The wind and sand at the border finally coated every face guarding Hezhou with a thick layer of vicissitudes of life.
Sitting in the room under the city wall, Xu Mu frowned and looked at the map in front of him. The map was drawn by several wolf hunters in the city. Although it was a little scrawled, it was at least a reference.
"General! General!"
At this time, Yu Wen hurriedly walked in from outside, his face slightly gloomy.
"What?"
"Di Gou's reinforcements have arrived." Yu Wen gritted his teeth.
Xu Mu hurriedly stood up, and together with Yu Wen, quickly walked towards the city.
"My little boss, we don't just have 100,000 reinforcements." Lian Yong, who was already at the top of the city, his voice suddenly became solemn.
Xu Mu raised his head, and the first thing he saw was the dense flocks of goshawks in the sky. Under the sky, Beidi people looked like swarms of ants, with no end as far as the eye could see.
"Did these Di dogs send all the tribes to the battlefield?"
In the past, those who could enter the Central Plains to kill and plunder would choose large tribes. Small tribes were rare. Only when the war reached a stalemate would they mobilize together.
Obviously, this time the Di people's reinforcements were all mobilized.
Vaguely, you can still see various siege equipment towering into the sky, including catapults, pit trucks, ladder trucks...
Xu Mu's face turned cold.
…
"Tenggri!"
Riding on the horse, Tuoba Zhao roared and raised his arms, then lowered them, placing his palms against his chest.
After a moment, Tuoba Zhao suddenly turned his horse's head, pulled out the golden knife from his waist, and pointed in the direction of Hezhou Chengguan.
"Tenggri——"
Countless Di people roared and followed suit. The goshawks in the sky also cried loudly and landed steadily on the shoulders of their respective masters.
"Tenger."
Zhao Qingyun, who was wearing animal skin armor, obviously shouted wrong. If it weren't for the noise around him, he might have been grabbed and beaten.
"Brother Huang, what's that look in your eyes?" Zhao Qingyun said with an unhappy face, "Don't forget, even if you are a national master, you were also a scribe before."
"I am different from you. I am the leader of Beidi's entry into the Central Plains. And you, at best, are just a pony bandit who joined halfway."
"It's all for Khan's great cause, so why should we divide it between you and me." Zhao Qingyun smiled, "This time we defeated Hezhou, and I will also lead troops to help take over the Central Plains."
"Are you making yourself king?"
Zhao Qingyun squinted his eyes and did not answer.
"General One Ear." Huang Daochun was too lazy to linger any longer, turned around and walked forward.
"Master of calculation."
"General One Ear!"
"Master of calculations!"
…
Turning around, Zhao Qingyun's anger was still lingering, but suddenly something stirred in his mind and he turned his head sharply.
But there was nothing.
Only a lame horseman from Di was seen, holding hay and walking slowly towards the horse gallery.
…
After passing Laoguan, it is the thousand-mile border road.
Tsuneshiro, who was riding a horse with an army of 30,000, raised his head from time to time and visually surveyed the entire sky. He just felt that there was no difference. It was just as dirty as the inner city.
The world is dirty, and the thief must be dirty too.
"Hurry up the march!" Six or seven assistant generals were also running on horseback, constantly urging the starting army.
Among the 30,000 people, there are also many new soldiers who have just joined the army. Many of them have just passed the age of binding their hair and are joining a life-and-death war at the border.
There are no beautiful clothes and angry horses, and there is no shy girl's love handkerchief. Some, there is only an unknown fate, unknown life and death.
"My dear fellows, a man born under the sky should have the ambition to sacrifice his life and forget about death, drive away Di Gou, and protect our mountains and rivers in the Central Plains!"
"My 30,000 Yuzhou troops have come out of Laoguan, no matter life or death! I only hope that the fathers, wives, children, confidants and beauties waiting for me can live a stable life in the inner city, away from weapons!"
"If I don't fight, who will!"
Changshiro, who was wearing battle armor and riding a fast black horse, suddenly jumped up and flew forward. He threw the spear forward and shattered a dead tree blocking the road.
"Yuzhou Army——"
"Roar!"
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Goshawks soared and circled in the sky, while Di cavalry troops were on the ground, kicking up dust all over the sky. Under the thick clouds, catapults pushed closer and closer on the flat terrain.
"Hoo, ho, ho."
A phalanx of Di people's infantry, carrying short bows and rope hooks on their backs, and carrying scimitars, pressed on Hezhou City step by step.
"Yuncheng Ladder!" Countless Di captains commanded their men and horses to carry the simple city ladders one after another on top of the square formation.
Tuoba Zhao rode an armored horse and looked at Hezhou City not far in front of him, his eyes becoming colder and colder. Having learned the lesson from King Guli last time, this time around him there were at least a thousand personal guards holding large iron shields, protecting him to the death.
As soon as the reinforcements arrived, he immediately began to attack the city after only one day's rest. He couldn't help but think that the little boss's guard in Hezhou City really deserved to die.
The first achievement in defeating the Central Plains must have been his, King Zuo Khan.
"National Preceptor, do you have any suggestions?"
The spring of the zodiac is coming.
"King Zuo, with such a sophisticated army and such complete siege equipment, I wonder how you can stop a Central Plains people's border city."
Tuoba Zhao smiled and said, "What do you mean by the Imperial Master, should we attack by force?"
"The entire Hezhou City only has 40,000 defenders. Judging from Daji's current situation, there won't be any reinforcements. Furthermore, the defenders' supplies are limited, so they will definitely not be able to stop them."
Tuoba Zhao smiled again, and suddenly thought of something.
"Zhao Qingyun."
Zhao Qingyun hurried over and shouted "Tenggri" without opening his mouth.
"What do you suggest?"
"Like the Imperial Guard, I suggest a forceful attack. Our army of 250,000 in Beidi is well-equipped. It is estimated that we will fight all the way to Changyang."
"What a good dog. That's all. I'll keep you for now." Tuoba Zhao narrowed his eyes.
Zhao Qingyun hurriedly knelt down and bowed again.
Tuoba Zhao was too lazy to look any further and raised his head to face Hezhou City. He was a little curious. Could it be that the little boss's guard in Hezhou City was scared to death at this moment?
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"Don't be afraid." Xu Mu stood at the top of the city with a calm face, calming the agitated defenders.
"The nearly 300,000 Di army has not been used in the past hundred years." Lian Yong's eyes narrowed slightly, and the sword in his hand had been unsheathed at some point.
"If I can still fight like this in my lifetime, I will have no regrets in this life."
Keep it, naturally you have to keep it.
Beidi defeated Hezhou, and next, it will be Inner City's turn. Laoguan is dilapidated and not a very good pass.
"Behind us is the land of the Central Plains. If Hezhou is destroyed, the mountains and rivers will be filled with smoke, and the people will never have peace."
"look up--"
Yu Wen's face turned red and he pointed his sword at the mighty Di army in front.
"As soldiers, we cannot defend the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains. We are no different from pigs and dogs!"
"Raise the bow!"
Several generals also roared and spoke.
"The scholars can perish, but the rivers and mountains of our Central Plains cannot perish!"
One by one, the defenders' faces suddenly became determined, they straightened their bodies and took off their iron bows.
