Hou Qinu held up the thick log and chased all the way, and soon rushed down the city wall. Some of the Yuan Jun soldiers fled towards the city, and some were blocked in the city gate. Hou Qinu was not polite and picked up the log.
, one knocks on one, two knocks on the other. The logs are thick and long. He can reach others, but others cannot reach him. He can only be beaten passively. The city gate hole is soon filled with bloody corpses.
, it was not until Han Yong led his men to kill him that Hou Qinu said, "I'll leave this to you" and turned back to fight into the city.
Seeing that the murderous god finally left, the remaining Yuan Jun soldiers in the city gate no longer wanted to resist. They threw away their swords and guns and knelt down to beg for surrender to the most rogue queen in history. Han Yong ordered the city gate to be opened while sending people to chase her.
Assist Hou Qinu.
Daling can only be regarded as an ordinary county town. According to regulations, there should be 1,500 defenders in the city. But this is the hinterland of Taiyuan County. There are no wars at all, and even thieves are very rare. So the county magistrate Gao Jinzhan
Because he was a distant relative of Bingzhou Mu Gaogan, he received a free salary. The actual number of posts was only more than 800 people. Xianbei had been in trouble recently, and Gao Jin became afraid, so he recruited 700 to 800 people.
Minfu was assigned to four doors, but he still was not willing to fill up the positions.
But the county magistrate is the county magistrate after all. Gao Jin's first reaction when he heard the enemy attack was that these people could not be Xianbei people. They were probably Liu Xin's army in the south, or the surrounding bandits. But the bandits in Taiyuan County were not very common.
If there are more, Liu Xin's army is more likely. It must be said that Gao Jin's judgment was very accurate, and the subsequent decisions made by Gao Jin were even more wise.
Gao Jin had no intention of commanding the army to fight back. Instead, he immediately ordered his servants to hitch a few carriages, packed up his gold and silver items, took a few wives and concubines with him, and hurried out of the county government office towards the north gate.
His reason is very simple. Since Liu Xin's army has arrived here, several counties in the south must have fallen. With just a few hundred people in his hands, Daling City cannot be defended anyway. He just sent two
Hundreds of reinforcements went over, just to delay the enemy's movements a little and buy enough time for themselves to escape.
Unfortunately, Hou Qinu ignored the news of the blockade, and despite the tight military strength, he still allocated half of his troops to guard outside the east, north, and west city gates. When Gao Jin's convoy arrived at the north gate, he ordered the soldiers to open the city gate.
When he opened the door, the Han soldiers who were ambushing outside the city suddenly rushed in.
Gao Jin only wanted to escape for his life, so he did not bring many guards. Instead, he asked the troops in the city to gather at the county government office. The purpose was to attract the enemy troops so that he could escape easily. As a result, he only had
He killed only a few dozen soldiers and were quickly chopped to pieces. Even Gao Jin himself became a victim of the sword.
The battle in the city did not last long. After receiving Gao Jin's order, most of the soldiers defending the city gathered near the county government office. Except for those who died in the south gate and those guarding the other three city gates, some temporary desertions were also excluded.
There were only more than 400 people left. When the civilians who had been recruited found out that the people who were attacking the city were not Xianbei people, they immediately dispersed. The number of Yuan's army was actually less than that of the Han army who entered the city, so their defeat was inevitable.
There is no suspense anymore.
After eliminating the defenders near the county government, Han Yong quickly divided his troops and went to the other three city gates, and organized soldiers to pacify the people in the city and eliminate the remaining enemies. Hou Qinu was not good at defending the city. This was Han Yong's strength, so
, now the command of Dalingcheng has been handed over to Han Yong, which was decided before departure.
Hou Qinu did not take the time to rest as they were accustomed to do. Instead, he led the special forces to serve as voluntary porters and moved various city defense equipment to the top of the city. Hou Qinu's special "weapon" also returned
When it reached the position where it should be, it was just that the originally yellow-brown log was now red and white. The red was blood and the white was brain. This shows how bloody the killing just now was.
The city gradually returned to calm, and people dared to go out of their homes. The young men were gathered again. The civilians who had just been helping the Yuan army fight against the Han army now began to help the Han army repair the city walls. However, the city gate of Daling
It was not open to the public like Jiexiu and Wu County, but no one was allowed to enter or leave. The reason was simple, because the Xianbei people were about to attack. For the same reason, Minzhuang in the city worked particularly hard.
Han Yong and his soldiers did not change into Yuan Jun's uniforms. They were already at the forefront. The protection level of Han Army's armor was more than one level higher than that of Yuan Jun's. Giving up high-level protection in order to confuse the enemy was completely worth the loss.
Just when Hou Qinu and Han Yong conquered Daling City, the army stationed in Jiexiu and Wu County also began to take action. Gao Shun led a group of troops to kill Pingzhou City in Xihe County, while Zhang Liao led another group.
A group of troops attacked Zhongdu City in the northeast of Wu County. Because he did not know whether Hou Qinu and Han Yong's sneak attack on Daling City would be successful, Zhang Liao did not rush to send reinforcements to Daling.
The battles to attack Pingzhou and Zhongdu started almost at the same time, and they were all solid attacks. In order to gain speed, trebuchets were not even used during the siege. The soldiers held up long ladders and rushed to the city wall with shouts. Stones were thrown on the city.
Like rain, the crossbowmen below the city also reflected mercilessly.
The two small counties did not cause much trouble to the Han army, but the shouts of killing were heard far away. Several other counties must have already known about the war that took place here. Therefore, Zhang Liao was in the process of capturing them.
After the capital, they did not stop at all and continued to march north to take the capital.
Jingling County had already received the news that the Han army was attacking Zhongdu. The county magistrate sent Pegasus to Taiyuan for help, and at the same time recruited civilians to strengthen the city defense. However, the county magistrate was lucky and thought that the Han army would not do this.
He came quickly, so all the work was done in a leisurely manner. When the Han army appeared under the city of Jingling, many of the defensive equipment on the city were not yet in place. Zhang Liao captured the city of Jingling almost effortlessly.
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At this time, the reconnaissance cavalry sent to Daling also brought back the news that Daling City was already under the control of Hou Qinu and Han Yong. Zhang Liao was overjoyed when he received the report and sent out 3,000 cavalry for Li Wei to lead.
Heading to Daling, another thousand infantrymen also boarded the fleet of small fishing boats, with the same goal of Daling. Zhang Liao himself decided to lead the army to continue moving forward and capture Qixian County.
Qixian County is a large county in Taiyuan County. The city wall is taller than that of several other counties, and it also has an independent moat. The most important thing is that the magistrate of Qixian County, Ji Ke, is a serious guy.
When he heard the news that the Han army was attacking Zhongdu, he began to recruit civilians to strengthen the city's defense. There was no shortage of 1,500 soldiers under his command, and all the rolling logs and stones used to defend the city were available.
It was almost dusk when Zhang Liao led his troops to Qi County. The previous counties were too easy to defeat, which made Zhang Liao extremely contemptuous of Yuan Jun. Facing this small city, he didn't even think about it.
Directly order the siege.
As the war drums of "dong dong dong" beat, the Han soldiers rushed towards Qixian City in large numbers until they reached the moat. There was no movement on the city wall. Zhang Liao frowned, vaguely feeling that something was wrong. But
The Han army moved quickly. The soldiers in front had already set up a long ladder on the moat. If Ming Jin retreated at this time, it would be a big blow to morale. Zhang Liao decided to take another look.
The best way to break through the moat is of course to set up a pontoon bridge, but it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and this method of using long ladders to directly set up on both sides of the moat is much simpler. However, this method also has its drawbacks. If the moat is wide enough, this method
This method is useless. At the same time, the soldiers must undergo long-term training before they can move freely on the long ladder. Facing the not-so-wide moat of Qi County, the Han soldiers obviously chose the most direct method.
Just when the front line of the Han army reached the middle of the long ladder, they suddenly heard the sound of bangs on the city. At the head of the Qixian city where no one could be seen just now, many archers suddenly appeared, flying arrows like locusts, shooting straight at the long ladder.
Han soldiers on the ladder.
The long ladder was narrow, and the soldiers had no way to dodge on it. They had no choice but to move forward. Although they were equipped with the best armor and protected by shields, Yuan Jun was condescending and still shot and wounded many Han soldiers. Some soldiers rushed
Halfway through, he fell into the moat, and red mist of blood appeared in the river.
Seeing his soldiers falling down continuously, Zhang Liao gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Bring me the drumsticks!"
He knew that he had to persist in this dilemma. If he chose to call for gold, the soldiers who had rushed halfway would probably have no hope of coming back. Zhang Liao personally beat the war drums, and the morale of the Han army was immediately boosted. The soldiers did not want to
Rushing forward with all the strength, it is really a matter of going forward one after another.
Suddenly, war drums were also beaten on the top of the city, and the drummer was none other than Ji Ke, the magistrate of Qi County. With the sound of the drums, many rolling logs and stones were suddenly pushed down on the top of the city, and cans of smoke were also poured down.
Golden juice with white mist and odor. This stuff is very vicious. It is actually boiling human excrement. Not only will it cause burns when it touches the body, it is also poisonous and difficult to cure. It takes some strength to push the rolling logs and rocks.
And pouring the gold juice doesn't even require any effort, it can be done by just recruiting a civilian.
Despite heavy casualties, the Han soldiers bravely rushed to the foot of Qixian City. Long ladders were also erected on the city wall. The archers and crossbowmen rushed across the moat and fired back at the city head under the cover of large shields.
From time to time, there were screams from the city.
The battle to attack Qixian lasted from before dusk to dark. The Han army organized five consecutive attacks and suffered huge casualties of nearly a thousand people. However, the city of Qixian was still in the hands of Yuan's army. Zhang Liao did not withdraw his troops and ordered to fight at night.
The sixth time, more than 20 soldiers finally climbed to the top of Qixian City, but the follow-up troops failed to catch up in time. The more than 20 warriors who stood on the top of the city were eventually outnumbered, and all died heroically.
The people on the left and right advised: "General, the soldiers are tired from coming far, and it's getting late now, so why don't we withdraw our troops temporarily and fight again tomorrow."
Zhang Liao threw off his brocade robe, raised his sword and shouted: "No! If we can't take Qi County, we will not withdraw our troops!"