Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 193 The End of King Zuoguli

Datong Mansion, which fell for more than a month, was not completely occupied by the Xiongnu army.

The reason is that there are too many forts in Datong Prefecture, 52 forts, and trying to pull out these 52 forts one by one will not only consume a lot of troops, but also time.

One month was not enough for the Xiongnu army to completely flatten these 52 fortresses.And the Huns didn't have time and enough troops to deal with these fortresses one by one. Most of their troops were concentrated in Yanmen and Ningwu.

In fact, since Datong Town was breached, the fortress defenders scattered in various places began to defend themselves against the iron hooves of the Huns.

Dingbian City is located in the west of Datong Mansion, some distance away from Yanmen and Ningwu. Bateer, who was the commander of the vanguard army who attacked Datong, was stationed in Dingbian City.

In the territory of Datong Prefecture, the left part of the Xiongnu invested a total of more than 8 troops, including 5 main forces of Agujin Zuo Tuqi King's Department, and 3 main forces of Bateer Zuo Guli King's Department.Agujin handed over all the military command power to Battelle, Zuo Guli King's Department was responsible for attacking Yanmen and Ningwu, and Zuo Tuqi King's Department was responsible for suppressing the resistance of various fortresses.

This is why Bateer is stationed in Dingbian.

Datong Town originally had a total force of more than 52 people. Except for the 34 people stationed in Datong Town who were massacred by the Huns, the total number of defenders distributed in various fortresses still exceeded [-].And these [-] forts, if a median line is drawn with Datong Town, it can be divided into two lines, east and west, eighteen forts on the east line, and [-] forts on the west line.

Obviously, there are far fewer defenders on the Eastern Front than on the Western Front. Except for the fortresses that were breached, the remaining dry troops will not exceed [-] in total.The reason is that the capital on the western front is close to Dagan. In order to ensure that the Huns do not invade the territory of Zhili, except for one third of the [-]th Jingfang Battalion who stayed behind, the remaining half of the soldiers and horses were transferred to the west border between North Zhili and Shanxi. The remaining four battalions strengthened the defenses of Xuanfu and Jizhou respectively.

After Battelle noticed Zeng soldiers on the western front, he used the eastern front as the main force of the attack, leaving [-] troops on the western front to contain the defenders of Dagan Jingying and Datong Fortress, and at the same time guard against the surprise attack of the former army of Xuanhua Prefecture.

The remaining 3 troops were divided into two groups.The first batch of [-] people was responsible for solving all the defenders along the Yanmen Ningwu line in the same hometown, and went south to directly attack the two fortresses.The second batch was [-] troops led by Bateer himself, responsible for destroying the dry troops distributed in the fortresses along the line leading to Yanmen and Ningwu.

These fortresses are large with thousands of people, small ones with only a few hundred people, and even one guard house with hundreds of households.But they were far away from each other, and Battelle had no choice but to divide his troops to defeat them one by one. This was also an important reason why the Xiongnu army's march to the south was delayed.

But now there are only three fortresses on the east side that were wiped out by Battelle, namely Weiyuan and Pinglu, but these two are also the most difficult to crack. The combined number of cadres in these two places is close to 3000. , not to mention the defeated troops they took in.

And Battelle also paid a high price to take these fortresses. There were more than 2 people left from the original [-] horses.Without exception, these more than [-] people are all directly related to his father Khan.

[-] to [-], Battelle abruptly hit a one-to-one casualty ratio, not because Battelle was too useless, but because he did it on purpose.It makes no sense to let his men fight at the front while the others sit back and reap the rewards.

Originally, Battelle's plan was to wander around slowly, trying to let these dry soldiers live for a while longer, so as to consume his father's strength, but since receiving the news that he was taken back by the dry army, Battelle was a little restless. Living.Especially after the dry army appeared near Yulin, Battelle had to wipe out the remnants of the Datong Eastern Front in the shortest possible time, so as to ensure that his [-] main force could have peace of mind. The command.

After returning to Dingyuan, Battelle immediately ordered the whole army to attack, and dealt with the remnants of Weiyuan and Pinglu's cadres in the shortest possible time.

And it was Ma Mingluan who stayed in Weiyuan to persist in the war of resistance.

Before the start of the war, Ma Mingluan was still in the town of Datong. The moment Datong was broken, he gathered a part of the rout and returned to Weiyuan City all the way.

It was through that part of the defeated army that Ma Mingluan persisted until now.There are fewer and fewer people around, and now there are only about 1000 soldiers in Weiyuan City who can still fight, and the rest are all wounded.The nearby fortresses have been broken down one by one by the Huns, leaving only him here, and the Pingluwei not far to the east are still holding on.

At this point in the situation, the guerrilla division strategy to contain the enemy is no longer effective, so he sent people to Pingluwei the day before yesterday to discuss the matter of joining forces between the two sides, but he has not received a reply until now.

Ma Mingluan had a bad premonition in his heart. If Pingluwei was also destroyed, then he might really have to confess here this time.

The frontier army has been around for 20 years and has killed hundreds of enemies. It seems that his dream of sealing the border with a strong horse has no chance for him.

"Perhaps, if I took refuge in Jia Ying back then, I might be able to escape this catastrophe."

Ma Mingluan thought in his heart, and couldn't help but sneered.

Do you regret it?maybe!
But compared to those robes who once fought side by side with him and now have turned into a pile of loess, he is lucky enough.

People, don't force yourself too much.

To be able to get rid of the military household registration is already smoke from the grave of his old Ma's house.At least my son doesn't have to work as hard as himself when he grows up.

Thinking of this, Ma Mingluan couldn't help looking to the south.

As soon as Datong was broken, he sent people to send his family back to his natal family in Shouyang, but he didn't know what the situation in the south was like now.

"My lord, you are back!"

The soldier's exclamation brought Ma Mingluan back from his trance, walked straight to the top of the city, and looked into the distance.

A team of nearly a thousand soldiers is galloping, but the team looks a little messy, as if they are running for their lives.

"Open the city gate quickly! Everyone go up to the tower and prepare to meet the enemy!" Ma Mingluan glanced outside the city, then turned around and shouted anxiously to the soldiers under his command.

Sure enough, just after the friendly troops outside the city entered the city, a storm rolled up on the distant horizon.

"Close the city gate! Archers step forward!" Ma Mingluan ordered again.

The soldiers who entered the city didn't care about taking a break, and joined the sequence of defending the city one after another. One of them walked up to Ma Mingluan, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, Sun Can is gone! Brother Pingluwei, can you We brought everything we brought, and there are only more than 800 people left.”

Hearing this, Ma Mingluan's face darkened, and he saw the momentum of the enemy army outside the city, there were no less than ten thousand people.

In the small city of Pinglu with less than [-] defenders, the two red barbarian cannons on the city gate have become decorations. The shells and gunpowder have been consumed, and there are not many arrows left. It is too difficult to defend.

"Raise your shield to defend against arrows!"

A similar voice came from the air, before he had time to think about the other Ma Mingluan, he subconsciously reminded him loudly.

The soldiers of the dry army on the top of the city raised their shields one after another and lowered their bodies to the lowest level.

The next moment, rows of arrows rained down from the sky, arrows were nailed everywhere on the city tower, and from time to time, one or two unlucky ones howled miserably.

Arrow rain wave after wave, without a moment's rest.

This is the frightening thing about the Huns cavalry. They can draw a heavy bow several stones on the galloping horses. As long as the quiver is not empty and the horseshoes don't stop, they can shoot arrow feathers continuously, and the accuracy is extremely high.

Among the archers in the frontier army, only a few arms can do this.

After defending against a few waves of arrow feathers, there was no more whistling in the air, and the sound of horseshoes outside the city could be clearly heard. The Huns' cavalry had already arrived at the city under the cover of the arrow rain.

"Archer ready!"

A soldier named Dagan showed his head from the crenel, and aimed at the Hun cavalry outside the city with his bow and arrow.

"put!"

After the Huns approached the city wall, they stopped shooting arrows continuously to prevent accidental injury to their own people. Instead, their sharpshooters began to shoot in a targeted manner to suppress the arrow feathers shot down from the city.

The two sides started shooting each other.

The Huns' ladders had already been put on the city wall, and the soldiers began to climb.

"Pour golden juice and fire oil!"

Ma Mingluan ordered again.

boom!boom!boom!
"My lord, be careful!" A sharp-eyed soldier threw Ma Mingluan to the ground in an instant.

The roar of several cannons sounded from outside the city. It was the Hongyi cannon dismantled by the Huns from the wall of Dagan Border Pass, and the cannonballs were fired by the captured Qianjun.

"what!"

The shells hit the city wall, and the gravel flew away in an instant, and many soldiers of the dry army were hit by the flying gravel.

The crenellation of the city wall where Ma Mingluan was located had completely collapsed. Ma Mingluan, who was a little dizzy, pushed away the heavy weight on his body, cleared the dust from his face, and then turned his head to look, the man who rescued him The soldier was silent, his head was hit by a stone, and his iron helmet was dented.

The battle on the city wall continued, and the ladders were constantly pushed down and erected again by the Huns.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Ma Mingluan didn't care about the sadness, he got up quickly, leaned out of the crenel and looked down, the battering ram of the Huns had already come up and was hitting the city gate.

Ma Mingluan grabbed a soldier beside him: "Go, let someone block the gate of the city with sandbags and stones. If the sandbags are not enough, move out the grain in the granary and block it for me. The Huns cannot be blocked." Come in through the city gate! Go!"

On the west side of the city, some Xiongnu soldiers were already afraid and started a hand-to-hand fight with the Dagan soldiers.

"Bring me the fire oil to burn the battering ram below!"

"My lord, there are only seven jars of kerosene left!"

"Then bring them all! Bring the hay for the horses, and burn them for me. I'm too bad, and I don't plan to live anymore! Damn it, kill these sons of bitches!" Ma Mingluan was almost crazy Roaring.

"Yes, fuck him son of a bitch!"

"I don't plan to live anymore, killing one is enough money, killing two earns one!"

"I will advance and retreat with the adults!"

The soldiers on the city gate were also bloody aroused by Ma Mingluan's words, what the frontier army lacks most is soldiers who dare to die!
"Brothers, fight with them! Kill!"

"Lance team step forward! Stab!"

On the other side, Jia Ying and his entourage also found out that what was left in Dingbian City was the large tent of the Chinese army of King Zuoguli, but when they arrived with their people, Dingbian was already an empty city, and the Huns in the city did not know tracked.

"Damn it, Battelle can run fast!" Yang You spat phlegm on the ground viciously, cursing in his mouth.

Jia Ying glanced at the messy footprints and horseshoe prints on the ground, and said, "The Huns haven't left for a long time, and the marks on the ground are still very clear. Looking at the direction, they should be heading south."

Then he said to Mu Enci who was beside him: "Cousin, send more scouts out, it's best to catch a few tongues, and the remnants of the nearby mountain people will do too!"

"I'm going right away!" Mu Enci turned and left.

"We can't stay here. Agujin's army is definitely looking for us at this moment. Let's go south along the footsteps of the Huns. It is best to catch up with this group of Huns. If we can't, then we will go directly to Ning Wu, I'm going to make their ass bloom!" Jia Ying said to Yang You who was beside him.

"Good idea! Let's go and fight the Huns under Ningwu Pass. As long as Ningwu's difficulty is solved, the Huns' offensive will be completely blocked!" Yang You said with bright eyes: "Let's go!"

Immediately, the two led the army and continued southward along the footsteps of the Huns.

Until Qiping Fort.

"The battle here should have happened not long ago, go and see if there are any living people in the castle!" Jia Ying and Yang You looked at the corpses of the soldiers all around, and hurriedly ordered to the soldiers around them.

After a while, Xi'er's voice came from one direction in the castle: "My lord, there is still one alive here!"

Jia Ying and Yang You strode towards Xi'er's direction.

The Dagan soldier lying on the ground had his stomach pierced by the arrow feathers, and the blood in his body had lost too much. At this moment, there was only a slight breathing sound, and he couldn't survive even if he rescued him.

"Get him some water to drink."

The soldier took out his own water bag, poured some into his palm, then clenched his fist, carefully letting the water drip slowly onto the soldier's chapped lips.

Repeat this several times.

"Cough cough!"

The soldier slowly opened his eyes.

Jia Ying hurriedly stepped forward and lowered her body and asked, "I am Jia Ying, the deputy general of Pianguan. Which guard are you from? Do you know where the Huns who attacked you went?"

The soldier stared intently at the people around him. After seeing the familiar faces and armor, a look of joy appeared on his pale face. He opened his mouth, but could not make a sound.

"What do you want to say?" Jia Ying asked hastily.

"Wei"

"Wei what?"

"Weiwei. Far away."

"Go and cough!"

After uttering three words with difficulty, it seemed that he had exhausted all his strength, and a big mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth.

Jia Ying didn't care about the soldiers' injuries, she stood up and said, "Xi'er, Tutu!"

"Weiyuan, look for Weiyuan, it should not be far from here!"

"Here!" Yang You pointed to a place and said.

Weiyuan City is still on the northwest side of Qiping Fort, and they have already passed by at this moment.

"Notify the army to turn around and go to Weiyuan!" Jia Ying ordered immediately.

"My lord, what should he do?" Babu Shou pointed to the soldiers on the ground who hadn't died completely.

Jia Ying looked at the gasping soldiers and the corpses of thousands of soldiers in the fortress, and finally said: "Leave 1000 people, responsible for burying the robes, and then join the army."

After speaking, he looked at the soldier lying on the ground, and sighed, "Wait for him to close his eyes!"

"The rest of the troops, follow me and march into Weiyuan!"

In Weiyuan City, after repelling two attacks from the Huns, Ma Mingluan asked the army clerk, "How many people are there?"

"My lord, there are more than 1000 brothers left. If this goes on, if there are two more attacks, Weiyuan City will probably be breached." The scribe, who was covered in wounds, replied.

"Besides, there are not many arrows left, the golden juice, fire oil, rolling stones and wood are all used up, and the hay for the horses is also burned out."

Ma Mingluan held an arrow hole in his waist and struggled to stand up: "If there is no kerosene and hay, then remove the door panels, house beams, everything that can be removed, as long as it is something that can light a fire, Throw them all to the city, and burn them to death! Pull out all the arrows on the wall, and collect the ones that can be used, so that the brothers should not rest, and the Huns will attack again later. Now, hurry up and get ready!"

Hearing the words, the clerk who was sitting lazily by the battlements also struggled to stand up, ready to lead someone to tear down the door panels and beams.

But Ma Mingluan who was behind him suddenly said: "Book scholar, I haven't asked you yet, are you a scholar or a scholar? I heard they said that you passed the exam."

The clerk heard the words, and the pain in the wound on the ninja's back said: "I am not a scholar, I am a frontier soldier! After this battle, you tell the brothers to stop calling me a scholar. I changed my name to Shu Kanglu .”

Ma Mingluan scolded with a smile: "I have always thought that you are stupid in reading and reading. When the tartar comes, everyone knows to run away, but you just want to send it to your door. Now it is confirmed, you are really stupid , If you don’t want to be a good official, you want to be a big soldier. My son will study in the future, so don’t become like you, and I won’t be able to rest in peace when I die.”

The scribe smiled slightly, waved his hand, and turned to leave.

"It's a pity!" Ma Mingluan couldn't help sighing sadly as he looked at the direction the scribe was leaving.

The scribe was wrong, it will take two rounds, and it is hard to say whether a thousand wounded soldiers can survive the next attack. The city gate has already been knocked out with a big hole, and it was set ablaze by the Huns. It's still burning.

Just as everyone in the city was demolishing houses and roof tiles, the Huns outside the city were once again ready to attack.

"Anti-arrow!"

Following a long shout from a soldier in charge of guarding, there was another whistling sound in the sky, and dense rain of arrows flew towards him.

The soldiers of the army who were half-dead and weak a moment ago picked up the shield on the side very quickly at this moment, and buckled it on themselves.

After two rounds of arrow rain, the soldiers of the Huns started the siege battle again.

"Ma Tuzi, take people to guard the city gate. Once the city gate is breached, burn all the grain piled in the city gate hole. I just won't let them enter through the city gate." Ma Mingluan turned to his side said one of the veterans with a gray beard.

"Isn't it just burning food? Leave it to the old man. Don't worry, my lord!" The bald old man's surname is not Ma, but because he is getting older, his face has more dark spots, and his hair has fallen out, so he was called so by everyone. A nickname, but this 50-year-old man's hands and feet are extremely agile.

Just as Ma Mingluan expected, the Dagan defenders, who suffered more than half of their casualties, really failed to stop the attack of the Huns this time. Prevent the cavalry of the Huns from rushing in immediately.

Exhausted and exhausted, the combat power of Dagan's soldiers has dropped sharply, and with the enemy climbing up the wall from far away, there are fewer and fewer soldiers around Ma Mingluan.

Facing the imminent death at this moment, Ma Mingluan has no fear at all. Instead, he strikes and strikes without distraction. Every strike can take away an enemy. The hopeless veteran, burst out his last glory!

After this battle, the number of heads he killed should be four hundred!
boom!boom!boom!
Several huge cannons sounded from outside the city, but the Qianjun and Hun soldiers who were fighting on the top of the city did not escape, and after a long time, no shells fell. Make a mess.

Thousands of cadres rushed out from behind the Huns' army, overwhelming the sky and overwhelming the earth with momentum like a rainbow!
The flags with Jia characters and Yang characters are erected high and fluttering in the wind.

In order to win Weiyuan, the number of soldiers under Bateer's command has already been less than [-], and they are all exhausted soldiers.

So after seeing the two familiar flags, Battelle immediately chose to break out to the south, and even the Hun soldiers on the top of the city didn't care about it.

However, in the face of Jia Ying and Yang You, a new force of more than [-] people, Battelle, who was at a huge disadvantage, failed to fulfill his wish after all. A hunting feast for the soldiers of Dagan.

"Reinforcements have arrived! Brothers, kill them!" Ma Mingluan, who had survived a desperate situation, shouted loudly.

"Brothers of the Firearms Battalion, I'll blow these sons of bitches to death!" Xu Shu commanded the Firearms Battalion to occupy a good terrain, and began to snipe and kill the Huns on the battlefield from a distance.

A flower bomb was fired, and then everyone fell in response, and the howling Huns began to rush to despair.

The identity between hunter and prey is perfectly transformed at this moment!
"Anyone who is not of my race will not be left behind!" On the other side, Jia Ying also issued a massacre order to the soldiers under his command.

"Battle! Let me die for grandpa!" On the battlefield, Yang You was still in such a state of turmoil, leading the cavalry under his command, to kill in the direction of King Zuoguli's banner.

Battelle couldn't figure it out, how did these cadres come so quickly?
Outside Yulin City, he left Agujin's personal guards and horses alone, and he spared a few laps to make sure that there were no pursuers behind him before returning to Dingbian. Why didn't this gang of soldiers chase him? His father, Khan, bit him instead?
Datong Mansion is so big, how did the other party know that he was in Weiyuan City?
It's just these questions, but no one answered him.

(End of this chapter)