Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters the justice of the prisoners
The wind is sunny and the weather seems to be exceptionally clear this morning. The sun rises into the sky early and shines on the entire earth, making people feel warm.
Of course, the Xuan-Hungarian coalition forces would not miss such a good weather. They simply took care of the five thousand people responsible for siege the city and had a breakfast in the morning, and then urged them to start the siege.
The days are getting longer and longer, and the coalition's attack is no longer just once a day, but twice a day. Five thousand people are sent out in the morning, and another five thousand people will be sent out near noon. They just want to Fighting a war of attrition, consuming the strength of the Jizhou Army, and finally fighting to the point where the other side has no more troops, Pingcheng will naturally fall into their hands.
The idea is a good one, and it has been done in this way these days, and there has been no problem. And from the mouths of the Ganren people who have retreated, you can often hear them saying how many Jizhou people were killed today. Soldiers, how many Jizhou soldiers were killed yesterday?
Naturally, some people were exaggerating. If they didn't say this, their value would not be shown. But when the Huns heard this, they chose to believe it all.
Based on this number, there should not be many Jizhou Army left in the city now.
The situation seems to be developing in their favor. The faces of the 30,000 Xiongnu soldiers and the 100,000 Xuanjia troops are filled with the smiles of the victors. With the Ganren army in charge of siege, their life is really comfortable. .
When I'm in a good mood, I can watch these Ganren people attacking the city, and watching them fight to the death with the Jizhou Army.
When I was in a bad mood, I would go back to the camp to sleep after dinner, or chat and play, just like on vacation.
They were the attacking party, and the current Jizhou Army was doing a good job in dealing with it. No one thought that they would dare to come out of the city. In this way, in addition to the beginning, they also set up some security personnel, and later they even didn't even have sentries. As expected, the Jizhou Army did not dare to leave the city to fight. Gradually, their defensiveness became less and less. Until now, they had never thought that the Jizhou Army would come out.
Maybe they still hope that the Jizhou Army can fight out? In this case, they can take advantage of the situation and rush into the city. Speaking of which, the gates of Pingcheng are all made of wrought iron, which is too strong. They don’t know how to let go How many thunderbolts were fired to blow up the iron door, but apart from peeling off some of the exterior paint, it had no effect.
The thick iron gate has become a barrier for them, and now they wish they could open it from the inside. In that case, they can use their numerical advantage to rush into the city, and Pingcheng will be captured by them.
Many days of siege have developed the habit of arrogance, but sometimes once a habit is developed, it can be easily exploited by others, and even give a heavy blow in turn, which can really kill someone.
Today, the Jizhou Army will take advantage of the unpreparedness of the coalition forces to fight out. They will use practical actions to tell the coalition forces that it is not that the Jizhou Army has no power to fight back, but that it is just not ready. Once they become serious, then Is there anyone who will be their opponent?
The siege started as usual. The bronze cannons made a few roars and then went silent. The coalition forces had long been accustomed to this. In their view, the attack power of these artillery was limited and could only hit four miles. Left and right, and the power is just that, but the deterrent effect is greater.
But the roar of artillery can be heard every day, and the so-called deterrent effect has been diluted a lot, and there is nothing scary anymore.
It seems that all this is no different from usual. But if someone observes carefully, they will still find that there seem to be more birds in the sky today than in the past.
And if you can look down from a high altitude, you will find that the east, west, and south gates of Pingcheng have already been crowded with soldiers, and their number is at least between ten and two hundred thousand.
After having a full meal in the morning, all the troops began to assemble, and according to the previous orders of the General Staff, they began to line up and wait in front of the city gate in an orderly manner, waiting for the scene when the city gate opened from the inside.
Outside the walled city, shouts of killing were being heard continuously. Especially the Shanshan Guards cavalry waiting in front of the south city gate could clearly hear the shouts of the common people, and even If you listen carefully, you can even hear the sound of their running clearly.
Just last night, the blockades originally accumulated in the city gates were cleared away. Now they only need to open the city gates, and the Jizhou army can fight their way out of the city. But the coalition forces have no knowledge of all this. It can be seen from the fact that they passed by the South City Gate, but no one had any intention of coming here.
They thought that the city gate was blocked from the inside, and that they could not attack the city from here.
"Quick, the time for the general attack is coming soon, check the weapons and check the personnel." A famous battalion company platoon leader was walking in the team, giving military orders in a low voice.
This is an army of hundreds of thousands. It took a lot of time to gather together. This is because the Jizhou Army is well-trained. If it were replaced by other armies, I am afraid it would take a lot of time to complete this move. If it takes twice as long, it may not be possible to do it even from morning to dark.
The Jizhou Army did all this within two hours, which is enough to prove their strength.
With less than five minutes left before noon (11 a.m.) when the general attack was launched, all the troops deployed for battle had been assembled and final inspections had been carried out. Next was the time for the east and west city gates to be opened.
Even if the Jizhou Army wants to open the thick iron door from the inside, it will take time. The fastest time is two to three minutes, and the slower time is five to ten minutes.
The east and west gates will be opened first. This has been planned by the General Staff a long time ago. Attacking the enemies in the south from here is a bit further away than the south gate. In addition, the troops at these two gates are all infantry. If they want to attack, It will take even more time to reach the enemy camp.
The east and west city gates are slowly opening from the inside, and the south city gate is still untouched. However, the 114,000 cavalry gathered here have long been prepared to launch an attack.
110,000 cavalry. This is the total cavalry strength of the Jizhou Army. Among them, there are 90,000 Shanshan Guard cavalry. Each of the four field armies has 6,000 cavalry. Now they have all been transferred. Together, the total is 110,000 cavalry. Four thousand riders.
In the center of these 114,000 cavalry, there is also a special team of 500 cavalry. In comparison, their equipment is more advanced, everyone is armed to the teeth, and everyone holds a The lever is long.
Needless to say, what was built with such great efforts was none other than the five hundred Han generals who were the guards around Ji Wang Tang Ao.
Ever since Tang Ao swept across the battlefield with the Changkong Zhangbal, these Han generals also followed suit. For this reason, the Ordnance Bureau also specially built hundreds of Changkong for them, which became the Han generals. The iconic weapons in the hands of the generals. This is also the first time they have come to the battlefield with them, and they all want to show off their majesty.
Five minutes just passed by in a blink of an eye.
When the east and west city gates were opened respectively, countless Jizhou Army infantry began to rush out from here. The south city gate also began to open at this time, and the gate made a huge creaking sound. .
Even in the melee, such noises spread far and were heard by many people.
Some of the Ganren people who were still attacking the city naturally looked confused. They didn't know why the city gate was making noise. What was going on?
Only He Yuan and others knew very well that the Jizhou Army was about to launch a counterattack.
They had only received news before that the Jizhou Army would counterattack in the near future, but they did not know the specific date. After all, this was the highest military secret and must not be leaked. Otherwise, if it leaked out, it would probably lead to catastrophe. s consequence.
Now when they heard the strange noise at the city gate, He Yuan and others knew that this was probably the Jizhou Army's general counterattack.
He Yuan was lucky today and did not join the first batch of siege teams. However, he was in the second echelon and was preparing to join the siege in half an hour, so they stood at the front. , and therefore heard the loud noise from the city gate more clearly.
When He Yuan noticed that many Ganren people started to look around when they heard this voice, he began to play his role. "Brothers, parents and fellow villagers, don't be afraid. We have been enslaved by the Huns for a long time. They don't treat us as human beings at all, they don't care about our food, they just use us like animals. Such people are not worthy of us working for them."
"Hey, what did you say?"
Just when He Yuan's voice was heard among the people of Ganren, a nearby gangster glared at He Yuan with an angry face, and while questioning, he walked over with a knife. It was obvious from that look. It's the appearance of He Yuan.
If it had been in the past, He Yuan would of course have shown a flattering smile. Sometimes people had to bow their heads under the eaves. Especially for the common people of Ganren, the Huns soldiers were sometimes not so scary. After all, they still had to use themselves. On the contrary, these traitors would not even blink an eye when they picked up their own people.
Otherwise, how can they show their strength?
Otherwise, how can we prove the value of their existence?
Therefore, in the eyes of the people of Ganren, they hate their compatriots even more, and they hate even more these traitors who have surrendered to the Huns and are doing everything possible to their own people.