Chapter 618: True Wise Man
Outside Pingyang City, Hu Chuquan stared at the half-collapsed urn city, his face was pale, and there was no joy at all.
It took two full days and more than 1,000 people killed to break through the urn city, but they still had to face tall walls and heavy gates, and the real siege battle had just begun.
In the sound of the long horn, the Huns were launching a fierce attack, the ladders were densely built on the city wall, and the soldiers climbed up like ants, and they were greeted by wood, stones, and boiling water that cut their heads and covered their faces.
Arrows rained down on the city's head, and the terrible screams made the scene even more miserable, Hu Chuquan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth creaking, these were all his clan warriors, who should have ridden across the battlefield, but died in vain under the city walls.
But he understood that in order to take the city, he had to pay such a price, and he had to use his soldiers to consume the enemy's equipment before he could break through the city gate and kill him to take revenge.
Originally, in his plan, it was to capture some Han people who had no time to escape and let them rush to the front as cannon fodder, but they were blocked in Luliang Mountain by Biqiuxing, and the people had already fled, and the plan fell through.
The smoke was filled, the smell of burning skin and flesh came to the nostrils, the dead bodies under the city were paved with a layer, and the Hun soldiers who were the first to rush to kill had been trampled into meat puree, and the white bones were forested, and the corners of Hu Chuquan's eyes twitched fiercely, and he still refused to withdraw his troops.
Above the city, Hao Zhao sat at the middle gate, holding a longbow and carrying an arrow pot, while directing the soldiers to defend, he personally released arrows to kill the enemy, and took turns defending the city with Biqiu Xing, while Zhao Yan was responsible for the security of the city, dispatching the people who took the initiative to stay to help the war to carry materials.
The defensive equipment in the city is sufficient, the people are constantly sent to the city, some people are burning fires under the city, some people are still rushing to make arrows, everything is in order, although the war is tense, the sound of killing outside the city is shaking the sky, and the people in the city do not see the slightest panic.
Zhao Yan went to the city to watch the battle, wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "The Huns are not equipped enough, and they are temporarily rushed, and they will be exhausted in a few days, don't say half a month, it is enough to keep a month!" ”
The Xiongnu stormed for a day, the blood flowed into a river outside Pingyang City, and the blood water flowed into Fenshui along the moat, and half of the river surface turned scarlet, reflecting the sunset, which became more and more terrifying.
In the Hun camp, Huchuquan's face sank like water, his eyes were bloodshot, and he clenched his fists and roared: "The small Pingyang City can actually block our iron horse, who is this Hao Zhao?" ”
Che Ju said on the side: "Da Danyu, the ability of the Han people is to build a nest, and then hide in this turtle shell-like thing, otherwise our ancestors would have already broken through the Central Plains." Whoever is in the city must break the city now, or all the work done will be wasted. ”
The king of the right valley Li was dissatisfied: "We let the clansmen work hard here, there is no news about the king going south, and the king of the left and right is resting in the rear, and Da Dan Yu Mo is not partial to his own people?" ”
Hu Chuquan gritted his teeth and said: "Tell the king of the left and right to come to help the battle early tomorrow morning, and order the king to chase the king, if you can't cross the river to the south, withdraw the troops immediately, and we will take Pingyang Cheng together." ”
Several leaders had nothing to say, they went to prepare, the tribes had suffered heavy casualties in the past few days, and they died in the siege battle that they were not good at, and they were full of resentment, and they were helpless.
Tanma reported the news to the king of the day, Sarenge, who knew that several other leaders were dissatisfied, and asked the people to reply to Da Shan Yu, he was not avoiding the war, his confidant loved to kill Alal, and was preparing to send troops to take revenge, and he must take Jiangyi within three days.
Rather than storming the tall and sturdy Pingyang City, Sarenge is more willing to take Jiangyi, and in the past few days of secret preparations, he is already seventy or eighty percent sure, he can break the city without much troops, and he can also loot it well, how can he easily retreat?
The weather is getting colder and colder, and Sarenge does not want to camp outside, and the cities and houses of the Han people are sheltered from the wind and warm, especially the palace is tall and majestic, magnificent, even if it is a county government, it is more spacious than his royal tent.
After dark, Sarenga secretly summoned several chiefs to the tent to make a plan, and brought all the mare's milk wine from the army to the barracks, where a thousand of the strongest hunters had been gathered, and gave them the wine and meat, and went out of the city overnight to build bridges and cross the river for the cavalry.
The next day, Sarenge personally led his troops to the bridgehead, and 500 cavalry warriors in iron armor rushed up and rushed through in the rain of arrows, and by the time the defenders heard the news, the army had already occupied the stone bridge.
Sarenge immediately bridged his head, looked at Jiangyi in the distance, and laughed: "Even if the Han people are cunning foxes, they can't escape the claws of our steppe wolves. ”
Not long after, the defenders in the city learned the news, and in the sound of the earth-shattering drums, the young Zhang Bao led the troops out of the city and came to meet the enemy.
Two formations in a circle, sent a few generals to fight, sure enough, Zhang Bao killed, alone to fight the three without fear, but the more the battle became more and more courageous, the three Huns will surround it, the marquee general circle to fight, fifty or sixty together regardless of the winner or loser.
The drums on the banks of the Fen River shook the sky and the dust was flying, but no one noticed that a cavalry from the upper reaches was galloping towards the gate of Jiangyi like a violent wind.
Standing on a high place, Sarenge had already seen it, and when he saw that the plan was about to be accomplished, he couldn't help but beat faster, and immediately ordered Ming Jin to withdraw the three generals, and gathered his troops to prepare to rush and kill.
Zhang Bao sweated like rain, and laughed: "It's really a hearty battle, who else is going to fight me?" ”
Sa Renge sneered: "Zhang Bao, you have fallen for this king's plan!" ”
Zhang Bao was stunned, suddenly heard the sound of the golden drum in the rear, and when he hurriedly turned around, he saw that a cavalry had rushed to the city gate, and his face couldn't help but change greatly, and he scolded angrily: "Despicable dog thief, you dare to sneak attack?" ”
Sarenge laughed proudly: "Hahaha, little black man, fight with this king, you are still too tender!" ”
This cavalry was the best soldier selected last night, and he had sneaked across the river from upstream, where he attracted the attention of the defenders, and the sound of drums and shouts drowned out the sound of horses' hooves, and launched a surprise attack on the city.
At this time, although the defenders found the warning, but it was too late, the three hundred cavalry in front were the best hunters in the clan's archery, and they could shoot and shoot arrows on the galloping horses, and they could also hit a hundred shots, and the horses were close to the front, and they had already killed the defenders at the gate of the city and rushed straight into the city.
"My warriors, go into the city!" Without waiting for Zhang Bao to rescue, Sarenge raised his knife and shouted.
The Hun cavalry went out in three ways and outflanked the Han army, Zhang Bao suffered from the enemy on his back and couldn't resist it, so he had to lead his troops to kill a bloody road, abandon Jiangyi and flee south.
The Huns only cared about entering the city to plunder, and no one went to chase the defeated army, opened the city gate and rushed in, although the defenders and the people had already fled, but there was a lot of grain in the warehouse, all cheering.
Sa Renge walked into the long-awaited mansion, not to mention that the eaves pavilion, that is, every piece of bluestone on the steps, felt extremely noble, and the wide tables and chairs in the lobby were even more lovely.
"Hmph, what kind of shaman is Che Gu, this king is the real wise man of the Huns!" Leaning in the Taishi's chair, Sa Renge closed his eyes and muttered to himself, he didn't want to compete with Che Ju, because he was afraid that the limelight would be too big and he would be easily envied.
When he was proud, he saw his own soldiers running in with a jar and shouting: "Good wine, good wine, king!" ”