Chapter 328: The Battle of Yangle
The Hun cavalry was very arrogant, so arrogant that they looked at the defenders of the city as if they were nothing.
Early the next morning, the Huns surrounded the city and began to provoke.
"General Right, do we capture the city as soon as possible, General Zuo, they heard that the progress is also very fast along the way." Iwatani, the Grand Captain next to the right general, said.
This right general is called Ba Shuer, and he is a general under the left Xian Wang Yufuluo, and he has always been at odds with the left general, and the two have a competitive relationship.
This time, King Zuo Xian sent his troops to attack Jixian County in two ways, all the way to attack Jixian, to take Jixian County, to break the resistance of Youzhou, all the way to the east, their goal is Liaodong.
The wealth of Liaodong may not be deeply felt by other places in the Han Dynasty, but it is deeply felt by several grassland peoples in the north, and many of their things are purchased from Liaodong, whether it is wine, salt, grain, etc.
There is competition between the left and right generals, and Bashuer finally took the task of attacking Liaodong, as long as he can attack Liaodong, then what he has captured will definitely be shocking, and then he will be able to improve his status in the heart of King Zuoxian.
And if General Zuo is allowed to break through Jixian County first and kill Liu Yu, it will definitely be unfavorable to him.
"Okay, order the sons and daughters to attack with all their might, and this city must be broken today." There is no suspense at all about the breakthrough of this city, it is just the length of time.
Youbeiping is also a county, but the entire county was attacked by him, and all of them fell in a few days.
However, he also saw it, because the attack on Youbeiping was very sudden in time, the Xiongnu suddenly went south to Yuyang, and then attacked Youbeiping, and the entire Youbeiping was almost unprepared.
But after a few days, this Liaoxi has already been prepared, and the soldiers on the city head have shields, bows and arrows that can be seen, and the city head is crowded, so it should be that a lot of people have been recruited.
Although these will cause him trouble, it is only trouble, and Bashuel has never considered that the other party can intercept him.
"Kill!"
The Huns began to attack, they did not use any tactics at all, the cavalry rushed forward in groups, and when they were still some distance from the city wall, they drew their bows and arrows, and then the arrows flew like a tide to the defenders on the head of the city.
And many of the soldiers in the city have never been on the battlefield, and many people are stupid when they see this posture.
"Ahh
Screams sounded, a round of attacks down, the defenders of the city killed and wounded more than 200 people, mainly because they had no experience, many people were scared stupid, they didn't know how to pick up the shield in their hands, and they didn't know how to hide under the battlements, and the stupid ones were shot by the Huns.
A rain of arrows just passed, and then another wave arrived, and at this time, some officers reacted and urged the soldiers to defend and attack.
After the coordination of the officers, the soldiers were in a much better state, but the corpses of many soldiers lying on the ground also had a great impact on them, and many people even felt that their arms were weak even when they were shooting.
"Quick, quick, the archers return fire, return fire."
Archery also began to shoot at the head of the city, although they were not good at archery, but if the arrow rain was a little denser, the lethality was still good, and they had the bonus of the city wall, and their state was much better.
The Xiongnu attacked wave after wave, and the city began to be killed and wounded a lot, but after they got used to it, they could gradually launch a counterattack and counterattack the Hun cavalry below.
"Why is the intensity of the counterattack on the city still so strong, give me the courage to press all the troops and defeat them." After attacking for an hour, Bashuer found that the city still maintained a certain strength of counterattack force, and tried to get close to the city several times, but was smashed down by the stones on it.
Bashuer was anxious, he didn't care much about the death or injury of the soldiers, but he had to kill Liaodong as soon as possible, Liaodong was his real goal, because the wealth of Liaodong was really coveted.
Basher's men began to direct the intensified attack, some preparing to climb the walls, while others continued to attack with bows and arrows below to prevent them from defending.
The soldiers on the walls could only defend themselves with shields, counterattack with bows and arrows, and use stones and rolling logs against the Wuhuan people who climbed up.
From time to time, people were hit by arrows and fell to the ground, but the dead and wounded were immediately dragged away by those behind.
The battle was very fierce, the Xiongnu invested all their troops, and the defenders at the head of the city suffered very heavy casualties, if they hadn't undergone Gongsun Zhan's high-intensity training, they would have collapsed now.
But they did not collapse, but there were too many casualties, so they could only continue to recruit the young men in the city to participate in the defense of the city.
This time the Xiongnu did not divide their troops to sweep in the countryside, but all participated in the siege, Bashuer wanted to capture the entire Liaoxi as soon as possible, and then march to Liaodong.
A day passed, Bashuer was helpless, the effect of the attack at night would be much worse, so he could only stop first, besides, he participated in the battle with all his members, and the soldiers also needed to rest.
"Lord, the Huns attacked continuously for a day, and the soldiers defending the city suffered great casualties..."
The scouts arranged by Ye Chen will report the latest information every once in a while.
"Second brother, the Huns attacked for a day, they suffered more than 500 casualties, and the defenders in Yangle City are expected to be killed and wounded more than 2,000 people, according to pre-war estimates, their defenders have about 2,500 people, and the recruited young men have less than 20,000."
Tai Shici analyzed and said after listening to the information.
"According to this situation, Yangle City will hold for three to five days at most, it depends on the casualties of the soldiers defending the city in the city, if the casualties of these regular troops reach a certain percentage, then those young men who have been temporarily recruited will inevitably collapse."
"Lord, the Huns attacked in the first half of the day with dozens of casualties, and the second half of the day at all costs led to so many casualties, if the next few days of the attack are all out of the attack, it will also be good for us, it is expected that the Huns' troops will lose between two thousand and three thousand."
Guan Yu analyzed it according to today's situation.
Ye Chen thought for a while and said: "The pressure to defend the city is too great, judging from today's situation, they have used up one-third of the arrows we gave them, if it continues like this, it is estimated that they will only be able to defend for a little more than three days." ”
Ye Chen not only considered the strength and casualties, but also the materials for defending the city were also very important, and the best way to deal with the Xiongnu was the arrow array, once the arrows were used up, and the Xiongnu archers were not suppressed, then this battle would be difficult to fight.
Guan Yu and Tai Shici thought about it, and it was indeed the case, without the suppression of arrows, then the Xiongnu archers could fire wantonly, and the defenders on the head of the city would easily be suppressed and collapsed.
"Lord, then should we take the initiative and sneak attack from behind?" Guan Yu asked.
"A sneak attack from behind is a good way, now the Huns don't know our existence at all, but not at the moment, the two sides are not in a stalemate, the Huns have spare strength, although we can sneak attack successfully, but our own damage will be great."
Guan Yu and Tai Shi Ci both think about the problem from the perspective of the battle, if Ye Chen and they send troops to sneak attack at this time, the Huns have no defense, and it is easy to succeed, but the defenders on the head of the city are too weak, and the Huns will easily leave the battle and turn around to deal with them, so that although they can still win in the end, Ye Chen will not be able to attack and defend next.