Chapter 1030: Success in the East and Success in the West (Twenty-Three)

Li Xin stared closely at the floor plan of Jishi City, frowning. There is no doubt that Jishi City is the most bizarre city he has ever seen. There are many big and famous cities on the mainland, but they are either square or built according to the terrain. , the so-called steepness refers more to the height and thickness of these cities, and the five-pointed star-shaped cities like Jishi City made him feel extremely difficult.

No matter which direction you attack, you will be attacked from the other direction. This is a city with no defensive blind spots. As long as there are enough soldiers and a qualified general in the city, this city is truly insurmountable. Now Li Xin is indeed I was somewhat annoyed that Wang Xiao failed to capture Shannan County as scheduled and thus released He Lanxiong's Eastern Field Army from Dai County, leaving the originally empty Jishi City with tens of thousands of well-equipped guards.

"General, will Yan Haibo come out to rescue He Lanxiong?" Dan Yu asked from the side.

"I hope so!" Li Xin frowned tightly, "Yan Haibo is only twenty-seven years old this year. Being young means being impulsive. He has replaced He Lanxiong in charge of this army. He has worked with He Lanxiong for more than ten years and has a close friendship. Deeply, when he knows He Lanxiong's current predicament, he will most likely lead his army out of the city to fight me decisively. I would rather fight my opponent in a big battle with uncertainties on the grassland than attack the enemy. A city like Shicheng, because in a city like Jishi City, even if you pay a heavy price, you may not gain much."

"What if he doesn't come out?" Danyu asked worriedly.

"I hope that's not the case. If he really doesn't come out, we can only attack Jishi City and make some tentative attacks first. By the way, have all the cavalry been sent out?"

"Everyone has been sent out, but judging from the feedback in the past two days, there are no human beings within fifty miles of Jishi City. Everyone has withdrawn to Jishi City. Our scouts have searched in many directions, but only found the Han army. There are two fortresses, one is called Baiyang Village and the other is called Denggao Village, but both villages are heavily guarded. Looking at the flags of the other side, there are no less than 3,000 regular troops stationed in these two villages."

"If Yan Haibo doesn't come out, attack these two villages first." Li Xin picked up the charcoal and drew a circle on the location of the two villages.

In Baiyang Village, Gu Li stood in front of He Dayou, looking at his husband stubbornly. She was wearing leather armor, with a bow and arrow on her back, and two quivers and a scimitar hung on her waist. She was clearly a woman. Dress up for going out.

"Dayou, I want to go!" She stared at He Dayou and said with certainty. The two of them had been in a stalemate for a long time.

"Gu Li, you can still kill the enemy if you stay in Baiyang Village." He Dayou said helplessly.

"That's different. Our village's defense is impregnable, but Commander Helan is now trapped in the Ayakula Grand Canyon. You don't know where, but I know that it is a Jedi. Now the Huns in the entire Jishi County are trapped. I have received the recruitment order, I am a Huns, and I must go to rescue Commander Helan."

"You are a woman." He Dayou roared: "You have a husband and a son."

"Without Commander Helan, we Huns would not be where we are today." Gu Li said: "Dayou, please let me go!"

He Dayou stared at Gu Li for a moment, sighed, turned around and walked into the house. A moment later, when he came out, he was holding a helmet, a crossbow and more than ten crossbow arrows in his hands.

"Dayou, you..." Gu Li looked surprised.

"You only have leather armor, which has limited protection. I have a pair of iron armor, but you can't wear it. You can wear this helmet with a layer of cotton padding inside. This crossbow was worn after the Jicheng military parade the year before last year. What the King of Han rewarded me is much more powerful than the ordinary standard riding crossbow. Take it with you, maybe I can save your life at some point." He Dayou dragged his injured leg and walked to Gu Li's side to replace him. She put on the silk ribbon of her helmet and hung the crossbow on her waist.

"Come back alive, my son and I are waiting for you." He Dayou looked at Gu Li's face and said sadly.

"I will definitely come back." Gu Li opened her hands, gave He Dayou a tight hug, kissed him twice on the face, turned around suddenly, and walked out resolutely.

Standing by the door, looking at a group of Huns standing outside the door, they all lived in Baiyang Village. He Dayou looked at a one-armed Huns and shouted loudly: "Topler, my wife will be handed over to you." You, you have to bring her back to me intact."

The one-armed Topler raised the scimitar in his hand: "Village chief, don't worry, even if I die, nothing will happen to Guli. Let's go."

The war horses kicked up bursts of smoke. The Huns living in Baiyang Village, a total of more than 300 people who were able to mount their horses and fight, stepped out of the stone bridge of Baiyang Village and galloped towards the vast prairie. He Dayou leaned against the door and felt Her eyes were a little moist. Gu Li had been married to him for five years. When he came here and established Baiyang Village with a group of retired soldiers, he successively took in many Hun women and children. Gu Li was one of them. He did not I don’t know her past, but now it seems that my wife must not be an ordinary Hun woman. Maybe she was the daughter of a Hun noble back then, because only with this kind of family background, can they receive a good education since childhood and have great wealth. He is inferior to men in horsemanship, archery and swordsmanship.

"What the hell, she is now my wife, He Dayou!" The smoke outside had dispersed, and his wife's back had turned into a small black dot. He Dayou dragged one leg and walked towards the ancestral hall in Baiyang Village, where now It is the command post for the defense of the entire Baiyang Village. Shang Kexi, who was ordered from Jishi City, is responsible for commanding the defense of the entire Baiyang Village. As the leader of Baiyang Village, He Dayou was also designated by Wu Kai as Shang Kexi's deputy to assist Shang Kexi. Defend Baiyang Village.

"Friend, you are here, come and see the new thing I brought this time!" Shang Kexi was playing with a magical crossbow in the yard, "Good guy, you can shoot hundreds of crossbow arrows at one time, what are we big guys like?" This thing was invented when we were young, but when I was in Shannan County, I had never heard of it."

"What's so strange about this!" He Dayou sat down listlessly, "This magical crossbow has been developed for some time, but because it takes a long time to make, it has not been equipped with troops on a large scale. In fact, in the Young Guards The force has begun to be equipped. I followed Governor Wu to see that there is a vehicle-mounted crossbow in the military industry research institute in Jishi City. That guy can shoot thousands of arrows at one time, which is even more terrifying, but the cost is still high, and the production is even more difficult. It’s difficult, and so far only a dozen have been produced.”

"Shooting thousands of arrows at once, are you mistaken?" Shang Kexi dropped the magical crossbow in his hand and walked to He Dayou.

"No, I was lucky enough to follow Commander Wu to see them experiment. As soon as the guy shot out, everything in front of me was filled with arrows." He Dayou said weakly.

Noticing that He Dayou was in low spirits, Shang Kexi couldn't help but feel a little strange. In the past few days in Baiyang Village, the village chief who was lame on one leg had been jumping up and down like a chicken. He had never been seen to be tired. Shang Kexi also knew that the lame village chief was different from ordinary people. Not to mention that he had met with the King of Han many times and received praise from the King of Han. They were his two nephews. Now one is the personal guard of the King of Han and the other is in the Young Guards. He has become the commander of the cavalry in the third army of the Corps. It can be said that the whole family is the new favorite of the Han Dynasty. As the deputy of General Feng of Shannan County, he has never met the King of Han. Things like the divine machine crossbow and the vehicle-mounted crossbow are absolutely confidential. He had never heard of weapons before, but it was a common thing for him.

"What's wrong with you? Are you tired? If you are tired, take more rest. Now Baiyang Village's defense is basically in place. I am confident that the Qin people will not be able to step into Baiyang Village." Shang Ke said happily.

He Dayou nodded: "I know, I'm not tired, my wife is gone."

"Your wife is gone?" Shang Kexi was startled. Countless thoughts went through his mind in an instant. He was about to say something to comfort him, saying that women are like clothes, and they will run away when they run away. But He Dayou glanced at him and said, "Don't think wrongly, my wife is a Huns."

"So that's it!" Shang Kexi suddenly realized, "Is it because of the mobilization order from the Helan tribe?"

"Who says it's not the case? As soon as my wife heard that Commander Helan was trapped, she was determined to rescue him." He Dayou shook his head and briefly explained Gu Li's situation.

"Dayou, your wife is not simple. Although Hun women are said to be able to ride horses and fight, there are not many like your wife." Shang Kexi said strangely.

"Who knew that when I took her in, she was dying of hunger. Later, when she married me, I didn't ask her about her past. I was worried that it would remind her of the past and make her uncomfortable. All I knew was that she was the only one left in her family. One. Never mind her, she is my woman now and has given birth to two sons for me." He Dayou said.

"That's true. Dayou, you have been in Jishi City. I have something to discuss with you privately. As soon as the Helan tribe issued a recruitment order, tens of thousands of Huns from Jishi County responded. Don't you think it's a bit Is it scary? The influence of the Helan tribe is too great, isn't it?" Shang Kexi said in a low voice.

He Dayou raised his head and glanced at Shang Kexi, "Are you worried about the Helan tribe? Don't forget, the third princess is from the Helan tribe, and the second prince has Xiongnu blood. With Commander Helan in charge, the Huns can be where they are today." It can be said that the comfort is precisely because the Helan tribe shared the difficulties with the king. The Helan tribe's influence among the Huns now is even greater than that of the Huns royal court back then, but there is no need to give up. What are you worried about? This time the recruitment order can only be issued under the authorization of the county governor. Didn’t you notice the countersignature of the county governor above? Without the countersignature of the county governor, this recruitment order cannot be issued at all, and there will be no birth. Well, if it weren't for this, no Xiongnu would dare to go out in my Baiyang Village. Now is not what it used to be. Except for the older ones, the younger generation of Huns are more like Han people than Huns. I heard the county governor say that this is called assimilation, and it starts with the children."

"It turns out that the king had a plan for a long time, but I was really overthinking." Shang Ke nodded happily: "My friend, don't worry, the Huns are a people on horseback by nature, and the Qin people don't have many cavalry, so there may not be anything they can do. Got them."

"How can you not be worried? Who is Commander Helan? He has fallen into Li Xin's trap. Although there are many Huns going out this time, they are fighting on their own. Helankang and Helanmin are two old guys. What's the point? This ability unites them!"

"Perhaps the governor wants to cause chaos on the grassland. Anyway, all the generals here are probably no match for Li Xin. It would be better to fight a bad war. There is no pattern to be found. For someone like Li Xin, It may still be a difficult problem." Shang Ke said happily. (To be continued...)