Chapter 138 Chapter 12 The Northern Expedition Ends

After Chu Qiao returned to Beishuo City, she was treated like a hero. In addition to the necessary defense, the soldiers and civilians of the entire Beishuo City gathered at the gate of the city. The crowds were dense, and the whole people were enthusiastic and joyful, as if the battle of Beishuo had already been won. .When Chu Qiao led the army of the Southwest Township's envoy into the city gate, the welcoming crowd almost overwhelmed the team. Lu Zhi, the deputy head of the second army, was dead, and Yin Liangyu, the new deputy head of the army, led the troops to the city gate. The order was rectified at the front, but it was quickly washed into a piece of loose sand.

Chu Qiao looked calmly, although the soldiers of the second army had already tidied up a little to meet the friendly army, but compared to when they left, most of the army was withered, and the remaining soldiers were wounded, their clothes were torn, bloody and exhausted , timidity, fear, confusion, fatigue, all kinds of uneasy emotions clearly flashed in their eyes, the dust well concealed their pale faces, and many people's swords were out of their scabbards, just stuck in them indiscriminately. Between the waist and the movement, one could hear crisp collisions, and the sound of Jin Ge, but there was no fighting intention, it just seemed flustered.

Compared with these second army soldiers who were panicking like rabbits, the officers and soldiers of the Southwest Town Office formed a sharp contrast with them.Although their armor was also covered in blood and dust, they were confident and calm, maintained a clear formation and lined up, had strict military discipline, rode steadily on horseback, followed behind Chu Qiao, and walked along the long street with vigorous steps.The north wind blows, and blows on their fluffy furs. The black cloaks are full of the smell of blood, chilling and desolate.Seeing them, the people cheered thunderously. With millions of troops routed like water, and Yanbei soldiers fleeing one after another, they were the only ones who threw themselves into the death situation without hesitation and resolutely shouldered the responsibility. Take up the important task of defending the country.

Yin Liangyu strode forward, and the chaotic crowd squeezed his helmet crookedly. Before he could straighten his hat, the young man hurriedly said: "It is easy to add flowers to the icing on the cake, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow. Master Chu came here to save Bei Shuo from a desperate situation. Everyone in the Second Army is grateful for your kindness!" Chu Qiao jumped off the horse, smiled quietly, and said: "General Yin is serious, he also serves for Yanbei, and the Southwest Township's envoy and the second army are in the same spirit." Saying that, the girl took off the hood on her head. Even after going through such a brutal fight, she was still neat and clean. Her body was dressed up in a military uniform, which made her tall and beautiful, full of the sassyness of a soldier and the charm of a woman, with a beautiful face , the skin is white, the eyes are like stars, the spirit is flying, full of confidence, the voice is peaceful and friendly, and it is full of sincerity.

There was an inconceivable exclamation in the crowd, and the soldiers and people who had never seen her talked about it, and the praise came like a tide, from the Zhenhuang change, to the Northwest battlefield, from the Bian Tang mutiny, to the Chidu defense battle. , Too many glorious battles have been decorated on this woman. Naturally, people automatically ignore her age and appearance, but at this moment, on this precarious battlefield, the girl's beauty shines like a shining lamp on the battlefield. Above people's heads, everyone couldn't help exclaiming: "Is this Master Chu? So young?"

"Yeah! It's unbelievable, it's so beautiful!" Just defeated the Southwest Field Army and the Batuha Family Army led by Zhao Qi, but Chu Qiao knew that the first battle just did not touch the root of it. The reason why the Xia Army was defeated was because the Xia Army had just launched an attack on Beishuo City. After the final intensive attack, the Vanguard Corps and the Cavalry Corps were all sent to the battlefield. In order to complete the battle before dark, out of absolute peace of mind for their rear, they also sent several of their reserves. The troops were empty, and all of them were heavy soldiers and chariots. The nearest cavalry regiment was separated by two heavy divisions. The southwestern town government envoys were all composed of cavalry. He rushed into the herd of wild horses, coupled with Zhao Qi's accidental death in his hands, Xia Jun's leaderless dragons and their hearts collapsed, so he took advantage of this.

However, Daxia's hundreds of thousands of troops are not called for nothing. Zhao Yang will arrive later. Chu Qiao is anxious, but it is inconvenient to show it. She said to Yin Liangyu, "Where is General Cao? I have an emergency situation." Report it immediately." Yin Liangyu said in a deep voice: "The general is in the conference hall, my lord, please follow me." It was still Beishuo City's city guard general's mansion. The black obsidian was laid neatly and flatly on the ground, towering toweringly, with faint torches, and the sound of footsteps resounded in the corridor, heavy and tired.

When they finally arrived at the entrance of the conference hall, two young guards immediately stood up straight when they saw Yin Liangyu, performed a standard military salute, and said loudly, "General Yin!" Yin Liangyu nodded, stepped aside and pointed at Chu Qiao, and said, "This is Master Chu from the General Staff Department." The two guards had obviously seen Chu Qiao, and they immediately saluted with a smile, "Greetings, Lord Chu!" Chu Qiao nodded in return: "Thanks for your hard work." "Is the general in there?" "Yes, the general has been waiting for you two for half a day."

Yin Liangyu nodded and said, "Please inform us, both of you." A guard nodded yes, knocked lightly on the door, and then said loudly: "Report to the General, General Yin and Lord Chu of the General Staff have something to see!" The draft blows through the corridor, making a whining sound, like a wounded puppy.The corridor was very quiet, no one spoke, only the young voice of the guard echoed in the four corners, floating back and forth with the sound of the wind. Yin Liangyu frowned, took a step forward, and said in a deep voice: "General Cao, Master Chu Qiao of the General Staff has something to see."

Still no one answered inside, Yin Liangyu frowned more and more, and continued: "General, are you inside?" Chu Qiao raised her eyebrows, stepped forward and said, "Not good." Immediately, she pushed open the door of the meeting room. With a "creak", the door slowly opened, the wind inside was strong, and it blew out with a whirr, the window facing the door was not closed, and the materials and rice paper on the conference table were blown all over the floor, like a group of white The butterfly with broken wings flipped over and over under its feet.The huge conference hall was very empty, and the tables and chairs were all in their original positions. Cao Mengtong sat in his usual seat with his back to the crowd, not moving or speaking, leaning on the back of the chair, as if he was looking at the picture hanging on the wall. map.

Yin Liangyu let out a long breath, took two steps forward, and said respectfully: "General, Master Cao is here, and she said she has something important to report to you." Cao Mengtong didn't even change her sitting position as if she didn't hear it. Chu Qiao frowned and walked forward immediately. The guards who followed her were startled, and hurriedly chased after her and shouted: "Lord Chu..." However, before he finished speaking, the guard's voice stopped abruptly. His eyes widened in horror, his mouth was slightly opened, but he couldn't utter a word. Cao Mengtong was wearing a brand-new uniform, with the cuffs slightly rolled up, revealing half of his arm. There was an obvious scar on his left hand, which seemed to have been left many years ago, and it was hard to see clearly unless he looked carefully.The clothes are very smooth, without even a single wrinkle. Half of a white handkerchief is exposed in the left pocket of the skirt, which is neatly folded. Both sides of the black skirt are decorated with gold thread embroidered war eagles. There are nine thumb-sized handkerchiefs. The pattern shows the noble status of the general of the old army.He is no longer young, in his sixtieth year, his face is covered with wrinkles, his muscles are slack, the corners of his eyes and mouth are drooping, his head is full of gray hair, even though he is combed meticulously, he still cannot conceal his age . A dagger was stuck in his heart, the blood was flowing down meanderingly, it had already congealed, the room was very cold, the red and black blood was frozen and condensed into a cold streak, the life had already left this body, leaving only one The lonely shadow is old and desolate under the moonlight. A huge map of Yanbei was hung in front of him, with thousands of ravines and undulating mountains on it. A thin line connected the place names on the map. From Meilin Pass at the northernmost point, all the way through Huihui Mountain, Shangshen Plateau, Four Qiulanling, Sunset Mountains, Blue City, Chidu, Beishuo, and then drew a big arrow with bright red cinnabar, pointing directly at the rich and vast East Land. Yin Liangyu and the guards were all stunned. Facing the sudden death of the coach, they didn't know what to do. Chu Qiao walked forward slowly, stretched out her hand, and lightly brushed Cao Mengtong's staring eyes, together with her anger, hatred, and indifference towards this general who was in her position and did not seek to do anything about it, seemed like The icy water, covered by the heavy snow in the cold weather, froze, leaving only a large area of ​​cold desolation. For the sake of self-interest, he disregarded millions of soldiers and civilians, he didn't recognize people clearly, he didn't know the enemy, he was stupid and reckless, arrogant and pedantic. He has suffered an immeasurable price, his crimes are too numerous to record, ten thousand deaths are not enough to forgive his crimes, before coming here, Chu Qiao thought of so many ways and schemes, no matter what, she must take him down and take back Beishuo City Commanding the military power, he even thought up a lot of sharp words, wanting to write the anger in his heart. But at this moment, looking at the sixtieth old man sitting quietly in the cold wind, all her anger suddenly went to waste. It was a brutal war, and everyone paid a cruel price, living and dead. "General, look!" The guard with sharp eyes picked up a piece of paper on the table and handed it to Yin Liangyu. Yin Liangyu quickly took it, took a quick look, then raised his head, handed it gently to Chu Qiao, and said, "Master Chu, you are now the supreme commander of the Second Army. check in!" Chu Qiao took the piece of paper, and saw that it simply handed over the command of the Second Army and the Beishuo Army in a completely official tone, and wrote a few words that hoped that Chu Qiao would fight bravely and make contributions to Yanbei. If it is, it is like an ordinary handover ceremony that cannot be more ordinary. Chu Qiao untied the sword and put it aside, then slowly took a step back, stood up straight and gave a neat military salute; "General Cao fought for the country, resisted the Xia army, fought to the last moment of his life without flinching , is an example for the whole army, the last general will live up to the general's hope, be tenacious and loyal, and never retreat!" The records of the military camp guards that night recorded such a stroke: In the Battle of Beishuo, General Cao Mengtong took the lead and fought decisively at the head of Beishuo City in his sixtieth year. Died in the conference hall on the evening of October 27th. Before he died, he handed over the command of the Second Army to Mr. Chu Qiaochu, the military staff officer of the staff department and the senior commander of the Southwest Township.General Cao was loyal and brave all his life, devoted himself to Yanbei, guarded the gate of the country in his sixties, and remembered the country before leaving. He is a model of Yanbei soldiers. Three hours later, Zhao Yang, who was delayed because of the fire at Chidu, hurried over, assembled the Northwest Army and the disbanded Southwest Field Army, and came with 500,000 people to attack from both sides! In the conference hall, Cao Mengtong's position had changed hands. The girl was dressed in a black uniform, sitting tall and straight on it, looking down with burning eyes.Most of the familiar faces before had disappeared. More than a dozen tribal leaders fled with their family soldiers in a hurry when things were not going well. Almost none of the senior generals of the Second Army were seen. Yu Zeqi, the leader of the support force of the Third Army, led Seeing that Beishuo's defeat was imminent, Xia An, the guard of Beishuo city, led the original Beishuo city defense army to the inland of Yanbei two days ago under the banner of punishing deserters. Now the people sitting below are almost all the middle and low-level generals in the original army. In the seventh brigade of the eighth division of the second army, there was an obese cook. The captain of their brigade led five thousand soldiers under him He escaped on the battlefield, and because he refused to leave, he tried to persuade other comrades in arms to stay and defend Beishuo. He was beaten up severely and almost died. Now the Seventh Brigade exists in name only, and he is the only one left.When Chu Qiao informed the representatives of the various military departments to come to the meeting, because she couldn't recommend anyone else, the cook hurried over without taking off her apron. In the face of national crisis, when life and death are at stake, the most loyal people are not those leaders and officials who enjoy high positions and generous salaries. They are too busy running away, busy surrendering, busy betraying their compatriots, and busy looking for a way out of survival. The little people who look down on dare to stand up and use their thin shoulders and simple minds to shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending the country.The weirdness of the world is simply hilarious. "General, what should we do?" Yin Liangyu used to be a clerical guard in the Military Supplies Department, and the supervisor only recorded the entry and exit of grain and grass in the past. When his boss ran away, he handed over all the work to him, and he said boldly that he would be promoted to his official position, and his own The seat was given to him, and before he could object, the man fled without a trace.Because of such an encounter, Yin Liangyu was promoted to more than 20 levels within two days, becoming the deputy commander of the Second Army all the way, and now the number two person in Beishuo City. Chu Qiao turned her head and said calmly, "Everyone can express their opinions." Everyone was silent and looked at each other carefully. They used to be small people, and they ran at the forefront when they charged into battle. They didn't have any ideas of their own. After a while, a representative of the militia who seemed very honest suddenly stood up , he was wearing rough clothes for work, the clothes were stained with blood, and he didn't know whether it was his own or someone else's. Seeing everyone looking at him, this man was a little shy, hesitated for a while, and finally summoned up his courage He asked softly: "I'm a militiaman from Xitao Village. Our village chief was injured, so he asked me to come. He asked me to ask if the general will retreat? Will he leave us alone?" "Yes!" Someone echoed: "Will the general be like General Xia An, leading troops to chase deserters and then not coming back?" Chu Qiao said calmly: "Don't worry, everyone, even if we retreat, I will be the last one to step out of Beishuo City Gate." "That's good!" People suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, as if everyone was worried about this.A burly man with a full beard suddenly said: "I don't understand so many principles. I will fight as the general tells me." "right!" "Well, let's listen to the general!" Chu Qiao thought for a while, then stood up slowly, and said in a deep voice: "In that case, please go back and count the troops immediately. After dawn, we will fight Xia Jun to the death!" The crowd suddenly agreed, and they seemed to be more willing to accept orders than to offer opinions. After a while, the meeting hall fell silent, but Yin Liangyu still sat in his seat, as if he had something to ask. "General Yin, speak up if you have something to say." Yin Liangyu thought for a long time, and finally said: "General, I don't know much about military affairs, but when General Yu Zeqi of the Third Army defected three days ago, he burned most of the grain depot. There are less than 40,000 people, even if you add the 30,000 people brought back by the general, it is only 70,000, and most of them are militiamen. Daxia has a strong army, and we can fight them head-on. Can we beat them? " Chu Qiao frowned slightly, and just about to speak, Yin Liangyu hurriedly explained: "The last general doesn't want to escape, but, just a little worried." Chu Qiao smiled slightly and said, "I know General Yin doesn't want to run away, but you don't have to be so pessimistic. I'm sure I'm willing to stay." Yin Liangyu stood up abruptly, and said excitedly, "Does your lord have a sure way to win?" "I don't have a sure way to win, but there is some news that you might be willing to hear." "what news?" "The First Army led by His Highness, and the Sunset Army led by Miss Yu are stepping up to reinforce us. As long as we can survive ten days, reinforcements will arrive." Yin Liangyu was overjoyed immediately, and said happily, "Really? Really, my lord?" "Really," Chu Qiao smiled slightly, "Go and tell everyone the good news." Yin Liangyu almost ran out the door, watching his back gradually disappear at the end of the conference room corridor, the smile on Chu Qiao's face gradually disappeared and froze. No one knows that Yan Xun led the First Army and the generation of Sunset Blue City into the interior of Daxia. She was afraid that there would be traitors in the army. In her ears, although the siege of Beishuo can be solved, Yan Xun's rear will inevitably be outflanked, and Yan Xun will be trapped in a dangerous situation. This is what she is most worried about at present. And second, once this matter is leaked out, everyone will immediately know that Yan Bei was betrayed by Yan Xun, the morale of the army will be greatly shaken, and there is no need to continue this battle.She guarded Lancheng before to protect the inland of Yanbei. If the Beishuo army was defeated, there would be a retreat.But right now, the inland forces are empty, and there is no one to defend Sunset Mountain. There is no point in escaping. It will only lead the enemy into the interior and make them aware of the emptiness of the internal forces.That is to say, at present, the entire armed force of Yanbei is assembled in Beishuo City. If Beishuo is lost, Yanbei will die. That's why she gave up Chidu and moved to Beishuo. And Yan Xun, will he come back?Will he give up the grand plan and hegemony that is close at hand, and give up the unique opportunity for revenge? There was heavy snow outside the door, and the mountain danced with silver snakes. Chu Qiao sat on the chair, the moonlight shone on her smooth forehead, she was so thin, her chin was as sharp as a knife, a kind of belief suddenly rose from her heart, like fire The same burning her internal organs. "Yes, he will definitely come back." Under the horizon in the distance, facing the morning sun, you can see that Xia Jun's team is gradually approaching, one row after another, and the flags are raised like a forest. Days of chaotic battles, now the battlefield is full of corpses, full of knives and long spears. Although it has snowed all night, the front of Beishuo City is still bright red with blood. Those charming flowers are not afraid of the severe cold and snow. It bloomed more and more splendidly, as vast as the sea, and the rising sun was also covered with a layer of dark red by the blood light, and sprinkled the vast battlefield with a strange light. The war came so quickly, and the successive days of defeat made Zhao Yang lose his patience. He was unwilling to plan and plan his troops, and he was unwilling to cautiously try again. Like a mountain, roaring like thunder, half a million troops lined up on the plain and issued a neat charge. The soldiers on the Beishuo city wall stood together for a while, as if the city wall under their feet was trembling under the opponent's roar, as if It's like falling down. The officers and soldiers of Beishuo were pale-skinned. Compared with Zhao Qi's Southwest Army, Zhao Yang's Northwest Army was indeed a team of tough tigers and wolves. They didn't even dare to imagine that Chu Qiao led the Southwest Township with less than 10,000 soldiers. How did the government envoy fight against such an army for so long, but they couldn't allow them to think about it anymore. Thousands of horses were galloping, and the army overwhelmingly pressed up, like a monstrous flood. "Kill the enemy!" Daxia's army suddenly seemed like an erupting volcano. In contrast, Beishuo's city tower was as quiet as death. "Get ready!" He Xiaowei'an's body stood on the tower. Too many wars allowed this young officer to quickly grow through experience. Holding a sword in his hand, he said in a deep voice, "Get ready!" "The first team is ready to attack!" "The second team is ready to attack!" "The third team is ready to attack!" "The fourth team is ready to attack!" "The seventeenth team is ready to attack!" The resounding slogans were sounded one by one, and there were only less than 3,000 soldiers left in the southwestern town government. The super-strong guard group of the Second Army has become Chu Qiao's personal guards. There are a total of 30,000 people in total, forming the main force of this battle. At this moment, in front of them, there are half a dozen people The tall and large crossbow machine stood there quietly. It was made by Chu Qiao before the munitions factory. However, after she left, no one knew how to assemble it. So now, all three thousand crossbow machines are in good condition. of preserved. Bows and arrows are pressed into the magazine of the crossbow row by row. This kind of bow and arrow is a super-age weapon improved by modern technology. After being driven by the axle, it can fire 28 at the same time, and every three rounds is a shooting mission. And it has a four-dimensional calibration direction, that is to say, under the breath, this kind of crossbow can shoot eighty-four sharp arrows continuously, aiming at four different directions. The power is so great that it is simply unimaginable. Almost comparable to a submachine gun. The ear-piercing sound of bowstrings came continuously, the battle was imminent, the enemy was getting closer and closer, the cavalry quickly passed the infantry line and rushed to the front, the officers headed by Xia Bing shouted loudly: "Kill all the northern barbarians!" Like a tidal wave, the sound of "killing the enemy" came like a tsunami. He Xiao's expression didn't change, after a while.Finally, he said in a sonorous tone: "Attack!" All of a sudden, there was a sound of "buzz", the sky was full of locusts, and it was pitch black, as if a huge black cloth was covering the top of the head. Three thousand bows and crossbows were fired at the same time, just like eighty thousand archers pulling their bows at the same time. Same. No body of flesh and blood can withstand such a terrifying storm of arrows, there is no escape, no retreat, the scene under Chidu City is staged again, the huge cavalry corps crashed down, as if being knocked down by a giant's heavy fist , no one can hide, after the sharp arrow passed, within four hundred steps, there was no longer a standing creature. All of a sudden, everyone's eyes widened. Xia Bing, who was rushing behind, seemed to have his jaw knocked off. No one dared to take a step forward, especially those Southwest troops who had never seen him before.Zhao Yang was so annoyed that he almost wanted to charge up with a sword. He came all night, hurriedly rearranged his soldiers and horses, and started attacking. He was afraid that Chu Qiao would recreate the sharp attacking weapon that he had in the Chidu guard battle, but he was a step too late. .How did he know that such a sharp weapon was already in Beishuo City, of course he was not the only one, many people may not have thought of it, after all, if there was such a thing long ago, how could Cao Mengtong lose so badly in the previous battle? "Rush! Those who retreat die!" The sharp charge horn sounded again in Xia Jun's barracks. The heavy armor and shieldmen took the lead, and the attack started again. Chu Qiao stood on the high tower, and the whole Beishuo City was jubilant. Seeing that the victory was hopeful, the people rushed to the top of the city one by one, erected simple catapults, and defended tenaciously and resolutely. The black sharp arrows were shot one by one, and the enemy fell down like wormwood. Chu Qiao was dressed in white fur, and the girl had no expression on her face. Thousands of people died in front of her. As long as she waved her hand, there would be people Tens of thousands of heads fell to the ground, blood merged into streams, rivers, lakes, floods bursting embankments, human lives were worthless, like ants, like worthless waste paper, war was like a cannibal The devil opened its bloody mouth and devoured it from the front. She gradually lost her senses. She didn't feel scared, sick, or even tired. It was just numbness, stiff hands and feet, and coldness. The war is cruel. Two days later, the arrows in the city were clamoring. One day later, the rolling stones and wood were all consumed, and the Xia army paid nearly 70,000 lives for it. On the vast battlefield, bloody corpses lay The entire land was covered, and densely packed with broken knives and sharp arrows spread below the horizon. Beishuo soldiers and civilians were exhausted, but before they had a bite of food at night, dark shadows rushed up again. Chu Qiao sighed helplessly. Even though they had already thrown away the last stone and shot the last sharp arrow, and dealt such a heavy blow to the enemy, the enemy still rallied and rushed forward so quickly.She and Zhao Yang both know that wars are often a competition of endurance, and whoever can last longer will be the final winner. Xia Jun's Northern Expedition suffered such serious losses, and now Zhao Yang is going to put all his eggs in one basket . "My lord, what should I do?" The subordinates hurried in and looked at her with expectant eyes. In the past, this female general was always able to come up with a powerful secret weapon to save the battle at a critical moment. The soldiers of the entire Second Army They all adored her.But now, Chu Qiao shook her head and said flatly, "There is no other way, let's fight." The close-range siege battle was finally fully launched, the world was mourning, the ground trembled violently under the feet, and the ears were full of the wailing of war horses. The Great Xia Corps was like a towering mountain, fiercely beating on the city wall of Beishuo Next, wave after wave rushed forward, the number of people was very different, and the battle became more and more fierce in the later stage.The city wall fell several times, and was retaken by soldiers with blood several times.The soldiers of the Southwest Town Government Envoy displayed terrifying and astonishing combat effectiveness. Less than 3,000 of them held on to half of the city wall, while the other half had more than 60,000 defenders. Give them a helping hand. Two days later, Zhao Yang sent people to dig a ditch under the east side of the city, causing a small landslide, and a small wall collapsed. Although Chu Qiao quickly made protection, more than 2,000 people rushed into the city. These people were all the elite troops of Daxia, and the fight lasted for more than two hours, and the corpses piled up into a hill. "General! The third brigade was wiped out. Under the leadership of the general, the bow and crossbow battalion and the fourth militia brigade attacked out of the city and forced back the Xia soldiers who were digging trenches under the city. The eleventh team all died at the head of Dongyi City..." "General, I can't stand it anymore, there are at most two more hours, retreat now!" He Xiao also came forward, the young man was covered with scars and blood, and said in a hoarse voice: "My lord, all the officers and soldiers of the Southwest Town Government request your lord to retreat, we will fight a way for you through the west city gate Come." Yin Liangyu's face was pale, and this civil servant, who was playing with literature and ink, was wearing a military uniform. He frowned and walked forward and said, "General, the reinforcements will not arrive, and we have no time. Please lead the southwestern town government envoy and all the women and children out of the city." Well, as long as we arrive at Lancheng and Miss Yu, we will have a chance to make a comeback, and my subordinates are willing to stay and live and die with Beishuo." Chu Qiao shook her head slowly, Lancheng?There was no one, even if she fled there, she was only leading Xia Bing into the inland of Yanbei. She whispered, "I will not retreat." "Please, general, put the overall situation first! This is not the time to be arrogant!" Chu Qiao raised her head, looked into the distance firmly, and said slowly, "Reinforcements will arrive." "My lord!" He Xiao was a little excited, and said, "We can't wait anymore, time is running out, if we don't leave, it will be too late." Chu Qiao still said the same words, full of confidence, even crazy and paranoid: "Reinforcements will arrive." The crowd retreated helplessly, and then issued an order for the whole army to defend to the death. For a moment, the whole city resounded with crazy roars. Chu Qiao couldn't tell what emotions it was, anger, sadness, panic, blood, fear, hatred, Despair, maybe nothing, maybe just a cry before dying. The sky was getting dark, the setting sun was blood red, and the soldiers were extremely fierce. The captain and cook of the Seventh Battalion of the Eighth Division roared with a big butcher's knife in his hand, and rushed towards the Xia army who had climbed to the top of the city. More than a dozen Xia soldiers platooned They rushed up in a row, but the fat cook rushed over and threw more than a dozen people into the fire together. The fire quickly burned on their bodies. Xia Jun patted the flames on his body in panic, but the cook No matter what, he continued to rush at other people, aggressively, as if he didn't mind the fire on his body at all.Xia Jun panicked. Wherever he went, everyone dodged to dodge. Finally, the cook grabbed Xia Jun's rope ladder to climb up the city without saying a word, and slid all the way down. More than 20 people were climbing The soldiers fell with him to the stones below the city wall.Blood splattered and brains burst. On this day, millions of people from both sides witnessed the loyalty and bravery of a cook. "My lord! The eighth team is wiped out!" "Reinforcements will arrive." "My lord, the East Second City Wall has collapsed. More than 300 enemies rushed in. The Ninth and Tenth Brigades went up to block it." "Reinforcements will arrive." "My lord, let's go, Xia Bing's last three reserves have also joined the battle!" "Reinforcements will arrive." "My lord, it's too late if you don't go, the reinforcements won't arrive, give the order to retreat!" "Reinforcements will arrive." "grown ups……" Everyone was in despair, they all thought that Chu Qiao had made up her mind to live and die with Beishuo, the battle became more and more fierce, there were frenzied screams everywhere, Yanbei's soldiers went crazy, desperately let out the final roar , brandishing a saber and rushing forward to fight the enemy hand-to-hand. The commander of the Chinese army should not participate in the battle, but at this moment, Chu Qiao slowly pulled out the sword at her waist. Even at this moment, there was still a belief in her mind clamoring crazily. The army camp came to the highest point of the tower, and the sword was as sharp as a silver light. He Xiao rushed forward suddenly, his face was shocked, he couldn't tell his emotions, and he shouted in panic: "My lord," "Stop talking!" Chu Qiao interrupted him, and said in a deep voice: "I will not retreat, reinforcements will definitely arrive." "My lord," He Xiao said slowly, licking his pale lips, "The reinforcements have arrived." Chu Qiao's delicate body trembled, and she followed He Xiao's fingers and turned around abruptly, only to see a thin black line faintly appearing under the horizon of Huo Leiyuan, and dust was flying above the thin line, Xia The piercing sound of horns came from the army, the sound was shrill, it was not in the posture of victory at all, the messengers were running back and forth, and the officers were shouting something, but they couldn't hear clearly, flustered, very flustered, Daxia's army was like Retreating like a tide, Xia Bing ran back following the sound of the trumpet in a daze, but he didn't know what happened. The earth is shaking, boom!Boom!Boom! Everyone stopped their movements, and the guards of Beishuo, who were ready to die in battle, raised their heads one after another, looking at the distant east, where the narrow and thin lines gradually merged into a black line on a red field of fire and thunder. Immediately, like a black goshawk jumping out from the sky, with wide wings, majestic and majestic, it turned into a boundless black ocean! Overwhelming!Like a storm!The black battle flag fluttered above the black ocean, and the war eagle was ferocious, almost breaking through the flag. The soldiers controlled the horse with their legs, drew their swords and stood in front of them, roaring like thunder: "Fight for freedom!" The deafening charge resounded across the earth in an instant, and there was a huge cheer from the top of Beishuo city! "Black Eagle Banner! It's the Black Shadow Banner! Your Highness! Your Highness is coming!" "Our reinforcements are here!" The soldiers cheered, and many people shed tears on the city wall. In just a few days, this ancient city has experienced life and death several times. Now, facing the sudden hope, people cheered and hugged each other enthusiastically. Complementing the cheers from the top of Beishuo City was Daxia's panicked roar, and Zhao Yang shouted in disbelief: "How could this be? Why did they go around the back road?" "Your Highness! Your Highness!" An orderly rushed forward, wearing the military uniform of Zhenhuang City, travel-stained, with a dusty face, shouting loudly: "The emperor has ordered you to return to the mainland immediately, Yan Xun's bandits led an army of 500,000 to kill Inside the empire, the northwest generation is a scorched earth, and now, he has come back to outflank the Northern Expedition!" With a "bang", Zhao Yang kicked the messenger off the horse and cursed angrily, "Why didn't you wait for him to kill all our troops before reporting?" "The little one has been traveling all day and night. All the brothers who sent the order were intercepted and killed by the Yanbei army. There is only one subordinate left. The subordinate has to be more careful..." The man hurriedly argued, before he finished speaking, he was kicked by Zhao Yang again, and the fourteenth prince of Daxia hurriedly sent an order: "All legions form an formation on the spot, and they must not flee. Only when they hold their ground can they fight the enemy. .” However, before he finished speaking, he saw the Southwest Army, the Northern Alliance, and the remaining troops of the Batuha family all fled without any order, and only the Northwest Army was left standing in place to resist the approaching Yan. North Army. Zhao Yang closed his eyes in despair, is it really Heaven is going to die in Daxia? The defeat of the Xia army was like a tide, and all the resistance was torn apart by the Yanbei army. The superiority in numbers, the superiority in combat power, the morale of the newcomers, and the sudden surprise attack all determined the victory for the Yanbei army. Conditions, after two hours, Xia Jun had already escaped from Huoleiyuan, and fled in the direction of Helan Mountain in a hurry.The Yanbei Army dispatched 100,000 troops, chasing after them! On this day, it was November 1, 775 in the Bai Cang calendar. The Black Eagle Army that had penetrated into the inland of Great Xia suddenly returned to the mainland of Yanbei. Afterwards, without any rest, he immediately went into battle. Zhao Yang didn't investigate, and was attacked by Yan Xun and Chu Qiao. The Southwest Army, Northern Alliance, and Batu Army were defeated in front of the formation.Yan Xun chased after him, killing more than 200,000 enemies along the way. Except for Zhao Yang's Northwest Army, almost all the main forces of the other three armies were crippled.鸣关才停了下来。随后，黑鹰军在雁鸣关以北安营扎寨，赵飏隔江遥望，见帝国西北部已经全部被燕北军占领，西北方的官员贵族无不拱手投降，气急攻心，一口血喷在冻结成冰的赤水江上。 就此，第一次北伐战争宣告结束，燕北军于北朔和赤渡两座城下，损失兵力多达四十万，赤渡城变成一片白地，无数流民死于迁徙之中，燕北本就不富庶的财政更加艰难。 相比于燕北，大夏的损伤简直难以估量，不但北伐军损失大半，一名皇子阵前被斩，半壁西北江山更是尽数落入敌手，若不是燕洵阵前掉转刀锋回头援救北朔，可能连帝都都被人家拿下，整个西蒙大陆的目光都凝聚其上，西北的天空，一轮壮丽的红日缓缓落下，大夏帝国三百年的光荣与梦想，就此开始了不可阻挡的衰败。 赵飏回到帝都之后，大夏皇族震怒，长老会难得迅速以全票通过将赵飏投入牢狱的决议，三天后，帝国迅速从东南军、东北军、各大世家的家族军抽调大军三十万，由七皇子赵彻率领，再一次投往西北战场。 而诸葛家大少爷诸葛怀在第一次北伐战争中充当预备役总调度官员，也因为此次的战败而受到连累，诸葛一门受到长老会的排挤和弹劾，无奈之下，诸葛穆青不得不再一次启用四子诸葛玥，担任此次大军的预备役总调度和军需掌使，紧随赵彻的脚步，迅速奔赴西北。 可以想见，又是一场大战即将展开，而在这场暴风雨来临之前，还有一小段平静的日子。