What was ancient warfare like? Although Qin Hao had seen it on TV and movies in the past, it was just fiction after all.

At this moment, looking at the scene in the distance that could really be described as a huge crowd of people, Qin Hao finally understood why the ancient battlefield was just a millstone of flesh and blood.

Qin Hao couldn't tell how many people there were in that army. He only felt that it was densely packed and there were people surging everywhere.

In the army, a flag was erected. Qin Hao looked from a distance and vaguely saw the word "bell" written on the flag.

"Zhong? Could it be General Zhendong named Zhong? Wasn't he convicted of conspiracy and returned to Beijing for trial?"

Qin Hao murmured.

The army gradually approached, and finally stopped about five miles away from the city, forming a formation to face them.

Only then did Qin Hao really see clearly. There was indeed a word "clock" written on the big scroll.

Although this army is large in number, they are actually just a group of refugees. Most of them are sallow and thin, and many of the soldiers don't even have a decent weapon, let alone armor.

Qin Hao probably understood that this should be a peasant uprising army organized in the name of General Zhong. In layman's terms, it was a rebellion.

After the army was arrayed, one of the generals wearing silver armor and a green cloak rode his horse to the bottom of the city wall.

"Where is the governor of Yanghua County?"

The general's aura was strong and his voice could be heard far away. He was obviously a master of martial arts.

On top of the city wall, a Confucian scholar with a white face and long beard walked to the crenellations of the city wall. He looked happy and replied loudly:

"This is my official. Is this General Xiao of the Zhendong Army under the city?"

The rebel general said coldly:

"Zhendong Army? Your Majesty, you are so polite. Our Zhendong Army has been judged as rebels by the Dog Emperor, but it's okay. Helping such a foolish king to defend the world will sooner or later die. Since Zhengtian suspects us of treason, Then let's show him, Lord Sheriff, your Yanghua County only has 8,000 defenders, but I have 80,000 rebels here. Why don't you open the city gate as soon as possible, lead your brothers to join my rebel army, and together we can help Li Guo and rule the world. Cure stubborn diseases and together we can save the world.”

The governor of Yanghua County smiled and said:

"General Xiao, I understand that you are eager to save the country. It is just a matter of being loyal to the emperor by eating the emperor's salary. Since I have become the governor of Yanghua County, I should fulfill my duties and protect the people of this area."

General Xiao said no more. He originally did not think that the Yanghua County Sheriff would surrender so easily. In the end, he still had to fight with real swords and guns.

But when General Xiao looked at the army behind him, he was not particularly confident. Among the 80,000 rebels, only 10,000 were veterans of the Zhendong Army he brought back from the east. The rest were just collected along the way. Refugees.

Of these 10,000 veterans, only 5,000 are here at this time.

Along the way, they seemed to have great momentum, but in fact they were at the end of their efforts. The army had long been cut off from food and grass. Although some counties and villages and towns were occupied along the way, these places had long been looted, and they could not get much oil and water at all.

Therefore, General Xiao decided to capture a county and city as a base camp, and then slowly plan for it.

This decision was very risky. Although Yanghua County only had 8,000 defenders, they were well-armed and well-trained, with plenty of food and grass, and strong soldiers and horses. However, General Xiao's side was filled with hungry and dizzy refugees, and they did not even have many serious weapons to attack the city. The equipment is even more rudimentary.

Therefore, in this battle, General Xiao was already prepared to fall short.

General Xiao turned his head and looked under the big banner inside the central army. The uneasiness in his heart calmed down a little.

He walked up to the army and began to mobilize in front of the formation, but his mobilization was very strange. He did not say a word to boost morale, but instead said some desperate words.

Qin Hao listened for a long time and probably heard that General Xiao wanted to turn this irregular army into a desperate army. As the saying goes, a sad army must win, he pushed these people to the extreme in order to inspire them The desire to survive after there is no way to retreat.

Qin Hao saw that most of the people in the army had strong fear in their eyes, but they did not retreat, let alone give up.

Because they knew that if they failed to win this battle, they would have no chance of survival.

The war finally started before dark, and the rebel soldiers swarmed toward the city wall like ants. They carried simple ladders and crude weapons, fearless of death.

But this momentum disappeared after a round of arrows fell on the city wall.

The refugees who were not killed by the arrows were crying loudly, and most of the other soldiers were so frightened that they ran away with their heads in their hands.

General Xiao was so angry that he rode up directly and stabbed three or four fleeing deserters to death with a spear in his hand like a skewer of candied haws.

"Those who run away from battle will die."

The nearly five thousand Eastern Border veterans behind him roared in unison:

"kill."

At this time, the refugees rushing in front also saw that General Xiao, whom they regarded as their savior, was just treating them as cannon fodder.

But what if you understand? They were caught in the middle and had no choice but to fight desperately for that glimmer of life.

Finally, a refugee soldier overcame the fear in his heart, raised the butcher knife in his hand, and rushed towards the city wall while roaring.

In an instant, tens of thousands of refugees faced death, bursting out with an extraordinary momentum.

However, momentum was just momentum after all. Under the counterattack of the well-armed Yanghua County defenders, these people fell down in pieces like wheat in autumn.

Seeing this, General Xiao showed no emotion on his face. He waved gently, and the herald immediately signaled, the flag was waved, and the five thousand regular troops behind him began to attack.

They also had sophisticated weapons and even siege equipment. With their addition, the pressure on the defenders on the city wall suddenly increased, and casualties began to occur.

The face of the Yanghua County Sheriff began to look a little solemn. He glanced at the horizon. Only the last touch of red clouds was left. The two troops from Yuantai County and Fengtai County that had been agreed with him had not yet arrived, which finally made him feel a little relieved. haze.

Among the rebels, under the big banner, there was a carriage parked. There were two people sitting in the carriage, an elegant old man with gray hair wearing a blue Confucian shirt, and a young woman with a pale face and peerless appearance.

The woman asked the old man worriedly:

"Military advisor, Yanghua County City is too close to Yuantai County City and Fengtai County City. I am afraid that the two counties have already sent troops at this time. By then..."

The old man raised his hand and interrupted the woman's words. He stroked his beard and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, young lady, as long as they dare to send troops, Yuantai and Fengtai counties will be in our pocket."

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