Chapter 2285 The enemy of the enemy, the opponent of the opponent (additional update)
Looking down from the gap between the arrows, even a fool can see the Ding Ling people''s next battle intention. Cao Hong almost immediately shouted, "Archers, prepare!" Shoot the man who fills the river! 』
The trumpet sounded loudly, and the Ding Ling slaves carried the mud bags back and forth crazily, braving arrows. Many people were shot by bows and arrows while running, and then the people behind them trampled on his corpse and ran away. past.
Ding Ling''s troops also began to form a formation, and the cavalry archers began to dismount and advance forward. Every ten assault soldiers held a ladder and were waiting behind. Beside each ladder, there was an assault team of twenty people. , basically holding a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, quite similar to the posture of Han infantry climbing the city to fight.
All these arrangements were made with Gongsun Du’s help.
??The drums above Jixian County were also louder and louder than the last.
As bags after bags of soil were thrown into the moat, these bags of mud quickly piled up under the erosion of the water in the north, which did not have enough running water, and then formed a passage leading to the city...
Leader Ding Ling waved his arms vigorously, and the slave soldiers who were originally cannon fodder moved out of the way. The soldiers of the assault formation roared, carried the ladder, and were guarded by the shield soldiers on both sides, rushing forward!
Cao Hong shouted, "Shoot!" Free fire! 』
At the same time, Cao Hong also raised his bow and arrow and aimed at the soldier Ding Ling in front of a ladder. He shot him to the ground with one arrow, and then shot two more people. The ladder tilted and fell to the ground. The shield soldier wanted to take over the position, but he attracted more arrows. He screamed and rolled back, leaving behind a ladder and a dozen corpses.
The long arrows splashed down, and countless Ding Ling soldiers fell down immediately. However, Ding Ling''s archers also approached the city wall. When Cao Jun''s target shifted to the ladder assault force, they wildly tilted their arrows towards the city wall. And because the Ding Ling people''s bow and arrow skills were better than those of ordinary Cao Jun, Cao Jun''s archers also suffered a large number of casualties in the blink of an eye.
?? Cao Jun''s archers were forced to detach a part to suppress the bow and arrow shooting of the Ding Ling people, but this also meant that the assault troops were relaxed, allowing these assaulting Ding Ling soldiers to find some gaps and advance to the city.
The leader of the Ding Ling people once again sent out the third wave of soldiers. Countless Ding Ling people howled and surged over like a tide. These people roared crazily, with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, and they rushed towards the city wall at high speed.
??Cao Hong took the time to look in the other direction of the city wall. Le Jin was also howling loudly on the other side, directing the soldiers to resist, while the higher mound seemed quiet...
??Cao Hong withdrew his gaze, looked at the Ding Ling people rushing from the city, and once again encouraged the soldiers, "Shoot!" shooting! Don''t be afraid! We can hold it! 』
??Some of the running Ding Ling soldiers were hit by arrows and fell down. Screams and shouts of killing filled the entire battlefield. Some of the Dingling people began to climb up the ladder, and then were quickly killed and fell down. They rolled in pain on the base of the city wall and then died.
The arrows of both sides intersected in the air, and the lives of soldiers on both sides also intertwined with each other. The war drums in the city sounded like the mountains, and the horns outside the city also resounded throughout the battlefield.
Consumption, war is consumption, it depends on who consumes more in the end and who cannot bear it.
As the archers on both sides became exhausted after the fierce shooting, the melee combat became more and more intense.
The Ding Ling people advanced to the city and successfully erected more than a dozen ladders. Then four soldiers pressed the bottom of the ladder firmly to make it firm. The other assaulting soldiers held their shields high and guarded both sides of the ladder. Protect these four Ding Ling soldiers. Following the crazy howling, another thousand Ding Ling people were divided into fifty teams, forming three waves. They climbed up the city along the road paved with flesh and blood, stepping on the ladders!
The resistance on the Jixian city wall seemed to have weakened inexplicably. Many soldiers were about to climb up the city wall, and some with faster hands and feet had already climbed up, but the next moment several earthen jars were thrown from the city wall. When they came down, some hit Ding Ling soldiers, and some hit the ladder or the ground beside the ladder.
The thick black liquid inside the earthen jar splashed out, and then contaminated everything around it...
Fire...fire oil! 』
Ding Ling''s assault soldiers were horrified and immediately evacuated without hesitation. However, torches were thrown down along with the earthen jars on the city wall, and the kerosene was instantly ignited. The blue-white flames jumped up high. He immediately embraced everything around him, smiled ferociously, and licked, as if the prey in his hands screamed more miserable, making the flames more excited...
The Ding Ling people were petrified and involuntarily retreated across the board, leaving those who were screaming in the flames. Even the horn horns did not know when they stopped.
Cao Hong looked at the rising flames under the city wall, then stood on the steps of the city gate tower, raised his sword high, and roared without any words, but everyone could understand the meaning: 『┗|｀O′ |┛Ouch~~! 』
All the soldiers of Cao''s army in Jixian County raised their swords and guns, their morale was like a rainbow, and they shouted loudly!
??The leader of the Ding Ling people had a gloomy face, and then glanced at the Gongsun soldiers hidden behind the hill. His eyebrows moved, he grinded his teeth, and finally ordered: "Retreat the troops!" 』
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『Father…』
Gongsun Kang, who had gone through a life and death situation, was obviously more serious than before. He whispered to Gongsun Du in a low voice, "Over there... the commander-in-chief... seems to have noticed us..."
Gongsundu snorted, "Hold on." 』
?After a while, Gongsun Du also sneered and whispered, "So what if I find out?" Okay, let’s withdraw our troops too! 』
When Gongsun Du arrived at the Ding Ling tent, he found that the atmosphere in the tent was unusually dull. The face of the Ding Ling commander was so gloomy that he could drop water.
"Dear Chanyu..." All kinds of eyes were cast on Gongsun Du, including ridicule, ridicule, disdain, indifference, anger, hatred, it seemed that there was everything except goodwill. Gongsun Du bowed and saluted the leader as if nothing had happened.
The leader suddenly smiled and said, "Is Lord Gudu here?" sit! 』
Gongsundu sat down.
The big leader was silent for a while and then said: "Marquis Gudu, what do you think of today''s attack...?" 』
Gongsun Du knelt on the ground: "Dear Shanyu... I was not able to discover in advance that the Han people in Jixian County had such methods... If I had been able to predict what the Han people in Jixian County would do a few days in advance, no, as long as two days in advance. If something like this happens, I will definitely come up with a solution..."
Prediction in advance? ” The big leader frowned, then looked left and right, and was silent for a while. “You should get up first...” The big leader looked carefully at Gongsun Du’s face, looked at the wrinkles on Gongsun Du’s face, and observed the inside of these wrinkles. Hidden meaning, determine whether these meanings are true.
Gongsun Du looked sincere and regretful. When he was licking Gongsun Qi''s back ditch in Liaodong, it wasn''t always smooth sailing. There were always some unexpected troubles. Gongsun Du always used such time-tested sincerity and regret to cover up the past, showing a man who was willing to admit his mistakes. and a willingness to take responsibility.
Sure enough, the commander nodded slightly and pointed to the empty seat beside him, "Sit down, this matter cannot be considered your responsibility..."
It is not Gongsundu''s responsibility, and certainly not the responsibility of the commander-in-chief. On this point, Gongsun Du''s mind was like a bright mirror. After thanking the commander-in-chief, he sat down and said, "Commander-in-Chief... after thinking about it, I have a plan..."
‘Tell me and listen…’ The commander stared at Gongsundu and said slowly.
"The one who is worried about Ji County must be me... I am the only one who knows how to attack the Han people''s city most effectively," Gongsun Du said unhurriedly, "Today''s attack on the city is unfavorable. In fact, from another aspect , is also an opportunity... We can use this matter to set up a strategy to lure the Han people out of the city... Then we can seize the opportunity and eliminate them in one fell swoop..."
The commander pondered for a while, "Tell me about it." 』
"Yes, respected Shanyu..." Gongsun Du said slowly, "Tomorrow I will lead some people to attack the city... and I also ask the commander-in-chief to allocate some slave soldiers to me, because these people are going to die... so tomorrow''s attack will The city will inevitably fail... Then the commander-in-chief can punish me in front of the battle... and show it to the people in Jixian County. Then I will send someone to secretly drop a letter into the city tomorrow night, saying that I will rebel against the commander-in-chief and fight with the people in Jixian County. The Han people are cooperating and preparing to rebel the night after tomorrow. Please ask them to come out of the city to cooperate..."
The commander seemed to be smiling but not smiling, "Oh?" 』
Gongsun Du did not raise his head at all and continued to speak slowly: "As long as the Han people in Ji County think that I am dead, they will know that they don''t have to be afraid... because no one except me will know how to seize the weakness of a city and attack it." , even if the Han people''s Jixian County fell, there would still be other cities...then these Han people could still hide in the cities, and we couldn''t do anything...so what they wanted most was for me to die, so they would definitely Cooperate, or pretend to cooperate...』
The commander was silent for a long time, then nodded, "Continue." 』
"If the Han people in Jixian County cooperate, then naturally there will be nothing to say..." Gongsun Du still lowered his head, as if he didn''t see the intriguing look cast by the big leader just now, "After all, our warriors can definitely be here." These Han people were defeated outside the city... So what we have to consider is the possibility that the Han people in Jixian County pretend to cooperate... And I think this may be bigger..."
"continue. ” The commander nodded and said.
"So when the time comes, we only need to find two substitutes, one is mine...and the other is the commander...then the Han people will believe that we no longer have a leader, and then when we withdraw our troops in pretending to be panic...these Han people will definitely Come out and try to hunt us down..."
How do you know they will definitely come after you? Because most people are greedy. Some people want money, some want to live a long life, and some want power and wealth... They lost a lot of land in Youbei before. That was their The shame is also their fault. In order to make up for their mistakes and gain more merits, they will chase them out... If they don''t chase them, then they will mark themselves as a group of weaklings who were defeated by us. They can only chase them or pretend to be pretentious. Only by pursuing them can they prove that they are still brave and can fight, so that they will not be spurned by the Han people themselves..."
??The commander held his head with a fist in one hand, thought for a long time, and then looked around, "Where are the others?" Does anyone else have any ideas? 』
…』Everyone looked around, silent.
Then do this first! Lord Gudu, go and prepare first! ” The commander-in-chief made the final decision.
Gongsundu left.
chief…this old dog is very suspicious…』
"I know. 』
『This old dog didn’t tell the truth either…』
I know it too. 』
『That great commander…』
『He just said one thing rightly...Which of you knows how to read the map of the Han people? Who knows how to attack Han Chinese cities? 』
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Just do it! If we can capture Jixian, you all should restrain yourself and stop being a dog all day long... Even a dog needs some meat and bones from time to time, right? 』
So... Commander, what if... we can''t defeat him? 』
Can’t beat it? ” The commander sneered, “Then, what are you keeping useless dogs for? Kill and eat! 』
The plan is certainly good, but no one knows that plans can never keep up with changes.
In the red sunset sky, there seems to be a faint black line swimming on the horizon...
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??Jiankun State, probably currently located in the upper reaches of the Yenisei River in the West Siberian Plain in later generations, engaged in animal husbandry, agriculture and hunting.
Because they are basically the nomadic people in the northernmost part of the desert, they have little contact with the Han Dynasty in historical records. Of course, the reason why there was not much contact with the Han Dynasty was not just the geographical remoteness...
?The group of people, wearing Jiankun felt hats and holding flags, walked slowly southward.
In the desert, felt hats are undoubtedly the best way to distinguish various countries or tribes, and Jiankun''s felt hats also have different shapes from other tribes. Jiankun''s felt hats look sharper and taller, and the lower edges are curled up. Some of the felt hats also have some decorations on them, which are probably a way of identifying one''s identity.
In the queue, there were people with red hair, fair faces, and green eyes, as well as people with black hair, yellow skin, and black eyes, but these people were all talking in the same variant of the Hun language...
??The red-haired man glanced at the black hair on the side. Although there was not much emotion on his face, there was some contempt in his eyes. Then he snorted softly and looked away.
This time, when heading to the place where the Han people had the three-color flag, the Jiankun Kingdom did not want to be looked down upon, so they specially sent a team wearing red robes and green cloth coats, all with leather armor, and A line of armored soldiers. In addition, there were all tall and strong men in the queue, and they were filled with murderous intent as they marched.
?The north wind was strong, making Jiankun''s swallow-tailed flag crackle.
Coming! 』
『The three-color Han people are coming! 』
?In the distance, just like the horizon, there is some faint smoke and dust. If it were not for the instructions of a skilled grassland scout, the smoke and dust over there might be regarded as flying sand in the desert and ignored.
Everyone in the team! ” The red-haired Jiankun roared.
The black-haired Jiankun man pointed to a small grassy **** not far away, "Where to go!" On to the slopes! 』
The red-haired man nodded, then led the men and horses and ran up the grassy slope.
Being condescending, if there is any conflict, if you can gain more advantages, of course you must first gain some advantages.
??Although the red-haired and black-haired people were somewhat at odds with each other privately, they still showed external consistency when faced with the three-color Han people arriving in queue.
“The speed is not fast…” The red-haired man straightened his body on the horse and looked forward, “There are not many people…”
『Hujie Qiulin…』 The black-haired man adjusted the position of his weapon so that if necessary, he could respond as quickly as possible without getting in the way. "No matter whether it is fast or not, whether there are many or not, you need to be careful when dealing with it..."
『Nonsense! "The red-haired Hujiechulin hummed and made a movement to expand his body, "It''s you, Po Shihe... Be careful when you go into battle, swords and guns don''t have eyes... Haha, hahahaha..."
??The Jiankun guards behind Hujeqiulin and Poshihe looked at each other, and then turned their heads, as if they had not heard the two men demeaning each other, as if they were used to it.
There are two relatively large tribes in the Jiankun Kingdom. One is the Qiulin tribe, and the people in the tribe use "Qiulin" as their surname, while the other tribe uses "Poshihe" as their surname. The so-called mountain is difficult to solve. Rong Erhu, one Yenisei River cannot accommodate two large tribes, and there is some struggle between them. This time he came to meet with the three-color Han people. Naturally, no one from the two tribes trusted the other, so ever That is, representatives of both tribes came.
?After a while, the tricolor flag in the distant smoke and dust could be seen clearly.
With a good eye, you can even see the figures under the tricolor flag.
?The figures did not move very fast, indicating that the cavalry under the tricolor flags did not move very fast, and the originally tense atmosphere relaxed slightly.
The red-haired Hujie Qiulin turned to look at Po Shihe, and then Po Shihe glared at him and sneered: "You saw the people of your ancestors, do you want to go up and kneel down to greet them now?" 』
Po Shihe also sneered twice, "Yes, I went up and knelt down to greet you, and then you were beaten like a dog and ran away like your ancestors..."
"snort! 』
"Let''s see what they say first..." Po Shihe said in a deep voice, "Look, someone is coming..."
??In the array of three-color flags, three people were separated. They slowly controlled the horses, holding a small three-color flag, and kicked towards Jiankun''s queue of people...
(End of this chapter)