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

Chapter 443 Jixian Great Victory, Stop Dou Jiande
Chapter 440 Jixian Great Victory, Preventing Dou Jiande

At this moment, the front line of the camp wall was under corrosive onslaught, but the camp wall was gradually unable to withstand the damage, and gradually collapsed!

Now, even Zhang Xian, the chief general, did his best, and there was no way to prevent the rebels from bombing the camp indiscriminately.

Because, at this time, I saw dozens of catapults standing straight in the main formation of the rebel army, and they were being used by the rebel soldiers to aim at the camp wall and shoot.

Countless stones slammed heavily on the crossbar made of wooden decay, and immediately a burst of gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the dawn devastated the air.

Moreover, since the rebel defenders suffered from the destruction of the well rails, they did all the defenses this time and mobilized heavy troops to defend next to the catapults, reducing the possibility of the Qi army wanting to go out of the city to destroy the catapults to zero.

Therefore, at this time, Zhang Xian could only watch helplessly as the catapult showed its power in the camp and bombarded his camp, but there was nothing he could do!

There is no way, the power of the catapult is too great, let alone a camp made of wood, even the bricks and tiles of the city can bombard it indiscriminately, causing great damage.

Zhang Xian really did not expect that Jicheng would be so fully prepared, not only with sufficient ladders, but also well fences and rush cars.

Now, even the powerful catapults, which can be called the "Big Mac" with both offense and defense, have all been transported to attack their camp.

With such a sharp weapon in hand, not to mention that Zhang Xian is sticking to the camp at this time, even if Su Lie came personally, he might have a slim attitude towards the hope of holding the camp.

After all, the power of its catapult cannot be resisted by manpower. Who can prevent the wooden camp from being destroyed by the catapult?
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However, when the Qi army camp was on the verge of collapse, a group of heavily armed soldiers walked around behind the rebels, lurking quietly, and only waited for an order before launching an attack.

Looking closely, this army is exactly the Qi army, and its leading general is Qin Qiong and Qin Shubao. It turned out that Qin Qiong had followed Su Lie's instructions and led the army to ambush behind the rebels.

However, since Qin Qiong's infantry only had a mere few thousand soldiers and horses, Qin Qiong knew that if he fought at the beginning, it would at most only serve to make the rebels riot, and it would not be a fatal blow!
Even Qin Qiong held his breath and didn't rush out of the well fence that followed. He just wanted to really see what the rebels had to do next?

However, when the rebels launched dozens of catapults, Qin Qiong couldn't calm down immediately. After all, this thing is a powerful weapon to destroy the city, and Zhang Xian is absolutely unstoppable!

At this moment, Qin Qiong immediately got on his horse, brandished the tiger-head soap golden gun in his palm, and said loudly: "Soldiers, the rebels are now smashing our camp with their catapults."

"You said, can we stay out of the matter and not resist?"

"No, no! Kill all the traitors!"

All of a sudden, Qin Qiong raised the morale of his army with just a few words, and then suddenly charged out with murderous aura!

As for Lu Zhishen, he was sent by Qin Qiong to carry out a secret mission, which was to capture Ji County.

After all, Jicheng is at its weakest moment when the rebels are almost out in force. If they don't take it now, when will it be?

It has to be said that after being honed in this battle, Qin Qiong has really grown up and knows how to think carefully, when to fight, and what kind of strategy to use.

To be precise, Qin Qiong is less impetuous than before, and a little more stable. As long as he keeps going, he may not be able to become a good general in the future.

Immediately, Qin Qiong was sitting on a yellow puma on the hips, holding a golden gun in his hand, and took the lead, galloping out first, followed by soldiers one after another, charging away like the main rebel army.

"Whoa whoa!"

All of a sudden, as the Qi army rushed out from behind and approached the rebel army, the momentum of their shouts suddenly reached the sky, shaking the rebel soldiers and making their morale stagnate.

Originally, the rebel soldiers who were going all out to greet the catapults and smashed stones over the camp, saw that there was a Qi army coming behind them, and their momentum suddenly fell, and they were at a loss.

Obviously, the rebels didn't know that the Qi army was buried later, so they panicked and vacillated at this time, not knowing what to do!
In fact, it can also be seen from this that this rebel army is not really an elite army, because it does not have a stable heart at all, and cannot face the enemy without being shocked by honor or disgrace!
"Kill, ah!"

The sound of a heavy blow pierced through the air, Qin Qiong took the lead in rushing into the enemy's formation, and with a loud roar, he waved his golden gun again and again, and immediately saw several rebel soldiers being swept away, fell to the ground, and died.

Immediately, the soldiers of the Qi army behind him raised their knives and guns and followed them into the formation, brandishing their knives and guns and slashing at the rebel soldiers. There was no pity in his eyes, only a strong fighting spirit.

This is the real elite, the master of a hundred battles, no matter when and in any situation, he will maintain a high fighting spirit and will not be afraid of the outside world.

To be honest, strategy is only an auxiliary means based on strong strength, which can win the war faster and easier, but if one's own strength is too weak, then even if there is an exquisite strategy, there is no basis for implementation .

After all, every subtle strategy requires strong strength as a guarantee and prerequisite.

It is only said that after Qin Qiong led the crowd into the battle, his unparalleled martial arts immediately infected every soldier under his command, making them feel very confused and bravely killed the enemy.

Therefore, in the blink of an eye, the eyes of the people who were launching the catapults to attack the camp were attracted, so that they had no time to care about the direction of the camp. This could be regarded as barely reaching the point of saving the camp.

Seeing this, the rebel guard saw that Qin Qiong's bravery was very strong, and he couldn't help shouting immediately: "Soldiers, listen to the order, who can kill the general riding the yellow horse."

"Reward a thousand gold, seal ten thousand households!"

Following this promise, immediately, the eyes of the rebel soldiers lit up, and their thoughts were almost full of the shadow of "Qianjin, Wanhuhou".

After all, for ordinary sergeants, being rich and wealthy will have infinite temptations. As long as they get these things, it will not only be a matter of food and clothing for the lower body.

And it's about honor, after being a Marquis, when you return to the village, you can tell the village openly that you are a Marquis. This is a resounding honor that no one can take away!

It should be noted that in any era, there is no shortage of people who regard reputation as their life, and many people often yearn for fame and interest in their hearts, and return home with honor.

Didn’t the Overlord of Western Chu in the Chu and Han Dynasties say something when he was about to destroy Qin and return to his hometown of Chu?

It can be seen from this that the ancients had a profound idea of ​​fame and fortune, and how deeply they thought of returning home as a marquis.

However, although the rebel soldiers besieged Qin Qiong frantically, he was still unafraid. He waved his golden gun again and again, stabbing the rebel soldiers into the ground one after another, and fell to the ground to die!

For a moment, Qin Qiong's mighty body and military power suddenly stood up, with a kind of inner desire of "although there are tens of millions of people, I will go!"

At this time, Zhang Xian, who was anxious on the camp wall, suddenly discovered that an army had entered the rebel army, which was unstoppable and extremely majestic!
After some careful observation, Zhang Xian found that the leading general was Qin Qiong. He couldn't help but look overjoyed. After thinking for a while, he immediately gathered his troops and led the army to gallop out to support Qin Qiong.

After all, now is the best opportunity to wipe out the rebels. They have been caught off guard by Qin Qiong's sudden attack. As long as their own troops join in, it will be like the last straw, crushing the rebels.

"Squeak, squeak!"

The gate of the village opened slowly. Zhang Xian took the lead and led the crowd to attack the rebels head-on, preparing to join Qin Qiong's troops and defeat the rebels in one fell swoop.

At this time, Qin Qiong saw that the rebel guard was slowly directing the soldiers to fight, and he couldn't help but suddenly had a bold idea in his heart. To capture the thief, first capture the king, and kill the guard first, so that the guard collapsed immediately!
After figuring out the key point, Qin Qiong's decisive side immediately prompted him to make a decision. He put the golden gun on his back, took out the golden double mace from behind, and galloped straight away.

Huang Puma is also an extremely rare good horse, its speed is also hundreds of miles a day, and it immediately ran Qin Qiong to a distance of several hundred meters from the guard, and the guard couldn't help being frightened for a while.

Qin Qiong's martial prowess has been fully demonstrated, how can the ordinary guard be his opponent, so when he saw Qin Qiong running towards him, he immediately dared not face him directly, and ordered the pawns to step forward to resist, but on the other hand he also Galloped backwards and fled.

It's just that there are obstacles before and after, and with Zhang Xian leading the crowd to attack, his guard must have fallen into a dead end, with nothing to close, no escape to escape!
Among the rebellious army, Zhang Xian's bravery was not inferior to Qin Qiong's in the slightest. He even killed the rebel soldiers to the ground with a long spear. Suddenly, he was like a god-killing dragon king alive, unstoppable!

For a while, as the guard became more and more afraid of Qin Qiong's bravery, he fled quickly, but ignored the front. After a short time, he happened to meet Zhang Xian who was galloping towards him.

Since the two sides had been at war for a long time, the rebel guards summoned the sergeants to smash the camp with catapults, causing unnecessary casualties to the Qi army.

As the saying goes: "When an enemy meets, he is extremely jealous!" At this time, Zhang Xian was extremely angry, and he directly rushed forward with a fierce gun. No matter the strength or speed of his gun, there was anger in it, as if The roaring shadow of the sea is inside.

Obviously, Zhang Xian's hatred for the rebels had reached its climax, and taking action would be a dead end, without showing any mercy!

At this time, the rebel guard also knew the ferocity of the spear, so in desperation, he had no choice but to block it with his spear. However, the martial arts of the two sides are far different, and the tip of the spear was reflected in his mind, which can be described as extremely fast.

Before the rebel guard raised his gun, Zhang Xian's spear approached his face, and then shot straight into his chest, bursting out of his chest, spurting out a mouthful of blood, and fell down permanently.

Rebel guard, die!

As the rebel guard was beheaded, the momentum of his soldiers was immediately frustrated, and then with the cooperation of Qin Qiong and Zhang Xian, it can be said that he was killed until blood flowed into rivers and corpses were scattered all over the field!

The fierceness of the battle can be described as unprecedented. In the end, the rebels were killed one after another, and they immediately knelt down and begged for surrender.

Since Qin Qiong and Zhang Xian are not bloodthirsty people, they will not carry out massacres in the face of the rebels' request to surrender. They will be put in prison and guarded, and will be dealt with after the war.

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At this time, on the outskirts of the camp and around the cage fire city, Shi Siming's main force was fighting against Su Lie's troops. Shi Siming originally wanted to break through here quickly, join the defenders in the city, and outflank the Qi army.

However, Shi Siming did not expect that Su Lie had arranged such a thorough defense here, and even sat here to defend it himself. No matter how he attacked, he would not be able to break through its defense line.

All of a sudden, the situation came to a stalemate. It was absolutely impossible for Shi Siming to break through Su Lie's line of defense at this moment, and it was useless to be anxious!
Just as Shi Siming was frowning, thinking about how to attack Su Lie, Jicheng had already begun to change.

In response to Shi Siming's attack, the rebel guard sent out all the garrison forces in the city to attack the Qi army's camp. As a result, only a few hundred old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers stood guard in Jicheng.

At this time, Lu Zhishen accepted Qin Qiong's order, led more than a thousand elite troops to kill to the city, and then launched a fierce attack. In addition, Lu Zhishen took the lead and bravely climbed the high ladder.

For a while, although its city was strong, how could the old, weak, sick and soldiers resist the elite men of the Qi army who were like wolves and tigers?

However, in the time of tea, Lu Zhishen climbed up the city wall first, swung his sword and killed the rebels without leaving any armor, and begged for mercy on his knees!

In the blink of an eye, Jicheng officially changed ownership, and the flag on its city wall was suddenly replaced with the Qi army's battle flag.

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"Report, report to General, General Qin, and General Zhang have wiped out the rebels who have left the city, and are now leading an army to help!"

"Report, General, Master Lu has sent a good news. He has successfully captured Jicheng and completed the task. Please give instructions."

All of a sudden, his good news came together, and his scouts reported to the chief general in the tent, Su Lie.

Immediately, the generals headed by He Yuanqing cupped their hands and praised, saying: "The general is indeed superior in chess, and he planned a trick for the rebels."

Hearing this, Su Lie slowly stroked the long beard on his chin, and said with a smile, "Hehe!"

"Where, where, it's all the credit of the soldiers, it's just a deployment!"

Immediately afterwards, when the topic changed, Su Lie's expression became serious, and he prepared to summon the whole army to attack and crush Shi Siming's troops in one fell swoop.

However, in everything that people are happy, there must be sorrow. At this time, after the scouts reported to the big rebel tent, the tent suddenly became lifeless, and almost no one spoke.

After a long time, Shi Siming sighed, and said slowly: "Oh, it's all my fault. If I didn't take the initiative to attack the Qi army, Ji County would be able to hold on longer!"

At this moment, Shi Siming couldn't help being extremely moved, and he had begun to regret in his heart whether he and his strategy of deciding to fight the Qi army were correct.

Although some lieutenant generals persuaded Shi Siming to cheer up and not to be depressed at this time, after all, the battle is not over yet.

Afterwards, after thinking for a while, Shi Siming immediately ordered that the entire army follow the instructions, retreat to the cage fire city, hold on to the city, and then ask for help from Anlu Mountain.

Due to the fall of Jicheng, Shi Siming had already lost his advantage. At this time, he was engaged in a field battle with the Qi army.

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In Yutian City, An Lushan had received Shi Siming's urgent military situation at this time, so he dared not neglect it, and immediately summoned the generals to discuss how to deal with this matter?
However, at the end of the discussion, they all suggested returning to Ji County, joining forces with Shi Siming, defeating Su Lie in a decisive battle, and regaining the guardianship of Ji City.

After all, Jicheng is the center of gravity of Youzhou, and if it loses its land, it will only be defeated and there will be no chance of rising.

Therefore, when Anlu Mountain dispatched troops and generals to support the front line of Jicheng, its Yan army also made new moves.

Now, Luo Yi, the King of Yan, sent sentry cavalry straight to Luo Cheng's army, telling Luo Cheng to immediately lead the cavalry to Zhuo County non-stop, occupy it, and stop Xia's army!

It turned out that Luo Yi had already learned from the battle report that Dou Jiande had broken through the defense lines of Yishui and Laishui, smashed the rebel army, and directed his soldiers at Zhuo County.

Therefore, at this time, Luo Yi ordered Luo Cheng to lead the cavalry quickly and rush to Zhuo County day and night to prevent the Xia army from occupying Zhuo County. After all, Zhuo County's strategic position is too important.

If you want to say that Ji County is the confidant of the whole Youzhou, then Zhuo County is its main transportation route, one of the transit routes, and it must not fall into the hands of Xia Jun.

Otherwise, even if the Anshi Rebellion is put down by then, Luo Yi's situation will still be worrying. The Xia army occupying Zhuo County will always be watching, spying on the Yan army, and launching troops to invade!

Therefore, Zhuo County is an indispensable and important territory for the Yan army.

For a while, the battle situation in Youzhou almost changed again!
(End of this chapter)