"Report!!!"
Just when Tila Shanyu was thinking about where to break through, a messenger suddenly came to report urgently.
"Report to Shanyu, report from the rear. The Imperial Guards of the Song Dynasty, the Dragon Guards and the Divine Guards, bypassed Yumen Pass and captured Daliang City!
Now the two armies are fiercely attacking Hetong City and Suyun City. The left and right generals who are left behind cannot hold back their troops and are already struggling to support them. Please ask Shanyu to send troops back as soon as possible! "
After a moment of excitement, Tila stood up!
Daliang City has actually been lost!
This was something he didn't expect.
As the gateway for them to enter the pass, it was also the best way for them to retreat. He had left a total of 30,000 troops in Daliang City. King Zuo Guli, who was closest to the royal court, personally led the troops to stay behind. In addition, Hetong and Suyun, who were guarding Daliang City, each had 20,000 troops, for a total of 70,000 troops.
With them guarding the retreat, it should have been foolproof.
But as soon as I received the news, Daliang City was destroyed, and the other two cities were also in danger. What was going on?
Immediately, Tila asked: "I left a total of 30,000 troops in Daliang City. Why didn't I stop the Song people from attacking the city? When the Song people attacked Daliang City, the generals on the left and right did not send troops. Support? What are they doing?!"
The disgraced messenger immediately replied after hearing this:
"Da Shanyu, those Song people came too fast, and the warriors had no experience in defending the city. The city gate was easily breached by the opponent's ramming car. The attackers were all the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty, and they were in In a place like the city that is not suitable for mounted combat, King Zuo Guli and his 30,000 warriors escaped from Daliang City with the remaining troops without even being able to block one or four. They should have returned to the grassland by now.
Daliang City was captured so quickly that Hetong and Suyun had no time to support them. Now the two armies of the Song Dynasty are attacking the two cities separately. The two cities are in danger. Please send troops to rescue as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the two cities are destroyed, we will The Xiongnu's retreat will be cut off! "
As soon as the messenger finished speaking, all the Huns generals in the military tent stood up one after another.
"Chanyu! Come back with reinforcements as soon as possible, we cannot lose the two cities!"
"Chanyu! If the two cities are lost, we will become a turtle in the Song Dynasty! Then we won't be able to retreat even if we want to!"
"Chanyu!"
Everyone is asking for help.
But after listening to their request, Tira didn't want to. If he just retreated like this, he believed that as soon as he went back, the city that the Xiongnu had captured would be quickly taken back by the Song people. Then they would want to attack here again. Come, the manpower and material resources required will be several times that of now!
After all, the people of Song Dynasty at that time would definitely not want to be caught off guard by themselves like they were at the beginning.
He won't be willing to let him retreat now no matter what!
After being reduced to thinking, the look in his eyes became firm!
Immediately he gave an order to King Youxian: "Huxiezhi, you immediately bring ten thousand cavalry back to support, and the others will lead troops with me to storm other cities!
Ben Shanyu didn't believe it. All the cities in the Song Dynasty had the same ten turtle shells as Heyuan City! "
The generals originally wanted to persuade them to retreat, but considering that they had not grabbed much since entering the customs, if they went back like this, the tribe would definitely suffer heavy losses due to the natural disasters this year, and there would be no replenishment by then. Next year will be extremely difficult for the tribe.
Thinking about it again, Shan Yu had already arranged for 100,000 people to go back, so they really didn't have to worry too much.
Upon hearing this, King Youxian Hu Xiezhi immediately stood up and cupped his hands and said: "As ordered!"
Soon, in the wind and snow, the Xiongnu Youxian King Huxiezhi left Heyue City with one hundred thousand troops.
And soon the Huns army, which had besieged Heyuan City for more than half a month, also left Heyuan City under the leadership of Tila.
Before leaving, Tira looked back at the towering city walls of Heyuan and thought to herself.
Next time I come back, I will definitely destroy this city!
And when Heyuan City discovered that they had left this situation, the whole city immediately began to celebrate.
The gongs and drums in the city were noisy, and the cheers could be heard clearly outside the city.
"General! General! The Huns have withdrawn! The Huns have withdrawn! We are holding Heyuan City!"
Various supplies are being constantly mobilized in the city. Chen Duling was stunned when he heard this. But when he confirmed that the news was true, the dog breathed a sigh of relief, but then he still ordered: "Send out some horsemen who are good at riding. Let's see." Watch where they go, lest they get shot back.
We must not be careless until the Xiongnu leave the border. "
Although the Xiongnu retreated, Chen Duling was cautious, and he did not feel that now was the time to relax. This was not the first time that the Xiongnu was deceitful, and he had to actually see them leave.
"No! I will send someone to follow you now!"
…
Weiyang City is a medium-sized city less than a hundred miles away from Heyuan City.
Guard general Ding Cheng is responsible for guarding the city, and a total of more than 10,000 soldiers in the city are responsible for guarding the city.
Originally, the number of defenders in a medium-sized city like Ding Cheng and others would not exceed 6,000.
However, when the Xiongnu invaded, the imperial court ordered that the walls be fortified and the country cleared, and all the people moved to nearby large cities.
The population of Weiyang City has also experienced a surge, from the original population of less than 20,000 people.
After all the surrounding people and small towns moved into Weiyang City, the population of Weiyang City increased several times.
The population of the entire Weiyang City has skyrocketed to one hundred thousand!
As a result, the number of defenders also increased to over 10,000, and he himself also instantly expanded from a small garrison with less than 5,000 soldiers and horses!
Originally, with Heyuan City as an attraction, as long as Weiyang City and others could defend some small-scale Xiongnu troops, their lives would be smooth.
But now, the situation has changed.
"General! General! Oh no! The Huns are coming!"
Last night, some wealthy people who moved from outside invited Ding Cheng to drink wine. The group of people drank until dawn before returning.
Ding Cheng fell asleep as soon as he returned to the garrison mansion, and he had only slept for less than two hours now.
However, while he was drowsily asleep, there were bursts of noise outside.
Ding Cheng opened his eyes suddenly, a hint of impatience appeared on his face, and Ding Cheng woke up with a feeling of getting out of bed. When he listened carefully, he heard that the noise outside turned out to be the voice of his own soldiers.
But even his own soldiers can't disturb his sleep!
With this in mind. Ding Cheng walked out of the room with a gloomy face.
Sure enough, as soon as he left the door, he saw his own soldiers being stopped by the housekeeper, but the soldiers kept shouting.
"What are you yelling for! What happened? You came to me in such a hurry.
If you can't say 256 today, don't blame me for punishing you. "Ding Cheng said with a gloomy face.
As soon as the soldier saw him coming out, his face was filled with joy. He didn't care about what he said after that, and said hurriedly:
"The general is in trouble, the Huns are coming!"
Ding Cheng frowned: "Come here as soon as you come, aren't there Huns attacking the city all the time these days?
Just defend the city according to past defensive experience. If they find that they can't break Weiyang City, they will leave on their own. "
Ding Cheng didn't take it seriously, but the soldier said with a mournful face:
"General! It's different! The Huns who came this time are not tens of thousands, but hundreds of thousands of Huns. They have surrounded our Weiyang City! You should go back and take charge of the overall situation!"
Whoosh!
A chill instantly went from the tailbone to the Tianling Gai. Ding Cheng, who was still a little unconscious just now, was so frightened that he woke up completely when he heard these words!
"What are you talking about! Hundreds of thousands of Huns have surrounded our Weiyang City!"
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(End of chapter)
