Just as Zhang Daiyan had guessed, on the second day of the night attack, Wala divided his army into four groups and attacked Liangzhou City from four directions: southeast, northwest, and northwest.
The number of capable soldiers in Liangzhou is only about 6,000. Fortunately, in the border military towns, most of the young and strong men are brave men who can draw bows, shoot arrows, and add blood to their swords. They wear armor and carry swords. The entire city wall is lined with swords, which makes A Luotai think that There were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the city, and I was frightened for a while.
However, I was frightened. Most of the grain and grass in Wala were burned by Daxia warriors last night, and the remaining grain could not last more than four or five days.
Behind him is the vast grassland and desert, and when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, Wala is now in a dilemma. The best way is to conquer Liangzhou quickly, enter the pass and plunder, or contact Xining Prefecture. It is better than freezing to death and starving to death. Strong outside the city.
It would be really bad if the southern court received the news and sent troops.
The artillery at the top of the city roared and smashed shells at the Tatars. The rain of arrows prevented the enemy from attacking the city.
But there were too many Wala Tatars. The Tatars who attacked the city suffered heavy casualties, and the defenders at the top of the city also suffered heavy casualties.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of military medical officers and medicinal materials in the city, so injured soldiers can always receive timely treatment. More than 10,000 young men made up for the lack of troops. This group of warriors who dared to fight fiercely with wolves in the mountains and grasslands formed the Great Wall of flesh and blood with the soldiers, blocking the Tatars outside the city.
"Shield bearers and sword and ax bearers come forward to protect the archers!"
"The Tatars are coming, and they are waiting for you with rolling stones, wood, and golden juice!"
"Have you seen the siege ladder ahead? Where's my general cannon? Blow it up for me!"
The Tatars have been fighting against the Central Plains dynasties for thousands of years, and even if they are not good at siege, they have been trained.
It only took them one night to build a huge siege ladder. It was a bit rough, but it posed a great threat to the city.
The artillery at the top of the city finally adjusted the shooting angle, and fired a salvo, only destroying two or three small siege ladders.
Under the cover of Tatar bows and arrows, the two largest siege ladders rested on the top of Liangzhou City, instantly bringing the enemy and us into close combat.
"Soldiers, follow me and kill!"
With a swish sound, Jia Cong pulled out the Yanling sword from his waist and led his men to kill the Tatars who had climbed up the siege ladder to the top of the city.
Meeting on a narrow road, the brave wins. Jia Cong took the lead in killing Yongfeng Bo, who was hereditary in the imperial court, and immediately led to the bravery of the soldiers and civilians in the city.
The cry of "Kill with me" ignited the raging fire in the hearts of the soldiers and civilians to kill the enemy and serve the country. With the weapons in their hands, they not only cut down the Tatars who rushed to the top of the city, but also rushed all the way to the enemy's siege ladder. .
On the small platform of the siege ladder, the most intense battle of the day was fought in a small space. The two sides fought for it, and the corpses of the two parties were piled under the ladder.
Dong dong dong, dong dong dong…
The drums of war never cease, and the fighting never ceases.
Jia Cong kicked the Tatar in front of him off the city wall, wiped the blood on his faceplate, and shouted at another Tatar who had just rushed up the siege ladder: "Jia Cong of Rongguo Mansion is here. Who dares to fight with me!"
The silver armor has been dyed red by blood, and the ghosts and gods painted on the face armor are breathtaking. The Tatar was stunned for a moment, and was so frightened by Jia Cong's momentum that he stepped on the air and fell off the city wall. The Tatars who were originally following him were stunned for a moment, then turned around and ran away.
"Hahahaha... The Oara Tartars are just that. Soldiers, today is the day to make great achievements. Kill the captives, kill the captives. After killing the Tatars, I will invite all the soldiers and civilians in the city to have a drink to celebrate!"
"Mighty! Mighty! Mighty!"
At the four gates of Liangzhou City, the soldiers stood together with the young men in the city, and fought back the Tatars who attacked the city again and again.
The people who stayed in the city helped transport ordnance, cook porridge and steamed buns, transport wounded soldiers, and jointly defended their homes.
The gentleman who was originally in the school took off his neat Confucian shirt, put on a smart outfit and picked up the long sword.
The butcher sharpened his butcher's knife until it was as cold as ice, and rushed to the top of the city to fight with the Tatars.
Orion held a long bow and shot arrows into the enemy's chest again and again. Even half-grown children have formed a reserve army, ready to join the war to defend their country...
The red golden dragon flag is facing the north wind, making a hunting sound. Even though the drum beaters' arms were so sore that they could hardly lift them, they still gritted their teeth and persisted in cheering for the soldiers and civilians to defend the city.
The fighting continued for a whole day and a half, and it was not until nightfall that they could stop. Although Aluotai had long been mentally prepared and knew that Liangzhou City was a tough nut to crack, he did not expect it to be this hard.
Yesterday, Jia Cong deceived five thousand prairie warriors into the city and once closed the door to beat the dogs. Today, thousands more men and horses were lost in the battle.
These are the elites he brought from the Khan Court, not the servants of small tribes. There are at least 20,000 southern generals standing at the head of Liangzhou City today.
It seems that Qi Wenliang's people have been exposed a long time ago. The southerners have sent a large army into the city early, waiting for them to attack...
Is this considered a beating at your door?
After hearing the report from the military commander, Aluota was so angry that he knocked his rice bowl upside down on the table.
He said angrily: "Damn Qi Wenliang, you despicable southerner, you are planning to drag me here... Come here, tell the generals to come to the tent to discuss matters!"
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On the grassland, the strong are respected, and the weak are not treated as human beings at all. Injured soldiers with some official positions can be treated, while soldiers at the bottom are bandaged almost casually, thrown into a cold tent and left to fend for themselves.
It was completely different in Liangzhou City. Medical officers treated everyone equally. Regardless of whether they were soldiers or civilians, as long as they were injured, they would be transferred to a warm house and carefully bandaged with medicine.
Moreover, Jia Cong had already ordered that as long as there was still a mouthful of meat in Liangzhou, it should be provided to the wounded first to supplement nutrition.
Today's city defense battle in Daxia resulted in the death of more than 1,800 soldiers and civilians, 577 serious injuries, and nearly 2,000 minor injuries.
Jia Cong cleared out all the houses around the general's mansion to treat the wounded. A stove was made of clay, and the charcoal fire was burning. The room was warm, and the fragrance of broth was wafting around.
"Uncle!"
"General!"
"Well, well, lie down, lie down, no need to be polite..."
Jia Cong, Zhang Daiyan, Xu Youwen and other generals inspected the wounded soldiers one by one. The situation was better than expected.
The people in the city not only contributed tens of thousands of young people, but also sent their cattle and sheep to the military camp. There were three to four hundred women in the wounded military camp who helped cook medicine and deliver meals. It was truly a united effort.
Jia Cong put a bowl of broth into the mouth of the young man who was not allowed to move lightly on the bed, and fed him a spoonful to drink.
This young man was fished out by the soldiers from the pile of dead people at the foot of the siege ladder. When he saw the Tatars ascending to the top of the city from the siege ladder, he hugged the Tatars and fell down the city wall with him.
Fortunately, the city was already full of corpses, so only one leg was broken to save his life.
A young man in his mid-thirties, his father and brother were all killed in battle today, leaving only his mother, younger brother and sister at home.
He finished a bowl of broth in silence, and when Jia Cong patted his shoulder and was about to leave, he suddenly said: "Uncle, I want to be a soldier, I want to kill the Tatars, and I want to give my father and brother revenge!"
"Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!"
In the originally noisy room, murderous shouts suddenly rang out.
In the border town of Liangzhou, generations of Central Plains people and Tatars have been fighting for this land. It is no exaggeration to say that there is a blood feud.
Today, there was a new hatred. The young man's words aroused the blood of these men. They wished they could recover immediately and go back to the city to fight the Tatars to the death again.
Jia Cong took off the dagger tied to his boots and handed it to the young man.
"Take good care of your injuries. When you grow up, you will find me in Rongguo Mansion. Let's go north to the desert together to kill the Tatars and take revenge!"
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After a day of offense and defense, Aluotai lost much confidence in taking Liangzhou in a short time.
After discussing with the generals, he planned to send 20,000 troops into five groups to plunder everywhere to make up for the lack of food and grass.
However, shortly after nightfall, a group of black-armored cavalry suddenly appeared on the west side of the camp. They penetrated the camp from west to east, killed hundreds of people from Wala, and then disappeared into the night.
I originally thought that today's night attack was over. Aluotai had arranged the watch and was just about to go to sleep when the mysterious black-armored cavalry appeared on the north side of the Wala camp again.
Before Wala sent people to stop the pursuit, the black-armored cavalry fired a round of feather arrows and disappeared again.
Just as they returned to their tents, the earth-shattering sound of horse hooves was heard from the east side of the camp again...
Seven times a night, seven times in total.
Three real attacks on the camp and four harassments kept the entire Wala camp on alert, with no way to rest.
After daybreak, Aluotai roared at the Chinese army tent with dark circles under his eyes, and then sent groups of scouts to guard everywhere.
Let alone siege the city today, as long as he and the 90,000 soldiers can have a good rest for a day, it will be considered a blessing from the Immortal God.
After Jia Cong received the report from Jia Shiyi, he immediately arranged for someone to quietly send medical officers and supplies to Liu Lintai.
As the Wara people became more vigilant and defensive, the night attack became more and more difficult. The two thousand elites Jia Shiyi brought out of the city now have less than a thousand capable warriors, which is no longer enough to storm the Wala camp.
Jia Cong stood at the top of the city and watched several thousand-man teams coming out of the Wala camp in the distance. He was worried about the people around him and Jia Shiyi and others hiding in Liulintai, but he had no way to help.
I just hope that the surrounding military towns have received the news and will send reinforcements as soon as possible.
Liulintai is the closest guard station to Liangzhou, but because it is located in a valley and separated by a river, the Wala people have never thought of coming to this remote location to plunder.
Last night, he raided the Wala camp again. After dawn, Jia Shiyi gathered his team and returned to Liulintai. After a calculation, his heart sank again.
The defense of Wala camp is getting tighter and tighter. The last time we broke through last night, we almost fell into a heavy siege and couldn't get out.
Now there are only eight or nine hundred capable warriors in hand, which is no longer enough to have a big impact on the Wala people, so we must consider the long term.
Liangzhou's medical officers and supplies were delivered in time, and after the wounded soldiers were properly placed, Jia Shiyi did not rest. He sent scouts to explore in four directions while thinking about the next arrangements.
Just after Xu Shi, the team set off again after resting for a day. This time, their target was not the powerful Wala camp, but the Wala squad that was looting everywhere.
This group of beasts, inferior to pigs and dogs, actually implemented the three-prong policy of killing everyone, burning everyone, and robbing everyone in Hexi.
During the day today alone, the scouts discovered that dozens of villages and towns had been plundered by Tatars, with thousands of civilians killed and injured.
Relying on the guidance of veteran Liu Lintai, Jia Shiyi's team of a thousand people appeared and disappeared around Liangzhou Guard, killing nearly a thousand people of the plundering Wala Tatars in one night.
The 20,000 Tatars sent out by Arotai to plunder were so beaten that they no longer dared to divide their forces and plunder. They could only rely on the cautious advancement of large groups of troops. The speed of plundering was greatly slowed down, giving the people time to move.
With the food and grass obtained from the robbery replenished, Aluotai began to attack Liangzhou City again after a night's rest.
Jia Shiyi clenched his fists as he watched the brutal fighting in Liangzhou City from a distance.
He really wanted to lead another raid on the Wala Army to relieve the pressure on Liangzhou City.
But with a team of only five or six hundred people under his command, even if they really charge into the formation by force, they probably won't be able to break through other people's formations.
At this time, the scouts galloped over and brought good news.
Lanzhou has sent reinforcements!
Wala's forceful attack on Liangzhou failed in two days, so Aluotai had no choice but to withdraw his troops temporarily.
Jia Shiyi returned to Liulintai and grinned when he looked at Xue Pan, who had braved the wind and snow to rush thousands of miles to help.
"Brother Pan, you came just in time!"
It turned out that the 100,000-strong Wala army bypassed the Zhenfan Guards and marched south quickly. Although they avoided the obstruction of several guard posts, beacon towers all over Hexi still lit beacon smoke. At the end of February, Lanzhou received a warning message from the border .
When Wang Ziteng saw that Liangzhou was in danger, he immediately discussed support with the generals.
However, the Lanzhou army had already pressed forward across the board and was ready to attack Xining. At this time, some of them could not care about the direction of Liangzhou, so they had to send Xue Pan to lead 3,000 cavalry to assist Liangzhou. At the same time, he mobilized the Ningxia Central Guard and Yongchang Guard on the east and west sides of Liangzhou for rapid support. .
Liu Hong originally wanted to postpone the attack on Xining and send the entire army to Liangzhou. However, Wang Ziteng shook his head. In order to fight against foreign aggression, we must first pacify the interior. The 150,000 troops in Hexi Province have been deployed on the edge of the Yellow River. If Lanzhou is lost, Qi Wenliang will strangle the throats of the Central Plains, Hexi, and the Western Regions.
By then, not to mention supporting Liangzhou, even the hinterland of the Central Plains will be in danger. For the current plan, we can only quickly quell the Xining rebellion as originally planned, and then go north to Liangzhou to fight to the death with the Wala Tatars.
Xue Pan devoured a bowl of broth-based cakes, touched his mouth, and said with a naive smile: "Master Eleven, Brother Cong asked me to bring someone here, saying that I would listen to your command. How about we do it again tonight? To attack the Wala camp at night and burn their food and grass?"
Jia Shiyi did not respond directly, but asked about the reinforcements: "When will the reinforcements from Ningxia Central Guard arrive?"
"His Highness transferred 20,000 Ningxia Central Guards and sent another 5,000 from the Chinese Army. They will arrive in Liangzhou in about three days."
After hearing Xue Pan's answer, Jia Shiyi sneered.
"So, let's do something big..."
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With the support of Xue Pan's three thousand troops, Jia Shih went out day and night and disappeared outside Liangzhou City.
The night raids harassed the Wala camp, intercepted and killed the teams of Wala looting grain and fodder, and penetrated everywhere, causing Aluota to almost have a nervous breakdown.
In the past few days, whenever night comes, there will be killings outside the Wala camp, and from time to time the camp will be stormed.
If you don't get a good night's rest, your attack on the city during the day will seem weak. The intensity of the siege was obviously less than that of the previous two days, which greatly reduced the pressure on Liangzhou City.
Until the early morning of the tenth day of March, 25,000 reinforcements arrived outside Liangzhou City. Jia Cong was overjoyed.
After sending people to get in touch with the reinforcements, they asked them to attack the Wala army besieging the southern city. They fought a beautiful pincer battle with the defenders in the city, killed thousands of Wala Tatars, and successfully brought the reinforcements into the city.
At this point, the strength of Liangzhou City has greatly increased, and it is no longer afraid of the offensive of tens of thousands of Tatars outside the city.
With the arrival of reinforcements, Jia Cong also received a letter of challenge from Jia Shiyi.
It is disrespectful to come and go, Jia Shiyi saw that the strength of the defenders of the city had increased greatly, and planned to take advantage of the lack of troops in the Wara Khan Court to launch a thousand-mile raid to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, so that the memory of the Wara Tatars would improve.
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That’s all for tonight. I haven’t slept well recently, so I took advantage of the cool weather to catch up on some sleep. See you tomorrow.
Good night!
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