Chapter 470: Battle to the Death (Part 2)

The Tianhe County soldiers who attacked Jishi City were still launching a tentative attack. They didn't even get close to the moat.

There was no temptation, no false attack, from the very beginning, it was a cruel risk of life, life for life, the degree of tragedy made Hu Yanchao and Tan Feng under the banner of the Yan Army Central Army frowned deeply .

On Jishi Mountain, there were only a few hundred defenders, but the attackers were more than ten times their number. Lei Jin, the commander of the vanguard battalion alone, invested 2,000 troops in the first wave.

There was nothing wrong with Lei Jin's style of play. The only thing he didn't expect was that the defenders on this mountain were so brave and fearless. At this point in the battle, seeing the first wave of 2,000 people disappear in less than an hour, There were nearly a thousand casualties, and Lei Jin's eyes were red. He immediately invested in the second wave of fresh troops to replace the first wave of attackers.

The second wave of 2,000 people entered the battlefield, and the battle finally reversed. The mountain roads fell one after another. He Chong led the survivors back to the last line of defense. In front of them was a gentle slope about 100 meters wide. Here, the enemy has begun to form, and their geographical advantage has been further weakened.

Lei Jin stood on the last mountain path, looking at the top of the mountain. There is still a hundred meters left before he can capture the opponent's position and wipe out the opponent. However, this one hundred meters will inevitably be stained red with blood, but the battle is at this time , There is no place for hesitation anymore, between waving hands, iron shields are in front of each other, Yan Jun bowed his waist, tried to hide his body behind the shield wall as much as possible, and began to move forward.

"Rolling log!" He Chong shouted, wiping the blood off his face. I don't know when he was injured, blood flowed down from his head, covering his eyes from time to time, and the scene in front of him turned blood red.

The ramp is smooth and without any obstructions. Logs were thrown down from the top of the ramp one by one, and rolled down the long ramp. Amidst the exclamation, the shield soldiers were thrown into chaos by the logs, and they were turned over.

Without the protection of the shield soldiers, the soldiers behind were immediately exposed to the range of the crossbow arrows on the top of the mountain. Amidst the roar of the arrows, one by one the soldiers fell to the ground and rolled down the slope. .

"Put wooden stakes on the ramp to stop the rolling logs." Lei Jin ordered.

The shield soldiers regrouped. Behind them, the soldiers who followed used a sledgehammer to smash wooden piles into the ground every few meters. As the shield soldiers advanced layer by layer, the hillside was covered with wooden piles in disorder. When the rolling logs were lowered again, after breaking several wooden stakes, they stopped, unable to cause any more damage.

Rolling wood is useless. The morale of the Yan army was immediately boosted, and the upward speed immediately increased greatly.

"All crossbow bolts,

Throw! He Chong picked up a stone, "While the devil is hiding the arrow." Stone these bastards to death! "

One after another, the crossbow arrows were thrown into the air, then turned their heads downward, and got into the crowd, disturbing the attacking crowd. One shield after another was raised above the head to resist the sharp arrows falling from the top of the head.

"Smash!" He Chong jumped up, holding up a stone with both hands. It was smashed down hard. The stone tumbled and fell to the ground, bounced off, and headed down at an even faster speed.

Countless stones were thrown out by the soldiers of the Zhengdong Army, rolling, jumping, and rushing towards the Yan Army. The stakes can stop the log, but they can't do anything about these round stones.

On the gentle slope, countless Yan troops lay down again.

Hu Yanchao's eyes twitched in the distance, and he pressed the handle of the knife with his hand, looking back at Tan Feng, "Master Tan, I will go in person."

Tan Feng shook his head, "No need, they are at the end of their strength, tell Lei Jin to throw fire bombs on me with a trebuchet, and burn them with fire. Simple stone bullets don't work on them, they can't hit them, but fire Well, it's different."

Hu Yanchao was stunned, and couldn't help but patted his head. He was really confused. On the top of Jishi Mountain, there were so many trees planted. When the fire broke out, even the Iron Man would be burned to the ground. It is not afraid that they will not come out. Once they come out, it will be their end.

"Come here!" Hu Yanchao stretched out his hand, "Get some grease from the logistics, tell Lei Jin, use fire to attack, ignite the trees on the mountain, and force these shrinking turtles out."

Seeing the messengers fly away, Tan Feng shook his head, "Zhengdong's soldiers are good at fighting, and their reputation is well-deserved. When I worked with Gao Yuan in Yuyang, his soldiers were not as fierce and fearless as today, but only two years later. His soldiers have risen to a higher level, this person is really a talent."

Hearing Tan Feng's long and short sighs, Hu Yanchao couldn't help squinting at Tan Feng, "Since Commander Tan cherishes talents so much, why must he put this person to death?"

Tan Feng smiled slightly when he heard the words, "You don't know this person. I want to kill him for two reasons. First, if this person and Langya County want to choose one, I want Langya. Langya has millions of people, There are countless fertile fields, and the wealth is second only to Tianhe County. If Gao Yuan is not dead, Langya cannot be nationalized, so no matter how rich he is, what does he have to do with Dayan? He is talented, but he is not necessarily loyal to Dayan. You can only see that he built a city privately here, recruited the Huns, attacked Hejian, and almost wiped out Yan Shenghao's strength. Tone? Is it because the ulterior motives are not in the bar? General Hu, think about it, now that Liaoxi has been abolished, if Gao Yuan is not killed, do you think Zhang Junbao is his opponent? I am afraid that Liaoxi will return to Gaoyuan after a few strokes .If Langya, Liaoxi, and Hejian County all belong to Gaoyuan, then is our Dayan still Dayan? With this talent, maybe we will change our surname to Gao."

Hu Yanchao remained silent.

"In the Niulanshan camp, I had an in-depth discussion with you and obtained your consensus. This time, the king and I and Zhou Yu conspired to overthrow Mr. Ning, and the feudal governments headed by Mr. Zhou took their fiefs back State-owned, and then step by step establish a system of prefectures and counties like Qin State, try our best to strengthen the centralization of power, pool the power of the whole country, and prepare for possible drastic changes in the future. It has always been smooth, but it never happened Thinking that our conquest of Donghu will fail."

Speaking of this, Tan Feng lowered his head deeply, his expression of frustration couldn't be concealed, "A no suspenseful Eastern Expedition ended up like this, Taiwei Zhou couldn't shirk his guilt. If he wasn't greedy for merit How could it be like this if you advance aggressively but play steadily? Time is fate. The original plan was for me to win Master Ning here. After Zhou Taiwei defeated Donghu, he would definitely get rid of Gao Yuan. When he moves back to the imperial court, with Zhou Yu as evidence, we can use this as an excuse. Coupled with Zhou Taiwei's other illegal activities, we can take Zhou Taiwei down again, and in this way, it will be considered a success. I I have been in charge of Yan Lingwei for more than two years, and I have basically controlled Yan Lingwei without making a show of it. This is why Lord Baining trusts me so much. With Zhou Yu, we can also firmly control the standing army. A smooth transition. It was the safest thing to do, but once we defeated the Eastern Hu, we almost lost everything!"

Hu Yanchao nodded, "Commander Tan and General Zhou's painstaking efforts. I already understood in the Niulanshan camp. The two of you want to revitalize Dayan, so I naturally support you. Both of you are young masters of Guijie. I heard that Master Ning There is an only daughter betrothed to Commander Tan, and General Zhou Yu is a member of the Zhou clan. I just don't understand, you two..."

"Are you trying to say why we want to kill relatives righteously?"

The corner of Hu Yanchao's mouth twitched slightly, but it was hard for him to say this.

"If the skin doesn't exist, how can the hair be attached?" Tan Feng was silent for a while, "If you can't even keep the big Yan, what kind of family are you talking about? Zhao Guo is now strong in the outside world, but there are still people like Zhao Mu who support it. If Zhao Mu Once Zilan is gone, the state of Zhao will collapse, and the people of Qin will come to the east. How can we protect ourselves? By doing this, we can not only save Dayan, but also protect the family. Mrs. Zhou, because Zhou Yu and I will not suffer the same fate as Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Linghu. We just lay dormant for a few years. Therefore, General Hu used the wrong way to destroy relatives, and it turned out that Mr. Zhou The Ning family and the Ning family are just direct lineages, and the loss is only some wealth. If the fat water does not flow to outsiders, the wealth will eventually flow into Dayan's treasury and become swords, guns, bows and arrows, and war horses. If the people of Qin come here in the future, Then it will all belong to outsiders.”

"Can Zhao Guo stop the people of Qin?" Hu Yanchao asked in surprise, "They are a big country second only to Qin."

"If Zilan is the king of Zhao, it is still possible. Zilan is in charge of the inside and Zhao Mu is in charge of the outside. The state of Zhao must be strong enough to threaten the state of Qin. , Zilan was kicked out of Handan, Zhao Mu was reappointed, but he was still in trouble, and Zhao Qi went back again!" Tan Feng sneered, "Zhao Wou-ki seems to be shrewd and capable, but in fact he is short-sighted. Do not perish by his hand, and the future perish must be the grave he dug."

"What should we do now?" Hu Yanchao looked at Jishi Mountain in the midst of fierce battle, his eyes full of sorrow.

"Man is not as good as God. We have calculated everything, but Zhou Taiwei will fail. But the arrow is on the string, and we have to do it. Since the facts cannot be changed, we should try our best to recover some losses." Tan Feng The depression on his face gradually disappeared, "Fortunately, Dong Husop is a sober person. In this way, we have room for buffering. As long as the Gaoyuan forces are eliminated, we will stabilize the situation in the east, take back Liaoxi, Langya, Since Yan Shenghao in Hejian has no capital, let him retire for the elderly. With these places as capital, he will finally have the capital to make money. Since Thorpe is willing to do business with us, then we will satisfy him and return the war horse , Form a strong cavalry, Gao Yuan can recruit the Huns, can't we?"

"Commander Tan, have you ever thought about what to do if we fail to destroy Gao Yuan?" Hu Yanchao asked.

Tan Feng's body shook, and he said after a while: "So Zhou Yu went to the grassland, and I transferred you here. We can't afford to lose this battle. If we lose, Dayan will lose. So, General Hu, Please work hard!"

Tan Feng leaned back immediately.

Hu Yanchao turned his head silently and looked at Jishi Mountain. There, it had turned into a sea of ​​flames. In the sea of ​​flames, the Zhengdong Army dressed in navy blue costumes rushed out. Most of them were burning with flames. Holding their swords and guns like this, they launched the last attack in their lives along the gentle slope towards the attacking Yan army.

"Jishi Mountain has been captured!" Hu Yanchao sighed, "Next, let's break through Jishi City!" (To be continued...) u