Gou writes entries in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 138
After all, Zhao Yun was a man familiar with the art of war, and he immediately understood Liu Xuan's intentions.

"My lord, what do you mean, siege the city and call for reinforcements?"

Liu Xuan smiled and nodded: "Yes, we can't catch up with the Qiang and Hu people on the grassland, so we have to let them chase us."

"If Beigong Ling is not in the city, then catch her when she comes for help."

Zhao Yun said: "What if Bei Gongling is in the city?"

Liu Xuan raised his lips, "Then we can return to Yangzhou before winter comes."

Liu Xuan had never met Bei Gong Ling, and no one under his command knew Bei Gong Ling.

But he could still know from the few clues that Beigong Ling was very important to the Qiang and Hu people, and Jincheng was very important to Beigong Ling.

This is enough.

Two days later, Liu Xuan's troops ushered in the first wave of Qiang and Hu attacks.

About 5000 Qiang and Hu cavalry came from the east and charged towards the [-] Liu Xuan troops who were left guarding the east gate.

The Qiang and Hu people are famous for their mounted archery, and their attack methods are somewhat simple. They rely on their excellent riding skills and skilled archery skills to first conduct long-range harassment. After the opponent has suffered a large number of casualties, they then use cavalry to charge forward and use cavalry scimitars. Perform a melee attack.

Liu Xuan's three thousand defenders remained motionless in the face of five thousand Qiang and Hu cavalry.

Infantrymen wearing alloy steel armor hid behind the horses, waiting for the Qiang and Hu cavalry to approach, and fired back with bows and arrows.

Although the Qiang and Hu people were excellent at volley shooting, Liu Xuan's infantry defense was too tight. Even though the Qiang and Hu cavalry were raining arrows, they could not penetrate the infantry's alloy steel armor.

In a wave of shooting, only a few arrows could luckily pass through the gaps in the alloy steel armor and cause damage to Liu Xuan's infantry.

On Liu Xuan's side, these infantrymen were elites selected from a hundred thousand troops. Although they were elites in infantry warfare, they were also quite proficient in riding and shooting.

The accuracy of archery is naturally not comparable to that of the running cavalry when they are stationary. In addition, the defense of the Qiang and Hu cavalry is really poor. Only a few soldiers can have a broken chainmail to protect the vital points of the chest and abdomen.

Due to the shooting competition between the two sides, the Qiang and Hu cavalry were quickly reduced in number.

After several rounds of maneuvers, the number of five thousand cavalry was reduced to less than three thousand.

However, instead of retreating, the remaining cavalry launched an even more frantic attack on Liu Xuan's 3000 men.

Seeing that their bows and arrows were ineffective, the remaining three thousand Qiang and Hu cavalry simply gave up their bows and arrows. The army formed a cavalry charge formation and charged straight towards Liu Xuan's troops.

Liu Xuan looked at the oncoming cavalry phalanx and couldn't help but sneered,
"court death!"

As soon as he raised his hand, the infantrymen in front of the formation quickly moved to the side, and the central door opened wide, revealing the Iron Pagoda behind.

When it comes to cavalry charging into battle, what other arms can withstand the impact of the Iron Buddha?
Although there are only more than 200 iron pagodas, heavy cavalry versus light cavalry never relies on numbers to win.

More than 200 iron pagodas rushed out from the rear, faster and faster, and soon encountered the Qiang and Hu cavalry rushing from the front.

Tiefutu rushed into the Qiang and Hu cavalry formation without any scruples. Like red-hot molten iron poured into the snow, the Qiang and Hu cavalry formation collapsed instantly.

Immediately, the Qiang and Hu army formations in the rear also collapsed.

People screamed, horses whined, blood splattered, and broken limbs flew.

Tiefutu penetrated the Qiang and Hu cavalry formation without any suspense.

As soon as the formation broke up, the Qiang and Hu cavalry scurried back and forth in the formation like headless flies.

At the same time, they had to accept burst attacks from Liu Xuan's infantry.

Tiefutu turned his horse's head and formed a formation to sprint again. The Tiger Battalion cavalry who had been preparing for battle also joined the encirclement and suppression of the Qiang and Hu cavalry.

The main battlefield in the center was a deadly collision at Tiefu Tu. On both sides of the battle formation, the Tiger Battalion was harvesting the scattered Qiang and Hu cavalry. On this end, more than 2000 heavily armed infantry who were waiting in full formation had blocked the front exit.

The battle lasted for more than an hour. In the end, more than 1000 remnants of the [-] Qiang and Hu cavalry were defeated and fled.

As the sun sets, Liu Xuan's men are cleaning the battlefield. Horses and arrows are all scarce supplies.

Since he had made up his mind to besiege the city for reinforcements, the more arrows, the better.

Jia Xu stepped forward and said: "These Qiang and Hu people have pretty good fighting capabilities. There are more than 5000 people. Nearly half of them died in the battle but they didn't collapse. They can also organize suicide attacks. It seems that there are really important people in the city."

Liu Xuan nodded and said: "Bei Gong Ling has not shown up yet, and the people outside the city are so eager to break through the blockade. I can already conclude that Bei Gong Ling is in the city."

"Instruct the defenders of each gate to guard the city gate to prevent the enemy from breaking through. In addition, the Tiger Camp and Iron Buddha Tu will be mobilized as mobile units to quickly support other gates."

Liu Xuan knew that if five thousand Qiang and Hu attacked one gate today, they would end up with almost the entire army annihilated. In subsequent attacks, the Qiang and Hu would probably change their strategy and focus on one place.

After all, Liu Xuan only had more than 2000 people, evenly distributed to only 3000 people at each city gate.

Although they are all heavily armed elites, if the enemy launches a full-scale assault, there are only more than 200 iron pagodas at each city gate, so their lethality is limited after all.

Heavy cavalry is a type of unit that must be large-scale to be lethal.

Jia Xu responded: "Don't worry, my lord, I have ordered all the scouts in the army to be dispatched to spread the vision farther away. If there is any movement from the Qiang and Hu people, we will be able to get the news at least half a day in advance, and we will have enough time to react."

In the next two days, the Qiang and Hu people outside the city did not launch attacks.

However, according to the information collected by Liu Xuansa's scouts, almost all the Qiang and Hu cavalry in the Hetao Plain were on the move.
It was obvious that they were preparing for a bigger offensive.

On the fifth day, the scouts came to report that the Qiang and Hu people had dispatched about 5 cavalry, which had been assembled and was only half a day away from Jincheng.

At this time, many generals such as Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, and Zhao Yun had gathered around Liu Xuan.

The three thousand Tiger Battalion soldiers also abandoned their war horses and put on familiar infantry armor, and the whole army was on standby.

Liu Xuan looked at the majestic team in front of him and said confidently: "We have been surrounding the city for almost half a month, and we have finally attracted all the Qiang and Hu cavalry."

"Next, it's our turn to take advantage of the danger."

"Lu Bu and Zhao Yun obey the order!"

"The end is here!"

"You two will lead a battalion of [-] tigers to attack the city. We must capture it within an hour."

Lu Bu shook his arm and grinned: "If my lord can help me with the dragon spear, half an hour will be enough."

Liu Xuan smiled easily: "Okay, then I will help you climb first!"

The sky was gradually getting brighter, and the Qiang and Hu defenders on the east wall of Jincheng had become accustomed to being surrounded by enemies outside the city but not attacking.

He didn't notice that there seemed to be more enemy troops outside the east gate at this time.It was soon time to change the guard, and the defenders on the city wall began to pack up their armor and weapons and prepare to go down the city wall.

Suddenly Liu Xuan's soldiers below the city moved.

Thousands of archers suddenly rushed within an arrow's range, and their arrows flew towards the city wall as if they were free.

The defenders on the wall were unable to escape, and dozens of them were shot down in an instant.

The rest of the people were also suppressed by bows and arrows and did not dare to show their heads.

At this time, the remaining several thousand infantrymen under the city had picked up all the resisting horses and threw them into the moat.

Most of the moat, which was not deep, was filled in at once. These infantrymen seemed to have been prepared. After filling the Juma, they moved the prepared sandbags from the back of the camp and quickly filled it on top of the Juma.

In just a quarter of an hour, the moat was filled with a path more than one meter wide.

Although there was no way for siege engines to cross the river, the soldiers and horses were enough to cross.

Lu Bu and Zhao Yun stood in front of Liu Xuan. Seeing that the moat had been filled, they waved their hands and led a dozen Tiger Camp soldiers to rush over first.

Lu Bu rushed to the foot of the city wall, looked at the eight or nine meter high city wall and grinned at Liu Xuan,
"Lord, please send me to the wall."

Liu Xuan nodded, put Ruyi's dragon spear on the ground, and raised his head towards Lu Bu,

Lu Bu understood, holding Fang Tian's painted halberd in one hand and the dragon spear's head in the other.
As Liu Xuan recited silently: Chang

Ruyi's dragon spear instantly stretched to its limit, and Lu Bu's body soared into the sky like a rocket.

It suddenly rose to six meters high, and was already less than three meters away from the top of the city wall.
I saw Lu Bu supporting his arms and using the force, he stepped on the gap in the city wall. Using the force, his body rose by more than one meter again.

Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand hooked upwards, and the crescent-shaped halberd blade hooked the edge of the city wall.

With the help of his hands, Lu Bu straightened his body and climbed up the tower gracefully.

The whole process seems complicated, but with the tacit cooperation of Liu Xuan and Lu Bu, it only takes a few seconds.

Lu Bu went to the top of the city, and the defenders on the wall also reacted and rushed over with their swords raised.

How could these ordinary soldiers withstand the power of Lu Bu Fangtian's painted halberd? They were all killed by Lu Bu's halberd.

Zhao Yun was almost dumbfounded when he saw this method of siege for the first time.

It turns out that attacking a city can be so easy, especially Liu Xuan's gun, which made Zhao Yun drool.
He is also a master of using guns. How could Zhao Yun not know how powerful such a dragon gun is?

Liu Xuan said to Zhao Yun with a relaxed look: "Come, Zilong, I will help you go up."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun followed suit, held the dragon head of the Ruyi Dragon Spear, and flew up with the help of the Dragon Spear.

While the person was in the air, Zhao Yun also put his feet on the gap in the city wall and raised his body by more than one meter. Although the person had passed the dragon spear, he was still two or three meters away from the city head.

Zhao Yun was using a gun, but it didn't have a hook-shaped crescent blade like Fang Tian's painted halberd, so it couldn't hook onto the city wall and climb up.
So after using his strength to cross the Dragon Spear, Zhao Yun had nowhere to borrow his strength. His time in the air disappeared and his body was about to fall.

At this moment, he saw the silver spear in Zhao Yun's hand dance and stab straight down.

This spear hit the dragon head of the Ruyi Dragon Spear accurately. The barrel of the spear was slightly bent, and then rebounded. Zhao Yun also took advantage of this rebound force to raise his body by two meters again. He was already higher than the city head. .

As soon as he stepped on the female wall, Zhao Yun was in the air, and the shadow of his gun had already enveloped Lu Bu behind him.

Several Qiang and Hu soldiers were stabbed by Zhao Yun's spears and fell to the ground dead.

If you look closely at the wounds, you can see that they were all stabbed at vital points and killed with one shot.

Lu Bu and Zhao Yun were back to back, with one person responsible for the Qiang and Hu defenders in one direction, and the battle suddenly became easier.

Although the defenders on the city wall still rushed forward fearlessly, the position at the top of the city had been stabilized.
A dozen Tiger Battalion soldiers below fired the arm crossbows on their arms, and the crossbow arrows connected to the alloy steel cables were shot at the top of the city. The Tiger Battalion soldiers below calmly climbed the city wall along the steel cables.

By the time hundreds of Tiger Battalion elites boarded the city, there was no suspense about the siege.

The east gate of Jincheng was wide open, Liu Xuan led his troops into the city, and the army went straight to the other three gates. After overwhelming the defenders at the gates, all the troops outside the city entered the city.

Only then did Liu Xuan discover why so many defenders in Tiancheng did not launch a decent breakout battle.

It turned out that there were not many Qiang and Hu soldiers in the city, less than 3000.

Hundreds of people died in the initial breakout attempt, and in this siege battle, many more people were killed. There were not many Qiang and Hu soldiers left in the city.

In fact, this was because Liu Xuan overestimated the Qiang and Hu. Considering that the Qiang and Hu cavalry that invaded Hedong had a total of 7 and 20 people, the local Qiang and Hu soldiers should have numbered more than [-] and [-].

But in fact, there are not many Qiang and Hu cavalry left in the entire Hetao Plain, and there are not even as many Qiang and Hu people in Hedong County.

This is because the Qiang and Hu cavalry are most keen on invading the Han Dynasty's grazing valley every year. Especially this year, the Qiang and Hu people plan to invade Hedong, cross the river and continue south to plunder Luoyang.
Therefore, more than half of the Qiang and Hu cavalry were dispatched this time, hoping to make a serious robbery and then spend the winter peacefully on the grassland.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xuan, a tough opponent, not only broke the Qiang and Hu people's dream of sweeping Luoyang, but also spent hundreds of millions to destroy almost all the Qiang and Hu cavalry who invaded Hedong, and their heads were piled into hills.

The Qiang and Hu people in the city were no longer able to survive. Liu Xuan did not order a search of the city because tens of thousands of Qiang and Hu cavalry were already in sight outside the city.

Four thousand soldiers were ordered to guard the four gates, and the rest climbed onto the city wall to prepare for the Qiang and Hu people's siege.

Speaking of which, after several years of fighting, Liu Xuan still had the experience of defending the city when he was in Huaiyin. The rest of the time they were the siege party.

For the soldiers under his command, defending the city is obviously much easier than attacking the city.

Seeing the Qiang and Hu cavalry coming from all directions, the soldiers on the city wall were not afraid of the revolt and were finally able to fight happily again.

The Qiang and Hu cavalry in the distance finally rushed to the city. They couldn't help but be dumbfounded when they saw the scattered horses and the crisscrossed trenches outside the city.

What about the promised siege of the city by the Han army?Why did the Han army defend the city?
The Qiang and Hu cavalry came in a hurry and did not think that they needed to attack the city, so they did not even have a single siege equipment.

They don't have Liu Xuan's ability to climb the city with the help of dragon spears and arm crossbows.

As a last resort, tens of thousands of cavalry had to temporarily camp outside the city while cutting down trees to quickly make siege ladders.

At this juncture, it was too late to use siege equipment such as wells and rams, and they could only make simple ladders.

Fortunately, there were enough people, and hundreds of crude ladders were built in one day.

After the ladder was built, the Qiang and Hu people held it up and attacked from four directions at the same time. A massive siege began.

It's a pity that the Qiang and Hu people are good at riding and shooting, but climbing high and attacking cities is really not their strong point.
Although there are archers below covering the city, they are constantly shooting arrows at the top of the city. Unfortunately, Liu Xuan's soldiers on the city wall are all covered with alloy steel armor from the top of the head to the knees. With the cover of the female wall, the bow and arrow shooting below cannot cause any damage at all. On the contrary, A lot of arrows were provided to them.

There was also a strange scene in the battle at the city wall: among hundreds of ladders, not one of them was knocked down.

(End of this chapter)