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Azig felt resentful and resentful. Counting the Jiangdong Left Army who rushed to aid Yangxin and the remnants of Shaowu Town who withdrew into Yangxin, there were only about 2,500 capable soldiers in Yangxin City. Plus the Han army on their side.
, with more than 12,000 troops.
The soldiers are pressing down on the territory, but they dare not directly attack Yangxin City. How can they have the bravery and bravery of the Donghu men?
Azig rode his horse and wandered around the outskirts of the Zhulongpo camp. After Cangnan's defeat, he took away the military power and could no longer lead the troops. Without soldiers, he could not avenge the bloodshed of Na Yan and Na Tuzhen.
The sky was getting dark, and Azige didn't need to lead troops, and he was free to roam around the camp without restraint. The moonlight was still good in the sky, and the campfire illuminated the snowy ground of Zhulongpo more transparently, like a dimly lit dusk.
I have to say that Mo Jiben's men were quite capable of setting up camps and setting up camps. The troops had been stationed in Zhulongpo for three or four days in advance, and there was not a single one in the camp that looked weird. It had only been two days since Mo Jiben led the Han army.
During the time, the main village took shape. On the front of Zhulongpo, seven or eight camps were connected, extending directly to the foot of the mountain to the east of Zhulongpo, only two miles away from the northwest corner of Yangxin City. According to Mo Jiben's
The plan is to dig trenches and build fortifications at the north gate of Yangxin and outside the west city overnight. The mud from the ditches will be piled up to form an earth wall. Then pour water on it and freeze it overnight to form an ice wall. Only three or four exits will be left to monitor the city.
When the defenders attack, the outpost troops at the gate can quickly retreat to the fort to resist. If you think about it calmly, although Mo Jiben's method takes two more days, it is very effective in limiting the defenders' attack.
Azig twitched his spurs and thought to himself: How could he agree with these boneless rebel generals? If they had some ambition, the iron hooves of the Dadonghu Khanate would not be able to trample on this piece of snow.
From a distance, he saw lights burning at the top of the north city of Yangxin, and there seemed to be a few lights attached to the entrance of the crenellated wall. Azige felt strange, and heard the sentries outside the north city howling and yelling. They seemed to be stimulated by something, and they were unusually angry. Azige
Geda came over on horseback to take a closer look at what was going on. Before Azig could get close, dozens of sentries outside the North City rushed to the north gate of Yangxin without permission. Azig was shocked and the third prince issued a strict order.
Attacking the city without permission is not allowed. What kind of leopard courage did these sentries eat?
Rolling stones, trees, and arrows were thrown down, and the sentries approaching the North City suffered heavy casualties. The North City Gate suddenly opened again at this time, and more than a hundred cavalry rushed out, rushing and annihilating the sentries outside the North City, and then protruded and charged in the North City.
The Han army and civilians who were building fortifications outside suddenly became chaotic.
Azigele stopped his horse and did not dare to go forward. After a large number of Zhulongpo's cavalry rushed down, the defending cavalry who rushed out of the city withdrew from the city.
Azig galloped to the outside of the north city. Where were the lights outside the wall? But he didn’t know what method the defenders used to make the dozens of naked corpses hanging outside the wall look like lights at their navels.
Light it up.
Jiangdong Zuojun actually used Dong Hu's corpse to light a sky lantern! Azige's blood surged, and he wanted to pull out his sword, jump up to the top of the city, and cut the demon in green armor and red helmet into seventeen or eight sections to relieve his hatred.
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"You bastard, you dare not listen to my orders if you attack the city without permission!" Ye Jiduo, who personally led troops to help, angrily used his riding whip to beat several sentries who escaped back, not only the fortifications outside the north city.
The Han army and civilians were killed and dispersed, and more than thirty sentry riders were killed. It is unclear whether the sentry riders outside the other three city gates were provoked in this way.
Just because of such a little trick by the defenders, the situation here was completely messed up. Ye Jiduo was naturally furious and sent his men to the other three cities to restrain the sentries. This kind of thing must not happen again. He also thought about the one at the top of the city.
The men in green armor and red helmets were filled with hatred, and vowed to capture Yangxin and massacre the city to vent their hatred!
Mo Jiben looked at the hanging corpse lit by a sky lantern at the top of the city, and his scalp was secretly numb. Mo Jiben had never met Lin Fu, but until now, Lin Fu was a person who impressed him, and almost every prisoner mentioned it.
He would gnash his teeth and defeat the powerful Donghu forces again and again with 3,000 weak troops, and he deserved some reputation. Now he has hung the corpses of Hu soldiers out of the city to light sky lanterns, which undoubtedly shows that he will defend Yangxin to the end.
, will never give up the defense, let alone give up the determination to surrender, Mo Jiben regretted whether he made the wrong decision in inviting a battle to Yangxin. In any case, he drove the soldiers to attack the city, and he would use up all his troops.
Well, as long as he doesn't lose his life. Mo Jiben has figured it out in his heart. The imperial court has been unable to suppress Donghu in recent years. It is better to surrender early than to surrender late. Otherwise, the city cannot be defended. Even if he escapes, he will still be held accountable.
Beheading, not even the family can be saved.
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Lin Fu stood against the opening of the wall, looking at the soldiers outside the city. Ao Canghai looked over and smiled: "Many generals from the East are gathered there. I really didn't expect that we still have a crossbow weapon hidden at the top of the city.
, I might be able to kill a big fish this time!" He waved his hand, and quietly filled up the eight crossbows until they were flush with the entrance of the crenellated wall, and asked the sergeant to wind them up with a winch. The clicking sound of the winch shaft was heard in the city.
It sounded very clear to the head, but the soldiers gathered in front of the city's outer fortress did not notice it at all.
These captives thought they were standing outside the firing range of the crossbows, but they were within the firing range of the bed crossbows and the scorpion crossbows. Except for the eight bed crossbows loaded with special three-tailed giant arrows, the scorpion crossbows
I also quietly put stone bullets in my leather pocket.
Lin Fu looked back and ordered the soldiers, "Calm down, it's just a chance. If you can catch a big fish, it's nothing. If you can't catch it, there's no loss..."
Ao Canghai saw that the soldiers were almost adjusted. In fact, he couldn't expect the bed crossbow and scorpion crossbow to be very accurate when shooting three hundred paces away. However, the crowd gathered in front of the fort, which was a good target for the bed crossbow and scorpion crossbow.
Ao Canghai decisively waved his hand and ordered to fire. Eight specially-made crossbow arrows as big as spears and more than twenty scattered stone bullets were fired at the prisoners in front of the fortress with a whistling sound that broke through the air.
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Ye Jiduo was whipping the sentries who were disobedient and attacking the city without authorization. Hearing the roaring sound in the air, he looked up and saw the cold light coming. He only had time to turn over and hide on the left side of the horse's belly. A giant arrow was just there.
Shooting through his beloved maroon mare, the three arrows pierced through the side of the horse's spine and pierced deeply into the ice. The ice shards splashed up and hurt his face. Before he could react, a stone
The elastic pull hit the tibia of his left leg, making a "click" sound, and the tibia was undoubtedly broken. The guards on the left and right stood in front of him desperately at the barrier, and the two guards dragged him towards the barrier that had been built.
Take shelter behind a chest-high trench wall...
Ye Jiduo bit his lip with his teeth. Only then did he feel the huge pain in his left leg. He endured the pain and did not faint. He was helped to stand up, and he saw a horse and two people in front of the fort, pierced by giant arrows on the ice and snow.
He was convulsing, and the deputy commander of his bodyguard was directly hit in the head by a stone bullet. His white brains flowed all over the floor, and he was dead. In addition to the broken bones of his feet, the sentry cavalry responsible for surveillance outside the North City
The officer was hit in the chest by a stone bullet. Although he was dragged behind the siege in time, and although he was wearing armor, he was vomiting blood and it was obvious that he was dead.
Ye Jiduo Dy's teeth were itching with hatred. Lin Fu was such a beast. At this moment, he wanted to tear Lin Fu into cramps and skin him.
There are obviously bed crossbows and trebuchets on the upper floors of the north city. These days, the defenders have been coming out of the city to harass, but the bed crossbows and trebuchets have been standing still, without showing any signs of action, just waiting for them to lose their defense, thinking that two hundred
When fifty steps was a safe distance, he lit the sky lantern with the corpse of the Donghu soldier, provoking the sentries to lose their rationality and attack the city, and then lured the generals to come to the city gate to reprimand the arrogant and restless sentries. At this time, he secretly
The crossbows and trebuchets that had been waiting for a long time launched a fatal sneak attack.
Of course, Ye Jiduo didn't know about these bed crossbows. The scorpion crossbows were transported into Yangxin City with Ning Zechen's troops just the night before yesterday because of the lack of sentries outside the city.
Ye Jiduo Dy couldn't wait to pull out his sword and kill and slash indiscriminately to vent his anger. Before the siege started, not only did his leg get broken, but the Dadonghu Khanate also lost two brave warriors.
"The great crossbow of Dayue kills the enemy and establishes its power, but the little Donglu kid is pissed off!" At this time, the defenders at the top of the city shouted loudly, chanting this sixteen-character children's song over and over again. The cavalry here
Unable to bear his anger, he approached the city and shot arrows, but was counterattacked by a crossbow with a longer range.
Ye Jiduo Dy could hold back the huge pain in his legs, but he couldn't hold back the pain in his heart. His face was livid with anger, and he roared viciously to make the cavalry move back. Then he glared at Mo Jiben and said word for word.
: "I'll give you two more days. I want to see the Han army push to the city and attack it!"
Mo Jiben had a grey-browed face. Just now, a crossbow arrow was fired close to his body. It penetrated the soil and splashed ice chips, leaving a very shallow wound on his face. He was lucky that nothing happened. He felt that
The shock was not small.
Nah Xiongqi heard that Ye Jiduo Dy was struck with a crossbow in front of the city gate. Not only was Ye Ji Duo Dy's leg bone broken, but a counselor and Ye Ji Duo Dy's bodyguard, deputy counselor, were also injured.
He was beaten to death. He rode over from the Zhulongpo camp. He was so angry that he picked up his whip and stabbed Ye Jiduo Dy's bodyguard in the face. He cursed: "Asshole, the Jiangdong Left Army has at least eight crossbows. I will follow you."
How many times have I been reminded that all generals are not allowed to approach the city for more than 400 steps when looking at the enemy! This is your first time as a guard!"
Although Ye Jiduo was furious, his reason was still there, and he said in a deep voice: "Xiong Qi, don't blame him, it's my fault. If I can't stay awake, you will supervise the whole army!"
"I know what I'm doing!" Na He Xiongqi responded.
In any case, He Xiongqi knew that Yangxin must attack hard. If he didn't fight a battle, it would be tiring to surround the city. The third prince Ye Jiduo had his left leg broken by the Jiangdong Left Army, not to mention Ye Jiduo
Dy's face was difficult to live with, which related to the morale and fighting will of the Jiangdong left army when Dong Hu Jian'er met on a narrow road.
Fortunately, when Ye Jiduo Dy went down to Zhulongpo, he led a large group of cavalry to help here. Otherwise, Ye Jiduo Dy was suddenly attacked and injured in front of the city gate. If a team of elite cavalry took advantage of the chaos in the city, the battle would not have to be repeated.
If we fight, we will be defeated directly back to Jinan...
Azige raised his head to look at the city of Yangxin with lingering fear. At this time, he truly realized that he could not defeat the cunning enemy with only bloody courage. Cangnan was defeated, and he could still say that Jiangdong's left army was lucky. That face and that picture were really incredible.
He was careful not to fall into a treacherous plot, but his repeated setbacks allowed him to fully appreciate the cunning and treachery of the Jiangdong Left Army. The Jiangdong Left Army was an elite force that was completely different from the ordinary soldiers of the Southern Dynasty.
Azige followed Ye Jiduo Dy's bodyguards to escort Ye Jiduo Dy back to the Zhulongpo camp for treatment. Nahe Xiongqi stayed temporarily to help Ye Jiduo Dy to organize the entire army. He stood behind the siege, staring at Yangxin City.
Head, secretly planning in my heart.
To attack Yangxin, it is not possible to rely solely on the rebel Han troops. These Han troops can attack other cities. Fighting against the Jiangdong Zuo Army, whether it is morale, fighting will and combat capabilities, are far worse than what Lin Fu mastered in the city.
There are more than 2,000 elite troops. Besides, Jiangdong's left army has a huge advantage in defending the city. The 6,000 surrendered troops under Mo Jiben may not be enough. The Donghu tribe soldiers must also dismount and fight. If possible, the Han army's right-hand army will be led by Zhao Jinlong.
It would be better if the surrender troops were also mobilized to strengthen the offensive against Yangxin, Na He Xiongqi thought in his mind.
This time in breaking through the border, all strategic objectives had been completed. Since there was still some time before the river thawed, troops were sent eastward to break into the city and harass it.
Even if the eastward advance is blocked, it doesn't matter. The Jiangdong Left Army has to pull out this nail, otherwise it will have to fight against the Jiangdong Left Army when it breaks the border next time.
The Jiangdong Left Army is a new army that has only been raised for more than three months and is so powerful. Wouldn't it be even more difficult to deal with them the next time they meet?