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Chapter 2 The general first attacked the city

Sitting on the war horse, Zilong gently stroked his weapon. It was a long spear with a seven-foot body and a one-foot tip. Zilong's.With this gun, Zilong once defeated eighteen riders in Yanshan Mountain.Now, this gun is going to drink the blood of thousands of Chen Jun again.

Zilong is an orphan, born in Ancheng, and was adopted by a hermit on Mount Tai since he was a child. He taught him to practice literature and martial arts. He was born with supernatural power and studied hard. Changshan Zhao Zilong named himself Zilong.That year, Zilong was cutting firewood at the southern foot of Mount Tai. He met Wuyou King Qi Si while visiting Mount Tai. He got drunk and lost his way, and fell asleep under a tree. Long later pursued this young man who seemed to be in a state of drunkenness.At first, Zilong just obeyed his master's arrangement, but after getting in touch with Wuyou Wang, he felt that although this little prince looked unrestrained, he treated others sincerely. The way it went up, because Zilong felt that the serenity occasionally revealed by Wuyou Wang Qisi made Zilong feel that he couldn't see through it, and that deep feeling made Zilong feel that he couldn't touch it.

This time he followed Wuyou King Qi Si to send troops to Xiangcheng, and Zilong was the vanguard of Zhengyin.Qi Si also handed over to him the right to dispatch the army and horses that conquered Xiangcheng, and all the [-] Qingzhou soldiers were dispatched by Zilong.Wuyou Wang Qisi only asked Zilong, "Ten days later, Wang Jia will be welcome in Xiangcheng."

Zilong slowly rode to the front of the team. Three days ago, Zilong sent out generals to call for battle, but Chen Jun didn't come out behind closed doors. Now Zilong appeared outside the east gate of Xiangcheng.

Looking at his heroic young general, the Qi army in formation fell silent all of a sudden.The sudden tranquility of the battlefield hides a power, a power that makes the weak fearful, and the warrior's blood boil, like a big hand of a god stirring up the thick dark clouds, just waiting for a thunderbolt, and then rain pours down. The heavy rain turned into a roaring torrent.

Zilong raised his head and looked at the two large characters of Xiangcheng in the official script on the city gate. He slowly circled the horses, faced Qi Jun Erlang in front of him, and looked at their young faces one by one. Filled with a strong fighting spirit and set off by the red tassels, everyone looked alive and well.

"Soldiers of my country of Qi, you are invincible warriors. In front of you is Xiangcheng. Chen Jun is hiding in the city. I will lead you to attack this city today and trample those cowards under our feet. Tell me, are you ready?!"

"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!"

With the shouts of the Qi army resounding through the sky, Zilong raised the gun in his hand, the banner bearers of the Qi army changed their flags, the red tassels scattered, and the bowmen in each formation bent their bows and set arrows, and the arrows and crossbows were overwhelming in an instant. Like migratory locusts covering the sun, they press down on Xiangcheng like dark clouds.Then the flags were constantly changing, crashing cars, building cars, and ladders rushed towards the city wall of Xiangcheng under the cover of arrow rain.The siege soldiers who were chosen as the dead soldiers rushed forward with shouts.

The sound of war drums, the sound of killing, the whistling of arrows and crossbows, the sound of hitting wood, and the wailing of the wounded were deafening. Even the sky seemed to tremble for this scene. The originally clear sky in autumn was slowly covered by clouds, and the air There was a strong smell of gunpowder smoke and blood.

Chen Qi looked at the flustered sergeant beside him, he suddenly felt that he was getting old, and being old made him flustered a bit.

Everyone in the ranks knows that if they go all out, they will decline again, and they will be exhausted every three days. The reason for not fighting for three days is to let the morale of the Qi army decline, so that they can go all out when the time comes.But I didn't expect that the Qi army would besieged for three days without attacking, and the generals of the Chen army also became slack.Although the generals who came with him had rich combat experience, and the soldiers who defended the city had prepared enough rocks, but when the battle started, they were suppressed by the momentum of the Qi army and lost in momentum.

The decline in momentum increased the fear of death deep in the hearts of the people. Looking at the howling arrows falling from the sky, the arrows shining with cold light, like endless life-threatening ghosts biting Chen Jun on the city wall.The screams of Chen Jun, who was hit by the arrow, undoubtedly aggravated the tragic atmosphere.

Chen Qi grabbed a shield, stood on the tower and shouted, "I am your marshal, take up your own weapons like me, fight back, and kill the Qi army under the city wall!" I really know that you have to let your soldiers stand up, face the enemy, and stab the enemy with the weapon in your hand. Only in this way can you overcome the fear of death and gather the morale of the army that is about to slacken.Chen Qi's guards protected him with shields and bodies, and at the same time shouted loudly, encouraging the morale of the surrounding soldiers and themselves.After all, the Imperial Guards of the Chen Kingdom were elite soldiers who followed the general to fight in the north and south. After evading in a panic, they immediately took up their weapons and launched a counterattack.Chen Qi watched and knew that a real battle had begun.

Seeing that his morale had been aroused, Chen Qi naturally knew that he couldn't show his morale now. Standing here is undoubtedly an archery target. If he gets hit by an arrow, it will affect the morale that has just been boosted.Surrounded by the guards at the right time, he walked to the inner wall to avoid the arrows, and at the same time sent an order for several generals of the imperial army to come here to discuss matters.

This time, the imperial army who came to Xiangcheng with Chen Qi was divided into three battalions from the left, middle and right. The left battalion general Lu Kuan, the right battalion general Zhang Yong, the middle battalion general Xiao Hong, the guerrilla general Li Wenming, and the military counselor Gongsun Xiao. These people are all Chen Qi The old troops are all brave generals capable of conquering battles.Chen Qi saw that Li Wenming's left arm was wrapped in cloth, with blood oozing out, held it up with concern, and asked, "Why are you so careless?!"

Li Wenming laughed loudly, and said that it was not a problem, it was just a mosquito bite, but the mosquitoes in this city are too big.

Everyone laughed at Li Wenming's yelling.

Gongsun Xiao looked back at the rain of arrows that was still falling outside, and muttered softly: "It's time to stop."

Chen Qi also nodded, and said to several people: "Qi's army is used to this. First, they use bows and arrows to injure people's bodies to take away people's spirits, and then attack the city with high-rise vehicles. Now that Qi's army is full of vigor, if we just wait to be beaten like this , I’m afraid there’s no way out, and I’m afraid the city won’t be able to hold on.”

Xiao Hong frowned, looked at Chen Qi, and asked, "What does the Generalissimo mean...?"

Chen Qi looked around at the generals in the room.

"General Lu Kuan of the Zuoying Battalion listened to the order, ordering you to bring the people of your headquarters to defend the city wall immediately, and there must be no mistakes."

"I got the order." Lu Kuan led the order and ran out.

"General Zhang Yong of the Right Battalion listened to the order and ordered you to lead your troops to guard the food and grass in the city, strictly patrol, and kill any rioters on the spot."

"Design" Zhang Yong also took the order.

"General Xiao Hong of the Zhongbattalion obeyed the order and ordered you to light up a thousand light cavalry. After the Qi army attacked the city, choose a door to go out and directly attack the enemy camp. Bring more fire, and set it on fire when you rush to the Qi army's camp. After burning his joint camp Return quickly. General Li leads people to respond." "I got the order!" The two also took the order and went to prepare.

After several generals went out to prepare separately, Chen Qi looked at Gongsun Xiao, "General Gongsun, you will have to work hard to treat the casualties."

Gongsun Xiao said worriedly: "Commander, the Qi army is different this time. It seems that this city is bound to be won. We have newly occupied Xiangcheng, and everyone's hearts will not return. We will lose our harmony first; this early autumn season, There is plenty of food and grass, and the Qi army came prepared, but we lost the right time; although Xiangcheng is occupied by us, it depends on the location, if the Qi army lays siege to attack, it may not last for a few days."

Chen Qi sighed, he didn't know that Gongsun Xiao was telling the truth.

Chen Qi did not approve of the capture of Xiang State at the beginning. After all, this country is far away from Chen State and close to Qi State, and the Qi Xiang alliance, if Xiang State is defeated, Qi State will definitely send troops, and Chen Guo has just pacified Beiyi, and then he will face The conquest of the powerful Qi State is really powerless.However, Chen Liang, the lord of the state of Chen, saw that the fertile fields of Xiang state were thousands of miles away, and it was worth a good harvest of grain and grass, so he strongly advocated the use of troops against Xiang.It was also because Chen Guo had won several battles one after another, and the hearts of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were high, and everyone agreed.Although Chen Qi had something different in his belly, it was inconvenient to say.When the king of Chen ordered the eldest prince Chen Cheng to lead his army to successfully capture the state of Xiang, robbing countless food and wealth, and returning to the court after victory, Chen Qi was left laughing and speechless.It's just that the Qi army dispatched troops quickly, and the number of troops dispatched was beyond the imagination of Chen Guoren. King Chen knew that attacking an item was an easy task, and he could let his son do it. That would have to be Chen Qi, Old General Chen.So it was rumored that Chen Qi, who aimed to rest the barracks, led troops to reinforce Xiangcheng, and stopped the Qi army outside Xiangdi.

After Chen Qi pacified Beiyi and the beginning of his attack on Xiang Kingdom, he had anticipated this battle, so he did not feel abrupt about King Chen's order.He also got the news of the coach of the Qi army from the secret agent who was placed in the Qi country.Knowing that Prince Qi Yi was in command and Wuyou King Qi Si was on his behalf, Chen Qi felt a little relieved.It's just that as soon as the battle started, Chen Qi was a little annoyed, and suddenly felt a little uneasy.Winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs, and occasionally losing a battle, Chen Qi is not worried about his reputation being damaged, at worst, he will withdraw from Xiangdi and retreat back to Chen.What worries him is the actions of the Qi army this time, encircling Xiangcheng and cutting off the reinforcements. This is clearly to eat up the Chen army in Xiangcheng. How come the appetite of the Qi people has suddenly become so big? , Lost the strength of Chen Jun, and won the land again, the strength of Qi State will greatly increase.It seems that this land was given to Qi by Chen Guo.The key is what will Qi Jun do next?

Chen Qi shared his worries with Gongsun Xiao. Gongsun Xiao was his brother-in-law, and he was resourceful, so Chen Qi would discuss things with him most of the time.

Gongsun Xiao should have expected it earlier, but he didn't seem to be worried about it.Gongsun Xiao approached Chen Qi, and whispered in Chen Qi's ear: "Commander, Qi and Chen are fighting each other, and a decisive battle is inevitable. However, it will be many years later. Now Your Majesty's dragon body is sick, and several princes are here. Fighting for the position of crown prince. The sage prefers the eldest prince, while the queen mother likes the second prince born to the empress. The third prince married the daughter of the prime minister Xu Boxiong, and has the support of the Longxi Party. You have been fighting outside and do not participate in government affairs. Although you have spared the three families The battle between princes, but this military power is valued by every family, we are going out this time, the princes of the three families will see you off, the three of them have their own thoughts!"

"Ah." Chen Qi sighed, of course he knew this, and he also knew that there was something Gongsun Xiao didn't mention, that is, the eldest prince Chen Cheng has always had a love for his granddaughter, and the eldest prince has repeatedly hinted to himself, To help him win the crown prince himself.Chen Qi was silent, the battle that is close at hand, and the dispute that is far away in the court, all of them are major events that determine the life and death of the family and the country.

Chen Qi did not reply to Gongsun Xiao's words, but ordered Gongsun Xiao to contact the defenders in Yancheng and Tacheng immediately, and then send a letter to Chen Jingdu about the battle situation here. Border defenses.