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Chapter 216: Shooting an arrow to capture the city gate

Under the same night sky, when Murong Li City started fighting, Li Mu personally led his troops to the Zijing Pass. The two-line battlefields were launched almost at the same time.

When later generations evaluated the two most famous generals in the history of the empire, they were all known as "Murong is brave and Li Mu is brave." Compared with the invincible bravery of Murong Li City, Li Mu focused on overall planning and no omissions were left out.

The battle against Yan, which he and Murong Licheng cooperated with each other, can be said to be perfect. Two people who had never met before were able to reach a very tacit understanding in military aspects. This can only be attributed to the fact that they are both people with extremely high military talents. Many views and opinions almost coincide. From a simple information, you can find the most favorable fighter, which is the most basic quality of becoming a famous general.

Since leaving Yanling Pass, he has advanced eastward and defeated the Yan army. In less than half a month, the troops flew across the territory of Yan State more than 600 miles. Such a record is enough to boast. If Murong Licheng and the Hu Ben Army led by him are a spear that stabbed out, then Li Mu, who was following the stable situation behind, was the strongest shield. He firmly controlled the occupied lands with the toughest means. The blood and cruelty in it were naturally inevitable. But in such an extraordinary period, for a general of Zhao, these were things he had to do.

At the same time, he had to try his best to block all unfavorable factors for the Hu Ben Army that charged ahead. He also used the most prudent means to ensure the weapons and supplies of Murong Li City. There is no need to explain the complexities in this. While Li Mu was urging his troops to fight the remaining Yan army, he did all these things without any worries, so that Murong Li City had no worries at all, which was enough to show his commander's talent.

The matters of the retreat were well arranged, and Li Mu temporarily relieved. Now his attention was all focused on the decisive battle of Zijing Pass that he was about to face. Since receiving the news that Murong Licheng urgently sent someone to him the day before yesterday, he thought for a moment and quickly agreed to the combat plan. If he followed his idea, of course, he would wait until the entire army arrived at Zijing Pass and all arranged it before launching a decisive battle, so that he would be sure to win.

But since Murong Licheng proposed a plan to quickly fight and decide, he certainly had no other objections. After estimating the power comparison between the two sides and this combat plan, Li Mu believed that the victory or defeat could be determined in one battle.

Li Mu made a quick decision and ordered the marching at full speed. He took advantage of the night to arrive at the scheduled location to hide. Then, the entire army rested during the day, regained their energy, and prepared for the battle tonight.

In the hands of an excellent general, the victory or defeat on the battlefield was never determined by the number of troops. The Zhao army's more than 20,000 troops were divided into two. After nightfall, they began to take action.

Ning Hu, general of Yan, who commanded a 60,000 army in Zijing Pass, never expected that the left and right camp, which should have been a powerful support, would become a pawn in the hands of the enemy tonight.

Even though the general of the Left Army camp reacted very quickly, he inevitably fell into the plan of luring the tiger away from the mountain. He realized that the situation was not good and wanted to return to the camp to protect himself. However, in just half an hour when they had just left, the Left Army camp had fallen into the hands of the Zhao army.

With a command, arrows were like locusts, and there were no signs of death or injury in the darkness. Then, the sound of killing sounded loudly, and countless enemies seemed to be coming from all directions. The Yan army, which was already a little panicked, was suddenly disrupted. It took less than a quarter of an hour to resist and could not stand it. The Zhao army not only fought bravely, but also the most important thing was that the sword armor was sharp. Whether it was offensive or defensive, the Yan army was far inferior to that of the level of offense or defense.

In such a situation, there seems to be no other way except to escape. Once they lose the courage to fight, their fate can be imagined. Courage and cowardice, persistence and giving up, life and blood... In the face of ruthless blades and killings, only the true brave men can achieve fame and fortune!

The great defeat outside the city was irreversible. Due to the obstruction of the night, the left-behind soldiers who were nervously preparing for the war in Zijing Pass could not know the specific situation of the battle in a while. The generals responsible for leading the nearly 20,000 left-behind soldiers were standing on the top of the city and observing for a moment, and did not dare to leave.

Not long ago, when General Ning Hu personally led the cavalry out, he once told him to guard the city and let the entire army prepare so that they could go out to respond at any time.

The general who guarded the city never had any experience of being alone. Since Ning Hu left the city, he was very nervous, fearing that something would go wrong.

Shortly afterwards, he saw the firelight in the distance. Although the distance was very far, he and many people on the city knew in his heart that General Ning Hu's prediction was correct. Zhao's army did have military operations tonight.

The two camps in different directions outside the city were about ten miles away from Zijing Pass. Soon, they got the exact news. Sure enough, the cavalry of the Zhao army was dispatched and fought with the cavalry of Yan led by General Ning Hu in the direction.

The face of the left-behind general who received this news immediately changed. He felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavy. In the face of the enemy, whether it was Ning Hu who led the troops to fight or the two camps, there must be no mistakes! Before leaving, the general left an order to make him act cheaply, and the meaning was very clear, that is, to ask him to send people to support him at any time according to the development of the situation. This is a huge power and a dangerous test. If he really misses the opportunity for war due to his uncertainty or his wrong judgment, he will be destined to be blamed.

The uneasy general discussed with the two lieutenants around him, and finally decided to gather more than 10,000 troops near the city gate and ready to attack at any time. The remaining people were all guarding the four gate walls and passing harsh orders, and not slacking off.

And less than half an hour later, there were also shouts of killing from the direction of Zuo Daying. The general and his subordinates seemed even more nervous. There was no doubt that the Zhao army launched a full-scale attack! The left and right camps were attacked one after another, and the situation began to be critical.

At this moment, a small team of cavalry in Yan army armor rushed from a distance and brought General Ning Hu's command.

"The general has an order! Order the city immediately to draw troops to support Zuo Daying... If Zuo Daying is in trouble, it should be carried out according to military law!"

It was obvious that the cavalry who broke through the darkness from the battlefield did not even have time to dismount and enter the city. After they loudly conveyed the orders under the city, they immediately turned their horses and went back to fight.

"General! What should we do?"

The captain of his subordinate asked, and his tone seemed a little uncertain. Logically speaking, it was the safest thing to let them enter the city to confirm. However, the cavalry ran too fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye. This order inevitably made people a little confused.

But the generals of the city guarding were not as much as he thought. The shouts of killing from the direction of Zuodaying were getting louder and louder, and it was clearly heard. It was obvious that the battle was fierce. Since General Ning Hu had sent someone to convey the order, of course he had to implement it immediately. Otherwise, if there was a delay and the military opportunity was delayed, military law was not a joke! At the least, he was punished, and at the worst, he was beheaded. There was absolutely no private affair in the army.

"No need to say more. Take the gathered people to rescue immediately! The faster the better."

After hearing the command from the general, the captain wanted to say something else, but finally shut up and didn't say it. In fact, even he was not sure what was doubtful about this order. Since the military situation was urgent, he could only go to war first before talking.

If the generals and his lieutenant were more careful, the battle at Zijing Pass might not have ended so easily. Unfortunately, they had no time to think too much in panic and made a decision in such haste. This mistake would inevitably lead to the most serious consequences.

Soon, the city gate opened wide, and the Yan army had already prepared for a long time began to leave the city. Countless torches lit up and down the city head in the dark, illuminating as far and near as day. The general guarding the city stood on the city head and leaned out to watch his subordinates stepping through the moat one by one. At such a moment, it was a great responsibility to divide troops to rescue and guard Zijing Pass. He had already ordered the people who stayed behind to close the city gate immediately after the army was all out and guard the vigil.

The Yan army was moving very fast, and in a moment, half of the troops had left the city. However, at this moment, the north wind suddenly rose, and the copper bells jingled on the blowing city tower, and a sudden change occurred!

Almost without warning, as the fire was extinguished, a feather arrow from unknown direction pierced the night and roared. The generals surrounded by the army were shocked. He watched the arrow head straight for the door, but could not dodge. With a "puff" sound, it pierced through his throat and died on the spot.

The soldiers around were almost stunned and watched the general fall from the city wall with their own eyes, and they couldn't help but panic. Before they could react, the sound of killing sounds suddenly appeared from both sides of the city, and the enemy flocked to the surrounding area and killed them.

Li Mu, who shot and killed the enemy general with a big yellow bow dozens of feet away from the city tower, calmly threw away the bow and arrow in his hand. Nowadays, people only know that he is a rising general who has emerged, but few people know that he is even more capable of shooting!

"Kill! Seize the Zijing Pass!"

As he drew out his sword and issued an attack order, the Zhao army, which was divided into three groups, rolled the ground from three directions, killing the Yan army that was blocked at the city gate, which was tragic.
Chapter completed!
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