Chapter 38: The Head of the Bloody City (1)
Over the grassland, a large number of vultures are circling, making excited calls, as if to summon their own kind, and a rich meat mine has appeared.
A thousand horsemen of the Turgish cavalry galloped and stared curiously at the vultures in front of them. The presence of a large number of vultures is certainly not welcoming them. It can only mean that there is a lot of food ahead, and the food of the vultures is carrion, and every time the vulture group appears, it means that there has just been a massacre or the end of the battle on the grassland.
Does anyone dare to hunt under the noses of the Turgish? The puzzled Turgish quickened their pace, hoping to find out the answer soon.
"Look, Your Highness the Prince! This is the war horse of the Mukun tribe, and this war horse is marked. Hey? Isn't this Aslan's subordinate? ”
He pointed to the corpses of hundreds of horses and countless people lying on the ground, and looked stunned, as if he had discovered something he had never seen before.
Indeed, here, Tuqi Shi Renqian recognized himself as the second, and who else dared to say that he was the boss? Now the second child is dead, and a large part of it is dead. Who did this to you?
Gu Lulu's mood is a little complicated. The people of the Mukun tribe had nothing to do with him, and even more, he wished to die more, as he was burned under the city of Samarkand, their blood would only increase his pleasure. But the question is, who has the ability to let hundreds of elites of the Virgin Kun Department fall here? Since he can take out hundreds of Cunmu Kunbu, does his 1,000 horsemen also mean that he is in a dangerous area and can become their target at any time? Also, how did these tribes, which originally belonged to Mohedagan, appear here? Could it be that Mo Heda secretly crossed Chen Cang?
"Your Royal Highness, look, this is a sign of the enemy's retreat. Well, to the south, Shi Guoren? ”
Ali dismounted and carefully examined all suspicious clues. Sure enough, he found some clues.
"Also, it's their weapon. Wooden spears! ”
Alifu found a number of short hardwood spears in the style of a large cannibal javelin. Dozens of Mukunbu warriors were pierced by these backward weapons, and some were still nailed to the grass.
It's incredible. Prince Gululu had dismounted, pondering the marks left on the battlefield. Where did Shi Guo's strength go? Is it a big cannibal?
"Ah Li, get off your horse and rest. Unleash scouts. ”
Gu Lulu felt that it was better to be safe, and stopped and waited for Mohe Dagan to discuss the next step after the two departments converged.
The bad news that the Turkishes were about to arrive spread like the speed of the plague throughout the city. The arrival of the Turgish was not good news for everyone in the city. Especially for those nobles and wealthy merchants, the arrival of each new ruler means that part of their wealth will be evaporated.
In this era, actions like Li Huaitang's in Qishi City are enough to win the Nobel Charity Prize, if any.
No one could have predicted the purpose of the Turgish, whether they would slaughter the city, and if they were, they would have to face both wealth and life, and many of the people in the family would be enslaved and humiliated.
Sjenti was an ambitious aristocrat who had always kept a low profile. It wasn't until the last time Li Huaitang opened a Hongmen banquet in the palace that he smelled an opportunity. At that time, Si Jinti happily donated most of the floating wealth, leaving a good impression on Li Huaitang.
Si Jinti is very sensitive and always keeps an eye on the movements of the horse bandits. If they want to replace Kublai Duo, they must comfort the real power faction in the city, instead of drying up and fishing, and this kind of wealth extraction may show that the horse bandits have no intention of Shi Guo, and I am afraid that they will eventually leave.
And the old king Kublai Duo must not tolerate those horse bandits. If nothing else, let's just say that those who have now become one of the bandits, most of whom are said to have been enslaved by the king, will certainly not let this old king go.
And Dadu Mo was also killed by these horse bandits and fled, and was driven away to the end.
That is to say, after the horse bandits are gone, there will be a vacancy in the position of the king of Shi Guo, and without the control of the big cannibals, the Tuqi Shi people are just a barbarian, not difficult to fool, not enough trouble.
The throne, the more you look at it, the more precious it becomes.
As long as you grab the thick arm of the horse bandit, it is difficult to think about whether you are rich or not. Isn't the Kang family a good example? This time, they didn't have any losses, and I heard that they even got a big deal from the horse bandits.
There is bad news or an opportunity today. At the gate of the northern city, the servants saw the horse bandits who had returned from a bloody battle, and hundreds of people were killed and wounded. However, the horse bandits also returned with hundreds of bloody human heads, and from the outside, they were Turkic. As soon as he heard the news, he thought to himself, a few days ago he heard that the Turgish were besieging Samarkand, and everyone in the city was very worried, and today, the Turgish have finally arrived.
A few days ago, the merchants who fled from the country said that the Turgish people sacked the city of Boxide, and the princes, nobles and wealthy merchants suffered first, and those who resisted were disposed of as supporters of the Great Cannibals. For a while, the whole city changed color, and they all prayed that the head of the Tuqi Shi people was not good, and they forgot about Shi Guo.
Si Jinti's head spun quickly, and the Turgish man came, and he was the first to bear it, and he was sure that his family would be ruined. Seeing the victories of the horse bandits in the past few days, their strength swelled, and Si Jinti's confidence also swelled.
Why don't you support the horse bandits to hold the city of Qishi, and don't the Turgish people also have no way to take Samarkand? When they can't attack for a long time, they will naturally retreat.
The point is, if you are the first to stand up for the horse bandits, then ...... later Hey, that's it. If you want to be a king, you have to be the first person who dares to eat meat.
Therefore, Si Jinti took the initiative to ask to see Umeng. He brought with him more than 100 strong slaves as a sign of loyalty. It is definitely not possible to expect these house slaves to fight, but it is okay to defend the city, and there must be a lot of people who need to defend the four walls.
For the time being, Sjenti's speculation was successful.
When Li Huaitang heard the news, he praised Si Jinti's high wind and bright festival with great fanfare in the whole city, and Si Jinti's reputation was immeasurable for a while.
Li Huaitang, who had just returned to Qishi City, in addition to arranging for the treatment of wounded soldiers, immediately put the whole city into a state of martial law, and no one was allowed to enter or leave the capital, and those who violated the order were killed on the spot.
With Li Huaitang's less than 4,000 soldiers to defend the whole city, it must be overwhelming. After making arrangements, Li Huaitang gathered everyone to discuss how to deal with the upcoming crisis.
Umon's suggestion was to mobilize the youth of the whole city to go up the walls. First they dismantled the king's palace, and all the stones they had obtained were brought to the city. Then it was the turn of the nobility, and then to the commoners.
As soon as Umeng's suggestion was delivered, Si Jinti brought the martial law soldiers to the door.
Where would Li Huaitang let go of such an opportunity. As soon as possible, Umeng was put in charge of implementing the matter, and Si Jinti's initiative to assist in defense was promoted to all corners of the city as a model of military-civilian friendship, unity and cooperation. The princes and nobles who smelled a hint of the smell, like a herd effect, also contributed thousands of strong slaves. If you don't succeed, you become a sheep! This was the consensus of most aristocratic merchants.
At the same time, Umeng and Da Lizi also forcibly recruited more than 3,000 strong laborers from the whole city. Li Huaitang separated these strong men and slaves, and then dispatched 2,000 bright infantry, each light warrior led two temporary strong men to defend, and the remaining more than 800 longbowmen were used as ambush soldiers, waiting to give the Tuqi Shi people a surprise.
The Three Cavalry of Light, as a mobile assault force, are ready to attack at any time in the city.
The Six Monkeys selected 500 Tang people from the Guangming Ministry, and set up a temporary supervision team, which was responsible for killing any soldiers who were cowardly or retreated and fled.
Big and small chestnuts were responsible for leading thousands of volunteers, transporting all supplies and dead and wounded soldiers.
Umeng and the rest of the civil ministry also took up arms and were responsible for the security of the whole city, preventing anyone from communicating with foreign enemies.
The Turgish did not wait for the palace to be demolished, and then they came down to the city.
Mo Heda was so angry that he almost plucked out his beard, and when he saw that his hundreds of elites had turned into headless corpses on the grassland, he almost wanted to break Aslan to pieces. However, it is unknown where Aslan is or whether he is still alive. Mohedagan's anger could not be vented, so he gritted his teeth and ordered to go south and slaughter the city!
The three thousand cavalry rolled up a large cloud of dust, which rolled in from afar, forming a thick black line and pressing towards the city of Qishi.
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves shook the walls of the city, and everyone standing at the head of the city could feel the gradually intensifying tremors, as well as the nervous beating heart in their bodies.
It's been a pulsating summer.
The gates of the city of beggars were tightly closed. It can be seen that on the wall more than ten feet high, there are faintly about a thousand people defending.
Mohe Dagan's expression made Gu Lulu feel very funny, Gu Lulu raised his horsewhip, pointed to the city and gloated: "They are resisting with iron heart, it seems that our Turgish warriors are as weak as the Aslan tribe in their minds." ”
Regarding the insinuation of Gu Lulu, Mohe Dagan really didn't know how to fight back. It's too much. Damn Aslan, I've lost all my face. In the future, Mohedagan will become a joke in the mouths of the Lits and even the Great Cannibals.
I have to give them a thunderous blow, let them see, and let those who want to laugh at me see. Thinking of this, Mohe Dagan turned his head and glanced at Gu Lulu, and said, "Your Royal Highness, don't bother you, just wait for me to beckon you into the city." Little caterpillar, I will kill it like a sheep! ”
"Of course, everyone in the world knows that Moheda is a hero. However, before we can trample those caterpillars to death, do we need to prepare some siege equipment? ”
Gu Dulu continued to fight Mohe Dagan.
"Then His Royal Highness Prince Lao has made equipment, I will go to the city and wait for you."
Mohe Dagan began to fight back, ignoring the stubborn anger, and then turned his proud head and encouraged the soldiers under his command: "Warriors of the Mukun tribe, rush into the city, slaughter the city, and the wealth is yours." Use their blood and their wives and daughters to wash away your shame! ”
Amid the cheers, Mohedagan threw his whip back fiercely, and the horse neighed and rushed towards the city gate.
The walls of Qishi City are not high, and three or four people can climb up the human walls. Therefore, Mo Heda simply omitted the logging ladder or the hammer, and drove his horse forward, intending to contain the defenders with speed and force them to expose the loopholes in their defenses. They've done it before.
In front of the moat near the northern wall, Mohedagan suddenly turned right and circled towards the west gate. When he reached the west gate, he placed a round of arrows on horseback and went around to the south gate.
The defenders at the head of the city were attracted to run around the city, but they could not keep up with the speed of the cavalry. Below the city, many people with heavy wooden shields could be seen slowly and disorderly towards the southern head of the city.
Sure enough, as Mohedagan expected. Shi Guoren concentrated the main force at the north gate, and the south gate was the weak point of the troops.
To the south of the city, on the wall, only a few people were anxiously blowing trumpets and asking for help.
"Hmph, Shi Guoren, who cares about his head, let you try the taste of splitting your head!"
Moheda's teeth itched with hatred.
Mohedagan's cavalry also sounded the horn of the attack, and the cavalry, which was advancing horizontally parallel to the city walls, approached the moat.