nucmednet Chapter 496 Team Battle
Chapter 496 Team Battle
Zuo Xialing led his army into the city like a tide. As soon as they entered the city, they met the Hun soldiers in the city.
The Hun soldiers in the city suddenly realized that the enemy was pouring in from behind, and were immediately caught in a dilemma of being attacked from both front and back.
"Kill!..." The deafening cry of killing instantly exploded in the city.
The sound seemed to break through the sky, but the troops of both sides were mixed together, and for a moment they could not figure out what the shouting and killing meant.
Han Ziqing had received orders in advance and knew that the Pingyang Army would come to cooperate with him to encircle the Hun soldiers in front of him.
At this moment, hearing the shouts of killing coming from the opposite side, he made a quick decision and shouted an order: "Stop the bombardment to avoid accidentally hurting our own people, especially the reinforcements sent by the city lord!"
So, the Shizhou soldiers stopped their artillery fire and stared nervously at the chaotic situation in front of them.
However, in contrast, the attacking Hun soldiers had no scruples.
As soon as they saw Han Ziqing's men, they opened fire without hesitation, and the shells poured down like raindrops towards Shizhou's soldiers.
"Fight carefully and watch everything carefully!" The commander of the Shizhou soldiers set an example by moving among the troops and conveying orders loudly.
Although they were under attack and in a difficult situation at the moment, they were forced to fight back to resist the fierce offensive of the Huns.
The officers and soldiers were filled with frustration as the battle reached such a point.
An anxious soldier ran to Han Ziqing and said anxiously, "General, let's charge! This may help us complete the encirclement and teach these Xiongnu soldiers a lesson!"
Han Ziqing smiled coldly, looked at the officer with sharp eyes, and analyzed:
"Encircle them? There are tens of thousands of people on the other side! We're locked in a chaotic battle right now. If we charge forward, we'll be facing enemy fire. Are we going to let our brothers use their bodies to cover the damage? Does that make sense?"
Han Ziqing's analysis is clear and logical.
The officers and soldiers who came to ask for a fight originally just wanted to have a good fight, but when they thought about it carefully, they felt a little reluctant to risk the lives of their own soldiers.
After Zuo Xialing rushed into the city, he immediately engaged in a fight with the Hun soldiers in the city.
Originally, he planned to join forces with Han Ziqing to encircle the Xiongnu soldiers, but unexpectedly, Jiao Zan and Luo Haiqing's troops also quickly attacked the city.
This time, Zuo Xialing was caught in the middle, forming a "sandwich" situation. Not only did he fail to successfully annihilate the enemy, but he himself fell into a dangerous situation.
In fact, it was not just Zuo Xialing's team that was caught in the middle. The Hun soldiers inside were caught even tighter.
The two teams each had about 10,000 men, and the Xiongnu soldiers inside had to guard against attacks from Han Ziqing's side as well as Zuo Xialing's attacks;
Zuo Xialing had to defend against the attacks from Luo Haiqing's team outside the city, and also fight against this group of Hun soldiers.
In the melee, Zuo Xialing was undoubtedly the one who suffered the most.
Because Luo Haiqing's men were too close, even if Zuo Xialing had artillery, it was basically useless and he could only engage in close combat with the enemy.
However, from another perspective, fighting together is not entirely without benefits.
At least because the two sides were too close, the Xiongnu soldiers' artillery was also ineffective. As more and more people from both sides joined the battle, Zuo Xialing felt unprecedented pressure.
Han Ziqing seized this opportunity and made a prompt decision to disperse his troops and attack the Huns in five directions.
This strategy of dividing the troops was very effective. The Huns, who were caught in the middle, were unable to focus on one thing and were quickly defeated by Shizhou's troops.
At this time, the situation on the battlefield was extremely chaotic, and it was impossible to tell who was whose.
Han Ziqing immediately put all 30,000 Shizhou soldiers into battle. Together with the people brought by Zuo Xialing, there were a total of 40,000 people.
Jiao Zan's 20,000 men and Luo Haiqing's 40,000 infantrymen added up to 60,000 men.
A full 100,000 people were crowded in the narrow area of the north gate of Pingyang Prefecture, fighting each other. The scene was as chaotic as mixing the filling when making dumplings.
There were so many people that it was dizzying; the scene was so chaotic, as chaotic as ants on a hot pan.
After learning of the critical situation at the North Gate, Li Ya's expression became solemn. He immediately issued an order: "Quick, send another 20,000 men over there. We must rescue General Han!"
Qiao Mang had no soldiers available at this moment, and could only watch Li Ya deploy troops and give orders.
Although Pingyang City is large, 120,000 troops were originally deployed at the four gates, but these 20,000 were the last reserve forces. Li Ya immediately deployed all of them to the battlefield at the north gate.
When the reinforcements arrived at the north gate, they found that there was nowhere to stand.
After all, there were 100,000 people participating in the war, and 40,000 of them were on our side.
The real core area of the battle was where Zuo Xialing was - the square in front of the north gate. The fighting was in full swing here, and the shouts, screams, and sounds of weapons clashing were intertwined together, like a tragic symphony.
Zuo Xialing's army fought hard to attack inside, while the Hun soldiers trapped in the middle tried their best to break out.
As the fight went on, the two sides seemed to form two surging torrents, and everyone unconsciously broke through to the right.
Looking down from above the north gate, the scene of the battle between the two armies looked like a huge Tai Chi diagram, with black and white colors entwined and rolling.
I don’t know what psychological effect it was, but as they were turning around, Zuo Xialing’s team miraculously escaped danger, but Han Ziqing’s team was involved in a more intense battle.
Jiao Zan's team took the opportunity to break out, while Luo Haiqing's team rushed in to join the battle.
The battle continued in the same way as before, with both sides chasing each other head to toe, unable to separate.
After Zuo Xialing broke out of the encirclement, he saw the reinforcements from his Pingyang Army arriving. He immediately gained confidence and felt full of strength. He raised his arms and shouted, "Brothers. Kill them..."
Finally, both sides were exhausted from the fighting, and after suffering more than 10,000 casualties on each side, they seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding and agreed to fight again after dinner.
The sound of the gong was like the old squad leader knocking on the big iron pot, "Kukukukuk... time to eat..."
Echoing across the battlefield.
Han Ziqing withdrew his troops and met Zuo Xialing on the way.
When the two met, there was a look of mutual respect between heroes in their eyes.
Zuo Xialing saluted and said loudly, "General Han is mighty!"
Han Ziqing hurried over and responded with a fist clasp: "General Zuo is mighty!"
After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled.
Zuo Xialing complained, "It would be nice to just keep fighting like this. It's really hard to get used to using those damn cannons."
Han Ziqing frowned slightly and said with some regret: "If the enemy hadn't blocked the road for my reinforcements with artillery, General Zuo would at least not have lost so many brothers."
"Forget it, let's take a good rest and fight for another 300 rounds later!" Zuo Xialing laughed heartily.
"Hahaha……"
As they talked, they burst into laughter, as if the brutal battle they had just experienced was just an ordinary sparring match. Their laughter echoed in the air, carrying the heroism and tenacity unique to soldiers.