The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1169: loyal to the country
Chapter 1169: Loyalty to the Country
“Revenge for the brothers of the Bai Family Army!” The soldiers of the Bai Family Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty also screamed loudly, “Kill!”
Ye Shouguan on the tower had already smelled something unusual before he heard Deputy General Zhao’s shout. He shouted loudly for the city gate to be closed…
However, after the soldiers saw Deputy General Zhao enter the city, they saw that their comrades were still rushing into the city on horseback. They could not bear to close the gate and let their comrades become victims of the enemy’s swords. They ignored the military orders and shouted at their comrades to go faster, and they did not close the city gate for a long time.
Hearing the shouts of Deputy General Zhao, Ye Shouguan raised his head again and looked into the distance. He saw the black-armored cavalry rushing towards him like a tsunami. The flickering torches in the hands of the Great Zhou army illuminated the darkness in the distance. The Great Zhou army lined up densely packed ladders and battering rams, making a huge noise…
Ye Shouguan’s scalp tightened, and he immediately drew his sword and shouted loudly: “Crossbow! Fire!”
“General! His Majesty is still here…”
Veins popped out on Ye Shouguan’s forehead. He turned around and chopped off the general’s head with a knife, shouting loudly: “Once Yechengguan is breached, Xiliang will be destroyed! Get out of the way of your majesty! Crossbows! Fire!”
Ye Shouguan shouted until he was hoarse. The soldiers with the crossbows did not dare to hesitate. They raised their hammers high and smashed hard at the crossbow launching mechanism.
The three-bow crossbows neatly arranged on the walls of Yecheng Pass, with their thick crossbow arrows whistling towards the army of the Great Zhou in the distance…
The Great Zhou army had a solid formation. The Heavy Shield Army protected the Great Zhou soldiers pushing the ladders and advanced slowly. Even if the crossbow arrows penetrated a certain Heavy Shield formation and disrupted their pace, the Heavy Shield Army would soon fill in and continue to advance in an orderly line. The momentum was extremely terrifying…
The catapults at the back of the Great Zhou army had not been used yet. Ye Shouguan didn’t know what Bai Qingyan, who was always good at using surprise troops, was waiting for, and when he would use the catapults. He even thought that the Great Zhou didn’t use the catapults yet, just to… wait for an opportunity to use the catapults to achieve a surprise victory.
“Report…” The blood-soaked soldier who had followed Deputy General Zhao out of the city and fought his way back staggered up to the tower to bring the battle report, “The main forces of the Great Zhou are out! The Emperor of the Great Zhou is leading the troops himself, and the generals of the Bai family are all here! The youngest one is following the Emperor of the Great Zhou!”
“Report… General Ye Shoujiang of the Right Front reported that he did not see the Great Zhou army attacking the city. May I ask if the general will come to help?”
“Report… General Ye, the gatekeeper of Zuofeng, has come to report that he has not seen the Great Zhou army. May I ask the general… whether to send reinforcements?”
The scouts sent by Ye Shouguan to climb up the high peaks on both sides of Yecheng Pass along the city wall came back and reported breathlessly.
Hearing the Bai family army shouting for revenge, Ye Shouguan made a decision almost instantly. He turned to look at his subordinates and said, “Who is willing to lead the troops out of the city to fight the enemy and ensure that the city gate is closed smoothly? This road… only death and no life!”
His meaning was very clear. Someone was needed to lead the troops out to die and resist until the city gates were closed.
“I am willing!”
“I am willing!”
“I am willing!”
The generals knelt on one knee and clasped their fists to express their willingness.
Everyone knows the importance of Yechengguan. Without a country… there is no home. As people from Xiliang… they must defend Xiliang’s last line of defense.
Ye Shouguan’s cousin looked at his cousin deeply, nailed the silver spear in his hand to his feet, tore the cloth strips from the hem of his clothes and tied them on his head, with a firm look in his eyes, and said loudly: “Brother! Tell my mother that I am unfilial… I must be loyal to the country! I will be filial to her in the next life! Cousin, please take good care of my mother!”
After saying that, Ye Shouguan’s cousin pulled out the silver spear at his feet and rushed towards the tower…
If someone has to die in this battle to resist the army of the Great Zhou and buy time for his brothers to close the city gates, Ye Shouguan’s cousin knows… As a member of the Ye family, he has an obligation to do so!
His cousin Ye Shouguan is the general defending the city and cannot die…but he is just a warrior, he can die!
He also knew that for so many years… the Ye family had been defending Yechengguan and had not fought a hard battle for a long time, so the people below were very dissatisfied with the Ye family, and his cousin Ye Shouguan was also in danger of being sidelined. He hoped that as a descendant of the Ye family, he could lead by example and let these generals join hands with his cousin to fight against the Great Zhou!
The most important pass in Xiliang must not be lost in the hands of the Ye family!
Ye Shouguan’s pupils widened, and he swallowed the words he wanted to call his cousin back just as they were on the tip of his teeth. He only shouted: “Go to the rear and burn the catapults of the Great Zhou! You are the greatest hero of Xiliang!”
Ye Shouguan’s cousin did not look back, but raised his hand and the knife to show that he understood.
Ye Shouguan’s cousin shouted loudly from the stairs on the city wall: “Ye Shouguan is the last line of defense of Xiliang. Those who dare to sacrifice their lives for the country… for their families, follow me!”
Ye Shouguan’s eyes suddenly filled with tears. He gritted his teeth and said, “Everyone, get up! This battle… If we really let the Great Zhou break into Yechengguan, we will be sorry for the soldiers who are willing to die! Pick up your bows and arrows! Move stones! Kerosene! We will fight the Great Zhou to the death today!”
After saying that, Ye Shouguan turned around and looked at the two scouts coming down from the high peaks on both sides of Yechengguan, and shouted, “Send someone to quietly pass the message to the mountains on both sides, no need to reinforce the city… Immediately send troops around to the rear of Da Zhou, fireworks as a signal, then… I will let part of Da Zhou’s army enter the city, attack from both sides, and make sure to destroy Da Zhou’s main force. It would be best if we can capture Da Zhou’s emperor alive and exchange him for my Xiliang emperor!”
“Yes!” The messenger received the order and went to deliver the message immediately.
High city walls were also built on the steep mountains on the left and right sides of Yecheng Pass. The wall started from the city gate at the foot of the mountain… and meandered all the way up the mountain. The soldiers guarding the city wall on the mountain had already heard the movements of Yecheng Pass below.
But their mission was to defend the high wall above. Ye Shouguan had once issued an order that if a war broke out… without his order, the soldiers on the mountain were not allowed to go down the mountain to rescue. They needed to close the wall road leading from the wall below the mountain to the wall above, to prevent the enemy from going up the mountain and annihilating Ye Chengguan’s army. Therefore, the generals on both sides of the mountain did not act rashly.
But the generals on the high peaks on both sides had already sent people down the mountain along the city wall to investigate the battle situation.
The soldiers of the Bai Family Army were fighting at the city gate with the enemy force that outnumbered them by hundreds or thousands of times. They blocked the gate and refused to give in, even if they had to use their bodies to block the city gate. They had to complete the mission and could not let the city gate be closed. They had to let the brothers of the Bai Family Army enter the city smoothly.
Ye Shouguan’s cousin led the Xiliang soldiers, raised his scimitar, leaped out of the city gate, and rushed towards the Bai family army with the cry of killing. He knew that he would die in this battle, so he just shouted loudly: “Warriors of Xiliang! Even if you die, you must save a few more lives of Zhou Gou! Kill!”
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