Chapter 472: Voyage to the South China Sea (6)
After capturing Shacheng, the Han army did not plunder, but on the contrary, tried to maintain order in the city.
He also sent people to beat gongs and drums one street after another to tell the Funan people in Shacheng that they had no intention of capturing Shacheng, and that it was Shacheng who provoked them first.
Three days later, an army of 100,000 from the royal capital marched to Shacheng.
Funan is not like the Central Plains Dynasty, with huge people, material and financial resources, and the road to the cities is not very easy to walk.
Besides, this is a tropical rainforest, everything grows luxuriantly, the vegetation grows the fastest, and it will definitely take some time for the mighty army of 100,000 to come.
If it weren't for the city lord of Shacheng who said that a super big ship had entered the inland river, the king of Funan would not have personally sent troops to Shacheng.
It's really the news that Shacheng reported is too tempting.
Funan has a long coastal line, from the later southern Vietnam through Cambodia to Thailand, which is a wide area of water.
If these ships reported by Shacheng can be captured, it will be a qualitative leap for the entire Funan country.
To the north and southwest of Funan are mountainous and mountainous areas that are more inland, not to mention barren, and there are a bunch of subject countries on the outer line, it is not good to expand to these two sides.
Once the large ships of the Han army were captured, Funan could expand to the islands in the southern seas and lay a wider territory.
As the third-generation king of Funan, he still has some ambitions, and he doesn't want to stop at the world laid down by his ancestors.
This is a common problem of the superiors of various countries, and there are few people who do not want to surpass their ancestors and establish their own merits.
Seeing the banner of the Han army fluttering in the wind on the sand city, the mixed pan only felt that his eyes were smoked by the blazing flames, and his heart felt a colic, and then an angry expression.
"Attack! Offensive! Take back the sand city for me! ”
The ship was not captured, and the largest city to the southeast was taken by the people.
How can this make the mixed plate endure.
One of his generals, Fan Man, persuaded: "King! Our army has only arrived after three days' trek, and we should rest and recuperate first, and it is not too late to find out the enemy's reality and attack the city, and the general thinks that it is better for us to lure the enemy out of the city for a field battle, otherwise the losses will be a little great. ”
Although Funan sent an army of 100,000 this time, although the number was large, the loss of attacking the fortified city would still be too huge.
The mixed plate said coldly: "The soldiers of our army are all brave, and I am willing to be loyal to the country from top to bottom, are you still afraid of losses?" ”
The mixed plate did not listen to Fan Man's advice, but waved his hand, and the army lined up at the west gate, and then launched an attack on the city.
"Barbarians are barbarians, they will fight when they come up, and they can't even communicate, so let's talk about war first!" Gan Ning saw that the army of Funan Kingdom who had come from afar attacked the city without resting, and his face showed joy.
It seems that this bullshit King Funan didn't listen to the fleeing guards.
dares to attack the city so recklessly, I don't know whether to say that he is a master of art and bold, or reckless and ignorant.
Soon the Funan people in the city launched a siege battle, and the black-haired curly-haired Funan soldiers rushed to the city gate with a roar.
"Trebuchet, smash me, kill these brutes!" Looking at the Funan people who rushed over densely, Gan Ning gave an order, and all the departments were in place, throwing stones for throwing stones, and shooting arrows for archery.
Stone bullets flew out and smashed into the crowd with a whistling sound.
This wound is a big piece.
It's painful to see the mixed plate.
This is a powerful weapon that can project stones.
Originally, he didn't believe it, thinking that this was a reason for the defenders to excuse themselves.
At this time, seeing the huge stone projectile shoot so far and with such great power, he couldn't help but believe it.
The civil and military forces under his command are also all swallowing marquis, this Han army is too strong, it is equipped with such an artifact, no wonder Shacheng fell so quickly.
Let's ask, what do they use to resist, today is Shacheng, tomorrow will it be the royal capital.
The more I think about it, the more scared I become, this thing can't continue to make up for it.
"King! The Han army has such an artifact, I am afraid that it will be difficult to attack the city, and please ask the king to receive the order! The general named Fan Man stood up again and persuaded him.
However, the mixed plate still didn't listen to him, but straightened up, and aimed at the Han Qi at the West City Gate and said: "The Han is very powerful in the north, but here is our Funan country, we are the most powerful, they have excellent weapons, but we have brave soldiers who are not afraid of bloodshed, and we have a steady stream of supplements, even if it is consumed, we must consume the Han army for me." ”
Speaking of which, the mixed plate is even more determined in his own thoughts, if he can obtain the sophisticated weapons in the hands of the Han army, what is it if tens of thousands of people die, with a powerful weapon, he can use it to conquer more tribes and countries.
Thinking of this, thinking of the vision for the future, the look of the mixed plate became more and more firm, and I saw him say again: "Pass the order, continue to attack, dare to retreat and cowardly will be killed, and the family will be enslaved forever!" ”
This order was not unstrict, and all the generals felt the sharp sword above the royal power.
"It's the king!" This time, no one dared to slack off and ski, the overseers of each department stepped forward and drove the foot soldiers to attack the West City Gate frantically, even if the boulders that kept flying smashed the people around them into meat cakes and plasma, the soldiers of Funan could only rush forward.
The reputation of the mixed market in China is not very good, and what he says, whether right or wrong, has always been fulfilled.
No one dares to joke about their families, the big deal is that they die, if they die, their families can still live well, if they retreat and are killed, their families will suffer.
"Shoot!"
Gan Ning and the others didn't expect that Funanguo might be so brave when they launched a ruthless attack, which was a bit interesting, these barbarians were really ruthless when they fought hard.
Therefore, immediately let the crossbowmen shoot the soldiers of the Funan Kingdom who rushed to the city.
Wood was thrown down the city, and gold juice was sprinkled down the city.
I have to say that it is really not a good way to defend the city with gold juice on the Indochina Peninsula, because this thing is easy to make and simple to make, and it is simply an existence that adds fuel to the fire in the country of Funan, which is generally hot.
As long as you are stained with a little bit of it, it can make you scream in pain.
The most troublesome thing is that it is injured and extremely susceptible to infection, especially in this hot tropics, which suppurates and corrodes faster.
The battle was quite fierce, and the Funan people died one after another, and the corpses accumulated more than half a zhang high under the city.
Gan Ning had to send troops from other city gates, and the consumption of arrows was huge.
But fortunately, the resilience of the people of Funan is not strong.
After a long attack, morale plummeted, and although the number of people was numerous, some were lacking.
There were so many casualties that the teams that didn't attack stood on end.
And the head of the city is still in the hands of the Han army, and the banner of the Han army is still fluttering in the wind.