Ding Yuan immediately ordered Shi Tugu to lead the charge, with his six thousand Xiongnu men launching the first wave of attacks.

In an instant, the sounds of bugles and shouts of battle resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

The battle for Shaling has begun.

Faced with the attack from his former leader, Zhang Liao became extremely vigilant.

He knew that the Xiongnu's siege was negligible.

Only when the Bingzhou army attacked the city did the truly brutal battle begin.

Zhang Liao had 5,000 spearmen and 200 crossbows.

Before Liu Wei confronted Hu Chuquan in Cheng Le, he had already purchased three thousand Divine Arm Crossbows from the system store!

Li Su's archery battalion took two thousand five hundred arrows!

The remaining 500 were distributed among the Three Thousand Battalion, the Three Guards of Doyan, and the Long Spear Battalion.

Now Zhang Liao has come to defend Shaling, and he has brought two hundred divine crossbows with him!

In addition, there were 1,000 garrison troops in Shaling, as well as scattered county soldiers who had retreated from Tongguo.

After capturing Yunzhong, Liu Wei and Yao Guangxiao also standardized the armed forces of various counties and prefectures.

Each county was equipped with 500-1000 garrison troops, commanded by the county commandant.

These garrison troops were recruited from local able-bodied men, and Liu Wei provided some of their food and weapons.

Tongguo was attacked by Xiongnu cavalry sent by Ding Yuan, and almost all of the thousand defenders were killed or wounded.

With these troops combined, Zhang Liao had six thousand men, more than enough to hold off Ding Yuan's attack at Shaling.

Ding Yuan had 16,000 soldiers.

As long as Zhang Liao doesn't make any mistakes, holding Shaling for five days shouldn't be a problem.

Arrows rained down.

The Xiongnu people, fueled by both old and new grudges, channeled their rage into their bows and arrows.

They split into three groups, one of which fired arrows at the city walls to provide suppressive fire.

The other two groups were divided into two groups: one attacked the city gate, and the other carried ladders and prepared to rush up the city wall.

The cloud ladder was prepared for them by Ding Yuan!

While more than three thousand cavalrymen were firing arrows from below the city, a thousand Xiongnu soldiers rushed toward the city gate, preparing to breach it.

Meanwhile, two thousand Xiongnu men, carrying more than ten siege ladders, dispersed to prepare to set them up on the city wall and climb it.

Meanwhile, more than 10,000 Bingzhou soldiers were also eager to fight, standing behind the Xiongnu and ready to attack at any time.

Once the attack began, it quickly escalated into a fierce battle.

at the same time.

On the Shuofang side, there were two Xianbei armies totaling 20,000 men, plus the Xiongnu chieftain Qubei with more than 10,000 men.

Once the 30,000 men had assembled, they sped off towards Wuyuan County!

Qu Bei heard a few days ago that Hu Chuquan was captured in Manyi Valley, and that the two prefectures of Yunzhong and Wuyuan had been taken over by that Han prince named Liu Wei.

Therefore, the Xiongnu's influence in the four commanderies of Yunzhong was reduced to only Qubei.

Who told him to still occupy Shuofang?

It should be noted that the Hetao Plain of the Yellow River in Shuofang has a dense network of waterways and fertile land, making it the most suitable place for farming on the southern slopes of the Yin Mountains.

Wuliangsu also has abundant seawater resources.

This place is known as the "Jiangnan of the North," where not only can winter wheat be grown, but even southern rice can be grown without any problems.

Liu Wei's fiefdom, Shuofang Wuyuan City, was located next to Wuliangsuhai Lake.

He was determined to get this place.

If he could only choose one of the four counties in Yunzhong, Liu Wei would choose Shuofang without hesitation!

Therefore, when Qu Bei saw the Xianbei army arriving outside the Jiming Pass, he immediately welcomed them in.

The Xianbei generals Hebaxian and Dugu Xin were very satisfied with Qubei's attitude.

After arriving in Linrong, the two immediately set off with Qu Bei to launch an attack on Xi'anyang, a key town in the west of Wuyuan County, in support of Tuoba Khan in the east!

Zhou Qing, a cavalry battalion commander stationed in Xi'an Yang and a subordinate of Xue Rengui, saw the enemy's aggressive demeanor but showed no fear.

After putting up a "stubborn" resistance for an hour, they abandoned the city and fled eastward in a sorry state.

The allied forces of Hebaxian, Dugu Xin, and Qubei pursued them all the way across the entire Wuyuan County, directly reaching Manyi Valley and entering Yunzhong.

The three men left between one thousand and two thousand troops to garrison important towns in Shuofang and Wuyuan County.

At the same time, he left 5,000 troops in Manyi Valley, which were guarded by Dugu Xin.

With the remaining 20,000 troops, they were finally able to confidently charge into Yunzhong, intending to join forces with Tuoba Gao at the city walls of Yunzhong.

In this way, Liu Wei and Xue Rengui would have to face an army of 70,000 Xianbei soldiers in Yunzhong.

However, if this 70,000-strong Xianbei army were annihilated in one fell swoop.

The Xianbei people in southern Gobi Desert estimated that their spines were broken and it would take at least ten years to recover.

This is why Liu Wei, when facing the arrival of Tuoba Gao's 50,000-strong army in the clouds, only launched surprise attacks and did not take the initiative to attack head-on.

He wanted to combine the two Xianbei armies in Shuofang with the three Xianbei armies in Yunzhong and beat them all at once.

Right now.

Outside Yunzhong City, the Xianbei people also launched their first attack on the city.

Murong Hu, who was shocked and enraged by the surprise attack on his camp by Zhang Liao, which resulted in the loss of 1,500 men and several hundred tents, was not only astonished but also furious.

His own tent was also burned down. He spent the night in Murong Que's camp, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

The original plan was for the cautious and experienced Yuwen Lie to lead his troops to attack the city the next day.

As a result, Murong Hu insisted on being the first to go.

Tuoba Gao did not want to dampen his fighting spirit, so he agreed to let Murong Hu send troops, but the three thousand Tiger-Striped Cavalry were not to move without permission and were to remain hidden.

Such a powerful instrument must be used in critical moments.

Murong Hu made it clear to his face that the Tiger-Striped Cavalry could not be used for attacking cities.

He then gathered nearly six thousand cavalrymen under his command and charged into the city of Yunzhong to engage in a war of words.

They also wanted to bring out Zhang Liao, who had attacked their camp last night, to give him a piece of their mind and avenge the sneak attack.

"My lord, it seems that Commandant Zhang's sneak attack last night was quite effective. The Xianbei have only been here for a day and they couldn't wait to launch an attack!"

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