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Pugu cage.
Because Ju Meng mobilized too many troops to go north, the villages in the valley in the south had been destroyed by the two Lin barbarians, Azong barbarians and the indigenous Bai barbarians.
Various small tribes also came to take advantage of the situation, and nearly 20,000 people gathered here one after another.
Yu Wenchang looked at the city wall and said with emotion: "While the late Tang Dynasty was declining, it was still possible to build a strong city in the barbaric land. Today we can see the achievements of our predecessors again!"
Ju Ming smiled and said: "This city is not very glorious. It was beaten to Chengdu by Nanzhao."
"In the end, we will win and counterattack, and we will conquer the territory and make a triumphant return." Yu Wenchang said.
In the late Tang Dynasty, Nanzhao conquered all the way to Chengdu.
Just when Chengdu was about to fall, the famous general Yan Qingfu led his troops to the rescue. Nanzhao was defeated, and Yan Qingfu counterattacked for hundreds of miles, regained Lizhou and Yazhou, and also entered the barbaric land to build Xin'an City.
At this moment, Xin'an City is right in front of you.
The remaining troops in the city, plus the remnants brought back by Ju Meng, as well as the remnants who fled from the south, totaled more than 4,000 people. The old, weak, women and children were also recruited to defend the city, and the total number was over 10,000. It was really bad for a while. Attack the city directly.
Most of what Ju Ming shipped were light cannons. Now he is stepping up his efforts to cut down trees so that carpenters can build heavy cannons.
Pugulong (Xin'an City) is located a few miles northeast of Yuexi County, near the ancient Tianhuang Temple in later generations. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
The city is too small and too many people are wasted.
Therefore, Ju Meng also set up a camp on the nearby mountain, and divided his troops to defend the camp, forming a diagonal relationship with the city.
"kill!"
The barbarians are attacking the stronghold, and they are fighting every day, which has exhausted the defenders in the stronghold.
The Han soldiers did not go to help, but kept an eye on the defenders in the city to prevent Ju Meng from sending anyone to rescue them.
A few days later, the Henan barbarians also arrived.
Qiao Huan is still continuing to contact the barbarians. His new mission is not to get many soldiers, but to bring all the barbarians to join the alliance.
Baozhaiman and Fengpaman arrived one after another. They did not bring many soldiers, except for the leader, there were only about a hundred or so people.
Especially Fengpaman, which is close to the area actually controlled by the Dali Kingdom, is deeply influenced by the Gao family of Dali, but has no connection with the Song Dynasty.
"Abba, surrender!" Ah Fan begged.
Ju Meng shook his head: "The Han soldiers have all fought outside the city. What's the use of surrendering now? We can only fight to the death and rely on the fortified city to defend. There is no other choice."
While the father and son were talking, cheers suddenly came from the north.
Ju Meng walked to the north of the city and saw barbarian soldiers coming down from the mountainside. Although he couldn't see clearly, he understood that those people were celebrating. The Qiongbu Sichuan barbarian camp on the mountain had been breached.
Ju Meng also thought about sending troops to rescue, but he was blocked by the Han every time.
Now, we can only stay in the isolated city.
The moat outside the city has been filled in by the barbarians, and several pontoon bridges have been built on the Qiongbu River. What follows is a bloody and cruel siege.
Three days later, under the watchful eyes of the barbarian ghost masters, ten heavy flat cannons and dozens of light flat cannons were slowly carried outside the city for assembly.
The light flat artillery took the lead in firing, and the twenty or thirty kilograms of shells were enough to frighten the barbarians.
"That's..." Feng Paman, the great ghost master, was stunned.
A stone weighing more than a hundred kilograms was put into the bomb bag. The barbarian leaders could not believe that the thing could really be thrown.
The big ghost master of Baozhaiman was frightened. They lived in the mountainous area and built the strongest fortresses. For hundreds of years, they relied on the stone fortress to remain invincible, so they were called "Baozhaiman".
If the Han soldiers could throw more than 100 kilograms of stone bullets, how could the Baozhai barbarians defend the fortress?
"call……"
A large stone bomb flew out, causing a whirring sound in the air.
"boom!"
The stone bullet fell outside the city and hit the ground with a loud noise.
This time it was just a test firing. It was found that the distance was too far to hit, so the ten heavy flat cannons moved forward collectively.
Twenty minutes later, ten boulders were projected collectively.
Some fell inside the city, some fell outside the city, and only one stone bullet hit the wall.
Ju Meng felt that the city wall was shaking and he and his son quickly moved away. The defenders on this wall were so frightened that they either lay down or turned around and ran away. Some people knelt down and begged ghosts and gods for forgiveness.
It took a full forty minutes to launch the giant stone projectiles, and the rotating rods of the two flat cannons were all cracked.
On the section of city wall in front of you, there were already cracks as thick as a thigh.
Ju Meng called his fifth son Ju Qiao: "You lead five hundred elite soldiers and go out of the city to destroy those Han artillery seats!"
Ju Qiao was horrified and said: "Abba, those cannons are heavily guarded by soldiers, how could they be destroyed?"
The son was already frightened and obviously unwilling to take on this task.
The fourth son, Ah Fan, said: "Abba, surrender!"
Ju Meng said nothing.
That night, Ju Meng personally led 800 elite soldiers and went out of the city to sneak attack on the camp of the indigenous Baiman.
The indigenous white barbarians do not have many troops, and their camp is adjacent to the two forest barbarians.
These two barbarians were unprepared. They thought that they would win this battle and it was only a matter of time before they could break the city. They didn't expect that Ju Meng would dare to fight out.
Ju Meng's 800 elite soldiers actually killed through the camp of the indigenous white barbarians, and then moved towards the camp of the two Linman barbarians. The two camps were in chaos, and countless barbarian soldiers scrambled to escape. They were defeated and scattered for several miles.
Yu Wenchang put on his armor and came out, saying with lingering fear: "Fortunately, we didn't camp next to the barbarians!"
Ju Ming was riding on horseback to appease the soldiers and ordered them to guard the camp until dawn.
Han soldiers and barbarian soldiers recruited along the way camped on the east bank of Qiongbu River. Henan barbarians and Azong barbarians stationed themselves in the mountain stronghold in the north.
The two forest barbarians and the indigenous white barbarians who were defeated at night camped in the south of the city.
Ju Ming sat back and watched the friendly forces collapse without even sending a single soldier to rescue them.
Ju Meng fought for a while and then led his troops back to the city. He was covered in blood and said with a ferocious smile: "Finally, I got out of my bad breath. It's been killing me these days!"
Ah Fan asked: "What should we do next?"
Ju Meng said: "Surrender at dawn, you stay in the city, I will go out alone!"
Ah Fan hesitated to speak, but finally did not dissuade him.
After daybreak, the defeated troops of the two forest barbarians and the indigenous white barbarians returned one after another.
Ju Ming ordered the entire army to prepare and attack from three sides when the city wall collapsed.
The flat cannon had just been transported up, and before it had time to be assembled, Ju Meng, the Great Ghost Lord of Baimandu, rode out of the city alone.
The soldiers did not choose to attack and allowed this man to come on horseback.
Ju Meng stood on horseback in front of the Pingyi artillery, looked at it for a while, and exclaimed: "The Han people really have skillful craftsmen." He then said to the artillery commander, "I surrender, take me to see the Han officials!"
Everyone couldn't understand the barbaric words, but they could guess what they meant.
Not long after, Ju Meng came to Yu Wenchang, dismounted, knelt down and said, "I give up."
Yu Wenchang asked: "Why don't you open the city gate if you admit defeat?"
Ju Meng said: "The prefect can cut off my head. I still have many tribesmen and clansmen, please spare their lives. If the prefect does not agree, kill me now, and my son will lead his tribe to death." "
Yu Wenchang looked at Ju Ming and said, "This person is quite daring."
Ju Ming suggested: "Send his whole family to the capital and hand it over to the officials. As for his tribe, reward some to Qu Mang and some to Sun Shu."
Yu Wenchang thought this was a good idea, so he asked Qimang to translate, and then said: "The emperor is kind, if your family goes to Tokyo, you will definitely survive, and maybe you will be given a mansion."
Although Ju Meng resented Sun Shu for cheating on others, he heard that his tribe would not be handed over to the feuding two forest barbarians. He immediately kowtowed and said, "Thank you to the prefect for making the decision. Please let me go back and lead my tribe to surrender!"
Yuwen Chang smiled and said: "I believe you."
Ju Meng rode into the camp alone and left the camp alone. He spent half a day making preparations, arranging the funeral arrangements, and then led his family out.
Xin'an City, built in the late Tang Dynasty, returned to the hands of the Han people again after more than 200 years.
But the reward will be given out again soon. There are no Han people here, so even holding the city is meaningless.
To be continued...