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Two days later, Dragon City.

But the Hedong Army, whose military strength had been sharply reduced to less than 50,000, came to the city. The first 10,000 Hu cavalry in the city, including the two Hu cavalry who stayed in Longcheng and never fought in the Standing Ten Thousand Cavalry, according to the city and defended, no one dared to say a word out of the city to fight.

In the battle two days ago, Luan Tihou was killed, Uwei was seriously injured, Tu Qi hadn't taken advantage of the opportunity of the night to lead the army to escape, and the piece of armor that had already been chased and killed by the Hedong cavalry was gone, how could he still lead sixty or seventy thousand to ride into Dragon City?

In broad daylight, they couldn't get out of the pursuit of the Hedong cavalry.

Tu Qi, who returned to Dragon City, was immediately imprisoned by the enraged Da Yan clan. But so what? The fact that tens of thousands of people were killed cannot be changed. Together with the two standing 10,000 cavalry that stayed in Dragon City and never fought, the Hu people in Dragon City still have ** million people in the army. But morale was low and the morale of the army was shaken.

The Hedong Army followed closely behind the city, and the Hu cavalry of the commander was replaced, and there were nearly twice as many troops of the Hedong Army under the city, but no one dared to say a word -- out of the city for field battles.

But the Hedong Army, with a total military strength of less than 50,000 people, did not return home, but continued to drive towards Longcheng under the command of Zhu Biao.

About 30,000 Hedong cavalry flaunted their might outside the city, and all the horsemen in the city were silent.

Keeping the safety of Dragon City is the first need of the Hu people, but this is not the reason why the ten thousand Hu horses dare not fight in the field. Cowardice and avoid war, they are a group of turtles with shrunken heads, and even immortality cannot wash away the shame of their cowardice.

The west gate of Longcheng, the camp of the Hedong Army.

Zhu Biao is stationed here, not at the south gate of Dragon City. Because one of the headwaters of the Hunyi River, Muddy Water, flows from the west of Dragon City.

The river surface is more than 20 zhang wide, which ensures that the Hedong Army has 100,000 soldiers and civilians and countless livestock drinking water, and at the same time, it is also absolutely safe for the back of the battalion.

Zhu Biao did not immediately attack the city. The original 12 zhang high dragon city wall. Although large-scale destruction was carried out when the Zhou army withdrew, it had already been repaired by the Hu people for more than 200 years. There are also ** 10,000 Hu cavalry in the city, as well as I don't know how many Hu people, just Zhu Biao's strength, it is not good to attack and fight.

In the space of three days, six Hedong cavalry crossed Longcheng and headed further north. These cavalry, which actually numbered only three or two hundred at most, were mixed with many dummies made of withered grass, and anyway, with war horses and armor, from a distance, it looked like a military horse of three or four thousand people.

Such a camouflage is something that the Hu people's flying eagles simply cannot recognize. No matter how smart the birds are, they can at most look into the direction. Even the distance and distance need to be estimated by the eagle keepers themselves, and the number of people and horses is not something they can indicate. Even if the eagle's eyes could see the scarecrow on horseback, they would not be able to tell their owner.

Beast language is not something that anyone can master. That's a high-level secret art, not a roadside cabbage. Besides, how can the verbal expression of animals be on a par with that of humans? The beast language of the flying eagle is at most a few simple meanings.

It's impossible to 'see through'!

Six Hedong armies of three or four thousand men. That's 20,000 horsemen, and this force can definitely bring nightmarish blood to the Hu tribe north of Dragon City.

The entire Dragon City was shaken, and half of the Hu cavalry's troops were tribal forces recruited by Tu Qi, and their hearts were desperately worried about their families in the north. Even the soldiers who were standing on the Huqi were in a trance, and the low morale of Longcheng was even more depressed, and the wavering military spirit was even more shaky.

Da Yanshi, the seriously injured Uwe. The newly appointed commander of Hu Cai, many royal court nobles, knew that Zhu Biao was using a trick to punish their hearts, but they could not resist.

in three days. When the Hedong army rushed to produce siege equipment, there were already more than one or two nobles in Longcheng, and Tiyì sent troops to attack the Han camp.

Tu Qi was brought out of prison by the Da Yan clan, and he sued everyone. Zhu Biao's Hedong Army should still have about 50,000 regular troops, as well as about 5,000 auxiliaries. and Ding Zhuang, who has about 30,000 people, after deducting the 20,000 Hedong cavalry that have been divided, the strength is still not to be underestimated, at least it is not the ** Wanhu cavalry in the city who is in turmoil at the moment.

Then Tu Qi was beaten back to prison by the unhappy Da Yan clan.

Tu Qi still has the prestige in the royal court in Dragon City, and his words must have stabilized the hearts of the nobles.

So on the fourth day, the well-prepared Hedong Army started. The siege is coming!

Whether the two sides were compared in terms of plain and equipment, or in terms of military spirit and morale, Hu Cai was far from being the opponent of the Hedong Army. They can only rely on the tall walls of Dragon City to have a trace of certainty in defeating the Hedong army.

The newly appointed King Bei also knew this, and the main direction of attack of the Hedong Army was naturally the area around the West Gate, so he also put most of the defenders in the West City.

Outside the northern and southern cities, only a small number of Hedong cavalry were watching, and they would not participate in the attack on the city, so Hu Cai didn't have to pay attention to it at all.

Outside the east gate, there was not a single Hedong army. The tactic of "besieging the city" is old, but it is absolutely practical. The Hu riders were also relieved not to pay much attention to this side.

As soon as the sky dawned, there was a slight movement in the Hedong Army camp. The 5,000-foot army drove out of the camp and set up an array outside the camp, a phalanx of 1,000 people, and five strict phalanxes were neatly arranged three miles away from Longcheng.

The Jinhuan Hu generals guarding the western city wall immediately sounded the alarm, and the Hu army began to climb to the top of the city one after another, preparing to meet the attack of the Hedong army.

Dense human heads soon appeared on the city wall, and 30,000 people were waiting in battle, looking nervously at the five thousand soldiers of the Hedong Army outside the city.

At the same time as the infantry of the 5,000 Hedong Army was arrayed, two light cavalry slid out of the main camp, bypassing a perfect arc, and wanted to go to the north and south of the city.

Seeing this scene, all the Hu cavalry generals knew that the Hedong Army would launch a general attack today. Their test is coming!

Han and Hu are not at odds, and everyone knows what the consequences of the destruction of the city are, and they have also summoned up all their courage to prepare for the upcoming attack of the Hedong Army.

The defenders had a huge advantage, they also had a reserve of 50,000 men, and if the defenders on the walls suffered too many casualties, the reserves would be ready to go up to the walls to take over the defense. The total number of infantry armor of the Hedong Army outside the city is less than 20,000, and once the siege is frustrated, it will not be able to launch another attack.

However, the Hu cavalry also had their own disadvantages, as there was a lack of large defensive equipment in the city, no ballistas, no thunderbolts, and no large ballistas. The Hu people just have bows and arrows. But now only using bows and arrows to deal with well-armed Hedong soldiers undoubtedly seems rudimentary.

Oh yes, the Hu people still have 2,000 strong crossbows, which were used by Wuji to send them back to Longcheng to boast of their martial arts after the Battle of Baiping Mountain.

There are also 100,000 crossbow arrows, which seems to be a lot, but if you really throw them at each strong crossbow, there are only 50 of them. The crossbow arrows are all heavy arrows, the arrows are two feet three inches long, and the arrows are diamond-shaped. No feathers.

This kind of crossbow bolt is different from the flat shovel arrow cluster of arrows, if it is shot within the effective range, the chance of serious injury and death accounts for half of the chance, and the lethality is much stronger than that of the flat shovel arrow cluster.

Crossbowmen do not need to be specially trained, and any one of the Hu cavalry can be selected.

In order to save arrows. The 100 cavalry commanders and 1,000 cavalry commanders walked back and forth on the city wall, loudly reminding the crossbowmen to aim as much as possible before shooting, and strive to kill one person with one arrow.

The range of this thing is much stronger than the horn bows and short bows used by the Hu people themselves.

Gailou held the crossbow in his hand tightly, and looked nervously at the Hedong army column outside the city. Next to him was the broken sweat of the same tribe, who was also his reserve. The sweat was also very nervous, and his hands kept rubbing his clothes. muttered to himself, not knowing what he was nagging about.

"Build a building, do you think we can block the attack of the Han army?" When Gai Lou was paying attention to the Hedong Army, Po Luo Khan suddenly asked.

"Probably can! After all, they only have more than 10,000 step armor. We're just three for one, and they can't get in. ”

Just as Hu cavalry himself was not good at attacking cities, they believed that the cavalry of the Han army was also not good at attacking cities. Therefore, many people think that as long as they can fight the infantry armor of the Hedong Army. Zhu Biao can't attack the city. Building a building is not only to comfort the broken sweat, but also to comfort yourself. In his heart, he couldn't be sure that he could hold on.

"Yes! There are so many of us, it is impossible for Hangou to attack us. Broken sweat said to cheer himself up. Judging from his expression, it was obvious that he lacked confidence.

"Broken sweat, wait for the time to fight, don't let the Han dog's arrow be shot." He had lost too many of his companions and clansmen after the Great War five days ago, and he didn't want to lose another childhood companion.

"Hmm!" Broken sweat wanted to say it louder, but the sound was so dry.

"All ready! Get on the arrow! "The commander of the thousand cavalry who built the building gave a loud order to prepare for war when the horn sounded. Like the crossbowmen on the ramparts, he immediately drew his bowstring, loaded the crossbow, and held it flat for fire.

The neatly arranged Hedong military array outside the city has changed from 5,000 to 15,000. Rows of tall equipment appeared behind the Hedong Army, and at the same time as the horn sounded, they began to move forward slowly.

Built Lou's breath was rapid, and his heart was beating violently. He'd never seen anything like it! As a standing Hu soldier who stayed in Longcheng, the combat power of building a building can be regarded as an elite among ordinary Hu cavalry, and it can be seen that the ...... is much lower.

The first to appear were twenty siege towers, each of which was more than 12 zhang tall. As tall as the walls of Dragon City, it has a dark appearance.

I've heard of this kind of thing, and the craftsmen of Dahu can also make this. After more than 200 years of war, fighting with the northern countries from generation to generation, the Hu people don't know how many northern corner craftsmen have plundered, and the siege towers and other equipment are not used on the prairie, but it does not mean that the craftsmen on the grassland will not do it. Each siege tower is first wrapped in a layer of raw cowhide, and then a thin layer of iron is padded on the outside of the cowhide, and the outermost layer is a layer of mud covered with silt before the battle. Under such three layers of protection, unless it is a thunderbolt, there is no weapon that can threaten them. Their protection can withstand even the fire of a bed crossbow, and the rockets are not afraid.

The siege towers advanced very slowly, and there were sixteen huge wooden wheels at the bottom of the towers, and if they were only to be pushed by manpower, it would take three or five hundred people to make them move forward. And the place where they walk also needs to be absolutely flat, and it is also a few passages that the Hedong Army has been constantly reinforcing and 'repairing' on the ground in the past few days.

-- A piece of ice.

Let each siege tower be pushed briskly by only a hundred people.

In contrast, the Thunderbolt travels much slower. It's just that the weight of the thunderbolt is far from being comparable to the siege towers and wells, and only thirty people can quickly push it.

Each Thunderbolt was followed by a large number of carriages, and the knowledge of the building could also guess that those carriages must have been loaded with stone bullets, which were the logistics team serving the Thunderbolts.

The Thunderbolt arrived two hundred paces in front of the city in less than two quarters of an hour, and then did not move. In the past three days, Di Feng found that there were a lot of powerful crossbows in Dragon City. The Hu people are twelve zhang away from the high city, and the range of the crossbow is definitely much longer than the original range. Two hundred steps is already an adventure!

Twenty siege towers, twenty wells, sixty thunderbolts. All the Hu knights who saw them gasped almost at the same time.

Under those tall instruments, people are just like a swarm of small ants.

The building's eyes were very good, so far away, he also saw the huge hammer installed under the huge siege tower, and the front of the hammer was shining with gold. At first glance, you can see that it is wrapped in a thick copper skin.

The top floor of the siege tower is a platform, which is blocked by a tall wooden plank, and the appearance is also black. The planks blocked the platform, even as it approached the city walls, and he knew that the crossbow arrows in his hand would not be able to penetrate the mud-coated planks. The planks were pulled on either side by two thick iron cables. When the iron rope was loosened, the plank was lowered, and it should be a group of Hedong Army infantry that was surging out.

How did the Hedong Army create such a behemoth? It's only been three days! Looking at the siege tower, the confidence of the Hu soldiers was once again hit by Yan zhòng. Even the generals who supervised the battle in the city were stunned and at a loss.

The hand that built the building had already begun to tremble, facing such a behemoth. Anyone can't help but be scared in their hearts. Twenty siege towers, fighting may 'shake' twenty gaps in the city wall, can the Hu people without horses really block the Han people's infantry on the ground?

When the eyes of all the Hu soldiers in the city were focused on the huge siege tower, the thunderbolt chariot formation was in a command. The wheels have already begun to be fixed and are ready for launch.

The Hu soldiers in the city fired at them, but they were all blocked by the shield carts and heavy shield walls in front of the thunderbolts. I only watched the thunderbolt car line up, and I was at a loss.

Hu Jiang has no choice. The limitations of the savannah cannot be changed. The Hu people only encountered a great counterattack by the Zhou army in that war fifty years ago. The situation was critical, so he considered the safety of Longcheng and organized craftsmen to produce a large number of city-defending equipment to arm Longcheng.

But that was fifty years ago, not now. Zhu Biao suddenly came to Longcheng, even if Hu Di's situation had fallen into an unfavorable state before, no Hu people could think of it. This is crazy!

And by the time Long Cheng felt the pain of his skin and felt the exact danger, it was too late to rush to make the city defense equipment.

At the forefront, a large number of craftsmen went south and transferred eastward, which was the reason for the war situation. But because of the attack of the Hedong army, a large number of workshops outside the city were abandoned, most of the craftsmen were withdrawn to the safer north, and a large number of material reserve warehouses had to be burned down, this is the time and situation.

In a word, from personnel to materials to time, the current Dragon City is lacking. They couldn't make the fortifications that could have been made.

As soon as the Hedong Army's thunderbolt launch position was prepared, the horn sounded in the distance. A team of Ding Zhuang began to be busy between the carriages and the thunderbolt carts, and these Ding Zhuang were the main force carrying the 'ammunition'. Zhu Biao didn't have so many troops to devote to this aspect, and each thunderbolt only needed one soldier, and the rest were all with the army.

"Be hidden! Prepare sandbags to extinguish the fire! "The generals on the city wall began to give orders. He turned his head to look at the twenty or thirty bags of sand not far behind him. They are neatly stacked under the interior wall and can be used quickly when needed.

Several strange sounds of "......" appeared overhead. Gailou immediately turned his head to look, only to see several black shadows in the sky whistling over.

He subconsciously crouched down and hid himself behind the battlements. However, his worries were unnecessary, and the flying black shadow did not hit the city wall. Seven or eight huge round bullets all fell near the walls and gates of the urn city, and only two of them hit the surface of the urn city.

The violent sound of the round bullet hitting the city wall was earth-shattering, and the hearts of all Hu soldiers trembled. When the dust stirred up by the round bullet fell, the Hu soldiers found that the casualties were not very severe. Only six or seven unlucky guys were too unlucky, and they were directly hit by the two round bullets, and their flesh and blood fell on the city wall in a blur, and although the people around them were stunned, they were still able to stagger up after a while.

Lou Lou tried to calm his nervous mood, and prayed silently in his heart, hoping that Changshengtian would open his eyes and not let the stone bullets hit him.

"Build a building, if you can still go home, remember to send a letter to my father and mother, saying that I can't send them to the end." Broken sweat whispered to Gailou, with a hint of crying in his voice.

Since fleeing back to Dragon City five days ago, the courage of Broken Khan seems to have disappeared. Gailou was reluctant to despise his friends, but he had to admit that he was sweating...... Really like a coward.

However, he was right. Death is something that everyone has to face.

"If you can get out, tell my family to let them flee north with their belongings. Even the polar snowfields, as long as you can live, don't go south. ”

Gailou originally wanted to encourage Broken Sweat not to be discouraged, but when the words came to his lips, he involuntarily changed. His eyes blurred when he thought of his family.

On that day, the elder of the ten thousand cavalry, the leader of the tribe, and even the Lord Luan Tihou and the Dharma King all died, and he was a small soldier, who dared to say that he would not die?

At this time, there was a sudden commotion in the urn city, and Gailou lowered his head and wiped his eyes, stopping the sadness in his heart, and also clenched the strong crossbow in his hand, and was about to stretch out his head to look.

The strange sound of "......" reappeared, louder than the first, and sixty thunderbolts dropped stone projectiles almost simultaneously.