Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 672 Street Fighting
The Nanchuan soldiers guarding the west wall of Qinghe City were only over a thousand soldiers at full strength, but relying on effective tactics, they blocked the Rong people on the wall and made it difficult for them to advance.

The corpses of Rong soldiers were thrown from the city wall and piled up in disorder under the city wall. The tens of thousands of Rong cavalry in the distance were as silent as a mountain. Although their faces were filled with righteous indignation and anger, no one dared to call for battle. Launch a new attack.

The elites of the Rong tribe have always been the first in every battle and rushed to the front, but this time they kicked onto the iron plate, hundreds of Rong warriors jumped into the city wall, and then turned into corpses and threw them down from the city wall. No one knew What happened behind the walls killed them, the elite warriors.

The Rong people practice a system of combining soldiers and civilians. On weekdays, they herd horses and herd sheep. They are the people, and when they fight, they are soldiers. The personal guards of the nobles are the main force and leader in the battle.

But now these hundreds of elites belonging to Wushu Wanqichang lost more than half of them in a short period of time, making the rest of the improvised Rong soldiers a little timid. They are like wolves on the grassland. Death, the morale of the entire wolf pack suddenly plummeted.

Wan Qichang Wushu sat on his steed black horse, staring at the city wall not far away with a pair of narrow and gloomy eyes, as if he wanted to see through the city wall, but he couldn't see it for a long time. He really couldn't figure out what was so strange about the city wall. There was something on the city wall that could kill hundreds of his elite warriors in a short time.

You must know that his hundreds of people are not temporarily recruited herdsmen to form an army, but professional soldiers. They are all brave warriors selected from the tribe. Among them, he only needs to send these people to lead the herdsmen to launch a charge, and there is no city that cannot be captured.

But this time he felt that it was not that simple. The defenders on the city wall did not seem to be many, but they were able to kill so many warriors. He said that the opponent must have ambushed soldiers on the west city wall, otherwise he could not explain the doubts in his heart. .

"Humph!"

Wu Shu snorted heavily. He had already learned through investigation that the Nanchuan soldiers in the city were just the vanguard of the Nanchuan Army. There are so many warriors, it is nothing more than their guilty conscience, and they want to use this to intimidate themselves to retreat.

I was really scared. After Wushu figured it out, he felt much more at ease. He waved his hand behind him and ordered: "Attack from all sides at the same time. I want to see how long they can last!"

This time, Wu Shu led [-] cavalry to capture Qinghe City because he wanted to steal food from the Nanchuan Army. In terms of the millions of string-controlling soldiers of the Rong tribe, the Nanchuan Army did not pay attention to them.

"Master Sergeant, it seems that they are going to attack from all directions at the same time." The commander of a thousand people looked at the Rong people who had begun to divide their troops, worried.

Li Qing gritted his teeth: "Give me an order to each thousand-man team. This battle is not only about our life and death, but also about the face of our Nanchuan Army. People are in the city, and the big guys must be prepared to survive and succeed. "

"At the same time, tell every soldier that our Nanchuan Army can't be underestimated. Fight hard. If you die in battle, the young and old generals will help us take care of you. Don't worry about the future."

Compared with the other officers, Li Qing thinks in the long term. Now Qinghe City belongs to their Nanchuan Army's territory. Shame, this is something Li Qing can't afford, and more importantly, the Nanchuan Army is now at an important moment of rising. If this battle is lost, then the rise of the Nanchuan Army will definitely be greatly affected.

The attacking method of Rong soldiers is very special. Usually, they are covered by crossbowmen. The soldiers who climb the city use iron hooks and ropes to seize the city and open the city gate. The Rong soldiers caused a lot of casualties.

"The first person to break the city will be rewarded with ten thousand gold, and he will be awarded the title of Qianqi Commander!"

Seeing that Qinghe City was still unable to take down under the siege from all sides, Wu Shu immediately became angry.

The messenger spread the words of Wushu to all the troops, which immediately caused a burst of cheers. This is really a great reward. If you rely on the accumulation of military achievements, you have to kill at least dozens of heads to become a leader of a thousand people. And Wanjin is more like an astronomical figure, which made the Rong soldiers dizzy.

Each Rong soldier spent only two or three gold coins a year on the grasslands, and poor families even spent dozens of silver coins a year, so ten thousand gold was enough for them to live well for the rest of their lives.

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man. The Rong soldiers rushed towards Qinghe City screaming, wanting to be the first to break the city. Tens of thousands of Rong soldiers pressed down on Qinghe City, making the defenders The pressure suddenly increased.

There were too few Nanchuan soldiers guarding them. Although they had three layers of defensive tactics to support them, their front line began to loosen in the face of these fearless Rong soldiers who were stimulated by heavy rewards.

Before the Nanchuan soldier's spear was pulled out from the Rong soldier's chest, another Rong soldier had already stepped in front of him, and more and more Rong soldiers climbed onto the city wall. The balance of troops has been reversed, with fewer and fewer Nanchuan soldiers and more and more Rong soldiers.

Although the Nanchuan soldiers of each thousand-man team were fighting against the Rong soldiers who attacked the city wall with the intention of survival, the huge gap in strength caused their casualties to increase, and almost all the city walls on the front line had fallen.

"General Li, you can't fight like this anymore, you will lose your life if you do this." At some point, Liu Bin, the former Red Turban garrison general, had rushed to the city wall, fighting side by side with Li Qing.

"Even if we lose everything, the young marshal will avenge us!" Li Qing's eyes were already red at this moment.

As the sergeant major of the corps, what Li Qing has always been required to do is to lead the troops into battle. He belongs to the military officer who fights on the front line. In his simple thinking, even death in battle is an honorable thing, and he will never back down when facing a strong enemy. People from the Nanchuan Army cannot be lost.

It is precisely because there are countless sergeants like Li Qing who are always charging at the front line of the battle, and countless ordinary soldiers are infected, that the Nanchuan Army has never retreated in the continuous fierce battles, even though the casualties were heavy. Even if the army is wiped out, they will stick to their positions. They are the backbone of the Nanchuan Army, supporting the powerful combat power of the Nanchuan Army.

But the sergeants also have limitations, because they are only responsible for charging and fighting, and only need to obey orders. After they leave the commanders and chiefs of staff at all levels of the overall situation, their still aggressive character will expose their shortcomings. .

But now Li Qing is like this, he got the order to raid Qinghe Province, and then occupy here to wait for the follow-up main force to arrive, so in his mind, even if he dies, he must defend Qinghe City, even if the whole army is wiped out. No hesitation, rather than saying that he faithfully carried out the order, it is better to say that he has a single muscle in his head.

"General Li, why do we need to fight for everything? Even if we don't fight for everything, we can still defend Qinghe City." Liu Bin was grateful for Li Qing's kindness of not killing, so he wanted to do something to repay the Nanchuan Army.

Seeing Li Qing's puzzled face, Liu Bin continued: "As long as we retreat into the city and rely on the complicated streets to fight with the Rong people, we can not only reduce losses, but also defend Qinghe City."

"We are not familiar with the city, so we cannot carry out street fighting." Li Qing said after thinking about it.

"There are still [-] newly recruited soldiers in the city. They used to be my subordinates and are very familiar with the city. If the two armies merge into one place, they will lead the way, and you will be responsible for fighting and cooperate with each other. It shouldn't be a problem."

Li Qing is very conflicted now, he still doesn't trust the three thousand new red scarf soldiers, after all they haven't been educated yet, what if they stab a knife in the back.

"General Li, please trust me, I guarantee that they will obey orders." Liu Bin shouted anxiously.

"Okay, then I'll trust you once."

Seeing that the city wall could no longer be defended, Li Qing ordered everyone to retreat into the city and join the red scarf soldiers, relying on the complex streets and alleys in the city to fight against the Rong people.

(End of this chapter)