Hao Zhao and Wu Baichang carefully observed the lethal effect of the clay pot, and this was also the first time they used these big killing weapons in actual combat.

It seems that this weapon is extremely effective when used intensively, not only killing and injuring enemy troops and destroying equipment, but also inflicting a terrible morale blow and causing the enemy army to collapse directly.

In addition, the enemy soldiers who were slightly injured by charcoal, gold juice, asphalt, etc., did not immediately lose their combat effectiveness, but at the level of medical technology of this era, their lives would be terminated due to severe infection.

Tong Yuan also saw Hao Zhao's results on the inner wall, it can be said that with this weapon, today's battle to defend the city is almost the same.

Although a large number of Hun soldiers climbed the east and west walls, they did not have as many arrows as the dreadnoughts. Some of the dense shield arrays were broken by the big killer weapon with a single blow, and finally collapsed.

The next day, the dreadnought army suffered more than 200 casualties, and the Xiongnu side sent a large number of unarmored cannon fodder, so the total casualties were as high as more than 6,000 or 7,000. Again, the exchange ratio of thirty to one is more than thirty to one.

And after two days of fighting, many corpses, weapons and destroyed equipment were piled up outside the fortress. The Huns had no intention of cleaning up the battlefield, nor did they try to attack or steal the city at night, and sat back and watched the Xinxi Liang army rebuild its position.

The kings of the Xiongnu once again blamed each other, and there was almost infighting.

King Zuo Xian proposed to postpone the siege, but was seized by King Li, who was right and blamed. It is especially emphasized that King Zuo Xian was determined to take the fortress at the beginning, but now he has changed his hexagram, which is to make the blood in front of him flow in vain.

King Zuo Xian analyzed that this fortress was built here, storing a large amount of armament and supplies, and it was clearly for the Xiongnu army to carry out siege warfare that they were not good at.

It's still too late to adjust in time, and there is no need to fight hard with the other party. Moreover, if you want to talk about casualties, he also suffered the greatest loss during the siege of the city for two consecutive days.

Some of the little kings who did not participate in the siege did not know the height of the sky, and under the leadership of the king of Yougu Li, they continued to accuse the Zuoxian king of cowardice and proposed to attack in turn.

The two sides quarreled with each other, and even the subordinates outside the meeting between the two sides were gearing up and had a tendency to make a big move.

King Zuo Xian couldn't bear the chaos of the Huns, and said, "I am indeed responsible for this matter, but the discussion of right and wrong should not be now." I can admit that I made a mistake in the decision, but reversing the mistake is the key. ”

Youxianwang, who had been watching the situation unfold, was finally about to speak, but he said in a kind manner

"There is always the unexpected in a war, and there is no need to admit mistakes. King Zuo Xian dissipated his anger first, and didn't need to pay attention to their nonsense. If you propose not to continue the siege, then please explain the way, and we will naturally consider it seriously. And the rest of the kings, please do not make trouble. ”

As soon as his words were spoken, King Zuogu Li and the others were overjoyed, and some of the younger kings who often followed King Youxian were surprised, and they didn't understand why King Youxian made concessions.

King Youxian suddenly changed his words and said solemnly, "Of course, if you don't have anything to do but just complain here, it proves that you have lost your courage." Then don't blame me for being rude, please continue the siege with everyone. ”

King Youxian provoked the idea of continuing to attack the city because he knew that the use of those big killing weapons in the city was actually forced to a certain extent.

He believes that although the losses today are greater than the day before, the casualties achieved will definitely be higher. Maybe today it's a thirty to one exchange ratio, and tomorrow maybe as the city becomes less and less manpowered, it will be able to be ten to one.

Only a few of the kings here are close to him, and it is not a pity that the rest are dead. As for King Zuoxian's group, they died with Tong's soldiers and horses as soon as possible, and he had to do it himself later.

King Zuo Xian was forced by him like this, and if he didn't come up with a constructive solution, he would continue to attack the city. Otherwise, wouldn't he tell the kings that he was afraid, so he did not want to attack the city?

Of course, King Zuo Xian can see the trick of King Youxian, he has already ridden a tiger and is difficult, if this is not done well, I am afraid that the future of the entire Southern Xiongnu will be ruined.

He said slowly, "Leave the Zuogu Liwang and other troops here to monitor Tong Yi, and the rest will enter the realm and rest, and then sweep north to Taiyuan." ”

Just as King Youxian was about to say something, King Zuo Xian continued to say resolutely, "That Taiyuan County is originally in the east of Xihe County, and this year, under the construction of Jia Kui, Sun Zi and others, a lot of grain has been produced. ”

"Just grab a good light, let the army and the tribe let go of their bellies and eat. You can also loot a large number of people to replenish the lost slaves this time. As for the Guo family, the Wang family, and the Wen family in the north, it is estimated that they only dare to stick to the city. ”

King Liwang of Yougu questioned, "But there is Tong Yi's army in the east of Hedong, and there is also Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army in the east of Taiyuan County, so it's not good if we are flanked." ”

King Zuo Xian said, "Then do you want to pick up stones here, or go south to Hedong and directly hit the hard?" Do you want to shrink back and be a coward? ”

The rest of the kings all felt that King Zuoxian's method was feasible, so that they could not only grab a handful, but also avoid strong enemies, and avoid hard encounters, cool!

The Right Virtuous King said, "Very good! It's just that it's troublesome to stay here with the king of Zuogu Li, and to contain Tong Yi and his Hedong soldiers and horses, so that we can rest assured that we can plunder Taiyuan. ”

King Zuo Xian said: "It's bothering King Zuo Gu Li and a group of Han soldiers to take on this heavy responsibility." If the opponent sneaks out of the city and attacks, or if a small group of reinforcements arrives, you can beat them. If the army is coming, you can withdraw to Xihe County. ”

King Zuo Gu Li was slightly worried about King Zuo Xian, but he still agreed.

As everyone knows, they are getting closer and closer to danger in this way, and it is not until finally that they understand what it means to go deep into Tongyuan's territory.

Hao Zhao said to Tong Yuan, "My lord, the Hun brigade has left, and it is estimated that there are only more than 10,000 people left. ”

Qubei also added, "According to the other party's banner, it is the Zuogu Liwang Department who stayed. His soldiers and horses originally numbered close to 10,000, and he suffered a lot of losses in the battle the day before yesterday. So there must have been other vassals left. ”

Tong Yuan nodded, and asked Geng Qing to personally arrange for people to walk the mountain road to the south and send a message to Xu Rong's army on the Jiexiu side.

The Huns were really reckless, and they dared to abandon this place with a large number of troops. Fortunately, the previous combat meeting of the Dreadnought Army had already analyzed this possibility, and he believed that Xu Rong's side would not let him down.

Let's talk about the 80,000 Xiongnu army that bypassed the fortress.

They went all the way east, first to the territory of Jiexiu County, but all the villages were empty, and no grain or livestock could be found.

The scouts found that the people here seemed to have gathered in the county and township cities, and the scouts approached to spy on them, but they were killed and wounded by the Tuntian army here.

The rest of the mountain forts are also well-defended, and the terrain is dangerous. The Huns adopted the deterrent tactics of raising dust on horses, which had no effect at all, but made the horses empty of physical strength.