Chapter Ninety-Four: The Siege
Kang Shennu walked around the Youzhou Thorn Mansion in a panic, and the envoy sent to surrender had returned, and the result made him very disappointed, no, it should be very desperate.
The dog thief was really cruel and cunning, and he had confessed his sins and asked for forgiveness, but he still refused to forgive, saying that he would never forgive the sin of rebellion.
He had to take his family and all the snake's fangs and tie himself out of the city within the prescribed time, so that he would forgive the sins of the whole city and allow them to surrender.
The whole city was not guilty in the first place, and the snakefangs plotted to rebel, and they did not know it. Even if you send 2,000 soldiers out of the city to attack you, and you and your men kill more than 1,000 people in the end, haven't you been punished?
Kang Shennu couldn't figure it out, weren't the Tang people the most benevolent and tolerant? No matter how big a mistake you make, as long as you threaten the tribe to stay behind, will you be forgiven in the end?
Why didn't it work this time? Is it really as Zhang Xiancheng said, that Xiao Qubing really hates all the Hu tribes, and wants to eradicate the Hu Lian in Liuzhou? Otherwise, why is the dog thief so aggressive, and he has to force himself to death?
He is not afraid that he will really rebel against His Majesty Emperor Hu and the civil and military officials of Liuzhou, and will blame him? Aren't you afraid that the fish on both sides will be broken, whether it is right or wrong, it will cause panic among the other attached tribes?
The most ridiculous thing is that the dog thief thought that I was going to be the kind of fool who was willing to sacrifice himself to save the people of the city!
Hum! He sent an envoy to surrender in order to threaten the life and death of Hu in the whole city and Liuzhou, in exchange for his promise and the court's forgiveness.
If you don't forgive me for my guilt and don't give me a promise that I can live, I will take more than 5,000 Hu soldiers from Liuzhou in the whole city to fight to the death with you, and even mobilize the whole city, if you have the ability, you will kill the entire population of the city!
But according to the messenger, when the thief heard this, he looked at the other general, and laughed so hard that he almost couldn't straighten up, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
What made Kang Shennu even more angry was that from the words sent back by the messenger, Kang Shennu felt Xiao Quzhi's strong contempt for him, and even disdained to use false deception.
It seems that everything is under his control, and he is not afraid of his own tricks, nor is he afraid of his desperate resistance, and he doesn't care about his own coercion.
"Ye Hu, how to decide, please show Ye Hu, the time given by the dog thief is coming." The messenger said with a respectful expression.
"Decision, decision, he wants us to die!" Kang Shennu roared loudly: "Someone! ”
Several henchmen Tuojie ran in, Kang Shennu stared at his red eyes, and said with a hideous expression: "Go and tell the people in the city immediately, just say that I have sent someone to ask for guilt, but the dog thief still refuses to let us go."
The dog thief threatened to kill all the people in the city, and not one of them was left. Mobilize the youth of the whole city to take turns to keep vigil! Starting tomorrow, all the people will go to defend the city! ”
At the same time, under Yan'en City, next to the bonfire, Xiao Quzhi watched the uproar in Yan'en City send more people again, ate a bite of mutton, and said to Li Sheng with a smile:
"See? Originally, I wanted to kill fewer people, but Kang Shennu wanted to drag the Liuzhou Hu of the whole city to accompany the funeral. ”
Li Sheng said with a smile: "Hu people are so selfish and cruel by nature, the first thing that comes to mind is themselves. How could he agree to your conditions? ”
"It's better if you don't agree, you can't blame me now, and the whole city will mobilize to defend the city, fight to the end with us, and kill all the people in the city if you have the ability!"
Xiao Quzhi sneered: "Why does he think that I will care about the life and death of the six states in the city?" Again, even if he is determined to fight to the end, I don't believe that this group of rebellious and surrendered Liuzhou Hu has the courage to fight to the last man! ”
Li Sheng looked at Yan'en County, then looked at Xiao Qu'en's frighteningly bright eyes, and then looked at Hu Qingzhuang of Liuzhou who was still rushing to make cloud ladders and rushing cars, and sighed imperceptibly, it seems that under Yan'en, it is inevitable that blood will flow into a river.
It's not a pity for Liuzhou to die, but I hope it doesn't lead to any unexpected consequences!
Early the next morning, Xiao Quai, who had lost his patience, did not wait for the other Tang troops to drive more Liuzhou Hu to come, so he directly ordered Hu Qingzhuang, who arrived first, to push the rushing cart and carry the cloud ladder to start attacking the city.
As Xiao Quai's orders continued to be issued, more than 800 Flying Dragon Forbidden Army and Anxi Cavalry mobilized at once, sorted out the harnesses, checked the equipment, and as for the armor, it never took off.
At the same time, some Tang soldiers who knew the local Hu language shouted loudly to them in the Tang dialect and Hu dialect in the crowd of more than 4,000 Hu people in Liuzhou:
"Three thousand people, divided into three teams, took turns to attack the city, but there were those who retreated, and there was no mercy for killing. Kill one of the rebels in the city, you can change to the back of the prison position, kill two rebels, and you will be forgiven and let you go home!
Now start to put your detachments, crossbowmen and self-proclaimed mighty men forward, so that you don't have to rush to the front. ”
Although these Liuzhou Hu had thought that they might drive them to attack the city before making the rushing car and the ladder, they were still afraid when the matter came, and they immediately quarreled in a mess.
However, a rain of arrows from the hundreds of Tang troops in the rear formation soon calmed down their turmoil, and they began to compete for the two relatively non-dangerous jobs of crossbowmen and winding Tang army's crossbow arrows.
Seven or eight minutes later, the siege began. Hu Qingzhuang of the three thousand six states was divided into three teams, issued them bows and arrows, scimitars, shields, etc., carried ladders, and pushed the chariot to rush to the front;
The remaining 1,000 were divided into two halves, half of which were issued to the crossbows, and in the back they carried out long-range fire strikes on the city wall, and were also responsible for supervising the formation; The other 500 people were responsible for winding the 500 Tang crossbowmen.
More than 300 cavalry of the Tang Army were fully armed, galloping back and forth with a bow in hand, shouting loudly, and they were the last team to supervise the war. While forcing Liuzhou Hu to attack the city, it was also to prevent them from turning against the water in front of the battle.
Anyone who made a suspicious move, or even hesitated or retreated in his eyes, would be shot on the spot.
Under such high pressure, under the fear of death, after shooting more than 30 people, it didn't take long for these Liuzhou Hu under the city to gradually enter the role, play at a super level, and perform even better than those Liuzhou Hu at the head of the city.
Under the city of Yan'en, feathered arrows flew, shouts of killing, screams, neighing of war horses, and the screams of women in the distance suddenly resounded.
Hu Qingzhuang in the six states under the city was constantly shot to death, and blood had been spilled all over the ground. But the city also suffered heavy losses, and people kept being shot and fell to the city with a miserable cry.
Lives are rapidly being consumed, but they are all Liuzhou Hu's own, and there are less than ten crossbowmen in the Tang Army with full armor killed and wounded.
Ironically, the Liuzhou Hu at the head of the city had the advantage of numbers, and had the geographical advantage of the city (although the city wall was not too high, only one and a half zhang high), but it was completely unable to suppress the attack below.
In the second charge, he was actually rushed onto the city wall by seven or eight Liuzhou Hu Qingzhuang below, and six people were hacked to death.