It was dawn, and the garrison in the city was yawning as they were assigned to their duties. The leader of the army, thinking of the white and tender body in the warm bed, felt inexplicably angry. When he got to the top of the city, he cursed: "Get out of here quickly, the army is all here."
If we go to the east for an expedition, no birds will come here, so why should we keep guard?"
"Don't be careless, be careful with your head." The captain who was rotating down reminded.
"You can't even complain? Get out of here -"
The handover ended quickly. The newly arrived soldiers joked with each other and did not want to be alert. Some even ran down to the top of the city to buy breakfast. The early morning wind was a bit chilly. Everyone covered their bodies with their hands and walked around casually.
Suddenly, someone shouted in surprise: "Master, look, what is that?"
Everyone followed the pointer in surprise, only to find that a cavalry was approaching slowly. It was huge in size, neither fast nor slow, but it gave people the pressure of mountains moving forward. Everyone was moved and stared.
Eyes watching.
The captain became vigilant and found that the flag carried by the visitor was very special. When he got closer, he realized that he had never seen it before. He was shocked and shouted: "Enemy attack, quick, warning!"
"Qiang Qiang Qiang!"
A sharp gong sound suddenly sounded, spreading throughout Helie City.
Helie City was not big, built near the lake, and located east of Suiye City. It was about a day's journey away by horse. Only five thousand infantry were stationed to guard it. Seeing the army coming from all over the mountains and plains, the soldiers who defended the city panicked and looked at Qian Fu.
long.
A centurion quickly came to the commander and whispered: "Sir, to the south is Shule, and it is mountainous and difficult to travel. How could an unknown army suddenly attack? Could it be the Hanzhou Army?"
"Impossible, the Hanzhou army is all in Yuegong City, and I heard that our army is holding steady at Yuegong City." The captain said in a deep voice, his eyes full of shock.
"Could it be that another Hanzhou army wants to come towards our rear?"
After hearing this, the captain's expression changed drastically, and he quickly warned: "The possibility is extremely high, go back and report immediately, and release the flying eagle to ask for help. Once the city of Heye City is destroyed, the enemy will threaten Suiye City, and then there will be trouble."
The centurion agreed and left in a hurry.
The captain shouted: "Warriors, if you want to survive, cheer up and prepare to fight!"
Everyone drew their swords, drew their bows, and stared nervously at the approaching army.
After hearing the news, the army in the city came and rushed to the top of the city.
Outside the city, the army slowly stopped.
In order to break the siege of Yuegong City as soon as possible and capture Daman City the next day, Qin Huaidao sent Xue Wanche as the vanguard, led his army north, and rushed to put pressure on the Turks.
Xue Wanche rode his horse forward for a short distance, then reined in his horse and stopped. He set up a pergola to observe Helie City. It was only a foot high and the earth was rammed into a wall. There were not many defenders on the city's head mountain. The weapons were mainly wooden bows and a few iron ones.
Spears and knives, wearing leather armor, some even don't have leather armor, their morale is average.
After fighting for most of the body, Xue Wanche was too experienced. He could tell the depth of his opponent at a glance. He turned around and looked behind him, and the five division commanders quickly rushed forward.
Xue Wanche did not immediately issue an attack order, but looked at a strong man behind him.
The opponent clamped the horse's belly with his legs, urged the horse forward, cupped his fists and said, "What are your orders, General Xue?"
"Can you help me, brothers in the artillery battalion, to blow open the city gate?"
"It's a small matter, please ask General Xue to suppress it with bows and arrows, and cover the brothers as they go up."
"It should be." General Xue replied politely. The artillery camp is the treasure of the King of Han. It can also help break the city, so we can't neglect it. He immediately looked at a division commander beside him and warned: "Ask the archers to come up and suppress them hard.
Can we live at the top of the city and not allow them to shoot even one arrow?"
"Promise to complete the task." The other party solemnly clasped his fists and saluted, pulled the horse's head, and was ready to go.
A division of 7,000 men and at least 3,000 archers, all mobilized to suppress the city, can definitely suppress the opponent to death and consume a wave of enemies.
Xue Wanche knew the combat effectiveness of his army very well and was not worried. He looked at another division commander and warned: "Once the city is broken, lead the army to attack and leave no defenders behind. The people cannot move. This will ruin the reputation of the King of Han. I am the first."
I'll chop off your head, do you understand?"
"Follow the order!" the other party responded solemnly, and also pulled his horse away, ready to go.
Seeing that they had nothing to do, the remaining three division commanders' eyes were full of envy. Xue Wanche continued: "You three don't have to be envious. You finally got the vanguard position. How can I be satisfied with defeating a city? After taking Helie City, I will have a full meal.
After a while, before the news is leaked, continue northward and capture Suiye City for the King of Han. That would be a great achievement."
The Turkic army besieged Yuegong City, and almost all the logistics supplies were transported to Suiye City for transit. If we win, it will be a great achievement. A division commander excitedly clasped his fists and said: "General, please be the vanguard and take the first step."
"Half a day's walk eastward along the lake is the Ice City. According to the intelligence, there are only 3,000 defenders. You lead your troops to march there quickly, bring a few explosive packs, and capture the Ice City in one go. I will decide how to attack you. This general only has
With one request, all the food, grass and other spoils of war will be brought."
"Thank you, General Xue. If you can't finish it, I will come to see you later." The other party was overjoyed. This was an independent battle led by an army. Once he won, all the military merits would be attributed to him. He quickly rode away, fearing that Xue Wanche would regret it.
"Don't be impatient, you two. Take Helie City, and you two will lead your troops to Suiye City with my general."
"Thank you, General Xue!" The two of them were overjoyed.
In just a few words, countless archers rushed forward to form a formation, marching forward in neat steps, stopping at an arrowhead, and unfurled their bows and nocked arrows.
At this time, when the defenders saw the archers coming up, they also panicked and shot arrows. However, the city wall was so wide that all five thousand defenders could not gather on one wall. At most, they could only stand a few hundred people.
In a hasty move, hundreds of feathered arrows flew past, but the force was obviously not enough, and they fell in front of everyone.
The second round of attacks fell quickly, with a longer range. Many fell into the crowd, but were avoided by everyone. Before the enemy could launch the third round of attacks, the Hanzhou Army counterattacked.
"Peng!"
A bowstring exploded, and thousands of people fired arrows almost simultaneously.
Thousands of arrows soared into the sky, making an ear-piercing scream as they headed straight to the top of the city, blocking out the sky and the sun.
The defenders at the top of the city were startled and did not bother to shoot the arrows in their hands. They all looked for places to hide or squat down.
In the blink of an eye, the arrows fell from the sky, most of them fell into the city, and only a few fell on the top of the city. Their lethality was average, but they were full of deterrence.
Before the enemy could counterattack, another round of arrows whizzed away, and the suppressed enemy did not dare to show his head.
Several artillery battalion brothers who came with the army rushed forward with explosive bags in their hands, holding a shield in one hand as a precaution, and quickly rushed into the doorway under the city wall.
When Xue Wanche saw someone rushing up, he immediately ordered the archers to stop shooting to avoid wasting arrows. He was filled with emotion. He recalled that when he attacked the city, he had to sacrifice a lot of lives in order to break down the city gate. It may not be successful, but now several rounds
Feather arrow suppression is enough.
"boom!"
A huge explosion suddenly sounded, and the entire city gate cave collapsed, and a large area fell on both sides. The people on the top of the city also fell down, and were buried in piles of dirt, with dust flying.
"Hiss—so strong!"
"Or is this city wall too weak?"
Xue Wanche looked at a large section of the city wall that had collapsed. He was ecstatic and roared: "Attack——"
"Kill--"
The soldiers who had been prepared for a long time rushed forward on horseback. The soldiers defending the city were stunned by the bombing. They stared blankly at the charging opponents, forgetting to fight back and escape. They remained motionless and dumbfounded.
The unknown is the most terrifying thing!
The Hanzhou Army took the opportunity to rush forward, and their war horses entered the city on the collapsed earth wall. Like a torrent, they quickly flooded the top of the city and poured into the city. Then countless shouts of killing were heard one after another.
Seeing this scene, Xue Wanche felt very happy. He raised his eyes and looked north. He finally got the vanguard. How could a small He Hunter City be enough?
A real man should expand his territory, how can he slack off because of his age?