Han officials

Chapter 121 Crow's Mouth?
The fourth year of Zhongping, the Dingyou day of the ninth month in autumn.

As the sun rose, the Goguryeo offensive continued.

Although the Goguryeo people did not have any ladders, nest carts, or catapults, they did have at least wooden ladders and shields.

After all, Sighimaa is just a small frontier town with low walls and narrow land, so there is no need for these high-end methods.

If Yao Xi had not ordered his men to block the city gates, the Goguryeo people's battering rams would have been a powerful siege weapon.

So when the endless Goguryeo people rushed towards Xigeima City, the small city was like a small boat in the sea, being hit wildly by the raging waves, and looked like it was about to capsize at any time.

On the top of Xigeima City, Yao Xi's face was full of determination.

"Kill~"

He swung his sword and slashed the neck of a Goguryeo soldier, and blood splattered on his face.

However, Yao Xi didn't even blink, and turned around and chopped at another Hu man who had just appeared on the battlement.

No one knew which ethnic group this man belonged to, but he was quite skilled. He leaped forward with his shield and rolled directly to the top of the city wall. Then he waved a scimitar and killed several people in a row, and he actually managed to gain a foothold.

Upon seeing this, Yao Xi's eyes suddenly widened, his eyes were bloodshot, and he didn't think much about it. He immediately rushed forward with the ring-handled knife. Relying on the protection of the sturdy armor, he actually attacked without defending, as if he was ready to die together.

As a result, he was ready to die, and the strong Hu man opposite him did not dare to fight to the death. However, within a few breaths, Yao Xi was stabbed several times, and even a long gash was opened on his ribs.

Of course, the Hu man was even more miserable. Yao Xi stabbed him in the crotch with a backhand knife, killing him completely. He screamed in pain.

Yao Xi was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see him in such pain, so he stabbed him to death.

However, Yao Xi was almost exhausted at this moment. He was so wounded that he could hardly stand. He could only pick up a spear and stand shakily against the wall, stabbing every Hu man he could see with all his might.

As for personal soldiers? Haha~ If you can survive to this point, you don’t have any personal soldiers to speak of.

At the same time, seeing the resistance on the city wall gradually weakening, Bayer was overjoyed.

Seeing hope of breaking the city, he immediately moved his flag forward and went straight to the foot of the city to boost morale.

In a trance, Yao Xi could even hear Bayer shouting at the foot of the city.

But at this moment Yao Xi no longer cared about it.

"Huff~Huff~" Almost every movement he made was accompanied by heavy panting.

It was unknown how much time had passed, but Yao Xi was no longer able to lift the spear in his hand.

When he realized this, Yao Xi, whose face was covered in blood, had regret in his eyes.

"My Lord, I am incompetent and cannot serve you any longer!"

However, just when Yao Xi was about to hug a Hu man and throw him down from the city wall with his life-threatening mind, a cry of surprise suddenly came from below the city wall. The uproar even reached the top of the city wall. Many Hu people who had climbed up to the top of the city wall were horrified.

After discovering this, Zhong Jun, who had climbed to the top of the city wall at some point, immediately led the volunteers in the city to launch a counterattack.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

Thanks to the desperate fighting between Zhong Jun and a group of Han people, they finally drove the Hu people off the city walls and maintained the precarious defense line.

Only at this time did Zhong Jun have time to look around the city to see what was happening.

However, it would have been better if he hadn't seen it, because once he saw it, he was dumbfounded.

Zhong Jun couldn't help but look back at Yao Xi, who lay half-dead by the wall, and said, "You even arranged for an archer? You're hiding it well enough!"

Yao Xi, who was already confused, became even more confused after hearing this.

It turned out that just as Bayer was moving his flag forward, an arrow flew out of nowhere and pierced his neck. Without even having time to say a word, Bayer died in front of everyone. Seeing this, the surrounding Goguryeo soldiers were naturally in an uproar.

No one knew who discovered the truth, but Gu Duer was shouting under the general's flag, demanding revenge on the Han people.

Hearing this, Yao Xi couldn't help but jokingly said, "Perhaps it's the Lord's blessing!"

Zhong Jun was about to laugh and curse when he heard this, but before he could say anything, he froze in place.

"...Your Excellency has truly come to bless us!" Zhong Jun glanced at Yao Xi with a complicated expression: "Your mouth... Alas~"

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Not to mention how speechless Zhong Jun was on the top of the city wall.

To the north of Xigema City, this was the chaotic scene Wei Zhe saw when he arrived here exhausted.

Wei Zhe breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Han flag still hanging on the city wall.

Just by looking at the devastated state of Sigaima City, Wei Zhe could imagine how difficult their lives had been these days.

Although he didn't know why the Goguryeo people didn't continue their efforts, Wei Zhe would not be polite.

"My sons, follow me and kill!"

Wei Zhe didn't waste any time and directly picked up the long spear and rushed towards the Goguryeo people under the city.

Although the Han cavalry were very tired after arriving here, the Goguryeo people had wasted a lot of energy after attacking the city for half a day, so there was no need to say anything, just go for it!

So nearly 6,000 cavalrymen rushed into the Goguryeo army at lightning speed.

At this moment, all tactics are useless, and everyone is fighting based on instinct.

Even the Hu cavalry from the Chigu and Qita tribes followed the Han cavalry to charge into the battle formation.

There is no way. Wei Zhe is leading the charge. How dare they be lazy?
For a moment, the Goguryeo army, whose commander had just died, fell into panic.

Gu Duer did not expect that the Han reinforcements would arrive so quickly.

Originally, he wanted to attack casually and then announce the withdrawal, but now it seems that he has to do it earlier.

After all, the commander-in-chief is dead, and the army's morale is unstable, so what's the point of fighting?

Gu Duer, who had naturally taken over the command, ordered without hesitation: "Retreat!"

After these words were spoken, the surrounding Goguryeo generals were not surprised.

Even the foreign generals promoted by Gao Nanwu felt that they could no longer continue the siege.

So in just a moment, the city of Segema, which was originally in danger, was saved.

But now it is not so easy for the Goguryeo people to leave.

The sudden change of direction caused many soldiers to be confused, and the attack from thousands of Han cavalry behind them made them panic and even at a loss.

There is no way. There are many generals who can win battles, but not many generals who know how to retreat.

Although Gu Duer arranged the rear army to block the Han cavalry brought by Wei Zhe, humans are not plants or trees, and not all soldiers can follow orders to the letter.

Especially when Guduer announced the withdrawal of troops, the Goguryeo soldiers in the rear army were worried about being abandoned.

In this situation, how much fighting spirit do they still have?
Not to mention the ordinary soldiers, even the generals of the rear army were a little uneasy.

Wei Zhe's side became stronger and stronger, and even many of the Xuan Que followers wandering in the wilderness came to help after hearing the news.

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(End of this chapter)