The south of Linjin City is adjacent to the Luoshui River. Well, yes, it has the same name as the one south of Luoyang City. The Luoshui River bypasses Linjin City from the northwest and flows to the southeast. Therefore, Linjin City has only one gate in the west and three gates in the north.
There are two in the east, a water gate in the south, and a small grain gate next to the water gate specially used for dumping excrement.
The city wall is made of blue bricks as the surface and rammed earth as the inner structure. These are similar to other cities in the Han Dynasty. However, because of the relationship with Luoshui, Linjin City is not a square square, but the area is somewhat like
The shape of a right-angled trapezoid.
Therefore, normally speaking, for Huchuquan without ships, the places where attacking troops can be put down are the north and east. Although the west can also be attacked, the expansion area is not wide and there are some restrictions. As for the south,
It is said that most of them are tidal flats. During the spring and summer flood periods, the Luoshui River will rise as high as 34 steps to Linshan South City, bringing with it a lot of river mud. Although this river mud is an excellent fertilizer for the surrounding fields,
But for the battle formation, it is indeed a troublesome problem, especially since the war horses cannot run at all in such a soft place.
The sky has gradually darkened, and only the burned siege equipment under Linjin City is still emitting its last light, illuminating the corpses on the ground. At the beginning of the watch, three piles like pin characters were lit outside the west gate.
There was a bonfire, and under the light of the fire, there seemed to be some shadowy figures moving around.
The Southern Huns also participated in the attack on Linjin City today at the foot of the city. Compared with the previous drive of the people captured in Sucheng to fight, they really showed some enthusiasm in the past two days. More than a thousand Huns soldiers were transferred from cavalry.
As infantry, the rest of the people used their few remaining arrows and tilted them towards the city head desperately. Many soldiers had their fingers torn to pieces by the bowstring at the end of the day!
Chasing dreams always requires giving something, and Huchuquan also knows that, but even after paying a lot, Huchuquan still watched Linjin City remain motionless, and even the figure on top of the city seemed to be
Like a rock, it stood on the city wall. Arrows were flying like rain, but the Zhengxi general who was commanding the battle on top of the city and even the guards around him were shot down, but he seemed to be fine.
Same, running back and forth, commanding with determination.
In fact, at this time, both the Zhengxi defenders in the city and the Southern Xiongnu outside the city knew the same thing, that is, both sides no longer had any room for maneuver. Because there was no need to use long siege methods or long-range attacks.
The siege equipment at a distance was used to break down the city wall with firepower, but to use ants to attack the city, which was the most lethal way of siege. It reflected how eager the Southern Huns were to capture the outside of Linjin City, and also used ants to attack the city.
This means that once the city is broken, the city will usher in unlimited plunder and massacre.
The day when the city was broken was undoubtedly the beginning of the massacre of the city. Even if he surrendered now, he would not show much mercy. After all, Huchuquan's original patience had been completely worn away.
Even in the past two days, Hu Chuquan even had a vague sense of ominous premonition. It was precisely because of this that he urged his sons to risk their lives to mix with the people of Sucheng in Xiehuo, as well as the people recruited by Zheng Gan.
The Han soldiers attacked the city together. Even if the lives of the Southern Huns' sons were precious, Huchuquan drove them up one after another without mercy during these two days.
Unfortunately, even with such exhaustion, today's last offensive under Linjin City still failed. Although they finally succeeded in ascending to the city near sunset, and once took control of a section of the city wall, but with the counterattack of the Zhengxi soldiers,
, still had to be defeated. At that time, Hu Chuquan was so angry that he was almost trembling all over, and even had the urge to behead all the leaders and generals who had retreated in front of the formation.
Just when Huchuquan was angry, he didn't expect Zheng Gan to bring such good news.
Standing behind the glyph-shaped fire, Huchuquan stared at the west gate of Linjin City, unable to take his eyes away. The banner of King Youxian was fluttering in the night sky, and under it were more than ten Xiongnu leaders and generals. They did not dare to
Talking loudly, just whispering together.
"Damn, these city defenders are really tough! After two days of fighting, my clan has lost more than a hundred men... If we capture Linjin tonight, we must capture the Han defenders.
Will, skin him alive!"
"Yes! Counting me, my men also suffered a lot of casualties, and I had to cut off his skull as a sacrifice to comfort the dead son!"
"I am concerned about how many days King Youxian will allow us to search after the city is broken. Three days is too short. Seven days would be enough..."
"Seven days? Don't think too much. Three to five days is considered good. Linjin City is not the only one in Guanzhong! There is also Tongguan, so it might still be a tough battle!"
"You think these Han people have nothing to do all day long to build cities? It's too inconvenient. Let me tell you, no matter Linjin or Sucheng, if they take down one and push the other, all the city walls will be knocked down! Every Han person counts, male
Kill all the men and snatch all the women! Such a good land, if you don't use it for grazing, what kind of crops will you grow? It's a waste!"
"You know nothing! Farming crops also has its benefits, but chewing on bones every day is also boring! And the Han silk you are wearing, if you don't have these Han people, how can you wear it? You can't kill them all, how much do you need?
Leave some."
Several leaders and generals were chattering, all imagining what would happen after Linjin City was destroyed.
The discussion was louder, but Huchuquan pretended not to hear it. Firstly, unlike the strict military discipline of the Han people, the Southern Huns never had so many detailed regulations. Secondly, Huchuquan also knew that these two
The weather is somewhat depressing, so it’s not an exaggeration to let these guys vent their emotions.
What's more important is that all Huchuquan's thoughts are now on Linjin City!
In the darkness of the night, on the dark west gate of Linjin City in the distance, three torches suddenly lit up, and they were also arranged in the shape of a Chinese character, swaying slightly, and seemed to reflect each other with the three bonfires outside the city.
"King Youxian! Look!" The guard who saw it quickly pointed with his hand, unable to conceal his excitement in his tone, "Signal! There is a response from Linjin City!"
Hu Chuquan clenched his fists tightly, and his heart couldn't help but feel hot. This damn Linjin City can finally be taken! I want to personally chop off the head of the general who defended the city from Zhengxi!
"Come here! Pass the order!" Hu Chuquan said in a deep voice, "Let the men move quietly to the east gate! Pay attention, if the soldiers guarding the city are alerted, they will be killed without mercy!"
On top of the city wall of Linjin, Xu Shu stood behind the crenellations of the city wall, looking at the bonfire outside the west city gate. Small figures swayed, and beside him stood Taishi Ci.
In the land of Sanfu, Linjin is in the center of Zuo Fengyi. Diaoyin is to the north, Tongguan is to the east, and Pujin Ferry to the north of Tongguan are all important strategic points. If Linjin falls, not only Zuo Fengyi will be affected.
After the fall of Feng Yi, the door to the land of Sanfu in Guanzhong was completely opened.
So here Xu Shu cannot retreat even one step.
"I wonder what happened to Tongguan?" Xu Shu muttered softly, "When the Hongnong Yang family saw the current situation, they would definitely come and take advantage of it!"
Taishi Ci remained silent and didn't say anything.
"Let's go to the east gate!" Xu Shu said, "If everything goes well tonight, we can break the siege of Linjin!"
With the clues and the unlucky guy being caught, Zheng Gan and his subordinates, who had sneaked into the city without any training in secrecy and had no training in confidentiality, took all the moves. In addition, Tai Shici in the city took action.
Dozens of people who were ambushing on the east side of Anpingfang were naturally captured in one fell swoop.
The city has always been heavily patrolled, and most of the houses near the city wall have been demolished. Anyone who comes within thirty steps of the city wall will be shot on the spot, so these personnel have not found any opportunity to go outside.
The news was released, so Xu Shu followed the trend and released false news.
Third watch time.
Linjin City East Gate.
Suddenly, a burst of fighting and shouting broke the silence of the night. Immediately, many torches were lit up and down the city, illuminating the figures, and some people kept shaking their torches toward the outside of the city, seeming to indicate something.
.
With a "boom", the suspension bridge of the east gate fell down, and even the earth seemed to tremble twice, and then there was a faint light of fire shaking inside the city gate...
"It's done!" Zheng Gan was overjoyed and clapped his hands and said, "Success or failure is now!"
"Light the fire! March!" Hu Chuquan immediately ordered.
Hundreds of torches that had been prepared long ago were lit one after another in a short time, making hunting noises around Huchuquan, illuminating everything around them, and also reflecting the swords and guns of the surrounding Huns soldiers, which were also like blood.
Bright red.
Following Huchuquan's order, the Southern Huns soldiers immediately took action. Several trumpeters mustered up their strength and blew the marching horn. A huge shouting sound also erupted in the military formation, and horses' hooves were flying.
Like a tsunami, it hit the east gate of Linjincheng!
Because the water inlet used to divert Luo River has long been blocked by Hu Chuquan and others, the bottom of Linjin City is actually just a half-dry trench. In addition, the suspension bridge has fallen and the city gate is open. No matter from which perspective,
, Linjin City seems to be doomed.
The large groups of Hun cavalry beat their horses and galloped towards the suspension bridge, but they became blocked between the suspension bridge and the city gate. After all, although the suspension bridge could accommodate four horses walking side by side, when the southern Huns soldiers attacked
, there was no queue to speak of among the chaos, and it was naturally blocked at the entrance of the suspension bridge. There were even some unlucky ones who either couldn't hold the reins, or were bumped by others, and fell directly into the half-dry trench.
, his body was pierced by sharp wooden stakes at the bottom of the trench, and he screamed and died in the process.
However, seeing the coming victory, the Southern Huns could no longer care about anything else. Only the open city gate remained in their eyes!
A dozen Hun soldiers who rushed across the suspension bridge laughed, roared, and ran into the city cave waving their swords. The immediate fighting and the sound of swords and guns slashing on flesh further stimulated the Hun soldiers who followed, and followed.
The Southern Xiongnu soldiers who entered were like flies chasing flesh and blood. They surrounded the suspension bridge, eager to be the next hero to enter the city. Some people waved their swords and guns in the air anxiously, like this
It can make you go faster and put out some effort in advance.
"Charge in! Fight in!" Hu Chuquan was also waving his sword from behind and shouted loudly, "Quick! Fight in! Linjin City is ours!"
Capturing Linjin was the dream of all the Huns, including Huchuquan, and now it is about to come true!
The soldiers of the Southern Huns were like the crowd at the entrance of the train station during the Spring Festival in later generations, waving their swords and guns as if they were waving tickets to go home. They were all in high spirits and smiling, and crossing the suspension bridge was like passing a ticket gate.
, laughed loudly, slapped the war horse, and rushed straight into the city regardless of it.
The sound of fighting in the city became louder and louder, but Huchuquan did not take this sound to heart, because according to usual experience, there will definitely be some resistance after rushing into the city, but as his side entered the city,
As the number of soldiers increases, the resistance in the city will quickly disappear like ice and snow under the scorching sun!
In the main road connecting the east gate, Taishi Ci sat on his horse and swung out a halberd. The crescent moon on the halberd shone with a cold light, and directly cut down a Hun soldier who was charging forward.
The head of another Huns soldier was gushed out, and the arm of another Huns soldier was taken away while the blood was gushing out. Then he turned his wrist and scratched the waist of another Huns cavalry. In the blink of an eye, he killed or injured three Huns who were rushing forward.
The soldiers cut off the men's horses, but allowed the Huns' horses to neigh and wander around on both sides of the formation.
At the east gate of Linjin City, there were barricades on both sides of the street. They were not the regular wooden barricades, but temporary large-scale barricades made of dismantled masonry, beams, eaves, pillars and other components, which caused the Huns to
The soldiers had only two choices. One was to dismount and climb these uneven and chaotic horses, or to go forward along the street and run into Taishi Ci's line.
Of course, at this time, the Southern Huns soldiers did not know the power of Taishi Ci, and they were subconsciously unwilling to give up the convenience of war horses, so most of them roared and rushed towards Taishi Ci.
Dozens of Zhengxi archers stood on the roofs on both sides of the street, shooting arrows into the middle of the street. From time to time, Hun soldiers fell off their horses. Of course, as the Hun cavalry drew their bows and fought back, there were also several Zhengxi archers.
He was shot and fell from the roof screaming.
As more and more Xiongnu soldiers poured into the city, the number of Xiongnu soldiers rushing towards Taishi Ci also gradually increased, from one or two at first to three or four, and then quickly to five or six.
Even more than ten people joined forces and rushed towards Taishi Ci!
However, these soldiers could not put any pressure on Taishi Ci at all. A few miscellaneous soldiers could not shake the front line maintained by Taishi Ci, and soon they became corpses in front of Taishi Ci.
As time went by, the corpses of the Hun soldiers who had died under Taishi Ci's halberd were lying in disorder on the street, making the remaining soldiers less able to run. In addition, the Hun horses had lost control of their owners, because
Afraid of the gleaming sharp blades on the three rows of horses standing on the street, they whined and whirled left and right from time to time, causing the entire street to slowly become filled with Hun soldiers...
