Beihai County, drama county. ⊙ Top-of-the-Line Novel, x.

The spring of March should be the season of purple and red, and the fields in March should be green.

But the 100,000 Yuan army besieged the small drama county, and the continuous camps were densely packed, dotted around the drama county layer after layer, and the fields that had just turned green were trampled on a dry yellow, and the vitality of spring was nipped in the bud before it flourished.

The county town is more than seven feet high, and after many bloody attacks and defenses, the city wall has long been mottled with blood, and many stumps that have not been cleaned up are shocking.

In this era, there was an unwritten rule that after the besieging side stopped the siege, it would send Minfu to collect the corpses, and the defenders would not take the initiative to attack Minfu at this time. After all, the offensive and defensive battles will last for a long time, and once the corpses are allowed to rot, it will inevitably cause a plague to spread, and it will have disastrous consequences for both the offensive and defensive sides.

The small county of drama has only 60,000 or 70,000 residents, and it has never seen such a big battle. Facing the dense Yuan army camp outside the city, as well as the daily deafening shouts of killing, and the sound of iron hooves that made the houses tremble, a person was panicked and restless.

Even many scholars in the county thought that the emperor was likely to give up Beihai, even if he didn't give up voluntarily, he was blocked by Yuan Shao's army in Langya's territory, and he couldn't reach Beihai in a short time. Facing the army of 100,000 tigers and wolves, it was only a matter of time before Juxian County was breached.

It was precisely because of this kind of thinking that many scholars in Xi County refused to help Wei Yan defend the city, so as not to anger the Yuan army besieging the city. If you climb the city wall to assist the Han army in defense, it will provoke the Yuan army to carry out a retaliatory massacre after breaking the city. That would be a catastrophe for the people of Drama County.

After losing the support of the people of Xixian County, the morale of the Han army defending the city dropped sharply. This can't help but make Wei Yan worried.

When Wei Yan took Guan Sheng and Xu Shu to Beihai last year, there were only 20,000 horses, and after more than a year of recruitment. The expansion of the army to 30,000 troops, together with the 10,000 horses of Huarong who came to support last September, increased the garrison in Beihai to more than 40,000 people.

However, due to the wrong strategy of taking the initiative to meet the enemy before, Wei Yan led 30,000 horses and horses to fight with Yuan's army in Guangxian, and lost several games in a row under the condition that Xiao Maha, Zhang He, and Gao Lan came out together, not only wounding Hua Rong and Guan Sheng, but also losing seven or eight thousand troops.

In desperation, Wei Yan could only change his strategy and set up defenses in dangerous places along the way. Block the advance speed of Yuan's army. However, the halberd warriors led by Zhang He are the divisions of a hundred battles, and Gao Ran and Xiao Maha are also fierce generals who can fight well, and their combat effectiveness is not the same as that of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans that came to attack.

When the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans attacked last year, Wei Yan adopted this strategy of layer-by-layer resistance, blocking more than 100,000 Yellow Turban troops outside the borders of the Beihai Kingdom, so that the other party could not step into the Beihai Sea even a single step. But in the face of the powerful offensive of the Yuan army, the morale of the invincible Yuan army was like a rainbow, and the Wei Yan army was defeated and retreated step by step along the way. On the way to retreat into the county, more than 3,000 people were lost.

After Wei Yan retreated into Xixian with the remnants of the defeated soldiers, Yuan Tan led 50,000 regular troops and 30,000 Yellow Turban troops to trap Xixian County in one fell swoop and set up camp around the city. made a gesture of strong attack.

It was at this time that Wei Yan asked Guan Sheng, who was slightly injured, to break through the siege with thirty horsemen and go to Jinling for help. It's just that nearly ten days have passed now, and there is still no movement of the rescuers. And the drama county has been completely isolated from the outside world. Every day, you can only see migratory birds flying overhead.

After Yuan Tan besieged the city, he launched three strong attacks in a row. were stubbornly repelled by Wei Yan and Xu Shu, allowing Yuan Jun to fill in more than 10,000 lives under the city of Xixian County. But most of the dead were the newly reorganized Yellow Turban Army. Being innocent cannon fodder, the main force of the Yuan army did not suffer much at all.

What made the defenders in the city even more desperate was that although the Yuan army filled in more than 10,000 lives under the city, more than 40,000 Taishan Kou came to assist in the siege of the city, and the opponent's troops not only did not decrease, but increased more and more, while the defenders in the city became fewer and fewer!

With the support of Taishan Kou, Yuan Tan once again issued the order to attack, and more than 100,000 Yuan troops braved the arrows and stones to launch the most fierce attack on Ju County. Wei Yan and Xu Shu personally raised their swords to supervise the battle at the head of the city, and fought fiercely for two days and nights before they reluctantly repelled the strong attack of the Yuan army. Although the besieging side once again took more than 10,000 lives under the city, their own men and horses also paid the price of 3,000 casualties.

Today, the sun is shining, and it has only been two days since the last strong attack of the Yuan army, and the defenders at the head of the city have just taken a breath, and the whimpering horn sounded again in the company camp of the Yuan army under the city.

"It seems that Yuan Tan, this rabbit cub, is planning to attack again!"

Wei Yan frowned, pressed one hand on the saber at his waist, and covered his forehead with the other hand to look down at the city.

I saw that the Yuan army camps dotted around were almost out, and 100,000 soldiers were lined up in armor and waiting for orders, and even the cavalry were all on their horses. Looking at this momentum, it seems to be even greater than the strong attack the day before yesterday.

"Yuan Jun looks like he is determined to win, and the drama county can't hold it......"

A discouraging voice suddenly sounded behind him, Wei Yan suddenly changed color, turned his head to stare, the person who spoke turned out to be the general Wu Gang, and couldn't help but glare: "Repeat what you just said?" ”

Seeing that Wei Yan's face was not good, Wu Gang had no choice but to beg: "General Wenchang, I have followed you for nearly a year, and I have always looked forward to you when I ask myself to be loyal to the general." The reason why I dare to tell the truth today is not only for the 20,000 brothers in the city, but also for you, the general......"

With a "choking" sound, Wei Yan pulled out his sword and said coldly: "Go on, if you can't convince me, let you taste whether my sword is sharp?" ”

"General Wenchang, you are foolish!"

Wu Gang was in a hurry and began to shout at the top of his voice, "The emperor doesn't care about us, the Yuan army launched an offensive to Beihai half a month ago, and General Guan Sheng broke through the siege to ask for help ten days ago, and so far I haven't seen a single rescuer, it is clear that the emperor doesn't care about us!" If you want us to fight with Yuan Jun, he will reap the benefits of the fisherman! General, please listen to the words of the last general, open the door and surrender, right? This will not only save your life, but also exchange it for wealth, but it will only change the lord......"

"Haha...... Today, there are only decapitated generals, how can there be people who bend their knees and beg for mercy? ”

Wei Yan laughed angrily, and swung out a sword, Wu Gang didn't have time to dodge, and a human head was cut off from his neck. He fell swiftly under the city walls, and then rolled into the moat, staining the river red.

Wei Yan put away his sword and returned it to its sheath, glanced at the generals behind him, and said impassionedly: "Whoever dares to surrender lightly will end up like this!" My Wei Yan's head can be broken and blood can be shed, but I must not be a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and a person who betrays the Lord and seeks glory! Everyone prepare for defense, unsheath their swords, wind up their arrows, and swear to live and die with the North Sea! The city is in the people, the city is ruined! Whoever dares to retreat will be killed! ”

"I wish to fight to the death with the general, the city is in the people, and the city is ruined!"

Under Wei Yan's encouragement, the defenders on the city wall let out a shout in unison, and each of them hid behind the female wall and under the battlements in order, bending their bows and arrows one after another, preparing for defense.

Hearing the sound of Yuan Jun's horn, Xu Shu, who was appeasing public opinion in the city, quickly came to the city wall. Seeing that Yuan's army had assembled on a large scale again, preparing to forcibly attack the city, he couldn't help but smile.

Cheer up morale: "Ladies and gentlemen, the reason why Yuan Tan is in such a hurry to attack and not let his soldiers have the opportunity to ** must be that he has encountered huge pressure, maybe the reinforcements in Jiangdong are getting closer and closer!" As long as we resist this strong attack of Yuan's army, we will inevitably wait for reinforcements! Then it's time to go out of the city and fight back! ”

After listening to Xu Shu's analysis, the morale of the soldiers was inspired, and they shouted one after another, "Swear to defend Beihai to the death, wait for reinforcements to arrive, the city is in the people, the city is broken, and the people are dead!" ”

Yuan Jun camp.

Yuan Tan put on his armor and shouted angrily: "Soldiers, we have surrounded the county for more than ten days, and we have taken tens of thousands of lives under the city, but we have not been able to step into the city until now!" And the Jiangdong reinforcements in the south are approaching step by step, if the other party enters the territory of Beihai, we will lose all our efforts, so today we must be the life of the three armies, and break the city in one fell swoop! Ben promised that after the city was broken, the whole army would have a day of carnival without mentioning military law! ”

"Kill, break the city!"

Under the encouragement of Yuan Tan, the morale of the 100,000 horses composed of the regular army, the Yellow Turban soldiers, and Taishan Kou was strong, and they all let out a crazy cry in response to Yuan Tan's encouragement.

Xiao Maha immediately crossed the lance and said in a loud voice: "General Xiansi, although rest assured, today I, Xiao Maha, personally took the lead in attacking the city, and vowed to cut off the city's first merit, not to break the dramatic county, and not to stop the army!" ”

Zhang He and Gao Ran also bowed their hands: "Since Jiangdong reinforcements are coming, we will desperately attack the city today, even if we take tens of thousands of lives, we must break through the drama county and capture Wei Yan alive!" ”

"Siege!"

With Yuan Tan's order, the Yuan troops of each camp poured out of the fence like a tide, or carried a ladder, or a shield, or a spear, or a bow and crossbow, and once again crossed the moat and launched a fierce attack on the city of Xixian County.

Xiao Maha abandoned his horse on foot, charged at the front of all the sergeants with a horse lance, crossed the moat with agility, and personally carried the ladder to climb towards the head of the drama county. Inspired by Xiao Maha, dozens of the first dead soldiers behind him all marched forward bravely with shields on their heads.

Thousands of arrows were fired at the head of the city, and the rolling stones and trees kept smashing down.

Yuan Jun who was shot by random arrows and knocked down by wood and stones abounded, and they didn't have a lot of kung fu, and the corpses were all over the place under the drama county. But the number of Yuan's army was too large, and from time to time there were crossbowmen in the crowd who shot at the city wall, and the defenders also fell to the ground from time to time with arrows, and for a while, the city of Juxian became a meat grinder. (To be continued......) R640