Outside the city of Mayi, on the vast plains, the dark mass of Tatar cavalry slowly approached like a blanket of dark clouds.
War horses neighed, iron armor clanged, and countless scimitars reflected dazzling cold light in the autumn sun.
In the center of the army, the Uriankhai's wolf-head banner fluttered in the wind.
He himself was riding on a majestic black horse with a sinister look on his face, vowing to flatten Hedong in one fell swoop, seize Jinyang, save his face, and intimidate the King of Jin!
On the top of the city wall, Zhang Huan, the captain under the command of King Jin who was guarding Mayi, had a solemn expression on his face.
Although he had 3,000 defenders under his command, most of them were infantry. Facing 40,000 Tatar cavalry, the pressure of defending the city was extremely great.
"Archers, get ready! Rocks and logs ready! Quick!"
Zhang Huan shouted the order, his voice trembling slightly.
He had followed Hedong Jiedushi Pei Lun to fight against the Tatars and was well aware of their power in field combat. Although he was now defending the city, he was still unsure.
The Tatars did not attack the city immediately, but first sent out thousands of cavalry, who galloped around Mayi City like a whirlwind and shot arrows to intimidate and harass.
Arrows swarmed onto the city walls like locusts. The defenders quickly raised their shields to defend themselves, and the sound of clinking was endless.
After the harassment, the real attack begins!
Dozens of hastily made simple catapults were pushed to the front line. Huge stones whizzed towards the city walls, making a dull roar and causing the walls to tremble slightly.
Although its power is far less than that of professional siege equipment, its momentum is terrifying.
Immediately afterwards, accompanied by the dull sound of horns, countless Tatar infantrymen carrying crude ladders, under the cover of cavalry bows and arrows, rushed towards the city wall like a black tide!
They howled, their faces ferocious, and bloodthirsty gleams in their eyes.
"Shoot! Shoot!"
Zhang Huan roared at the top of his lungs.
Arrows rained down from the city walls, and the Tartars in the front kept falling, but those behind them immediately continued to charge, stepping on the corpses of their companions.
Soon, ladders were placed on the city wall, and the brave Tatars, with scimitars in their mouths, began to climb up madly!
"Rolling logs! Rocks! Throw them down!"
The defenders pushed down the city defense equipment that had been prepared long ago.
The brutal offensive and defensive battle instantly reached a fever pitch.
People were dying every moment on and off the city walls.
Arrows whistled, stones rolled, and screams, shouts, and the clash of weapons filled the air.
The Tatars' attack was extremely fierce. The defenders relied on the city walls to fight desperately, and the battle was extremely stalemate.
The Wuliangha watched coldly from a distance, without any impatience.
He has superior military strength and can afford the consumption.
He wanted to wear down the defenders' will and strength bit by bit.
The battle lasted from early morning to afternoon. The Tatar offensives were more and more fierce. The defense of Mayi City was in crisis in many places. The casualties of the defenders continued to increase and the morale began to decline.
Just when Zhang Huan felt he was about to collapse.
Suddenly, there was a faint commotion and exclamations from the rear and flanks of the Tartars!
Suddenly, a cavalry of about a thousand people, carrying the banner of the King of Jin, suddenly rushed out from the mountains and forests behind.
They did not directly attack the Tatar's well-organized main formation, but instead, like sharp knives, penetrated the junction between the Tatar siege troops and the catapult positions in the rear.
The leader was Li Mao, a cavalry captain under the command of the King of Jin who was famous for his bravery.
It turned out that after the King of Jin, who was in Jinzhou, received the emergency report that the Wuliangha bypassed Shuozhou and headed directly south, he hurriedly ordered the Jinyang army to go north to provide support and make sure to defend Mayi.
The troops of Hedong Road had lost tens of thousands of soldiers when Fan Nan fought against the Tartars. Later, the governor Pei Lun recruited another 4,000 soldiers from Jinyang and took them to Xijing to quell the rebellion.
There are no soldiers or horses left in Jinyang today.
Li Mao's cavalry can be said to be the most valuable treasure accumulated by the Prince of Jin in Jinyang over the years. It was originally given to Yinji to guard the base.
But for the safety of Jinyang and to prevent the Tartars from moving south, they had no choice but to send them to the battlefield.
Li Mao, holding a long spear, led the charge, roaring, "Kill the Tartars! Lift the siege of Mayi!"
The sudden appearance of this new force was completely unexpected by the Wuliangha.
He didn't expect that King Jin would dare to send troops out of the city to fight in the field, and he didn't expect that they would attack from this direction!
The Tatar rear guard, which was currently attacking the city, was thrown into chaos, and their formation was greatly broken. The siege was brought to a standstill!
Zhang Huan, standing on the top of the city wall, saw this and his survival instinct made him burst out with his last bit of strength: "Reinforcements are here! Brothers! Kill! Drive the Tartars away!"
The morale of the defenders was boosted, and they mustered up their remaining courage to chop down the Tatars who climbed up to the top of the city wall one after another.
The Wuliangha were shocked and angry, and immediately dispatched cavalry to intercept Li Mao's troops.
The cavalry of both sides engaged in a fierce fight in the open area under the city!
Horse spears collided, scimitars chopped, people shouted and horses neighed, and people kept falling off their horses and dying.
Although Li Mao was brave, his troops were at an absolute disadvantage after all. They were soon entangled by the Tatar cavalry, which outnumbered them several times. His charging speed slowed down and he was caught in a tough battle.
However, just when Wuliangha's attention was attracted by Li Mao, something strange happened again!
At this moment, taking advantage of the chaos, a mixed infantry and cavalry force of about a thousand people, led by a general named Dayin, rushed towards the position where the Tatars had deployed catapults.
The guards there are relatively weak!
"Burn that crap!"
The general shouted and took the lead in throwing the torch at the nearest catapult.
The Tartar guards were caught off guard and immediately fell into chaos.
The Jin soldiers set fire frantically, hacked and killed the guards, and soon set dozens of catapults on fire.
Flames and thick smoke suddenly rose into the sky!
"not good!"
When Wuliangha saw the fire behind him, he knew he had fallen into a trap and screamed in anger.
The catapult was destroyed, and its siege power was greatly reduced!
At this moment, Li Mao saw the signal and laughed loudly: "Mission accomplished! Brothers, hurry up!"
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