Just when the leader first planned to face up to the strength of the Han army in front of him, another "spear" fell from the sky and smashed a cloud ladder to pieces. Immediately afterwards, another "spear" was "thrown" out, accurately hitting the siege equipment lined up under Daling City.

These siege machines were all made of wood, and if they could withstand the impact of the huge crossbow bolts fired from the bed crossbow, they became a pile of waste wood in an instant. The leader couldn't help but exclaim, "Quick! Back off! Back off! ”

Without the rush car and the ladder, the leader is not helpless, and he still has many long ladders. Although it is not possible to use the long ladder to climb to the top of the city, it is obviously much more difficult, but he has people under him, and even if he uses human lives to fill in the city, he can fill in the city. However, the one who could "throw" the spear far and ruthlessly at the head of Daling City was the most worried. If this person is not removed, the tomb will be difficult to break.

The leader straightened the team back five miles, and then he found the Yuan soldiers who had instructed them in using siege equipment, and asked, "How long will it take for you to recreate the rushing cart and the ladder?" ”

Several Yuan soldiers shook their heads in unison and said, "Back to the Khan, we won't." ”

The head was annoyed, "Then what will you do? ”

The captain of the Yuan Military Academy led by him smiled and said, "We will only use it, not make it." ”

They were sent by Yuan Shao to help the Xianbei people, although these Xianbei people were ferocious, but if they wanted to learn to attack the city, they had to be ahead of them, and they didn't dare to do anything to them for a while, so in the face of the leader's questioning, these Yuan soldiers still looked fearless.

The leader now has a request for them, and he really doesn't dare to turn his face with them, endured and endured, and finally changed his smiling face, and said with a pleasant face: "However, without the ladder and the rushing car, this city cannot be attacked." ”

The Captain Yuan pointed to the back and said disdainfully: "How high is Daling City, if there is no cloud ladder, then use a long ladder, you can still climb up." ”

The head learned well this time, he was not angry, he still accompanied the smiling face, and said: "You also saw just now, there are masters in the city, and a spear can be thrown so far." If that guy stands by the city wall with a spear, he will have to push down as many long ladders as he wants, and he will not fall our warriors to death. ”

Captain Yuan laughed and said, "What kind of spear is this, it's a crossbow arrow!" ”

It turned out that the lieutenant had some insight and knew that there was a weapon like a crossbow in the world, so he pointed to the ladder and the chariot that were damaged by the crossbow in front of him, and said: "Khan, don't look at the great power of this thing to attack the ladder, in fact, the lethality to the crowd is very limited. As long as the khan sent more men, let everyone rush closer, and put the long ladder up the wall, it would have no way at all. We can't build ladders, but it's not difficult to tie a few long ladders, so it depends on whether the Khan is reluctant to spend his life. ”

The leader was originally a ruthless person, and these Xianbei cavalry were not all from his own tribe, so what if tens of thousands of people died? Listening to the words of this Yuan military captain, the leader suddenly increased his confidence, and was about to give the order to organize the siege of the city, when he suddenly heard the rear army agitated, and a cavalryman flew to report that the rear army was attacked by the Han army.

It was the Han cavalry that had just begun to fight with Budugen. There were enough war horses in Daling City, and when the cavalry withdrew into the city, they quickly changed their horses, rushed out of the south gate before the siege of Kuitou, and made a big circle around the back of the Xianbei army.

The cavalry of the Han army relied on the advantage of bows and arrows, and still rode and shot, but Xianbei never caught up, and he also left behind the dead corpses on the ground.

Here, the leader couldn't hold it back, so he asked Captain Yuan to lead people to cut down trees and make long ladders, and at the same time ordered the soldiers to carry the existing long ladders and start attacking the city. The enemy's attack was an order, and arrows rained down on the city, and many Xianbei people fell to the ground before they could rush to the bottom of the city, and could not get up again.

Finally, after paying a heavy price, dozens of long ladders were erected on the city wall, and the Xianbei people held the scimitar in one hand and climbed up the long ladder with the other. Compared to horseback riding, the Xianbei people were obviously extremely unaccustomed to climbing long ladders, as if they were doing slow motion, and they had no shield to cover, so they immediately became live targets for Han crossbowmen.

At this time, the young and strong people in the city also rushed to help in the war, and everyone understood that once the city was broken by the Xianbei people, not only themselves, but even their families could not be spared, and now was not the time to spare their lives, helping the Han army was to help themselves. Although these men had little special training, they were able to do the work of throwing stones, pushing wood, and pouring gold juice without any effort or skill.

The arrows on the city continued to fall, and the Xianbei people, who were not afraid of death, clumsily climbed on the long ladder, and a plate of steaming gold juice poured down their heads. The gold juice is poisonous and difficult to treat when it is drenched. The skin of these Xianbei soldiers was blistered one by one, and they were not dead for a while, rolling and howling in pain on the ground, and the tragic situation made the hearts of those behind them palpitate.

The leader didn't care so much, and ordered the soldiers to rush upwards with all his might. An hour had passed, and the city was already full of corpses and ruined ladders, and the Xianbei warriors had not even touched the city.

And the constant harassment of the Han cavalry also made the Xianbei people unguardable. This area was densely packed with cities, and the Xianbei people were in a hurry, and the Han army hid in the city with light horses. A batch of war horses were prepared in each city in advance, and the cavalry immediately changed their horses after entering the city, and rushed out through another city gate, and the Xianbei people were exhausted by them, but they never caught up.

This battle lasted until the afternoon, and the Xianbei people had lost more than 10,000 people under Daling City, and more than 60,000 people were sent out to pursue a small group of Han cavalry, and they have not returned so far, and they do not know where they have gone. And these Xianbei cavalry under the city, from the morning to the present, have not even eaten a mouthful of food.

People may be able to hold on to one or two meals less, but the war horse can't run. The area around Daling City has long been implemented by the Han army to clear the wilderness, not to mention food, even grass is difficult to find. This time, Yuan Shao promised in advance that they would be responsible for all the grain and grass needed by the Xianbei army, but until now, he couldn't see a single person carrying grain coming, and the boss couldn't help but get angry again, and asked the Yuan military captain: "Where is the grain!" Everyone can't get enough to eat, what to take to attack the city! ”

The lieutenant sneered secretly in his heart, but said: "Khan asked the villain, and the villain couldn't answer, you also saw it, and the villain didn't eat either." ”

In fact, he knew very well in his heart that attacking a city like a Xianbei person was no different from committing suicide. The Xianbei people are indeed brave, almost risking the arrows and stones of the Han army to blindly rush up, but they do not counterattack and suppress the city, and the soldiers and civilians defending the city can attack the city unscrupulously, so it is strange to attack.

However, the lieutenant did not tell the chief about these techniques, because he hated the Xianbei people. Although he himself was in Taiyuan City, his home was in the suburbs, and the Xianbei people came quickly, and the family did not have time to withdraw into the city, so his wife was arrested by the Xianbei people and put into the barracks, and was released back after several negotiations, but he didn't know how many people had been ruined. Anyway, when he was sent out to guide the Xianbei people to attack the city, his wife was still lying on the couch and couldn't get up.

When the leader was irritable, several cavalrymen came over and said loudly: "Khan, great things are not good! The Han attacked the grain convoy, and all the grain and grass were burned! ”

With an army of more than 200,000 people, people need to eat grain, horses need to eat grass, and the daily consumption is not a small number. However, the Han army had already mastered their movements, and in addition to the cavalry of 3,000 men left by Zhang Liao in Daling and Qi County, the other 4,000 light cavalry had been lurking in the nearby valleys, waiting to attack the Xianbei people's grain team.

The Xianbei people fought on the grassland and never carried provisions, but after arriving in the Central Plains, everything was different, and even the forage for the war horses was transported from other places. However, as the commander of Xianbei, the leader did not have the consciousness that the soldiers and horses had not moved, and the grain and grass went first, so he thought that he would have nothing to do with handing over the task of transporting grain and grass to Yuan Shao, and he did not even arrange the escort troops.

And most of Yuan Shao's troops were drawn to the battlefields around Liyang and Yecheng, and he did not dare to move the troops in Taiyuan City at will, in case the Xianbei people suddenly turned their faces and attacked Taiyuan City. In addition, the journey from Taiyuan to Daling was not too far, and it was on his own territory, so only a thousand people were sent to symbolically escort it.

When the 4,000 Han army light cavalry suddenly appeared, the 1,000 Yuan army guards immediately dispersed. The soldiers who escorted them were all gone, and the people who transported the grain and grass would fight for their lives with the Han army, and they also scattered in a hurry, leaving behind countless grain and grass baggage. With so much grain and grass, the 4,000 Han cavalry couldn't transport it, so they simply burned it to the ground. When the Xianbei cavalry heard the news, they couldn't save it.

Knowing that the grain and grass brought by Yuan Shao had been burned, and looking at his hungry and dizzy subordinates, the leader had to order a temporary retreat. More than 100,000 cavalry retreated together, but it was also mighty, although the Han cavalry bows and arrows were sharp, they did not dare to pursue rashly, so they had to harass a little behind, although they also caused some casualties to the Xianbei army, but the impact was limited after all.

In Chang'an City, battle reports from all over the country flew like snowflakes to Liu Xin's dragon case. Except for the 50,000 infantry of the First Army Corps, which was responsible for blocking the attack, the other divisions were progressing very smoothly, especially the Fourth Army Corps, which was responsible for blocking the Xianbei army, which annihilated a total of 70,000 Xianbei cavalry in the battle of Daling County, but its own damage was extremely limited.

Liu Xin didn't expect the war to go so smoothly, so he smiled and asked, "Hasn't there been any action on Cao Cao's side?" ”

Frustrated and said: "Your Majesty, it is reported that Yuan Shao has accepted Cao Cao's conditions, and he will be responsible for the consumption of grain and grass for Cao's army. ”

Liu Xin sneered and was about to give an order, but saw Li Ming walk in, arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, Cai and Lord Cai have something important to see outside the palace gate." ”