Three Kingdoms

Although Zheng Gan's ambush in Linjin City was not effective and did not play a cooperative role, only Ma Yan was stationed in Tongguan, and no one else was there to give advice. In addition, Ma Yan might have been the A period of being a refugee also led to a period of relatively poor life. Therefore, when some refugees from Guanzhong flocked to Tongguan in disorder, Ma Yan did not, like Xu Shu, leave behind backup means to remove hidden dangers from the beginning. Therefore tragedy inevitably occurs.

Of course, part of the reason is because of the rumors spread by Xu Shu and other three people. Under the manipulation of thoughtful people, the defeat of General Fei Qian of the Western Expedition turned into death in battle. It is said too much that even the people who spread the rumors I even believed that General Zhengxi was dead, let alone Tongguan, which was far away from the political center and the information was lagging behind.

The dilapidation of the city is not terrible. Even if it is like Linjin City, it is nothing if it has an open door. There are many examples in history of using a dilapidated military fort to resist the attack of several or even dozens of times the army. In the end, What is terrible is the disorder of the army.

In an era where communication basically relies on shouting, the range that a general can directly control is always limited. It is not like in later games, where a calm shock wave skill can be used and one's own troops can return immediately after half the screen is in chaos. Order, often due to the dual effects of control and delivery time, once chaos begins to arise and spread, even the most capable generals can only look up to the sky and sigh.

Just like during the Battle of Chibi, didn't Cao Cao have many generals under his command? However, once the whole army began to be confused, it would be an irredeemable defeat.

Ma Yan couldn't be like Xu Shu, openly claiming in front of the city guards that all the previous news about the generals who conquered the west were lies, because even Ma Yan himself, in the face of rumors with noses and eyes, even though he said he didn't believe it, he was like most people who didn't know. Like the soldiers of love, there are some doubts in my heart.

So when Yang Jun led his troops to attack Tongguan again, the internal forces who suddenly made trouble at night gave Ma Yan a heavy blow. Facing Yang Jun's high-intensity attack all day long, Ma Yan's troops were not at a disadvantage. They were defeated by the rebellious refugees at night. Of course, strictly speaking, he actually lost to himself. Faced with the uncontrollable chaos, Ma Yan could only lead a small number of personal guards to fight his way out, and escaped without knowing where he ended up.

After the first battle, Yang Jun naturally expressed his previous frustrations at Tongguan. He happily led his army towards Linjin and finally joined forces with Huchuquan.

The battle in Linjin finally reached its most difficult moment at this moment.

Previously, Xu Shu had gained advantages from Huchuquan, but after Yang Jun's reinforcements arrived, they were all wiped out. Even the strength was somewhat unbalanced. Not to mention the fall of Tongguan, which meant that reinforcements from Hongnong would continue to come forward. Come. At this moment, Xu Shu's troops had no way to retreat. Even if they abandoned the city and fled, they would not be able to escape the pursuit of the Southern Huns.

For the combined army of Huchuquan and Yang Jun, Linjin City is a symbol. Although Tongguan has been captured, it is not wrong to bypass Linjin first and attack other places. However, Huchuquan died under the city before. Many soldiers, of course, had red eyes at the moment. They had to capture Linjin first before deciding whether to live or die. Therefore, after Yang Jun thought about it for a while, he agreed to join forces to attack Linjin first, at least to let the Zhengxi soldiers in other counties understand that resistance would have no good results.

Therefore, when the fighting under Linjin City resumed, it became even more fierce. From the beginning of the siege, Huchuquan drove his subordinates and more Han people to attack the Linjin city wall again and again, and he did not hesitate to plaster all over the city! He just had red eyes and wanted to take down Linjin City to satisfy his hatred!

Faced with such a situation, Xu Shu did not dare to be too bold and left the city gate empty for Huchuquan and Yang Jun's coalition forces to attack wantonly. When the number of troops had undergone a major change, choosing such a move would undoubtedly be self-defeating. In order to destroy the city, Xu Shu ordered people to use sand and bricks to fill the entire gate. However, there was a flaw here. Yang Jun sent many soldiers and civilians to dig and fill the sand at the east gate day and night. Bricks, trying to open the way.

With the assistance of Han soldiers, the overall order of the siege has been significantly improved. Even the casualties are no longer as many as before. The biggest impact is that Yang Jun sent soldiers to connect a piece of ground under the city with manpower. The oars and shields formed a square formation and stood firmly against the city wall. As a temporary shelter, more auxiliary soldiers and civilians soon joined in and built a sloping wooden plank smeared with yellow mud under the city wall. The wooden structure became the front station for soldiers to attack and the breakthrough point for digging the city wall.

On the other hand, in Linjin City, the original reserve of rolling logs and stones has been almost completely used up. All the houses that can be demolished around the city have been demolished, and the city wall has to be demolished. Feathered arrows were even rarer. Although the craftsmen in the city were constantly working hard, as the molten iron ran out, they could only rely on recycling the arrowheads shot into the city for recycling.

The only weapon left to defend the city was vats of boiling water...

But boiling water still requires materials. Although there is a water source in the city, there is no shortage of water, but the firewood used to boil water is less and less. Not to mention the dismantled wooden piles and sticks, even Doors and panels on the street were almost removed and used as fuel.

Several large buckets of boiling water splashed down from the top of the city, splashing down along the gaps between the wooden planks and oar shields, burning the soldiers and civilians below who were nesting in the shelter under the city until their flesh was torn apart. The exposed skin looked like it was being cooked. Like shrimp skin, they suddenly turned red. One by one, they screamed and rolled and fled outside. Some covered their faces, howled and stumbled into the trench, and then they didn't know whether it was a wooden stake or a soldier from before. The swords and guns left behind screamed again and then gradually lost their breath.

However, most of the soldiers only suffered burns to their arms and torso. Although these soldiers who were crawling around in the mud may not be able to survive the ensuing skin ulcers and large-scale wound infections, at least before the fever developed, These soldiers can still fight, but the reduction of combat effectiveness is not as direct and effective as kerosene.

As for the corpses of ordinary people with torn clothes, there were even more corpses. They were scattered everywhere, almost filling the ditch under Linjin City. Of course, among the corpses of the civilians in these trenches, there are still quite a few shot by the Huns. However, any civilians who try to retreat and evacuate from the trenches will be mercilessly shot by the Huns soldiers who supervise the battle. They forced them back into the city.

In the trench, the corpses of the first dead had begun to rot, with abdominal distension like a bulge. Some of them exploded for unknown reasons, and all of them rotted into yellow-green large intestines and small intestines, just like a rubber ball filled with water exploding. , splashing everywhere, and sections of intestines were either hanging on wooden stakes or falling on the ocher-red soil.

The East City Gate, which was blocked by sand and soil, was being excavated day and night. Although soldiers from the Western Expedition continued to fill the doorway with rocks and sand, it was quickly dug out and moved away. Everyone in the city cave is like a mud monkey. They have no human shape at all. They just keep digging. Then, frames of soil are thrown out, and two small earth bags are piled up on both sides of the city gate cave...

On Linjin City, Xu Shu's face no longer had the relaxed and carefree expression, only dust and blood stains remained on his face. The halberd originally used by Taishi Ci was also used during the heavy battle. The crescent moon was cut off and turned into a incomplete spear.

Needless to say, Chen Hao and Chen Gong were running on the city wall, putting out fires everywhere. When they were too tired to lift their swords, they just leaned against the wall for a moment, because they knew that if they sat down, they would probably die. No one has the willpower to stand up again...

After several days of continuous attacks, Linjin City entered the final countdown. Although the defenders at the top of the city suffered heavy casualties, even the people in the city who assisted in the transportation also suffered heavy losses, and the city walls were stained with blood. , seeping down from the blue bricks until silently absorbed by the rammed earth layer.

Xu Shu was still on top of the city, not even taking a step back. After days of hard work, even his originally strong body seemed to be a little thinner. In between battles, he still did not forget to boost morale, but his throat was extremely dry and hoarse. It was like sand and stone grinding against each other: "The Hun dogs and Yang's soldiers are both our defeated generals! They jumped up in a few days! General Zhengxi has passed Longshan and will arrive soon! This Huchu at the beginning Quan, if it weren't for our General Zhengxi's patronage, where would the right virtuous king come from! Hold on for two more days, hold on for two more days! General Zhengxi will definitely arrive! By that time, every brother can share the reward based on his military merits. Divide the land! Even if you die, the reward will still be given to your relatives! This is all registered!"

Xu Shu roared. Although he spoke forcefully, he didn't have much confidence in his heart. Especially after the fall of Tongguan, this feeling of losing control became more and more obvious. This made Xu Shu feel powerless for the first time, but he couldn't. Showed in front of ordinary soldiers, the double torture of the heart and body was extremely painful almost every moment.

Fortunately, in addition to Xu Shu's personal role, the military merit system implemented by General Fei Qian as early as the invasion of the north has penetrated into the hearts of the soldiers. Even though the war situation is now chaotic, many soldiers still choose to believe in Xu Shu. As he said, military achievements can be exchanged for the wealth of the family and rent-free land. For these soldiers who have never had private property, this is still a goal that they can risk their lives to fight for. Therefore, in Linjin City, although the morale is indeed It's not very high, but the military morale is still not very chaotic.

Suddenly there were some strange sounds under the city, and then there was a burst of cheers. Xu Shu, who was encouraging the soldiers, couldn't help but feel his heart sinking after hearing this.

There is nothing wrong with this saying. The trap at the east city gate that was used to burn the Southern Huns soldiers two days ago has now become a flaw. If it had only been based on the strength of Huchuquan before, it would have been The threat is not great, but with Yang Jun's troops and horses, and with sufficient manpower, if the tidal flats to the south of the city are not soft and inconvenient, they may be surrounded and attacked from all sides, and the open east gate cannot withstand manpower. A lot of it was consumed.

Furthermore, under the continuous attacks, the soldiers' physical strength was also exhausted...

Taishi Ci came over and put on a suit of heavy armor.

During the few days of guarding the city, few people wore heavy armor, because most people spent several days running back and forth at the top of the city. Who could still insist on wearing a full set of heavy armor?

But now, Taishi Ci led more than 20 soldiers, which was the last personal guard following Xu Shu. However, everyone was wearing heavy armor, and they were holding shields in their hands, even with shields stuck on their backs. They all brought two more swords.

They had just retreated to take a rest, perhaps just to eat something and catch their breath, but now they had to walk back to the battlefield.

Xu Shu looked at Taishi Ci one by one, and then slowly straightened his clothes. Although the clothes were torn and dirty, Xu Shu still looked like he was wearing the most gorgeous and neat clothes, and carefully arranged them. He touched his sleeves and his blood-stained crown, and finally bowed solemnly to the more than 20 soldiers headed by Tai Shi Ci.

The black thing is the smoky sky.

The red ones are the city walls dripping with blood.

And between the red and black, there are Xu Shu who is bending his head, and Tai Shici and his party who are fully armed.

Taishi Ci's tall body was still upright even though he was wearing a double-layered battle armor. When he saw Xu Shu saluting and paying homage, due to the inconvenience of wearing armor, he returned the salute with a broken halberd, then turned around and walked down the city wall. . The entrance to the barrier at the east gate of Jin was about to be dug through by Yang Jun's soldiers. Tai Shici and others were the last barrier.

Soldiers wearing heavy armor walked past Xu Shu one by one, silently walking toward what might be their final battlefield...

The news that the east gate of the city was about to be dug through also reached the ears of Yang Jun, who was holding the battle outside the city. After Yang Jun was silent for a moment, he waved his hand fiercely, and dozens of war drums behind him beat loudly. Even the Southern Huns More than ten trumpeters also blew the horns with all their strength. The siege soldiers in three directions seemed to be going crazy, making huge noises. Then these soldiers accompanied and shouted, like Like a huge wave, it is about to overturn Jincheng, a small town on the side of Luoshui River, and engulf it!

Everyone inside and outside the city seemed to realize at this moment that this time, Linjin City, which had been supported for a long time, was finally coming to an end. Under the current extremely bad situation, it was impossible to continue to hold on, and it would eventually It’s time for destruction!