Chapter 33 The Siege
In the next few days, General Xun was not seen again. According to Li Jinzhong, in the past few days, the general has been deploying and constantly negotiating with Fu Yin.
Zhang Hui was planning to find a time to slip away, but Tong Guan and Li Jinzhong were very enthusiastic and kept them.
In a few days, Zhang Hui visited all the surroundings of the ghost city, leaving footprints in the scenic spots. It's just because of Bing Ge that there are no people in these places, and they lose a little bit of anger, of course, there are few people and there are few people.
The high platform on Lantai Mountain, usually few people can climb it, and there is no one else at this time. Standing at the Lantai and looking ahead, the style of the northern land was suddenly in full view, and my heart was immediately filled with the word "vast".
The fly in the ointment is that it is already early winter at this time, and this orchid platform is nearly a kilometer from the ground, the clouds are high and the wind is cold, and there are not many delicate orchids left. The scene of "thousands of orchids and bees and butterflies" mentioned in Tong Guan's mouth is not a chance to be seen.
However, sitting on the Nalan platform, warm wine and watching the sunset really stretch your body and mind.
"It's really the best enjoyment in the world. Zhang Hui took a drink, looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him, and put down the burden in his heart for a while.
"I don't know what Brother Zhang's plans are in the future?" Wen or Wu?" Sitting on this platform, there is always a sense of heroism, and a glass of warm wine is in the stomach, Tong Guan asked slightly drunk.
"Me?" Zhang Hui pointed to himself, then shook his head and replied: "I can't do it, I can't write it, I can't do it." Go back to the hometown of Prison Yunguan first, and then raise your children well. ”
Zhang Hui has always lived under the arrangement of Master Zhang, everything is arranged, and he has no opinions about the future. A few days ago, the family suddenly changed, and it was rare for Zhang Hui to come so far, thinking that he was going to take one step at a time.
"A manly man should stand in the world, and if I have the opportunity, I will expand my territory and help the world. Tong Guan didn't know if he was drunk, so he suddenly picked up the cup and stood up and said loudly.
"I don't have such great ambitions as Brother Tong, I just want to be prosperous and rich, hahaha. "Li Jinzhong is very casual compared to Tong Guan.
At this time, Zhang Qi secretly climbed forward, picked up a glass of wine and drank it, and after being discovered, he pretended to be drunk, sat down on the ground, and secretly glanced at everyone, and began to wipe his tears and fake crying, causing everyone to laugh.
After another two days, the prince of Sang finally came to the outside of the secluded city.
The northern land has basically been controlled by the Sang country, and the border army has been scattered in various places and is still resisting with difficulty.
The defeat was like a mountain, and although the forces on both sides were basically the same, the balance was already tilted at the moment of the beginning of the war.
At this time, the prince integrated 30,000 soldiers and horses outside the hidden city, looking at the hidden city in the middle of the jade ruler of Nalantai. His eyes were a little crazy, but he was not charged by victory, this is the first level in the world!
But, just because this is the first level in the world, he is even more crazy, this is a ghost city that divides the north and the south!
"Not a chance. "This is the first time that the fat general Zhang Yu has seen the ghost city with his own eyes.
At the same time, he also saw the ditch and mound in front of the hidden city, and knew that there was another capable general in this hidden city, and he already knew that their horses' hooves could only stop here.
"Is it okay to ride the royal tent in person?" The prince also saw that there was no chance, but how could he be willing if he didn't try?
The fat general pondered for a moment, arched his hand and replied: "If there are five hundred royal tents, you can try, one hundred is too little." ”
With a sigh, Prince Sang nodded a little disappointed: "Yes." ”
"So what about now?" The fat general was actually unwilling in his heart, so far they had only broken up the border army and taken Chixia Dao. But the enemy leader Yang Ye was nowhere to be found, and the main force of the enemy army was not annihilated, and he did not take the big city. Although the superficial advantage is great, there is actually no result in further study.
"In this way, let the royal tent ride all the horses into Lantai Yuqi Mountain today, let them see if there is any chance, if there is no chance, we will withdraw tomorrow night." The prince groaned slightly.
"Yes!"
The 30,000 male soldiers were arrayed outside the hidden city, how could the people in this hidden city not be nervous? But General Xun was still very confident.
Not long ago, he had already taken most of the military power from Fu Yin, and he was able to command four thousand soldiers.
With these 4,000 male soldiers, backed by the hidden city, General Xun is sure that even if the enemy army comes with another 30,000, he can keep the hidden city safe.
General Shun is not nervous, it does not mean that others are not nervous. The two of them said that they would put on their armor and go into battle, and then they said that they would kill Fu Yin first and take the rest of the military power.
"Big brother, this ghost city..."Zhang Wu saw that the two of them were so nervous, and naturally became nervous.
"What are you afraid of, the sky is falling, there is a big one in the way, besides, General Xun is a person with real skills, this ghost city is the first pass in the world, there is no danger, don't be afraid. ”
Zhang Hui has read the book of war and knows that it is easy to defend the city, and the reputation of the hidden city as the first level in the world is not in vain.
It's just that the border army said that it would be defeated, and Yang Ye was also a famous general in the world, and there has been no news so far. General Xun is capable, but can he compare with the old general Yang Ye, a veteran general on the battlefield?
So Zhang Hui really didn't dare to stay in the ghost city, he just wanted to wait for the war to be together, and then find a chance to slip away.
As soon as the enemy arrived, there was chaos in the city. Full of confidence before the battle, they were frightened in the face of the 30,000 enemy troops outside the city.
The key is that they still have a way back, the Lantai jade ruler divides the north and the south, and also blocks the enemy army from the hidden city, as long as they go south, then everything is safe.
A large number of people packed up and took refuge in the south, General Xun saw that such a situation was not good, so many people left, if they were not well organized, it was very likely that there would be chaos, and even some soldiers who were not determined would be swept away.
Seeing this, General Xun quickly ordered some of the weak soldiers to escort the villagers to the south for a few days, leaving the strong soldiers to defend the city, and at the same time constantly encouraging the strong men to join the city defense team.
Zhang Hui and Zhang Wu were not less encouraged.
At the command, the nervousness of the villagers and soldiers was obviously calmed a lot, and the fighting enthusiasm of those who remained was even higher.
General Xun also proposed that Fu Yin should go south with him and advance and retreat with the people, and that he should be fully responsible for defending the city, which means that the life and death of the soldiers are tied to the city.
Fu Yin was also afraid in his heart, he was also terrified when the battle in front of him came, Yang Ye's generation of famous generals were defeated so quickly, can this ghost city be defended? So when General Xun said this proposal, he was moved.
If General Xun had his own thoughts, would he have won this battle and would he have coerced him to force power; if he was defeated, would General Xun have pushed everything to him and say that he had left his post without permission? Thinking of this, for the sake of his own future, Fu Yin still stayed.
Let Fu Yin and the villagers retreat together, General Xun does have his own careful thoughts, after all, as long as he leaves, General Xun can let go of his hands and feet. But if Fu Yin doesn't go, he can't help it.
Zhang Hui actually wanted to go with these villagers, but with the "encouragement" of General Xun, he could only stay.
At night, the prince of Sang Guo couldn't bear it, although there was no favorable news for the royal tent to ride, but this majestic ghost city was in front of him, if he didn't try it, he would really regret it.
The fat general is also, a professional soldier, if he wins the first level in the world, what a privilege it is? So knowing that it is impossible, he still silently cooperates with the prince and tries his best to plan.
The attack was dark, and it was more advantageous to attack during the day, at least during the day to see the front clearly. It's just that the prince and the fat general both think that the ghost city is not an ordinary city, and ordinary methods must be ineffective, so they choose to fight at night.
Waiting for the war drums to beat, the prince gave an order. The sword and shield soldiers of the Sang army rushed out first, charging forward in the rain of arrows, and while charging, they also had to clear the mound of earth in front of them so that the siege equipment behind could keep up.
Since ancient times, the soldiers on the battlefield have met each other, and the most dead are the vanguard soldiers, charging ahead, with many casualties. Some ruthless will drive civilians to serve as vanguards, in order to achieve the goal of consuming the opponent's arrows, but this method will be condemned by the world.
Behind the sword and shield men were the archers, and with the protection of the sword and shield men, they would shoot at the people on the tower of the city at a certain distance. It's just that after all, it is under the city, and the congenital position is unfavorable, and it usually takes four times the enemy's strength to suppress the archers on the city tower.
For this battle, General Xun was prepared, and when he knew the news of the collapse of the border army, he mobilized most of the people in Youcheng.
At this time, the grain and horses in the hidden city are abundant, and they are as solid as gold.
There are already a thousand archers in the hidden city, and there are many new recruits, so the recruits may not shoot accurately, but they always know how to draw the bow and shoot forward, right?
When more than 3,000 archers drew their bows together on the castle tower, the Sang army was obviously unable to resist and could not continue to advance.
Looking at the dense rain of arrows in front of them, the faces of the prince and the fat general were a little ugly. In the middle of the sun, the prince gritted his teeth and said: "Three thousand, more than three thousand people died, if there is no big progress, we will retreat." ”
The fat general also looked like he had eaten a fly at first, and then slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, looked at the armored man on the ghost city and said, "This world is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, or underestimate the heroes of the world." ”
"It's just a few archers, don't grow other people's ambition to destroy your own prestige. As soon as the prince gritted his teeth, since he had already launched an attack, he would swallow it in his mouth even if he broke his teeth.
The ghost city has the reputation of being the first level in the world, and the spies of the Sang Kingdom will naturally not miss it. Even if you can't get confidential information, you can still guess how many archers there are in this city, and how many bows and arrows there are.
For the handsome, seeking the overall situation, you need to be far-sighted. For a general, seeking a domain requires the ability to overcome difficulties.
And whether it is a commander or a general, I am afraid that the person who stands in the way is a well-planned general like General Xun, and in the gains and losses of one city and one pool, this kind of person is really difficult to defeat.
"Give the order to go down, take the lead in breaking the city, knight, reward 100 acres of land, 1,000 taels of gold. Those who take the head of the enemy will be promoted to five levels in a row, with thousands of acres of land and ten thousand taels of gold!" "The prince saw that the soldiers in front of him were stagnant, and he gave an order to go down directly.
There will be brave men under the heavy reward, and among the three armies, all those who feel that they are extraordinary will leave the battle and fly forward to seize the glory and wealth.
We are all unique in this world, and we don't need to feel inferior. Just don't think that you have the ability to save people because you are unique.
Most people are just supporting roles in history, historical background, they will live their own style, naturally when he wants to leave a name in history, he will be mercilessly drowned by the current of history.
At this time, the people who stepped forward either wanted to be prosperous and wealthy and wanted to go crazy, or they were really dragons and phoenixes among people. Those who usually feel that they have the talent of the heavens and the earth, but they don't have half a tael of gold, can position themselves at this time and will not come forward.