Chapter 689 Coma
Half an hour into the battle, Jin Yong's northern city was already a killing field.
The original arrows did not end immediately after Taishan's army rushed to the city, and even continued to be thrown into the city. Many Jianghuai soldiers who supported the city from the inner wall were shot to death in this way.
But soon, the opponent seemed to have run out of arrows, and the arrows finally stopped. However, the crisis encountered by the Jianghuai soldiers was not over, and even worsened, because a large force of the Taishan Army rushed forward.
The former camp leader was Gao Ao. After receiving Xu Huang's order, he personally led his 800 men to charge towards Jin Yong.
They soon replaced Fei Yao's trappers and became the main force in the battle.
The two sides fought a bloody battle in the narrow city, with roars and the clash of weapons everywhere.
The Jianghuai soldiers were also very good with their crossbows, especially after being angered by the enemy's arrows, they burst out with all their anger at this moment.
Just now, when Gao Ao was fighting on the city, a sergeant beside him was shot by a crossbow from a Jianghuai soldier and fell to death at his feet. A general not far from him was also shot in the neck and fell in a pool of blood.
The guards guarding Gao Ao advised him to retreat, but Gao Ao cursed:
"Why retreat? My position is under my feet. If the people are in the formation, they will die if the formation is lost. If we cannot defeat Jin Yong City today, this is where we will die."
After saying that, Gao Ao drew out his spear and threw it, knocking over the Jianghuai crossbowmen who were preparing to shoot in the distance.
Here Gao Ao refused to retreat, but over there Rui Zhi couldn't stand it anymore.
He watched the enemy troops killing more and more, knowing that the city could no longer be defended, and then he made preparations for people to withdraw.
They can also defend in the middle city. As long as they guard the corridor there, the Taishan Army will not be able to rush through.
But at this moment, bursts of cheers sounded from behind.
Then I saw a general with two long knives stuck in his back and an iron spear in his hand, leaping like a tiger on the military road.
People nearby who saw him shouted:
"Champion, champion."
The champion will bravely conquer the three armies.
This person is Zhu Zhi's nephew Zhu Mei.
Zhu Mei is famous among the Jianghuai army, not because he is Zhu Zhi's nephew, but because of his impressive martial arts.
Although he is Zhu Zhi's nephew, he is almost the same age. Both of them are Zhu Jun who followed the Pingjiao Prefecture Rebellion. Later, because of the death of her father, Zhu Mei returned to her hometown to observe mourning and left the army.
Then in the Battle of Weihan the year before last, he came to his uncle's tent again, and this time he was even more brave. He once won the first sixteenth level in one battle, the best in the entire army.
At this moment, when Zhu Mei rushed over with eight hundred elite armored soldiers, the morale on the city was greatly boosted.
He took the lead in rushing to the top of the city and was furious when he saw that a fierce and brave enemy warrior had just used an iron bone flower to kill one of his Jianghuai disciples.
Without stopping, he took out the halberd from his robe, turned his hips and threw it hard.
The hand halberd was inserted into the head of the Taishan army officer like lightning.
Zhu Mei yelled:
"Take the first one."
The guard responded to the order, drew his dagger and ran over, returning within a moment with the bloody enemy head.
Zhu Mei glanced at the head, and then asked the halberdier on the side to hang the head on his spear so that all the friendly forces in the city could see it.
The halberdiers responded to the order, picked up the enemy's heads and called for peace.
Zhu Mei, on the other hand, kept looking for valuable targets.
After a while, he saw another exotic warrior wearing a luxurious robe and a gold medal around his neck, so he pulled out the halberd from his robe and threw it at him angrily.
It's just that this Taishan Army warrior was surrounded by guards, and he directly blocked the hand halberd with a card.
Zhu Mei failed to hit the target, so she didn't worry and rushed over with the iron spear in hand.
After a moment, the exotic warrior and his companion were together, and their heads were hung on the spears behind them.
The warrior who was just killed by Zhu Mei was the son of the chief of a small Sushen tribe.
Although the Taishan Army pacified Pingzhou and broke up the original organizational structure of the Sushen people. But don't forget that their tribal structure is built on blood. Although it is the most primitive, it is also the most deeply rooted.
Therefore, the bonds and obligations between ethnic groups and tribes will not dissipate until several generations have passed.
And at the top of this city, there were several warriors from the same tribe as Chief Su Shen. They had a blood bond with the little chief, and they had grown up together when they were young, hunted together in the mountains and forests, and finally joined the army together.
One can imagine how strong the feelings between them are.
After seeing the death of the little chief, these people were stunned and rushed forward, shouting serious words. One of the fat warriors was wearing double armor, holding a long-handled giant ax in his hand, and whizzed at him.
After a while, the heads of these solemn warriors and their little chiefs were hung on the spears, neatly arranged.
In this way, Zhu Mei stabbed left and right on the top of the city, constantly shouting:
"Take the first one."
The soldiers around him were beheaded one after another and returned.
After a while, the group of spearmen at the back were already holding a withered head on their head, shouting for joy.
Zhu Mei killed another Taishan Army warrior. This man was obviously a distinguished person, with a battle flag hanging on his back and a golden hoop on his arm with a passage written on it.
Zhu Mei didn’t recognize the words, and someone next to her read out:
"We come here not to seek wealth, but to exchange for peace."
Zhu Mei was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then coldly snorted:
"He's a good man. It's a pity that we couldn't let him give his name first."
Then, he told the soldiers on the side:
"If you encounter someone like this later, remember to remind me to let him know his name first."
The guards nodded, but secretly said in their hearts:
"General, your murderous intent is like fire. You always rush for people's heads. How can you have time to let others know your name?"
In this way, as Zhu Mei went deeper, more and more Taishan troops on top of Jin Yong City were squeezed out.
Gao Ao, who was fighting in the middle section, noticed something was wrong and immediately asked nearby infantrymen to gather in formation near him.
But the steps are heavy and long, so not many can carry them to the top of the city, and even fewer are still near Gao Ao. Therefore, there were only about twenty people gathered together, and they formed a standard square formation side by side on the top of the city.
Afterwards, Gao Ao cleared a space at the top of the city, and then held up the apricot-yellow flag and waved it toward the outside of the city.
At this time, Xu Huang, who was in the rear, received the signal from the top of the city. He frowned, glanced at Chen Huan, and said in a deep voice:
"Old Chen, I will leave the whole army to your control."
Chen Huan tilted his head, pretending he didn't hear anything, and then said to himself:
"I didn't hear or see it. What you Xu Huang want to do has nothing to do with me, Old Chen."
Xu Huang smiled, stuffed a handful of generals into Chen Huan's arms, and laughed and cursed:
"You got on my ship and you still want to get off, I am so beautiful to you." As he spoke, Xu Huang led his hundreds of soldiers and ran towards Jin Yong.
Looking at Xu Huangrufeng's figure, Chen Huan said silently;
"Take care."
After saying that, Chen Huan cursed Chen Cheng who was not far away:
"Who made you just watch? Let the sharpshooters get on the nest car and shoot down those dog slaves for me."
Chen Cheng was scolded to shame, but he could only accept it because his uncle was right. They were really just standing there stupidly, but they didn't know that the three-seat nest car standing alone in front of the slope was the designated shooting platform. .
To make amends, Chen Cheng personally brought sixty of the most elite marksmen this time. They included the Han family's Baibu Chuanyang, the grassland's fallen eagles, and the Goguryeo's bow guides. They were all top marksmen.
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Xu Huang ran all the way to the bottom of the city, stepping up the ladder without even taking a breath.
On the other ladders, the soldiers also lined up to climb up.
When he was still a few steps away from the top of the city, Xu Huang jumped onto the top of the city with one kick.
As soon as he landed, he saw that his favorite general Gao Ao was directing the crossbowmen to shoot at the opponent, and then more than 20 infantrymen in front resisted the line of troops and firmly defended the city.
Xu Huang nodded secretly. He took a card stand from the guard behind him, then pulled down his visor, leaned forward, and rushed over with the card card on his head.
Gao Ao was shocked when he saw it. He didn't expect that Xu Huang came to help in person. The general's personal visit to the front line had always been prohibited by military orders.
But apart from being shocked and ashamed, Gao Ao was deeply moved.
In fact, he was ready to fulfill his oath and die on the spot in Jinyong City.
He didn't expect the enemy's reinforcements to be so elite. Just now, all the friendly troops in the far west had been cleared out. Those people were either driven off the city or killed.
And just now, he saw that when the opponent was blocked by his infantry and could not advance, the opponent became so angry that he dragged out two captured soldiers and beat them to death with big sticks in front of them. .
To the east of him, Fei Yao's army, which was already small in number and had experienced bloody battles, was resting on the top of the city where corpses rested.
It can be said that Gao Ao has reached the most dangerous time.
It was at this time that Xu Huang came up and led the hundred most elite soldiers of the Flying Tiger Army to the top of the city.
There were no unnecessary words, just eye contact, and Gao Ao understood what Xu Huang meant.
He suddenly ordered:
"Points!"
The exhausted riflemen finally separated and made a way in the middle.
The Jianghuai soldiers on the opposite side were also surprised. Suddenly they saw a giant man rushing up with a card on his head.
These people were caught off guard, and were directly pushed away by the huge force like a bear, and the entire front line was in chaos.
It wouldn't matter if Xu Huang was the only one who was brave. The hundreds of armored soldiers behind him were all fierce and fierce, relying on their armor to cover their bodies. They didn't care at all and ran directly into the crowd.
These people were holding either iron halberds or iron maces and bone knives in their hands, and they smashed them against the Jianghuai soldiers.
No matter how hard the bones are, no matter how stubborn the head is, can it withstand this little mace of mine?
Within a short time, these Jianghuai soldiers were killed.
But Xu Huang didn't let go at all, and pursued him bravely. The ax in his hand was wiped with the stump, and those Jianghuai soldiers were like paper.
Soon, he met Zhu Mei, who also rushed over with a pack of cards.
With a "boom", the two of them were wrestling together like wild bulls, and the others around them couldn't even get close to each other.
Suddenly, Xu Huang used a trick and jumped back. However, the person on the other side actually retreated as he thought.
So, the two separated and looked at each other again.
Experts will know if they take action, and it is obvious that these two people are quite powerful. In a samurai duel of this level, one must be careful with every move. Life or death may not be due to inferior skills but just an oversight.
At this moment, the surrounding Taishan troops also separated one after another, panting and waiting for the duel between the two.
This is not a child's play, thinking that the victory or defeat of the war depends on personal bravery, but in this scenario, when both sides have fought to the point of exhaustion, only a decisive victory between the main generals can break the deadlock.
Xu Huang's breathing began to become heavy, and he looked carefully at Zhu Mei in front of him. This person did not look tall, but he was so powerful. Even compared to his size, his strength was stronger than his own.
On the opposite side, Zhu Mei's condition was even worse. After all, they had been fighting for so long. At this moment, he was looking at Xu Huang with red eyes.
Suddenly, Xu shook, and Zhu Mei also caught a flaw, preparing to use the combo she constructed in her mind.
But when a sound broke through the air, Zhu Mei suddenly squatted down.
Then a feather arrow passed through his head and pierced the neck of a companion behind him.
Zhu Mei ignored her anger and rolled directly to the side. Then she put her hands on the ground, turned to the side again, and quickly retreated.
Sure enough, Xu Huang's attack immediately hit like a storm, and Zhu Mei would dodge it.
When the other Jianghuai soldiers saw that their general was in danger, they swarmed up and prepared to besiege Xu Huang. Xu Huang's soldiers over there also gathered together. After the intermission, the two sides fought together again.
After that, Xu Huang and the opposite Zhu Mei did not choose to attack each other directly, but continued to attack in other areas to achieve the best attack results.
As time went by, more and more Taishan troops swarmed the city. First, they completely defeated the Han army in the east, and then pushed back all the way to the entrance of Yongdao.
The retreat in the east was reported to Zhu Mei, and several companions said anxiously:
"General, we have to retreat. If the enemy forces block the corridor, we will be trapped in the north city."
They didn't say what happened to Beicheng, because it was too simple. Facing the Taishan Army with superior strength, Jin Yong could not defend Beicheng.
Zhu Mei was noncommittal and asked:
"Where are the people over there at Ruizhi?"
"Then Rui Zhi took his Danyang tribe and stood guard at the entrance of the corridor. He said he would give us half a moment. If he didn't retreat, he would really be unable to withstand it."
Zhu Mei was furious after hearing this:
"Dog slave, Naigong came to save him, but in the end he came to sell Naigong. Kill him and leave."
Everyone had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, and regardless of the Danyang soldiers beside them, they pulled away and ran towards the rear corridor.
Xu Huang did not pursue him this time, but sat down on the ground and gasped for air.
The guardsmen were shocked and were about to step forward to check when they saw Xu Huang waving his hands and saying with a wry smile:
"It's nothing, I'm exhausted."
Then he called Gao Ao over:
"Gather all the skirmishers on the top of the city. Don't mess around. Form a formation and go over. Guard the northern city. We will win this battle."
After saying that, Xu Huang passed out.
When he was unconscious, he only heard waves of exclamations, and then fell unconscious again.