Chapter 259: The Siege
There was no departure ceremony.
Zhang Yuan: This time they can only be regarded as adding troops to Yuyang County.
Although the scale of the increase in troops is somewhat large.
Because it is necessary to wait for the army of the evil king to join the army of the Xiongnu headquarters first.
Therefore, the 200,000 army will send a letter to Guguan all the way east, go east to the territory of Huainan and the north of Hengshan country.
By the way, take the defenders of these kingdoms.
The march took a month and a half to reach Zhuojun.
This road was actually not peaceful, Liu An and Liu Ci both sent people to keep an eye on Zhang Yuan.
And there is also a Zhang Qian in the army, who makes Zhang Yuan bad everywhere.
Xue Ren, Li Jian, and Zhang Cigong did not follow Zhang Yuan on the expedition.
Liu Che sent other manpower to Zhang Yuan, in fact, to put it bluntly, he was just worried that Zhang Yuan would cultivate his own power in the army.
The accompanying generals included Gao Buzhi, Zhao Buyu, Gongsun Rongnu, Zhao Xin and Zhao Ponu.
It is estimated that Liu Che felt that Zhang Yuan was in conflict with the surname Li, so he gave him a bunch of people surnamed Zhao.
Now the Han is fine, and after the Hun Evil King surrenders, many of the Hun Evil King's subordinates have been given the surname Zhao.
At that time, most of the Zhao surnamed Liehou of the Han Dynasty were Huns.
And among the three Zhao generals Zhang Yuan brought this time, only Zhao Xin was a Huns.
After entering Zhuo County in Zhuo County, Zhang Yuan did not let the army continue to move forward, and he had to wait until the exact news came from Yuyang County that the Hun Evil King had joined the army of the Xiongnu headquarters.
As for how to know the convergence of the two armies, it is actually very easy.
In the more than a month of this spring, the Xiongnu did not take any offensive behavior.
This shows that they are also waiting for the Evil King to arrive in the city with a large army.
As long as the Xiongnu sent troops to Yuyang County or any border county to fight the Han army, then the matter was simple.
The Xiongnu must have gathered all their forces.
That's why I want to fight the Han army.
At this time, the Han Dynasty's sphere of influence had only reached Liaodong County, and the territory of the four Han counties on the Korean Peninsula had not yet been conquered.
The area around the Bohai Sea is the most complex place in the Han Frontier Zone.
Not only the Xiongnu Wuhuan but also Wei Manchu Korea, Goguryeo, Fuyu and other forces were at war with the Han Dynasty.
However, except for the Xiongnu Wuhuan who could pose some threat to the Han Dynasty, these regimes on the Korean Peninsula were as fragile as a piece of thin paper.
Wei Manchu Joseon was originally just a regime established by one of Lu Xuan's subordinate generals with 1,000 people.
It took only 1,000 soldiers to overthrow the local regime, and although some means were used, the incompetence of these sticks on the Korean Peninsula can still be seen.
Zhang Yuan only hoped that these people would wait until the war broke out to avoid any trouble, if they really took this opportunity to want to encroach on the territory of the Great Han, it was very likely that they would succeed.
There are too many uncertain factors, and in fact, it is not to blame Liu Che for asking everywhere.
As the monarch of a big country, it is sometimes really disgusting to see those small countries around you jumping around.
If this form of violence is not chosen to solve the problem, the border counties of Dahan will be eaten away by these ambitious people sooner or later.
It's like Wei Manchu Korea, he didn't encroach on the territory of the Han Dynasty for decades after the founding of the People's Republic of China, but he infinitely recruited displaced people from the territory of the Han Dynasty.
In this day and age, population is more important than anything else.
What reflects the strength of a country is first the population, then the territory, and finally the force, culture, economy, and food production.
With talent, we can develop others.
The time slowly entered March, not only the Han army was in a hurry, but even the Xiongnu side was also in a hurry.
If it drags on any longer, there will be no pasture in the pastures near here for cattle, sheep and war horses.
Already small tribes have begun to leave the city.
Yi Zhixian was still waiting for the Hun Evil King to lead a large army to arrive.
Why did the Hun Evil King come so slowly, to be honest, it is still to blame Zhang Yuan, Fu Yang Jushan has become a shadow that the Hun Evil King cannot get out of in his life.
That's why the Evil King of Hun chose to march north with an army of 200,000 and bypass Junji Mountain.
But it would take half a month or more to waste such a circle.
This expedition did not bring a large number of cattle and sheep like the last time, but only brought enough military rations to eat on the road.
I walked slowly for two months before I arrived here in the city.
The city is said to be a city, but in fact, it is the same as other cities in the territory of the Xiongnu, only some broken city walls, and cattle and sheep can enter and exit at will.
As soon as the Evil King came, it was as if he had been friends with Yi Zhixian for many years.
The two of them hugged each other, and Yi Zhixian tried not to be angry.
To put it bluntly, his current position is not yet secure, and if the Evil King leads this 200,000 army to openly resist him, it will be a different situation.
People who don't want him to sit in a big position will also choose to attack him at this time.
"You can be regarded as coming, I have been waiting for you for two months."
"Da Dan Yu doesn't know you, I'm worried that the Han army will set up an ambush in Fuyangju Mountain again, so I made a big detour.
You also know that Zhang Yuan of the Han Kingdom is really elusive, and no one knows where they are. ”
"I see, if only you sent someone to tell me earlier.
I've been worried about you for two months in vain. ”
"Hahaha, it's me who didn't think it through."
The 200,000-strong army brought by the evil king gave a shot in the arm to the Huns in the city.
That night, Yi Zhixian ordered the slaughter of cattle and sheep, and to entertain the evil king.
The Huns danced all night on this night, as if victory was in their hands.
Chu Da, Li Fu and Li Shuo didn't know that the Evil King had a connection with the Han Dynasty.
Chu Da, in particular, has begun to worry that in this case, if the Xiongnu and the Han army have a big war, the victory rate of the Han army will be too low.
However, after thinking about it all night, he thought that as long as he knew that Zhang Yuan appeared in the camp of the Han army, he must use the energy he had accumulated over the years to tell Zhang Yuan about the movements of the Huns.
Unless Zhang Yuan gave him an obvious password to let him accumulate and lurk.
After the arrival of the army led by the evil king, the Xiongnu rested for three days.
On the fourth day, he left for Yuyang County.
In fact, the closest to the city is Dai County, but Yuyang County has Gongsun He, Wei Qing and Han Anguo.
These were the most ruthless Han generals of the Huns.
Yi Zhixian defined this war as a war of revenge, and he would definitely go for what they thought was his enemy.
The Wuhuan clan is closer to Yuyang County.
If it weren't for the Han army stationed in Yuyang County, it was really possible that the Wuhuan tribe would not ally with the Xiongnu.
Alliances risk annexation.
It's just that hundreds of thousands of Han troops are stationed here, and the surrounding nations and countries will feel a threat.
Therefore, the 200,000 cavalry of the Wuhuan clan arrived at the city of Yuyang in Yuyang County first, which had already crossed the Great Wall.
Wei Qing did not shrink the defensive line, in the north of Yuyang County, also outside the Great Wall, there were actually several cities with large armies.
But the past was directly ignored by the Xiongnu and Wuhuan armies.
Storming the city, the Huns and these cavalry could not win in any case. Reading Temple
can only think of going to Wei Qing and provoking him to see if there is a chance to force the Han army out of the city.
Half of spring has passed, and summer is just around the corner.
The people of these border counties in the north have already given up this year's harvest, and the land outside has grown barren grass.
Wei Qing and Gongsun He stood on the wall of Yuyang City, watching the dark clouds in the distance pressing towards this side, and they felt that something was wrong.
Nearly a million war horses are galloping.
That's almost five times as many horses as the Han had.
Whether it was Wei Qing, Gongsun He, or the others in Yuyang City, no one had ever felt this feeling.
This kind of trembling feeling may be mistaken for a natural disaster, and it can be mistaken for a dragon in motion.
"Quickly send someone to Zhuo County and inform the hussar general!
The Huns came and ordered 50,000 cavalry to go out of the city to join the hussar general, and the hussar general Zhang Yuan commanded 100,000 foot soldiers to enter the fox slave city!
The cavalry was all under the command of the hussar general Zhang Yuan! ”
"Whoa!"
The 50,000 cavalry under Wei Qing's command were not stationed in Yuyang City, but were sent to Jixian County, which was close to Zhuo County.
Originally, Jixian was the capital of Yan State, but later because Liu Dingguo, the king of Yan, was executed, all Yan Kingdom was abolished as a county by Liu Che.
The messenger galloped out of the city with Wei Qing's order.
However, the combined forces of the Xiongnu and Wuhuan are getting closer and closer to Yuyang City.
From a distance, it looks like a swarm of ants, and you can't see that the edge is full of people.
"General Che Cai, the Huns have sent out all the armies that can be dispatched."
"It can't be that many people, the hussar general predicted that there were only 700,000 people, but now it looks like there are almost a million."
As generals who have been fighting all year round, Gongsun He and Wei Qing have their own set of experiences in observing the number of enemy troops.
Although it is not a certain number, they can still tell if it is an army of 700,000.
If it weren't for the protection of the city wall, Wei Qing would have thought about retreating now.
Can so many people still fight this battle?
"Hun Evil King, Wuhuan Da Danyu, in front of you is Yuyang City.
Wei Qinggong, Sun He, and Han Anguo are all in the city, and when we set foot in Yuyang City, we will be able to let Han Guo know how powerful we are. ”
Wuhuan Da Shan Yu nodded.
He actually didn't want to participate in this war, Wuhuan was different from other peoples, and its interior was actually a plate of scattered sand.
Wuhuan Da Dan Yu only borrowed the hands of the Huns and the pressure from the Han army, prompting the Wuhuan clan to unite.
Because of this, I got mixed up with the Huns.
"I hope I can get my wish, but after the victory of this war, I hope to be able to occupy Liaodong County and Liaoxi County of the Han Kingdom."
"Don't worry, we Xiongnu don't look down on these cities of the Han Kingdom, as long as you have enough people, it doesn't matter if you occupy the entire Han Kingdom."
The Evil King never opened his mouth.
He knew that the Han army had an army of 500,000.
The key to the battle situation is not in the Xiongnu or the Han, but in him.
At least that's what he thinks.
He turned against the big Han in battle, so the big man could win.
If he had always stood on the side of the Huns, the Huns would have been invincible.
The Evil King knew that this was the only opportunity to ride the wall.
Both the Han and the Xiongnu exerted all their strength to deal with this war.
The winning side will completely crush the other side in the future situation, and it is likely that he will not be able to tolerate his sand at that time.
The time to reap the benefits is now.
"Da Danyu, if I win this time, I will all want the tribute of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions."
The Evil King didn't speak to Yi Zhi in a consultative tone.
Helping the Huns, in his opinion, can make him feel excited.
The tributes of the countries of the Western Regions were all sent to the Wolf Juxu Mountain.
Every year, the Evil King plundered a lot, and if they were all sent to him in the future, he wouldn't have to rob them.
Yi Zhixi's face was a little ugly.
If you pay tribute to the evil king of your mud, then your evil king will not become the suzerainty of those countries in the Western Regions.
This is to stand on your own feet.
Although the evil king is almost self-reliant now, he still has to abide by the rules of the Huns.
"Since the Evil King wants it, then take it all."
Yi Zhixian understood that now was not the time to turn his face, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.
But in his heart, he thought that when the Xiongnu won, your 200,000 army would not think about returning to the west.
Although he didn't accept what the right bone Duhou said to Yi Zhixian, it didn't mean that he didn't feel unreasonable.
"Hahaha, then thank you Da Shan Yu, this time the warriors of my Evil Sect will definitely do their best to fight the Han army!"
The evil king may not believe in Yi Zhixian's set.
Who hasn't been testing each other these days?
From Wei Qing, they felt that the earth was trembling, and then by the time the 900,000 cavalry surrounded Yuyang City, it had already been two hours.
Wei Qing's scalp was a little numb after seeing it.
If the Xiongnu in the Maodun period could have this army of nearly one million, they could go south and destroy the newly established Han Empire.
However, this is not the case today.
The Han Dynasty now has a population of nearly 50 million, and if it is forcibly conscripted, it may be able to raise an army of 5 million.
It's just that the weapons and equipment are not enough to equip these five million troops, and the country and the people cannot afford to support such an army.
But if you really want to destroy the country, who will think so much, you can fight the Huns with a sharp weapon in your hand.
"Pass the order, open the gates on all sides, and lure the Huns to attack the city!"
Wei Qing has always been a steady character, but this time he suddenly thought of an idea to rub the Huns' sharp energy.
Because of the siege of the city by an army of nearly a million, there was actually some low pressure in the city, and many Han troops seemed to be about to suffocate.
In their opinion, they were waiting to die in Yuyang City, and there were 200,000 people in the city.
Fortunately, there are no catapults now, otherwise the Xiongnu would have killed people by throwing boulders into Yuyang City with catapults.
"General, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to open the city gate, in case the Huns charge over, we won't be able to have time..."
"Do as I say, and each of the four gates will send two hundred soldiers to guard the gates.
In addition, the three-bow bed crossbow on the city wall has been prepared for me, and the Huns will give me ten thousand arrows once they enter the firing range!
When they are close to the gate, close it to me. ”
"Isn't the survival rate of the soldiers guarding the city gate very low?"
If the city gates are closed like this, it is very likely that those soldiers will be locked out of the city.
"There is no way, if we don't, our morale will probably collapse."
Wei Qing was also very uncomfortable in his heart when he said it.