Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 670 The first confrontation
The shrill police whistle sounded in Qinghe City, and the residents who walked out of their homes because of Anmin's notice looked blankly at the serious-faced Nanchuan soldiers rushing towards the city wall in groups. What they didn't know was that the city was about to Will be caught in the flames of war again, and the ferocious Rong people are approaching.

"All irrelevant people are waiting to go home immediately, and the whole city is under martial law!"

The Nanchuan soldiers of the 6000th team quickly set up a refusal horse at the intersection, and began to set up martial law. Now that the enemy is approaching, the Nanchuan army in Qinghe City is insufficient. They are worried that the enemy will break the gap, so they can only ensure the stability of the city under martial law. .

The soldiers in Nanchuan have strict discipline. After capturing Qinghe City from the Red Turban soldiers, they have done nothing wrong with the common people. This made the common people feel good about this army. Seeing their serious faces at this moment, they knew that something big was about to happen. They were all in a hurry When I got home, I started to close the doors and windows.

Li Qing, the sergeant major, has already hurriedly boarded the top of the city. He looked into the distance and saw countless smoke rising up on the horizon. Looking at the city gate that had not been closed, he shouted to the guards: "Go a few more people!" Help close the gate."

"Liaison officer, come here."

"What is the sergeant major's order—"

Li Qing pointed to the countless smoke billowing in the distance and said: "You personally lead people out of the city from the east gate, and deliver the news of the Rong clan's attack on Qinghe City to me as quickly as possible to the head of the army. Listen clearly. ."

The liaison officer repeated the order in a loud voice: "Send the news of the Rong clan's attack to the head of the army as quickly as possible."

Li Qing added: "Tell the regiment commander that I, Li Qing, will lead the two banner battalions to stand firm until reinforcements arrive."

Seeing that Li Qing swallowed back the last words, the liaison officer froze for a moment and said, "My lord, do you have any orders?"

Li Qing patted the liaison officer on the shoulder and said, "It's all right, let's go."

"Yes!" The liaison officer stood up immediately, saluted Li Qing with a slap, turned around and went down the city wall, and ran towards the stables.

The five thousand chiefs who rushed to Li Qing also gathered beside Li Qing, waiting for Li Qing's order.

The Li Qing team waved to the five thousand-man commanders, gathered them around him and said: "The Rong people came to attack the five Qinghe City beyond our expectations. Now the enemy's situation is unknown, and our foothold is not stable, and the strength of our troops is also weak." Not enough, so plan for the worst.”

The five commanders of a thousand people all had solemn faces. It took less than four hours for them to capture Qinghe City. Everyone feels the pressure.

Perhaps feeling the heavy heart of the elders, Li Qing forced a smile to comfort him and said, "Although we plan for the worst, we still have an advantage. With the protection of the city wall, relying on the bravery of our Nanchuan soldiers, It should be no problem to hold on for a few days and wait for reinforcements."

"Master Sergeant, just tell me how to fight. Since we are the vanguard of the army, we are naturally not afraid of any strong enemy." Thousands of leaders are not afraid of danger.

Li Qing nodded and ordered; "The first to the 4000th team guard the four walls of the city wall in the east, west, north and south respectively, and give me at least two days."

"Obey!" The four thousand commanders cupped their fists to accept the order, then turned and left to arrange defense.

Li Qing said solemnly to the 5000th commander: "Your 6000-member team serves as the general reserve team, responsible for supporting tasks, and at the same time assisting the 3000th team in the city to stabilize the city. The more than [-] recruits in the company have been optimistic about me, and if there is any change, report it immediately."

They raided Qinghe City and captured more than 1 Red Turban soldiers. Due to the policy of preferential treatment for prisoners, most of the Red Turban soldiers were released by them. The [-] Red Turban soldiers who were unwilling to leave were listed as their recruits.

According to the general procedure, after the arrival of the follow-up main force, these newly recruited recruits will return to the recruit training camp of the Nanchuan Army for several weeks of military training and ideological reform, and then be assigned to various combat units or go to the logistics department.

But now that the Rong tribe came suddenly, these three thousand new recruits who had not had time to reform their minds became a time bomb, which made Li Qing very worried. If they turned their backs at a critical moment, he would be hit by the enemy.

"Master Sergeant, don't worry, with our 5000-man team, those newly recruited recruits will not be able to make any big waves." The [-]th commander assured.

When Li Qing finished all the missions, the Rong cavalry had already approached Qinghe City. They had already learned that Qinghe City was captured by the Nanchuan Army a few hours ago, so they wanted to take advantage of the Nanchuan Army's unstable foothold to launch a surprise attack.

But when they arrived under Qinghe City and saw the Nanchuan Army waiting solemnly, they immediately changed their surprise attack into a strong attack.

"Tell the warriors, take down Qinghe City, drink whatever you want, and play whatever you want with women!"

Looking at the Nanchuan soldiers waiting solemnly at the head of the city, Wushu, the chief of the Rong tribe, carried out a simple pre-war mobilization against the Rong tribe's iron cavalry wearing animal skins.

Wushu's words are simple, but they are full of temptation. These Rong cavalry from the bitter cold land are as fierce as a pack of wolves. What they like most is the fine wine and women in the dynasty world. As soon as Wushu's words fall, they can't wait They rushed towards Qinghe City.

"Get ready to fight!"

Holding up the infantry shield, Li Qing gave an order in a deep voice, all the Nanchuan soldiers guarding the west city wall held their breath, ready to meet the attack of these beasts.

"Huh-drink-"

The Rong cavalry rode their war horses and rushed towards the city wall of Qinghe, shouting loudly. When they were about to approach the city wall, they suddenly made a [-]-degree turn. The short bow in their hands was aimed at the top of the city and shot a burst of arrows. .

The Nanchuan army had never fought against these Rong people in animal skins, so they naturally didn't know how their cavalry attacked the city. Caught off guard, more than a dozen unlucky Nanchuan soldiers were shot by arrows and fell backwards. On the ground, screams of pain resounded on the city wall.

The fallen Nanchuan soldier was quickly lifted down by the people behind, and his position was quickly replenished. The second wave of arrow rain struck again. This time, the Nanchuan soldier held up his shield and prepared, and the killing effect was greatly reduced.

The Rong people rode their horses and galloped back and forth around the city, throwing arrows towards the city wall continuously, the shield clanging as the arrows hit it, and the strong force from the shield made Li Qing's arms go numb.

"Archers ready, spotted free fire."

Guarding the western city wall was the 2000th team, and one of the centurions was equipped with first-grade longbows made by Nanchuan Armory. Although they were not as powerful as the short bows of the Rong people, their shooting range was far beyond that of the short bows of the Rong people.

The Rong people once again threw arrows towards the city wall, but this time they had just finished throwing arrows and were about to make room for the next wave of cavalry, the Nanchuan archers on the city wall saw the right time and responded sharply.

The sharp spikes pierced through the bodies of the Rong cavalry, bringing up a rain of blood, and the shouting Rong cavalry kept falling off their horses. The rest of the Rong cavalry were also shocked, and hurriedly urged their horses towards the distance Running, trampling their fallen companions under the horses' hooves from time to time, causing a small commotion.

The archers on the city wall counterattacked and killed dozens of Rong cavalrymen, which greatly dampened their arrogance. The two sides fired at each other, injuring each other.

Seeing that the arrows they were good at were not effective, some of the Rong cavalry continued to throw arrows towards the city wall with short bows, and some rode their horses to the bottom of the city and immediately threw their iron hooks towards the city. Hooked on the battlements, the Rong people swiftly followed the ropes and climbed up the city wall.

(End of this chapter)