"Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! ”

With the three tiger battle horns shouted, the atmosphere above the ice castle suddenly became heavy. Flags fluttered, trumpets whined, and the dull thunderous drums of war finally sounded. Bands of longbowmen were already in place, standing behind the battlements on the walls of the ice castle. At this time, the artillery regiment also pushed the built three-bowed, eight-ox bed crossbows and catapults to the city wall, and boxes of ice bullets, stone bullets, and iron crossbow nails were transported into place.

To the west of the Ice Castle, the Tiele people did not choose to surrender in the face of the Huaihuang army in the Xiongguan Lock Road, or they were still lucky, perhaps they were trapped in a desperate situation and had a fighting spirit, doing the last battle of the trapped beasts. They were the first to blow the horn and gallop towards the ice castle. This noodle came like a tide, as if it was about to swallow a qiē. But in the eyes of the Wuzhou army, this is more like a suicide in despair. Attacking a city with cavalry, even if it was an ice castle that took only three days to build with ice, was also a suicidal act. However, in the face of these crazy Tiele people, the Huaihuang Army was not careless. While the melee infantry were still on standby, the longbowmen and crossbowmen were already in position.

"Prepare for battle, check the equipment!"

Standing in front of the battlements were crossbowmen, three rows of crossbowmen, guarding the front line. The large number of longbowmen, however, did not stand at the forefront, and they were grouped into a dense phalanx one after another, each of which formed an arrow formation, a full five hundred longbowmen. On the top of the broad wall of the ice castle, there were six arrow formations of five hundred people. The three thousand longbowmen were ready to attack, and their arrows were already laid out in front of them.

And the crossbowmen numbered four thousand. Divided into two arrays, one group of 2,000 men stood at the front in three rows ready for battle, while the other group of 2,000 men was still resting and waiting. Ready to replace at any time.

Wang Bodang, the commander of the fourth battalion of infantry, was the commander of the crossbowmen at this time, he stood at the front, responsible for commanding the crossbowmen, he could feel the vibration under his feet, and looked into the distance, the cavalry of the Tiele and Luo tribes on the opposite side was like a black tide overflowing the snow, and the sound of tens of thousands of horses' hooves trampling on the ground. Just like the muffled sound of thunder rolling in the sky in summer, the white air exhaled by the men and horses converged, and the gallop of 8,000 cavalry was criss-crossed. It gives people the feeling that the ground is shaking. If it weren't for the tall and sturdy ice castle under his feet, Wang Bodang didn't even dare to imagine what the result would be if he encountered the collective collision of these 8,000 Tongluo cavalry head-on on the plain.

Several staff officers were soon already on the scale of the cavalry gallop. It is estimated that the number of Tiele cavalry was at least 8,000. This shows that the Tiele people have been dispatched with all their troops. It's a dead deal.

The Tiele people rushed very quickly, quickly rushed to a stop three hundred paces away, and lost nearly 2,000 horsemen before and after the Sui army's arrow array, which also made these Tiele people discover a fact early on, the Sui army's arrow array can reach two hundred and fifty steps away, and it is still full of lethality. Therefore, in normal times, they would rush to 200 paces in front of the enemy line before stopping the whole formation, but now they have stopped 300 paces away.

Saw the Tiele people stop. Wang Bodang heard a lot of long exhalations nearby. He knew that the soldiers were intimidated by the momentum of the impact of the Tiele people just now, but he didn't care. It's me, wasn't it just now? In fact, there were indeed many crossbowmen standing at the front just now, looking at the galloping momentum of the ten thousand horses, they were terrified for a while, and they thought that the Tiele people would rush all the way to the city wall.

On the top of the tower on the other side, under the banner of the White Tiger, Wei Zheng, who consulted the military staff, looked at the momentum of the other party's whole army, and said to Yi Feng with a smile: "These Mobei leopard riders are not confused, do they really want to use cavalry to attack the city?" ”

Yi Feng smiled: "It's not impossible, maybe the Tongluo people haven't seen the ice-built city, and they think that their cavalry can collapse our city." ”

"Eggs hit stones, I guess it will look good!" Su Zhi gritted his teeth and sneered on the side. The Tongluo people killed more than 10,000 of his clansmen, and he hated these Tongluo people who were stained with the blood of the Ahui clansmen to the core, and he was really worried that these leopard riders would surrender. He now wishes that these people refuse to surrender and fight to the death, so that he can see the Sui army slaughter him all under this ice castle like a chicken and a dog, and he wants to see the Sui people use the blood of the Tongluo people to stain this crystal ice and snow castle red.

Si An looked coldly at the tall ice castle three hundred steps away, and was a little hesitant in his heart. Like Guluo, he was a warrior among the Tongluo clan and had participated in many battles. Cavalry can be used to attack the city, which is undoubtedly the stupidest tactic. What's more, they are trapped in the valley, lacking tools and materials, and they can't build equipment suitable for siege. But Gu Luo suddenly fainted and has not woken up yet. The commanders and centurions of the various leading leaders all shouted that they were going to attack the city. They shouted very loudly, but in Si'an's opinion, the louder they shouted, the more they expressed fear in their hearts. But he was only a commander of a thousand people, and when he was in charge of the palace before, he had lost several battles in a row, and he had no ability to stop these people's reckless plans.

"There won't be too many Sui troops behind the castle, never more than five thousand!" A commander shouted.

"If the Sui army is only 5,000, do you think 5,000 people can build such an ice city in a few days?" Si An retorted coldly.

"Maybe there are Xi people to help build the city, but there won't be many troops to defend the city."

"Defending the city and fighting, an ordinary ordinary person can withstand an elite soldier. Even if there are some taunts to help defend it, they have an ice castle to rely on, and we lack equipment, so it is extremely unwise to attack the city. Si'an did his best to oppose this sudden plan of attack.

The commander of the thousand was annoyed and angry, and shouted: "Aren't you frightened by the Sui people, this can't be done, that's not possible, do you want to lead the army to surrender and beg for a living?" ”

Si'an wanted to say that surrender was a good plan, but in the face of his companions glaring angrily, he didn't dare to say it. One is not good, these guys may just chop him up. Although they certainly couldn't think of a better way, he thought that if Gu Luo was still awake, he would definitely approve of surrendering at this time. There is no shame in surrendering, kneeling and surrendering now is for the opportunity to get back on your feet in the future, if only for a reputation. If you want to die and not surrender, it is not brave but stupid. When it's dead, there's nothing. And alive, there is still a chance. But now he can't explain to these companions who have been occupied by fear, and have gone to the other extreme.

"At least we have to make a batch of weapons, such as siege ladders, otherwise, even if we get close to the city walls, and then we can fly in?"

"There's no need for that." The other commander seemed intent on resolutely opposing whatever he said. "Since it's a city made of ice. Then we have a chance. Ice is not strong, as long as we can get close to the city, we can dig through their ice walls. Dig a hole in it and break through the wall. ”

The commander said proudly, and the rest of the commanders seemed to approve of the plan, which had not been proven.

Si'an reluctantly retreated, he knew that it was useless for him to say more. His heart was filled with lamentation. It suddenly occurred to him that maybe he would never be able to return to the Mobei grassland, to the tent of the tribe.

He stepped aside speechlessly, no more talking. The rest of the commanders began to discuss their plans for the destruction of the city.

"If you want to dig the city, there is another difficulty, in front of the city wall there are three and a half high breastwork walls and behind each breastwork a five-foot-deep and one-zhang five-width ditch, and in addition, the situation found by the horses is that there are many horse traps in front of the pass. There were even a lot of deer feet, sharp stakes, horse rejection and four-legged nails. From the distance of the first pass to the front of the pass, there were all these things. Without bulldozing these annoying things, it is difficult for us to get close to the city walls. "A centurion asked a question.

"The soldiers will come to block, and the water will flood the earth. Flatten the chest wall, fill in the ditch, cut off all the stakes and deer feet, fill in the trap pit, collect the four nails, cut off the horses, in short, all the way down to the bottom of the city. Commander Udil, who had already appointed himself as the commander of the eight thousand Tongluo cavalry, waved his hand.

"In this way, we will suffer a lot of casualties, and the distance of two hundred and fifty paces is within the range of the Sui army's longbowmen."

"So what, do we have any other options now? There are fortresses and camps on the east and west, and there are mountains on the left and right, and none of us want to survive if we don't capture the city. Udir said.

At this time, Si An finally couldn't help it, and said on the side: "If we really do this, Sui Jun really can't ask for it." These two hundred and fifty steps will become a noose, which will drain the blood of our warriors and Luo. I think that if we really want to attack the city, it is better to turn around and attack the camp in the west, and maybe there is still some opportunity. Or, we retreat first, and when we reach the middle of the valley, abandon our horses and venture over the mountains to the north, as long as we can cross it, we will have a chance to escape from the encirclement of the Sui people. ”

Udir sneered, "Can the camp in the west be easy to fight?" Not necessarily, we have attacked the western camp before, and the blood of 2,000 warriors is not enough for you to recognize the truth? As for abandoning horses and going over the mountains, it's even more nonsense. In such a season of heavy snow and mountain closure, although it seems that you can enter the Lok Ma River as long as you climb thirty miles, but if you think about these thirty miles, there is no way out at all. Rather than freezing to death and starving to death in the mountains, it is better to let it go. ”

Not only Udil was against it, but most of the other generals were also against it. If you want to climb the snowy mountains, you have to abandon your horses, and even have to travel lightly and throw away your baggage supplies, and without these, how difficult it is to get out in the snowy mountains with no roads. Even if someone is lucky enough to cross the mountain in the end, how far is it difficult to go without horses and supplies?

Who knows, in Luomachuan, there are no soldiers and horses of the Sui army and Xi people guarding them?

"Let's fight, we don't have much supplies, and if we are trapped in this valley, we will starve to death if we don't freeze to death." There is a centurion who has been in the valley for these days, and the war horses have lost fat so badly, and there is not much food, and if they are trapped here like this, they will have to slaughter the war horses and eat meat. Without horses, they were really finished.

"Baye Gu and the Servant Bone Department are also going south this time." Si An said suddenly.

"If you have something to say, just speak up." Udir snorted.

Si An had no choice but to continue, "At the moment, we are trapped here, but I estimate that there are not many Sui troops, that is, the 20,000 Sui troops we encountered earlier, and maybe some Xi soldiers. The Sui soldiers who are standing in front of us at the moment must have taken advantage of the fact that we have been entangled in the past few days and made a long detour from the western camp. If we can find Bayegu or the soldiers and horses of the Servant Bone Division who are heading south, and ask them to come and break the siege, and then we can attack inside and outside, maybe we will have a chance to break out. even ate this Sui army in turn to relieve the encirclement. ”

"We're all around here, how can we call for help?" Udir sneered.

"If a few believers are over, I am willing to lead a team of warriors over the mountain to move rescuers!" Si'andao.

Udil's eyes rolled a few times, and finally nodded in agreement. Although he felt that Si'an was more like he wanted to take the opportunity to escape, but in the current situation, there was really no other good way. Since this Si Anliu is always against him here, it is better to let him go. If he doesn't come back, it will save him a troublemaker. If he can really move in to save the soldiers, it will be the best.

"I have a request, don't storm the city until I return." Si'andao.

"We can't wait long, five days at most, and if there is no news, we will have to attack the city." Udir thought for a moment.

"Five days is too short, at least half a month."

"Ten days at most." Udir took a step back.

After the two sides agreed, Si'an selected fifty elite warriors and left.

After Si'an left, Udir also discussed with the generals how to sweep away the defenses of the Sui army under the city, and they did not come up with a specific plan until the afternoon. At this time, on the opposite side of the Ice Castle City, a person suddenly hung up, accompanied by the cheers of the Sui army in the city one after another, and the faint wind also heard the shouts of Schansian.

Udir felt uneasy in his heart, and hurriedly sent someone close to watch. A group of cavalry ventured close to the walls, and after paying a dozen lives, they finally saw the man hanging from it and ran back.

"The one hanging from the city is Captain Si'an."

Udir's face suddenly turned ugly, and at this time there was another cheer on the ice castle, and then more people were hung from the tower.

Needless to say, these must be the fifty warriors who have been gone with Si'an for less than half a day.

It was indeed Si'an and his fifty horsemen hanging from the castle tower, and they were very unlucky. After Si'an said goodbye to Udil, he didn't go far west and began to go up the mountain, but what he didn't expect was that the Sui army had arranged several scout teams on the mountains on both sides, which were supposed to monitor these Tiele people. But they didn't expect that they dared to go up the mountain from here and tried to climb the mountain, but they were suddenly ambushed, were caught off guard, killed more than a dozen people in the battle, and the rest were captured and taken back to the ice castle. If Si'an had gone a little farther west and climbed the mountain, perhaps he would have had a chance to climb the mountain. But even if you really go over the mountain, you may not be able to escape to report the news, Yi Feng has already arranged for the Xi soldiers and horses to patrol the mountains and rivers on both sides of the Shehe River, just to prevent such an escape over the mountain.

Si'an and his fifty horsemen were hung on the tower and swayed in the wind, and Udir almost fainted like Guluo, although he didn't like Si'an, but Si'an's death had already shown that they had no choice but to attack or surrender.

Udir looked at the Sui soldiers who were cheering proudly on the opposite tower, his heart was boiling with anger, he turned to the generals behind him and said coldly: "There are no reinforcements, if we want to leave alive, we can only rely on ourselves." Give the order and prepare to attack the city! ”

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