My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 261 Cavalry!cavalry!
In the north, at Yantang Pass, black smoke was rising from the towers where the fire was being put out, and the soldiers on the east and west sides were retreating.

The red autumn sun is slowly setting among the clouds in the west. The setting sun shines on the towering city walls, mottled with blood and black marks from burns. The bloody soldiers on their bodies are dragging the bodies lying on the wall stacks to the ground. , let other comrades carry him down the city wall.

Lei Tong held the bloody ring-headed sword, pulled out an arrow stuck in the wall, and threw it to the ground. In his eyes, the Xirong people who had withdrawn their troops were retreating in a mighty manner.

There are too many enemies!
The offensive for more than half a month became more and more intense. The Xirong people replaced more than ten troops and horses to attack the city. Fortunately, the opponent had no other siege equipment except ladders.

Otherwise, it is really possible that we cannot hold on.

Lei Tong spat out a mouthful of blood, wiped his mouth, and dragged the Huanshou knife towards the city wall.

"Bandage your comrades, and immediately carry the seriously injured ones to the wounded camp and hand them over to the doctor, and call on the civilians to carry the hammered logs from the city walls up to the city wall."

Lei Tong had been fighting at the top of the city for half a month, and his body was already exhausted. He staggered a little, and gave orders to the soldiers around him as he walked.

After descending the stone steps of the city wall, the surrounding dark red blood stains were intertwined with the corpses. There were also seriously injured soldiers from Yantang Pass lying on stretchers wailing. There were many more such tragic scenes. These were soldiers who had been drafted into the army at Yantang Pass. , there have been no wars all year round, even if they were trained by Thunder Copper in the past, but when they encounter a real life-and-death fight, especially this kind of brutal city climbing battle, their lives will be lost if they don't pay attention.

When the Xirong people came, everyone worked hard to fight with the Xirong people who boarded the city. In nearly half a month, there were only 6000 or 3000 people left on the east wall out of [-], and nearly half were killed or injured.

Both dead and undead people were being carried away in sight. Under the dim light of the sky, the young people in the city were like ants swarming up and down the stone steps inside the city wall. From time to time, doctors with medicine boxes on their shoulders were seen running after the wounded.

"General Lei..."

A groaning soldier was carried past him. Halfway through, the wounded soldier weakly stretched out his arms to pull on Thunder Copper's skirt. He raised his neck tremblingly and looked up at the blood-stained Thunder Copper on the armor, murmuring. The voice was very soft: "Are there any reinforcements?"

Lei Tong held the other party's hand, pursed his lips, and then laughed loudly, "Are you afraid? Don't worry, King Xia has already gone north and will be here soon!"

"That... that's good... I really hope King Xia can come here soon..." the wounded soldier said excitedly, then lay back on the stretcher and was taken away.

The smile on Lei Tong's face gradually faded as he watched the wounded soldier being carried away. What he said just now was just a lie. He didn't know how long it would take for the Xia King to arrive. The Xirong cavalry east of Yantang Pass , is still there. In the past half month, Wu Huizhi, the Marquis of Yunqi County, led two thousand county soldiers to come to support, but was ambushed by the opponent halfway. Fortunately, he was noticed by Li Dian, who was stationed outside the city, and led his troops to kill him. After being rescued, only about 600 of the two thousand soldiers were left.

Once the cavalry reaches a large scale, it is almost invincible in the wilderness.

"General Lei!"

Suddenly a feminine voice interrupted Lei Tong's thoughts. He followed the voice and looked in the direction of the words. Zheng He, wearing a flying fish suit with his lower body hanging loose, led several eunuchs from the police factory over.

"Duke Zheng!"

Lei Tong returned the courtesy. He didn't have much favorable impressions of eunuchs in power, and he was still an eunuch from the Ming Dynasty. He didn't understand why Su Chen put the other party in a high position, but the other party was indeed capable and didn't put on any airs, which seemed rare. .

"How strong is the barbarian attack on the west city wall today?"

The two of them walked along the street toward the east city wall. There was a big difference in their physiques, but no one dared to underestimate the eunuch who looked like he was wearing a skirt.

"It's the same as yesterday, not as strong as five days ago."

Hearing Lei Tong's words, Zheng He frowned slightly, "It's not intense, it's just a light attack on the city every day. General Lei, do you think they are sapping the morale of the city's generals?"

"That must be the case. Now the Xirong people on the east city gate are coming over with cavalry to harass them, shoot a few arrows and then leave. I'm afraid they have the same purpose."

The two fell silent one after another. There were still 4000 people in the city, divided between the east and west walls. A group of soldiers also needed to be left in the city as a backup.

The number of troops defending the city was obviously insufficient. Fortunately, 8000 of Li Dian's men were stationed outside the city on the east wall, forming a horn formation, which prevented the Xirong cavalry coming over the mountain from attacking as before.

This relieved a lot of pressure. Wu Huizhi, the Marquis of Yunqi who had always longed to fight on the battlefield, finally understood how much pressure the weak side on the battlefield had to bear. He was covered in blood, leaning against the wall with his sword, looking at the east side. wilderness.

Within seven days after retreating into the pass, he also went to the top of the city and killed several Xirong soldiers with his own hands. From the excitement at the beginning, his hands and feet were now shaking with exhaustion.

This was with the help of his own bodyguards. For those soldiers and generals, if they wanted to survive on the battlefield, it would not only require martial arts, but also luck.

But what he didn't expect was that in addition to soldiers, there were also barbarians guarding the city. Putting aside the slaves, he actually saw a dozen red-haired barbarians.

Wu Huizhi put his sword back into its sheath and turned his head to look at the city wall on the right. A dozen red-haired figures were sitting on the ground, resting against the wall.

Among the dozen or so people, a woman with freckles on her face and red hair bit into the dried meat distributed in the city and chewed it hard. The brother next to her was talking nonstop.

"Oh my gosh, so many cavalry, I've never seen so many guys on horses in my life."

"Elsa, did you see it today? There was a guy on horseback who was holding a bow and wanted to shoot me. Fortunately, I reacted and had good martial arts skills. Otherwise, your brother would have died before he returned to his hometown. Here it is.”

"Shut up, Barry!"

The red-haired woman named Elsa turned her head and glared at her brother who kept talking. She raised her hand and struck the opponent's feet with an ax, making the man jump in fright.

The woman put down the axe, ignored her brother and ran to talk to other companions. She leaned against the wall and chewed the dried meat in her mouth, looking at the dim sky, hoping in her heart that the big man would come earlier.

She heard that the other party led countless soldiers and horses to fight to another country, conquered the other country and killed the other emperor. Thinking of the other party's age and appearance, Elsa couldn't help but pursed her lips.

If there was such a king in her country, she would not be enslaved by others.

In his eyes, the sky gradually darkened.

In the dull atmosphere of the pass, many people held the thought that reinforcements were coming soon, so that they could ease their tense nerves and fall asleep.

The night passed little by little, and when the sky became dim and bright, the sound of war drums on the city wall came as promised.

After a silent night, the people in the pass thought that the Xirong people were just pretending to be the same as the previous two days. However, this time, the sound of war drums on the city wall became more intense and urgent each time.

Lei Tong put on his armor and came to the west city wall. What came into view was the densely packed Xirong tribesmen, overwhelming like a vast ocean.

On the west side of the city wall, Zheng He and Wu Huizhi stood behind the wall stacks. What they saw with the Shengnu soldiers and Yantang Pass soldiers was that almost all the seven thousand cavalry were dispatched.

Li Dian led his troops and stationed themselves under the city wall, forming an array.

"Marquis Wu, please send 2000 men to this side of the city wall to reinforce the west wall. As long as General Li holds the city wall here, the Xirong people will not be able to get close."

Zheng He looked at the Xirong cavalry that was lingering in the distance, turned his head and shouted at Wu Huizhi: "Hurry!"

"Leave this place to Governor Zheng!"

Wu Huizhi raised his hand and immediately led two thousand slave soldiers and the group of red-haired barbarians down to the city pass and ran along the streets in the pass towards the west city gate.

By the time they got here, the fighting to attack the city had already begun.

The Xirong cavalry on the city wall lingered under the city, shooting arrows at the city on horseback, covering the tribesmen climbing the ladder below. One after another, the feathered arrows turned into a rain of arrows and flew toward the top of the city in a black mass.In the continuous screams, the archers who stood up or turned out from behind the shields and wall stacks fired back downwards, shooting down the barbarians who climbed the ladders.

"The archers continue to shoot arrows and get ready to smash the wood!" The generals of each battalion organized resistance and looked down to observe the number of Xirong people climbing the ladder.

Lei Tong guarded the city tower, received the situation on the wall section, and then made adjustments. As for how to fight, the middle and lower-level captains and Sima knew it well.

As the logs and stones began to fall, the intensity of the siege instantly increased.

Burning arrows flew across the sky, flying up from below, and some arrows were shot towards the Xirong soldiers gathered below, some of which were blocked by the opponent's shield.

Black smoke rose and blocked the rising sunlight. On the left and right sections of the west city wall, ladders were hung against the wall stacks. Figures with weapons in their mouths climbed on them. Stones fell down, and they clicked. Suddenly, it hit a Xirong soldier on the head, and he fell from mid-air to his death with a shrill scream.

Before the soldier who had just dropped the stone could rejoice, an arrow flew from the city. The smiling soldier from Yantang Pass fell down holding the arrow on his neck. His position was quickly filled by others.

The field of vision extended to the left and right, and densely packed figures were climbing up the several-mile-long city gate like a colony of ants.

……

In the distance where the fighting was boiling, the dark cavalry formation was like a flowing stream criss-crossing the big banner in the middle.

The burly and broad old man was dressed in a rich attire, with a golden armor covered with white animal fur. He kept his eyes open for a long time, looking at the city wall in front of him where the sound of boiling fighting could be heard.

"Khan, I should be able to take down the city wall with one breath today." Next to Xie Yu, he was talking about a middle-aged Confucian scholar. He was still wearing a blue robe. He said softly: "This pass, there is too much After a long time, let’s set it on fire.”

Xianyu withdrew his gaze and looked at the Confucian scholar from Wei, with a smile on his ferocious face: "Your heart is more vicious than us Xirong people, but I am very satisfied with your words. This pass blocks Xirong's iron hooves too much." Over time, thousands of our tribesmen died in front of it, and their heads were inserted on wooden stakes to form a boundary. This time, I will slaughter all the Yan people in this pass and insert their heads all over their land. .”

He raised his gray head.

"Last night, I had a dream. I dreamed that the warriors of Xirong leveled this place and trampled on the land of the Yan people with iron hoofs. I dreamed that the sky witnessed our victory. I thought that we would soon be able to bring countless people from the Yan country with us. The prisoners, food, and gold, silver, and iron tools returned to their hometown on the grassland!"

"I will let you realize this dream, dear Khan." Luo Jingbin smiled at him with the smile of a scholar from the Central Plains.

The driver glanced at him sideways, urged his horse to come forward, pulled out the scimitar from his waist, and raised it.

"Intensify the attack, I will chop off the heads of all Yan people in the city pass!"

woohoo-

The horn of war is sounding again!
……

On the city wall, there was chaos, shouts of fighting, and screams of people. From far and near, many Xirong people had already killed themselves on the city wall.

Several red-haired barbarians followed the tall slaves and fought desperately with these prairie people. The flying rockets even ignited the leather jacket of a corpse. In the black smoke, a Xirong man climbed onto the wall. From the top of the rising fire, rush towards the forest of guns in front.

A stout barbarian named Barry knocked down the attacking Xirong man with an axe. His sister Elsa, who was strong and well-proportioned, was also there. With a short ax in one hand and a steel knife in the other, she sealed a gap in the ladder with the two slaves in front. live.

Barry rushed over and pulled her back, "Come back. You are not allowed to take risks. Let me do it."

He pulled the woman behind him.

Amidst the desolate horn sound, more figures rushed towards this side like ants...

In the wilderness east of Yantang Pass, [-] Xirong cavalry were divided into dozens of cavalry teams, intertwined and wandering nearby. When leader Yu Kun heard the sound of horns coming from the distant sky, he raised his face slightly and raised the whip in his hand.

"Listen...Khan is conveying the clarion call of victory to us."

Yu Kun raised his riding whip and cracked it in the air.

"Now, we are holding the city wall here, putting pressure on them, and making them feel the precarious fear!"

The cavalry, which roared wildly, spread out one after another and fired at the Yan army formation under the city gate.

Yu Kun sat on his horse, controlling the rhythm of the attack, constantly consulting the messages brought by the surrounding scouts, and checking whether there were reinforcements from the Yan people around.

However, at this moment, an ominous premonition grew in his heart, creeping up without warning like a plague.

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Suddenly, an eagle's cry resounded above the head.

He raised his head and saw a huge goshawk spreading its huge wings and soaring into the sky, emitting a sharp and high-pitched cry.

There was a faint vibration on the ground beneath my feet.

……

On the distant city wall, Zheng He was striding along the city wall, adjusting his defensive deployment, and continued in a slightly high-pitched voice: "...the Xirong cavalry on the opposite side does not dare to attack the city, you can just shoot arrows to support Paoze below!"

While constantly adjusting the order, he suddenly heard something, stopped, and couldn't help but look to the southeast. When he looked past, he saw a black line spreading out.

"coming……"

A long-lost smile finally appeared on his face, and the hand holding the sword hilt was shaking with excitement.

In the light of the morning sun, I saw the cavalry running in the distance, rising and falling like the ocean, with a metallic luster.

……

Outside the pass, Yu Kun, who was commanding his light cavalry to harass and suppress the city pass, heard the noise and suddenly turned his horse's head and looked behind him. His pupils shrank to the extreme in an instant.

The densely packed cavalry formation was like a flood that broke a bank, roaring across the land. Facing the morning sun, it swept towards the sea of ​​​​people here in the most brutal way.

"Enemy!"

The two generals who rushed forward, with their cloaks flapping, one red and one white, competed with each other, holding up their long bows on horseback.

"You may recognize Lu Fengxian (Zhao Zilong)!"

Two different voices resounded for a moment, and two arrows flew towards Yukun with a whistling sound——

　Let’s start with a [-]-word story to basically straighten out the plot!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)