At this moment, Lulong County was garrisoned by Zhang Liao, who only brought 20,000 soldiers to defend it.
Together with the original 10,000 border troops in the city, there are 30,000 people in total, but these 30,000 people are all elite.
As for why it was Zhang Liao, it was naturally because the other generals were not very willing to come to this front.
No matter how the second prince rewarded, most of the generals remained silent.
After all, when we are with the second prince, we can outnumber the enemy and win 90% of the time without having to be scared.
If we come here, we will face the main force of the Huns. It would be fine if we win, but what if we lose?
In a sense, following the Second Prince is just picking up credits, but coming here may cost you your life.
Choice is more important than hard work, and they naturally know how to choose.
In the end, when the second prince was feeling a little upset, Zhang Liao stood up, which made the second prince very satisfied.
He felt that winning over Zhang Liao was the best decision he had ever made in his life. At this time, only Zhang Liao gave him a way out.
Zhang Liao naturally did not want to see the Xiongnu king really break through the pass, and he was the only one who had a relatively high degree of confidence in defending the city in front of him.
The second prince actually gave a total of 50,000 troops, but it was impossible to station all the troops in Lulong County.
If we lose, it will be difficult to defend the city in the future.
We also have to consider that if the Huns really divide their troops and circle the city, other cities will also need to be defended.
Because the second prince took the main force away, if the Huns become bolder, the whole place will be in chaos.
Therefore, he only brought 30,000 soldiers and horses. Defending the city in this world is much more difficult than defending the city in the original world.
Similarly, attacking a city would be much simpler.
Because even with luck, it is difficult for those strong people to break through these specially constructed walls.
But it is easy for them to climb the wall and kill the enemy first.
When the Western Qiang were defeated, it was Zhang Liao who first climbed the city wall and gained the reputation of being the first to reach it.
If there was a slight difference in strength between the two, the city might have fallen if the Xiongnu had used multiple elite troops to seize the city walls.
After all, how could a master among 30,000 people be compared with a master among an army of 500,000?
However, although the battle between heaven and man did not actually determine the winner, it still left Da Gan with a huge advantage.
One is that the time of war was changed from winter to spring, giving the army time to assemble.
The second is to prevent the Huns from harassing the people, putting pressure on their logistics and making it impossible to carry out some tactics.
The third is the destruction of the Tianmo Sect.
The Northern Alliance still has a relatively complete group of martial arts masters, and without the entanglement of the Heavenly Demon Sect, they can provide some help to Zhang Liao.
These martial artists have already had a cooperative relationship with Dagan.
After all, it is not the first time, so naturally he has experience and was sent to perform some special tasks.
Like intelligence, investigation and other work.
It is definitely impossible to let them go to the battlefield head-on.
These are martial artists who have been selected and are willing to cooperate with the army. Once they join the army, even if they are scouts, they have to obey orders.
Of course, there are also those who are more arrogant or casual and are unwilling to join the army.
Then I can only act on my own. There is no other way and I can't control him.
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After careful consideration, the Xiongnu king decided to agree to the rich businessman to see how trustworthy he was.
The wealthy businessman nodded quickly, and the arrangement was made, and they agreed on a secret code.
Then the Xiongnu king ordered 200,000 troops to stay where they were and 300,000 troops to follow him.
Under the leadership of the wealthy businessman, they marched towards Lulong County in a mighty force.
When we were twenty miles away from Lulong County, we heard a sharp whistling sound coming from the distance.
The voice was deep and powerful, exactly the code they had agreed upon.
The wealthy businessman heard this and a trace of panic flashed across his face. He hurriedly urged, "Your Majesty, our inner support has successfully occupied the north gate. Please send us support as soon as possible! I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out for much longer."
Zuo Xian Wang, the son of the Xiongnu King, was the highest-ranking person under the Xiongnu King.
After hearing this, he wanted to speed up and charge forward with his warriors.
Twenty miles is only ten thousand meters. If you walk quickly, it will only take a few minutes, so you still have enough time.
However, the Xiongnu King, upon hearing this, asked Zuo Xian Wang to wait, "King, why is this happening? The opportunity to fight will be delayed."
The Xiongnu King shook his head. He had fought with Dagan for many years and even had fought with Xue Da more than once.
I have long been shrewd and have calculated that this matter is fraught with perverseness.
He asked, "Why didn't you follow the plan and wait until we reached the city wall before opening the gate?"
The wealthy businessman was nervous and his voice was trembling. He could not speak clearly and stammered:
"This...this...maybe they were discovered...so they had no choice but to take action first."
The Xiongnu king looked around and saw only a vast grassland in front and behind, and quiet mountains on both sides, with no one in sight.
"Why is there no one grazing? I haven't even seen a horse or sheep." The Hun king asked again.
"Maybe he ran away a long time ago after seeing the king." The rich businessman explained again.
"Do you really think I'm a fool?" The Hun King snorted coldly. This was not the first time he had come down.
During previous attacks, there were countless fearless herdsmen coming to graze, why are they gone now?
Moreover, it was very quiet on both sides, not even a bird was singing. You have to know that it was spring, and the bird songs should be numerous and noisy, so how could it be like this?
"Did you guys set up an ambush around here? And suddenly sent a signal, urging us to hurry up.
Do you want to make us anxious and defenseless? A surprise attack on us?" The Xiongnu King snorted coldly.
"You Dagan people have always been cunning, but I've seen through you a long time ago, right or not?"
Upon hearing this, the wealthy businessman immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, he has captured my wife and children, more than a thousand people in my family.
I have no choice but to do this. The Dagan court does have ambushes, so please be careful, Your Majesty."
The rich businessman's words naturally meant that he understood that his wife and children were beyond saving and he was ready to change sides. However, the current Hun King might not accept him.
The great master left behind by the twelfth prince was ashamed at this moment. He really didn't know and was embarrassed for a moment.
The Xiongnu king naturally sent out scouts, but now none of the scouts who had entered the mountains on both sides had returned, which naturally indicated that there was an ambush.
"Your Majesty is wise." Seeing this, Zuo Xian Wang was terrified. "You can even see through such a conspiracy."
“It’s okay, you’ll understand after fighting more battles, it’s just a strategy to lure the enemy.
Study hard, and sooner or later, the Xiongnu will be yours." Seeing his son feeling a little down, the Xiongnu king encouraged him.
Then he chose to withdraw his troops and leave them here for a few days.
In this way, the Dagan soldiers failed. After staying in the wild for a few days, their morale was naturally low, and the siege became more difficult.
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