In the roar of hooves, hundreds of thousands of horsemen and millions of war horses swept over from the north, and their momentum seemed to be able to sweep the heavens and the earth. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info This made all the people who witnessed it inside and outside Suzhou City change their faces, and many people even had blood on their faces, as pale as paper.

Ying Chong himself was also slightly shocked, Suzhou Tancai had already detected the signs of the Hun army coming two days ago, so he had already prepared.

But at this moment, when he saw the black army on the opposite side, his heart was still shaking. Especially on the other side, I deliberately waited for half a day sixty miles away. After the whole army was assembled, it surged in, creating this overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai.

Although in terms of numbers, the Xiongnu and the Kou army led by Peng Yingyu and Tang Shenhao are not far apart, but this momentum is completely different.

Just by looking at it, you can see that the opposite side is not comparable to the Mahayana army and the rabble like the Liukou.

"It backfired—"

Ying Chong looked at this scene a little helplessly, looking into the distance, trying to find the trace of the king of Zuogu Li, but unfortunately found nothing.

I have to say that this person's art of war is indeed clever, and he completely sees through his intentions. The annihilation of the 6,000 cavalry was originally intended to deter and delay the pace of the opponent's march, but as a result, the opposite side did the opposite, but accelerated the speed of the march. At this time, hundreds of thousands of horsemen demonstrated, suppressing the morale in Suzhou City.

"Lord Guogong, the enemy army has arrived, but you want to recruit people back to the city?"

Gao Fei, the county guard of Suzhou City, asked in a low voice: "Once the enemy sends arrows, I am afraid that there will be many dead and wounded. ”

"It's still more than 20 miles away, and there is a protective array in the city? What are you afraid of? The enemy army is coming from afar, and it has marched 400 miles in two days, where is the strength to fire arrows?"

Ying Chong squinted at this person, helpless in his heart. This county guard is a clansman who is admired by Zhu Guogong, his face is slightly blue at this time, and his body trembles slightly, obviously trying his best to suppress his fear.

This county guard is still like this, not to mention the civilians who work in the city?

Ying Chong looked sideways at the city, and saw that the people below were all weak. The fences that are being built are also basically in a state of stagnation.

After a little thought, Ying Chong took the initiative to jump off the city wall and also started working under the city.

Suzhou City is located in the rear, there has been no war for hundreds of years, and the city wall made of obsidian has fallen into disrepair for a long time, and many places are damaged. The defenses that should be in place are also incomplete.

Two days ago, he mobilized the people, first, to repair and strengthen the wall, second, to build two iron horses and fences between the city wall and the river, and third, to dredge the moat and clear the silt.

Because of the broken army, there are many bows and crossbows in Suzhou at this time, there are 20 crossbows for 10,000 bulls, 200 crossbows for 1,000 bulls, and 3,000 crossbows for the rest of the 100 bulls. In addition to this, there are countless bows and crossbows ranging from fifty to thirty ox power. Some of them were equipment in the border army, and some were obtained from the arsenal of Suzhou City,

There are even thirty 'Thor Cannons' in the arsenal, also known as 'Ink Stone Cannons', which are Mojia instruments that combine gunpowder and ink stone.

This is a failed product after Daqin convened the Mo family to test a few years ago, and it was thrown away in Suzhou City for various reasons.

In fact, strictly speaking, this is not a 'failure', and its power is good, comparable to a thousand bull crossbows. It was only because the cost was too expensive, so the court gave up. The thirty artillery pieces manufactured were originally intended to be transported to northern Hebei, but because Li Hanxuan, who was the envoy of the Broken Army, he disdained them and left them in Suzhou City and ignored them.

But Ying Chong knew that these 'Thor Cannons' were actually very powerful, so he also took them out and put them in the city.

With these things, Ying Chong's tactics are naturally very clear. And once the enemy army is blocked from the fence and rejects the horses, it will surely become a live target for tens of thousands of crossbows in the city.

Originally, he also planned to build two more forts on two small hillsides three miles away, which could guard the two wings of the city of Zhuzhou. It's a pity that the opposing army came too quickly, and they didn't even lay the foundation, so they had to retreat into the city.

But the fortress can be abandoned, and this fence and the rejection of horses must be completed no matter what. Otherwise, he is really unsure that he will defend this city.

And as Ying Chong jumped down, those people really gradually stabilized their minds. I want to even be the prince of the dynasty and the big man who is the envoy of the Wanzhou Festival to accompany him under the city, so it must be okay.

In the past two days, several projects have actually come to an end, and everyone has done their best, and the moat has been dredged first.

With the influx of water, the moat, which had been dry, was quickly filled.

At this moment, the iron rider on the opposite side reacted. Tens of thousands of horsemen rushed out, and they all set up bows and arrows, pointing at the city wall of Suzhou.

However, before these Hun iron horsemen reached a range of ten miles, a full 30,000 arrows flew up from the city wall, covering the past like rain. With the blessing of the city protection array, the range of arrows in the city far exceeds that of opponents, and most of them can be as far as twelve miles away!

The Hun knights all changed color slightly, and they all increased their horses and turned to gallop. In the end, these 30,000 arrows only knocked down more than 600 horsemen, but the iron cavalry of 40,000 people on the opposite side was also forced back nearly a mile away.

In this way, the Huns' casualties gradually increased, but they could not get close to within ten miles. The rain of arrows in the city was still continuous, and the wildebeest beneath them were getting tired. An hour later, the cavalry commander of the Huns finally gave up and led the army back.

Seeing that the enemy army was helpless to withdraw, there was a thunderous roar of joy inside and outside the city, and the morale was greatly boosted. found that this Hun iron horseman was nothing more than that.

Only those soldiers of the Broken Army are always calm. They are stationed on the frontier all year round, and they know the best about the skills and combat power of the Huns.

Ying Chong was always paying attention, and his expression was thoughtful at this time. I thought that the ground was muddy, but it still affected the enemy riders. Otherwise, the casualties of the other party will never be like this. Sure enough, he was exhausted, and after several days of marching, he could not fight for a long time.

The tens of thousands of horsemen just now were the elite of the Huns, so they still had spare strength. The rest of the cavalry, made up of herdsmen, could not do it.

The opposing general is also well aware of this and does not act rashly.

It's a pity that he doesn't have enough troops in his hands now, and the Iron Dragoon is not there. Otherwise, if you retoil at this time, you will definitely achieve brilliant results.

After about half a day, all the work was completely completed. The people outside the city also retreated into the city.

Ying Chong returned to the city wall again, looking at the other side. During this period of time, the opposite side was obviously not idle, and they were all encamped, and in just half a day, tens of thousands of military tents were erected more than 20 miles away.

"The location of their camp is similar to what Lord Guogong guessed two days ago. ”

Wang Chengen walked to his side, his face full of regret at this time: "It's a pity! The fortress over there has not been built." Otherwise, today, the Xiongnu will definitely be hit hard. ”

Most of the terrain outside Suzhou is low-lying, if they can build a few high-lying places outside the city, they can build a few dock forts that can be defended. You will force your opponent to camp in a low place, or retreat to a fortified thirty miles away.

If the former is the former, it is only necessary to divert water to irrigate it, and the Xiongnu will be able to suffer a catastrophe of annihilation! If the latter is the case, it is necessary to trek here from dozens of miles away every day to attack the city, and then it will take at least half an hour to return to the camp, which is time-consuming and laborious, and the combat strength is not more than seventy percent. (To be continued.) )