As the sun set in the west, a more brutal siege began.
Far more Xiongnu soldiers than in the morning were attacking the border city one after another. The soldiers on the top of the city were constantly rotating. Chen Shou killed the Hun soldiers who rushed up with a sword. Looking at the soldiers below who were still charging one after another, he couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart. Fortunately, if Wang Ben and his men had not arrived with timely support, they would not have been able to stop these Huns soldiers.
Seeing the simple ladder erected on the top of the city again, General Chen shouted
"Throw all the logs and rocks at me!!"
"yes!!"
The soldiers on the top of the city picked up the rolling logs and rocks and threw them down the ladder. The Hun soldiers who were climbing were hit on the head by the rocks on the spot. A stream of blood flowed from their mouths and they fell straight down. There were also Hun soldiers. He was shot by a bow and arrow, and when he fell, he carried the soldiers behind him with him.
Dunruo looked at the gathered Hun soldiers below, and thought that they were marching with a lot of kerosene, so he shouted
"Someone bring up the kerosene and pour it down!!"
After hearing Dun Rui's order, Wang Ben kicked down the Hun soldier in front of him and shouted
"Wait, don't pour the kerosene."
Dunruo looked at Wang Ben and asked in confusion.
"General, why? If the kerosene falls, all of them will die."
"Now that the weather is freezing, if you pour down the kerosene and burn it, the city wall will easily collapse when the weather cools down." Wang Ben explained.
If it is a city wall built by Fushi, weakening it is a good method, which can effectively stop the enemy. However, the wall itself of the border city is fragile enough. If it has been roasted by fire, and now it is winter, the sun will be there for another hour. It's time to go down the mountain. The city wall is likely to have cracks when it gets cold at this time.
After thinking about it for a while, Dun Ruo could only give up this idea. They needed to rely on the city wall to hold on for at least five days. If there was a crack, they would really be seeking death.
"Everyone, hold me down, hold down these people!" Dunruo shouted, and then he slammed down the rolling log in his hand.
King Zuo Xian on the chariot platform looked at the tragic battlefield ahead and the city that had been unable to be climbed. King Zuo Xian felt very depressed. He could be said to have killed most of the soldiers, even him and You Xian. Some of the king's troops were also sent out, but none of them rushed to the city. Moreover, he attacked the city from three sides this time. He wanted to rely on the strength of the people to attack, but the attack on each wall was interrupted at the critical moment. .
"Damn it, send more people to attack the city!" King Zuo Xian shouted.
"It's getting late now, and the soldiers are all tired. Should we postpone the attack on the city?" A tribal leader asked.
Looking at the setting sun, King Zuo Xian had a complicated look on his face, and finally asked someone to blow the retreat horn. As the Huns soldiers retreated, the soldiers on the city wall also got a chance to breathe. Wang Ben looked at the large number of corpses left by the retreating Huns soldiers outside the city, and shook his head helplessly.
"I hope I can hold on." Wang Ben said to himself.
It's not that Wang Ben thinks they don't have enough manpower to defend the city, but he hopes that the wall of the border city can hold up.
"General, the wounded have been transported down. You can also go down and rest." General Chen came to Wang Ben and said.
"Do you know the patrol rules and defenses of the Xiongnu camp?" Wang Ben said, turning his back to the setting sun and looking at the Xiongnu camp in front of him.
"This is not clear. After the Huns set up camp, spies went to investigate. The Huns still followed the old rules, with Touman's royal tent as the center, with their cronies on the left, and the camps of King Zuoxian and King Youxian on the right. On the periphery are the camps of various tribes, and as for patrols, these camps are ordered by various places, and the patrols are irregular," said General Chen.
"You go down and select a team of people to lead the way. Dunruo and I will take people out tonight to have a look." Wang Ben said.
"General, do you want to attack the camp?" General Chen asked.
"That's right, we can't just defend blindly. Let's go see if there is a chance to attack the camp tonight." Wang Ben said.
"promise."
Wang Ben took a look at the Xiongnu camp and then went down to the city with General Chen. The sunset glow filled half of the sky. The red sunset glow and the corpses and arrows scattered outside the city created a sad atmosphere. The condescending city looked down at the continuous camps below. No one would be the first to be captured. Break through.
As the smoke rose, the sunset gradually disappeared, and night enveloped the entire sky. Torches were raised in the Huns' camps and border towns. The patrolling soldiers on both sides did not dare to be careless in the slightest. There was deathly silence in the Xiongnu royal tent.
Touman sat on the throne, looking at King Zuo Xian, King You Xian and the tribal leaders who came to plead guilty, and threw the riding whip aside.
"How did you promise me yesterday? More than 20,000 people can't attack a city with 5,000 defenders. You are used to enjoying it on weekdays. Have you forgotten how to fight?" Touman cursed at King Zuo Xian.
"Reporting to the Great Chanyu, there are definitely more than 5,000 defenders in the city. The resistance we encountered this afternoon was far greater than that in the morning, and the Qin army's arrow rain was far greater than that in the morning. Many warriors died on the way to the charge. "said a tribal leader.
"Shut up, I don't want to listen to these reasons. You made a military order and said that you can definitely take the city today, right? King Xian of the left? King Xian of the right!?" Touman said, looking at his brother and uncle.
"Yes." King Zuo Xian lowered his head and said.
"Not now, what are you going to do?" Touman asked angrily.
"Please give me another chance, Shanyu. I will definitely be able to take the city. Today is just to test the Qin army's resistance. Give me another chance, and I will definitely be able to take the city." King Zuo Xian said.
"Give you another chance? Is it enough for me to give you another day and a half?" Touman looked at King Zuo Xian and asked. Although he wanted to punish King Zuo Xian now, he still held back his thoughts. , Convicting King Zuo Xian now cannot convince the public, he needs to wait.
"Yes, if I have three more days, I will definitely be able to capture the city." King Zuo Xian said.
"Okay, I will give you three more days. If the city is not captured in three days, then don't blame me for military law." Touman said.
"If the city is not captured in three days, I am willing to be punished." King Zuo Xian said.
"Okay! I want you to swear to the Wolf God!"
"I, King Zuoxian, Arut, swear to the Wolf God that if I do not capture the city within three days, I am willing to bear some punishment." King Zuoxian swore.
"Okay, I'll give you three more days."
Touman looked at King Zuo Xian with cold eyes. He took three days to capture the city. Even if he sent a large army to suppress the situation, he might not be able to do it, let alone people like King Zuo Xian. The other tribal leaders looked at King Zuo Xian who was forced to swear an oath, and couldn't help but feel a pity in their hearts. At the same time, they became even more afraid of Tou Man. People as powerful as King Zuo Xian were suppressed by Tou Man and did not dare to raise their heads. Stop talking about them.
The meeting in the Xiongnu king's tent ended when King Zuo Xian was forced to swear an oath. After King Zuo Xian returned to his camp, he immediately found Zhihuan.
"The military advisor saves me. Shanyu gives me three days to capture the city. What should I do?" King Zuo Xian looked at Zhihuan and said.
Zhihuan was a little stunned when he looked at King Zuo Xian. He naturally knew what happened at the Huns' tent meeting. You were clearly the one who agreed to the request of the Great Chanyu. Thinking of the Qin army's resistance during the day, Zhihuan didn't think so. King Zuo Xian was able to capture the city in three days.
Looking at King Zuo Xian's anxious and expectant eyes, Zhihuan thought for a moment and said
"The border city is difficult to capture because the city is so high up. Our soldiers were suppressed by the Qin army's arrows, rolling wood and rocks. It would be easier if we could occupy a higher point to capture the city."
"Higher? Are you kidding me, military advisor? Do you want our soldiers to fly into the sky? If our soldiers can fly, it will not take another three days. I will capture the city today." King Zuo Xian said.
Listening to Zhihuan's words, King Zuo Xian felt that what he just said in the king's tent was a bit absolute. Faced with Touman's pressure, he was confused for a moment. In order to save his breath, he told the story of how to capture the city in three days. , Calm down and think about it, this is simply impossible, unless he really continues to attack the city regardless of casualties, but not even the other tribal leaders, not even King Youxian will agree to this.
"Rise mountains of earth and build tall buildings." Zhihuan said.
"What do you mean?" King Zuo Xian asked.
"The king can ask the soldiers to build a mound or a tall building outside the border city that is higher than the city wall, and let the soldiers set their bows and arrows on it, which can suppress the defenders on the city. But this is more time-consuming." Zhi. Huan said.
King Zuo Xian looked at Zhihuan in surprise. He didn't expect such an operation to be possible, but after thinking about it, he found that he didn't have the ability to build tall buildings or raise mountains of earth.
"Gaolou, I didn't bring any craftsmen with me this time. If it's a pile of dirt, there won't be enough sand and soil around for us to use."
"The king can ask his cavalry and the cavalry of the tribal leaders to transport sand from other places and pile it outside the city. The craftsmen we bring are enough to lead the soldiers to complete the pile." Zhihuan said.
King Zuo Xian thought about it for a while, and now this is the only way he can try. If he had known that he would take the initiative to be punished today, he would have saved himself from being punished more severely three days later. At that moment, King Zuo Xian rushed to his guard captain and asked him to convey his order. He asked the cavalry to transport the sand tomorrow. At the same time, he sent people to notify other tribal leaders and King You Xian, asking them to cooperate with him to transport the sand.
Tens of thousands of people worked together to transport sand, and King Zuo Xian expected that enough sand would be delivered in less than a day.
At this time, taking advantage of the night, the gate of the border city quietly opened. Wang Ben quietly walked out of the city with Dun Rui and hundreds of cavalry. Everyone came to the Huns camp quietly and looked at the tightly defended Huns camp in front. , Dun weakly patted the soldiers on the side, and the soldiers immediately took orders and quietly moved towards the Huns camp.
(End of chapter)
