Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 307

On a small hill filled with yellow sand, a large banner of the Han Dynasty with many holes stood obliquely on the top, hunting in the cold wind of Liangzhou, half of the huge Chinese characters in the middle of the banner were gone, torn. The big hole was like a big black mouth, laughing wantonly at something.

A soldier fell down under the flag, holding the flag tightly in one hand, with his head hanging on his chest, a spear pierced through his chest, passed through his body, and was deeply pierced on the ground. The blood on the gun barrel had already turned It was purple-black—he had been dead for a long time, but he still refused to let go of the banner.

Surrounding this flag, an unknown number of corpses were piled on top of each other.Apparently, around this flag, there used to be an extremely tragic fight. Down the hillside, Qianghu soldiers in furs and the corpses of Han Dynasty soldiers intersected together. far away……

A circling vulture was excited to discover this huge food field, and swooped down with a shrill howl. However, just as it was about to have a full meal, it suddenly flew up screaming in fright.

After that, the sound of rumbling horseshoes came from the ground, and at the end of the yellow sand, endless teams of Qiang and Hu troops were driving away the sand curtain in front of them, and appeared in the eyes of the Han soldiers on the city wall of Jicheng.

"The dog days are here again!"

The whistle on the city tower suddenly rang sharply, and everyone entered the fighting position.At this moment, the sun turned to the west, shining brightly and brightly in people's eyes. Facing the seemingly endless Qianghu cavalry group on the turret, the soldier's eyes were full of complex emotions: hatred, anger, and Fear, there is despair.But the only thing that didn't exist was the excitement before the battle.

Because, this is not the first time he has fought this enemy.

The soldier wiped away the bloodstains on his face, hiding all the complicated emotions in his heart, but he couldn't help but look at the city of Jicheng.

The moat that was about to be cut off had already been rendered dark red by blood.There are countless corpses floating in the muddy river, and the broken limbs and arms are like garbage, thrown everywhere in the city.The originally flat ground outside the moat is already like a muddy field trampled by countless ancient giant beasts.

The sparse and decaying withered grass has been blown away to no one knows where, exposing the dry loess, the rags on it, the leather robe, and the flowing blood, layer by layer, layer by layer, mixed in the soil inside.The area of ​​hundreds of steps in front of the city has almost turned into a muddy swamp.

On the city wall, arrows are scattered everywhere, and they are densely inserted on the battlements, making each battlement look like a huge and ugly hedgehog, or like a barren tomb covered with thatch.And the original grey-yellow closed wall has now been rendered with a strange palette-like chaotic color by blood, kerosene, and gunpowder smoke.The walls that were originally flat were even more devastated and looked broken.

"Your Majesty, although the soldiers are exhausted, they still have the power to fight. This battle is reported to the Emperor, and to An Lishu, and I hope that the Lord will not be shaken. The Emperor will send reinforcements to come within a few days!" Licheng Commander Captain Yin Feng hung his broken arm and was covered in dried blood.But even so, his eyes were full of determination and fighting spirit that would never give up.After experiencing the Licheng War, he knew very well what kind of disaster these Qiang Hu Rongdi would cause to the people in the city after they broke through the Han city.

Although Cui Lie, the prefect of Liangzhou, had no blood on his body, he was as haggard as Yin Feng.For five consecutive days, regardless of his age, Cui Lie ate and slept with the guards, and the brand-new uniforms of state pastoral officials were so dirty that they couldn't see their original appearance.After hearing Yin Feng's words, his face was slightly angry, but after a flash, he smiled bitterly and said: "Lieutenant Yin, I'm afraid I've heard the name of the old man who has a bad reputation, and I'm afraid that the old man will accept Han Sui's bastard. Is it persuading you to surrender?"

Yin Feng showed embarrassment on his face, he was really worried about this matter, so he persuaded him below.After all, it was well known that Cui Lie spent money to buy an official. He couldn't figure out why the emperor, who is quite knowledgeable, would appoint such a cunning guy as the shepherd of Liangzhou.In Yin Feng's mind, this kind of soft-boned man who has no scholar-official ethics will definitely lose his chain when it comes to critical moments.

"Lieutenant Yin fought to the last moment in Licheng, his loyalty can be learned from the sun and the moon, and the old man also respects him a lot." Cui Lie looked at the Qianghu army that was slowly forming under the city, and said with emotion: "However, the water is impermanent. Going with the current seems to be a plan, but there is also a way to survive. Back then, the government was corrupt and the atmosphere was smoggy. The old man was indeed greedy for profit. What can I do?"

Yin Feng couldn't help being silent when he heard the words, he had never been in the imperial court, but he was quite touched by the chaos when Emperor Ling was in power.Especially here in Liangzhou, because of Emperor Ling's violent expropriation, foreign races frequently rebelled and rebelled. Yin Feng had to slash his weapons at the necks of those Qiang and Hu people time and time again.But in the dead of night, he occasionally recalled, and was frequently awakened by those eyes of hatred, hardship and despair.

Seeing that his words resonated with Yin Feng, Cui Lie suddenly tried his best to stop his spine, and said with a relieved smile: "However, the times have changed, and today there is a holy son in the hall, so why is this old man still a muddle-headed person? Captain Yin Forget, before you were born, I was working in Liangzhou, and I am used to such small troubles. Captain Yin just needs to fight the enemy bravely, don't worry about the rest of the chores!"

At this moment, Cui Lie, an old man in his late [-]s, no longer had the gentle and amiable demeanor of a celebrity in the high halls, but burst out with a staunch and roughness that only veterans on the battlefield can have.In front of his subordinates, he suddenly yelled at Han Sui who was under the city: "Mr. Han Sui, the one who wears monkeys and crowns himself! You fucking think that after the old general Zhang Huan passed away, no one can control you." Is this a clown? The rebellious thief has no shame to make the old man surrender, you are wishful thinking!"

Hearing the scolding from the elder Zhou Mu, the soldiers guarding the city were shocked for a moment.In his impression, this old man is a good official who gently pats them on the shoulder.Unexpectedly, in his bones, the boss is as violent and upright as them—the scolding just now was really enjoyable!

For a moment, the morale of the soldiers in Jicheng was greatly boosted, and they all raised their blades and roared loudly.

It is a pity that the bravery of the soldiers of the Han army did not affect the Qianghu army under the city.They are determined to win Jicheng, because there are too many of them!
At present, Han Sui's total army strength is more than 20.Since Han Sui in Mei County was framed by Liu Xie and broke with the Ma family army, he worked hard in Jincheng.Relying on his status as the leader of the Iron Qiang League, he quickly acquired the Qianghu tribe on the ground in Liangzhou.Then, with the wind sweeping the fallen leaves, he wiped out, planned to kill, win over, or buy all the warlords in the Xiliang area. Up to now, he has become an irresistible force.

This time to send troops, Han Sui can be said to have come out in full force.Whenever the Qianghu tribe went to war, all the clans would go out. Although there were only half of the regular soldiers capable of fighting, there were more than 11 to [-] people.Han Sui's own main force was more than [-].The eight generals under him, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, and Yang Qiu, each lead ten thousand people, which is [-]—this kind of force is only a few thousand The strength of Jicheng cannot compete.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Qiang and Hu troops, the howls of the Han soldiers on Jicheng were nothing more than the last wail of their prey before they died.In Han Sui's ears, it was even worse than the cold wind in Liangzhou.At least, those winds can still shake the remaining white hair on his sideburns, and these roars can't even make his heart beat slightly.

Not to mention, this time, Han Sui had already thought up a brilliant idea of ​​attacking the city.

So, Han Sui, who didn't even wear a battle armor in front of the army, with a dull face like an old farmer in the country, only slightly raised the corner of his mouth, making his eyebrowless eyes narrowed into a dangerous and deceitful slit. Raising the command flag in his hand, he said softly, "Let's start."

Then, the desolate horn sounded, and the seemingly disorganized Qianghu army began to move.On the city of Ji, the thud-thump-thump-thump golden drum was knocked loudly, and the soldiers guarding the city held their weapons tightly for a moment.

The tragic siege battle is about to break out in the next moment.

(End of this chapter)