Royal Road

Early in the morning of the second day, a messenger came to the city and called the city. Hearing what the other party said, Liang Feng almost laughed out of breath. Help the King of Chengdu? These light riders can completely detour the Yellow River, why do they need to go to Baixing? Only when he is crazy will he open the road and let the enemy army go!

Soon, Liang Feng couldn't laugh.

Standing at the top of the city, he looked down at the city with a solemn expression. I saw a black and heavy cavalry galloping from a distance, about three thousand horses, completely ignoring the city's defenses, and set up a camp less than three miles away from the city wall. The horses neighed and the swords flickered, and it was full of deterrence from a distance.

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 a cavalry to forcefully shake Lucheng. However, this time it was not just the cavalry who came. I saw in the distance, there were constantly riding squads chasing the crowd and gathering towards the camp. Those who stumbling and crying are not pawns, but ragged farmers!

"Master, they are starting to plunder nearby villages. There are also many Huns in the team!" Yi Yan's eyes were very good, and he immediately saw that some of them had different costumes.

Even if a warning was issued in advance to increase the guard on the cities along the way, there are still many villages unable to defend themselves. Not to mention, there are still several Xiongnu villages along the way, and recruiting people from them is just a matter of effort.

This is a stance to use these people as a forerunner to attack the county city.

Liang Feng clenched his fists, he was confident enough to guard Lucheng. But the people outside the city have to protect themselves? Should the Huns use the people under his rule to attack his county and city? !

Yi Yan can naturally feel the anger of the person beside him, so why not feel so depressed. If he had a thousand cavalry in his hand, he would immediately be able to go out of the city to fight the enemy by surprise. But now there are less than five hundred defenders in Lucheng. There is no other way but to defend the city!

Taking a deep breath, he whispered: "Master, go down to the city. They will soon attack the city."

The light cavalry is advancing quickly, and the people are plundering. The enemy will not delay for too long, and will immediately organize a temptation to attack the city. At that time, there will be no swords and guns, and Yi Yan will not let the lord take risks in the city.

It stands to reason that at this time he should stand on the head of the city to boost morale. However, Liang Feng just glanced down at the city and said: "I will send more young men to the city. You don't have to resist too fiercely, confuse the enemy, and save your combat power as much as possible!"

This order sounds unreasonable, but he is too familiar with his master, Yi Yan knows that he must have something in his heart, and immediately said: "Don't worry, master!"

Liang Feng no longer hesitated, and strode down the city. Before looking at the bullock cart parked aside, he rolled over and rode on his horseback, and said loudly, "Go west of the city!"

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

Hearing this news, Liu Wei was not surprised. Those who dare to attack and kill five hundred Xiongnu fine riders will certainly not be a cowardly person. Sticking to the city is the most correct choice.

But what about the right choice? As long as the attack lasted three days, Huguan had to send troops to rescue. Nowadays, there are not many prefectures in Jin, and most of the cities are empty. Even if the county guard is tough enough, it won't last long.

With a light whip, he said: "After half an hour, start siege!"

Without the food road and rear army, even if he grabbed some food and grass, he wouldn't be able to hold on for a few days. Still have to start the siege as soon as possible.

Half an hour later, driven by those fierce cavalry with swords and bows, the captives rushed towards the city with heavy sand and rocks on their backs.

It is a clumsy way to build a platform with earth and rock, and the civilians who carry the earth and stone are unprepared for the city, and the casualties are extremely high. But this time it was different. The young man who was guarding the city couldn't bear to release arrows at all. Without him, the people who rushed to the front were all the people near Lucheng, and some even knew them well. In this case, who can kill people without changing their face?

What's more, behind these people, there are enemies on horseback behind them.

The Xiongnu cavalry were divided into several teams and attacked each time. They are all elites among elites, and their riding and shooting skills are naturally not bad. The horse galloped to a place less than a hundred steps away from the city wall, and shot with the bow. Arrows are like locusts, falling from the sky and hitting the head of the city. Most of the people in the city have seen such battles. Thanks to Yiyan's quick response, he shouted: "Hold up your shield!"

A row of Liang Family soldiers raised their shields and barely blocked the arrow rain. However, the wave has not stopped, and the wave will come again!

Under the cover of the cavalry, those civilian men approached the city wall, hurriedly threw the sandbags down, and then turned and ran back. The second group of civilian men behind them also approached the city. There were hundreds of people who were taken captives to carry sand and stones. If they were allowed to stand up like this, and whether they could build up the mound, let alone, the morale of the city would collapse!

If you want to confuse the enemy, you can't just avoid fighting. Jian Yu slackened a little, and Yi Yan immediately said, "Get ready to roll the wood and listen to my orders!"

Regardless of other people, he walked quickly to the rhubarb crossbow at the corner of the city. There are a total of six bed crossbows in the city, all of which have been bowed, and have not been used yet. Yi Yan pointed the crossbow at the cavalry who was rushing here, and said loudly, "Throw the log!"

Following the order, he squeezed the trigger severely.

Hearing a "swish" sound, it was like a javelin's crossbow flying out. This crossbow can shoot 400 steps, hitting the center of the cavalry, and stringing two horses into a blood gourd. Taking advantage of the moment when the cavalry was in a panic, Chengtou Qingzhuang picked up the prepared log and threw it down the wall.

Several screams were heard from the city immediately, and the rolling log injured several people and also stopped other civilians. However, they were followed by Huns cavalry. There is a chance to survive the attack, but he will inevitably die if he escapes. No one dared to stop.

After all, they were Xiongnu's fine riders. Although they were startled by the city crossbow, they quickly recovered and ran towards the city again. The role of the forward is to ascertain the deployment of the city head. If the enemy does not fight back, they are not good at setting up the formation.

So after you came and I walked for half an hour, a rider came to report: "General, there are six crossbows in the city. There are about 30 people who can use bows."

This number is similar to what I expected. Liu Wei looked at the sparse arrows flying down the city, and smiled coldly: "Calculate the winding time of the city crossbow, and stagger the attack. Save some bows and arrows, let the civilians rush ahead. As long as the offensive is unremitting today, tomorrow They can't defend. If you don't want the city to break, they can only ask Huguan for help."

Liu Wei never wanted to rely on this point to build a platform that could attack the city. Such a method is more of a tactical strategy. The defenders were obviously not cruel enough, and could not allow themselves to conquer the city. So tired of defense, within a day, you will be exhausted. Once people are tired and fearful, flaws will naturally arise, and then they will be able to sit back and enjoy it.

Admitting that he had proved the strength of the opponent, Liu Wei immediately ordered the cavalry to be divided into twelve teams to take turns to attack the city and save horsepower. Looking at the Xiongnu cavalry who started to dismount under the city to rest, Yi Yan's blue eyes burst out with killing intent, which is to play a protracted battle with them. That being the case, let's accompany you to the end!

"The enemy cavalry is slack and can't attack the city head for the time being. Everyone cheers up and kills a few more Huns!"

As Yi Yan shouted, the young and strong people gradually gathered courage and organized a defense like this. Both sides have their own thoughts, and pull the saw.

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"Fujun, why are you here?" Ge Hong was really taken aback when he saw Liang Feng coming on horseback. What can cause this man to rush in a hurry?

"The Xiongnu cavalry is near the city, I need gunpowder to defend against the enemy!" Liang Feng said straightforwardly.

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

The fryer before, was indeed quite horrible. However, more than a pound of medicine did not make a crack in the copper furnace. With this calculation, it is indeed possible to explode the city wall if it is buried under the city with hundreds of catties of medicine. 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, the amount of gunpowder on his hand would not be enough!

"It's not to kill the enemy directly with gunpowder. I need something that can make a loud noise and flash light, like firecrackers, but it's a hundred times stronger than that!" Liang Feng knew better than anyone the real use of gunpowder. But now, he can't make spears and cannons, not to mention the forging process, and the power of the medicine itself is far from enough. So it can be used only for its most original purpose.

"Ah! Fujun must use fraud!" Ge Hong has fought and read military books. Immediately reacted, what the other party wanted to do.

Liang Feng smiled coldly: "That's right, if Zhichuan can change the color of the gunpowder burst, blue or white, it would be better."

"There are a few medicines to try." Ge Hong didn't hesitate, turned and walked towards the pill room.

Liang Feng guarded his side: "Go to the workshop to find two craftsmen with the best craftsmanship. It is best to be good at bow and arrow crafts. Get some bamboo poles and hemp paper!"

Regardless of whether the other party could understand or not, Liang Feng followed Ge Hong and stepped into the hut. How can the guard dared to neglect, and rushed to find someone. Not long after, this small Taoist temple on the side of the mountain will never be secluded anymore.

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As the setting sun went west, Yi Yan stood at the head of the city, looking at the camp that the Xiongnu cavalry had planted, and exhaled 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 make the cavalry slightly hurt their troops. Dozens of civilian husbands driven by the other side also died, most of them were hit by rolling logs, and the rest were the Huns steppers he deliberately shot.

But this is the case, that group of enemy soldiers never hurt their bones. On the contrary, the young men behind him have changed two batches, and even the recruits in the reserve service are all on top. Only the Zhengbing was held down by him to save his combat power.

This kind of battle is so suffocated that it itches my teeth. If you change to a zealous general, I'm afraid I can't help it a long time ago, and I'll attack it. But Yi Yan did not waver at all. Not only because of the lord's instructions, but also because he knew from the bottom of his heart that in the face of such an offensive, no matter how fiercely he fought back, it would not help.

If you want to break the enemy, there is only one way to go!

But how to fight to break through the enemy camp? The other party is a real veteran, and he couldn't even find the slightest mistake in setting up a camp. Even if it is a night attack, fear has little effect.

"Yi Ying is right now, Lord Fu has a request." Behind him, a soldier whispered.

Yi Yan glanced at the military camp in the distance, then turned and walked down the city.