As the sun rises, the battlefield becomes more tragic.
Facing the sky full of arrows, these Huns soldiers also became afraid. The fear of death made them forget the fear of being oppressed by the Huns, and they still retreated one after another. Seeing the army attacking the city in front, Zuo Xian thought of retreating. Wang immediately stood up and said
"Ask the battle supervisors to come up and kill anyone who dares to retreat on the spot!"
Seeing the order issued by King Zuo Xian, King You Xian didn't feel at all that the soldiers attacking the city were slaves and not their knights. He didn't care about the life or death of these slaves. If there were no more slaves, he would go and capture them. There it is again. Moreover, among the slaves attacking the city now, there are no slaves from him and King Zuoxian's tribe. But the tribal leader who was also assigned to attack the city stood up.
"Your Highness King Zuo Xian, the Qin army's crossbows are too powerful. Let our soldiers withdraw. If we continue to fight like this, our losses will be too great." A tribal leader bent down and said.
Other tribal leaders also agreed. The siege battle has lasted for nearly half a day. The people attacking the city are all their people. King Zuo Xian and King You Xian can ignore the life and death of these people, but they can't. Their tribes They were not as good as King Zuo Xian and King You Xian. These slaves represented their population and combat power. Moreover, after a morning of attack, they could not even successfully board the city, let alone others.
If they suffer heavy losses in this siege, even if they successfully move south, they will not be able to capture other tribes.
"Don't forget the promise you made in front of the Great Chanyu, saying that you would capture this city." King Youxian looked at these tribal leaders and said.
Thinking of the oath made to the Great Chanyu in the king's tent yesterday, several people's faces became ugly. King Zuo Xian stood up and said after watching this scene
"Uncle, don't blame them. Our army has suffered heavy losses during the half-day siege, and the soldiers are all tired. It's time to eat soon. Let them go back and rest first. How about we start the siege after they have rested?"
The tribal leaders looked at King Zuo Xian's good words for them, and they all agreed that it was not that they were worried about losses, but that they did not want to make unnecessary losses, so that the soldiers could better attack the city by having enough food.
"The Great Chanyu has given you the power to attack the city. It's up to you to decide." King Youxian said.
"In this case, order the withdrawal of troops." King Zuo Xian said.
The messenger on the side blew the retreat horn. The Huns soldiers who had suffered countless arrows breathed a sigh of relief and retreated towards the Huns camp. The defenders on the city looked at the retreating Huns soldiers and also relaxed. tone. Some archers rubbed their sore shoulders. They didn't know how many times they had drawn their bows today. At this time, nearly half of the arrows piled up on the city had been consumed.
The guard general looked at the soldiers leaning against the city wall and wiped the sweat from his face.
"Send the order, send the wounded and dead soldiers down, replenish the arrows on the city head, and roll wood and stones. The siege in the afternoon will be more difficult." The guard said. The offensive in the morning looked very fierce, but it was all a test. Although the Huns suffered a lot of casualties, they did not waver at all. What was really difficult was the fierce attack after the test.
"promise!"
"How is the situation at other city walls?" the guard continued to ask.
"Only our side has been attacked, and the other city walls have not been attacked yet," the deputy general said.
"Let them be more prepared. No one can say what will happen in the afternoon. What are our casualties?" the guard said.
"We haven't calculated the statistics yet, but our remaining manpower is enough to deal with it. General Wang Ben's support should arrive soon."
As soon as the deputy general finished speaking, a soldier hurried up to the top of the city and said to the guard:
"General, General Wang Ben is here with reinforcements."
"Are you sure?" the guard asked excitedly.
"Yes, they are our soldiers of the Qin Army, with the black black bird flag and the big flag with the word "king"." said the soldier.
"Hurry up and open the back gate and join me to greet General Wang Ben." the guard said.
At this time, Wang Ben, who was outside the border city, was riding on his horse, looking at the closed city gate and waiting for the guard. As the city gate opened, Wang Ben led his army towards the city. The defender and a group of personal guards were waiting for Wang Ben in the city.
Wang Ben walked into the city and saw the waiting guard dismounting. The guard also saluted Wang Ben and said
"Finally, I will pay my respects to the general."
Although he also has the title of general, there is a big gap between him and a general like Wang Ben who is responsible for the army of a county. In terms of position, he is at the level of military prince at most, while Wang Ben is a real general.
"General Chen, please wake up. I heard on the way here that the Huns were attacking the city. How is the situation?" Wang Ben asked.
"General, this is not the place to talk. Please follow me to the government office." General Chen said.
"Okay, Dunruo will cooperate with General Chen's deputy general to arrange the soldiers." Wang Ben said to Dunruo.
"promise!"
The deputy general took Dun Rui to arrange the soldiers, while Wang Bi followed General Chen to the government office. On the way, General Chen explained to Wang Bi the general situation of the border town.
"The people in the border town had already evacuated after receiving the information that the Huns were about to invade. Only the army and some people who volunteered to stay to assist the army in resisting the Huns were left in the entire border town. Only a few villages and towns did not evacuate. Now the main people of the Huns The targets are in border towns, and no attacks have been reported from these places."
"How were the casualties this morning?"
"Rough statistics indicate that there are about a hundred casualties. If we were not worried about the Zhao army's attack and the walls of the border city were raised a little higher, the number of casualties might be even higher."
"So our army is enough." Wang Ben said. After the first 20,000 troops came to Fushi, they dispersed to support various border towns. Now the border town where they are located has 25,000 people. It was enough to wait until the army arrived, and if something unexpected happened, Fushi's army could be used to support him.
"Yes, the general has received a letter from Xianyang. The 200,000 troops led by the Taiwei are heading towards us. Counting the distance, it only takes five or six days for the army to arrive." General Chen said.
"Let the soldiers be prepared. The offensive may be stronger in the afternoon. It is not so cold in the afternoon and the Huns can launch it." Wang Ben said.
"I have given orders. The arrows and rolling wood on the city have been replenished, and the Huotou Army has started cooking." General Chen said.
At this time, in the Huns king's tent, King Zuo Xian, King You Xian and the tribal leaders responsible for attacking the city were all called by Touman.
"Why did you stop attacking the city!?" Touman asked, holding a short knife in his hand and looking at the people below.
"Back to the Great Chanyu, the siege just now was just a test. When the cold is no longer so severe in the afternoon, there will be a brave attack by my son, the Hun." King Zuo Xian said.
"I hereby wish King Zuo Xian, King You Xian and all the leaders an invincible victory. When the city is captured, you can take away all the money, food and prisoners." Touman said.
Without waiting for King Zuo Xian and King You Xian to reply, other tribal leaders rushed to speak.
"Thank you, Great Chanyu."
"Thank you, Great Chanyu!" King Zuo Xian and King You Xian said helplessly.
"Go down and prepare for the next siege. I'm waiting for good news here." Shanyu said.
After King Zuo Xian and King You Xian walked out of the king's tent, they did not leave with the other tribal leaders. They headed towards King Zuo Xian's camp.
"Uncle, have you also seen Touman's attitude? His eyes no longer have the brotherhood of our wolf clan. Like those Central Plains people, he has begun to take action against his brothers and uncles for power, land and women. Yes." King Zuo Xian said.
The brotherhood oath of the wolf clan was made by the ancestors of the wolf clan in order to strengthen the wolf clan. Every generation of wolf clan leaders will ask their children to make an oath in front of the wolf god when they are able to go out to fight, swearing that no matter what happens in the future, they will never Split the wolf clan, and the person who becomes the leader cannot regard his brothers as enemies. All brothers should be unanimous in dealing with the outside world, and the land they conquer will be their own.
Looking at the heartbroken King Zuo Xian, King You Xian kept sneering in his heart. How could he not know what his nephew was thinking? He just wanted to win him over to deal with Touman. Originally, he was unwilling to participate. He was the loser in the competition for the previous generation of Chanyu, and was destined to miss the position of the Great Chanyu. No matter who he helped, it would not be beneficial to him.
But what Touman did in the Xiongnu royal court made him feel a sense of crisis. The Xiongnu royal court was composed of Touman himself and two brother tribes. Faced with his brothers, Touman abolished them and let himself The war generals had emptied their power, and Touman was still ready to take action against other surrounding tribes, which made King Youxian feel in danger.
Not only that, it was very reasonable for Touman to abolish the power of his two brother tribes, leaving the other tribes unaware of the approaching danger. This was what made him feel the most terrifying. The unjust ghost who didn't want to die and didn't understand, King You Xian knew that he had to join forces with King Zuo Xian.
"Yes, both brothers were crippled. Although they were not killed, they lost their dignity and were imprisoned. This time they want to force us to attack the city again, isn't it just to consume our strength? ?" King Youxian said in a low voice.
"It would be fine if we captured the city, but if we didn't, I'm afraid we would be charged with delaying the opportunity to attack and siege the city. It's interesting for the Central Plains people to think of so many crimes in order to eliminate the enemy." Zuo Xian Wang smiled to himself.
After arriving at King Zuo Xian’s camp, King You Xian stopped and said to King Zuo Xian
"I know what you are thinking. Touman has already begun to imitate the Central Plains people. You should stop imitating it. I can support you, but you cannot split the Huns, let alone overthrow them while Touman is still alive. His rule. It is not easy for the Huns to survive today. If there is civil strife within us, the barbarians and the Central Plains will take action against us."
"Of course, everything I do is to protect myself. Regarding the position of Shanyu, if Touman does not continue to encroach on my tribe of King Zuo Xian, I will naturally not think about overthrowing him." King Zuo Xian said with a glint in his eyes. .
"I believe you, prepare well to attack the city. If it is not captured, Touman will not be so easy to talk to." King Youxian said.
(End of chapter)
