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Chapter 139 Goshawk Falls
Liu Xuan finally attracted the Qiang and Hu cavalry from the entire Hetao Plain, not just to make them retreat in spite of difficulties.

Now it can be concluded that Beigong Ling is in Jincheng, and the importance of Beigong Ling is indeed as Jia Xu said, extremely important in the minds of the Qiang and Hu people.

This is the reason why they are not afraid of death.

On hundreds of ladders, the Qiang and Hu people climbed up one after another like ants climbing a tree, while on the city wall, Liu Xuan's elite troops stood condescendingly waiting for work.

Liu Xuan's soldiers, who originally had an advantage in combat strength, faced off against the Qiang and Hu cavalry who were not good at attacking the city. The casualty ratio of both sides once again increased.

If three Qiang and Hu cavalry could defeat one of Liu Xuan's heavy infantry in the previous positional battle, then after switching to siege battle, ten Qiang and Hu cavalry could not defeat one of Liu Xuan's heavy infantry.

Without the advantages of horses and bows and arrows, the Qiang and Hu cavalry are, in the final analysis, not much different from ordinary people.

The siege of the city lasted for a whole day. Except for the Qiang and Hu people themselves who had too many people on hundreds of ladders and crushed dozens of them, the other ladders were all intact and leaning against the city wall.

But the bodies of Qiang and Hu people were piled under every ladder.

A rough calculation shows that the Qiang and Hu people lost tens of thousands of soldiers during the continuous siege this day.

As night fell, the Qiang and Hu people finally retreated helplessly.

Before dawn the next day, the Qiang and Hu people launched another attack from the east of the city.

The moat here was originally filled in by Liu Xuan's soldiers.
Overnight, the moat had been filled to hundreds of meters.

It turns out that after yesterday's battle, the Qiang and Hu people felt that spreading their troops to the four directions of Jincheng was of no use.
So the Qiang and Hu people from the other three gates were gathered overnight, and the moat was filled in during the night. At dawn, the siege was launched again.

This time, all the remaining [-] Qiang and Hu people gathered outside the east gate, and the archery experts of the tribe were selected to shoot accurately at Liu Xuan's soldiers on the top of the city on the simple well fence made overnight.

This change indeed has some effect.

After all, the Qiang and Hu people have been practicing riding and archery since childhood, and everyone is a good archer.

Almost all of the elites selected from these people have the ability to defeat others with a hundred steps.

Coupled with the blessing of the simple well gate, the distance between the archers and the defenders at the top of the city was shortened. Several waves of arrows were fired, which really caused a lot of casualties to the defenders.

Although the infantry were covered with armor, their eyes and mouths could not be completely covered. The archers shot intensively at these areas, and there were always a few arrows that could hit these places.

And once shot, it would be almost death for Liu Xuan's soldiers. After all, the mouth and eyes are all fatal.

The Qiang and Hu people below took advantage of the opportunity when the defenders at the top of the city did not dare to show their faces, and swarmed up the ladder.

Upon seeing this, Liu Xuan immediately ordered: "Assemble the defenders from the other three gates and the archers from the Tiger Camp to kill the archers under the city immediately."

The Qiang and Hu people under the city have gathered outside the east gate. Naturally, the defenders on the other three walls no longer need to stay there. They have all been transferred to the east gate wall.

In the previous battle to defend the city, because there were enough enemies on the ladder, Liu Xuan did not send out archers. After all, the army was out on the battlefield and there were fewer arrows to use.

How could the elites of the Tiger Camp bear this tone when they saw that their Fang Paoze was suppressed by the archers below?
They all used their special skills to fight back against the Qiang and Hu shooters on the simple well fence under the city.

The protection on the simple well fence was not very tight, and the Qiang and Hu shooters did not have the head-to-toe armor protection like Liu Xuan's soldiers.

The archers from the Tiger Camp were condescending. A wave of arrows passed by, and the archers on the well fell immediately.

The shooting speed of the Tiger Camp archers was extremely fast, and the waves of arrows formed a continuous rain, shooting the wells under the city into cactus-like shapes.

Most of the Qiang and Hu shooters in the well were killed or injured, and the remaining ones never dared to show their heads again.

At this time, the Qiang and Hu siege soldiers who came up along the ladder could barely climb to the top of the city.

Without the cover of bows and arrows, the Qiang and Hu soldiers faced the densely packed heavy infantry and were stabbed off the city wall by spears.

Soon the ladder was filled with corpses again, and this time because the Qiang and Hu people concentrated on attacking the east gate, waves of people continued to climb up the ladder and were killed and dropped.

The corpses under the ladder were already piled up two or three meters high. The Qiang and Hu leader who was commanding the attack below the city had his eyelids trembling.

However, what made them even more frightened was yet to come. As the battle on the city wall intensified, no one noticed that the east gate of Jincheng slowly opened.

“Boom rumble~~~”

The thundering sound of horse hooves rang out from the city, followed by a torrent of silver steel rushing out of the city.

It's the Iron Buddha.

After the battle of Thousand Iron Pagodas, there are still more than 800 capable warriors.

The iron pagodas that had previously guarded the four gates were now gathered together, allowing the Qiang and Hu cavalry to see what a real death attack was.

More than 800 iron pagodas rushed out of the city gate without stopping, and rushed directly towards the dense Qiang and Hu cavalry outside the city.

Liu Xuan had previously filled in the moat of the horse-rejecting troops at the east gate. After the Qiang and Hu people arrived, most of the trenches were filled in so that the cavalry could move freely.

This undoubtedly gave Tiefu Tu an excellent place to charge.

The silver steel torrent moved forward and instantly merged into the dense Qiang and Hu cavalry.

With spears thrusting and iron hooves clashing, the Qiang and Hu soldiers were arrayed outside the city, and most of the cavalry were dismounted and on standby.
When Tiefu Tu rushed out of the city, these Qiang and Hu cavalry hurriedly mounted their horses, but it was too late to increase their speed.

The silver torrent rushed from the city gate to the rear of the Qiang and Hu military formation, and had already penetrated the general formation.

The destructive power of the Iron Buddha against such a dense military formation is extremely terrifying.

Wherever the iron hoof passed, the Qiang and Hu soldiers in the formation fell on their backs. Ordinary swords had no effect on Iron Buddha Tu.

Even a long knife designed to cut off horse legs would have no effect on the Iron Pagoda. Due to the characteristics of the alloy steel armor, the horse only has a pair of iron hooves exposed.

When the Qiang and Hu people were in chaos, Tiefutu had already assembled again, and took advantage of the lack of command of the rebels to attack back again.

The steel torrent of death swept through, killing and injuring countless Qiang and Hu people.

The iron pagoda knights were all the strongest men in a hundred. The four-meter-long steel spears danced effortlessly in their hands. One spear was thrust out, and with a flick of the arm, the next shot was another head.

When the Qiang and Hu people on this side of the city wall who were still climbing the ladder to attack the city saw this scene, their morale suddenly dropped, and they didn't know whether to attack or retreat.

The archers from the Tiger Camp also took advantage of this moment to shoot out their arrows mercilessly, and the Qiang and Hu people were harvested piece by piece.

"How could this happen? Has Changshengtian abandoned us?"

"It's because we are incompetent. We can't save the big leader, so what should we do?"

"Attack, let me continue the attack. The time has come to die for King Qiang."

The Qiang and Hu leaders outside the city lamented incoherently, and some of Beigong Ling's admirers lost their minds, allowing the tribesmen to continue attacking regardless.Suddenly, a high-pitched neighing sound came from the center of Jincheng,
This roaring sound cut through the sky, and it was still clearly audible on the battlefield where thousands of troops were charging.

When all the Qiang and Hu people heard this scream, they unconsciously stopped attacking and looked up to the sky.

I saw a goshawk with a wingspan of two meters soaring from the city, circling the sky above Jincheng and unwilling to leave.

However, the next moment, an arrow shot through the air, and with a hiss, it passed through the goshawk's body, and a bright red blood mist splashed in the air.

The goshawk let out a shrill cry, flapped its wings and fell diagonally into the distance.

"Do not!!!"

"Big boss!!"

"Chang Shengzhen has really abandoned us, ahhhhh!!"

When several tribal leaders under the city saw this scene, their eyes were splitting and they howled uncontrollably.

This goshawk is the symbol of the Qiang King and is inseparable from Beigong Ling.

The goshawk fell. This was an order from King Qiang, which meant to give up.

The goshawk hovered over the city, and no one except Bei Gongling could shoot it.

This is a desperate signal from Bei Gongling, asking all Qiang and Hu warriors not to risk their lives for her.

Moreover, Bei Gongling's shooting of the goshawk had another meaning. It would rather kill itself than fall into the hands of the enemy.

Sure enough, as soon as the goshawk died, there was a sudden cry in the city, and then a large group of Qiang and Hu people rushed out from somewhere in the city, their heads wrapped in white scarves, looking sad and angry.

Seeing Liu Xuan's soldiers in the city, they all rushed over desperately.

There are nearly a thousand Qiang and Hu people in this group. Although they are not afraid of death, when faced with the heavily armed soldiers of Liu Xuan, they are just not afraid of death. They are not immune to death.

Liu Xuan's soldiers wiped out this group of Qiang and Hu people without much effort.

The Qiang and Hu cavalry outside the city seemed to lose all their energy after seeing the goshawk falling. The leaders did not dare to disobey the Qiang King's orders, and they all led the tribesmen to withdraw from the battlefield in dejection.

Liu Xuan did not send anyone to pursue him, and the remaining Qiang and Hu cavalry were less than [-]. After this battle, they must have no courage to confront the Han army again.

After the Battle of Hedong and the Battle of Jincheng, there are not many Qiang and Hu capable warriors left, and it is hard to say whether the remaining old, weak and children can survive this winter.

After all, the Hetao Plain, a land rich in water and grass, has always been a land coveted by the Xianbei people in the north.

After the Qiang and Hu people in the city were killed, there was no big movement.

Liu Xuan's prediction was correct. They divided their troops into four groups and suddenly surrounded Jincheng. Not only did Bei Gongling, the leader of the Qiang king, besieged in the city, but all the Qiang tribe soldiers belonging to Beigong Ling happened to be sent out to harass Liu Xuan's troops.

There were only a few thousand Beigong family guards left in the city. After the initial failure to break out, there were not many left.

Therefore, although Liu Xuan besieged the city for several days and entered the city in the following days but did not carry out a clearing of the entire city, he never encountered resistance from Beigong Ling's organization.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Bei Gongling saw through Liu Xuan's intentions and did not want to be Liu Xuan's bait anymore, so he took the initiative to fly his goshawk and shoot it, thus making it clear that the Qiang and Hu people outside the city would give up the fight. Don't make unnecessary sacrifices.

"Lord, the enemies in the city have given up resistance, and their leader Bei Gong Ling has committed suicide."

Zhao Yun stepped forward and said, his face was calm and there was no joy of victory.

Liu Xuan sighed, "I once heard that Qiang King Beigong Ling was extremely powerful and loyal, but it's a pity that it ended like this."

"Beigong Ling's death was to save more Qiang and Hu people. Even though he was an enemy, Zhao Yun admired him very much."

Zhao Yun made up his mind and said: "My lord, Bei Gong Ling is dead and his body has been burned in the city. He said he would rather die than fall into the hands of the enemy."

Liu Xuan shook his head slightly, "After all, she is a woman who grew up in war, and her temperament is a bit too strong."

After saying that, Liu Xuan said to Zhao Yun: "Where is the burning place? Lead me to see it."

Zhao Yun took Liu Xuan and others to a building in the center of Jincheng.

It can be seen that this place should have been the residence of Qiang King Beigong Ling before. In the yard in front of the building, a fire has been burning for a long time, and the wood inside is burning red.

The body in the flames has been carbonized, and around it are more than a dozen Qiang and Hu people who look like maids and are kneeling and crying. They seem to be Bei Gongling's maids during his lifetime.

All of them have excellent appearance and figure. The leader seems to be the leader of these maids. He looks extremely handsome. Although his eyes are tearful and pitiful, he can't hide his alien style.

"Lord, what should we do with these maids?" Zhao Yun asked.

"Take it back." Liu Xuan said quietly, "The Qiang and Hu soldiers have retreated, and these maids are no longer a threat. They will decide how to deal with it after they finish taking care of Bei Gong Ling's funeral."

After the war, Liu Xuan asked his soldiers to camp in Jincheng temporarily, and at the same time sent scouts to patrol around to see if the Qiang and Hu cavalry would attack again.

A few days later, scouts from various places reported that since the Battle of Jincheng, the leaders of the defeated Qiang and Hu tribes knew that they were defeated by the Han army, and had begun to lead their tribes to migrate north.

Liu Xuan looked at the notepad in his mind. The task of conquering Pinghu in the north had not been completed, which meant that the Qiang and Hu had not been exterminated yet.

The details of the mission are to drive the Qiang and Hu from Hedong County out of the Central Plains, and to go north to exterminate the Qiang and Hu.

The first half of the mission was definitely completed, but Liu Xuan was a little unsure about the second half of the mission to exterminate the Qiang and Hu.

Liu Xuan didn't know whether he wanted to drive out the Qiang and Hu, or just beat them until they were unable to resist, so he could only test it out.

Liu Xuan definitely couldn't do it if he were asked to attack the Qiang and Hu old people and children who had no fighting ability. He hoped that when they moved out of the Hetao Plain, the task would be completed.

At this moment, Zhao Yun suddenly came to see him,
"My lord, what should I do with the Qiang and Hu maids I brought back a few days ago?"

Only then did Liu Xuan recall that he had asked Zhao Yun to bring Beigong Ling's maid back that day, but Liu Xuan stopped taking care of it and let Zhao Yun make arrangements on his own.

He said, "It depends on what they want. If they want to stay and serve me, that's fine. If they don't want to, let them go back to their respective tribes."

Zhao Yun said: "Lord, I have asked them. These maids are all maids from the tribe of the former Qiang King. Now that the Qiang King is dead, they have nowhere to stay and are willing to follow the lord."

Liu Xuan thought of the appearance of these maids and raised his lips, "Then bring them."

A dozen maids, led by Zhao Yun, came to Liu Xuan. The leading maid performed the Qiang etiquette and said, "Thank you, general, for taking me here."

Liu Xuan raised his head and looked at the maid carefully, and saw that her appearance was even more beautiful than when he saw her that day. He never expected that there were such stunning beauties among the aliens outside the Great Wall, and that there were such maids serving him every day. Isn't it beautiful?

(End of this chapter)