Chapter 336 Slow walk, no delivery
"Alexander, go!" Pang Shuo shouted loudly, chopped down the last Hun with one knife, turned around and ran away.
"Uncle Tiger, get on the horse." Alexander reached out and grabbed the reins of an empty-saddled war horse, grabbed the war horse, and sent it to Pang Shuo. Pang Shuo turned over the horse, and the two rushed towards the fortress together.
The Right Xian King was furious, and his blood surged up to his head, shouting: "Chase, kill them!"
Dozens of personal guards immediately shouted loudly, kicked the war horses hard, rushed out of the position, and rushed towards Pang Shuo and the others. Their mission was to protect the Right Xian King. In order to avoid being shot by arrows on the city, they were two or three hundred steps away from the city and more than a hundred steps away from the place where they fought one-on-one. By the time they rushed, Pang Shuo and the others had already increased the speed of the war horses to the extreme and entered the range of the archers in the city.
At the same time, the gate of the fortress opened to welcome Pang Shuo and the others into the interior.
The Huns were a little hesitant, but when they saw the fortress gate open, they immediately forgot the danger at the top of the city. They shouted loudly, took off their shields from their saddles, protected their heads and faces, and continued to accelerate their charge, intending to seize the city in one fell swoop.
Seeing this scene, Liang Xiao almost laughed out loud. These Huns were used to being arrogant and their brains were rusted for a long time. I have been preparing for the fortress that I have been preparing for so long. If you were to capture this way, wouldn’t I have to find a piece of tofu to kill me?
Liang Xiao stood up, handed the book and wine to Alpha and Beta, took the bow from Sigma, walked to the city wall, and took an arrow.
Without further ado, the seven mercenary archers also came over and raised their bows and took arrows.
Liang Xiao raised his bow and shot out a whistle.
Seven mercenary archers fired their bows and shot arrows at the same time, swinging their hands constantly, quickly and quickly. Within a breath, each of them shot at least five arrows.
Mingdi flew over the city with a sharp roar. Under the gaze of countless eyes, he shot more than a hundred steps under the guidance of a rain of arrows, and one arrow pierced the breastplate of the last Hun knight.
The Hun knight screamed and turned over and fell off the horse.
In the terrified eyes of the Huns, more than thirty arrows shot up on their heads, screams came one after another, and one after another of the Huns knights were caught in the horse. Although they were holding shields and wearing iron armor, they chased them too close, only seventy or eighty steps away, and only fifty or sixty steps away. At such a distance, the mercenary archers could almost shoot them with their eyes closed.
Since following Liang Xiao, these mercenary archers who were originally above the top have new goals and their lives have been guaranteed. They can practice without interruption, and their archery skills have been improved more or less. Some people have also asked Liang Xiao for some secret techniques. Although their muscles and bones have been formed, they cannot practice boy skills like Shigma. They have also changed some bad habits and their strength has become more mature.
At this moment, in front of more than a thousand soldiers, none of them would be willing to fall behind, and they were more attentive than usual in private competitions.
In just a few breaths, all dozens of Huns who chased the city were shot and fell to the city.
Pang Shuo and Alexander returned to the city safely, and the fortress gate closed behind them, and countless smiling faces bloomed in front of them. They were welcomed by the hero like a triumphant welcome, and everyone expressed their warmest congratulations to them.
Xie Guanglong strode forward, pounded Pang Shuo's shoulder hard, patted Alexander's thigh, and laughed, "I did a good job, I didn't embarrass me."
Everyone laughed.
On the city, the strings were endless, but they were no longer volleys. The archers gave in to each other.
"please!"
"Please, you come first."
"You come first."
The Huns had been shot to the ground, and even if they were not dead, they were injured and had difficulty moving. The archers had enough time to tease them. They had one arrow, and I had one arrow, and they were only looking for those Huns who were not well protected or wanted to escape the most. Every time the string sounded, the Huns would be injured again, one by one, and were shot under the city.
The losses were tolerated, but this kind of insult could not be tolerated. The Right King was furious and immediately ordered the siege.
The generals were shocked and quickly dissuaded. The attack was not a joke. Everyone could see the strength of the Daban Fortress. To attack Daban, the Huns did not have enough tricks. They themselves knew the difference in strength between the two sides in the attack and defense of the city. Even Suye City, which was guarded by the Dayuan people, could not even attack Daban, which was guarded by the Han people, and they still wanted to attack Daban?
The Youxian King was so angry that he was about to vomit blood, but he had no choice. He himself knew that if he really wanted to attack the city, he would be more embarrassed. Liang Xiao used this damage move in front of the formation to stimulate him and lure him to attack the city. Instead of losing money and making things boring, it would be better to retreat actively under the persuasion of everyone and retain some face.
But it was really hard to swallow this tone. Seeing Liang Xiao being on the city, he had no choice but to do anything about him. As the supreme leader of the right leader of the Huns, the Right Xian King was so depressed that he was furious.
Seeing the Huns retreating, Liang Xiao smiled. He ordered the soldiers at the city to shout in unison and bid farewell to the Huns. The soldiers were already very excited, and when they heard such a spoof order, they were even happier, raised their voices and competed with each other.
"Walk slowly"
"Not giving"
Hearing such a warm farewell, the Youxian King fainted and almost fell off the horse's back.
Mo Yu, who was ordered to stay, looked at each other and shook his head helplessly.
The Huns retreated in disappointment, and the fortress was filled with joy.
Liang Xiao ordered a heavy reward of Pang Shuo, Alexander and the seven mercenary archers, and arranged some wine and meat. During the war, no one was allowed to drink too much. When he heard that the Huns appeared in the north of the mountain, Liang Xiao forbidden the soldiers from drinking. Today, he made an exception and only had a drink or two to let them enjoy the alcohol.
It is also rare to drink wine without drinking it casually, but meat can be full. Liang Xiao made a long-term preparation and his daily consumption was carefully calculated. The soldiers must ensure their physical strength and not treat their food unfairly. The errands, women, half-births, 60% off on their food, half-big girls, old men, and children under seven years old.
This is not that Liang Xiao is inhumane, discriminating against women, and abuses the elderly and the weak, but a common practice. Compared to the Huns, this is already considered kind. If the Huns lack food, the elderly will have no food at all, and they may even be eaten by others.
On the battlefield, there is no tolerance for a woman's kindness.
While celebrating the city, Liang Xiao did not participate. He hid alone in the study, closing his eyes and pondering.
Before this, he received a letter from Dongfang Shuo, but he never replied. Of course, he considered the concerns mentioned in Dongfang Shuo's letter. It was not a whim, but a decision made after many trade-offs. However, he still attached great importance to Dongfang Shuo's opinions.
On the one hand, Dongfang Shuo is the only think tank he can rely on at present.
It was fine for Li Danghu and others to march and fight, but it was a bit difficult for them to consider the overall strategy. To put it more ugly, even Li Guang, who is known as a famous general, was not much better than ordinary people at the strategic level, let alone these men. Li Danghu had been a mentor by the emperor for several years and had some experience, but these experiences did not make him perform better.
He can stand alone and lead the army to fight, but he currently does not have a global mindset.
Listening sideways means being dark, listening sideways means being bright. Liang Xiao must pay attention to Dongfang Shuo's opinions. Otherwise, he would not have to spend so much effort to fool Dongfang Shuo into the Western Regions. Dongfang Shuo can even avoid an official position, and come to the Western Regions from thousands of miles away. What is it for? It's nothing else, it's trust and respect. If he does not respect Dongfang Shuo's opinions, Dongfang Shuo may leave at any time.
On the other hand, this decision was indeed very risky, and until this moment, he was not sure of winning. To succeed, it requires cooperation from many aspects, and Kucha and Wusun are two indispensable forces. On this issue, it depends on Dongfang Shuo's understanding and cooperation. Only in this way can he do his best to unite.
The two sides fought fiercely, not only the strength of both sides, but also the minds of the generals of both sides. Today's challenge in front of the formation was his deliberate decision, and he wanted to use this opportunity to test the character of the Right Xianwang.
Now, he has a preliminary result, and he wants to give this understanding to Dongfang Shuo so that he can prepare.
Liang Xiao picked up his pen and began to write letters to Dongfang Shuo.
The Right Xian King rushed south with a stomach full of resentment. Five days later, he rushed to Weixu City.
King Weixu went out of the city to welcome him, and the courtesy was in full swing. Not only did he deliver the cattle, sheep, food, and food that King Youxian wanted, but he also sent many finances and a few beautiful women. Before the King Youxian accused him, he cried and complained. Liang Xiao attacked Daban, and he did send someone to help, but that was not his own voluntary, he was forced to help. Liang Xiao himself was not weak and he had the help of Kucha people. Weixu was no match at all, so he could only bow his head and obey.
Facing the gulf of King Wei Xu, the Right King was not good at saying anything. King Wei Xu was also telling the truth. King Wei Xu only had 700 households and 5,000 people, and said that there were 2,000 soldiers, but his combat power was average. Facing Liang Xiao and the Kucha people, he had no better choice than to admit defeat.
King Youxian accepted the offering of King Weixu, stopped for two days, and rushed to Yuli again.
King Yuli's performance was exactly the same as King Wei, but he was even more sad, just like a bullied child seeing his own father. He scolded King Kucha. If it weren't for the thousand elite cavalry sent by King Kucha, he would have been going to fight with Liang Xiao. Last time Liang Xiao passed by Wei Li, he didn't even let Liang Xiao enter the city. However, with the help of the Kucha people, he was really no match, so he had to bow his head and obey.
Several young kings pushed the blame on Kucha, and the Right King could not hold back. He sent an envoy to Kucha, ordered the King of Kucha to apologize, and blackmailed a huge number of cattle, sheep and property. It was one of the reasons to vent his anger for the rest of the country and punish Kucha, and the main purpose was to require these materials to support his army. The most important purpose was to have a small country like Yuli, which was limited in strength, and even if it took out all its assets, it would not last long.
After seeing the strength of the Daban Fortress, the Right King realized that besieging Daban might be even more difficult than he thought. If he could not raise enough supplies and siege the city in a hurry, the final result would be as if Piazon Yecheng had nothing to gain and returned in disappointment.
He could be frustrated in Suye City, but not in Daban. If he could not conquer Daban and seize Liang Xiao, who would take the Huns seriously in the future? If he lost control of the south of the Tianshan Mountains, how could the Great Shanyu let him go?
He must succeed in this battle.-
(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!