Chapter 797 Return to Kunyang

Under Kunyang City, the Nine Tigers of the Northern Army command the elite soldiers of the Northern Army to protect the new emperor Wang Mang on inspection tours.

Because of Wang Mang's personal conquest, the morale of the 800,000 New Dynasty army soared.

Wang Mang ordered people to build catapults, battering rams, ladder vehicles, and dig tunnels.

Contrary to Wang Yi and Wang Xun's underestimation of Kunyang City, Wang Mang is facing a formidable enemy.

"If I lose this battle, I will lose everything, including my life."

Wang Mang's face was serious.

He turned to Wang Yi and asked: "I have promised to take the head of Liu Xiu, that he can be granted 100,000 households and rewarded with 200,000 gold. Could it be that no one is willing to kill Liu Xiu in exchange for a reward?"

"Your Majesty, I haven't heard of anyone who took Liu Xiu's head. It seems that Liu Xiu is quite popular among the Green Forest Army."

"Since it's not enough to be soft, then I can only send a large army to defeat Liu Xiu and kill him. For this day, I have made a lot of preparations. As long as Liu Xiu is killed, the peasant army uprisings everywhere will be pacified, and the world will be defeated." will settle down again."

Wang Mang's tone was full of uncertainty.

Yan You came to Wang Mang's side and said to Wang Mang: "Your Majesty, the whereabouts of the 20,000 cavalry from Kunyang City have been found out. They are currently recruiting soldiers and horses from the Green Forest Army in Yancheng. Relieve the siege of the defenders of Kunyang City. Please dispose of it, Your Majesty."

"Is Liu Xiu among the 20,000 cavalry?"

"I don't know..."

"It seems that Liu Xiu is probably outside the city. He won't just sit and wait for death, otherwise he wouldn't be Liu Xiu. Using Kunyang City as a bait to attract Liu Xiu, I must kill him to secure the throne. "

Wang Mang soon had an idea.

Although Yan You didn't understand why Wang Mang was bitter about Liu Xiu, he still followed the order: "The last general will lead a team of cavalry to patrol in the direction of Yancheng. Once Liu Xiu marches towards Kunyang, he will immediately notify His Majesty."

"Very good, Yan You, it seems that you are much more reliable than Wang Yi and Wang Xun. I will give you the Huben Army and the Hundred Thousand Army."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wang Yi asked with a shy old face: "Your Majesty, what do you mean is that we will not attack Kunyang City?"

"No, we must storm Kunyang City and force Liu Xiu to return to aid as soon as possible, but Kunyang City is not allowed to surrender, nor can it really capture Kunyang City. I don't believe that the 800,000 army will lose to Liu Xiu's tens of thousands. people."

Wang Mang is confident that he has elite soldiers and powerful generals, and he has summoned soldiers from all states and counties in the world, so he will not be able to defeat Liu Xiu's tens of thousands of people.

If there were only 800,000 Yellow Turbans, they might be defeated by 30,000 cavalry, but Wang Mang did not lack high-level troops, nor did he lack generals. What he might lack was one or two top commanders.

Following Wang Mang's order, the army of the new dynasty began to storm Kunyang City!

The trebuchet roared, and huge boulders whizzed down!

boom!

The stone hit a battlement, the gravel flew, and several cracks appeared on the battlement.

The Green Forest Army on the city wall was overwhelmed by the catapult and did not dare to look up.

"The thieves are attacking the city!"

A Green Forest Sergeant shouted in horror.

Liang Hongyu led a team of crossbowmen to the city, risking being killed by the catapult, and looked at the enemy soldiers outside the city.

boom! There was another loud noise, and the huge stone thrown by the trebuchet hit the tower, and the tiles broke and fell,

Dust filled the air!

Liang Hongyu was unmoved, because her sight had already been attracted by the army all over the mountains and plains.

Wang Mang sent the first batch of troops to attack Kunyang City, there were 100,000 troops!

For the small city of Kunyang, such a force is already a little flattering, and it cannot be fully deployed.

The densely packed new army flooded Kunyang City, and Kunyang City became a solid reef, which could be beaten by the waves of the new army!

Boulders fell, bed crossbows roared, huge siege towers approached the city wall, and a hundred thousand new troops began to storm this fortified city!

Thirty thousand crossbowmen fired ten thousand arrows, covering the defenders on the city wall, and Liang Hongyu had to hide behind the city wall!

The thick crossbow arrows shot by the bed crossbow had amazing penetration power, even submerging into the city wall!

"How many arrows did Wang Mang prepare in advance?"

It was rare for Liang Hongyu to see such a large-scale enemy army. He directly used tens of thousands of archers to suppress the defenders and fired continuously. The archers on the city wall did not dare to raise their heads to fight back.

"This is the army of the new dynasty? This number is simply tingling..."

Huo Qing led the Shesheng Battalion to the city, and had to brave the opponent's arrow rain to suppress the attacking enemy army.

Under the cover of archers, the army of the new dynasty has already attacked the city with ants, dozens of ladders have hooked the city wall, and the siege tower is less than 30 meters away from the city wall!

"Use fire oil!"

The hot kerosene was poured down and flowed down the ladder. The siege soldiers were drenched in the kerosene, screamed and rolled down. The ladder is burning because of the hot temperature!

Liang Hongyu's Jianyan crossbowman fired rockets. As a hero, Liang Hongyu has an additional ignition bonus to fire arrows. Because the two siege towers were hit by too many rockets, the attacking enemy army could not extinguish the raging fire in time, rolling Thick smoke rises!

"kill!"

The infantry of the new army has already entered the city. They fought with the green forest army on the city wall, their weapons collided, and their flesh and blood splattered. From time to time, the enemy soldiers who attacked the city were pushed down by the defenders, fell from the seven-meter-high city wall, and their bodies were smashed to pieces!

One will succeed, ten thousand bones will dry up, and there will be more than ten thousand bones here!

"My brother is fighting in Central Asia, and Chutian is gathering troops outside the city. I can't hold them back, and I must defend this city no matter what."

Huo Qing has a defense bonus, which can improve the defense of the defenders and provide a bonus to the morale of the defenders.

Because she and Liang Hongyu were commanding the crossbowmen, killing and injuring a large number of Xin Dynasty troops who were besieging the city, trying their best to delay the progress of the Xin Dynasty army's siege.

Yan You's 100,000 new troops were unable to capture Kunyang City for a long time.

Another important reason is that Wang Mang didn't intend to take Kunyang so soon, but wanted to use Kunyang to lure Liu Xiu, the Son of Destiny, to come.

Wang Mang's mind was not on Kunyang City, he was deploying the remaining 700,000 troops, waiting for Liu Xiu and Chu Tian to throw themselves into the trap.

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On the other side, Liu Xiu personally led 3,000 dead soldiers and joined forces with Chutian's 20,000 cavalry to rescue Kunyang, while Ma Wu and Wang Ba led 14,000 cavalry to take charge of the follow-up.

For Liu Xiu's courage, Chu Tian was greatly shocked. How dare he?

Liu Xiu took three thousand cavalry and wanted to save Kunyang.

Chu Tian didn't know whether to say that Liu Xiu was brave, or that he really just gave it a go. It's up to man to make things happen, and God to make things happen.

"Wang Mang came in person to stabilize the morale of the army. We should not underestimate the 800,000 new army. Wang Mang established a new dynasty. He is a weird person in itself and cannot be inferred according to common sense. I hope that following Liu Xiu can really turn danger into good luck. Military adviser, if You made a mistake in your judgment, and I will deduct your salary when you go back."

Because Chu Tian listened to Sun Bin's suggestion and believed that Liu Xiu was the son of out-and-out luck, he chose to take risks with Liu Xiu instead of making his own claims.

The 20,000 cavalry of Chutian, plus the 17,000 Green Forest Army recruited by Liu Xiu, totaled 37,000.

There are 29,000 people in Kunyang City, which is equivalent to an increase of the total force to 66,000.

66,000 soldiers and horses, against 840,000 soldiers and horses, the ratio is still very different.

It is conceivable that Wang Mang's army exceeded 60,000 in special units alone.

Here in Chutian, except Zhao Yun, a fierce general, no other cavalry generals came. If King Arthur, Tai Shici, Monk Wanyan Chen, Yu Chigong and others were present, perhaps they would not be in such a critical situation.

Chutian's cavalry received bonuses from two of Chutian's cavalry characteristics, "Wolf and White Deer" and "Sealing Wolf and Living in Xu". Because they are not dealing with foreign troops, the effect of "Sealing Wolf and Living in Xu" is not complete.

In addition, there are also the halos of the whole army "Han Wu" (addition to the civilized arms of the Han Empire), and "Tian Khan" (addition to alien cavalry).

Sun Bin also has a bonus to his military counselor support feature.

Finally, there is the halo of the entire army unknown to Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu.

With several effects superimposed, the power of Chutian's cavalry is quite explosive.

The problem is that the cavalry cannot be completely trapped in the 800,000 army.

Once the speed of the cavalry slows down, the combat power of the cavalry unit itself will drop, losing the advantage of the cavalry.

Sun Bin was also a little worried about Liu Xiu's luck: "I shouldn't have too many deviations in my judgment. I have a hunch that as long as I follow Liu Xiu and don't mess around easily, I can win."

"It's that simple?"

This was the time when Chu Tian seldom hugged his thighs.

In the first national war before, when he encountered Tang Taizong, it was Tang Taizong Li Shimin who overthrew the Goryeo stick and the Goguryeo army, and Chu Tian followed suit.

But this time, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu seemed to be very powerful. None of these founding emperors were ordinary people.

But there is one thing to say, the feeling of hugging the thigh is not bad, Chutian has not had this feeling for a long time.

Liu Xiu didn't know that Wang Mang had set up a net ahead of him, waiting for him to go back.