There is a lake called Huangze in the southwest of Inner Huang City, which is also named after Inner Huang City. Although Guan Yu’s 20,000 infantrymen set off earlier than the army pretending to attack Ye City, Guan Yu had to go around because of the lake’s obstacles. After a while, when they arrived in the inner yellow city, it was already dusk.
Guan Yu did not delay and immediately ordered the siege of the city. The original task of his 20,000 infantrymen was to ambush the guards and heavy troops of Liyang Yuanjun. Therefore, they did not carry special siege equipment such as trebuchets, ladders, and rush vehicles. Ordinary long ladders were also rushed after reaching Neihuang.
Without the help of siege equipment, this siege battle was very difficult. From dusk to dawn, the Han army attacked the city head several times, and encountered Yuan Jun’s counterattacks several times. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. The corpses of the war dead were everywhere in the city. The whole night of fighting, Guan Yu had already paid a huge price of 3,000 casualties, and the defenders suffered only a lot more losses.
Ordinarily, as the siege party, the one-to-one battle loss ratio should be proud, but Guan Yu is not satisfied with this result. Although Inner Huangcheng is close to Huangze, it did not excavate the moat and the wall is not particularly tall. To deal with such a city, with the training level of the Han army, it should be effortless. However, Guan Yu was very surprised that he could not take it down after fighting for so long.
In fact, such a result is not surprising. Since Neihuang is Yuan Shao’s farming land, he will definitely be guarded by heavy soldiers. There are as many as 50,000 defenders in the city. It is also Hebei’s famous general Jiang Qi who is responsible for guarding Neihuang. It’s not because it’s dark that you can’t see how many Han troops there are outside the city, maybe Jiang Qi has already brought people out to kill.
In addition to the 50,000 defenders, there are more than 60,000 civilian husbands in the inner yellow city. These civilian husbands were originally responsible for transporting grain and grass, but now they have encountered an enemy attack. They can still do some work of throwing wood and smashing stones. Yes, in this way, the number of defenders can be at least doubled,
There is another important factor that cannot be ignored. The large number of archers has always been an important feature of Yuan Jun. Archers consume a lot of arrows when fighting. In order not to affect the combat effectiveness, they need to be supplemented in time, so they are stored in the inner yellow city. A large number of bows and arrows, and even a workshop dedicated to the production of bows and arrows, prepared a large number of materials for making bows and arrows, and bows and arrows are also sharp weapons for defending the city. The arrows in the city seem to be shot out without money. Whoever is in such a situation It's hard to get a good deal for going down to the city
Seeing more and more casualties, and after dawn, his own strength will be completely exposed, Guan Ping said anxiously: "Father, this battle can't be fought like this,"
This is Guan Ping’s first time on the battlefield, and also his first time facing life and death. Although Guan Ping also experienced desperate fights in the martial arts exam last year, it is nothing compared with this kind of real war scene. , However, after this night of blood baptism, Guan Ping has grown from an ignorant boy to a qualified warrior.
Guan Yu frowned and asked, "Then you say how to fight this battle,"
In fact, Guan Yu is not good at siege warfare, and his main achievements in history are mostly concentrated in field battles or when the two armies are facing each other. Therefore, in the face of Aizi’s doubts, Guan Yu is not angry, but humbly asks him.
During his time at the training base, Guan Ping learned a lot from Wenpin, and Wenpin was a general who was good at attacking and defending cities.
However, in the absence of large-scale siege equipment, there is really no good way other than using human lives to fill it. Therefore, Guan Ping considers not the method of siege, but other aspects.
Guan Ping arched his hands and said, "Return to my father, Neihuang is Yuan Shao's important place for cultivating grain. We will soon know about the news of our attack here. Yuan Shao will definitely send reinforcements. We will inevitably suffer from the enemy at that time."
Guan Yu waved his hand and said, "I know all these things, but I'll pick the key points."
Guan Ping hesitated and said: "I'm afraid this city won't be defeated for a while. Our goal is to cut off Yuan Jun's food and grass. My boy thought we could attack with fire."
Guan Yu groaned: "If you can't enter the city, how can you attack with fire?"
Guan Ping took off the hard bow at his waist and said, "Our crossbow is farther than Yuan Jun. As long as we get close to the city and hit the rocket..."
Guan Yu shook his head, and said, "How can there be no precautions? Do you know where their grain and straw piles are? Even if you know it, can your rocket shoot there accurately? Even if it does, how can you do it? I'm sure there are no fireproofing appliances on the grain and haystacks,"
Guan Yu was not angry with his son’s unreliable ideas. As long as he was willing to use his brain, he would make progress.
The fire attack method was rejected by Guan Yu. Guan Ping thought for a while, then pointed to Inner Huangcheng, and said, "Father, please look at the inner yellow city. The north is Dangshui, the east is Qinghe, and the west is Huangze. Fire attack won’t work, we can switch to water attack,"
Guan Ping’s idea is not bad. Their purpose of attacking Neihuang is not to take the city, nor to snatch the grain and grass in the city, but to destroy the grain and grass. In addition to burning the grain and grass, it can also make the grain and grass clean. Soaking in water, moldy and rot, the effect is the same,
Guan Yu said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty’s three orders and five declarations must not hurt the people. The two armies fight against each other and kill the civilian husband who is defending the city. It is compelling. If the river bank is opened again and the innocent people suffer disaster, you and my father and son will have a serious sin. "
Guan Ping looked at Neihuangcheng not far away, and said bitterly: "Then shall we continue to fill up with human lives,"
"No, let's retreat." Guan Yu, who had insisted on continuing the attack just now, suddenly changed his mind, waved his hand, and said, "Ping'er, what you said just now reminded me, as long as you break Yuan Jun's grain path, no matter how many grains and haystacks you have. It's also useless in Neihuangcheng,"
The Han army moved quickly. With Guan Yu’s order, they retreated without a trace in an instant, faster than when they first came. They also took away the wounded and the remains of their colleagues who died in battle, if it weren’t for Nei Huang. With the rocks, arrows, woods, and blood stains scattered under the city, no one would have thought that there had just been a night of fierce battle here.
Jiang Qi stood on the top of the city, looked at the empty city, snorted disdainfully, and said: "If you want to fish in troubled waters, there is no way,"
In the camp of Yuan Jun in Liyang City, a debate is underway. Both Yecheng and Neihuang’s urgent letters for help have been sent. The opinions of General Yuan Jun on the front line are divided into two factions. The party headed by Gao Lan and Xu You advocates first. To break the siege of Neihuang, the first is that the Neihuang is relatively close to Liyang and the rescue is convenient. The second is that if the food and grass of the Neihuang are lost, the frontline 500,000 Yuan Jun will definitely be unstable, but the party named first by Nü Yi and Xin will be insecure. The reason for advocating to save Yecheng first is very simple. It is the base camp. Not only Yuan Shao is there, but everyone’s family members are also there.
The commander-in-chief on the front line is Yan Liang. He is a brave man. After listening to the arguing between the two sides, he shot a few cases and said loudly: "The general treats Yan Mouen as heavy as a mountain. Now that the general is attacked by an enemy, how can Yan Mou Sit and watch, stop discussing, Yan personally led one hundred thousand cavalry to save Yecheng, and Er and others came to help afterwards."
At this time, leader Wu Heng stood up and said: "I would like to be the front of the general,"
Yan Liang also knew that Wuheng cavalry was brave, and said, "Okay, please lead the army first, and Yan will arrive later."
Gao Lan frowned and said, "Qing to the general, the general thought that Nei Huang must also be saved,"
Yan Liang waved his hand impatiently, and said, "In that case, divide your 30,000 soldiers and save Neihuang, and the rest of the generals will follow me back to Yecheng."
Just when Yan Liang dispatched troops, Taiyuan’s Xianbei striker had already appeared on the outskirts of Daling City. The Xianbei had set off yesterday morning. After arriving at Gengyang City south of Taiyuan at noon, they looted wildly. It was delayed until the evening to continue to leave. When the striker arrived in Daling, it was already three shots in the sun.
This time the Xianbei striker is still Liaodong Xianbei and the small tribes, but the leader has been changed from Miga to Murong Xiong. Murong Xiong has changed from the leader of a small tribe to a general in charge of ten thousand-member teams. Chunfeng is proud of his tribe. Although his tribe is a little smaller, he is also a leader. He knows that if he wants his subordinates to work hard, he must give them a little sweetness. So all the way south, he is extremely indulgent to the soldiers. Wolfish,
After entering the territory of Daling, Murong Xiong wanted to rob him, but to his surprise, the villages along the way seemed to have encountered robbers, and even the ground was bare, even if there were a few weeds. It also looks sparsely, and even the warhorse can’t eat it.
Xianbei people don’t bring food for war. When they are hungry, they slaughter cattle and sheep and drink horse milk. As for war horses, there is pasture on the grasslands anyway. After entering the Central Plains, their war horses gnaw on the crops in the field, and they have not yet harvested. In season, the crops in the field should be enough for their horses to feast on. Who knew that when they entered Daling, the field was scorched and it was already burned by the fire.
Murong Xiong didn't believe that the Han people were willing to burn all the crops. Perhaps this field was accidentally caught in a fire, so he ordered the soldiers to move on.
Suddenly there was a group of people shouting horses. A large cloud of smoke rose up in front of them. Cavalry flying horses reported that they had encountered a large pit in front. The five or six hundred cavalry rushing forward fell into the pit.
Murong Xiong rode his horse to the front of the sinkhole and couldn't help taking a breath. In the sinkhole, countless people and horses were struggling desperately. The screams of people and horses screamed into the ears, shuddering.
This sinkhole is very cleverly set up. More than a dozen horses stepped on it without any influence. It didn't crash until hundreds of riders passed by. There were many sharpened bamboos inserted at the bottom of the sinkhole. The first horse and horse fell into it on the spot. I was pierced with a thorough heart, leaving only half my life if I didn’t die. Not only that, the Han people also sprinkled quicklime in the pit. The person in front fell and stuck it on the bamboo tip, but the lime that rose up dropped the back. All of the horses’ eyes burned blind, and even if they didn’t die, they would have no fighting power.
Murong Xiong was cruel by nature. He looked at his compatriots struggling in the pit, waved his hand coldly, and said, "Let the arrow go."