"Recruits, this is a good time for you to make meritorious service. You are also very lucky. I remember when I first joined the army, the first battle was fought with open swords and guns. It was really hard to fight again. Then
The fight was a complete chaos, without any support, and the battle was so cruel that you either died or I lived. I still break out in a cold sweat when I think about it. How can it be like this now, where you only need to defend the city to be considered a victory. You guys
I'm so lucky." A squad leader leaned against the battlement and said calmly.
"Yes, your luck is really good. It's the same as killing the enemy. You only need to defend the city to be considered a winner. You can make countless military exploits and get countless rewards. Think about the expectations of your family. Think about it.
I think you will be rewarded for your military exploits, I really envy you." Another deputy squad leader also said with a smile.
The squad leader then told him about the ease of this battle, and the deputy squad leader talked about the various benefits after winning the battle. Listening to this, the recruits below all opened their eyes wide, and their hearts became excited and even excited at this moment.
Expectations arose.
Yes, when they set off for the war this time, they brought the expectations and expectations of their families. Who didn't come with the idea of declaring military exploits when they went on the war? Now that the opportunity is right in front of them, why should they back down?
If you really shrink back and become afraid and become a deserter, not only will you be punished by military law, but your family will also be humiliated. On the contrary, if you make military exploits, your family will be proud and embarrassed. Thinking of this, they
The hands holding the spears and short knives couldn't help but gain a little more strength, and the faces of some of the recruits also changed from the previous nervousness to excitement. They seemed to be eager for the enemies to rush in front of them now, so that they could chop them off one by one.
Several enemies have made military exploits and reported them to the elders in their hometown.
The soldiers on the tower of Pingcheng were sharpening their swords. With the encouragement of the veterans, when the morale of the sergeants was greatly shaken, the Xuan-Hungarian coalition forces below the city also began their preparations for the siege.
In view of the experience of attacking cities and plundering territory in Huizhou, the Xiongnu army was the first to appear this time.
Naturally, the Huns' 30,000 cavalry did not need to appear. They were only used as a battlefield inspection team. The real ones who appeared were the 200,000 Daqian people and the 10,000 Ganjiao who led them.
During the Battle of Huizhou, the Xiongnu drove the then-Qianren people to attack the city, and they were invincible. No matter how strong the city was, when tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people swarmed up, there was no city that could not be conquered.
Lao Landaoshun of the Landao clan, who had long been experienced, took over the task of leading the attack. In response, General Xuanjia Sang Doubei, who was cooperating with them, was naturally happy to watch the show from the sidelines.
The former commander-in-chief of Guzhou later surrendered to Emperor Qian Ying. He first trained the new army in Daliang City and achieved certain results. This time he finally got the good job of leading an army of 100,000 and was given the task of attacking Pingcheng.
The reason why Qian Ying Emperor Tang Qingchuan handed over this task to Sang Doubei was because these recruits were trained by him and their strength could be brought out better under his leadership.
Secondly, with so many people attacking Pingcheng, in the eyes of Emperor Qianying, this was not a difficult task, and anyone who could leave it to him would be able to complete it well.
Thirdly, Sang Doubei used to be the commander-in-chief of Guzhou. Once Pingcheng is captured, he can directly enter Guzhou from here. It is time to borrow his appeal. And once Guzhou can be recaptured, then
It is equivalent to dividing the power of Ji Wang Tang Ao into two. At that time, whether to attack Liaozhou to the east, Jizhou or Suzhou to the west, Xinzhou can depend on Emperor Qianwen's mood.
Sang Doubei, who got this job, was also full of confidence. He had already learned from the intelligence department that there were only 60,000 Jizhou Army troops guarding Pingcheng, and more than half of them were recruits, so the strength they could exert was limited. Such a person
In his eyes, the city was no different than an undefended city.
What really worries Sang Doubei is the artillery installed on Pingcheng. But countless experiences have told them that the real power of artillery is to shock people's hearts, and when it comes to its lethality, it is not worth mentioning.
Thinking that as long as they boosted the morale of the army, they could ensure that they could rush to Pingcheng and the attack power of the artillery would be restricted. Isn't it time for them to fight however they wanted? But what Sang Doubei didn't expect was even more surprising.
However, the Huns who were accompanying them actually proposed to lead the battle, and also proposed that after capturing Pingcheng, they would enter the city first to plunder.
There was no reason for Sang Doubei not to agree to this request. His eyes were not on Pingcheng, but on Guzhou to the north of Pingcheng. That was his destination. Pingcheng was just a city.
, how many good things can there be?
In this way, the two sides reached an agreement. The first battle was handed over to the Huns.
Landaoshun, who had won the first attack mission, found his general Huang Jili and ordered him to take 52,000 Ganren civilians as the vanguard to attack Pingcheng.
Among the 52,000 people, there will be 2,000 gangsters. They will mix among the people, do their ideological work and supervision work, and lead them to launch a fierce attack on Pingcheng. Countless facts have proven that these gangsters
The traitor is still very useful. With them here, these 50,000 people will not be easily repulsed, nor will they retreat when encountering the slightest difficulty.
Behind the 52,000 Ganren people, Huang Jili personally led 5,000 Huns cavalry to act as a supervisory team. Once someone was found to be retreating, their sharp blades would be ushered in. In fact, among these Huns cavalry,
The hands were already stained with unknown amounts of Ganren's blood.
With more than 50,000 men in action, the Xiongnu army set out to win. The purpose was to put pressure on the Jizhou army guarding Pingcheng. If you were lucky, it would not be impossible to attack the city tower in one go.
And as soon as these vanguard troops climbed onto the city tower, hundreds of thousands of people would swarm forward. At that time, even one person could cover up the Jizhou Army's defenders by spitting.
Landaoshun had a good idea. He didn't even take this siege into consideration. In Huizhou, experience had already told him that no city could not be broken by such a human sea tactic. The only difference was that he would die.
Just how many people are there.
But no matter how many people died, it was just killing people. Lan Daoshun didn't feel the slightest heartache. Anyway, the king has said that there is no other ability to kill people except the ability to give birth to children. As long as they don't kill them.
Kill them all, and twenty years later it will be time to cut leeks again.
War drums sounded. Fifty-two thousand civilians armed with various weapons and simple siege ladders left the camp and rushed toward Pingcheng, which was ten miles away in front of them.
Already homeless, and even their family members were killed, seven or eighty-eight Huizhou Ganren were like walking zombies. In their eyes, there was no emotion anymore, and some were just trying to survive.
As long as the city is captured, the Huns as their masters will provide them with a good meal, and they will be able to continue to live.
Of course, there are some people who still have hatred in their eyes.
But their hatred is not against the Huns who killed their family members, but rather towards those fellow tribesmen who refused to save their lives.
In their view, they have suffered a disaster. We are all members of the gang, so you have the obligation to save us. But in the end you all stood aside and watched. Well, out of revenge, we will become your enemies. Capture your city and let you taste the loss of your family and your family.
This is a typical revenge, the idea that if I don’t do well, you don’t do well either.
In addition, there is also the mentality of bullying the weak and fearing the strong. The Huns gave them a feeling of being too fierce, so that they did not even have the courage to resist. Only in this way can they show their worth by taking the equally weak Ganren as opponents. , in order to calm down your own psychology.
It was under such a perverted mentality that when more than 50,000 Ganren people rushed to Pingcheng, not only did they not feel a trace of guilt, but on the contrary, they were full of the pleasure of revenge. All they wanted to do was rush to the tower. , pull more people to support them, and let them taste the feeling of losing everything.
"As expected, those who came are here to help the common people." On top of the city tower, Sun Fuhu put down the telescope in his hand, with a heavy expression on his face.
Beside him, Brigadier Zhou Qian and the two chiefs of staff Rong Shao and Li You also silently put down the telescope in their hands, and they also looked a little ugly.
In fact, they had received the news from Long Ya before. Not only that, the General Staff Headquarters also issued a resolution to them on this matter, that is, if the enemy also takes the action of killing civilians in the front row, They can fight back without asking for instructions or thinking about anything else.
According to the results analyzed by the General Staff Headquarters, since these gangsters did not even dare to resist and were willing to serve as guns and knives in the hands of the Xiongnu, they were the enemy, and there was no need to be polite to the enemy.
This is different from the result of escorting the people. Those people were either tied up or had knives held at their necks and walked in front. It looked like they were being forced to guard against shelling and shooting from a distance, or even It's landmines and other means.
But it's different now. These common people have weapons in their hands. From this aspect alone, they are no longer common people. Even if they are not qualified compared to the army, they are at least gangsters.
If someone is soft-handed in the face of evildoers, wouldn't that mean they are looking for death?
But even though they had made a decision long ago, Sun Fuhu and others still felt a little bit upset when they saw that the people coming were their compatriots. However, the four of them had no better choice and could not make any other decisions. They were arguing with each other. After taking a look, he made a decision at the same time and said: "Okay, order the artillery to be ready. Once they enter the range, they will attack."
There is no such thing as kindness on the battlefield, otherwise it would be irresponsible to the soldiers under your command.