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It was almost noon, and the scorching sun above Gongxian gradually returned to the right, and the Yuan army soldiers who were sieging the city were still attacking the walls of Gongxian one after another.
Jiang Yiqu didn't seem to be in a hurry to break the city. He was like a calm and patient hunter, making full use of his military strength and dispatching troops to attack the city in turn to continue to consume the physical strength and morale of the guards on the city.
But Que Yi also sat on the city gate tower, quietly observing the revolving mobilization of the enemy troops outside the city. Although the dense rain of arrows from Yuan Jun who had attacked the east gate shot a few feet away from him, he still stood still, allowing the personal soldiers around him to carefully protect him.
"Brother, Ma Wan from the South Gate has sent someone to ask for reinforcements again!"
Tuo Yan, who was stabbed by a knife, rushed over. He was impatient and overwhelmed with words, and even his voice became much heavier.
Since the beginning of the battle, the enemy troops outside the city were mainly attacking the two city gates in the south and north. However, for some reason, Kuo Yi did not increase but decreased the strength of the two city gates. Instead, he was constantly gathering the troops in the city towards the weak east gate to stand by.
This put the horses at the north and south city gates under great pressure. Shen Gu repeatedly sent people to ask Tuo Yi to provide support to the soldiers.
Kuo Yan clearly remembered that this was Ma Wan's third time requesting reinforcements.
"Let him guard the city walls and hold on for a while!"
Tuo Yi's face did not change and still gave the previous two replies.
"Brother!!!"
Kuo Yan was really angry this time. He knew that his family brother had always been very wise on the battlefield, expected the enemy to win, and used troops to invade like fire and remained as if he was still as a mountain. However, there were no reinforcements in the two city gates in the south and north for a long time. If he persisted like this, in a short time, both city gates would be captured by Yuan's army outside the city.
Before Kuo Yan could persuade him again, his words were interrupted by the sound of footsteps coming from behind him.
"General, outside the north gate, the enemy's offensive was fierce, and the army was under the military's army suffered heavy losses. Request for fire support!"
A blood-faced military officer panted and rushed over.
"Brother,,,"
When Tuo Yan heard the North Gate Army waiting for trial Gu's emergency, he shouted anxiously again, wishing he could take over Tuo Yi's command on the spot and lead troops to rescue the two city gates in the south and north.
But Que Yi still sat still on Hu's bed, and was even more obscured by the request for help from the two city gates in the south and north. Although his personal soldiers holding shields were blocked by his eyes, he still did not leave, as if he was waiting patiently for something.
"General, the enemy troops outside the city have undergone a new mobilization!"
At this anxious time, a military officer who was observing the enemy dispatch on the city gate tower also rushed over with big strides.
"speak!"
Coach Yi's expression remains concise and concise.
"A part of the enemy's main formation retreated to the rear of the right wing. The cavalry fed the war horses and the infantry fed on the ground. It seemed that the enemy was about to start repairing!"
"Yeah." Kuo Yi groaned and finally got up slowly for the first time. After he calmed down his mind, he began to step and said:
"Take me to see."
"promise."
The military officer who was looking out hurriedly took Tuo Yi to the top floor of the city gate tower, pointed at the direction of the enemy's formation change not far away from the city, and explained to Tuo Yi.
After carefully observing for a while, after confirming the information reported by the military officer responsible for the observation, he calmly went down the stairs without saying a word, and quickly walked to the armor hanging in his house. He reached out and touched the surface of the armor leaf. A burning pain immediately came from his palm.
The armor that has been exposed to the sun for a long time has become as hot as charcoal fire.
"Send the order!"
Tuo Yi looked back at Tuo Yan behind him and quickly gave an order to cheer up the people around him.
"Let Ma Sima, who was from the two city gates in the north and south, send troops from the army to fight from the gate, burn down the enemy's siege equipment outside the city, and at the same time, they cheered and cheered!"
"Brother, never--"
This is a life-threatening situation!
When Kuo Yan heard Kuo Yi's order, he almost shouted out loud.
"Ma Sima, the two soldiers of the military officers at the military army have lost too much. Without reinforcements, they have forced them to go out of the city to fight, for fear that they will not burn the enemy's siege equipment, but instead they will put in the already insufficient troops. At that time, Gongxian will be really captured by the enemy outside the city!"
Tuo Yan persuaded him worriedly, but Tuo Yi was unknown. He reached out to remove the sword on his waist and said firmly:
"Then you hold my sword and go to pass the order on my own. If someone resists the order, he will deal with it with military law on the spot!"
"this--"
Tuo Yan was almost stuffed into his hand by Tuo Yi, and the sword that fell into his hand instantly became heavy, as if he could not take any more steps.
Tuo Yi knew what his clan brother was worried about, so he pulled Tuo Yan to the side of the female wall, pointed to the enemy's main lineup with the "Cheng" character "Sheng" outside the city and said:
"The enemy troops outside the city are nearly ten times more powerful than us. If reinforcements are everywhere, it will be like a drop in the bucket. It will not help the overall situation. Instead, it will be defeated by Jiang Yiqu's rotating battle in advance. Do you understand?"
"Yes, but as long as we persist for a few days, I believe that soldiers and horses will come to support Hanoi soon!"
"Is that true?"
Tuo Yi sneered, his sharp eyes made Tuo dare not look directly at him.
Hanoi, the troops from Hedong are now coming out in full swing to attack Taiyuan with all their might. Shangdang will not draw much force to rescue Gongxian and Jixian, which are cities bordering Hebei forces.
Perhaps from the beginning, the chief generals of Hedong in Hanoi and Hedong planned to sacrifice the suspicious soldiers of Kuo Yi, the soldiers guarding the city of Gongxian and Jixian, in exchange for the great achievements of conquering the entire Bingzhou.
"Then, that..." Kuo Yan, who had a glimmer of hope, was speechless in an instant.
"Only by relying on ourselves and defeating the enemy in front of us can we escape from danger and save the lives of soldiers in the city."
"Look," Que Yi pointed to the enemy's main lineup outside the city and said, "Jiang Yiqu has always wanted to lure us and force us to fight. While attacking one after another, he deliberately left the elite brigade by his side, especially the iron-armored cavalry, which is the elite enemy's reliance on. Only by defeating this elite enemy first and defeating the enemy's courage in one fell swoop, can we take advantage of the victory to sweep the entire enemy's army."
After listening to Qu Yi's words, Qu Yan, who had been silent, gradually understood what his family's brother was trying to keep his troops in motion. He began to become a little anxious again, and said with a flushing face:
"Brother, let me play the striker, I--"
"No!" Tuo Yi immediately refused Tuo Yan's request for battle, and he said firmly:
"You have a more important mission, which is to send orders and supervise the battles between the two city gates in the south and north, and help me attract more enemy troops outside the city!"
"Go." After saying that, Qu Yi pushed Qu Yan and asked him to leave quickly and go to the two city gates in the south and north to supervise the battle.
But I stopped looking back and focused on the movements of the enemy's own formation outside the city, and murmured to myself in my heart.
If the Tuo Yi, who was in the Jieqiao and Baoqiu River, was still there, let this battle verify whether he was there!
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Yuan Jun’s main formation outside the city.
"General Zhonglang, the enemy in the city can't stand it anymore. The enemy went out from the rushing gates on the two walls on the south and north sides, and wanted to burn our army's siege equipment. The two commanders Lu and Zhu were leading their troops to fight with them."
Zhao Rui looked happy and galloped over to Jiang Yiqu.
When he accidentally heard the battle report that forced the guards in the city, Jiang Yiqiu, who had originally planned to fix it, smiled and said happily:
"Okay. Immediately send an order to let the two commanders Lu and Yu lead troops to surround the enemy troops who are fighting out of the city, and do not let them retreat back to the city. Zhao Duwei, you immediately divide your troops to reinforce Lu, Yu. We must use them to lure the Que Yi from the city and fight outside the city to wipe out the enemy troops in one fell swoop."
"promise!"
Seeing that the time for meritorious service was approaching, Zhao Rui was ordered to quickly order his troops, and then divided his troops to two city gates in the south and north to reinforce the troops of Guan Yuanjin and Lu Weihuang who were responsible for siege.
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On the top of the city
"General, the military inspector is urgently reported, the troops who left the city to fight were trapped in a siege, and requested to send troops to support!"
"General, Ma Sima reported urgently that the troops left the city were deeply encircled and asked for support!"
"General, the enemy troops outside the city have divided their troops to reinforce the enemy troops at the south and north city gates!"
A series of severe military situations followed one after another, but Qu Yi seemed to have not heard it. After seeing the enemy formation outside the city divide the troops again, he immediately waved his hand to ask his personal soldiers to help him put on his iron armor, put on his snare again, and then strode down the steps down the city wall.
At this time, two thousand men had already gathered under the city and were ready to go.
Tuo Yi stepped onto the war horse and rode his horse slowly walked past the array. After eating, the energetic soldier nodded with satisfaction.
"In today's battle, Yi and the lords will live and die together, and advance and retreat together. All soldiers in the army will be punished with one level, and reward ten pieces of silk. Those who are afraid of the front will be killed. Those who are retreating and avoiding the battle will be killed. Those who are bystanders will be killed. Those who are disabled in the battle will be doubled. If you advance or not, try to move forward!"
The next moment, he raised his arms and ordered loudly.
"Open the city gate and go out to fight!"
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The gate of the east wall finally opened with a dull sound. A group of soldiers wearing armor and holding soldiers rushed out from the east gate. After forming a formation, they advanced towards the formation where Jiang Yiqu was located.
Hahaha--
Seeing that there were only a few thousand enemy troops fighting in the city, Jiang Yiqu suddenly burst into laughter, and a trace of worry in his heart disappeared. He seemed to have seen in advance that the enemy was outnumbered and was slowly divided and annihilated. He immediately ordered the left and right wings to be dispatched together to carry out roundabout encirclement, and the infantry in front formed a formation to advance to fight, and he led more than a thousand cavalry, including iron armored cavalry, to supervise the battle behind the formation.
Chapter completed!