Chapter 576 Black Tide
The sky is high and the clouds are pale.
Three hundred thousand soldiers and horses came from the east, stretching across the wilderness for dozens of miles, extending from east to west.
Outside the city of Hasai, a large number of Mongolian cavalry gathered in small groups towards a black line spreading on the horizon. In the eyes of the Western soldiers in the city, it was a surging black tide.
The huge black tide extends over, and there are many scattered scouts.
They roamed the wilderness, sweeping every corner visible to the naked eye. Even if there was a wild beast, they would draw their bows and shoot them.
"My Heavenly Father...Holy Lothar, how many Eastern soldiers are there?!"
As the black tide spreads, there are countless flags, in different arrays Flying in the wind, while below are layers upon layers of various armies.
The 20,000 Qingzhou Army was divided into four large formations of 5,000 people. In addition to the normal configuration of light cavalry, the 4,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were separated from the main force of the Qingzhou Army, but they were also closely followed. Even if there were no Running, under the advancing iron hooves, smoke and dust are still billowing, rising over the horses and filling the air.
In the array, Xia Houyuan looked at the traditional outline of the western city in the distance, somewhat lost in thought; his clan brother Xia Houdun beside him narrowed his one eye slightly and tightened the reins with excitement: "Mengde, look... We also have a chance to reach the West!”
Among the tiger and leopard riders, smiles gradually appeared on the faces of Zhang He and Xu Huang.
It was a dense crowd of men, women, old and weak, stumbling around in a crowded group. There were various identities among them. At this moment, all the identities were reduced to the same level.
The knight flew away.
Twenty thousand Xiliang troops serve as the central formation, and there are also many carefully selected tribesmen from the Qiang tribe. Together with Xiliang, they are divided into four combat arrays, each array is about one mile apart. Tightly guarding the towering Xia Kingdom's great banner in the center.
Controlling Wolf Cavalry and Flying Qiang Cavalry, the two main cavalry regiments of the Xia Kingdom, hovered on the left and right wings of the entire marching formation, splashing vast amounts of smoke and dust.
The rear army at the rear was the slave army from the snowy plains and the mountain soldiers recruited from Yuezhou. Tens of thousands of people were slowly advancing behind them. The front army followed closely behind the Chinese army, and the rear army had not yet completely come out of the mountains and forests.
His name is Guo Si. He was once a horse thief in Xiliang. He was favored by Dong Zhuo. He followed him and made countless wrong things, but he never regretted it.
"Don't waste time. Send the order immediately and let him surround the city in all directions. No one in the city can escape."
Su Chen stood up holding on to the armrest. He clasped his hands behind his back and looked into the distance with indifferent eyes, his scaly hem and cloak blowing loudly.
“The captured prisoners are simply used together, and keeping them is a waste.”
The emperor's order was issued, and soon the merchants, broken soldiers, villagers, and nobles of Hasai City, who were like livestock, were driven out of the extremely large army and headed towards the city.
The Huwei camp is dressed in iron armor, carrying several short halberds on its back, and in its hands is a long halberd and an iron shield. It can be said that it is armed to the teeth.
The black armor made a metallic sound as it rubbed, and the white velvet between his neck moved slightly.
The swarms of flags of various colors are even more dazzling, but the towering dragon flag of the Eastern Empire is the most eye-catching and the one that attracts the most attention.
The two battalions were divided into two formations, the front and rear. The Shenji battalion was in the rear to prevent any changes in the rear. The Tiger Guard battalion was the same as before, guarding the emperor's imperial chariot and the Xia Kingdom's imperial flag.
Lu Bu was wearing an animal-faced head-swallowing chain armor, and his scarlet brocade robe was fluttering in the wind; Ma Chao was wearing a silver-armored lion helmet, and a white cloak fluttering wildly.
Times have changed, everything has to start over, and the former horse thief is finally on the right track.
Occasionally, Lu Bu turned his head and looked towards the center of the formation. In addition to the tall flag of the Xia Kingdom, there was also a flag with the word "Xiliang" written on it.
"Li Jue and Li Ru can change their ways and start over, so why can't I!"
Guo Si pulled out the sword around his waist and said in a loud voice: "Grand Master There is an order, this battle cannot bring down our majesty in Xiliang!”
"Leave the rest of the siege to the professionals. Send the order to Xia Houyuan and ask the Qingzhou Army to prepare for the siege. There is no need to prepare the equipment. There is no need to be so serious about a mud pill!"
Come to this world. But a year later, after learning everything, he held his former master and cried like a child...
The passionate heroism had long since faded from him, leaving only the coldness and ruthlessness of the king looking down on the world.
After the Qingzhou Army received the order, Xiahou Dun jumped out of the horse. With the big gun raised, the five thousand array behind him moved.
“Dong Zhuo, you and I were bastards in our previous lives. Do you think that in this new life, we can join forces to defeat the barbarians in the West?”
The moment the desolate horn blew, the Western soldiers walking on the distant city wall stopped and looked outside the city in horror.
The huge army advanced, and the noise it made made the Western soldiers in Hasai City feel their teeth.
After hearing the order, a general commanding the infantry array looked in the direction of Dong Zhuo and laughed ferociously.
The two of them rode on their own horses and arrived in a foreign land. Their expressions were more solemn and solemn than before, and they were holding weapons, as if they were gods descending from the earth.
Su Chen Mao leads the mountain Wenjia, like a dragon circling the sky and clouds. He sits on the white tiger chair with a golden sword and looks at the civil servants holding feather fans and wearing crane cloaks who are handling their affairs. intelligence.
He whispered softly.
One of them, a brown-haired Satsuma woman, was pushed and fell. She sat on the ground crying and did not want to get up. Then the Qingzhou soldiers hiding among the prisoners came and slashed her white neck with a knife.
At this time, under the White Dragon banner, the commanding cavalry from the front, rear, left and right came over from time to time and approached the emperor's imperial chariot.
They had survived the massacre in the wilderness before, but then they were gathered together and violently driven closer to the city wall.
Besides, there are ministers holding swords, and Taoist priests holding whisks, wearing Taoist buns, and chanting sutras with their eyes closed.
The flags were clattering. Su Chen turned away from Zhuge Liang and looked at the Hasai city wall in the distance. He was highly skilled in martial arts and had excellent eyesight. He could see the crowds of people on the wall which was not too high.
Woo! !
The wind blows across the field.
Immediately, he waved his hand: "Send an order to General Guo. Enter the barbarian land and fight me hard. Don't fall into Xiliang!"
It seems dense, but the middle is still there. In the open space, there are two emperor's guards, Shenji Camp and Huwei Camp. The former carries a crossbow on his back, a knife hanging on his waist, and a thunderbolt.
Dong Zhuo, who was sitting in the center of the formation, seemed to have something in his heart. He subconsciously looked towards the left wing. His thick beard was stretched like a steel needle, his plump lips were grinning, and he smiled proudly while standing on horseback with a big belly.
The sound of human footsteps and horse hooves spread out.
Seeing the scene in front of them, the cries of the prisoners became even more intense, and they pushed forward with all their strength. The vast crowd was in panic, and the old man who was staggering was pushed to the ground. The approaching shoes stepped on him, making it difficult to get up; the pale-faced child held his mother's hand and looked around in fear. They were all human shoulders, arms, and backs, and he couldn't see what was ahead. The scene
Behind them, the flat fields, roads, and wheat fields were filled with figures of people and war horses. There were also many Mongolian cavalry from the grasslands wandering around, taking advantage of the chaos to rush out of the queue one by one. Shoot.
“Do you think I am cruel?”
Looking into the distance, Su Chen's expression was unusually calm. On the left and right of the ancestral hearse where he was, in addition to Dian Wei and Xu Chu, there were also generals such as Xiang Yu and Long Qie.
Xiang Yu and Long Qie looked at each other and laughed.
"Your Majesty, Xiang killed more people than this back then!" When he said these words, he was not only a step down for the emperor, but also told Su Chen that massacre of a city is nothing. In war, It is extremely common here. Even Tian Khan and Li Shimin, who single-handedly founded the Tang Dynasty, did such a thing.
“Since it’s not cruel, let’s massacre this place first, and use blood and blades to tell many barbarians in the Western world that I have led hundreds of thousands of troops to come for revenge!”
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Su Chen stepped forward, grabbed the whip and pointed it forward: "Send the order to the Qingzhou Army to attack the city first, followed by the Xiliang Army to break through the city and massacre the city for three days."
His eyes were sharp and he whipped It crackled in the air.
"Siege the city——"
Not far away, the messenger rushed forward and blew the horn.
In front of the entire military formation, the Qingzhou Army, which was marching with the prisoners, heard the sound of the horn. The Qingzhou Soldiers who were among the crowd waved their butcher knives, frantically slashing at the nearby prisoners.
The frightened Samoan people, whether they were nobles or poor people, fled towards the Hasai gate in fear.
The archers of the Qingzhou Army walked behind the group of prisoners with arrows in their hands, approaching the city wall in front. The moment they entered the range covered by the arrows, they raised them one by one towards the city wall.
A large amount of wailing and crying reached the top of the city.
Behind the wall stacks, almost everyone lowered their weapons and looked silently at the Satsuma people under the crowded city wall below, wondering what to do for a moment.
The general ran on the city wall, shouting anxiously: "Draw your bow, the enemy is coming!"
However, as soon as the general finished speaking, there was a whooshing sound in the air, flying over the wall.
Before the general could close his mouth, his eyes widened and looked ahead. Then he staggered, fell back with a bang, and an arrow penetrated his mouth. , the arrowhead emerged from his neck with pieces of flesh and blood.
The war started instantly.
The next moment.
Buzz
A dense rain of arrows rushed into the sky from below, drawing a long arc, and then poured down the city wall.
The soldiers of Hasai City running on the city wall fell to the ground one by one.
"Siege the city, go up the ladder!"
As the voice from the east resounded below, ladders were unfolded in the hands of the dark Qingzhou Army soldiers. Under the cover of the archers, Go straight towards the city wall which is not that tall.
The crowd surged up like a colony of ants.
The shouts of fighting resounded in this once peaceful border town. The Qingzhou soldiers, who had been frustrated that they had not been able to fight for several years, climbed up the ladder and frantically vented the energy they had been holding back all these years.
This is the siege mission that their general finally won from the emperor. It is the first battle in the Western world. They must make a good start.
On the city wall that is several miles long, Qingzhou soldiers with blades in their mouths are rushing towards the city like evil ghosts with arrows stuck in their bodies.
Countless surging shouts spread, the three-headed dragon flag planted on the city tower was burning, flaming arrows were nailed to the human corpse, mottled blood stains extended, and countless chaotic footsteps were on the city head Bentu, the general guarding Hasai City, was covered in blood. His shoulders and necks were cut several times by the crazy enemy soldiers. His personal guards tried to bandage him, but they were all shot to the ground by the crazy rain of arrows.
The ladders are still coming up, and the arrows are still crazily suppressing the city.
He has never seen such a crazy army. The densely packed crowd braved arrows and stabbed spears, climbing up desperately, and even once the opponent stood up, they would crush his subordinates back. .
This is not a war, it is simply a one-sided massacre!
As soon as his thoughts came up, more arrows rushed towards the city. The densely packed Qingzhou Army was advancing from the stationary city wall section, cooperating with each other.
The general had disheveled hair and a few arrows stuck in his back. He was looking at the top of the city with his dying breath. An Eastern general was walking among the crowd, wielding a long axe.
He turned his gaze outside the city, and another black army began to approach the city gate.
"Hold on..."
He finally shouted this, and the Eastern man carrying the long ax had already arrived in front of him, and the heavy giant ax slashed down with a 'buzz'——
"The enemy general is dead, come with a team and follow me to seize the city gate!"
Xu Huang put away his heavy soldiers and issued orders to the left and right. He brushed away his cloak that was dragging on the ground. He immediately Lead some soldiers to the stone steps of the inner city wall.
At this time, the army was being reorganized in the city to reinforce the city. When they arrived, the Eastern troops who rushed into the stone steps of the inner city wall had already reached the city gate. Several people pulled the heavy gate. Open slowly.
Woo! !
The desolate horn horn sounded, and outside the city gate, a battalion of Xiliang troops had been waiting. When he saw the city gate open, Guo Bang excitedly drew his sword on his horse and waved it.
"Your Majesty's gift is that after entering the city, all the princes will not seal their swords!"
The waiting Xiliang army heard that there would be no restraints from any orders. At this moment, they all became excited. First there was a voice : "Long live your Majesty!"
Following them were five thousand people without any formation, holding knives and shields, carrying bows and crossbows, running wildly towards the fully opened city gate.
Five thousand people swarmed into the city. The Hassai soldiers who wanted to rush to the city gate were killed like a landslide the moment they came into contact with this powerful old force, and they ran in chaos through the streets of the city.
Like a pack of wolves meeting a herd of sheep, the Xiliang army that had risen to kill and the Qingzhou army that rushed down the city wall cooperated with each other and rushed towards the streets of Hasai City.
Soon, pillars of smoke rose up along with the flames in the city. Groups of soldiers from both armies rushed into the streets, lit torches, smashed doors and windows, and threw the torches in, causing countless panicked Samoan people to shout. They ran around in chaos, and then crowded the streets with the defeated troops, and were massacred one by one by the guns of the Xiliang and Qingzhou troops who were pushed in by formation.
Various fleeing figures, men's and women's voices screamed, were pierced by spears, or knocked to the ground and trampled by rushing horse hooves, and then the soldiers who were slaughtered finished mending their knives, Then he turned in another direction, leaving only piles of corpses stretching for almost half a street.
As the army fought in the city, more Xia soldiers and horses rushed into the city. Suddenly, the number surged from ten thousand to tens of thousands, like a tide sweeping every street, with the emperor's will. , they let go of their temper and smashed open the shops on the street, seizing the valuable property. If anyone dared to stop them, most of them would be hacked to death.
Whether they are civilians or soldiers in Hasai City, they are treated almost the same.
There was also a Satsuma woman's shrill scream from the attic, and then she fell on the street with a bang. Bai Huahua's body squirmed on the ground in pain, her hands and feet were broken when she fell, and she was twisted and crooked. On the side, a Qiang Xiliang Army soldier rushed downstairs, stepped forward and chopped him to death with a knife.
The fire in the city became more and more intense, and as the wind became more fierce, the city's lord's palace made a loud bang, and was knocked away by soldiers like beasts with brute force. The lord here He was a noble from the O'Lain family who had just taken office. He was being dragged out like a pig and a dog and thrown into the street.
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At the east gate, various corpses lined the streets. Huge chariots entered the city gate, and their wheels rolled over these corpses, moving up and down.
Su Chen stood on the chariot, pressing the hilt of his sword, looking at the tragic situation in the city, and just said something softly.
"This place will be reserved for logistics, and there cannot be any foreigners!"
(End of this chapter)