Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

The sound of fighting in the valley came to an end. As the Jihu soldiers who were attacking the city retreated to rest, the guards on the city began to drag their tired bodies to clean the battlefield and repair the gaps. Some people simply sat and lay on the ground on the city head to seize the time. Physical recovery.

"Why are these barbarians so vicious? Bring the subordinate of the thief officer named Cui over here. I want to ask him what's weird about him!"

The guard held the wall and looked down. Jihu corpses were scattered everywhere on the land outside the city as far as he could see. The arrogance and contempt in his eyes were no longer the same as before.

According to past combat experience, the fighting spirit of these Jihu troops cannot be said to be tenacious. Not to mention attacking the dangerous Guide City, even if they are encountered in the wild, they will often run away whenever they can and will never be willing to fight.

However, the Jihu troops who invaded along the way were not only numerous and filled the valley, but they were also full of fighting spirit. They were all gritting their teeth and fearless of death, which really made people wonder whether these enemies were still Jihu?

These enemies did not stop to rest just because the troops were far away. After arriving in the valley outside the city, they immediately launched an attack on the city. Although the defenders successfully repelled the enemy's offensive, they also clearly noticed that these barbarian soldiers were very different from those they had fought before.

In just one hour, the Jihu troops launched three rounds of offensives, and the troops invested were gradually increased. In the third time, more than 3,000 soldiers were directly invested, sealing the east wall of Guide City.

Although there was no assistance from siege equipment, these brave soldiers who were not afraid of death almost climbed to the top of Guide City by stacking people on top of each other.

Although the defenders repelled the disorderly offensive of these barbarians, more than half of the equipment and materials used to defend the city were consumed, and arrows, wood, stones, etc. were in urgent need of replenishment.

The guard general was quite confident at first, but he thought that with the city's favorable location and ease of work, it would not be a problem to hold on for ten days and a half with his own troops.

But looking at the current situation, Ruojihu can still maintain such a high-intensity siege rhythm in the future. If there are no reinforcements from outside, he may have to abandon the city in two or three days.

Cui Yansheng was quickly brought up again. Faced with the guard's question, Cui Yansheng replied: "The first attacker should be the thief Hu Wanqi Qushuai named Hao Renwang. He has more than ten thousand subordinates and is quite powerful. He was led by Li Shijun The general has attacked the enemy, burned his castle, and killed thousands of people. He is more hated than the other bandits. The general has seen that the thieves are rampant, so he should call for reinforcements as soon as possible, and at least hold on until Li Shijun leads the crowd to kill him."

When the guard heard this, he was even more ashamed and shouted angrily: "Since I am not a member of the thieves' officialdom, why should I risk my life for him and resist the thieves? If you hadn't attracted these thieves, Guide City would have been destroyed." You don’t have to suffer this military disaster!”

"In the army, killing thieves is your job! If the generals limit themselves to their respective duties and stay out of the matter, then may I ask, do we, the officers and assistants in the army, have the responsibility to conquer thieves? In the states in northern Shaanxi, thieves are rampant and the people are in dire straits. , the wilderness is full of waste and everything is in danger, who is to blame?”

After Cui Yansheng heard this, he sneered: "The arrogant words of the general are still in my ears. The guests and soldiers who passed through your border stopped in the hundreds. They were angry when they saw thieves doing harm in the wild. They attacked thousands of miles and killed countless thieves. . If there was a plan to fulfill one's duty at that time, why should one risk one's own life? It must be reported that the border soldiers are incompetent!

Your Majesty once said that attacking each other will only hurt your feelings and bring trouble, and will not help anything! There are sorrows and sorrows in peripheral situations, and sometimes there are inadequacies, so we should be considerate. Relieving difficulties and relieving worries is the main strategy, and we should not make rash accusations. The thieves are scattered and difficult to pursue, so gathering together and killing them is the best strategy.

The general saw this as a disaster, so why did he build a city here? Cui is not talented, and he has killed several thieves with his own hands. Fortunately, he did not die outside. Now that he has entered the city, life and death can only be decided by the general! "

After hearing these words, the guard general looked furious at first and stared at Cui Yansheng. After a while, he looked back at his subordinates and said loudly: "We will not talk about the hardships of our frontier troops for now, but we should be underestimated for our great ambitions. How to respond?"

"Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy!"

The soldiers nearby raised their arms and shouted, looking at Cui Yansheng with a bit of shame, but the worry in their brows also disappeared.

"I look down on those disgusting people in Nanzhou who wield power, but if your envoy is really as ambitious as he said, and I have the honor to meet him in the future, I will confess to him myself. Since I have taken you under my protection, and the city is safe, I There is no dead city. If you have any remaining strength, we can defend the city and kill the enemy together."

After saying this, the guard ordered someone to throw a sword to Cui Yansheng, and then ordered: "The thieves are in a hurry, so they rush to fight. The sons and gentlemen have made great contributions to the enemy. I am here to reward you. I will kill sheep for dinner in the city. You are more powerful when you are full!”

When the soldiers heard this, they shouted and cheered again, and they were even happier than when they had repelled several enemy attacks in succession. Although they are in a pastoral area, they have not had meat meals for a long time due to insufficient supplies and frugal food requirements.

The morale in the city has recovered somewhat, but the Jihu troops outside the city are a little unsustainable.

Needless to say, King Hao Ren hated Li Tai and his tribe. He led his tribe to attack the city just now. He used so much force that the string of his bow was broken. Now he retreated to rest for a while, looking at the opposite city in the distance and said solemnly. : "Tell the people at the rear to move forward. I have sacrificed my life for them to suppress the courage of the defenders. The city is exhausted and short of supplies. This is a good opportunity to continue the attack!"

"On the way back, Liu Wanqi sent someone a message, telling them that they need to cut down trees and build ladders to climb the city, and they will not attack until tomorrow morning..."

Some generals came forward and bowed their heads to report.

After hearing this, King Hao Ren was furious: "Stupid, stupid! When we cross the border to attack, the most important thing is to defeat the enemy quickly. Those miscellaneous soldiers harvested along the way should be used here. Once the enemy calms down and calms down, then It’s not easy to attack the enemy! Then why can the bandit army flee so quickly? If there are more than 10,000 troops, they will be defeated if they stay!”

King Hao Ren felt heartbroken again when he thought of his castle that was quickly breached by Li Tai and his party.

The unsuccessful pursuit in the past few days also made him deeply realize the importance of military speed. Attacking is like a gust of wind and rain, fleeing is like an autumn wind sweeping across the wilderness. Fighting without fighting, walking without walking, will only delay the opportunity.

You Dunrufeng was supposed to be the special skill of their Ji Hu troops, but it was used to the fullest by that enemy army. The troops and horses had already chased them here. Those Hu chiefs still wanted to preserve their strength. In his opinion, it was stupid. .

"If they don't attack, I will attack! Tell the troops to eat quickly and attack again before nightfall!"

Although he was filled with anger, King Hao Ren could not order other troops, so he could only grit his teeth and give the order.

"But, but the loss of troops and horses has exceeded a thousand..."

When the general heard this, he suddenly looked embarrassed.

"Capture this city and you will be able to make up for all your losses!"

When things have reached this point, King Hao Ren has become a red-eyed gambler who never retreats, hoping to make up for the huge losses he suffered by continuing to move forward.

His mentality was also foreseen by other Hu chiefs. When his troops launched another attack on the city at dusk, several Hu chiefs in the rear laughed and said: "The king is really crazy this time, and he has lost the stability of previous years. The tribes are here , how could it be possible to return without success!

But since he wants to attack blindly, who will compete with him for this hard job? Attacking cities and fortifying them is not our strong point. Besides this city, there are no other forces in this situation. He insists on forcing his way into a difficult situation, but we cannot be stupid and seize the time to search and sweep the nearby herd villages! "

King Hao Ren's plan may be right, but his demands cannot represent the interests of all his fellow Hu tribes.

This time the various tribes jointly dispatched troops, it was not essentially a rebellion with a clear program and siege of cities and territories. No matter what the name of the initial launch was, for the Hu tribes, the most important thing now is to take advantage of the strength of their numbers to take advantage of the situation. .

Now that King Hao Ren is besieging and attacking the city from the front, they will naturally seize the opportunity to conduct a detailed sweep of the surrounding countryside. The benefits they can gain from easy plunder are real. Even if they were lucky enough to capture the city, would they be able to own it and dominate the territory for a long time?

"Thieves are short-sighted and greedy in nature. They like to disperse and are afraid to gather together. They have no sense of honor or shame and are only greedy for life. They collapse at the first touch and are difficult to pursue, so they are difficult to eradicate."

The soldiers of Xiazhou rode their horses south, and Li Tai, who was keeping pace with Yu Wengui, heard the other party's high-level summary of the nature of the Jihu tribe, and couldn't help but nodded: "The envoy is indeed a wise man. Although the thief Hu and I have not been together for a long time, However, Hu Xing also felt deeply about this. When the lure group came out, they used all their methods and the grudge was profound, but the group of Hu still hesitated to pursue it and almost lost control. "

"I may have great insights, but my skills are clumsy, which is useless! I really don't deserve Gao Pingnan's praise. I have been in the town for a long time, but I have never been able to gather the thieves and attack them. If we can annihilate the traitor Hu this time, the officials and people of Beizhou will be grateful for your righteous deed!"

Yu Wengui sighed again and looked at Li Tai with admiration in his eyes.

"A ruler is short and an inch is long, and the nature of the instruments is different, so they must be used separately. Thieves are cunning and cautious. When they hear the name of the king, they are frightened and run away, not daring to compete. But I am unknown, and thieves don't know how to be frightened. , That’s why the bandits rose up and fought hard. If it weren’t for the help of the emperor, they would never be able to achieve this feat!”

Li Tai didn't mean to flatter Li Tai. Being able to gather but not kill was just a fool's errand. If Yu Wengui was just like the garrison in other areas, he just protected himself and did not send troops, then he might have to worry about the thieves and disturb the border states. crime.

Everyone likes to hear good words. Yu Wengui also laughed when he heard the words. He rode his horse and said again: "If Gao Ping is a strong man, he wants to give me a good reputation, and I will no longer refuse. But we also need to fight before we can praise each other." Feeling guilty.

I hope that the thief Hu will be killed in this battle. From now on, Gao Pingnan will not be called unknown in this situation. I'm curious, after you become famous, if Daxingtai Enyong guards this place, what clever plan can you use to punish the gangsters? "

Hearing what Yu Wengui said, Li Tai was also looking forward to it. He really hoped to get an opportunity to sit in charge and develop his power calmly. When he fled all the way before, he had many thoughts in his mind.