Chapter 171: Before the War
Patriarch Lisi was ashamed, his face turned red, and he didn't dare to speak anymore.
With a wave of his hand, Khan walked up to the four guards and made a gesture of invitation to the Liths.
The eyes of these four guards were full of contempt, although there were often begging to surrender between mutual battles on the grassland, but begging was not looked down upon. And what these grassland people look down on the most are those who sway from side to side and see the wind and steer the rudder.
Patriarch Lisi came out with a few mermaids, and when he passed by Uncle Kunsang, Uncle Kunsang snorted coldly, stretched out his hand and slapped the scimitar on his waist, and said: "Patriarch Lisi, out of this account, Kunsang will not recognize you from now on, only this scimitar can recognize you!"
Patriarch Leis opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to say a word, he lowered his head in shame and hurried away.
The guards outside Alimu had already been guarded by the guards of Khan Khan, and they had all been disarmed and sat together.
When he saw the Leth patriarch come out, Alimu's guard commander just wanted to stand up. Immediately, a guard pressed his neck with a scimitar and sat down again.
The commander of the guards shouted to the Patriarch of Lis: "Patriarch Lis, our Patriarch Alimu has been killed by them! I don't know what this is for? Now, what should we do with these people? Patriarch Lis, for the sake of the old patriarch, you can't abandon us!"
Patriarch Leth looked at Kunsang and Tetsuo, who had followed him.
Tetsuo said: "Patriarch Lisi, these are Alimu's guards, what's the matter? These people, do you want to take them away too?"
"Although the Alimu patriarch has passed away, he has been with me for decades, and these people are his old subordinates, if they are willing to go with me, I think, it is better to go with me. ”
"We do! of course we would follow you, Patriarch Leith. The Alimu guards shouted.
"Then you can take all these pus-filled fellows away, lest people see their eyes dirty and feel sick!"
The commander of Alimu's guards couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard that they would be let go.
Watching Khan's guards let them go, these dozen Alimu guards hurriedly rushed to the side of the Leth patriarch.
The commander of the guard then said to Patriarch Leith, "But our weapons and equipment are all with them, Patriarch Leith, can you let them return them to us?" ”
Patriarch Lisi was about to open his mouth, but Kunsang was already impatient, and his eyes widened.
"Give you weapons and equipment? Are your heads full of horse manure? You guys, those rebels who want to go to join the fast reach, it is already a great grace of the old khan to let you go! Do you still want weapons and equipment, and want to deal with us again!? And the Patriarch of Leith, the guards of your few people, people can go! However, all the weapons and equipment are left, otherwise don't blame me for ......"
Hula, Khan's guards surrounded him again.
The Patriarch of Lisi secretly cursed in his heart, this guard commander is indeed stupid! Originally, Kunsang and the others did not ask to leave their guards' weapons and equipment behind. But as soon as the commander of the guards said this, the weapons and equipment of his guards were also forced to stay.
Look at the fierce guards who surrounded them.
Patriarch Leth couldn't, so he had to order his men, as well as the patriarchs, to leave all their weapons and equipment on the ground.
As if holding a group of prisoners, more than a dozen people from the Leth patriarch were all brought to the side of the Tucheng city wall.
Someone had already taken the lasso, connected the lasso, and hung it down under the city wall. Then Kunsang cried out, "Climb down the rope, and I'll give you fifteen breaths." After fifteen breaths, if anyone is still on the city wall, I will regard it as a rebel soldier who has come to attack!
Fifteen breaths was too short, and Kunsang had only two lassos hanging from the walls.
"Kunsang, this fifteen-breath time, this is too short, right?"
Kunsang raised his head to the sky and said to the Patriarch of Leth, ignored it, and began to count it in his mouth, "One ......"
When the Leth patriarch saw Kunsang treat him like this, he knew that Kunsang was going to take the opportunity to embarrass him. I even understand that if I can't get out of the city within fifteen breaths, Kunsang will never be able to say and do it.
Hurriedly grabbed the lasso and crawled down the city.
When a group of people saw that the patriarch of Leth was the first to crawl down the city, they were afraid that they would be thrown on the city wall and killed by Kunsang!
Although the walls of Tucheng are only four or five zhang away from the ground, they are equivalent to the height of nearly ten people.
Patriarch Leith is not a skilled person, he is used to being pampered on weekdays, and at this time he has to climb down in order to survive.
This set of horses is not a handy thing, and the rope is not very thick, and it is extremely inconvenient to hold it with both hands, so the patriarch of Leis has to be careful, but he still can't help but be a little flustered.
He was the first to climb down, and he climbed slowly. The rest of the people were afraid of being left on the city walls because of the short time given by Kunsang. So they were connected head to head and foot one by one, and they all climbed down with a lasso and hung themselves on the lasso into a long string of people.
Seeing that the Leth patriarch still had a distance of nearly a zhang before he could climb under the earthen city, there were still two Alimu's guards on the city wall who did not come down.
At this time, I heard that Kunsang had already counted, "Fourteen ......"
The two Alimu guards saw that Kunsang had pulled out the bright scimitar, and their eyes were fierce and aimed at themselves. Immediately frightened, I couldn't care about anything else. Grabbing the lasso with one hand, he rolled over and jumped off the wall.
The two guards feared being killed by Kunsang, and their whereabouts were swift. And the lasso was full of people, and when they jumped, they smashed on the string of people. Someone couldn't hold on to the rope and quickly slipped down.
I only heard a few plopping sounds, the Leth patriarch was at the bottom, and as soon as the person above fell, the first one fell down.
As soon as his body hit the ground, before he could get up, several more people smashed on him from above. Because of the meat pad of the Patriarch of Lis, the few people who fell down were safe and sound, and only the Patriarch of Lis, who was a meat pad, was suffering.
was smashed miserably, and the last person to fall was the leader of Alimu's guards, this guy was extremely burly, with rough skin and thick flesh.
The commander of the guards was supposed to climb in the middle, but was rushed by the two guards who fell. He didn't grasp the rope and fell directly from mid-air, only to scream before he fell.
When the head of the guard fell, he happened to be sitting on the lap of the Leth patriarch.
There was a click! Then came the screams of the Patriarch of Leith, not like a human voice!
The head of the guard wanted to protect his thigh with both hands, but he couldn't push the guard leader, and his upper body writhed on the ground, screaming and screaming.
Kunsang's group of people were on the city wall, and when they saw them in such an embarrassed appearance, they couldn't help laughing.
The leader of Alimu's guards was shocked, and he heard a scream from under him, and he didn't understand the situation for a while, but just sat there.
A few of the guards of the Leth patriarch who came down after hurriedly pushed the guy away and helped Leth up, but the broken leg did not dare to touch the ground. The guards hurriedly put him down, ready to carry him away.
Kunsang, on top of the earthen city, ordered the lasso to be put away. He spat heavily at the city, and then pretended to shout loudly: "Brothers, there are enemy troops under the city now, archers!
When the Patriarch heard Kunsang's shouting, he heard that Kunsang was going to release arrows. Hurriedly suppressed the screams and shouted angrily to the city.
"Kunsang, you don't believe what you say! The old khan said let us go safely, hey...... We've just left the city, are you going to launch an arrow attack?!"
"Didn't I let you out of the city safely? Get out of here!
As soon as the rest of the people heard that the city was going to be released, they ran desperately towards the rebels.
The guards of the Leth patriarch hurriedly carried the screaming Lith and joined the running crowd.
Lacking tools such as stretchers, Leith's guards grabbed him by the arms and legs and ran forward as fast as they could.
The bumps in the running made the two broken bones of the Leth patriarch rub against each other.
Every time I rub it, it's a pain in my heart. The pain was so intense that the screams of the Patriarch of Leth were extremely terrible.
With the screams of the Patriarch of Leith, the group ran faster. The leader of Alimu's guards actually ran far ahead, leaving Liz and the others behind.
The horizon has gradually dawned, and this long and bloody night is finally coming to an end.
Looking at the people who had fled, Kunsang said to Tetsuo beside him, "Alas...... There are too many leaders like Lisi in our southern grasslands! It is no wonder that in recent years, our southern grasslands have become more and more ...... in power among the four major grasslands."
The implication is quite emotional.
"That's right! This time we also made a quick mess, in fact, it is also a bit of a benefit! It just allows us to see the essence of these people clearly, if this counterinsurgency is successful, it is just right for us to clean up such pus in the southern grassland!" Tetsuo said.
Kunsang was about to say something more, when he suddenly saw that there was a commotion at the barracks.
By the faint light of the sky, Kunsang picked up the clairvoyance and looked at it.
"The siege equipment of the rebels has arrived!"
Kunsang put down his clairvoyance, his tone a little heavy.
Taking the clairvoyance in Kunsang's hand, Tetsuo also looked down at the city.
I saw that there was a large number of soldiers carrying a siege ladder and forming a line there.
"The speed of this group of guys is really fast!Uncle Kunsang, let's go back to the account first, let the old Khan release the eagle for help, and also carefully arrange the defense!"
"Okay! Let's go!"
Chen Shao'an and Chu Chongshan also stood on the edge of the city wall, and when Chu Chongshan saw the rebels' ladder, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly.
Where were the ladders used for siege? It was just a long ladder connected by a temporary piece of wood, and there was not even a hook on the top of the ladder.
If such a ladder is supported on the city wall, the soldiers defending the city can use a pole to overturn the opponent's ladder when the rebels have climbed most of it. When these rebels fell to the city in mid-air, even if they didn't die, they had to break their tendons and fractures.
Chu Chongshan hurriedly ordered his subordinates to prepare a pole. And from among the guards guarding the city, he picked out some tall soldiers with strong arms. Each of the eight men shared a log to overturn the opponent's ladder when the rebels attacked the city.
Chen Shao'an smiled and said to Chu Chongshan: "Do these rebels think that the siege of the city is as simple as a child's house? What are the siege equipment they have prepared? Is it a ladder? It is just a ladder with a long body, and they want to rely on this ladder to capture the city? This is simply ridiculous...... Haha......"
"This earthen city, if it is attacked by our imperial army, as long as I give the siege army of 1,500 people, equipped with siege equipment, it will not take half an hour, I can take it!
"Brother Chu, among these grassland people, I'm afraid that some people may not even see what the city wall looks like? haha......"
"Well, according to my calculations, if these steppe people only use this simple ladder to attack the city, this earthen city, not to mention only three or five days, even for half a month, is not impossible!"
"Hey, Brother Chu, look! Another cavalryman came over from the rebels! That guy is holding the black flag from before, what does this mean?"
"Maybe he's here to persuade him to surrender again, right? Or maybe he's here to give an ultimatum, right? Where is Uncle Kunsang? Let him come over and talk!"
Seeing that the cavalry that ran over was getting closer and closer, Chu Chongshan ordered a soldier to look for Kunsang and let him come to the city wall.
The cavalryman ran all the way to the bottom of the city before planting the banner on the ground. He raised his head and shouted to the city: "The Great Khan of my family, who has the virtue of a good life, has come to give you an ultimatum! My Great Khan has said, if you wait for this time to surrender! Except for a few evildoers, the rest of the people will not be blamed for the past!"
"What else did your Great Khan say? He promised a lot of benefits before, and if we surrender at this time, will we give us those rewards?"
Chen Shao'an was on the city wall and shouted to the cavalryman with a grin.
The cavalryman couldn't understand what he was saying, and looked at him from the city in a daze. Seeing Chen Shao'an's smiling face, I thought he must have wanted to discuss something with him?
"What are you talking about, this warrior? I don't understand!"
Chen Shao'an pulled a Kunpeng guard beside him and asked him to translate for him. The guard naturally knew that Chen Shaoan was ridiculing the cavalryman, and he also smiled and began to act as an interpreter on the side.
The cavalryman didn't expect that someone in the city would come to deal with him, and he expected that the people in the city would curse a few times. Now not only did someone answer, but they also asked about the reward after the surrender.
The purpose of his coming was just to go through the motions, and who would have thought that a man would come out of the city wall and ask him with a smile if there was a reward?
Naturally, he didn't dare to make his own decisions and promise anything! And when he came, he didn't even tell the question of whether the reward would not be awarded.
In case the defenders of this city saw that they had prepared the siege equipment at this time, they were frightened and prepared to surrender.
Maybe the previous battle was just to increase the bargaining chips for favors. Now I want to see how much benefit can be given by Speed, and if the benefit is big enough, I will surrender!
If you want to say that there is no reward, and these soldiers defending the city refuse to surrender because of the problem of reward, wouldn't this be a big thing for the Great Khan?
The cavalryman's mind also turned quickly, and he raised his head and shouted to Chen Shao'an: "If you are willing to surrender, the Great Khan will naturally have a reward!"
"Then tell me, what benefits do we have to give us? If the benefits are big enough, of course we will consider it! If not, then we can ......."
"This, this ......"
The cavalryman didn't dare to say what he had rewarded if he had reached the bottom quickly? If he had said less, of course these defenders would not have surrendered! But if he had said too much, what would he do if he could not get it out again when the time came? I couldn't help but stutter there and couldn't answer.
"Is your Great Khan rewarded or not? If so, you should say it louder to the grandfathers in the city!"
The cavalryman had prepared a set of rhetoric, and the rhetoric was naturally intimidation and threat, such as not leaving chickens and dogs after the city was broken.
But before he could say those words, he was interrupted by Chen Shao'an's question!
The cavalryman thought for a moment and said to Chen Shao'an: "I don't know who this warrior in the city is? If I say that the reward is rich enough, can you be the master and surrender?"
"Me?" Chen Shao'an rolled his eyes, "My name is Jeff Ni! Everyone generally calls me Jeff, so it's good if you call me that." If the reward is rich enough, I can persuade everyone to come with you! In this city, except for two or three people from Uncle Kunsang, I am the best I say!"
"Lord Jeff, can you wait a moment while I turn around and ask my Great Khan what the reward is?"
"And how long do I have to wait?"
"Lord Jeff, just wait a moment!"
"Okay, you go, ask clearly, if the reward is less, then we won't surrender!"
These defenders on the city wall laughed when they heard the cavalry shouting to Chen Shao'an one by one.
When the cavalryman heard the people in the city laughing, he thought that these people had some mental activities and wanted to surrender, not to defend the earth city.
Quickly turned the horse's head and ran quickly towards the rebel camp.
After Chen Shao'an saw the cavalry leaving, he said to the rest of the defenders in the city: "Quick! Prepare all the equipment to defend the city, my little cheap brother-in-law, after coming again, those rebels will attack the city!"
The defenders of the city laughed when they heard him laugh loudly.
Chu Chongshan was on the side, and couldn't help but smile: "You guy, you just have a lot of ghosts!"
"The cavalryman came and went, and then he went to report quickly, and it would take half an hour to say less. At least we have half an hour more time to prepare! Now we are pressed for time, and we can delay it for a while!"
It is also expected that the defenders of Dingding City will refuse to surrender, and of course they will not explain to this cavalryman, about the issue of reward.
At this time, Yesuda was already in the rebel camp, set up a few banquets, and was entertaining the Leth patriarch and others.