In Pujin Guandong City, Liu Wei immediately issued a martial law order.
Compared with the West City and the Middle City, the East City is the most dangerous because it faces the enemy directly.
Since the emperor withdrew his troops, Liu Wei had not slept well, patrolling day and night and conducting strict inspections.
The garrison in the city was no less than 15,000 men, divided into three groups.
The most reliable ones are the Huns soldiers, followed by the miscellaneous soldiers and horses recruited from various places, and the third ones are the soldiers of the wealthy families in Guanzhong.
The soldiers of the wealthy clans kept a close eye on them.
Most of them were scattered soldiers who collapsed after attacking Hou Feihu's camp, totaling five to six thousand people. Although they had just been reorganized, their organization was scattered, and the soldiers did not know the generals, and the generals did not know the soldiers, but they were no problem as a rotating unit.
However, Liu Wei still visited the camp from time to time and handed out rewards as a sign of his great righteousness.
The emperor made it very clear that Shao Bing must not be allowed to cross the three cities of Pujin and Tongguan, because once they enter the Guanzhong Plain, they may cause a response from the local wealthy families.
As long as the "gap" between these two towers blocking Kanto and Kansai remains, the situation will be stable.
Liu Wei was convinced of this, so he personally supervised the battle and repelled Hou Feihu's first offensive, allowing him to lay down more than 3,000 corpses. It was a great victory.
But he never expected that the first rioters were not Jin people, but miscellaneous people.
The Han people are still somewhat loyal to the Emperor of Chang'an, and they have never stopped providing food and jobs, but Zahu has no loyalty at all, which is simply unbelievable.
After nightfall, there was a lot of noise in Cangcheng. Lu Shuihu from Qinzhou directly killed the Huns soldiers who were watching them and threw the heads out of the city. However, he did not directly open the city. Instead, he sent a few people to lower the city.
Go straight to the Jin camp and talk about the conditions.
Seeing that Lu Shuihu rebelled, more than 2,000 people from the tent of Wudu King Yang Nandi also rebelled.
These Qiuchi Di people who had been rotated back to the camp rushed out of the camp gate, occupied part of the city head and the west gate, and made loud noises. After learning that Lu Shuihu had sent people to the Jin camp, they also sent envoys to go there in the dark.
At the same time, Qiu Chi's Di people put on their armor, unsheathed their swords, strung their bows, and lined up to confront Lu Shuihu on the street.
This situation is very outrageous, but it also illustrates from the side that under a highly stressful situation, no one from all parties will believe anyone else.
The Huns were just riding on their heads, and they had long been used to it, but Qiu Chidi and Lu Shuihu had not yet determined who was superior and who was inferior...
When Hou Feihu was first woken up by the soldiers, he was still a little dazed. After hearing what was said, he suddenly woke up, met the envoys on the spot, and learned about their conditions.
The conditions of Lu Shuihu and Qiu Chidi were similar. Each of them was rewarded with two bolts of silk, and they were allowed to take food, property, and weapons home, otherwise they would resist to the end.
As soon as this statement came out, the generals and commanders in the Chinese army's main tent cursed each other, and the staff were quite moved.
Hou Feihu ignored those military academies who scolded him purely for the sake of face and morale.
He knew very well that an opportunity could not be missed and would never come back. Feng Yi and Di Qiang's rebellion might be suppressed soon, and he would not have time to waste time with the thieves outside the East City.
Moreover, if the attack continues and the sergeants die in droves, the generals and colonels in the tent will also suffer, or even die directly in the siege. I wonder if they will still be called upon by then.
"I made the decision and agreed." Hou Feihu slapped the table and stopped the noise in the tent. He looked at the envoys Lu Shuihu and Qiu Chidi in front of him and said: "You are in An'ding, farming and herding in Wudu.
Live and work in peace and contentment. Liu Can recruited you for no reason, drove you to death, and did not return for many years, which can be described as harsh and cruel.
"Liu Can is about to die now, and the land of Guanxi should be unified. After you return, you should advise your lord to change the flag as soon as possible, otherwise a disaster will come."
"If you don't want to leave now and still want to gain wealth, you can join the king's army in attacking the Xiongnu. There will be rewards after the war."
Having said that, he looked at them with eyes full of expectation.
There is no other reason. There are only two walls between Cangcheng and Dongcheng, and there are flying stacks connecting them in the middle. It is very convenient to attack directly.
Lu Shuihu's envoys looked at each other, and finally expressed embarrassment and said: "My lord does not want to fight. Many people have died since the expedition. It's time to go back."
Qiu Chidi responded generally.
Hearing what they said, Hou Feihu didn't force himself. He immediately stood up and said, "Then let's get out of the way of the city and temporarily station at the river beach south of the city. We will send you and others after the war is over."
The envoys looked happy, and just when they were about to agree, they suddenly heard violent killing sounds in Cang City.
Everyone in the tent was a little stunned.
Hou Feihu immediately left the tent and climbed to the observation tower in the camp. After looking at it carefully for a long time, he burst into laughter.
Lu Shuihu and Qiu Chidi didn't want to fight, but the Huns took the initiative to fight.
In the dark night, it was difficult to see which side was fighting the Huns, but it didn't matter anymore.
Hou Feihu immediately ordered thousands of soldiers and horses, with five yellow-headed troops in the front. They rushed to the city first. After some negotiation, the east gate of Cangcheng suddenly opened.
The five yellow-headed troops did not hesitate and entered the city first.
Thousands of people from Heijin's left camp waited for a while. When they saw the yellow-headed soldiers appearing inside and outside the city gate and on the city tower, they entered as a team.
On the city wall, the battle has entered a fever pitch.
The Huns' offensive was getting stronger and stronger, and the fight for the two flying stacks was particularly fierce. Corpses fell one after another, almost filling the narrow passage between the east city and the outer wall of Cang City.
Xu Shifei couldn't deploy his troops on the stack, and the Huns also moved long wooden boards and put them up on the opposite wall. Their move inadvertently brought Qiu Chidi into the mix, and a three-way fight ensued.
Big melee.
Arrows were flying between the walls, the sound of piercing the air was endless, and countless people fell to the ground after being hit by arrows.
The officers and leaders of both sides were shouting encouragement, and the bloody battle was eye-catching.
After a while, a group of black soldiers climbed onto the city, kneeling and drawing their bows. The sound of "swish" was heard incessantly, and they soon overwhelmed the Hun archers on the opposite side, and screams continued one after another.
The Huns also knew that the critical moment had come, and they all drew back their bows to fight back.
At such a close distance, the iron armor was of little use, and the number of people who fell to the ground after being hit by arrows increased sharply.
Both sides gritted their teeth and persisted, enduring casualties and risking their lives in the hope that the other side could not hold on.
The fighting on the flying stack became more intense.
With the arrival of the Jin army, the Huns' offensive was pushed back little by little.
At the end of the battle, the Huns, who originally wanted to recapture Cangcheng and had been reluctant to burn the flying stacks, finally ordered the two flying stacks to be poured with kerosene and burned.
Upon seeing this, the soldiers of Heijin's left camp rallied with courage, roared like thunder, braved the raging fire, rushed to the opposite wall, and strangled the Huns.
Duke Chang of the Huns, Liu Wei, held a spear and charged forward. Seeing this, his own soldiers rushed forward desperately and fought desperately.
The casualties on both sides increased sharply, and corpses fell like rain from the city.
Suddenly, killing sounds and panicked shouts erupted in the east city again.
The morale of the Heiji army is getting higher and higher, and the morale of the Huns is getting lower and lower - you can know it with your toes. As the Jin army climbed to the top of the city, the powerful Jin soldiers in the city finally made up their minds to rebel and launched an attack from behind the Huns.
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The situation on the battlefield suddenly took a turn for the worse. The Huns who were preparing to go up for reinforcements were routed, shouting and panicking.
Without follow-up reinforcements, relying solely on Liu Wei's personal bravery and the desperate fighting of his own soldiers was obviously not enough.
In a matter of seconds, all these soldiers were killed.
Liu Wei was so desperate that he jumped off the city wall, rolled over to relieve his strength, and limped away into the darkness.
A flurry of arrows were shot from the top of the city. Liu Wei's body paused and fell to the ground.
The Huns in Cangcheng were attacked from two sides and could not withstand it at all, so they fled in panic.
They opened the west gate and stepped on the rickety pontoon, shouting and running westward.
The Black Tiger Army and the Yellow Head Army came in pursuit. The sound of killing on the river was so loud that it almost drowned out the whistling wind.
Zhongli City is not big, with only more than 2,000 people stationed at this time.
Seeing the fire on the East City and Cangcheng, and hearing the killing sounds on the bridge, I felt extremely frightened.
The guard general was still responsible and immediately sent people out of the city to try to untie the bamboo ties on the pontoon bridge and destroy the pontoon bridge. However, they were quickly dispersed by the influx of broken troops and were unable to perform their tasks at all.
As a result, they lost their nerve and simply blended in with the broken troops, passed around Zhongli City, rushed to the western section of the pontoon bridge again, and rushed to Pujin Kansai Castle.
The figures at the top of the West City were looking longingly, as if they had noticed something was wrong here.
They sent a group of people to form a formation at the head of the bridge. When they saw someone coming, they immediately fired arrows.
The pontoon bridge is so narrow that it can only accommodate two bullock carts passing through it. Hundreds of people are crowded on it, and in the dark, there are countless people who slip and fall into the water.
After the arrow was shot, the screams almost pierced the night sky.
Some people turned around and ran back, and some simply jumped into the river and tried to swim back to the west bank along the pontoon.
For a time, there were screams, curses, shouts, and cries on and off the bridge. It was really sad to hear, and those who heard it shed tears. One word: miserable!
In the direction of Zhongli City, the soldiers of the Heijin Zuoying who were in hot pursuit fired their rifles and rifles, shooting the second group of enemy troops blocking the bridge so hard that they couldn't even raise their heads. The sword, shield and spearmen charged again, instantly defeating the enemy.
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When the guard saw so many losses, and then saw that the east city had been captured, he suddenly lost all fighting spirit, and hurriedly took his soldiers and rushed to the west bank.
The Heiyi army rushed into Zhongli City first.
The Yellow Head Army passed them, their morale was surprisingly high, and they continued to rush towards the west bank along the pontoon bridge.
The enemy troops in Xicheng made a prompt decision and untied a few bamboo ties, allowing several pontoon boats to float away, creating a gap so that the Yellow-headed Army could not cross the river.
At the same time, there were big-bodied men on the shore holding huge axes, struggling to chop the iron chains. If the pontoon bridge was not fixed with iron chains, it would be driven by the river water, making it inconvenient to walk and easily damaged.
The yellow-headed sergeant stood at the end of the pontoon bridge and cursed loudly. At the same time, archers were called in to shoot at the Huns soldiers near the ferry.
Arrows were coming and going, it was extremely bloody, and the number of corpses on the river was increasing at an alarming speed, which was shocking.
"Get out of the way!" A shout came from behind.
The yellow-headed soldiers crowded in front didn't know what to do. In desperation, someone rushed forward and jumped along the gap.
This place is less than ten steps away from the west bank. The river is not very deep, but the silt is really annoying and makes it difficult to walk.
The Huns took the opportunity and fired arrows one after another, killing all the strong men who jumped into the water.
The craftsmen have arrived at the fracture.
The sword and shield bearers raised their large shields and covered them tightly, leaving no gaps.
The craftsmen were sweating profusely as they lowered the wooden boat into the river, temporarily fixed it with hemp rope, and then laid it with wooden boards.
After a while, the shield bearers shouted and rushed ashore on the rickety planks.
On the pontoon bridge, there was a long line of torches as far as the eye could see. Taking advantage of the enemy's unstable morale and continuous rebellion, countless sergeants bravely rushed to the west bank of the Yellow River, killed the enemy troops outside the city, and firmly defended the bridgehead.
The morale of the Huns was indeed very low. The yellow-headed army that had just washed ashore was only more than 300 people, and the black-headed army was only more than a hundred people. However, there was no infantry to stop them, and there was no preparation to rush them into the river.
Chapter completed!