"Three days, three days!"
"More than 10,000 of our 30,000 men have already died. Can't we even take Jixian City?"
Zhang Chun, who was personally commanding the siege, was now furious and angrily berated the generals involved in the siege.
The Wuhuan, Xianbei and rebel forces formed a joint army to attack the city, but the main force was Zhang Chun's men.
After all, nomadic tribes performed terribly in sieges.
Zhang Chun then ordered the Xianbei and Wuhuan cavalry to provide archery support from below the city, while his rebel army carried soil to fill the moat and erected siege ladders to attack the city.
Whether or not they capture Jixian is crucial to their decisive battle.
Firstly, it can boost the low morale, and secondly, it can take advantage of the city's strategic location to gain the upper hand in the decisive battle.
He knew how difficult it would be to attack the city.
However, he had made up his mind that no matter how many casualties he suffered, he would take Ji County.
However, after three days and three nights of relentless fighting, Jixian County remained completely unmoved.
Several times they stormed the city walls, only to be driven back by the tenacious city defenders.
Zhang Chun transferred another 10,000 rebel troops from the main camp to launch a new round of all-out attack.
This time, the resistance in Ji County was getting weaker and weaker, and victory was in sight when an urgent report suddenly came from the main camp.
A large number of troops have arrived from the direction of Juyong Pass and have reached the northwest of Jixian City.
Murong Muyan was defeated?
Zhang Chun was taken aback.
When Murong Muyan's personal guards came to report three days earlier, Juyong Pass had already been captured by the Han army.
Murong Muyan retaliated, trying to take it back, but suffered heavy losses.
So they requested reinforcements from the main camp.
Murong Mohuba needs to send another 10,000 troops to help retake Juyong Pass, otherwise they will be trapped in Ji County.
Zhang Chun initially disagreed with Murong Mohuba sending 10,000 troops, wanting Murong Muyan's 10,000 troops to join the battle.
After all, the Allied forces camp only had about 70,000 to 80,000 combat-ready troops; the rest were auxiliary soldiers or refugees.
Previously, Murong Yunhai led 10,000 Xianbei cavalry to garrison Fangcheng, while Dunta also led 10,000 to annihilate 1,000 Han soldiers who were suspected of attacking Luxian by the White Horse Cavalry.
As a result, half of them were killed in battle and returned empty-handed.
The allied forces had a force of just over 60,000.
If another 10,000 were sent over, the main camp would be left with 50,000 combat-ready soldiers and over 100,000 mediocre troops. It would be difficult to win a decisive battle.
But at this time, we cannot afford to have conflicts with the two leaders of the alien races.
Zhang Chun finally persuaded Murong Mohuba to send only three thousand troops to provide support.
The fiercer the battle at Juyong Pass, the more it means that the general from the imperial court is about to launch a full-scale counter-offensive.
At this point, Zhang Chun needed to gather all his troops except those attacking Jixian City in preparation for the decisive battle.
Three tense days passed, and an urgent report from the northwest made Zhang Chun realize that Murong Muyan could not withstand the attack.
"Give it another push and take Ji County before sunset!"
Zhang Chun decided to ignore the enemy forces to the northwest of the main camp for now and focus on capturing the city.
However, two more urgent reports arrived: "Murong Yunhai has been killed in battle, Fangcheng has been captured! The enemy is pressing twenty li southeast of Jixian!"
"Tens of thousands of Han troops, including a large number of cavalry, appeared in the direction of Guangyang."
"Your Majesty, King Qiuliju, and Khan Murong request that the military advisor return to the camp immediately to discuss strategies for dealing with the enemy."
Good heavens, it's finally here in full force!
This sudden appearance involved tens of thousands of troops.
Zhang Chun reluctantly turned his head to look at the city of Jixian, and said fiercely to the rebel general, "Keep attacking the city!"
"No matter how many lives it takes, we must fill the city!"
After saying this, he led about a hundred personal guards on horseback back to the main camp.
......
"Strategist, we're surrounded!"
Murong Mohuba looked bewildered. His second son, Murong Yunhai, had died in battle, and his eldest son, Murong Muyan, had retreated from Juyong Pass.
"The troops coming from Juyong Pass are incredibly skilled!"
"Their cavalry seems to be even more formidable than the cavalry Prince Dunta encountered."
"There were three cavalry units, each with a hundred men, all riding Ferghana horses, and their speed was astonishing."
"A squad of over five hundred riders, clad in heavy armor and wielding spiked clubs, led by a young general in white robes who was particularly formidable, charging in and out of our cavalry seven times by himself!"
"There is also a cavalry unit of three thousand men. They look just like us, and there are also Huns among them!"
"......"
"And their archers, at least five thousand of them, their crossbows can fire in rapid succession, capable of shooting four or five hundred paces!"
"After several volleys of arrows, our men were almost all killed or wounded before they even got close."
"This battle is unwinnable!"
Murong Muyan tearfully recounted the tragic events at Juyong Pass.
His 13,000 troops were first crippled by the enemy's fierce arrows, and then three cavalry units of varying sizes charged out one after another, instantly cutting them into many small pieces.
Murong Muyan was quick to escape, leading more than two thousand men back to Ji County, while the rest of his troops were abandoned.
Zhang Chun listened to Murong Muyan's words with a dark expression, feeling extremely upset.
However, he still comforted him, saying, "This is within my expectations. Prince Murong, don't be sad. The decisive battle is coming soon, and you will be able to avenge your defeat then."
"Han troops have arrived at Juyong Pass, Han troops have arrived at Fangcheng, Han troops have arrived at Guangyang, and now three thousand cavalrymen are blocking our way from Luxian!"
Murong Mohuba said nervously, "If we lose the decisive battle, we will have nowhere to retreat!"
"It's alright, Lulong Pass is still there, we can all retreat to the grasslands north of the Yanshan Mountains."
"That's our territory. We'll come back when our horses are fat and our provisions are plentiful!"
Qiu Liju kept a backup plan for himself.
"We haven't even fought yet, so let's not talk about failure! If that's the outcome, then we should preserve our strength and make a comeback!"
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