fight tens of thousands of soldiers and horses?

"Husband, is it time to send out troops? The walls of Huai'an City have been captured by Laizheng. If we don't send troops at this time, once Laizheng captures Huai'an City, no matter how much His Majesty favors you, those ministers will not let you go.

." Yin Jiao looked at Huai'an City in the distance, with a hint of anxiety on her face, and looked at Chen Guangrui on the side and said.

"Don't worry, since His Majesty hasn't sent a signal yet, it means it doesn't matter yet." Chen Guangrui said casually: "After tonight, tomorrow will be the time for me to wait for the troops. Wait, Your Majesty will definitely send a signal tomorrow night

of."

"Are you really so sure?" Yin Jiao asked in surprise.

"That's natural." Chen Guangrui said with a smile: "How often have you seen His Majesty do a loss-making business? Look! His Majesty must have made preparations long ago, and he still implemented them today. Hum, the father-in-law left the military manual

There are countless, but you have not read through them, but I have read through a lot in my spare time. Everyone in military use, when it reaches its extreme, everything in the world can be used as an army. Now that the snow is thick and the cold is biting, it is actually a kind of magic weapon.

, it is good to use, but it is used as a surprise weapon. Among other things, Cao Cao once used a method to resist the brave and skilled Ma Chao. If I am not wrong, your Majesty may also use this method. This

That's why he is willing to stay in Huai'an even though he knows that the city wall of Huai'an is dilapidated. Not only is it because of the dignity of the emperor, but more importantly, he has a way to deal with the rebels. Watch! You will find out when you get up tomorrow morning

, the city of Huai'an in front of us has turned into an ice city. Not to mention that the rebels don't have many siege equipment. Even if they have more siege equipment, they probably won't be able to attack the wall of Huai'an."

"I'm afraid I will regret it when the time comes. I regret that I should have attacked the city overnight." Yin Jiao said with a smile.

"Then he will be defeated faster. By that time, His Majesty will definitely let us lead the attack." Chen Guangrui sneered: "How can his tired army compare with our elite.
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