My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 185 The troops are approaching the city
But the Han army is not a pushover either.

Even though the Xianbei people outnumbered the Han army, their casualties were still greater than those of the Han army.

This is the accumulation of tactics and technology of the Han people over thousands of years.

It was not something that the Xianbei people, with only a hundred years of history, could easily overcome.

Therefore, military exploits are not easy to come by.

Even if you are lucky enough to gain some minor military merit, it is better than nothing, and you can only get a tiny bit of the spoils.

Therefore, in order to inspire the courage and fighting spirit of the Xianbei warriors.

The Hu tradition of not laying down the swords even after the city was breached was naturally brought out by the Xianbei nobles to whet the appetite of ordinary Xianbei warriors.

Generally speaking, this kind of order only appears for a fortified city that is extremely difficult to conquer.

Otherwise, the Xianbei nobles were not fools. How could they generously share the spoils that were easily obtained with some peasants?

Therefore, after receiving Hu Tuo's order to continue fighting until the city was captured, all the Xianbei vanguards became excited.

Even the poorest small fortress contained wealth far beyond the imagination of an ordinary Xianbei warrior, and Luwu was so strong that the wealth inside was likely to be very rich.

In an instant, the fear of these Xianbei vanguards was immediately dispelled by the carrot that Huto hung in front of them.

At this moment, greed has defeated the fear of death.

"Hmm? This Huto is willing to give up."

Lu Yi, who had been observing from the top of Luwu City, couldn't help but frown when he saw this.

"Humph, but this Hu Tuo is underestimating the Luwu that I worked so hard to build. There are a lot of wealth in Luwu, but do you have the fate to take it?"

But the next moment, the confidence in the home he built resurfaced in Lu Yi's mind, making him sneer.

"Since Hu'er is so greedy, it's convenient for us to shoot him!"

"Keep shooting!"

"promise!"

The next moment, arrows rained down from the sky again.

More than a hundred Xianbei people fell into the moat screaming.

However, their greed for Lüwu's wealth made these Xianbei vanguards fearless of death.

Just kidding, being poor is much more terrible than death.

It’s a good thing that I have never invaded Han territory before and have not experienced the prosperity of Jizhou.

They could still endure the hard times, but once they experienced the prosperity of Jizhou, especially the fact that the wealth of ordinary people in the countryside could compare to that of the centurions among the Xianbei people, these Xianbei people were immediately shocked.

And after the shock comes endless greed.

This is also the reason why, even though the Xianbei people could not gain any advantage in the battles with Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and others, they insisted on staying in Han territory and were unwilling to retreat to the northern frontier.

However, the Xianbei vanguard's greed greatly facilitated Lu Yi at this moment.

All the trees in Jiuyuan were destroyed by Lu Yi, and most of them were collected in Luwu and made into bows and arrows.

Therefore, Luwu had a large reserve of arrows and was not afraid of wasting them.

As long as one hundred or one thousand bows and arrows could take away a Xianbei person, Lu Yi would not be considered at a loss.

Therefore, waves of arrows rained down on the heads of the Xianbei people who were advancing at the risk of their lives.

The Xianbei people were shot by arrows one after another and fell into the moat.

The casualties increased dramatically in an instant.

However, the half-shields carried by the Xianbei effectively blocked most of the arrows, so some lucky ones successfully crossed the moat and reached the other side. But after reaching the other side, they just squatted in place and set up half-shields to block the arrows from Lvwu, and did not launch a hasty attack.

Warfare, especially siege warfare.

A certain number of people are required to launch an attack.

Otherwise, even if isolated enemies could survive the rain of arrows, they would never be able to climb up the city wall.

But this makes it easier for Lu Yi.

What could be simpler than shooting an arrow at a live target?

Although the Xianbei people had already reached the other side, they could not shoot because they held up their shields.

But the Xianbei people crossing the river were very good moving targets.

Therefore, Lu Yi ordered the auxiliary soldiers on the top of Luwu city wall to shoot at these living targets.

In order to save the auxiliary soldiers' energy, Lu Yi arranged two people to shoot in turns.

Therefore, long-term shooting is possible.

Therefore, the damage caused to the Xianbei vanguard was considerable.

On average, one or two out of every ten Xianbei people were shot and their lives or deaths were unknown.

Finally, when all the Xianbei vanguards had crossed the river, the original number of more than 3,000 people was less than 3,000.

"Huh... they finally made it!" The two young clan leaders were wearing iron armor due to their status as clan leaders, so they were basically immune to bows and arrows. Both of them arrived at the other side of the moat unscathed.

"We can't just stand here and be sitting ducks. We should order our warriors to raise their shields to block the arrows and get closer to Lvwu. As long as we can get close to Lvwu and set up siege ladders and fight in close combat, these farmers will never be a match for our Xianbei warriors. Then the wealth in this terrible fortress of Lvwu will belong to our two families!"

The two men looked at each other, their eyes filled with greed for Luwu's wealth.

Ordinary Xianbei people were poor, and the patriarchs of small Xianbei tribes were not much stronger.

If these resources are replenished, it can greatly restore health, or even go a step further and upgrade the tribe to a higher level.

The two were not worried at all that Hutto would cheat.

The Xianbei people had strict military law, even to the point of being harsh. If Hutuo lied during the war, he might even be severely punished by the Great Khan Tan Shihuai.

Thinking of this, the two immediately ordered the 3,000 Xianbei vanguards to form a dense formation. While holding up the wooden half-shields in their hands to block the rain of arrows, they slowly set up the siege ladders and moved towards the direction of Luwu.

"Brother, it seems that these Xianbei people have attacked the city many times in the past six months. Their current formation and tactics are much more rigorous than in the past six months. After these people cross the moat, it will be difficult for us to shoot them in this formation. Should we stop shooting and let the auxiliary soldiers recover their strength?"

Cheng Lian frowned as he looked at the Xianbei people who were like a moving iron turtle, and gave some advice to Lu Yi.

"No! We can't stop shooting completely, otherwise they will sense our intention and charge immediately. Order three-quarters of the troops to rest, and the other quarter to continue shooting. The frequency can be slowed down a bit, but the bows and arrows cannot stop. This will also continue to consume the strength and morale of the Xianbei vanguard."

Lu Yi thought about it for a moment and shook his head, rejecting Cheng Lian's suggestion.

"Brother is really thoughtful!" Cheng Lian thought about it for a moment and immediately understood Lu Yi's idea. He nodded in admiration.

When Lu Yi's order was passed down, the density and frequency of the rain of arrows immediately dropped sharply.

Many auxiliary soldiers got a chance to catch their breath and sat cross-legged on the ground to actively recover their strength.

Although the Xianbei people felt that the intensity of the attack had decreased, they did not dare to put away their shields completely and charge forward, and they continued to move at a snail's pace with full defense.

However, even so, after spending some time, the 3,000 Xianbei vanguards still successfully arrived at the city of Luwu.

Thanks to the book friend 20230408171648284 for the reward of 100 Qidian coins.

Thanks to Jijiji and Dada for the reward of 100 Qidian coins.

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