Chapter 101
border town.
The army of barbarians attacking the border city did number fifty thousand. Standing on the city wall and looking down, I saw a sea of people, indistinguishable in number. The barbarian soldiers do not pay attention to the cooperation between each other on the battlefield. They pay more attention to the combat ability of individual soldiers. When they gather together, there is no formation at all. Looking from a distance, they look like a mess.
But it was the unstructured fighting method of the barbarians that caused the Feng army to suffer a lot and lost countless soldiers.
Qiu Zhen stood on the tower. Although he was calm on the surface, his heart was ups and downs. Strictly speaking, this was his first time taking charge, but he had to face such a strong opponent. It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous.
Standing with him were Xiao Muqing, who was promoted by Tang Yinxin, as well as the regimental commanders, commanders of two regiments, and others.
Xiao Muqing is much calmer than Qiu Zhen. He is a veteran in the army, and he can also be called a veteran. He has seen too many big scenes. Although there are many barbarians in front of him, he has no fear in his heart.
Glancing at Qiu Zhen, who was expressionless but with deep eyes, Xiao Muqing took a step forward and said softly: "Master Qiu, the barbarians have arrived outside the city. If nothing goes wrong, the barbarians will soon send out people to call for formation. You You need to make arrangements early!"
Qiu Zhen has been promoted by Tang Yin to deputy county guard of Pingyuan County, in charge of military affairs. His position is much higher than Xiao Muqing. Even if he feels that he is hostile to her, Xiao Muqing is still very polite to Qiu Zhen.
"Siege the city?" Qiu Zhen, who had never fought against the barbarian soldiers, was very different. He turned around and asked: "The barbarian soldiers have just arrived and have not formed their formation yet. Are they just attacking the city like a piece of scattered sand?"
In Qiu Zhen's view, formation is very important whether it is frontal combat or siege.
Xiao Muqing secretly smiled in his heart, but did not show it on his face. He nodded and said, "That's right, barbarian soldiers never follow rules when fighting!"
Qiu Zhen looked at Xiao Muqing suspiciously and said nothing more.
Soon, more than 50,000 barbarians gathered outside the border city. As Xiao Muqing said, tens of thousands of barbarians just stood together in a scattered manner, with no formation at all. At this time, the barbarian soldiers in front separated to the left and right, and a sturdy man strode out from the crowd. This man was nearly two meters tall. He only wore an animal skin vest on his upper body, and leggings and combat boots made of pure steel below. In his hands Carrying a chain hammer.
The big man walked out of the barbarian camp and stopped a stone's throw away from the border city. Then he raised his head and shouted at the top of the city. The Feng army guarding the city couldn't understand what he was shouting, but they also understood that he was calling for formation.
Qiu Zhen, who was on the tower, took a deep breath, turned around, looked at the generals behind him, and asked: "Who is willing to go out and fight the barbarian generals?" Before anyone could answer, he continued: "The first battle is here. It is very important. If we can win, we can greatly destroy the morale of the barbarian soldiers, increase the prestige of our army, and also delay the barbarian soldiers from attacking the city!"
Hearing what he said, the captains who were a little timid at first became eager to try. If they could win the first battle, it would undoubtedly be a great achievement. No one would not want to strive for such a credit.
As soon as Qiu Zhen finished speaking, a captain under Gu Yue stepped forward, raised his hands and saluted: "Master Qiu, my subordinate Yu Dapeng is willing to go out of the city to meet the enemy general!"
Qiu Zhen didn't understand Yu Dapeng's strength. He turned to Gu Yue and asked for his opinion.
Yu Dapeng is the best among the ten commanders of the Fourth Corps. Even if his strength is not as good as that of Gu Yue, it is similar. Gu Yue also thinks that he is the first to test the strength of the enemy general. He nodded slightly towards Qiu Zhen, indicating that it was okay because Dapeng went to battle.
Seeing Gu Yue's approval, Qiu Zhen stopped thinking about it and nodded in response: "Commander Yu, I'll leave the first battle to you!"
Yu Dapeng was overjoyed, stepped in to take the order, turned around and walked away quickly.
After getting off the city wall, he asked the defenders guarding the city gate to open the city gate a gap, and then rushed out on horseback.
Being unable to speak the language of the barbarians, Yu Dapeng galloped forward and rushed to the barbarians. He didn't even say hello, but with a shake of his hand, he shot the barbarian straight into his throat.
Although General Man was tall and burly, he was extremely agile. He was slightly sideways and easily avoided the sharp edges. When Yu Dapeng rode his horse and passed by him, General Man also shook off the chain hammer in his hand. Go out and get directly to the back of Dapeng.
It sounds slow, but in fact it is extremely fast. When Yu Dapeng realized that something was wrong, the opponent's hammer had already flown closer.
With no time to dodge, and no time to use his gun to parry, Yu Dapeng instinctively released his spiritual energy and covered his spiritual armor, intending to use his spiritual armor to protect his body and remove the opponent's fatal blow.
There was only a crisp sound in the ear, and the palm-sized solid hammer hit the spiritual armor behind Dapeng. The spiritual armor was able to withstand this powerful and heavy blow, but it could not remove the impact of the hammer. Huge impact.
Yu Dapeng screamed and leaned forward uncontrollably. He couldn't sit still on the horse and fell off the horse. With a muffled thud, the body fell heavily to the ground, sending dust flying into the air.
The barbarian general sneered, and rushed towards Yu Dapeng in two large steps. Before the latter could stand up from the ground, the hammer in his hand came out again, but it was not to attack Yu Dapeng, but with a clever force. Let the iron chain of the chain hammer wrap around Dapeng's neck, and then pull it back violently. Yu Dapeng received the force and his head tilted back involuntarily. He wanted to break free of the iron chain, but the iron chain injected with spiritual energy was extremely tough. , no matter how hard he tried, he could not break free at all. Instead, it became tighter and tighter. Even the spiritual armor around his neck was deformed and deeply dented.
Not long after, Yu Dapeng had difficulty breathing, and his struggle became weaker and weaker.
Who would have thought that the captain, who was most valued by Gu Yue, would go to the battlefield and fall into such a miserable situation without even blocking a single move from the enemy. For a moment, the walls of the border city were silent, and people could only watch Yu Dapeng's life being destroyed by the barbarian general. A little bit of it was lost in my hand, but there was nothing I could do about it.
On the other hand, cheers arose from the barbarian soldiers. Tens of thousands of barbarians looked like savages, holding their weapons high and waving them wildly. Their howls were shocking to the soul.
Silent on one side and calling on the other, the two sides on the battlefield formed a sharp contrast.
The barbarian general dragged the dying Yu Dapeng and walked a few more steps towards the city. Then he raised his head provocatively and laughed at the Feng Jun on the city. He grabbed the chain and hammered the iron on the other end. The awl fiercely stabbed at the back of Dapeng's head.
Click!
The iron awl was so sharp that it instantly shattered the spiritual armor and penetrated deeply into Dapeng's brain. The latter didn't even say a word and died on the spot.
After killing Yu Dapeng, the barbarian general laughed three times again, and then swung the chain in his hand. Without seeing how hard he used it, Yu Dapeng's body flew into the air and fell far away in front of the gate of the border city. .
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Seeing this, there was a sound of exclamations and gasps on the walls of the border city. The living people who were alive and kicking a moment ago turned into cold corpses in the blink of an eye. The cruelty and unpredictability on the battlefield stimulated the hearts of every Fengjun. at.
On the tower, Qiu Zhen's face was ugly, and Gu Yue's face was even more ugly. One was because he was rude in the first battle, and the other was because he felt sorry for Dapeng. The commander he valued most was brutally killed by the enemy. Guyue was anxious and angry. , my heart is on fire.
Guyue was the first to break the silence. He strode forward, walked directly behind Qiu Zhen, and said in a deep voice: "Master Qiu, let me fight!"
"This..." Qiu Zhen came back to his senses and looked at Guyue, whose eyes were about to burst into flames. He shook his head secretly. He knew Guyue's strength very well. Even if Guyue was stronger than Yu Dapeng, he was not much stronger. The opponent defeated Yu Dapeng with just one move and asked Gu Yue to fight, but he probably died in vain.
Seeing Qiu Zhen's face filled with embarrassment and not replying for a long time, Gu Yue, no matter how upright he was, could understand his concerns. He took a deep breath and said seriously: "Master Qiu, my subordinates are going to fight. If you can't win, please raise your head and see you later!"
If it were anyone else, Qiu Zhen wouldn't have so many worries, but Gu Yue was different. He could be regarded as one of the first confidants to follow Tang Yin, and he had a close personal relationship with Qiu Zhen. Furthermore, if Gu Yue really had a problem, how could he tell Tang Yin? Explain? !
When Qiu Zhen was in trouble, someone in the crowd suddenly said: "Master Qiu, let me go out and fight the barbarian general!"
I really didn't expect that someone would take the initiative to challenge at this time. Everyone present looked around and saw that the person speaking was none other than Jiang Mo, one of the dark spiritual cultivators who had just taken refuge with Tang Yin.
Qiu Zhen was refreshed and asked, "Jiang Mo, are you sure of winning?"
Jiang Mo smiled faintly, shrugged nonchalantly and said, "The battlefield is unpredictable and changes rapidly. No one can be sure of victory. However, I feel that even if I cannot defeat the opponent, at least I will not lose too badly."
Qiu Zhen thought for a moment, looked at Jiang Mo and then at Guyue. After thinking about it, he still felt that it was safe for Jiang Mo to fight. Emotionally speaking, Jiang Mo is far inferior to Guyue. From a spiritual point of view, although I don't know if Jiang Mo can beat Guyue, he is a spiritual cultivator, so he may be able to win by surprise on the battlefield.
After thinking about it, Qiu Zhen's face straightened and he said to Guyue: "General Gu, you stay behind to hold down the battle. This battle will be fought by Jiang Mo first. If Jiang Mo is unlucky in the battle, it won't be too late for you to go!"
Qiu Zhen was the commander-in-chief, and his words were military orders. No matter how good his personal relationship was, Gu Yue did not dare to say anything at this time and could only obey the leader's orders.
Jiang Mo cupped his hands at Qiu Zhen and turned around to leave. Qiu Zhen hurriedly stopped him and warned him uneasily: "The barbarian generals are powerful, so be careful. If you can fight, fight; if you can't, then retreat to the city immediately. Qian Don’t get involved with barbarian generals!”
"I understand!" Jiang Mo nodded with a smile and quickly walked down the city wall without even riding a horse, walking out of the city gate.
When he arrived outside the city, he first carried Yu Dapeng's body back into the city, and then walked toward the barbarian general.
Infantry generals in the barbarian army are not uncommon, but it is surprising to see an infantry general from the Feng army.
The barbarian general saw Jiang Mo slowly walking towards him and looked him up and down curiously.
Not long after, Jiang Mo had already reached Manqian, and the distance between them was only five steps.
Jiang Mo is neither tall nor short, but standing next to the barbarian general, he is in sharp contrast. The other person is much taller and thicker than him. Looking at him coldly, he looks like the same person. A gorilla and a monkey stand together.