At dusk in the camp of the Red Hu Zuo Army, piles of bonfires were lit inside and outside the camp. Countless Red Hu soldiers stood in front of the bonfires to make final preparations before ascending to the city. As the sky darkened, the firelight illuminated the interlaced traces of their swords and arrows.
A ferocious face.
They took off their worn fur robes, revealing old but strong armor.
He tied his thick waist tightly with a thick cowhide belt. The injuries suffered from half a lifetime of fighting seemed to be greatly relieved at this moment. He buckled the pouch knife and shoulder knife to the belt.
The double layer of cooked cowhide covering the shield had already been riddled with holes from swords, spears, arrows, and stabbings, but the shield was still strong and could still be used. In the eyes of veterans who had experienced many battles,
Here, fighting on the battlefield tests your courage and rich combat experience. Martial arts, swords, shields and armor are useful, but they are very limited.
"Shuozhou guard Xu Huai met me in Hou'erwu. I thought he wouldn't show up in Datong, so I wanted to go to the Southern Dynasty camp to observe what was going on, but I didn't want to run into him outside the West City - Prince Zong,
Our intention has most likely been exposed. At this time, we can no longer attack Datong City step by step. Instead, we must take advantage of the fact that the soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasty are not fully prepared. Please immediately mobilize the soldiers and horses of the right army camp to attack the camp of the Southern Dynasty!" Mo Lihu said.
Standing behind a strong middle-aged man, he said anxiously.
"Why are you panicking?" The middle-aged man glared at Mo Lihu and said dissatisfiedly, "You have too many things to learn, otherwise you will never become a giant eagle flying freely in that storm!"
"The soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasty are so weak and the generals are so stupid. They are not qualified to be our allies. Shouldn't we kill them before they can take precautions? Is there any need to be kind and soft-hearted?" Mo Lihu said.
Xie asked.
"The Red Husbands rose up in the desert grasslands and encountered countless conspiracies and tricks. Sometimes we would be tit for tat, but our most fundamental thing is our perseverance and united will to fight. How do we do this? We only rely on the swords in our hands.
Bows and intrigues? Do you think that the covenant is like a dead leaf that wipes your butt? You can just tear it into pieces when you don’t need it. If so, in addition to the Southern Dynasties, the Dangxiang, the various tribes in the Western Regions, and the newly attached tribes of our Red Husband
clan, how do they view this matter?"
The middle-aged man lowered his voice and lectured dissatisfiedly,
"Don't worry that the Southern Dynasty has seen through our intentions. Whether we can finally go south like a torrent depends on the swords and bows in our hands and the tenacious will of everyone. Nothing else. If the soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasty are prepared, and we rely on our own strength
But being unable to severely damage or defeat them means that the time is not yet ripe. This is better than relying on trickery to win one or two battles, only to encounter the truly elite troops of the Southern Dynasties after entering the Central Plains."
Mu Chi and others stood beside the middle-aged man and saw that Mo Lihu's eyes were full of confusion. They knew that he was still too young and had not yet understood the true meaning of war.
"Xiao Xinhan sent people out of the city again to beg for surrender. I sent Xiao Xinhan's envoy back directly." Marshal Mu Chi, the deputy capital of Zhennan, said softly.
"Okay, Mu Chi, you can give the order to attack the city!"
The middle-aged man said with his hands behind his hands. After Mu Chi passed the order, he slowly said to the generals around him,
"We just captured Khitan Liaoyang Prefecture this summer. Many generals in the army have high morale and hope to send their troops southward at once. Unlike those who are hesitant and hesitant, I firmly support going south. When the king of Zong was enfeoffing, I also
I took the initiative to ask for the land from the eastern foot of Daqing Mountain to Dading Prefecture. The troops assembled this time were mainly my subordinates, including the formation of siege troops a year in advance. I am more eager to go south than any of you. But
In any case, the fundamental reason why I advocate going south is that the Southern Dynasty's monarchs and ministers were ignorant, their troops were exhausted, and their people's livelihood was poor. They only had rich land thousands of miles away and hundreds of millions of people, but they could not form an army that could and dared to fight.
Elite soldiers and horses. I never thought that winning one or two victories through trickery could play a decisive role..."
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"How is this going?"
Looking at the red soldiers attacking the city wall like a tide in the distance, under the illumination of bonfires and torches, those red soldiers holding their shields high, waving their long swords, ruthlessly and sharply slashing the staggered blades, as if in the night
Miserable snowflakes.
The defenders of the city wall never received an order to abandon the defense or surrender from beginning to end, and they were still holding on tenaciously.
Xiao Xinhan, who did not dare to go to Beicheng Tower to supervise the battle in person and only dared to climb up to the Beicheng Temple Tower to watch the battle, gritted his teeth and held on, so that his fat and bloated body did not collapse directly.
Until this moment, he couldn't figure out what happened.
He sent envoys out of the city several times to ask for surrender, but the chief general of the Chihu people, the deputy marshal of Zhennan, Na Yan Muchi, ignored him. He sent the envoys he sent back several times without even a word in reply;
At that time, they directly and forcefully attacked Beicheng without any warning.
Xiao Qian and other Khitan princes and nobles remaining in Datong Mansion in Xijing had their legs trembling slightly at this time, and they were panicking in the temple tower. As the commander of Xijing, Li Chulin had the foundation of a military general, and he grabbed ordinary people.
The Yue Hailou armored collar dressed as a guard pulled out a knife and put it on his neck, roaring and asking angrily:
"What's going on? We listened to your words and even shot the envoys of the Southern Dynasties to persuade them to surrender. Is this what we are waiting for? You are really not afraid of death at all!"
When he saw the Red Guards soldiers and horses preparing to attack the city, Yue Hailou was also confused, but now he figured it out. He lowered his head and glanced at the knife Li Chulin pressed on his neck, and then calmly held it between his fingers.
Pull the spine of the knife out a little and say:
"You should know that the Nanfu Yueting is a dead end in the end. Cao Shixiong has deeply regretted it at this time, but Cao Shixiong still has the qualifications to regret it. Now you can only order all the soldiers to put down their weapons, open the city gate, and welcome the Red Guards Cavalry
Once you enter outside Datong City, you are not qualified to impose any more conditions. Don’t you understand it now? Several times you have asked for surrender, but you still come with various conditions. If you want a promise, how can Marshal Mu Chi possibly do that?
Pay no attention to you? Just like the wealth in this city, they can take it away with just a hand, so why do you need to offer only a small part of it? "
"Fuck your mother!" Li Chulin yelled, pushed Yue Hailou away, and walked straight out of the temple tower.
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Today is the first day that the Chihu people promised to attack Datong City from the north wall. At the same time, it was a night battle. Liu Shizhong, Cai Yuanyou, Guo Zhongxiong and others also stayed awake all night in the Chinese army camp outside the south city. At this time, they all guarded the lights.
In the bright big tent, the progress of the war in Datong North City was followed.
Seeing Liu Yan who personally led a small team to the southeastern foot of Wuzhou Mountain after nightfall to find a high place to watch the battle, and rushed back breathing heavily, Liu Shizhong couldn't wait to ask:
"How is the battle going in Beicheng?"
"Before I came back, the Red Husbands attacked Beicheng very fiercely. They tried several times to confirm the position of the weapons at the top of the city. The attack on the attached city immediately became fierce. In less than half an hour, more than a thousand Jianrui were sent to the north of Datong.
On the city wall, there is a fierce battle with the defenders for key points such as the horse-faced wall tents, turrets, and city towers! Although the defenders are not weak in resistance, they are obviously no match for the Red Husbands." Liu Yan said while breathing heavily.
"Can the Red Husbands capture Datong City in one day and one night?" Cai Yuanyou asked.
"The soldiers on the north city wall have good resistance morale, but even so, they are still completely unable to resist. It is hard to imagine how much will the defenders in the city will have left to resist after the north city gate is completely lost." Liu Yan
Said somewhat frustrated.
It has been eight days since the Xiaosheng Army and Xuanwu Army launched their offensive from Nancheng, but they have not made a critical breakthrough.
Many times hundreds of generals would stand on the top of the city, but their resilience was too low. Faced with the arrows fired from the defenders' weapons, turrets, and towers, the casualties were slightly higher, so they hurriedly withdrew.
In addition to the weak combat capabilities of their soldiers, they also had no determination to capture Nancheng regardless of casualties.
Everyone is thinking that since they have asked the Red Husbands to borrow troops, it is natural to capture Datong City at the minimum cost. Otherwise, what is the point of borrowing troops?
Liu Yan also had this idea in his heart, but when he saw the situation of the Red Hu people attacking the city and compared the two, he felt embarrassed in his heart.
Tian Zhizhen said proudly: "Before this, some people said that the Red Husbands and the defenders might have colluded to murder us. They should act cautiously, saying that the attack on the city should be slow rather than hasty, so as not to be taken advantage of by the enemy.
,What else can I say now?”
Guo Zhongxiong turned away. He had previously advocated that the siege of the city should be slow rather than hasty. It was very embarrassing for Tian Zhizhen to scold him at this time.
"Before I came back, someone from Nancheng led out of the city with a rope. The front camp captured him and brought him to the Chinese army camp. I happened to meet him. This man said that he was sent by Li Chulin, the commander of the capital of Xijing. Li Chulin was determined to open the gate of the south city!" Liu
Yan remembered something and said nonchalantly, "It's already this time, why do we need this grandson to present the city!"
"..." Tian Zhizhen, Guo Zhongxiong and others did not expect such a change at this time.
Cai Yuanyou frowned and looked at Liu Shizhong: "What does Liu Linggong think?"
Liu Shizhong said: "The Chihu people really want to capture Datong City in one day and one night. As agreed, we need to allow them to plunder all the people and property in Datong City. This is a good thing, but those words in the court
Officials, who do not know the dangers of military affairs, are likely to make irresponsible remarks about this matter, which is also a troublesome matter!"
"Then bring that person over and ask about the situation!" Cai Yuanyou said.
