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Zhang Xian had just struggled to kill back a few Hexi soldiers, and just when he was about to find a new target, Wei Shuo happened to be killed by the oblique stab.

Seeing a dazzling snow flashing, Zhang Xian suddenly felt a chill on his neck.

The surrounding scenery suddenly plummeted, followed by a burst of boundless darkness.

After all, Lao Tzu did not escape the clutches of the Hexi Army!

This is Zhang Xian's thought before he died.

"Zhang Xian is dead, those who descend will not be killed!"

Wei Shuo picked up Zhang Xian's head and shouted wildly.

The guards around him also shouted loudly, as if they were crazy.

Seeing this scene, the morale of the Hexi army was suddenly boosted and the cheers were thunderous.

But the enemy was depressed, and everyone was frightened.

Wei Shuo took advantage of the situation, waved the long stick in his hand, and yelled again: "Break the city!" Break the city! ”

All the soldiers echoed in unison, and the shouts were like a tsunami.

Despite the rapid march and the rough roads, the army did not carry any large siege engines.

However, in the face of the defenders who had already lost their fear, they could not stop the wolf-like Hexi army.

All the soldiers cooperated with each other, set up a human ladder, and rushed up with red eyes, and a rain of blood suddenly rose on the city.

The defenders saw with their own eyes that the Lord would be killed, and then saw the Hexi army coming like crazy, and they couldn't help but tremble in horror.

Only barely resisted a few times, and when more and more Hexi troops climbed the city wall, the defenders finally collapsed.

In the cheers of the earth-shattering cheers, the Hexi army followed closely and swarmed in......

After conquering Yong'an, the southbound passage has been opened, and further south are Pingyang and Hedong.

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In the summer of 394 AD, Shuoqin, the guard of the Western Regions, led 50,000 foot cavalry to Pingyang County, kicking off the prelude to the war.

After the outbreak of the Yongjia Rebellion, Pingyang County was often directly exposed to the threat of the southbound Hu people.

In order to defend against the Hu people, the local families built a series of fortress walls along the Fenshui River.

Starting from Baibi Pass, there are barrier passes such as Qianbi, Chaibi, and Tiandu to the south.

Even due to the continuous wars, the cities in various places were destroyed by the war, and the army and the people could not be stationed and lived at all.

On the contrary, the walls built by some wealthy families, because of the dangerous terrain and strong and thick, survived and gradually replaced the original city role.

After the Later Qin occupied the two counties of Pingyang and Hedong, they also relied on this series of barriers to defend all parts of Pingyang.

Yao Xing sent the Qin army eastward, and the four counties of Shangluo, Hongnong, Hedong and Pingyang were set up as Sizhou, and Yao Shao, the general of the Fujun army and the Duke of Dongping, was the capital governor of Hedong Zhujun, Sizhou Mu, and the right town of Pingyang.

Yao Shao should be regarded as one of the more outstanding talents of the Yao family, both civil and military.

At the end of the Later Qin period in history, when Yao Xing, Yao Shuode and other mainstays died, he was the one who continuously exterminated Yao Hui, Yao Yi and other sect strife.

Sending Yao Shao to Pingyang shows that Yao Xing attaches great importance to Pingyang.

Recently, the situation in Bingzhou has changed abruptly, which has gradually made the Later Qin people, who occupied Pingyang for a short time, restless.

Later Qin knew that once Hexi eliminated Murong Yong, it would threaten Pingyang's security from the north.

Therefore, as soon as he received the request of the Houyan Alliance, Yao Xing immediately made a decision to support Xiyan.

He secretly instructed Yao Shao that as long as the Hexi army crossed the Huotai Mountain and entered Shangdang, the Pingyang garrison would immediately cooperate with the Houyan people to wipe out the Hexi army in Shangdang.

However, the ensuing change of events was unpredictable - Wei Shuo did not enter Shangdang to the east, but suddenly led his army south, captured Yong'an, and seized the gateway to Pingyang in the south.

Soon after the Hexi army captured Yong'an (present-day Huo County), a fast horse rushed into Qianbi from the north.

At this time, Yao Shao was studying how to enter the Shangdang from the Qinshui Valley in the future, but unexpectedly received the news that the Hexi army suddenly went south.

Shocked, he immediately knew that he had fallen for Hexi's tricks.

There was no time to regret it, Yao Shao immediately sent an envoy to Guanzhong for help, and at the same time organized the defense of Qianbi.

As soon as the envoy for help left, 50,000 Hexi troops came from the north and surrounded the dry wall.

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Outside the Qianbi, tens of thousands of Hexi troops were gathered in the wilderness, and the murderous spirit rushed straight to the clouds.

At the head of the city, Yao Shao and other Later Qin soldiers were staring at the Hexi army in the distance at this moment, their faces were clouded.

However, when he thought of the strength of the Qianbi city, he couldn't help but be sure.

Qianbi is a military fortress, located in the southwest of Linfen in the later generations, there are about more than 10,000 Later Qin soldiers in the city, and Yao Shao is also ready to die in battle.

At the same time, in the camp of the Hexi Army, Wei Shuo and Cui Hao stood side by side, looking at the Qianbi City from afar.

But seeing that the Qianbi City is thick and the walls are high, and there are hidden forts and arrow towers everywhere, it looks very easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"Lord, fortunately, the right Sima organized effectively and transported the siege equipment in time, otherwise we really can't do anything about the dry wall."

"Yes, if this battle is successful, it should be given to the Tao and the first credit." Wei Shuo sighed.

Liu Muzhi was ordered to sit in Xicheng and send troops and armaments to the front line in a timely manner, ensuring the smooth progress of the war.

Since the army moved south, not only has the damaged troops been replenished in time, but even all kinds of large equipment have been moved almost simultaneously with the army, and the battle of Qianbi has not been delayed in the slightest.

At this time, a guard rushed over and stepped forward to report: "Dadu Guard, the bed crossbow and ballista are all in place, please instruct." ”

Hearing this, Wei Shuo's eyes lit up, and he clapped his palms and shouted: "Okay, very good, pass on the order of the generals to start attacking the city immediately." ”

After some observation, seeing that there was no chance of any trickery, Wei Shuo ordered a strong attack.

Although the ordinary soldiers of Hexi had discovered the magnificent city wall of Qianbi, they did not feel any pressure.

After all, since the formation of the Hexi Army, the southern and northern wars have really fought a lot of tough battles, and even some cities that are stronger than the Qianbi have all fallen at the feet of the Hexi Army.

In front of everyone's eyes, they saw that one hundred and ten ballistas and large bed crossbows had been assembled, and according to the order, they slowly pushed up.

These large siege machines were so heavy that they required a dozen men to pull each one.

Yao Shao stood on the city wall and happened to witness the movement under the city.

I saw dozens of soldiers pulling the fiber together, dragging all kinds of tall instruments towards the city wall.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Yao Shao suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, and asked left and right: "What is this?" ”

"It looks like a bed crossbow or a catapult, but why is it so huge?" Left and right replied

One hundred and ten siege engines slowly pressed towards the dry wall until they came to a stop at a distance of 800 paces from the city wall.

Then a group of Hexi soldiers, shouting, walked out of the rear army with a boulder weighing about two hundred catties on wheeled carts, and then unloaded it from the small roller cart and loaded it onto a large ballista.

When the 100 siege equipment was loaded with boulders and crossbow arrows, there were operators who measured the distance and rays back and forth.

Finally, after everything was ready, the general in charge of the command gave an order: "Launch!" ”

Bang bang bang! With a violent sound, dozens of huge stone bullets flew out in an instant.

"Boom!" There was only a loud bang, and dozens of boulders, except for the ones that missed, all the other boulders fell accurately on the city wall.

The huge impact force smashed on the top of the city and shattered at once, turning into countless flying stones.

"Ahh The screams also sounded, and almost all of the Houqin soldiers who were standing nearby were injured by flying stones.

The smoke cleared, and the still alive Hou Qin soldiers stared, but saw that the boulder had smashed over, and there was obviously a defect on the city.

Witnessing the powerful power of the ballista made Yao Shao's face suddenly turn pale.

"Will ...... General, the Hexi Army has such a sharp weapon, how can the Qianbi be defended? ”

This Hou Qin soldier seemed to be frightened by the ballista, and he showed his cowardice in front of everyone regardless of it.

Unexpectedly, as soon as his words fell, he heard a "poof" sound, and a long sword pierced into his body, splashing a field of blood.

Drawing out the long sword, Yao Shao's face was pale, his eyes quickly swept over the left and right generals, and his eyes flashed sharply.

"We are deeply blessed by the emperor, and we can only repay Your Majesty by dying in battle."

"Whoever dares to shake the hearts of the army will be killed!"

When the generals heard this, they had no choice but to make a loud promise and decided to fight to the death.

In the previous battles, in the face of the long-range strike firepower composed of ballistae and bed crossbows in the Hexi Army, the enemy was often at a loss and difficult to deal with as soon as he came into contact.

The same was true for the attack on Qianbi, under the continuous bombardment of hundreds of ballistas and bed crossbows, the battlement wall at the southwest corner of Qianbi was first blasted open with a gap nearly ten steps wide.

One hundred and ten defenders blocked the gap, trying to stop the influx of Hexi troops.

Unexpectedly, hundreds of crossbow arrows falling from the sky cleared the defenders in an instant, and the sword and shield soldiers who had been waiting for a long time rushed towards the gap without hesitation.