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Chapter 188 Desperate

Chapter 188 Desperate
August [-], King David.

Countless soldiers surrounded the entire city, including the west gate and east gate, but the north gate and south gate were under extremely fierce attack, and a large number of soldiers died every moment battlefield.

In fact, this siege battle had already started on the night of the eighth day of August, and the Chu army and the Liang army had launched six fierce attacks!

It's a pity that although their offensive was fierce and the defenses of Emperor David's capital were crumbling, they still failed to capture it.

This is so for three reasons.

First, this is the capital of the Davidic Empire, the last bit of dignity of the Davidic Dynasty, and David's soldiers have a strong sense of resistance to serve the country to the death.

After the turmoil that night, basically all the traitors and generals who had defected to Daliang and Dachu jumped out, and were swept away, and there were no major hidden dangers inside.

In addition, the blood tiger used the emperor's tiger talisman to minimize the casualties of David's soldiers due to civil strife, so that more than 20 of the 23 garrison troops and [-] forbidden troops remained.

It is not uncommon for an army of 23 to defend the imperial capital with a high level of city defense for more than two days.

Although Emperor Wei was dead, Xuehu and others kept it secret, and David's generals who knew about it had already voted for Daxia, and no one dared to say anything.

Therefore, the steadfastness in the hearts of David's soldiers has not been destroyed.

Second, although the Tiger Cavalry and Jackal Cavalry did not go directly to the city wall to participate in the battle, Daxia provided thousands of Bright Eagle Crossbows. These powerful Bright Eagle Crossbows contributed a lot to the defense of the city.

Of course, this is not to say that the two cavalry are standing by and watching, it's just that their positioning is not suitable for defending on the city wall. After all, doing so would be a waste of martial arts.

In fact, in the early hours of this morning, the tiger cavalry and the jackal cavalry took the initiative to attack in the dark, launching surprise attacks on the Chu army and the Liang army respectively.

Although the Chu army and the Liang army did not relax their vigilance, the difference in combat power between the two sides was too great. The elite scouts of the two cavalry quietly killed the vigilant enemy army, making the Great Xia cavalry successfully carry out a sabotage operation!
In this battle, the tiger cavalry and jackal cavalry beheaded 10,000+ enemy troops, excluding the wounded, and destroyed more than half of the enemy's large siege equipment!

After the great victory, the morale of General David who defended the city increased greatly. On the contrary, the morale of the Chu army and Liang army who were attacking the city dropped sharply, so that the intensity of today's siege is obviously weaker than before.

Thirdly, David's generals already knew that the main force of Daxia's reinforcements was coming quickly, and they had hope and confidence in their hearts!

……

After the turmoil in the capital of David, the commanders of Chu Jun and Liang Jun were very angry.

They didn't even expect that when they were about to accomplish something, at the critical moment, they killed Daxia's people halfway, raised their hands and took away the fruits of victory that should have belonged to them!
In addition to being angry, the commanders of the two armies also had deep worries in their hearts.

Therefore, when the two armies approached the city at dusk on August [-]th, Chu Lixuan, commander of Great Chu, and Wu Yonggang, commander of Daliang, chose to meet and form an alliance.

Among the two, Chu Lixuan had long wanted to form an alliance, and Wu Yonggang hadn't been too interested in it yet, but the behavior of the Daxia army's peach-picking made him very angry.

Of course, the most important thing is that he received the news that Qingqiu's army had changed and was suspected to be preparing to attack Daliang.

It was under the combined effect of several factors that Wu Yonggang made up his mind to form an alliance with the Chu army and jointly deal with the Great Xia army!
All kinds of things after that also proved that his choice was very wise.

Because that night, Qingqiu's army really rushed into Daliang, and the powerful combat power of the Great Xia cavalry on the second night also scared Wu Yonggang quite a bit.

Only then did he realize how strong the elite of the Great Xia was, and he realized how bad it would be to face the Great Xia army alone!
After Wu Yonggang and Chu Lixuan formed an alliance on behalf of the two armies, they unanimously decided to capture David's imperial capital first, and after getting rid of this poisonous stinger, they would fight to the death with the main force of Daxia Qiongqi's army!
But how could they have imagined that the capital of David, which was supposed to be easily captured and could be captured in a day at most, would be able to hold on for so long?

……

After noon, the ear-splitting golden gong that symbolized the withdrawal of troops suddenly sounded from the Chu army and the Liang army. Whether it was the soldiers who had already killed the city wall, or the soldiers who were preparing to reinforce them, they all started to evacuate without hesitation after a moment of surprise.

Ordinary soldiers didn't know why they were withdrawing, they just thought they were going to fight again with the whole army, but the high-level officials of both armies knew that they had to withdraw their troops and stop attacking the city, because the main force of Daxia Qiongqi Army had arrived!

To the north of the capital of David, the camp of the Chu army.

Among the handsome tents, whether it was Chu Lixuan or the seven or eight senior generals, all of them looked haggard and ugly.

Fighting all the way to the present, except for the wounded soldiers and the more than 50 troops stationed in key occupied areas, they currently only have more than [-] combatable soldiers here.

Five 10,000+ is a lot, but it is difficult for them to have the confidence to win after they have initially experienced the elite combat power of the Great Xia.

The most important thing is that the morale of the Chu army is very unstable now.

The news that the Empress Dowager and His Majesty surrendered to Daxia, and that Dachu had been removed from the name has now spread in the army, coupled with the unfavorable siege of the city and the heavy blow of the Daxia cavalry attacking the camp in the early morning of this morning, many soldiers have given birth to Confusion, worry, and even fear!
They are very worried now, once they fight against the main force of Daxia, will the army collapse directly?

Chu Lixuan sat on the handsome seat with his head lowered, his face was sombre and he said nothing, his originally handsome face also showed a bit of old age.

If he had known that such a situation would happen, he would definitely not insist on continuing to attack David's capital, but would immediately lead the army back to aid Da Chu!
However, if it can only be if, it is impossible to change the established reality.

Now, not to mention the ordinary soldiers in the army, even he himself was extremely confused and didn't know what to do.

His prestige is high, but no matter how high it is, there is a limit. It is impossible for hundreds of thousands of soldiers who have almost no hope to suddenly increase their morale and become fanatical fighters!
At this moment, he was already standing on the edge of the cliff, and if he was not careful, he would be smashed to pieces!

"Chu Shuai, what should we do?"

After an unknown amount of time, a veteran gritted his teeth and finally broke the dullness.

Seeing that Chu Lixuan lowered his head and did not respond, a young general spoke cautiously.

"Otherwise, shall we surrender to Daxia?"

As soon as these words came out, there was a moment of silence in the tent, everyone looked at that person, and one even stared and shouted angrily.

"What did you say? Surrender?!"

"What are you shouting? If you don't surrender now, what else can you do?"

The young general frowned and snorted displeasedly.

"It's not like you can't see the state of the soldiers in the army. If we surrender, we can at least save our lives, but if we bite the bullet and go to war, I'm afraid the Great Xia army will only charge once, and our army will collapse directly!"

"At that time, not only we will die, but our brothers will also die in vain. I don't know how many people!"

After these words fell, everyone couldn't help being silent.

After five or six breaths, the veteran who spoke first spoke in a deep voice.

"What General Lin said is not unreasonable. Shuai Chu, what do you mean?"

Chu Lixuan narrowed his eyes, and finally raised his head.

"The head can be broken, but the spine cannot be bent. This is the integrity of my Dachu people!"

"If you surrender without a fight, what integrity is there? Not to mention, if you do so, you will be despised by the people of Great Xia."

"Even if you want to surrender, you have to have a good fight so that the people of Daxia can see the bloodiness of my Dachu soldiers. Only in this way can we win the most basic respect and interests!"

"Furthermore, we have now formed an alliance with Daliang's army. The total strength of the two sides is more than 110 million, which is twice that of Daxia's army! We have no chance of winning!"

"So, now is not the time to make a final decision."

"No matter what, we must fight the Daxia army first. If we can see the hope of winning, we don't need to surrender."

"And if there is no hope, through the bloody battle, we can also let the army of Daxia see our bloodiness, and let them know that we are not soft persimmons that can be kneaded at will, so that we can gain the most basic respect!"

After listening to Chu Lixuan's words, some people nodded thoughtfully, but most of them frowned.

"Chu Shuai, what you said is indeed reasonable, but the key problem now is that it will be difficult for us to survive the first match."

"The current state of the lieutenant generals is very bad. They are likely to be defeated on a large scale after the war. I'm afraid they won't last until then..."

Someone raised the most critical question, Chu Lixuan only smiled softly, showing a calm and confident look.

"Don't worry, this commander has already thought of a way to deal with this."

"Oh? I don't know what clever plan Chu Shuai has?"

"It's not a clever plan, it's just a method of supervising a war that must be used in a dangerous battle."

Chu Lixuan spoke softly, his tone was very light, but it was extremely heavy in the ears of the generals.

"Forming a supervising team? Shuai Chu, you must be cautious about this matter! Now the morale of the army is not stable, if you use the supervising team to suppress it forcibly, I'm afraid it will only backfire..."

The young general named Lin Chonghua said with an ugly face, obviously he didn't agree with Chu Lixuan's idea.

"Chu Shuai, from the perspective of the last general, let's surrender directly..."

A cold light flashed in Chu Lixuan's eyes, and he snorted coldly: "This commander has made up his mind, don't say any more! In order to ensure the morale and situation of the army, this commander will transfer [-] Jinxiu troops as a supervisory team to supervise the entire army!"

After saying that, Chu Lixuan waved his hand impatiently without giving the others a chance to object.

"Okay, let's get ready!"

Although the generals were unwilling and worried, they had no choice but to disperse one after another.

When all the generals left, Chu Lixuan gritted his teeth and let out a deep drink.

"Mukui!"

"exist!"

At the tent door, a burly man in full armor responded respectfully.

"Go and get rid of Lin Chonghua, do it more covertly, don't let anyone know!"

Chu Lixuan ordered in a low voice, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

He never thought of surrendering to Daxia, because he knew what would happen to his hostility towards Daxia, and he knew that even if he surrendered, it would be difficult to save his life!
But in order to stabilize his generals, he had to say that.

However, Lin Chonghua's attitude made him a little unbearable, and he was also worried that Lin Chonghua would do something that caught him off guard.

Therefore, he sentenced Lin Chonghua to death without hesitation.

"promise!"

The strong man named Mu Kui didn't ask any more questions, and took his orders to leave quickly.

At this moment, there was no one else in the tent, and Chu Lixuan's back, which had been erect all along, also bent down, and a look of confusion appeared in his eyes.

He didn't know how to take the road ahead...

(End of this chapter)

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