"Kill them!"
The battle cries continued to ring out.
Under Hou Junji's leadership, the morale of the recruits had indeed risen, and the army had temporarily stabilized.
"So what if we stabilize our position? Defeat is only a matter of time.”
Zhao Baofan sneered.
In his opinion, there was a fundamental gap between the recruits and his army. Although the situation had been stabilized, there were still other flaws.
For example, there were fewer recruits on the flanks of the army, and they were not attacked directly.
If Zhao Baofan chose to cut in from here, then it would give the recruits a huge pressure on the flanks.
With a thought, he immediately issued an order to change the direction of the attack. The flank of the Tong 'an Army attacked the flank of the recruits.
The recruits 'flanks were under immense pressure. The fact was just as Zhao Baofan had expected. The Tong' an Army attacked from the flanks, causing the recruits 'flanks to be in disarray and showing signs of collapse again.
"Kill them! Attack the enemy ruthlessly! Don't forget that their families are waiting for you to return. If you kill the enemy and bring back money, it will bring honor to your ancestors.”
Du Fuwei rode his horse back and forth on the flanks, his voice drowning out the sounds of battle.
"Kill! This is the enemy you fear. In my hands, he is just a weak rabbit!”
Hou Junji shouted as he beheaded an enemy.
Under the words of the two, the impact of fame and fortune, the concern for their loved ones, and the impact of the thick smell of blood, all of this finally made the recruits 'fighting spirit slowly recover.
They breathed heavily, and the tension in their hearts dissipated. At the same time, the enemy's movements slowed down in their eyes.
"Kill them!"
The enemy troops at the front charged forward. The recruits took a deep breath and raised the spears in their hands to stab fiercely at them.
As blood splattered, the spears in their hands pierced through the enemy's heart.
The Tong 'an soldiers were pierced through. They looked at the enemy in disbelief. Not long ago, they were still targets for slaughter.
"I'll kill him, I'll kill him!"
Words like this kept ringing out in the army.
They bravely took the first step, followed by the second and third steps.
The new recruits relied on their sturdy defensive formation to start a powerful counterattack against the enemy. Many enemies fell under their spears.
The situation had reversed, and Zhao Baofan was starting to panic. He realized that the morale of his side was beginning to decline, while the local soldiers were launching even more powerful attacks.
Zhao Baofan wanted to retreat and was ready to pass down the order.
"Attack with full force. They are starting to panic. They are becoming as afraid as you were before.”
Hou Junji and Du Fuwei simultaneously gave the order.
The new recruits attacked with all their might, causing the Tong An Army to suffer countless casualties and lose their will to fight. Zhao Baofan could only lead the remaining troops to retreat.
At this time, it was impossible to defend Tong 'an County. Thus, he led the remaining troops and the 1,000 soldiers guarding the city to escape from Tong' an County.
Zhao Baofan followed the escape route and arrived at Jinchun County. He also gathered his troops to defend this place. This was his only barrier.
Hou Junji and the others took Tongan County, and the new recruits won the battle.
"Not bad. It can awaken the fighting spirit of the recruits and make them dare to fight. This step can also be considered to have transformed the recruits into veterans.”
With the battle in Tongan County over, Cao Yun led ten thousand elites to join Hou Junji's forces.
Hou Junji and Du Fuwei remained humble in response to their lord's praise.
After that, things became much simpler. They would gradually occupy the surrounding areas of Tong 'an County and stabilize the situation. Then, they would launch the next battle against Jinchun County.
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Jinchun County.
After Cao Yun and the others stabilized Tong 'an County, they led the army to pursue Zhao Baofan again.
"This guy is planning to defend to the death.”
The entire Jinchun County had withdrawn its troops. Cao Yun naturally saw through Zhao Baofan's intentions at a glance.
However, this was not important. He had considered the appearance of the siege war, so he had people transfer siege weapons from Lujiang Prefecture in advance, just in time to let the recruits familiarize themselves with the use of siege weapons.
Inside the city, Zhao Baofan's eyes were filled with fear. He knew that the enemy's new recruits had already become veterans and no longer feared war. On the other hand, his army was in a low state and had no ability to fight anymore.
"Attack the city."
Without saying much, Cao Yun directly gave the order to attack the city.
Buzz.
The two catapults appeared at this time. After the recruits understood the use of the catapults, they began to use the catapults to launch the first wave of attacks.
After the catapults were fired, arrows were fired.
After all of this was done, Zhao Baofan suffered a certain loss, and his morale suffered another blow.
"Kill them!"
After a moment of silence, Hou Junji and Du Fuwei gave the order to attack. The twenty thousand or so soldiers who had survived the last battle charged forward with bloodshot eyes.
At the same time, Cao Yun had 10,000 elites surround the entire city, unwilling to let any of the enemies go.
The battle quickly reached its climax. The siege ladder was set up, and Hou Junji led the charge with his spear on his back.
The rest of the recruits followed behind him and charged forward.
Although Jin Chun's army on the city wall was also resisting, their resistance did not seem to have much effect. They could not stop the speed of the enemy's attack.
Puchi!
Hou Junji thrust his spear forward, piercing through the throat of an enemy soldier.
He was the first to reach the top of the city wall, and also the first to kill his way up.
"Surround him and kill him!"
Zhao Baofan knew that Hou Junji was the source of their morale, so he hurriedly ordered.
But he seemed to have forgotten Hou Junji's valor and the army that was marching up the walls.
The recruits had completed their transformation and became veterans. They began to act decisively, their eyes filled with ferocity and no longer hesitated. Moreover, every assassination move was neat and orderly, without a moment of sloppiness.
"It's over!"
Zhao Baofan saw that the situation was hopeless and cried out in grief.
Hou Junji charged out of the encirclement, his spear like a flood dragon as it stabbed through the enemy ranks toward Zhao Baofan's heart.
Blood splattered as Zhao Baofan stared at Hou Junji in disbelief and regret. When Hou Junji pulled out his spear, Zhao Baofan fell to the ground.
With the death of Zhao Baofan, the enemy troops were in chaos. They had just suffered a great defeat and their morale was low.
When they saw the city being surrounded by many enemies and their commander dying in battle, they no longer had the mood to continue fighting. They all turned into a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
"We won't kill those who surrender!"
Hou Junji shouted, and the enemy soldiers laid down their weapons.
Since then, Cao Yun had taken down two counties in a row. Including the county cities he had conquered previously, he estimated that he had occupied five county cities and more than half of the Huai River area.
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