Chapter 798 Bloody Battle of Nankangmen
The nine-men soldiers rushed towards Nankang Gate frantically, and the sound of hissing through the air sounded densely, rolling into a circle. The arrows shot from the city shot overturned the nine-men soldiers who rushed in the front to the ground. The ruthless feather arrows pierced into the bodies of the nine-men soldiers, and soldiers fell to the ground in the charge.
The imperial archers and archers are very skillful, and their movements are coherent. With one arrow shot, the second arrow was taken out in an instant and shot it out. Although there were not many archers on the top of the city, the power of this round of arrows was amazing.
The target of the Nine Gate soldiers is the city gate, so the gathering points are relatively concentrated, which also allows every arrow shot by the Imperial Guard to bring casualties to the Nine Gate soldiers. The crossbows on the crossbow towers at the top of the city have also turned around and shot crossbows continuously at the Nine Gate soldiers.
In just a moment, nearly a hundred soldiers from the Nine Gate fell to the ground, some died immediately, and some were struggling on the ground.
The casualties of the Nine Gate soldiers did not make the companions behind them feared, but instead made them even more full of hatred. During this winter night, the blood in each soldier's body boiled.
The most primitive killing of human beings can always make everyone excited.
The imperial guards gathered under the city gate had more than two hundred people. The spearmen were lined up in front, with sharp spear tips facing the front, and behind them were companions holding the cold sword tightly.
Two hundred imperial guards faced the city defenders who rushed over several times, without any fear. They formed two human walls in front of the city gate with a small amount of troops.
Although they are just two walls made of flesh and blood, their strength may not be weaker than the wide and thick city walls.
Above the city and in the earth outside the city, colleagues all sounded low horns, and the northwest cavalry swimming like several blue dragons, with great momentum, but what Lin Zhishan cared more about was the Nine Gate soldiers rushing over from the city.
Since ancient times, many cities that are unable to conquer by strong enemies are often broken from the inside. Today's situation seems to prove this truth.
Lin Zhishan had already pulled out his battle knife, raised it high, and shouted loudly: "Stop the nine-gate rebels, don't let them get close to the city gate. The reinforcements will arrive soon, so I will hold on!"
He knew very well in his heart that the sound of the horn must have spread. This sound of the horn is not loud but very low, while this low sound spreads far.
Even if the other gates cannot hear the horn sound here, the soldiers patrolling the city will inevitably find abnormal movements here and will inevitably send messages to other gates.
But Lin Zhishan really didn't know if he could really wait for reinforcements to arrive.
Yanjing City is extremely huge, with a long journey between the gates and a thick snow on the streets. It will take a lot of time to get news to come to rescue.
At this moment, Lin Zhishan felt what it means to be alone. If the two battalions of troops wanted to completely control Yanjing City, their strength was far from enough. At this moment, the weakness of the troops had been fully revealed.
What shocked him even more was that these nine soldiers were able to gather together and rushed over to attack the gate with weapons.
He personally led his troops to take over the defense at Nankang Gate, and after the Nine Gate soldiers changed their defense, they were all dismissed and concentrated in the Nine Gate Camp. In case of precautions, 200 imperial guards were drawn to guard the troops when they were already insufficient to prevent chaos.
But they were in chaos after all.
Lin Zhishan couldn't figure out how they were gathered together and why they came to seize the door with fearlessness.
He didn't want to think too much at this time, because the Nine Gate soldiers had rushed over at this time, and were in a dark place. The Nine Gate soldiers in front had already fought with the Imperial Gun Gun.
The imperial spearmen spears were all out, and a row of cold spears stabbed forward. Many nine-sect soldiers who rushed over were immediately pierced by the spears.
The shouts of killing are shocking.
The total strength of the Nine Gate soldiers is the least among the regular legions. The five major battalions of the Imperial Army in Yanjing were far more powerful than the Nine Gate soldiers. However, at this moment, the gathered Nine Gate soldiers had an absolute advantage in their strength.
The companion in front of him was pierced by a spear, but the nine-sect soldiers behind him had already rushed over with their swords.
In the Nankang Gate, there was a small field. For a moment, the crowds of people were like water. The soldiers from both sides fought against each other under the city gate. At this time, neither side was willing to be outdone. They roared in their mouths and made a scream like a beast, both to shock the other and to give themselves courage.
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The northwest cavalry outside the city was approaching the city wall. Han Mo was surrounded by dozens of cavalrymen and sat quietly on his horse. With a gesture, the horn hand around him blew the horn again. The sound of the horn was a command.
Command to attack.
I saw several more teams sprinting out of the cavalry formation with a sound of horns, bent their bows and arrows, and shot straight towards the top of the city.
For a moment, the wind was filled with a "swoosh" sound, and the arrows were sharp. A round of arrow rain shot out. Many imperial guards had fallen down on the city. The Northwest Army under the city obviously wanted to provide as much help as possible to the nine-gate soldiers in the city. The Shengong Camp and the Wind Cavalry combined with nearly two thousand soldiers were all good archers. They were shot in a row. The city was suddenly shrouded in a rain of arrows. Even Lin Zhishan was not careful and was shot on his shoulder.
The veteran looked solemn. He pulled out the arrow on his shoulder and roared: "Support it all, reinforcements will arrive soon!"
Although the imperial guards deployed on both wings of the southern city wall felt that something had happened at the city gate and gathered here, the sharp rain of arrows under the city made the soldiers on the top of the city able to swing their swords and block the arrows, making it difficult for them to move their steps.
At the city gate, more than 200 imperial guards were resisting the attack of thousands of Nine Gate soldiers. Although they showed the powerful combat power of the imperial elite soldiers and killed countless Nine Gate soldiers with more enemies and fewer enemies, they themselves suffered heavy losses. The corpses on the ground were intertwined, and the smell of blood filled the air.
Although the Imperial Guard tried his best to maintain the formation, facing the brave attack of the Nine Gate soldiers, the first human wall had been destroyed, while the second human wall tried its best to maintain the formation, resisting the brave attack of the Nine Gate soldiers, and eager to arrive with reinforcements.
The swords and guns are fighting, and the sound of golden swords and swords are heard.
From the ladders on both sides of the city wall, many imperial guards rushed down from the city head to support their companions wrapped around the city gate. A general among the nine gate soldiers shouted loudly, and the nine gate soldiers had already divided up on the two wings to meet them, blocking the imperial guards who came down from the wall ladder.
At the small city gate, there is a Shura field at this time.
Among the soldiers of the Nine Gate, Lu Zongxuan rushed forward at this time, with a cold knife like the wind, looking at the Imperial Guard mercilessly. He wanted to return the humiliation and suffering his family to the rebels ten times.
The horns of the Northwest Army outside the city were heard one after another, and the soldiers of the Nine Gate knew in their hearts that just outside this heavy gate was their reinforcements, which was the huge Northwest Army.
As long as the two armies are united, the rebels will be pacified.
They also knew that before the reinforcements of other rebels arrived, they must take down Nankang Gate as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the rebel reinforcements arrived, the soldiers of the Nine Gate would be in danger.
Lu Zongxuan understood this very well, so he rushed bravely, and even was cut twice by the enemy, but ignored it and still advanced bravely.
Blood stained the battle robe, the wind of soldiers!
From the distance of the city, a low trumpet sound also came. There was no doubt that it was a signal from the rebel reinforcements.
Hearing the sound of trumpets coming from the city, the Imperial Guards were shocked. They knew that their reinforcements were coming here. As long as they supported for a while, the soldiers of the Nine Gate would fall into a front-and-back attack.
Lin Zhishan heard the sound of the horn, but there was no joy.
He knew very well that if the nine gate soldiers did not open the city gate before reinforcements arrived, he would certainly be the winner, but these nine gate soldiers would definitely die for a lifetime.
At this time, the enemy and I are clearly distinguished. Either you die or I die, but the blood sheds are all Dayan soldiers.
Although the imperial guards at the edge of the city gate had suffered heavy casualties and were only more than one hundred people left, these more than one hundred people showed strong fighting spirit, roaring and bravely guarding the city gate behind them.
The Imperial Guard is worthy of being the Great Yan Massive Army.
Hearing the sound of the horn behind him gradually approaching, the Nine Gate soldiers also knew that the reinforcements of the Imperial Guard were approaching quickly. Although they had the advantage in numbers, the attack point was only a little bit at the city gate, which led to a small attack surface and could not fully exert their superior forces.
The bravery of the Imperial Guards did surprise them. Not only were these Imperial Guards extremely qualified, but they also had a very tacit understanding of the overall cooperation, and they all came out after strict training.
The responsibility of the Nine Gate soldiers is to guard the city gate. From a certain perspective, they do not belong to the main combat force. The real garrison troops in Yanjing City have always been the Imperial Guards, so the combat effectiveness of both sides, whether individual or overall, is obviously a much lower level than that of the Imperial Guards. If they did not have the advantage of the troops temporarily, they would have no capital to compete with the Imperial Guards.
Many Nine Gate soldiers knew in their hearts that there were not many imperial guards guarding Nankang Gate, and they also extended to the long walls on both wings of the city gate to lay defenses, so the number of defenders at the city gate must be far less than themselves.
It is precisely for this reason that many Nine Gate soldiers thought they would quickly occupy Nankang Gate, open the city gate, and put it into the Northwest Army.
But at this time, there were many casualties and many soldiers in the Nine Gate realized how difficult it would be to seize a city gate from the Imperial Guard.
The low trumpet sound came from behind, which made many soldiers of the Nine Gate start to feel a little panicked.
They risked their lives to follow Lu Zongxuan to snatch the rebellion, but now the city gate is protected by the Imperial Guard, and the Imperial Guard reinforcements are coming quickly. If this continues, they are afraid that they will not be able to quell the rebellion, but they will be killed by the rebels.
Just when the morale of the Nine Gate soldiers was frustrated and seemed a little panicked, I suddenly heard a shocking voice outside the city, which was the voice of thousands of troops: "The rebels will be defeated, the rebels will be defeated, seize the city gate, and pacify the rebels...!"
At this time, the huge cavalry regiment outside the city was waiting for the city gate to open and ready to rush into the city gate. The cavalry formed in an orderly manner and shouted in unison to cheer for the nine-gate soldiers in the city.
The earth-shaking roar gave the Nine Gate Army extremely confident at this moment.
Yes, your Imperial Guard has reinforcements, and our Jiumen Army’s reinforcements are even stronger.
All we have to do is open a door!
Chapter completed!