The people of the Western Regions like to build a city into a circle, and the wheel platform is no exception, the circumference of the circular outer city is nearly three Han li, and after the Han army settles in, it is in its southeast corner with an earth ramming platform, and an inner city of more than 400 steps is added, nested with the outer city, and shares a part of the city wall.In the early morning of April 22, the outer city of Luntai had been lost for several days, and half of the 200 Han troops had been killed, leaving only more than 100 people trapped in the small inner city.After another failed assault, the Qiuzi and the Hun cavalry overseeing the battle retreated, leaving only dozens of corpses lying strewn in the outer city.Taking advantage of this gap, Sun Million took off his coat, revealing a scar, both new and old.He carried a shovel and a group of robes to dig in the lowest part of the inner city, but even if he dug three feet deep, there was still only dry saline soil and sand underneath, and not a drop of water gushed out."
I can't dig it out."
Sun Million ran out of strength, threw the shovel to the ground, and climbed up in a huff, not only did they eat all the food, but they also ran out of water.On this hot day, the soldiers smoked in their throats, and since yesterday, they have had to drink their own urine to quench their thirst."
Who picked this broken inner city back then?
I couldn't even dig a well, I had already dug three times in a row, but I didn't find anything. ”Saying this, Sun Million looked at the two wells in the outer city, they didn't hope, after the Qiuzi people broke through the outer city, they were probably afraid that the Han soldiers would recapture it, or come down at night to get water, so they filled in the two wells.The only thing we can count on now is a rain.But look up at the sky, hey, it's cloudless, it's so blue.In fact, the sound of flowing water was not far from them, and from the head of the inner city to the southeast, a mile away, there was a stream.It was the place where the Luntai soldiers bathed and washed on weekdays, but now it has become a place for the Huns to drink horses.They couldn't dig the well, they leaned powerlessly against the city wall, and in the days of siege, the most was not a desperate fight, but a boring wait.This hard city wall made Sun Million's ass hurt."
It's been forty days, it's been forty days since the siege of the city, and the big man doesn't care about us anymore."
Someone muttered that at first he thought that the reinforcements from the canal plough would arrive soon, but as the days passed, he understood that there must be something wrong with the iron gate of the canal plow.Several messengers to Yumen Pass for help were also sent by Lai Dan, but it is unknown whether they were intercepted and killed by the Huns on the way.Anyway, 40 days have passed, and there is still no news, and the confidence that holds on is crumbling little by little."
Even if Yumen comes to help, it will take a month, but if we wait for three or five days at most, we will die of hunger and thirst."
Sun Million closed his eyes weakly, if he could sleep in a drowsy sleep, it would be fine, but the Xiongnu and Qiuzi people were very hateful, and every other hour they made a siege posture, making loud noises, so that the officials could not rest, and after more than a month, their spirits were on the verge of collapse.It's not fake that a man can be a five-hu, and it's not fake that a soldier is well-made, but after all, everyone is human and can't stand such a boil.Just then, a voice rang out."
Sima Sun, the captain is looking for you."
When Sun Million entered Captain Laidan's house, he found that all the officials above Wu Bai in the city had come.Lai Dan was surrounded by everyone in the center, his chest was wrapped in a wound cloth, his face was pale and weak, and he was weak to speak.It can be said that Lai Dan's arrogant attitude towards Qiuzi was the direct cause of Qiuzi, and Lai Dan also knew this.Probably out of guilt, he was very conscientious during the more than 40 days of garrison.Always insisted on being at the head of the city, distributing his own rations to the wounded, and in the battle of Qiuzi's attack on the outer city, Lai Dan also received an arrow for his personal fighting.The arrow pierced too deeply, the wound was difficult to heal, and Sun Million could even smell a faint rancid smell beside Lai Dan.And when Raidan came up with his plan, everyone was a little surprised."
What, breakout?""
That's right, it's a breakout."
Lai Dan said to everyone: "The iron gate of the canal plough may also be besieged by the enemy, and it is impossible to count on it, and even if the messenger sent by the Marquis of Yiyang in Yumen goes all the way, the Marquis of Yiyang will send troops to reach Luntai, at least after more than a month, and we will not be able to hold on for even three days without water and food." ”The current situation is that there is no hope if there is no breakthrough, and there are only more than 100 soldiers defending the city, including wounded soldiers, while outside the city are more than 5,000 turtle soldiers, plus 400 Hun cavalry."
The Qiuzi people have occupied Luntai for more than ten years, and they know very well that this city is virtual and real, they are not in a hurry to attack at all, but when our strength is completely exhausted and we can't even raise our weapons, can we still block the onslaught of dozens of enemy troops?"
His words touched the pain of the wound, so he paused for a moment, as if he might die at any moment.After taking a few deep breaths, Lai Dan made up his mind: "Waiting is death, breaking through is also death, rather than dying in humiliation, it is better to give it a go!"
”Everyone bowed their heads, and Lai Dan had already made a plan: "There is a stream more than a mile to the southeast, and the defense is not as tight as in other places.Tomorrow at dawn we will fall down from the city, cross the stream, and then ride the night head south!
Get rid of Qiuzi and the Huns' pursuers, you can go to the Yakmi River, shoot fish all the way for food, and go to the Yakmi country!
”Lai Dan is Raidaan's home country, and has been attached to the Han Dynasty, and Lai Dan believes that if they can get there, they will be helped.At this time, someone said: "Is giving up the wheel platform a sin of abandoning the land?"
”Lai Dan was silent, and said after half a sound: "We are just looking for reinforcements, and sooner or later we will take Luntai back." ”He also regrets it in his heart now, he should have listened to the persuasion of the little official Ren Hong, and slowed down Tuluntai, the Han army had only more than 1,000 people in the Western Regions, but it was scattered in various points, and it was far away, and it gave the enemy a chance to break through.The officials were persuaded by Lai Dan that it is impossible to have reinforcements in the short term, and now the breakthrough may not be successful, but there is still a glimmer of hope, and the dead rule will definitely be wiped out, this choice is actually very simple!
Sun Million didn't want to die in his pocket, but for some reason, he still had uneasiness in his heart about Lai Dan's plan."
Is it really that easy?"
The Qiuzi people also tried to storm Luntai, and then they saw the power of the Han army's crossbow arrows, so the attack turned into an endless siege, and the outer city was taken by the Han army's hunger, after all, the time for Lai Dan to bring people to Luntai was still short, and the first batch of grain was not transported from the canal plow.There was no fighting tonight, the sky was getting gray, because of the lack of fuel, the city was dark, but the camp of the Qiuzi people outside the city was full of campfires, exuding the smell of Hu cakes, and every few days, there were camel caravans from Qiuzi City.The night in the Western Regions was windy, and the wind was whistling, which blew up the yellow sand, blew the bonfire, and ruffled the hair of the Han soldiers at the head of the city.One by one, the Han soldiers fell down one rope after another, their crossbows had long been shot out, and the blades had been cut in countless collisions with flesh and bones, but they were still carefully sharpened, and they gathered under the city with cracked shields on their backs.Then Sun Million and the others acted as the strikers and touched towards the other side of the stream.It is not easy to walk at night, and they can't maintain their formation at all, so they can only pull the corners of the clothes of the people in front of them, until they hear the sound of gurgling water getting closer and closer, and their feet reflexively begin to accelerate.Near, near, the stream was in front of him, and the soldier who had been hungry and thirsty for many days couldn't help but lie down, drank his sip of water, and let out a sigh of satisfaction.Sun Million also took saliva into his mouth, like nectar moistening the cracked land, that is called a beauty.Then he had to endure the thirst to drain the whole stream, and dragged his companion to his feet."
Can't stop!"
But just as they were wading across the river, there was a dog barking on the other side!"
Woohoo!"
The god-damned Huns actually raised bearded dogs in the seemingly empty camp on the other side of the stream!"
Let's go!"
Sun Million beckoned everyone to leave quickly, but with the sound of the news, the enemy camp that surrounded Luntai had already been alarmed.As if they had been waiting for a long time, the Turtles rushed out of their felt tents and gathered around them from all sides, and the sound of tambourines, trumpets, and howls rang out in one piece.And when the soldiers of the Han army turned their backs to the arrows, waded through the river, broke through the defense line of the Qiuzi people with their spears in hand, and rushed towards the seemingly undefended poplar forest in the south, they found that there were also figures and buildings in front of them.A group of Hun cavalry has been waiting here for a long time, and with the whistle of the hundred cavalry commanders led by them, they mounted and rode towards them!
There were also hundreds of turtles behind him.This is the plan of the Huns to surround three que!
When I turned around, I saw that the layers of torches had sealed the other side of the stream, and Luntai City could not go back.There is no way to retreat, and there is no way to advance.Then it's a battle to the death!
In the night, Sun Million could only hear his own roar with all his might: "Form a circle!"
Go ahead and break out of the encirclement!
”"The servant lieutenant is not wrong, Lai Dan really fell for it."
Gu Yi looked at the Han army surrounded by the Qiuzi people by the stream, and breathed a sigh of relief.He originally thought that with a tenfold advantage, he would be able to defeat the wheel in half a month at most, but the combat effectiveness of the Han army was beyond imagination.Although there were only more than 200 people in Luntai City, and each city wall could only be defended by 50 people, the 2,000 Guizi soldiers could not even touch the head of the city.The crossbow arrows of the Han soldiers were very powerful, especially at short distances, and their lethality far exceeded that of bows and arrows.In the siege of the city, almost every Qiuzi who was shot was either dead or maimed.In the first strong attack, the Qiuzi people suffered more than 100 casualties, while the casualties of the Han army were only in single digits, so it could only turn into an endless siege.But when Qiuzi relied on the hunger of the Han army, ran out of crossbow arrows, and paid hundreds of casualties to take the outer city of Luntai, he found that the inner city was more difficult to fight.Looking at the inner city that is nearly four feet high, no one is willing to risk death to attack it anymore, but fortunately, Daigo Ada has come up with a plan."
Like our deer and goats, besieged on three sides, one side is free, the Han army is hungry and thirsty, and when it can't stand it, it will break through to the southeast corner, Lai Dan is a Yami person, he will definitely go south, and want to go there for help."
Now that the plan has been achieved, everything should have gone well.But what surprised Gu Yi was that even without the protection of the city wall, even though they were surrounded by more than ten times the number of Qiuzi people, the more than 100 Han troops still formed a circular array, moving forward hard and resolutely.Any Qiuzi people who dared to step forward were killed and wounded by spears or halberds, and the Qiuci people were all lightly armored or unarmoured, and they were afraid of death, so it was somewhat difficult to resist, and the Han army moved south in a circle at a speed visible to the naked eye.If they really let them break through like this, it will really be a joke.Gu Yi was a little panicked, and was about to order the turtles to rush up, but Daigo Ada went to stop him.After decades of fierce battles, the Xiongnu already had experience in how to deal with the Han army.The servant lieutenant had his own calculations, and commanded: "Let the Qiuzi people retreat, together with my subordinates, and shoot arrows from a distance, no matter how thick the armor of the Han army is, no matter how hard the shield is, it is by no means flawless, plus thirst and hunger, the strength is limited after all." ”"In the competition with the Han army, we must not think about it overnight, but we must show the patience of wolves to catch yaks, slowly bite and pursue, and chase them for a day or two.Sooner or later, the blood of the other generation will drain up, and when they are exhausted, they will come forward and bite off their necks!
”When Daigo Ada was young, he participated in the famous Battle of Junji Mountain, and the Xiongnu led more than 30,000 horsemen with Shan Yuqin, which dragged Li Ling's 5,000 Jingchu soldiers down.He touched the scar on his face and said: "In this battle, we must destroy all the Luntai Han army, hang these two hundred heads in Qiuci, and send them to the countries as gifts, only in this way can we tell the Western Regions." ”"The Han army is by no means invincible!"
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