Chapter 672: On the Brink
Outside Lingui County. A neat army of soldiers gathered.
This army is the army under the command of Xi Yinglong, and the leaders are Xi Yinglong and Xi Changzhen. Xi Changzhen was dressed in armor, looked at the city that had turned into a sea of fire, brushed the long hair under his chin, Danfeng eyes, and said with a smile: "My lord, this time I really calculated Li Zhen into it, the city gate of the Quartet has been blocked, and with the help of the power of the fire, it is not easy for Li Zhen to break through the city gate." Even if he used artillery and other things to break down the city gates, we were still waiting outside the city, and he couldn't escape. ”
Xi Yinglong said lightly: "Li Zhen did lose, but we also paid a lot. ”
Xi Changzhen's face was gloomy, and he said, "That's true! ”
Think about it, how much did Xi Yinglong pay and how much pressure did he put on him in order to let Li Zhen arrive in Lingui County smoothly and in order to let Li Zhen enter the city smoothly? These are still secondary, the key is that the soldiers under Xi Yinglong's command also suffered many casualties. In particular, the loss of Xunzhou Mansion, Liuzhou Mansion, Nanning Mansion and other places was caused by Xi Yinglong's failure to go to the rescue.
In order to design Li Zhen, he paid a huge price.
At this time, Xi Yinglong finally waited for a chance to take revenge.
Shame on you!
In the army, soldiers have such thoughts.
Xi Yinglong retracted his thoughts and asked in a deep voice, "Brother, is the back road blocked?" ”
Xi Changzhen patted his chest and said tightly: "Don't worry, aren't you at ease when I do things?" As an example for the army, as a model for everyone to follow, I am absolutely reliable. I've securely sealed off our passage from the city to the outside of the city. Not to mention that the passage has been blocked, it is definitely difficult for Li Zhen to find a tunnel out of the city, and they can't escape. ”
Xi Yinglong rolled his eyes, he had never seen such a boast.
"Brother, the fire has become the climate."
Xi Yinglong said leisurely, he looked at the raging fire in the city, and he definitely thought that this battle would be won, and the next thing was just to delay time. Now that victory is about to be achieved, Xi Yinglong's mood is also exceptionally good.
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In the city, Tang Fu led a large army to break through to the north gate.
"Boom! Rumble!! ”
On both sides of the street, burning houses began to crumble, beams and other timber kept falling, splashing dust and sparks everywhere. The harsh environment on both sides had a great impact on Tang Fu and the army under his command. The heat from the raging fire even caused the hair of the soldiers under his command to start curling.
When we reached the north gate, the fire was even stronger.
Through the fire, Yufu had already seen the boulder blocking the gate. He shook his head secretly, thinking that the soldiers on his side were too careless. Xi Yinglong wanted to use a boulder to block the city gate, and no one noticed such a big move, which was really careless, which led to today's situation.
"Help, help me!"
A scream rang out abruptly in the army.
One of the soldiers' clothes burst into flames and immediately yelled. Because he had been shuttling on roads lined with fires, his clothes had already been dried, and when he came across a spark, he was immediately ablazed. The first soldier who burned on his body, with the help of his comrades, quickly extinguished the flames that had been ignited. But one after another soldiers in the army were set on fire by the splashes of sparks, which had caused the army to begin to disorganize.
This situation occurs, but it cannot be overcome, so you can only try to avoid it.
Tang Fushi's heart ached when he saw that his soldiers were consumed by fire.
"Quick, blast open the gates!"
Tang Fu no longer hesitated, and decisively ordered the artillery to aim the cannon at the city gate. In a few moments, the cannon was ready, aimed in the direction of the city gate.
"Launch!"
At the sound of an order, all the gunners ignited the cannons.
"Boom! Rumble!! ”
A series of loud noises rang out, and one after another shells fell on the door, and there was a loud bang. The cannonballs shattered the boulders at the gates of the city, and the gates of the city were also blown open. A stream of air came in from outside the city, as if it brought a breath of fresh air, which lifted everyone's spirits.
"Get out!"
The company commander was the first to roar, and the soldiers under his command immediately rushed out.
They braved the fire and risked their lives, and when they rushed to the gates, there was a burst of gunfire and a rain of arrows from outside the city. Bullets and bows and arrows were fired intensively at the city gate, forming a powerful intertwining of firepower, and almost all the soldiers who rushed out were shot and killed.
Xi Changzhen looked at the soldiers killed from the city, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a sneer.
Before that, he concluded that "Li Zhen" would escape from the north gate. Because of the four city gates, Li Zhen entered through the north gate, and Li Zhen was the closest to the north gate. In order to save time and leave faster, Li Zhen will definitely choose to break through from the north gate, and Xi Changzhen stays outside the north gate just to wait for Li Zhen to come out.
Right now, what Xi Changzhen has to do is to delay time and delay the speed of Li Zhen's army coming out.
Xi Changzhen used bows, arrows, and bullets to block the army of "Li Zhen" in the city, which was impossible. However, Xi Changzhen understood that as long as he delayed for one more minute and a second, the lethality would be doubled, tenfold, or even hundredfold. Because there is still a raging fire in the city, this is the main killing move. Xi Changzhen's idea is correct, and it is also vicious, the clothes on the soldiers in the city are burning more and more, and the ranks are becoming more and more chaotic.
The soldiers who went out of the city were so few that they could not be scaled.
The army, already in crisis.
Tang Fu was surrounded by soldiers, and he felt the heat rolling in, but it was not in danger for the time being. He looked around, a hint of regret in his eyes. From leading troops to fight until now, Tang Fu has never encountered such a war, and has never encountered such a dangerous situation. At the moment, he has no choice.
If you can't kill it, you will die if you stay in the city!
Tang Fu knew that he had to be killed, because there was still an army led by Li Zhen and Yang Banhou outside. Once he kills out, the threat is gone. Tang Fu took a deep breath and continued: "Brothers, the marshal is leading the army to intercept Xi Yinglong. As long as we kill it, we will win immediately. For the sake of our lives, so that we can go home to visit our relatives, fight hard. ”
"Never surrender! Fight to the death! ”
The company commander had a resolute expression on his face, and vowed to live and die with Tang Fu.
Another platoon commander also said: "Battalion commander, I will live and die together, and I will never be a bad seed who surrenders." ”
Company commanders, platoon commanders and other cadres at all levels in the army all opened their mouths to express their refusal to surrender, and they all firmly followed Tang Fu desperately. The morale of the entire army was impassioned, and no one who wanted to surrender was willing to live and die with Tang Fu.
"Battalion commander, we can't die."
When everyone felt helpless, the company commander suddenly yelled.