Chapter Eighty-Three: Preparations for the Defense

After Wen Han said this, he and Gao Shun looked at each other for a long time. After a long time, Gao Shun spoke.

"Wen Sima, are you going to fight this Qianghu people for the last moment?"

Gao Shun thought that Wen Han was desperately determined to defend Linhe City.

"No, General Gao is wrong. Each of our lives is a unique existence, unparalleled in the world. I cherish my own life, and I cherish the life under his command even more. I am afraid, I can't hold up the arrival of the rescue of Lord Thorn Shi, and the city of Linhe will be broken, and then we want to withdraw the troops, but because the people in the city are still there, I am afraid. If we let the people go now, we can rest assured if we withdraw our troops.

Moreover, just now the Qianghu people were attacked by me, and my black wind rode in the camp of the Qianghu people and burned a fire, and now the Qianghu people must still be cleaning up the mess. It's getting dark now, just in time to cover the people leaving. There were still three or four hours before dawn, and by tomorrow morning, the 36,000 people would have walked about the same. ”

Gao Shun listened carefully on the side, and after Wen Han finished speaking, Shi Li agreed.

"Wen Sima is right, I'll give you the order!"

"Good! I will also call on my subordinates to cooperate. Thou also advised the people to lighten their packings as much as possible, and to take some gold and silver treasures with them, and to leave them with some heavy possessions that were too heavy to carry. After all, life is still the most important thing. Besides, before the time of life and death, we will not abandon the city easily. If this time, it may not be impossible for us to wait for the rescue troops sent by Ding Tingshi to arrive and repel this Qianghu army. ”

Listening to Wen Han's arrangement in an orderly manner, Gao Shun admired his talent in his heart, and after Wen Han's instructions were completed, Gao Shun ordered his subordinates to start going door to door to tell the people to pack up, Guan Yu and Xu Huang were also called by Wen Han and asked them to lead their own soldiers and horses to assist Gao Shun.

At first, many people were reluctant to leave. However, Gao Shun guarded Linhe County for many days, and his people were close to the people and protected the people, and he was deeply loved by the people of Linhe. Gao Shun patiently told the reason, and later Wen Han also came over to persuade together, and as soon as those people heard that Wen Han was the Wen Champion in Xiudu, they immediately put their minds at ease, and their resistance was much smaller.

The soldiers under the Wen Han army and the Gao Shun army carried the luggage for the people and maintained order until they were sent to the city gate. Most of the people left in the direction of neighboring counties such as Xiudu or Hudao. There are many cities in these two counties, and there are more than enough to accommodate these 36,000 people.

Wen Hanjun and Gao Shun's army were busy all night, and because Gao Shun's army had defended the city for a few days, the Qianghu people were outnumbered, and the offensive was extremely strong, and Gao Shun's army was physically and mentally exhausted. At the last hour, Wen Han insisted on letting Gao Shun take his soldiers down to rest, Gao Shun couldn't refuse, and saw that his soldiers were really tired and had to fall asleep when they stood up, so he also received Wen Han's kindness and led the soldiers down to rest.

"Champion. I heard the Xiudu people say that you are a god sent by the world, and you can kill the Qianghu people with one finger. You have to protect this riverside city. There is also an old man's family living in ten households in the south fourth lane of the city. There are also two old cows and five chickens at home, and these poultry veterans have been raised for a long time, and they are reluctant to eat. Give it to the champion. You have to behave well, don't let down the old man's heart. ”

The last to leave was a white-haired, over-aged old man, his wrinkled hands like chicken bones, tightly grasping Wen Han's palm, and speaking slowly. In a pair of cloudy old eyes, there is a lot of reluctance. Wen Han nodded and smiled at the old man.

When the old man saw Wen Han laughing, he also smiled, his mouth was wide open, and he only had five or six teeth, but he smiled very brightly.

"Leaving home. Where is home when the mountains are high and the water is far away? Thirty years ago, girl, where is Yiren? ”

The old man walked away in a hurry, humming a ballad. Wen Han listened quietly in the back, watching the old man's back disappear before leaving.

The sky was not yet bright, and the sky was dark and dark one after another, and there were bursts of thunder from time to time. Look at the storm coming.

"Hopefully, the people near the river will be able to reach their destination before the storm."

Wen Han looked at the sky and muttered in a low voice. After that, the men and horses of Wen Han's army rested in many empty rooms in the city, and his Chinese Han strictly ordered his corporal to not move a stitch in the room, and could only go to bed to rest.

At this time, the other side. In the camp of Qianghu, Keba Wuyan woke up very early, full of hatred, he couldn't sleep all night, he really wanted to break through the Linhe city gate earlier, slaughter the Han people, and catch the red-faced man who killed his own brother yesterday. According to the information he received, his other younger brother, Keba Wujiang, was also killed by a red-faced man, who must have the same identity as the man yesterday. And this red-faced man is the general under the command of the Han general Wen Han, guessing that the soldiers and horses that attacked yesterday were Wen Han's military horses.

In other words, Wen Han is in this riverside city. Thinking of this, Ke Ba Wuyan couldn't suppress the infinite killing intent in his heart, he originally had three younger brothers and one only son. The youngest brother is now staying in the territory of Qianghu, and the other two younger brothers were all killed by the red-faced general of Wen Han's army, and the only son was shot to death by Wen Han. It can be said that Keba Wuyan and Wen Hanjun are incompatible and incompatible.

"Straighten out the people. Half an hour later, the siege begins! ”

Keba Wuyan ordered in a cold voice, and the Qiang generals knew that their hatred was higher than the sky, how dare they rub it off, and immediately ordered their subordinates to prepare. Half an hour later, 20,000 Qianghu iron horsemen, 4,000 golden sword warriors, and 6,000 sword and axe men, a total of 30,000 people, were ready to go. Originally, there were 30,000 soldiers and horses in Keba Wuyan, but yesterday the Wenwen Han army sneaked attack, killing more than 2,000 people and wounding about 1,000 people. However, for the large army of Keba Wuyan, the number of casualties was heart-wrenching.

"Slaughter all the Han dogs in the river!"

Keba Wuyan pulled out the golden knife at his waist and rode at the front of the large army, Ling Ran shouted.

"Slaughter all the Han dogs in the river!"

"Slaughter all the Han dogs in the river!"

Suddenly, a burst of angry waves that shook the mountains and the sea erupted in unison, and the momentum of the 30,000 Qianghu people was indeed amazing. Keba Wuyan was very satisfied with the momentum of his troops, pulled the reins, and took the lead. After that, 30,000 Qianghu troops followed neatly, all of them grinding their fists and Huo Huo, with no killing intent.

After a while, the Han army waiting in Linhe City saw Keba Wuyan's army rushing rapidly at a distance of ten miles, and hurriedly informed Gao Shun and Wen Han, the two main generals. Wen Han suddenly woke up as if he had a premonition, and as soon as he stood up, he was reported by the soldier after hearing it, and immediately walked out with the soldier.

When Wen Han came to the city gate, he had already seen Gao Shun's figure. Xu Huang and Guan Yu spent half a pillar of incense time to sort out the soldiers and horses, and they also came. Hurriedly ordered his men and horses to stand in position, and some soldiers brought countless arrows and large stones. Others are boiling water in a large cauldron.

Wen Han is familiar with ancient history and has a clear understanding of the talents of each general in the Three Kingdoms. Among them, in the field of defending the city, Xu Huang can be said to be one of the most outstanding among the Wei generals. He once guarded Fenyin and pacified Hedong, which made Ma Chao and Han Sui out of reach. After the Battle of Chibi, he and Cao Ren defended Jiangling together, causing Zhou Yu to retreat from poverty.

The most famous, Xu Huang's siege of Fancheng. At that time, Guan Yu led the troops to attack. Yu Ban and Pang De are the main deputy generals in Fancheng. was flooded by Guan Yu with a trick to flood the Seventh Army, and wiped out Yu Ban and the rest of the army. After Guan Yu went all the way forward, the department was in Yancheng. At that time, Cao Cao sent Xu Huang to defend, and Xu Huang pretended to build a long trench to show that he would cut off the back road of the Shu army.

The Shu army was afraid of being surrounded, burned the camp and withdrew, Xu Huang's army entered Yancheng, camped on both sides, and gradually approached the besieging Shu army, Xu Huang's military camp was only three zhang away from Guan Yu's siege. The main force of Guan Yu's army is around the head, and there are four mounds in the other tun. Xu Huang gradually gained the advantage, and then took defense as an attack, attacked the east and west tactics with sound, and threatened to attack the siege head, but he surprised the four mounds.

Guan Yu was afraid that the four mounds would be lost, so he led 5,000 foot cavalry to fight and was defeated by Xu Huang. Xu Huang took advantage of the victory to pursue and rushed into the siege of the Shu army, and the Shu army was defeated, and many of them died by throwing themselves into the water. Guan Yu, who originally occupied a good situation, had no choice but to retreat from the siege with hatred. Xu Huang, as the defender, can still turn from passive to active. Use soldiers like gods, and exchange defense and offense. It was called by Cao Cao as better than Sun Wu and Sui Tho. Cao Cao personally went out of the camp to greet Xu Huang.

Of course, now that Xu Huang and Guan Yu are both under the command of Wen Han, the siege of Fancheng in history will not reappear. And today's Xu Huang's ability is not half of what it was at that time. Xu Huang is still young and needs to be polished on the battlefield. However, Wen Han is confident and will not bury Xu Huang's talent. The command of defending the city this time was given to Xu Huang, which made Xu Huang feel flattered by Wen Han's trust from nowhere.

"Komeito. I have made it clear to Gao Shun that all of his 2,500 men are under your command. Today, it depends on your performance. ”

"Although I Xu Gongming is not talented, I will never live up to Lord Sima's high expectations!"

Xu Huang knelt down on one knee and clenched his fists to receive his life. The Qianghu army was gradually approaching, and the deafening shouts made the entire Linhe City shake.

Xu Huang's face was resolute, he took a step forward, and squinted at the formation of the Qianghu troops for a long time. I quickly pondered the timing of the first round of archery. Soon he decided that there were still three miles away from the Qianghu troops. With a wave of his hand, he shouted.

"Zhang Gong!"

In the city, there were 2,800 Black Wind cavalry, 2,200 infantry, and 2,500 Gao Shun's command, a total of 7,500 people, and they all picked up big bows at the same time.

The Qianghu troops were getting closer and closer, and there were still two miles away.

"Get on the arrow!"

The Qianghu troops were only one mile away, and the Han army in the city had already seen its hideous face.

"Aim!"

Xu Huang's heart was beating and his eyes narrowed. The Qianghu people have not yet reached the best distance, and the first round of archery is particularly important, if they can be castrated, the Qianghu people will lose their sharpness first, and their morale will be greatly reduced.

Close, close. And two hundred meters, one hundred meters.

When the distance between the Qianghu men and horses was only half a mile, the Han soldiers in the city were all sweating in their palms and were extremely nervous. It's closer.

"Shoot!"

Finally, Xu Huang's order was issued. The 7,500 Han army waited for a long time and immediately shot arrows. Countless arrows, like raindrops, rain of arrows. Suddenly, there was a terrible scream under the city, and many of the Qianghu cavalry who rushed in front were shot off their horses. Keba Wuyan is eager to attack the city, and he has not yet lined up, and he will not make such a low-level mistake in normal times, and let the cavalry be the vanguard of the siege. This was really a mess, and many of the Qianghu people who had fallen off had no time to get on their horses again, and the frightened horses fled in all directions, knocking over many Qianghu soldiers.