The next day, Dong Zhuo called the captain, Sima and other generals to the camp.
As soon as the soldiers arrived, they were furious because Jia Xu was sitting on the main seat and Dong Zhuo was sitting on his left. Jia Xu was a good official, but this was a war, and Dong Zhuo was in command as a hussar general.
How could Jia Xu sit on the throne of the army so peacefully? The soldiers stood in front of the tent, but none of them had taken their seats. Dong Zhuo raised his head and shouted angrily: "Sit down yet!"
The soldiers then sat down, their expressions still unkind.
"Listen, the Lieutenant will personally direct the next siege of the city. If you dare to disobey military orders, I will show no mercy and follow military laws!!" Dong Zhuo shouted. Many generals looked at each other, but they didn't show any mercy.
After speaking, Qu Yi stood up and said angrily: "Dong Gong, this Western Expedition has always been led by the Duke himself. The battle was a great victory and the city was besieged for six days. Why do you want to listen to him now?"
"shut up!"
Dong Zhuo scolded him and continued: "What's wrong with the Taiwei being in charge of the world's troops? Besides, in recent days, I have been working day and night and am exhausted, so I asked the Taiwei to command the troops for me for a few days. You must not make any mistakes.
You must obey the command of the Taiwei in everything, if you dare to disobey, I will personally kill you!"
Hearing what Dong Zhuo said, Qu Yi had no choice but to sit down, thinking in his heart that it would be great if Hua Xiong was still here. Jia Xu looked at the soldiers and said with a smile: "You don't have to do this, I'm here."
This place is not here to fight for power and gain. Dong Gong is unwell and Cao Jun is not here, so I can only take charge of the army. Starting today, we will begin to attack the city..."
"Huang Zhonghou, please stay with a battalion of men and horses, and the rest will follow Dong Gong and retreat ten miles."
Just as Jia Xu finished speaking, the soldiers started to make a noise again. What is going on? They say they are going to attack the city, so why do they ask us to retreat? In the camp, Huang Zhong was the only one who did not change his expression. He raised his hands and said, "I'm here.
!" Jia Xu looked at Dong Zhuo again and said: "From tomorrow onwards, I will trouble Mr. Dong. During the day, I will ask Mr. Dong to stay a little closer to the city... At night, I hope Mr. Dong can send a group of men and horses in turn.
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Dong Zhuo nodded, and the soldiers had no choice but to obey the order.
Jia Xu and Huang Zhong walked out of the camp together. Jia Xu said: "Please instruct the auxiliary soldiers to make a fire and cook in front of the city. In addition, let the soldiers guard the surroundings. When they are done, let the soldiers eat.
After that, you can make as much noise as possible, sing and dance, but it must be seen by the Kushan soldiers on the top of the city!"
Huang Zhong nodded, and Jia Xu added: "In addition, bring all the war drums, ringing gold, etc. from other camps. They will be of great use at night!"
After that, the Kushan soldiers in Malacanda saw an extremely strange scene. They saw the auxiliary soldiers of the Han army walking to the front of the city, making fires to cook, and they were extremely busy. The food for the northern and southern armies came from Jianning.
From the beginning of the period, the Han army was of the highest standard and had a lot of meat. When the Northern and Southern armies went on expeditions, they would bring a large amount of dried meat.
This was simply a kind of torture for the Kushan soldiers who did not have much food in the city and could only count carefully every day to barely fill their stomachs. Seeing the appearance of the Han soldiers, the Kushan people quickly reported it to their commander-in-chief.
, is an elderly Sogdian nobleman. He was originally a local tax collector. After General Hai put down the Sogdian rebellion, he became the city lord of Malakanda due to his merits.
And his contribution was naturally to donate a large amount of food to Hai for his military expedition.
At this moment, he looked at the soldiers who were making fire and cooking outside the city, and he was a little surprised. He didn't know what the other party was going to do. He turned his head, looked at the general beside him, and asked: "Look, we
How about raiding them now?"
The general was frightened and shook his head quickly and said: "How can we open the city gate without seeing the enemy's whereabouts? What's more, the city gate was blocked by us before... They look like this.
In order to lower the morale of our army, our soldiers only eat one meal a day and no meat. I think they know that we don't have much food reserves!"
"Hey..." the tax official laughed and said: "Go to my mansion and ask my servants to deliver four carts of cooked mutton to share with the soldiers...", General
He was stunned for a moment and said: "Noble Sir, except for the soldiers on the city wall, the rest of our troops are also starving. If possible..."
"My family doesn't have much food left!" the tax official said angrily, patting his swollen belly.
The general nodded and sent his soldiers to the tax collector's house. Looking at the fat tax collector standing on the top of the city, the general was filled with anger, but he did not dare to speak. This tax collector was the second
Caste, but he himself is only the third. As the captain of the bodyguard of Hai, he can serve as the general guarding the city here.
Fortunately, the cooked mutton brought by the tax collector's servant did make the soldiers on the city wall feel better.
Afterwards, the Han army swaggered and ate outside the city. After eating, they sang and danced again. They were extremely happy. The Kushan people looked at it blankly and almost started dancing with the Han army.
Faced with such a strange situation of the Han army, the generals who defended the city did not dare to rest at all, and asked the defenders everywhere to be more careful.
And at night, when the sky had just darkened, there was a loud noise from the Han army, with drums beating, gold and gongs beating, and the soldiers shouting to kill, and the whole Maracanda suddenly fell into panic.
The soldiers woke up one after another and walked to the top of the city. The general personally led the team. Even the fat tax official ran here in a panic.
From a distance, you can see Han soldiers carrying siege equipment and attacking the city wall. The general quickly ordered an attack. However, as soon as he gave the order, the Han soldiers stopped attacking and retreated one after another.
The tax official shouted: "We have defeated the enemy!!!" Everyone shouted and their morale was boosted, and the people in the city were extremely happy when they heard this.
Only the general guarding the city seemed to have remembered something and frowned.
In one night, the Han army charged five times, or in other words, feinted five times. In the early morning of the next day, Huang Zhong led his soldiers back, and Qu Yi came with some of his troops. Ever since,
The Han army was living and cooking, setting out their weapons, and continuing to attack the city. They did not give the defenders a moment of peace and leisure at all.
The generals who defended the city understood the intention of the Han army, and divided the soldiers into dozens of rounds, taking turns to change defenses, while the rest rested. They wanted to use this method to let the soldiers rest. However, every time the Han army attacked the city,
They all seemed to be real attacks. On several occasions, when the Kushan people were slack, the ladders almost reached the city wall. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for the soldiers to rest.
It was even worse at night. The Han army tried their best to make a big noise. People were beating gold and drums from all directions. In the sound of war drums, the figures of the Han army could still be vaguely seen. Sometimes they pretended to attack, and sometimes they actually attacked the city.
Not to mention, they directly set up ladders and siege engines directly hit the city gate. Several times during the night, the Han soldiers almost climbed onto the city wall.
They did not attack the city with all their strength. If something went wrong, they would immediately retreat. However, this imaginary and real siege method made the Kushan soldiers miserable. The most vicious thing was that starting from the third day, these soldiers did not know what to do.
Some people were found somewhere, and they were asked to cry under the city gate all day long, asking the Kushan soldiers to surrender. Some were even driven directly to the city gate, kneeling and begging the soldiers to open the city gate.
They all died, either by the arrows of the Kushan people or by the crossbows of the Han army.
Many captains of the Han army could not stand it any longer, but Jia Xu ignored them.
By the seventh day, the soldiers in Malakandane were almost driven crazy. Occasionally there was a roaring camp, but most of them were exhausted and inhuman shape. Jia Xu nodded and ordered Dong Zhuo to bring the army, relying on
A large number of siege equipment built in these days began to attack the city. When he saw the army gathering, General Kushan knew that something was wrong and the enemy was going to attack the city in an all-out way!
Although he himself was exhausted, he still stood on the top of the city and kept encouraging the soldiers.
"This is their last attack! They can't hold on any longer! Defeat them! Victory!!" the general shouted, and the tax collector also brought a lot of food to feed the soldiers. Suddenly, the war broke out.
The Han soldiers began to attack. The Kushan soldiers shouted, raised their strong bows, and were about to shoot. Just when the Han soldiers rushed to the shooting range, they suddenly stopped.
They retreated towards the rear in an orderly manner. This time, it was still a feint attack.
The general who defended the city was stunned, and the soldiers who defended the city roared, and some cried bitterly. They sat on the top of the city and cried loudly. When they finally gathered their last courage and prepared to fight the enemy to the death, they left so lightly.
, all beliefs seemed to collapse at this moment, and courage left them.
The general guarding the city gritted his teeth, his whole body trembling with anger.
"What a villain, a sinister and vicious villain, a cowardly villain... I swear to kill you... I swear to kill you!!!"
Jia Xu was still in no hurry to attack, and he didn't need to be in a hurry. The enemy was trapped in the city with no way to escape, and they couldn't get through. Their food could last for more than half a month. What's more, new baggage was arriving from the Western Regions.
Here, I am not in a hurry. I just keep defeating the enemy's morale. In a few days, they will break through without attacking.
At this time, many generals were convinced of Jia Xu, and even said they were a little scared. They watched the Kushan soldiers roaring crazily, jumping down from the city wall, and committing suicide. This kind of imaginary and real
Jia Xu's siege lasted only nine days, but the Kushan people couldn't stand it anymore. They knew how terrifying it was. Some of these soldiers didn't sleep a wink for three or four days, and some were constantly awakened from their sleep.
No one can bear such torture, not to mention that the Han army eats and drinks outside the city every day, and some of their close friends and people from the surrounding villages come to persuade them to surrender...
On the tenth day, Jia Xu ordered an all-out attack on the city.
Under the offensive of the Han army, the Kushan people could not even resist for half a day before the city was breached. The general who defended the city was a little confused. In a daze, the city was breached. His eyes were red and his ears were still ringing.
There was a buzzing sound, he was too tired, the soldiers in the entire city were so tired, and had no intention of fighting. When they actually faced the Han army's general attack, they were just at a loss.
In May, the fifteenth year of Xiping
Dong Zhuo's army successfully captured the entire Sogdia.