Chapter 60: The Siege

Amu was very depressed, and he actually got lost with such a detailed map in his hand. It's no wonder that he, a heavy snowfall has paved the entire grassland with silver. There are no landmarks on the ground that can be seen clearly. Fortunately, he found a Han village and five Han scouts. This is the way to Wangping.

A group of Hun cavalry slaughtered in smoke and dust, this is the vanguard led by Amulai. Behind him were the 10,000 elite horsemen of the Huqiang King and the Hun Evil King. The big order is in the headquarters, with countless cattle and sheep pressing the formation. The entire army was advancing at a breakneck pace.

As soon as Su Wu saw that the Huns had been killed, the advance was already less than five miles, and he hurriedly shouted to the sentry chief: "Hurry up and send a herald to inform the general." The whole army goes up to the city wall and prepares to meet the enemy! ”

"School ...... School...... Captain, let's run away. There were too many Huns. The sentry chief's face was as frightened as earth, and his legs were already shaking into chaff. His body was so weak that he could barely stand, and he almost fainted before the battle.

Although there are a small group of Huns attacking this Wangping on weekdays, there has never been so many Huns attacking the city. There was never even a siege of the Huns of more than a thousand people. The walls were not made of masonry at all, but of rammed earth. The height was only a little more than three zhang, and the defenders were only five hundred. Don't even think about such a city, it will inevitably be attacked by the Huns.

The Huns were ferocious and barbaric, and everyone can figure out what the city looked like after it was broken. Therefore, not only the soldiers were terrified. Even the sentry commander was so frightened that he almost collapsed.

"Huh" Su Wu drew his sword under his ribs, and in everyone's stunned gaze. The long sword slashed horizontally, and a large head rose into the sky. The blood was extremely gorgeous under the reflection of the winter sun, and the hot blood fell sparsely on Su Wu's face.

Bending down to pick up the head of the sentry chief, Su Wu's face was indescribably hideous with blood flowing from his face.

"It's all right, we're pawns. The Huns were cavalry. Now there is only one way to escape from the city and run for your life. We have enough grain in the city to eat for a year, so we can only hold on to the city. is the only way to live, who wants to cut the soft egg at this critical time is not like a man. Lao Tzu cut him down first, so as not to fall into the name of our Han army.

Now, who else wants to get out of the city and escape! Su Wu's eyes were vicious like a jackal, and the blood on his face was hideous.

The soldiers retreated. No one dares to say anything like running away. The body of the sentry commander is still bleeding, and whoever dares to escape from the city now is afraid that this will also end.

"Since no one wants to escape, then let Lao Tzu return to his place. According to the drill on weekdays, the sentry commanders led their headquarters to stick to the city wall. ”

"No!" Forced by Su Wu's murderous aura, the soldiers seemed to have some blood. They returned to the city walls with their swords in hand, ready to meet the attack of the Huns. Su Wu spat a mouthful, did not wipe the blood on his face, and threw the head in his hand at will. Personally stand on the north wall to supervise the battle.

It was such a delay that Wangping City did not send a herald to deliver the letter.

The earth-shattering sound of horses' hooves came from far and near. An unknown number of Huns surrounded Wangping City. This is the first frontier city to invade, and it looks small and the walls are not high. It shouldn't be too difficult to take down.

"Let the horses rest, Doro, you take the men to cut down the branches and make ladders and siege trees." Amu saw that Wangping had been surrounded, so he commanded with confidence. It seems that the Han army in the city is not prepared in the slightest, and he did not even see the cavalry who went out to report the news. If a cavalryman went out of the city to report the news, Amu must have ordered someone to chase after him and shoot him.

Looking at the dense Hun cavalry under the city wall, Su Wu felt that his scalp was numb. There are too many people scrambling this time. In this city alone, I am afraid that there are tens of thousands of people.

In fact, Su Wu's speculation was somewhat conservative. These 10,000 people are just forwards. The Xiongnu Dadan Yu Yizhi personally led the headquarters to press the formation in the back, and it was only half a day's journey from the front army. The total strength of the Huns' southern invasion reached 100,000.

Over the years, the Huns have cultivated and recuperated, and finally gathered these strong warriors. Yi Zhixian also let go, this battle must plunder more property slaves. Yun Xiao and the elite of the Han army went to the south, and the imperial court had just dismissed the Hui soldiers. Such an opportunity doesn't happen often, and you must get a big damn vote.

The Huns dismounted their horses. They took out the jerky from the leather sacs behind the horses. While eating, I watched the luck of the Han army on the city wall. Such a small city can be conquered in less than two hours.

"Damn, let the guy bring lunch. Sue the dogs, the food should be hot. If it's cold. Don't blame Lao Tzu for killing people. Su Wu knew that this was the biggest test of morale. If the morale is discouraged at this time, it will definitely not be able to hold the first round of attack.

In this siege battle, the first round of the attack is very important. Often, as long as you hold the first round, you can hold it for a long time later. And the besiegers will become more and more cowardly as they attack. Morale will also get lower and lower.

The people in the room listened to it, and they also knew that it was not certain whether they would die after eating this meal and the next meal. Simply, take out the frozen hard pork and chop it. Just below the city walls, a dozen large pots of pork stewed cabbage.

The white-flour steamed buns are even bigger than fists, and each person can take a bowl of meat steamed buns as you like. The soldiers nibbled on steaming steamed buns and ate hot pork stewed cabbage. It seemed that the day was not so cold, and after eating, the soldiers threw their bowls and chopsticks into the city.

Grandma's, since Hengzhi is a death. Now I'm a full ghost, as long as I survive tonight, I can have another human meal.

A provocative meal boosted the morale of the Han army, and these guys were gearing up one by one. Just wait for the Huns to rush up, kill one enough to kill two, and earn one.

The situation of the Han army is in Amu's eyes, and these Han troops are quite interesting. Death is dying, but he is still refreshed.

"My lord, there isn't much wood to be found. Twenty ladders were made, and there was not enough timber for the storming carts. Only two pieces of engineered wood can be found. Doroh, a tall and lanky man, walked over and said. This guy is a first-class condor archer of the Huns. Three hundred paces away, shoot your left eye and never shoot your right eye. It was precisely because of his strength that Amu recruited him to become a centurion.

"Take your men to rest, Lac, Loren, you come here."

Each of his ten centurions had a unique skill. This Loren was born with a strong force, as strong as a black bear in the forest. His subordinates are all tigers. When it comes to siege, Rak's men are the best swordsmen. Their swordsmanship is well-known in the main department.

Amu plans to let these two teams take the lead and take this small city in one fell swoop. At the same time, it can be regarded as a small test to see if these people I recruited are the embroidered pillows that the Han people say.

"Twenty ladders are for Lac, Loren, you and your men attack the gates. If Rak succeeds, he goes down and opens the gates. As long as the gates are opened, those Han people are lambs to the slaughter. Got it? ”

Amu took the two men to the city and taught them how to attack with hand gestures.

These Hun men, although they are all well-known in the grassland. But they are all on horseback on weekdays, and they rarely involve siege warfare. Since the Lingwu hit the wall, the Huns have not captured any decent fortified cities. The last time Amu captured a county seat, it was already a remarkable achievement.

"Got it!" The two of them saluted Amu with their hands on their chests, and he had absolute authority in Amu's team. Everyone admired the commander.

"Get ready to attack."

Su Wu saw a Hun general in leather armor on the opposite side, and pointed at Wangping City. I knew that the offensive was about to begin. But neither he nor Amu knew that the other party was an old rival who had met.

Sure enough, the two Huns saluted the Hun general. Then the Huns rushed up with a ladder and a giant tree.

"Don't let the arrows go, listen to my command to release the arrows uniformly." Su Wu shouted loudly on the city wall. At the same time, the eyes constantly judged the distance of the Huns, a thousand steps...... Eight hundred steps...... 500 steps...... Three hundred steps! The Huns approached step by step, until they were a hundred paces away. Su Wu shouted: "Bow and crossbow, shoot!" ”

At the sound of the order, more than 100 crossbowmen fired in unison. Those Hun soldiers all held small protective shields in their hands, after the first round of arrow rain. Several people were shot in both legs and fell in the snow.

With this shout, Wangping's siege battle officially began.

Seeing that the Han army on the city wall began to shoot, Amu immediately ordered the condor archers to rush forward on horseback. Use the bow and arrow in your hand to shoot at the Han archers to suppress the Han army's long-range attack power. Help Lark and Loren get closer to the walls.

The two sides come and go, and arrows fly in the sky. The Huns' condor archers were not covered, and each of them had the kung fu of piercing Yang at a distance of 300 paces. In particular, the leader Doro is a first-class shooter.

The crossbowmen of the Han army were suppressed so that they could not raise their heads, as long as anyone dared to show their heads. will be shot by those ferocious condor archers.

......Twenty ladders were lined up on the city wall. Loren even led his men to pick up a huge log, shouted a trumpet and began to bang on the city gate.

The not-so-heavy city gate let out a groan, and the Han army began to throw rolling wood and stones under the city. Su Wu even commanded seven or eight strong men to use a ramming rod to knock down the ladder. The Hun soldiers fell down the ladder in strings like sugar gourds, but fortunately, the snow under the city wall was relatively thick. There aren't many people who get injured in falls.

The room even boiled a large pot of boiling water and brought it up, and Su Wu gave an order. Pour boiling water over the head. "Ahh There was a terrible howl at the gate of the city.

The tenacity of the Han army surprised Amu, who did not expect such a small county town to be so tightly guarded. (To be continued......)