There are not many houses in Huile City, and most of them are leaky. Therefore, the Chinese army tents were simply pitched directly in the open space in the city. After all, rather than letting the generals and a large number of officials in the army live in these reinforced tents, it would be better to see them.
In a house that is very dangerous to go up to, it would be safer to just use the Chinese army tent.
Huile City itself is not big, so the sounds of fighting coming from the top of the city can be heard clearly here.
This was already the second day after the reinforcements arrived, and the Turks' attack became more and more fierce. The people surrounding the sand table in the Chinese army's tent could not help but look worried on their faces.
"According to the news from our scouts, the Turks have gathered at least 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses here, and in front of them there are more than 20,000 soldiers from Turkic Tutun," Yu Yi stretched out his hand to support the wooden pole.
, looking at the sand table in front of him, "In other words, the number of enemies in front of us is nearly 50,000, and the Turks are all soldiers, so this number is only a lot more."
"The Turks don't seem to want to come out of the river valley," Yu Xi frowned. "Now that they can't come out, we can't kill them either."
Hou Mi smiled bitterly and said: "So this is basically a deadlock. We have almost no good choices except using human lives to fill it bit by bit. The Turks chose this valley as the direction of their attack. It seems a bit risky, but in fact
It’s not unreasonable.”
Although the north-south winds in this valley are not small, there are many sheltered places under the cliffs. Compared with the Gobi snowfields where there are strong winds on all sides, at least the situation here is better. More importantly, it is close to the river.
Not to mention there is no shortage of water, the pasture in the river valley is also quite abundant, which can replenish the consumption of horse chews for some people in a timely manner.
Of course, the most important thing is that this river valley runs from north to south, with only two entrances and exits. Moreover, the terrain is steep and the roads are rugged. It is not easy to control both ends at the same time. Therefore, even if the Turks cannot rush out, they at least have a way to retreat.
The next step is actually to fight for the lives of both sides, and the big man obviously does not have much advantage at this point, so if the stalemate continues like this, the big man will definitely suffer. Of course, there is also a very serious question, that is, after
In these bloody battles, the Turks actually piled the corpses of their own family members on the city wall step by step. Now the corpses, rocks and other debris have almost reached half the height of the city wall. Maybe they can really make the Turks
Get your wish.
This also leads to the fact that when the city continues to be watered and solidified into ice for defense, these stones and corpses can only be included in it. The slope of the ice is getting flatter and flatter, so it will naturally become difficult for the Turks to go to the city.
Easier than before.
"If we fail to break this deadlock quickly, we will definitely lose." Secretary Hou concluded.
"This time the Turks finally sent their main force up." At this time, Cao Zhong, who had just come down from the city wall, strode in. He handed the blood-stained cloak to his guards and walked over while rubbing his hands, "Ye
Ye Hu's flag appeared, and it was much more violent than the previous attack. It should be Ye Hu's elite or even his personal followers who went into battle."
"How many people?" Yu Yi raised his eyebrows.
"Thousands of people," Cao Zhong said after careful consideration. "The offensive was very fierce and they fought to the death. I also led my personal guards into the battle and fought hard. After all, the city is narrow and once it is broken through, it is really irreversible. And the Turks
They also took the risk of dispatching cavalry to shoot arrows and cover under the city. Although they were repulsed by our crossbows, it shows that the Turks' subsequent attack will inevitably be more fierce."
"It makes sense." Yu Yi tapped the sand table lightly, "Once the weather improves, the ice protection method may not be feasible, and the Turks' attacks are almost non-stop. We have no time to repair the city, let alone
What's more, this small city itself cannot withstand the concentrated fire of the Turks' catapults. If the stalemate continues like this, sooner or later the city defense will be breached, and we cannot continue to confront the Turks until the New Year."
"Judging from now, the Turks should still have a sufficient number of cattle and sheep, and even..." Cao Zhong paused and looked around, "There are also many Han slaves."
Hou Mi, Yu Xi and other young people's expressions suddenly changed.
Obviously they all know what Cao Zhong means. The Han people, during the troubled times of the Sixteen Kingdoms in the North just over a hundred years ago, still had a name for the two-legged sheep.
Even the Han people were not treated as real people at all, just the simplest food. Although the appearance of Ran Min and the killing of Hu Ling once briefly blocked this countercurrent that was contrary to human nature, it soon returned to its original state. Until
The Northern Wei Dynasty began to accept Sinicization, and history has just opened a new chapter, but this does not mean that in the eyes of many nomadic people in the north, there has been any fundamental change in the identity and status of the Han people.
This is almost the darkest and most shameful time, but no one can deny the existence of this fact. When the survival of the ethnic group is threatened, the Turks will never hesitate to extend the butcher knife to these cattle and sheep, which are no different from their own.
of Han slaves.
Therefore, although Cao Zhong, Hou Mi and even Yu Yi, the Han and Turks have never dealt with each other face to face, it does not prevent them from having a hatred that has been passed down from generation to generation and is passed down in their bones and blood.
It seems that from birth, farming peoples and nomadic peoples only live and die at each other.
In the previous battles, Han slaves did not appear as cannon fodder. It can almost be concluded that among the Turks, Han slaves are no different from cattle and sheep, so the Turks will not let some who can work and
Livestock that serve as food go to the battlefield. However, this conclusion is very cruel, so cruel that even Hou Mi and others can only acquiesce, and no one wants to speak out.
Several people in the big tent exchanged glances.
At this time, clinging to Huile was tantamount to self-destruction, and even more Han slaves who had a chance to be rescued may even perish with them.
"Let's fight in!" Hou Mi said through gritted teeth.
Born into a family of generals, he has been instilled with the idea of protecting his family and country since he was a child. Naturally, he belongs to his own race, so he cannot just watch them suffer such massacre. As a general, as a descendant of the famous general Hou Andu,
Hou Mi also has to be dignified to meet his ancestors later.
"Don't be reckless." Yu Yi said calmly.
"Since there are two entrances and exits to the river valley, let's block the other entrance." Cao Zhong raised his eyebrows and proposed a plan that was definitely different from his usual thinking. "Look, if we send a
If we send an elite army all the way north, we can completely cut off the entrance to the north side of the valley, completely block the Turks in the valley, and force them to surrender!" (To be continued)