Chapter 112 Section 21

There was no one living outside Zhizhi City, not even a mouse could be found, probably they also smelled the bloody smell here, and felt that a massacre was about to start on a large scale. We camped three miles away from Zhizhi City. On the left is the sparkling Dulai River. I don’t know how many Kangju people were bound hand and foot and thrown into this river because they disobeyed Zhizhi.Recalling the panic I felt when I tricked Zhizhi into letting me go out of the city, anger surged in my chest. I stood on the cart, approaching and looking up at Zhizhi City. This city is really tall, much taller than when I lived in Kangju. The city has been sanitized, which has never happened before.

But no matter how difficult it is, I will take it down. The colorful flags are fluttering on the Zhizhi City. According to the direction, the colors of the flags are not chaotic at all. The east side is one color of blue, the west side is one color of white, and in the center is a big yellow banner with a ferocious white tiger embroidered on it, running and leaping. .Standing under the banner is my sworn enemy——Zhizhi Hutuwusi.He was still stocky, with the top of his head shiny shaved and the rest of his hair dangling in a small bundle over his shoulders.There are a pair of golden rings hanging from his ears, he is covered in leather armor, holding a bow and arrow, leaning on the city wall and looking at me.What surprised me was that on the left and right sides of him stood several women with beaded ornaments on their chests. They were also all in armor, each holding a bow and quiver on their backs, staring at the city.

Zhizhi Shanyu recognized me, and said loudly, "It turned out to be Zhang Chunjun. Didn't you say to help me convey my sincerity to your Emperor?" I looked up to him and shouted: "That's right, I have conveyed your sincerity to His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty heard that Shan Yu had given up on the Huns' royal court and hid in a small place like Kangju, so he made a special edict. I will send envoy Gan Yanshou, the cavalry captain of the Western Regions, and me to welcome Shan Yu, and hope that Shan Yu will take his wife to Chang'an with us to enjoy the glory and wealth, and at the same time shake hands with your brother Hu Hanxie Shan Yu."

He obviously didn't believe my nonsense: "Since you are here to meet me, why did you bring so many soldiers?" I have already seen that it is impossible for him to trust me, why waste time wasting words in vain, it is early morning, the morning sun is shining on this city, and it is flourishing.The day's plan lies in the morning, it is better to make a quick decision, as it will be bad for morale if you stay for a long time. So I laughed and said: "With fewer soldiers and horses, I'm afraid I will repeat Gu Ji's fate." Knowing that I was mocking him, Zhi Zhi Shanyu also laughed and said, "If you don't retreat, I'm afraid you will really be like Gu Ji." Suddenly, there was a crowd of people on the city wall, densely packed with Xiongnu soldiers, everyone was wearing leather armor, holding a bow, and the arrows were all pointing at my position.

I was shocked and shouted, "Get back quickly." Fortunately, I was prepared before I came. As soon as I finished my words, the carport above my head was slammed shut, and the carriage ran wildly in the opposite direction. Then I felt like I heard a hailstorm, and there was an endless thumping sound on the carport .When I ran back to my position, I jumped out of the carriage and found that the outside of the carriage was densely packed with arrows, like a curled up hedgehog. At this time, looking at Zhizhi City from a distance, I found that the city gate was open. Hundreds of knights in armor and bows were cruising back and forth in front of the city gate. , arranged like fish scales.The armored archers in the city also shouted in unison: "Cowardly Qin people, come here!" He looked at Gan Yanshou and me.It seems that the Huns are indeed fierce and tyrannical, and they have frightened so many princes of the Western Regions.

I discussed with Gan Yanshou for a while, and immediately ordered that the 2,000 Han soldiers of Colonel Wuji be in the front to act as the vanguard.The soldiers of the Western Regions were sandwiched between the two wings, and waited for the Han soldiers to attack smoothly before encircling them from both sides.Only then did the Hu soldiers calm down in panic. At this time, seeing that we did not respond, the Hun cavalry became more and more arrogant, and suddenly shouted, all rushed towards our position, the sound of horseshoes shook the sky, and the momentum was overwhelming. I waved the flag in my hand and shouted: "Up the crossbow."

Zhang Shiqi, the officer of the Han army, bent down, stepped on the arm of the crossbow, led the bowstring to the teeth of the crossbow, inserted the arrow into the groove of the crossbow, then straightened his waist, and pointed the arm of the crossbow flat to ride. It can be seen that the usual training is proper. When the Huns saw the gate of our camp open, and the Wugang chariots in front of them seemed like a dream, they suddenly stood up and tens of thousands of Han soldiers pointed their crossbow arms at them, knowing how powerful they were.The leader of the Huns immediately shouted: "Retreat." The Huns pulled the reins quickly, and all the horses bent into an arc and ran in the direction they had come.Some cavalrymen couldn't take the reins in time, collided back and forth, fell off the horse immediately, and were trampled into meat by the horse's hooves, screaming one after another.

I saw that the Huns were still far away, and it would be useless to launch a crossbow, so I ordered: "Retract the crossbow and move forward." So the Wu Gang chariot in front cleared the way, followed by the shield guards, followed by the brigade of crossbowmen, and finally the long halberds, layer upon layer, like ants lined up, moving forward slowly but firmly.With the movement of our army, the cavalry of the Xiongnu who were still showing off their might and cruising outside just now and the infantry who were entrenched in the wooden city and lined up like fish scales all retreated into the city with screams.When we approached the city, the gates of Zhizhi City were already closed.

I waved the flag in my hand and shouted: "The first team shoots upwards towards the city. The second team puts up their crossbows, and the third team prepares." With a cry, the archers at the front shot out arrows, and hundreds of arrows rushed towards the city like locusts.They squatted down immediately after shooting, and the second team took a step forward, and another round of arrows was shot, like a torrential rain, without giving the enemy a chance to breathe. The Huns in the city immediately erected a shield wall on top of the wall with their shields. Some of the arrows hit the shield, but no feathers entered. The Huns hiding behind the shield screamed and fell down.The soldiers of the Huns also shot arrows down the city one after another. Although their bows and arrows were not as powerful as our crossbows, they had a geographical advantage when shooting from above. Some Huns kept pushing the stones on the city down. The falling stone killed many soldiers of the Han Dynasty.

However, as our arrows became too dense, the shield walls on the walls of the Huns disappeared one after another. Only the occasional boulders rolled down the city blindly along the stone troughs they built, and their strength was far inferior to that at the beginning. Accurate and robust. I ordered the crossbowmen to retreat temporarily, and let a large group of soldiers with shovels step forward, throwing their arms aside to dig a ditch.If the siege is unfavorable, you can only dig tunnels to break into the city. Anyway, you can't stay under the city for a long time, otherwise food and grass supplies will become a problem.

Seeing that we stopped shooting arrows, the Huns appeared on the top of the city one after another, and the random arrows shot down like a torrential rain again. In this rain of arrows, there were also a large number of sharp iron and wooden thorns with four corners. The soldiers who were digging the soil retreated one after another under the blow of the arrows. In a panic, they stepped on these sharp thorns and fell down one after another. The screams were endless, and blood flowed everywhere. I was immediately upset. It seems that the Huns really learned a lot about how our Han soldiers defended the city, and the timing was right.I ordered the halberd soldiers to push the ox cart forward to cover the retreat of the wounded soldiers.The first round of attack failed like this. Zhizhi Shanyu reappeared at the top of the city, and shouted triumphantly: "Damn Chen Tang, how dare you lie to me. When I catch you again, I will strip you naked again and hang you on a copper wok to steam Let's eat." The dozen or so Yan clans beside him also laughed shrilly, cheering for Zhizhi Shanyu. I was so ashamed that my face was burning hot, and the embarrassment that I was naked in front of Zhi Zhi flashed before my eyes again.I pointed my sword at him and yelled, "Damn Hutuus, see if you catch me this time or I catch you. Just wait and see." After I finished speaking, I ordered: "Take me back two hundred steps to repair."