Chapter 458
Chapter 458
In the Taishou Mansion of Malingcheng, Liu Jun summoned all three people, Huangfuhong, Fa Zheng, and Wang Ping.
Recently, the scout received news that Liu Bao sent the general Bass to leave the camp with 5,000 soldiers and horses, and a few days later, the 5,000 soldiers and horses returned. But with them came many Hun slaves, who pulled carts after carts. Because it was covered with some thatch, the scouts were also far away, and I don't know what it was.
Liu Jun can be sure that this must be related to the siege of the city. Yiqu, Fuping, and Liucheng have not moved recently, it is clear that Liu Bao has changed his strategy, the other three cities are just containment, and Maling is definitely going to attack.
The first strong attack on Liu Bao suffered a big loss, and this time he must have thought of a new method of siege of the city. But what is this method of siege? And what are the things pulled on those big cars?
"Master, are those big carts loaded with things that set fire?" Huangfuhong thought for a while and said.
"None!" Wang Ping shook his head after hearing this, "The scout said that the rut is very deep, so it is not a thing that ignites the fire!" The last general guessed, it could be stones! "
Stones?" Liu Lian frowned and thought for a while, "Since it is a stone, why did Liu Leopard cover it with weeds?"
"Without catapults, or even other siege equipment, what is the use of stones?" Fa Zheng also couldn't figure it out.
Liu Bao created some siege equipment, but he let Hehetie take it to attack Yiqu.
"Report-" At this moment, a soldier rushed in, "Wangye, the Xiongnu soldiers are about to attack the city!" "
Go to the city!" After Liu Jun listened, he immediately decided, "Let's go and see what kind of medicine is sold in this Liu Leopard's gourd!" "
No!"
Therefore, Liu Jun, together with Huangfuhong, Fa Zheng, and Wang Ping, ascended to the head of the city under the protection of Shi A and a group of guards.
"Lord, look!" Liu Hu was dressed in armor, his face was full of doubts, and he pointed outside the city and said.
When Liu Li looked at it, he saw that Liu Leopard had gathered an army of 10,000, and each soldier's war horse had a bag!
And behind them, there was also a group of slaves, each carrying a bag.
"What's in there?" Liu Qian asked.
"The last general doesn't know!" Liu Hu said blankly.
"Wha-" The horn of the charge sounded.
"Kill!" The Hun soldiers shouted, beat their horses like flying, and rushed to the city.
For a moment, the sound of horses' hooves, trumpets, and shouts of killing mixed together, smoke and dust billowed out, and the earth seemed to tremble.
The Han army crossbowmen at the head of the city had already made preparations, and only waited for the general's order, and then fired 10,000 arrows in unison to shoot these Xiongnu soldiers.
Liu Hu's face was full of excitement, in his opinion, the Xiongnu soldiers attacked the city like this, just to send them to death, just like the last time.
Liu Jun was not as relaxed as last time, and the Xiongnu soldiers did not bring weapons, but only bags, which made Liu Jun feel a little uneasy in his heart.
Getting closer and closer, seeing that he was about to enter the range of bows and crossbows, Liu Hu was also ready to give orders.
Suddenly, the Hun soldier threw the bag out.
"Is it Flying Thunder?" Liu Jian thought to himself.
However, after the bag was thrown on the ground, there was no explosion, no fire, or even no movement or threat.
And the Hun soldiers, after throwing away the bag, directly turned their war horses and went back. The soldiers behind were still rushing forward, throwing their bags and leaving.
Soon, there was already a layer of bags on the ground.
"Not good, Master, that's sand!" Fa Zheng suddenly exclaimed, "They are going to fill the city with sand!" "
Fill the city with sand?"
"yes!" Fa Zheng's face was full of worry, "The Xiongnu have had such a siege before, and once the sand is piled up, their war horses can rush to the head of the city!"
"The lord is right, Liu Bao must be this conspiracy!" Huangfuhong also suddenly realized, "Beidi County is arid, there is no moat, and we can't fill the city with sand!"
"Drop the arrows! Hurry up and release the arrows! Liu Hu shouted.
A rain of arrows fell, and one by one the Hun soldiers were shot off their horses.
However, the soldiers behind did not care whether the soldiers who were hit by the arrows were killed or wounded, and the sandbags were still thrown over, burying the soldiers under the sand, and some of the war horses were injured and quickly buried.
"Ha..." Liu Bao in the distance burst out laughing, "Give me all rush up!" "
The Huns, each carrying a sandbag, rushed towards the city.
The Han crossbowmen kept shooting, but the corpses mixed with sandbags, filling the city faster.
"Stop firing arrows!" Liu Jun shouted.
There was no point in shooting those slaves at all, just wasting arrows, and Liu Bao did not care whether these people lived or died, and in Liu Bao's opinion, they were the same as sand.
"Liu Jun, isn't your crossbow very powerful? How not to! Ha..." Liu Bao laughed maniacally at the head of the city.
The slaves kept carrying sandbags under the city and piling them on the roots of the walls.
The Hun soldiers were thrown in the distance, and the city wall seemed to be trapped in a sand nest and was rapidly declining.
"Master, if this continues, in less than two hours, the city wall will be filled in!" Wang Ping said with some concern.
"Wang Ping, the soldiers and horses in the city, every five thousand people, will take turns to guard the city tower!" Liu Jun knew that in the face of Liu Leopard's plan, there was only a death battle!
"No!" Wang Ping immediately went down to the head of the city, and in a short time, led a group of soldiers and horses to the head of the city.
The area of the city head is not very large, and it can only be placed at most 5,000 soldiers and horses.
After more than an hour, two-thirds of the walls had been filled. However, the soldiers at the head of the city had already lined up the formation. Originally to defend the city, the Han army had the advantage. But now it has become a field battle, and the Hun soldiers can rush up on horseback.
Armed with a crossbow in the front, then a thunderer. The lethality of flying thunder is very large, but the number is too small! The efficiency of the Ministry of Works is incomparable with that of the arsenal of later generations. Then there are various combinations of arms such as sword and shield soldiers, pikemen, and projectiles.
And every team under the city is also configured like this. The side defending the city can only send 5,000 soldiers and horses. On the side of the siege, the brigade of soldiers and horses cannot be launched, and the two sides will be in a war of attrition.
In less than two hours, a slope about thirty zhang long appeared outside the city, leading from Liu Bao's feet to the head of the city. The Xiongnu soldiers outside the city stopped, and the slaves who had filled the city also returned.
The horn stopped, and the outside of the city quieted.
But everyone knows that the silence is temporary, and the bitter war is about to begin.
"Please Lord Gong return to the Taishou Mansion, the last general will definitely hold the head of the city!" Wang Ping said.
"Please Lord Go back to the Taishou Mansion!" Fa Zheng, Huangfuhong, and Liu Hu also said in unison.
"Liu Leopard wants to personally attack the city, how can I retreat!" Liu Wei pulled out the sword at his waist, "Filial piety, Jianshou, you two immediately go down to the city tower, prepare the equipment to defend the city, treat the wounded soldiers, and pacify the people in the city!"
"Lord..."
"This is an order!" Liu Jun's voice suddenly became very stern.
"No!" Fa Zheng and Huangfu Hong went down to the city.
"Soldiers, fight to the death with the king and the Huns!"
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