Straight man of steel

Chapter 311 Vulnerable

At a distance of two hundred miles, the Han army arrived in six days.

Turning to look at the side of Fu County, even though the news was not conveyed very smoothly, Duotong knew the news of the Han army's dispatch for five days.

In five days, any qualified general would be fully prepared.

Even in the case of absolute advantage, as a defender, you should be fully prepared, but you don't care about the same.

The only thing he did was to get all the more than 3 troops to station outside the city.

The most elite army of the Yelang Kingdom should be the palace guards of Duotong. This army has 1000 people, and its equipment is not as good as the armored soldiers of the big man, but it can be considered excellent.

Everyone is wearing rattan armor, and their weapons are all made of iron. Their combat effectiveness is even stronger than that of the Nanyue Imperial Guards.

Originally, good steel should be used on the blade, but Duotong did not expect to arrange this army around his palace.

I was afraid that when the Yelang army was fighting the Han army, some malicious people in the city would sneak into the palace and steal his treasure.

After Sima Xiangru and Tang Meng arrived outside the city of Fu County, they saw the loose army formation in front of them, looked at each other and laughed out loud.

"General Tang, is this our opponent?"

Speaking of which, this was Sima Xiangru's first time setting foot in Yelang's territory. At first, he thought that no matter how bad Yelang's army was, it would be a branch of Baiyue, and it would not be much worse.

But seeing that most of the troops in front of them were armed with farm tools, I felt a little nondescript.

"Haha, we strictly prohibit the sale of weapons and ores to foreign countries. Although there are some big businessmen in Bashu, they dare not make such money.

Many of the weapons in Duotong's army are purchased farm tools and then reforged, which are much less powerful than ordinary iron weapons.

They couldn't even get their weapons together, so naturally they didn't have any armor to wear. "

Among the troops led by Sima Xiangru, there were also [-] slaves. These slaves were composed of low-level merchants, craftsmen, son-in-laws, and some slaves.

Naturally, these armies don't have any armor to wear, but at least they are equipped with weapons.

"It's really boring. I originally thought I could ride a horse, but now I think I'll forget it.

The battle will be handed over to General Tang, and the battle will be over within half a day. "

"The last will obey."

As he said that, Tang Meng put away his smiling face, pulled out the long sword at his waist, and gave orders.

"The whole army is attacking, those who surrender will not be killed, and those who dare to resist will be killed without mercy!!!"

The eight thousand slaves rushed forward like crazy, while the three thousand armored soldiers lined up their formation and advanced slowly step by step.

At this moment, the eight thousand slaves of the big man are all crazy. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

According to the calculation of the military merits of the Han Dynasty, the slave army cannot enjoy military merits.

But as long as they kill three enemy soldiers, they can get rid of their status as slave soldiers, and they can refuse to be recruited by the imperial court later.

You can also choose to join the regular army. Once you join the regular army, it will be your own credit for killing the enemy in the future.

This is also the best ascending channel for businessmen, craftsmen and those with low status.

Just like the college entrance examination in later generations, although there are various problems, it is already the only fair way to rise.

Although the college entrance examination has different educational resources, it still gives the poor a chance to take the exam.

It was the same in this war. Although the slave army did not have any protective measures and was not as well-equipped as the regular army, everyone was betting their lives, and who could get there better than the other.

When Dutong saw the rushing Han troops, even though he felt a little disdainful in his heart, he still frowned.

But when he looked back at the 3-strong army behind him, he felt calm.

I have so many more people than you, do you still want to win?
In the past, the wars between the various tribes of the Southwestern Yi were more people than others, and Duotong did not pay attention to the [-] Han troops.

He smiled contemptuously, and then roared loudly.

"Boys, kill all these Han people for me!!!
After killing them all, I will take you to the territory of the Han Kingdom, kill all the men of the Han Kingdom, and rob all the women of the Han Kingdom, and then all the wealth of the Han Kingdom will be ours! "

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Yelang's army roared excitedly and rushed out.

The two armies collided quickly, but there was no clue at first.

Because of the superiority in numbers, Yelang's army quickly half-surrounded the Han army.

Duotong watched from behind, his expression towards the Han army changed from disdain to contempt.

Fortunately, he was nervous for a while before the battle.

After about half an hour, the gap between the weapons of the two sides gradually began to be revealed.

Many people in Yelang's army were carrying farm tools, and those hoes and the like, if they could not be directly smashed on the heads of the Han soldiers, they would not pose much threat at all.

On the other hand, these eight thousand slave troops, due to their superior weapons, could greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of Yelang's soldiers by cutting or stabbing them, not to mention killing them with one blow.

It seems that the total number of people on both sides is more than 4 people. Because of the terrain, there are only more than 1 people who can collide and touch each other.
Because Yelang's army was in a half-encircled situation, while the [-] slaves of the Han army were like sharp knives, rushing forward regardless of left and right.

No matter how tough the cloth bag of Yelang's army is, it can't resist being stabbed with a small knife in it.

An hour later, a Han army had already broken through the siege of Yelang's army, and Duotong stared at him. It was this time, no matter how slow he was, he knew that something was wrong.

"Why is the Han army so powerful? This is just their slave army, and the three thousand Han troops behind have not been dispatched."

Duotong murmured with a sluggish expression.

"Your Majesty, hurry up and order to withdraw to the city of Fu County, so that we may still be able to fight by relying on the streets and those houses."

On the one hand, the ministers of Yelang Kingdom persuaded Duotong.

When Duotong was determined to break away from the control of the Han Dynasty, he had already ordered to proclaim himself king, so his subordinates all called him the king.

Duotong is not a fool. He knows that there is only one way to do it besides surrender.

"Order to withdraw troops."

His tone was a little disappointed, but more resentful.

Soon, the orderly on one side blew the horn in his hand.

"woooooo"

With the sound of the horn, Yelang's army collapsed, Tang Meng sneered when he heard it, he thought Yelang's army could last a little longer.

"An order was sent to send three thousand soldiers from Hanyang to attack, entangle Yelang's army, and force them to surrender."

The messengers on the side of the Han army not only beat the drums, but also raised the banner.

The [-]-strong army, which had been advancing slowly, immediately launched a charge after receiving the order.

Not only cavalry can charge, but infantry can also charge. Although the speed is much slower, the power it carries is not weak at all.

Yelang's thin army is no match for the majestic regular army of the big man. Ever since Zhang Yuan implemented the method of fighting to be strong first in the Qimen army, Liu Che has been cruel enough to feed the big man's army every day.

The three thousand Han troops did not fight these Yelang troops as soon as they went up, but advanced side by side.

You must know that the terrain of Fu County is a valley terrain, and the effect of going up to fight with those Yelang troops is really bad.

As long as they run faster than Yelang's army and directly block the entrance of the valley, Duotong and the others will become entangled turtles, and the Yelang army who are blocked outside have only one result left, either surrender or die .

The result was obvious. When Duotong saw thousands of Han soldiers running towards him without paying attention to anything, he lost most of his soul in fright.

Regardless of the tens of thousands of Yelang troops in front of him, he fled directly into the city.

In the end, only more than 1000 people from the [-] Yelang army fled back to the county seat, and all the rest were blocked outside the valley.

Duotong ran away, and Yelang's army naturally would not continue to resist. The [-] Han troops surrounded the remaining [-] Yelang's army.

The rest of the [-] Yelang army had all died in the battle just now.

Tang Meng rode a war horse more than one meter high, walked towards the Yelang army with his head held high, and looked at these Yelang people with contempt.

"Many of you may have seen me before, and now Yelang Hou Duotong launched a rebellion, driving you to wage immoral battles with the Han army.

This is what villains did, do you still insist on being loyal to Yelang Hou Duotong? "

The marquis of Duotong was not deprived by Liu Che, so Tang Meng still called Duotong the Marquis of Yelang.

Tang Meng thought that he said something that could move Yelang's army, and they should surrender directly, but Yelang's army didn't understand what Tang Meng said at all.

Everyone stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do, but they clenched their weapons tightly.

Now the Han army has not launched an attack. Once the Han army pushes forward, maybe the battle will continue.

"Damn it, you guys can't understand human language?
Let me put down the weapons in my hands, or I will kill all of you barbarians! "

Tang Meng felt embarrassed, and suddenly got angry and shouted at the [-] Yelang army.

As a result, no one responded to Tang Meng's peaceful speech just now, but now he got angry, and soon someone put down their weapons and knelt on the ground.

"I will give you a cup of tea, put down your weapons and kneel on the ground, or you will all die.

He's Nana's! "

Tang Meng yelled a few more words, Yelang's army knelt down much faster.

It's like a stone falling into the middle of a calm lake, setting off layers of ripples.

As long as one person kneels down, the soldiers next to that person will quickly put down their weapons and kneel down.

In just half a cup of tea, all the [-] Yelang troops surrendered.

It's not that they are not loyal to Duotong, but that Duotong is not in front of them now, and Yelang people value ghosts and gods more than Han people.

In their minds, Duotong is equivalent to the spokesperson of ghosts and gods. If the gods want them to die, they must be willing to die.

But now that God has no will to convey, who would choose to die?

Seeing that Yelang's army had surrendered, Sima Xiangru appeared next to Tang Meng at this time.

"General Tang, leave the slave army to take care of these Yelang troops. You and I will take three thousand Hanyang soldiers to Fan County to see what Yelang Hou Duotong wants to do."

"Here."

In the spirit of resolving the turmoil in Yelang, Southwest Yi as soon as possible, Sima Xiangru didn't want to waste any more time.

The [-] troops lined up and marched towards the city of Hu County step by step.

The Yelang people in the city are basically only old, young, women and children left, and the middle-aged men in their families are basically outside the valley.

These [-] big Han regular troops did not participate in the fight, so their bodies were still quite clean.

The people of Yelang in the city were already in a state of insecurity. Seeing such a large army appearing in front of them through the window instantly shattered their earlier pride.

After Duotong fled to the city, he hid directly in the palace.

There are also a thousand rattan armored soldiers defending the palace, and these people are the only remaining troops in Duotong.

Those Yelang troops who fled back to the city earlier had weapons in their hands and lost them. They were ordinary people, so they simply fled back to their homes to hide.

"What should the king do, should we surrender?"

The courtiers around Duotong trembled and asked, if they surrendered, they might still be able to escape.

But Duotong had already seen through what the ministers were up to, because Sima Xiangru didn't persuade him to surrender earlier, but directly launched a war, which made Duotong mistakenly think that the big man would not let him go.

"Look at it, it's not like we don't have the strength to fight.

These palace guards of mine are all elite soldiers, not comparable to the old, weak, sick and disabled.

Maybe I can fight the Han army by virtue of the terrain of the palace, and besides, I have already united with other tribes, so I might be able to wait for reinforcements if I wait a little longer. "

Duotong still wanted to hold on for a while, but he knew in his heart that it was impossible to win, and it was impossible to have reinforcements.

Saying this now is just to calm the emotions of the people below.

"My lord, the Han army has already arrived outside the palace, and the leader of the Han general said that he wants to talk to you."

A palace guard ran up to Duo Tong and knelt down on one knee to report truthfully.

It turned out that Sima Xiangru felt that the goal of defeating Yelang's army had been achieved, and Liu Che had no intention of destroying the Yelang tribe, and even preserved Duotong's title.

That being the case, Sima Xiangru didn't want to continue to commit crimes. If Duotong surrendered unconditionally, then his mission would be considered complete.

"My lord, now that the Han army wants to talk to us, why don't we talk to them?"

The minister of Yelang Kingdom asked tentatively.

Duo Tong rolled his eyes, and made up his mind in his heart. Talking about it can delay some time even if there is no result.

"Okay, since they want to talk, then we will accompany you."

Saying that, Duotong put on his armor, which was also the only set of metal armor in Yelang Kingdom, and left the palace with a spear in his hand, followed by Yelang Kingdom's ministers and a thousand palace guards.

It seems that the momentum is not weaker than that of the Han army, but everyone understands that these are superficial efforts, and they will not scare Sima Xiangru and Tang Meng at all.

If there was a fight, even if there were 5000 more of these palace guards, they would still be vulnerable.

(End of this chapter)