Chapter 1079 Leave it behind

Chapter 1079 Leave it behind

Chapter 1079 Leave it behind
The south of the city was in chaos, and the east was no less so.

The people who disembarked were not elite soldiers, but mostly navy soldiers. They did not have much fighting spirit, and were just going through the motions. After being discovered by the Liang people, they only resisted for a short while before disbanding on their own and retreating in the direction of the ship.

The Liang army followed behind, hacking and killing with ease, until a large number of arrows were shot from the boats, regardless of friend or foe, wave after wave, pinning the Liang army that was chasing too fast and the slowest-running Jin army to the ground, and only then did they finally calm down.

The pursuing soldiers became frightened and stopped, allowing the defeated soldiers to escape back to the ship.

The enemy ships leisurely gathered up the defeated soldiers, then slowly moved away, no longer wanting to fight.

The Liang army officer on the shore gave an order, slowly gathered the scattered Liang army soldiers, turned around and attacked towards the east gate.

A noisy crowd was pouring out of the door.

The Liang army formed a battle formation and advanced, and the archers launched a wave of long-range shots first.

The Jin people who fled screamed and fell to the ground in large numbers.

The sound of orderly footsteps rang out, and a forest of spears appeared on the street. The soldiers of the second battalion of the Yellow Head Army marched forward in unison, with sword and shield soldiers in the front, resisting the desperate Jin soldiers who rushed forward. The spears pierced out from behind like lightning, knocking the enemies to the ground one by one.

The soldiers in the formation were limited in their vision and could not see the enemy's full picture at all. Anyway, they just followed the officers' orders and charged forward with their spears.

The sound of bone whistles rang out again and again, and long spears stabbed out again and again. The soldiers advanced slowly, with corpses lying all over the place under their feet, becoming more and more dense and bloody.

In such an environment, everyone turned into a cruel and cold killing machine. Some people could not even hear the officers' commands and no longer paid attention to whether they were following closely behind the team leader who was carrying the recognition flag.

Anyway, it’s just killing, killing, killing, killing!

Until they are exhausted or killed by desperate enemies.

They didn't know how long they had been fighting, but they suddenly felt that there was no space in front of them, and no one was rushing towards them anymore. The murderous intent of the crowd subsided a little.

The ground was littered with corpses lying in all directions, and people could barely stand. Most of them were soldiers, but there were also many old, weak, women and children. Some of them were even wearing silk and satin, looking like wealthy people.

This is not surprising. Ordinary people basically hid in the houses on both sides of the street. Their property was all here, and they had nowhere else to go. Even if they could make up their minds to escape, unless they could escape in groups of dozens or even hundreds of families and help each other on the way, they would basically be captured and made slaves.

How could they organize themselves in such a short time? They could only hide quietly at home, waiting for the judgment of an unknown fate.

Some people from the North City also rushed in, but they were just a little slower than them.

They were the elite soldiers of the Silver Spear Camp. They climbed the city wall first, defeated the demoralized defenders, and then opened the city gates to let in more comrades.

After controlling the outer city, they sent people to attack the west gate, dispersed the enemy from behind, and then opened the city gate. However, not many people came in - there were not many soldiers in the west city, and almost all the main forces were transferred to the south city to pursue.

The Silver Spear Army attacked the inner city again.

There were no longer any defenders here and the city gates were wide open. It was obvious that they had all fled long ago.

The Silver Spear Army soldiers immediately divided into several groups to control various key points and prevent the disorderly soldiers from looting.

At this time, the enemy was not only the Jin army, but also the various tribes of the Hu people who had been fighting with the army for several months, the young men from various counties, and even some government soldiers. They had a strong desire to destroy and vent, including but not limited to killing, robbing, raping, arson, etc., and they must be suppressed at any time, no matter who they were.

To be honest, the Silver Spear Army also wanted to plunder the city, but they were still willing to obey the military order. The emperor wanted to get the entire Jiangling City, not just the city, but also the population in the city - among them, there might be a large number of skilled shipbuilding craftsmen.

To the Silver Spear Army, the emperor's orders are above everything else because his prestige is above everything else.

With their suppression, Jiangling will not be in chaos.

******
Outside the South Gate, a staggering retreat was underway.

There was an old man who was supported by his own children and grandchildren, but he fell to the ground while walking, and could not get up again, and then he sat on the ground and cried.

Countless figures passed by them, each of them with a panicked look on their face. Driven by the desire to survive, they exerted all their strength, stumbling and struggling to rush towards the lakeshore that seemed close at hand and yet out of reach.

Someone was knocked to the ground, and when he tried to get up, he was stepped on by countless people. After struggling for a few times, he gradually became silent.

Some people may have a breakdown, throw away their weapons, and curse: "My brothers died in the battle, and I also want to fight to the death, why did I abandon the city? Tao Kan, you bastard, how dare you do such a thing!"

After that, he sat on the ground and burst into tears: "It's all private schemes! It's all private schemes! In the end, you sold out the soldiers in the whole city, you bastards!"

No one paid any attention to him, everyone was scrambling to escape...

There was also a group of people who were walking in an orderly manner, but when a rain of arrows fell, they immediately fell into chaos.

They scattered, ran around and became hysterical, which not only did not help, but also created even greater panic.

The personal soldiers led by Tao Bin were almost overwhelmed by the crowd of Liang army. From all directions there were stabbing spears, slashing heavy swords, and sharp ring-handled knives.

From time to time, sharp arrows would fly through the air, each one taking a life.

The general of the personal guards was shouting something to him not far away, but he couldn't hear it clearly because it was too noisy. Or maybe he was already in some kind of confused mood and couldn't hear what others were saying at all.

Before the general could shout again, he was hit in the face by an arrow and fell backwards.

Tao Bin finally came to his senses a little, and after looking around, he saw that there were only dozens of his personal soldiers left.

Everyone's armor was covered with scratches. Needless to say, the bodies protected by the armor must also have many wounds of varying sizes.

They tried their best and deserved the generous rewards they received on a daily basis.

Money, women and even various privileges were all paid for with life at this moment.

In fate, everything has a price tag. Some people are lucky and don't have to pay the price in their lifetime, while others are not so lucky and now is the time to pay the price.

Of course, since you are a personal soldier, you should have this awareness and understand these principles from the first day. No one dares to use other people's personal soldiers, because they are deeply favored by the commander and cannot be trained well.

It is unacceptable if the commander-in-chief died in battle but his personal soldiers are still alive.

Tao Bin smiled bitterly.

There was a crowded crowd behind him and he wanted to escape, but he couldn't.

In this case, it would be better to die in a more beautiful and tragic way, which would also allow Tao to explain himself to the court.

Thinking of this, he pushed aside the protection of several personal soldiers, held a long sword in his hand, and rushed towards the crowd of Liang army.

At this moment, he actually thought of Wu Shi San.

It seems like a wonderful thing to take Wu Shi San, drink a few gulps of cold wine, and then die on the battlefield feeling ecstatic.

Unfortunately, he didn’t even get to take his last bite when he was about to die.

Tao Bin rushed into the crowd of Liang’s army.

In an instant, lances, long spears, axes, and wooden clubs hit him hard, causing him to spit blood from the mouth and his whole body to collapse.

The spear blade pierced into the lower abdomen through the gap between the armor plates, causing bleeding to continue.

The axe struck the shoulder, breaking the armor and possibly the shoulder blade.

The wooden club hit his chest hard, and the armor was like paper, unable to withstand the blows of these heavy blunt weapons.

Tao Bin fell to the ground, his consciousness becoming a little blurry.

It turns out that everything in the book is false!
War is not as heroic and fascinating as described in poems.

His death was not heroic at all. He was not even able to drag someone down with him before he died, let alone kill dozens of bandits and die of exhaustion - he had imagined that he could kill at least a few people with his own hands.

After his death, the expression on his face must have been very unpleasant, even ugly.

There is no majesty and no dignity.

They are all fake! They are all written by scholars who have never been to the battlefield!

Tao Bin wanted to laugh, but he couldn't control his facial expression.

Waves of pain from all over his body hit his brain, and in the end even his thoughts became blurred.

The sky seemed to darken. In the darkness, only a ray of light fell.

With a "crack", Tao Bin's head was chopped off by the axe.

The remaining personal soldiers had no chance of survival, so they shouted together and rushed into the Liang army formation like mad tigers, fighting for their lives.

The soldiers were killed one after another and fell to the ground in pain.

The personal soldiers also melted quickly like ice and snow under the scorching sun.

Gradually, their last wave of desperate attacks was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, splashing ripples before slowly calming down.

There were no surprises, no heroism, just cold-blooded killing and death. Both sides were fuel for the meat grinder.

This is war.

******
After eliminating the last personal soldier of Tao Kan and his son, the Liang army soldiers continued to charge forward.

The cavalry on the long dike rushed to the end, looked down from a high position, and quietly looked at the boiling lake.

The water splashed up into the sky, blooming with colorful light in the sun.

It was not caused by the thunder car, but by countless people falling into the lake and struggling. Their lives were as fleeting as the splashing water.

Tao Kan had been forcibly taken to the ship, and after accepting his family, servants, and guests, more than 200 soldiers came on board. The boatman saw that the situation was not good, so he cut the rope on the spot, and the oarsmen shouted and pushed the boat towards the center of the lake.

The other ships were much the same.

Those who boarded the ship first were mostly officials, officers and their families, followed by the soldiers who had retreated earlier.

The shouts and cries from the shore were getting louder and louder, and the situation was very dangerous.

Every ship was packed to the brim. When they could not be packed any more, the officers gave an order and thousands of arrows were fired, killing all the people who were rushing onto the ship.

Of course, some navy officers are more conscientious.

They tried to get as close to the shore as possible and threw several small boats from the large ship for those who could not get on board to escape. At the same time, they assigned people to aim at the shore with strong bows and crossbows from a high position, ready to shoot any pursuers who came too close.

The pursuers were exposed on the shore and could not shoot at them. The navy often used this tactic to clear a river bank to stop the pursuers and cover their own infantry landing. However, few people were willing to do this now, and they all wanted to leave this hellhole as soon as possible.

A loud shout of killing was heard in the wind; the Liang army's pursuers had arrived.

The navy ships sailed away one after another, and countless people gathered on the shore, with the sounds of crying and cursing almost reaching the sky.

They were abandoned, just like the abandoned Jiangling City.

(End of this chapter)