Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 624 The final battle!
"General, be careful!" A general beside him yelled and pushed Oda Yukinobu aside.

But the general was directly pierced through by the crossbow arrows, and the crossbow arrows continued to pass through several guards holding flags before stopping.

Oda Yukinobu looked at the group of people strung together like candied gourds, and suddenly his back was covered in cold sweat. He was just a little bit pierced by a crossbow arrow. His always gloomy face finally changed slightly, and a look of panic flashed in his eyes. shine.

"Retreat! Retreat! Send the order to retreat ten miles!" Oda Yukinobu immediately screamed.

With the sound of horns that sounded like mourning, those Japanese Japanese pirates who attacked suddenly began to retreat like a tide.

In this battle, the Tang army and the Silla army resisted the Dongying army's siege for eight times from the time of midnight to the dawn of the sky. The entire snowfield was stained red with blood, and even the moat was filled with frozen corpses of Japanese Japanese pirates. .

All the defenders were exhausted. Although the Japanese army began to retreat, they did not relax because of this. Under Li Canghai's command, they began to repair the gaps made by the boulders.

In the next few days, the Japanese army launched a series of fierce attacks on Jincheng. Li Canghai and a group of soldiers ran back and forth to support the four city gates all day long. They persisted for more than half a month.

In the past half a month, the weather has already become clearer. The Dongpu left army sent them food and grass, and an additional [-] troops were added, and the offensive of the Dongpu army became more violent.

The city walls of Jincheng were dilapidated, with gaps everywhere, and the number of defenders in the city dropped sharply. In the past half month, half of the [-] defenders had died.

However, the casualties in Dongying were even more severe. The original [-] people died during the half-month siege. Beat down.

On this day, Oda Yukinobu prepares to mobilize 3 horses to launch a final attack on Jincheng, which has long lost its defense, vowing to conquer Jincheng in one fell swoop.

Above the gate of Jincheng, a group of blood-stained and exhausted soldiers leaned against the battlements, taking advantage of the gap to take a nap.

These people have all survived from the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood. They cherish the time in front of them more than anyone else. No one knows whether they will see the sunrise of tomorrow again, but they have never regretted it.

Behind them are those unarmed people, old people and young children.

Whether it is the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty or the soldiers of Silla, they have never regretted what they have done.

Li Canghai was leaning against the battlements with a tired face, and beside him sat Di Qing, who was also exhausted and covered in blood all over his body. The two leaned on each other, looking at the mountains and mountains in the distance.

"Cang Hai, do you think we will die here?" Di Qing asked wearily.

"Qing'er, are you afraid?" Li Canghai asked in a low voice.

Di Qing looked up at him, and said seriously: "I'm not afraid! As long as I can be with you, even death, I'm not afraid!"

Li Canghai had a sore nose, and two lines of tears flowed from his eyes. He helped Di Qing smooth her messy bun with his hands, and then hugged Di Qing tightly in his arms.

Two lines of tears fell silently, from his face to Di Qing's forehead.

"Cang Hai, are you crying?" Di Qing asked in shock, touching the tears on her forehead.

In her impression, Li Canghai had never shed tears, but now she shed tears, which made Di Qing flustered.

"Qing'er, I really shouldn't have brought you here..." Li Canghai sighed, full of self-blame.

Di Qing raised her hand, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said softly: "Fool, I never blamed you. You are the husband I believe, and I will follow you even if it is a dragon's den or a tiger's lair."

Hearing these words, Li Canghai's throat seemed to be blocked immediately, his eyes were moist, and he wanted to say something, but he couldn't, so he hugged Di Qing tightly.

"No, it's not good! The Japanese army is attacking the city again!" At this time, Li Yu, who was wearing armor, was carrying a sharp sword, and Gao Xianzhi hurried over, shouting loudly as they walked.

Although Li Yu is a descendant of the royal family of the Tang Dynasty and has a noble status, when he saw so many soldiers fighting bloody battles, he also put on his armor, picked up a weapon, and came to defend the city in person.

Gao Xianzhi, whose arm was injured and whose right hand was tied to his chest, held a sword in his left hand and came to Li Canghai, saying, "Marshal, the Japanese army is about to attack the city again!"

Li Canghai struggled to stand up, Li Yu hurried over to support him.

"General Gao, how many defenders do we have? How many arrows do we have?" Li Canghai asked wearily.

Looking at Li Canghai's appearance, Gao Xianzhi felt extremely uncomfortable. If it wasn't for Li Canghai, how could he have been able to hold on to Jincheng for half a month under the fierce attack of the Japanese army with just such a small number of people?

During the past half month, Li Canghai deployed troops to fight the enemy, it can be said that he worked day and night, Gao Xianzhi really couldn't bear it.

"Back to Marshal, we still have more than 8000 soldiers... As for bows and arrows, there are only less than [-]." Gao Xianzhi said in a low voice.

"Eight thousand... Now we are dead, there are still more than 3 people in Dongying!" Li Yu said a little discouraged.

Li Canghai closed his eyes, took a long breath, and said in a deep voice, "General Gao, go and gather all the soldiers."

Gao Xianzhi nodded, then bowed and left.

After a stick of incense, more than [-] defenders gathered in Nancheng.

On the city wall, the corners of Li Canghai's eyes were wet. He let out a long breath, and then said: "The Japanese army is about to attack the city again, and this time the Japanese army has as many as [-] people! I just want to ask you, you Are you scared?"

Everyone stared at him, but no one spoke.

"I don't know why you join the army? Is it to have enough food? Or to be free from bullying? Or there are other reasons. But as long as you enter the barracks, you are a soldier who defends your home and country! Look behind you , that is the place where you were born and raised, where you have your loved ones and your homeland! Would you like to see your relatives die tragically under the butcher's knives of Japanese pirates in Japan?" Li Canghai said angrily.

"I don't want to!" A shout suddenly appeared among the defenders, and immediately after that, countless similar voices rang out one after another.

"Okay!" Li Canghai yelled, and then said seriously: "Then I'll ask you again, are you scared to death?!"

"Don't be afraid!!!"

"Are you willing to give your life for the family behind you?"

"willing!!!"

Eight thousand defenders clenched their fists and shouted in unison, the sound shook the sky.

"As a soldier, it is our honor to die on the battlefield and be shrouded in horse leather! Even if one soldier dies in the battle, we must stick to the city! God bless my emperor, Tang Yongchang!" Li Canghai said solemnly.

(End of this chapter)