Chapter 61: A Difficult Battle 5
The area between fifty and one hundred and fifty steps outside the city of Ma Yi became a forbidden area for life, although those who entered this place were basically shot into a sieve, and even the thick oak shield became extremely vulnerable to the powerful power of the bed crossbow.
The siege of the Xianbei people was in full swing, but after scattering the corpses of twenty or thirty thousand people for several days, it had to be temporarily stopped.
"Damn!" Behind the military formation of the Xianbei army outside the city, Bu Dugen, who was the current Xianbei king, shouted angrily and threw the horse whip in his hand to the ground.
"How can this Mayi City be so difficult to fight!"
Chi Yan, who was beside Bu Dugen, hurriedly stepped forward and said to Bu Dugen: "King! Can't fight anymore! Let's retire for the time being! ”
Chi Yan could see clearly that the soldiers of the Xianbei Royal Court had neglected training all these years, and had always relied on a group of blood and courage to unite together, and now that their morale had dissipated, how could these armies composed of waste who could only fight among themselves be the opponents of the well-equipped Han Chinese. Speaking of which, the main force in the north gate is basically the people of his own tribe, and the guy Budugen is afraid that he has already known this result, rather than wasting troops in vain, it is better to retreat as soon as possible and preserve his strength.
Bu Dugen also knew that what Chi Yan said was true, but he really couldn't swallow this breath, and in the four or five days since he attacked Mayi City, he almost every time he couldn't enter the city gate within fifty steps, and he was beaten back. It's like every time I send it forward to shoot an arrow at the Han people, I can't even resist.
Although he was unwilling, Bu Dugen also knew that if he continued like this, he could only sacrifice in vain, so he took a deep breath, waved his hand, and ordered the trumpet to be withdrawn.
Seeing Bu Dugen like this, Chi Yan immediately stepped forward and comforted: "The king doesn't have to be discouraged, we don't succeed here, maybe the other two may or may not succeed!" No matter how many arrows the Han people had, they would not be able to withstand such a fierce shot. ”
"Humph!" It's good not to say it, but when he said this, Bu Dugen's face became more and more cold, and he snorted coldly, and then turned around and rushed to the military camp behind. If he can't succeed, Bu Dugen doesn't want the Xianbei army attacking the other two gates to succeed, otherwise, wouldn't it seem that he is worse than the others? As the King of Xianbei, how can he tolerate a few people above him?
Chi Yan didn't know why Budugen was angry, he was just sent to help, he was not a subordinate of Budugen at all, and he was not very respectful to Budugen. Now that Bu Dugen has already left in a negative mood, then the work of integrating the team has fallen on his head, Chi Yan commanded the retreating Xianbei army to slowly assemble, and looked at the proud figure on the city in the distance, his eyes were hot. Through more than half a month of observation, Chi Yan has great admiration for this warrior among the Han people.
Lu Bu, I'm afraid it's not easy!
After a few days of separation, several leaders of the Xianbei people finally gathered together, and a small Mayi city blocked the pace of the 200,000 Xianbei army for nearly ten days.
And the nearby water has basically been poisoned, although there are a few streams in which the water toxicity has long dissipated, but many of the cattle and sheep brought with the army have been poisoned, and the grain and grass promised by the Han people have not been delivered for a long time, and if it continues, it may be that the Mayi has not been laid, and the Xianbei people themselves will collapse.
"Mr. Yang, when will your father-in-law arrive?" Tuoba Jiefen asked with a gloomy face. He came to make a profit, who knew that Ma Yi had lost thousands of sons and daughters, how could he not be angry. Even the scribes who came with them to the Han were no longer respected.
"Tuoba, Marshal, please calm your anger first, my lord is not very easy to come forward...... Moreover, the siege equipment is all made by our army, and it is also a trouble to prepare grain and grass, but it will only take three days at most, and my lord's men and horses will definitely come here. Mr. Yang hurriedly said.
"Fuck you! Siege equipment? You can't even get close to the city wall, and you still attack your mother's city? The big wooden shield weighing hundreds of pounds is not even as good as a wolf's skin, and Lao Tzu was angry and slashed you......" But it was Tie Shan next to Tuoba Jiefen who spoke, and before he finished speaking, he was covered by Tuoba Jiefen.
"Why do you have to take Mayi City?" Kebineng, who was sitting silently on the sidelines, suddenly spoke.
yes, why did you break through the city of Mayi? The 200,000 cavalry went directly south, and the Han people in the city of Liangmayi did not dare to go out of the city to attack, and it was difficult to capture Mayi, so would it be the same for other cities in the south? The minds of several Xianbei leaders turned away.
Even if there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the city of Mayi, as long as they leave the city, they will be wiped out under the hooves of the Xianbei people.
"Straight south?" Chi Yan asked tentatively.
Tuoba Jiefen, Budugen and Kebineng glanced at each other, and each nodded slightly.
"No way!" Mr. Yang slapped the table and stood up.
"Huh? What does Mr. Yang want? Budugen's eyes were already filled with murder. Although the Xianbei people have an alliance with the Han people, Budu Gen doesn't care about this, if he provokes me, he will die!
Mr. Yang was like an ant on a hot pot, constantly walking back and forth in the military tent, and he didn't seem to pay attention to Bu Dugen's questioning.
Just when Budugen couldn't help but draw the knife.
Mr. Yang spoke.
"Do you want to occupy the state for a long time, or do you just want to plunder?" When these words came out, Mr. Yang's brows were tightly wrinkled together. Lu Bu, you must die, even if the land is missing!
"If the 200,000 army is dispatched, if it is just a plunder, it may not be able to make up for the loss by emptying the entire annexed state...... If you want to occupy and merge the state, then Mayi City must be breached! ”
"Don't forget, there are tens of thousands of Bingzhou troops in Mayi City, and the Bingzhou army is far more familiar with Bingzhou than us, if you don't eliminate them, go south, Lu Bu will lead thousands of cavalry to wreak havoc in the rear, everyone will starve to death in the hinterland of Bingzhou."
Or do you want to do the "two-legged sheep" cruel thing again? Mr. Yang's voice suddenly raised a lot.
Several Xianbei leaders were stunned when they heard this, yes, it was not for the purpose of robbing the army, if you really want to rob, it is enough to divide it into several batches of thousands of people, and in the case of one person and two horses, shouting people can only chase after and eat ashes. If you want to occupy the annexed state, then you have to think about it, after taking the annexed state, there will inevitably be some disputes among the several families here, and if there are still a large number of Han troops at that time, the situation will not be very good. Now that the three families are working together, the Han army of tens of thousands of people is not in the slightest regard, but if the three families break up, who can defeat almost the same number of soldiers in the state in perfect condition?
The tent was silent again.
"A few of them were worried about the bed crossbows and trebuchets in Mayi City, but did they ever think about whether they had enough crossbow arrows and stones under such a cost? After shooting continuously for so many days, their reserves must be running out. ”
"And Lu Bu is so unrestrained, irregularly wasting armaments, he is completely brainless and reckless, if he can restrain a little and don't fire as soon as we get close to the city wall two hundred steps, our casualties will be much more, right?"
"From this point of view, the day of the destruction of the city is not far off!"
"When my lord comes, he will attack in a big way!" Mr. Yang said in the affirmative.
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