Northern Dynasties

Chapter 165
The sound of fighting in the valley came to an end. As the siege Jihu soldiers retreated to rest, the guards on the top of the city began to drag their tired bodies to clean the battlefield and repair the gaps. Some people simply sat on the ground on the top of the city to seize the time Physical recovery.

"Why are these pawns so vicious? Bring the subordinate of the thief officer surnamed Cui here, and I want to ask him what's so weird!"

The guard leaned on the wall and looked down, and the corpses of Jihu were scattered everywhere on the land outside the city as far as he could see, his eyes no longer had the arrogance and underestimation of the enemy before.

According to previous combat experience, the fighting spirit of these Jihu troops is really not tenacious, not to mention attacking the dangerous city of Guide, even if they encounter it in the wild, they will often escape as long as they can, and never love to fight.

However, the Jihu troops who invaded this way were not only numerous and filled the valley, they were also full of fighting spirit when they fought. They all gritted their teeth and feared death, which really made people wonder if these enemies were still Jihu?
These enemies did not stop to rest just because Lao Shi came far away, and immediately launched an attack on the city after arriving in the valley outside the city.Although the city defenders successfully repelled the enemy's offensive, they also clearly noticed that these pawns were very different from the ones they had fought before.

In just one hour, the Jihu army launched three rounds of offensives, and the number of troops invested increased gradually. In the third time, more than [-] soldiers were directly invested, and the east wall of Guide City was completely blocked.

Even without the assistance of siege equipment, these brave soldiers almost climbed to the top of Guide City by stacking people on top of each other.

Although the defenders repelled the out-of-order attacks of the Hu pawns, more than half of the equipment and materials used to defend the city were consumed, and arrows, wood and stones were urgently needed to be replenished.

The guard was quite self-confident at first, he only thought that it would not be a problem for him to hold on for ten days and a half months with the strength of the city and the ease of waiting for work.

Looking at the current situation, Ruojihu can still maintain such a high-intensity siege rhythm in the future. If there are no reinforcements from outside, he may have to abandon the city in two or three days.

Cui Yansheng was brought up again soon, and when questioned by the guard, he replied: "The first attacker should be the thief Hu Wanqi Qushuai named King Hao Ren, who has more than ten thousand subordinates and is quite powerful. He was led by Li Shijun He hated it more than other thieves. The general has seen that the thieves are rampant, so he should ask for help as soon as possible, at least until Li envoy leads the crowd back."

The guard was even more ashamed and annoyed when he heard this, and he shouted angrily: "Since I am not the official part of the bandit, why should I sacrifice my life to fight against the bandit for him? If you didn't attract these bandits here, Guide City would have died." You don't have to suffer from this war!"

"In the army, killing thieves is my job! If the generals are limited to their respective duties and stay out of the matter, then may I ask, are we the officers and men responsible for conquering thieves? In the northern Shaanxi provinces, thieves are rampant and people are struggling , the wilderness is everywhere, and everything is in danger, whose fault is it?"

After Cui Yansheng heard the words, he sneered: "The general's wild words are still in my ears. There are hundreds of soldiers passing by the king, and because they saw the thief Hu in the wild, they were angry and killed them. They turned thousands of miles away and killed countless thieves. If at that time there was a plan to fulfill one's duties, why bother to risk oneself, it must be attributed to the incompetence of the frontiers!

The envoy once said that fighting each other with hatred will only hurt the feelings and tire things, and will not help the matter!Borderline love has its own sorrows, and occasionally it is beyond our power, so we need to be considerate. Relief from difficulties and worries is the basic plan of the matter, and we should not make false accusations.The thieves are scattered and hard to chase, and it is the best policy to gather and kill them.

The general sees this as a disaster, so what is the reason for building a city here!Cui is not talented, and he once killed several thieves with his hands, but he was lucky not to die outside. Now that he has entered the city, the only life and death is for the general to judge! "

After the guard heard these words, his expression was furious at first, and he fixed his eyes on Cui Yansheng. After a while, he looked back at his subordinates and said loudly: "Let's not talk about the hardships of our frontier army, but we should be underestimated for our ambition. How to respond?"

"Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy!"

The soldiers from the left and near raised their arms and shouted, looking at Cui Yansheng with a bit of embarrassment in their eyes, but the worry in their brows and eyes disappeared without a trace.

"I look down on those nasty things in Nanzhou who take power, but if your family's ambassador is as ambitious as he said, and I have the honor to meet you in the future, I will confess to him. Since I have taken you into asylum, the city is alive, and I There is no dead city. If you have spare energy, let's defend the city and kill the enemy together."

After saying this, the guard ordered someone to throw a saber to Cui Yansheng, and then ordered: "The thieves are in a hurry to fight. The sons and daughters have made meritorious deeds against the enemy. I will reward you. I will kill sheep for dinner in the city. It's stronger when you're full!"

When the soldiers heard this, they shouted and cheered again, even happier than repelling several enemy attacks one after another.Although they are in the pastoral area, they have not eaten meat for a long time because of the lack of food and the lack of food.

The morale in the city has recovered, but the Jihu people outside the city are a little bit unsustainable.

Needless to say, King Hao Ren hated Li Tai and his trilogy. Just now he led his clansmen to attack the city, and the force was so strong that even the bow string was broken. Now he retreated for a while, looked at the opposite city and said in a deep voice : "Order the back passers-by to come forward. I have already used my life to suppress the courage of the defenders for them. The soldiers in the city are exhausted. This is a good opportunity to continue to attack!"

"Liu Wanqi sent a letter from the back road, telling people that he needs to cut wood and build ladders to climb the city, and he will attack tomorrow morning..."

Some generals bowed their heads before entering and reported.

King Hao Ren was furious when he heard the words: "Stupid, stupid! When we attack across the border, the most important thing is to defeat the enemy quickly. The miscellaneous pawns harvested along the way should be used here. Once the enemy calms down, they can attack the enemy quickly. It's not easy to attack chaos! Why did the bandit army kill and flee here? It's because of speed! Tens of thousands of people can't move forward, once they stay, they will be defeated!"

Thinking of his own castle that was quickly breached by Li Tai and his party, Hao Renwang felt heartbroken again.

After several days of unsuccessful pursuit, he also deeply realized the truth that soldiers are precious and fast.Attacking is like a gust of wind and rain, and fleeing is like the autumn wind sweeping the wild. Fighting without fighting, walking without leaving, will only delay the opportunity.

Wandering like the wind was supposed to be the housekeeping skill of their Hu chiefs, but it was brought into full play by that enemy army. The men and horses have already chased here, and those Hu chiefs still want to preserve their strength. In his opinion, they are really stupid .

"If they don't attack, I will attack! Tell people to hurry up, eat quickly, and attack for a while before nightfall!"

Although he was filled with resentment, King Hao Ren could not give orders to other troops, so he could only grit his teeth and give orders.

"But, but the loss of horses and horses has exceeded a thousand..."

When the general heard this, he immediately looked embarrassed.

"Taking this city will make up for the losses!"

With the development of the situation to this point, King Hao Ren has become a red-eyed gambler who will never retreat. He only hopes to make up for the huge loss he suffered before by continuing to move forward.

His mentality was also foreseen by other Hu chiefs. When his troops attacked the city again at dusk, several Hu chiefs on the back road laughed and said: "King Ren is really crazy this time, and he lost his previous stability. So far. , How could it be possible to return without success!

But since he wants to attack blindly, who will compete with him for this hard work?It is not our strong point to attack cities and fortify them. Besides this city, there are no other forces in this area. He insists on pressing the difficulties, but we can't be stupid and seize the time to search and sweep the nearby herds and villages! "

Hao Renwang's plan may be right, but his appeal cannot represent the interests of all his peers.

This time the joint dispatch of troops by the various ministries is not in essence a rebellion with a clear program and siege of cities and territories. No matter what the name of the initial launch is, but now for the Hu tribes, the most important thing is to take advantage of the large number of people to loot .

Now that King Hao Ren is besieging and attacking the city in front, they will naturally seize the opportunity to sweep the surrounding countryside meticulously, and the benefits they can easily plunder are real.Even if they are lucky enough to capture the city, can they hold it for a long time and rule the roost?
"Thieves are short-sighted and greedy in nature, like to disperse and gather together, have no heart of honor and disgrace, only greed for life, they will collapse at the first touch, and it is difficult to chase, so it is difficult to eradicate."

Xiazhou soldiers rode their horses to the south, and Li Tai, who was on a par with Yu Wengui, couldn't help but nodded again and again when he heard the other party's high-level summary of the Jihu ethnicity: "It is indeed a good idea for Shi Jun, although I and Thief Hu are not long-term. But Hu Xing also feels deeply about this. When the group of lures came out, they exhausted their means, and the grievances were profound, but this group of Hus still hesitated to pursue them, and almost lost control."

"The insight may be high, but the skills are clumsy. It is useless! I am really ashamed of Gao Pingnan's praise. I have been in the town for a long time, but I have not been able to gather all the thieves and attack them. It has long been a plague on the surface. If you can wipe out the thief this time, the officials and people of Beizhou will all feel grateful for your righteous deed!"

Yu Wengui sighed again, looking at Li Tai with admiration.

"The ruler is short and the inch is long. The nature of the utensils is different, so we have to use them separately. The thief is cunning and cautious. Hearing the name of the envoy, he is already frightened and flees, not daring to fight for power. But I am unknown, and the thief does not know how to be surprised , That's why a group of thieves rose up and chased each other. If it wasn't for the help of the envoy's power, it would be extremely difficult to achieve this feat!"

Li Tai is not flattering when he said that, he is just busy if he can gather but not kill. If Yu Wengui just protects himself and does not send troops like other troops stationed in other borders, then he may have to bear the burden of disturbing the thieves and disturbing the frontier state charges.

Everyone loves to hear good words, and Yu Wengui laughed out loud when he heard the words, and said while galloping: "Gao Ping Nanqiang wants to give me a reputation, and I will not refuse. But it also needs to be after the battle before we can praise each other. Feel guilty.

May this battle kill the thief Hu. From then on, Gao Pingnan will not be unknown in this situation.I'm really curious, after you become famous, if Daxing Taienyong guards this place, what other tricks can you use to punish Qunhu? "

Hearing what Yu Wengui said, Li Tai also had expectations in his heart. He really hoped to get a chance to sit in the township and develop his power calmly. When he fled all the way before, he had many thoughts in his heart.

(End of this chapter)