Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

"The main force of the Liao army is approaching Zhuozhou!"

There was a dull rumble between the sky and the earth, it wasn't loud, but it seemed to come from the sky and the earth, and it could be heard from every corner.

In the wilderness, the snow was dazzlingly white under the sun, and a large group of people and horses slowly approached here.

In the fortress on the outskirts of Zhuozhou, people climbed onto the wall, staring at the approaching crowd. The fires on the forts flickered, and the beacon smoke was blown in the air like a swooping dragon.

The sky was bright and bright, and with so many people from the Liao army swaggering over, Zhuozhou was already ready to meet the enemy. Behind the Tubao group, the elite infantry lineup formed into a phalanx was cleaned up and gathered outside the city of Zhuozhou.

After a long time, the two armies swayed across a mile, and the speed of the center of the Liao army slowed down more and more.

Han Tong, the commander of the Zhuozhou Forbidden Army, rode to the front, ordered a fortress to put down the suspension bridge, and led people into the earthen fortress. Regardless of the persuasion of the generals, he climbed up a simple wooden arrow tower by himself.

General Luo Yanhuan kindly advised: "Marshal Han is the commander of the entire army, so don't take risks lightly."

Han Tong stared and said loudly, "If this general dies, the whole army will obey General Luo's orders!"

Luo Yanhuan was stunned.

Standing on the arrow tower, the situation seen on the ground is no longer the same, the horizon seems to be a little curved. Today's weather is very good. After the snow cleared, the sky is blue, the air is very fresh, and the sight line is extremely wide!

The Liao army seemed to be completely unafraid of being seen by the Zhou army. As far as the eyes can see, there are at least more than 100,000 people! Han Tong is a professional leader, and he can estimate the approximate strength from the size of the crowd based on his experience. The Liao army is approaching in front of him, and the scale is hundreds of thousands, which is very shocking... Han Tong has not experienced a battle with an actual force of more than 100,000 troops, but it is indeed rare to put 100,000 troops together!

Han Tong watched the movement of the Liao army intently, his heart was tense.

There are too many people in this kind of scene, and the place is too big, no matter how slow the movement is; but like a big ship, it is difficult to turn around, once a movement is made, it is very difficult and troublesome to change it temporarily.

Han Tong observed for a while, but did not issue any military orders, and still let the main force of the infantry gather outside the city to wait... At this time of the decisive battle, the Zhou army was short of troops. The Liao army's wings spread wide, and Han Tong believed that the Liao army would not only confront each other from the front.

As expected, the sides of the Liao army began to protrude, and the two wings surrounded them from the left and right.

"Rumbling..." The movement of the enemy soldiers was very obvious, and the sound of horseshoes in the distance suddenly intensified.

Han Tong clenched the hilt of his sword tightly, and still kept the main infantry behind him.

Several troops from the northwest of the Liao army approached the group of earthen fortresses first. In front of a fortress, all the generals of the Zhou army stared at the scene ahead... A large group of men, women and children were driven over crying, carrying sacks and stones!

The cavalry of the Liao army cracked their whips behind them, and screams and cries came from afar. A woman in ragged clothes was pushed to the front of the ditch. She looked down and turned around immediately, and many people around her turned around;

Someone dropped the sack, and the cavalry behind couldn't help parting, raising their hand and shooting an arrow.

The crowd was in a mess. Many people fell into the ditch crying and screaming, and some people were squeezed to the ground, and they were trampled and screamed by dense crowds.

At this time, two stone bombs flew into the air from the fortress, one exploded in the air, and the other fell into the Liao army's horses and exploded, and a group of people and horses fled in shock.

After a long time, the two trenches were filled and filled with sandbags, stones and corpses. From time to time, there were people stretching out their hands between the sand and stones, which was very scary!

The catapults and ladders of the Liao army came up one after another. Stone bullets fell into the bunker like hail. The wooden piles on the earth wall collapsed everywhere, and the houses where the soldiers lived inside also made a "bang bang bang bang" noise, and the boards and felt were in a mess.

Those who stood on the wall stared blankly at the scene outside the fort. They were pushed towards the slowly approaching cloud ladder, infantry carrying wooden ladders, and Liao soldiers and horses holding swords, shields, bows and arrows filled the air.

"Ah..." A soldier was lying on the ground screaming, struggling in the smashed soil. Many people crouched on the wall and trembled.

They all looked back and saw that the Zhou army's infantry formation was motionless, and there was no one coming over from his side... He felt a chill in his heart, can this scene be held?

But there is no choice, and there is no military order to retreat from above! It's too late to run now.

"Teams! Prepare for the battle!" Dutou roared, pointing to the few people below the beacon tower, "Beat the drums and prepare for the battle!"

The crossbowmen on the archery tower fired first, and the people standing in front of the fort also shot arrows with their crossbows. The arrows of the archers of the Liao army were thrown towards the city.

Zhou Jun's soldiers were in great confusion, and the ten generals here also died, and no one gave orders for a while. The people in front put down the crossbow arrows, and the people behind stepped forward to release them. "Bang bang bang..." Even the copper fire guns began to explode. At this time, the Liao army's sword and shield soldiers had rushed to the city, and many people fell below.

The ladder was built on the earthen wall, and someone panicked and threw two fire oil crocks out, and then the ladder immediately caught fire, billowing black smoke. But more Liao soldiers took wooden ladders and directly climbed up the earthen wall of the fortress, and the people behind them swarmed.

Seeing this, Dutou hissed and shouted: "Let's do our best for the country! Kill!"

Soon countless wooden ladders were placed on the side of the earthen wall, and several other aerial ladders were also approaching. The entire earth castle seemed to be covered with ants. Flames burst into the snow, black smoke filled the air, and the shouts were deafening.

A soldier of the Zhou army dropped the firecracker in his hand, pulled out a spear from the shelf behind, and stabbed a soldier of the Liao army who had just climbed the ladder. The Liao man hurriedly used a shield to block it, but he couldn't use his strength on the ladder, so he overturned it and yelled "Wow". The second Liao soldier jumped up and onto the wall. The spear of the Zhou soldier in front of him couldn't reach it, he was stunned, and was immediately slashed by the Liao soldier head-on with his sword, screaming and covering his face. The Liao soldier took advantage of the opportunity to push him to the ground with his shield, and stabbed fiercely at his neck with his iron sword.

The Liao army attacked the wall on all sides, and the earth wall was full of screams and screams. Many Zhou soldiers jumped off the wall, and there was chaos in the fort.

Dutou was originally a military general of the imperial army who had come to the camp. He killed two soldiers of the Liao army in foot combat, and everyone around them ran back towards the fort. Seeing the Liao troops on both sides surrounding him, he didn't care much, and grabbed the wall with both hands, he fell down, and then jumped to the ground.

Looking at the scene on the city wall with their heads turned, the surrounding smoke filled and the sound of killing came from all sides, they couldn't help raising their heads and let out a long sigh. He thought of the scene when the Liao people drove Han'er to fill the ditch, and he knew that he couldn't survive. Seeing a ten generals not far away, he shouted: "Take the flag and come over, let the living gather together, and finally fight!"

Several generals yelled and yelled, and a group of people gathered here. Those who were running around by the wall were cut to blood by the Liao army's swords! All the troops gathered one after another, and before they formed a formation, the Liao army's rebellious soldiers came up.

There was a scuffle all of a sudden, and the Zhou army was immediately defeated by the Liao army's chaos. At this moment, the gate of the fort was opened, and a group of cavalry swarmed forward, first with a "crackling" shot, and then the horses rushed to kill. Knowing that there was no way to go, Dutou yelled and raised his sword to recoil. With a "bang", he was hit by a war horse that could not dodge in time. Dutou was hit by a horse and slid far away in the snow. He spit out blood on the ground and struggled to stand up without success. When he opened his eyes, the rest of his men were chased by the cavalry, and it was only a matter of time before the entire army was wiped out.

Han Tong looked at the crazy scene near and far, his face was livid.

The nearby Zhou army cavalry rushed in and out between the fortresses, but the Liao army did not attack the fortress here under the threat of the cavalry.

At this time, a military general came on horseback and knelt down on the ground under the watchtower: "Why did Han Gong refuse to save him?"

Han Tong didn't know this general, but Yijia should be a general of the township army, so he didn't say a word.

Zhang Lingduo, the general of the Forbidden Army below, said coldly: "On the battlefield, how can you speak?"

But the general kowtowed and said, "Chop off my head, please ask Mr. Han to reinforce the brothers!"

Han Tong stared and said, "There are too few forbidden soldiers. Now divide the troops. Once the Liao army breaks through the perimeter and tears open a big gap, the forbidden army will be divided and surrounded!"

The general looked up at the smoke in the distance, his temples were bulging, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Then why are we stationed in the fort? Is it just to die..."

Zhang Lingduo said again: "If you don't let you stay in the castle, you will perish faster!"

Han Tong glared at Zhang Lingduo angrily: "The defense line of the earth fortress is not for defending to the death! It is for both attack and defense on foot and cavalry! But there are so few elite field soldiers in Zhuozhou, there is no way to fight!"

The general of the township army was still dissatisfied, and said, "Then why didn't Mr. Han tell the brothers of the township army to retreat into the city earlier?"

Han Tongdao: "Gu'an County has 50,000 elite cavalry from the Imperial Army! If we are immediately blocked into the city, what use will it be?"

He took a deep breath and said coldly: "Order all the castles to defend!"

"Decree!"

After a while, a group of messengers with pennants of various colors on their backs scattered and galloped out from the nearby cavalry.

Han Tong could see that some earthen fortresses had been captured soon, but there were also some well-organized fortresses that were attacked and were still resisting...a lot of people would die! But it is impossible for the Liao army to attack fortifications without paying a price.

What Han Tong planned in his mind was to wait until the Liao army had almost finished the attack, then mobilize the forbidden army camp to concentrate in one direction, and counterattack the lost fortress... There are still a large number of township soldiers stationed in the city to replenish the lost defenders.

Of course, this method of warfare cannot last for too long, and the morale of the township army will quickly drop to the bottom! But Li Chuyun's cavalry brigade will never dawdle for too long!

Han Tong turned his head and looked east. If Li Chuyun reacted quickly, the striker would be able to reach Zhuozhou within half a day. \u003c