"Does the messenger who asked for help have any news now?"
Zhang Hui looked at the scene outside the city worriedly.
There are only 5,000 people on their side, and Hiraizumi's side on the other side is not much better.
If only ten or twenty thousand people came to attack the city, perhaps Hiraizumi would dare to send reinforcements to support it.
But now the number of Wuhuan people has reached 50,000, and all of them are cavalry. They move extremely quickly.
If it were him, he wouldn't dare to send anyone out in this situation.
"To reply to your lord, we have sent out more than a dozen waves of messengers, but there has been no reply from the king."
"Okay, I understand, you go down first, I want to stay here alone for a while!"
Zhang Hui took a deep breath. The battle was coming, and he had to calm down at this time.
After setting up camp, the Wuhuan people outside the city began to rest. Looking down from the top of the city, one could see that in the Wuhuan people's military camp, the soldiers had even begun to inspect the siege equipment.
He really wants to kill all those bastards who abandoned the city and fled. Just run away. Can't you destroy all the siege equipment in the city?
Bailang County is just a small county town. When the city was built, although a place with difficult terrain was chosen, the city was built by Qin Shihuang.
After the founding of the Han Dynasty, although it underwent several repairs, only God knows how much money was really spent on the city wall during the repair process.
If the Wuhuan people outside the city didn't have enough siege weapons, maybe he could still hold on.
But now looking at the densely packed ladders and various siege weapons, he could almost imagine what would happen to him once the Wuhuan people started to attack the city.
Given the ferocious character of the Wuhuan people, once the city is destroyed, life will probably be ruined.
If even half of the people in this city could survive, they would be extremely lucky.
"Come here, beat the drums and mobilize the soldiers!"
After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Hui gritted his teeth and ordered.
"Dong-dong-dong-"
"Dong-dong-dong-"
"Dong-dong-dong-"
With the rapid sound of war drums, except for those soldiers on duty on the city wall, the remaining soldiers quickly gathered towards the military camp.
Zhang Hui was born in a general family. Although his family was in decline, fortunately his father Yu Yin was still alive, so he could be regarded as a county magistrate.
When he was a boy, he once served as a guard beside King Liu Jia of Yan, so he has been very close to Liu Jia over the years.
Moreover, he has never been partial to the eldest son or the second son at any time, and his allegiance has always been to King Yan Liu Jia.
For this reason, Liu Jia has been protecting him secretly.
This allowed him to sit in the position of county magistrate for eight years.
Logically speaking, he has enough reasons for promotion. Eight years as county magistrate is more than enough to become the chief historian of a county.
However, who made the current Crown Prince of Yan Liu Dingguo?
Although he couldn't directly beat Zhang Hui to the end, he could still think of a way to prevent him from getting a suitable promotion.
However, this also gave Zhang Hui enough time to use his family skills to lead an iron army that dared to fight.
Although there are only five thousand soldiers in the city, these people are not the trash under Liu Dingguo.
Especially, among these five thousand people, most of them have their families and children in this county, even if they are not doing it for others, but for themselves!
"Soldiers, you must have seen it too! The Wuhuan people are coming. They are outside the city now..."
Zhang Hui's voice was a little low, and there was endless sadness in his eyes.
In the past few days, the successive bad news has made everyone frightened.
The cruelty with which these Wuhuan people treated the Han people they captured was truly outrageous.
"They are now preparing to attack the city. This county is asking you now, are you afraid?"
"..."
The soldiers in the field were silent for a while.
Aren't you afraid? Don't be afraid it's fake.
"No one said anything? Then let me answer this question. I don't know if you are afraid, but this county is very afraid now..."
“But the question is, what problem does fear solve?”
"You must have seen how they tortured and killed our people in front of us! And now, they have set their sights on this Bailang County town! They have set their sights on the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city. They have already targeted your wives, children and children!”
"I know that many people have been planning how to escape from the city in the past few days, but have you ever thought about it, if even we retreat, will Bailang County be saved? You yourself You may be able to get away with it if you have a strong body, but can your wives, children, and children be like you?"
Zhang Hui's voice became louder and louder, and the hesitant expressions of the soldiers began to become firmer.
"Now, this county needs a thousand men who dare to die. This county needs you to break into the enemy camp tonight and use your lives to burn down the siege equipment outside the city! Only in this way can we hold the city until the king's army Come to the rescue!”
"Only in this way can your family be saved, only in this way can your wife and children be saved! This county will not call names today, everything will be done on a voluntary basis. Anyone who goes to fight will be rewarded with twenty guan. Now, if you are willing to go, take a step forward!"
After Zhang Hui finished speaking, he took a deep breath and then closed his eyes.
This was the last resort he came up with. If they didn't burn the siege equipment, they wouldn't be able to hold on for even one day.
The Wuhuan people's numerical advantage was too great. With those siege weapons, they didn't even need to pay attention to strategy at all. They just swarmed up and sooner or later all the soldiers in the city would be wiped out by them.
"I still have three little boys at home. No matter what, I can't let them end up. I don't want my son to work as a cow or horse for those beasts! Count me in!"
After a moment of silence, Xiao Ping, the county lieutenant of Bailang County, tightened his armor belt and took a step forward.
"My baby is still in confinement. With these fifty dollars, it is enough for him to grow up. Brothers, I have to take the first step!"
"Count me in!"
"Count me in too!"
If there is the first one, there will be the second one. They may not know what the righteousness of the family and the country is, but how has the son of the Han family ever lacked blood?
What's more, there is no way to retreat now, and the whole family is trapped in the city. Instead of retreating and seeking safety, it is better to give up and fight!
It only took less than an hour for the quota of one thousand people to be gathered!
"Come here, serve the wine!"
"Brothers, I am here to assure you that as long as I am still breathing, no one can lay a finger on your family!"
Tears flowed from the corners of Zhang Hui's eyes, but at this moment, he didn't care at all. He picked up a bowl of wine and drank it all in one gulp.
"The great man is victorious!"
"The great man is victorious!"
"The great man is victorious!"
The wind rustles and the water becomes cold. Once a strong man is gone, he will never return...
