The Immortal King Murong Tieyen was ambushed in Jinshan Town and was defeated miserably, losing more than 14,000 people; and his own death also caused the defeated troops who were lucky enough to escape to flee and disperse, making him The 25,000-strong army deployed at Dangjin Pass was "annihilated." When the news reached Sansha City, Murong Zhao felt as if he had been struck by thunder.
For Murong Zhao, Murong Tieren's defeat and death completely interrupted his retreat into the hinterland of Tuguhun. However, what worried him even more was that the army that defeated Murong Tieren had already colluded with the Shanshan army and was heading towards the Three Gorges. Shacheng came to kill.
In order to cope with the current situation, Murong Zhao narrowed the defense line and took back the 10,000 soldiers deployed north of Nuzhi City to Sansha City, bringing the total strength of Sansha City back to more than 40,000 people. However, the news of Murong Tiejen's fiasco was When they heard that tens of thousands of powerful Shanshan troops were coming to kill them, they were all frightened and demoralized.
Military morale and soldiers are one thing; on the other hand, Sansha City is a military border city far opposite Yangguan. The generals in the past were worried that after the first line of defense against the Sui army fell, the supplies in the city would become cheaper for the Sui army, so they released There are never many supplies here. Not long ago, the Shanshan Army drove more than 100,000 old, weak, women and children to Sansha City, which put huge pressure on logistics.
In the afternoon of that day, Murong Zhao received news that more than 40,000 Shanshan soldiers had been killed eighty miles away. Murong Zhao was horrified and ordered the city gates to be closed and soldiers to be deployed. After he made arrangements, he called the mastermind Yu Wen Qiancong over without resting, and asked urgently: "Sir, how many young men are there in the city?"
"In addition to the 40,000 troops, there are more than 20,000 young men in the city. These people are herdsmen who have taken refuge." Yuwen Qiancong glanced at Murong Zhao and continued: "As for the ordinary people, there are about 170,000 in total. ,only……"
"Just what?" Murong Zhao had an ominous feeling in his heart and asked quickly.
Yuwen Qiancong told what Murong Zhao was most worried about: "It's just that the food in the city is only enough for the soldiers and civilians in the city for one month at most, and there is a serious shortage of fodder."
Murong Zhao was shocked: "What? There is only enough food for one month?"
Yuwen Qiancong smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, this is still the result of halving the food of ordinary people."
"That's it!" Murong walked back and forth a few times, then suddenly stopped and asked, "Where's the fodder? How much is there?"
Yuwen Qiancong didn't know the specific amount of fodder. He thought for a moment and said, "Back to the king, there are usually only 10,000 defenders in Sansha City. They usually store fodder for half a year according to the food intake of 20,000 war horses. From the day of the confrontation, The fodder is also stored here according to the number of war horses, but after Shanshan fell, we never received supplies. I don’t know the specific amount of fodder, but it can only last for half a month at most."
Murong Zhao became even more anxious after hearing this: "The food is barely enough for a month and the fodder is only enough for half a month. Once the Shanshan army besieges the city for more than a month, won't all the soldiers, civilians, and livestock in the city starve to death?"
Yuwen Qiancong avoided the topic and asked instead: "Shanshan and Qiemo have been lost, and King Xiantou has been defeated and died. Does the king think that the Great Khan can still reinforce us? Even if the Great Khan sends troops, I’m afraid we won’t be able to wait for reinforcements to arrive.”
Murong Zhao heard Yuwen Qiancong's unfinished meaning and whispered: "Sir, are you talking about abandoning the city and fleeing?"
"Yes!" Yuwen Qiancong nodded and expressed his thoughts: "Sansha City has been reduced to an isolated city. Not only is it not worth holding on to, but it is also impossible to defend it. It is better to lead the army to abandon the city before the enemy besieges the city. Run away.”
Murong Zhao was silent, if he could escape, he would have escaped long ago; the problem is that he can't escape!
Before, the Sui army of 50,000 Yangguan was staring at Sansha City. When the news of the peace talks between the two countries came, the Sui army slowly retreated. Unexpectedly, he had not even taken a breath. This was clearly the "Shanshan Army" of the Sui army. here we go again.
Of course, he can now escape with his army and food, but everything around him has fallen. Once he leaves Sansha City, where can he escape?
"Are they fleeing from the west gate to Sansha Daqi?" Murong Zhao thought about it seriously and found that now, they could only hide in Sansha Daqi.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard loud and clear horn sounds coming from outside. The sound of horns echoed continuously in the sky, as if tens of thousands of horns were blowing at the same time.
Murong Zhao suddenly changed his expression. At this time, Captain Siroji broke in and said in panic: "Your Majesty, the Yangguan Sui army suddenly came to kill. They have surrounded the north, west and southwest of Sansha City."
Murong Zhao had a look of fear on his face and was so nervous that he couldn't speak.
Yuwen Qiancong was very calm. He said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Sui army is here to prevent us from escaping into Sansha Daqi! The other side should be left to the Shanshan army."
Although Yuwen Qiancong also knew that the Shanshan Army was the Sui Army, Tuyuhun did not even have the courage to expose it under the two premise that he was weaker than the Sui Dynasty and valued peace. Now it seems that in order to keep them in Shanshan, the Sui army has not hesitated to tear off this well-known camouflage mask.
Murong Zhao tried hard to regain his emotions and asked urgently: "Sir, what should we do now?"
Yuwen Qiancong said: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. We still have 40,000 troops and 20,000 young men available. Moreover, the walls of Sansha City are tall, so we may not suffer a loss. I suggest that we hold on to the city immediately and fight the Sui army."
Murong Zhao looked frightened and said in a trembling voice: "Fight with the Sui army?"
Yuwen Qiancong said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, we can't leave now. Only by showing the style of Tuyuhun can we be qualified to negotiate. If we give up here, wouldn't we be at the mercy of others?"
"What you said is absolutely true!" Murong Zhao calmed down a little, handed his gold medal to Silo Ji, and said: "General Silo, I appoint you to be responsible for defending the city, and the entire city's soldiers and civilians are at your disposal."
"General, I obey!" Siloji took the gold medal and left. He immediately mobilized 20,000 troops and 20,000 young men to defend the city. At the same time, he ordered that all tents, military camps, and private houses along the city wall be demolished, and all the wood and stones obtained were used for the defense of the city. .
Houses were torn down one after another, and the beams and pillars were sawed into several sections and used as rolling logs. The stones for the foundation were also pried open by soldiers and moved to the top of the city to be used as stone. However, the people who had the demolished houses did not cry out to grab the land. They just packed up their meager belongings and gathered towards the center of the city to avoid being shot by stray arrows.
Tens of thousands of Tuyuhun soldiers stood densely on the wall, looking at the Sui cavalry outside the city. Every soldier had a look of fear in his eyes. All 50,000 Sui troops were already in place. Several camps and tents were raised from the ground a few miles away. They rose up and surrounded the north, west and southwest of Sansha City. Thousands of fine knights were roaming on the other side of the city, seemingly to prevent the Tuyuhun soldiers from escaping from there.
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In the early morning of the next day, Shanshan's army came from the south and trapped the south, southeast, and east sides of Sansha City, completing the encirclement of Sansha City.
At noon, the horns of "Woo Wu Wu Wu" sounded and the desolate sound of the horns resounded throughout the earth. Mai Tiezhang led 10,000 Shanshan troops to fight. Under the cover of the Qiang soldiers headed by Wei Yunqi, they rushed towards Sansha City like a tide. Come. They held shields in their hands and carried hundreds of ladders to climb the city. They fought bravely one by one, and their shouts of killing were deafening.
For the Shanshan Army, who were originally horse thieves, this was a war worthy of a title. As long as they captured Sansha City, they would officially become the Sui Army. Moreover, after their leader was replaced by Mai Tiezhang, they would win consecutive battles. , the entire army has displayed the momentum and confidence of a strong and iron army. In addition, there are 50,000 Sui soldiers on the other side of the city watching, so the officers and soldiers of the entire army naturally do not want to weaken their prestige in front of their colleagues. Therefore, after receiving the order to go to war, they directly launched a fierce attack on the eastern part of Sansha City without even probing the attack.
The Tuyuhun soldiers on the city fired arrows like a heavy rain at the Shanshan Army soldiers. Although they were blocked by shields, a large number of soldiers still fell to the ground after being hit by arrows. However, Tuyuhun did not have catapults, crossbows, repeating crossbows and other weapons to defend the city. The power was not enough, so Shanshan's army quickly put hundreds of siege ladders on the top of the city, and the iron hooks were firmly hooked on the wall stacks.
Under the command of General Han Liu, the siege troops of Shanshan Army climbed up the siege ladder to attack. Stones and wood fell like hail, and strings of Shanshan Army were hit. They rolled down from the air and screamed, but they fell to the ground again. New soldiers are constantly coming to the city to attack.
Under the city, thousands of Qiang soldiers began to counterattack with poisonous arrows to cover the Shanshan army's climb to the city. The arrows were densely packed like a net and fired at the defenders on the city. The defenders and young men on the city were all wearing leather armor. Once hit by an arrow, He foamed at the mouth and died. Within a moment or so, thousands of people were killed by arrows. The huge casualties caused the Tuyuhun soldiers to be suppressed behind the female wall, unable to raise their heads at all. They could only cover themselves with shields and sparsely shoot arrows to both sides.
The decrease in arrows on the city greatly reduced the pressure on the main attacking Shanshan Army. The first batch of Shanshan Army quickly rushed to the top of the city and began to fight fiercely with the Tuyuhun soldiers. More and more Shanshan Army rushed to the top of the city. The situation in the East City was extremely critical.
Siloji roared loudly and rushed into the enemy group. He waved his sword with great force and killed the Shanshan soldiers with blood and flesh flying everywhere. The broken limbs were scattered all over the city wall. The Shanshan soldiers were shocked by his bravery and retreated one after another. Hundreds of Tuyuhun soldiers behind Siroji swarmed forward and eventually killed all the more than a hundred Shanshan Army soldiers who rushed to the city.
The Sui army led by Qian Shixiong also launched a fierce offensive on the north city when the battle of Dongcheng started. Compared with the Shanshan army, the Sui army soldiers who were well prepared not only had strong bows and crossbows, solid armor, but also catapults. , ladders, chariots, well lanterns and other siege weapons. With the assistance of these equipment, not only are the casualties suffered by oneself far less than those of Shanshan's army, but the effect of killing the enemy is doubled.
This siege was fought fiercely, with arrows flying all over the city and corpses piling up. Both the enemy and ourselves invested heavy troops.
The City Guards Mansion is close to the North City, only a hundred steps away from the city wall. Dense and powerful arrows streaked across the sky, shooting into the city like raindrops, and many arrows shot into the City Guards Mansion.
"Your Majesty!" In the city guard's palace, a guard was ordered to report the battle situation. But just as he ran to the door, a crossbow arrow penetrated his back hard. The strong force caused the arrow to come out of his chest, and the guard screamed. He fell to the ground, bleeding profusely.
Another arrow shot over Murong Zhao's head, hit the wall, and landed in front of Murong Zhao. Murong Zhao was so frightened that he put a heavy desk in front of him to act as a shield.
"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" Just at this moment, another burst of horn sounds came from outside the city. The horn sounds were intertwined with the shouts of killing and screams, making it look extremely desolate and tragic.
This was the order for the Shanshan Army to cease fighting and withdraw. Hundreds of their siege ladders were destroyed in this short but fierce siege battle, leaving only more than fifty. Mai Tiezhang ordered the withdrawal of the siege army.
After he retreated, he handed over the command to Xue Shixiong, and then led 300 soldiers to the Sui army camp in the direction of Beicheng. After all, he is the general manager of Guazhou, and commanding the Yangguan Sui army in battle is his main responsibility now.
Qian Shixiong, who was attacking the city in the north city, heard the Sui army's call to truce came from the east city, and also ordered the Sui army to stop the attack.
In an instant, the Sui army and the Shanshan army retreated like a tide, but the Tuyuhun soldiers on the city did not cheer for victory. In just one afternoon of siege battle, the 20,000 Tuyuhun soldiers and 20,000 herdsmen who climbed the city wall for defense had been killed or injured. There were nearly ten thousand people, and everyone was surrounded by bloody corpses. A kind of fear of death almost filled the hearts of every Tuguhun soldier.
These soldiers and the adult herdsmen who assisted them in defending the city knew that Shanshan and Qiemo had become the rulers of Shanshan's army, and they also knew that Murong Tieren had been defeated. These news and the enemy troops approaching the city filled the whole city with despair. Feeling, during the battle just now, everyone ignored fear and fear, but when the enemy retreated steadily and steadily with the corpses of their comrades, everyone looked at the bloody corpses around them, and many people sat on the ground with a broken spirit, silently of crying.
After Siroji inspected the battlefield, he was filled with worries about the low morale of the Tuyuhun soldiers. He originally thought that 40,000 soldiers and 20,000 herdsmen could hold on for at least a month, but the enemy's fierce offensive and the huge casualties on his own side had frightened the courage of the entire army. Such an army could not hold on for a month, let alone Yes, I'm afraid it will be difficult for three to five days.
Siloji let out a long sigh and ordered his generals to prepare for battle again. He whipped his horse sharply and ran towards the city guard's mansion.
In the meeting hall of the city guard's mansion, Murong Zhaozheng was discussing countermeasures with more than a dozen generals.
Another captain Niluozhe had already reported the battle clearly in advance, which made everyone present feel heavy. Not to mention the Sui army with advanced equipment, the Shanshan army only used the simplest ladder to attack the city. It almost destroyed the city. If the main attacking army tomorrow is replaced by the Sui army, then Sansha City will definitely be in trouble.
Murong Zhao smiled bitterly and said to everyone: "We are all on the same broken ship now, and we have nothing to hide. If you have any ideas, feel free to speak out."
Murong Zhao waited for a moment, but saw that everyone was silent and bowed their heads in silence. In desperation, he had no choice but to call Yu Wen Qiancong's name: "Sir, please start first."
Yuwen Qiancong sighed secretly in his heart. If he had followed his suggestion and left Sansha City early, how would he have been worried about today?
In fact, as early as the beginning of the Sui army's march south, Yuwen Qiancong suggested that Murong Zhao abandon Sansha City and the people in the city and quickly lead the army to withdraw to Dangjin Mountain Pass. Moreover, the Sui army had not yet arrived, and the Shanshan army was sweeping various tribes in the south. If Murong Zhao Zhao followed his own advice and was able to retreat into the hinterland with almost no one injured. However, Murong Zhao was reluctant to part with the population of more than 100,000, and he had a lucky heart for Murong Tieren. Just when he was worrying about gains and losses, news came of the peace talks between the Sui Dynasty and Tuyuhun, so Murong Zhao felt that the Sui Dynasty would not When attacking Sansha City, profiteering suddenly took over, and they were unwilling to abandon the city even if they were alive.
Are you okay now?
He glanced at the defeated generals, offered his hands to Murong Zhao and said: "The Sui Dynasty did not have strong control over Shanshan, so it is relatively easy to leave. I suggest that the king select thousands of elite soldiers and attack the siege overnight. …”
"No!" Before Yuwen Qiancong could finish his words, Siroji, who walked to the door, stopped him. He saluted Murong Zhao and said, "Your Majesty, there are enemies all around now. How can thousands of people escape?" Pursued by the Sui Army and the Shanshan Army? Once all the elite soldiers are lost, they can only be captured without mercy."
"My opinion, General Zansiro, is not to leave the city rashly!" Nilozhe echoed.
"General Silo, General Nile, do you think reinforcements will come to rescue us?" Yuwen Qiancong frowned and said, "Even if there are reinforcements, it will be too late."
"This..." Siloji and Niluozhe were speechless.
"It seems that General Silo also knows that we cannot defend and have no reinforcements." Seeing that he was speechless, Yuwen Qiancong said to Murong Zhao: "Your Majesty, there is still a glimmer of hope for breaking out. If we continue to fight, then It’s a dead end.”
Murong Zhao pondered for a long time and said bitterly: "Actually, we have a safer way to survive, which is to surrender the city."
Niluozhe said: "Your Majesty..."
"Don't say any more!" Murong Zhao had already waved his hand to interrupt Niluo Zhe. He glanced at everyone and sighed: "For the sake of the livelihood of nearly 200,000 soldiers and civilians in the city, I decided to surrender to the Sui Dynasty. "
Niluozhe whispered in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this is actually what the general will say!"
Everyone: "..."
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