Chapter 313: The Battle at the City Gate

Although known as the northern town, Jincheng is not strong, since Emperor Wu took an offensive against the Xiongnu, Jincheng located in the Senei has not been attacked by foreign enemies, in disrepair, the defense is lax, a huge city, the defenders are less than a thousand. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

On a night when everyone was unprepared, the Huns suddenly besieged the city, without the slightest warning in advance, as if it came out of the ground, or the Great Wall in the north collapsed for no reason.

Whatever the reason, the officials and people of Jincheng were in a panic because of this.

The streets were full of people, some came out to inquire about the situation, some called for their wives and children to hide, and some were so frightened that they cried loudly.

Fan Bangshan led a thousand soldiers in the streets, facing the city gate, without horseback, their task was to hold the city gate, in order to meet the northern army outside, not to charge, he was very tired of the people crying and shouting, and sent a special team of soldiers to gallop back and forth to drive those who approached, so as not to be disturbed later.

The shouts outside the city are getting louder and louder, even through the heavy city gate, Fan Bangshan is a stubborn temper, no matter how many enemies there are outside, the louder the scream, the more excited he becomes, standing at the front, and whispering to the long axe in his hand: "Brother, brother, look at you tonight, don't let my brother embarrass me, brother I will repay myself later, rinse with the cleanest water, polish with the hardest stones, wipe with the cleanest rag, and ensure that you are as sharp as before......"

The soldiers behind him couldn't help laughing, glanced at the weapons in their hands, and said a few words in their hearts.

Someone above the city gate tower shouted: "Your Majesty has a will!" Open the gates! Ready to answer! ”

Fan Bangshan roared: "Obey! ”

The soldiers in the cave of the city gate began to move, and Fan Bangshan strode forward, knowing that as long as he opened a crack, an enemy might rush in.

"Don't open the gates! Don't open it! Someone shouted.

Fan Bangshan turned around and looked, only to see several people galloping on horseback in the middle of the two columns of soldiers, and his brows couldn't help frowning, the battle was imminent, and it was a felony for anyone to trespass in the army.

He who comes knows no sin, and is not afraid of sin.

The obese king turned over and dismounted, he hadn't run so hard for at least twenty years, he could barely breathe, and shouted at the city gate: "Don't ...... Don't open the door! ”

The gatekeepers were all soldiers of the country, and when they heard the order of the king, they all stopped.

After all, Fan Bangshan has been an official for many years, and he didn't dare to make a mistake in the face of the princes, so he said patiently: "Your Royal Highness the Acting King, it is Your Majesty's will to open the door." ”

"I'll go to see Your Majesty, I'll go, tell him not to open the door, there are too many Huns outside...... Before I return, do not open the door, and whoever opens the door will be killed. The king shook his fat body and walked towards the city wall, stepping on the steps and stopping one step at a time, gasping twice before continuing to walk.

Fan Bangshan was anxious, the shouts outside became louder and louder, and when he looked up again, no one leaned out on the city tower, and the emperor obviously didn't hear the sound below.

"Open the door!" Fan Bangshan shouted.

The soldiers in the cave of the city gate held torches and did not move.

The four retinues of the acting king stayed, and at this time they waved their hands together, "Can't open, can't open, the acting king has an order......"

"The king's command is greater than the decree?" Fan Bangshan couldn't hold back any longer, and came to the entourage horse in two steps, raised his axe in his hand, and cut down one of his followers from the horse.

Everyone was stunned, but no one made a sound.

Fan Bangshan shouted again: "Don't open the door yet? ”

The remaining three attendants told Niang Huang to give way, and the soldiers in the doorway also hurriedly turned around, unlocked the lock, and slowly opened the city gate.

As soon as the king had climbed half the steps, he turned to look, sat down, and shouted angrily, "Bastard! Your Majesty and all the people of the city died at your hands! ”

Fan Bangshan didn't care about that, anyway, the emperor ordered that he just want to rush out and kill a good person, and speed up his pace into the doorway.

The latch of the gate had just been removed, when it was suddenly slammed open from the outside, and the soldiers inside the gate were bounced off.

A large man in heavy armor walked in, shouting in his mouth, and the weapon in his hand was raised high, also a long axe, with a slightly different shape, the axe body was longer, the axe blade was slightly shorter, and it was rougher.

The two axe-wielding warriors were stunned for a moment, then rose up at the same time, swinging their axes at each other.

Fan Bangshan was only a little faster, splitting the enemy's helmet head in half, and the opponent's long axe almost cut down against his shoulder, Fan Bangshan didn't care at all, and spat on the ground.

Outside the city gate are full of people, most of them don't look like Huns, but infantry of unknown origin, Fan Bangshan can't manage so much, the long axe in his hand turns around and chops, everywhere he goes, flesh and blood fly.

The Daiguo soldiers, who were knocked to the ground by the city gate, were stunned and sat on the ground and never got up.

The soldiers behind Fan Bangshan rushed up, spears like a forest, advancing step by step, but there were also many enemy soldiers outside, and they used their bodies to form a wall.

The two sides fought bloodily and did not give an inch.

Han Ruzi was waiting for news from the top of the city tower, and the northern army outside the city had retreated beyond the city gate, less than a mile apart, with a bridge and an unknown number of enemy soldiers in between.

The Huns outside the city gave up shooting at the city gate tower and besieged the northern army instead, Han Ruzi looked out, although it was very dark, and there were no torches on both sides of the war, but he could still roughly see the fierceness of the battle, the northern army was surrounded by the enemy on all sides and advanced with difficulty, and people and horses were constantly falling.

He hoped that Fan Bangshan would be able to open the passage quickly and meet the soldiers of the Northern Army.

"Your Majesty......"

A crying voice suddenly came from behind him, Han Ruzi was startled, thinking that another city gate had been breached, so he hurriedly turned around, "What's the matter?" ”

The fat acting king knelt on the ground, more like a meat ball, and cried: "Your Majesty, you can't open the door, General Fan will kill Your Majesty......"

Han Ruzi was annoyed in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "There are thousands of soldiers outside the city, all of them are the elite of the Northern Army, if they don't open the door to answer, they will definitely fall into the enemy army and will not survive, if they help, Jincheng may be able to hold longer." ”

"No, Your Majesty, there are too many Huns, just open the city gate...... I can't close the ......."

"Did you see the Huns?"

"Not yet...... It is said that ......"

"Come and have a look."

The emperor stood by the wall, but the acting king did not dare to step forward, and collapsed there, as if he could not stand up, several guards stepped forward and set up the acting king together.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The king screamed like a pig, but the guards were not considerate at all, and forced him to the wall.

"See the Huns?" Han Ruzi asked.

The acting king knelt on the ground, holding the city wall with both hands, only above his eyes, swallowed his saliva, and replied in a trembling voice: "Look, see." ”

"Is it much?"

"Many."

"Can Jincheng be defended?"

"I—I don't know."

"There are six gates in Jincheng, and there are gaps in three sections of the city wall, a total of nine places need to be strictly defended, and the soldiers in the city are less than 3,000 people, if you don't get the help of the three thousand northern troops outside the city, Jincheng will not hold out until dawn, you and I will be captured by foreign races, it will be the biggest fiasco since the founding of Great Chu."

Although the Great Chu was in a weak position at the beginning, the emperor never fell into the hands of the Huns.

The acting king didn't dare to squeak, looking at the Hun cavalry roaring in the dark, his heart was broken, his legs were weak, and he really couldn't stand up.

There was a sudden roar from the city, Fan Bangshan finally opened a bloody road, he had rushed to the side of the bridge, the long axe was wide open, invincible, and the soldiers behind him turned their spears outward, driving the enemy soldiers to both sides.

"What an invincible general!" Cui Teng has been staying by the emperor's side, and at this time he praised it sincerely, and even had an impulse to go down and fight side by side with Fan Bangshan, but it was just an impulse, his feet were still firmly in place, and he comforted himself that it was more important to protect the emperor.

The king sat down on the ground, panting, completely overwhelmed by the great panic.

The vanguard of the Northern Army outside the city also saw Fan Bangshan, their morale was greatly boosted, they accelerated their speed, and finally met on the bridge.

Fan Bangshan was so strong that he almost cut down the first Northern soldier who came to run, and after recognizing the identity of the comer, he retreated to the bridge and rushed to the flanks to kill in order to open the passage wider.

The Northern Army rode across the bridge into the city, Han Ruzi counted silently on the city tower, and couldn't help but feel cold in his heart, there were too few people entering the city, but more than 1,000 people, and the rest of the Northern Army didn't know where to fall.

But he couldn't let the city gate open anymore, the Hun cavalry outside the city followed, and no matter how fierce Fan Bangshan was, he couldn't stop the arrows that rained down.

The soldiers on the city wall were ordered to shoot at the bridge over the moat, trying to keep the Hun cavalry on the opposite bank, and Fan Bangshan cut down several more enemies before turning around and returning to the city under the repeated urging of the soldiers.

The gates slowly closed, and some of the enemy troops followed into the city, and they were immediately besieged, unable to take the gates.

Message came from below, "The gates are closed!" ”

Han Ruzi breathed a sigh of relief, the Huns who came to attack the city this time were not as many as he imagined, and they were not very well prepared, changed their plans halfway, and did not have a clear direction of the main attack, giving Jincheng a chance to breathe.

"Acting King, you don't have to be afraid this time...... Acting king, acting king? Cui Teng shouted a few times, bent down and pushed a few times, and said to the emperor in a panic: "Acting king...... He's dead. ”

The king, who had enjoyed decades in the wine pond meat forest, was actually scared to death by the Huns on the gate tower of Jincheng.

Han Ruzi was also taken aback, took a few steps out of the way, and looked fixedly, the acting king's face turned blue, his lips opened, and he seemed to have stopped breathing for a while.

"Go and call the Imperial Doctor." There were several imperial doctors in Han Ruzi's entourage, although it was useless, but they still had to take a look.

Cui Teng felt a lot of emotion in his heart, but he couldn't say it, so he could only ask: "Is this considered a martyrdom for the king?" ”

"Forget it." Han Ruzi sighed, he couldn't announce to the soldiers and civilians in the city that the acting king was scared to death.

Han Ruzi left the city gate tower, walked to the city, and met the general of the Northern Army, who ignored the etiquette and said eagerly: "Liaodong, the Huns are from Liaodong." ”

"Liaodong?"

"I don't know the specific situation, it was the Buyeo State that broke through the checkpoint, and the Huns rushed around the city after entering the pass, and they didn't have time to deliver the letter everywhere."

Han Ruzi was stunned, it turned out that what Meng E said was correct, but he had already sent someone to pass the decree before, asking Liaodong to guard the Fuyu Kingdom, how could it still be attacked?

"How many Huns?"

The general could not answer, and turned to look at the city, where several soldiers pushed a prisoner, a Huns.

Someone in the army who could speak the Hun language opened his mouth to ask, and the Hun stood proudly without kneeling, and quickly replied a few words.

"All the Huns, those who can enter the customs have come in." The interpreter looked at the emperor with a pale face, "There are more than 8,000 people in the front, and there are many more in the back, and Da Shan Yu will come in person soon." ”

(Today's shift, I have to go out to deal with a little thing during the day, and I may come back late, QQ chat will be changed to next Sunday, thank you for your support.) (To be continued.) )