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Chapter 577: City of Fear

From ancient times to the present, the city gates are opened and the enemy attacks into the city can be declared as a defeat in the battle, and there are almost no street fighting and counterattacks.

Yang Ye looked out of the south of the city outside the imperial city, where dust was filled with fog, the sound of horse hooves, and the noisy voices were dull from afar. In the distance, the damaged houses made the city look particularly desolate. The Zhou army had completely captured the southern city, and news had been received here.

Yang Ye was not responsible for the defense of Nancheng. He was shocked when he heard the news of the city trap! He had indeed seen the combat power of the Zhou army with his own eyes, but he still felt unbelievable about what is happening right now... Half a month of capturing Jinyang, Longcheng?! This incident will inevitably cause shock to the world. I am afraid no one is not like him, and he is a little unbelievable.

After being shocked, Yang Ye hurried to the imperial city. At this time, he originally wanted to participate in the decision-making of the center, but as soon as he arrived at the door, he stopped because he saw a heavy cavalry at the gate of the city.

The most well-equipped heavy cavalry in the Northern Han Kingdom usually only went with him when the emperor personally fought! He is now gathering formations to the gate of the imperial city, and it seems that the emperor wants to resist stubbornly in the end.

This kind of thing was originally very tragic and touching. Yang Ye was also a military general and always respected those soldiers who were brave and dared to fight to the death, but at this moment he did not feel that way, and he didn't know why.

The result was obvious. Yang Ye felt that this decisive battle between the heavy cavalry and the Zhou army would not have any impact on the war.

He did not go to the imperial city to ask for a visit, but he took several horses to wander around the streets and alleys for a long time. The heavy cavalry were still gathering one after another, and men in heavy armor came with everyone...

Yang Ye suddenly questioned what benefits this kind of internal war would have for ordinary people... The nobles were to maintain their own glory, wealth and power, and military generals could make military achievements. But what could a soldier get when he was stabbed to death with his head on the battlefield? And what would he get? If the people in the city once a war broke out, they would be difficult to eat and drink water, and would have been living in hardship for a long time.

Yang Ye held his breath and looked at the movements in the south of the city for a long time, then looked back at the tall imperial city tower. He shook the reins and turned the horse's head and immediately came here.

...

In the Northern Han Palace, Liu Jun hid his hand in the wide sleeves of the dragon robe, shaking.

"Jinyang! Why is it so unbearable that it can be captured in half a month?" Liu Jun was angry and scared, his face as white as paper, "Where is Feng Jinke, who is supervising the battle in the south of the city?"

The ministers below looked at each other, and no one said. Finally, someone said: "Feng Jinke guarded the Nancheng, and perhaps he was killed in battle at this time..."

The ministers stopped talking, and everyone knew that the Northern Han Kingdom had lost its country! Moreover, the country that was forced to be destroyed by war was the most thorough. At this time, everyone did not even have the power to ask for, and could only allow the Zhou army to do whatever they wanted. Others used war to obtain Jinyang, so there was no need to worry about the situation of anyone in the Northern Han Kingdom.

"Where is Liu Jiye (Yang Ye)?" Liu Jun asked.

Still no one said, and finally an eunuch said, "Does I go to the southeast of the city to send an order to summon Yang Ye to meet?"

Liu Jun waved his hand: "It's too late..." He looked back at the general in the hall and pointed at him: "General Li, are you willing to resist the Zhou army outside the gate of the imperial city?"

The general was slightly stunned, walked out of the queue with big striking steps, clasped his fists and said, "The last general is to fight for His Majesty until the end!"

After hearing this, Liu Jun was slightly relieved and praised him: "If you know your loyal ministers in times of adversity, you can serve me at this time, it will be worthy of the Liu family's warm food and rich clothes to treat you well."

General Li's face turned red by the emperor's praise in public, and he patted his chest and said, "The life of the last general is His Majesty's. If the Zhou army wants to step into the imperial city gate, he must step past the body of the last general and others!"

"Okay!" Liu Jun said, "You leave the palace immediately and lead the heavy cavalry, don't let my high expectations down!"

General Li received the imperial edict and left the palace city. He immediately rectified the heavy riding on the wide road and formed a formation.

In front of it was a long street that seemed to be powerless. The sound of horse hooves "rumble..." was getting closer and closer, and the soldiers of the Northern Han army sat on the horse silently, waiting.

Finally, the chaos of Zhou cavalry appeared at the end of the long street. The Zhou cavalry was light cavalry, and only the key parts of the horses were leather armor. The horses were getting closer and closer, and even the shouts and shouts of the Zhou military generals could be heard clearly. The messy cavalry stopped moving forward two hundred steps away. General Li of the Northern Han army thought they were going to rectify the formation, but unexpectedly, the Zhou cavalry changed direction at a crossroads and poured in toward the east and west sides.

Soon, the sound of rapid footsteps behind him rang out, and the infantry in a row spread from the street like a flood. The street was full of people, and it made people feel very empty, because except for the neat army, there was no one in the crowd, and the crowd was very monotonous; countless iron-armored soldiers, the footsteps were loud, as if there were heavy clouds pressing towards the ground, making people feel suffocating.

"The Zhou army wants to use infantry to fight against my heavy cavalry!" General Li shouted to encourage the soldiers, "As long as the brothers kill the enemy bravely, they will be able to defeat the Zhou army! Let them see the combat power of our great Han warriors!"

The troops in his hand are indeed the elite of the Northern Han imperial guards. The cost of a knight can be comparable to that of an ordinary army! General Li also knew that the combat power of this heavy cavalry was not inferior to that of the Zhou imperial guards. But everyone was very silent and their morale was indeed not high. Even the capital was broken, and people could not see hope and it was difficult to have morale. It would be great to be able to gather here to form an army.

"Serve for the country! Respond to the emperor's kindness!" General Li shouted again with a sword.

As soon as the words were finished, a "crackling" sound came even louder than raindrops. General Li and others subconsciously looked up and saw that the sky was covered with black dots, flying in like swarms of locusts. The black dots became larger and larger, and they poured down rapidly.

"Ding Ding Dangdang..." Arrows hit the armor one after another, and screams came from time to time. The cavalry of the Northern Han Army all had armor and had high defenses on the arrows they shot. However, it was difficult for a person to have thick armor in every place. There were always places that were easy to penetrate, so it depends on luck.

Soon, there were strings on the Zhou army again. The Zhou army always shot archery like this, one round after another, and there was a stop in the middle and no arrow was fired, but once the arrow was fired, the arrows were very dense.

The heavy cavalry was used to charge into battle! General Li shouted: "Attack!"

The generals in front followed the order and shouted that the horse soldiers began to drive the war horses. Suddenly, the heavy horse hooves roared, and the streets seemed to be shaking. All the horse teams began to move together and jogged forward.

"Kill!" someone shouted in front of him. But the vanguard of the Northern Han Army did not sprint and still slowly approached, as if he was hesitating.

General Li yelled: "Run!"

The front line of the Zhou army's infantry was full of spearmen, which was one of the best groups to deal with cavalry. But they did not have the spears that were more than ten feet long to deal with cavalry, nor did they resist cavalry, and they were holding spears. This kind of infantry phalanx was not completely impossible to break through. Especially the elite heavy cavalry of the Northern Han Army who had been through battle formations for a long time, they were very powerful in breaking the formation!

"Huo!" The Zhou army's infantry formation suddenly shouted in unison, and the momentum was very majestic! The spears in the front three rows were flattened, and the spears behind were also tilted forward... The spears on the slope could not play any role in blocking the cavalry, but they looked scary. The Zhou army's infantry formation was very scary at this time, with dense spears poking around the camp, and the plate armor was shining with metallic luster, looking like an iron camp! Moreover, the military appearance was solemn, the momentum was calm and vigorous, and it was just a hard bone based on the feeling.

The heavy cavalry of the Northern Han Army rushed towards the infantry array. Not only did they not accelerate the charge, but instead stopped by themselves. The war horses ran slowly to the scene, fearing that they would not move forward, and the knights on the horse were also afraid. Some horses were strangled, their front hooves were raised high, and they "necked". Some cavalry could not advance and ran to the side to avoid spears. Although the north and south streets were very spacious, they were not enough for the war horses to traverse at will, and the cavalry could not detour. The cavalry behind ran over again, and suddenly stopped in front, "bang bang..." and collided.

The people roared and the horses neighed, and the two armies suddenly became in chaos.

Seeing this, the general of Zhou army held up his sword and shouted: "Prepare for attack!"

After a while, the skin drum in the infantry battalion "dong dong dong..." was ringing rapidly, and the vibration sounded into a difficult-to-distinguish rhythm. A square embroidered tiger flag on the front side slowly leaned forward and shouted: "Kill!"

The Zhou army infantry rushed up screaming! The people were still afraid on their faces, but they were both harsh and brave. The Zhou army was already convinced of victory, with high morale, so they rushed forward without hesitation! The dense infantry rushed up quickly!

The Northern Han Army was a heavy cavalry, but there was no heavy cavalry with almost stagnant impact speed. Originally, the cavalry was the strongest group of troops, but in this case it was not. The cavalry had obvious disadvantages against infantry because the place occupied by the troops was large and the arrangement was relatively sparse; the infantry were shoulder to shoulder, all of them were people! Several people attacked a cavalry together, and the spears poked at the horses. Even if the cavalry had three heads and six arms, they could not take it. The iron spears thrust on the people and horses, screaming everywhere.

In just a moment, the Northern Han cavalry in front turned around and ran away!

The horse team was in chaos. General Li saw that the horse soldiers in front had turned around, and the generals beside him shouted and cursed angrily. He was originally far from the front line, but now he saw his cavalry coming back very quickly and the defeated soldiers had spread to the central part. General Li said nothing and hurriedly slapped his horse back, trying to stay away from the place where the battle was fought.

He is also a general. He has not fought a war, otherwise the emperor would not have called him. At this time, he really had no intention of working hard. Although he was shouting to boost morale, he was full of frustration. He was determined to be defeated in the country, so what else would he mean? But when he was facing the emperor's imperial edict at that time, he could not help but show his loyalty on the spot.

I'm afraid other soldiers feel the same way.

General Li didn't say anything, but he was the head coach of the horse army and had always been the person the soldiers paid the most attention. As soon as he ran, he was immediately noticed by people. The troops were suddenly defeated and rushed to the north.
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