Zhou Yi walked on the city wall with the big copper trumpet and shouted: "Soldiers, our Pingliang County is now surrounded by 300,000 Khitan and Huns coalition forces. Are you afraid?"
All the soldiers present were uneasy, but when Zhou Yi asked if they were afraid, they all responded "not afraid" with a strong composure.
Zhou Yi also knew that the soldiers present would respond like this, so he said seriously: "You are not afraid, but I am!"
Qian Yong couldn't imagine that instead of boosting morale at this moment, Zhou Yi was still here saying that he was also scared. Didn't this operation deplete the morale of the army?
Sure enough, after hearing Zhou Yi's words, the lieutenants of the army began to commotion, and each one of them began to whisper something to each other.
Seeing that the commotion was almost over, Zhou Yi changed the subject and said, "I'm afraid. It's not the 300,000 troops outside the city that I'm afraid of. What I'm afraid of is how the Huns and Khitan thieves will slaughter my people in Pingliang after the city is broken."
"Do you know how cruel the Huns were after they broke the city?"
Most of the people in Pingliang City now come from other places, and have never experienced the disaster that destroyed the city four years ago.
Zhou Yi asked Wang Erniu, a soldier who had experienced the disaster of breaking the city, to tell his personal experience.
Wang Erniu vividly described how his brother and father died tragically, and how the people were massacred when the city was destroyed.
The soldiers in the city were all moved after hearing this, and secretly swore in their hearts that they would never let Pingliang County City be breached this time.
Zhou Yi grasped the opportunity very accurately, and took the copper trumpet from Wang Erniu and said: "I know that the relatives, friends and family members of all the soldiers are in Pingliang City. No one wants their family members to be massacred after the city is broken. Well, so we have to fight hard to defend the city. It doesn’t matter even if we are afraid, everyone faces their fears."
"I also heard that many people in the army often call themselves Zilong. I think that Changshan Zhao Zilong is full of courage. He can single-handedly enter and exit seven million Cao Cao's millions of troops as if he is in an unmanned territory. What do I don't want you to do? Seven in and seven out, I only need one of the soldiers to kill fifteen Khitans or Huns!"
One person only needs to kill fifteen Khitan (Hongnu) dog thieves to wipe out all the opponents.
After Zhou Yi's analysis, the soldiers in the army no longer felt that there were too many people on the opposite side. Everyone is full of fighting spirit and looking forward to showing off their power in the battle!
Zhou Yi also asked people to take Zhang Biao's fools up, and now it was time to kill them to strengthen the army's power.
"My fellow soldiers, this person is Zhang Biao, the mighty guard general appointed by the imperial court. Not only did he collude with the Xiongnu and lose the Wuwei Pass, he also caused the death of 200,000 mighty guards and countless civilians in Pingyang City!"
"Today I, Zhou Yi, swear again. I swear to live and die with Pingliang County, and I swear to live and die with you!"
As soon as Zhou Yi's words came out, they resonated with the soldiers in the city. They all dared to say: "We live and die together, and we fight against foreign enemies together!"
"We live and die together and fight against foreign enemies together!"
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Outside Pingliang City, a banner of the Xiongnu King and a banner of the Khitan King gathered in the middle of this 400,000-strong army.
It turned out that the Xiongnu and Khitan coalition forces were not only 300,000. When attacking Pingyang City, 100,000 Khitan troops arrived first, and the other 100,000 troops came under the command of Khitan King Ashina Batu.
Because Karasuma had just defeated his uncle King Mu Ta Khan and ascended the throne, in order to prevent King Mu Ta who had fled west from coming back, the Xiongnu led the army this time at Atamu, the younger brother of Karasuma Chanyu, while Karasuma Chanyu Sit in the northern royal court and intimidate the young people.
The Khitan dialect in this place is very similar to the Xiongnu dialect, just like the Nanbang dialect and the Northern Dynasty dialect, but the pronunciation is different.
This is one of the reasons why the Khitan and the Xiongnu were able to form allies together.
"King Atamu Khan, you have just captured Pingyang City where the mighty guards are stationed. You must have plundered a lot of wealthy slaves. Can't you lose my share?" Khitan King Ashina Badu said. Asked about his own benefits.
Atamu said bluntly: "Honorable Khitan King, I will tell you the truth. We captured Pingyang City. We did gain a lot of slaves, but we didn't get much money, food, or wealth!"
When Khitan King Ashinabat heard this, he thought that Atamu wanted to take away his share of the benefits, so he said angrily: "Your king and I have made an agreement before, whether it is land, money, food or slaves, We should all share it equally."
"King Khitan, it's not that we didn't keep our promise. It's that someone burned all the food and grass in Pingyang City before conquering it, and not many people in Pingyang City have money and food!" Atamu explained with all his strength. .
"If you don't believe it, you can ask the Khitan warriors who fought with you. They should not deceive their own king!"
Khitan King Ashinabat called several Khitan tribal leaders and asked them if they were as Atamu said, and they all received affirmative replies.
Despite this, Khitan King Ashinabatu still felt that he was losing blood, so the angry lion said loudly: "We, the warriors of Zengtian, have helped you so much, but still have nothing. So I request that the next two cities After we capture it, we will divide it into 60%!"
Although Atamu was angry, he agreed with King Khitan's statement.
If it weren't for the help of the Khitan King and others, Atamu's own army of 200,000 would indeed still be trapped outside Wuwei Pass.
However, Atamu still kept an eye on it and made a condition, saying: "Okay, I promise you the noble King of Khitan, but in order to avoid finding that after capturing Pingliang County, you can't find treasures and food like Pingyang City, what happens next?" I suggest that your Khitan warriors attack these two cities first, and when the highway reaches the city, you will be the first to know whether the city is rich or poor!"
Khitan King Ashinaba agreed without thinking. In his opinion, the two cities of Pingliang County and Pingjiang County could be captured in an instant with his 200,000-strong army.
Ashinaba wanted to shout to the dozens of tribal chiefs under his command: "I, the warriors of the Khitan, who among you is willing to take this Pingliang City for me?"
Many of these tribal leaders have traded grain and mustard in Pingjiang and Pingliang counties, and they are well aware of the wealth of this city. This time not only could they snatch away all their food, but they could also snatch back all the cattle, sheep and horses they had exchanged.
People with this idea all volunteered to lead the charge with their own tribesmen, and rush into the city to seize the most loot.
Hanhu originally wanted to recommend himself just like these tribal leaders who came forward, but he saw it. Tuobali, who had been the most diligent in dealing with Pingjiang County, was now at the end, and he almost hesitated.
After thinking for a moment, Hanhu decided to follow Tuobalie's example and give up this opportunity to others.
Little did Han Hu know that his move not only saved himself, but also saved his clan members who were not prosperous in the first place.
