The eldest son of the red mansion

Seeing that they were all silent, Arslen Khan knew that if he did not make a statement, the joint attack might come to an end.

So Arslen Khan said in public: "Tomorrow will attack the city, and my deployment will be the first to attack. You will attack sequentially like today. There must be no mistakes."

Hearing from the tribal leader that Arslen Khan's tribe was the first to attack, his expression softened a bit, but it was still not very good-looking.They Tatars are a nation on horseback, and they are not good at attacking cities, but now they are asked to attack fortified cities.Even if they captured the city, they could not make up for their losses.

Arslen Khan looked at the many tribal leaders below, and said confidently: "You don't have to worry about losing too many people. Intensify the attack these two days. After a while, I will have a way to take down Kaipingwei."

Arslen Khan attacked Kaipingwei this time. In the first few days, he just wanted to defend Sobud, but later on, he felt that this attack was a good way to gradually weaken the tribes. So these days, He has been insisting on the siege.On the surface, it was said that because of Sobud's revenge, secretly watching the various tribes suffer heavy losses, I became more and more happy in my heart.But he also knew enough was enough, so he decided to send his troops tomorrow.

The next day, the siege continued, still the routine of the previous day.The Tatars rushed towards the city wall carrying the ladder.A few people are holding the ladder below, and others are going up the ladder.

Kaipingwei's soldiers each brought a young man with them today. This is to allow the soldiers to have time to rest, and to replace the elite soldiers with young men, so that the old can lead the new and give full play to Kaipingwei's manpower.

Seeing the Tatars climbing up the ladder, the soldiers commanded the young and strong to use rolling wood thunder stones or golden juice, and kept throwing and pouring them down.And the soldiers also started shooting arrows at the Tatars.

And the Tatars also sent archers today to shoot at Kaipingwei under the city, and people from both sides were hit by arrows from time to time.

The archers of Kaipingwei have completely learned badly now. Before each shooting, they have to put the arrow in the golden juice, stir it, and then shoot it.

As time went by, the Tatars suffered more and more casualties. At night, they retreated separately. The Tatars returned to the camp as if they were fleeing for their lives. They were all dejected. Due to lack of time and technology, they could not manufacture more advanced siege equipment. Only ladders are available.But using ladders to attack the city has too many advantages for the defender.So much so that their casualties were very serious, and the blow to morale was even more serious.

When Arslen Khan returned to the big tent, he immediately received complaints from the leaders of various tribes.They could swallow their anger before, but this time they completely ignored his face.

Arslen Khan felt that if he continued to be tough, the people below might mutiny, and he would no longer be able to control the tribes on the grassland when he returned to the grassland.

In order to appease the tribes, Arslen Khan could only announce his plan in advance. He originally planned to implement this plan in a few days to paralyze Jia Ke, but now it seemed that he could not implement it.

Arslen Khan said to the leader of the headquarters: "Everyone don't have to worry, Kaipingwei will definitely be broken tomorrow. This is my guarantee to everyone."

The leaders of the various tribes were skeptical when they heard what he said. Although Kaipingwei is a small city, it has high walls and thick walls. They have suffered a lot in the past two days.According to their thinking, let alone tomorrow, even next month, they may not be able to conquer Kaipingwei.

Arslen Khan saw the doubts of the leaders of the ministries, but he was not ready to explain.Just ordered people to prepare food and wine, let these old foxes have a drink, and temporarily suppress their complaints.

After sending these old foxes away, he ordered his own soldiers to light three huge bonfires in front of his tent.

Let’s talk about Kaipingwei’s side. In today’s fierce battle, Kaipingwei lost more than yesterday. The main reason is that the young and strong went into battle on the first day and didn’t know how to protect themselves, so the loss was relatively large.But for the elite soldiers, the losses were greatly reduced.This is both gratifying and painful.

After Jia Ke had dinner in the evening, because he asked about the wounded soldiers and young men, Jia Ke now set up a medical team in Kaiping Guard, gathering all the doctors in the city to treat the wounded soldiers.Since they were mainly traumatic injuries, Jia Ke had some experience with these osmosis after traveling from modern times.

He prepared a lot of white cloth before this battle.All cleaned and boiled in boiling water.After the wound, various wound medicines were applied and these white cloths were used to bandage the soldier's wound.

Jia Ke did not use spirits, another artifact of the traverser, to cleanse the seriously injured soldiers. This is because no matter how strong the alcohol is in this era, the alcohol content is not high. He has no time to distill, and he started distilling now. The most important thing is that he doesn't know how to distill wine. Unlike other time travelers, he can't remember the process of distilling wine at all. If he wants to distill wine, he must experiment step by step. He doesn't have that time now.

After condolences to the wounded soldiers, Jia Ke returned to the top of the city to inspect. When he was watching the Tatar camp, he suddenly saw three huge bonfires rising on the opposite side.

Seeing the three piles of bonfires, Jia Ke suddenly felt like laughing. Such tricks have long been written badly in various novels.This is using the bonfire as a sign to steal the city tonight.

Seeing these bonfires, Jia Ke even knew who was the insider. The ones who could be the insider were the few fur dealers or horse dealers who often came and went on the grassland.The most likely ones are the few horse merchants. You must know that in this era, horses are important, and military and strategic materials cannot engage in this business without a strong relationship and background.

Jia Ke immediately ordered Feng Mo to be called to the top of the city. After Feng Mo came over, he first saluted Jia Ke, and then asked, "What's the matter, my lord?"

Jia Ke pulled him and pointed out the three bonfires to him. Feng Mo saw the three huge bonfires in the Tatar camp and didn't feel anything unusual.It was common for Tatar camps to light bonfires.

Jia Ke saw his puzzled expression, and then told him what he thought, "These three bonfires started suddenly. We have confronted the Tatars several times, and nothing like this has ever happened. I guess it is The Tatars and the spies in Kaipingwei, the code to communicate."

Feng Mo thought for a while that there was indeed such a possibility, and he admired Jia Ke's prudence very much. Only Jia Ke could be the commander-in-chief of an army like Jia Ke, who didn't let go of a little detail.

"After I came to Kaipingwei, I suspected that the previous Qianhus had died. I am afraid that there were Tatars working in Kaipingwei to inform them. This made the Qianhus of Kaipingwei repeatedly attacked by Tatars. An ambush by the Tartars." Jia Ke then explained to him.

Feng Mo was shocked when he heard Jia Ke's words. The deaths of the previous Qianhu were either caused by a car accident or a shock.There were also several times when he was assassinated and killed by Tatar dead soldiers.Hearing what Jia Ke said now, it is almost a certainty that there will be a detailed tip-off.

Seeing Feng Mo's stunned look, Jia Ke knew that he had understood the key point.So he went on to say to him, "Now that the Tatars have lit three such huge bonfires, I doubt that the Tatars will sneak attack on the city tonight. If they sneak attack, it is most likely in the direction of the city gate, and there must be spies for them Open the city gate."

Chapter 104

Feng Mo thought about Jia Ke's words, and felt that this must be the case, so he said to Jia Ke: "My lord, what should we do?"

Jia Ke smiled at him and said, "Of course it's just waiting for the hare and setting up a net to catch fish. You lead your team to wait for him at the north gate. If he doesn't come, he'll pay you back. If he comes, let him fall into the net."

Feng Mo is now obeying Jia Ke's words. Since Jia Ke ordered him to do so, he has no doubts.Immediately go down and lead the troops, lay an ambush at the north gate, and wait for those spies to throw themselves into the net.

Besides, in Kaipingwei, there is a family who is a well-known wealthy family in Kaipingwei. His family is mainly engaged in horse trading.The past few decades have been smooth and smooth, and nothing has gone wrong.The family owner's surname is Tang, and his full name is Tang Kuai.Since his father's generation, he has been in the horse trading business. After so many years, the road between the imperial court and the grassland has been opened up, no matter where it is, it is unimpeded.Now the household is very rich, and in Xuanfu Town, it is already considered one of the few families.

However, there are rumors outside that the owner Tang Kuai is very nostalgic, so the base camp has not left Kaipingwei all these years.This time when the Tatars came to attack, the government recruited all the men in Kaipingwei. Not only did he send his own family, but even his two sons to the front line.

But almost everyone didn't know that this Tang Dashan was not from the Central Plains.His father was originally a Tatar, and was sent to the Southern Dynasty by the previous Khan as a spy to inform the Tatars, and even used methods such as assassination to eradicate dissidents for the Tatars. After his father died, he took over the job. duty.Although sometimes he forgot that he was a Tatar, but every time an order came, it reminded him of this identity that he hated himself.

The deaths of the former Qianhu of Kaipingwei were all related to him. The assassins who went to assassinate were all Tatar dead soldiers.

Just now, he received a report from the servants who were helping to defend the city on the tower, and three huge bonfires were lit in the Tatar camp.

When Tang Kuai heard the news, he began to feel a little restless. He was different from his father.His father has always considered himself a Tatar, but he has resisted this identity from the bottom of his heart.His mother is from the Central Plains, and he also wants to be from the Central Plains, not a Tatar.

Tang Kuai thought about it at home. He knew that if he followed the orders of the Tatars this time, he would not be able to stay in the Central Plains anymore. , the precarious life, he felt chills in his heart.

He walked around in his room, looking at the house built by two generations of father and son, and thinking about the wool tent on the grassland.He felt that he could make a decision, even if he deserved to die, he could save his children and grandchildren to live a life of glory and wealth.Instead of herding sheep on the prairie and being exploited by the lord, even his wife's new marriage should be given to the lord to enjoy first.

Once a person makes a decision, he feels a sense of relief because he already knows what he is going to face.The same is true of Tang Kuai, he is not afraid of death, but he is afraid of his descendants, like those herdsmen who live a meager life.

Tang Kuai has made a decision, so he can no longer hesitate.

"Come on, prepare a car for me."

At this time his wife came in with a bowl of bird's nest and said to him, "Master, it's so late, where are you going?"

Tang Kuai looked at his old wife, wondering if he would be able to come back after this trip, and said to her tenderly: "I may have to go out for a few days, I will not be at home these days, and I will take care of the house for you." Now, our two sons are not too young, you have to discipline them well, and then marry them a better wife, so that you can take care of them in the future. That's all." After finishing speaking, he walked out.

Her wife sensed that there was something wrong with his manner of speaking.This is not what I said after going out for two days, but it seems to be explaining the funeral.He quickly went up to hold him, his eyes turned red, and he asked him with a crying voice: "What happened to the master? You tell me, let's discuss it together. You are the pillar of our family. Without you, we The family is gone."

Tang Kuai gently grabbed her hands, which were not as soft as they were 20 years ago, and then patted her lightly, comforting her and saying, "It's nothing, just deal with some small things to give our son a better future." Lay a foundation, and you will live with peace of mind in the future.”

Comforting his wife, Tang Kuai went out and got into the car, and went directly to the city gate. When he arrived at the city gate, he saw that the defense here was not strict.But the more this happened, the more frightened he felt.Now that we are fighting the Tatars, the defense at the city gate is so lax, I am afraid that a net has been laid, waiting for the fish to jump in.

Without delay, Tang Kuai got out of the car and looked for a soldier.He asked with a smile on his face: "Little brother, I want to ask you something. I don't know if Lord Qianhu is around. I have something important to report to him."

The soldier looked him up and down, and immediately recognized him. Tang Kuai was well-known in Kaipingwei, and the soldier said with a smile on his face, "So it's Mr. Tang, what do you want to do with Mr. Qianhu? "

Tang Kuai said calmly: "Yes, there are some things that I need to tell Lord Qianhu."

"Then wait for a while, Lord Qianhu is at the top of the city, and I'll have someone report it to you." After finishing speaking, he said to the people next to him: "Go to the top of the city and report to Lord Qianhu, and just tell Mr. Tang in the city. Good man, I have something important to see Lord Qianhu, and see what he says."

The soldiers next to him heard what he said, and immediately ran to the tower.

Tang Kuai waited below for a short time, the soldier came down, and said to Tang Kuai with a smile: "Master Qianhu is very happy to know that Mr. Tang Dashan is visiting. Let me invite him to go to the top of the city to talk." After speaking, he raised his hand and asked Tang Kuai to go to the city.

At this time, Tang Kuai had no way out, so he followed the soldier to the top of the wall.When we reached the top of the city, we walked forward dozens of steps.When he came to a young general, the soldier went up and knelt on the ground on one knee, and said to the young general, "Master Qianhu, Tang Kuai brought it here."

Jia Ke had already looked at the soldier who came up to report just now, and came to him with a man who looked like a middle-aged wealthy businessman.