Luntai City is being besieged by the armies of Wokotai and Yelu Dashi.

Before attacking Cheshiguo, Temujin agreed to Ogedei's proposal to obtain Xiangyang artillery to attack Luntai City, and sent craftsmen to Ogedei's army to make Xiangyang cannons for him.

The Xiangyang cannon is a ninth-level siege weapon, and its destructive power is amazing.

When the Han Empire Expeditionary Force was busy gathering troops, dozens of Xiangyang cannons had already risen from the ground and launched a fierce bombardment on Luntai City!

Hundreds of pounds of stones were thrown out by trebuchets like meteorites!

Rumble!

With the trembling of the city wall, a large piece of city bricks cracked and fell off, and the sand and dust filled the air, and all the defenders of Luntai City trembled in their hearts!

This is the first time that the defenders of the Western Regions Protectorate have seen the powerful Xiangyang Cannon!

Temujin had already induced the Han Empire to send an expeditionary force, so there was no need to continue the siege of Luntai.

In order to capture Luntai City at one time, Wokotai directly used boulders, fireballs, wolf smoke and other means to raze Luntai City to the ground!

Dozens of fireballs dragging billowing black smoke fell, spun rapidly in the air, came into contact with the air, burned quickly, and smashed into the city wall!

Rumble!

Fireballs crack, rubble splashes, sparks splatter!

"Ahhh

Covered in flames, the defenders rolled over the walls of the city wall in an attempt to extinguish the flames on their armor.

The guards carrying the barrels hurriedly scooped water with wooden spoons to extinguish the flames.

With a snort, the flames on the bodies of the defending soldiers who were on fire were extinguished, and the place where the flames were burned was already a scorch mark.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

More fireballs fell, and there was rubble, flames everywhere.

A fireball hit the arrow tower of Luntai City, directly destroying a corner of the arrow tower, and the flames spread on the arrow tower, and the archers standing on the arrow tower hurriedly fled for their lives.

Huo An looked up at the sky, and the fireball thrown by the Xiangyang cannon was like a fire meteor, spinning and falling at high speed, making Luntai City tremble constantly.

Ögedai was completely angered by Ho'an, and it was obvious that he wanted to raze Ho'an's Luntai City to the ground, just like the royal city of the Ögedai Khanate.

Huo An destroyed his khanate, then Wokotai also destroyed Huo An's Western Regions Protectorate!

"Let the fire burn down the wheel, turn the wheel into ruins, and turn it into ruins."

Wokotai watched the boulders and fireballs thrown by dozens of Xiangyang cannons constantly bombarding Luntai City, wolf smoke filled Luntai City, thick smoke billowed out, and finally showed a smile of revenge.

The Xiangyang artillery bombarded Luntai City for several days, and at least a thousand defenders died under the fire caused by the boulders or fireballs of the Xiangyang cannons.

Not only the defenders, but many wooden houses in Luntai City were burned down by the fireballs thrown from the projectiles, and at least hundreds of people were killed in the flames, and people were panicked.

Yelu Dashi was very interested in this giant siege weapon used by the Mongol army, and for the first time knew that the Mongol army had such a siege weapon.

"It was not only the Great Khan who had this trebuchet, but also the Ilkhanate's tractors, so he was invincible and invincible in Western Asia. The Great Khan was so good at towing mines that he had nothing to say, and handed over many elite cavalry to tow mines, and planned to hand over the affairs of the military state to tow mines. ”

Ogedai was very dissatisfied with Temujin's reuse of military ability, which was the strongest among the four sons.

Now Tuo Lei is at war with the Persian Empire, shaking the Persian and Arab regions, causing Persia and Arabia to join forces.

And Wokotai was destroyed by a Han Empire's capital.

This made Ögedei unable to raise his head in front of the sons of Temujin.

The more Wokotai thought about it, the more angry he became, and he pulled out a sword inlaid with gold: "Capture Luntai and allow Luntai to be sacked for three days!" Take back your families, your cattle and your sheep, your grain and grass. In addition to the Protectorate, all the gold, silver, grain, and women in the city are your property! ”

"Kill!"

The army of the Ogedai Khanate, which destroyed the country, held back a wave of anger, and three days after Ögedai decided to allow them to sack Luntai City, they had high morale and planned to break through Luntai City, sack Luntai City, and make up for the losses caused to them by Huo An's burning of Yemili City!

Woo –

The sound of the horn echoed in the sky above Luntai City, and the 100,000 Mongolian troops, as well as their servant troops in nearby villages and towns, and tribes, went forward one after another, like moths to a fire, with Luntai City as the center, and launched a charge!

As long as they capture Luntai City, they can not only regain the property that originally belonged to them, but also loot Luntai City, the richest city in the Western Regions!

"Hold on to this city, or once the city is broken, the whole city will suffer!"

Huo An knew that the situation was critical, and it was not difficult for Huo An to imagine what the consequences would be if the defenders did not fight desperately and the city was broken by the Mongol army.

Gao Xianzhi led the Anxi army and fired arrows at the dense Mongol army and its servant army on the city wall!

Ten thousand arrows fired in unison, under the fireball like a fire meteor, counterattacked the Mongolian army, and the arrows broke through the air!

Arrows fell and killed some of the enemy soldiers besieging the city!

Temujin supported a large number of craftsmen from Ögedai and Yelu Dashi, who were not only making Xiangyang cannons, but also building siege engines, ladder vehicles, ballistae, and other siege equipment.

The siege tower cast a shadow, and under the impetus of hundreds of servant soldiers, it slowly approached Luntai City.

All the defenders of Luntai City looked at the dozen or so siege towers.

The siege tower was like a behemoth, a head higher than the city wall, and the Mongol archers standing on the siege tower could keep an eye on the defenders on the wall.

The siege towers, combined with the Xiangyang cannons, reached the extreme threat to the defenders.

The defenders of Luntai City subconsciously swallowed.

Boulders and fireballs are still bombarding Luntai City, and if this wooden giant beast gets close to the city walls again, Luntai City is likely to be lost.

"Fire Arrows, Bed Crossbows, Trebuchets, Destroy Siege Towers!"

Huo An used all means to defend the city.

A team of fire arrows fires rockets at the siege tower, and hundreds of rockets cover the siege tower, shooting several archers standing on the siege tower!

Bed crossbows and trebuchets use thick crossbow arrows and huge stones to bombard siege towers and destroy them with brute force!

Along with the Xiangyang cannon and siege towers attacking Luntai City, there were also ladder trucks and hundreds of simple ladders, in order to increase the pressure on the defenders, Wokotai commanded the siege troops to besiege from all directions.

On each wall, there is a 10,000-strong commander to oversee the siege of the city!

The Mongol army braved the rain of arrows from the defenders, desperately approaching the city wall, the iron hook of the ladder hooked the city wall, and the soldiers holding round shields climbed the city wall one by one and fought fiercely with the defenders on the city wall!

The defenders threw rolling stones and sassal logs, and the huge yakshasas rose and fell, killing the besieging enemy.

The ant-like siege force suffered heavy casualties, and under the city walls, corpses piled up.

However, even so, there were enemy soldiers who stormed the walls and fought the defenders.

Hoan himself held a spear and assassinated a Mongol servant army besieging the city.

"This is a soldier of the Wusun Kingdom! King Wusun has betrayed me! ”

Huo An's strength was not low, he could clearly see the armor of the enemy soldiers he killed, and it was clearly the soldiers of the more powerful Wusun Kingdom among the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.

The kings of the servant armies of the 36 countries of the Western Regions, such as the king of Wusun and the king of Loulan, were in charge of the break, among which the king of Loulan was killed by Yelu Dashi, the nobles of the Dawan kingdom were killed in battle, and the king of Wusun was captured by Wokotai.

The soldiers of the Wusun Kingdom were regarded as the vassals of Ogedei and Yelu Dashi to attack the city, so it is very likely that the captured King Wusun had betrayed Huo An and served Ogedai and Yelu Dashi.

In the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions, some people are willing to fight to the death for Huo An, and some people are not loyal.

After King Wusun was conquered by Huo'an, he was captured by Ogedei, and in order to save his life, he commanded the cavalry of Wusun Kingdom and served as the servant army of Ogedei.

"King Wusun, if we didn't have you to lead the way, we might not be so easy to march to Luntai City. When Luntai City is captured, I will report your military exploits to the Great Khan, so that the Wusun Kingdom can be restored, and at the same time, all the families of Huo An will be given to you. ”

Beside Wokotai was the pale King Wusun.

King Wusun saw that King Loulan was killed and chose to surrender, but he was not very willing to offend the old lord Huo An.

King Wusun said with an ugly face: "Huo An's family should be in the Nanzhong region of the Han Empire. After the capture of Luntai City, I only ask the Great Khan to give our tribe a grassland for grazing, and as for Huo An's family, please let the Great Khan spare ......"

"Occupy the Western Regions Protectorate, the Han Empire will sooner or later be in our pocket, and the southern and central regions will also submit to our soldiers."

Seeing that King Wusun was weak, Wokotai sneered at him.

In Ogedai's view, only Yelu Dashi, who has the ability to command and strategy, has the need to win over, and the king of Wusun in front of him, with his weak character and mediocre ability, is at most only a servant.

"Hoo ......"

Huo An killed seven enemy soldiers who landed in the city in a row, burned two ladders, panted, and was almost shot by a stray arrow.

An injured Han general could not take a break, and went to the city in person to meet Huo An. He saw that Huo'an was besieged by a Mongolian centurion with a dozen Wusun soldiers, so he bent his bow and shot arrows to kill the Mongolian centurions among them.

"Chen Tang, your injuries are serious, don't come to the city wall."

Huo An caught a glimpse of the military general who came to help, Chen Tang, who was besieged by Wokotai and Yelu Dashi, and his injuries had not yet healed.

At this time, Chen Tang came to the city wall with his wounds and still shot a Mongolian centurion.

"Lord Duhu, if you continue like this, Luntai City will not be able to hold on for too long......"

Chen Tang, as the top three generals under Huo An, had a decrease in his ability after being injured, and he couldn't help but shake his heart when he saw that Luntai City was bombarded by Xiangyang artillery and was devastated.

The power of the Xiangyang cannon is beyond the imagination of the defenders of Luntai City.

If Ogedai and Yelu Dashi did not have the military craftsmen supported by Temujin, it would be more than enough to hold Luntai City for half a year.

However, the military craftsmen supported by Temujin built siege equipment for Ögedai and Yelu Dashi, and the threat posed to Luntai City was quite great.

"What do you think should be?"

Huo An stabbed a Wusun soldier to death with a spear and asked Chen Tang about it.

Chen Tang also held a spear in his hand and fought side by side with Huo An: "Send a cavalry to break through and try to attract reinforcements, if a support army enters the city, the morale of the defenders in the city will be greatly boosted, and the morale of the Mongol army besieging the city will be reduced, and it will be easier to defend the city." Even, the Mongol army outside the city will waver and give up attacking Luntai City. ”

Huo An pulled out his spear, and the soldiers of Wusun Kingdom fell: "Having said that, I don't know if the princes in the pass will come to help in time." If they don't come to the Western Regions, they only have the strength of Cheshi Kingdom, and they won't be able to break through the Mongol army outside the city and enter the city! ”

"It's really a problem. It would be nice if we could know about the situation in the country of Cheshi. ”

Chen Tang killed another enemy soldier.

Suddenly, Huo An looked into the air, only to see a black war eagle in the sky above Luntai City, fighting with the war eagle of Tanma Chi, breaking through the blockade of the Tanma Chi war eagle and quickly swept down!

"The Eagle of the Iron Eagle Scout, and the Eagle King!"

Huo An had cooperated with Chu Tian more than once, so he was very familiar with the War Eagle of the Iron Eagle Scout.

Just like the hierarchy of human civilization, even animals have their own set of hierarchies, and the Iron Eagle Scout has many war eagles, among which the war eagle raised by Mulan is the Eagle King among all the war eagles of the Iron Eagle Scout.

Only Mulan's war eagle can fight with Tanmachi's warhawk, and it can also break through the blockade of several Tanmachi warhawks and land on Huo An's shoulders smoothly.

If you see the war eagle of the Iron Eagle Scout here, it often means that the special cavalry Iron Eagle Scout is in the Western Regions at this time, and it also indirectly shows that Chu Tian, who is behind the Iron Eagle Scout, led the expeditionary force to support the Western Regions Protectorate.

Now that Chu Tian has arrived, the rest of the northern princes should not be indifferent.

Huo An excitedly took out the note from the paper tube tied to the talons of the war eagle, and when he saw the small words on it, he was half happy and half sad.

"How?"

Whether it was Chen Tang, Gao Xianzhi, or ordinary soldiers of the Western Regions, they all looked at Huo An.

This note may be able to decide Luntai City and the survival of the Western Regions Protectorate.

"Two news, one good and one bad." Huo An let out a long breath, "The good news is that the princes of Guannai have sent an army of 500,000 to support Luntai. ”

"Hey, 500,000 troops ......!"

The morale of the defenders of Luntai City was boosted.

That's 500,000 main forces!

The entire Western Regions Protectorate doesn't have so many main forces!

If such a large number of main forces come to support, then the siege of Luntai City by Ogedai and Yelu Dashi may be lifted.

Chen Tang knew that this might not be complete intelligence: "So bad news? ”

What Huo An was worried about was the bad news: "Bad news, that is, the reinforcements are still between the Cheshi Kingdom and the Yanqi Kingdom. Temujin occupied the kingdom of Yanqi, and if reinforcements were to relieve the siege for us, they must recover it. Behind the reinforcements, there were also cavalry from Subutai. Until reinforcements arrive, we still have to try to hold Luntai City. ”

Chen Tang, Gao Xianzhi, and the other generals of the Western Regions Protectorate all fell silent.

Temujin may not have given up the Yanqi Kingdom, but may have stuck to Yanqi and blocked the expeditionary force of the Han Empire.

After the Han Empire sent an expeditionary force, Luntai City had lost its besieged value, and the Mongol army would be desperate to capture Luntai City.

"Luntai City cannot be lost. Once Luntai City is lost, it will not only destroy the Western Regions Protectorate, but also 500,000 expeditionary troops. They go deep into the Western Regions, and if Luntai is lost, they will be encircled, and they will not be able to advance or retreat. ”

Hoan pulls out a recruitment order.

This is a special Hero Recruitment Order, which was awarded to Hoan after he captured the royal city of the Ögedai Khanate.

This recruitment order is guaranteed to recruit heroes of king-level quality.

However, the peculiarity of this recruit order is that it has a cooldown.

The reward can only be used three months after the destruction of the Ögedai Khanate.

"Gan Yanshou, you lead a team of cavalry, break out of the encirclement, join up with the reinforcements, inform the reinforcements of the situation in Luntai City, and lead them to attack the enemy soldiers!"

Huo An hesitated for a moment and decided to send Chen Tang's partner, Han General Gan Yanshou, to contact reinforcements.

The eagle's small note can only convey very limited information.

"Whoa!"

Gan Yanshou led a group of Han cavalry and assembled at a city gate.

"Take care."

Chen Tang hugged his fist to Gan Yanshou.

Their combination is like Gongsun Ao and Wei Qing, Zhao Ponu and Huo Quai.

"When I bring reinforcements back to Luntai City, during this time, don't hold the city."

Gan Yanshou shook the red tassel gun in his hand, said goodbye to Chen Tang, and then led three hundred Han horses out of the city!

The east gate of the city suddenly opened, and when the Mongolian army rushed to attack Luntai, Gan Yanshou did not retreat but advanced, and the troops went out of the city, which caught the Mongolian army outside the city by surprise.

"Stop them!"

Soon, the commander who presided over the attack on this wall sensed Gan Yanshou's intention and sent a reserve.

A detachment of Mongol light cavalry came to intercept.

"Gotta get out ......"

Huo An was on the city wall, looking heavily at Gan Yanshou who broke through and the Mongolian cavalry that three hundred Han cavalry rushed to intercept.

Gan Yanshou stabbed the oncoming cavalry, the spear was not able to be drawn, and another enemy horse stabbed him, Gan Yanshou had to pull out the ring head knife and block the spear.

All the cavalry who followed Gan Yanshou fought to the death!

The Mongolian cavalry didn't seem to expect that there would be a group of cavalry to break through at this time, and they were caught off guard and broke through after being beheaded by Gan Yanshou, and the cavalry behind Gan Yanshou was killed more than 100 people.

"Gan Yanshou successfully broke through!"

All the defenders of Luntai City pinned their hopes on Gan Yanshou, and after successfully breaking through, they could follow the direction of the war eagles of the Iron Eagle Scouts to fly in, and perhaps they could meet with the reinforcements arriving from the Guannai!