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Chapter 379 Surrender to the city

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    At this time, the Sui army was making preparations in an orderly manner, and Li Fa also led the army all the way to the west, only thirty miles away from the surrender city.

    During the march, Qi Lifa learned the lesson of Dulan Khan and took tight precautions along the way. However, he still let Li Qingyang seize the opportunity and suffered a lot, and the army suffered heavy losses.

    Qi Lifa still has some confidence in attacking Datong City.  The main force of the Sui army was deployed. No matter how dangerous the city of Datong was, it was useless without people.

    But when the Sentinel Cavalry sent back the news of the surrender of the city, Lifa could no longer laugh.  He could never imagine what the towering city walls described by Sentry Cavalry looked like.

    And Lifa also knew that reinforcements from the Sui army would arrive soon, in order to prevent himself from being surrounded by the Sui army.  After Lifa gave the order to speed up the advance, he marched non-stop until he set up camp ten miles east of the surrender city.

    When we arrived at our destination, Qi Lifa calmed down after being on tenterhooks all the way.  I had originally heard that the Sui army was very good at surprise attacks. When Dulan Khan attacked the Sui Dynasty, there were ambushes everywhere in Datong.  Seeing that he had arrived safely at the foot of Shoujiang City, Qi Lifa was also a little proud.  Perhaps the Sui army in Datong did not live up to its name.

    But soon, reality shattered Qi Lifa¡¯s thoughts.

    This battle is not easy to fight!

    It was clear to Lifa that Datong should be attacked unexpectedly and quickly. Once the Turks were in a stalemate with the Sui people, the Turks would fall into a bitter battle to attack the city and be dragged to death by the Sui army in the flesh and blood mill of Datong.

    Therefore, after being discovered by the Sui Army, Zhi Lifa still decided to invest the main force in the battle against the Sui Army from the beginning, directly suppressing the Sui Army's defense, regardless of casualties, and strive to open a situation in the shortest possible time.

    But now, this idea may not be realized. The Sui army did not leave Zhi Lifa a chance to attack.

    Qi Lifa stood at the foot of the city, looking at the terrifying city wall, the crossbow arrows glowing coldly on top of the city, and the trenches outside the city, all of which made Qi Lifa feel frightened.  At this time, Yang Sien had ordered people to dig trenches outside the city. These three trenches filled with bamboo arrows were three insurmountable chasms. It was impossible for the Turks to cross without killing a large number of cannon fodder.

    The Turks hate nothing more than ants attacking cities and filling trenches, especially when they cannot capture Han people to serve as hostages.

    These things require Turkic warriors to work hard and shed blood to succeed.

    But Li Fa had no other choice. The entire Sui army was west of Shoujiang City, so he could only risk the lives of his slaves and soldiers.  Now the arrow is on the string and it has to be fired.

    As soon as Lifa gave the order, the battle officially started.

    Seeing groups of Turks carrying sandbags filling trenches, Yang Sien immediately ordered the ballistas and crossbows on the city head to be activated.  The short spear three to four feet long, with murderous intent, rushed towards the Turks on the opposite side, leaving a trail of blood behind.

    Tens of thousands of Turks crowded into a canyon more than ten miles wide to launch an attack formation. It was actually overcrowded.  This just gave the Sui army an opportunity to launch an intensive attack.

    Because of the distance, the Sui army on the top of the city could not attack the Turks on the opposite side.  Yang Sien was bold and ordered the crossbowmen to open the city gate, advance to the third trench, and shoot at the Turks on the opposite side.

    The Turks on the opposite side were very popular, but these trenches became a natural defensive barrier for the Sui army and an insurmountable obstacle for the Turks.

    The entire trench was covered with the corpses of slaves who had filled it, and it was too horrible to see.  Although the Sui army was small in number, it was enough to deploy intensive attacks in this narrow area.  Hundreds of crossbows were thrown at a 45-degree angle, forming an airtight rain of arrows.

    The Turks kept falling down, and when Lifa saw that the casualties were too high, he had to order the shield soldiers in the front row to go up, but it still didn't help.

    When Lifa saw this, his teeth itched with hatred, and he also ordered the Turkic shooters around him to fight back.  But since the two sides were far apart, the distance between the trenches was calculated, and it happened to be within the attack range of the crossbow.  The Sui army had slope defenses behind the trenches and was not afraid of the Turks' shooting from the opposite side.

    It took a lot of effort to fill in the first trench, which already caused him heavy casualties.  At this time, Qi Lifa's heart was bleeding. No matter how slaves these people were, they were also indispensable people in the tribe. No tribe could sustain the loss of so many slaves.

    In order to be able to attack the surrendered city as soon as possible, Li Fa became ruthless and even ordered the Turkic cavalry to fill in the trenches together.

    The Turks flattened the slope and headed towards the second trench.  Seeing that he could hit the Sui people on the opposite side, he didn't expect that the Sui people were so cunning.  Not only did they not fight the Turks, they turned around and left  After moving to a slope behind him, he continued shooting at the Turks.

    The Turks were going crazy. Countless people cursed the Sui army, saying they were as abominable as thieves on the grassland and had no honor as warriors. They vowed to kill them all.  Of course, these curses cannot improve their current situation.

    The Turks attacked for nearly three hours, but gained nothing except corpses scattered all over the city. At this time, Qi Lifa had a bad feeling. He should not be like Dulan Khan and fall into the dust in Datong.  .

    While Li Fa felt frightened, Yang Sien on the top of the city looked at it now. He had been in the army for many years and had fought several defensive battles at the border, but he did not expect that the battle could be so big.  He had never seen such an easy battle to defend the city. The entire Turkic people seemed to be toyed with applause.

    Of course, these arrangements were not made by him. In fact, after arriving at Shoujiang City, Yang Sien did nothing at all regarding the defense arrangements. The Datong Army had its own methods. All these were experienced by Li Ziren and Fan Wenlin.  The people in the Battle of Datong followed the arrangement of cats and tigers.  Li Ziren and Fan Wenlin were both direct subordinates of Huang Mingyuan. They had followed Huang Mingyuan for a long time, and they were also witnesses of the bloody battle in Datong at that time. They also learned a lot about Huang Mingyuan's methods of setting up fortifications to defend against the Turks, which came in handy at this time.

    It may not be the same as what you learned, but it is indeed very effective.

    At this time, Yang Sien somewhat believed that the world-famous general might really be different from others, at least his military exploits were real.

    At this time, Li Ziren looked at Yang Sien and couldn't help but feel proud.  Although he is usually low-key and does not care about honor and profit, it is impossible to tell that he is the brother of Li Zixiao, the first civil servant under Huang Mingyuan.

    But at this time, he represents Huang Mingyuan and the Datong Army, and Yang Sien, a traitor to the Datong Army, cannot be underestimated.  There are many capable people in Datong City. It¡¯s not like I can¡¯t fight without you, Yang Sien.

    Yang Sien doesn¡¯t care what Li Ziren thinks. He always thinks highly of himself, and not many people can catch his eye.  Now Yang Sien's mind is filled with images of the Sui army's defense against the Turks. He does not know these things. He hopes to truly understand the tactics of the Datong army.

    Maybe surrendering to Huang Mingyuan may not be a good choice for him.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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