: Being stretched thin

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

: Being stretched thin

Li Hong initially estimated that the number of enemy troops should be over 20,000.

The Huns came rolling in and soon reached three miles west of the city.

At this time, the Huns stopped. After a commotion, the Huns army collectively dismounted.

Unlike ordinary Huns, they actually dismounted and formed a formation. This turned out to be an infantry force.

"infantry!"

Li Hong was shocked at first, and then returned to normal.

He had long heard that the Huns trained a powerful infantry regiment in Shanyuting. This should be the legendary infantry of the Huns.

Li Hong carefully discovered that the weapons and equipment of this Huns army were also very different from those in the past.

Judging from their equipment and formation, it looks more like the Han Army's Western Region Army.

"Is this the commander of the Huns?"

A young Han Jun Du Bo asked nervously.

Li Hong smiled when he heard this: "Why are you scared?"

Nadu Bo shook his head, "I'm afraid, but I'm not afraid. But I didn't expect that the Huns also have talented officials now!"

Li Hong patted Du Bo on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, although the Huns have talented officials, how can they compare with my big man!"

"What the captain said is true. Let's see how good the Huns are as officials..."

"Hahaha!"

The surrounding Han soldiers all laughed...

Xulu Quanqu Chanyu looked at the Hun officials arrayed for battle with a satisfied smile on his face.

He looked at the kings around him and pointed his riding whip at the troops arrayed in front of him.

"What do you think of this army?"

King Sunzhuo said: "I never thought that I, Qiang Hu, could have such an elite official!"

King Ding Ling said: "If I had forced Hu to have such soldiers earlier, why should we be afraid of the Han people's Jincheng Tangchi!"

"Hahaha!"

Xulu Quanqu Chanyu laughed when he heard this. He raised his whip again and said: "Today I will let the Han people know that I am as strong as the Hu Caiguan and not weaker than the Han..."

Looking at the high-spirited Chanyu, the Xiongnu kings were also full of confidence.

"Why don't the Great Chanyu send people to persuade the Han army to surrender in order to boost the morale of the Han army?"

At this time, King Yougu Li suggested from the side.

Xulu Quanqu Chanyu heard what he said and thought it made sense.

He asked everyone around him: "Who is willing to persuade the Han army to surrender as an envoy..."

At this time a tall man came out.

"The Great Chan Yupu is willing to go and persuade the Han people to surrender!"

Xulu Quan Qu Shanyu glanced at that person and felt that the person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

"Who are you?"

Xulu Quanqu Shanyu asked bluntly.

"I am reporting to the Great Chanyu, my servant is Sima Guang of Hanoi..."

Xulu Quanqu Chanyu frowned unconsciously when he heard this, feeling a little unhappy in his heart.

At this time, he had already thought of who this person was. This person was a representative of the powerful forces in Guandong. The equipment of the new Xiongnu army was provided by the Hanoi Sima clan behind this person.

This person made great contributions to the Xiongnu, but Xulu Quanqu Shanyu still instinctively disliked him.

Although he disliked this person in his heart, as a superior person and the Great Chanyu of the Xiongnu, he understood that employing people could not be based entirely on his own likes and dislikes.

"Then go ahead... If this can be done, the benefits will certainly come to you!"

"Nononono!"

Sima Guang Weiwei agreed. He poked his hands excitedly, as if he had seen wealth recruiting him.

…

Li Hongzhen was commanding the soldiers and civilians in the city to prepare to resist the upcoming attack of the Huns.

At this moment, one of the Huns rushed out from the city. This man walked to the city in a majestic manner and shouted.

"Listen to the Han troops in the city. You must open the city and surrender as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the powerful Hu troops enter the city, they will burn all the jade and stone, leaving no chickens or dogs behind..."

Li Hong looked at the people in the city indifferently. He quickly judged that the person was a Han who surrendered to the Huns.

"Who are you, how dare you bark here!"

A uncle on the side shouted to the people in the city.

The person under the city was none other than Sima Guang. He looked up at the Han army on the city and shouted loudly: "This is a servant of the Great Chanyu... If you know what you are doing, open the city and surrender immediately..."

I heard Sima Guang's chattering words below the city.

Li Hong did not speak, but silently opened the bow and arrow in his hand.

"call out"

Just as Sima Guang was about to continue shouting, Li Hong's arrow had already pinned him to the ground.

Sima Guang did not expect that the Han army on the city would suddenly shoot arrows at him. He only felt a sudden coldness all over his body, and then his vision went dark and he fell to the ground.

"Damn it, Han dog!"

Li Hong's actions angered the Huns, and the Hun general Zuo who was in charge of the forward roared in anger.

"Attack me, I will massacre this Xianbei city..."

As General Zuo gave the order, the horn sounded as the Huns passed by.

As the horn sounded, the Huns infantry who had been waiting in formation slowly moved forward, pressing towards Xianbei City.

"Boom boom boom!"

The neat steps actually caused the ground to resonate.

Li Hong looked at the approaching Huns with a solemn expression, knowing that this battle would not be easy.

When they were about three hundred steps away from the city wall, they began to charge faster.

"Second and third sons, get ready!" Li Hong stared at the Huns army under the city with a wet face.

"wind"

But after the Huns crossed the place that had been marked earlier, Li Hong gave the order to shoot.

Following Li Hong's order, the crossbowmen on the city pulled the trigger, and sharp arrows flew towards the Huns.

Soon it started to rain from the sky, a rain of arrows composed entirely of Han army arrows.

"Ah...ah...ah..."

Amidst the screams, one Huns fell to the ground after being hit by an arrow.

After the soldiers on the city fired two rounds, the Huns also rushed into the range of their bows and arrows.

At this time, the Huns' archers also suppressed the Han army on the city under the cover of sword and shield men.

"Warriors fire arrows!"

"ah……"

As the Huns began to counterattack, the defenders on the city also began to suffer casualties. From time to time, soldiers were shot by the Huns' arrows.

The Han army's crossbowmen remained unmoved and, under the command of their respective dubos, counterattacked in an orderly manner.

"Prepare the catapult!"

Li Hong issued a new order at this time.

Small catapults on the city also launched attacks on the Huns.

The power of the small catapult must not be underestimated, and the Huns' casualties suddenly increased a lot under its blow.

The armor worn by the Huns could effectively resist arrows, but it was difficult to resist the gravel thrown by slings.

"Order to return!"

The Xiongnu Chanyu in the distance soon discovered that such crossfire was extremely detrimental to the Huns.

The two sides fired at each other for about a quarter of an hour, and the sound of gold rang out from the Xiongnu formation.
To be continued...