Northwest Yu led the Wolf Qiang soldiers to take the lead in the attack.

Soon after, the leader of the burning He Qiang, the Heavenly Wolf, led his troops to arrive. June Thunder immediately ordered the entire Qiang coalition army to begin the siege of the city.

Baimaqiang and Shaodangqiang attacked the left flank of the city gate under the command of June Thunder, and the wolf Qiang, Xian Lingqiang and Shao He Qiang attacked the right flank of the city gate under the command of Northwest Rain. More than a dozen other Xiaoqiang tribes followed the big clan and joined the battle.

Because the Qiang soldiers are all cavalry, they are not good at attacking the city, and the leaders of the tribes want to work hard to make a profit, so although the siege scene at the east gate of the Yicheng City looks spectacular and intense, there are very few soldiers who really cross the moat and attack the city tower.

After Hua Xiong received Huangfu Zheng's request for help, he immediately ordered the military marquis Zhao Yi and Li Ting to continue to defend the city, and he quickly rushed to Xicheng with 300 people. Thanks to his timely support, the West Gate was recaptured by him just as the defense was about to collapse completely. Han Sui saw that the soldiers could not resist the fierce counterattack of the officials and soldiers, and fled off the city wall one after another, and couldn't help but shake their heads again and again, crying out in vain.

"Where's the reinforcements?" Han Sui greeted the candidate who fled back out of breath and asked strangely, "At this time, Fu Xie (read xie) still has reinforcements?" ”

The candidate pointed to the east and scolded: "The Qiang people in the snowy mountains are insidious and cunning, and there is no good thing. You see, they have eaten their trumpets all over the city, and they have blown their trumpets, but they have not made any effort to attack the city. It was Hua Xiong who came to support, and it was the fierce big bear. ”

Han Sui smiled bitterly: "It's a failure." He looked up at the sky, pointed at the retreating soldier with his horsewhip, and said, "I have been fighting all morning, and I am too tired, so I order everyone to rest, eat first, and then fight when they are full." ”

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Ma Teng was very embarrassed by Fu Xie's people and couldn't gain a foothold in the city tower, so he had to retreat.

"Our losses are too great, let Nie Xiao lead people to attack." Ma Teng wiped the blood from his face and pointed to Nie Xiao's army in the distance.

"His army will attack in the afternoon." Huang Yan said.

"We fought all morning, and the losses were very large, so we told him to attack immediately." Ma Teng said angrily.

Nie Xiao said, he attacked the city in the afternoon. Ten days ago, under the leadership of Beigong Boyu, they had been attacking Yicheng, and the casualties were very large, and they had not recovered yet. Huang Yan said, "Beigong Boyu is dead, they are in a bad mood, don't annoy them." ”

The kingdom snorted dissatisfiedly and said, "Don't we have anything to lose?" A bunch of greedy and cunning brutes. He looked at Wudu standing beside him and said with a smile, "Yi'an, let's attack a few more times, what do you think?" ”

Wudu looked at the sky and said, "It's noon, let's rest after another attack." ”

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Zhao Yi roared, and a few soldiers lifted a huge log. They shouted in unison, and threw the heavy timber out with all their might.

"Sir, look what that is......" One of the soldiers suddenly pointed ahead and shouted.

Zhao Yi and the soldiers raised their eyes and looked into the distance.

Between heaven and earth, suddenly an army came out, a large and neat army.

The shouting from the castle tower suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked to the eastern horizon.

A huge black dasu suddenly jumped into people's field of vision.

"Reinforcements...... Reinforcements are coming...... one of the soldiers suddenly threw away the stone in his hand and rushed up the city wall excitedly, "The reinforcements are coming...... Reinforcements are coming......"

The soldiers on the walls cheered.

Zhao Yi shouted wildly: "Beat the drum...... Drumming ......"

The passionate and majestic drum beat resounded in the sky above Yicheng in an instant.

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June Thunder heard a sudden panicked shout from the rear of the army, and then saw the siege soldiers in front of him retreat like a tide, and he was shocked. He hurried up to a small high ground and stood on his horse and looked behind. At this time, the sky in the distance was already tightly obscured by colorful battle flags.

He looked at Leiwa beside him suspiciously, and said, "Han Jun is crazy? ”

Reva shook her head with a smile and said, "I don't understand either. There are 130,000 troops here, what are tens of thousands of Han troops running here for? Looking for death? ”

"One hundred and twenty thousand." June Thunder said solemnly, "After this period of siege, the losses of all departments together are at least more than 10,000 people, and we don't have 130,000 people. ”

Reva laughed: "Is this any different? ”

"Of course." June Thunder said, "10,000 more soldiers, 10,000 less, can completely determine the outcome of a war." ”

Then he raised his horsewhip and pointed at the heralds around him and shouted, "Order all the heralds, regroup their formation, and prepare for battle." ”

"Immediately ask the commander for help, let him come quickly, and encircle and annihilate the enemy army."

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Fu Xie and his subordinates were still fighting on the city tower.

Suddenly, earth-shattering war drums came from the direction of the East City Gate.

Fu Xie's heart was shaken, and there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart. Li Hong came with the army to kill. Li Hong kept his promise and led his troops to come at the most critical moment in Yicheng. Did he find a way to defeat the enemy? Fu Xie couldn't believe it. Perhaps Li Hong lost his confidence in the Son of Heaven and the Great Han, felt that his future was bleak, and gave up on himself. Fu Xie smiled dumbly, if this was Li Hong, he would not be the leopard who waits for others.

Fu Xie suddenly became full of confidence, raised his knife and shouted: "Brothers, the leopard is here...... kill it, ...... it."

When the garrison heard the news of the arrival of reinforcements, their spirits were greatly lifted, and they cheered and shouted, "Reinforcements...... Reinforcements are coming......"

Suddenly, the roar was like a tide, and the offensive of counterattack was higher and higher. The rebel soldiers were shocked by the sudden morale of the officers and soldiers, and one by one they retreated to the city in panic.

The kingdom, Huang Yan and Ma Teng, as well as Wudu, who hurried back from the city, immediately gathered together.

"The leopard is coming?" The kingdom asked, "What is he doing here?" Want to fight us? ”

Ma Teng smiled: "It should be him." was worried that he couldn't find him, but he found the door himself. It would be great if we could get rid of him in Wing City, and we have a lot of things left to do. ”

Huang Yan grabbed the short beard and muttered, "Inexplicable. At this time, the leopard led the army to rescue, what purpose? Doesn't he want Sanfu and Chang'an? ”

Wu Du smiled: "This idiot, maybe he is hot-headed, thinking that he can set foot in Xiliang with his own wind and cloud iron horse, and specially came to us for a decisive battle." ”

Wang Guo smiled: "I don't think everyone should guess, let's wait for the news of the thunderstorm in June." Then he ordered: "Immediately Mingjin and withdraw the troops." Shoucheng and Yi'an, you quickly go and gather the army, reorganize the ranks, and prepare to support the East Gate. ”

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Hua Xiong stood on the castle tower, looking at the enemy troops in the southwest direction, shaking his head vigorously, he couldn't believe his eyes. The soldiers on the walls of the city shouted and shouted with excitement, as if they had fled at the sight of the enemy's defeat.

Hua Xiong laughed, he couldn't hold back the happiness in his heart, turned over and jumped on the wall, raised his arms high, and shouted: "Leopard ......"

"Leopard ......" The soldiers echoed in unison, and the sound shook all over the world.

Han Suifei rushed out of the big tent and raised his eyes to look southwest. He was dumbfounded, horrified and pained, angry and sad. He worked hard for Xiliang's future, but in exchange for betrayal and hatred. He couldn't control his emotions, and he wanted to beat his chest and cry.

He saw the battle flag fluttering in the wind on the big flag, a huge black panther battle flag.

Nie Xiao turned against him.

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Nie Xiao raised his head, looking at the big banner hunting in the air, looking at the black panther roaring in the wind, and the murderous aura in his heart became stronger and stronger.

The banner of Xiliang rebellion was raised by the Qiang people in Huangzhong, and the Han people in Huhan were raised at the same time. But now everything has changed. The two big leaders were killed, and they were killed by the rich and powerful people in Xiliang. The Qiang people in Huangzhong, the Han people in Baohan, suddenly found themselves as tools in the hands of others, and this "other" was the rich and powerful clans, rich and bureaucrats who they wanted to kill and cut at the beginning. They woke up to the fact that they had been deceived. Now this army is no longer an army that kills the rich and helps the poor, let alone an army that helps the Qiang and the poor Han people to live a good life. They are weapons in the hands of the enemy, tools that the enemy uses wantonly in order to enrich himself and satisfy his greed, and they are not even as good as a dog in the hands of the enemy.

Beigong Boyu died, Li Wenhou died, and Huangzhongqiang and Baohan people were wantonly trampled and ravaged like lambs in the sheepfold. They no longer see any hope of survival, nor of a future with their people to live in peace and contentment, they are angry, they are desperate, and they are going to die with their enemies.

Nie Xiao let out a loud shout and slammed the horsewhip in his hand. The whip volley made a crisp sound. The war horse neighed and leaped up. Nie Xiao galloped wildly.

The 35,000 troops of Huangzhongqiang and Baohan had quietly changed their formation. Facing Han Sui's army, they set up a fierce attack formation.

A few months earlier, after they had been recruited by Li Hong as Han soldiers, Li Hong returned the horses to them and equipped them with cavalry equipment to train them in cavalry tactics. Now, Li Hong's efforts have paid off. Things in the world are sometimes so wonderful. They were rebels first, and after being defeated and captured, they were recruited as officers. Not long ago, they gathered in Wuxi and defected, and they became rebels behind Beigong Boyu. But now, because of hatred, they have once again turned against each other, from rebels to official soldiers, and once again raised the battle flag of the Han and the battle flag of the Panther.

Nie Xiao ran wildly in front of the formation, raising his sword and shouting in front of the formation.

"Brothers, revenge...... Kill ......"

The leaders of the five battalions, including Baili Yang, Nine Sheepskins, Camels, Chopping Horses, and Guzhen, faced the soldiers, raised their arms and shouted in unison: "Brothers, take revenge and kill the enemy......

"Revenge...... Kill the enemy ......" Thousands of soldiers raised their weapons and shouted loudly, and then tens of thousands of soldiers roared, and the sound was so loud that it shook the earth.

"Kill...... Ah......h

"Kill ......"

The people of Huangzhongqiang and Baohan were like rainbows, roaring like thunder, and they urged their horses to start running.

Ten thousand horses galloped, rolling up the sky full of smoke and dust, and its huge roar became louder and more violent, gradually covering everything on the battlefield.

It is one mile away from Han Sui Daying.

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The earth under Han Sui's feet was trembling, and Han Sui's heart was trembling.

A group of powerful villains with no vision and no brains, for the sake of a little petty profit, actually killed Beigong Boyu at this time. Could it be that the Qiang people, those poor eggs who can't eat enough are pigs and dogs, and they are idiots? Only human beings have self-esteem, integrity, and anger. People who are rich in clothes and food every day, arrogant and lascivious, how do they know what it is like to have no food to eat? Where do you know what is going on in the head of a person who has no food to eat? Those who are poor are not poor because they are lazy, but because what they have earned by their hard work is taken away alive, and hatred has long been buried in their hearts, but it has not yet reached the time to explode. Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou are like two gorgeous silk horses covered with hatred, and with their burning, the group of people who have no way to survive erupted.

"Sir, the people of Huangzhongqiang are here, sir......" Yan Xing shouted loudly, pointing to the smoke and dust in the distance and the rolling torrent. The roar was mixed with fear and panic.

Han Sui's army was in disarray.

They were completely defenseless, let alone set up a defensive position in advance. All morning, they were attacking the city, and the soldiers were tired. Han Sui had just ordered a break, and everyone was waiting for the meal. Who would have thought that the friendly forces next door would suddenly turn against each other?

"Order Liang Xing and Ma Play to immediately take the cavalry to meet them." Han Sui pointed to the herald and said, "Stop the enemy at all costs." ”

"Order Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, to immediately assemble the army and line up for defense. Called Li Kan, the candidate organization archery battalion, blocked in front of the battle. ”

"Immediately send people to bypass the enemy camp, ask the commander for help, and ask them to attack the back of Huangzhongqiang to reduce the enemy's impact on us."

Han Sui looked at the tall fluttering daxue on the tower of Yicheng City, and suddenly felt exhausted and desperate. When will it be possible to occupy Xiliang?

Yang Qiu hurriedly ran over and shouted loudly, "General, let's withdraw." The leopard's army attacked the June thunder at the east gate, and Lao Nie led Huangzhong Qiang to beat us, and now the strength of the two sides is equal, and no one has the possibility of victory. Shall we? ”

Han Sui shook his head, pointed at Huang Zhongqiang, who was getting closer and closer, and said with a wry smile: "Can we evacuate?" ”

Yang Qiu said loudly: "What if you don't withdraw?" We have exhausted the army, what will we do in the future? Lao Nie just wants to seek revenge on us, and we are the ones who suffer when we fight with this kind of madman. And the leopard, this kind of opportunity has been caught by him, what else are we going to fight. Withdraw, go back to Jincheng, we still have a chance. ”

"Sir, it seems to me that it is very difficult to rely on the kingdom and the army of Ma Teng to break the siege. In today's situation, who doesn't want to preserve their strength? Yan Xing looked at Han Sui and said cautiously, "Nie Xiao has more men and horses than us, and they are all cavalry, if we fight, our casualties will be too great." Even if it wins, it will be a pyrrhic victory. ”

Han Sui nodded, he reached out and patted Yan Xing's shoulder, and said helplessly, "No matter what, let's block Lao Nie first." ”

He looked at Yang Qiu and sighed, "Prepare to withdraw." ”

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At noon, Xian Yufu led his troops to the east gate of Yicheng.

Xu Rong led his own battalion of men and horses, and the battalion of men and horses in Xian Yu Yin was on the left flank of the army. Koji Yi led the two battalions of Qu Lu and Yang Chun, and lived on the right flank of the army. Jade led Yan Rou, and Yan Liang lived in the middle of the road. Tie Yue and Lei Zi led the 3,000 men and horses of the Chinese army to follow behind Xian Yu Fu and responded in the center.

The 38,000-strong army lined up at a distance of 800 paces, steadily advancing in a zigzag formation, with a majestic momentum.

The sound of war drums, footsteps, the shouts of soldiers, and the sonorous sound of armor converged into a wave of sound, like a giant hammer striking on the earth, making a shocking and thrilling sound.

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The June thunderous sword was waved, the horn sounded in unison, and the 30,000 iron horsemen immediately issued an earth-shattering cry, and the army began to move.

Like a flood that bursts the embankment, the Qianghu army is surging and overwhelming, carrying the smoke and dust and wind and thunder in the sky, roaring all the way, and the momentum is amazing.

Xian Yufu immediately ordered the army to stop.

"Drumming ......"

"Order the shieldmen to take cover. Strongbow battalions, bow battalions are ready to shoot. ”

As Xian Yufu's orders were passed down one by one, the war drum soldiers, the flag soldiers, and the heralds were busy like flying butterflies.

Jian Shuo, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Liu He looked at the Qianghu army rushing from the opposite side, looking nervous and panicked. Liu He was so frightened that his face was pale, his breathing was short, and he scolded Xian Yufu countless times in his heart. This is a battle of life and death, and it is not a battle that can be broken at the touch of a button. Xian Yufu deceived them.

Xian Yufu turned around and said to the four of them with a smile: "The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is difficult for us to grasp the changes. According to the information we got, this should be Han Sui's army, but I don't know why it became the iron cavalry of the Qiang people. The four adults were frightened, right? ”

Yuan Shao calmed down for a moment, and said with a reluctant smile: "When I first came to the battlefield, I was a little nervous. ”

Xian Yufu said with a smile: "I see a few adults facing the enemy's thousands of troops, calm and calm, it's amazing." If it had been an ordinary ordinary person, he would have been scared a long time ago. ”

Several people smiled awkwardly. But after this smile, the four of them suddenly felt that the fear in their hearts had eased a lot.

"Xian Yu's first time on the battlefield, are you also nervous?" Liu Biao asked.

"The first battle I participated in, there were only three or four hundred people on both sides combined, so there was no tension at all." Xian Yufu pointed to the battlefield in front of him, raised his voice and said, "Now we have 70,000 people here, and if you add the rebels at the South Gate and the West Gate, there will be about 170,000 people in the entire Yicheng battlefield. ”

Jian Shuo's face changed greatly. Yuan Shao's eyes widened, and his face became even more nervous. Liu Biao grabbed the short beard fiercely, trying his best to hide the panic in his heart. Liu He was a little crying and had no tears.

"The battle of more than 100,000 people, this is also the first time I have participated." Xian Yufu smiled, "I'm also nervous, more nervous than you." Don't look at my smile now, in fact, I'm scared. ”

The distance between the two sides is getting closer. The roar of the galloping horses was deafening.

Liu Hehu looked at him suspiciously and asked, "How many times has Lord Xian Yu commanded such a big battle?" ”

Xian Yu pointed to his ears and signaled that he could not hear. The sound on the battlefield is too loud.

Yuan Shao shouted: "How many times have you commanded such a big battle?" ”

Xian Yu stroked three locks of long beard with his auxiliary hand, and shouted with a smile: "The second time, I am the second time." Then he deliberately stretched out two fingers and shook them a few times in front of the four of them.

Liu He's heart was cold, and he was so angry that he scolded a few words, but no one heard it.

Liu Biao leaned into Yuan Shao's ear and shouted, "Originally, we were in trouble this time. This young man is a captain, but he alone commands an army of tens of thousands of people to face hundreds of thousands of rebels, how can he win this battle? ”

Yuan Shao roared loudly: "The matter has come to this point, and the only way to fight is to the end." ”

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Huge shields and giant spears were lined up in front of the formation, like heavily armed warriors, with teeth and claws, arrogant, not even looking at the approaching enemy.

Xian Yufu used 5,000 people as a giant phalanx this time, and the formation was very dense. The two phalanxes of Jade and Yan Liang were the heads of the zigzag formation, and Yan Rou's phalanx was behind them. On the left are Xu Rong and Xian Yuyin, and on the right are Ko Yi and Yang Chun. The whole zigzag formation is like a warrior with strong martial arts, standing on the battlefield with his head held high, ready to dance his fists and move forward bravely.

In the battle of Linghe, this phalanx combined with the use of giant contradictions basically contained the attack of the enemy's cavalry. Afterwards, Li Hong convened his subordinates many times to discuss the gains and losses of the Linghe battle, and summed up many ways to improve. This time, Li Hong once again used infantry to meet the world-famous Qianghu cavalry, full of confidence.

In the phalanx, the biggest improvement is the large number of strong bows.

The so-called double-curved compound bow refers to the fact that the bow body is composed of several parts, using a variety of materials with different properties, such as wood and bamboo, tendons (tendons) and horns of animals, glue and lacquer, etc. Because the bow arm is padded with animal horns and tendons, the strength and toughness of this bow are very good, and the range can reach up to more than 300 steps. The pulling force of an ordinary strong bow is generally about 200 catties (equivalent to the strength of 50 kilograms now), the range is about 200 steps (about 280 meters), and the lethality is very amazing. Its disadvantage is that it is a hard bow, and it must be fired immediately after being fully drawn, which makes it difficult to aim for a long time, and has a low hit rate. The technology of making this bow was already very mature in the late Shang Dynasty in China.

There are generally regulations on the configuration of the army's strong bow, and it is not allowed to exceed the upper limit. Because of the use of the strong bow, there are many troubles. First of all, it requires a specific tool to use. Due to the difficulty of opening the bow, the soldiers had to wear a wrench when pulling the bow, which was placed on the thumb to hook the string, and the index, middle and ring fingers were also covered with leather fingers to prevent damage to the fingers. Secondly, it needs to be equipped with a large number of bowstrings and arrows during use. The strong bow has a great pulling force, and the bowstring is also very depleted. Depending on the object of shooting, the shaft and arrow shaft are different in size, shape, and weight, so a wide variety of arrows must be specially manufactured. Therefore, the use of a strong bow, its maintenance and supporting costs are large, in order to save military funds, the Han State is only equipped in the border army and the northern army.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of recruiting troops and expanding the army, Li Hong mobilized 12,500 strong bows, 57,000 bowstrings, and 850,000 arrows of various types from the arsenals of Chang'an and Luoyang. The last 2,000 bows of this batch of equipment were brought to the Huaili camp from Luoyang along with the supplies of the army.

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