My father, King Chu, was besieged at Gaixia

Chapter 128 Unable to Clean Up
The two armies, one attacking violently and the other resisting steadily, strangely formed a stalemate.

Huang Jizhong, who was riding a tall and strong horse and standing on a mound of earth to watch the battle, saw this scene. He clenched his palm unconsciously and twisted the horsewhip into a snake.

"In just three days, the defenders in the city have become so strong. Does that kid Xiang Chang really have some sorcery that can turn stones into gold?" Huang Jizhong's words revealed a hint of exasperation.

This garrison that was so familiar and soft as cream, at this moment, was there any trace of its original form? It had become so unfamiliar that it was no different from any powerful army in the world.

This undoubtedly gave General Huang Jizhong a great shock, even more frightening than when he was almost killed by Xiang Chang's arrow.

Xiang Chang, who had been keeping his horse still and watching the battle quietly, saw that the two armies were in a stalemate. After all, the gap in strength between the defenders was too big. If they delayed any further and could not hold on, they might really collapse in one fell swoop. So he let out a long whistle and led 300 guards to the battlefield in person, trying to break the deadlock.

He rushed to the front wielding a halberd, and Meng Xia and Huang Zhong followed closely on horseback, protecting him on both sides. Three hundred elite cavalrymen then urged their horses to charge forward, forming a triangle formation with him, Meng Xia and Huang Zhong as the spearhead, and they fiercely wedge into the Northern Army's formation.

The Linjiang Kingdom's warehouse had sufficient weapons and uniforms. This time, Xiang Chang had equipped the 300 elite cavalry with new equipment, and they were dressed in black robes and black armor, riding black horses. This time they went out with all their might, like a black dragon, with bared fangs and claws, looking ferocious and vicious, and wreaked havoc in the Northern Army's formation.

Xiang Chang half-stood on his big black horse, drew his bow and arrows, and shot more than a dozen arrows in an instant, and more than a dozen officers of the opposite Northern Army fell down. He put away his bow, urged the big black horse to trample back and forth, and swung his halberd like a tornado stirring up the sky and clouds, slaughtering all the soldiers he met.

Seeing that he was as powerful as a tyrannosaurus and unstoppable, he led three hundred cavalrymen to wreak havoc on that line of battle, trampling out a gap. The infantry following him saw the opportunity and immediately followed closely and attacked madly. The Zhonglang Jiang Rucheng was very anxious and led dozens of cavalrymen to rush forward, trying to hit Xiang Chang head-on and kill him in one fell swoop.

With a "clang", Xiang Chang's halberd hit him hard on the head, like a basin of snow water poured over his head, waking up General Rucheng instantly.

Just this one halberd strike almost made Rucheng shit himself.

At this moment, Xiang Chang gave Rucheng the feeling that he was facing off against Overlord's critical hit head-on. Even though he tried his best to resist, he was still filled with weakness, as if he was willing but unable to do so.

After just this one round, Rucheng didn't dare to fight anymore. He pulled his horse's head and turned around to escape.

But he heard the sound of a bowstring exploding behind him. Ru Cheng said "Not good" in his heart and twisted his body almost instinctively. The next moment, an arrow missed the vital point of his vest and pierced into his back shoulder.

Rucheng let out a cry, but fortunately he had stirrups, so his body was tilted on the horse's back, but he did not fall down. He fled in panic towards the depths of the formation.

Dozens of his guards gathered hastily and helped him escape.

Seeing the cooked duck flapping its wings to fly, Xiang Chang became very angry. He left Xiang Xi and Meng Xia to lead 300 cavalrymen to continue the attack and expand the gap, while he urged the big black horse to chase closely.

He saw that this was a General of the Central Army and was determined to kill him.

But before they had gone far, a sudden roar came from the Northern Army formations on all sides: "Throw down!"

Immediately, fifty strong soldiers with sturdy bodies, muscular arms and amazing physical strength exhaled and shouted at the same time, turned sideways and raised their arms, throwing spears that were at least a tuan long in their hands at Xiang Chang at the same time.

"Finally it did it!" Huang Jizhong, who had been nervously paying attention to the battle situation behind the formation, suddenly blurted out these words and punched the saddle under him hard.

These fifty javelin throwers were carefully selected by Huang Jizhong and trained harshly to become a powerful weapon. Their purpose was to hide in the army formation and surprise attack the enemy generals.

Over the years, countless once-famous generals have fallen into his insidious trap, thus earning him a notorious reputation.

Fifty powerful spears were thrown at the same time, and even gods would find it difficult to resist. That’s why Huang Jizhong shouted “It’s done!” with great confidence.

But then, something unexpected happened again.

Facing fifty spears that tore through the void and flew towards him with sharp gusts of wind, Xiang Chang shouted loudly and swung the halberd in his hand like a rapidly spinning wheel, "ping ping pong pong", he swept away the flying spears one by one.

At the same time he kicked the big black horse, and the big black horse did as he wished, gripping the ground with its four hooves, and suddenly leaped forward like a black dragon, thus escaping from the range of the spears thrown, and rushed into the infantry line of the Northern Army.

Xiang Chang immediately continued to stir the halberd, this time specifically targeting those who threw spears. With the sounds of "puff" and "puff", he smashed their heads one after another, killing them so that blood flowed like a river.

Rucheng escaped for a distance, with a sinister smile on his face, he stopped his horse and looked back, thinking that Xiang Chang had fallen into his trap and had been shot into a hedgehog by the spear, but he didn't expect to see a ferocious black figure, covered in blood plasma and raging with bloody smell, which rapidly grew larger in his eyes.

The sly smile on Rucheng's face froze, replaced by endless shock and terror. It was too late to dodge, and the thick and heavy halberd pierced his chest in one fell swoop!

Xiang Chang used his arms to lift up Ru Cheng's corpse, and spun it three times in the air. He shouted, "Xiang Chang killed the enemy general here!"

Then it smashed hard into the line of the Northern Army soldiers, killing a large number of them.

Looking at Xiang Chang who seemed like a devil and standing there majestically, all the Northern Army officers and soldiers were terrified.

The 8,000 defenders of Jiangling City suddenly cheered, their morale and momentum soared, and they suddenly launched a counterattack, which actually knocked the 21,000-strong Northern Army formation crooked, making it unable to stand and retreat.

First, Huang Jizhong saw Xiang Chang display his great power and break the sudden attack of fifty spearmen in one fell swoop, and then kill the General of Rucheng. He was shocked and cursed angrily. Now, seeing that the formation was about to become unstable and showed signs of collapse, his hands could not help but tremble, and his fingers scratched in the air in vain, feeling at a loss and powerless.

"Hurry up and send Luo Dian and Su Yin to lead the cavalry to the battlefield to stabilize the front." Huang Jizhong shouted in panic. The messenger cavalry received the order and rode away.

As Huang Jizhong shouted this, Shusun Tong took advantage of the fact that Huang Jizhong was distracted and could not take care of himself, and retreated silently.

After getting down from the mound, he waved hurriedly to his disciples and guards standing on horseback at the foot of the mound and whispered hurriedly: "Go! Go!" He was keenly aware of Huang Jizhong's cowardice and panic in his roar. Although the Northern Army had cavalry that had not been deployed to the battlefield, the defenders of Jiangling City on the opposite side also had cavalry on standby. The Northern Army's cavalry was forced to go into the battlefield first, and the defeat was inevitable and difficult to reverse.

The disciples and guards were still confused and couldn't help asking stupidly: "Teacher, where are we going?"

——In their opinion, the two armies are still in a stalemate and no one has yet decided the winner.

Shusun Tong wanted to slap his big teeth out, but he didn't answer and ran to the northwest. The disciples and guards felt something was wrong at this time, and out of trust in their teacher's professional escape, they followed him in silence.

As expected, Luo Dian led 2,000 cavalrymen and just rushed out, they were stopped by the cavalrymen led by Xiang Xi. Luo Dian was beaten by Xiang Chang and was still injured. He was killed by Xiang Xi's charge and spear. The 2,000 cavalrymen were also chased and cut by the 3,000 cavalrymen. Not to mention stabilizing the infantry line, they were soon in chaos.

At this time, the northern army's front line finally couldn't hold on and began to collapse in large areas. The Jiangling defenders broke into it and killed them wantonly. The local collapse quickly spread and eventually turned into a full-line collapse.

The situation could no longer be controlled.

Huang Jizhong stared at the battle line, as if he couldn't accept the outcome of failure, and shouted: "How is it possible?! How is it possible?! Where is Su Yin? He still has two thousand cavalrymen, where is he? I want to kill him——"

"Su Yin is here!" Just as Huang Jizhong was cursing, he heard the sound of horse hooves behind him. A general rushed up the mound and rushed behind him before the guards could stop him. Just as he turned around in shock, a spear pierced his waist and ribs, knocking him off his horse.

"I am a disciple of the vassal family of Great Pillar State Bo Pi." Looking at Huang Jizhong who was stabbed to the ground, holding his spear tightly with both arms, staring at him with astonishment and anger on his face, Su Yin couldn't bear it and explained.

Huang Jizhong froze, then a look of relief slowly appeared on his face. Then he spread out his arms weakly and died.

Su Yin led two thousand cavalrymen to charge over and killed the private soldiers of Huang Jizhong's family around the mound one by one.

Shusun Tong rushed several miles in one breath with the help of his disciples and guards, and stopped only when he was far away from the battlefield. Looking back, he found that the Northern Army had indeed been defeated, and Huang Jizhong was obviously in danger.

Although Shusun Tong escaped with his life, he was not happy at all and kept cursing: "Fool! Waste! If you had listened to me earlier and rebelled earlier, why would you end up like this? Even my mission has been delayed. Damn it! Damn it!"

"Teacher, what should we do next?" One disciple was completely frightened by the bloody and brutal scene on the battlefield. Even though he escaped, his face was still frighteningly pale, and he asked in panic.

"What should we do? Escape! The situation in Linjiang Kingdom is irreversible. Hurry to Jiujiang to meet Lu Ze immediately. Lu Ze has a large army. Persuade him to lead the army in person to recapture Linjiang Kingdom. - My dear Xiang Chang, I will let you be proud for a few days, but you will cry later." Finally, looking back at the battlefield where the Northern Army was in chaos, Shusun Tong was filled with hatred. He immediately spurred his horse, took his disciples and guards to identify the direction, and continued to flee.

During the Battle of Putian, Xiang Chang ordered his generals to clean up the battlefield, count the military achievements, and collect the dead soldiers. At the same time, he invited the Grand Pillar State Bo Pi to accompany him into the Northern Army camp.

It has to be said that the results of this battle were fruitful. Not only did they seize a large number of siege equipment that Huang Jizhong had worked hard to build over several years, but they also found mountains of military uniforms, weapons, and private wealth of many generals, including Huang Jizhong, in the Northern Army camp.

What excited Xiang Chang the most was that after the Northern Army's front collapsed, with Huang Jizhong being killed, large numbers of Northern Army soldiers knelt down and surrendered. If all the surrendered soldiers were gathered together, there would be as many as 17,000 to 18,000 people. Excluding the old, weak and disabled, there were still about 16,000 strong and strong soldiers.

Xiang Chang did not say anything and ordered all the generals to recruit them into the army.

As for the merits of meritorious soldiers, once they are counted, they will be distributed immediately without any discount - this is related to the reputation of the Great Chu and must be executed as soon as possible.

Looking at the private wealth seized from the Northern Army generals in the Northern Army camp, plus the property looted from the unfortunate noble families in the square in front of the royal palace in the city, Xiang Chang estimated that it was more than enough to reward the meritorious soldiers.

As for land, except for those unlucky aristocratic families, the land of Huang Jizhong and the families of a number of Northern Army generals were all taken back without any hesitation.

Only then did Xiang Chang realize that in the entire Linjiang Kingdom, most of the land was monopolized by these aristocratic families, and the free people only occupied a small part.

For example, the Huang Jizhong family alone, in addition to the fiefs of five large counties in the kingdom, also owned a total of 10,000 acres of private land, including mountains, rivers, forests, etc. In addition, the largest landlord in the kingdom, the royal family, had an amount of land that was even more jaw-dropping.

These lands were distributed to meritorious soldiers, and there was even a huge surplus.

Just when he was getting overwhelmed with work, Gong Yin from the palace sent a eunuch to invite him into the palace to hear the details of the battle.

Xiang Chang originally had no intention of playing with the children, but thinking that he would need Gong Yin's close cooperation in the future, he handed over all matters to Bo Pi, took Meng Xia with him, left the Northern Army camp, and came to the palace.

Xiang Chang was dressed in a brocade robe with a long sword hanging from his waist. Under the careful guidance of a eunuch, he arrived directly in front of the palace hall.

Xiang Chang asked casually when he didn't see Wu Xin along the way. The eunuch accompanied him and said carefully: "Wu Xin is in the spirit hall, waiting for the court officials to mourn."

That’s right, until now Xiang Chang has not released those nobles in the court and still keeps them firmly under control in the palace.

Before arriving at the palace, Xiang Chang looked inside through the open door. Deep inside the palace, Linjiang King Gong Yin was wearing a large and somewhat ridiculous crown. He was waiting quietly, accompanied by the Grand Marshal Chu Licuo who was bowing with his hands hanging down. He left Meng Xia outside the palace and went straight into the palace.

After walking a few steps into the hall, the eunuch behind him gently closed the door. Xiang Chang paused and narrowed his eyes suddenly, feeling that this scene seemed very familiar, as if he had seen it before.

He looked up at the figures of an old man and a young boy at the end of the hall, and then at the large screens behind them. A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Xiang Chang continued to move forward without stopping.

Gong Yin, who was sitting cross-legged on the couch with his legs spread out, saw Xiang Chang striding towards him with a powerful aura and the aggressive spirit of defeating the Northern Army, and a hint of uneasiness appeared on his face.

Before he could say anything, Chu Licuo suddenly stepped forward and shouted, "Xiang Chang, you are so brave! You want to assassinate the king! Kill him!"

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