Chapter 52 Xianbei Attack ([-])
In the third year of Guanghe, in the leap month of winter, Xianbei conquered Kouyou and merged two states.
Tanshihuai, here we come.
As expected at the pre-war meeting, this Xianbei invasion was the largest in history.
In Youzhou, Tan Shihuai and his son Helian led the Yuwen, Duan and Murong tribes, a total of 2 people, to plunder the four counties of Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping and Liaoxi.
In Bingzhou, Tan Shihuai personally led a team of [-] tribesmen including Murong, Tuoba and Rouran to march straight to Yanmen! In an instant, in the northern part of Bingzhou, the Great Wall was filled with smoke, igniting a war signal.
"Chanyu, the Han boy does not need you to condescend to go. The general will ask for orders, lead [-] light cavalry, rush into the underworld, capture him, and offer him to Chanyu."
The person who said this was Ke Zui, a leader of the Xianbei tribe, who was brave and good at fighting and one of the commanders of the Tanshihuai tribe.
"Ke Zui, don't compete with me for credit. I only need 1 people."
This is another commander of the Tanshihuai tribe, named Que Ju.
Tan Shihuai knew that the commander under his command was brave but lacked strategy. This time he went south to plunder, not only to kill people, but also to pierce people's hearts.
"Report! Report to Shanyu that fifty miles ahead is Han Ting Qiangyin, heavily guarded."
Tan Shihuai had long received information that stationed in Qiangyin was a veteran of the Han Dynasty named Duan Jiong, who had killed countless Qiang and Di people in Liangzhou.
"Strong Yin is easy to defend but difficult to attack. After a year of repairs by the Han people, it is even stronger. It can only be taken wisely, not by force. I have a plan. If the Yin Pavilion is in danger, do you think Duan Juan, an old turtle, will come out as a savior? "
"Hahahahaha!"
After Tan Shihuai finished speaking, the surrounding Xianbei warriors laughed loudly. If Duan Jiong came out, he would be the lamb in the hands of the Xianbei warriors.
"Murong Wei and Yu Wenjian (edited by the author), you two led an army of ten thousand and guarded the only way for Qiang Yin to go south. If Duan Jun dares to leave the city, he will be robbed and killed on the way."
"Here!"
"The rest of you, follow me into Yanmen!"
"Here! Chanyu!"×N "Warriors, as long as you enter the city, the food is ours! The women are ours! The treasures are also ours!"
"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!"
"Follow me, let's go!"
# Three days later, Tan Shihuai and his party of tens of thousands of people crossed Luoshui (Sanggan River) and arrived at the north of Yin Pavilion.
This road is very smooth, as if entering uninhabited territory. Along the way, in Pingcheng, Wangtao and other places, the Han people are hiding in the city and cannot find a single Han citizen in the surrounding area. Not only that, not a grain of food can be found.
If you want to grab food, you have to spend a lot of effort to attack the city.
Tan Shihuai also sent people to conduct a bottom-out attack on the Han city. However, in less than half an hour, a team of 1000 people suffered more than [-] casualties. A forceful attack would be too costly in terms of casualties.
Therefore, Tan Shihuai gave up the idea of attacking by force, and just sent several cavalry groups to wander outside the Han city. Then he led the main force to prepare to attack the Yin Pavilion and lure the Han people out of the turtle a result, Tan Shihuai arrived at the Yin Pavilion with only 5 people.
In the evening, the Xianbei army camped in the distance by the water. The Yinguan city wall has experienced hundreds of years of wind and rain, but it has not aged. The ancient city wall has rough stone bricks and long-term repairs. Its solidity can be seen with the naked eye.
"It seems that this cannot be overcome overnight."
Although he has [-] warriors, the Xianbei warriors are good at galloping on the grasslands and are not good at siege warfare. Although they have brought enough siege equipment for this southern invasion, a forceful attack will cost at least the lives of tens of thousands of warriors.
"retreat?"
Impossible! ! As a great chanyu of Xianbei, he mobilized so many troops this time. If he retreats and gets nothing, not only will the Han people look down on him, but even the people under him will look down on him. He has finally established a fragile alliance and cannot just It's gone like this.
"Little Liu Han, please wait for me!"
# The cold winter wind hurt my face, but being alone didn't affect the tense atmosphere at the moment.
Under the city, the Xianbei cavalry was divided into multiple formations. The siege infantry was in the front, the crossbows were in the middle, and the cavalry was in the back. Although they were not as disciplined as the Han army, it could still be vaguely seen that this group of Xianbei people had practiced siege. Obviously, we are fully prepared for this trip south.
One mile behind is the Xianbei people's central army, because there is a big banner (dào, Xianbei banner, used to boost the morale of the army). That is where Tan Shihuai is. At this moment, his face looks fierce. , staring at the city wall.
"Warriors! Fight in! The Han people are cowardly. As long as we fight in, there will be countless gold, silver, treasures, food and women!"
This is the nature of the grassland people. If you don’t have any, just shoot!
On the other side, on the three-foot-high city tower were Liu Han and two thousand garrison troops who were waiting for help (one foot in the Han Dynasty was about meters, so three feet was about seven meters. "Zuo Zhuan" records that the wall of Chang'an, the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, was 12 meters long. meters high, so the author here assumes that the capital city wall of the Eastern Han Dynasty is also about 12 meters high. The city walls in some large places cannot be more than one-third of the capital. However, the border terrain is relatively high, so the border city wall is probably three-thirds of the capital city wall. two-thirds).
In addition, in order to prevent the Xianbei people from attacking, Liu Han had already ordered people to dig a trench 6 feet wide and feet deep 3 steps outside the city (one step in the Eastern Han Dynasty was [-] feet, about [-] meters). [-] meters) to prevent the Xianbei people from wreaking havoc under the city. If you want to attack the city, then you have to pay for it with your life.
At this time of year, the best time to attack the city is only eight hours at most, so Xi Zhi suggested dividing the defending army into four groups, with one group defending for two hours. If the enemy's offensive is fierce, it can be adjusted (Eastern Han Dynasty military system: one group has 2000 men) , the department is led by the captain of the department and the commander of the army. The subordinates set up a song, and the song is led by the military marquis. There are 500 people per song. Under the song, there is a garrison commander, and there are 50 people per tuen.).
Unlike the Xianbei people, Liu Han has been most concerned about combat supplies this year. Every soldier present has a layer of iron armor on the outside to protect the chest, and a layer of leather armor on the inside. Inside is the clothing to keep out the cold in winter. In addition, each soldier is equipped with a helmet to protect his head.
Liu Han has spent all his money to build a fully armed Han army. Although the money is expensive, it is worth it!
Following a commotion below the city, the Xianbei army began to move, and the three thousand-man phalanx at the front began to move forward slowly.
"This is the first wave of tentative attacks by the Xianbei people. Don't use all your strength. Let half of the people go forward first."
"Prepare!"
When the enemy approached step by step until they reached about fifty steps from the city wall, Liu Han ordered his men to fire arrows (in general, the reasonable range of bows and arrows in the Han Dynasty was generally set at fifty to sixty steps, which is the actual killing distance).
"put!"
Because there is no need to shoot accurately, in one minute, the defenders fired a pot of arrows under the command, and fired ten rounds of volleys. Ten thousand arrows were divided into ten batches and shot down from the city wall, hitting the city. The first round of Xianbei siege Soldiers, covering the sky.
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