The city guard looked at the soldiers and couldn't help but frowned. How many people could be killed by the cavalry? Although there were only two thousand soldiers and horses in the city now, there could be nearly ten thousand people gathered together, old and young, to go to the city. In his opinion, nearly ten thousand people
, enough to defend the city wall on its own.
Soon the city guard came to the city wall. Looking at the Chinese cavalry surrounding the city, his heart was surging like a wave.
"Lord Castle Guard."
When the city guard arrived, the generals on the city wall saluted each other.
"Where's Adida?"
The city guard directly called Adidas, the guard of Hallit City.
"Lord Castle Guard."
A tall general ran up to the city guard.
"What kind of soldiers are these?
Are they soldiers of the Parthian Empire or cavalry of the Chinese Empire?"
The city guard asked Adidas.
"They are not from the Parthian Empire. The faces of these soldiers are completely different from those of the Parthian Empire soldiers. They should be cavalry from the Chinese Empire."
Adidas' eyes were full of horror. After all, they had just received news that the Chinese army was attacking Li Te Province. Now there were so many cavalry coming. It was like a divine force descending from the sky. He was so shocked.
"Cavalry of the Chinese Empire?
How can this be?
Has the Amu Darya been captured?"
The city guard was also stunned at this time. He had the same idea as the other party. Wasn't he trying to defeat Li Te Province?
How did they get here? They know that there is a defense line of the Amu Darya River in front of them. Has the Amu Darya River been breached by the opponent?
"If Khwarezm is captured by the Chinese now, they can bypass the Amu Darya defense line directly from Khwarezm and fight their way here without passing through the Amu Darya defense line."
Adidas thought for a while and realized that if he wanted to avoid passing through the Amu Darya River, he would have to capture Khwarezm and go south through the territory of Khwarezm. It was not impossible.
"Don't worry about how the other party got here now, but are you confident in defending the city?"
The city guard is too lazy to care how the other party got here. What he wants to know is whether the other party has the confidence to defend it.
"City guard, how do you guard this?
We only have two thousand soldiers and horses, and there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses outside the city, so it is impossible to stop them."
Hearing what the other party said, Adidas' expression almost made her cry. She asked her two thousand troops to resist the other party's army of hundreds of thousands. Even if everyone was a lump of iron, they would still be chopped into pieces by the other party.
"Now there should be nearly ten thousand people gathered together, old and young, in the city. You must find a way to stop the opponent. In addition, you must have people break out and report the news of the appearance of the enemy cavalry to His Majesty the Prince."
The city guard also knew that his request was difficult, but he was a subject of the Kushan Empire and the city guard of Hallit City. He had the responsibility of guarding the territory. It was absolutely impossible for him to surrender the city just because the Chinese army was strong.
"Master City Guard, this is simply impossible. We can't stop it for long. If we really want to defend the city, once it is captured by the enemy, the 50,000 people in the city may be ravaged by the enemy's iron hoofs."
Adida knelt directly on the ground. In his opinion, the other party's idea was simply unrealistic and even a bit dreamy. So what if you could gather 10,000 people, young and old?
It's simply impossible.
"Remember, this is a death order. I am not negotiating with you. If the city is alive, the people will be alive. If the city is dead, the people will be dead. This is my attitude."
Facing Adidas, the city guard's attitude was resolute. He was still a Kushan minister until his death, and it was absolutely impossible for him to rebel.
"My lord, think twice."
Regarding the attitude of the city guard, Adidas had nothing but despair in her eyes.
"That's enough. If you can't do it, just kill yourself now. From generals to ordinary soldiers, anyone who dares to disobey my order will be executed on the spot."
The city guard looked at Adida, with a flash of light in his eyes. If the opponent continued like this, his morale would probably be disturbed. Let alone defending the city, it might collapse now.
"Why?
Why?
You are the city guard and have the right and obligation to die for the Kushan Empire, but what about me?
Where are the soldiers under my command?
Why do they?
Just use this little military pay to fight an enemy you know will die?
Are they worth it?”
Hearing that the city guard actually said that and wanted to kill himself, his little temper exploded.
You have to know that you are just a basic military general, taking those pitiful military pay to fight the opponent with your brains, why on earth?
He just wanted to ask, why?
"I've rebelled against you. Someone, come and take down Adidas for me."
Seeing that Adidas dared to stab him in public, the city guard was also angry. You are just a little general. In normal times, you might not even look at him, but now he dares to say these things to you. It's really
It made him a little angry.
The city guard gave an order, and several personal guards around him came over directly to take down Adidas who was kneeling in front of him.
"I wonder who dares?"
The personal guards attacked, and the people under Adidas also exploded. None of them wanted to fight against the Chinese army. The current situation was that the city guards wanted their lives, and Adidas said it bluntly to protect them.
If you violate the remonstrance, they will naturally not allow it.
A dozen soldiers holding swords and shields directly surrounded Adidas, their swords unsheathed and pointed directly at the city guard in front of them.
"Is this outrageous?
Let me see who dares to touch a hair of this city."
Seeing that someone dared to raise his sword against him, the city guard immediately became angry and walked out of the guards and came to the sword shield.
Seeing the city guard approaching, the soldiers couldn't help but swallow their saliva, but no one dared to attack the city guard. After all, he was the city guard and the most powerful person in Hallit City.
"I dare you."
Seeing the soldier retreating, Adida gritted his teeth, pulled out the scimitar from his waist, and chopped off his head before the city guard could react.
"The city guard is dead. If you don't want to die, please surrender to the Chinese with me. If anyone dares to stop me from begging for a living, I will send him to see the city guard."
Adidas, who slashed the city guard with a knife, was full of murderous intent. He dared to kill even the city guard. If anyone dared to stop him, he would not mind sending the other person to die with the city guard.
A dozen guards of the city were surrounded by hundreds of soldiers. Seeing the current situation, these people obediently dropped their swords and shields and knelt on the ground to surrender to Adidas.
"Immediately hang up the white flag, surrender to the Chinese, and send people to control all the family members of the city guard, and capture all the officials. In addition, the treasury, the ordnance department, and the grain and grass warehouse must be protected. Anyone
Anyone who dares to come close will be killed without mercy, and we will find someone who can speak the Chinese language to prepare translations."
Adidas could still do it, and immediately thought of everything she should do now. The two thousand city guards went straight down the city wall, divided the soldiers into separate groups, and acted according to Adidas' orders.
"General, a white flag has been hung on the city wall."
Zhao Yun's army besieged the city, and white flags were hung on the walls. Someone came to report to him immediately.
"The other party surrendered before we even shouted. It seems that the Kushan people don't have a strong sense of resistance. Let's meet."
Zhao Yun in the rear also smiled at Huang Zhong when he heard the news, and led Huang Zhong on horseback to appear at the gate of Hallit City.
"Shout to the city wall and ask their boss to come out and speak."
Looking at the white flags flying on the city wall, Zhao Yun spoke directly to the translator beside him, asking him to call the city wall to see what his attitude was.
Hearing the shouting under the city wall, Adidas on the city wall was also stunned. He was looking for a translator, but who would have thought that the other party actually brought his own.
"I am Adida, and Hallit City is now under my command. May I ask who is the Chinese Army below?"
Since there was no language communication problem, Adidas had nothing to say and directly asked where the other party's soldiers were.
"Tell them my identity and ask them what the conditions are for surrender."
After hearing what the translator said, Zhao Yun nodded, and at the same time asked the translator to tell what he wanted to say to the other party.
"Adida met with General Huaxia. As for the conditions, there is nothing to say. As long as the general can ensure the safety of the people in Hallit City, I have already controlled the treasury, the ordnance department and the grain depot. As long as the general
Promise, all these can be given to China."
Looking at Zhao Yun riding a white horse outside the city, Adidas immediately saluted Zhao Yun on the city wall, and then told him his only condition. He knew that Hallit City had no ability to negotiate any conditions, as long as the other party could guarantee that he would not
He was satisfied by killing the people in the city randomly.
"Is this the only condition?
Tell the other party that I accept it and let him surrender in Kaicheng."
After hearing the other party's conditions, Zhao Yun also nodded. Now the other party is really not qualified to make any excessive demands, but he can still accept it by ensuring the safety of the people in the city.
Adidas saw that Zhao Yun had accepted his conditions and had nothing to say, so he directly ordered the city gates to be opened and the Chinese army outside the city to be allowed to enter.
"General, the city gate is open."
Seeing the city gate open, Huang Zhong spoke directly to Zhao Yun.
"Yingyang's army entered the city and immediately occupied the treasury. There is also a grain depot in the ordnance department. The remaining cavalry is stationed outside the city. Remember, you are not allowed to harass the people. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy."
Zhao Yun nodded. Now that the city gate was open and the overall situation was decided, he had nothing to say. He directly sent the Yingyang Army, which had the best military discipline, to enter the city, while the remaining cavalry were stationed outside Hallit City.
After Ying Yang's army entered the city, under the leadership of Adida, they captured all the important places mentioned by the other party, and then sealed the city gates, prohibiting entry and exit.
The army is taking a break for the time being. After all, the violent advance for so many days has really made everyone tired. Taking a break now is also for better progress.
