The sky in the Western Regions in late autumn is blue, vast, lofty, and so beautiful that it makes people feel enchanted. However, when the sight turns downward, it is so gray-black, gray-yellow, and gray-brown, which makes people feel dirty.
In the early morning, a golden sun rises, filling the entire space with light. The large banner on the small square city is fluttering in the wind, and the black and red flag and the huge and simple "Chinese" characters are bathed in the golden sun.
, looks dignified and vicissitudes of life, and also has a vague aura of looking down on the world, which makes people win over their souls.
Gao Shun stood under the banner and looked at Qiuci and others in the distance who were squirming like ants.
"Woo..."
Suddenly there was a sound of horns in the distance, and soon more horns joined in, getting louder and louder, becoming more and more numerous, and gradually formed a roaring sound.
Gao Shun looked around at his subordinates and saw that each of them was a little nervous, but most of them had excited faces, and suddenly burst into laughter.
"Haha, we are finally here..." Gao Shun pointed to the outside of the city and shouted at the top of his lungs, "beat the drum! Get ready to fight..."
The fierce and violent sound of war drums suddenly rose to the sky.
……(╬￣俣)=○……
Lu Bu stood on a high platform outside Dunhuang City and looked around.
The soldiers were arranged neatly, and the cold light of their swords and guns seemed to scare away the sun, hiding behind the clouds.
Lu Bu raised his arms, raised them high, and shouted loudly: "Erlangs! The war has begun! Follow me, I will lead you to achieve eternal success!"
"Oh, oh, oh!" the soldiers cheered, slapping their shields and holding the butts of their guns.
Yun Er looked at Lu Bu with admiration and shouted louder than anyone else.
This guy who looks more like a black bear than a human being, after the duel with Lu Bu, and under the education of Lu Bu's big stick...er, the spurge, he immediately became Lu Bu's loyal fan.
For Yun Er, he originally thought that power was everything in this world. The power of wolves is greater than that of rabbits, so wolves can eat rabbits, and tigers and leopards are more powerful than wolves, so wolves are afraid of tigers and leopards, and tigers and leopards are not afraid of them.
Dare to provoke the black bear easily, but Yun Er can fight with the black bear, so Yun Er always thought that he was the strongest and most powerful, until he met Lu Bu.
Lu Bu not only has strength, but also has extremely high fighting skills. This undoubtedly opened a new door for Yun Er to a new world that he had never been exposed to before. Yun Er could not help but be fascinated and addicted to it and could not extricate himself.
The only thing that made Yun Er regretful was that Lu Bu didn't agree to his request to learn Lu Bu's halberd, and even the weapon was replaced with a smaller iron rod, because Lu Bu said that the weapon used by Yun Er could be used for shooting.
If you want to learn how to use a long halberd, you should first practice with an iron rod for a period of time, and then wait until you can release and retract it...
Li Ru, wrapped in fur, stood on the tower of Dunhuang City, looking at Lu Bu and the soldiers in the distance with a solemn expression.
"The Great Protector is about to set off..." Jiang Juan said softly next to Li Ru, with a hint of envy in his voice.
Li Ru nodded and smiled, "The Western Region is becoming more and more interesting now..."
Jiang Yan looked at Li Ru.
Li Ru didn't want Jiang Juan to answer anything, but pointed to the outside of the city, "A few years ago, a certain person worked hard and planned, but it was only a small amount of time, a small amount of money..." Li Ru opened his hand.
, "And now...wherever people go, they are the land of Han! Wherever their hearts go, they are called the world!"
The large banner standing high on the tower crackled in the wind.
Jiang Juan looked up and saw that the huge "Chinese" character on the scroll was rolling violently like a wave, like a dragon that was about to leap into the air and was getting ready to go...
Li Ru took a breath and then asked Jiang Yan: "Are you ready with all the food, grass and baggage?"
Jiang Juan replied: "Everything is ready."
Li Ru smiled, "Then... let's get started..."
……(＾－＾)V……
Because Fangpan City is located in a swamp area, no special moat was built.
In the Western Region, there are not many cities with moats. Although everyone knows that attacking a city with a moat is much more difficult and casualties will double. However, due to geographical constraints, not all places can
There are conditions for building a moat.
Originally, the swamps in Fangpan City and Fangpan City were almost equivalent to moats, but now that winter is coming, although the swamps are not easily frozen, many areas that were originally soft and collapsed have begun to become stiff and can be passed, so it is also
It's like God helped fill in the moats of the big and small square cities.
Bai Xiong, the leader of Qiuci, certainly hopes that he can easily take over Fangpan City and Fangpan City, and even attack Dunhuang directly, and then march into the Hexi Corridor of the Han people. However, it is obvious that the Han people do not want to give up here.
After making some preparations, the so-called abandoning the city and fleeing did not seem to happen, nor was it possible.
Bai Xiong, the head man of Qiuci, didn’t care too much about Yun Rong’s matters. They all happened decades or hundreds of years ago. What’s the use of talking about them now?
These days, it still depends on who has the bigger fist.
The Qiuci people think that their strategy is very good. Anyway, the Han people have experienced the ability to defend the city over the years, so it is better not to attack the city or not. And there is a very interesting thing about the Han people, that is, they often
They were unable to defend themselves, just like the large and small Fangpan City. Ever since Qiuci and others arrived in autumn, they had been holding on to the city and had not taken the initiative to seek battle.
Therefore, Qiuci felt that he only needed to make a show of surrounding the large and small Fangpan cities, and then lead people to invade Dunhuang Hexi. Then the Han people would panic, and once they panic, they would naturally have an opportunity.
As a result, this group of barbarian coalition forces in the Western Regions began to take action, feigning attacks on Fangpan City and Fangpan City, and the large army, led by Qiuci Baixiong, rushed towards Dunhuang like a tide.
Although it was a feint attack, the pressure was not easy for Fangpan City.
Both the Kucha people and the Yanqi people are good at bows and arrows. Following an order, the barbarians who besieged the city rushed into the shooting area and began to suppress the city wall. Thousands of arrows were densely packed in the air like blood-sucking beaks.
Like a beast, it screamed and threw itself on the city wall, looking for the breath of flesh and blood.
Gao Shun shouted: "Raise your shield!"
The shield soldiers raised their long shields at an angle, the archers hid behind their shields, and the spear soldiers and sword and ax soldiers all lay down behind the shield wall. Everyone looked nervous and waited with bated breath.
The long arrow tore through the air, making a messy and harsh "whoosh" sound. It arrived in an instant, and then there was the messy sound of the long arrow falling on the city wall or shield, which was endless, and then all the sounds came together.
, forming a huge roar.
The barbarians set up two large shooting arrays to cover the barbarians' attempts to cling to and destroy the city wall. Amid the barbarians' orders in different tones and strange tones, the long arrows separated from the long bows and screamed sharply, rushing to be the first.
The ground jumped into the air, and in an instant, the entire sky was filled with arrows, like locusts all over the sky, immediately blocking the sun.
On the city tower of Xiaofangpan City, arrows were nailed on the pillars of the wooden gate tower. There were even many later arrows that couldn't grab the place, so they snapped the wooden pillars that had been erected in front of them.
The arrows on it were knocked off and fell to the ground together, and the space vacated was filled in the next moment.
Some of the tiles on the city gate tower were also shot down and smashed on the city wall. Amidst the crackling sound, they were smashed into pieces. Some red and black Han banners groaned in pain under the ravage of the long arrows and were destroyed.
Each sharp arrow pierced through it was beyond recognition, but it still stood with difficulty.
Old bark is not the actual bark, but a personal name.
Old Shupi is a veteran. He has been in the army for seven years. He has always been very happy that he is an archer. He thinks this is the main reason why he is alive today. Archers can always stay far away from the enemy and follow them when chasing.
Behind the army, run in front of the large army when escaping.
For seven years, he has not been promoted, and now he is just a junior officer. Those who joined the army at the same time as him can be regarded as comrades in the same period. Naturally, some got promoted and made a fortune, but more of them died on the battlefield. Those who
People are stronger, more agile, and more powerful than old bark, so they become sword and shield bearers, hand-to-hand combatants, and then...
There is often no more.
Through the gap between the shield and the city wall, Lao Shubi saw the darkness of the barbarians under the city, and he couldn't help but swallowed his saliva. The barbarians were so damn capable, and both men and women could use bows in battle. Lao Shubi even saw people using bows and arrows.
There are also many female barbarians in the queue...
The arrows whizzed, and a few of them almost came out of the gap where the old tree bark was observing. The old tree bark was so frightened that he quickly shrank his neck, but turned around to see the young man next to him staring at him intently, and couldn't help but smile slightly.
Hong coughed, "You kid, what are you looking at?"
This soldier is new here.
Is it called Ergouzi or Erdanzi?
Or is it Goudanzi?
I can’t remember much about Old Bark.
"Commander, why didn't the captain give the order? The barbarians are rushing up!" The recruit seemed a little nervous or a little excited, and the hand holding the bow was trembling slightly.
Old Tree Bark yelled, "It's still early... The arrows are so dense now, and those who come up are protected by shields, we can't kill a few... Wait a minute, wait a minute, the barbarian archers are tired."
, will stop... Then remember to shoot the archers standing behind you, don't stare at the guys in front of you... Also, don't be impatient, shoot an arrow, retract it, nock the arrow on your bow, and then
Shoot, come back...just like the training, understand..."
"I understand, I understand..." the recruit replied quickly, and then looked at the old bark with admiration, "How do you know so much..."
Lao Shupi smiled and did not answer, but the Swordsman and Shieldman on the side joined the group chat, "I heard you are good at it, yes... remember to move more quickly..."
The recruit couldn't help but took a look outside the gap, then retracted his head, "There are so many barbarians..."
The old tree bark (ˉ▽￣~) cut it and said, "What is called "duo"? When I followed the Hussars General in Mobei, that was called "duo"... Didn't he still win? These barbarians, I think
, not much better than Xianbei..."
While holding the shield, the sword and shield hand said: "Yes, with just these people, when most of the guards come, they can be eaten in one bite... Haha..."
When the recruit heard this, he looked up at the old tree bark and then at the sword and shield hand, with the word "adoration" written on his face.
"Ready..." Lao Shupi glanced at Gao Shun and suddenly said, "The captain is about to give an order..."
The new soldier was startled and hurriedly pulled his bow.
"Ahem! Don't exert so much force, relax..." Old Tree Bark glared at the new recruit, "Do you remember what I just said?"
The recruit nodded repeatedly, but his heart was in confusion. What did Shichang say just now? Are there not many barbarians? Are they not as good as Xianbei people? Or is there something else?
By the way, shoot far away, shoot far away...
Gao Shun huddled behind the shield, seeming to be concentrating with his eyes closed. The tinkling sounds around him sounded like he was listening to music.
The bows used by the Hu people seem to be longer and larger than the bows of the Han people, so the range is longer, but similarly, the energy consumption used to draw the long bow to shoot is naturally greater than the bows of the Han people.
…
"Bows and arrows, prepare..."
Gao Shun suddenly opened his eyes and shouted.
"Archer! Load the arrow!"
The middle-level military sergeants relayed orders.
The archer silently nocked the arrow, opened the bow slightly, and leaned against the shield hand.
After a few breaths, the originally dense and noisy sound seemed to suddenly become smaller. Gao Shun pushed away the sword and shield hand beside him and shouted: "Great wind! Great wind!!"
During the order, Lao Shupi had already very skillfully moved his hand against the sword and shield to get out of the gap, only exposing half of his face and body. He shot the first arrow with a whoosh, and then his right hand was like a flying butterfly.
Arrow, arrow, draw the bow, aim, shoot, a series of actions are completed almost in an instant, which is dizzying. The mouth seems to be constantly talking or cursing, and the whole body is immersed in rapid shooting.
of pleasure.
Long arrows roared with anger, flying out of the wall of Xiaofangpan City almost at the same time, and then pounced on the barbarians under the wall, splashing blood one after another.
The barbarians' counterattack came quickly. With Gao Shun shouting to raise his shield again, Old Tree Bark had safely fired a full round of ten arrows, then retracted early, and was about to be proud of himself.
The recruit Danzi boasted in front of him, but when he turned his head, he saw that the recruit had fallen to the side, with an arrow piercing his head...
The sword and shield player on the side put the shield on again, and then looked over, "This silly kid... exposed too much... I pulled it, but it was too late..."
Old Tree Bark sighed, his face wrinkled more like Old Tree Bark. He remembered that this child's name was Zhang Erdan, he was only eighteen years old...
Lao Shupi didn't want to remember the names of his soldiers, but only wanted to remember their nicknames, because when it came time to write down their names, it was often times like this...
"These damn barbarians..."
Gao Shun's voice sounded again: "Get ready with bows and arrows!"
Old Shupi took a deep look at the fallen Zhang Erdan, and then silently took the arrow bag originally placed on Zhang Erdan's side to his side, and put it together with his own arrow bag...
……convex(艹艹)……
"These damn Han Chinese!"
Below the city, Que Su, a Yanqi man, was also cursing.
The sound of horns, the sound of war drums, shouts, fighting sounds, and screams resounded up and down the city wall, long black arrows flew in the air, bloody swords whistled in the wind, huge stones were raging on the ladder, and heavy wooden hammers
It fell from the city wall with the sound of wind and thunder, bringing up huge blood flowers.
Due to the toughness of the Han people, the Yanqi people suffered heavy casualties. Many corpses lay scattered around the city very quickly. There were also many injured Yanqi people who were supported or dragged, and retreated, whining and moaning on one side.
With.
Blood dyed this area red, and the God of Death was hovering over this area, laughing loudly.
"Retreat! Retreat! Stop fighting!"
Que Su, the leader of Yanqi, shouted, the flesh on his face trembling a little.
"Retreat now?" Shache leader Amsi said from the side, "Didn't White Bear say that we should fight until dark..."
"It's dark?! How many people are we going to die when it's dark?!" Que Su, the leader of Yanqi, said angrily, pointing to the forward position, "It's only been a few hours, how many casualties have we suffered?! We will fight until dark, and we will have to fight again."
How much should you fill in?』
Amsi, the driver of the car, looked around and fell silent.
At first, the Yanqi and Shache people thought that although the Han were strong, they were not too scary. They even thought that Xiaofangpan City was only limited to this small area, and that the Han people might be able to join forces to capture it.
You need to be more careful when entering the city.
In the original plan, even if Xiaofangpan City could not be captured, it might be possible to put enough pressure on Xiaofangpan City so that Dafangpan City had to send reinforcements, and then naturally it could directly attack the reinforcements...
However, now, it seems that there were some deviations in the plan from the very beginning.
The Han people's sophisticated equipment, strong physique, and superb skills, even relying on the longbow, gave the Han people some suppression and damage, but the Han people relied on the height difference of the city, which also caused a lot of damage and pressure to the longbow team.
, resulting in the long bow not being very powerful in suppressing the city, and it is naturally more difficult to cling to the city, and it seems more like an ineffective move.
"Retreat! Retreat!" Que Su, the leader of Yanqi, emphasized again, "I also hope to defeat them! I also hope to capture the Han people's territory and obtain the Han people's property, but... we need people first! We must defeat them all.
So even if we really win, what’s the use?!』
Amsi was silent, and then seemed to ask a question that was not very relevant at the moment: "I heard that the Yunrong people... do you think this thing... is true or false..."
Que Su sneered: "So what if it's true, so what if it's fake?"
Amsi nodded, "That's what I said...then...retreat..."
The low horn sound sounded again, but this time it was not urging an attack, but a retreat...
