Chapter Seventy-Eight: Skillfully Capturing the City and Delaying the Army!
"The two kings are brave and good at fighting, they are eagles on the grassland, please have a drink!"
"Greetings to the Great Chiefs, I wish Da Dan Yu a successful and successful start!"
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Ma Yi City - General's Mansion, drums and sheng, melodious music, delicacies, cups and plates, a sumptuous banquet is underway, the host is the fierce general - Xia Zhao, and the guests are more than a dozen Huns who are dressed in left hair and describe the roughness!
More than a dozen beautiful singers, blowing, playing and singing, serving diligently, constantly pouring wine and persuading drinks, setting off the atmosphere of the banquet, the Huns are smiling, the wine is dry, they are already drunk, and some people tear open their clothes, dance the grassland dance, and let out a strange cry like a wolf!
Liu Bao, Uwei, Gao Gan...... As well as the kings of all departments, they all attacked the Han camp, and the task of guarding Mayi City was handed over to Xia Zhao's 20,000 horses, and there were two kings, Xiu Xun and Outuo, who led 4,000 Hun soldiers to monitor!
Some people can't help but suspect that the city of Mayi is extremely dangerous, and it is the retreat of the Xiongnu army, Liu Bao does not send his own people to garrison, why entrust it to Yuan Jun, the two sides are contradictory, the answer is: love has to be done, there is no other way!
One: The Huns live as nomads, live without a fixed place, never build a city, and naturally will not defend the city, Mayi City is in their hands, it is a big toy, and it can't exert its power at all!
Second: After several major battles, the Huns suffered heavy casualties and insufficient troops, in order to attack the Han camp, the men and horses poured out, so they had to hand over the heavy task of defending the city to 20,000 Yuan soldiers, and then send the Huns to monitor!
Since Xia Zhao was instructed, he has also been diligent, reorganizing the soldiers and horses, preparing ordnance, and transferring a lot of people to strengthen the Mayi fortress, leaving no loopholes at all, and even the Huns who are monitoring are quite satisfied!
In order to alleviate the contradiction and work together to defend the city, Xia Zhao set up a banquet, invited two kings, and more than a dozen Xiongnu chiefs, and also gave gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin, showing great deference!
The Huns devoured hair and drank blood, living like a beast, heard that there were delicious dishes, immediately came to the banquet, Xia Zhao was also hospitable, took out the treasured wine, and let more than a dozen singers cheer up, they were happy, and the guests were happy!
The Huns are addicted to alcohol, and there are beautiful women who persuade them to drink, so they naturally have a great appetite, and they drink crookedly and saliva one by one, not to mention the matter of defending the city, even what their parents' surnames are, and they have forgotten everything!
Xia Zhao tried hard to persuade him to drink, but he drank very little, or touched his lips, or poured into his sleeves, his eyes were as clear as water, and he kept looking at the southeast, obviously thinking!
"Whoosh! Sou! …… General Qiyu, the Han army camp ......"
When the wine was hot, a Yuan Jun junior colonel ran up, clinged to Xia Zhao's ear, whispered a few words, and showed a complicated look of shock, fear, and joy!
"Huh! --At the banquet in the army, Yale is not fun, and watch the general dance the sword, and wish you all the guests! ”
After listening to the announcement, Xia Zhao's face did not change, but he just looked at the soldiers, showed a knowing smile, and brought the Liuhe big sword, and waved it at the banquet......
"Good! Good! --General Xia's divine power is amazing, and his sword skills are superb, not inferior to the grassland warriors! ”
"General Xia is loyal, and after Da Dan conquers the Han land, he will definitely crown you as the king - let's continue to drink!"
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Dancing knives at the banquet is a common thing in the army, the Huns did not suspect anything, continued to drink and have fun, saw the wonderful points, and applauded vigorously!
Xia Zhao's martial arts are good, a sixty-four-pound big knife, spinning up and down, dancing like flying, really like a tiger descending the mountain, and between the steps, it is getting closer and closer to the banquet!
"Sweep away thousands of armies, ten swings and ten decisive - kill!"
Suddenly, Xia Zhao shouted wildly, the big knife swept over, two human heads flew up, blood sprayed in all directions, and the dead bodies fell to the ground one after another, it was the two kings of Xiu Xun and Ou Tuo!
With a knife down, killing the two kings, the Huns were dumbfounded, not knowing what the situation was, and before they could react, dozens of Yuan soldiers rushed up, brandishing swords, slashing and killing...... In a moment, more than a dozen Hun chieftains, all of whom were separated!
"The time has come to seal the gates, to take possession of the gates, and to take revenge...... Kill! ”
After killing the high-level Huns, Xia Zhao mobilized men and horses, occupied the key points in the city, and then began a large-scale search, the target was 4,000 Hun soldiers, no matter how they were killed, no one was left!
It turned out that a few days ago, Li Yong secretly visited, in accordance with Xiao Yi's instructions, secretly plotted against Xia Zhao, and 20,000 Yuan army soldiers, joined forces with the outside to seize Mayi, and blocked the retreat of the Huns!
Xia Zhao had a heart to defect, so he naturally hit it off, before rectifying the soldiers and horses, repairing the city, it was to prepare for the move, and today set up the 'Hongmen Banquet', and invited more than a dozen high-level Huns, in order to capture the thief and capture the king first!
However, Xia Zhao was cautious, he didn't scatter eagles when he didn't see rabbits, he set up a banquet to entertain these Huns; While sending out rangers, scout the situation on the battlefield and see how the two sides win or lose?
If the Huns won, he will endure and continue to wait for the opportunity; If the Han army wins, they will seize the city of Mayi and seal the retreat of the Huns!
What the junior colonel reported just now was the news of the battlefield: 'The Han army set a trap and won more with less, Uwei was killed in battle, Liu Bao fled, and the Huns suffered heavy casualties, and they were defeated! ’
"Kill! --Take back the city, take revenge, and kill all the Huns! ”
"Rush! --Close the gates, search everywhere, and don't let anyone slip through the net! ”
Yuan Jun had been grudging for a long time, and at this time it broke out, slashing, arrows, and burning...... Seeing that one killed one and left no prisoners at all, the people in the city took advantage of the situation to help each other, and the sound of killing Hu Lu resounded throughout the city and outside!
The Huns were caught off guard, and the dragons were leaderless, and they were defeated and retreated, with heavy casualties, they only had 4,000 people, and in the face of 20,000 Yuan troops besieged, what was the chance of victory?
An hour later, the Huns in the city were cleared, and the Yuan army occupied Mayi, Xia Zhao did not stop, led his men and horses out of the city, and went straight to the Hun camp, continuing to kill people and set fires, cut grass and eradicate the roots!
The Huns poured out of the nest, and only the old, weak, sick and disabled were left in the camp, how could they stop the Yuan army, just like fish and meat on the board, slaughtered and disposed of!
After killing all the defenders, Yuan's army began to loot, money, food, and ordnance...... and hundreds of thousands of war horses, all of which were brought into the city of Mayi, and the remaining tents and forage were burned clean by a fire, and even the wells in the camp were filled with sand!
Next, Xia Zhao led his troops back to the city, prepared arrows, rolling wood, stones, and oil pots, prepared for defense, and blocked the city gate with bricks and stones, completely cutting off the Huns' retreat!
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"Long! …… Prosperous! Prosperous! ”
After a bloody battle, Liu Bao led the Huns to finally break through the Han army's interception and came to the vicinity of the mountain pass, one step away from Mayi City, but the 90,000 troops who went out to fight returned less than half, and most of them were wounded, and the military appearance was miserable......
Anyway, as long as you enter Mayi City, you can get rid of the pursuit of the Han army, return to the Hetao grassland, and make a comeback in the future.
However, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, after the Huns entered the valley, they saw not reinforcements, but a burning camp, with flames and smoke......
Ma Yi - the city gate is closed, the drawbridge is raised, the armor bends the bow and arrows, strictly guards, the original Xiongnu flag is gone, a red Chinese character flag, standing at the head of the city, waving in the wind!
Seeing this scene, Liu Bao thundered on the top, almost fell off the horse, there was no way forward, there were chasing soldiers behind, the sky and the earth, there was no way to escape, the army was in a desperate situation, the question is, Ma Yi is as solid as a rock, and there are heavy troops to defend, how can the Han army succeed in a sneak attack, or ......
"Huh! --Congratulations to Da Shan Yu for his victory and triumphant return, the last general has been waiting for a long time! ”
Xia Zhao appeared above the city wearing armor and holding a sword, and did not forget to salute, with a smile on his face, who would have thought that he had just killed thousands of Huns?
"This big order is a righteous move to send troops to help the war, why did the general cut off my way back, and the state assassin Shi - Lord Gao Gan, still in the army, please don't hurt the harmony!"
Xia Zhao's gentle attitude made Liu Bao puzzled, and instead of storming the city, he found a high cadre and asked him to come forward and persuade him, hoping to find a way out!
"This assassin treats you well, why is General Xia like this, please open the city gate and let us in to hide, gold, silver and jewelry, high-ranking officials, everything can be discussed!"
Gao Gan was lucky, he escaped from the battlefield, although he was disgraced, at least he saved his life, and hurriedly encouraged his lips and tongues, hoping that his subordinates would know their way back!
"The last general will raise troops to seize the city, it is also a last resort, there are some conditions, Da Dan Yu can agree, everything can be negotiated, the four thousand Huns in the city, will be unscathed......
First, the Huns withdrew from the Han Dynasty and swore an oath in the face of the sky that they would never be allowed to go south!
Second, hand over 30,000 war horses and 100,000 cattle and sheep as compensation for the people of the Han family!
Third, forgive the crime of seizing the city, and do not settle accounts after the autumn, let alone embarrass the soldiers of the headquarters!
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The nineteenth, 200 miles around Mayi, the Huns are not allowed to graze, let alone harass the Han people!
Twentieth, every year in autumn, the two sides can organize people and horses to trade on the border!
Xia Zhao took out a negotiation posture, put forward a lot of conditions, and solemnly swore that as long as Liu Bao and Gao Gan agreed, they would be let into Mayi City, and everyone would still be good comrades-in-arms and deal with Cao soldiers and horses together!
Listening to the various conditions, Liu Bao and Gao Gan were also relieved, thinking that Xia Zhao's seizure of the city was only out of righteous indignation and could be resolved through negotiation, but they forgot that in the Han family's art of war, there is a rule called 'delaying the army!' ’
"Xuanjia Iron Horseman, invincible in the world!"
"Xuanjia Iron Horseman, invincible in the world!"
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Xia Zhao's delaying plan was successful, and half an hour later, a banner with the word 'Xiao' appeared, and in the sound of the earth-shattering shouts of killing, tens of thousands of Xuanjia iron horsemen lined up neatly, holding high knives and guns, blocking the mountain pass behind, forming a trend of catching turtles in the urn, and the Huns could not escape!
(End of chapter)