Chapter 138 See the bear in adversity!(1/2)
Outside the city, the Han army attacking and the invading Qiang and Hu army merged directly like magma.
The King of Xiqiang obviously did not expect the Han army to take the initiative to attack, but this expectation only made the formation of the Qiang and Hu army slightly scattered. The Han people went out of the city to fight. In the King of Xiqiang, it was nothing more than to come up and seek death. Since he came up and seek death, there was naturally no reason not to send them a long journey.
The Qiang and Hu infantry originally retreated, and the cavalry stepped forward, preparing to charge a cavalry first.
The nomadic cavalry is naturally not comparable to the farming people. The strong horses, the strong Qiang and Hu cavalry, the sharp sabers, and the thick armor. The army of Dunhuang County, Jiuquan County, terrifyingly revealed that this group of aliens actually had armor on their bodies, and the swords were no longer broken at the touch.
In sharp contrast to the Xianbei people they surrounded and killed before.
But one thing is the same. This is indeed a massacre, but the massacre was replaced by the original Xianbei people to the Han people.
The strongest thing in Qiang and Hu is the cavalry. After the equipment is not inferior to the Han people, it will be even stronger. Isn’t this a fool to attack the other’s strengths with one’s own weaknesses?
Time and time ~
It was like harvesting wheat, and the Han soldiers in the front row fell down like straw.
The torrent of Qiang and Hu cavalry rushed away the vanguard army and came towards the main force behind.
Fortunately, the Han cavalry and the Qiang and Hu cavalry faced each other.
This is a knight war.
After the Han cavalry was overtaken, the battle situation finally became more stable, but the good times did not last long. The Qiang and Hu cavalry were almost endless, but the Han cavalry was not many. As the Han cavalry decreased little by little, the infantry had to fight with the cavalry.
Infantry and cavalry fight, this is completely harvested as wheat.
Beigong Fu looked at the soldiers he trained died tragically with some distress. Without hesitation, he ordered the sound of gold and drums, and the sound of gold and drums sounded directly from the Beicheng Gate.
Beigong retreated again, whether it was Linghu Gang, Zero Hun or Jiuquan Prefect, they all shouted to withdraw their troops.
If they don't retreat, they will be made into dumplings by Qianghu cavalry on three sides. If they want to retreat at that time, it will be nothing more than a dream.
But even so, it is very difficult to withdraw.
Roaring all over the ground, blood splattering seven feet!
As Xiu Tu's four city gates closed one after another, the remaining soldiers of the four generals finally retreated.
Every soldier feels like he is in a desperate situation, but he is more shocked, especially those like Beigong Fu, whose faces are as dark as a black pot.
In just a few quarters of an hour, the 10,000 people he brought had actually lost 3,000 people, and the others naturally would not be able to have a good time. For example, Beigong retreated earlier and suffered minor casualties. For example, the last retreat of the prefect of Jiuquan was almost made into dumplings by the Qiang and Hu cavalry, and the final loss was probably 40% or 50%.
In other words, in just a short period of time, 20,000 of the 60,000 people in the city were already slaughtered.
And this hasn't started defending the city yet.
Beigong Fu looked at the dark night scene outside the city, wondering how many pairs of eyes were hidden in this darkness.
Keep it!
Be sure to keep it!
Now, Beigong Fu put all his hopes on Guzang.
There are still tens of thousands of people in the Marquis of Luoyang that have not been used, and the soldiers from Jiuquan and Dunhuang in the coalition camp are still gathering. As long as they persist, there will definitely be reinforcements.
Although Beigong Fu knew that no one would come to save him, the prefect of Jiuquan was here, Linghu Gang was here, and the future stars of various aristocratic families were here, and those aristocratic families would not be indifferent!
When Beigong Fu thought of this, some hope came to his heart.
Keep it!
If you can't fight, you will be experiencing the barbarians like you!
But Beigong Fu didn't know that Guzang, who he mentioned, was unable to protect himself at this time.
The King of Xiqiang led an army of 100,000 to attack Xiu Tu. Not long after the Xiu Tu battlefield was opened, the Prince of Xiangli and 50,000 people had already arrived three miles outside Xiu Tu City.
From this vision, you can already see the lights on the head of Guzang City.
The prince of Xiangli waved his hand, and the Qiang and Hu warriors behind him immediately rushed towards Guzang City with a scream.
Sanli is a distance of no length, but it is definitely outside the range of bows and arrows. After the infantry first, a group of siege soldiers rushed towards Guzang City with cloud ladders.
Such a big move naturally alarmed the defenders of Guzang.
Hao Zhao supervised the casting progress on the city gate day and night. Seeing that there was such a big noise outside, Hao Zhao immediately asked the slaves who built the fortifications to enter the city. However, in the order of the drills, the soldiers entered the various fortress arch towers, and at the same time, the things such as rolling wood, turbid oil, and rolling stones were all prepared.
This is the disadvantage of Liangzhou.
Liangzhou is too big and there are too few people. If it is built on the grassland, stone is a problem. You can't use wood to build a city, right?
As for building a city with soil, it is naturally impossible to create any strong city. This also leads to the Qianghu that can attack any point in Wuwei County. It is okay during the day, but if you march secretly at night, you really don’t know where these Qianghu will appear.
On the high platform of the North City Gate, Hao Zhao listened to the sound and looked at the shadowy lights, and was estimating the number of enemies attacking in his heart.
Hao Zhao naturally has confidence in his talent, but he is also a little worried.
If he could give him a longer time, not just a few days, Hao Zhao could have completely transformed Guzang into a wall of iron, so that these Qianghu would never return, but with his current defense, at most, he would be able to stick to his own defense.
When the Qiang and Hu attacked, Hao Zhao did not forget to send someone to inform Cao Chong of the Prefecture Palace while giving orders.
In fact, the roars of tens of thousands of Qiang and Hu people have long made Guzang, who had not been sleeping, completely awake.
Cao Chong is naturally like this.
He was in the study at this time, and Zhou Buyi Guo Xiao and Zhuge Liang surrounded Cao Chong and handled this complicated official business.
Liangzhou has not had a prefecture in the prefecture for too long, and the prefecture in the prefecture was also known as the prefecture, which led to a lot of things piled up. Cao Chong had no intention of dealing with the aristocratic family before, but he had no intention of dealing with these things, so he had to delay it until now.
However, after Cao Chong heard the sky-high roar outside the city, his face changed slightly and he immediately put down the pen in his hand.
When Cao Chong heard this sound, Zhou Buyi Zhuge Liang and others naturally heard it. When Cao Chong put down his pen, everyone also placed the brush on the inkstone.
"June, the Qiang and Hu people are here to attack the city."
Cao Chong nodded. He had expected this result, otherwise he would not have let Hao Zhao take charge of Guzang's defense.
Therefore, although Cao Chong was a little surprised, the incident did not exceed Cao Chong's expectations.
"It seems that this King of Xiqiang is not stupid."
Cao Chong said this and made Zhou Buyi and others stunned for a moment, but he didn't say anything.
Whether it is Zhou Buyi, Zhuge Liang, or Guo Xiao, they are all the smart people in the world, so they naturally know what Cao Chong means.
"Since this matter is as expected by Junhou, how should Junhou deal with the Qianghu siege?"
Cao Chong smiled.
"With Hao Zhao here, Guzang City will never be lost for ten days, so you and I don't have to worry."
Don’t lose it for ten days, don’t worry?
Zhou Buyi Zhuge Liang and Guo Xiao were stunned for a moment. Zhou Buyi had the closest relationship with Cao Chong. Therefore, Zhou Buyi stood up and said to Cao Chong: "Junhou, this is not a joke. General Hao may be unparalleled in the city, but Junhou also needs to think about it. What if General Hao did not defend it? Junhou is the commander of the coalition army, he should think about his own safety."
Cao Chong's lips curled up. The three people in front of him didn't know Hao Zhao's ability to defend the city, and thought Hao Zhao was like an ordinary general. If Hao Zhao was like an ordinary general, Cao Chong naturally would not dare to talk and laugh like this, but Cao Chong knew Hao Zhao's ability.
However, Zhou Buyi didn't say this. Eggs could not be placed in a basket, so Cao Chong of course had also thought of a way out.
However, Cao Chong believed that he did not need to use this retreat.
"What Wen Zhi said is very true."
Zhou Buyi had not yet relaxed in one breath, and Cao Chong said the following words.
"But this man, Hao Zhao, knows this man. Not to mention ten days, three or five days are absolutely possible. Besides, when Hao Zhao can't hold on, I will naturally think about a way out. I am more precious than you, and I will not joke about my own wealth and life."
Cao Chong had said this, and Zhou Buyi bowed to Cao Chong and had to walk down embarrassedly, but the worry between his eyebrows and eyes remained unabated.
"Everyone, you will not go home in the past few days. You will regard this marquis's prefecture as a family. This marquis wants the aristocratic family to think this marquis is also very panicked."
True love is seen in times of adversity, and bears can also be seen in times of adversity.
All kinds of life will be infinitely magnified when the Qiang and Hu attack the city, especially when these aristocratic families know that they have no way out, they are absolutely crazy, and there is nothing they dare not do.
What Cao Chong wants is such a family.
He actually wanted to know if there were any heroes among these aristocratic families in Dunhuang County, Jiuquan County.
When they first came to Wuwei, Cao Chong pretended to be a pig and ate a tiger to subdue Wuwei, but this move could no longer be used by the aristocratic families in Dunhuang County, Jiuquan County. In their hearts, Cao Chong was already a tiger that ate people, not a big fat pig.
If Cao Chong wants to hold the three counties of Liangzhou in his hands in a short period of time, the Qianghu invasion is definitely the best and the only opportunity. If he missed this opportunity, Cao Chong could only help but bend the will of the aristocratic families.
As for soft and hard swim, Cao Chong didn't know if he could soak these aristocratic families even after a few years, and Cao Chong understood in his heart.
He couldn't wait for a few years, and Cao Pi could not stay in Youzhou for a few years.
As Boss Cao is getting thinner, staying by his side is the best choice. Otherwise, even if Boss Cao chooses you, you are far away, and it is hard to say that the position of King Wei will fall on you in the end.
Cao Chong understood this principle, so he felt that time was tight.
Things in Liangzhou still have to be decided.
Zhuge Liang naturally did not object to Cao Chong's words. In fact, these people did not bring their families to Liangzhou. It was actually the same for them wherever they stayed.
"Then we continue to do the trivial matters in Liangzhou. If there is a shortage of positions, we can also let our people do it."
Since he has become a rank-level official like the governor of Liangzhou Prefecture, it would be unreasonable if he did not allow his own people to get a good official position in Liangzhou.
These scholars depended on Cao Chong, and were not just officials. Cao Chong knew what these people wanted.
Of course, Cao Chong would not lose money by letting these scholars become officials. After these scholars become officials, they would be deeply imprinted with the Luoyang Marquis. It would be almost impossible to change this imprint.
To be continued...