Chapter 392: Reinforcements arrive, the general dies

The Zhao army retreated, and the moment Bai Qi's banner appeared, Sima Chong led the army to retreat five miles, which shocked Ma Sheng, who had just arrived outside the Changzi City. Although Bai Qi told him before leaving Luoyang, Sima Chong would likely choose to retreat as soon as his banner appeared, but Ma Sheng did not believe it very much. No matter how bad Sima Chong was, he was a famous general in the world. Although Bai Qi was powerful, it was completely impossible to scare him away with a banner.

But in reality, this little girl is just slapping her in the face. Ma Sheng was already ready to fight a tough battle, but when Bai Qi's banner appeared, Zhao Jun actually retreated, retreating cleanly without stopping, and even his eyes were not seen. This made Ma Sheng couldn't help but admire Bai Qi in his heart. This operation was also OK.

The Zhao army retreated, and the battle could not be fought for the time being. Ma Sheng was not so stupid that he used 10,000 people to attack the 200,000 Zhao army, so according to Bai Qi's advice to him, he entered the Changzi City first.

"The last general meets General Ma!" As soon as he entered the city, Ma Sheng saw Li Chong's deputy general, so he asked quickly: "Where is General Li Chong?" Li Chong fought hard for many days, and the situation must be unoptimistic. Ma Sheng was also very concerned about this, so he asked about Li Chong's situation as soon as he entered the city.

The deputy general replied: "After learning that the general was coming to help, General Li was unconscious due to the robbery. Now the military doctor is trying his best to rescue him!"

"Lead the way forward, I will go and see General Li!" When he heard that Li Chong was seriously injured and unconscious, Ma Sheng was also very anxious and hurriedly asked the deputy general to take him to see.

The deputy general nodded and brought Ma Sheng to Li Chong's location. As soon as he walked into the yard, he smelled a strong smell of blood. This made Ma Sheng feel an ominous premonition in his heart. When he saw the military doctor coming out, Ma Sheng hurriedly walked up and asked the military doctor: "Tell me quickly, what is the situation of General Li now?"

The military doctor looked up at Ma Sheng, shook his head, and said, "General Li has been fighting hard for several days and has suffered too many injuries. Some of them are still on the vital point. In addition, he has lost too much blood. It is a miracle to be able to hold on until now. There is not much time now!"

In the wars over the past few days, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Li Chong always charged forward and fought with the Zhao army. He had already suffered countless injuries. If it weren't for the belief in his heart, he would have gone to see the King of Hell long ago. It would be a great miracle to be able to survive now.

Hearing the military doctor's words, Ma Sheng felt dizzy and couldn't stand. He took several steps backwards. Fortunately, the personal soldiers supported him. The military doctor quickly grabbed Ma Sheng's wrist and took the lower pulse. After confirming that there was no problem, he let go.

After Ma Sheng recovered, he walked into Li Chong's room without saying a word. At this time, Li Chong had already woken up. Seeing Ma Sheng, he forced himself to hold his body and showed a pale smile. He said to Ma Sheng: "Brother Ma, you are here!"

When Ma Sheng heard Li Chong's call, he suppressed the sadness in his heart, nodded, then came to Li Chong's bed and said, "Yes, I'm here. Brother Li is injured. You can't do such a big move. Just lie down and have a good rest!"

Li Chong shook his head and said, "I can't support it for a long time. Being able to defend the Changzi City and persevere until your arrival, I have fulfilled my promise to General Meng. By the way, is Taiwei Bai here? Where is it now? I want to see Taiwei Bai. If I don't see him now, I'm afraid there will be no chance in the future!" On his dying day, Li Chong wanted to see Bai Qi so that Bai Qi knew that he did not disappoint him and Meng Zhan. He resisted more than 200,000 Zhao troops with 200,000 troops, and finally defended the city and persevered until the reinforcements arrived!

But the facts are destined to disappoint Li Chong, because Bai Qi has not arrived yet. Ma Sheng shook his head and said, "This time I am the only one who leads 10,000 elite troops. The Taiwei and the main army are still on the way. It is estimated that they will arrive in two days!"

"What! The Grand Marshal hasn't come yet? Why did the Zhao army retreat?" Li Chong was also very surprised when he heard Ma Sheng say that Bai Qi was still on the way and had not arrived at Changzi City at all. Since Bai Qi hasn't come yet, why did Zhao army retreat?

Ma Sheng explained: "Before coming, the Taiwei handed over his battle flag to me and asked me to come to reinforce Changzicheng under his banner. When Sima Chong saw the Taiwei's banner, he retreated directly!"

"In other words, just because of a big banner of the Taiwei, he scared Sima Chong and his 200,000 troops?" Li Chong was a little incredible when he heard Ma Sheng's words. He didn't expect that Bai Qi's reputation was so useful, and he scared 200,000 troops of Zhao with a big banner.

Ma Sheng nodded and said, "Yes, when the Taiwei handed over the flag to me, to be honest, I couldn't believe it at all, but that's the fact. As soon as the Taiwei's flag appeared, Sima Chong retreated, and he retreated completely." Until now, Ma Sheng still couldn't believe that all this was true.

"Hahaha! Bai Taiwei is really a god. Being able to work with a peerless general like Bai Taiwei is really a great pleasure in his life, and he will have no regrets in this life!" Li Chong laughed, but soon his face turned pale because he was too excited and touched the wound.

This scared Ma Sheng. He quickly supported Li Chong and said, "Be careful, don't you want to see Taiwei Bai? Then hold on, Taiwei will arrive soon. If you have anything to say, just tell the Taiwei yourself!"

Li Chong nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will not die for a while. I will definitely be able to persevere until the arrival of the Grand Marshal. Brother Ma came from afar, and I must be very tired. Go down and rest quickly. In this case, I will ask Brother Ma in the future."

Ma Sheng nodded. He was indeed a little tired, so he went down to rest. Li Chong really wanted to wait for Bai Qi to come, but when the manpower was exhausted, Li Chong's injury was too serious and he was seriously injured that night.

After Li Chong's death, the defense of Changzi City fell on Ma Sheng's shoulders. Ma Sheng's current situation is not as easy as Li Chong's before, and it can even be said to be more difficult. Because after many days of hard fighting, Li Chong's 20,000 elite troops are now left with less than 2,000. Even if Ma Sheng brings 10,000 elite troops, the Qin army in Changzi City is only ten thousand people. The Zhao army outside the city has at least nearly 200,000, and the pressure is too great.

Bai Qi has not arrived yet, and this news can't be kept for long. Sima Chong will soon know that Sima Chong, who was deceived, will launch a more fierce offensive against Changzicheng. In two days, Bai Qi will arrive at Changzicheng at most two days. As long as he can hold on for two days, it will be fine. The situation is urgent, and Ma Sheng can't even care about Li Chong's death, so he arranged defense directly. Fortunately, Bai Qi's banner gave Changzicheng a chance to breathe, otherwise Ma Sheng would really have no confidence. At the same time, Ma Sheng was also trying to block the news, so that Zhao army could not find out the situation of the Qin army as much as possible, so that they could not know that Bai Qi had not come yet.

However, the news that Bai Qi had not arrived was finally known by Sima Chong. Moreover, there were only 10,000 reinforcements from the Qin army that came to Changzicheng this time. After receiving the news, Sima Chong was immediately angry and cursed Bai Qi in the central army's tent. However, in the eyes of the Zhao army generals, it was better to say that it was Sima Chong himself to bring humiliation? If it weren't for Sima Chong's cowardly appearance and looking forward to the front, they would have conquered Changzicheng long ago. Why would they be so passive now?

The generals of the Zhao army had long been very dissatisfied with Sima Chong's cowardice. It is true that Sima Chong, as a veteran Zhao State general, had great military achievements and outstanding achievements, which is also very admirable. However, Sima Chong's performance in recent years has made Sima Chong very dissatisfied, especially when he took over the confrontation between the Party Army and Meng Zhan, the cowardly appearance made the Zhao army even more sneer at him. He clearly had a huge advantage, but he was huddled in the city and wasted opportunities, so he was so passive now.
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