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"Boom!" There was a loud noise, and a giant ladder with a width of four feet was set up at the top of the south city. Hundreds of Turkic soldiers climbed up frantically.
The Sui army soldiers lifted up the wood and stones and threw them down. The Turkic soldiers screamed and rolled down with the wood and boulders. However, the ladder was tightly held down by the Turks below, and the Sui army on the top of the city failed to move it.
Push it down.
"Get out of the way, let me do it." Han Ziliang was passing by to supervise the battle. He took a soldier's sledgehammer, shouted loudly, and slammed down the pillar on one side of the siege ladder. With a creaking sound, the ladder gradually widened, and the top of the ladder gradually widened.
The wedges of the two ladder rungs fell off the ladder frame, and the ladder fell directly. The Turkic soldiers who had just climbed halfway screamed and fell down.
However, this side was blocked, and Turkic soldiers attacked the city from the other side. Han Ziliang led a group of soldiers and roared to kill elsewhere.
At this moment, the drumbeat of the Turkic army became dull and slow, 'dong-dong-dong!' Every heavy blow made the heart tremble.
"General, look!" a soldier pointed in the distance and shouted in fear.
All the Sui soldiers were stunned and looked into the distance in horror. Han Ziliang also saw that the Turks actually built dozens of nest chariots. This kind of siege weapon could never be built by the Turks. Obviously, these days
It was built by Han craftsmen captured in the three counties of Jincheng County.
Each of these nest carts is four feet high, which is higher than the city wall of Jincheng. At this time, each nest cart is pulled by hundreds of horses and slowly drives towards the city wall, like a huge monster. Han Ziliang turned around and shouted
: "Quick, shoot me with the city defense crossbow!"
The Sui army's heavy-duty city defenders only had bed crossbows, which used short guns that were three feet long. The range could reach up to 500 steps, but the effective range was only more than 300 steps. It was also the only one that could deal with the nest car at this distance.
Long-range weapons. But how effective it was, Han Ziliang was worried. He had a vague hunch that the city might not be able to be defended today.
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In front of the Turkic camp, the Great Khan of Chuluo rode a sweaty horse, surrounded by thousands of generals and guards, watching the battle from a distance with a happy face. Although the losses in the past seven days were not small, when he thought of Jincheng, he immediately
It was about to be conquered, and the entire Jincheng County and Longxi County would become his territory. With nearly a million Han people in the two counties, countless food wealth, especially the weapons and armor that the Sui army had no time to destroy, he felt that these sacrifices were worth it.
At this time, Zuowei General Shi Guapiwa said: "Khan, in my opinion, in one or two hours at most, we will be able to break through Jincheng. However, Longxi City is under the fierce attack of Yujuluo's 100,000 elites, and now the situation is critical.
, we should first send 50,000 troops to support."
Chuluo Khan nodded and said: "What you said makes sense, but if you go south, you may be stopped by Yu Juluo's army before you enter Longxi City. There may be a fierce battle outside Longxi City, so
The 50,000-strong army is somewhat lacking, so you will command the 80,000 cavalry and go south first to support Longxi City."
However, just as his order was issued, before Scuapiva could happily receive the order, a scout from a distance rushed over and shouted: "Khan, a Sui army forward has appeared and has already entered ten miles away!"
"What? Please make it clear." Chuluo Khan said angrily.
"Khan, Yu Juluo has led an army into Jincheng County. The Gaolan County seat occupied by the Tuyuhun people was easily breached, and all the 10,000 Tuyuhun defenders were wiped out. Yu Juluo's army is heading towards Jincheng, and three thousand forwards appear.
Ten miles away, the main force of 80,000 troops has arrived eighty miles away."
"What? Could it be that Longxi City has been lost? Damn it." Chuluo Khan looked furious.
At this time, another scout came galloping over and shouted from a distance: "Khan, three thousand cavalry reinforcements from the Sui Army appeared five miles away and were coming towards us. The Tuyuhun troops dispersed along the way.
They looted things and were easily defeated by them."
As soon as the scout finished speaking, a deep horn sounded in the distance, echoing around Jincheng. A Sui army cavalry suddenly appeared three miles south of the Turkic camp.
In order to prevent Jincheng from being captured in the end, Yu Juluo sent 30,000 cavalry to go north in advance, commanded by General Liu Fang, with Pei Yuanqing as the vanguard.
These three thousand cavalry were led by Captain Pei Yuanqing of Guoyi. They came all the way from Longxi. The Tuyuhun people in charge of the periphery were only busy looting people and property. Although there were more than 40,000 troops, they were widely dispersed. Even on the road,
When the Tuyuhun army encountered Pei Yuanqing and his party, they were unable to stop them. Only Shuiquanguan where the Turkic army was stationed could stop them. However, Pei Yuanqing led a small number of people, so they bypassed Shuiquanguan and took the trails in the mountains and forests to fight in front of the Turkic camp outside Jincheng.
Although there are only 3,000 people, the appearance of these 3,000 people is just right, because the Sui army stationed in Jincheng is most worried about having their escape route cut off and being trapped here, so their morale is greatly affected.
The appearance of five thousand people means that Longxi City has probably been recaptured by the Sui army, and the main reinforcements will arrive soon.
Chuluo Khan instantly thought of the consequences of the Sui army's three thousand cavalry appearing here. He couldn't help but became furious and shouted: "Sguapiwa, you bring 80,000 troops to me to annihilate them all, and then continue to go south. I will make sure to defeat them all."
Sui army reinforcements are blocking the south of Shuiquan Pass."
Sguapiwa loudly accepted the order, and then with the sound of horns, groups of Turkic cavalry rushed out of the camp and surrounded the three thousand accompanying cavalry. Pei Yuanqing sneered. His goal had been achieved, so he immediately gave the order:
"Evacuate!"
The order was quickly conveyed, and Pei Yuanqing led the army to retreat quickly to the road they came from. They were also cavalry, and they were three or four miles away. It was almost impossible for the Turkic cavalry to catch up. Especially after the three thousand cavalry hid in the mountains, the Turkic army was even more vulnerable for a while.
Can't find it.
Compared with the dejected anger of Luo Khan in the Western Turks, the arrival of Pei Yuanqing's 3,000 cavalry made the Sui Dynasty defenders on Jincheng thunderous with joy and joy. Although there were only 3,000 people, they were far from the opponent of hundreds of thousands of Turkic cavalry.
But these three thousand people gave the defenders hope.
"Brothers, the 100,000 elite soldiers commanded by the Governor of Yuda have arrived. As long as we hold on for a few more days, it will be time for us to go out of the city to kill the Turkic dogs." Han Ziliang was also extremely happy in front of the South City Gate and shouted loudly. Eagles flew in the other three directions.
General Lang and Governor Chen Sansi were doing the same thing.
Soon, the morale of the defenders on the city was greatly boosted, and they fought bravely against the enemy. On the contrary, the morale of the Turkic soldiers was affected by the arrival of Sui reinforcements. In this situation, the Sui army killed the Turkic troops attacking the city and suffered heavy casualties.
They just killed all the Turkic soldiers who attacked the city. Even with the cooperation of Chao Chao, they could not attack the city again for a while.
Chuluo Khan saw that today's army was in chaos and its morale was affected, so he ordered the troops to withdraw. Amidst the sound of the trumpet, tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers retreated quickly like an ebbing tide. The fifteen nest chariots were also used by the Sui army to defend the city with giant crossbows and stone throwers.
Nearly half of the plane was destroyed.
While commanding the defense of the city, Han Ziliang kept paying attention to the mobilization of the Turkic army in the distance. He saw the 80,000 Turkic army heading south, and the strength of the Turkic camp was reduced by nearly half. He knew that these 80,000 people had gone to intercept Yu Juluo's army.
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In other words, if they cannot hold out until the arrival of Yuguluo, or if Yuguluo is defeated by the 80,000 Turkic cavalry and the more than 40,000 Tuyuhun cavalry in a field battle, then their fate will not change much. But these things will not change at this time.
Absolutely not to say it.
As Han Ziliang expected, the Turkic army that had been attacking the city for seven days suddenly retreated, causing the Sui troops defending the city to burst into loud cheers, and the decadence and despair that had lasted for several days disappeared.
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On the official road to the north of Gaolan County, Jincheng County, nearly 60,000 troops were marching rapidly towards Jincheng County. Flags were waving and their morale was like a rainbow. Yu Juluo was wearing the golden armor unique to the governor, an eagle-ridged golden helmet on his head, and his eyes were stern.
, behind him, a big flag with the word "fish" written on it was flying.
What Han Ziliang was worried about, Yu Juluo could not have imagined. Now that the Longxi city was broken, the Turkic Chuluo Khan would definitely send a large army to block the reinforcements he led. And if he could not defeat the Turkic cavalry as soon as possible in the field, Jincheng County would not be able to defend it either. Moreover,
This is not the worst result - if they were defeated by the Turkic army in the field, the result would be even more disastrous.
Yuguluo has such worries, not because he has no confidence in the more than 80,000 troops he brought, but because his military strength is still at a disadvantage compared to the Turkic and Tuyuhun coalition forces, and the enemies are all cavalry, especially the Turkic cavalry.
No one dares to underestimate his strength, not to mention that the Western Turks Chuluo Khan personally led the troops.
In short, he must think of a complete strategy to defeat the Turks and Tuyuhun army in the field as quickly as possible.
A rush of horse hoofbeats came from behind, and a personal guard reported: "Grand Governor, Captain Wang is here!"
Yu Juluo perked up, remembering Wang Junlin's attack on Longxi City with a bucket of venom, and thought that this guy was his lieutenant.
That's right, Wang Junlin is Wang Junlin. He has now been promoted to the rank of captain by four levels in a row. In fact, if it weren't for Yu Juluo's greatest appointment power, he would only be the captain. With Wang Junlin's great achievements, he would be directly promoted to Guo.
Captain Yi is not an exaggeration.
However, Yu Juluo had already sent someone to rush 800 miles to Daxing City in Kyoto with the story of the capture of Longxi City and the latest military information. He believed that with His Majesty's wisdom, there would be a reward for Wang Junlin.
This time during the attack on Longxi City, two mid-level officers with the rank of captain were killed. Wang Junlin became the captain of his original regiment, and the original captain Guo Shubiao was transferred from the regiment of another prefecture to serve as captain.
In addition to the nineteen scouts under Wang Junlin who were surrounded and killed by the poisoned Ge Dao soldiers due to the incident after the poisoning, the remaining thirteen also received rewards. Among them, Zhou Hu became the captain of the Centurion.
In addition, everyone else has become the Fire Chief and is still under the command of Wang Junlin.
In addition, because Wang Junlin rescued Dugu Moyu, the Dugu family wanted to express their gratitude. Wang Junlin did not ask for any property, but asked for Wu San and Wu Si. Now they have become the captain and deputy captain of Wang Junlin's personal army.