The sky was very clear, but for some reason, Liu Mao felt a sense of drowsiness for no reason. The soldiers around him ran around in panic and searched for his location. Sun De had not arrived yet and had no command from the commander, so the soldiers on the city wall did not know what to do next. The chaotic sound made the city wall very noisy, but Liu Mao felt a strange feeling of unspeakable quiet in the chaos.

The sound around was very clear, close to you, but it seemed as far away as a world.

Gudu~

Unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of water. Liu Mao didn't know why this feeling suddenly appeared, but he felt very uncomfortable in his heart, as if he had pressed something, making it difficult for him to breathe.

The wriggling black line in the distance has gradually become clear. It was an army, a cavalry, black. Looking out from the city wall, it was pressing towards Macheng like a large cloud. The dense sound of hooves sounded like thunder, and the listeners became more and more bored.

"Why... why are there so many Hu Qi here?" Swallowed again, Liu Mao turned his head stiffly and looked at the guard beside him.

"I don't know." A group of guards looked sad and looked at each other. Looking at Liu Mao's at a loss, one of the guards whispered: "Young Master, why don't we retreat first?"

"Retreat?" Liu Mao hesitated for a moment, looked at the guards and said, "Can't this city be defended?"

He was not a military man, and his limited theories were all obtained from books. At this moment, he stood on the city wall and felt that these Hu people were coming in a fierce and powerful manner. He didn't know how they were hostile.

"This..." Several guards shook their heads helplessly. They were responsible for Liu Mao's safety. As for the war, they were not the general, so how could they know about this?

"At least, the young master can't continue to stay on this city wall, it's too dangerous." A guard bowed.

The fierce battles are not a joke. On this city wall, any stray arrow can kill Liu Mao. Liu Mao himself is not from a military general, and he doesn't understand some necessary evasion and common sense on the battlefield. Even if they have their guards on the side, it is difficult to ensure Liu Mao's safety on the battlefield.

"See the young master." At this moment, Sun De appeared on the city wall in disheveled clothes, with a strong smell of alcohol on his body. When he saw Liu Mao, he hurriedly stepped forward to worship.

"Bastard!" Looking at Sun De's appearance, Liu Mao didn't get angry, snatched his subordinate's waist knife, and hit Sun De with a scabbard, cursing angrily: "My father is really blind, so he will believe in such a waste."

What kind of elite troops in the army? Looking at Sun De’s current performance, how can he be like an elite troops in the army?

Sun De was beaten so much that he felt pain, but he did not dare to resist. He lowered his head and let Liu Mao beat and scolded him. At the same time, he carefully looked outside the city wall. After seeing this, he felt his scalp numb.

At this moment, He Lian had already led the Xianbei cavalry to a place less than 200 steps away from the city wall. Although he ignored military affairs, he had served in the Luoyang army and still knew how to arrange troops. Just by looking at it so roughly, he knew that the other party's troops came this time were at least 5,000.

"Young Master, don't fight first." After grabbing the scabbard, Sun De didn't care about disrespect at this moment, and said anxiously: "Young Master, the enemy's army is several times that of our army. I'm afraid this Macheng can't be defended anymore. We'd better run away quickly."

As the former army of Luoyang army, in Sun De's eyes, if this horse city is lost, the most important thing is Liu Mao's safety. If something goes wrong with this person, he will be done.

Liu Mao couldn't help but froze when he heard this, and he stared at Sun De in a daze: "You really can't hold on?"

Compared to Sun De, Liu Mao obviously knew the importance of Macheng. Ye Zhao had been operating here for two years. Basically, the Hu people in the Danhan Mountain area had almost been domesticated by Ye Zhao. As long as Macheng continues to develop according to Ye Zhao's plan, it is not too far away to speak. The Danhan Mountain area is the grassland of Macheng. The continuous Hu people will be naturalized. At the same time, there are a large number of scarce resources such as cattle, sheep, war horses, etc. flow into the Han Dynasty through this place. This is a great achievement for the country. As long as it is successful, the Hu disasters in the Youzhou area will be curbed to an extremely low level in the next few decades or even hundreds of years.

If you give up Macheng now, this opportunity will disappear with the destruction of Macheng. The most important thing is that you will become the laughing stock of others. How can you still have a face to rise?

"I can't defend it!" Sun De said with a sad face: "Young Master, look at these Hu people. There are at least ten thousand people. My Macheng has less than two thousand troops. How can we be hostile?"

In order to convince Liu Mao to escape with him, he deliberately doubled the number of enemy troops he judged.

When Liu Mao heard this, he turned his head and looked at the Xianbei army that was gradually being banned outside the city. When he saw it, he felt his scalp numb and his eyes were dizzy.

One hundred people are full, boundless and shoreless, not to mention that these are elite soldiers from the Xianbei royal court. The auras of eight thousand people are connected together and oppressed. Not to mention Liu Mao, a scholar who does not understand the battle formation, even ordinary soldiers have not experienced the baptism of the battlefield, they will feel timid in the face of such formations. At this moment, Liu Mao saw it and believed Sun De's words a little.

"Swish~"

A dense sound of breaking through the air came, but after setting up a formation, He Lian first came to the top of the city. Eight thousand cold arrows rose into the air and gathered into a dense rain of arrows in the air. After climbing to the highest point, they fell on the city wall.

Liu Mao felt that the air around him became sticky. He looked up at the dense arrow formation in the sky, and his body fell into a stiffness and could not even move for a moment.

"Protect the young master!" Sun De's heart-wrenching roar came from his ears. Several guards following Liu Mao quickly protected Liu Mao, waving the weapons in his hands to help Liu Mao block the rain of arrows.

"Puff~"

The two guards widened their eyes, but their bodies were pierced by several arrows. They opened their eyes angrily and fell straight in front of Liu Mao.

"Shoot! Shoot!" Sun De roared like crazy, while taking the opportunity to pull the pale Liu Mao, under the protection of the guards, and ran under the city wall. At the same time, he did not forget to roar loudly: "Rare the wolf smoke, let the wolf smoke!"

On the city wall, the soldiers who did not know that the main general had left felt much more at ease after hearing Sun De's order. After panic, they quickly set off their bows and arrows and launched a counterattack against the Xianbei people under the city wall.

The range of the Han Dynasty's crossbows was far better than the strong bows used by the Xianbei people. In addition, they were condescending, and for a time, they shot and killed many Xianbei knights who were attacking.

But the good times didn't last long. After a while, the soldiers guarding the city discovered that after their general gave an order, they disappeared, and they immediately became messy. The rhythm of defense was disrupted with the continuous attack of the Xianbei people. Many people saw that the general was gone, and faced the Xianbei people who rushed up frantically, they began to retreat.

On the battlefield, although there is an advantage in the number of people, it is not the main factor that determines the outcome. The most important thing is the competition in momentum. Generals who have experienced real wars know that they are never allowed to retreat on the battlefield. If you take a step back, the enemy's momentum will become stronger. At the same time, they will also develop cowardice with this step. This is a taboo for military strategists.

But at this moment, Sun De, as the main general, was gone, and no one came to maintain the morale of the army. How could the soldiers guarding the city think so much? As soon as he retreated, many people soon saw that no one was supervising and started running down the city.

Although these Yulin Army from Luoyang are known as elite, they have never experienced the battle formation at all. They are not as brave and fearless as the border army. This is because of the city walls, the enemy cannot be suppressed at once. If this happens in field battles, I am afraid that the entire army will be wiped out in an instant.

Outside Macheng, the commander of the battle and Lian were shocked to find that not long after the war began, more and more wars rushed to the top of the city. The resistance on the walls of Macheng became weaker and weaker, and I couldn't help but feel surprised.

Although He Lian was not well-known, as Tan Shihuai's son, he had been on many battlefields, and it was not the first time he fought with the Han army. However, this time the cowardly performance of the Han army really puzzled him. The Han people are best at defending the city, and He Lian has even made preparations for huge losses, but the result at this moment made him a little suspicious.

"Is it because these Han people wanted to use tricks and deliberately trick us into the city?" He Lian looked around and said with suspicion that the Han people's resistance this time was too weak. Before he came, he had already prepared for these 8,000 warriors to suffer huge losses. The victory was too easy at this moment, which made him a little uneasy.

However, this time, He Lian was obviously too concerned. A quarter of an hour later, the army had broken through the city gate and the city wall was completely occupied by the Xianbei people.

"My boys, follow me to rush in. The wealth and women of Macheng are all ours. After entering the city, everyone can rob them for three days!" Seeing that the city walls had been occupied, He Lian calmed down. No matter what conspiracy he had, the city walls and the city gate were in his own hands. Even if there was a conspiracy, he had a way out. He immediately pulled out his waist knife and roared.

"Roar~"

The war between the Eight Thousand Xianbei was like a wolf smelling bloody smell, frightened by the wolf howlings, and roared and rushed towards the city gate that had been opened to them.
Chapter completed!