Two days later, the army of the Southern Huns, under the leadership of the great leader Hu Chuquan, appeared outside the Yanmen Pass.

At the time of arrival, the people were tired and tired, so the army of the Southern Xiongnu was divided into four parts and stationed in four large battalions.

Han Cheng stood on the city wall of Yanmen Pass, looked at the four large battalions, and listened to the report on the specific situation of the Southern Xiongnu army.

"On the far left is the large camp on the right side of the Southern Xiongnu, with about 10,000 horses; A little to the right, is the large camp in the middle of the Southern Xiongnu, and it is also the largest camp, with about 25,000 men and horses; A little further to the right was the large camp in the southern part of the Southern Xiongnu, with about 5,000 men and horses; On the far right are the men and horses gathered by the small tribes attached to the Southern Xiongnu, and there are about 5,000 people and horses. ”

Hearing this, Han Cheng frowned and said, "Long history, the five tribes of the Southern Xiongnu have never been separated, how can there be two tribes missing?" ”

Fu Zhu said: "According to the Malay report, when the Southern Xiongnu set off, it was indeed the five departments that set off together. After crossing the county boundary between Dingxiang County and the northern part of Yanmen County, about 12,000 men and horses separated from the team and headed in the direction of Lou Fu Pass. Because there were too many cavalry in the Southern Xiongnu and their riding skills were exquisite, Tanma could only stand on the top of a small hill and watch from afar, and it was not clear that it was the people and horses of that tribe. ”

Han Cheng knew that it was not easy to explore the horses, so he didn't say anything, just quietly looked at the dark Southern Hun camp in front of him.

Thinking in my heart: This battle is even more difficult to fight than imagined, not only to defend at Yanmen Pass, but also to lead the army to Loufu Pass to fight. When you arrive at Lou Fu Pass, it is not an offensive and defensive battle, it may be a hard-fought battle, and it is more likely to be your own siege battle.

The sky was slightly bright, and the Southern Xiongnu army outside Yanmen Pass was ready to move.

Han Cheng stood on the inside of the city wall of Yanmen Pass and said to the sergeants under him: "Sergeants, look at the army outside the pass, it is the army of the Southern Huns, there are more than 45,000 people, are you afraid?" ”

None of the sergeants below answered, and suddenly the gate of the wild goose closed and there was a silent scene.

"I, Han Cheng, never lie, I tell everyone that I'm afraid.

Why? Because these Southern Xiongnu people had no food to eat, and we had food to eat, they robbed us of our food.

and plundered our parents, wives and children into slavery in their tribes. Eat the worst meals and do the most work, so I'm scared.

I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid that my parents, wife, and children will be treated inhumanely.

But what if you're scared? Shall we lay down our weapons and let them rob them?

We can't do that, and if we do let them rob us, are we still men?

As men, to the point where we have to resist. Only with the weapons in your hands, kill these intruders and drive them out.

Hit them hard, and they knew they were afraid; Only then did they know that they would retreat, so they did not dare to come and snatch our things.

Then we now have only one choice, and that is to fight! ”

As Han Cheng raised his voice, more and more new sergeants opened their throats and shouted, "Fight!" War! War! ”

Outside the Yanmen Pass, Hu Chuquan, the leader of the Southern Huns, also said to his subordinates: "There are less than 15,000 men and horses guarding the pass, and my 45,000 troops have come with momentum, which is three times as many as them."

Besides, one of our warriors of the Southern Huns can beat two or three of them, and victory will be no resistance to us.

As long as the Yanmen Pass is broken, the grain, property and a large number of slaves will be ours.

Pass my order, the first one to break the level, reward a thousand taels of gold, and choose ten beauties. ”

Inside and outside the gates, the war spirit is full of spirit, and the war is about to break out.

Yanmen Pass only has the north city wall and the south city wall, and the black pressure of the Southern Huns can only attack the north city wall of Yanmen Pass.

The first attack was a siege force composed of the right part of the Southern Xiongnu and the small tribes attached to the Southern Xiongnu, totaling more than 10,000 people.

Not long after, the north city wall of Yanmen Pass was hung with siege equipment such as ladders.

Han Cheng looked at the number of people coming out of the opponent's camp, there were only about 10,000, and knew that this was just a tentative attack.

He said to his subordinates: "Pass my order, Captain Zhang He will lead 3,000 men and horses to defend the city with two veterans and one recruit, and strive to let the recruits experience it on the battlefield in this day; Captain Wei Yan led a 1,000-strong bow battalion to support everywhere at any time. ”

Although the Southern Xiongnu have been submissive to the Han Dynasty for many years, their fierce nature has not changed.

An hour later, the army of the Southern Xiongnu was fiercely attacking the city, Zhang He commanded the defense of the city at the forefront of the city wall, and Wei Yan also led the soldiers from time to time to make up for the shortcomings.

The veterans have fought a lot of battles, and they have long been accustomed to war, and they do not have much fear in their hearts.

But the recruits are not good, although Han Cheng's pre-war mobilization can arouse a lot of blood, but there is always a cold time for blood, in the face of the fierce Southern Hun soldiers, the recruits began to fear in their hearts, and gradually an uncontrolled situation appeared. After all, just a few months ago, they were just honest farmers.

In the course of an hour, more than 300 new recruits were killed or wounded, while the veterans suffered less than 100 casualties. The recruits were a little broken and couldn't hold on.

On the Southern Xiongnu battle platform under the city, Chiniu Ling, the number one general under Hu Chuquan, said to Hu Chuquan: "Big leader, you see, my warriors of the Southern Huns have attacked the city many times, and the defenders in the city are not good. Hurry up and give the order. Let me lead three thousand warriors up, and I promise to open the gates for you in less than half an hour. ”

Hu Chuquan turned his head and saw a big man, nearly ten feet tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, exuding a fierce aura all over his body. He shouted at him, "Red Bull Spirit, you are too belligerent, you must learn to follow my arrangement." Think about it, the defenders of Yanmen Pass are so weak, how can they defeat Liu Neng's army? Wait and see, I suspect this is their trick. ”

Zhang He on the wall of Yanmen Pass saw that the recruits were indeed not good, although every soldier had the nervousness of going to the battlefield for the first time, but it was necessary to carry out it under the premise of not destroying the situation of defending the city. Now, the recruits have seriously affected the guarding situation of Yanmen Pass.

Then Zhang He ordered: Among the recruits, those who can shoot arrows will shoot arrows under the city; He who does not know how to shoot arrows cannot be idle, or pour hot water down from the city walls; or a few people work together to throw big stones; Or don't use a big iron hook to hook down the siege ladder and other behaviors.

Under Zhang He's arrangement, the 3,000 Fenwu troops in Yanmen Pass resisted the attack of the Southern Xiongnu army.

Seeing that the casualties of the besieging troops were almost more than 3,000, Hu Chuquan ordered:

"After such a long period of resistance, the defenders in Yanmen Pass have long been exhausted, and below, I will send 10,000 troops from the central and southern parts of the city again to replace the besieging army, and strive to take Yanmen Pass before dark."

The fierce Xiongnu soldiers in the middle and south, replacing the soldiers of the right and small tribes of the siege, launched a more fierce attack on Yanmen Pass.

The other side has joined the new forces, and the pressure on the defenders in Yanmen Pass has doubled, and they have shown defeat.

Han Cheng is also a person who has been fighting on the battlefield for a long time, he has enough experience, and he does not have any panic in his heart.

When he saw Zhang He leading the soldiers to resist extremely hard, he knew that the physical strength of the sergeants had also reached the limit, so he ordered a thousand strong crossbow battalions, 1,000 soldiers and 2,000 recruits to go up the city wall to resist the Southern Xiongnu army.