Xuan Qin's military operations against Northern Chu began after the autumn harvest this year. Now in November, the two countries have been fighting for nearly three months.
As expected, the Northern Chu army was defeated step by step and had already lost nearly half of Northern Chu's territory.
Originally, although Xuan Qin was stronger than Northern Chu, it was not overwhelming. This was due to two key points: one was that Xuan Qin's cavalry could not be stopped, and the other was that Xuan Qin's monks could not win. Therefore, Northern Chu's army was no match for Xuan Qin's army.
Beichu originally had a strong cavalry, which was strong enough to hold off the Xuanqin cavalry. However, that army was buried in the Hengduan Mountains.
One hundred thousand Tiance Cavalry, the strongest cavalry in Northern Chu! Capable of hunting monsters and wolves in the dark! Buried under the catkins overnight.
If the Tiance Cavalry were still there, then even if Xuan Qin wanted to wage war against Northern Chu, it would have to think twice... at least it wouldn't start a war so quickly.
Now that the Tian Ce Army is gone, the Xuan Qin Tiger and Wolf Cavalry, which are facing the Tian Ce Army, are like entering an empty land.
The terrain of northern Chu is a hilly area with the Hengduan Mountains to the southwest, but once you pass the Hengduan Mountains, it becomes a plain.
The plain stretches across half of northern Chu.
At the beginning, Xuan Qin took advantage of Bei Chu's slow response and launched a strong attack regardless of losses, pushing the battle line directly to the plains. At this time, Bei Chu responded again, but because its cavalry was inferior to that of the enemy, it was unable to fight Xuan Qin on the plains. It was defeated and retreated all the way to Wuyi City.
Wuyi City is at the end of the plain behind the Hengduan Mountains.
The city of Wuyi was built on the mountainside, which was another mountain range in Northern Chu. It was a mountain range that ran across the middle of Northern Chu, dividing it into two parts.
Therefore, this Wuyi City is the gateway to this mountain range and also the last line of defense of the Northern Chu State.
After all, after passing Wuyi City, there is flat land all the way to the capital of Northern Chu.
If Wuyi City could not be defended, according to Xuan Qin's previous offensive, Northern Chu would have declared its demise.
As night fell, in Wuyi City, in the wartime command post converted from the City Lord's Mansion, General Li Zhan of Northern Chu was discussing military affairs with his subordinates.
What they were discussing was Xuan Qin's siege during the day, and how to defend against Xuan Qin's next wave of attack.
"It's going to snow soon..." someone said, "Once it snows, Xuan Qin will have to withdraw its troops. As long as we hold out until it snows, Northern Chu will be saved."
"Defend?" someone shouted angrily, "What can we defend with? They have monks in the sky and cavalry on the ground, and we are just mortals... it's like an egg hitting a stone, or a mantis trying to stop a chariot!"
When he mentioned that there were cultivators in the sky, everyone in the room couldn't help but look gloomy. During the day, Xuan Qin launched a full-scale attack on the city, and almost all the cultivators from Beichu who could come to participate in the battle died in the battle... including Beichu Sword God Jiang Xiaobai and Li's guest Mo Lao. Beichu, there are no cultivators left.
When he mentioned the cavalry on the ground, everyone in the room couldn't help but look at the man at the end of the seat, who lowered his head and said nothing... Li Shiwen, the best cavalryman in Northern Chu died at his hands. ..
"Xuan Qin was actually hurt by this attack. They should reorganize themselves and fight again another day." Someone analyzed, "Why don't we take this opportunity to preserve our strength and quietly transfer our manpower to Wuling City behind the mountain, and use geography to buy time and wait for the snow to fall."
When he said this, many people in the room were moved. They had been fighting and losing, and had already lost half of their territory. These people had broken their bones, and they thought, what does it matter if they lose one more city?
"That's totally wrong! We know it's going to snow, so Xuan Qin knows it too!" Someone put forward an opposing view. "If they fail to capture Wuyi City, the problem they face is that all their previous efforts will be in vain, and they will have to start all over again next spring. Based on this, I assert that they will organize another full-scale siege tomorrow or even tonight, and it will be absolutely crazy and will not stop until the death!"
When he said this, some were cautious, some changed color, some were afraid, and some were determined...
Someone said: "The war between countries is very costly. If we can't conquer it once, why would we attack again? If we can't conquer Xuan Qin this year, I don't think we will come again next year..."
The discussion was heated, but General Li Zhan Li said nothing. It got more and more intense, and finally suddenly calmed down.
Li Zhan stood up, propped up the table with his hands, and scanned the people seated with his bloodshot eyes. He spoke softly and slowly:
"Since Xuan Qin invaded, we have been fighting and retreating all the way. We have lost more than 70 large cities, countless small cities, and most of Northern Chu. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded, and the people were displaced. The casualties were countless. We have retreated all the way here. You are all people who know military affairs. Once Wuyi City is broken, there will be plains behind, more people, and the capital Danyang..."
He paused, took a deep breath, looked around at everyone, and then spoke word by word, "At this point, there is no retreat! There is no way to retreat! It's just a fight to the death! As long as the city survives, the people will survive. If the city is destroyed, the people will die!"
After these words were spoken, everyone in the audience was in awe. No one dared to speak, and no one even dared to breathe.
After a long while, Li Shiwen, who was sitting at the end of the table, stood up and said, his voice hoarse from not speaking for so long: "Xuan Qin will definitely launch the final attack tonight. Please sit on the tower and guard it!"
Li Zhan glanced at him calmly, without any emotion, and replied: "Yes!"
Late at night, Li Shiwen, wearing silver armor and holding a silver steel gun, sat quietly on the parapet of the city wall, looking at the darkness outside.
His armor was torn, with indelible black bloodstains on it; his steel gun was broken, with indelible bloodstains and scratches on it.
The cold wind blew, and in the darkness outside the city walls, there were monsters that were ready to eat people. He had no expression on his face.
What was he waiting for? It seemed like he was waiting for Xuan Qin's attack, or maybe he was... waiting to die.
He didn't wait for Xuan Qin's attack, but waited for his wife's dinner first.
Yuchi Zhen carried a lantern and a food box and climbed up to the city wall to find Li Shiwen. She stood on the city wall and looked up at Li Shiwen.
"I heard that the other side will attack tonight..." she said, "You should eat something!"
Li Shiwen jumped down the parapet and took the food box from Yuchi Zhen. He looked at the woman who had suffered with him, shivering in the cold wind on the wall. He said, "It's cold up there, you go down first."
Yuchi Zhen could have chosen not to follow him and become a so-called hostage in Danyang, but she still followed him with her child...from Linxian City all the way to Wuyi City.
After his wife married him, she said that what she heard from him was that Li Shiwen was the youngest general in Northern Chu, a god of war who was invincible and undefeated in every battle. He and his army alone made Xuan Qin tremble with fear.
But I didn't expect that after marrying him, he never won a single battle... He even forgot what victory felt like.
Yuchizhen turned around and walked downstairs obediently, but after she took a few steps, she suddenly turned back, looked at him seriously and said, "You said Xiaoping'an went to find Shiyin...but I will always be with you, regardless of life or death."
Her voice was still soft and weak, blown back and forth by the cold wind. It seemed like it took a while before Li Shiwen heard it.
When he heard it, Yuchi Zhen had already come down from the city wall. He was still standing in the cold wind holding the food box, tears streaming down his face.
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