Horse on the World

Chapter 324

At the end of February in the first year of Zhaoqing in the Great Chu Dynasty, it was already warm spring in the Central Plains, and although the snow had melted on the grassland, it was still cold and windy. Looking from a high place, among the desolate withered yellow at a glance, there are white trees , blue tents of various colors surround the majestic Bayan Har city, forming a circle, between the two, not a single blade of grass grows, there is mud everywhere, dark red blood is everywhere, and the remnant soldiers are all dead. Yes, the tattered flags planted on the battlefield fluttered in the wind, making people sigh in desolation and misery.

Ten days ago, the outer defense line of Bayan Har, which stretched for several miles, was wiped out by the coalition forces of Dingzhou and Shiwei, and the army approached the main city of Bayan Har.The barbarian army, who thought it was about to usher in a brutal city offensive and defensive battle, was surprised to find that the Dingzhou army had no intention of attacking the city at all, but started civil work around Bayan Har city.

Around the city of Bayan Har, the barbarians themselves dug a ditch about 20 meters deep and [-] meters wide. There is no river near Bayan Har, and the bottom of this ditch is filled with sharp bamboo spears. spears, to replace the role of the moat, but now, the Dingzhou Army began to build a parapet about a hundred steps away from this trench. It only took ten days, and a parapet surrounding the city of Bayan Har The construction was completed, but the Dingzhou Army did not intend to stop at all, and began to build the second parapet.

Now, Bayar finally fully understood what Li Qing meant, he wanted to trap and starve himself to death.The strategic concept that he had drawn up before to defend the city and wait for the chaos in the Central Plains to force Li Qing to withdraw and return to the country was completely bankrupt. Li Qing didn't care about any changes in the Central Plains, but only focused on putting himself to death first.

Now Bayan Har City can't afford it anymore, and the food in the city is getting more and more scarce. Although 50 jin of food was exchanged from Li Qing for [-] slaves, it is shared equally among the clansmen in the city. More than a catty.Now there are nobles in the city, and the tribal leaders can only drink a little porridge every meal, and only the front-line soldiers can guarantee a dry meal a day to maintain their strength.Even if all the horses and livestock are killed in the end, how long can it last?

Can't afford it anymore, there is still a month at most, Bayan Har City will run out of ammunition and food, and will fall into death.Bayar fell into despair, and the leaders of the various ministries in the city fell into despair earlier than him.

And outside the city, although Li Qing's logistics supplies have to be transported from Dingzhou, which is thousands of miles away, it is obvious that Dingzhou has extremely rich logistics reserves. Every day standing on the city, you may see the endless convoy They came from the east in mighty force and sailed into Li Qing's camp.

When the Dingzhou Army began to build the second parapet, Bayan Har City began to take the initiative to attack, but it was obvious that the Dingzhou Army had expected it to be ready, and the barbarian army paid a huge price, but only destroyed a few hundred meters long At this distance, Dingzhou soldiers can restore it in less than a day, but they can restore the breast wall like a labyrinth. Seeing that the labyrinth-like breast wall is getting longer and more, all the barbarians are silent, and they are waiting for the final battle. The moment has come.

"Attack, let's break through!" Boyan said to Bayar. "Gather all the elites, and we will protect His Majesty to protrude. As long as His Majesty is still alive, there is still hope for our grassland."

Bayar smiled wryly, "Breakthrough? Boyan, my whole army of Langben was wiped out, leaving only a few thousand people left. Long Xiao has suffered losses, and now there are still 3 people. Even if your two banners are doing their best now, they will not be able to survive." We can gather up to 2 people at most. How many fighters can there be in the other ministries? It’s a big deal if we can gather 10 people. Army, there are tens of thousands of people in any direction. They are well equipped and their morale is high, Boyan, can we stand out?"

Boyan was about to speak, but Bayar raised his hand to stop him, and continued: "Take a step back, even if we can break through, how many people are left? Throw away all the women, children, old people and children in this city. For Li Qing? Without these clansmen, what is the use of us even if we stand out? Are we terrified like bereaved dogs, avoiding Li Qingman's pursuit on the grassland all day long? Therefore, I would rather die here."

"But Li Qing will not give us the right to die in battle, he will starve us to death in the city." Boyan said angrily.

"Maybe, but Boyan, I have a hunch that if we don't leave, we may fight for a way out for the tribe, and if we break through and leave, then my grassland tribe will really lose their family and destroy the country." Bayar Thoughtful and authentic.

Boyan looked at Bayar inexplicably, not understanding what he was talking about.Watching Bayar close his eyes wearily, he gave a silent salute, turned around and left the hall, and went to inspect the city. Now the whole barbarian tribe is in great difficulty, and the city and the city have begun to mix up. From time to time, some tribes will break out. Sometimes it may be for a little trivial thing.

Outside the city, in the Dingzhou military camp, Sushun, the leader of Lan Xunshou, who had been neglected for a long time, was finally invited by Li Qing to his central army camp. Lieduo's eyes were red and swollen, and the wrinkles on his face were extraordinarily deep.

There was no one else in the tent, only Li Qing and his bodyguard Tang Hu.

"Leader Sushun, I invited you here today to tell you that I will let you go today, and you can go back to Bayan Har City." Li Qing looked at Sushun with a smile, but in the other party's eyes , there is an indescribable treachery in this smile, knowing that the other party has a conspiracy, but he can't guess it.

"Dashuai Li has something for Sushun to do, just say it clearly." Sushun is a dead pig now, not afraid of boiling water, and said straight away, "However, if you want me to persuade you to surrender, I can tell you bluntly, it is impossible , it is impossible for Bayar to surrender."

Li Qing remained calm and said: "Do you think it is necessary for me to persuade Bayar to surrender in the current situation? At most one month, Bayan Har City will not find even a mouse, and there will not be a single grain left Now, Bayan Hara will become a dead city without looking for a fight, and those who don’t want to die will surrender to me, I can’t think of any other way for them to go.”

Sushun sneered: "The dog jumps over the wall when he is in a hurry. Has Li Shuai ever seen an eagle catch a rabbit? Although there is a huge difference in strength, sometimes it is the eagle who dies. Although the probability is not high, it is not a time when there is no success." .”

Li Qing laughed, "Thank you, Chief Sushun, for reminding me, don't worry, I won't make the mistake of that eagle, well, let's just say it, I'll let you go, are you willing to go back?"

"Of course I would!" Su Shun hurriedly stood up, "There are tens of thousands of people from my blue tribe in the city, and it is my wish to die with them."

Li Qing clapped his hands and said, "That's very good, then I would like to ask Chief Sushun one more thing."

"Marshal Li, please tell me, as long as it can be done, I will do it for you."

"It's not difficult, it's not difficult!" Li Qing said with a smile: "You just need to say a word to Bayar for me. At noon tomorrow, a tent will be erected between our army and Bayan Har city. Just bring one guard and wait for him there, if he is willing to have a talk with me, I will invite him to come here tomorrow, remember, there is only one chance, after tomorrow, there will be no such chance again."

"What do you mean?" Sushun was a little dazed, really not understanding Li Qing's intention.

"You don't understand, I think Bayar will understand, you just need to bring your words, as for whether he will come or not, it's up to him, tell Bayar, I'll wait for him there for an hour. waiting."

"Huzi, see off the guests for me. You personally send the leader of Sushun out of the camp and let him return to Bayan Har City." Li Qing said loudly.

Riding alone out of the Dingzhou army camp, Sushun rode his horse for a long distance, looking back, he couldn't believe that he was released so easily, without beheading himself, without asking for any ransom, Maybe in Li Qing's eyes, he now has only one value as a messenger!
Shaking his head sadly, once upon a time, he was a glorious and lofty figure, but now he has fallen to such a state, it is a matter of time and fate, the tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by dogs, and the plucked phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken.

Riding the horse slowly through the battlefield, before reaching the wide ditch, someone in the city had already spotted the man who came alone on horseback, the cold light was shining, and an arrow was aimed at him from afar.

"I am Sushun from Lanbu, open the city gate!" Sushun shouted loudly.

Hearing Sushun's self-introduction, a general in the city stood up, sized it up for a while, then shrank back. Soon, the city was crowded with people, and a familiar figure appeared in front of Sushun, "Bo Yan, I am Su Shun!"

On the city, Boyan was surprised and delighted, "Sushun, you are still alive!" He ordered repeatedly: "Open the city gate and let Sushun, the head bannerman, come in."

The suspension bridge fell, the city gate opened, and Sushun slowly rode in. Although he came back alive, Sushun was not half happy.

"Brother Sushun, we haven't heard from you all this time. We thought you were killed. God is sorry, you are still alive!" Bayar held Sushun's hand and said with emotion.

There were tears in Sushun's eyes, he had been fighting with the person in front of him all his life, but now, he was a pair of brothers and sisters.

"Your Majesty, Li Qing asked me to bring you a message. At noon tomorrow, a large tent will be erected in the middle of the battlefield. He will only bring one guard, and he will wait for you there. He wants to talk to you about our grassland clan." future." Su Shun said.

"What?" Boyan was startled, and immediately said angrily: "Li Qing is really uneasy and kind, and wants to trap and kill His Majesty the Emperor. Such a stupid plan, do you really think we are all three-year-olds?"

Bayar shook his head, "Bo Yan, don't get angry, Li Qing really wants to see me."

"How can Your Majesty be sure? This is not a small matter. Once the judgment is wrong, it will ruin the big thing." Boyan said anxiously.

"How bad can things go wrong now?" Bayar sighed, "If Li Qing wants to take my life, he just needs to wait patiently for a while, so why bother to do such a clumsy plan!"

"Then what does he want to do?" Boyan asked puzzled.

"Because he wants a stable grassland, a stable rear, not a grassland with nothing but a mountain of corpses and blood." Bayar said lightly: "Li Qing has great ambitions. If he wants to compete in the Central Plains, the grassland must be calm. This is the hope of our clansman's survival, and it is also the capital of my negotiation with him."

(End of this chapter)