The air was filled with the smell of blood, and the corpses of humans and animals piled up like mountains under the broken city walls. There were broken weapons and arrows everywhere, densely covering the entire land.
Outside the city, Wuhuan Tuqi could be seen everywhere in the mountains and plains. Tens of thousands of people formed a line and surrounded the small Guanzi City.
Inside the city, there were endless groans of pain, and there were Han soldiers injured by arrows everywhere. Everyone had a cold look in their eyes, and the expression on their face was very numb.
On the city wall, Gongsun Zan was wearing heavy armor and a cooked copper helmet. He looked at the dark crowd outside the city, wriggled his lips a few times, and said slowly: "Xuande, how many days has it been since Tian Yu left?"
Liu Bei stood behind Gongsun Zan, also wearing armor. He looked around at the corpses under the city with a pair of fiery eyes. The smell of blood mixed with corpse stench floated in the wind, which made him feel a little nauseous and suppressed his desire.
Feeling like vomiting, he cupped his hands and said, "It's been ten days."
"Ten days? Logically speaking, we should have arrived in Liaodong a long time ago. Will Gao Fei really send troops to help?" Gongsun Zan asked uncertainly with a hint of doubt.
Liu Bei said calmly: "Gao Fei is a smart man. He should know the relationship between this. If he sits back and watches Youzhou being occupied by the Wuhuan people, then his Liaodong will definitely become the next target of the Wuhuan people's attack. Brother Bogui
, now Liaodong is our only hope, and we can only place our hope on Gao Fei."
Gongsun Zan turned around and looked at the soldiers in the city. None of his men came without injuries. He sighed heavily, patted Liu Bei on the shoulder, and said slowly: "Xuande, when I
If I had listened to you and not been in a hurry to pursue, I would not have fallen into Qiu Liju’s trick of luring the enemy and ended up needing outsiders to rescue me.”
"At this point, we can only hold on to the city. As long as we don't leave the city, the Wuhuan people can't do anything to us. Although we have few soldiers and horses, the food and grass in the city can still last for more than a hundred days. As long as we continue to use it like this, Qiu
Liju has nothing to do against us. However, if we want to defeat Qiu Liju, we can only rely on Gao Fei to send reinforcements." Liu Bei analyzed in detail.
Gongsun Zan nodded and asked, "How about the south gate and the north gate?"
"The south gate and the north gate are guarded by Yunchang and Yide. I have already told them that they only need to hold on and don't fight. Brother Bogui, please rest assured."
"I have handed over the west gate to Gongsun Yue and Yan Gang to jointly guard it. There are still more than 13,000 soldiers in the city. Although it is not a solution, it is also a last resort. Now I can only place my hope on the soldiers from Liaodong.
The reinforcements are here."
Liu Bei said: "Brother Bogui, there is one more matter that needs to be dealt with immediately, otherwise, I'm afraid we will be greatly implicated."
Gongsun Zan asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"
Liu Bei pointed at the corpses under the city and said loudly: "In the past few days, the Wuhuan people have been attacking day and night. The corpses left outside the city cannot be dealt with at all. Now the Wuhuan people's attacks are slightly weaker than the previous two days."
We should take this opportunity to clean up the corpses outside the city, otherwise, if a plague is caused, we will be in trouble."
Gongsun Zan also asked about the disgusting smell of corpses. He looked at corpses everywhere on the ground outside the city. Flies were buzzing around above the corpses, and well-fed crows were flapping their wings in the sky. At night,
Occasionally, a few wild wolves would appear, and the corpses outside the city seemed to have become delicacies for the animals.
When Liu Bei saw that Gongsun Zan didn't say anything, he hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Brother Bogui, if this continues, the consequences may be unimaginable. These corpses must be disposed of quickly."
Gongsun Zan said: "Of course I know, but look at the piles of corpses outside the city. Not far away is the Wuhuan camp. Where do we have extra people to clean up these corpses?"
Liu Bei said loudly: "Burn them with fire. After nightfall, send people out of the city to sprinkle fierce oil on the corpses, and then burn them with fire. This is the safest way. If you continue like this, once a plague is caused, there will be no waiting for those Wuhuan
If someone attacks us, we will all be killed.”
Gongsun Zan said: "Okay, I'll leave it to you to deal with it. After nightfall, you lead people quietly out of the city and dispose of these corpses."
Liu Bei did not refute, and immediately replied: "No!"
At this moment, the horns of the Wuhuan people sounded, and a large number of cavalry quickly poured out from the hills outside the city. The thunderous sound of horse hooves came over in disorder, and the ground began to tremble slightly.
The shouts became louder and louder.
"The whole army is on alert!" Gongsun Zan hurriedly picked up a big bow from the ground, put an arrow on it, opened the big bow, and shouted to the soldiers around him.
"Fire the arrow!"
With the command, arrows rained down like rain, and the arrows that covered the sky met in the air. Soldiers from both sides continued to fall...
Half an hour later, several attacks by the Wuhuan people failed again, and what was left on the battlefield were new corpses.
After nightfall, the four gates of Guanzicheng were opened one after another. A group of black figures, led by Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Yan Gang, quietly slipped out of the city gates and sprinkled the mountain of corpses with the fierce fire oil that had been prepared.
When they finished, the archers who had been prepared on the city tower shot fire arrows. The fierce fire oil burned instantly when it saw sparks. Four fire dragons burned beside the four city gates at the same time, and finally became one.
A huge fire dragon formed and swallowed up all the corpses outside the city in the fire.
The raging fire shone in the night sky, making the surrounding area of Guanzi City look like day. The soldiers in the city stood on top of the city, watching the fire burning everything, but their eyes remained indifferent, and some even revealed despair.
The Wuhuan people outside the city were also attracted by the fire. Seeing the thick black smoke rising into the sky, everyone was determined to conquer the city and avenge their people.
The fire burned throughout the night and was slowly extinguished at dawn. The corpses were all burned up and the earth was shrouded in black.
When the fire had just extinguished, the Wuhuan people's attack horn sounded again. The cavalry with bows and arrows rushed forward without hesitation, pressing in from all directions and starting a new round of attack. However, this attack was different from
Different from the past, the Wuhuan cavalry was followed by some infantry, and the infantry carried brand-new ladders on their shoulders. This was the result of ten days of hard work, and it could finally be put to use today.
The battle was about to break out, and the Wuhuan people also began to imitate the Han army's approach to attacking the city. They set up ladders beside the city wall and used archers as cover. The infantry were all armed with wooden shields and scimitars to climb the city wall. For a time, the frightened Han people
The army was caught in a bitter battle, not only having to deal with the threat posed by the Wuhuan cavalry and archery troops, but also the possibility of being climbed up the city wall by the Wuhuan people. But all the people did not flinch, but bravely used their weapons to fight.
Meet the enemy.
A brutal battle began inside and outside the small Guanzi City...
——————————————————————“Tian Yu, how far is it?” Gao Fei, who was running at the front of the team, turned and shouted to Tian Yu behind him.
Tian Yu hurriedly replied: "Qi General Gao, we are almost here, less than ten miles away."
The high-flying horse was fast, but in order to keep in line with the army, he did not let the black horse under him show his true strength. He looked at the dark cavalry behind him, with human heads and horse heads floating in endless streams, except for the 10,000 cavalrymen under his command.
In addition, they also brought 20,000 Wuhuan cavalry from the Liaodong vassal state. Thirty thousand cavalry galloped forward majestically. The cavalry all over the mountains and plains showed a seemingly unstoppable trend.
Two days ago, when he was in Changli, Gao Fei used a trick to kill Su Buyan, and subdued Wu Liden, who had the highest prestige in the local area, and promoted Wu Liden to the tribal leader of the Wuhuan people. Becoming the tribal leader
For the benefit and long-term development of his tribe, Uliden decided to bring 80,000 tribesmen to Gaofei.
Gao Fei appointed Wu Liden as General Yingyang, abolished the title of Liaodong vassal state, established Changli County on the original basis, appointed Wu Liden's younger brother Wuli Ji as the prefect of Changli, and officially transferred the Wuhuan people of Liaodong vassal state to Changli.
It was put under his own control.
Recalling what happened two days ago, Gao Fei is still a little excited. He never thought that sending troops this time would bring such great benefits. He actually occupied the Liaodong vassal country without any effort and also received 20,000 Wu.
Huan Tuqi.
"The whole army stops advancing!" Gao Fei suddenly reined in his horse and shouted to the back.
After giving the order, the 30,000 cavalrymen quickly stopped their advance, and the generals from each department came to Gao Fei.
When Gao Fei saw all the generals surrounding him, he said loudly: "From now on, divide your troops and advance. The terrain around Guanzi City is full of hills. I believe Qiu Liju has firmly surrounded Guanzi City. Zhao Yun, you
Lead five thousand cavalry from the north gate to attack the Wuhuan people's back. Taishi Ci, you lead five thousand cavalry from the south gate to attack the Wuhuan people's back. Zhang He, you lead five thousand cavalry to the west gate to attack the Wuhuan people's back. The rest
Follow me and attack from the east gate."
"promise!"
Gao Fei continued: "The Wuhuan people have been besieging the city for more than ten days and are already exhausted. Our sudden arrival will definitely throw the Wuhuan people into chaos. They will attack from all sides at the same time and defeat Qiu Liju in one battle. But please
Remember, after defeating Qiu Liju, no pursuit is allowed, but the strength of the Wuhuan Cavalry cannot be ignored. This action is just to clear the siege of Guanzi City, do you all understand?"
"It's clear!" all the generals replied in unison.
Gao Fei nodded and said: "Zhao Yun, Tai Shi Ci, Zhang He, you and your cavalry will go first. Once you arrive, you will immediately launch an attack without waiting for orders."
"Nuo!" Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, and Zhang He said with their hands in hand.
Gao Fei said to Pang De again: "You lead three thousand cavalry to follow at the back of the team to protect the military division."