On the lookout tower, soldier Geng Erdan was walking back and forth with a long gun, but his eyes kept shooting around.
After the sneak attack by the Dashi army the night before, the soldiers who were responsible for garrisoning and observing and guarding on the city wall no longer Don't dare to be lazy and careless.
Even if the big shots above don't patrol the city defense every hour, they, the soldiers on duty, must be alert.
If something goes wrong, they will be the first to be unlucky.
Geng Erdan had just turned his head to look to the north.
He seemed to see a plume of smoke rising into the sky out of the corner of his eye.
He stopped involuntarily, turned his head and looked to the west again, and sure enough he saw a plume of smoke rising straight into the sky.
His expression changed and he immediately took action.
Build a pergola Looking carefully, after a while, a troop of soldiers and horses appeared in sight, but it was still too far away to see clearly.
He could only conclude that it was a group of soldiers and horses.
He immediately picked up the hammer and struck three times on the small clock next to him.
Next, he shouted: "A troop of troops is coming from the west."
Wan Zhongshan, the general who stayed behind in Zahedan City, was patrolling the city wall.
After hearing this, his expression changed and he immediately issued a military order: "All soldiers enter the defensive position, divide the strong men in the city into three groups, and take turns to go up the city wall to assist in the defense."
As a fierce gong sounded, everyone in the city started to move.
The old, weak, women and children hid in their houses, and the young and strong rushed towards the surrounding city walls with weapons.
Wan Zhongshan commanded and deployed the city defense in an orderly manner and arranged the guard troops.
He only hoped that Wang Guangyao had returned with his men and horses.
Even if he deployed a large number of troops for warning just now, it would only be a little troublesome.
It was not a big deal.
But if the troops came If it's a big food army, then you're really in big trouble.
The heat wave rising on the horizon caused the figures of the approaching troops to sway.
As they got closer, Geng Erdan on the watchtower finally saw the flags of the troops, which were the big black food flags.
Geng Erdan immediately leaned over the city wall and shouted: "General, this is the flag of the black-clad army" Wan Zhongshan's face turned pale in an instant.
He knew that the appearance of the Great Food Army meant that Wang Guangyao's men had either been diverted or had encountered something unexpected.
No matter which one, this would be a threat to the already extremely empty Zaheidan City.
A huge disaster.
There are only more than 300 troops in the city to guard the four walls.
Evenly distributed, there are less than 100 defenders on each wall.
Those young and strong people can assist in the battle, but Wan Zhongshan does not dare to They are used as a real army.
There is still hope in Wan Zhongshan's heart that Wang Guangyao's army was diverted by the food army.
As long as he leads the soldiers and civilians in the city to hold on, Wang Guangyao's army will always come back for reinforcements.
Even if the strength of Wang Guangyao's army is insufficient, as long as they If they realize that they have been fooled, they will send people to Jiling City to bring in reinforcements.
Wan Zhongshan calmed down and issued an order with a calm face: "Send the order, everyone prepares to defend against the enemy.
Let the first wave of young men carry weapons, bows and arrows to the city wall to assist in defending against the enemy."
"Yes, General" Wan Zhongshan immediately summoned two soldiers and ordered: "You two ride two horses to Jiling City and Shulgaz City respectively to report to General Huokan and the King, saying that General Wang may encounter something unexpected, and now the food army When they arrive, Zahedan City may not be safe, so let them prepare in advance.
No matter what happens, they must not look back, run to the destination in one go, and report what happened here to General Huokan and the King."
"Yes, General" Not long after the two cavalry sent out left the city, the Great Food Army arrived.
A large number of cavalry galloped in front and soon arrived at the gate of Zahedan City.
Compared with the cavalry of the Western Qin Army, the Great Food Army did not have such strong and light armor.
They didn't have such a strict formation, nor did they have such a huge momentum, but they also had their own style.
The scattered formation made them appear in the entire open space outside the city, with horses' hooves trampling and wind and sand flying.
The 20,000 soldiers and horses brought by Ziyad are now only 13,000, and 7,000 have been lost.
These 20,000 are the guards of Caliph Mansur, and most of them are Persians in Khorasan. , and a small number of Assyrians and Turks.
The most regular military force of the Kingdom of Guards is equivalent to the standing army of the Western Qin Army, but it only has 125,000 people.
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The other armies of the Dashi Kingdom are controlled by local tribal leaders.
Most of them are young adults in the tribe.
They work in farming and herding in peacetime.
They carry swords, bows and horses as soldiers in war.
In addition, in foreign wars, the caliph also issues decrees as the leader of the sect.
Calling believers to join the war, it is called holy war.
However, whether it is the Guards, the tribal army, or the jihadi army composed of believers, their combat effectiveness is not as good as before.
Therefore, the Caliphate will spend heavily to recruit mercenaries before a war.
The composition of mercenaries is complex.
Who are they?
Yes, these people only fight for money.
Before the infantry arrived, Ziad decided to do everything that needed to be done, so he ordered his generals: "Send someone to shout at the city and let their general in charge come out to answer."
"yes" A large food soldier was ordered to ride his horse forward and shout to the city wall: "The Western Qin army on the wall listen, our General Ziad is here, let your city defender general come out to answer."
Wan Zhongshan said loudly: "I am the guard Wan Zhongshan.
I have heard about General Ziad for a long time.
I wonder what the general wants to say to me."
Ziad stepped forward and said: "General Wan, I know that there are not many troops in your city now, no more than 500 at most.
My army has 15,000, which is 30 times yours.
If I order an attack on all sides, Attack the city.
If you can't stop it for even an hour, my soldiers will attack the city wall.
I heard that there is a saying in the East that those who know the current affairs are heroes.
Now you are obviously unable to resist the attack of my army.
Wei's stubborn resistance will only lead to more people dying, and your stubborn resistance will also bring disaster to everyone in the city.
General Wan, I will give you an hour to think about it.
I hope you will think carefully about it after an hour.
If you persist, Then I can only order an attack on the city.
By then, both humans and animals in the city will be destroyed.
If you lead the soldiers and civilians in the city to surrender, I can promise you to pardon you and not harm anyone in the city."
Wan Zhongshan resolutely said: "There is no need to consider General Ziad.
To be honest, I don't believe you.
You led your army to invade this land many years ago.
You will massacre and plunder any city that you conquer.
You have no credibility at all."
Say, if I order surrender at this moment , you will break your promise and order the massacre of us in the next moment.
We will fight with you to the end and will never survive.
As a soldier, our honor, mission and responsibility do not allow us to surrender.
This will be a lifelong shame.
We I would rather die standing than live on my knees.”
Ziad stood in awe, bowed his head in salute, and then said: "General Wan, I admire your courage and belief.
I apologize for the insult I gave you and your men before.
I will make it happen for you.
I will order the siege in an hour.
We each work according to our abilities” Wan Zhongshan took a step back, turned around and shouted to all the soldiers and young men of the Western Qin Army on the city wall: "Prepare for war!"
"Roar" the soldiers responded loudly, slamming their weapons on the ground, and then each entered their own defensive positions, while the young and strong men began to carry a steady stream of city defense equipment and supplies up the city wall, and iron pots were propped up one by one.
Water and oil are poured into different pots Inside, the firewood under the pot quickly burned.
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Bundles of arrows, stones, and rolling logs were carried up the city wall.
The large crossbows on the city wall were operated by many soldiers and used nooses to pull out the bow strings.
Install large crossbow arrows that are as thick as a spear.
After a while, hot steam and green smoke began to emerge from different iron pots, and the water and oil were boiled.
After the first batch of defensive equipment and materials were carried up the city wall, the young men also began to join the defensive team.
Among them, they assisted the Western Qin army from behind.
Wan Zhongshan pressed the hilt of his sword and kept shouting to the soldiers along the city wall: "Pay attention.
When the food army attacks the city later, don't panic.
My general tells you to shoot arrows, so you shoot arrows, and I ask you to smash stones." , you just hit the rocks, and if you are asked to release the wood, you just release the wood.
The movements must be fast, steady and ruthless.
The generals are facing each other.
Either you die or I live.
There is no reason to explain.
If you talk about benevolence and righteousness to them, they will not I will tell you about benevolence and justice.”
Under the city, Daoud reported to Ziad: "General, the deployment of troops for simultaneous siege on the four walls has been completed, and the city can be attacked at any time.
However, due to time constraints, we do not have other large siege weapons, only siege ladders.
Casualties It could be a lot bigger.”
Ziad said decisively: "Time is running out.
We don't have much time to waste.
We must capture Zahedan City as soon as possible.
No matter how heavy the casualties are, we must accept my order and order all four walls to attack the city at the same time."
"Yes, General" The siege battle of the Great Food Army finally began.
Some of them rushed towards the city wall with siege engines, while others followed behind with scimitars and shouts.
The figures of the Great Food Army were everywhere under the city, densely packed.
Ant-like.
The weak military strength brought huge trouble to Wan Zhong Mountain.
More than 300 people were evenly distributed on the four walls.
There were only 70 or 80 people on each wall.
The rest were young and strong.
The defensive force on the wall was too thin. , in order to increase the killing effect, Wan Zhongshan had to carry out planned defense against the enemy.
When the food army was still charging towards the city wall, Wan Zhongshan ordered the soldiers to fire arrows freely in a rhythmic manner.
In the case of insufficient troops, the soldiers could only use their individual combat capabilities.
These volunteer soldiers Although they are not as good as the standing army in terms of combat effectiveness, their bow and arrow shooting skills are still good.
Although their hit rate is not as good as being perfect, they still have half the hit rate.
From time to time, some of the soldiers of the Food Army who rushed towards the city wall were hit by arrows and fell to the ground and never got up again.
However, this casualty was almost negligible for the large number of people in the Food Army
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