Liu Ziqiu took off the hairpin and spread her hair.
When the thirteen small tribes merged into the Xihai tribe, Liu Ziqiu promised that everyone could retain their own customs and habits. As a Han, he naturally had to retain the customs of the Han people. The Han people pay attention to the body, hair, and skin that they receive from their parents, which is not the case.
Shaved hair. In fact, Liu Ziqiu doesn't like long hair. It's troublesome to wash long hair every day, and it's not easy to deal with wounds after injury. But if you want everyone to develop the habit of keeping short hair, it won't be possible in a short time.
So, Liu Ziqiu had no choice but to grow his hair long. Of course, Lin Qiaoer could help with such troublesome things as combing his hair, and he did not need to do it himself.
After Liu Ziqiu let his hair down, he pulled out the sword he carried with him and lightly cut the back of his head, causing three thousand strands of worries to flow down the city.
Just as everyone was stunned, Liu Ziqiu said loudly: "The battle at Tuosu Lake was not ideal, and eighty-three brothers died heroically. As the planner of this battle, Liu must be blamed and should be sacrificed."
Brother, please give me an explanation. But now that we are facing a powerful enemy, Liu still wants to remain useful to fight against Murong Fuyun. Please allow Liu to imitate the story of Cao Mengde in the Three Kingdoms and have his hair cut off as his head!"
"Cut your hair and take your head! Cut your hair and take your head!" Six thousand of the eight thousand warriors outside the city were Han Chinese. They all understood the importance of hair to the Han people and started shouting loudly.
Liu Ziqiu pressed the void twice to calm everyone down, and continued: "The Xianbei army will attack the city soon. Liu vows to live and die with Weiding City!"
"We will live and die with Weiding City! We will live and die with Weiding City!" The three armies shouted in unison, their voices shaking the sky.
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Murong Fuyun arrived very quickly, and two days later, the Xianbei army appeared at the gate of Weiding City. Murong Fuyun knew about the ambush in Xifengye Lilan, which almost wiped out the entire army, and about Hunluo's retreat before the battle, but he just didn't have time now.
Go deal with them. The nomadic season is coming soon, and he must capture Weiding City within twenty days, otherwise the livelihood of all Xianbei tribes will be in question, and his prestige among the tribe will be greatly weakened.
The city in front of them was built by the Xianbei people themselves, and it was very familiar to them, but now it was a little strange. The originally dark, pitted city walls shone with crystal light and became slippery.
Murong Fuyun did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered the attack on the city.
Nomadic people were not good at attacking cities, but the Xianbei people were an exception. After the construction of Weiding City, the Xianbei people firmly controlled the land and were able to successfully establish the Tuyuhun Kingdom, because relying on this city, they had established
In an invincible position. At the same time, in order to ensure their own advantage, the Xianbei people not only learned to defend the city, but also learned to attack the city. Although they have not experienced actual combat, they practice in this city once or twice every year.
The Xianbei people screamed strangely and swarmed towards the city wall like a tide. On top of the city, a dozen huge crossbows were launched at the same time. The loud sound from the bowstring was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day. The power of the bowstring was so powerful that bamboo arrows could not compete with it.
Some of the iron arrows broke on the top of the city, but there were still more than a dozen bamboo crossbow arrows mixed with sharp whistling and flying towards the Xianbei army outside the city. The power of the bed crossbow was indeed extraordinary.
A bamboo arrow eight feet long passed directly through the body of a Xianbei knight, pinning him and his horse to the ground, but he still kept his forward posture. Another bamboo arrow knocked a knight off his horse.
, and then inserted into the second knight's body, stringing the two people together like a candied haws.
Seeing the power of the bed crossbow, Liu Ziqiu was also secretly stunned. If the bed crossbow were replaced with precision-cast parts and iron arrows, even his skill would not be able to withstand such a thunderous strike. However, Liu Ziqiu soon discovered that the bed crossbow
Weaknesses of the crossbow. The bed crossbow is powerful, has a long range, but lacks accuracy. Only two of the dozen bamboo arrows hit the enemy, and the others were shot in the open space. Another point is that the bed crossbow is time-consuming and laborious to operate, and requires a thick bow string.
It takes ten people to pull it, and the interval between two rounds of firing is as long as one stick of incense. Although this round of bed crossbow firing only killed three people, the Xianbei people were obviously suppressed, and the offensive was stalled.
The deterrent effect is evident.
Just when Liu Ziqiu was thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of the bed crossbow, the Xianbei people recovered from the shock and continued to charge. There is no moat in Weiding City, and the war horses can gallop to the city wall without any hindrance. The Xianbei people's riding and shooting skills
Unexpectedly, one group of people galloped back and forth under the city, shooting arrows at the top of the city. Another group of people jumped off their horses, lifted up the ladders they had prepared and rushed towards the city wall.
Bamboo does not grow in the West Sea, so the ladder is made of wood and is dragged behind the war horse with a rope. The ladder is not long, but it is quite heavy because of the wood, so it is more laborious for one person to carry it. Two people are needed to carry it.
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At this time, the top of the city also began to counterattack, with arrows raining down like rain. The archers' targets were mainly the enemies who were riding and shooting vertically and horizontally. However, the terrain on the top of the city was narrow and the troops could not be dispersed. The arrows they fired were not as dense as those below the city. But
There are better defenses on the top of the city, and thick wooden boards have been erected on each arrow stack, which can minimize the damage caused by bows and arrows under the city. The armor on the archers is the best in the entire army.
They were bound to the feet, with only two eyes exposed. Even so, people were still shot by arrows from the city from time to time.
The wooden ladder has been set up on the top of the city. On the top of the city, the strongmen kept throwing large and small stones. Those who were hit immediately suffered head injuries and bleeding. The spearmen used their long spears to push the wooden ladder away from the city wall. From
The Xianbei soldiers who fell on the wooden ladder let out bursts of screams. The city wall was not very high, so the sturdy Xianbei people struggled, ignoring the pain, and climbed up the city again with their scimitars in their teeth. But those wooden ladders were no better than bamboo.
Ladders lack toughness and elasticity and are easy to break, which also delayed the Xianbei people's offensive to a certain extent.
Under the cover of dense arrow rain outside the city, and after paying a huge price of casualties, someone finally grabbed the edge of the battlement. Suddenly, a cold light flashed, and a steel knife was pulled out from under the battlement, and without hesitation, he took the edge of the battlement.
One hand was cut off. After the hand was cut off, the Xianbei warriors screamed and fell down the city, unable to climb up again. It turned out that the swordsmen and axemen had been ambushed under the battlements for a long time. They didn't care about anything else and were just waiting to chop off their hands.
Woolen cloth.
The battle lasted from early morning to dusk. As the sun set, the whimpering horns finally sounded from the Xianbei army, and the troops rushing towards the city retreated like a tide.
This season is the most difficult time for the Xianbei people. Similar to the drought of the Han people, most Xianbei people have varying degrees of malnutrition. Their eyesight will drop sharply at night, making it impossible to fight at night. In order to prevent people from the city from coming out to rob
camp, so they must withdraw their troops before dark.
Under the city, corpses were lying everywhere. Some people were seriously injured but were abandoned and were dying in pain. On the first day of the attack, Murong Fuyun lost nearly two thousand people. As a defender, Liu Ziqiu
The losses here were slightly better, but more than 300 people were killed and nearly a thousand were injured. Seeing the bloody battlefield, Liu Ziqiu was also helpless. War is always so cruel, and it is not just a saying that one general will succeed and ten thousand bones will be withered.
Poetry is so simple.
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Just as the attack and defense of Weiding City began, Zhang San's ship also arrived at Changshan Pier.
Long before Liu Ziqiu left, he had the idea of building Changshan Wharf. Later, with the financial support of the Xie family and the excavation of the Jiangnan Canal, the construction of Changshan Wharf also accelerated. After several
With continuous construction over the past month, Changshan Wharf has become quite large. Along the Qiantang River, there is a solid granite revetment. On the bank, a row of iron piles specially used for tying cable ropes are buried deep in the ground. Behind the iron piles is a row of long pavilions built of moso bamboo.
, it can provide shelter from wind and rain, for passengers to wait for the ship or for temporary storage of goods. Foreign ships, whether passenger ships or cargo ships, must pay a certain fee as long as they dock at Changshan Wharf. Of course, there are also special patrol teams on the wharf, working in shifts day and night.
Guarantee the safety of people, cargo and ships.
Changshan Carriage and Horse Racing has also built a dedicated wharf. It is a huge artificial deep-water port that enters from a fork on the river. The port area is very large and can berth hundreds of large ships at the same time. There is a high wind shelter built around it.
Wall, even if there are huge waves on the river, the port area will be relatively calm.
Zhang San's ship sailed into this port area. As soon as it stopped on the shore, someone came over to help fix the cable.
Han Shi'er only knew that Li Jing had gone to Yanguan City in the south of the Yangtze River. He didn't know about the relationship between Liu Ziqiu and Li Jing and Changshan Village and Changshan Carriage and Horse Racing Company. He had agreed with Zhang San to go directly to Yanguan City. When he saw him parking his boat here, he couldn't help but
He became alert and asked: "Shipman, it's still early, why don't you leave?"
Zhang San smiled and said: "My guest, this place is very close to Yanguan County. However, my chief shopkeeper wants to meet you. I also ask your guest to go ashore first. After meeting my chief shopkeeper, someone will naturally take you to Yanguan County."
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Han Shi'e hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and looked towards the shore. He saw people walking back and forth on the shore from time to time, all of them were tough and strong men. There was a sentry tower at each corner of the port area, and there were men on the upper floors carrying bows and arrows.
Coupled with the encounter when he was near Jiangdu, Han Shi'er was even more convinced that traveling in Changshan was not easy. Now that he was on his territory, he did not dare to be careless. He raised his hands and said: "Han and your boss have never met each other. I don't know you."
The boss of the family summoned me, what’s the reason?”
"The big shopkeeper ordered me to come down, how can I dare to ask questions?" Zhang San's injury has not healed yet, and there is a faint pain from time to time, but he always maintains a smile and a humble look on his face, which is completely different from the one at the dock in the eastern suburbs of Luoyang.
At that time, I only knew that the world was blowing wildly.
It is difficult to change a person's character. Although Zhang San is just a peripheral employee who has recently joined the Changshan Carriage and Horse Racing Company, he still forces himself to restrain his temper when he gets here. This shows that this big shopkeeper is a powerful person. Then think of the thirteen Taibao deal with
Han Shi'er didn't dare to overestimate the water thief's thunderous tactics, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "Well, let's ask the boatman to lead the way."