Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 58: We have surrendered, please don't kill us.

After playing tricks on the Xianbei people on the city wall several times, the Han army returned to the chariot formation with a smile.

Liu Bei said to Qian Zhao: "Send the auxiliary soldiers to dig a few more deep trenches to trap them inside and prevent the enemy army from breaking out at night."

"Six hundred steps outside the four city gates, dig pits five feet long, one foot wide, and three feet deep. Put short spears and sharp wood in the pits, spread straw mats on top, and cover them with soil. Each pit is adjacent to the other."

"Pile up dirt in the rest of the place, and place all the wooden chevaux de frise that we brought with us, so that the enemy cannot pass.

Zijing, I have no other request, except this: to force the cavalry in the city to have no other way to go but to rush into the horse trap."

Qian Zhao bowed solemnly, accepted the order and left.

Liu Bei ordered his generals to first build a lookout tower to see which garrison soldiers were unarmored, and then build a high platform with bows and crossbows to shoot at the bandits on the city wall.

He ordered the military officer to call Ran, the military commander of Chaiying Army, and ordered her to lead the men to continue digging tunnels under the city wall and then burn the supporting beams.

Liu Bei thought to himself, "This time we are besieging the city, it would be best if you could run away, so that I don't have to attack the city..."

After the two sides took turns launching sneak attacks several times at night, things gradually became quiet.

It's just a small fight, the real decisive battle will only take place during the day.

At noon the next day, the Xianbei leaders and officials on the city wall saw that many mounds of earth had been piled up outside the city. There were at least three or four thousand people digging the earth, and many civilians were also involved. Their enthusiasm was higher than that of the soldiers in Chaiying.

The Xianbei leader was secretly delighted when he saw that the chariots had been withdrawn. He coughed and said, "If the Han people use civilians to dig tunnels, the progress will probably be faster. We can't delay any longer."

The official also stroked his face and sighed. The Lord asked him to stay here for a month until the assembled and hired troops arrived, and then defeat Liu Xuande, and then occupy Qingzhou.

But nowadays, it is difficult to guard for ten days or half a month, let alone a whole month.

There were less than 3,000 of them in total, and they were divided into hundreds and built a wall outside the city, but they were broken through by the Qingzhou army and killed.

Yesterday, nearly two hundred people were hit by arrows in various places, and there were many casualties.

After the city was broken, with only two thousand men against ten thousand, even if one knew nothing about military affairs, one could guess what the outcome would be.

The official could not help but ask: "How do we break out? Will you cavalry charge first?"

The Xianbei leader said angrily: "Don't joke with me, officer. Under such circumstances, if you and I cannot work together to break through, we will die."

"The infantry used shields to block the crossbows, and when they were close, the cavalry charged in to kill them, and only then could they break through the gap. The tribesmen rode and shot to contain the enemy, and the infantry followed with swords and shields to break out of the encirclement."

The officer sent by Gongsun Du thought for a moment and sneered, "If the infantry hadn't moved out of the way in time, wouldn't they have been trampled by the horses' hooves, along with their shields?"

"What does that have to do with you, officer? I am willing to give up twenty good horses. You can take your trusted men and break out with me. Why worry so much?" The Xianbei leader was very surprised and asked back.

"The barbarians really behave like dogs and pigs!"

The officer cursed inwardly after hearing this, hesitated for a few breaths, and nodded in agreement: "Then prepare to break out, otherwise something unexpected will happen."

……

The military officer on the watchtower saw that the soldiers on the city wall were being mobilized, and hurried to the tent to report to the envoy.

Liu Bei sneered, thinking that the enemy army had no determination to live and die with the city.

But he is also right. He just wanted to steal things and get something for free by taking advantage of the chaos in other people's homes. When he saw the owner coming back, he couldn't beat him and could only think of running away.

Only a few people in the world fought to the end to defend the city.

Then he looked at the generals and said, "The Xiandeng camp will be divided into two groups. Zhao Zhen will lead one group to the north gate."

"As ordered!"

"Guan Hai."

"exist!"

"Now that you have been promoted to military marquis, I order you to lead the vanguard and another unit to guard the south gate. If you escape from the enemy army, bring your head to me."

"As ordered."

"Han Mu leads the Shengshe Battalion to the west gate to form a chariot formation to meet the enemy. Do not let the enemy escape."

"Han Mu, obey your command!" "Zilong."

"The end will be here."

"You lead your light and heavy cavalry and scouts to patrol the northeast between Ye County and Qucheng County. If any enemy troops come, kill them. Send scouts to guard against enemies coming from the direction of Qucheng."

"Zhao Yun obeys your command!"

"Zi Jing dispatched the lieutenants of each county to lead the auxiliary soldiers to go to the various city gates to assist them."

"I will lead my own armored battalion to the east gate to meet the enemy. This battle is to annihilate the enemy army. Anyone whose armor or weapon is not stained with blood will be punished according to the law!"

After Liu Bei gave the order, he immediately waved his hand and asked the generals to go down and prepare.

He then ordered his personal guards to wear armor for him and hold the newly forged long-handled ring-handled sword. I wonder how many bandits he would have to kill before the blade would have a gap.

Let the opponent try out the power of the horse pit first, and then the soldiers will attack from the flank.

No matter how brave a man is, he would be terrified. Liu Bei didn't believe that the already frightened enemy army could stop the fierce soldiers he had trained after years of bloody battles.

At the same time, soldiers were being mobilized in the city to escape.

The Liaodong Army Captain, the senior official and the Xianbei leader were discussing which gate to rush out from.

The four doors all look similar, so it's hard to jump to conclusions.

The yellow-faced lieutenant said, "In military tactics, attack the enemy when they are weak and attack them when they are strong. It is most advantageous for us to charge out from the north gate or the east gate. The enemy may take the opposite route and ambush us in the southwest. It is better for us to make a feint attack with a small force at the north gate and break out from the east."

After hearing this, the two of them nodded.

He then gathered his men and horses, opened the city gates on both sides, rushed out with large shields raised, blocked many arrows, and slowly advanced forward.

Upon seeing this, Liu Bei ordered the archers and spearmen to gradually retreat according to the formation they had trained.

The people on the other side were immediately overjoyed, and they rushed out of the crowded city gate and walked a hundred steps to the spacious outside of the city.

"Tump, tump, tump..." Suddenly, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came from behind the sword and shield soldiers. The Qingzhou army, who had originally focused their attention on the outside of the city, were caught off guard and trampled from behind by the horses. Many of them were killed on the spot instantly.

Others started cursing and some even threw knives at him in anger.

The cavalry did not care about all this and rode forward quickly. The leading knight clamped his legs on the horse's back and saw that there was a passage more than two hundred steps wide on the other side of the mound and the convoy, where the Han people had not had time to pile up earth.

Seeing this, he was overjoyed. He turned around and greeted everyone in Xianbei language. He quickly took advantage of the opportunity to rush out. Hundreds of Hu cavalry could not help but shout with joy.

The chief officials of Liaodong and the yellow-faced captains were also mixed in with them.

He could barely understand some Xianbei language, and knew that the way out was right at his feet, so he couldn't help but smile.

On the other side, the infantry that was left behind had their previously well-maintained formation disrupted by the Hu cavalry, and the sound of drums was heard from the side again.

The Han army, wearing heavy armor and visors, came at them from the flank, making them even more terrified.

Swords, spears, swords and shields could not stop the ferocious soldiers who were charging forward step by step.

Someone was caught off guard and stabbed with a spear, but the spear slipped away along the armor plates. The Han soldier cut his neck in two with one sword, and he fell to the ground with blood gushing out.

The swordsman with shield blocked a sword attack from the left, but failed to prevent a hammer attack from the right, causing his head to collapse instantly.

Liu Bei swung his sword fiercely to deflect the spear, then cut off the opponent's arm, and chopped off his head as he screamed, and the screams stopped abruptly.

Scared away the dozen or so people who surrounded him.

The rebel army tried to escape back into the city, but found that their retreat route had been blocked by the Han army and they were surrounded on all sides.

He wanted to throw down his sword and surrender, but the enemy's heavily armored soldiers remained indifferent.

It was as cold as death, and he kept swinging and drawing his sword.

Every time someone falls down.

Finally, he could no longer hold back and threw his weapon to the ground in fear: "General, we surrender, we surrender, please don't kill me, please don't kill me!"

(End of this chapter)