Chapter 243 Break the Pass (Part 2)
"shoot!"
With the continuous sound of "puff" sound, the people under the city fell to the ground. Many people were covered in blood and blood, with thick bloody mouths passing through arrows. Some of them were still alive for a while, but they just rolled to the ground and screamed in a shrill manner.
The people under the city were all terrified, so they turned around and fled backwards.
At this moment, a commander ordered: "Let it go!"
The prepared thousand cavalry all bent their bows and shot arrows. The people who fled back were shot "crackling", and a large area of ​​death was suddenly killed. Many people were bleeding, covering their bloody wounds and screaming and falling to the ground.
Wang Hongyi will definitely remember the scenes written by many ignorant and weak writers in his previous life - he cannot take action against the people.
But in history, no matter how China and abroad, there has never been an army that does not fire the people.
There are millions of wars in human history, but no record is ever recorded.
On a high platform, several people stood on it.
The leader was the golden armor and golden helmet, looking at the city in the distance, silent.
From his perspective, we can naturally clearly see that a large number of Han people, driven by cavalry, kept rushing towards the city.
Groups of people died under the arrows, and then another group of people rushed up.
It is hard to say that in order to survive, it is just the difference between dying late and dying early. At this time, the people were numb to climb up and rush into the city.
Originally, there was a river very wide near Yushan Pass. This season, the water flowed more rapidly, but Han people kept rushing in. Gradually, there were more floating corpses in the river, and finally there were so many that the river was filled with a road.
Stepping on the bodies of fellow compatriots, the people continued to rush towards the fishing mountains.
These Han people were constantly consuming the arrows and stones of the Yushan Guards and their morale. Seeing this scene, Ascedes couldn't help but laugh to the sky.
"Khan, these Han people just filled the river with dead bodies. Have we sent our warriors to attack the city?" Ji Tu looked at the scene in the distance and asked at this time.
"No, let these Han people continue to attack, even if they can spend more bows and arrows, and a lot of strength. There are 20,000 Han people driving this time, why leave one? Drive them all up. When they die, our warriors will attack again when the defenders are tired!" Ascedes laughed and shook their heads and said.
Asceauda's capital is much stronger than that of the Qing Dynasty on Earth. There are 200 thousand households, all the men in the clan and the army of 300,000.
But that's all. This time, Ascedes-in-person expedition army was only 70,000, and the two princes each led 20,000. There were always some men who wanted to stay on the grassland to keep seeds and manage cattle and sheep. Now, the one who goes to the battle will die less. The grassland warriors are all precious, so how can they die at will?
Ji Tu naturally followed the orders and saw 70,000 cavalry, a group of people gathered together into one. Looking down from the city, there was a sea of ​​cavalry, densely packed in the sun, waiting for the real charge to arrive.
As time goes by, more and more dead bodies are under the city.
At this time, another group of Han people, driven by Hu cavalry, pushed the giant tree and crashed towards the city gate.
One, two, three.
But in a blink of an eye, he was shot and killed.
However, after these Han people died, someone continued to crash into the city gate under the cavalry.
Finally, 20,000 people died.
The blood gathered into a large area, and even turned into a river in a short time. The corpses in various directions fluctuated slightly in the red river water, showing various postures.
"The enemy soldiers are exhausted and the supplies are exhausted." Seeing this, Ascedes raised his long sword and issued an order: "Siege the city!"
With his order, the tens of thousands of Hu *** troops rushed towards the city with siege cars.
Yuyang County. County City
The atmosphere in the prefect's mansion was very depressing.
The prefect Li Bao was extremely anxious at this time and sat in the upper seat, looking frowning.
Fifty miles away, the Hu*** army had already begun to attack the city. Although the Han people were the ones who were leading the battle, the war reports kept coming, which made the people in the conference hall feel more and more annoyed.
The 100,000 Hu troops are eyeing each other. It is hard to say whether this city can be kept and how many days it can be maintained.
In the hall, there were more than a dozen people discussing matters at this time. Except for the prefect Li Bao, who was sitting in the upper throne, they were all officials in the city.
These officials are usually majestic and calm, but they are now depressed.
Li Bao sat on it, looking at the officials below with no idea, and his face turned gloomy.
"Everyone, at this point, everyone must think of a way! The defenders in Yuyang City are less than 20,000, and there are 100,000 Hu *** troops outside. The most hateful thing is that the Hu people drive away the people everywhere to attack the city and let them continue to attack like this. Not only is Yuyang City difficult to protect, but I am afraid that nine out of ten families will be empty in this county!" The prefect Li Bao looked at the officials below with anxiety on his face.
"Sir, I wonder when will the general send a reinforcement? The reinforcements have not been delayed. If they rely on the defenders in the city to defend the city, it will not be enough to repel the Hu army." Seeing that Li Bao's face became increasingly ugly, he knew that he would not speak anymore, but he was afraid that the prefect would be angry, so an official asked simply.
"Duan Hong, what are you going to do?" Thinking of this, Li Bao immediately looked at Duan Hong standing below and asked with a frown.
Duan Hong was sent to the general to report to the general for help, but he was unable to invite reinforcements in time, which made Li Bao feel a little resentful towards this man. When he asked, his tone brought a little dissatisfaction.
When Duan Hong heard the prefect's words, he knew that the prefect had some dissatisfaction with him.
But he was also wronged. He did go to the general to ask for help that day, and the general agreed. But now that reinforcements have not come, Yuyang County is surrounded by the Hu army. How could he control this?
He said his thoughts directly, and the prefect would immediately order someone to drag him out. After thinking about it, Duan Hong pondered the words and said, "Sir, although there are not many defenders in Yuyang, there are many large households in the city. Let each household allocate some guards out. I guess, if you gather together, there will be three thousand people, and you will also conquer the men in the city. In addition to the army in the city, the total number can be 50,000, which can stop it for a while. At that time, the general's reinforcements should arrive."
When the prefect Li Bao heard this, his face calmed down slightly: "You are right, this is the reason. Since this is the case, you can do this."
"No." Duan Hong breathed a sigh of relief at this point, knowing that the prefect did not plan to continue to pursue the matter.
As for letting big players out, this is not a difficult task.
First of all, the Hu people do not regard the Han people as human beings at all. They must slaughter villages and cities wherever they pass. Who can not be afraid?
Moreover, the prefect has a considerable prestige in Yuyang, and the wealthy people are familiar with him. As long as they explain the interests of the city after it is destroyed, they will definitely agree.
"That little one will do it now." Duan Hong responded.
"Go quickly." Li Baozi hoped that the faster the matter, the better. When Duan Hong stepped up, he had already begun to arrange the next city defense.
After leaving the meeting hall, the housekeeper of Duan Mansion came up and said anxiously: "Master, the lady is waiting for you at home. She said she has something urgent to discuss with you!"
Duan Hong said impatiently: "Does she want to leave the city? She asked her to leave a few days ago, but she refused to leave. Although the Yushan Mountain is not broken, there are already many Hu people and cavalry outside the city. How could she leave? Let her wait first, the city will be easily broken? The general's reinforcements will come soon, so that she doesn't have to worry too much."
"Yes, I'll go back and tell my wife now." The housekeeper said quickly.
"Well, go, go back and tell your wife, just say I'll go home later, and then I'll tell her in detail... Others follow me to Mr. Zhang's house."
"promise!"
There were three followers. Except for the butler who rode back to report the news, the other two followed the carriage and walked towards Zhang Dahu's house in the east of the city with Duan Hong.
The Zhang Mansion covers a considerable area and is a very prominent mansion in the east of the city. When Duan Hong went, the Zhang Mansion was in chaos, and many servants were packing their luggage. Judging from this situation, they were ready to escape at any time.
"Ah, isn't this Lord Duan?" The butler hurried out to greet him when he heard the servant report.
Duan Hong didn't say nonsense, and said straight to the point: "I have been ordered by the prefect to come to see your master, and take me to see him."
"...Okay, please come with me." Although the mansion was already in chaos, the other party came with the prefect's order, so it was difficult to stop him. The housekeeper had to take Duan Hong into the middle.
In the reception room, he was waiting here, and the housekeeper went to report the message to Mr. Zhang.
Not long after, Mr. Zhang, who had a bloated figure, walked in from outside.
"Mr. Duan, I heard that you are here to see me at the order of the prefect?" Mr. Zhang's face was a little haggard. It was obvious that Hu's army was at the city and had a great impact on him.
Duan Hong did not hide it, and directly explained his purpose, and finally pointed out the situation: "Mr. Zhang also heard that the Hu people were very cruel. All the local people were massacred in the places where they passed. If they really attacked the city, how could there be a way for the people to survive? Not to mention the big families in the city."
"As for escaping, it's still a few days before. Although the Yushan Mountain has not been broken, the cavalry of ten or hundreds of people have been interspersed and passed by, and going out means death."
After hearing this, Mr. Zhang looked pale and was silent for a while.
There was some hope in the original case, but now it was pointed out, but he also understood that Duan Hong's words were not alarmist. After a long silence, he finally sighed: "Since that is the case, I will transfer out the 200 guards to assist the prefect in defending the city!"
"Mr. Zhang is indeed very wise!" Duan Hong was very happy to hear this.
While asking Mr. Zhang to send someone to gather the guard guards, Duan Hong took people to see other big cities. In just half a day, two thousand people had been organized. Although the guard guards were not regular soldiers, they were much stronger than the people. They also had weapons and were trained on weekdays, so they naturally had certain combat effectiveness.
After Xiang Prefect Li Bao handed over the service, the matter of dispatching troops and generals had nothing to do with Duan Hong.
During this period, Duan Hong returned to Duan's mansion, but he saw Mrs. Duan crying in a panic. At this time, he was already depressed, and when he saw this scene, he couldn't help feeling more and more depressed.
"If you cry, you will know how to cry!" Duan Hong couldn't help but scold: "It's unknown whether this city will be broken. Why are you crying? What's more, you listened to others and refused to leave that day. Since that's the case, why are you crying now?"
Mrs. Duan was in distress and just cried.
How could she know that Yuyang City could not be defended? She had known for a long time, so how could she stay here and be afraid?
"Forget it, forgot, don't cry anymore. Yuyang is a county city, and this city cannot be defended. How can there be a peaceful place in Youzhou? The world is already in chaos. If you have such a disaster, you will also be dead. Stay in the mansion and clean up some of the gold, silver and fine materials. If the city is really broken, just run away in the chaos!" Duan Hong said and left the mansion.
In fact, Duan Hong had a vague premonition about the situation in Yuyang.
But as I said to my wife just now, where is peace in troubled times?
Chapter completed!