Royal road

Early the next morning, a messenger came to the city to call the city.Hearing the other party's remarks, Liang Feng almost laughed out of breath.Aid to the King of Chengdu?These light cavalry can completely bypass the Yellow River, so why go to Baixing?Only when he is crazy will he open the road and let the enemy go!

Soon, Liang Feng couldn't laugh anymore.

Standing at the top of the city, he looked down at the city with a solemn expression.I saw a black mass of cavalry galloping from afar, about [-] cavalry, completely ignoring the defenses in the city, and set up camp less than three miles away from the city wall.The neighing of the horses and the flickering of the weapons made it very intimidating from afar.

Anyone with common sense knows that cavalry is not used to attack the city, and even the Huns would not be willing to use such elite cavalry to attack Lucheng.This time, however, it wasn't just the cavalry that came.In the distance, there were cavalry teams driving the crowd and gathering towards the camp.Those staggering and crying are not infantry, but ragged peasants!

"My lord, they have started to plunder the nearby villages. There are also a lot of Huns in the team!" Yiyan's eyes were very good, and he immediately saw that some of them were dressed differently.

Even if a warning is issued in advance to strengthen the guard of the cities along the way, there are still many villages that cannot be defended.Not to mention, there are several Xiongnu villages along the way, and recruiting people from them is just a matter of effort.

This is a clear posture, and these people are going to be used as pioneers to attack the county.

Liang Feng clenched his fists tightly, he was fully sure to defend Lucheng.But the people outside the city want to protect themselves?Could it be that the Huns used the people under his rule to attack his county? !

Yiyan can naturally feel the anger of the person beside him, so why isn't he very depressed.If he had a thousand cavalry in his hand, he would be able to go out of the city immediately and catch the enemy by surprise.But now there are less than five hundred defenders in Lucheng.There is no other way but to stick to the city!

Taking a deep breath, he said softly, "My lord, let's go down to the city. They will attack the city soon."

It is Qingqi speeding forward again, and it is looting the people. The enemy army will not delay for too long, and will immediately organize a tentative attack on the city.At that time, swords and guns have no eyes, and Yiyan will not let the lord take risks in the city.

Logically speaking, at such a time, he should stand at the top of the city to boost morale.However, Liang Feng just glanced at the city, and said: "I will send more young and strong men to the city, you don't need to resist too fiercely, confuse the enemy army, and try to preserve your combat power as much as possible!"

This order sounds unreasonable, but because he is so familiar with his master, Yiyan knew that he must have something planned in his heart, so he immediately said, "Don't worry, master!"

Liang Feng no longer hesitated, striding down the city.Without even looking at the ox cart parked beside him, he turned over and got on his horse, loudly saying, "Go to the west of the city!"

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"General, the messenger has been driven back. Lucheng has no plans to switch."

Hearing this news, Liu Wei was not surprised.Whoever dared to attack and kill five hundred Xiongnu cavalry would certainly not be a cowardly person.Sticking to the city is the most correct choice.

But so what?As long as the attack lasts for three days, Huguan will have to send troops to rescue.Now there are not many county soldiers in Jin State, and most of the cities are empty.Even if the sheriff is tough enough, he won't last long.

Lightly waving his whip, he said: "After half an hour, start attacking the city!"

Without food roads and rear troops, even if they robbed some food and grass, they would not be able to last for a few days.It is still necessary to start the siege as soon as possible.

Half an hour later, driven by the ferocious cavalry with swords and bows, the captive people rushed towards the city tremblingly, carrying heavy sand and stones on their backs.

It is a stupid way to build a platform with soil, and the people who carry the earth and rocks have no defense against the city, and the casualties are extremely high.But this time it was different from the past, the young and strong guarding the city couldn't bear to shoot arrows at all.Without him, those who rushed to the front were all the people near Lucheng, and some of them were even acquainted with them.Under such circumstances, who can kill without changing face?

What's more, behind this group of people, there are enemies on horseback.

The Xiongnu cavalry was divided into several teams and attacked successively.They are the elite of the elite, and their riding and shooting skills are naturally not bad.The fast horse galloped to a place less than a hundred steps away from the city wall, and then opened its bow and threw it.Arrows, like locusts, fell from the sky and hit the top of the city.Most of the people in the city, never seen such a battle before, thanks to Yiyan's quick response, he shouted: "Raise the shield!"

A row of soldiers from the Liang family raised their shields and barely blocked the rain of arrows.However, the wave did not stop, and the wave came again!

Under the cover of the cavalry, those peasants approached the city wall, threw down the sandbags in a hurry, then turned around and ran back, and the second group of peasants also approached the city behind them.There are hundreds of people who were taken captive to carry the sand and stones alone.If they are allowed to build like this, let alone whether they can build up mounds, the morale of the city will collapse!

If you want to confuse the enemy, you can't just avoid the battle.Arrow Rain slacked off a bit, Yiyan immediately said: "Get ready to roll the log, and listen to my orders!"

Regardless of the others, he quickly walked to the big yellow crossbow at the corner of the city.There are a total of six bed crossbows in the city, all of which have been stringed, but have not been used yet.Yiyan aimed his crossbow at the cavalrymen running towards this side, and shouted: "Throw the log!"

Following the command, he squeezed the trigger hard.

There was only a "swish", and the crossbow arrow flew out like a javelin.This crossbow can shoot [-] paces, hit the cavalry with one hit, and string the two horses into blood gourds.Taking advantage of the moment when the cavalry panicked, Qing Zhuang at the head of the city picked up the log he had prepared and threw it down the wall.

Immediately, there were several screams from the city, and several people were injured by the rolling log, which also stopped other peasants in their tracks.However, they were followed by Hun cavalry.There is still a chance of survival if you attack, but you will definitely die if you escape.No one dared to stop.

After all, they were the elite cavalry of the Xiongnu. Although they were startled by the city crossbow, they quickly came to their senses and ran towards the city again.The role of the forward is to ascertain the deployment of the top of the city. If the enemy does not fight back, it will be difficult for them to deploy.

So you came and I went for half an hour, and a cavalry general came to report: "General, there are six bed crossbows in the city. There are about [-] people who can use bows."

This number was about the same as I expected.Liu Wei looked at the scattered arrows flying down from the top of the city, and smiled coldly: "Calculate the timing of the stringing of the city crossbow, and attack in a staggered manner. Save the use of bows and arrows, and let those civilians rush to the front. As long as the offensive is unremitting today, tomorrow They can't defend anymore. If you don't want the city to be destroyed, you can only ask Huguan for help."

Liu Wei never wanted to build an earthen platform that could attack the city by relying on this.Such a method is more of a psychological attack.The defenders of the city were obviously not vicious enough, and they couldn't allow themselves to capture the city.So tired of defending, he will be exhausted within a day.Once people are tired and fearful, they will naturally develop flaws, and then they can sit back and enjoy what they have achieved.

Self-confident that he had found out the strength of the opponent, Liu Wei immediately ordered that the cavalry be divided into twelve teams to attack the city in turn to save horsepower.Looking at the Xiongnu cavalry who started to dismount to rest under the city, killing intent burst out of Yiyan's blue eyes, and he was going to play a protracted war with them.In this case, let's stay with you to the end!

"The enemy cavalry is slack, and they can't attack the top of the city for the time being. Everyone cheer up and kill a few more Huns!"

Following Yiyan's shout, those young adults also gradually mustered up their courage, and organized their defenses.Both sides have their own thoughts and pull up the saw.

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"Fujun, why are you here?" Seeing Liang Feng coming on horseback, Ge Hong was really surprised.What could make this lord hurry up?

"The fine cavalry of the Xiongnu is approaching the city, and I need gunpowder to defend against the enemy!" Liang Feng cut to the chase and stated his purpose directly.

"How can gunpowder defend against the enemy?" Ge Hong was taken aback. He didn't expect the Huns to come so quickly.But how did gunpowder attack cavalry?Its lethality is not as good as that of a crossbow!

The fryer before was indeed quite scary.But more than a catty of medicinal materials would only crack the copper furnace.Calculated in this way, with hundreds of catties of medicine buried under the city, it is indeed possible to blow up the city wall.But the cavalry is not a city wall, it can move!Is it necessary to dig ditches under their camp?Even if he could dig in without being discovered, he still doesn't have enough gunpowder!

"It's not directly killing the enemy with gunpowder. I need something that can make a loud noise and flash light, like a firecracker, but it's hundreds of times stronger than that!" Liang Feng knew better than anyone the real usage of gunpowder.But now, he couldn't make a long spear or cannon, not to mention the forging process, even the power of the potion itself was far from enough.So it can be used only for its most original purpose.

"Ah! Your Majesty wants to use deceit!" Ge Hong has fought in battles and has also read military books.Immediately react, what the other party wants to do.

Liang Feng smiled coldly: "Exactly, it would be even better if Zhichuan could change the color of the light from the gunpowder, blue or white."

"There are a few medicines you can try." Ge Hong turned around and walked towards Dan Shi without hesitation.

Liang Feng said to the guards around him: "Go to the workshop and find two craftsmen with the best skills, preferably good at bow and arrow skills. Get some bamboo poles and hemp paper!"

Regardless of whether the other party could understand or not, Liang Feng followed Ge Hong and walked into the hut.The guards dared not be negligent, and rushed to find someone.Not long after, this small Taoist temple on the side of the mountain was no longer quiet as it used to be.

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As the setting sun was setting, Yiyan stood at the top of the city, looking at the barracks set up by the Huns cavalry, and breathed out the depression in his chest.

On this day, they only killed less than a hundred cavalry, and they cooperated with the city crossbow and arm crossbow to cause those cavalry to suffer a little damage.Dozens of civilian husbands driven by the opponent also died, most of them were hit by rolling logs, and the rest were the Hun infantry he deliberately shot and killed.

But even so, the group of enemy soldiers didn't hurt their bones at all.On the contrary, the young and strong behind him have changed twice, and even the reserve recruits have all been on top.Only the soldiers were suppressed by him, preserving their combat power.

Such a battle is so aggrieved that it makes one's teeth itch.If it were a hot-headed general, I'm afraid he couldn't bear it long ago and would have to attack by force.But Yiyan didn't waver in the slightest.Not only because of the lord's order, but also because he himself knew in his heart that facing such an attack, no matter how violently he fought back, it would be useless.

If you want to defeat the enemy, the only way is to fight in the field!

But how to fight to break through the enemy's camp?The other party is a real veteran, and he can't even find the slightest mistake in camping.Even if it is a night attack, I am afraid it will have little effect.

"Yiying is in the right position, the Lord of the Fu is here to invite you." Behind him, a soldier whispered.

Yiyan glanced at the military camp in the distance, turned around and walked down the city.