Chapter 337: Fight to the Death (revised)

Old General Wei, with moist eyes, said, "Fellow villagers, in today's battle, we, the Licheng Army, swear to live and die with Licheng! We, the Licheng Army, are all great!"

"General Wei, we, the people who have lived in Licheng for generations, are not the cowardly ones! We will defend the city together with the generals!"

A dark-skinned, grim-faced peddler stood up and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, General, let's defend the city together!"

"Protect our homes!"

For a moment, the generals and the people in the city broke the steamed buns, which were not big to begin with, and distributed them to the people around them, and everyone took a small bite.

After eating, the generals bravely climbed the city gate.

The old general Wei was holding a spear and wearing armor. Outside the city was a dense crowd of Dacang soldiers. Under the city was Du Ze, the youngest of the Five Tiger Generals of Dacang and the fastest to become famous.

"Wei, you have to accept your age when you are old! If you open the city gate and surrender now, I can still leave you a whole body!"

Du Ze shouted loudly.

Many generals behind him held curved swords and shouted loudly to echo him, and Dacang was very angry.

"Stop talking nonsense! You young boy, if you want to seize my Licheng, you should ask about the spear in my hand!" The

old general Wei shouted in a deep voice, which was full of energy and did not show any fatigue or weakness.

"Looking for death!" Du Ze's face was fierce and he gnashed his teeth in hatred.

"Kill!"

Du Ze gave an order, and the speed of the siege in front suddenly increased. Long ladders were set up one after another, and soldiers climbed up one by one.

Arrows were fired from the city, but after a month of siege, the arrows in the city had long been used up.

This was their only weapon left.

However, General Wei had already piled stones on the city, which was their most effective weapon now.

The stones as big as copper basins fell from the high city walls, accompanied by the screams of the soldiers, and a wave of attacks was immediately suppressed.

However, it was followed by an even more fierce attack.

This siege was unprecedentedly fierce, from morning to night, day and night.

The offensive momentum of Da Cang was unprecedentedly brave and persistent. When a group of people fell, the soldiers behind them immediately came up to make up.

Licheng had been besieged for a month, and this was the first time it encountered such a fierce attack from Da Cang. The enemy was full of strength and wanted to break through the gate of Licheng's city wall at once.

Many generals of Da Cang were determined to die and they must take Licheng today.

The 8,000 Licheng soldiers, together with the people of the city, fought to the end.

If there were no weapons, they would use stones.

When all the stones were thrown away, they would pour strong liquor and light torches. In an instant, a fire spread outside and on the city wall.

In the dark night, the fire burned fiercely, mixed with the instantaneous screams of the injured soldiers, which could be heard from far away.

On and outside the city walls, there were countless corpses, including those of the Licheng Army, the Licheng civilians, and the Dacang soldiers.

On the city walls, there was a cloud of smoke, and blood dyed the snow red.

General Wei mechanically swung the spear in his hand and stabbed it into the enemy's chest. At the same time, his thigh was slashed by the curved knife.

General Wei immediately knelt on one knee, holding the spear in his hand and supporting himself.

A general beside him quickly reached out and pulled him up, but before the two of them could stand firmly, their backs were slashed again.

The Dacang soldiers were all around, and there were only a few soldiers left around General Wei.

This was a battle that was bound to be lost.

Du Ze pointed his machete at the bloody General Wei, blood dripped from the tip of the machete and sank into the snow.

He laughed arrogantly, "I told you before that people should accept old age! Do you still think you are the famous General Wei Changzheng? You are old!"

"So what?"

General Wei had blood on his lips and looked exhausted, but his cloudy eyes were full of unyielding spirit.

"I really don't know what you are holding out for. Do you think there will really be reinforcements?" Du Ze laughed arrogantly, "I tell you, there won't be. The reinforcements you have been waiting for have been intercepted and killed by our commander-in-chief halfway!"

Wei Changzheng's expression remained unchanged, unshakable, "If this is really the case, why are you so anxious to attack the city?"

Du Ze snorted coldly and ordered the soldiers around him, "Kill him and hang him at the city gate! This is the end of stubborn resistance!"

"Return reinforcements?" "

Generals, charge into Licheng! I don't want there to be a single survivor in Licheng!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of "clang", and a sharp feather arrow broke through the air from behind him. With a clang, it knocked the knife in Du Ze's hand down.

"Reinforcements are coming."

"Reinforcements are coming!"

"Our reinforcements are coming!"

The few remaining soldiers murmured, looking at the army galloping in the distance, as if they were dreaming, saving them from the enemy's swords at the most critical moment.

The blunted sword was swung again, and they saw hope, the hope of survival.

Shen Hong led the troops, holding a long sword, and rushed into the enemy camp.

He led less than 30,000 soldiers and rushed for days. Seeing the broken city wall, the blood on the ground, and the fierce war in front of them, aroused the anger and blood in their hearts, and they were even more brave in killing the enemy.

The sudden arrival of reinforcements broke up the Da Cang formation.

After fighting from morning till night for a whole day, the generals of Da Cang were already exhausted. At this time, they encountered the reinforcements led by Shen Hong. It was already dark, and the reinforcements were in high spirits. For a moment, they could not tell how many reinforcements the other side had.

They were afraid and lost their indomitable spirit. It was only a matter of time to defeat the offensive of Da Cang.

Du Ze couldn't figure out why the reinforcements suddenly appeared here?

The weather was so cold, and there was a heavy snowstorm. The vanguard army was traveling light. Once they were trapped by the snowstorm, the lack of food and the severe cold weather would kill them.

Not to mention the commander-in-chief's secret ambush, how could these reinforcements appear here?

Shen Hong is very good at striking down the enemy. "Du Ze, you go down to accompany Haritu today! I didn't expect that two of the Five Tiger Generals would be killed by me! This is the price you pay for occupying my Daliang city and slaughtering my Daliang people!"

Shen Hong's voice was loud and clear, and the generals around him heard it clearly.

"Haritu is dead! Why don't you surrender quickly?"

I don't know who shouted this, and the generals in Daliang immediately became chaotic.

Shen Hong brought reinforcements and successfully repelled Du Ze's army, and finally saved Licheng.

However, although Licheng was saved, it came at a huge price.

The war made the already broken city walls even more miserable, with only ruins and black smoke slowly rising, and some of them still had small flames burning.

Outside the city gates and on the city gates, there were mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

The wounded soldiers and civilians supported each other and walked towards the wounded camp. Of

the 8,000 Licheng troops, less than 200 were left.

Shen Hong never thought that this battle would be so tragic.

All the people of Licheng went out for this battle. If not, the Licheng troops would not have waited for the arrival of reinforcements.

In the general's mansion.

The military doctor was applying medicine to Wei Changzheng. Even with multiple wounds on his body, he still asked with all his strength, "Is Haritu really dead?"

"No, he ran away." Shen Hong said in a deep voice.

Wei Changzheng did not continue to ask. In one sentence, he had already guessed most of it.

Shen Hong led his troops to support, and Haritu also led his troops to intercept halfway. However, Shen Hong should have been prepared in advance, and he followed the situation and set a trap for the opponent, causing Haritu to fall.

It is estimated that this battle was also very tragic and delayed a lot of time, otherwise, the vanguard led by Shen Hong would not have arrived so late.

They rushed all the way, and naturally they were exhausted. It was also extremely disadvantageous for these local soldiers to join the battle right after they arrived.

A quick battle and a quick decision is the best strategy.

The news of Haritu's death was released to make the opponent's army uneasy. The local soldiers, who were originally very strong, had been fighting for a whole day, and they were relying on the momentum of taking Licheng to support them.

Now, not only did Licheng have reinforcements, but their commander was also dead. Seeing that there was no hope of taking Licheng, wouldn't the morale of the army be broken? When

two armies are fighting, if one side loses its morale, it is only a matter of time before it is defeated.

Shen Hong just wanted the vanguard army to rest and wait for the main army to gather.

"How long will it take for the main army to arrive?" Wei Changzheng asked.

Shen Hong: "It will arrive within three days."

"It will take another three days." Wei Changzheng frowned, "If the main army attacks the city again at this time, we will be in danger. Besides, there is no food left in the city."

"The vanguard army still has some marching rations, which can be used for emergency first." Shen Hong said.

Wei Changzheng smiled bitterly and shook his head. He knew the Vanguard Army too well. They pursued speed and could not carry much food. How could they possibly supply the people in the city?

Then he saw compressed biscuits, beef jerky, and various hard candies that were almost piled up like a mountain.

Not only was Wei Changzheng shocked by this, but the Licheng Army, which was already running out of food, was also shocked.

"What kind of rations are these? You have brought too much for your fast-moving army! Is such a small piece enough to fill you up?"

Wei Changzheng asked.

Shen Hong opened a pack, took out a piece, and handed it over. "You won't be hungry, it's convenient to carry and eat, share some of this, don't let everyone starve to death, just wait until the army arrives."

Wei Changzheng had been hungry for a day, and he felt that the food was a bit dry, but it tasted very good, at least Wei Changzheng felt that it was very good.

That night, everyone in the city received five compressed biscuits and a bowl of sugar water.

Everyone was shocked. It was the first time they had eaten such military rations! It tasted really good!

There was even sugar water to drink! !

Sugar, what a precious thing! Even when they were not fighting, they rarely had sugar water!

Licheng was settled temporarily, and except for the shortage of herbs, everything was recovering rapidly.

Shen Hong was worried about the safety of the eldest prince. It was

the first time for Prince An to go to the northwest, and it was also the first time for him to lead an army. Moreover, he had to face Haritu and Duze, who were known as the Five Tiger Generals. Both of them were known for their cunning and brutality. He was worried that the eldest prince would suffer.

The eldest prince did suffer, but it was not the eldest prince's fault. It was Haritu who failed to intercept the reinforcements and went around to steal food.

The main reason why Da Cang invaded the border of Daliang was that Da Cang was mainly nomadic and did not have much food reserves. The winter was hard, so they invaded the border and robbed food.

Now that the reinforcements from Daliang have arrived, the battle must continue. The consumption of grain and grass is extraordinary. Since they don't have any, they naturally set their sights on the grain and grass from Daliang.

It was the first time for the Second Prince to go to the battlefield, the first time to be in charge of escorting grain and grass, and also the first time to be besieged by the soldiers of Daliang.

It was also the first time for him to see Haritu's ferocity and brutality.

He watched as the generals who had traveled with him fell in front of him one by one, with blood spurting out of their bodies.

The blood splashed on his face, which was so hot that it burned him.

The Second Prince waved the sword in his hand, not daring to relax for a moment.

"We are so lucky this time. There are so many grains and grass, enough for our brave men to capture three more cities!"

Haritu sat on the horse, looking at the piles of grains and grass, his eyes flashing with greed.

"Kill them all, leave no one! Take all these grains and grass away!"

The second prince heard the words, wiped the blood on his face, and ordered the people around him, "Burn them all, leave no bag!"

Haritu was even more shocked when he heard the words. He had fought for so many years, but he had never met such a crazy person!

As the grain escort officer, the second prince gave an order, and the soldiers poured strong liquor and threw torches, and the flames burned immediately.

The fire illuminated the dark night.

The second prince saw this and looked crazy, "You want to snatch food from me? You are just a fool!"

"The Five Tiger Generals, right? That's all!"

Haritu looked at the blazing fire in front of him, regretful and angry at the same time, "You are looking for death!"

He pulled the longbow, put on the feather arrow, aimed at the chest of the wanton and arrogant Second Prince, and with a bang, the feather arrow cut through the air and went straight to the Second Prince's face.

The Second Prince's ability in both civil and military affairs was not in vain, he dodged directly, leading all the soldiers to fight and retreat.

Haritu led people to rob food and grass, and now all the food and grass were burned, making him work in vain again. This was the second time he failed to achieve his goal. Moreover, seeing a large amount of food and grass being burned, Haritu was depressed and took people to chase after them, determined to kill all the opponents.

But he never thought that Lu Ze'an had been waiting here for a long time with a large army.

Lu Ze'an is not a person who would do nothing when being plotted and ambushed.

He was ambushed by Da Cang just when he led the army here. He had no choice but to let Shen Hong lead the urgent march to support Licheng.

This time, he took advantage of the lack of food and grass in Da Cang and dug a trap for them.

However, he did not expect that the one who came was the commander who invaded the border of Daliang this time. What a profit!

The eldest prince led the troops and rushed to the front.

When Haritu saw this situation, he knew that he had fallen into a trap.

The five famous tiger generals were directly killed by the generals led by the eldest prince.

The morale of Daliang, which was originally a little depressed, rose instantly.

Even Lu Ze'an did not expect that victory would come so easily!

"Brother, you are awesome! I admire you so much!"

The second prince wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and praised sincerely.

"You are not bad either. I didn't expect that it would be Haritu who came to steal food and grass. If you are not careful, your life will be gone."

The first prince sighed.

The second prince patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, don't you still have the armor given by the prince brother? Besides, my martial arts skills for so many years are not in vain!"