Just when Kuitou was about to face up to the strength of the Han army in front of him for the first time, another "spear" fell from the sky and shattered a ladder. Immediately afterwards, another "spear" was "thrown"
" came out and accurately hit the siege equipment lined up by the leader at the foot of Daling City.
These siege equipment are all made of wood. If they can withstand the impact of the huge crossbow arrows fired by the bed crossbow, they will turn into a pile of waste wood in an instant. The leader couldn't help but exclaimed: "Quick! Back off! Back off!"
Without the rush car and the ladder, Kuitou is not helpless. He still has many long ladders. Although it is not possible to use the long ladder to climb to the top of the city, it is obviously much more difficult. However, he has many people under his hands, and he will use their lives to fill the gap.
You can also fill up the city head. However, the person on the top of Daling City who can "throw" the spear far and hard is the most worried. Unless this person is removed, Daling will be difficult to break.
The leader retreated the team for five miles, and then he called in the Yuan soldiers who had instructed them in the use of siege equipment and asked, "How long will it take for you to be able to recreate the rams and ladders?"
Several Yuan Jun soldiers shook their heads together and said: "Return to Khan, we won't do it."
The leader said angrily: "Then what do you know?"
The leader, Lieutenant Yuan, laughed and said, "We can only use it, but we can't make it."
They were sent by Yuan Shao to help the Xianbei people. Although these Xianbei people were ferocious, if they wanted to learn how to attack the city, they had to be ahead of them. For the moment, they did not dare to do anything to them. Therefore, facing the leader's questions, these Yuan Jun soldiers still
He looked confident.
Now that the leader was asking for help from them, he really did not dare to fall out with them. He endured it again and again, and finally changed his smile and said in a pleasant tone: "But without the ladder and the ram, this city cannot be attacked."
Already."
The Yuan Military Colonel pointed behind him and said disdainfully: "Daling City is only as high as it is. If you don't have a ladder, just use a long ladder. You can still climb up."
The leader learned his lesson this time and was not angry. He still kept his smile and said, "As you saw just now, there are experts in the city. A spear can be thrown so far. If that guy takes the spear and throws it at
Once he stood on the edge of the city wall, he would have to push down any number of long ladders he had climbed up, otherwise our warriors would be thrown to death."
Lieutenant Yuan Jun laughed loudly and said: "What kind of spear is this? It's a crossbow arrow!"
It turned out that the captain had some knowledge and knew that there were weapons like crossbows in the world. He pointed to the ladder and ram in front of him that were damaged by the crossbow, and said: "Khan, don't look at the power of this thing to attack the ladder.
It is huge, but its destructive power on the crowd is actually very limited. As long as the Khan sends more people, let everyone rush closer, and put the long ladder on the city wall, there is nothing that can be done about it. We don’t know how to build the ladder, how many sticks will it take?
It’s not difficult to build a long ladder, it just depends on whether the Khan is willing to waste more lives.”
Kuitou is a cruel person to begin with, and these Xianbei cavalry are not all from his own tribe, so what if thousands of them die? After hearing the words of Yuan Junjun, Kuitou suddenly became more confident, and was about to order the organization
As they were attacking the city, they suddenly heard the rear army drumming up. A cavalryman flew up to report, and the rear army was attacked by the Han army.
The one who attacked Kuitou's rear army was the group of Han cavalry that had just started the battle with Bu Dugen. There were enough war horses in Daling City. After the cavalry group withdrew from the city, they quickly replaced their horses and rushed
Before Kuitou besieged the city, he rushed out from the south gate, made a big circle, and got behind the Xianbei army.
Relying on the power of their bows and arrows, the Han cavalry continued to ride and shoot, but the Xianbei were never able to catch up, leaving dead bodies lying on the ground.
Here, Kuitou couldn't hold himself back any longer and asked Captain Yuan to lead people to cut down trees and build long ladders. At the same time, he ordered the soldiers to carry the existing long ladders and start attacking the city. The enemy's attack was an order. On the top of the city
Arrows rained down like rain, and many Xianbei people fell to the ground before they could reach the city and could not get up again.
Finally, after paying a heavy price, dozens of long ladders were put up on the city wall. The Xianbei people held a scimitar in one hand and climbed up the ladder with the other hand. Compared with riding horses, the Xianbei people were obviously better at climbing.
The long ladder was extremely uncomfortable, as slow as if it were moving in slow motion, and they had no shields to protect them, so they immediately became a living target for the Han army's crossbowmen.
At this time, the young and strong people in the city also came to help in the battle. Everyone knew that once the city was captured by the Xianbei people, not only they themselves, but also their families would not be spared. Now is not the time to spare your life. Helping the Han army is helping yourself.
.Although these civilians have not received any special training, they can complete tasks such as throwing stones, pushing logs, and pouring gold juice effortlessly and do not require any skills.
The random arrows on the top of the city were still being shot down continuously. The Xianbei people who were not afraid of death clumsily climbed up the long ladder, and a plate of hot and smelly golden juice was poured down on their heads. The golden juice was poisonous and was poured on it.
It will be difficult to treat them in the future. The skin of these Xianbei soldiers was burned with blisters. They were not dead for a while, rolling and howling in pain on the ground. The tragic situation made the people behind them palpitate.
The leader didn't care so much, and kept ordering the soldiers to rush up. An hour passed, and the city was already full of corpses and damaged long ladders. The Xianbei warriors didn't even touch the top of the city.
The constant harassment of the Han cavalry also made the Xianbei people unable to defend themselves. This area was densely populated with cities, and the Xianbei people were in a hurry to pursue them, so the Han army's light cavalry hid in the city. Each city had a group of war horses prepared in advance, and the cavalry entered the city.
After that, they immediately changed their horses and rushed out from another city gate. The Xianbei people were exhausted by them, but they could never catch up.
This battle lasted until the afternoon. The Xianbei people had lost more than 10,000 people under Daling City, and more than 60,000 people were sent out to pursue a small group of Han cavalry. They have not returned yet, and it is not known where they went.
Gone. But these Xianbei cavalrymen below the city haven't even had a bite of food since they set off in the morning.
People may be able to hold on if they eat less than one or two meals, but the horses can't run anymore. The Han army has long implemented a policy of fortifying the walls and clearing the fields around Daling City. Not to mention food, even grass is difficult to find. This time the troops are dispatched,
Yuan Shao promised in advance that Xianbei
They were responsible for all the food and grass supplies needed by the army, but up to now there was not a single person transporting food. The leader couldn't help but became angry again, and asked the Yuan Military Colonel: "Where is the food! Everyone is not full, so take it."
Why attack the city!"
The famous captain sneered secretly in his heart, but said: "The Khan asked the villain, but the villain couldn't answer. As you can see, the villain hasn't eaten either."
In fact, he knew very well that attacking the city like the Xianbei people was no different than committing suicide. The Xianbei people were indeed brave. They almost braved the arrows and stones of the Han army and rushed up, but they did not counterattack or suppress the city.
The soldiers and civilians defending the city can attack the city without restraint, so it is surprising that they can attack it.
However, the captain did not tell the leader these skills because he hated the Xianbei people. Although he was in Taiyuan City, his home was in the suburbs. The Xianbei people came so quickly that his family did not have time to evacuate into the city. As a result, his
His wife was captured by the Xianbei people and taken to the military camp. After several negotiations, she was released, but she had been raped by countless people. Anyway, when he was sent out to guide the Xianbei people to attack the city, his wife was still lying on the couch.
Can't get up.
When the leader was irritated, several cavalrymen came over on flying horses and said loudly: "Khan, something bad has happened! The Han people attacked the grain transport team and all the grain and grass were burned!"
With an army of more than 200,000 people, the men needed to eat food and the horses needed to eat grass. The daily consumption was not a small amount. Yuan Shao specially organized a team of civilians to be responsible for transportation. However, the Han army had long grasped their movements.
In addition to the 3,000 cavalry left in Qixian and Qixian each, the other 4,000 light cavalry have been lurking in the nearby valleys, waiting to attack the Xianbei people's grain team.
The Xianbei people never brought supplies when fighting on the grasslands, but after arriving in the Central Plains, everything was different. Even the fodder for the war horses was transported from other places. But as the commander-in-chief of Xianbei, Kuitou did not have any troops yet.
He thought that if he handed over the task of transporting grain and grass to Yuan Shao, he would have nothing to do. He didn't even arrange the escort troops.
Most of Yuan Shao's troops were drawn to the battlefields around Liyang and Yecheng, and he did not dare to mobilize the troops in Taiyuan City at will, in case the Xianbei people suddenly turned their backs and attacked Taiyuan City. In addition, from Taiyuan to Daling
The journey was not too far, and it was on his own territory, so he only sent a thousand people to protect him symbolically.
When the four thousand Han army light cavalry suddenly appeared, the thousand Yuan army guards immediately dispersed. The soldiers who were guarding them all left, and the civilians who were transporting grain and grass dispersed in a rush, leaving countless people behind.
The Qing Dynasty's grain and grass baggage. Four thousand Han cavalry could not transport so much grain and grass baggage, so they simply burned it all in a fire. By the time the Xianbei cavalry heard the news and arrived, it was already too late to save them.
Knowing that all the food and grass brought by Yuan Shao had been burned, and looking at his hungry men, the leader had no choice but to order a temporary retreat. Hundreds of thousands of cavalry retreated together, which was quite powerful. Even though the Han cavalry was powerful with their bows and arrows, they did not dare to
They pursued rashly and had to harass them a little from behind. Although they also caused some damage to the Xianbei army, the impact was ultimately limited.
In Chang'an City, battle reports from all over the place came to Liu Xin's Dragon case like a snowflake. Except for the 50,000 infantrymen of the First Army, which was responsible for blocking the task, which suffered heavy casualties, other departments were making very smooth progress, especially the Fourth Army, which was responsible for blocking the Xianbei army.
, in the battles in Daling counties, a total of 70,000 Xianbei cavalry were annihilated, but their own damage was extremely limited.
Liu Xin did not expect that the war would go so smoothly. He laughed and asked, "Is there no action on Cao Cao's side yet?"
Jushou cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, it is reported that Yuan Shao has accepted Cao Cao's conditions, and he will be responsible for the consumption of food and fodder for Cao's army. We estimate that Cao Cao will send troops within a few days."
Liu Xin sneered and was about to give the order when she saw Li Ming walking in. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Cai and Mr. Cai have something to see outside the palace gate."