Updated: 2013-07-04

"Fortunately, since the army of Shule is still camped here to defend us, it means that Keluo City is still in our hands." Hurriedly felt that twenty miles outside the city of Kelu, after confronting the army of Shule State, Situ Liang and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's not far from Covo City, and although we can't see the details of Colo City, we can communicate with each other through the Eagle Falcon. Now, let's set up camp here, and in addition, immediately release the falcon and ask about the current situation in Coro, so that we can prepare accordingly. Situ Liang commanded in a deep voice.

For the arrival of the Zhao army, King Shule was taken aback. Originally, he thought that splicing the army left behind could block the Zhao army for at least two to three months, who would have thought that he had just returned from the rear 'pumping' the army, and in less than ten days, the army of the Zhao army appeared in his rear. In the past few days, in order to adjust the army, deal with all kinds of grain and grass materials, some powerful people and their own money, there is no time to launch an attack on the city of Kelu.

While cursing the Zhao army and the generals who he arranged to stay behind, he began to adjust the camp of the army, and in the rear, lay down layers of defense to block the attack of the Zhao army. For King Shule, the only good news is that there are only more than 20,000 Zhao troops behind him, and most of the rest of the Zhao army are guarding the territory of the countries behind. However, the 20,000 Zhao army, as well as the more than 10,000 baggage troops, were enough to make his heart 'cloudy'.

"Our army has arrived at the rear of the army of the Shule Kingdom outside the city of Kedu, now, you should rest assured, the army has arrived, and the army of the Shule State has become the encirclement of our Zhao army. Although there were forty or fifty thousand troops outside the city, they could not all be used to siege the city. Zhao Jun shook the information that had just been transmitted through the Eagle Falcon in his hand, and said with a laugh. His eyes glanced sharply at everyone, especially the young and strong schools in the city.

"The area outside this Kedu city that can be used by the enemy army to attack the city at the same time is only a few hundred meters, and there are only more than a thousand people who can get close to the city at the same time.

"Inform the whole army of this news, and let all the soldiers mention the 'spirit' of the spirit, this has become the Shule ** team, and now, it is the end of the world."

Regarding the war on the front line, Zhao Xun did not deliberately pay attention to it at the moment. He only needed to know from the good news on the front line that the battle of the Western Regions was coming to an end. Especially after King Shule was taken down, Zhao Xun understood that the so-called Southern Alliance was over.

Zhao Xun is busy at the moment is the takeover and rectification of the land of Xinna, especially now that heavy snow is falling, not only in the Western Regions, but also in the long border states of Liangzhou and Liaozhou. For this era, if one is not good, it will cause a snow disaster.

Therefore, when the heavy snow fell, Zhao Xun sent an order to the state officials to let them check the situation above the place, just in case. Fortunately, the other states are okay, this land in the Western Regions, whether it is the Shang states in the north or the alliance countries that have just been won in the south, need to be properly handled. No matter what, Zhao Xun couldn't watch these people die because of the heavy snow.

But fortunately, the land of Shangzhou has been taken over by Zhao Jun for almost a year, and the local government has been able to effectively govern all places, and the population is concentrated in or near the new cities in various places, so there is no problem. And the Southern Alliance, there are still a lot of problems. For this reason, Zhao Xun still ordered the rear to transport a lot of materials and come to the rescue.

Of course, this is not Zhao Jun's compassionate attack, but these places have been surrendered, and Zhao Xun uses such methods to buy people's hearts. After all, it is easy to destroy a country, but it is not easy to rule a country. Zhao Xun also wanted to take this opportunity to let these people from the Western Regions of the southern countries know what was the difference between Great Zhao and the previous countries.

The effect of the rescue still made Zhao Jun more satisfied, at least, many people of the destroyed countries had begun to accept the rule of Great Zhao. Even if he can't return to his heart, he won't be particularly hostile to Da Zhao. For these people, Zhao Xun believes that Zhao's policies and immigrants will sooner or later make them submit to Da Zhao, of course, deterrence by force is also essential.

And outside the city of Kedu, the battle between the two sides has begun. Since then, after the Zhao army caught up, King Shule knew that there was not much time left for him. While arranging for the rear army to block the advance of the Zhao army, he let the army in front launch a fierce attack on the city of Kedu.

Unfortunately, although the army of Shule was quite numerous, they lacked siege equipment, which was also the biggest disadvantage of the surrounding countries of the Han people, including various ethnic groups in the north. They are far from being comparable to the Han people in terms of various utensils, whether they are created or used.

Although, in many cases, many races, in terms of soldiers and horses, are far stronger than the Han people, but the various sharp weapons of the Han people are far from comparable to them. In particular, Zhao Xun used water conservancy forging to make Zhao Jun's weapons stronger. In addition, various weapons such as crossbows and 'bed' crossbows have been made a series of improvements under the guidance of Zhao Xun. And the appearance of the earth-shattering thunder made Zhao Jun add an artifact.

The army of Shule began to attack the city of Kedu, and the army in the rear did not sit idly by. While slowly 'approaching', let the rear transport a large number of weapons and supplies. Although the snow is a foot deep, it is not possible to transport large weapons such as catapults. However, supplies such as 'bed' crossbows and earth-shattering thunder can still be transported. The Zhao army captured a lot of war horses in the Western Regions, and also purchased a lot of horses from the people of the Western Regions. This also enabled the carriages of the Zhao Army's baggage team to travel to and from the frontline in large quantities and transport various materials for the frontline army.

On the second day of the battle, the sky once again fluttered with snow, and snow 'flowers' fell on the soldiers on both sides and on the entire battlefield. In order to keep out the cold, the soldiers of the Zhao army had to take off their armor and put on cotton clothes. After all, the battlefield is no better than in the camp.

Although there is no armor, for the soldiers, the defense is much lower, and the danger is much greater. However, the enemy facing is the Shule country, and the danger is not very great when the opponent's weapons are far inferior to their own and their morale is far inferior to their own. It is not unacceptable to choose cotton clothes and give up armor.

But fortunately, most of the soldiers of the Western Expedition have stayed in Liangzhou and Shangzhou in the northwest for several or two years, and they have adapted to the rest and environment here, and they are no worse than the soldiers of Shule State. I was uncomfortable, and the Shule soldiers on the other side were even more uncomfortable. After all, the Zhao army could still use coal to heat the camp tent, and the logistics team could also continuously transport all kinds of materials needed by the army.

Of course, compared to Zhao Jun, the soldiers of Shule are much more pitiful in taking 'medicine'. Although there are winter clothes, they are more than a step worse than Zhao Jun. In addition, heating materials are also extremely scarce. However, fortunately, the army of Shule is located between the two mountains, and in the mountains and forests on the left and right, a lot of trees can be cut down to make fires for warmth, otherwise, there will be many more soldiers who are frostbitten.

The army of Shule did not stop attacking because of the heavy snow, and the Zhao army did not stop attacking because of the heavy snow. Situ Liang and the others did not tempt, and directly began to press on the army. At the forefront, there are rows of giant shields, as a defense against the counterattack of the archers in the Shule camp. And behind the shield wall, there are the archers of the Zhao army and the 'bed' crossbow.

"Forward!"

With Li Chenfeng's order, the army of the Zhao army rushed towards the camp of the Shule ** team, and the neat shield wall slowly advanced, approaching the enemy camp. Although the Shule State established a camp, because the Zhao State came too quickly, they were not fully prepared, so the rear camp was not tall.

"Shoot the arrows! Stop them for me! On the camp wall, the leading general of the Shule State roared angrily. Looking at the Zhao army's military formation that was slowly 'approaching', the soldiers of Shule were all frightened. I have to say that the military formation of the Han people is indeed a psychological deterrent for a small country like Shule.

A rain of arrows flew out from the wall of the Shule State Camp and came towards the Zhao army. However, in front of the Zhao army, the shield wall of three rows immediately became an excellent weapon to block the rain of arrows.

The series of sounds of "boom boom" came to mind from Zhao Jun's giant shield, and most of the arrows of the Shule soldiers were 'shot' on the giant shield, but they only brought a series of noises, and did not bring much damage to Zhao Jun at all. Moreover, the bows and arrows used by the soldiers of Shule were far worse than those of the Zhao army.

"Attack us? It's time for you to use our means too! ”

"Archer, prepare! Put! ”

With Li Chenfeng's order, in the Zhao army's formation, a clear officer's command came from the archers' ranks.

"Woo Woo ......"

In the crisp and piercing sound, the dense bows and arrows suddenly cut off the falling snow 'flowers', the arrows rained down, the arrows were like flying locusts, and the dense arrow rain suddenly covered the entire camp wall of the Shule military camp.

Suddenly, a terrible wail came from below the camp wall, and the Shule soldiers standing under the camp wall were immediately killed and wounded. They don't have shields, and they rarely use standard shields to form a shield wall defense.

Several consecutive rain of arrows suddenly caused the momentum of the counterattack up and down the wall of the Shule camp to fall to a low point, and most of the soldiers on it were killed or wounded.

"Ballista, shoot!"

"Buzzing ......" a more piercing sound came out than the rain of arrows, and this time the 'shots' were all the crossbow arrows of the 'bed' crossbows, and these crossbow arrows were each the thickness of a baby's arm, more than four meters long. What surprised the Shule soldiers even more was that behind these crossbow arrows, there was also a regular rope.

Watching Zhao Jun's crossbow bolts 'shoot' at the rejecting horse in front of the camp, and then looking at the rope behind it, the general of the Shule Kingdom suddenly turned white, and said urgently: "Damn, quickly, continue to 'shoot', 'shoot' and shoot!" ”

"Pull ......" The sound of military orders came from the Zhao army's formation again. The soldiers in the Zhao army's formation suddenly pulled the rope on their side in unison. After a few consecutive blows, the rejection horse in front of the Shule camp was immediately pulled to the ground by Zhao Jun.

"Damn! What a cunning Zhao dog! The Shule soldier immediately scolded. The rejection of horses in front of this camp was still done by the soldiers of Shule State when they attacked Keluo City, following the example of the Zhao army in Keluo City, and could be used to block the advance of the Zhao army. didn't want to fight, Zhao Jun didn't get close at all, so he broke them with the 'bed' crossbow.

Originally, the soldiers of Shule were still preparing to dig a trench on the ground, but first, there was too late, and second, they didn't know how Zhao Jun dug it, and the ground was so hard that it didn't succeed.

For the general of the Shule country who is above the camp wall at this moment, he is more worried about the safety of the camp wall under his feet. He knew very well that because Zhao Jun came too fast, the camp wall under his feet was extremely simple to build. If the Zhao army were allowed to 'press' closer, they could completely pull down the camp wall under their feet in the same way.

The frightened Shule lord reported the news here to the rear, while letting the second interception line in the rear be prepared accordingly, and at the same time letting his subordinates continue to 'shoot' and attack, striving to suppress the momentum of Zhao's advance. But he also cleared, judging from the current situation of Zhao Jun, it is almost impossible to intercept the opponent's advance. If it is a field battle, they can still compete with the Zhao army, especially now that the Zhao army is not wearing armor. But defending and besieging cities is not what they are good at. Of course, it is important that they did not have the equipment for siege and the equipment for defending the city. In particular, now there is no city here for them to defend, but they are 'forced' to have no choice but to stick to this place and fight with the Zhao army.

The Zhao army continued to rain down rounds of arrows, which made the casualties of the soldiers of the Shule battalion continue to increase, and the morale of the soldiers of the Shule country continued to decline. And Zhao Jun still approached the camp wall unhurriedly. The problem that the main general of the Shule defenders was worried about finally appeared, and the Zhao army once again 'fired' the 'bed' crossbow.

Although the distance of the 'bed' crossbow is much shorter because of the rope attached, it still 'shoots' directly into the camp wall after it is 'closer' to a certain distance. These camp walls are all made of trees, after all, they are not real city walls. And the front end of Zhao Jun's crossbow arrow also has a barb. Once 'shot' into a log, it is difficult to pull it out. And Sergeant Zhao pulled the rope and pulled hard.

Under the shouts of the Zhao army, the first camp wall in the rear of the Shule army was finally pulled down by the Zhao soldiers. The camp of Shule State was directly 'exposed' in Zhao Jun's field of vision.

Immediately afterwards, thousands of troops rushed up, and the demoralized Shule soldiers were the opponents of Zhao's soldiers. Soon, under the fierce attack of the Zhao army, the rear camp of the Shule Kingdom fell into the hands of the Zhao army. The defeated soldiers of the Shule State had to retreat in a hurry to avoid the second camp.

And when King Shule, who commanded the whole army in the middle of the army, heard that the rear was defeated so quickly, his face immediately turned blue with anger. If it weren't for the fact that he had inquired about the battle situation and learned that it was not the fault of the leading general, he was afraid that King Shule would have killed the retreating general on the spot. The defeat in the rear not only surprised the king of Shule, but also the magnates of the Shule country and the surrounding two countries who retreated here together, and asked the king of Shule to speed up the attack on Kedu City, and strive to open the passage to the west as soon as possible.

Looking at the noisy magnates, King Shule was eager to deal with them all. But he also knew that these magnates had a deep relationship with the various commanders in the entire battalion. Once you do it casually, you are afraid that the entire army will collapse immediately.

What made King Shule even more worried was that the offensive of the Zhao army was too fierce, and it was too fast for him to deal with. If he continued like this, he was worried that before he took Kedu City, the army of Zhao Jun in the rear would be killed in front of him.

Therefore, the king of Shule began to intensify the attack on the city of Kedu, and even, he no longer cared about the casualties and morale of his soldiers.

The offensive of the soldiers of the Shule Kingdom intensified, which greatly increased the pressure on Keducheng. After many days of attacking, the defenders of Codu City were exhausted. But Zhao Jie and others also know that this is the last madness of the Shule soldiers. If they can be stopped, the Zhao army will kill, and this Kedu city will be their cemetery. If you can't keep it, you'll be done.

Zhao Jie and the others naturally would not give up this victory, nor would they let these kings and magnates of the Shule Kingdom flee. They understood that as long as they could hold out for a while longer, the army of the Shule Kingdom outside the city would become the merit of themselves and others. Therefore, Zhao Jie began to recruit some young 'women' and 'women' to go to the city to help defend the city. Zhao Jie naturally wouldn't let them directly participate in the battle, but it was still okay to let them help transport supplies and strengthen the city. And the original young and strong, after such a bloody battle, have also grown into a qualified fighter. And their hands were all stained with the blood of the soldiers of Shule State, and Zhao Jie was naturally not worried that they would repeat.

Because of the geographical location, the impact of heavy snow and the morale of the soldiers of the Shule State who attacked the city, it is not too difficult to defend the city now. Zhao Jie divided the more than 5,000 soldiers and young men into arrays, took turns to replace them, and used arrows to 'shoot' to kill the siege soldiers. And those 'women' and 'women' in the city just poured water outside. In this way, the enemy siege was suppressed.

After each round of archers is tired, they rotate in batches and always keep on it to deal with the enemy, and they are all new forces. When the situation was critical, there were crossbowmen who came up to help. Although there is no 'bed' crossbow, it is not difficult for the Shule soldiers who also do not have a 'bed' crossbow on the other side.

Because of the heavy snow in the sky, the siege became much more difficult. And the cold water poured down also made the soldiers of Shule who were besieging the city lose their previous morale. Especially after learning that the army of Zhao Jun appeared behind him, the morale of the soldiers of Shule began to be low. At this moment, they already knew that the kingdom of Shule had fallen. And they have now become turtles in the urn. The Kedu City in front of him is simply an insurmountable natural danger.

No matter how hard the king of Shule was encouraged, no matter how the soldiers of Shule attacked, they could not rush to the walls of Kelu City, especially the city of Kelu gradually increased, making the soldiers of Shule who were besieging the city more and more pessimistic.

However, he saw that the arrows on the high Kedu City continued to 'shoot' out, and the advancing Shule soldiers were constantly 'shot' to death in the snow. On all the snow at the foot of the city wall of Kedu City, a large number of corpses of Shule soldiers fell, and the white snow had already been dyed into a pool of blood, and then, the corpses of these soldiers were slowly covered by heavy snow......

And because the walls of Kedu City are slowly getting higher, the simple ladders built by the soldiers of Shule are getting steeper and steeper, because if they are not steep, these ladders are not enough to reach the head of Kedu City. However, the ladder that was too straight was also convenient for the defenders to push with a pusher. All of a sudden, the siege of the Shule soldiers also reached a stalemate.