Gao Mai was also responsible for the defense of the other half of the south gate, and he obviously also got the news.
The flags waving on the enemy platform on the west side of the south gate told He Ruobi that Gao Mai had also decided to bring in this group of cavalry from the west gate.
He Ruobi clenched his fists. He didn't know much about Gao Mai, but his few achievements were mainly in defense and covering retreats. The task assigned to him now is his strength, and I hope he won't make any mistakes.
When the south gate opened, the Han cavalry had already rushed out.
At the same time, bullets and arrows were fired from the south gate wall, forcing the Tuyuhun army close to the trench outside the city to retreat.
There were about three to four thousand Tuyuhun troops outside the south gate who were pretending to attack the city, but they were obviously only responsible for diverting the attention of the Han army, and did not work as hard as the Tuyuhun troops on the east side - of course, these guys might just be
Some tribes affiliated with Tuyuhun had no intention of fighting for Tuyuhun, so even if they received a death order, they didn't mind dealing with it.
Anyway, if they win, the Tuyuhun royal family will definitely not argue with them; if they lose, if they can't save everything, they will have to change camps, and the Tuyuhun royal family won't be able to cause them any trouble.
Especially since these guys are out-and-out infantry, but the ones the Han army killed were cavalry. Using infantry to deal with cavalry is something that humans do? Maybe the lunatics in the city can do it, but
Sorry, we can't do it.
For the Han army in Wuwei City, most of the Tuyuhun soldiers actually admired them, and often even had a little fear while admiring them. After all, these guys really blocked them for such a long time with a city. Attack the city.
It is not that the soldiers of Tuyuhun have not experienced it before. When Tuyuhun attacked Hexi and the Western Regions before, sieges were commonplace, but they have never encountered such a city that can hold on for such a long time and allow them to pay such a heavy price.
Only after paying the price can we take a few steps forward.
The mixture of admiration and fear naturally meant that most of the Tuyuhun soldiers did not have much fighting spirit to compete with the Han army. Compared with those who directly obeyed the orders of King Tuyuhun, their wealth, life and even the survival of the tribe were already at stake.
King Tuyuhun tied together the soldiers of various tribes directly under him, and these Tuyuhun soldiers were more inclined to give way.
Since you know you can't beat him, why do you still fight?
If we can't protect everything, the Han army will fight back after a while. If we have a lot of blood debts on our hands, can the Han army let us go easily? Only if we have shown a passive and lazy mood before, we will be able to interact with the Han army.
Negotiate to see if we can preserve the entire tribe.
These tribal leaders who were originally just surrendered to Tuyuhun were all very shrewd. They did not have the ability to fight bloody battles, but they were very good at protecting themselves wisely.
Therefore, the Tuyuhun soldiers at the south gate just pretended to wave their swords and then decisively retreated.
Then the south gate suspension bridge was lowered, the city gate opened, and the Han cavalry rushed out like an arrow from a string.
The Tuyuhun army originally wanted to take this opportunity to see if they could rush into the city, but who knew that the Han army's musketeers rushed out immediately after them and greeted them with random shots, forcing these guys who had no intention of fighting desperately to move back one by one.
They even ran faster than the Han cavalry, allowing the Han cavalry to fight their way out of the city.
Several Tuyuhun cavalrymen were about to bite the Han cavalry outside the city. However, they did not expect that the Han cavalry in the city would kill them so easily. They were able to greet them with blunderbuss and arrows in their hands.
, the Tuyuhun cavalry suddenly did not dare to move forward rashly - there were already a lot of opponents in total. When I rushed up at this time, I didn't know whether I was chasing or being killed, so I could only curse those guys outside the south gate in my heart.
What are they doing to eat?
But in the final analysis, the Tuyuhun cavalry could not just watch the two groups of Han cavalry meet up and then calmly enter the city.
Therefore, before the generals of the two Han army cavalry could exchange greetings, there were killings all around. The Tuyuhun soldiers coming from the Great Wall pressed from west to east, and the Tuyuhun cavalry joined together and attacked from south to north. In addition, the south just now
The Tuyuhun soldiers who had been retreating outside the door were obviously urged. Whether they wanted to or not, they could only surround them from the east to the west.
The response of the Tuyuhun army was not unpleasant. They surrounded the Han cavalry almost immediately, and their intention was also very obvious, which was to force the Han army to enter the city from the south gate. There was originally only a trench outside the south gate, but after the suspension bridge on the city was lowered
, this is an excellent opportunity for Tuyuhun's army. If they can't protect everything, they can take advantage of this and directly attack the city.
Of course, Wei Yuancheng saw the intention of Tuyuhun's army at a glance, and couldn't help but look at the Han military captain who led the cavalry out of the city to meet them.
It is reasonable for the enemy to have such an arrangement. The city guard who specially sent people to respond should be afraid that he would rush into the city through the south gate without understanding the situation and fall into the trap of Tuyuhun's army - even if this trap
In fact, it was just the Tuyuhun army's adaptability.
There is no way, their troops are superior, and their people are everywhere outside Wuwei City. They can change their formations however they want, and can deal with almost all emergencies.
"Simon, Simon!" the captain shouted, pointing to the west.
Wei Yuancheng had no time to hesitate and waved to Xue Ju.
The enemy's large group of infantry has pressed up from the west, but to the cavalry, the infantry is not a very big threat.
The arrows fell densely, but unfortunately the Han soldiers had already raised their shields. At the same time, the artillery on the city also roared one after another. The shells fell concentratedly on the enemy's formation on the west side, constantly stirring up a bloody storm, like
Just like a hammer hitting a fragile tree, the shells falling into the crowd were also constantly hitting the psychological defense line of the Tuyuhun soldiers.
Facing the cavalry, the infantry cannot be too scattered. They must form a neat formation, stand densely together, and use the advantage of large numbers of people and strength to block the impact of the cavalry. But for artillery, this is nothing less than the best target.
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There are more and more artillery shells, and it is obvious that Gao Mai and He Ruobi on the city have concentrated their artillery. Although Wei Yuancheng and his cavalry only have a few hundred people, they do not seem to have any effect on the entire Wuwei city defense, especially the cavalry, but for
The encouragement of morale is irreplaceable.
The Wuwei soldiers guarding the city for such a long time naturally expected to hear the news of the main force arriving for reinforcements. However, the mutual support of soldiers and horses from various cities in the northwest was no longer enough to cheer them up. For this reason, Gao Mai and He Ruobi needed to do their best to ensure that
Wei Yuancheng and the others were able to enter the city, but if the Han soldiers were allowed to watch helplessly as reinforcements arrived at the city but all died, it would only cause a greater blow to morale.