The fisherman gets a profit

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

The fisherman gets a profit

The news that the Han army in Sanhebao defeated the remaining coalition soldiers quickly reached Kalmar's ears.

"Damn...trash...all rubbish...five hundred people were defeated by a hundred people..."

Kalmar cursed angrily and beat the soldier who came to deliver the message.

"Didn't you say that three thousand men were defeated by the Han army's seven hundred cavalry?"

Several officers around him secretly complained and stepped forward to persuade him.

"Attack, attack for me...we must capture Yarkand City today!"

Kalmar yelled and cursed, this time he no longer conserved his strength.

Half an hour later, the Kangju coalition launched another attack on Shache City.

Hearing the shouts of the enemy troops below the city, many of the soldiers on top of the city who had not experienced battle turned pale.

The soldiers felt extremely strong psychological pressure.

Fortunately, King Kangju's massacre in Shule made the Yarkand people know that surrender would not end well. Instead of surrendering, it would be better to fight to the death with the enemy.

Men, women, old and young in the city also came to the city to help in the battle.

"Warriors, prepare for battle!"

Seeing the enemy troops approaching the city wall, Pan Zhiqiang drew his Huanshou sword and issued an order.

Under his command, the soldiers quickly formed a defensive formation according to their usual training.

Pan Zhiqiang followed the methods of defending the city that he had learned at Luntai Official School.

The spearmen were ordered to stand in two rows with guns, one row in the front to kill, and the row in the back to serve as reinforcements.

The crossbowmen are divided into three rows, one row for shooting, one row for preparation, and one row for loading.

The strong women who went up to the city to assist served as auxiliary soldiers and were responsible for throwing rolling logs and rocks and pouring gold juice.

For a moment, the city was eerily quiet.

Looking at the enemy troops getting closer and closer, Pan Zhiqiang also took a deep breath and said: "Warriors, hold on!"

"Kill!"

In the blink of an eye, the enemy troops below the city were approaching within fifty steps.

"wind!"

Pan Zhiqiang gave the order, and the crossbowmen first launched an attack outside the city.

Kangju's archers and cavalry had also arrived at the city at this time. While running around the city, they kept firing arrows to suppress the defenders at the top of the city and cover the attack of the Dawan infantry.

Under their cover regardless of casualties, the Dawan infantry gradually filled up a section of the moat.

At this time, the Dawan light infantry from the rear also rushed up carrying a makeshift long ladder.

Following closely behind them were armored hoplites.

The Yarkand crossbowmen on the city desperately fired arrows at the bottom of the city, trying to prevent the enemy from approaching.

The enemy archers below the city also fought back desperately, and arrows flew above and below the city, constantly bringing death to both sides.

Pan Zhiqiang, who was directing the battle, suddenly heard the sound of piercing the air in his ears. He hurriedly dodged and a sharp arrow flew past his ears.

A soldier next to him was shot in the neck by a sharp arrow and was seen dead.

King Yarkand also climbed onto the city wall at this time to encourage the soldiers and civilians in the city to resist. When he was walking to a crenel, a sharp arrow shot from the crenel in front, almost hitting his neck.

King Shache was so frightened that he fell to the ground. Fortunately, he was wearing the latest cotton-iron composite armor of the Han army.

Although he was hit by a bow and arrow, the arrow did not go in at all.

But a soldier next to him was not so lucky. He was hit by an arrow in the face. He screamed loudly and fell to the ground.

Under the suppression of Kang Ju's bows and arrows, the Yarkand people in the city had suffered dozens of casualties in just a short period of time.

Fortunately, the Yarkand people were protected by city walls after all, otherwise their casualties would have doubled.

Compared with the Yarkands at the top of the city, the coalition forces below the city were actually slightly better off.

Although the Yarkand soldiers in the city were well-equipped, they had little combat experience and insufficient training. This caused the Yarkand soldiers to suffer a slight loss in the shooting.

However, as the battle continued, the Yarkand people's combat effectiveness continued to improve after seeing blood.

…

Although Zhang Yue was thousands of miles away, he was always paying attention to the war in Yarkand.

Under his orders, Qianniuwei would rush six hundred miles to deliver military reports from the front every day.

"Junhou, I'm afraid Shache can't be saved!"

That day Yang You came to Zhang Yue with the latest military report.

"But the Kangju people took a detour to attack Shache City?"

Although Zhang Yue did not read the military report, he had already guessed the actions of the Kangju people.

Yang You said admiringly, "You are wise. Four days ago, General Kalmar of Kangju led his troops through the mountains and bypassed the Dingxi Barrier where Liu Yi was stationed..."

Zhang Yue sighed, "Four days ago, I think the troops have already arrived at the city..."

Yang You said, "Based on the distance, we should have arrived at the city yesterday!"

Zhang Yue frowned when he heard this and said, "If Shache is captured, I'm afraid the Silk Road will be cut off for a while..."

Yang You heard this and said, "Are you planning to send troops in advance?"

Zhang Yue shook his head and said, "Act as planned..."

Yang You hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, where is the third lady?"

Zhang Yue sighed, "The big man is the most important thing!"

In fact, Kang Ju's entry into the Western Regions can be regarded as Zhang Yue's intention to let him in.

If we really want to stop the Kangju people, we only need to station two Han troops in Shule in advance to block the Kangju people.

But he did not do this, he just stationed a few new soldiers in Yarkand.

In doing so, he actually intended to use the help of the Kangju people to weaken Shule and Yarkand.

But what he didn't expect was that King Shule, who was sitting in such a dangerous position, would surrender without a fight.

But in his opinion, this was not a bad thing for the Han army.

Zhang Yue and Luntai had already planned to take Shule into the territory directly under the Han Dynasty after this battle.

In Zhang Yue's plan, Shule would be the bridgehead for the Han army to march westward into the river or southward.

For the Han Dynasty, when Kangju invaded, "the snipe and the clam quarreled, and the fisherman benefited."

Of course, the Huns also had the same idea as him.

At this time, the Huns were also preparing to take advantage of the Han army's attention being attracted by the Kangju people to attack Wusun.

…

At the foot of Shache City, the Kangju Allied Forces finally put up a ladder on the city wall after paying a huge price.

A Yarkand officer in charge of this section of the city wall saw this and shouted: "Get ready to break stones!"

"put!"

Following his order, more than a dozen stones were thrown from the city, and screams immediately came from the city.

The crossbowmen also kept firing arrows into the city.

Although the enemy suffered heavy casualties, they still put up siege ladders one after another against the falling stones and rain of arrows.

Although the Yarkand people resisted desperately, more and more enemy troops were approaching the city wall.

In a short period of time, even Dawan's heavy infantry had rushed to the city.

Several soldiers wearing bronze armor and holding swords and shields had already boarded the ladder and were climbing up.

"Golden juice, pour it!"

The officers' orders rang out from all over the city.

The auxiliary soldiers who heard the order poured it down hard, and the boiling excrement inside immediately poured out.

A stink filled the city, and miserable cries rang out. A Kangju coalition soldier rolled back and forth on the ground screaming.

The large shields they held in their hands could not reach the golden juice at all, and the boiling golden juice poured down, and no one was spared.

Even if a person who is poured with gold juice survives on the spot, the wound will be severely infected and rotten, and there is absolutely no chance of survival.

Seeing the miserable state of the injured soldiers, the other soldiers had frightened expressions on their faces...
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