Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2701 The Five Great Generals, Cunxiao Leads the Enemy

Forced into this difficult situation by Xue Rengui, cold sweat trickled down Li Xiaogong's temples.

The cries of the fleeing soldiers below the city, the sounds of pounding on the city gate, the booming of the Jin army's war drums behind him, and the tense yet expectant gazes of the soldiers around him felt like countless steel needles piercing his nerves.

"General! We can't wait any longer! The Jin army behind us has already begun to press down!" Hou Junji reminded him.

The current situation is the same as driving civilians to attack a city, except that the civilians have been replaced by defeated soldiers. If they hesitate even slightly, the city will not be able to be defended.

It should be noted that, apart from these five thousand defeated soldiers, the enemy's forces outnumbered them tenfold.

"Archers, listen to my command!"

"Target: the routed soldiers beneath the city walls!"

"Fire arrows!"

The last two words were shouted out by Li Xiaogong with almost all his strength, his voice trembling slightly.

The soldiers guarding the city wall instantly lost all color in their faces, their eyes filled with disbelief, shock, and immense pain.

General... the general actually ordered the shooting of his own brothers?
"Fire arrows!"

Seeing that almost everyone around him was stunned by his order, Li Xiaogong gave another order, or rather, he roared it out.

Once the military order was given, the archers of the Li Tang army, though reluctant, had no choice but to release their bows, for the order was absolute.

"Li Xiaogong... is ruthless enough."

Xue Rengui's voice was low and unreadable. He had anticipated that the other side might choose to shoot arrows, but witnessing this scene of mutual slaughter still had a strong impact on him.

However, he also understood the other party very well. After all, if it were him, he would have made the same choice, but it was just a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.

If you don't dare to make this decision, you will only pay a greater price.

"Beat the drums! Prepare the siege ladders!" Xue Rengui's voice rang out again.

"Li Xiaogong has already severed his own arm! The fall of Xi'an and Pingcheng is today! Kill them!"

Because of the obstruction of the great river, and because the river surface is either completely unfrozen or completely frozen, but unfortunately, it is in a state of not being completely frozen.

If there were no complete freeze, their naval warships could move freely.

If it freezes completely, they can cross the river directly on the ice.

However, in this situation where it is not completely frozen, but only partially frozen, one cannot walk directly on the ice, and large warships cannot pass through.

As a result, most of their siege machinery could only be placed on the opposite bank of the river, sitting there idly.

However, Xue Rengui could not stop at all and could only continue the siege.

The small area beneath the city walls was entirely within their planned area, making it impossible for them to organize their troops.

If they cannot break through in one fell swoop, they will have no choice but to retreat to their original position to regroup. What awaits them is only another river-crossing battle the next day.

Therefore, no matter how great the sacrifice, we must succeed in one go.

"Order Li Cunxiao, Jiang Song, Shi Huang, Ma Sheng, and Wen Qiong to attack together! Lead the troops to the front!" "Order the supervisory team that anyone who dares to retreat will be thrown into the river!" Xue Rengui said coldly.

Although he didn't want to issue such a cruel military order, the county was in such a terrible geographical location that he had no choice but to use such a cruel order to force his brothers to comply.

He has even sent out all his most formidable generals.

This time, they launched an attack with three armies, and his army, besides himself, also brought out all five of his other top-tier generals.

"promise!"

After receiving the order, the messenger immediately went down to relay it.

After receiving Xue Rengui's command, the group discussed the matter among themselves.

Of course, it was mainly Li Cunxiao and Jiang Song who discussed it. The remaining three people, one of whom was a surrendered general and the other two were young people. They were not qualified to compete with these two for the right to speak.

After a brief discussion, Li Cunxiao was the first to appear.

Instead of his signature dual weapons, he found a huge shield that could almost cover his entire body. It was made entirely of iron and was not actually made for ordinary soldiers.

Even though it's considered a general-level position, only those with divine power can actually use it.

"Li Cunxiao is here, kill them all!"

After Li Cunxiao stepped forward, he deliberately revealed his location.

To put it bluntly, he came out to draw attention away from others.

Therefore, instead of using his own two weapons, he found such a large shield.

After all, once he's a certain distance from the city wall, the catapults won't be able to hit him, and the only threats he'll face are arrows and crossbows.

He was responsible for drawing fire, while the remaining few disguised themselves as soldiers and sneaked into the city.

Undoubtedly, their strategy was effective.

As soon as Li Cunxiao made his grand entrance, Li Xiaogong immediately arranged for hundreds of archers to keep a close watch on him, just to prevent him from getting close to the city wall.

Within the Li Tang dynasty, only Li Yuanba could rival Li Cunxiao, but at this time, Li Yuanba was still by Li Shimin's side. After all, if he weren't with Li Shimin, no one else could command Li Yuanba.

If Li Yuanba is in a good mood, he might help you by striking you a couple of times. If he's in a bad mood, he won't even acknowledge you. He might even send one of his own men to get hit.

It can be said that among the top generals in the land, Li Yuanba possessed the strongest stamina and individual fighting ability due to his endurance. However, he was also the least cost-effective. His inability to control the situation was his biggest problem.

Without Li Yuanba present, if Li Cunxiao were allowed to climb the city wall, it would be impossible to drive him down in time.

Once the enemy gains a foothold, a steady stream of Jin soldiers will scale the city walls. When this happens, it means the city is not far from falling.

Not to mention Li Yuanba, none of the top-ranking generals of the Li Tang dynasty are currently in this city.

The Jin army launched a three-pronged attack, which meant that the Tang army and its generals could only disperse.

Although Li Xiaogong belonged to Li Guangbi's faction, and Li Guangbi had generals like Huang Mei and Wang Shunchen under his command, none of them were here now; they were all with Li Guangbi.

The reason Li Guangbi made this arrangement was simply due to the geographical location of Xiping County. This led to the final decision.