Chapter 121 Chapter Three

The drums of war shook the sky. When the dawn light shone on the top of Jingling City, the Jianghuai army launched wave after wave of attacks from all directions, shouting to kill and shaking the sky.Not only cut off the source of the moat, but also filled a large section of the moat outside the main city gate with sand and stone. When Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, and the wounded Feng Ge climbed the tower, they saw the enemy army slowly pouring into the plain between the city wall and the Han River, and the banner with the word "Du" fluttering in the wind at the center of the army. The power is compelling.

When Shi Shi's arrows rained down and smashed another offensive of the Jianghuai Army, the enemy was regrouping. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling stared at the huge formation of 30,000 troops outside the city with swollen heads, at a loss as to what to do. Although they are very wise and scheming, they don't know how to deal with this situation where thousands of troops are fighting against each other on the battlefield. Feng Ge sat down between the two of them. If it wasn't for the two of them to heal his wounds, he might still be lying on the bed.But now he is still weak and timid, just barely supporting, so that he can hand over the command power to the two under the discretion and expediency.

The seven generals defending the city came to the three of them, all of them were full of doubts. These generals are the leaders of the second level of dominating the villa, regardless of their experience and strength, they are inferior to the generals who died in the bloody battle with Houhou just now.But now there are no generals in Shu, Liao Hua has to use them to fill the numbers.For example, under normal circumstances, how could Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling be the commander in chief to guard Jingling. Surrounded by Feng Ge's cronies and soldiers, so as not to leak the secret. Feng Ge said to the seven people in a deep voice: "When you hear what I'm going to say now, you must not make a big fuss, so as not to disturb the hearts of the soldiers, understand?"

The generals nodded yes. Feng Ge himself was originally a general of the Sui Dynasty in Jingling City. He was highly respected and popular, and he was the only one who could suppress the overall situation at this time. Feng Ge barely straightened his back, and wrote lightly: "The owner of the villa has been killed by the Yingui demon girl Houhou." The generals immediately changed color. After Feng Ge explained the situation briefly, he opened his palm, revealing the military talisman he had untied from Fang Zetao's body, and said solemnly: "The owner of the villa was ordered in danger, and the old man will be in charge of the villa, but at this moment when the two armies are facing each other, Zhuang The bad news of the Lord must never be released, otherwise the morale of the army will be unstable."

The generals were filled with grief and indignation, and there was nothing they could do. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling thought to themselves that the death of Fang Zetao had shaken the hearts of the seven generals first. Feng Ge managed to pull himself together, and said, "Because I was also injured a little bit, it is difficult for me to preside over this battle that is related to Jingling's survival. I can only plan from the sidelines. All offensive and defensive matters are left to Brother Kou and Brother Xu." Responsible, their orders are issued by the old man himself, and those who disobey the order will be beheaded, understand?"

All the generals were in a state of confusion, they had no master, and knowing that the two men were extremely wise and brave, they all nodded in agreement. Someone asked: "How will General Qian deal with it?" Qian Yun was originally Feng Ge's immediate boss, but in terms of talents and virtues, he was inferior to Feng Ge. Murderous intent flashed in Feng Ge's eyes, and he said lightly: "I will deal with this matter myself, you all return to your posts immediately and wait for orders!" The generals went to take orders. Feng Ge's face turned from blue to black, and the two of them rushed to help each other with zhenqi. It took him a while to recover, but he was weaker than before.

A gust of morning wind blew, Feng Ge shuddered, and the two of them hurriedly helped him into the tower. Feng Ge summoned a general named Feng Han into the building. This person is Feng Ge's nephew and he can be trusted.After waving away the other subordinates, Feng Han closed the wooden door again, and then sighed to Kou and Xu, "As long as the bad news of the owner of the villa comes out, the whole Jingling will be in chaos. If you don't break through, you two can have a good way." Kou Zhong asked in a deep voice, "How many soldiers does Jingling have?" Feng Handai replied: "The villa itself has over 30,000 soldiers, and if we add in the temporary recruits, there will be 50,000 troops."

Xu Ziling wondered: "That's 20,000 more than the Jianghuai army outside the city." Feng Ge took a hard breath and said: "What you saw just now is only the main force of the Jianghuai Army. They still have several teams attacking other city gates. The combined strength is as many as 70,000 to 80,000. Superior to us in terms of training, weapons and experience." Feng Han interjected: "Our villa troops are divided into seven armies. The villa owner's personal guard army has the largest number of troops, with a strength of 8,000 soldiers. The other armies each have 4,000 soldiers. Uncle and I each lead an army. The other leaders are all Butchered by that demon girl, she must be reappointed."

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling heard that their heads were like a fight, they were facing the invincible Du Fuwei in the battle for hegemony, while their own side was panicked and confused, this battle was lost without a fight. Feng Han sighed: "If the uncle is not injured, the overall situation can be stabilized, and we can fight a few tough battles with the enemy, but now? Sigh!" Feng Ge was about to speak, when he suddenly coughed violently, spurting out a little blood, which was shocking. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling hurriedly helped him to circulate Qi and blood, but he rolled his eyes and passed out in the chair like that.

Ginseng, when you look at me, your hands and feet are in a mess. After a long while, Kou Zhong said decisively: "Brother Feng, you go out immediately with this military talisman, appoint the generals of each army, and then come back here to discuss countermeasures. We will take care of Mr. Feng." Feng Han hesitated to speak, but finally went as ordered. Kou Zhong took the pulse of Feng Ge who was lying in the chair, put down his hand, and said with a sigh of relief: "He has been able to get lucky on his own, and in this situation, he will suffer less in a coma than in a sober state. Alas! That witch is really powerful, Maybe even Ning Daoqi can't kill her."

Xu Ziling said sideways: "Their deaths were really miserable." Kou Zhong was silent for a while, listening carefully to the sound of horses neighing and war drums coming from outside the city tower, and said in a low voice, "I wonder if the people from Pegasus Ranch can leave safely?" Xu Ziling moved to the narrow crenellation hole, peeped out, and said with his back to him: "There should be no problem. Because Father Du intentionally left a gap to force Jingling city residents to escape from that direction, which is just convenient for them. Hmph ! Unless the old man takes action himself, with the efforts of the mall owner and Liang Zhi, he should be able to safely escort Luo Fang and Xu Yang away. Sigh!" Kou Zhong came to him, looked out from another arrow-shooting hole, and saw that the Jianghuai Army was still deploying troops, feeling powerless in his heart, he said with a wry smile: "I don't know if we were too happy in the past, So today I got the retribution of Taiji Fulai, and now I am so painful that I want to commit suicide, and I even hate my own incompetence." Xu Ziling was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed and said, "Do you want to know the reason?" Kou Zhong was stunned and said, "Which aspect are you referring to?" Xu Ziling said indifferently: "I'm referring to your loss of confidence. It's because I never thought that there would be such a vicious and cunning opponent in this world. I watched her kill our comrades with white eyes, but there was nothing I could do about it." Going to stop it, so I hated myself and deeply blamed myself for my incompetence. If you can't restore your fighting spirit, we will never get out of here." Kou Zhong smiled wryly, "Do you have the will to fight?" Xu Ziling's tiger eyes flashed, nodded and said: "Of course! The big deal is death. I still remember the old master Bai's teaching that "Heaven will send a great task to the people, and they must first work their muscles and bones, starve their bodies, and suffer their hearts." , emptiness of the body, disturbing its actions'?" Kou Zhong immediately puffed up his chest and listened solemnly. Xu Ziling stared at him with radiant eyes, and continued: "Now we are at the turning point of our lives. Use your young master Zhong's head to think about it, we just fought a tough battle with the world's number one witch! " Then he pointed to the Jianghuai army scattered all over the mountains and plains outside the duo hole and said: "Outside is the old man Du Fuwei who has the opportunity to unify the world. We can fight against these masters who look down on the world. We are no longer the old gangsters in the market, or the general low-level people in the world." hand." Kou Zhong immediately brightened his eyes and said energetically: "Ha! I understand, just because we were not only unable to kill us, but also escaped with wounds, we are already amazing. But it is not so glorious to win with more people than few. Pick." Xu Ziling shook his head and said: "To fight for world hegemony is to fight with Jianghu. How can there be any fairness at all! You have to do everything possible to create an unfair situation. You have been trained since childhood and have a master to guide you. We are monks halfway. To grope blindly, this is extremely unfair. Now we have to fight for time, kill her before killing us, understand?" Kou Zhong said "Understood", and Xuan said a little discouraged: "No matter how confident we are, it is clear that the enemy is strong and we are weak. As long as the news of Fang Zetao's death leaks out, Jingling will be defeated. Alas ! Teach me what to do." Xu Ziling frowned and said, "You must get rid of your shortcoming of being easily excited and easily depressed, so that you can hope to achieve great things. A man is in troubled times, and the worst thing is to die in battle, shrouded in horse leather, what else is there to be afraid of." Kou Zhong remained silent, but a pair of tiger eyes gradually lit up. Xu Ziling reached out and grabbed his shoulder and said, "On the battlefield, although tens of thousands of people charge forward, everyone is alone, and death is extremely lonely! Think about the loneliness of fighting alone among thousands of people I feel that you will no longer be confused by the scene of thousands of troops outside. Zhong Shao, don’t you want to fight for hegemony? There is a touchstone outside the city in front of you. I am for the innocent people of Jingling, and you are for But it is to pave the way for hegemony." Kou Zhong laughed and said: "Sure enough, he is my good brother. Every word hits my heart like a drum in the evening and a bell in the morning. But my compassion for the people of Jingling is no different from yours." At this time, Feng Han rushed in like a whirlwind, shouting: "Not good! Qian Yun was rescued by his subordinates, and news of the owner's death will be leaked at any time." Kou Zhong completely recovered his previous determination and self-confidence, and said coldly, "Have you completed your mission?" Infected by his composure, Feng Han calmed down and replied: "There is no problem with this." Kou Zhong looked up to the sky with a long smile and said, "Okay! Let me and my father fight a tough fight, and see which of us has the toughest fist." Feng Han said in amazement: "Who is Dad!" Xu Ziling replied: "It's Du Fuwei. Feng Han, you immediately send your uncle to the ranch, and you also send troops to evacuate the women and children in the city to a safe place outside the city. If the city breaks down, they will take refuge in the Pegasus Ranch. Shang Xiuxun It will never be left to chance." Then look at Kou Zhong. Kou Zhong looked up to the sky and laughed again, revealing steel-like fighting spirit and confidence, and led the way out of the tower to the city wall. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling stood side by side on the top of the wall, and outside the city was the Jianghuai Army, whose numbers had grown to 40,000. Du Fuwei's central army was deployed on a small hill, mainly cavalry, and the heavily equipped armored army was the deputy. The vanguard army is composed of shield soldiers, archers, knives and axemen, and fortification soldiers, and is equipped with necessary tools for siege such as wood, ladders, and building carts. The left and right flank armies each have 5,000 soldiers, and they are all cavalry in the first style. There are still two troops in the rear of the Chinese army, which can not only defend the rear, but also serve as reinforcements. At this time, the sun rises to the middle of the sky and shines all over the earth, making the weapons sparkle and shining, adding to the atmosphere of killing and attacking. The drums of war sounded. More than seventy iron-plated vertical carts designed to block arrows began to move towards Jingling. Behind each cart were hidden more than a dozen archers. Shoot arrows at the city and cover the attacks of others. Just think that the Jianghuai army can conquer even a fortified city like Liyang, and you will know that these iron plate cars that look like tombstones without any aesthetic feeling are no joke. The building car began to advance, moving towards them like towers. Because the height of the soldiers on the building car is similar to the top of the wall, not only can the entire top of the city be covered within the range of the arrows, but also when they stick to the top of the city wall, the soldiers can directly step onto the top of the wall and attack into the city. The trumpets sounded loudly. Driven by hundreds of fortification soldiers, hundreds of catapults came first, passed the building cars, and chased behind the iron plate cars. The 40,000 Jianghuai troops shouted together, and the horses neighed wildly, which changed the situation outside Jingling City. After Kou Zhong exchanged glances with Xu Ziling, he raised his voice and shouted: "Kou Zhong is here, Du Fuwei, do you dare to fight with me alone!" His voice spread far away, and even the shouts of thousands of people still couldn't cover it. The Jingling soldiers and civilians defending the city were frightened by the opponent's systematic and rigorous large-scale attack. When they heard the sound, their morale was greatly boosted, and they shouted in unison, shaking the sky and the earth. With Xu Ziling's indifferent mind, he also felt his blood boil. Du Fuwei slapped his horse out, appeared on the hill, and shouted coldly: "If the owner of Fang Zhuang can guarantee that Zhong'er, Jingling City will be handed over to me after you lose, then Du will not hesitate to fight. The child is ignorant, and he actually put the The battlefield where thousands of armies face each other is regarded as a place for children to play, it is ridiculous!" The voice is high but not loud, it spreads throughout the hills and mountains, outside the city and inside the city, the lingering sound is still lingering, it can be seen that his skill is superb, it is really superior to Kou Zhong. The most powerful thing is that he seized the opportunity to use psychological tactics, emphasizing that Jiang is old and hot, and the inexperienced Kou Zhong will never be his opponent. The advancing Jianghuai army all shouted at the commander-in-chief's rhetoric.Immediately suppressed the shouts of Jingling soldiers and civilians. Xu Ziling moved in his heart and said: "The demon girl must be seriously injured, so she must find a nearby place to heal her injuries, and it is too late to even notify Du Fuwei. If we can find her before she recovers, maybe we can get rid of her." Kou Zhong looked at Du Fuwei from a distance, and said in a low voice as if he couldn't hear him: "This time is too bad, Xiaoling quickly think of a way." After Xu Ziling was startled for a moment, he understood. Footsteps sounded, Feng Han and more than a dozen soldiers came behind him, Feng Han said: "The retreat is done!" Sure enough, Du Fuwei's voice came and said: "Fang Zetao, are you dumb!" Xu Ziling, Kou Zhong and Feng Han's expressions changed at the same time.