Although Chen Cheng's troops marched quickly, the scattered Huns ran faster. Linrong City had already received news of the enemy's attack, but what was the use of knowing it? The exhausted horses ran back to report the news.
They only bought half a day in the city. However, even such a precious half day was wasted by the Xiongnu princes and nobles in quarreling.
The elite of the tribe were all taken away by the Chanyu, and those who were left in the city were all old and young. The Huns claimed that women and children could mount a horse, shoot a bow and arrow, but with women, children, and old men, they could
To deal with those Han people who traveled more than 600 miles to kill them?
There are still some cronies of those nobles, but they are everyone's property. Throw them out to fight with the enemy in the field? Huh, this is absolutely impossible! Linrong City is tall and thick, and the enemy may not be able to break in.
.If you throw your own elite warriors out, they may be directly lost.
The noble man with some knowledge couldn't help but think of the story of Huo Qubing destroying the Huns' lair with 800 cavalry. Many people were so quarrelsome that they blushed and started to blame each other. Some said that the troops should not be sent at this time, and some said that the troops should not be sent at this time.
He said that Xubu Guduhou should not be involved at all. Just when they were arguing, the soldiers stumbled in and wailed: "The enemy has been killed outside the city!"
The tent suddenly became quiet. The soldiers who were stared at by dozens of pairs of eyes fell to the ground and stammered: "Enemy...enemy..."
Prime Minister Zuo, who was wearing a gold collar around his neck, shouted: "Why are you panicking? How many enemies are there?"
"There are... about a thousand riders!"
The fear on Prime Minister Zuo's face disappeared and he laughed loudly: "You dare to attack Linrong with only a thousand cavalry. Those people are really brave!"
He shouted to the nobles in the big tent: "There are still four thousand soldiers and horses in the city, and they will be trampled to death!"
The big tent suddenly became noisy, "Yes, there are only a thousand people. We are afraid of their eggs. Let's go out of the city and kill all these killers!"
"Kill, kill, kill them all!"
"Well...well, there are still more than 10,000 slaves in the city. What if they take the opportunity to cause chaos?"
"Then let's kill all the slaves in the city first! Especially those Han people. I heard that most of the incoming enemies are Han people, so let's kill all the established Han people first!"
"Nonsense! If we kill all those guys, who will raise our horses and milk our goats? Is it you, you, or you? I won't go anyway!"
"Then kill half of them!"
"That's a good idea!"
Outside Linrong City, Chen Cheng was looking at this famous and majestic city in Shuofang County. Linrong City, like many counties in Xiliang, was built after Emperor Wu went north to defeat the Huns. Although it is not as majestic as Luoyang City
, but the city is strong and the pool is thick. The city wall looks very high, and there are some vague defenders on the top of the city, which looks difficult to deal with.
Chen Cheng rode under the city wall and looked back and forth, but couldn't help but burst into laughter. Linrong was a strong city, but it had been in disrepair for many years, and the Huns were not good at defending the city. The walls collapsed in several places and were not repaired. Take a closer look.
, the Huns on the city brought some swords, guns, bows and arrows, not to mention the lack of defense equipment such as crossbows and sticks, and even wood and stones were not prepared.
In the golden-red sunset light, you can see that there are many defenders on the city, but most of them are old and weak, and they all look panicked. If we really want to fight, it only takes a little time to wipe them out.
's clean.
He rode back to the army and smiled at Yang Qiu and others: "The Huns look very panicked."
Yang Qiu laughed heartily, pointed his riding whip at the Huns on the top of the city, and said arrogantly: "I never thought they would have such a day!"
He said to Chen Cheng: "Ming Gong, the Huns dare not go out of the city to fight, so please give the order to attack the city. I am willing to lead my troops as the vanguard!"
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "Don't worry, it's getting late now, and the soldiers are very tired. Let's retreat ten miles to the stronghold and let the soldiers rest for a night before attacking the city tomorrow."
Yang Qiu geared up and said, "Hey hey hey, I can't wait any longer!"
They were laughing and cursing at the top of the city for a while, and when they were about to leave, there was a sudden commotion on the top of the city. Chen Cheng was too lazy to pay attention to what the Huns wanted to do. The chairman once said, "If he beats him, I will beat him."
"My", now that the battle plan has been formulated, let's implement it according to the plan.
Xu Rong suddenly exclaimed: "Lord, look!"
Chen Cheng turned around and saw a group of Xiongnu soldiers escorting more than a dozen people to the top of the city. He felt baffled. When the troops came to the city, it was fine that the Huns did not organize their troops to fight. What kind of game was this?
A noble-looking Huns shouted a few words to the people below the city. The Hun soldiers on top of the city began to cut off the heads of the prisoners. More than a dozen heads fell off, and the headless corpses also fell.
He was thrown out and fell under the city wall.
Chen Cheng raised his eyebrows, looked around and smiled: "The Huns are really interesting. Do you think we have never seen dead people?"
However, the faces of everyone around him were ugly. Yang Qiu gritted his teeth, and veins popped out on the hand holding the riding crop. Chen Cheng looked at it and said with a smile, "What's wrong with you? There's still a big battle tomorrow."
Yang Qiu looked left and right, pulled out the day one by one, and shouted: "Translate for Ming Gong!"
The Huns on the top of the city were still screaming, and there were bursts of screams in the city. That day, Zhui's face was a little more ugly, but he lowered his head and said nothing. Yang Qiu became more and more angry.
, whipped one by one that day, and said angrily: "I asked you to be a Tamad translator, are you deaf?"
Chen Cheng suppressed the smile on his face and said to Na Ri Zhu: "Prefect Yang asked you to translate, so just translate well."
Na Ri Zhu glanced at Chen Cheng secretly, and lowered his head again. The screams in the city continued. Yang Qiu stared at Na Ri Zhu fiercely, and his hand was already on the hilt of the sword. Chen Cheng said in a deep voice: "That Ri Zhu
Zhu, let me say it one last time, please translate for me what the Huns on the wall said."
The tone of his words was very calm, but Ri Zhu's body shook suddenly. He raised his head and looked pitifully at Chen Cheng, but Chen Cheng just looked at him indifferently.
"They said... that we were coming, and they would first kill all the Han people in the city..."
"What?"
That day, the general lowered his head and said softly: "Kill them all!"
"Oh," Chen Cheng looked at Linrong City, "In other words, they are killing Han people now?"
That Ri Zhu didn't dare to raise his head and said in a voice like a mosquito buzzing: "Yes."
An absurd feeling arose in Chen Cheng's heart, as if what was being staged now was an absurd drama. He wanted to just walk away, but some violent force broke through the barriers of reason, making his whole chest tremble.
Filled with the desire to kill.
Riding his horse back and forth in front of the military formation twice, the screams in the city became louder and louder. The soldiers in the military formation talked in low voices and informed each other of what was going on in the city. Chen Cheng looked over in front of the formation and saw only the soldiers.
His eyes were about to burst out with anger.
Yang Qiu threw the riding crop to the ground fiercely and shouted: "Your Majesty, the Huns are so rampant. After they capture the city, they will be killed! I will lead my troops forward right now!"
He pulled out the Han sword and pointed it at Linrong City. Just as he was waiting for an order, Chen Cheng had already taken the lead and said: "Yang Qiu, take the people and prepare. When the city gate opens, we will rush in!"
Yang Qiu was stunned for a moment and asked: "How can the city gate be opened?"
Chen Cheng did not answer, but jumped off his horse, pointed to the place where the city wall collapsed, and said loudly: "Xu Rong will get off the horse and seize the city with me, and Li Kan will take the elite shooters to cover there!"
Xu Rong and Li Kan responded loudly and rode towards the southwest corner. Chen Cheng had already taken the lead and rode to the edge of the trench. The trench had not been dredged for a long time and was filled with things, so it had lost its role in protecting the city.
After Chen Cheng dismounted, he easily stepped over. The bowstrings on the top of the city rang continuously, and dozens of black dots came through the air and were nailed to the shield in his left hand.
Chen Cheng lowered his head, raised his shield, took three steps and two steps at a time, and quickly ran to the bottom of the city wall. The crossbows fired from the top of the city were densely packed with arrows on his front, back, left and right. He
After running to the bottom of the city wall, there was no shooting range on the top of the city. Several Huns looked down, but dozens of arrows shot up, hitting them right in the face.
Li Kan led the dismounted soldiers into three columns, and then fired freely at the top of the city. He held a large yellow crossbow and stared at the top of the city. Xu Rong shouted loudly, took the lead, and rushed over with a shield.
After crossing the ditch, we came to the bottom of the city wall.
Seeing so many enemies coming, the Huns couldn't help but panic. They had always dominated the grasslands with their cavalry, and they didn't know how to fight after dismounting. These people had never thought about defending the city before, nor had they thought about repairing the city defenses.
Facilities. Even with the temporary filling of soil, the wall at the collapsed site is only a little over two meters high. A person standing below would have to climb up.
The Huns rushed to the collapse to shoot arrows, but Li Kan commanded the crossbowmen to kill many of them. The captains of the household shouted loudly, telling the Huns soldiers to obey orders, but their orders were often contrary to each other.
Instead, it added to the chaos on the city wall, leaving the Huns at a loss as to what to do.
Arrows roared, and corpses fell screaming from the city wall one after another, with many arrows stuck in their bodies. The elite of the Huns had been taken away by Xubu Guduhou, except for the noble leaders.
Except for the personal soldiers, the remaining people couldn't even get a few decent pieces of armor together. Chen Cheng kicked several corpses together with his feet and piled them up, then stepped on the pile of corpses and rushed to the top of the city.
The Huns on the top of the city were shooting at the crossbowmen led by Li Kan. Unexpectedly, someone suddenly rushed up. Before they could react, Chen Cheng had already chopped up several of them with his sword. Several Huns
The old soldier rushed towards Chen Cheng with his spear. He protected his body with his shield and rushed forward.
The spear pierced the shield, making a dull sound. It failed to achieve the piercing effect, but was bounced back. These old soldiers were old and frail, and their strength was not strong enough. They were blocked from the attack. They were panicked, and Chen Cheng was in a hurry.
He rushed forward and beat one to death with his shield, and several more were hacked to death by the sword. The old soldiers had a look of fear and panic on their faces, and they hurriedly backed away.
However, the city is crowded with people, so where is the room for them to retreat?
Chen Cheng held the shield in his left hand and the Huanshou sword in his right hand. He used the shield attack and the sword attack alternately to kill the heads of the people on the top of the city.
"when!"
The ring-headed sword was blocked by a scimitar. With two more strength in his hand, Chen Cheng pressed down the scimitar with the blade and cut off the opponent's neck. Warm and sweet blood spattered, and the shield in his hand was shattered.
The armor on his body became even brighter red. The city head was more than ten feet wide and could accommodate five people standing side by side. Chen Cheng killed another person, but suddenly a spear was pointed at his face from the side.
He is covered in double iron armor, which can withstand even the piercing attacks of spears. Several spears have pierced his body just now, and most of them can only leave a little mark. Even if they pierce the outer armor, they will probably stop.
On the chain armor inside. Even if it pierced the iron armor and was lucky enough to penetrate through the gap in the chain armor, the damage would still be acceptable.
The strong wind blew against his face, and Chen Cheng's body moved faster than he could think. The shield in his hand protected his left side, and the ring-headed knife held in his right hand slashed towards the tip of the spear. "Rubbing", the blade and the tip of the spear collided,
Sparks spattered out. In the flash of lightning, he didn't think about anything at all. He just relied on his honed instinct to take a step forward and slashed out with the blade.
It wasn't until the ring-shou knife slashed into the enemy's face that Chen Cheng realized that the move just now was a "reverse" move. As the proficiency of one-handed weapons increases, the speed of the move will become faster and faster, so he can
Inadvertently, he used this magical skill that is said to be invincible in single combat.
He pulled out the ring-headed sword, stepped forward again, and used "blocking" continuously, killing the enemies one after another. The corpses fell off the city wall one after another. When Xu Rong rushed up with the sword and shield,
When they were at the top of the city, they saw Chen Cheng beating a group of enemies back continuously.
Although Chen Cheng was already killing people, he still felt that the weapons were a bit awkward. The sword shield and sword shield were indeed the weapons that required the most skill, but the Huanshou sword was too short, so he had to bully him every time.
Only when you are in front of the enemy can you make an effective attack. However, if you switch to a combination of a short spear and a shield, it will certainly increase the effective attack distance, but because it only has the attack action of stabbing, the combat efficiency is not as high as the ring-head sword.
It was starting to get dark. The Huns who came from the city stood under the city wall, drew their bows and crossbows, and shot arrows up continuously. Many of Xu Rong's soldiers were hit by arrows, but their armor was very good.
This offset the damage caused by the bows and arrows, and the bows used by the Huns were not strong, so many people were hit by more than a dozen arrows, like porcupines, but they were still able to move freely.
