The reason why Xun Song was so surprised was that in the previous attack, the soldiers of the Xiongnu and Hulu were basically civilian men who were recruited, that is, they were purely used to consume the energy of the defenders, and they were not even as good as ordinary soldiers.
Now these Huns are using their elite to attack the city, which means that the Huns are about to start a real attack at this time.
By the time Xun Song and others arrived, the Huns' attack had already begun again.
After Xun Song climbed onto the city wall, he saw several huge wooden tower carts starting to move slowly towards the city wall a hundred steps outside the city.
"These bullshit, towers and trucks are being built so fast now!" A general immediately cursed angrily.
In previous offensive and defensive battles, the Jin army defending the city had destroyed many siege tower vehicles.
Unexpectedly, in just a day or two, the Huns would build so many tower cars.
"Hurry and prepare the crossbow!"
Xun Song immediately ordered.
This kind of siege tower car is almost several feet higher than the city wall, and the front is covered with cowhide or thick felt. It is difficult for ordinary bows and arrows to shoot through, and only powerful crossbows can.
Then the Jin troops on the city wall immediately started shouting and getting confused.
Du Zeng, the governor of Xiangcheng who came with him, said with some worry.
“Mr.
"In my opinion, it is better to look for opportunities to go out of the city for a raid. After the Hulu loses their nerve, we can still have a few days of breathing space."
Xun Song naturally knew about Du Zeng's worries.
However, Xun Song did not adopt this proposal. This was not because Du Zeng's strategy was not good, but because it was really difficult to implement.
The entire Jin army in Luoyang City, except for Du Zeng and a few other generals, the rest are just ordinary people. It is okay to rely on the city wall to defend, but if they are allowed to go out of the city to attack the Hulu, Xun Song will be a hundred. Relieved.
Not to mention whether they will succeed, I'm afraid many people will take the opportunity to escape.
"Nowadays, there are many cowards among the soldiers. Once we leave the city and lose control, I'm afraid many soldiers will flee in vain!"
Xun Song then told Du Zeng his worries.
Du Zeng wanted to say something more after hearing this, but before he could think of what to say, he suddenly heard bursts of exclamations from the surrounding Jin troops.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
The sound of two crossbow arrows piercing the air came in succession.
"ah!"
On the city wall not far from Xun Song and Du Zeng, a Jin soldier was shot in the shoulder by a powerful crossbow arrow.
The strong momentum caused the crossbow arrow to penetrate deeply into the bone. The Jin soldier fell to the ground and let out bursts of screams.
"You can actually fire crossbows!?"
Du Zeng immediately exclaimed when he saw this.
In the past, the tower vehicles used by Hulu to attack the city were simple climbing tools. They were very crude, and it was impossible to launch crossbows or anything like that.
"These Hulu are becoming more and more skilled in their skills!"
Two soldiers holding heavy shields had already stood in front of Xun Song to protect him. At this time, Xun Song had already seen clearly the tower carts that could launch crossbow arrows.
Half of the bodies of several Hulu protruded from the top of these tower carts, and the crossbow arrows just now were fired from above.
Compared with the tower vehicles used by the Huns before, these siege tower vehicles are obviously larger in size.
The two rows of wooden wheels at the bottom of the tower truck made two deep dents in the ground due to the huge weight.
"Come here, prepare more firewood and pine oil!"
Xun Song immediately ordered loudly again, because he had seen that the cowhide covering the Xiongnu siege tower vehicle on the opposite side was extremely thick. Not to mention ordinary bows and arrows, even the crossbows fired by the defenders did not have much effect. .
"Hey ho! Hey ho!"
"Hey ho!"
As these enemy siege tower vehicles approached, Xun Song could already hear the shouts of the Hulu who were responsible for pushing the tower vehicles below.
"Fire the arrow!"
"Fire the arrow!"
The Jin army on the city wall has fired dense arrows. As for the target, it is not the siege tower vehicle itself, but the Hun soldiers following the tower vehicle.
However, under the cover of shields and tower vehicles, only a small number of extremely unlucky Hulu were shot.
The fall of these people did not affect the continued advancement of the tower truck at all.
"Bang bang!"
Another sound of crossbow firing came, and several Jin troops on the wall were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
"Hulu is seeking death!" Du Zeng was furious when he saw this. These tall siege tower vehicles had the advantage of being in a commanding position. It was almost difficult for the Jin troops on the city wall to shoot at the enemies on the top of the tower vehicles.
Therefore, Du Zeng's angry words could only be heard.
At the same time, further away from the city wall, the Huns Emperor Liu Cong was leading his close generals to watch the battle behind the formation.
"Your Majesty, these tower carts are covered with cowhide and thick felt. Even powerful crossbows cannot penetrate them."
A man dressed as a Jin craftsman said.
"Yes, Not Bad!"
The Hun Emperor Liu Cong stared straight ahead, but he still praised the craftsman.
Because the soldiers who used these siege tower vehicles this time were not the Jin people who had been forcibly recruited before, but the real Huns.
"Oops, Jinlu wants to attack with fire!"
Suddenly, Liu Can, the Xiongnu Chanyu, shouted in panic.
In the previous siege battles, almost all the siege tower vehicles of the Xiongnu and Han troops were burned by the Jin army.
The Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong also saw the actions of the Jin army at the head of the city. They were piling up a large amount of firewood and had already ignited a lot of igniting materials.
As the Xiongnu siege tower vehicles approached the city wall, the defenders on the city wall finally began to throw igniting firewood and kerosene outwards.
Moreover, the densely packed feather arrows poured down with a more violent attack. Many Huns soldiers who dared to break away from the protection of their shields and tried to throw matchsticks were shot to the ground.
Seeing that the firewood under the tower truck was accumulating more and more, it was about to set the wooden tower truck on fire. Suddenly, amid the bursts of orders, the soldiers on the top of the siege tower truck took out their swords and guns one after another, and hung the weapons hanging on the outside. Many of his skins were punctured.
It turned out that these skin bags were filled with water.
The pouring water quickly extinguished the firewood burning below.
"Hahaha, it's really clever!"
Upon seeing this scene, the Huns Emperor Liu Cong immediately put his hands on his hands and laughed.
"Thanks to His Majesty's appreciation, the villain's plan can be implemented!"
The Jin craftsman said very flatteringly.
At this time, the siege bicycles of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom were already close to the Luoyang city wall. They only waited for the bridge plank to be lowered, and a large number of Xiongnu and Han soldiers could rush up in a steady stream.
"Bang!"
After a crisp sound, the Xiongnu and Han army's siege tower vehicle finally lowered the bridge plank.
"Kill!"
"Come on!"
As bursts of shouts of killing came, the Hun soldiers who had been waiting on the upper level of the tower car immediately rushed towards the city wall with howls.
The Jin soldiers on top of the city were already well prepared.
For a time, various spears and daggers finally began to collide together.
"puff!"
"ah!"
With the collision of weapons and the wails of the wounded, another battle to defend the city at the top of Luoyang City began again!
After seeing the fierce attack of the Huns, the Jin army generals Xun Song and Du Zeng immediately came to the battle line in person and began to supervise the formation to kill the enemy.
Although the attacking Xiongnu soldiers were all elite, they finally failed due to the stubborn resistance of the Jin soldiers who had been well prepared.
After the first batch of siege soldiers were suppressed by rushing in and killing the siege soldiers, the remaining defenders settled the battle with more and less force.
Just at this moment, the Jin army at the top of the city threw another wave of ferocious firewood.
These burning grass and wood soon caused a fire, igniting two of the wooden siege tower vehicles.
"Win!"
"Victory!"
With the cheers of the Jin army at the head of Luoyang City, another siege by the Huns and Han troops failed.
The Huns soldiers outside the city wall finally lost confidence and did not dare to continue the attack.
Only the dead bodies on the city walls were left, as well as two burning siege tower vehicles.
Among the two tower trucks, there were still many Huns soldiers who had not yet reached the city, but they had no way to leave the burning tower trucks.
The Hun soldiers who were trapped on the burning tower truck all screamed fiercely.
After seeing these Xiongnu soldiers trapped in the tower car and burned alive, the Jin army defenders on the city wall were very happy.
"boom!"
With a loud sound, a siege tower vehicle finally couldn't hold up and broke into pieces.
Many of the remaining Huns and Hulu soldiers were covered in fire and fell out.
In the raging flames, there were not only their miserable shouts, but also the smell of roasted meat.
So much so that not only the Jin troops guarding the city of Luoyang, but also the Hun Emperor Liu Cong in the distance were aware of this.
"These Jin prisoners seem to be quite capable!"
The Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong did not pay much attention to this matter.
Because in this siege, the Huns Emperor Liu Cong wanted to test these enhanced siege tower vehicles.
As for how many people were burned to death, the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, which had just been supplemented by Di Qiang and refugees from Guanzhong, simply didn't care.
The Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong didn't change his expression at this time, and he said to the Jin craftsman next to him.
"I will send you another thousand people! When we attack the city next time, we must have enough towers and vehicles!"
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Sizhou, Gong County.
While the Xiongnu Han army and the Luoyang Jin army were engaged in a bloody battle, Liu Yu was advancing towards Luoyang.
"Your Majesty, the Hulu in front have escaped!"
The guard general Zhao Kun came in to report.
After Liu Yu led his army westward to Chenggao, the entire Sizhou became the focus of all parties.
"These Hulu Riders are nothing to worry about anymore. The truly terrifying thing is the main Hulu force in Luoyang!"
What Liu Yu is really worried about now is to find ways to get them to start a decisive battle with him.
Today, Gong County, where Liu Yu is located, is very close to Luoyang in the west.
After facing the 20,000 Qingzhou Han army, those Xiongnu rangers were like flies. As long as there was a chance, they would think of a sneak attack.
"Come here, tell me my order to rest in this city for two days."
Liu Yu knew that if he continued to attack them, he must maintain his best condition.
When the 20,000 Han troops led by Liu Yu began to march west again, they finally waited for the real elite Hulu troops.
In other words, these Huns cavalry have already discovered the truth.
Liu Yu had no good way to deal with the Xiongnu and Han troops who came to block them.
"Your Majesty, do you want me to kill these annoying flies and leave no trace of them alive?"
The guard general Zhao Kun couldn't help but feel disgusted.
Originally, according to his impression, all these Hun rangers should be eliminated before the situation could be stabilized.
"Let them follow us. We don't have enough cavalry, so why waste our horse power."
Liu Yu also knew that the Xiongnu and Han troops in front were really large in number, but the rest of them were archers with soft bows and cavalry, and they could not be too powerful.
When Liu Yu led his army to Yanshi, there were no Jin generals and soldiers in the city that had been busy for the past few days.
"Your Majesty, go west from Yanshi City, cross the Qili Stream, and then pass through Shiliangwu, then you can reach Luoyang City."
In Yanshi City, Liu Yu was discussing the next plan with his officials and generals.
Based on the size and combat effectiveness of the Xiongnu troops that he had recently blocked, Liu Yu was certain that the combat effectiveness and discipline of these Xiongnu barbarians far exceeded those of the miscellaneous soldiers and horses.
If you want to deal with these Xiongnu elites who have just pacified Guanzhong, you must plan carefully.
"Since Luoyang is so close, why didn't the Hulu send an army to stop us along the way?"
A general couldn't help but asked.
According to the map information just now, when they walked from Chenggao to Luoyang, they should have been treated grandly. At the very least, the Huns should have sent cavalry to harass them.
However, the Hun cavalry encountered along the way were seen from a distance, but they were all very cautious when charging at close range.
"Why else? Of course it's because Hu Lu wants us to go deep alone!"
Liu Yu, who was sitting in the center, was already inseparable from the Hu Lu's thoughts.
"Our army has many infantrymen. After a defeat, no matter whether it is escaping or fighting back, without cavalry, it will be difficult to deal with the thief!"
"Your Majesty, if this is the case, doesn't it mean that Hu Lu deliberately asked us to come to rescue Luoyang?" Zhao Kun, the general of the army guard, asked again.
"Haha, what's there to be afraid of!" Liu Yu said very calmly.
"Now that our navy has arrived, as long as our army marches in formation close to the river, we will be in an invincible position."
"In this way, even if you encounter failure, you will definitely be able to escape unscathed!"
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