I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 15
Li Shimin and Helian both had their own plans. Li Shimin didn't expect that the Hu people would actually use the strategy of "surrounding the spot and fighting for aid". Even more confusing.

Li Shimin thought to himself, "The Hu people are camping ten miles outside the city. They are not in a hurry to attack the city immediately. They obviously want to fight steadily. Tonight, we should recuperate and recharge our batteries. I think they will attack Mayi tomorrow."

Ordinarily, the new arrival of the Hu people today, the enemy's strength is strong, and knowing that there are not many troops in the city, they must have been very careless and neglected to take precautions.At this time, it must be an excellent opportunity to steal the camp. If there is a surprise soldier who enters the enemy camp in the middle of the night, it will definitely disrupt the enemy's siege plan.

Li Shimin also had the idea of ​​stealing the camp, but his strength was limited.Zhang Liao's ambush in the valley was his last trump card, and he couldn't easily fight until the critical moment. In the end, Li Shimin had no choice but to give up this plan.

Li Shimin went through all the defensive configurations in his mind over and over again, and after confirming that there was nothing negligent, he arranged for the captain to patrol the city at night, and he fell asleep soundly, preparing to recover his physical strength for tomorrow's fierce battle.

There was nothing to say all night, and just after dawn, Li Shimin was awakened by the sound of drums. He got up and looked in the direction of the Hu people. A few puffs of wolf smoke shot straight into the sky.

This time, the Hu people dispatched [-] troops, divided into three army formations, with about [-] cavalry on the left and right flanks as cover and assault force, and [-] infantry in the middle army, carrying ladders one by one. Used to attack fortifications.

When Li Shimin saw the soldiers on the city wall, their faces were all pale, and many of them were shaking with their swords and guns, obviously frightened by the Hu people's army.Li Shimin was silent. He also knew that most of the soldiers defending the city were recruits. They had never experienced the test of blood and fire on the battlefield, and it was the first time they faced such a cruel battle.

Seeing that if this continues, morale will collapse, and it will be impossible to stick to it.

"Brothers! The barbarians are about to attack. We have nowhere to retreat. Behind us are our brothers and sisters, our own homeland. If you are still a man, follow me to guard the city, otherwise the city will be destroyed, and our sisters will surely die I became a plaything of barbarians, and my relatives were killed by barbarian butchers." Li Shimin shouted at the top of his voice.

Under the encouragement of Li Shimin, everyone gradually stabilized their position and felt very ashamed. Li Shimin often taught everyone, "When a man is alive, he should be a three-footed green front, defend his family and the country, make contributions, and let the flag of our Han family fly in every day. On an inch of land, let me, a big man, never be bullied and oppressed."

The brave blood hidden in everyone's heart completely burned.

With the sound of shouting and killing coming from a distance, the Hu people officially began to attack the city, carrying the ladder and rushing towards the city wall shouting. The archers ambushing on the city wall, under the command of Li Shimin, began to attack from a distance.

It really was arrows raining down, and half of the siege team sent by the Hu people fell on the road. Just as the ladder was erected, rolling stones and trees fell from the top of the city, and all the Hu people were crushed to death.

At this time, He Lian stood in front of the formation, waved the command flag again with a sullen face, and the second wave of soldiers rushed out carrying the ladder, and at the same time covered with shields, dispatched 2 siege vehicles, and headed for the city gate.

Li Shimin was very nervous when he saw that the Hu people had siege engines.Although it is very simple to make, it is very powerful. Fortunately, he is also prepared.

Seeing the two rushing cars rushing towards the city gate, Li Shimin was worried that the city gate would be breached and put huge stone bars on the city wall. The soldiers who were smashed and manipulated were also crushed to a pulp.

He Lian was also a little bit red-eyed. Seeing the heavy casualties of his clansmen, he completely ignored his military division's plan to encircle and attack reinforcements, and started to attack frantically. Teams of thousands of people held crude shields and ladders to attack the city gate. Go, vow to wash Mayi with blood.

Finally, when He Lian was about to run out of patience, he saw a group of soldiers on his side attacking the city led by a centurion.This Hu warrior was very brave and fearless of death. With all his brute strength, he went up to the city wall and swept across with his saber. The Han soldiers had no single enemy.

Seeing that they were about to gain a firm foothold and expand their positions, the barbarians behind were also extremely excited, and they all scrambled to climb up here. At this time, the crisis was extremely serious.

Li Shimin decisively led the reserve team and rushed over.With one stride, Ma Qian pointed directly at the throat of the barbarian centurion, but the barbarian reacted quickly, turning back to block Li Shimin's fatal blow.Angrily, he fought with Li Shimin.

This person's martial arts is not weak, and he fought back and forth with Li Shimin.Li Shimin found out that this person was only possessed of brute force and did not know martial arts, like a bull.So after entangled with a few shots, with an illusory move, seeing the enemy's flaws, the long lance went straight to the face, like a dragon coming out of the water, the barbarian didn't react quickly, and the horse lance directly inserted into the enemy's throat, killing him with one blow.

Seeing that Li Shimin killed the warrior with two or three strikes, the soldiers of the Han army guarding the city were immediately boosted in morale, and followed the reinforcements to kill the remaining Hu people.

He Lian's military adviser saw that there were many casualties on his side, and his morale was not too high, so he immediately suggested to He Lian: "Your Majesty, the Han army has been tested today, and the soldiers are also very tired. If you continue to fight, it will only increase the casualties. Why not?" Call the gold and withdraw the troops first, and fight again tomorrow."

At this time, He Lian also gradually calmed down, knowing that the key to him was to fight for aid, and there was no need to fight against Mayi, so he immediately ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, and the Hu people also retreated like a tide.

Seeing the Hu people retreating, the defenders on the city were very excited, and some even couldn't control themselves and began to cry bitterly.

Li Shimin was very calm, not a little bit of joy, more anxious.He felt that today was just a barbarian testing his own reality, and he didn't attack the city with all his strength.Looking at today's situation, if there are several more intense sieges, Mayi will definitely break the city.

"Although I have the advantage of the city wall, my troops are limited after all. If I continue to consume like this, I won't last for a few days." Li Shimin thought to himself.

What worried Li Shimin even more was that if he couldn't hold on for a few days, the guards at Yanmen Gate might not dare to come to support him when he saw that the barbarians were powerful, then Mayi really couldn't hold on.

It is not only Li Shimin who is anxious at this time, Huangfu Jie, the prefect of Yanmen, is also an ant on the hot pot. He is the prefect of Yanmen and the general of Yanmen Pass. It is his responsibility to guard Yanmen County, but he is cautious by nature, and he always makes decisions verb: move.

In the Yanmen joint hall, the main generals of the army gathered here to discuss the strategy against the Hu people.There is a veteran in the hall, with round tiger eyes, flying sword eyebrows, a very majestic expression, and a long flowing beard under his jaw, which looks very elegant. This man is Huangfu Jie, the prefect of Yanmen.

At this time, he had just received an urgent military report from Mayi at [-] li, and he knew that the Hu people had arrived in Mayi and were attacking the city aggressively. It seemed that he was determined to take down Mayi.

He thought of Li Shimin's "combat plan" of Li Shimin, Lieutenant of Mayi County. In fact, he was thinking about this, but with his years of battlefield experience, he keenly grasped that this matter may not be simple.

In the past, the barbarian armies would come and go like the wind, looting and then leaving, or sneaking in to take down the city and go in to rob it, and rarely blatantly attacked the city on a large scale.

Now it is uncharacteristically, probably because Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was aimed at Pei Gong, and according to the messenger, the Hu people's scout army didn't seem to stop them with all their strength, but only pretended to pursue them for a while.

This is very likely that their goal is Yanmen Pass, not Mayi.At this time, they are probably waiting for work on the way to Yanmen Pass, preparing to ambush my rescue army.

After thinking about it, I felt that it was very possible that the barbarians were using the idea of ​​"surrounding the spot and fighting for aid". When the time came, the entire army supported by him would be wiped out. Not only would Mayi be lost, but Yanmen Pass might also be breached.

Thinking of this, Huangfu Jie frowned even more, "It seems that the barbarians are not good at coming this time, and they have a lot of plans."

(End of this chapter)