Under the governance of Zhou Yi, Pingjiang County had no fewer arrows, oil, rolling stones, wood and other equipment than Pingliang County, and even had many more things than Pingliang City.
According to this kind of equipment, it is actually possible to repel the Xiongnu and Khitan attacks like Pingliang City.
In the final analysis, it was Zhou Yi who was not in the city and could not unite the power of the people in the city, which put Pingjiang County in danger of breaking the city.
The Xiongnu and Khitan coalition forces have been attacking for many days, and they have also suffered heavy casualties. The original army of 400,000 people now has less than 250,000 combatable soldiers left, and tens of thousands of wounded and disabled soldiers.
The reason why they did not skip Pingliang and Pingjiang counties was because their supplies were not enough to support them from going deep into Chen State's hinterland further south.
In addition, after hearing that some Khitan tribes said that there were a large number of cattle and sheep in Pingjiang County, these Xiongnu and Khitan coalition forces became even more crazy and persistent about Pingjiang County.
Although more than 100,000 men were lost, the horses left by those people temporarily solved the food problem of the 400,000-strong army.
When the soldiers from the Tuobalie and Hanhu tribes, who had been taking care of the wounded soldiers at the rear of the coalition, saw such heavy sacrifices on the front line, they all secretly admired the wise decision of the family head.
Otherwise, most of the more than 100,000 people who died like this would include me.
However, now that Pingjiang County is about to be breached, the tribesmen of Tuobalie and Hanhu are a little jealous again.
They were at the end of the army and probably didn't even get to drink soup after entering the city.
In the large tent of the Khitan Xiongnu army, a frontline soldier came to report:
"Your Majesty (Prince), the defenders of Pingjiang are getting fewer and fewer, and the arrows, oil, rolling stones and wood coming down from above are also unsustainable. If we continue to attack Pingjiang City, it is expected that we will be able to break through Pingjiang City tonight."
Khitan King Ashina Batu and Hun Prince Atamu were both very excited at this moment.
Since taking Pingyang City, starting from Pingyang County, their coalition's southward advance has been blocked. Now, after losing more than 100,000 horses, it is finally going to bear fruit.
The Khitan King and the Hun Prince felt at this moment that tonight's victory could be regarded as clearing away the clouds and seeing the blue sky.
At this time, a Hun scout suddenly came outside the tent to report: "Report~"
"The King (Prince) discovered the reinforcements coming from Pingliang County to support Pingjiang County five miles away!"
Five miles, is this distance long or far? The cavalry can arrive in an instant.
Prince Atamu, who was afraid that this would change the situation of the war, asked eagerly: "Oh? How many reinforcements are there in the Chen Kingdom?"
The Huns scout responded truthfully: "Judging from their formation, there are only about 10,000 people, including only 3,000 cavalry!"
After hearing this, Khitan King Ashina Batu and Hun Prince Atamu burst out laughing in unison.
"I'm afraid these 10,000 reinforcements are here to die! If these 10,000 reinforcements stay in Pingliang County, we really can't do anything to them, but they have to come to Pingjiang County to help."
"Atamu, I agree with your point of view. In the words of Chen Guo, is this a bad move in chess?"
The scout who reported the news said hesitantly: "The 10,000 reinforcements have been here for a few hours, and they have always maintained a distance of five miles from us. They don't have any conspiracy."
Khitan King Ashina Badu said indifferently: "No matter what tricks the egg uses, he can't break the stone!"
The Xiongnu hoped that Atamu also nodded in agreement: "Since they want to watch the show on the sidelines, then our attack on Pingjiang County will be more fierce, so that they can see how the people of Pingjiang County were massacred by us! "
"Invite Batuduo, Guldan and their tribes to join in the attack on Pingjiang County."
"Let Hongji La and Wu Liangha's tribes come too!" King Khitan also rushed to order without giving in.
As soon as the generals arrived, another burst of violent laughter broke out in the large tent of the Huns and Khitans.
It was getting dark, on a hillside five miles away from the Xiongnu and Khitan armies.
Lin Zhenyuan is leading 10,000 elite soldiers from Pingliang County to watch from a distance.
The military order Lin Zhenyuan received was to "wait until the gates of Pingjiang County are breached before attacking the main forces of the Xiongnu and Khitan."
His own army was originally here to support Pingjiang County. Why didn't Zhou Yi allow the reinforcements to enter Pingjiang County? Instead, they watched from afar near the Xiongnu and Khitan coalition forces.
The Huns' scouts who had just escaped had already discovered their 10,000 troops. If they sent some of their troops to deal with their own reinforcements, without the protection of the city wall, most of these 10,000 troops would probably be lost.
After thinking about it all the way, Lin Zhenyuan still didn't understand what Zhou Yi meant.
"Political Commissar Wu, you have been following Master Zhou for many years. This military order issued by Master Zhou tells us to wait until Pingjiang County is broken and attack with the camera. I haven't been able to understand its meaning for a long time. I wonder if Political Commissar Wu can clear up Lin's confusion!"
Wu Laoliu and the soldiers in Pingliang County never thought about this issue from beginning to end. They all believed in Zhou Yi's decision unconditionally.
But let's not say that Zhou Yi's decision really has many loopholes.
As Lin Zhenyuan thought, if the Xiongnu temporarily gave up attacking Pingjiang County and turned around to eat Lin Zhenyuan's ten thousand troops, the gains would outweigh the losses in the Yi.
Fortunately, the Xiongnu and Khitan leaders made mistakes in their decision-making and did not take out Lin Zhenyuan's troops first.
This allowed Zhou Yi's subsequent plan to be implemented smoothly. I have to say that sometimes luck is also part of strength!
"General Lin, I have read very few books, and I don't know what kind of medicine Mr. Zhou sells in his gourd. But since Mr. Zhou has said it, it must be right. Let's just wait and find out!"
Deng Ponu, who was very disdainful of Zhou Yi's pretentiousness, snorted: "Wait, wait, wait, what will I do when I see the Xiongnu and Khitan armies coming?"
Wu Laoliu did not show off to Deng Ponu, and yelled, "If I hadn't been in front of the military formation right now, I would have beaten ten of you to a dog like you."
Although what Deng Ponu said made sense, Lin Zhenyuan did not turn to him. After scolding him a few times, he sent out a few scouts and ordered the entire army to rest and quietly wait for the opportunity mentioned by Zhou Yi.
At the east gate of Pingjiang County, the siege cones of the Khitan and Huns coalition forces kept banging against each other.
Finally, after countless hits, the east gate of Pingjiang County was finally broken.
In order to avoid the tragedy like the one in Pingliang County, the Hun war supervisors on the front line also sent several people to explore whether this was an urn city.
After confirming that it was not Wengcheng, several people immediately turned their horses and went back to report to their own generals.
"Report~"
"Your Majesty (Prince), the east gate of Pingjiang County has been breached. There is no urn at the east gate. If you drive straight ahead, you will find the residential area."
After hearing this, Atamu and Ashina Batu both burst out laughing proudly: "Okay, okay, okay, we have spent so many troops in vain. Send the order, and the entire army will march into the city and stand up for three days!"
Setting up an army for three days is basically no different from massacring a city.
The Xiongnu and Khitan coalition forces did not deploy troops for three days after the capture of Pingyang City. They only killed all the soldiers and then escorted the troops outside the city.
Now, the generals of the Khitan and the Huns decided to deploy troops for three days in order to avenge the loss of so many troops in Pingjiang and Pingliang counties!
After the military order to march for three days was issued, almost all the Khitan and Huns coalition forces swarmed towards Pingjiang County.
Many Xiongnu and Khitan people who were placed at the rear like Tuo Ba Lie and Han Hu ran very fast, and even ran to the front.
But at this moment Tuobali's face was not like the others, it was filled with the joy of victory.
On the contrary, Tuo Ba Lie's face was frowning, looking worried and restless.
Although their coalition lost 50,000 to 60,000 people, Tuo Balie still felt that everything went too smoothly in the capture of Pingjiang City.
