Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 681: Tired

Corpses piled up like mountains under the city of Kucha, emitting a stench under the scorching sun.

However, the barbarians did not retreat. Instead, they dragged the corpse back, stripped off the armor, brushed it with yellow sand, and put it on other soldiers.

However, the stench above did not subside, but attracted more flies.

The eyes of the Hu people were filled with deep fear.

The Liang Jun camp opposite was like a copper wall and an iron wall. No matter how many of them went up, they could not break into it. Liang Jun's crossbows and spears left a deep shadow in their hearts.

General Hou Jiangkui of Qiuci rode a tall black horse in front of the army. His armor was clean and his cloak was spotless. He glanced at the soldiers with a majestic look, "The people of the Central Plains are exhausted and just need the last breath. Defeat them and kill them all. No matter what, Keep the prisoners so that the Central Plains people will never dare to set foot in the Western Region again! In the future, we will counterattack the Central Plains, invade their land, kill all their men, and steal their women!"

In the past, these words would have caused them to cheer immediately.

However, there was obviously low interest today.

Hundreds of thousands of people besieged a mere 30,000 troops, and the fight was like this. The barbarians really had no confidence in attacking the Central Plains.

Na Longqi of the Hu Kingdom took a step forward, drew out his long sword, and pointed at the Hu soldiers, "Listen, if you break the enemy's camp, each person will be rewarded with three liters of grain. This year's tax will be reduced by half. If you can break the enemy's camp, behead him." Enemy generals, the King of Qiuci will reward them for their merits, including food and women. If he fails to fight, his whole family will be made a slave!"

The Hu man responded, but he still looked weak.

Hou Jiangkui whispered: "We don't even have food now, how can we reward them?"

Nalong sneered, "You didn't. What's more, this war started because of him. Of course he should provide money, food and women."

Among the countries in the Western Regions, Kucha was the richest and least willing to let Liang manage the Western Regions. Therefore, King Bochun of Kucha asked for reinforcements from various countries with large sums of money in an attempt to defeat the Liang army and then seize Gaochang, Shanshan, Cheshi, and even Four counties in Hexi.

The Hu people have been coveting the four counties in Hexi for more than a day or two.

Since the Cao Wei era, they have repeatedly raised troops to invade.

In their imagination, the Central Plains had just been pacified and were thousands of miles away from Qiuci. They could not send a large army to attack. As long as they killed these 30,000 people, they could counterattack Gaochang with a great victory.

But the reality is cruel.

Thirty thousand Liang troops defended themselves in deep ditches and high forts for nearly a month, but the Zhuhu coalition forces were unable to hold on. Of course, the countries in the Western Regions were not monolithic. Many countries were not resolute in resisting Liang Jun and came purely for bribes from Kucha.

"Bo Chun sent someone here yesterday, but he didn't have much food on hand." Hou Jiangkui looked worried.

For this battle, all the men in the country have gone out, and there is no one to farm and graze.

Nalong looked back at him, with two dim lights dancing in his eyes, and wrote lightly: "There will always be food, you don't have to worry. I guarantee that the warriors can eat meat. Don't worry, the people of the Central Plains can't bear too much." Have you seen that they have been killing horses and camels for a long time? We have dug out their hidden springs. They will not be able to survive for long. If we persist, victory will be ours."

Liang Jun had started killing horses three days ago.

There were no horses and camels in the Western Regions, so there was no way out.

Hou Jiangkui looked at the rotting corpse on the ground and felt a chill, and understood what he meant by eating meat.

Nalong chuckled and said: "All the people who died are Kucha people. What are you worried about? The situation is not good, we can turn around and go back. The emperor of the Central Plains has always been kind. Just a letter of surrender can turn a big problem into a small one." .”

"What the general said is..." Hou Jiangkui breathed a sigh of relief.

The initiator was Qiuci, not Nonghu. If the emperor of the Central Plains wanted to blame, he would also look to Qiuci.

"Okay, I'll leave the war here to you. I'll go to Kucha City to find some Pu Tao wine and women." Nalong put his hand on his forehead to block the sun. As the younger brother of King Zhuohu, he had no interest in accompanying him. These low-class people were exposed to the scorching sun.

The sun is scorching, and the Western Region has entered the hottest season.

God knows how those Liang Jun endured it, but it was none of his business.

No matter how harsh the sun is, it would be best to kill these Liang Jun. Woo, woo, woo...

The horn sounded, and the Hu soldiers slowly walked toward Liang Jun's camp with swords and shields in hand.

After fighting for so long, their most elite warriors had long been turned into rotting corpses, and the rest were farmers and herdsmen recruited temporarily.

Hou Jiangkui looked towards the northwest corner, hoping that Yue Ban's cavalry would attack.

At present, among the coalition forces, only Yue Banguo's cavalry is the most elite, but the Huns have always been cunning, and they rarely end up fighting for such a long time.

Bo Chun once sent someone to urge him, but the Huns refused because the cavalry was not good at attacking fortresses.

"Kill!" The barbarians used this language and rushed towards Liang Jun's camp.

But it was quiet in the camp, as if there was no one there.

Not a single arrow was shot.

Hou Jiangkui suddenly became energetic, and the Hu soldiers gradually became excited. It seemed that Liang Jun was indeed in trouble.

After defeating the Central Plains Dynasty, incomparable glory will befall him, and everyone in all countries in the Western Region will look up to him!

The more than a thousand Hu people at the front had already rushed into the enemy camp, and the Hu people at the back suddenly cheered.

"Broken, the Central Plains people's stronghold is broken!"

Their wild shouts filled the entire battlefield, causing the defenders in Kucha City to cheer together.

However, a ball of blood suddenly erupted in the camp.

The first barbarians who rushed into the enemy camp were either beaten to pulp with maces or had their bodies pierced by spears.

The screams sounded loudly.

A dragon-patterned banner was suddenly erected in the camp, fluttering in the wind under the scorching sun. A row of burly Liang Jun soldiers stood on the earthen fort carrying maces and big axes.

"kill!"

It was like a thunder struck on the heads of the barbarians. Many people were stunned on the spot and did not understand what happened.

But the spears thrust out of the camp reminded them of the fear of death.

The battlefield was suddenly covered with blood and flesh, and there were stumps and broken arms everywhere, turning into a Shura field.

There are black clouds carrying big axes and rushing into the barbarians, hacking and killing indiscriminately. Some people lift their heads and open their mouths to swallow the dripping blood...

They had strict military discipline in the Central Plains, but when they arrived in the Western Regions and encountered enemies, they immediately turned into wild beasts.

This is no longer a simple counterinsurgency war.

When the Hu people saw that Liang Jun looked like a devil, they immediately turned around and ran away, crowding and trampling on each other.

Hou Jiangkui stared blankly at the black cloud general holding his head and drinking blood on the battlefield, and his heart grew colder. How could he fight against such an army?

Suddenly I remembered a long-standing legend circulated in the Western Regions. A general of the Han Dynasty led more than a hundred people to besiege the isolated city and resisted the Xiongnu army of tens of thousands for half a year. He even ate the Xiongnu envoys who came to persuade them to surrender, and finally led thirteen people back to Yumen Pass alive... …

No order was needed from Hou Jiangkui, the soldiers had already retreated, but fortunately Liang Jun did not pursue them.

The afterglow of the setting sun filled the earth, and another day passed.

The battlefield quickly returned to calm, as if nothing had happened, and Hou Jiangkui breathed a sigh of relief.

The Hu people who escaped also breathed a sigh of relief...

(End of this chapter)