My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 617: Floods Sweeping the Earth
On the ancient walls of Halabytos, the starry sky stretches across the sky like a long river.

Occasionally, in the distance, there are unknown night birds flying across the night sky, chirping incessantly.

Sakprut, wearing heavy armor, with two swords on his waist and a purple cloak, stood behind the parapet.

He looked up at the stars in the sky, and from time to time he moved his lips to pray to God. There were twelve knights following him, including Lancelot and Gawain, and everyone had a serious expression.

Obviously, the news coming from the southeast made them unable to calm down.

"I always thought that even if we lost this bet, we would still have time to make arrangements. I couldn't imagine that the Seris people, who didn't have much food, would counterattack so quickly, like lightning on a summer night... so sudden that it was impossible to react."

Sakpruit looked up at the twinkling starry sky and took a deep breath. "They will soon be here. Hanbani is good at expeditions and detours. It is impossible to gain a foothold in a direct battle with the Seres... Should we retreat or hold on to Harabitos? You can also tell me."

"Hold on." Lancelot's voice was soft, but his expression was firm.

Gawain turned his head slightly and said, "We must withdraw to Euphilo. Half of our troops have left the Central Asian Plateau. It will be very difficult to defend with 40,000 troops. Halabytus has no food and grass, and the Samians have all fled. The Carthaginian Legion has just been defeated, and the Macedonian Legion and the Second Conqueror Legion are still in the south.

We don’t have any conditions to defend Halabytos.”

With his cloak fluttering in the wind, Sakprut, who was wearing thick armor, groaned for a moment. He turned around and glanced at Gawain with a look of displeasure in his eyes.

"Can't retreat!"

He strode towards the stairs of the inner city, his voice upright and powerful: "It is precisely because Carthage was defeated and retreated that the Seres army was able to march straight in. If Harabitos is not defended, the Seres will chase us directly into Analia and threaten Euphilo.

Gao Wen, I know you are very wise, but you don’t understand that as a soldier or an emperor, sometimes what you need is not wisdom, but courage and a long-term vision.

Convey the emperor's will to the soldiers in the city and tell them that the emperor will guard Halabytus with them and keep the people of Seres firmly on the plateau. "

Sakprut walked down the city wall, giving orders non-stop to the knights following closely behind him.

"Gather the soldiers, reinforce the city walls, and plunder any living Samos in the city. Bring the men to the city walls to help defend the city, and throw the women into the barracks to relieve the soldiers. If they die, use them as food.

If anyone resists and refuses to comply, we will kill them all, including our soldiers!"

Soon after the iron-blooded emperor issued the order, the remaining 40,000 Sakpruit troops in the city became restless and began to loot the city for property and food. Some Satsumas hiding in their homes were dragged out of the houses, and even children hiding in the cellar were not spared.

While things were getting busy here, they were still a hundred miles southeast of Harabitos.

After passing the desolate grassland, there is a rolling hilly area. On the flat road below, there are teams of cavalry sweeping the area. There are 20,000 Mongolian light cavalry led by Subutai. With the help of mare's milk, they retain sufficient physical strength in the entire army.

After removing the Samian village, the main task of the Mongolian light cavalry was to wipe out the defeated Carthaginian army and hunt down the scouts of the Sakpruit army stationed in Harabitos.

The impact of the war became unclear.

Under the intertwined hills, the Samoan village was not harassed by the Mongolian cavalry, but they still hid in the village in fear with wooden pitchforks and sticks, watching the sun gradually set. You know, when the Seris from the east came over, they massacred everyone regardless of age.

You never know, the other party may suddenly rush into the village.

Moreover, at this time in the night, the ground beneath one's feet continued to vibrate slightly, which lasted for a whole hour.

The brave Samos looked out from the village at the night.

Below the hill, the flames pushed aside the darkness of night, forming a fire dragon that moved past, with Eastern cavalry running in the flames.

The Samoan man lying in the grass outside the village entrance then separated into several beams of fire and ran up the hillside towards the village.

In the light of the fire, they were wearing shabby leather coats, carrying crude hunting bows on their backs, with scimitars hanging around their waists, and their looks were rough and fierce.

The Samoan men were so frightened that they dared not utter a word, thinking that the other men would come into the village and kill people, loot property, and rape women.

However, when they entered the village, they stopped their horses in front of a house and muttered something, but did not enter the house. Instead, they looked around and made sure there was no danger. Then they drew water from the well in the yard and filled the water bags around their waists.

The Samoyeds in the house were naturally startled by the noise, but they did not dare to leave the house. They hugged the old and young in the family, hiding in the corner or in the closet, waiting for the disaster to come.

After filling their water bags, several Mongolian cavalrymen outside the house mounted their horses and left. One of them glanced at the bushes at the entrance of the village, and took out a piece of silver jewelry from his waist. The carvings on it were unique to the Samoan culture of Central Asia.

"I'll give it back to you." The Mongolian cavalryman threw the jewelry into the grass, and it landed on the left hand of the Satsuma man.

A few cavalrymen laughed wildly, rode away on their horses, rushed down the hillside, and soon merged into the mighty "fire dragon".

The Samoan man held the silver jewelry with blood stains in his hand and stared blankly at the fire dragon spreading below. This was a completely different feeling from what he had heard before about the Ceres army burning, killing and looting in the south.

However, he was already content that the village was saved and his fellow villagers and family members were not brutally massacred.

Just as we turned back to the village, the sound of horse hooves from the hill below became more frequent, and human voices could be heard faintly in the darkness, with constant reporting, shouting, and corrections to formation and speed.

"Yig tribe, tell your people to hurry up, the Qingzhou army is almost on you in their vehicles!"

"Catch up with the front team. Almost all the scouts of the western barbarians have been killed. We haven't even got a horse yet. Be careful that no girl will invite you into her tent when you return!"

The sound of horse hooves fell like raindrops.

The dewdrops that had just condensed on the grass leaves were shaken off and fell down, moistening the soil.

The sound of horses' hooves galloping madly across the land, on this midsummer night, the battle that would determine Central Asia's complete independence from Sakpruit had already begun.

The Bactrian army, which was at the center of the war and dominated the war, pretended to be defeated to distract the Sakpruit army, stretching its baggage and front line. At the same time, it counterattacked at lightning speed, defeated the pursuing Carthaginian army, and then traveled lightly, bypassing the nearby Samian city-states, and rushed straight to Harabitos from the southeast in a straight line like lightning.

Whether it was the huge number of Mongolian light cavalry or the cavalry of Lu Bu and Ma Chao, they were all released at this moment, advancing forward madly at a rhythm of fast beating slow, and eliminating the sweeps and checkpoints of the Sakprut army one by one.

There was an inn every five miles between the scouts.

The scouts from all around gathered the information, and the scouts serving as the temporary post would convey messages to the rear every half hour, regardless of whether there was news or not.

Keep the cavalry advancing in front in close contact with the various armies in the rear.

As dawn approached, the white dragon flag with a black background stretched across the hilly area. The soldiers in the carriages changed places with their comrades who had walked all night, and the horses pulling the carriages were also replaced.

After crossing the river called Tomilas, we again entered the border of Harabitos for a short rest.

The wobbly carriage carrying the ancestral coffin also stopped, and the personnel from the Embroidered Uniform Department began to deploy defenses from a distance or replace the horses pulling the carriage.

In the faint golden sun and moist air of the early morning, Su Chen slowly opened his eyes on the tiger-skin chair and woke up from a light sleep.

He looked around and could faintly see beacon fires rising in some directions.

In the northwest, the outline of a huge city can also be vaguely seen.

Su Chen's eyes were immersed in the early morning sun, which seemed particularly bright. The moment the scene of leaving the Harabitos world emerged, a faint arc appeared at the corner of his mouth. Most of the previous plans had been completed, and what remained was to severely damage the Sakprut army.

He raised his hand and gave the order.

"Notify everyone to take a rest. Send someone to urge the rear team that hasn't crossed the river yet to hurry up..." Wu Zixun, with fatigue on his face, could no longer ride a horse. His old injuries were still on his body, and the long journey made him almost unable to hold on.

Fortunately, there was Li Chaofu, the translator, who could take over. After he gave the emperor's order, the messenger rode away on horseback.

Su Chen got up from the chair, got off the carriage wearing armor and dragging a cloak, and washed his face and neck with the help of Wu Zixun, and then asked.

"Is there any news from Han Xin?"

He was not asking this question to Wu Zixun. Dian Wei came from behind the ancestral coffin carriage and sat down a little further back with his double halberds stuck in the ground, making a rough sound.

"Your Majesty, not yet. The Marquis of Huaiyin has a history of bad deeds. Your Majesty, aren't you worried?"

"Worried?" Su Chen put down the silk handkerchief, waved his hand and asked Wu Zixun to take the basin away. Then, he looked at the soldiers who were resting on the spot around him.

"The one who should be worried is Sakpruit. As for the Marquis of Huaiyin, I will give him enough trust and respect. He likes this feeling."

Su Chen did not answer Dian Wei's question directly, but took a tactful approach.

This makes people on both sides feel comfortable.

Xu Chu also came over, took the water bag from Dian Wei's waist and took a big gulp.

"His Majesty!"

When he returned the water bag to Dian Wei, a messenger rushed over from the front, jumped off his horse, hurriedly passed through the armored soldiers of the Tiger Guard Camp, knelt on one knee eight steps away, and presented the information in his hand.

Wu Zixun took it with both hands and handed it to Su Chen.

The latter unfolded it, took a look, and forced out a sneer.

"Pass the information to Marquis Huaiyin!"

"Here!"

"Your Majesty, what does the battle report say?" Dian Wei and Xu Chu came over, and Wu Zixun and Li Chaofu on the side, and even Li Tiangang, who was out of the carriage twisting his waist and practicing health-preserving boxing, were also showing curiosity.

"Emperor Sakprut is reinforcing Harabitos. He wants to stop our counterattack here."

The early morning is about to pass and the morning sun shines on the earth.

Everyone's vision gradually became brighter, and the outline of Harabitos in the distance became much clearer in the morning sun.

Su Chen put his hands behind his back and looked at the outline of the huge city in the northwest.

"If this posture were used on the Samos, it would indeed scare them, but... doesn't Sakpruit know how my army is trained?"

With his cloak lifted, Su Chen took the reins handed to him by Wu Zixun, climbed onto the horse's back and sat firmly, his eyes showing a ferocious look.

"My army also fought its way out of adversity, and has not had many smooth battles.

Since he wants to use this city to stop me, I will attack it again and I will take down all his troops!"

Su Chen whispered and raised his hand: "Send the order, cut down trees, set up camp, and build siege equipment!"

Thousands of figures rose from the ground and gathered around.

And in the farther direction, the strongest cavalry in the world was also gathering on the plain.

On the plain south of Harabitos City, the largest and strongest army in the world began to surge in like a tide, turning into a huge tide.

The originally huge city now looked tiny, like a reef standing in the ocean.

mid-July.

Under the city of Harabitos, the sound of war drums reached its climax. The first to go into battle were 20,000 Xiliang troops. On both sides of the Xiliang army were the 40,000 troops of the Samoan Emperor Adal.

Their strengths varied, but following the formation of the Xiliang Army, they were able to march in neat steps and move slowly and courageously.

Under the fluttering "Han" flag, Han Xin stood under the chariot canopy with a sword in hand.

"Notify the Emperor of the Satsumas and have him attack!"

In the distance, the rumbling footsteps of the Xiliang army seemed to shake the opposite city wall. Dong Zhuo stood under the big flag on his horse. Soon, a military order came. He looked up at the word "Xilian", put down the serrated knife on his shoulder, and swung it fiercely.

His voice was like thunder: "Attack the city——"

woo~~
Woohoo——

The trumpet sounded.

There were 10,000 men in the front line, divided into five camps. Guo Si abandoned his spear, wore only a leather armor, and held a ring-handled sword in his hand.

He nodded to the cavalry on his left and right.

He ordered the cavalry to gallop towards the army where Adar was. Soon, the Samian trumpets sounded, and 40,000 Samian soldiers, divided into two echelons, rushed towards the city wall with ladders.

Arrows flew down from the sky, and below the soldiers holding shields, the Samos ran with ladders. At the cost of hundreds or thousands of casualties, they quickly built ladders to the city wall in front of them. Figures suppressed the fear in their hearts and the excitement of the Xiliang army's support from behind, and climbed the city wall with swords in their hands, shouting and screaming.

At that moment, an astonishing siege began.

Lancelot, one of the Twelve Knights of the Round Table, personally climbed up the city wall and watched his generals commanding them to defend the city.

In the military camp behind him in the city, the forcibly conscripted Satsuma men were being given long sticks and forced to climb the city walls.

In the military camp, more soldiers of the Sakprut army were tightening the cloth strips in their hands tightly around the handles of their swords. Emperor Sakprut personally came to the military camp and toasted these soldiers.

"Go out from the east gate and attack the camp of Emperor Seres. It's up to you!"

After this trip, thousands of people have no chance of coming back alive.

All of a sudden, the empty wine glasses smashed to the ground.

Thousands of people drank strong liquor and knelt down to pay the highest tribute to Emperor Sakpruit in front of them.

……

At this time at the South Gate, the fierce siege was still going on. In the formation of the Xiliang army that was ready for battle at any time, Guo Si spat on horseback.

"What a mess the Samos are fighting."

(End of this chapter)