Is the Xiqiang army coming?
The distance was a bit far, and Xu Wan didn't hear it clearly at all.
The messenger from the east gate ran over and reported: "Commander, there is a large army coming from outside the east gate. They call themselves the Xiqiang Army and are coming to rescue."
"Quickly, let them in quickly and join us in killing the enemy invaders." Xu Wan grabbed the arm of the messenger and shouted urgently.
The messenger responded and hurried to open the door.
In a moment, the Xiqiang army surged over like a tide. They did not go to the top of the city at all, but went straight to the west gate.
After opening the west gate, the Xiqiang army roared and rushed out.
The Xiqiang and Yueshi are feuding, and the blood of the Xiqiang army will be awakened directly without mobilization.
The Yuezhi army fought hard for a day, and even the firemen in the rear were already very tired and could not withstand such an impact.
Seeing the reinforcements from the other side rushing out, the Yuezhi's former army abandoned the wooden tower and fled back to their headquarters desperately.
The Xiqiang army did not take advantage of the situation to pursue, but dismantled all the wooden towers into wooden strips and burned them all.
King Yuezhi Guishang saw that the Western Qiang army was strong, so he ordered to lift the siege, retreat ten miles, and re-camp.
In Jiayuguan Pass, the great elder of Xiqiang supported Xu Wan, who was too tired to stand still, and said: "General Xu, I received the king's secret order, so I led the army to come to the rescue. Fortunately, I caught up. "
"Thank you, Great Elder." Xu Wan cupped his hands and said, "If you had come half an hour later, you would have only seen my body."
"How many more people do you have?"
Xu Wan looked around. Most of the Qin troops were treating the wounded and gathering the bodies of their companions.
"Alas! It seems that there are less than 10,000 people still capable of fighting."
The Great Elder of Xiqiang said: "You guys start repairing it. The task of guarding the city is left to me."
Xu Wandao: "Then thank you, Great Elder. I'll let the soldiers eat something."
The Xiqiang army replaced the city defenses, carefully cleaned the battlefield, and threw the corpses left by the Yuezhi people out of the city as a provocation.
A group of vultures seemed to have smelled the smell of blood, hovering in the sky, peeping at the delicious meal in their eyes.
The Yueshi warriors were so angry that they blew their beards and stared, and asked for another fight.
However, King Kushan did not give the order and kept squinting, thinking about the next step.
Jiayuguan is about to be captured. How come the Xiqiang people come so fast?
As long as there is only half an hour more, I believe that he will have drunkenly in Guanzhong by now. Even if Xiqiang comes by then, he can only attack the key passively, while he can wait for work.
However, things did not go as planned. Although the Yueshi still had the advantage in numbers, it was getting late and they could not continue the battle, so they had to wait until tomorrow morning.
At this time, the messengers reported that King Xiutu had arrived.
"Why, didn't you win it today?"
King Guishang shook his head: "The Xiqiang army arrived in time and rescued the Qin army before I rushed in immediately. First update @ "
"What a pity." King Xiutu said, "They actually have help. What should we do next? Should we continue to attack the city, or pursue Ying Zheng?"
"Ying Zheng?" King Guishang said coldly, "He has entered Loulan and must be hiding now."
"Will Loulan send troops to attack us?"
King Guishuang sneered and said: "Do you think that fat man has that courage? He has been able to enjoy peace and happiness all these years thanks to the two passes of Yumen Pass and Yang Pass. If I hadn't been busy pacifying the other four ethnic groups of the Yuezhi, Then Loulan has long been my territory."
"What do you think, should we attack Jiayuguan?" King Xiutu asked.
King Guishang nodded: "This level is better than a hundred thousand troops. If the Qin army and the Xiqiang army can be destroyed, then the entire Hexi Corridor will be under control."
King Xiutu rolled his eyes and said, "Let's do this. Tomorrow morning you will continue to attack from the front. Tonight I will lead my people to sneak to the back, take advantage of their empty back door, and rush into the city first." "This is a good idea. "King Guishuang finally had a smile on his face, "If you succeed, blow the horn. I will take advantage of their panic and attack them in one go."
"Then it's settled." King Xiutu said, "Our previous agreement has been fulfilled. I won't take any part of it in helping you win Jiayuguan."
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It's yours and I won't ask for more. "King Kushan said.
King Xiutu nodded, turned around and walked out of the tent.
The night was deep, and the soldiers of the Qin army, who had not experienced such a fierce battle for a long time, were so tired that they fell into sleep. The warriors of Xiqiang finished organizing the battlefield and began to prepare for tomorrow's battle.
Xu Wan did not dare to neglect. He knew that the Xiqiang army was not good at defending the city, so he took his personal guards and taught them step by step the skills and details required for city defense.
A tense atmosphere enveloped Jiayuguan, with the smell of blood and the intermittent sound of sharpening knives still filling the air.
Unknowingly, a ray of light flashed from the horizon, and the morning sun couldn't wait to reveal a corner.
There is movement again in the Yuezhi military formation.
Xu Wan was afraid that the morale of the Qin army would be low, so he drew his sword, stood on the high platform and shouted: "Soldiers! Yesterday we withstood the most violent attack of the Yuezhi. Today, with the help of the Xiqiang brothers, we can definitely defend the city. King Qin will come to rescue him soon. As long as we still have breath, we must not let the Yueshi step over our city wall!"
The morale of the Qin army and the Xiqiang army was immediately aroused.
"Swear to defend Jiayuguan to the death!!"
"Fight with the Yuezhi!!"
"Open the city gate, I want to fight out!!"
Listening to all kinds of passionate words, Xu Wan had a drop of cold sweat on his forehead.
Could it be that the incentive is too much?
The few sergeants who were about to rush out of the city gate were easily caught by their companions, and they saw that the Yueshi people had already gathered towards the city gate.
The Xiqiang army was ready, and the Qin army who had almost rested also came up.
What was different from the past was that the main force of the Yuezhi's Chinese army was attacking the city this time, but they were all on horseback, taking turns to shoot.
An attack of this magnitude could not pose a substantial threat to the defenders in the city.
Although it was a feint attack, he still had to work hard, otherwise he would not be able to attract all the attention of Jiayuguan.
So King Yuezhi Guishang ordered to continue the attack on the city.
But this time, they not only prepared dozens of wooden towers, but also made a rammer out of giant wood.
Under the impact and cover from all directions, the ramming truck was pushed to the front of the city gate. There were Yuezhi soldiers holding shields on the outside and top to protect it. Several tall and powerful Yuezhi warriors began to drive the ramming truck. Knocking on the city gate again and again.
Xu Wan saw that the situation was not good, so he ordered people to get grease and torches, then threw several bundles of hay to the bottom of the city, poured grease on them, and set off rockets.
The ramming car was instantly ignited, and the surrounding Yuezhi troops fled for their lives in panic, no longer caring about breaking the door.
Seeing that the fire was relatively strong, several warriors who were ramming the city simply pushed the ramming car down to the city gate and let the fire roast the city gate of Jiayuguan. @ESSENTIAL\/SHUKEG·No mistake first release~~
Xu Wan was afraid that the fire would burn down the city gate, so he ordered people to get water to put out the fire.
The Yuezhi soldiers who controlled the wooden tower took advantage of this opportunity to focus on the tower above the city gate, interfering with the defenders' efforts to put out the fire.
If the burning time is too long, the city gate will be damaged. Xu Wanyi gritted his teeth and ordered people to open the city gate. A group of cavalry rushed out to protect the ramming car. The people inside the gate used the wet quilt to cover it. It was covered and dragged into the city.
The group of cavalry fought hard for a while, and the remaining dozens of people retreated back into the city.
The two sides pulled each other back, and no one took advantage.
But at this moment, the messenger behind him ran to Xu Wan in a panic, knelt down on one knee and said, "Commander, a large number of Huns were found outside the south gate, and they have begun to attack the city at this time."
"What?!" Xu Wan said in shock, "Huns? Why didn't you find out in advance?"
The messenger said: "The sentry outside the city must have been assassinated. The Huns came in secret and only suddenly appeared at this time."
The Great Elder of Xiqiang on the side said: "General Xu, don't panic, I will lead some people to repel those Huns."
Immediately, he ordered 20,000 Western Qiang troops to quickly turn to defense and go straight to the south gate.
Just hearing a horn sound outside the south gate, the Huns immediately launched an offensive.
Outside the main gate in the north, King Guishang knew that King Xiutu had started to take action, so he ordered the entire army to start a strong attack.
The situation changed drastically in an instant. Jiayuguan was attacked from the north and south. The soldiers guarding the city were slightly panicked. Xu Wan quickly ordered to stabilize the position and boost morale at the same time. . (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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But all of a sudden, the Yuezhi army in the north suddenly burst out with terrifying momentum and attacked the city in overwhelming numbers.
Xu Wan took the lead and led his generals to fight with the Yuezhi army.
Although it is difficult to attack the city, it cannot be resisted by advancing one after another.
The Yuezhi army continued to attack the city walls and gates. The few remaining Qin army and the Xiqiang army, which was not good at defending the city, were barely in a stalemate with them in a balanced situation.
The same is true for the south gate. The 20,000 Xiqiang army led by the Great Elder of Xiqiang also fell into an anxious situation.
The sound of metal friction between swords and guns became more and more harsh, and the smell of blood in the air became stronger and stronger. Soldiers on both sides fell one after another, and it was unclear when the end would be.
But at this moment, another horn blast was heard outside the south gate, and another Huns army suddenly appeared on the horizon as far as the eye could see. The galloping horses raised flying dust and rolled up layers of air waves.
The great elder of Xiqiang trembled in his heart, secretly thinking that it was not good, the Huns had increased their troops again.
The Xiqiang army beside him was also slightly flustered, and suddenly felt bad.
But before they could react, the Huns around them became panicked first, and those who were still outside the city had already fled to the north.
What's going on?
Immediately afterwards, a shower of gongs sounded from the center of the Xiongnu army.
Because they had been fighting in the Central Plains all year round, the Xiongnu had already learned the Chinese battle orders, blowing trumpets to form formations, beating drums to charge, and sounding gongs to withdraw their troops.
Reinforcements came, why did they retreat?
While the Great Elder of Xiqiang was wondering, he saw that the Huns who had attacked the city tower quickly retreated from the city wall and ran north with the army.
Next to him was one of Xu Wan's lieutenants, who asked, "Great Elder, should we take advantage of the situation and pursue him?"
The great elder shook his head: "Don't chase me. This may be their plan."
The deputy general knew this was a possibility, so he ordered the entire army to guard the city gate and prepare for the next wave of attacks.
In a moment, King Xiutu's army had disappeared into the mountains and forests, and no trace was seen again.
And the Huns army that just appeared in the distance came to the city in an instant. Judging from the number of people, it was at least 50,000.
The soldiers who defended the city had their bows and arrows drawn, and they were ready for battle.
This Huns army stopped and did not form a formation. The leader was an old man who was half a hundred years old. His identity was obvious just by looking at his clothes.
The old man raised his hand and shouted loudly: "The defenders of Jiayuguan do not need to panic. I am the Zuoxian King of the Xiongnu. I have been ordered by Touman Chanyu to come and destroy King Xiutu's rebels. You don't have to leave the pass. After I take the head of King Xiutu, I will bring it back and serve you wine."
Without any unnecessary nonsense, King Zuo Xian led his army to pursue King Xiutu in a hurry.
The soldiers who were left guarding the city were completely in disarray in the wind.
Are the Huns fighting among themselves?
what is happening?
At the other end, outside the north gate, King Guishang also received news that King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu had arrived at the south gate of Jiayuguan.
King Xiutu ran away?
It seems that the situation is not good.
At this time, a scout hurriedly reported back: "Your Majesty, tens of thousands of Loulan troops have been spotted on Yumen Pass to the west, and they are coming on horseback."
King Guishuang's heart trembled, and after a brief hesitation he ordered: "Send the order, the whole army retreats and returns to Yueshi!".
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