Chapter 69: The Fall of Shuofang

The damn wheels sank into the mud again, and Old Jiang was reluctant to get off the horse. But there is no way, this car can't be pushed, and the car behind can't pass. If the damn straight road is so narrow, it must be that the overseer who built the road is greedy for money.

"Take the handle, get the car out of here. Don't be cold, both of you, and get some hay and dirt. If the pit is not filled, a car will have to sink into it for a while. "I really don't know what's going on with the next generation, all of them are stupid. Lao Jiang helplessly scolded these newcomers, the baggage camp is not a war. Every year, Xinding is the first to be assigned to the baggage camp.

A few people pushed it, and the handlebar style hurriedly shook the leather whip twice. They are all old people in the baggage camp, and this bit of vision is still there. With two exertions, the carriage came out of the pit at once.

In the winter, the snow falls sufficiently, and in the spring, the land inevitably becomes a muddy pond. Lao Jiang was in the baggage camp on the day he joined the army, and he is also a sentry commander today. There were more than 100 people under his command and 30 carts. This time he was ordered to deliver food to the soldiers in Shuofang City, and he couldn't wait two days.

After a few days, the army drove back to Shuofang, and there was not much food to be desired. I didn't have to let Lao Tzu, more than 100 people, roll in this muddy pond. God knows if he will run into the Huns, Lao Jiang looked at the sixty or seventy naΓ―ve newcomers under his command, and he didn't have a score in his heart.

"What are you looking at?" The old man handed the old ginger a water naan.

"I heard that there was also heavy snow on the grassland last year, and you still don't know about the Northern Army after so many years. The Huns will definitely come to rob it, but it stopped last winter. When I came out this time, I always felt that my right eyelid was beating so much. ”

"If you dance hard, find a piece of paper and stick it, it works! I hope you don't meet the Huns, otherwise you will rely on these raw melons and eggs. It's definitely not good! Don't think about it, it's better to send the grain to Shuofang as soon as possible. Failure is a capital offense, and I've been coveting your position as a sentry for a long time. Don't give me a chance. ”

"Roll the calves!" Old Jiang was so angry that he kicked this guy. Flew on the horse. The soldiers here have leveled the pit, and the baggage battalion is once again struggling on the road.

Old Jiang didn't know that it was in the weeds more than one person tall on the side of the road. More than a thousand Hun soldiers had been ambushed, staring at the baggage camp of the Han army like a wolf.

Now he is a 10,000-rider, but Amu still likes to charge into battle for a living. I still like the feeling of killing, especially killing the Han army. Every time the butcher knife is swung. He had an indescribable pleasure.

"Lord Wanqi, let's do it! Otherwise, the Han people will go away. His Thousand Riders reminded.

"Stupid, it's still a hundred and ten miles away from Shuofang City. They won't be able to catch up with the exhaustion today, so let's wait until they set up camp. Our goal is Shuofang City, and if we run one, it will be broken. ”

Lian Hong is the defender of Shuofang City, and now he is very uneasy. The sentinels had already discovered traces of Hun cavalry activity nearby. But in Shuofang City, there are only 3,000 people. It's not that Shangfeng didn't give him more troops, but in fact, the logistics can only supply 3,000 people in winter.

The man sent out to urge the grain has been gone for ten days, and if you count it, there should be a grain cart arriving. It is estimated that there will not be much this time. After the beginning of spring, the army will be re-stationed in Shuofang. How could a defensive town in the north leave only 3,000 people here to defend. At that time, he can also unload the responsibility of the guard and return to the mainland to take turns to rest. Damn, there's enough of this place where birds don't shit.

"Report! General, there's news from Dock Fort. The 5,000-strong Xiongnu army was active in the vicinity yesterday. Due to the large number of people, the defenders of Dockfort did not take part in the battle. ”

"Huh?" Lian Hong was taken aback. Wubao is only more than 100 miles away from Shuofang City. Shuofang City is not so much a city as it is the center of a defensive system. Around Shuofang. There are also seventy-two forts. Each fortress was garrisoned by three or five hundred soldiers, and it should be feasible to hold out for two or three days in the event of an attack.

In this way, the Han army turned Shuo Fang into a hedgehog covered in thorns. Attack a little and there will be a large army to come to your aid. Then take advantage of the fortress and numbers to expel the Huns. For many years, Shuofang City has been defended in this way. Nothing ever happened.

"Did the Huns attack the city?" In the event of a siege. Lian Hong felt that there was no way to take one or two thousand people with him. Then you need to go to the mainland to ask for help as soon as possible.

"No, the Huns seem to be on the march. Wubao had observations, but at night it was not known where the Huns went. ”

"Release the scouts, and investigate in detail within a hundred miles. Other! Asking the general to march immediately, he said that Shuofang had found 5,000 Hun rangers. "Lian Hong feels a little bad. Five thousand Huns were on the march. Where are they going? It won't be to come to Shuofang, Lao Tzu only has 3,000 people in his hands. You have to hurry up and call for help, otherwise it will be too late for the Huns to attack the city.

"No!" As soon as the herald went out, the lieutenant of the baggage battalion walked in.

"General, there are more than thirty carts of grain and grass. More than 30,000 catties of grain and straw are enough for us to eat for a while. It is not a problem to hold out until the arrival of the army. ”

This is good news, as long as there is food in the city, there is no panic. No matter how the Huns besieged it, they were not afraid. Besides, the military horses of the imperial court will come back to Shuofang in five or six days. 30,000 soldiers and horses, no matter what, can defend this important border town.

"Treat the brethren in the baggage camp well, such weather must have suffered a lot. The grain was delivered a day in advance, which shows that they were not lazy. ”

In spring, the city and the city are full of snow in full bloom. The whole prairie is a big quagmire, four or five hundred miles of land, and it is really not easy to reach Shuofang one day in advance.

"No!" After the quartermaster sang the promise, he immediately took his steward to check the warehouse. Kankan walked to the gate of the city and realized that something was wrong, those guys wearing the uniform of the baggage battalion were slashing at the defenders of the city gate with their swords raised. It is estimated that it happened suddenly, and there were already fifteen or sixteen corpses lying on the ground, and the bright red blood stained a large area of the ground.

"My lord, it's not good. You see! And when the steward saw it, he saw that a man was jumping down from a wagon of a baggage camp. Oh my God, that's ...... Wearing a leather robe, that's his mother's Huns.

A wagon loaded with grain was set ablaze, and black smoke billowed into the sky. Amu jumped out of the carriage and commanded his men to attack the city gates.

Just last night, he commanded 1,000 men under his command to attack this Han army grain convoy. None of the 122 Han soldiers escaped the net, and all of them were killed by Amu. The grain and straw on the cart were also unloaded and covered with a layer of wooden planks. The underside was all stuffed with Hun soldiers.

Kankan deceived to open the city gate, and Amu led his men to rush in. Outside the city lay an ambush of his five thousand men, and as soon as they saw the smoke, these cavalry would arrive in a matter of time. The Han army, which had lost the shelter of the city wall, was nothing in their eyes. Carrying knives and slashing, the Huns were afraid of who would come.

Wielding a large knife in his hand, he split the head of an officer in one fell swoop. Seeing that the Han army was already in chaos. With a wave of his broadsword, Amu shouted: "Rush up the city wall and block the streets with horse-drawn carriages." Survive a stick of incense, and we'll win. With that, he took the lead, brandishing his broadsword and rushing up the city wall along the road.

The defenders on the city walls never dreamed that the Huns would disguise themselves as Han soldiers and sneak in. Amu took these 1,000 people, all of whom were good hands who had followed him for many years. All of them are tall and strong men, and they are all first-class masters in fighting and archery. The Han troops at the head of the city panicked unprepared. Amu led people to take the opportunity to slash and kill, and actually occupied a small section of the city wall. He even picked up the crossbow arrows of the Han people and shot at the Han army.

Amu has never played a crossbow. Curiosity rose, picked up the crossbow and shot a few shots. I think it's effortless, but it's a waste of time. You can shoot one arrow with a crossbow arrow, and you can shoot three arrows with your bow.

Countless Hun cavalry appeared in the wilderness outside the city, shouting trumpets and waving their blades. A stream of brains poured into Shuofang City, and the Hun cavalry was like a torrent. Rampage in Shuofang City, like entering a no-man's land.

Lian Hong was thinking about how to stand up for the last shift, but saw the herald rush in. "General, it's not good. The Huns have come in! ”

"Nonsense. There was no warning from the head of the city. Did they fly in? Lian Hong's nose was almost out of breath when he heard the report, and he suspected that this kid was drinking and confused.

"It's true. Those Huns disguised themselves as baggage and operated grain teams. I opened the city gate, and I don't believe you can see that there is already smoke billowing from the city gate. The herald almost cried, and pointed outside to Lian Hong to see.

Lian Hong's face turned white at that time, and he never expected it. The Huns actually entered the city, and the city gate was lost, is there still a battle to fight?

"Quick, blow the horn and assemble. Drive out the Huns to Lao Tzu. Lian Hong's roar shook the window lattice.

However, at this time, the Hun cavalry had already entered the city. Five thousand Hun horsemen poured into the streets and alleys of Shuofang along the open city gate. At this time, even if he Lian Hong had three heads and six arms, he could not drive the Huns out of the city.

Yi Zhixian was satisfied, and in front of him was almost an intact Shuofang City.

"It's worthy of being the first commander of the headquarters, hahaha! Sure enough, it's not ordinary, Amu counts you as the first merit this time. Yi Zhi patted Amu on the shoulder and laughed. Opened Shuofang City. Even if it was a gap in the Great Wall. Ma Yi, Taiyuan is exposed in front of him like a naked beauty.

This time, Yi Zhixian brought almost all the elite Huns, a full 180,000 people. He was ready to do a good job, which was enough to ensure that the Huns ate and drank for ten years. If possible, he would lead these fierce Hun cavalry to challenge Hangu Pass. Zhongxingyue said that there are 3,000 beauties in Weiyang Palace. Lao Tzu wants to see what the three thousand beauties look like.

Looking at the proud excited and longing Yi Zhixi, and the proud Amu. Zhao Xin hated itchy, and his subordinates began to pull out those Han army dock forts last night. Unexpectedly, his men suffered the most stubborn resistance.

Amu took Shuofang City and gave him a resounding slap in the face, and his fellows hit their heads and bled out. So far, he hasn't conquered a few dock forts, Zhao Xin's eyes are red and he howls and leads his men to attack those damn dock forts.

"Hahaha! Zhao Xin was in a hurry, no matter what he was doing. Let's continue the attack and rush all the way south to Mayi. "I'm glad to see his subordinates fighting. The Huns on the steppe, military exploits are the best bragging capital.

"No! Big single Yu, our department is willing to be a pioneer. Amu immediately touched his chest with his hand and asked for battle.

"Okay, as you ask. Go ahead! My warriors! Yi Zhi waved his hand obliquely, and he seemed to have seen the banner of the Huns planted on the head of the city of Mayi.

"Smack......!" Liu Che slapped the dragon book case loudly, and the attendants and palace people in the Chengming Hall knelt all over the ground.

Long Yan was furious, this was the real Long Yan Fury. I didn't see that the corners of the emperor's eyes were about to crack, Wei Qingtie stood under the Dan Fan with a blue face, this time he didn't even do anything. He guessed correctly the time of the Hun attack, but not the location of the Hun attack.

In Wei Qing's opinion, the Huns should attack the Hetao area this time. The Great Wall of the Hetao is newly built. Although the phased construction method of the wall ensured the construction period, it left many air raids. The frozen Yellow River allowed the Huns to successfully sneak in along these air raids.

As long as you look at the map, you can see that taking the Hetao is equivalent to hanging a sword over Chang'an. If the Huns were bold enough, it would not be impossible to come to Ganquan to watch the wolf smoke again.

"Tell me what to do, this time the Huns are menacing. 200,000 people are approaching Mayi, and I can't see that I will receive the news of the fall of Mayi in half a month. Then there is Taiyuan, Shangjun ......, and after Hangu Pass is Guanzhong, Chang'an! ”

"Errors in judgment are the responsibility of ministers, in today's situation. The only way to do this is to withdraw the Hetao garrison as much as possible to guard the Hangu Pass and Chang'an.

It is not terrible to lose Mayi, and even Taiyuan is not terrible to be captured. As long as we hold the Hangu Pass, Your Majesty's safety is guaranteed. The foundation of my Han Dynasty will be unhindered, and the minister is willing to lead the Chang'an Northern Army to send a letter to Guguan to meet the Hun army.

The minister's strategy was to let the Xiongnu army attack Taiyuan. Then the minister was under the city of Taiyuan and fought to the death with the Hun army. There is a strong city in front, and there is my great Han Xiongshi in the back. The Huns, this time I'm afraid it's good to get in and out. ”

"Hmmm! This is a way to do it, rather than consuming it for a long time. It's better to finish the battle, and this time leave the essence of the Huns in Bingzhou! Liu Che looked at the map and was also a little ruthless. War is sometimes a gamble, a gamble between commanders. Now that Yi Zhixian has bet on all his net worth, Liu Che decided to follow this hand.

"Your Majesty! The minister has a reluctant request. Wei Qing was a little embarrassed.

"Say, you can say anything about today's deliberations. As long as I can do it, I will give it to you. As long as this battle is won, there will be no war between Han and Hungary for at least twenty years. ”

"I heard that Princess Nangong came to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday, and the minister thought...... Chancellor thinks! Your Majesty, can you ask Princess Nangong to say something, and ask Yunhou to send troops to support. (To be continued......)