Chapter 19: Defeating the Eighth Regiment of the Enemy, Flag Bearer Xiao Po

At noon.

The walls of Longcheng were covered with corpses and blood.

It was different from the unstoppable force when Jin Wang Chen Huaian personally led the Longcheng Iron Pagoda and 80,000 Xuanjia Army to break the enemy formation at the foot of Longshan Mountain.

When the 5,000 soldiers of the Po Lu Army led by Lieutenant General Pang Xianchu faced more than 65,000 Yunhui Army siege troops, the battle between the attackers and defenders entered a tragic and white-hot state from the beginning.

Before the war, both sides made sufficient preparations.

The defending side, the Po Lu Army Lieutenant General Pang Xianchu, defended the city with the tall walls of Longcheng, and there was a wide moat under the city to resist the enemy's siege troops.

There were enough arrow towers, crossbows, fierce fire oil, rolling logs and stones on the city walls, but he only had 5,000 defenders, and they were distributed to various parts of the city walls that were several miles long, which showed that the troops were stretched to the limit.

Although the attacking party did not have the advantage of geographical advantages, the deputy general of the Yunhui Army, Zhou Wuyang, ordered the baggage troops to carry a large number of trench bridges, crossbow carts, ladders, siege towers, battering rams, siege shield carts and other siege weapons.

In addition, the deputy general Chang Chenghu personally led the jumping team (suicide squad) to attack Longcheng, and the number of troops was thirteen times that of the defenders. There was also the encouragement of the general Wu Qingyun who personally ordered to break through Longcheng for three days.

Therefore, the battle of Longcheng was like a cold life harvester for the soldiers of both sides, and people died on the battlefield every minute.

It had only been two hours, and the bodies of the soldiers on both sides had piled up like a mountain, and the blood had already dyed the moat outside the city red.

In these two or three hours, the Yunhui Army had launched dozens of attacks on Longcheng in turn, and they were eventually repelled by the brave soldiers of the Po Lu Army defending the city.

Although the attacking Yunhui Army still failed to reach Longcheng, after dozens of fierce attacks, the originally tall and solid Longcheng walls had been smashed into pieces by the pounding stones thrown by the Yunhui Army's siege equipment and were in ruins.

More than half of the soldiers of the Po Lu Army defending the city had been killed or wounded.

While the enemy was organizing the next siege, the lieutenant Pang Xianchu hurriedly led several personal soldiers to run around the city wall defense line to count the casualties of each unit.

At this moment, Pang Xianchu looked like he had just been pulled out of the water. Every step he took was left with wet footprints, which were formed by the blood of the enemy and his sweat dripping down.

When the battle to defend the city was at its most tragic moment, Pang Xianchu led his personal soldiers to run around to support and repeatedly saved the precarious city defense from danger.

Pang Xianchu could no longer remember how many enemy soldiers he had killed.

He only knew that the blade of the Longquan sword that the former king Chen Polu had given him, which could cut through iron like mud, had been curled, and his limbs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and his movements of swinging the sword became slower and slower.

But he did not dare to rest even for a moment, let alone fall down.

Because he, Pang Xianchu, was not only the lieutenant general of the Longcheng garrison, and had the responsibility to defend the land and the people, but also because Chen Huaian had entrusted the lives and property of more than 800 people in the Jinwang Mansion to him before leaving.

Once the city was broken, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Each regiment, report the number of people!"

Pang Xianchu took a few deep breaths and continued to run around the city wall to count the casualties.

The Polu army was organized with the team as the basic tactical unit, with 50 people in each team, 20 teams as a regiment, and above the regiment was an army.

"The Third Regiment, 427 people!"

"The Seventh Regiment, 385 people!"

"The Fifth Regiment, 448 people!"

"The Second Regiment, 653 people!"

Soon, the generals of the Po Lu Army who were stationed at several city defense fortifications loudly reported the number of soldiers in their regiments.

Every time the soldiers' reports echoed in his ears, Pang Xianchu's mouth twitched unconsciously, and his eyes revealed unspeakable grief.

Behind these numbers, there are more vivid lives of the fallen soldiers!

Wait, where is the Eighth Regiment? Why didn't I hear the Eighth Regiment report the number of people?

Pang Xianchu came back to his senses from his grief, but suddenly found that the Eighth Regiment stationed at Xiguan had not reported the number of people to him, and hurriedly asked in a hoarse voice:

"What about the Eighth Regiment? How many people are left?"

Still no one answered.

Pang Xianchu's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition arose spontaneously.

Then, he took a step and ran towards the West Gate wall where the Eighth Regiment was stationed, while continuing to roar with a hoarse voice:

"Eighth Regiment, is there anyone still breathing? Squeak!"

"Eighth Regiment——"

The soldiers behind him also began to shout loudly along the wall.

Still no one answered!

"General, be careful!"

Suddenly, a soldier suddenly pushed Pang Xianchu, who just passed by the battlement of the wall.

Whoosh!

Puff——

The next second, a gust of wind suddenly hit, accompanied by the sound of arrows breaking through the air, and a huge arrow fired by a crossbow cart instantly pierced the body of the soldier.

Under the action of flight inertia, the soldier was carried several meters away, and he crashed into the wall and fell down.

Immediately afterwards, a rain of arrows mixed with deafening noises broke through the sky, and the walls of Longcheng were full of fire and smoke.

It was the Yunhui Army under the city that started a new round of attack!

Pang Xianchu, who had saved his life, had no time to close his eyes for the soldier who died for him. He immediately jumped onto the city wall and looked down through the gap in the battlements. He saw that the city was densely packed with enemy troops.

He thought to himself that it was not good. The Yunhui Army that was attacking the city came out in full force this time, preparing to launch a final fierce attack to break through the city wall in one fell swoop.

Almost at the same time, a roar came from the Xiguan City Wall, which was shocking!

"The eighth regiment, flag bearer Xiao Po is here!"

"The flag is here, the city is here!"

Looking for a sound, an eight-foot-tall Polu soldier wearing heavy armor slowly stood up from the pile of dead people on the wall of Xiguan City, holding the flagpole with both hands.

I saw that his beard was like a halberd, and his eyebrows were like knives. He showed no fear in the face of the enemy's arrows, and held up the battle flagpole of the Eighth Regiment of the Polu Army with both hands.

"Every regiment prepares for battle!"

Seeing this scene, Pang Xianchu looked solemn and spoke in a low tone. While ordering each regiment to prepare for battle, he told the dozens of soldiers left behind him:

"You rush to Xiguan immediately. Even if you fight to the last man, you must not let the enemy climb the city wall from Xiguan!"

"The last general takes command!"

Dozens of soldiers did not hesitate at all, and rushed towards the Xiguan City Wall in the face of the enemy's blinding arrows and fierce shelling. Their weather-beaten faces were filled with the words "for their country and their country, for the sake of Pao Ze". of determination.

The Yunhui army's arrow and artillery attack continued, and the vanguard of the siege troops had also arrived at the city. They were raising their shields above their heads to resist the arrow attacks of the soldiers guarding the city on the wall, and then followed the ladder to the city. Climb quickly on the wall.

Pang Xianchu dragged his exhausted body and ran around on the city wall alone, constantly urging the soldiers of the various regiments guarding the city to prepare for battle and face the enemy.

In fact, without Pang Xianchu's prompting orders, the soldiers of the Polu Army regiments guarding the city had already made up their minds to die and swore to coexist and die with Longcheng.

When the enemy launched an siege, they immediately retaliated with crossbows, rolling logs, and rocks at hand, and kept throwing them at the bottom of the city, causing the enemy siegeers who couldn't escape to wail and scream in agony.

Pang Xianchu stood on the city gate tower with his sword in hand, looking straight at the Longshan camp with tearful eyes, and roared tragically and decisively: "His Royal Highness, King Jin, why don't you come!"

"General, I'm afraid I'm going to betray His Highness's trust. I can't defend this Dragon City anymore!"

"Your Highness, come back quickly!"

However, the towering Longshan Mountain in the distance failed to give him an answer. It stood there as usual, like an indifferent bystander, quietly watching the fighting inside and outside Dragon City, and the changing of the king's flag on the city wall.

A roar, releasing the heavy pressure.

Pang Xianchu finally regained his consciousness, and with the curled Longquan sword in his hand, he turned back along the inner city stairs. He wanted to rush to the Jin Palace to arrange the evacuation of the concubine Xu Ruoyun and the palace's widow.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Pang Xianchu walked halfway, he ran into a group of royal family members led by Dowager Xu Ruoyun.

"Toffee, what are you doing?"

Looking at Xu Ruoyun, who was all dressed in plain clothes, and the royal family members, Pang Xianchu was full of doubts.

"General Pang, it's you!"

Xu Ruoyun's unpainted face was calm, and she said to Pang Xianchu unhurriedly:

"General Pang, the bandit army is attacking the city in large numbers, and the King of Jin is not in the city. Naturally, the mother of the Ai family has to step up and shoulder the responsibility of protecting the land and tranquilizing the people for him!"

"How could it be that a female member of the He Ai family couldn't wear armor and carry a sword like the soldiers and go into battle to kill the enemy?"

Speaking of this, Xu Ruoyun paused for a moment, and then said word by word:

"Although the Ai family is weak and old, they can still beat the war drums. Let the Ai family lead the royal family members to climb the tower and beat the drums to cheer for the entire army. This can be regarded as fulfilling the responsibility of the late king and the king of Jin. "

Having said that, Xu Ruoyun didn't care what Pang Xianchu's reaction was, and waved her hand to signal the maids and attendants to help her walk towards the tower step by step, firmly and resolutely.

Only then did Pang Xianchu realize that all the royal family members had brought various musical instruments. They must have planned to play "The Music of King Qin Breaking the Formation" for the soldiers of the three armies on the city gate tower!

Pang Xianchu saw that he could not stop the concubine from going up to the tower to beat drums and cheer for the three armies, so he had no choice but to take a few deep breaths and follow her up the tower.

A moment later, the impassioned "The Music of King Qin Breaking the Formation" echoed inside and outside Dragon City again.

In an instant, the soldiers of the Polu Army, who were still fighting bloody battles with the enemy troops attacking the city, were deeply inspired and their morale soared.

He inspired his unlimited potential and brandished the sword, gun, sword and halberd in his hand, slashing fiercely, and chopped down all the soldiers of the Yunhui Army who had gone to great lengths to climb the tower with his sword.

Under the city, Yunhui Army Deputy General Zhou Wuyang witnessed with his own eyes that almost all of his own soldiers who had climbed onto the city wall and fought in a group with the Polu troops defending the city were all killed in an instant. The soldiers who climbed up the siege ladder were also killed. After defeating him steadily, he suddenly became furious.

How could he easily allow the city that his side was almost about to capture to be handed over to the enemy again?

Zhou Wuyang gave an order: "The troops of Yu Hou on the left and right will listen to the order and follow the general to attack the city. The first person to climb the tower and capture the flag will be sealed with a thousand households and rewarded with ten thousand gold."

"Capture Dragon City and reward you with all the female family members who beat drums and cheer for the bandits on the city tower!"

"Kill!"

For a time, Zhou Wuyang also sent the left and right Yu Houjun as a reserve team to the battlefield.

These well-equipped soldiers have much stronger combat effectiveness than ordinary siege troops. They are also better at discovering gaps and loopholes in the enemy's defense line. They chose the Xiguan City Wall as the place to climb the city at a glance.

Then, they rushed straight to the Xiguan City Wall like a swarm of swarms.

At this moment, the Tiaodang team led by deputy general Chang Chenghu himself had been fighting fiercely with the soldiers under Pang Xianchu's command at the Xiguan City Wall for a long time.

Dozens of soldiers fought to the death in the face of several times the number of enemies, repelling the enemy's attacks time and time again. Their feet were already piled with enemy corpses.

And these dozens of personal soldiers eventually died of exhaustion due to being outnumbered. Each of them was stabbed in the chest and fell on the way to counterattack the enemy.

Chang Chenghu, holding a ring-headed sword, finally climbed the long-awaited Xiguan city wall. His jumping team of more than 5,000 people fought with the Eighth Regiment of the Po Lu Army, and there were less than 100 survivors.

Fortunately, after paying such a heavy price in casualties, he finally took the lead in climbing the city. Now the whole family will not die!

Chang Chenghu breathed a sigh of relief, and then ordered loudly: "Come on, cut off the flag of the enemy army, and plant the flag of our Yunhui Army on the wall of this Dragon City!"

"I obey the order!"

Soon, several Yunhui Army soldiers waved swords and rushed straight to the battle flag of the Eighth Regiment of the Po Lu Army.

When they arrived in front of the battle flag of the Eighth Regiment of the Po Lu Army, one of the Yunhui Army soldiers raised the sharp steel knife in his hand and was about to cut off the battle flag of the Eighth Regiment.

In a flash of lightning, a flash of cold light suddenly appeared, and there was a flash of knife in the pile of dead bodies.

The next second, the Yunhui Army soldier who swung the knife to cut off the flag was beheaded, leaving only a headless corpse with blood spurting out, staggering and falling to the ground.

Before the other soldiers who tried to plant the Yunhui Army flag on the wall of Longcheng could react, after another flash of knife light, several people were cut on the neck by the sharp blade on the spot, all of them were killed with one knife, and their bodies were separated.

In the pile of dead bodies, a tall figure covered in blood and wet like a hell Shura suddenly jumped up and roared:

"The Eighth Regiment, the flag bearer Xiao Po is here!"

"The flag is there, the city is there!"