Chapter 610: The city of Ji County is broken

"Dong!Dong!Dong!" On April 21, outside the fourth year of Tiantong, Yue Lei and Chang Mao led 20,000 elite troops to be placed under the city. The sound of war drums was deafening, while Li Siye led the main army to push the formation from behind.

On the city of Qi County, Geng Yue and Yuan Bupo stood on the top of the city, holding the sword at their waists tightly, their eyes were bright and their attention was highly concentrated, but this could not conceal the tired expressions on their faces. After ten days of hard fighting, Deng's army's offensive hit the city like a tide. Mei County was like a lonely boat in the sea, shaking and could overturn at any time. Geng Yue and Yuan Bupo were under great pressure.

"General, it seems that the Deng army plans to continue to attack today, and we have never seen the generals in charge, so I think they are new supporters." Looking at Yue Lei and Chang Mao under the city, Yuan Bupo frowned and said, "The offensive and defensive battle in Mei County lasted for ten days, and the generals of the Deng army took turns to fight. Basically, they have seen the generals of the Deng army and fought against each other, but he has never seen these two people before. He thought that they knew that this was Deng army's reinforcements.

"This is definitely true!" Geng Yue nodded and said, "But now I am more concerned about where they came from, whether they came from Chen Cang or Wu Pass. If it was Wu Pass, it means that Lantiangu has been lost. If it was Chen Cang, then it would be a lot of danger tomorrow."

Although the Deng army had entered Guanzhong and the Mei County was shaking under the fierce attack of the Deng army, it was only limited to Li Siye's army. The Deng army in Wuguan and the Central Plains were still blocked by the Qin army from Guanzhong. Even the Deng army on Chen Cang, although the Sanguan army led by Geng Ming could not come to Mei County for support, it was not useless. At least, because of their existence, the Deng army's troops in Chen Cang could not move. Now that the Deng army suddenly had reinforcements, it must be a problem all the way.

Yuan Bupo thought for a while and said, "General, I think the Deng army under the city is likely to come from Chen Cang. Wu'an Jun personally led 100,000 elite troops to guard the Lantian Valley. Not to mention a mere Murong Ke, even if Yue Fei led his army to come, he would not be able to break through Wu'an Jun's defense. Besides, if these troops were Deng army from Central Plains or Wuguan, they should go straight to Chang'an, so how could they come to Mei County?"

Upon hearing this, Geng Yue's face became even more sad, and even showed a sad expression. As Yuan Bupo said, if the Deng army really broke through Lantiangu, they should have gone straight to Chang'an. After all, after passing Lantiangu, there was no resistance along the way to stop Deng's army from entering Chang'an. Deng's army had no reason to let go of the Qin capital Chang'an, and came to Mei County thousands of miles away. The only possibility was Chen Cang. In fact, Geng Yue should have thought of it for a long time, but he was not willing to believe it. Now that Yuan Bupo said it, Geng Yue could no longer control the sadness in his heart. After all, the chief general of the Qin army in Sanguan was his own son Geng Ming. If Deng's army under the city really came from Chen Cang, it means that Geng Ming was in danger.

"General Yuan, what are the situations of the soldiers in the city now?" In order not to let his mood affect the army, Geng Ming deliberately changed the topic and asked Yuan Bupo about the situation of the soldiers in the city.

Yuan Bupo also noticed the emotional changes in Geng Yue's heart, but since Geng Yue chose to hold back, it was difficult for him to tell him, so he followed Geng Yue's topic: "There were less than 5,000 soldiers in the city who could still take up weapons to fight Deng's army. Most of the five thousand people were very tired. It is still unknown how much strength they could exert when they fight. Moreover, more than half of the remaining soldiers were injured."

"Is it really the end of the road?" Hearing this, Geng Yue looked into the distance in a daze. As the point of his eyes was as if he saw the towering Chang'an City, the out of reach of Chang'an City, with less than 5,000 people left, and most of them were injured. Faced with the elite Deng army, Geng Yue didn't know how long he could defend, one day, two days, or three days? Geng Yue didn't know, but Geng Yue knew very well that the final result of Mei County could not be defended.

Yuan Bupo's expression also became sad. There were at least 50,000 Deng's army outside the city, and there were only 5,000 people left on his side. Even if he could defend, how long could he last?

Yue Lei and Chang Mao under the city did not hear the voices of Geng Yue and Yuan Bupo. They were entrusted with important tasks when they first arrived and took on the main force of the attack. They were so happy that they were. If they could enter Mei County first, they would have made great contributions in this battle to destroy Qin, and they could also get rid of the shadow of their fathers.

Over the years, although they were generals of Wudangwei and were considered senior leaders in the army, they had not made much achievements. When others talked about them, they all said that the son of Yue Fei and the son of Chang Yuchun. They may not have had much feeling in the past, but as they grew older, they entered their thirties and had been in the army for more than ten years. They longed to make people remember their achievements, not whose sons they were. They might have been proud of them in the past, but today, they are a humiliation for them. Therefore, since they entered Guanzhong, they have been working diligently, so that one day they will make contributions and let the world know them again.

Now the opportunity has come. As long as they take down Ji County, they will make great contributions. If Li Siye can really lead the army on the west route to capture Chang'an City, then the first contribution to destroying Qin will be theirs.

"Chang Mao, I have been in the army for more than ten years. Now it's finally time for us to make achievements. Don't hold back!" Yue Lei said to Chang Mao.

"No need to say more, I have been waiting for many years this day. Today, I will let the people of the world know that I am not only Chang Yuchun's son, but also a brave general of Da Deng. When it comes to attacking cities and catching camps, killing generals and catching flags, I, Chang Mao, are not inferior to others!" Chang Mao said with a firm look on his face.

"Okay, then let's start!" After saying that, Yue Lei pulled out his sword from his waist, pointed at the head of the city of Qi County, and shouted loudly: "All the soldiers obey the orders! Follow me to take down Qi County and kill!"

"Kill!" With Yue Lei's order, the Deng army pushed the siege car and headed straight for Mei County. Countless Deng army soldiers carried ladders and rushed towards Mei County. The Qin army on the city was not willing to be outdone. Countless arrows shot down from the city, and the Deng army soldiers who were rushing to the front fell down instantly, but this could not stop the Deng army from siege.

The offensive and defensive battle in Mei County has been going on for ten days. The Qin army had already consumed almost all the materials and it was impossible to throw them down like they were not expensive at the beginning. So Deng Jun spent some effort and finally touched the wall of Mei County. Countless Deng army soldiers set up ladders and climbed up one after another.

Gu Kou

As Deng's army attacked the city, pots of golden soup poured down, and the soldiers of Deng's army who were hit all let out heart-wrenching wails.

The troops under Yue Lei and Chang Mao were different from Li Siye's main army. Since they entered Guanzhong, they have never experienced any major wars, so they are very energetic. The offensive was stronger than before and almost broke the city many times. However, the Qin army's resistance was also very tenacious, which led to Deng's army being one step away from breaking the city, just one step away from breaking the city.

After half a day of fierce battle, Yue Lei estimated that his side had suffered more than a thousand casualties, and his soldiers had not experienced such a fierce battle for a long time, so it took some time to adapt, so he discussed with Chang Mao and Mingjin withdrew his troops.

Seeing Deng's army retreating like a retreat, Geng Yue, who was on the city, could not calm down for a long time. Deng's army's offensive was much stronger than before for ten days. If Deng's army could maintain such an offensive next, it would be difficult for him to defend for three consecutive days.

On the other hand, after Yue Lei and Chang Mao returned to the central army tent, they said to Li Siye: "The last general failed to break the city and was entrusted by the general. But the general was relieved. In today's battle, although the last general failed to break the Mei County, they also had a certain understanding of the strength of the Qin army. In less than three days, the last general would definitely break the Mei County. Tomorrow, the general and the two generals would ask the two generals to continue to attack the city!"

Li Siye nodded. He did not blame Yue Lei and Chang Mao for failing to break the city. After all, he failed to shake Mei County for ten days. Yue Lei and Chang Mao only fought for half a day. If this breaks Mei County, wouldn’t it mean that they were too incompetent?

"The two generals need not worry. Geng Yue, the garrison general of the Qin State, is a long-time general of Qin. He has great abilities. I led tens of thousands of elite troops to attack for ten days and have not yet broken the city. The two generals have only fought for half a day and failed to achieve success. It is reasonable. Since the two generals insist on continuing to attack the city tomorrow, the general will be accurate. I hope the two generals will be deflated. The garrison county has already been exhausted. I believe you will be able to break through Mei County." Li Siye said.

"Thank you General!" Yue Lei and Chang Mao were very happy to see that Li Siye did not blame them, but continued to let them take the lead in the siege. Both of them made up their minds in their hearts to break through Ji County and live up to Li Siye's trust.

The next day, Yue Lei and Chang Mao continued to lead the army to attack, but they still failed to break the city. However, Yue Lei and Chang Mao clearly felt that the Qin army's resistance had dropped significantly. I believe that as long as we fight for one to two days, Mei County will be destroyed. Thinking of this, both of them were very happy.

On the third day, that is, the fourth year of Tiantong, on April 23, the Deng army attacked the city as usual, but at this time, the Qin army and other defending materials in Qi County had already been exhausted, and they could only allow the Deng army to attack the city. The two sides started hand-to-hand combat on the city. Seeing this, Li Siye and others behind him knew that the time was coming to break the city, so they sent more troops to attack the city.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the gate of the Deng army attacked the Mei County gate that had not been able to break through for more than ten days was blasted open, and the Deng army soldiers rushed into Mei County like a tide.

Seeing that the city gate had been broken, Geng Yue asked Yuan Bupo to lead his army to resist Deng's army at the city gate, and he himself commanded the city himself.

Although the city gate was broken, Geng Yue never thought about retreating because he knew that at this point, he had no way out. Chen Cang fell into the hands of Deng Jun and could not go back to Chang'an. His only choice was to live and die with Mei County. As for surrender, he never thought about it.

The city gate was fiercely fighting, and Yuan Bupo Yong could not be taken as a preceptor, blocking the Deng army's way into the city. All the soldiers of Deng army who were close to Yuan Bupo died under Yuan Bupo's long sword.

Seeing that Yuan Bupo was unable to retreat and Deng’s army could not enter the city, Chang Mao could no longer sit still, waved the Yu King spear in his hand, rushed into the city, and fought with Yuan Bupo.

Although Yuan Bupo is also considered a powerful general, Chang Mao is the second most powerful force among the younger generation of Deng’s army, and his force is second only to Li Pingzhang. Even if he is ten years older than him, Yue Yun, who is in the year of fighting, is not Chang Mao’s opponent. How could a mere Yuan Bupo be Chang Mao’s opponent?

The two of them fought for only a dozen moves, and Yuan Bupo was killed by Chang Mao. Of course, there must be Yuan Bupo's hard fight for more than ten days and was very tired, but more of the reason was because of the gap in strength between the two.

As soon as Yuan Bupo died, the gates of Mei County were wide open. Deng's army no longer had any obstacles and rushed into the city. Wherever they went, all the Qin army that blocked them were killed. Among them, Chang Mao, who was very skilled in martial arts, was like a sharp knife, which directly tore open the defense line of the Qin army, and the Qin army was defeated.

Geng Yue, who was on the city, saw this scene and was ashamed to death when he saw more and more Deng Jun around him. He knew that Ji County could not be defended, so he put his heart on his neck, looked at the direction of Chang'an City from afar, shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent and unable to stop Deng Jun. Today, I will take one step first, the Qin Dynasty will win thousands of victories!" After that, he turned his sword in his hand and a blood arrow spurted out from his neck, Geng Yue fell to the head of the city of Ji County.
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