Although Zheng Gan's ambush in Linjin City was not effective and did not play a cooperative role, only Ma Yan was stationed in Tongguan, and no one else was there to give advice. In addition, Ma Yan might have been the one to
After a period of being a refugee, he also lived a relatively poor life. Therefore, when some refugees from Guanzhong flocked to Tongguan in disorder, Ma Yan did not leave a reserve method to remove hidden dangers from the beginning like Xu Shu did.
, so tragedy inevitably occurs.
Of course, part of the reason is because of the rumors spread by Xu Shu and other three people. Under the manipulation of thoughtful people, the defeat of General Fei Qian of the Western Expedition turned into death in battle. It has been said too much that even the people who spread the rumors
I even believed that General Zhengxi was dead, not to mention that Tongguan was far away from the political center and the information was lagging behind.
The dilapidation of the city is not terrible. Even if it is like Linjin City, it is nothing if it has an open door. There are many examples in history of using a dilapidated military fort to resist the attack of several or even dozens of times the army. In the end,
What is terrible is the disorder and chaos of the army.
In an era where communication basically relies on shouting, the range that a general can directly control is always limited. It is not like in later games, where a calm shock wave skill can be used and half of the screen is in chaos, and one's own troops can immediately return.
Order, often due to the dual effects of control and timeliness of communication, once chaos begins to arise and spread, even the most capable generals can only look up to the sky and sigh.
Just like during the Battle of Chibi, there were many generals under Cao Cao. However, once the whole army started to fall into chaos, it would be an irredeemable defeat.
Ma Yan couldn't be like Xu Shu, who openly claimed in front of the defenders that all the previous news about the generals who conquered the west were lies, because even Ma Yan himself, in the face of the rumors with noses and eyes, although he said he didn't believe it, he was like most people who didn't know.
Like soldiers of love, there are some doubts in my heart.
So when Yang Jun led his troops to attack Tongguan again, the internal forces who suddenly made trouble at night dealt a heavy blow to Ma Yan. Facing Yang Jun's high-intensity attack all day long, Ma Yan's troops were not at a disadvantage.
He was defeated by the rebellious refugees at night. Of course, strictly speaking, he was actually defeated by himself. Faced with the uncontrollable chaos, Ma Yan could only lead a few personal guards to fight his way out and escape.
After leaving the customs, I don’t know where I’m going.
After the first battle, Yang Jun naturally expressed his previous frustrations at Tongguan, and happily sent his army directly to Linjin, and finally joined forces with Huchuquan.
The battle in Linjin finally reached its most difficult moment at this moment.
Previously, Xu Shu had taken advantage of Huchuquan, but after Yang Jun's reinforcements arrived, they were all wiped out. Even the strength was somewhat unbalanced. Not to mention the fall of Tongguan, which meant that reinforcements from Hongnong would continue to come forward.
Come. At present, Xu Shu's troops have no way to retreat. Even if they abandon the city and flee, they will not be able to escape the pursuit of the Southern Huns.
For the combined army of Huchuquan and Yang Jun, Linjin City is a symbol. Although Tongguan has been captured, it is not wrong to bypass Linjin first and attack other places. However, Huchuquan died under the city before.
Many soldiers, of course, had red eyes at the moment. They had to take down Linjin first. Therefore, after Yang Jun thought about it for a while, he agreed to join forces to attack Linjin first, at least to let the Zhengxi soldiers in other counties understand.
One point, resistance will not bring good results.
Therefore, when the fighting under Linjin City resumed, it became even more fierce. From the beginning of the siege, Huchuquan drove away his subordinates, and more Han people attacked the Linjin city wall again and again. As for the
He didn't hesitate to smear the anointing all over the land! He was just red-eyed and wanted to take down Linjin City to relieve the hatred in his heart!
Faced with such a situation, Xu Shu did not dare to make a big move and left the city gate empty for Huchuquan and Yang Jun's coalition forces to attack wantonly. When the number of troops had undergone a major change, choosing such a move would undoubtedly be self-defeating.
In order to destroy the city, Xu Shu ordered people to use sand and bricks to fill the entire doorway. However, there was a flaw left here. Yang Jun sent many soldiers and civilians to dig out and fill the sand at the east gate day and night.
Bricks, trying to open a road.
With the assistance of Han soldiers, the overall order of the siege has been significantly improved. Even the casualties are no longer as many as before. The biggest impact is that Yang Jun sent soldiers to connect a piece of ground under the city with manpower.
The oars and shields formed a square formation and stood firmly against the city wall. As a temporary shelter, more auxiliary soldiers and civilians soon joined in and built a sloping wooden plank smeared with yellow mud under the city wall.
The wooden structure became the front station for soldiers to attack and the breakthrough point for digging the city wall.
On the other hand, in Linjin City, the original reserve of rolling logs and stones has been almost completely used up. All the houses that can be demolished around the city have been demolished, and the city walls have to be demolished. Arrows are even rarer. Although the craftsmen in the city are constantly working on
Work was rushed, but as the molten iron ran out, in the end they had to rely on recycling the arrowheads shot into the city.
The only weapon left to defend the city was vats of boiling water...
But boiling water still requires materials. Although there is a water source in the city, there is no shortage of water, but the firewood used to boil water is less and less. Not to mention the dismantled wooden piles and sticks, even
Almost every door and door panel on the street was dismantled and used as fuel.
Several large buckets of boiling water splashed down from the top of the city, splashing down along the gaps between the wooden planks and oar shields, burning the soldiers and civilians below who were nesting in the shelter under the city until their flesh was torn, and the exposed skin looked like it was being cooked.
Like shrimp skin, they suddenly turned red. They screamed and rolled and fled outside. Some covered their faces, howled and stumbled into the trench, and then they didn't know whether it was a wooden stake or a soldier from before.
The remaining swords and guns screamed again and then gradually lost their breath.
However, most of the soldiers only suffered burns to their arms and torso. Although these soldiers crawling around in the mud may not be able to survive the ensuing skin ulcers and large-scale wound infections, at least before the fever develops,
These soldiers can still fight, but the reduction of combat effectiveness is not as direct and effective as kerosene.
As for the corpses of civilians with torn clothes, there were even more. They were scattered everywhere, almost filling the trenches under Linjin City. Of course, among the corpses of civilians in these trenches, a considerable number were Huns.
Any civilians who tried to retreat and evacuate from the battlefield from the trenches would be shot and killed without mercy by the Hun soldiers supervising the battle, and they would be forced back into the city again.
In the trench, the corpses that had died earlier had begun to rot, with abdominal distension like a bulge. Some of them burst open for unknown reasons, and rotted into yellow-green large intestines and small intestines, just like a rubber ball filled with water exploding.
, splashing everywhere, sections of intestines either hanging on wooden stakes or falling on the ocher-red soil.
The east city gate, which was blocked by sand and soil, was being excavated day and night. Although soldiers from the Western Expedition continued to fill the gate with stones and sand, it was soon dug out and moved away. In the city cave
Everyone is just like a mud monkey, with no human shape at all. He just keeps digging, and then throws the frame of soil outward, and piles up two small earth bags on both sides of the city gate...
On the Linjin City, Xu Shu's face no longer had a relaxed and carefree look, and only dust and blood were left on his face. The halberd originally used by Taishi Ci was also cut off during the heavy battle, and the crescent moon was cut off, turning it into a broken weapon.
The spear is in use.
Needless to say, Chen Hao and Chen Gong were running around on the city wall, putting out fires everywhere. When they were too tired to lift their swords, they just leaned against the wall for a moment, because they knew that if they sat down, they would probably die.
No one has the willpower to stand up again...
After several days of continuous attacks, Linjin City has entered the final countdown. Although the defenders at the top of the city suffered heavy casualties, even the people in the city who assisted in the transportation also suffered heavy losses, and the city walls were stained with blood.
, seeping down from the green bricks until silently absorbed by the rammed earth layer.
Xu Shu was still on top of the city, not even taking a step back. After days of hard work, even his originally strong body seemed to be a little thinner. During the breaks between battles, he still did not forget to boost morale, but his throat was already extremely dry and hoarse.
It was like sand and stone grinding against each other: "The Hun dogs and the Yang soldiers are both our defeated generals! They jumped up in a few days! General Zhengxi has already passed Longshan and will arrive soon! This Huchu at the beginning
Quan, if it weren't for our General Zhengxi's protection, where would the right virtuous king come from! Hold on for two more days, hold on for two more days! General Zhengxi will definitely arrive! By that time, every brother can share the reward based on his military merits.
Divide the land! Even if you die, the reward will still be given to your relatives! This is all registered!"
Xu Shu roared. Although he spoke forcefully, he didn't have much confidence in his heart. Especially after the fall of Tongguan, this feeling of losing control became more and more obvious. This made Xu Shu feel powerless for the first time, but he couldn't.
Showed in front of ordinary soldiers, the double suffering of the heart and body was extremely painful almost every moment.
Fortunately, in addition to Xu Shu's personal role, the military merit system implemented by General Fei Qian as early as the invasion of the north has penetrated into the hearts of the soldiers. Even though the war situation is now chaotic, many soldiers still choose to believe in Xu Shu.
As he said, military achievements can be exchanged for the wealth of the family and rent-free land. For these soldiers who have never had private property, it is still a goal that they can risk their lives to fight for. Therefore, in Linjin City, although the morale is indeed
It's not very high, but the military morale is still not very chaotic.
Suddenly there were some strange sounds under the city, and then there was a burst of cheers. Xu Shu, who was encouraging the soldiers, couldn't help but feel his heart sinking when he heard it.
There is nothing wrong with this saying. The trap at the east city gate that was used to burn the Southern Huns soldiers two days ago has now become a flaw. If it had only been based on the strength of Huchuquan before, it would have been
The threat is not very great, but with Yang Jun's troops and horses, and with sufficient manpower, if the tidal flats in the south of the city are not soft and inconvenient, they may be surrounded and attacked from all sides, and the open east gate cannot withstand manpower.
A lot of it was consumed.
Furthermore, under the continuous attacks, the soldiers' physical strength was also exhausted...
Taishi Ci came over and put on a suit of heavy armor.
During the few days of guarding the city, few people wore heavy armor, because most of the people spent several days running back and forth at the top of the city. Who could still insist on wearing a full set of heavy armor?
But now, Taishi Ci led more than 20 soldiers, which was the last personal guard following Xu Shu. However, everyone was wearing heavy armor, and they were holding shields in their hands, even with shields stuck on their backs.
I brought two more swords with me.
They had just retreated to rest a while ago, perhaps just to eat something and catch their breath, but now they had to walk back to the battlefield.
Xu Shu looked at Taishi Ci one by one, and then slowly straightened his clothes. Although the clothes were torn and dirty, Xu Shu still looked like he was wearing the most gorgeous and neat clothes, and carefully arranged them.
He touched his sleeves and his blood-stained crown, and finally bowed solemnly to the more than 20 soldiers headed by Taishi Ci.
The black thing is the sky filled with black smoke.
The red ones are the city walls dripping with blood.
And between the red and black, there are Xu Shu who is bending his head, and Tai Shici and his party who are fully armed.
Taishi Ci's tall body, even though he was wearing a double-layered armor, was still upright. When he saw Xu Shu saluting and paying homage, because of the inconvenience of wearing armor, he returned the salute with a broken halberd, then turned around and walked down the city wall.
.The entrance to the barrier at the east gate of Jin Dynasty was about to be dug through by Yang Jun's soldiers. Tai Shici and others were the last barrier.
Soldiers wearing heavy armor walked past Xu Shu one by one, silently walking towards what might be their final battlefield...
The news that the east gate of the city was about to be dug through also reached the ears of Yang Jun, who was holding the battle outside the city. After Yang Jun was silent for a moment, he waved his hand fiercely, and dozens of war drums behind him beat loudly. Even the Southern Huns
More than ten trumpeters also blew the horns with all their strength. The siege soldiers in three directions seemed to be going crazy, making huge noises. Then these soldiers accompanied and shouted, like
Like a huge wave, it is about to overturn Jincheng, a small town on the side of Luoshui River, and engulf it!
Everyone inside and outside the city seemed to realize at this moment that this time, Linjin City, which had been supported for a long time, was finally coming to an end. Under the current extremely bad situation, it was impossible to continue to hold on, and it would eventually
