Chapter 249: The Danger of Yancheng

Kucha is considered a great country in the Western Regions. It takes Yancheng as the center, starts from Luntai in the east, ends at Bachu in the west, ends at Tianshan in the north, and ends at Takramagan Desert in the south. Wang Zhiyancheng is 7,480 miles away from Chang'an.

There were 6,970 households, 81,317 mouths, and 21,76 victories. The south and Jingjue, the southeast and Qiemo, the southwest and the southwest and the Hanimi, the north and Wusun, and the west and Gumo.

Kucha is rich in iron, gold, copper, and smelting technology is also very developed. Therefore, the weapons and equipment of Kucha are also among the best among the Western Regions countries, and they can be said to be strong in their troops.

The King of Kucha ruled Yancheng, six miles in square meters, with a high city and large walls, which is comparable to the general county governments in the Central Plains. Both population and area are much larger than Loulan City, and it is the political, military and cultural center of Kucha.

Yancheng, which was once tall and rich, is suffering from a catastrophe. The 30,000 Wusun army has been besieging the city for half a month, and has increased its offensive in recent days. The thick city walls have been damaged in many places, and broken limbs and arms can be seen everywhere.

There are tall human corpses and horses piled up at the top of the city walls, including Wusun and Kucha.

Under the bright sun, the earth around Yancheng was dyed with blood, and a strong smell of blood was floating in the air.

"Boom..." The earth stirred, and a large number of iron cavalry appeared on all sides of Yancheng. The newly retreated Wusun people started a new round of siege, and the Wusun knights on the horse rushed towards Yancheng with sharp arrows.

"Ho, ho, ho..." Wusun Iron Cavalry rushed towards Kucha City with a shout.

Behind a large number of cavalry were teams of Wusun infantry pushing siege equipment. They carried swords, shields, siege ladders, and continued to advance towards Yancheng.

In Yancheng, in the tall city gate tower, there was a tall man wearing colorful clothes, a high hat, and a tall figure in his fifties. The old man frowned deeply, his slightly black and yellow face looked haggard, but his thick eyebrows and big eyes were still sharp and energetic.

This old man is the current King of Kucha and Kunmi.

"King! The Wusun people are sieging the city again!" A guard outside walked in and said respectfully.

This time, it was the fifth time that the Wusun people siege today. In the past few days, the Wusun people were like crazy, siegeing the city day and night. The Kucha King Kunmi didn't know how long they could last and whether they could still hold on to the Han army to help.

"Prepare to meet the enemy!" The King of Kucha grabbed the sword beside him and stood up. His tall body was straight. His big eyes were staring at the Wusun Iron Cavalry who was rushing towards the city wall.

A month ago, a 50,000 Wusun army suddenly moved south and invaded Kucha in one fell swoop. Although Kucha is considered a great country among the Western Regions, with more than 20,000 soldiers, there is still a clear gap compared with Wusun in the north.

After the war started, the Kucha people retreated step by step, not only lost the city and lost land, but also suffered heavy casualties. In the end, they had to retreat to the capital Yancheng. The Kucha king Kunmi personally led a large army to defend Yancheng, and sent people to rescue the Han people.

In one month, the Kucha people paid the price of 17,000 casualties. Now there are 3,000 remaining soldiers and 1,000 palace guards in Yancheng. This is all the power in Kucha. Of course, Wusun also paid a heavy price for this. In one month, the initial 50,000 Wusun army is now less than 25,000.

"Swish, swish, swish..." Wusun Iron Cavalry arrived at the city and began to pour dense rain of arrows on the city.

The Kucha soldiers who were standing on the top of the city also raised their bows and arrows in their hands and launched a counterattack at the Wusun people under the city.

For a moment, under the city, arrows were like locusts, covering the sky and the sun. The buzzing sound of bowstrings was intimidating.

"Ah!..." Screams kept coming, and Wusun fell down from time to time, and Kucha people were bleeding from the city.

Just when the Kucha archers on the top of the city were suppressed by the Wusun Iron Cavalry, the Wusun infantry had already arrived at the city. Simple siege ladders mounted on the city walls, and Wusun infantry, biting scimitars and shields, crawling towards the city.

"Boom..." Stones hit the wooden ladder, and Wusun infantry fell down with the destroyed wooden ladder.

But there were too many Wusun people. The Kucha people smashed the wooden ladder, and more wooden ladders leaned on it, endlessly. In the end, some Wusun people attacked the city and started a hand-to-hand battle.

"Kill!" The Kucha people shouted and killed at the Wusun people who were climbing up the city. The Wusun people were crazy, and the Kucha people were desperate. They cut with knives and smashed stones, forcing batches of Wusun people off the city.

There were shouts of killing everywhere, and there were flesh and blood flying everywhere, and the entire city was covered in blood.

King Kunmi of Kucha looked at the more and more Wusun people on the city, his face became increasingly ugly, and he looked to the east with his eyes, and he was praying in his heart that the Han army would arrive sooner.

"Black Tiger! Didn't you say that the Han army can arrive in three days? It's the seventh day now, why haven't you seen the shadow of the Han army yet?" The King of Kucha couldn't help it and asked a guard beside him.

The guard's name is Heihu. He is one of the five people who went to Chang'an City to rescue the Western Army. He is now standing next to the King of Kucha and protecting the King of Kucha's safety.

"Your Majesty, I don't know. Maybe something happened and it was delayed. My subordinates were separated from the Han army at Yumen Pass." Heihu was silent for a moment, and he was puzzled, so he had to answer vaguely.

Calculate the time, the Zhenxi Army has arrived a long time ago. Is it really the heavens are about to perish Kucha?

"King, too many Wusun people in the west city have attacked the city walls, and the soldiers can't stand it anymore. Please send someone to rescue me." At this moment, a soldier ran to the King of Kucha and asked for help.

"I will be ordered to hold on to me! The reinforcements of the Han army are coming, so let them at most a while." Kucha King Kunmi's face changed rapidly and said loudly. He can only place hope on the Han army now. If the Han army does not reach it again, Kucha will be over.

"Boom..."

It was as if it was heaven that I heard the prayer in the heart of the King of Kucha. Just as the King of Kucha was getting colder and colder, the east side of Yancheng, flags were waving and dust was flying, and the sound of horse hooves shook the sky and the earth.

With the huge roar, a murderous black armored iron cavalry appeared outside Yancheng.

Just as Kucha City was about to be destroyed, Zhang Fei led three thousand leopard cavalry and one thousand personal guards and finally arrived.

"Kill!" Zhang Fei waved the serpent spear in his hand, and four thousand iron cavalry formed a conical formation and rushed towards the Wusun people under the city.

The sudden appearance of the Han army allowed the Kucha people on the city to see hope for life. The soldiers were greatly encouraged and became more and more brave as they fought.

On the other hand, the Wusun people were suddenly attacked by the iron cavalry of Zhenxi Army, and there was a turmoil. The Wusun people who attacked the city were soon killed.

"Dou,Dou,Dou..." The desolate horn sounded.

When the Wusun people saw reinforcements coming from Kucha, they knew that there was no hope of siege today, so they had to sound the horn to withdraw the troops.

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