In Jiaozhou City, Xie Min looked at the tens of thousands of Jiaozhou troops who had rushed back overnight, feeling anxious.
He went to Hu Chun and asked, "What do you want to do when the entire army withdraws to Jiaozhou City?"
"Reliable information, the barbarians are going to attack Jiaozhou City." Hu Chun said helplessly.
"Then we can't withdraw the whole army into the city. What if the barbarians find out and invade other counties?" Xie Min stamped his feet anxiously.
Now in Jiaozhou City, there are 15,000 Jiaozhou Army, 2,000 Yulin Army, and 1,500 bandits. The entire Jiaozhou Army is gathered here.
At this time, if the barbarians invade, the counties and villages in Jiaozhou will have no choice but to be slaughtered!
"Master Shen said that he has a way to hide it from the barbarians." Hu Chun scratched his head.
Di Xingchang, who was outside, heard the conversation between the two and broke in and said sarcastically: "General Hu, you are really out of your mind. How dare you listen to that kid about such a big matter?"
Hu Chun was speechless for a moment.
Di Xingchang continued: "I heard that that boy is accumulating military merit for himself, so there is no need for us to sacrifice our lives for him. Now you should quickly order the Jiaozhou Army to go back to garrison. Don't listen to that boy's nonsense!"
Xie Min thought for a moment and nodded: "This is indeed the most appropriate way. It will not be too late to make adjustments after we find out the situation of the barbarians!"
"This..." Hu Chun hesitated.
At this moment, the bells of Jiaozhou City suddenly rang loudly, and someone shouted: "The enemy is attacking!!"
"What?" The expressions of the three of them changed.
Hu Chun immediately went out and asked, "Who is knocking at the gate?"
"Barbarian army!"
"how many people?"
"More than eight thousand!"
"Eight thousand??" Hu Chun's eyes widened in disbelief.
The entire barbarian army was no more than 8,000 people. So, they really used their entire army to attack the city!
Di Xingchang and Xie Min behind were a little flustered. They couldn't figure out why the barbarians would do such a thing.
But after thinking about it, Xie Min breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It seems that the imperial envoy has really deceived the barbarians. Our entire army has gathered together to fight against the barbarian army!"
"This...is this okay?" Di Xingchang was dumbfounded.
Hu Chun quickly took out the envelope given by Shen Yunfan last night. After looking at it carefully, he looked serious and said loudly: "The whole army listens to my order and is ready to fight!"
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Outside the city, Wanhao rode a strong war horse with great momentum.
Behind him, eight thousand soldiers lined up in formation!
"Young men, that dog officer was performing in Linxi County today. He must have set up an ambush to deceive us. So I concluded that the troops in Jiaozhou City are empty. Let's have a good killing today!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
At this time, Hu Chun stood on the tower and shouted: "The soldiers and horses in Jiaozhou City are strong, how dare you, a defeated general of yours, come to die?"
"Stop bluffing, if you dare, let the defenders come out!" Marriott shouted.
Hu Chun looked nervous and flustered.
Seeing this, Wan Hao became more confident and shouted: "Siege the city!"
Although the barbarian soldiers lived in the mountains and forests, they had been dealing with the Jiaozhou Army for a long time. They also learned a lot of technology, and now they set up their battering rams and charged.
The battle was about to break out, and eight thousand barbarian troops stormed the south gate of Jiaozhou City.
The defenders did not dare to come out. They only dared to rely on the city to defend themselves, and arrows rained down like rain.
The barbarian army suffered a lot of casualties, but with the help of siege equipment, they managed to break through the first level of the city gate, and the army smoothly poured into the barbican city.
As long as they break the second-level city gate, they can enter Jiaozhou City and do whatever they want!
But just when Wan Hao thought victory was certain, thunderous charges suddenly sounded from all around.
"What's going on?" His expression changed drastically.
The spies behind almost rolled into Wengcheng and shouted: "Chief, many troops came out from the east and west gates of Jiaozhou City and surrounded us!"
"how many people?"
"More than ten thousand!"
"Impossible!" Wan Hao frowned. But when he exited the barbican and took a look, he was stunned.
I saw a dense crowd of Jiaozhou troops outside. At such a scale, there were indeed more than 10,000 people!
And their barbarian army was surrounded by the Wengcheng, becoming a turtle in the Wengcheng!
Now, I can't fight or run away!
Wan Hao turned pale with fright, but at the critical moment of the decisive battle, he knew that he could not mess up his position, so he pretended to be calm and commanded: "The barbarian soldiers are the bravest, charge out!"
The rearguard of the army turned into the forward, roaring and charging out.
However, the formation of the encirclement was formed, and the Jiaozhou Army set up heavy crossbows for shooting horses. In one volley, hundreds of people were shot to the ground.
The charging troops were forced to retreat.
In fact, the barbarian army was far inferior to the Jiaozhou Army in terms of quantity and strength. In the past, the barbarian army relied on its flexible maneuvers and the cover of Xishan Forest to defeat the Jiaozhou Army.
But today, they fell into a trap and were surrounded by the entire Jiaozhou army. They were already destined to die!
Marriott knew it was all over.
"Why exactly? Why are all the Jiaozhou army inside the city?" he said desperately.
At this moment, Hu Chun walked out of the city gate alone and walked towards this side while saying: "Master Shen, everything has been calculated."
The surrounding barbarian warriors raised their spears and were about to take action, but Wan Hao stopped him and said, "Don't touch him!"
Everyone then made way for Hu Chun to pass through.
Wan Hao asked in a hoarse voice: "So, he asked you to set up a trap and wait for me to attack the city?"
"Not bad." Hu Chun nodded.
To show the enemy's weakness, first put people into the barbican, and then divide the troops to attack from the east and west gates to surround the enemy in one fell swoop. This was exactly the tactic written in Shen Yunfan's envelope.
Wan Hao leaned against the city wall blankly, looking a little depressed.
In three days, he lost seven battles, and he lost completely. In the last battle, he lost all the barbarian troops.
Being besieged in such a plain area, no matter how strong they are, they can only be used as targets for heavy crossbows. If they try to break out, there will be a river of blood and no one can escape.
He is already a complete failure!
But just when he was desperate, Hu Chun said coldly: "Master Shen also asked me to tell you something."
"What words?"
"Are you convinced now? If you are not convinced, I can let you go."
Wan Hao was startled for a moment, then smiled bitterly. He looked like he was falling apart, as if he was going crazy.
After a long while, he knelt down on the ground.
"I'm convinced."
"The barbarians have surrendered!" Hu Chun was overjoyed.
The Jiaozhou garrison all cheered. The big trouble they had had for so many years was finally solved!
Wan Hao said seriously: "I don't submit to you, I only submit to Shen Yunfan."
In the past three days, after seven captures and six attempts, he was completely impressed by Shen Yunfan.
"It's up to you." Hu Chun didn't care. Anyway, Shen Yunfan was a senior official in the Southern Wei Dynasty. Submitting to him was the same as surrendering to the Southern Wei Dynasty. There was no difference.
But just when everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, a Jiaozhou soldier suddenly ran outside and shouted almost hysterically: "Oh no, Mr. Shen has been kidnapped by the barbarians!"