The morning light in the east cuts through the sky, and the rising sun reflects the colorful clouds red. It is like blood from the ground splashing into the sky, dyeing half of the area red.

And in fact, this is true. In this late autumn, the blood flowing on this land is enough to change the color of the world and sobbing mountains and rivers. Inside and outside Jicheng, the war that began at dusk last night has not yet been decided until dawn.

There are drum beats and shouts of killing everywhere on hundreds of miles of land outside Jicheng. The decisive battle of hundreds of thousands of people is extraordinary. Both sides understand that the outcome of this war is not only related to the peace of the Yanzhao land in the north. More importantly, it will directly determine whether a Central Plains dynasty, which has already shown its gloriousness, can take advantage of the momentum and start its own brilliant starting point.

For the Hu people in the north, the significance of this battle is self-evident. They mobilized almost all the elites of all tribes and crossed the border at all costs. In addition to their survival, they also have control over the north for a long time in the future. This is a major event that concerns their life and death, and there must be no mistakes.

After all, such an opportunity is rare in a century. Being able to fight with the most powerful Western Qin army to divide the Central Plains together is something that is hard to come by. No matter how many wars they will experience in the future, they will win this battle of Jicheng no matter what. Otherwise, there is no way to talk about anything.

The Hu Wang Mo Ke, who was determined to win, was still confident that Jicheng was just a thing in his palm until last night. In his military career over the years, no one could resist the great army he led himself. Not to mention that even if the troops on both sides were evenly matched, the bravery of the Hu warriors would make the opponent afraid of defeat. This is the confidence accumulated from countless victories, and it is their pride.

However, the continuous information received since the war began last night surprised King Hu and his ministers and generals to discover that the combat effectiveness of the Jicheng defenders suddenly burst out was far beyond their expectations. The favorable situation, which was almost certain, was completely disrupted at once. Especially when King Hu Mo Ke heard the news that the eldest prince was defeated and the army he led was almost wiped out, he was furious.

However, the result of issuing orders under this anger made him unexpectedly lead to more serious mistakes. Nearly 300,000 troops were all dispatched in anger. Although it seemed terrible, it was as powerful as sweeping everything and crushing the Jicheng army. But in fact, such a way of fighting is very easy to cause chaos. Especially when he was still dispatched in the dark, he was not familiar with the terrain. It was not difficult to defeat the Zhao army with his superior forces in one fell swoop!

Although some generals with rich combat experience realized that it was extremely inappropriate to fight like this, no one dared to persuade King Hu to withdraw the order. Because when tens of thousands of Hu cavalry, including the eldest prince, died tragically in the north gate of Jicheng, who dared to show his excellence in front of King Hu Mo Ke without knowing how to show his excellence, it would be like living impatiently, and taking the initiative to give away heads to make this irritable king vent his anger!

Thousands of importance, even more important. After all, it is not as important as one's own life! If one is defeated in this battle, there will be another battle. But if one's own life is lost, there will be nothing left. Many Hu people have this mentality and follow thousands of troops out of the camp and rush to the battlefield ahead.

Nearly 300,000 grassland troops fought against the Zhao army with less than 80,000. According to common sense, the Zhao army would definitely be defeated miserably. However, the Hu cavalry never expected that they had miscalculated this time. In some cases, the more people, the better. On the contrary, the more people, the more likely they are to cause chaos.

Since the fall of Yan State, the Zhao army has been operating here for five years. It can be said that the mountains, rivers and geographical situations around it have been very clear. All the generals and officers who commanded the war were all clear. This invisibly provided them with great combat convenience.

Li Mu commanded the battle this time, which was abnormal. He did not adopt the combat method he used to concentrate superior forces to divide and surround the enemy. Instead, he delegated the command power and allowed the generals who led the team to find opportunities to fight independently.

All the troops leaving the city were divided into four routes. They attacked the Hu cavalry from different directions. They were both flexible and mobile, and could attack together. After the fierce battle in the middle of the night, they gradually figured out the location of the enemy's main force. It was a hill with a slightly higher terrain. The Zhao army had confirmed that Hu Wang Mo Ke, under the protection of his personal army, might be in charge of command here. So, tens of thousands of troops began to intersperse in this direction.

At this time, the sky was already bright. The situation on the entire battlefield was even more obvious. The Hu army had hundreds of thousands, but they spent so long in vain, but they had not gained the initiative on the battlefield. The Zhao army was broken into pieces and looked for opportunities to fight everywhere. The Hu cavalry was exhausted and wanted to seek a decisive battle but could not. This was like an elephant, harassing and restrained by rats. The army could not effectively kill the enemy except being dragged and exhausted.

King Moke, who was constantly receiving reports, became more and more upset. After discussing with the ministers and generals around him, he issued a new order. He dispatched another 100,000 troops to attack Jicheng at all costs. The remaining troops continued to chase the Zhao army who surrounded him and fought out of the city. After dawn, the Hu cavalry was open in front of him. If he didn't take this opportunity to eliminate the Zhao army, when would he wait?!

Wang Mo Ke thought that his strategic adjustment was very timely. Because, according to his speculations, most of the troops guarding Jicheng had now left the city. As long as they were kept outside the city and the army was unable to take care of Jicheng, the guarding power of this strong city would definitely be insufficient. In this case, if the 100,000 troops could not be conquered, then the grassland warriors would no longer be called grassland warriors, but they could be called waste directly!

King Hu was also very angry. It was really not easy to collect three or four hundred thousand troops this time. This was almost the elite of the entire grassland. Because of the hardship of life, the elderly, weak, sick and disabled in various tribes have become more and more old, weak, sick and disabled. For the survival of the entire barbarian race, he had to make a try.

The 100,000 troops began to attack the city in a furious manner. Except for the North City, the other directions suddenly became nervous. The Hu King was actually not wrong. After Li Mu personally commanded the army to go out of the city to fight, the power to defend the city was obviously insufficient. The general responsible for the staying guard transferred all the forces that could fight to the top of the city. Even the young and strong people in the city mobilized to help transport the defending equipment and defend. For the defenders, this was really impossible.

Because before Li Mu left the city, he said it very clearly. This battle is of great importance! Everyone must do their best. Those who fight after leaving the city will die without hesitation. Those who stay guarding the city should be with the city with flesh and blood. This is not only a combat order, but also a sacred duty.

There is no doubt that under such circumstances, the battle to defend the city would be extremely tragic. Although Jicheng was well-defended and prepared to defend the city in advance, under the siege of so many Hu troops, the battle was in danger from the beginning. As the grassland dead soldiers climbed up to the city without hesitation, several walls were almost lost. These guys were really desperate. Under the attack of various weapons and thunderstones, people kept falling into the city and dying. Smoke rolled up and down the city, but the dead soldiers behind were still emitting smoke and fire, rushing up and down the blood and corpses of their companions.

A large number of grassland cavalry under the city were shooting arrows on the top of the city. Rain of arrows was covered with rain of arrows, and there was almost no place to settle on the city wall. Arrow clusters were lined with clusters of arrows, like dense thorns. The defending army suffered heavy casualties. Although shields were blocked, it was difficult to completely prevent this dense arrow rain. In less than an hour, almost everyone was injured. Even the generals who were commanding the battle were difficult to escape.

At the critical moment, the support from the city arrived. Almost all the young and strong people in the city picked up knives, took everything at home that could protect their bodies, and rushed to the top of the city.

The military and civilians joined hands to fight against the enemy! The soldiers guarding the city were greatly motivated. They roared one after another, turning their flesh and blood into every brick, firmly guarding every inch of the place. No matter how the enemy's offensive was like flames, it was still difficult to take a step.

The general guarding the city gritted his teeth and pulled out the arrow that was shot on his shoulders. He looked anxiously at the boiling battlefield outside the city. He and all the defenders knew very well that the most important key to whether Jicheng could be protected was to see if the comrades fighting in the city could win.

Before he knew it, it was almost noon again, and the battle on the battlefield was in a fierce moment. King Hu Mo Ke stood at a high place on the hillside, surrounded by thousands of cavalry and looked at the battlefield in front of him. In just half a day, he had ordered people to kill three generals who were unfavorable to fight. It was precisely with such shocking means that the army under his command did not dare to retreat. However, after so long, no matter whether it was the siege or the people fighting on the battlefield, there was no sign of victory, which made him so angry that he was almost unable to bear it.

He was about to issue an order again to urge the army to fight to the death. At this moment, a small team of embarrassed people came from the north. They ran to his face and fled to him, lying on the ground and started to wail.

King Hu Mo Ke recognized at a glance that these people were tribal nobles on the grassland. They were all ragged and embarrassed. I don’t know how they fell to this point. He suddenly felt ominous in his heart and asked sternly.

"What happened?!"
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