Northern Dynasties

Chapter 287
As more than a dozen bloody Hu Zu heads were stacked on top of each other, the height of the Beijing Temple on the plateau increased a bit.In the past two days, the scale of this Jingguan has expanded more than twice that of the original, but there is still a long way from the level that makes people feel cold when they see it from a distance.

"Lord, the bandit army has a new move!"

Hearing the report from his subordinates, Li Tai strode up to a plateau in front of him. Standing on the top of the plateau, he could have a panoramic view of the Guangwu city near the river and the bandit camp in Gubei.There is still a considerable part of the camp of the bandit army in the valley in the north, and it is difficult to see the whole picture, but only part of the camp that is exposed is enough to accommodate more than 2 people.

There is a distance of seven or eight miles between Guangwu city and the bandit camp. The terrain in the valley is flat, and they can see each other. This distance is not too far, but it is just enough to consume more than half of the energy of the cavalry and horses in a round of charge. However, no matter who wants to take the initiative to invite a battle, they will leave enough preparation time for the other party, and they will not be able to achieve the effect of surprising soldiers by surprise.

The so-called new trend of the bandit army by the subordinates is that a large number of troops suddenly poured out of the bandit camp and went straight to the battlefield in this river valley.

From Li Tai's location, he couldn't really see the formation of the bandit army clearly, but when he saw the black and black crowd with heads and tails, he couldn't help feeling that the number of these bandits was really large. In the terrain of the valley, if you are not aware of it for a while and are intercepted by thieves, even the most elite troops may be directly filled in the valley by this crowd tactics.

The thieves suddenly entered the battlefield in large numbers, obviously not because they were full to eat and relax, but because they wanted to do something to change the rhythm of the war.

As most of the thieves entered the battlefield continuously, a warning beacon was raised in Guangwu City, which bears the brunt, apparently to inform Li Tai's reinforcements to prepare for the battle.

"Governor, should the troops be lined up closer to prepare for any eventuality?"

Fei Lianmu, the leader of the Dry Valley Station, was worried about the safety of Guangwu City, so he hurriedly stepped forward to ask Li Tai for instructions.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Wu'an is a formidable general of the Taifu, skilled in military affairs. Even if the bandits attack, it will be difficult to shake the city defense in a short time. If the reinforcements approach rashly, they will lose their composure."

Li Tai shook his head after hearing the words, still not intending to reveal his strength too early.The surrounding area of ​​Qingshui River Valley is not a flat wilderness, and it is difficult for the soldiers to climb and communicate with each other. Once the soldiers choose a travel route, they lose many options to adapt to the situation.

Right now, the bandit army is only massively increasing its troops on the battlefield, and has not launched a real strong attack on the city. It is not ruled out that it is a deliberate gesture, retaining many highly mobile new forces, and attracting reinforcements from the surrounding areas to fight for reinforcements. .

What's more, Li Mu is also a powerful figure with more than ten lives. He leads thousands of troops to defend the city.

Therefore, Li Tai was not in a hurry to lead the army forward to rescue them, he just ordered the troops who had returned to Fushi City to recuperate to be retrieved again, and he set up a temporary tent on the top of the plateau to wait and see the development of the battle.

The defenders in Guangwu City are under the pressure of the black and oppressive army outside the city, and they are not as relaxed as the reinforcements outside the city who can advance and retreat. All the soldiers are serious and busy carrying out various defenses Prepare.

Li Mu saw many newly built large-scale siege equipment appearing in the bandit army's battle. Obviously, he was not pretending, but was planning to launch a fierce attack on the city after many days of preparation. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but he still fought Spiritually pointing to the thieves in Wuyang Wuyang outside the city, he said with a smile: "These thieves have lost their minds and are in a panic. Fenglin City has not yet been conquered, and there are reinforcements outside the city who have not retreated, so they are already rushing here The city was sent to death!
Don't be alarmed, my sons and daughters, the fighters are no longer owned by the bandits. We only need to resist a few attacks, and the bandits will naturally disintegrate. At that time, the seemingly raging bandits outside the city will be full of my soldiers and seal their wives and sons. meritorious service! "

Li Mu's words of encouragement were very inspiring, and the soldiers on and off the city wall raised their arms and shouted after hearing it, sweeping away the nervousness before the war.

Seeing that the morale of the army is uplifting, Li Mu nodded in satisfaction. The meat was stewed for you before. If you can't even survive a tough battle, you will be sorry for those cattle and sheep who lost their lives in vain!
At this time, in the battle formation of the bandit army, all the great chiefs and generals also gathered under the big banner of the wolf fur tailor with serious expressions, waiting for the order from the temporary commander Liu Duhou.

Liu Duhou's name is Liu Aqi, and he is a trusted subordinate of Liu Tuo, a powerful chieftain who calls himself Zuo Xianwang in Lishi Huzhong.

As a powerful force in the Xihe Fenhu, the Lishihu tribes, large and small, add up to tens of thousands of people. Liu Tuo is one of the most powerful and powerful chieftains among them. He treats him with extra courtesy and wins him over to the magnate, otherwise he would not dare to call himself the Zuo Xianwang who is second only to Shanyu in the title of Xiongnu.

This time, there are more than a dozen Lishihu tribes who followed Zuo Xianwang Liu Tuo to leave their hometown and find another livelihood. The total number of men, women and children is more than [-]. When the team turned back from Monan and crossed the South River, the size of the team did not decrease but increased compared to when they just left Lishi.

Of course, this is not because Zuo Xianwang is well-governed and his subordinates have super loyalty and cohesion, but because there are too many Hu tribes struggling to survive in this vast land, including the Jihu tribes. The degree of endless killing and lingering.

No one wants to leave their hometowns and be displaced. When Zuo Xianwang Liu Tuo had no choice but to lead his people to leave their hometowns, he thought that the end was coming, but he didn't expect that instead of weakening and dying, his power would instead has grown.

Of course, this process is also full of hardships and dangers, so the Lishi Hus who came from the heroic chiefs are also full of homesickness.

This time the invasion of Xiazhou and Dongxiazhou was not the original intention of the homesick Lishi Hu chiefs, but because of the temptation and persuasion of Shuofanghu in this situation.

Shuofang Huzhong's several works were not satisfied with the confinement of the Kansai Overlord, hoping to obtain more living space and more choices, so they took the initiative to attract Lishi Hu Nan, hoping to use the hands of Lishi Hu to wipe out all the forces existing in the environment.

Of course, Lishihu is not a white worker, because of its large population, it needs a vast looting space to meet its own consumption.Shuofanghu took the initiative to bear their consumption for a period of time, and served as their guides in the plunder. They wiped out certain hostile forces for Shuofanghu during the plundering process. Both sides got what they needed, so they hit it off.

There were more than [-] men and horses responsible for raiding Dongxia Prefecture by Liu Ahqi, half of them were the old and weak women and children of the tribe, because Dongxia Prefecture was closer to their hometown Lishi, and there were enough raids in this territory. After returning to their hometowns, they can cross the nearby river and return to their hometowns, ending their year-long fleeing life.

In addition, nearly ten thousand people from Shuofang Hu came here together, this is the total number of this Hu army. Although the quality is not too high, it far exceeds the defenders of Dongxia Prefecture in terms of quantity.

Although the powerful chieftains in the army are rebellious and unruly, Liu Aqi, who is the confidant of Zuo Xianwang Liu Tuo, still has absolute authority.But at this moment, the powerful chieftains waiting for the military order in the army did not know that their interim commander Liu Aqi was being scolded bloody.

In the large tent of the bandit camp that has become a bit empty, a young man dressed in white wolf fur is raising his leg, stomping on the back of Liu Ah Qi who is lying on the ground with his boots, and whipping him at the same time. The other party scolded angrily: "Stupid slave, tens of thousands of troops are at your disposal, and after many days in the south, you can't even conquer a mere enemy city!

The officers and soldiers here are weak and not good at fighting, so they were forcibly expelled by Gao Wang to Hexi to survive. Can they stop our warriors?Because of your cowardice and incompetence, you stupid slave, I have come to this place without even a big house, and I have to stay in this barren valley, what crime should you, stupid slave! "

"Young master, please rest assured, I have ordered all the troops to come out, and I will break through the city in the shortest possible time. I respectfully invite the young master to come..."

That Liu Ahqi prostrated herself at the young man's feet, without the prestige she had in front of other people, she just kowtowed repeatedly and said.

"Don't worry? I'm not worried at all. If I can't take down the city, I can vent my anger by taking down the head of your stupid slave! Go and supervise the battle and attack the city. Before the city is broken, you are not allowed to return to the camp!"

The young man kicked Liu Aqi hard again, and then waved his hand to drive him away.

Liu Aqi scrambled out of the big tent, and when he saw his subordinates rushing forward, his expression immediately returned to a majestic look, and he said in a deep voice: "Is it safe to gather the elite cavalry in the formation? Siege the city No matter where the enemy's situation is disturbing, let the fine cavalry rush over at the first time, and never let the enemy troops gather inside and outside! There is also Hu Cao in Nashuofang, let him take the lead in the front of the trilogy array, and consume the defenders' troops and equipment .”

As he, the commanding general of the army, entered the battle formation, the army suddenly roared with thunderous drums and killing sounds, and tens of thousands of people rushed towards Guangwu City in front of them!But in this seemingly lively and turbulent siege battle, there are still thousands of people sitting firmly behind the army formation, and they did not listen to the loud drums and horns and charged towards the city.

(End of this chapter)