His own soldiers had also suffered such heavy casualties, and the reason they hadn't collapsed was probably simply because they were fighting behind enemy lines and had nowhere to run.
"Let the wounded soldiers come to the city wall to recuperate. We are few in number. The wounded soldiers will guard the city wall, and the rest of you will follow me and kill them."
Lieutenant General Li discovered that there were already many fires in the transfer station, and there were no soldiers of his own in those places. It was obvious that it was the Qinghe soldiers stationed there who set the fire.
Since the Qinghe soldiers are preparing to burn the supplies, there is a great possibility that they will retreat. At this time, as long as we make a little more effort, we will make them retreat directly.
In war, it's often a gamble on who can last to the end.
Now that the city wall is in my hands, I have the advantage and naturally have to continue to persevere.
Lieutenant General Li jumped off the city wall and his personal guards waved flags, asking the soldiers to gather towards him. He wanted to concentrate his forces and directly break through the barricades that the Qinghe soldiers had just built.
"Captain, they didn't go to the breach."
The attendant's voice made Jiang Guoping's heart sink.
As a Qinghe soldier, how could he not know the uses of explosives and gasoline.
He had just used a lot of gasoline, and Xue Wuxia took some away. The remaining two were not suitable as materials for arson, so he buried them on both sides of the center of Central Street.
The location was carefully chosen.
That is the largest road in the transit station, facing the city gate. According to the experience of fighting with the Khmer army, Khmer soldiers prefer to break through from the city gate/village gate. Once they break through, they will attack along the main streets. At this relatively safe time, the Khmer army commander will appear in the city like the moon surrounded by everyone.
The ignition effect will be much better at this time.
But this Chen Dynasty general obviously did not follow the script!
It was surprising enough that he was the main general who led the charge.
He didn't even go through the city gate, but rushed down from the city wall.
His subordinates also seemed to dislike going through the city gate, and most of them walked along the city wall.
Could it be that he was afraid of being trapped and was only willing to go to places where Qinghe soldiers had appeared?
"Our defense at the city gate was too weak. They must have seen through it, so they avoided that route."
Jiang Guoping smiled bitterly and said, "I originally still had a glimmer of hope, but now it seems that there is no hope at all. Send a signal and ask them to take Lord Xue away."
The messenger took the order and left.
"So what should we do?"
The follower said anxiously.
There are fewer and fewer people resisting in the front now. The combat effectiveness of the garrison is not strong to begin with, and it will be even more difficult to hold on after the city wall is broken. It seems that the Chen Dynasty army will arrive here soon.
"I remember the First Army ordered a new flag, which was also included in the supplies. It was originally supposed to be sent to Zhaoyang, right?"
"Yes, the flag is very important. It is placed separately and has not been burned yet."
"I'm afraid I can't attract Chen Chao's soldiers. If they go after Lord Xue and the auxiliary troops, it will be troublesome. You should go quickly and get the flag of the First Army and put it up. I'm not very attractive, but Huang Zong is different. I don't believe they won't be tempted by Huang Zong!
We will fight and retreat as we head towards Central Street. They will have to step into this pit today, whether they want to or not!"
Lieutenant General Li originally wanted to arrange a few soldiers to put out the fire. After all, he also needed supplies as he was deep behind enemy lines.
However, the returning soldiers reported that these supplies had been doused with a special kind of kerosene, and there were not enough people to put out the fire, so he gave up the idea of putting out the fire.
Just wait until it's all burned and see what's left. He can always find something useful. Now he has more important things to do. Someone reported that the commander of the Qinghe First Army, Qinghe's vanguard general Huang Zong, was surrounded in the transit station by chance. He had to go and take a look.
"General Huang, you and your soldiers are extremely brave and have done your duty. God is merciful. If you continue fighting like this, none of you will survive!"
Hiding behind the Qinghe barricade that had just been occupied, Lieutenant General Li shouted loudly to the dozen or so Qinghe soldiers in the center of Central Street.
These Qinghe soldiers are very tenacious, and they are still holding up their commander's flag tightly.
Now Lieutenant General Li finally understood why these Qinghe soldiers were so tenacious. After all, no one had expected that there would be a general in such a transit station.
"As long as you surrender, I guarantee that you and your soldiers will survive. I will personally recommend you to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness is eager to seek talented people. General Huang's future is undoubtedly limitless!"
As Lieutenant General Li spoke, he was calculating that capturing Huang Zong this time should be enough for him to be reinstated, and he might even be promoted.
Of course, it would only work if it's alive. Dead ones are also valuable, but probably not that valuable.
"Captain, will you pull the rope?"
The follower wiped the blood off his face and asked in a low voice.
"Call me General!"
Jiang Guoping rolled his eyes at him. A fake general is still a general. I'm about to die, so why can't I enjoy some glory?
"I'll buy them some more time. They have more people on their way. This is a rare opportunity, so we should take as many people as possible as a scapegoat."
Jiang Guoping instructed his followers.
Then he also shouted from behind the barricade:
"Opposite side, your cavalry is quite good. I, Huang Zong, have experienced hundreds of battles in my life. I think your soldiers can be ranked second!"
"Oh?" Anyway, the general situation was already decided, and Lieutenant General Li was happy to chat for a while. It wouldn't take much time, but if it got out in the future, it might become a good story.
"General Huang, tell me, who is number one?"
"We in Qinghe also have a great general named Jiang Guoping, who is rarely seen in ordinary times. He is the sharp sword hidden by our emperor. I have observed the battle and found that although your cavalry is good, it is still far inferior to General Jiang Guoping's troops."
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