Chapter 409: The siege of the geese

The black clouds hit the city and the light of armor spreads toward the sun and golden scales. The sound of horns is everywhere in the autumn, and the rouge is filled with purple nights.

Half a roll of red flag is coming to Yishui, and the frost is heavy and the cold sound is not rising. I will repay you on the golden platform and support you to die for you.

The world is dominated by Jiuzhai, Yanmeng. In later generations, there was a couplet that describes Yanmeng. The three gates were unparalleled, and Jiuzhe respected the first gate. The majestic gate was surrounded by dangerous mountains and was lying high on Gouzhu Mountain. The east and west wings were undulating mountains. The mountain ridges and Great Wall were winding. Yanmeng Pass was lying high on Yanmeng Mountain. Yanmeng Mountain, Mantou Mountain and Hayduo Mountain were connected into one, which was Hengshan, a famous mountain in the northern mountains.

Since King Wuling of Zhao during the Warring States Period, this place has been regarded as a strategic location throughout the ages. Zhao established Yanmeng County, and since then, Yanmeng was mostly used as a county, road and county garrison. The name of Yanmeng Pass began in the early Sui Dynasty. Due to the rise of the Turks in the north, there were frequent internal offensives. The Sui army stationed in Yanmeng Mountain and established a pass city at the commanding height of Tiemuomeng, and guarded the garrisons. It was divided into two fortresses, Xixing Guanzhai and Yanmeng Pass City.

Not long after Yang Guang led the army into Yanmeng Pass City, Chai Shao and Li Xiaogong led the three thousand Xuanjia troops to arrive. Yang Guang was secretly relieved when he heard Chai Shao that the Turks might have fallen into the delaying plan of Lai Huer and Li Shimin. Less than a day later, the General of the Youtun Guard had already led the five thousand defeated generals and the headless corpse of Lai Huer back to Yanmeng Pass City in panic.

Seeing the 50,000 Great Sui Jingrui Guards, the Turks had already broken through the pass and killed the generals in just one day. Yang Guang was also in panic. Yun Dingxing's defeated army had just entered the pass, and the Turkish golden wolf crow had already rushed to the front of the pass with the Turkish cavalry like water.

The golden wolf star of the Turks outside the pass was waving in the wind and was arrogant.

At the critical moment of the war in ancient times, the Emperor of Sui was flying flags. Above the city were 110,000 Great Sui imperial guards, guarding the Emperor Yang Guang and the civil and military officials, as well as the emperor's concubines and palaces.

At the city, there were a total of 200,000 Turkic wolf cavalry, and the galloping cavalry brought out the smoke and dust in the land under the city. The 200,000 army covered the sky and surrounded the entire Yanmén City with a pool blocked.

The Turkic army that had just arrived had already begun to attack the city before they even had a rest. Under the Yanmén's city wall, Shibi Khan gave the order, the 50,000 tribes of the Asana tribe were the first to attack the city. Teams were spread out, and the short, strong and strong Turkic soldiers carried the simple ladder and began to climb up the city. Behind them were Turkic archers with the same number of more than 50,000 people covering the attack.

The war drum is like thunder, the horn is long

The sound of the long horns of the war drums, accompanied by the noisy roar, the Turks rushed to the wall with their blood and murderous aura like an ant attached to the smell. The soldiers on the city were all powerful guards selected from all the troops of the Sui Dynasty. Facing such a dense Turkic army, all the officers on the city had already asked the soldiers guarding the city to replace them with crossbows and arrows. Facing such a dense attack on the city, most of them were wearing leather armor and light armor, and even bare-spoken Turkic men. The rows of crossbowmen above the city did not even need to be careful.

All the crossbowmen just attacked the sky, one round after another. Tens of thousands of bows and arrows kept blowing and hitting, pouring a rain of arrows on the Turks.

Most of the brave Turks had been caught in an arrow before rushing to the wide fugou in front of the pass, and the corpses piled up a slope outside the pass. However, the Turks had already been stabbed by the flags of the Sui emperor on the top of the city, and their blood was boiling, and no one cared about the huge casualties. The Turks, who had been one after another, even threw the empty fugou of the compatriots in front of them. The corpses were filled into the deep fugou, and soon dozens of flat passages were filled in the fugou.

The Turkic archers behind also kept moving slowly under the cover of the shield soldiers. As they advanced, the rain of arrows they had finally begun to fall on the top of the city, but the Sui army guarding the city fell down.

They rushed over the Mocheng Haogou and grabbed the Turks under the city wall and began to climb the city with no chance. However, the Sui army at the city was prepared for them. In addition to the arrow rain that was desperately pouring down, they began to throw stones under the city, pour hot oil, and even made golden juice made with feces. Once this golden juice fell on people, it could not even be burned or burned, but also poisoned people.

For those siege ladders, the defenders at the city wall have special solutions. The rows of radial hooks on the city wall will push the entire ladder outward, or use wooden rolling stones. These things are tied with ropes and roll down along the ladder. The two-meter-long wooden rolling stones knock the people on the ladder, and the defenders at the city wall will retract them with the ropes on it. Repeated use is the best tool and method to deal with the ladder.

However, even if the Sui army's city walls were solid and the harsh defense was strong, the Turkic people who were fearless still rushed to the city from time to time. Once they rushed to the city, the fierce Turkic people could often cause great casualties to the defenders. The rain of arrows of the Turkic archers who kept moving forward was also very powerful. As the siege became more and more fierce, the defenders on the city could no longer suppress the Turkic archery troops. More and more arrows were shoveling to the city, and countless Sui army fell down.

Under the city, the two sides fought bloody battles, countless casualties and corpses were everywhere.

Under the golden wolf flag of the Turkic central army not far from the city, Shibi Khan and the leaders of various tribes stood there, looking at the fierce fighting and fighting in the city.

Jie Li looked at the fallen soldiers of the Ashina tribe, his brows became tighter and tighter. The 50,000 soldiers of the Ashina tribe were now attacking the city, which was also considered the jiāo wait for Shibi Khan to promise the leaders of each tribe to take the lead in siege. But what made Jie Li heartbroken was that among the 50,000 soldiers of the Ashina tribe, the remaining 20,000 were all in it, and the remaining 30,000 were also the soldiers of the leaders of the Ashina tribe. Shibi Khan's own 50,000 soldiers and horses were sent up. Seeing that he continued to fight like this, he probably would be a bare khan in the future, so Jie Li quickly spoke out.

"Khan, it's been two hours since the attack. The men have just arrived and have fought continuously. I'm afraid they're exhausted."

Shibi Khan nodded. The reason for launching a strong attack was not that he thought he could take down Yanmén City in this way. Doing so, on the one hand, he did not want to let the morale of the army be discharged, and on the other hand, he wanted to test the real situation in Yanmén Pass. If Yang Guang escaped from another golden cicada and left an unlucky general, he ran away first, that would be a bad idea. Moreover, although this strong attack would definitely not be able to capture Yanmén, such a fierce siege would inevitably make the Sui army in the city a powerful deterrent, and defeat the morale of the Sui army in one battle. In addition, this battle was also considered as his first attempt to attack the leaders of each tribe.

In just two hours, according to his estimate, the Athina tribe who had siege 50,000 soldiers and horses killed at least about 10,000, and the injured would not be less than this number. Although the Sui army on the top of the city had the advantage of geographical advantages, the troops and horses they had siege were full of momentum, which also caused a lot of casualties to the Sui army. He died nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses in battle. Although the Sui army was a defender, the unique skills of those who were injured in this battle would not be less than 8,000.

"Send orders to withdraw troops"

Seeing that this battle had achieved his goal, Shibi calmly issued an order to withdraw troops. Through this battle just now, he was already 90% sure that Yang Guang was in this Yanmeng City at this time.

The sound of ox horns sounded, which was the horn for withdrawing the troops. The soldiers of the Asana tribe who were sieging the city did not hesitate at all, and they retreated again like water, leaving behind the corpses piled up like mountains under the city.

Shibi Khan opened a map of the sheepskin roll and drew a circle around Yanmén City.

"Everyone, it is now confirmed that Yang Guang, the emperor of the Sui Kingdom, has been surrounded by us by us. The plan to go south to the Central Plains has been half successful. Now our only purpose is to complete the other half. Now, in order to ensure that we can successfully capture Yan Mén and capture Yang Guang alive, Ben Khan ordered the servants, the Jun tribe, and the Yeji tribe. The leaders of the three tribes immediately led three 50,000 troops and immediately swept the entire Yan Mén county. Ben Khan ordered you to break through Yan Mén cities and collect all the food and siege equipment in it back to the camp."

The Turks went south and did not bring any food and grass, and they all relied on robbery. Now that they have successfully surrounded Yang Guang, it will naturally be a tough battle, so at this time, they must obtain food and grass from each city.

"In addition to collecting food and grass, you also have an important task. The leaders of the three tribes led their headquarters, and the Wu tribe was stationed at the Xikou on the border with Loufan County to prevent the Loufan Sui army. The Pugu tribe was stationed at Hutuo River on the border with Taiyuan County to prevent the Taiyuan Sui army. The Paoyeji tribe was stationed at Wutai, Hebei Sui army rushed through Taihang Mountains. The three tribes must strictly guard the passes and strictly prevent the passes of the Sui army from passing, and must closely monitor the movements of the Sui army on three sides, and must win enough time for the army to capture Yanmén."

The leaders of the three tribes, Shi Jindu, all stepped forward, and followed Shibi Khan's orders and immediately left the tent without delay.

After a rapid and violent battle, confrontation began to resume on the city and under the city. Screams were everywhere on the battlefield, and teams of Turkic cavalry began to clean up the battlefield and carry back the injured and undead soldiers. More Turkic soldiers were setting up camps, digging trenches and patrolling the camps.

Shibi Khan has been standing under the golden wolf flag, staring at Yanmén City. The emperor's flags on the top of the city were flying and the figures were shaking.
Chapter completed!