Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 296 Trapped Defense 1
The grassland on the west side of Hetao is undergoing tremendous changes. The dark chess arranged by the Northern Frontier Army has finally revealed its true colors. Huns, this time they really suffered.

The guards on the Hetao side are relatively weak, and all supplies such as old and weak women, children, cattle, sheep and horses of the Xiongnu tribe are concentrated here. If this logistics base is lost, the hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line of the Xiongnu will definitely not be able to survive.

On Xiliang's side, Han Sui received a report from a tribal leader that the Shenlangqiang and other tribes sent to encircle and suppress that mysterious tribe had all disappeared. They only found a large flag. Dare to act recklessly, so I asked Han Sui for instructions.

For a long time, Han Sui has been paying close attention to this mysterious tribe. If they hadn't suddenly broken into his territory, Han Sui really didn't want to provoke them. What a big backer.

Sure enough, when the flag was sent to Han Sui, Han Sui immediately ordered all the tribes to return to their respective territories and stop all activities against this mysterious tribe.

Fortunately, in Han Sui's view, things are turning around. He hasn't reached a stalemate with this mysterious tribe. Otherwise, he really doesn't know what to do in the future. Although Northern Xinjiang is far away from Xiliang, as a Smart people, Han Sui will not easily make enemies for himself.

Xu Shu has already led the army to march along the traces left by Wen Chou. Wen Chou's side has become more and more courageous as he fought more and more. He has captured several tribes one after another.

On the other side, where the Northern Army was facing off against the Huns, the Huns still besieged the Northern Army camp. These days, the counterattacks in the Northern Army camp became more and more intense. Appearing on the battlefield, if the Huns do not increase their troops, I am afraid that the northern army will break the defense of the camp.

On a big mountain dozens of miles away, tens of thousands of Hun cavalry surrounded the mountain. On the mountain, the Black Dragon battle flag of the Northern Frontier Army was still flying. Under the battle flag, Gongsun Xu was directing the army to deal with the Huns' attack.

This is already the fifth day of the siege. For five days, the Huns desperately wanted to capture this camp. However, Gongsun Xu's resistance was very tenacious. No matter how the Huns attacked, the camp still stood here. on the hill.

Due to the special location chosen by Gongsun Xu, coupled with the various obstacles and traps in front of the camp, the cavalry of the Huns could not be used at all. In the plain area, the lethality of the cavalry was astonishing. Maximize your speed.

However, the camp of the Northern Border Army stood on the mountain. From the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain, the Northern Border Army set up layers of defenses. If the cavalry wanted to spur the horses to fight uphill, it would be a waste of time.

In the past few days when the two sides fought against each other, there were no less than twenty times before and after. The Huns came for Gongsun Xu's commander-in-chief. At the foot of the mountain, the figure of Hun Shanyu often appeared behind the soldiers. Encouraging the soldiers to take down this camp, when the Xiongnu Shanyu divided his troops, he thought that he could fight Gongsun Xu on the plain, and it was best to capture Gongsun Xu.

However, Gongsun Xu's action was a beat earlier than him. They also attacked the encirclement of the Huns as others thought, but brought the army to the mountain. Stopped the crazy attack of the Huns.

It is now noon, the sun is scorching hot, and the soldiers on both sides are sweating profusely. Many soldiers have to be transferred to a cool place because of injuries. The weather and the temperature are already enough to torture people, but the two sides still You have to fight in this environment.

These days, the Xiongnu Shan really made up his mind to take down this camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army. In less than five days, the two sides fought fiercely, and the foot of the mountain was already scarlet. It was the blood of the soldiers on both sides. Many broken arms and limbs were left at the foot of the mountain too late to deal with.

The Xiongnu used an army of [-] to attack the mountain, while Gongsun Xu relied on [-] infantry to defend. The cavalry were all placed on the mountain. Gongsun Xu would not easily send cavalry unless it was absolutely necessary. They all fought up the mountain. If there were no cavalry charging down desperately at the critical moment, I am afraid that the camp would have been breached long ago.

In comparison, Gongsun Xu's side is really fortunate to have the advantage of the geographical position. The enemy cavalry cannot be deployed, so that both sides can only rely on infantry to confront each other, and the combat effectiveness of the Huns cavalry will be reduced by at least three or four levels after dismounting from the horse. In this way, the Huns suffered a great loss.

The soldiers of the Montenegrin Army are all familiar with mountain warfare, especially the situation of occupying the hillside to deal with the enemy's attack. Although they were almost torn apart by the Huns soldiers a few times, overall, the soldiers of the Montenegro Army performed well. Began to realize the importance of group cooperation in combat.

The two sides fought again, and the Xiongnu army seemed to be tireless. This was the second attack today. The soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army were all ready. As long as the Huns entered the attack range, they would fight back mercilessly.

Gongsun Xu leads the soldiers to constantly shuttle among the soldiers. When there is a dangerous situation, Gongsun Xu's soldiers will immediately rush to rescue them. At the same time, Gongsun Xu will continue to cheer for the soldiers and encourage them to persevere.

Not long after, Gongsun Xu led his own soldiers to withdraw from the battlefield, and Zhang Yan led his own soldiers to take over Gongsun Xu's position.

Huang Xu took a water bag and handed it to Gongsun Xu and said, "My lord, our backup water source is not enough. It hasn't rained these days. There are so many people on the mountain, and there are tens of thousands of horses. It is not enough to rely on the well on the mountain alone." Yes, without enough water, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will be greatly reduced, and even the horses will not be able to cheer up."

Gongsun Xu took a sip of water and then licked his chapped lips. He looked back at Huang Xu and asked, "Apart from water, is there anything else I need?"

"Everything is missing." Huang Xu said bluntly: "The infantry's arrows can last for about a day, and the trees that can be felled on the mountain have basically been cut down. Although we try our best to use stones and trees to attack the enemy, but, The Huns have attacked too violently these days, and we have consumed too much.

The food and grass can last up to 20 days, and the medical supplies are starting to be stretched. There are many wounded soldiers. Fortunately, the number of soldiers killed in battle is not too many. Otherwise, the corpses will stink. "

Gongsun Xu nodded and replied: "I know, the camp was set up too hastily at the beginning, and the Huns set me on fire as soon as they came up, which caught us off guard. If it weren't for the fire, our food, grass and water sources would not be in such a state. The shortage, I was negligent."

"My lord, don't blame yourself. No one thought that the Xiongnu Shanyu would be so mad." Huang Xu persuaded: "In order to set off the fire, he sent 8000 people to hold us back, but when the fire broke out, they also lost money. ; More than 4000 people, and many of the remaining people who fled back were burned.

Fortunately, we only lost some supplies, and the soldiers did not suffer much. Besides, if the lord hadn't set fire to a section of woods in advance at a critical moment, so that the fire did not spread, otherwise, our army would have collapsed long ago. "

Gongsun Xu shook his hand and replied: "You don't need to comfort me, it's because I didn't consider it well, I could have made good use of the terrain to slowly consume the Huns, but because we didn't go well, we were a little passive behind.

However, this is already the fifth day of our siege. I think it will be over in a day or two at most. Tell the soldiers to hold on. Even if there is nothing wrong with Hetao, Gao Shun should quickly lead his army to drive away the Huns Already,,,,,,"

At the foot of the mountain, the Xiongnu Shanyu and several generals were anxiously staring at the battle situation at the foot of the mountain. They could hardly count the number of times this was the first time they had attacked like this. The warriors were extremely exhausted, and their horses were too dry Gathering up, the bodies of those war dead were only hurriedly buried, and now they are all starting to stink.

If the camp of the Northern Army can no longer be attacked, the Xiongnu Shanyu is thinking whether it is time to withdraw his troops. The offensive from the Northern Army camp is getting more and more intense, and his subordinates are almost unable to hold on there. Living.

Perhaps, Gao Shun had guessed that Gongsun Xu had sent troops to rescue them, but there had been no news for so many days, and Gao Shun and the others must have been in a hurry. Recklessly attacked the encirclement of the Huns, and the two sides fought fiercely again and again.

Fortunately, the cavalry of the Huns can still deploy there, which allows their advantage to be preserved, and Gao Shun will not be able to break through the siege for a while.

However, the Xiongnu Shanyu could not guarantee how long this situation would last. Gao Shun was a well-known master of attacking cities and fortresses. It would be a joke if he could not even break through the encirclement of the Huns. It will take two or three days at most, and Gao Shun will definitely lead his army to fight out.

The solidity of Gongsun Xu's camp was beyond the imagination of the Xiongnu Shanyu. A fire could not burn them all, and they could last for so long in the absence of water. What was even more terrifying was that Gongsun Xu's cavalry It hasn't been used on a large scale yet.

This is what the Xiongnu Shanyu was most worried about. According to Gongsun Xu's ability, it is impossible for him not to know the role of cavalry. If Gongsun Xu sent cavalry to charge now, the Huns' army might be forced to retreat ten miles.

However, these days, apart from Gongsun Xu sending a few cavalry to save the situation at critical moments, he usually hides the cavalry. Only on the battlefield can it show its importance.

Huang Xu also asked Gongsun Xu to send out [-] cavalry more than once. In this way, most of the logistical pressure on the mountain will be relieved. Moreover, if the cavalry descends the mountain, it can also urge the Huns to have a certain restraint effect and ease the pressure on the mountain. camp situation.

However, Gongsun Xu was determined not to send the cavalry down the mountain. In addition to fearing that the cavalry might be surrounded by the enemy after they descended the mountain, Gongsun Xu was even more afraid that he would not be able to take the initiative in the next battle.

No matter what, Gongsun Xu still relied on infantry to withstand the enemy's attack, and his situation would soon improve.

(End of this chapter)