Although Liu Bei had a good idea and was quite effective the next day, the progress of the siege stopped at this point for the next five days. Although the Black Mountain Army had a large number of people, the casualties during the siege were too great. After a few days, they were damaged. There were thousands of people, and bloody arrowheads and rotten stumps were picked up from time to time in the military tents. Hissing wails and weak moans filled the ears of everyone. Even though Liu Bei's military camp and Heishan military camp were two miles apart, they could not feel at ease. .
The drums in front of Jinyang City are still pounding. The drum heads have been replaced three times, and the drum beaters have been replaced by four shifts. Even so, the drum beaters are still exhausted mentally and physically. After a few days, they all look pale and cannot eat well. , after walking a few steps, I felt like the world was spinning and I fell to the ground.
It's just that the Han army couldn't support it, and the Hu people on Jinyang City couldn't support it even more. The Han army could rotate under the city, but the Hu army, which was far smaller than the Han army, couldn't rest. In the first two days, Huyan Bu'an was able to hold on to defend himself against the enemy. After two days, he was in a daze and didn't know where he was. He only felt that his eyes were swollen and his head was dizzy. He would fall down at any time and wake up only when the Han army changed shifts. I can sleep for a while.
Fortunately, a householder set up a large cauldron, poured cow's milk and goat's milk into the cauldron, and added medicinal materials such as antlers, astragalus, wolfberry, etc., and continued to boil buttermilk day and night for the Hu people to drink. After drinking buttermilk, the blood of the Xiongnu defenders surged up, and their bodies became hot and energetic. The Han army continued to attack, but was defended by the defenders for another three days.
Of course, this can only temporarily suspend the current situation of the Hu people. Both sides know very well that as time goes by, the Han army will be able to break the city and defeat it sooner or later. However, now that the Huns army is returning to support, what the Han army lacks most is time. If the city cannot be conquered quickly and the Huns attack from both inside and outside, the Han army will be in danger of being annihilated.
So he worked harder to attack the city. When the day attack failed, the Han army tried a night attack. Gao Shun Chenglian took advantage of the night to climb the city and once captured the gate tower. Huyan Yuledu poured cold oil down the ladder, burned the ladder and then surrounded the gate tower. Liu Bei hurriedly gave way. A dozen grain trucks were piled with grass and soaked in cold water. They stopped under the city tower. The Han troops jumped off the gate tower during the night attack. They were lucky enough to survive.
The ladder failed many times, and the Han army made more chariots in an attempt to break down the city gate. However, the Jinyang City Gate was made of iron, and the door latch weighed eight hundred kilograms. No matter how the car crashed into the city gate, the huge three-foot-long iron gate remained motionless, which was a waste of human and financial resources of the Han army.
In addition, there are other techniques to destroy the city such as water attack and earth attack, but they are all time-consuming and laborious. The time to destroy the city is several months, which is not advisable for Liu Bei. Liu Bei even did not hesitate to let Guan Yu capture a Huns prisoner on the city, and asked Xu Bu Shan how to break the city. The answer was that a hundred thousand troops surrounded him from all sides. Gai Du, the former Taiyuan prefect, recruited local warriors and managed to defend the city for ten days. He lowered the city walls and fled at night, but was captured and beheaded by Xu Bu Shanyu. Jinyang City immediately opened the city and surrendered.
Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others looked at each other in shock and were speechless.
Soon the siege time came to the seventh day, and Liu Bei had to painfully admit the fact: he would not be able to capture Jinyang City before the main force of the Huns arrived. Although he ordered the drums to be beaten in front of the city as usual, he had to discuss with Lu Bu, Yu Du Bairao and others in private how to withdraw the troops.
"If we fight for another three days, we will be able to capture the city. How can we make people willing to withdraw now?" Lu Bu said angrily, slashing the ground with his sword.
"Now that the troops are withdrawing, how can we get the Jinyang wealth that Liu Xiaowei mentioned before the battle?" Yu Du remained silent, while Bai Qian frowned and asked frankly. The Montenegrin Army had no intention of participating in this battle, but the two commanders were moved by the treasure and had just joined forces to join the siege. Now the Montenegrin Army suffered many casualties and gained nothing except the cattle and sheep given by Liu Bei. This made the two men extremely unwilling. .
Liu Bei first answered Bai Rao and said: "A man is true to his words. Although Liu Bei is not a man, he also knows that people cannot trust others without trust. You and Liu Bei have never met each other, but you are willing to fight with me in bloody battles. Liu Bei is extremely grateful. Thank you both. It's a matter of duty, but now that I'm leading my army out, the food, grass and baggage are a matter of life and death for my comrades, so I can't act rashly at this time. After this battle is over, after two months, I will reward you with thousands of gold."
After saying that, Liu Bei cut out the blood from his finger, took off a piece of iron from his armor, and wrote in his bloody hand: "In the fifth year of Zhongping, Liu Xuande of Zhuo County gave away a thousand pieces of gold to his colleague in Heishan." Then he handed it to Bai Rao, who returned the favor. There is something to say. But Yu Feng stood beside him without saying a word, and Zhang Fei glared at Liu Bei from behind. He felt awe-inspiring in his heart, so he stopped his hand and said to Liu Bei: "I have always known Liu Xiaowei's loyalty. Since Liu Xiaowei With such words, I am willing to wait for Colonel Liu for two months."
After saying that, he and Yu Du got up and left. After leaving the Han army's tent, the Han army flags were traveling further and further away. Bai Rao finally asked Yu Du: "Why didn't you say a word in the army just now?"
Yu Du looked gloomy and said to Bai Rao: "Just two hours ago, the commander-in-chief's messenger sneaked into my tent."
Bai Rao was shocked. They went to Taiyuan to plunder. Although they acted privately, each tribe of Black Mountain bandits always went their own way. If the imperial army had not pressed down on the territory, the Black Mountain bandits would have been destroyed. Even as a leader, Zhang Yan would not easily give orders to his commander Qu Commander. The meaning behind Zhang Yan’s letter at this time is really intriguing.
Before Bai Rao could continue to ask, Yu Du told Zhang Yan's letter in full: "The commander-in-chief said that the Xiongnu Chanyu Xubu is willing to donate ten thousand gold to our army. He hopes that our army will contact the barbarians in the city, defect in front of the battle, and defeat the Han army." Surround them all and kill them all. After this is done, the Xiongnu will leave our army behind to build the city."
"..." Bai Rao was silent for a moment, then asked Yu Du: "What are you going to do?"
"Now that the official army is preparing to withdraw from the siege, it may be difficult to contact the barbarians in the city. If you want to make a counterattack, you must adjust the timing and location. In my opinion, it is better to wait for the Han army to advance in front, and we will follow behind to wait for the Han army. When the army was crossing the bridge at Jinshui, our army broke out..."
Before he finished speaking, Bai Rao punched Yu Du hard on the face. Yu Du was unprepared and took the punch forcefully. Bai Rao could become the commander of Heishan Qu, and his strength was naturally extraordinary. With one punch, Yu Du was so dizzy that his eyes were filled with stars. It took him a long time to react. A chill flowed from his nose. The nosebleed dripped down his beard into the dust. When he covered his nose, he realized that even one of his front teeth was loose.
Bai Rao had restrained his anger at this time and said to Du Zhengse: "Liu Xiaowei does everything personally and is considerate to the soldiers. He is a rare good official. He is never arrogant or contemptuous when discussing with us. Brother Guan Zhang Brother and the soldiers share the joys and sorrows, and in the war, we are willing to brave the rain and charge forward. Although we are rebelling and self-reliant, we cannot know right from wrong. It is enough if we don't attack Jinyang. We just ask for more money. How can we do a sneak attack from behind? What a villain!"
Yu Du really didn't expect that Bai Rao would think like this. He was ashamed and angry in his heart. He covered his mouth and asked: "It is not my intention to attack the officers and soldiers from behind, but the commander's intention! Your words like this may be Will you reply in front of the commander-in-chief?"
Speaking of Zhang Yan, Bai Rao was a little less courageous, but for some reason he felt a surge of spirit to support him and said: "What are you afraid of? If a man dies, he will die, and he must be upright! The commander-in-chief wants us and the officials to When the army fights, I can respond in vain. We can shoot the book at Liu Bei's army now, allow him to prepare for one day, and we will fight with him in the fields of Jinyang tomorrow!"
It was really an eye-opener for Yu Du, but he knew that he could not convince Bai Rao. He hesitated for a moment and could only lament: "That's it, so be it!"
It was also an eye-opener for Liu Bei to receive the archery book. He read the letter again and again, and couldn't help but sigh to the two sworn brothers: "Brother Bai is really a righteous man! I was blind and thought that I would be better than someone with a strong heart. But now I know that Brother Bai is so open-minded and frightening!"
He immediately wrote a reply: "I have heard that among the ancient sages, none is more virtuous than Shun. Shun was a benevolent and righteous man. What is benevolence and righteousness? Universal love is called benevolence, and what is done appropriately is righteousness. Brother, treat me with benevolence and righteousness. Brother, treat me with benevolence and righteousness. Although the virtues are poor and the conduct is shallow, how can we meet each other with swords and swords? Now that all the armies are trapped, why should we fight with force and make mistakes? However, it is not the brother's high righteousness. Nine thousand soldiers are encircled in the Zhao Valley. I am eager to retaliate. Take refuge in Longshan.”
After sending the reply into the Heishan camp, Liu Bei immediately summoned the entire army and said solemnly: "The situation is critical. Now that Heishan has broken up, our army has no hope of escaping eastward. We can only go west to Longshan and build a camp to trap it. Fortunately, the main force of the Xiongnu is going north and must be separated." Only when the troops confront me can we encircle Zishi again. Although Zishi is a small town, Yang Hui is not a weak general. As long as he holds on for half a month, Ting Jian will be able to personally lead the coalition forces and defeat the Hulu! At this time of crisis and embarrassment, there is still hope. Please help me!"
He hastily set up a monument for the Han soldiers who died here, and the whole army immediately set off. All the heavy equipment that was difficult to carry was thrown away. Each person carried enough dry food for ten days, and the remaining food and grass was thrown into the first camp for the Montenegrin army.
When we arrived in front of Longshan Mountain, the Luliang Mountains seemed to be rising from the ground, and from the clouds whose destination was unknown, a ridge flew up like a colorful train. Four streams shuttled between each other, jumping between the rocks, and dazzling silver beads popped out. Surrounded by silver beads, the top of the mountain is like a broad crown, and the road to the top is vaguely visible, which is Longshan.
The Dongping Army marches across Qingxu, and everyone is equipped with a horse. However, Longshan is so steep that it is difficult for the horses to travel with them. Horses are men's companions and dreams, but now they are reluctant to kill them for food, so they have to temporarily release them. The horse following Liu Bei was Zi Yunfei, who was given to him by Zhang Shiping and had been with him for seven years. Liu Bei took off the saddle and stroked the satin-like mane of his beloved horse. He couldn't help but sigh: "My horse, I am without you today. Can you become famous?"
Zi Yunfei was freed for a moment, and was so excited that he neighed with excitement and shook his hair back and forth. He was about to turn around and gallop, but he stopped and returned, stroking Liu Bei's iron armor with his horse's head and whimpering softly.
As the sun set, the other Han soldiers were all sentimental when they saw this. They squatted among the rocks and said goodbye to their beloved horses. Suddenly, I don’t know who sang the folk song of Youyan, but everyone was emotionally connected and sang together:
“The trees are high on the mountains, and the wind blows their leaves away.
After traveling thousands of miles, why should we return to our old place? "
The grass under Longshan is green, and the horses gallop like the sun rising above the clouds.
