Chapter 492: The First Battle (First Update)
They were stunned, because in their combat career, they had never seen such a large city, it would be such a level of guarding, they had already reached the range of the trebuchets outside the city gate, and none of the defenders had discovered them, what kind of shape this was, they were very incomprehensible for a while.
"Quickly prepare the stones in the catapult, according to the situation of the city gate, I am afraid that it will take several collisions, and the rest of the cavalry lie in ambush under the walls on both sides of the city gate, do not let the enemy see us through the hole where arrows can be shot, and once the city gate is opened, kill in!"
In the face of such a situation, Han Xin's strategy is also very decisive, because there is a trebuchet that can cause a certain threat to the other party, so his mobile power can be well hidden, Han Xin believes that when the defenders in the city find the catapult outside the city, they should be panicked and will definitely open the city gate.
Everything is ready, and the inside of this city is also extraordinarily quiet, Han Xin naturally knows that the time he chose, no matter what kind of place it is, is the time when people sleep the most, and he dares to guarantee that the people who are awake in this city should be basically equivalent to nothing.
Indeed, the Mauryan Empire, as an empire of the same size as the Great Qin, still has a guard system that has been passed down for hundreds of years, according to their guard system, the four arrow towers cannot be broken, and the arrow holes on the city wall, there is a room behind it, and there should be a team of archers in that room, and now, there are indeed people behind the hole, but there are only three or five people, who are sleeping there at this time, except for the snoring that shakes the sky, no sound can be heard.
In fact, it is not because the Mauryan Dynasty has degenerated into this, but since the establishment of the Peacock Dynasty, these hundreds of years have passed, and this city behind the capital has never been invaded by foreign enemies.
Behind the city, there are endless mountain ranges, and the climate is very harsh, it is impossible for anyone to make a detour here to attack deliberately, so this city is almost the most lax place for the Peacock Empire's guards.
Even so, in fact, there are still close to 10,000 defenders in the city, because of the strong caste system of the Mauryan Empire, the soldiers belong to the force that can guard the peace of the dynasty, and the status in the Mauryan Dynasty is still very high, so no matter which city, there are some sergeants.
But there were less than 10,000 men, and they barely played the role of sergeants, because of the comfort here, they couldn't remember when the last drill was.
Against this backdrop, a boulder that Han Shin had prepared roared from the trebuchet towards the wooden gate, which was quite heavy and heavy.
"Boom ......"
After this loud noise, the Daqin soldiers who were ambushed on both sides of the city gate breathed a sigh of relief, you know, they were standing close to the city wall on both sides of the city gate in three layers and three layers outside, in case the teammates who operated the trebuchet made a mistake and let the stones run for them, then they really didn't know how they died.
After this loud noise, they turned their heads to see that the gate was not broken by a single blow on the door panel in the middle of this huge stone, but there was also a small depression, according to this situation, the gate was probably broken in a few strokes.
The sound of the blow was undoubtedly loud, and some of the people in the city did not know it, but the sergeants who were guarding near the city walls heard it clearly, and all of them were awakened from their sleep by the sound.
At first, many people thought it was a dream of theirs, but when they found that their companion was also awakened, they realized that something might be wrong.
"What's the sound at the gates?"
"I don't know, what struck the gates? Isn't it a wild elephant in the woods that is causing trouble? ”
"Let's take a look at the arrow hole first!" After the sergeants were awakened, it was obvious that their heads were not very bright, and after some guessing, they got up and prepared to go to the arrow hole to see what was going on.
At this time, these soldiers defending the city did not think about the place where the enemy invaded, because this was the most unlikely thing to happen in their minds, and the current Peacock Dynasty, in their opinion, although the relics were a little bit harsh on some of the inferior people, and they were also quite harsh on some of the people under their command, but it did not prevent them, the people of the caste in front, from exercising their power, which was undoubtedly nothing.
But as soon as they stood up, and before they could go in the direction of the arrow hole, another loud noise rolled in, even louder than the one just now, and in this case, these people finally couldn't sit still, this was not a sound that a wild elephant could create, it was obviously formed by the impact of something on the city gate.
This time they did not hesitate any longer, and went to the hole of the arrow, to see what was striking at their gates.
Through the arrow hole, they vaguely saw that not far from the city gate, there was a wooden device, and there were faintly several people operating, which made them a little unclear So, how could they make their city gate make such a loud noise?
But as they continued to observe, until they noticed that a strangely dressed man had loaded a large stone onto the trebuchet, they finally understood what was causing the noise at the gate.
"It's not good, those people seem to have come to attack the city gate, fortunately, there are not many of them, I'll wait here to see if I can shoot them, you quickly go and inform the city lord of this!"
Seeing what was going on, one of the guys, who looked like a general, finally made some arrangements and sent a sergeant behind him to inform the city lord of the matter.
The sergeant who was sent went stupidly, and the speed of walking was actually slow and leisurely, he obviously did not want to accept such an errand, because he knew that if he disturbed the city lord at this time, if there was not much trouble, he would definitely at least be scolded, and if he caught up with the city lord in a bad mood, he would give him some other items.
But what he didn't know was that it was this order that saved his life.
After sending out the sergeant, while the squad leader was still hesitating, they saw another large stone flying towards the city gate, and then there was a loud bang, and they could even feel the city gate shaking violently, not knowing how many more stones the city gate would be broken.
"How many defenders are there at the city gate, I see that there are only dozens of people who fired stones, and we can destroy them when we get out of the city, otherwise once these dozens of people break through the city gate, what is the face of our wait?"
The men under his command counted the sergeants who had arrived after hearing the voice, and found that there were about three hundred of them, which filled the squad leader's heart with confidence.
He was on duty at the city gate tonight, and if there was a mistake, it would obviously be his problem, so he still wanted to take the men and horses to exterminate those dozens of people when the city gate was fine, so that not only would there be no fault, but it might still be a credit.
In fact, the conversations of these Peacock Dynasty soldiers inside the city wall can be heard by the soldiers in the ambush of Daqin, but what makes them most helpless is that they can't understand what these people are saying at all, so they can only stare at the city gate to see when the city gate will be broken, while listening to the movement inside.
After a toss, the more than 300 people finally found their armor and weapons, and then gathered inside the city gate, they were obviously going out to meet the enemy first. And they are waiting, waiting for the trebuchet to be launched once before going out, otherwise if it is hit as soon as it opens the door, it is estimated that there will be no more than a few of the three hundred people left.
"General, these people are afraid that they are going to leave the city gate, and they have not found out about us!"
After the sergeant near the city gate heard the sound, he hurriedly informed Han Xin of the matter, and after Han Xin heard it, he made a gesture, obviously, he had already arranged the attack, as long as everyone could do it according to his previous arrangement.
With another loud bang, the city gate was already a little damaged, and the captain in the city felt that the time was ripe, and immediately bit his silver teeth and ordered: "Get out of the city quickly and kill all these people!" ”
At his order, several sergeants hurriedly went to open the city gate, and they were afraid that if the door opened too slowly, the next stone would come to them, and it would be very uninteresting.
But when the city gate was quickly pushed open, and they rushed out, the scene that greeted them was different from what they imagined.
The Great Qin soldiers who were ambushed on both sides of the city gate appeared in front of them almost in a flash, and under the moonlight, they saw people wearing armor that they had never seen before, from appearance to body shape, they were all unfamiliar, but the cold and shining blades in their hands were telling them that these people were coming to break through this city.
"Quick! Enemy attack, go quickly...... Yes!! ”
The squad leader who took the lead reacted quite quickly, and shouted at that time, of course, in the ears of the Great Qin soldiers, this was still the words that they didn't know what they were.
Before he could finish shouting, he saw a cold light flash in front of his eyes, and after that, he lost consciousness.
The three hundred soldiers of the Peacock Dynasty who had just left the city gate, or the soldiers who were negligent in training, were frightened by the cavalry of Daqin, they did not have the ability to resist at all, and in a few breaths, they were all killed by the soldiers of Daqin and the Huns.
After killing more than 300 people, Daqin's cavalry methodically opened the city gates completely, and then rushed in, leaving 2,000 people behind, and continued to guard the outside of several city gates.
At this time, the sergeant who was sent out by the captain before arrived outside the city lord's mansion, and in order to avoid punishment, he could only try to make a very anxious gesture.
"The city lord has already fallen asleep, and it is inconvenient to disturb him, if you have any matter, it is better to report it tomorrow." Outside the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, a guard-like person said in a stern tone.
"Somehow, outside the city gate, a group of enemy troops came, if the city lord didn't come forward to solve it, the city gate would soon be breached!" By this time, the sergeant could only speak eagerly.
"Enemy troops?" This word was very uncommon in their city, so when they heard this, the guard was also stunned, hesitated for a moment, and still entered the city lord's mansion with the sergeant.
This city lord has actually just fallen asleep for a long time, as for the reason, of course, it was too late for a meal last night, and at this time, he was suddenly woken up in his sleep, and the anger in the heart of this city lord can be imagined.
"Why are you coming at this time?"
"This ...... The enemy army was found outside the city gate, and they were attacking the city with huge stones, and the city lord was asked to quickly deploy soldiers to meet the enemy! At this time, how dare the sergeant say that there are only a few dozen enemy soldiers, and he said that the city lord has woken up, and he didn't see what the situation was outside at that time, so it was better to say something bigger.
"Enemy troops?"
When the city lord heard this, he sobered up a little, he knew that these soldiers would never joke about such a thing, but he thought for a while, and he really couldn't understand what enemy army could come to his city to attack, his place, although not far from the royal city, was a very remote place.
"Hurry up, follow me to see!"
This city lord had some courage, and directly put on his own clothes while letting his men go to order troops.
But what happened next made him never expect, and before less than 10,000 soldiers in his city could gather, a general hurriedly broke into his mansion.
"City Lord, the cavalry from nowhere, the number of twenty or thirty thousand people, has broken through the city gate, all of them have poured into the city, and they are rushing here, the city lord should make a decision as soon as possible!"
"Huh??"
Such news seemed to the ears of the city lord as if it had happened in a dream, he had been in this city for more than ten years, and this was the first time he had heard such a thing, and he even forgot what to do for a while.
"City Lord, you can't delay any longer, you quickly take people out and tell the monarch about this matter in Hua's City, there are only twenty or thirty thousand people left and right, and as soon as the army of my Peacock Dynasty arrives, you can wipe it out!" At this time, the general's thinking was still very clear.
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