At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 231: The fall of Jubei City and the destruction of the Beifu Army

"Brothers."

The ten remaining guards of Xu Guangda stepped out and stood beside the commander. They knelt down in front of the more than a thousand Northern Army soldiers and clasped their hands together. "We are honored to be able to take care of our brothers and revive the prestige of our Northern Army."

"Walk."

Seeing the soldiers hesitating, Xu Guangda leaned on the battlement and roared: "If you don't leave now, no one will be able to escape."

"let's go."

Centurion Guan Wen wiped the blood off his face, kowtowed three times with his brothers, and then went down the city without looking back.

"Bang the drum."

"Plant the flag."

Xu Guangda looked at the four guards and said, "Bring all the Northern Wei people here."

"promise."

The four guards took action, picking up the broken flags and sticking them on the top of the city wall. Xu Guangda staggered up to the drum tower, beat the cowhide war drum with all his strength, and shouted: "The Northern Army will not be defeated."

“Undefeated.”

“Undefeated.”

The four personal guards then beat the war drums, waved the big banners, and shouted from the top of the city wall: "Barbarians of the Northern Wei Dynasty, if you have the guts, come up to the city and fight us."

In front of the West City Gate, more than a thousand Northern Army soldiers heard the sound of war drums.

"It's the general beating the drum."

Guan Wen suppressed the sadness in his heart, holding the broadsword in his hand. The tip of the sword was broken, leaving only half of the blade, which was still covered with numerous gaps.

No one brought a bow or crossbow because they had no arrows left.

The west gate slowly opened, and Guan Wen took the lead, holding a broken knife, and rushed towards the Northern Wei army outside the city.

"kill."

The elite soldiers of the Northern Army followed closely behind, but even with more than a thousand men, they could not muster a good sword or a complete set of armor.

But no one retreated. This battle was not for their own survival, but for the continuation of the Northern Palace Army and for the Northern Palace Army's banner.

Thousands of cavalry charged into the battle formation, fearless of death, and rushed towards thousands of Northern Wei soldiers.

"Don't be wary."

Guan Wen roared, and with the long sword in his hand, he split the cavalry general blocking in front of him into two pieces. He led his comrades behind him, broke through the encirclement of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and headed westward.

"General, Commander Guan has rushed out with his brothers."

The soldier on lookout ran back and said excitedly.

"woooooo"

"woooooo"

Loud trumpets sounded, and the Northern Wei army rushed towards Jubei City in a black mass. Ladders were set up, and thousands of soldiers climbed onto the top of the city wall, and the four gates were broken.

"Are you scared?"

Xu Guangda was holding a half-long spear, with the Northern Army's banner behind him. He asked with a grin.

"Not afraid."

"Killing the Northern Wei barbarians is like killing a pig."

He was protected by his personal guards, and he was not afraid at all when facing the Northern Wei army that was a thousand times larger than his own.

"kill."

Swords and spears clashed, and in a matter of seconds, hundreds of Northern Wei soldiers' bodies were left around the banner, and all the personal guards were killed in the battle.

One of Xu Guangda's arms was chopped off, his armor was torn to pieces, there were dozens of knife wounds on his front, and one could even see his internal organs.

But he still guarded the banner of the Northern Army tightly, holding the long sword he had snatched in his left hand, his eyes red, like a wolf, "Come on!"

Dozens of Northern Wei spearmen rushed forward, piercing Xu Guangda with their sharp spears, then lifted his body up and threw him off the city wall.

"Snapped."

The Northern Army's banner was chopped off and fell to the ground.

All the Northern Wei soldiers who rushed to the top of the city were stepping on this big banner.

The Northern Army that had made them terrified was finally destroyed.

"woooooo"

"woooooo"

The loud sound of the horn echoed between heaven and earth. The earth trembled, the wind blew violently, and on the distant horizon, a black torrent of armored soldiers charged forward.

The leader, wearing white armor and riding a white horse, holding a spear, was indeed the white-robed soldier Chen Qingzhao who had been waiting for a long time. "Kill."

More than 100,000 Jizhou cavalrymen galloped, taking advantage of the Northern Wei army's unstable foothold, rushed into Jubei City and fought with the Northern Wei army.

Inside the Northern Wei camp in the rear.

Helian Bobo, the military god of the Northern Wei Dynasty, stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance at Jubei City, and witnessed the fall of the huge black banner with his own eyes.

I couldn't help but sigh: "30,000 Northern Army soldiers blocked my 150,000-man army for more than a month."

"It's a pity that Xie Xuanli is narrow-minded and can't accommodate these 30,000 people."

"Yes."

The deputy general beside him nodded: "If it weren't for the 30,000 Northern Army, we would have already captured Jubei City and marched south."

"But for the Northern Wei, the destruction of the Northern Palace Army is a great joy."

"Report."

"More than a thousand remnants of the Northern Army came out from the west gate, breaking through the encirclement and trying to escape far away."

"Report, a large number of Jizhou cavalry are coming from behind the North City."

"Report, the one leading the troops is the white-robed soldier immortal."

Scouts entered the camp one after another.

"How many called the cavalry?"

The deputy general asked hurriedly.

"It's so dark that I can't see clearly. There are at least 100,000 of them."

The scout replied.

"Humph, after hiding for so long, you finally come out."

Helian Bobo snorted coldly, "Pass the order down, the army will march into Jubei City and make sure to repel the Jizhou cavalry."

Then he looked at the deputy general next to him and said, "You lead the 10,000 cavalry to chase down the remnants of the Northern Army. Also, send a message to the troops in the direction of Shuoyin, asking them to move closer to Jubei City."

"promise."

The deputy general took the order and left.

More than ten thousand cavalrymen left the camp and headed directly west.

"woooooo"

"woooooo"

"Boom boom boom"

"Boom boom boom"

The sounds of war drums and trumpets mixed together, shaking the heaven and earth. Outside the Jubei City, the Northern Wei cavalry and the Jizhou cavalry engaged in a bloody battle.

Although caught off guard, the Northern Wei army reacted quickly and, relying on the Jubei City, fought for most of the day and drove the Jizhou army led by Chen Qingzhao out of the city.

Within just two days, the two sides fought several battles under the city, and both sides suffered losses.

Although Chen Qingzhao was known as the Soldier God in White, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Wei army this time was Helian Bobo, the military god of the Northern Wei.

As for Xie Xuanli's plan, he only completed the first half. The 30,000 Northern Army was almost wiped out, but he failed to complete the encirclement.

The Northern Wei in Zangcheng and Shuoyin were impregnable and held on to Helian Bobo's two wings tightly, forcing the Jizhou army to mobilize heavy troops to confront Helian Bobo's army head-on.

A few days later.

Changshan County Prefecture.

Pan Yuanshao came to the county governor's mansion and said, "My Lord, Xie Xuanli has shot himself in the foot."

"Jubei City has fallen."

It was morning, Xiao Han had just finished washing up and was drinking tea and reading a book. When he saw her expression, he guessed most of what was going on.

"Yes."

Pan Yuanshao took out a secret report from his sleeve: "It was sent back overnight. Now Jubei City is in the hands of Helian Bobo. Chen Qingzhao is leading his troops to attack the city. After several days of fierce fighting, there has been no progress."

The murderer took it and looked at it, his face suddenly became extremely gloomy.

"Xie Xuanli is too greedy."

Pan Yuanshao shook his head: "He was unwilling to leave even a little fire for the Northern Army. In the end, Xu Guangda ordered the remaining thousand cavalry to break out from the west gate, and he himself died in the city."

"If he wasn't greedy, he only needed to advance by half an hour, or even two sticks of incense, to have Chen Qingzhao advance his troops, and Jubei City wouldn't have been lost."

(End of this chapter)