With dozens of warriors of the same tribe, Surunu galloped outside the county seat of Loufu.

Like their team, the knights of the Zahu tribe were also divided into groups of military horses, scattered and scattered around the city wall of the county, and went back and forth on the crossbow shooting range line on the city wall. From time to time, all kinds of strange shouts were heard, shocking the defenders at the head of the city.

Although Loufu County is the west gate of Taiyuan Mansion, it is also located in the heart of Hedong Road. In the north, there are many steep passes to protect. Therefore, the city wall of the county town is neither majestic nor tall, it is just a small city with a circumference of more than two miles.

The rammed earth city wall was not covered with bricks, and many battlements collapsed. Only wooden pillars could be erected as cover for the defenders on the city walls. The moat was not wide, and it led to a channel to irrigate the fields outside the city, and the water level in the moat was only knee-high, and the banks on both sides collapsed to form a gentle slope, forcing the moat to be shallow and narrow, and hardly a barrier. As for the auxiliary defense facilities such as the sheep and horse wall, they are basically useless.

Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, it has never been willing to build a majestic and strong city near Taiyuan Mansion. Even Taiyuan New Town is surrounded by many built-up alleys, which are almost impossible to defend. If there is a strong city and a strong town in the east of the river, the threat to Bianliang is too great. For more than 100 years, the city defense system in various places, which was not very good, has become even more desolate and decaying. Even if Han Yue is close to Hedong, the operation in the past two years is just to repair the defense system of the walled fort city fortress on the border, and it is far from the time when he can take into account the left near city defense of the heart of Taiyuan.

But such a building annoyance city defense is still a moat for Zahu light horses.

Although thousands of riders and miscellaneous beards ran and jumped around Lou Fu County. From time to time, there was a rain of arrows. And there are thousands of miscellaneous beards in the back of the clumsy dismount array. Form one scattered formation after another. array. There are also crude long ladders that were built in a hurry overnight. The Zahu generals, who were holding one array after another, stood nervously in front of the array, just waiting for the order to attack.

Surunu scolded fiercely in his heart.

Isn't this just sending them to death like steppe men!

Under the city walls, the pile of corpses accumulated is proof that this city cannot be attacked. These corpses were scattered everywhere, crooked and dead, all of which were the essence of the grassland hush. Seventeen or eighteen long ladders fell crookedly under the walls, burning to the point that there was still a little charred wood left. At this moment, there are still wisps of green smoke.

This time, if you hit it again, you will lose a hundred and ten lives!

After two days of siege battles, the Zahu coalition army, which followed Yinshuke to the south, was hit on the head again under the county seat of Loufu. Three or four hundred corpses were left behind, and the number of wounded was about the same. But nothing was found, except for adding a piece of feathered arrow shafts to the rammed earth walls.

Normally speaking, there are so many undefended places in such a large area of rural towns from Lanzhou as the Lan Army, and so many places that are a hundred times richer than those on the grassland, if it is Surunu. Sanity will take his life to gnaw on the county governance of Lou Fu that the Song people insist on, let alone in this city. And that formidable strong army of the Southern Dynasties!

It is long overdue to scatter the Zahu light horsemen, slaughter and plunder, and after being satisfied, return to their hometown in the north.

But now, these miscellaneous military horses have to surround this city and attack desperately in pain!

There is no other reason, when two days ago, after Surunu was shocked and retreated, Yinshu can lead the brigade and rush from behind. When he learned that hundreds of cavalry in the vanguard outside the county seat of Loufu were slaughtered, and Surunu and the others retreated without a fight. Suddenly thunder and rage.

Under the great command of Yinshuke, seven or eight hundred knights who retreated in defeat, including Surunu, who was highly valued by Yinshu, all fell to their knees. The two Jurchens plotted to defeat the swords of the sheath and wound the bow, and among the seven or eight hundred defeated soldiers who knelt down, they just randomly selected a hundred people, all of whom were carried on sacks, and then ordered the miscellaneous beards to get on their horses, and thousands of horses galloped, and trampled the hundred miscellaneous beards that were randomly selected into meat paste!

In the defeated army, who lives and who dies, in front of the ruthless Jurchen generals, is completely a matter of luck. When Surunu trembled and mounted his horse and stepped on his fellow people, he still felt that he had not woken up from a nightmare.

Follow these Jurchens to fight south, although they can do whatever they want on the land of the Southern Dynasties, and loot to the point where they have never seen anything in their lives, but the Jurchens are so fierce that they don't know how long they can withstand the consumption of the six or seven thousand strong people made up by dozens of tribes in the south of the desert!

The courage to resist the Jurchens naturally did not exist at this time. The Liao Empire collapsed in front of the Jurchen army, and in addition to a strong army in the Southern Dynasties, the Jurchens roamed at will. This turbulent tide has been spreading southward. The military power of the Jurchens is at its peak. Mo Nan Zahu, only with this Jurchen rag all the way over, Yinshu can grit his teeth and want to lay down this building to annoy the county, then Mo Nan Zahu can only fight for their lives!

I don't know how many Jurchen armies are coming, and all the Mo Nan Zahu, including Surunu, they have no choice.

The offensive of these two days was at the level of siege of the Zahu Tribes, and it was naturally extremely ugly. But if the city is just guarding firmly, it is okay, send a surveillance, maybe you can bypass here and go straight to the city of Taiyuan. But on the first night of the city, hundreds of horsemen in the city opened the door and suddenly killed, and ravaged the Zahu camp that forced the city to be under the wall. If it weren't for the Jurchen Mouke array, which was close enough to kill the elite cavalry of the Southern Dynasty and forced them back to the city, I don't know how much damage would have been greater.

If there is any more power to attack in the city, this is a key pass that must be attacked. Su Lunu also accepted his fate, and was shot by the Song people's crossbow one day, just to die happily, not like some tribal children, with three-edged openings on his body, tossing and moaning, how much pain he has to suffer before he swallows!

Thousands of horsemen ran around the city wall repeatedly, in order to lure the defenders on the city wall to fire early and consume energy. But there was not a single figure on the city wall, except for the side signs lined up, and there was not a single arrow sent out. It's like an empty city.

But Surunu knew that when the zaggar of the horse foot battle rushed up with a long ladder, these side cards were on the side. The southerners will flash out. Strong bows and crossbows shoot like flying locusts. There are more throwing stones like rain, and there is boiling oil under the city wall, and the ash bottle is splashing. These steppe men, who are as vigorous as wolves, are like ants on the Nanren city wall, and they are a large area as soon as they die!

The thousand horsemen rolled up a round cloud of smoke and dust, which lingered around the city wall for a long time. It has been almost an hour since the formation came out in the early morning, and the mount that had lost a lot of weight was already a little galloping, and the people were shouting and smoking. Draw the bow and release the arrow, and the arms are sore.

Su Lunu couldn't help but look back at the location of Yinshu Ke on a mound in the southwest of Loufu County, but the siege order never sounded.

Surunu sighed in his heart, but he didn't dare to complain at all, and continued to ride his horse around the city wall, and the smoke and dust were always being rolled up, surrounding the county town for a long time!

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On the city wall, Du Ruhu sat on an unloaded saddle, leaning on a side card behind his back, still holding a straw stick in his mouth, and humming a little song leisurely.

Left and right. Behind the side cards lined up, there were soldiers defending the city who were hurrying to rest. Each sergeant was assigned two men who were responsible for winding the crossbows. Or wait for the besieging enemy to approach and desperately smash the stone ash bottle downward.

Every fifty paces, there is a large cauldron with a fire at the bottom. The boiling oil inside was bubbling with fine foam, emitting bursts of burnt aroma. The enemy pounced and stabbed the fire, or it would be enough to burn the skin and flesh of a person in a moment.

Feathered arrows and arrows, bundles piled up at the head of the city. Cumming on a day is enough. Not to mention that the city can be replenished at any time. Most of the Great Song Dynasty army is absolutely in ruins, but the Great Song Dynasty ordnance manufacturing system has been running steadily for more than 100 years, regardless of the quality, whether it can be used or not, in Bianliang, in Guanxi, in Hedong, in Hebei, these important places, the arsenal is piled up. Even if Loufu County received a small part when Xiao Yan transferred a large number of ordnance to Hedong, it was enough to support the number of thousands of military horses in a battle.

Most of these soldiers and civilians who defend the city are local people, and they are like tigers, and they only allocate a small number of soldiers under their command as the backbone. The first Zahu attack was still a little nervous, and he shot the bow and crossbow desperately, and all kinds of guards smashed down desperately whether they were up to it or not. There were as many as 100 broken bows and crossbows, and there were too many stone ash bottles, and many of the people were swollen, and some of them stumbled and fell off the city.

But after two days of defending the city, there was still a strong army of Du Ruhu who went out of the city and camped. These local soldiers and civilians are actually looking like battle-experienced veterans in the city at the moment, and they can still get together and talk and laugh in a low voice. As long as they don't leave their positions and don't make loud noises, no army will take care of them in the future. It's better to relax than to be overwhelmed.

Although leaving the protection of the city walls, let them go into battle in the field and immediately reveal the prototype. However, it is more than enough to defend the city according to their current state.

After scanning the scene at the head of the city, the sitting posture of the tiger on the saddle was even more relaxed. Baskets of cakes and hot soup in buckets were loaded from the city. If you stay at the head of the city all day, from day to night, I am afraid that you will have to send food four or five times.

A fat-headed and big-eared man who was born as a cook in a restaurant somewhere in the city, holding a basket covered with tung tarpaulin and rushing straight to Dudu, smiling so toothlessly that he lifted the tarpaulin and felt out two large pieces of oily bread.

"Master General, this is the villain's own hand, and the chickens are beaten in it, and the oil is also good. It's all hard work, hurry up and use some! ”

Du Ruhu was feeling a little hungry, and he opened his eyes to go to the city before dawn, and half a catty of corn and pickle gnocchi was like he had never eaten it. took these two oil cakes, each weighing a pound, and half of them went in with a big mouth. The oil and chicken are fragrant, and the spirit is lifted. But for the generals who can fight with perseverance, the amount of food is the capital, and the amount of food is the body.

Du Ruhu munched and asked vaguely: "Is there enough food to eat?" ”

The chef was originally the owner of the small restaurant, and he was also a small person in Loufu County, and he could also write and calculate. After staying in the city to help the people, Li Yizhong entrusted him to assist in the food and material matters in the city.

The moment is just a smile: "How is it not enough?" Although it is now a season of green and yellow, it can be from last year. Henan grain will not be transported to Taiyuan Mansion. Taiyuan can't fit. The building has been divided into a lot. Now there are few people in the city, and it is enough to eat for four or five months, not to mention people, now it is those horses brought by the general, and they all eat the best essence! ”

Before Du Ruhu could speak, he saw Li Yizhong, who was thin and weak, striding over from the side. It was a week of patrolling the city and returning. Du Ruhu raised his hand and threw another piece of oil cake over: "Lao Li, it tastes good, pad your stomach first!" ”

Du Ruhu is a strong man who is full of energy. The energy and body are at their peak. The bones of the body are polished to be strong and tough. Although it was hard to come all the way, after a good night's sleep, he could immediately lead the troops out of the city and step on the Hu camp at night. Li Yizhong is a person who has lost his body and bones, and he is far inferior to him. The daily command of the garrison and the patrol of the city is also hard, and there is little rest, and the face is very ugly. I didn't eat the oil cake when I took it, but frowned and asked, "What's going on with this tartar today?" ”

Hearing the two generals talking about the military situation, the cook and the man were busy smiling and bowing back. This smile is not flattering, but it is a heartfelt admiration for the two. Li Yizhong did not retreat to defend the city alone, he was like a tiger and kept attacking and helping day and night, breaking the enemy in the field and moving forward. If there are no two generals. In Loufu County, it has long become a Shura hell!

All glanced out of the city. Today, the Tartars are indeed surprisingly unexpected, marching in in the early morning, and galloping outside the city for an hour, which makes people and birds upset. but he never refused to attack.

Du Ruhu didn't bother to speculate about what these Tartars were up to.

Since I have entered the city, my life is still there, so I am just nailed here. There are Tartars who kill Tartars, but there are no Tartars who eat and sleep. As long as you don't die, you won't let the Tartars trap this building to annoy the county! Now that there is food, soldiers and ordnance, just fight it, why do you care so much?

He patted his side and beckoned, "Sit down and eat!" The Tartars can't get around this building to annoy the county seat, just such a bird road that can pass through the army, surrounded by mountains. I don't have to be vegetarian in the city. I wanted to bypass us to pounce on Taiyuan, but I repeatedly attacked, and I hit them until they jumped and jumped! And there is a road down from Xianzhou behind it, and with our stronghold, General Han can fight when reinforcements come. The Tartars went deep into Taiyuan, and the back road was cut off was to die. Only grit your teeth and knock us down here! No matter what tricks you play, you always have to attack the city. Lao Li, you always have a heart like this, when you fall, I still have to kill the Tartars, and I don't have the time to give you a flag! ”

For Li Yizhong, he is still a tiger. The defenders fled all the way, but this sick and crooked guy closed the city. It's not that he is there, his family has been rushing all the way, even if he is annoying to the building, there is no city to rely on. Even if you can defeat the Vanguard Tartars, it will only be a dead word in the end. How could the Tartars be blocked here for two days, and they would have already rushed straight to Taiyuan!

Therefore, Du Ruhu took the trouble to explain to calm his heart, and put ordinary generals, all of them were like Huken facing him with his nostrils, and Xiao Han Wu was in a good mood today!

Li Yizhong sat down, still worried: "How is Taiyuan now?" Where's the reinforcements? What will happen to the war situation in Hedong? ”

Speaking of the current battle situation in Hedong, Du Ruhu is no longer in the mood to continue eating. The Lan army dug such a big pit there, and the Jurchen army surged south, and the battle situation in Hedong took a sharp turn. Now King Yan is in the south, and Shenwu Longwei is in the north. The hinterland is empty, and the Jurchens are approaching the west gate of Taiyuan. The focus of the war has moved south to here, which is the border of Loufu County under his feet!

If the Jurchens take the first step to seize here, the army will go straight to Taiyuan, and there will be no obstacles. The Song army in Hedong was cut off. And the Song army will hold on here, and it will win time to adjust its deployment, and it will still have to fight with the Jurchen Tartars!

Hatefully from Lanzhou all the way to Loufu, the defenders collapsed so quickly that it was appalling, and everywhere it was heard of and scattered. General Han's main army hangs alone in the north, and it will take time to send the main force to come here, and General Yue's army is even farther away from Yan Wang's department. The follow-up army of the Jurchen Tartars is desperately rushing here. Now it's whoever puts more power here at this fateful moment will win here!

What is Taiyuan Mansion doing behind the scenes? The building is in danger, can't you squeeze out a team of soldiers and horses to help? Now they are facing a poor siege of Tartar light cavalry, and they can still hold on. If more Tartar armies come in and follow-up reinforcements don't arrive, even if they die in battle, what will they do?

Seeing that Du Ruhu's face sank, Li Yizhong was in no mood to eat. Drop the oil cake and get up.

"Straight lady thief, I can't sit still, just go to patrol the city again. Taiyuan Mansion should have known what we were doing here, what was going on there! ”

At that moment, I suddenly heard the horn whining outside the city. Originally, the smoke and dust rolled up by the Zahu light horse did not disperse for a long time not far from the city.

But in the west of this smoke and dust circle, there is even more smoke and dust rising! (To be continued......)

PS: It's the last two days, and the person who asked for a monthly pass said............