Volume 3: The Battle of the Mirror People Chapter 250: Ten crossbow carts with bows and arrows fired together
Hu Tou said: "At this time of national crisis, the new king must be loyal to the Han and be able to govern the country. I think the prime minister can take on this responsibility. Seeing that Hu Tou recommended himself, Cheng Tar hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Douti has always held a grudge against me and made me king, he will definitely bewitch the people, saying that I am persecuted by him for usurping the throne, no!" Cannot! Seeing this, Ban Chao got up and walked back and forth a few steps and said, "I think General Hu's words are feasible." For Tuti, you can see that we are benevolent and righteous. But he disregarded the country's plans and sold himself to the black tyrant, and everyone could get it and punish him! Why be afraid of its gossip. Gan Ying smiled and said: "Don't be polite when you become the prime minister, you are the new king, and we have the bottom in our hearts when we go to quell the rebellion." Cheng Tartar said: "When this national disaster occurs, you need to be able to have both civil and martial arts talents to take on this important task." General Hu is loyal to the Han, and General Li is high-footed, and now he is in command of the soldiers and horses of Wangcheng, and he has won the hearts of the army. Hu Tou hurriedly said: "The country is different! I am a martial artist, and I am an orphan adopted by General Li Da, and my ancestral home is not Shule, and if I am king, my subjects will be suspicious. The prime minister of the country is from Shule, and he has been an official for generations, and he is deeply loved by the people. ”
Seeing this, Ban Chao thought that the former Wang Yongrong was not from Shule country, so Kunlun laughed and captured him, and the people had no complaints. In front of them, it was only advisable for the two to choose Cheng Tartar, so they got up and said: "Don't be humble two, Anbang wants martial arts, and governing the country requires literature, and the two of you are a good match for governing the country with one literature and one martial arts." Cheng Tartar was established as the new king, and he could obey the people. General Hu is a great general who can stabilize the morale of the army, so please put national affairs first and make a decision on this. Cheng Tartar was about to excuse himself, Hu Tou knelt down and saluted: "The king is above, and he is bowed by the ministers." Cheng Tar hurriedly helped him up, and seeing that Hu Tou was sincere, Ban Chao made another decision, so he had to say: "In order for the country to tide over the difficulties, I will temporarily take this position, and when the rebellion is quelled, I will set up another virtuous king." When all the people saw that they had agreed, they rejoiced.
Cheng Tartar became the new king, and immediately announced that all the subjects of the whole country should take their thrones, not to panic, and to mention that the rebellion had nothing to do with others. Seeing Chengtar as the new king, the people issued orders that won the hearts of the people, and most of them were convinced, and the country was basically stable.
Ban Chao saw that the country of Shule had been decided, so he led Iron Hammer, Gan Ying, He Gong, Li Kaishan and Shule 2,000 men and horses, a total of more than 5,000 horsemen to attack Artush. Hu Tou said: "Although Artush is not big, it is surrounded by water, the city wall is tall, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and I hope that Changshi will be careful." Ban Chao nodded goodbye.
But he said that the black tyrant saw that the strategy was successful, and he was very happy. Immediately ordered Dou to mention the king's order, denounced Cheng Tartar and Hu Tou, and declared that he would betray the Han and submit to the black tyrant. Seeing that there were more than 500 Black Deception warriors led by Jin Tu in the city, plus more than 2,000 people recruited by Fanga, a total of about 3,000 people, Jin Tu was made a general and responsible for the defense of the city. Another three envoys were sent to Qiuzi, Shache, and Kangju respectively, and asked them to send troops to attack Shule Panjiao City.
In less than a day, Banchao led 5,000 troops into Artush and left the city ten miles from the village. Ban Chao stayed and guarded the camp with respect, and led the generals to surround the city for a week, sure enough, the city was small and strong, surrounded by water on all sides, and the city wall was full of swords and guns, and the guard was heavy. The soldiers defending the city saw dozens of cavalry soldiers circling the city to observe, and urgently reported to the general Jin Tu. Jin suddenly reported that he was in a hurry to go to the city, and saw that Ban Chao and others only led more than 20 horsemen, pointing at the city. Hurriedly went down to the city to gather three hundred black overlord cavalry to steal the south gate and take Ban Chao directly.
But it was said that Gan Ying saw the black tyrant general Jin Tu go up to the city wall and observed for a while, turned his face and went down to the city, so he said: "Leopard head, let's go back to the camp quickly, Jin Tu will definitely go down to the city and lead the army to raid us when he sees that I have few people." Ban Chao nodded. Everyone reined in and returned to the camp, and suddenly saw the south gate open, Jin Tu led more than 300 horsemen with a spear in his hand and rushed over, and Ban Chao and others rode their horses when they saw this. Jin suddenly saw Ban Chao and the others riding their horses and ran away, and shouted: "Ban Chao is leaving!" Come on! Li Kaishan saw Jin Tu chasing after him, turned over and shot an arrow, Jin Tu dodged, and the sharp arrow shot a sergeant behind him and fell off his horse.
However, he said that Ban Chaochao arrived at the camp quickly, and when he saw Jin Tu chasing closely, he did not enter the camp and walked around the camp. However, more than 50 horsemen could not rein in the reins, and rushed to the side of the camp, only to hear a drum, and ten crossbow carts fired bows and arrows in unison, and more than 50 horsemen rushed to the edge of the camp. Jin suddenly saw that Ban Chao was passing around the camp, and the large camp was heavily guarded, so he immediately withdrew his troops, leaving behind more than 50 soldiers and couldn't take care of it.