Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2538 General Li Muyong of Qinghan Fights the Third of the Seven Great Saints Alone

Xian Zhen, Cao Ren, Yuwen Xian, and others led their troops to conquer cities and seize territories along the way, taking over the poorly defended counties of Pingyuan one by one.

Moreover, the combined forces of several troops formed a net-like trap, confining Xu Shiji in the center.

In fact, at this time, Xu Shiji intended to lead his troops to retreat to other places.

After all, as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.

It would be much better to preserve our strength than to sacrifice ourselves here in vain.

However, at this point, he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.

The Jin army had many cavalrymen, and if they left the protection of the city walls, they would be caught up by the Jin cavalrymen in no time.

If they want to leave, there's only a slight chance if they need the support of the navy.

With the support of the navy, it became possible to avoid being overtaken by the Jin army's cavalry.

However, the latter is also an impossible thing.

At this time, the Jin army's navy was conducting a large-scale search for the naval forces of Qinghan and Youzhou.

If their navy appeared on the Yellow River, let alone rescue them, it would be questionable whether they could even escape from the Jin navy.

Therefore, at this point, Xu Shiji had nowhere to run even if he wanted to, and it seemed that he could only stay here and wait to die.

During this time, Xu Shiji's hair, which was already starting to turn gray, had now turned completely white. He racked his brains, but still couldn't come up with any solution.

Xu Shiji is now in his late fifties, and his days and nights of worry have almost made him ill.

As for Qi Jiguang, at this point he launched a fierce attack regardless of the consequences.

He wasn't in a hurry to launch a fierce attack before because there was no one to compete with him for credit.

However, the arrival of Lian Po's army, while plunging northern Qingzhou into a desperate situation, also meant the emergence of a group vying for credit with him.

Why are people risking their lives to fight this war?
Isn't it just about getting promoted, having titles and honors bestowed upon one's wife and children?
In the entire Qinghan region, how many people's heads are worth more than Xu Shiji's?

As a result, Qi Jiguang's 100,000-strong army launched a series of attacks over a period of more than 20 days, suffering a total of tens of thousands of casualties.

However, Xu Shiji still managed to hold on through the ordeal.

Even Qi Jiguang had to marvel at the strength of Qinghan's resistance. On one occasion, his general Jiao Mo had even climbed the city wall, but the enemy general was determined to fight to the death.

Even at the cost of his life, he clung tightly to Jiao Mo's leg, refusing to let go, and held on until General Li Mu arrived. In fact, to shake off Xin Mian, who still wouldn't let him go even after death, Jiao Mo had no choice but to sever Xin Mian's hand with a single stroke.

While Li Mu was no match for Jiao Mo, he was not someone Jiao Mo could defeat easily either.

Furthermore, Li Mu was aided by generals such as Wu Dong, Wu Fan, and Wu Jie, so Jiao Mo could only retreat temporarily in the end.

During this period, Jiao Mo, along with Shi Tuo and Peng Mo from the infantry, made several attempts, but they were still able to withstand the opponent's attacks. Among them, Li Mu had fought against all three of them, and apart from suffering a slight loss when facing Jiao Mo, he was in no way inferior when facing the other two.

Even the other Han generals had to temporarily avoid his sharp edge when they were with him.

After all, Xu Shiji only had Li Mu as his general.

However, besides Li Mu, there were several other peerless peak warriors, along with other generals. With only a few soldiers on the city walls, Jiao Mo and his group really didn't dare to fight for long.

During this period, the participation of Jiao Mo, Shi Tuo, and Peng Mo in the battle also caused heavy losses to the Qing-Han side. Many civil officials and generals, including Du Leng, Qian Qiu, Ruan Jie, Gu Quanwu, Lin Ding, Guan Longjiang, and Qi Wukai, died in this battle.

In the most dangerous times, not only military generals, but even some civil officials were forced to go to the battlefield.

Therefore, several civil officials died in battle.

Among them, the most important person to die in battle was Liu Yanchang, the governor of Pingyuan County.

Take Liu Yanchang for example. He might not have had any great abilities. However, he had a good son, which allowed him to become the governor of Pingyuan County.

It's important to understand that Qinghan only has a few commanderies, so this position is quite important. Especially since Qinghan's capital can be located within Pingyuan Commandery.

Xu Shiji only sent him out to mobilize the farmers to defend the city; he did not actually send him to the battlefield.

However, it can only be said that he was unlucky enough to be directing farmers to help Xu Shiji transport thunderstones to the city wall, but he just happened to run into Wu Song, the general of the Jin army who had stormed the city wall, and was killed by Wu Song with a single move.

Of course, the defending side suffered heavy losses, and the attacking side also suffered some setbacks.

General Yi Jong Tang, a member of the royal family, was not particularly skilled, but his abilities were still top-notch.

However, thanks to his status as a member of the imperial clan, his participation in many crucial battles for the Jin army, and his excellent archery skills, he was able to rise to the position of a general.

However, one archer was killed by another. During the process of being driven off the city wall, he was shot down from the ladder by a single arrow from Ma Yuanye, a general of Qing Han, and thus lost his life.

Ding Bangyan, whom Qi Jiguang had personally promoted, was killed on the spot by Chang Xian, a general of Qinghan.

Chang Xian is now one of the top fighters under Xu Shiji, second only to Li Mu.

With his unparalleled peak strength, Ding Bangyan was not even a match for him in three rounds.

However, the two people who killed the most generals during this period were Li Mu and Zhang Hui.

These two are not only strong—one is at the initial stage of Divine General, and the other is at the peak of Peerless—but most importantly, they are also both excellent archers.

Two sharpshooters can play a role in this kind of siege battle that other generals cannot match.

Fu Gongyou and Huan Liang, surrendered generals from Yangzhou, Li Hang, a member of the Jin imperial family, Hao Yaoqi, a general from the Qingzhou faction, and Liao Hua, a general from the Yellow Turban faction, all died tragically under the arrows of these two men.

However, even though Qi Jiguang fought so desperately and launched a fierce attack for more than twenty days, he still failed to completely defeat Xu Shiji.

It wasn't until Cao Ren, Yuwen Xian, and Xian Zhen's troops swept through the counties along the way that they finally surrounded them one by one.