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Chapter 1253 The Battle of Hongnong (Part 2)

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    At this time, Gao Nie, who was in charge of the defense on the top of the city, was also under great pressure.

    Looking at the archers under the city who were constantly raising their bows and setting arrows, Gao Nie went to Yang Zhiji and said, "Your Majesty, our army must open the door and defeat these crossbowmen!"

    Yang Zhiji was startled and opened the door to attack, which was not what he had imagined.  Besides, it is easy to open the door but difficult to close it.

    "General Gao, is it necessary that you can't defeat the enemy like this?"

    Gao Nie nodded heavily.

    Now has reached the most critical moment for both sides. Victory or defeat is only a matter of a few breaths, so there is no room for retreat.

    Yang Zhiji also knew that there are specialties in the art industry, and this was not the time to bargain, so he looked at Gao Nie and said: "General, don't worry, I will guard the general's retreat."

    Gao Nie then gathered 500 war horses and summoned 500 brave and skilled soldiers in the army, all holding horizontal swords and wearing heavy armor, and fought out from the east gate.

    At this time, the rebel crossbowmen were only thirty or forty steps outside the city gate. They were large in number, almost two thousand.

    Yang Xuangan originally thought that there were only a thousand defenders and a group of civilians in the city, and did not think that the opponent had the courage to attack, so he did not send troops to protect these archers.

    When Gao Nie suddenly came out with his troops, he immediately rushed into the group of archers.  The unsuspecting archers were almost like lambs waiting to be slaughtered and could only be slaughtered by the Sui army.

    Gao Nie held a long knife and slashed it with both hands, directly cutting a rebel who was blocking him into two pieces.

    The hundreds of cavalry behind him also turned into a rolling torrent, crushing directly towards the rebel archers.  Almost every swing of the sword took away an archer.  The unsuspecting archers were either directly scattered by the cavalry, or were directly trampled over by the cavalry, and then crushed into pulp.

    The scene was extremely cruel at the time.

    Yang Xuangan behind the formation was shocked and ordered Zhao Huaiyi, who was commanding the siege, to lead his troops to rescue.  Looking at the archers who suffered heavy casualties, Yang Xuangan's heart was bleeding.  These are the few archers he has. If they are all lost here, it will be over.

    Zhao Huaiyi, who was commanding the troops to attack the city, quickly led his troops to the city gate after receiving the order.

    At this time, Gao Nie looked at the reinforcements approaching them. He knew that it was not appropriate to fight for a long time at this time, so he had to capture the thief first and capture the king first. Therefore, he reined in his horse and rushed straight towards Zhao Huaiyi.

    Zhao Huaiyi was still on the horse, shouting "City gate, city gate!"

    At this time, he heard a cry in front of the formation. Zhao Huaiyi hurriedly turned around to look, but a cold light flashed across his eyes. It was just a pain in his neck and he didn't know what was going on.

    It turned out that Gao Nie took the lead and took advantage of Zhao Huaiyi's unpreparedness to rush straight to the front of his formation.

    With one man, one horse and one sword, Gao Nie beheaded the rebel general Zhao Huaiyi in front of everyone.  Gao Nie did not show any interest in fighting after killing someone. He reined in his horse, turned around and left, leaving only Zhao Huaiyi's headless body and the rebels looking at Zhao Huaiyi's body in a daze.

    Without Zhao Huaiyi¡¯s command, the rescue soldiers were in disarray, and no one knew what to do.  There were actually people who directed the soldiers who had already boarded the city to go down to the city to rescue the archers.

    Gao Nie led hundreds of soldiers to disrupt the formation of these archers and killed them again. Seeing that reinforcements from Yang Xuangan's headquarters finally arrived, Gao Nie ordered to return to the city.

    Yang Xuangan's cavalry also arrived and hung up behind Gao Nie's troops.

    Fortunately, Yang Zhiji had already taken precautions. He stationed a group of crossbowmen at the city gate and blocked the door with sword carts, thus blocking the opponent's attack.

    However, when Yang Jishan saw Gao Nie's troops fleeing into the city, he was unwilling to do so. He actually ordered people to pile firewood, branches, etc. to the city gate, lit a fire, and tried to burn down the city gate.

    The fire spread quickly and was about to burn down the city gate. At this time, Gao Nie ordered people to pour kerosene on the inside of the city gate and then lit a fire to prevent the rebels from entering.

    At the same time, Gao Nie ordered people to push the boulders prepared at the city gate into the city gate to block the enemy.

    The two sides fought fiercely for a day, going back and forth. The rebels suffered heavy casualties, but they failed to capture the city.

    At night, there was a wailing in the rebel camp, and people took the opportunity to escape from the camp from time to time.  Yang Xuangan ordered people to patrol closely, and if any deserters were found, they would kill them without mercy, but they still could not stop the soldiers from escaping.

    Seeing the situation of today's battle, Yang Xuanzang and others were also afraid. Hongnong City would never be captured in a short time, and the angry Yang Xuangan was afraid that he would be beaten to death under Hongnong City.

    At this time, Yang Xuanzang could not sit still. Among Yang Xuangan's brothers, Yang Xuangan was the bravest, Yang Xuanting was the most knowledgeable, Yang Wanxiang was the best at fighting, Yang Xuanzang was the smartest, and Yang Xuanzang was the most decisive.

    The army must retreat from Hongnong.

      Yang Xuanzang knew that others could not speak, so he had to speak at this time.

    Yang Xuanzang came to the Chinese army camp and found that his brother was still looking at the map of Hongnong City.  When Yang Xuangan saw his younger brother coming, he quickly pulled Yang Xuanzang and said, "Second brother, wait and see, I will find a way to break the city tomorrow."

    Yang Xuanzang looked at his brother and said, "Brother, I'm afraid this battle won't go on."

    Yang Xuangan was stunned, his face immediately turned ugly, and he whispered to his younger brother: "Are you also here to persuade me to withdraw my troops?"

    Yang Xuanzang said: "Brother, didn't you realize today that the number of troops in Hongnong City is definitely more than a thousand, and I'm afraid there are even more. Just look at the hundreds of cavalry today, and they are all brave and good at fighting. It is absolutely impossible.  It¡¯s what a small Hongnong City can have.¡±

    Yang Xuangan said disapprovingly: "So what?"

    "This means that someone has deployed troops and horses in Hongnong City in advance, waiting for us? Isn't it scary that someone can predict our army's defeat in advance and retreat to Hongnong? I even suspect that this person is Huang Mingyuan  .¡±

    Yang Xuangan said with disbelief: "How is this possible? Huang Mingyuan is not a god."

    Yang Xuanzang said: "But he also miraculously appeared at Poling Ferry, and no one believed that he would come back in such a short period of time. As for pushing forward, whether it is to destroy the Turks or to pacify the Han Dynasty in one month,  Is it easier than setting up an ambush in Hongnong City? Who could have believed that Huang Mingyuan could do it at that time?"

    Yang Xuangan was a little silent. He didn't want to believe his brother's words, but he didn't know how to explain it.

    Yang Xuanzang stared at his brother and said with some heartache: "Brother, retreat, before Huang Mingyuan comes after you, otherwise it will be too late. Father has left everything to us, and we cannot let the Yang family perish here.  "

    Yang Xuangan was shocked when he heard this.

    Yang Xuangan said with sadness: "I didn't do well enough and failed to live up to my father's expectations, which brought the Yang family to where it is today."

    Yang Xuangan, who was no longer stubborn, immediately regained his senses.  Yang Xuangan immediately ordered the entire army to repair overnight and wait until early tomorrow morning before retreating.

    There is no other choice but to risk staying here for one more night. The rebels have not had any rest for several days and are already exhausted.

    Early on the second day, at dawn, Yang Xuangan broke camp and headed west, taking his younger brother Yang Jishan as the vanguard and headed west.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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