The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 173 Blitzkrieg Battle, Pursuit

Following Xiao Liang's soldiers, they went all out and attacked unreservedly.

Although Zhang Xun relied on his excellent ability to defend the city, he resisted with difficulty.

But as time went by, the defenders suffered more and more casualties.

Even if Zhang Xun is capable of defending the city now, it won't help!

Because, today's rebel soldiers have already revealed their ferocious nature, and they attack the city bravely without fear of death.

What Zhang Xun recruited was nothing more than private soldiers of powerful families and ordinary people in the county.

How can the combat effectiveness be compared with the rebels?

As the ferocious nature was triggered, the rebels' offensive became more fierce.

These temporary city guards who lacked fighting experience could still accept such a bloody scene, and their legs trembled in fright.

"Master County Magistrate, if things go on like this, the city will probably fall in a short time."

In an instant, Xu Zhi, captain of the county soldier, galloped to Zhang Xun's side and said hastily.

For a while, Zhang Xun did not panic, but stood on the top of the city wall with his head held high, calmly dealing with it.

"Brothers, if the rebel army is attacking the city like crazy, if we can't resist it."

"Once the rebels break through the city, not only our comrades in the rear will be slaughtered, but even the comrades in this city will die!"

"Brothers, are you willing to let your wives and children be lost in the flames of war?"

In the last sentence, Zhang Xun roared out almost with all his strength.

In an instant, many retreating city guards stopped in their tracks, and instead clenched their swords firmly, shouting loudly: "No, no."

"I will swear to the death to protect my comrades in the rear, and even more so to protect my family."

In a short time, I saw that the momentum of the city defenders suddenly changed.

It has become a majestic momentum that is loud and earth-shattering, swallowing mountains and rivers.

Tick, it is detected that Zhang Xun's 'Defense' skill is activated. After this skill is activated, the combat effectiveness and fighting spirit of the defending sergeants of the own army can be improved, reaching the point of 'seeing death as home'.

Effect [-]: It can also increase the enthusiasm of the people in the city, and they voluntarily try their best to help.

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For a while, dozens of rebel soldiers had already climbed up the city wall.

However, he was caught off guard and was picked up by the furious defenders.

In a flash, Zhang Xun actively ordered to plug the breached gap again.

The siege battle has once again reached a stalemate!

"Report, report to the county magistrate, many people gathered at the gate of the city, and they all asked to help our army defend the city."

It is only said that after the rebels temporarily retreated, Ming Hua, the captain of the county soldier, also stepped forward quickly, and told Zhang Xun the idea of ​​the people taking the initiative to help.

Hearing this, Zhang Xun did not dare to neglect, and quickly ordered Xu Zhi and Ming Hua to guard the city to prevent the rebels from attacking again.

And he led several personal guards to gallop towards the gate of the city.

Looking from a distance, you can see countless people gathered at the gate of the city.

In the crowd, there are not only young and strong people, but also women, breasts, old children and children.

Observing this scene carefully, Zhang Xun was very moved.

But immediately after, Zhang Xun walked quickly to the people and shouted: "Everyone, go back for a while!"

"Although it is very difficult for our army to defend now, we will definitely try our best to defend the city, and we will not disappoint our comrades in the city."

However, although Zhang Xun yelled with all his strength, the people seemed to be under a spell, and they all froze in place.

After a long time, I saw one of the old women shouting loudly: "Master County Magistrate, it has been two years since you took office as Xinye County Magistrate."

"Not only punished banditry, but also cultivated mulberry trees to persuade farmers, repaired water canals extensively, and made great political achievements."

"Since then, the law and order in our county has almost reached the point of 'not picking up lost items on the road'."

"Therefore, now that the city is in such a great crisis, I will call on all the talents in the city to help."

As soon as the old lady finished speaking, many people joined her.

All of a sudden, the crowd shouted to share the worries of the county magistrate and guard the city together.

To resist the attack of the rebels!

It can be seen from this that Zhang Xun really won the hearts of ordinary people in Xinye County.

Although the people are so fanatical nowadays, there is certainly a reason for Zhang Xun's skills to be activated.

But if you think about it carefully, if Zhang Xun did nothing during his tenure as the county magistrate, he did not think about the people.

How can many people come forward to help regardless of the danger to their lives?
So, this is the power of the human heart.

However, when Zhang Xun saw that there were so many women and children accompanying him, he couldn't bear it for a while.

But the people did not hesitate to ask.

In the end, out of desperation, Zhang Xun had no choice but to select some young and strong, and the rest, such as women, children, old and young, were ordered to return.

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It's just that after the rebel army under the city rested for a period of time, under the order of the chief general Xiao Yue, they adjusted their formation and attacked the city again!
For a while, Zhang Xun accepted the supplement of the young and strong in the city, and once again relied on his super strong ability to defend the city to build Xinye City into an impregnable, rock-solid.

The brutal siege battle is still going on, until now, almost both sides have suffered heavy casualties.

What can be seen everywhere is the smell of blood everywhere, and the corpses are almost in disarray.

Although the guarding sergeant is a temporary call, combat effectiveness is a big problem.

However, due to the active participation of more common people and the blessing brought by Zhang Xun's "defense" skill.

For a while, the city guards also fought bravely in the confrontation with the rebels.

The offensive and defensive battle has continued until now, and both sides have almost become red-eyed.

Now above and below the city, there are corpses floating all over the city moat, with bloodstains everywhere.

Layers of blood reflected on the ground are like red bats in the night sky.

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Just as the siege battle was in full swing, a sudden change occurred in the rear of the rebel army.

I saw a fully equipped cavalry galloping towards us.

Looking carefully, this is exactly the [-] Yanmen cavalry led by Gao Qi.

Due to the intensification of the war when it entered a critical period, Xiao Yue had already sent two-thirds of his troops to seize the city.

Therefore, for a while, the rear of the rebel army was almost empty.

However, this also facilitated the Yanmen Army's surprise attack.

I saw that Gao Qi was leading the iron cavalry, with the divine horse White Dragon Yin on his hips, charging forward.

Unstoppable all the way, he went straight to the rebel army formation.

"Report...report...report, report to the general, there are tens of thousands of cavalry behind our army."

"They are extremely powerful in combat. Due to the lack of troops behind our army, they have already rushed towards the middle army of our army!"

Suddenly, a sentry cavalry of Xiao Yue's army galloped to Xiao Yue, the chief general of the Chinese army, and hurriedly reported.

Wen Xun and Xiao Yue were also taken aback, but as the leader of an army, he quickly recovered.

"Send the order to continue attacking the city. Once the city is breached, our army will be able to reverse the situation and turn passive into active."

Immediately, Xiao Yue not only did not suspend the siege of the city, but continued to increase his efforts to seize the city with all his might.

Although many generals came to persuade him one after another, Xiao Yue seemed to have made up his mind, and his heart was as firm as a rock, unshakable.

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But as the rebels attacked the city more frantically, Xinye City was shaken for the first time.

Can the rebels break through Xinye and turn passive into active?

(End of this chapter)