Chapter 276: The Xiongnu Attack Yin City

Everyone present was meticulous and often considered things from multiple angles. Facing the Xiongnu's flaws, they were worried for a time that this was the Xiongnu's trap.

Xiexiezi also had to rethink the timing of Su Lei's appearance. The other side was originally a Xiongnu, and if everything before was just to pave the way for today, then what the Xiongnu was plotting was afraid it was Frost City, and he had also been deceived.

"Otherwise... shall I go back and guard?" Xiexiezi shrank his neck.

"There's no need for that!" Jiang Jinshi simply made a final decision. "Since we can't see the problem, it's better to arrange according to the current situation, and we will also go to support Yin City together."

No one refuted Jiang Jinshi's decision. Han Xiao stood up and asked.

"General, how many troops to bring?"

"Old Xie brought fifteen thousand, then we'll make up forty thousand and support Yin City together."

"Yes!"

The Chanyu reined in his horse and stood on the snowfield, quietly waiting for the opportunity to arrive. This time, he wanted to use the blood of the Da Qian people to wash away the stains on his body.

"Chanyu, all tribes have gathered." The confidant stepped forward and whispered, "The Left Worthy King's unit has twenty thousand cavalry on the left flank, the Right Worthy King's unit has fifteen thousand on the right flank, and the Royal Court elite has twenty-five thousand in the center. Just waiting for your order."

"Where is Jiang Jinshi now?" He asked faintly. He was very curious about this general who personally defeated Adunla. If there was a chance to fight, he must try whether the other side really had this strength!

"Still in Lin City! Our scouts confirmed that the Lin City garrison has not had large-scale mobilization." The Right Worthy King responded, "The Frost City garrison is eager to move, but has been contained by our partial division."

The Right Worthy King's words had quite a bit of meaning of asking for credit, because the area outside Frost City was guarded by him!

The Chanyu finally felt relieved, and a cold smile hooked up at the corner of his mouth: "Jiang Jinshi thought he saw through my plan, thought I wouldn't dare to attack the strong city in the cold winter, but he was wrong!"

He drew the curved saber from his waist, the blade shining with cold light. "Pass the order! At the third quarter of the Chen hour, the whole army attacks! Before sunset today, I want to drink in Yin City!"

As the orders were passed down layer by layer, sixty thousand cavalry began to move toward Yin City.

At the same moment, on the city wall of Yin City.

Jiang Ze was wearing heavy armor, holding a long spear, the cold wind unable to shake his firm eyes.

The soldiers on the city wall were ready, all looking at the northern snowfield with heavy expressions.

The Xiongnu were constantly approaching, and Jiang Ze was not a useless person who didn't eat, he had already received the news and was ready here.

"Captain Jiang, scouts confirmed, the Xiongnu main force has arrived in front, no less than sixty thousand cavalry." A personal soldier's voice was dry. "And in our city... only thirty thousand garrison troops."

Jiang Ze was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed loudly: "Good! A good Chanyu! Thinking my Yin City is the easiest to handle, right?"

In fact, the one who was most fully prepared for this was Jiang Ze. Before, Jiang Jinshi ordered to exercise resistance to the severe cold, and the three cities used different methods.

Lin City was a standard training, not allowed to wear too thick clothes, while Frost City was running in the cold wind with weight. Jiang Ze was completely different. He let the soldiers keep digging pits in the snowfield outside, and then transported all the dug mud back to the city.

This not only achieved the purpose of training to resist the severe cold, but also made traps in advance to resist the Xiongnu.

He thought this was just a casual move, but he didn't expect it to be really used at this moment.

"The pits outside the city, are they covered well?"

"Reporting to Captain Jiang, they were supported by branches long ago. This snow fell, and there are no flaws. I was worried that the accumulated snow would collapse them!"

"Good, good, good!"

Jiang Ze said three goods in a row, turned to face the soldiers, his eyes without any fear. "Gentlemen, sixty thousand cavalry attacking the strong city guarded by thirty thousand infantry, you say, who wins and who loses?"

Everyone looked at each other! According to common sense, attacking a city requires five times the troops to have a chance of winning. Xiongnu cavalry are not good at attacking cities, while Ming Army infantry have advantages in defending cities.

But sixty thousand against thirty thousand, the gap was still huge.

No one dared to respond, but Jiang Ze was the first to say: "I said in front of the Commander, swear to live and die with Yin City!"

"Swear to live and die with Yin City!" Everyone shouted in unison.

Jiang Ze nodded, continuing to say to boost morale: "This city wall is two zhang and eight chi high, and the base is three zhang thick. There are twenty-four catapults on the city wall, five thousand archers, and rolling logs and thunder stones piled up like mountains.

We have thirty thousand brave soldiers, and the grain and grass are enough to support for two months. This Chanyu has lost his mind, coming to my Yin City to die!

Besides, we are not isolated and helpless. Don't forget, Lin City and Frost City are not far from us, and reinforcements will definitely arrive on time."

"Captain, Lin City and Frost City..."

"The Commander is not a person who sees death and doesn't save, nor will he easily abandon any brother!" Jiang Ze said decisively. "Pass the order to the whole army! Today's battle concerns the survival of Beijiang! Anyone who dares to speak of retreating, behead! Anyone who is timid in battle, behead! Anyone who is derelict in duty, behead!"

"Obey!"

The order spread quickly throughout the city, and the thirty thousand Ming Army soldiers had no fear in their eyes, just waiting for the Xiongnu to come!

At the third quarter of the Chen hour, the Xiongnu's figures began to appear on the snowfield, and Jiang Ze ordered the drums to be beaten without hesitation.

Three thousand horse archers rushed out of the Xiongnu army formation, galloping around two hundred paces from the city wall, and arrows constantly shot toward the city wall.

This was the standard Xiongnu prelude to attacking the city—cavalry archery suppression.

"Raise shields!" Jiang Ze shouted.

Ming Army soldiers raised their large shields, and the arrows dinged and clattered against the shield surface.

Occasionally, arrows drilled in from the gaps, but on the whole, the threat of cavalry archery to the city wall garrison was limited.

Jiang Ze stood in the center of the city wall, observing calmly: "Pass the order to the archers, fire at will."

The Chanyu ordered from the rear, "Take the scaling ladders, charge for me!"

Dense Xiongnu cavalry began to charge toward the city wall. Suddenly, a horse under a cavalryman fell into the snow, and it fell straight into the pit.

The Xiongnu on the horse also fell quite seriously, with fractures of varying degrees in his hands and feet.

Such things happened one after another, and the Xiongnu's first wave of charge slowed down.

Jiang Ze wouldn't give the other side a chance to breathe. "Shoot arrows fiercely!"

There were no sharp traps in the pits, but this was Jiang Ze's purpose. The injured soldiers wailed in place, and if the Xiongnu behind charged, they would step on their compatriots in the first place.

If they didn't charge, they would have to spend manpower to transport them back to the rear for treatment.

It greatly limited the Xiongnu's first attack, and the sky full of arrows was still covering the Xiongnu.

The Chanyu got the news without even blinking his eyes. "Pass my order, charge with everything!"

He actually ignored those wounded, striving to break the city at the fastest speed.

The people who received the order didn't hesitate, just stepped on the bodies of their compatriots to rush forward, until they trampled their compatriots to death alive.

"Xiongnu people are really ruthless!" Jiang Ze couldn't help but sigh when he saw this, and then ordered, "Catapults, fire!"

The stones thrown by the twenty-four catapults smashed into the Xiongnu formation. A stone the size of a millstone hit the cavalry formation, instantly smashing several people, and the warhorses roared. ===== CHAPTER 277 =====