On the second day after the Xiongnu army arrived outside Ganyang City, which was the fifth day of August in the 387th year of the Daliang calendar, countless Xiongnu soldiers, carrying simple ladders, began to rush towards the north wall of Ganyang City.
The four walls of Ganyang City were all twelve meters high, and the city defense equipment such as arrows, hot oil, and rolling logs and stones were sufficient, which immediately caused extremely heavy casualties among the Xiongnu soldiers attacking the city.
However, the Xiongnu army seemed to not care about casualties at all, and the intensity of the attack never weakened. In just one day, the Xiongnu people left more than 6,000 corpses under the north wall of Ganyang City.
In the next few days, the Xiongnu army continued to attack the northern wall of Ganyang City, losing thousands of Xiongnu soldiers every day. In such a brutal siege, the Liang army and civilians defending the city also suffered extremely heavy casualties.
Sun Hao's Sanshui Society was originally assigned to the east city wall to assist the third brigade of the Ganyang Army's vanguard in guarding the east city wall.
Because the Xiongnu army had been attacking the northern city wall fiercely, the Sanshui Association could only watch from the sidelines during the siege in the previous few days.
However, the losses suffered by the First Guard Brigade of the Ganyang Army guarding the north city wall, the Second Guard Brigade that came to reinforce, and the multiple gangs that assisted in defending the city were too great.
On August 10, 387 of the Daliang calendar, the Sanshui Society, along with several other major gangs defending the other three city walls, were transferred to the north city wall by the governor Chen Fengshi.
Only at this time did Sun Hao truly understand how brutal the five-day battle to defend the city had been.
The first and second brigades of the Ganyang Army's rear guard lost more than half of their men in just five days. Several gangs that participated in the five-day battle to defend the city lost over ten thousand men in total.
The leader and two deputy leaders of the Fierce Eagle Gang, the second-most powerful gang in Ganyang City, were killed in battle on the north wall of Ganyang City.
Time soon came to the evening of August 14th. Sun Hao saw that the Hun army attacking the city had finally retreated, and he could not help but sit down on the city wall in exhaustion.
Sun Hao found that his original idea of preserving strength was unrealistic after Sanshui joined the defense of the north city wall.
As the losses of the First and Second Rear Guard Brigades grew heavier, if it were not for several elite armored troops under Sun Hao who constantly acted as fire brigades on the north city wall, the Xiongnu army might have already breached the north city wall.
The gang members of various gangs and the able-bodied men temporarily organized by the provincial government could help throw rolling logs and rocks and pour boiling oil, but once the Hun soldiers climbed up the city wall, most of them were no match for the Hun soldiers in close combat.
Even many of the gangs and strong men defending the city were so frightened when they saw the Hun soldiers climbing up the city wall that they couldn't even hold their weapons.
Seeing this situation, Sun Hao had no choice but to let his "level 90" generals lead the Wei Wuzu, Qin Ruishi, Modaomen and Tiger Soldiers to directly climb the north city wall.
Even Sun Hao himself joined this brutal battle to defend the city under the protection of several "level 90" generals.
After five days of fighting, the only gain that Sun Hao got was that his combat power value increased to 73 points.
On the night of August 14th, in a house near the north city wall, Qin Qiong reported to Sun Hao with a gloomy face: "Master, today another eleven Wei Wu soldiers, nine Qin Rui soldiers, two Mo Dao soldiers, and twenty-nine Tiger soldiers died in battle.
Lu Biao also lost seventeen more brothers today. Across the twelve halls, over six hundred brothers have been killed today."
When Sun Hao heard this, his heart began to bleed.
Only five days after the Sanshui Society joined the defense of the north city wall, the ordinary gang members lost more than 3,000 people, most of whom were good fighters and killers, and were considered the backbone members of the Sanshui Society.
The several armored troops that participated in the battle also suffered heavy losses. Now there are only 76 Wei Wuzu left, 90 Qin Ruishi left, and 56 Modao soldiers left.
There are 138 Red Tiger soldiers left, 66 Black Tiger soldiers left, and 180 White Tiger soldiers left.
Lu Biao led more than 200 Liang tribe gladiators under his command and took the initiative to ask Sun Hao to fight, and also became a fire brigade on the north city wall.
After five days of fierce fighting, more than seventy of Lu Biao's men had been killed.
Just after the Hun army stopped attacking the city today, Lu Biao went directly to Sun Hao and hoped that Sun Hao could let them rest for two days. Sun Hao immediately agreed.
At this time, Xu Chu in the room said, "Young Master, why don't we have the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the Western Liang Iron Cavalry, and the Four Cavalrymen take turns on the north wall tomorrow.
The brothers who had gone up to the city wall before had been fighting there for five days, and many of them are now persisting with injuries.
Tomorrow, Lü Biao and his men will take another break, and the defensive pressure on the city walls will surely increase."
Although the cavalry under Sun Hao's command can still fight without war horses, Sun Hao feels that it is not worth wasting these elite cavalry on the city wall.
Therefore, in the first five days, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the Western Liang Iron Cavalry, the Four Cavalrymen, and the Yanyun Cavalry were not sent to climb the north city wall.
As soon as Xu Chu finished speaking, Yu Juluo objected, "Those cavalrymen cannot be used. If Ganyang City cannot be defended, they can still protect the young master and rush out."
When everyone in the room heard Yu Juro mention that Ganyang City might not be able to be defended, they fell silent.
Including today, the Xiongnu army has been attacking fiercely for ten days. The number of corpses lost just under the north wall of Ganyang City is at least 50,000. However, the Xiongnu army's offensive has not weakened at all.
What's worse is that since yesterday, while the Xiongnu army continued to attack the northern city wall, it also divided its troops and launched an attack on the east and west walls of Ganyang City.
Sun Hao asked Qin Qiong in a deep voice, "East and West, how is the situation today?"
Qin Qiong sighed and said, "I heard the fighting was very brutal. Even the constables and hangers-on from the prefectural government office climbed onto the city walls."
After a pause, Qin Qiong continued, "Master, if the Xiongnu continue to attack at all costs, even if we are on the northern wall, we will not be able to hold on.
But the east and west walls won't hold out for much longer. I think it's time to make some plans."
The thought that if he escaped from Ganyang City, he would have to give up his tens of millions of taels of wealth in Ganyang City made Sun Hao feel heartbroken.
Sun Hao pondered for a moment and said, "Tomorrow, have all the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Four Cavalry, and Yanyun Cavalry go up to the city wall to replace the Wei Wuzu, Qin Ruishi, Modaomen, and Tiger Soldiers.
Even if we are forced to flee in the end, I, Sun Hao, will not abandon any of my brothers."
Then Sun Hao suddenly turned to Dong Ping, the head of the East Five Square Hall and one of the Five Tiger Generals of Liangshan, and asked, "I asked you to collect the whereabouts of those former top courtesans. How's your collection going?"
Dong Ping hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, some courtesans have been taken away from Ganyang City after being redeemed.
My men have only found the whereabouts of five former top courtesans in Ganyang City."
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