After the Rong army captured the four cities of Hanoi, Hexi, Dongshan and Chencang, they pushed forward, and more than 100,000 troops pressed in front of Chang'an City.
The imperial court mobilized troops from all sides, and people from Pingye, Qingqiu, and Guangling cities poured into Chang'an City. Now the total strength of Chang'an City has reached 80,000. And the commander-in-chief of these 80,000 troops is none other than the emperor of the Dawu Dynasty.
Li Letian.
Li Letian had high hopes for Ma Mengqi, Chen Meng, Luo Yi, and Luo Cheng at the beginning. In the end, none of the four could live up to his expectations. After all, they were too young. With time, they might grow into pillars of the country. But now they
None of the four has the ability to command a large-scale battle.
After all, no one else can be trusted, and the only one you can rely on is yourself.
Li Letian himself knew what he was capable of, and he was not a man of destiny who could wield troops like a god. But whether he was ready or not, he had to go to war. As the king of a country, he could not retreat, he could only go forward.
On the hard top.
When the Rong army arrived at Chang'an City, they did not hesitate and attacked the city overnight. However, the city's walls were high and thick, and the city gates were not breached within three days. Instead, they suffered heavy casualties.
The war ceased for three days, and the siege continued three days later. This time, more than 100,000 civilians were driven to build tall buildings outside the city. Archers shot arrows from the tall buildings into Chang'an City. Trebuchets were mobilized from the four cities of Hanoi, Hexi, Dongshan, and Chencang.
Siege engines, crossbows and other siege equipment, as well as thousands of trebuchets, are spectacular and majestic.
Li Letian took off his dragon robe, changed into a military uniform, and personally directed the battle on the city wall. The imperial army fought with morale and withstood the siege of the Rong tribe one after another.
The two sides were in a stalemate for more than a month, and Chang'an City was not breached.
In this battle, there were about 80,000 city defense troops in Chang'an City. The total strength of the Rong tribe this time was 200,000. Some people were left to guard the four cities in Hanoi. The number of troops responsible for attacking Chang'an City was only more than 100,000.
However, the number of participants in this battle was definitely more than 180,000. After the Rong captured the four cities in Hanoi, they forced the civilians in the cities to work as coolies, numbering hundreds of thousands.
All the people in Chang'an City were soldiers, and all the young and middle-aged people had to go to the city gate to carry large stones and wood.
In the city of Chang'an, there were more than a million people participating in the war on both sides. And these people were also the most vulnerable to sacrifice on the battlefield.
Inside and outside the city, corpses were everywhere, rivers of blood flowed, and there were countless casualties. Chang'an City heard the sound of ghosts every night, and every family cried in sorrow.
A month later, the Rong tribe evacuated within a hundred miles of Chang'an City. Of course, this did not mean the end of the war, but that winter was coming.
The Rong tribe retreated to the four cities in Hanoi to rest and reorganize their troops. They mainly raised food and grass to prepare for fighting again in the next spring. Li Letian in Chang'an City could breathe a sigh of relief at this time, but at the same time he understood in his heart that the cruelty of the war had just begun.
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At this time, Bai Yuanfei arrived in Chang'an City.
Of course, he cannot enter Chang'an City. Today, Chang'an City is strictly guarded and no one is allowed to leave or enter the city without permission unless they have a seal.
Bai Yuanfei led the thin horse around outside Chang'an City and saw many fleeing refugees. During this war, the residents of Chang'an City had a hard time. There was no way that if the city gate was breached tomorrow, their wives and daughters would be killed by the barbaric Rong tribe.
People are a waste. But you must know that there are still many people who are not qualified to enter the city. They often live in groups outside the city, sell some side dishes in the city, and do hard work to survive.
Now that the army is approaching the city, Li Letian certainly can't care about them. They are also the first to face the iron hoof of the Rong clan.
Looking at the Chang'an City before sunset, Bai Yuanfei sighed softly. The city is tall, but it has also been weathered. Now some people are stepping up repairs, but they can't hide the decay they reveal. If they can't stop the red sun from setting in the west.
Bai Yuanfei got on his horse and rode north.
After walking for several more days, we arrived at Dongshan City.
Because of the cold weather in winter, the two armies made a truce. Wang Jia, the king of the Rong tribe, Yeyuan Huo, stayed in Dongshan City.
There will always be worse, not the worst. It has to be said that this time the Rong tribe acted with extreme restraint. After conquering the four cities in Hanoi, they did not massacre them all, but only slaughtered one or two to reward the three armies.
But the so-called restraint is just that. Although there was no total massacre of the city, the soldiers fighting for some property, raping a few women they met on the road, or using some people's heads to practice archery, etc. are not considered outrageous.
matter.
As long as things don't go too far and cause uncontrollable chaos, Nohara Hui currently has no idea of rectifying military discipline.
At night, Bai Yuanfei came to Dongshan City. He looked up at the city in front of him, patted the head of the thin horse who sat down, and sighed.
"Old man, wait for me to come back. If you can't wait for me, just run away by yourself."
As he spoke, he stood up, his body like a bat in the night, and gently climbed on the city wall.
The hands and feet seemed to have sharp claws, and they were firmly attached to the city wall. Using their hands and feet together, they reached the city wall in a short time.
Contrary to imagination, Dongshan City's defense was not as tight as imagined. Looking at it from Bai Yuanfei's perspective, he could see the gaps in the defense. If a large army were to lead a surprise attack, the city could be breached without much effort.
Seeing that there were no patrols nearby, he took out a pamphlet from his pocket and used a carbon rod to draw a defense map of Dongshan City on it.
Even the entire empire doesn't know much about the Rong people. Everyone often dismisses them as barbarians who eat raw hair and drink blood, and they feel afraid and disgusted. But under the influence of Cheng Dalei, people from Toad Village will not underestimate any enemy. Bai Yuanfei
This time we have gone deep into the enemy camp. If we can know the defense characteristics of the Rong tribe, it will be a great achievement to pass it back to Toad Village.
Bai Yuanfei scribbled a few strokes on the booklet and recorded more things in his head. Bai Yuanfei turned over and jumped off the tower and sneaked into Dongshan City.
As he got closer to the city lord's palace, more and more people were patrolling the streets. Bai Yuanfei did not dare to be careless and acted cautiously, sometimes having to take long detours.
There may be fire in the middle of the city, and the raging flames seem to burn the sky. Bai Yuanfei has seen it once and dare not look again. He knows that it is the Rong tribe burning corpses. The original residents of the city were squeezed to death by the Rong tribe, and the corpses piled up like mountains.
That is to say, it is burned cleanly by fire.
Although Bai Yuanfei was a bandit, he still felt horrified at this moment. He was not a good person before and had done evil things, but before the great evil of the war, his original actions were trivial and not worth mentioning.
First there was fear, then anger. Then, a shocking thought came to Bai Yuanfei's mind: If he could kill Nohara Huo, firstly, he would be able to get rid of the bad breath in his heart, and secondly, could this war end early?
Of course he understood the boldness of this idea. When Cheng Dalei was able to assassinate the king of the Rong clan, he relied on light kung fu and a quick sword, but Bai Yuanfei did not have Cheng Dalei's ability.
But once this idea pops up, it can no longer be contained.