The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

As long as they can break through Hushan Pass, the barbarian Khan will not care about the number of casualties.

The barbarians officially launched a strong attack, and this time the attack was even more powerful.

The densely packed and mighty army approached the various passes of Hushan Pass. Large and small ladders and ramming machines took a long time to manufacture and were pulled out in batches.

This time the barbarian Khan has a large number of people and a large number of able-bodied men, so it is easy for him to do anything he wants.

All of a sudden, the first wave of the 100,000-strong army launched a strong attack, and they were everywhere.

At Zhihushan Pass, apart from the 30,000 armored rebels who were there to hold the fort, the rest were just able-bodied men who were given a weapon and trained for a few months.

They rushed over with shouts of killing that shook the earth, and immediately engaged in a horrific fight with the new Wu army in the main city area and the military camps on both sides.

In just a few days, both sides suffered heavy casualties.

Of course, these able-bodied soldiers and horses recruited by the barbarians looked powerful, but they were actually very easy to deal with. Just waves of arrows could cause them heavy losses.

It's because they don't wear armor at all.

Ning Yi stood on the top of the city wall, wearing elite armor, carefully watching the entire battlefield.

He even had a telescope made by the base in his hand.

Even though it's a monocular, it works anyway.

The entire battlefield was filled with densely packed rebels and able-bodied men attacking the city.

Soldiers on the city walls and military camps continued to fight back.

And behind the barbarian army, there were also many archers who were constantly suppressing them.

For this purpose, at Hushan Pass, a large number of catapults that were constantly being built were put to use, specifically to deal with the barbarian archers.

The barbarians also brought catapults to smash into the city, and both sides engaged in a chaotic battle.

For several days in a row, corpses were everywhere, and some bodies were even piled up halfway up the city wall.

It can be seen how tragic this kind of battlefield scene is.

Basins of golden juice were poured down from the city walls, and the rebels who rushed up rolled down in batches, screaming.

However, the siege rebels from the rear continued to attack the city and did not care about the casualties in the front at all.

They were actually afraid of death, and they knew that it would take more than a short period of time to attack Hushan Pass.

But for the rebels and able-bodied men, they were more afraid of the barbarians behind them.

Especially their leaders, they were even more worried and afraid of the barbarians, even more afraid than the Wu State officers and soldiers on the walls of Hushan Pass.

Because once the siege goes against the grain, these rebels will always be the first to be eliminated.

They felt that they could not win, but there was still hope of attacking Hushan Pass.

But Ning Yi snorted coldly: "This prince will let them know that Hushan Pass is more terrifying than the barbarians."

After a month of continuous attacks, the weather had become very hot, so Ning Yi ordered people to sprinkle kerosene on the piles of corpses outside the city and burn them all.

The fire spread so widely that the attacking barbarians were forced to suspend their attack.

There were casualties everywhere. In a whole month, the barbarians lost 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses.

Of course, among them were a large number of able-bodied men and 20,000 to 30,000 rebels.

However, at Hushan Pass, the 100,000 new troops lost about 30,000 people.

Ning Yi reorganized all those who suffered heavy losses on the spot.

The other new troops continued to push forward and resist.

After the reorganization, the uninjured generals were gathered together first.

The others were forcibly reorganized into temporary armies. If they were not satisfied, they could be pulled aside and reorganized into guard units, and allowed to continue fighting in the next major war.

As for the soldiers, they only had to obey orders and be reorganized.

The weather was extremely hot, but the barbarians' offensive intensity did not decrease at all.

What made Ning Yi speechless was that he learned from the investigation.

Many people were killed and injured in the front, and the barbarian Khan's rear also followed his example, conscripting men from everywhere, and then training them on the spot in the rear.

Then they continued to drive groups of strong men forward to attack.

Logically speaking, if this continues, Hushan Pass will definitely not be able to hold out.

But Ning Yi was not worried at all, so he just continued to consume.

Anyway, even if he put all his troops into battle now, he would not be able to fight a decisive battle with the barbarians.

The barbarian cavalry alone has 200,000 soldiers and horses. Even if he brings his own private cavalry of tens of thousands, he can barely get together 100,000 cavalry.

Instead of doing this, it’s better to continue wasting time.

As for our own army in the rear, we just need to focus on training.

This kind of battle lasted until August.

The barbarian Khan was getting anxious. For three months, it looked like Hushan Pass was on the verge of collapse, but it still could not be breached.

There are no able-bodied men left in many nearby places, and the local people are not fools.

They even built strongholds to protect themselves.

They would not allow the barbarians to endlessly draft their men to die at Hushan Pass.

There are thousands of men, women, young and old in a village. Even if it is forcibly broken into by the barbarians, all the people inside will be killed or injured, and nothing can be stolen. Instead, a lot of soldiers and horses will be wasted.

If this continues, the army he has accumulated will not be able to capture Hushan Pass before the autumn harvest.

After all, once the autumn crops arrive, with the population of Wu State, a large number of troops can be mobilized to support Hushan Pass.

After three months of continuous attacks, the barbarians lost more than 200,000 rebels and able-bodied men.

What a terrifying number, and almost all of those who managed to return alive were disabled.

It's also useless.

In order to save food, the barbarians even let them fend for themselves.

Looking at the remaining nearly 200,000 able-bodied men and rebels.

This time the barbarian Khan was also ruthless and continued the attack.

Similarly, the assault has now been changed to focus on armored rebels, supplemented by able-bodied men.

This is much more powerful than the previous method of using only able-bodied men.

Similarly, at Hushan Pass, most of the 100,000 new troops were defeated.

Ning Yi forcibly reorganized three temporary armies.

The others continued to resist.

Qin Haifeng said worriedly, "Your Highness, if this continues, it will be time for our army to go to the battlefield."

Their own troops have always been trained in the rear.

The reorganized ones were the twelfth batch of book boys and some book boy seeds from the Royal Guard Battalion.

In this way, we can control the temporary army and let them only focus on training in the rear.

Ning Yi didn't care: "It's okay, the barbarians are not very strong anymore, let's continue to send the five guards of the Beijing camp."

"And those two guards who are dissatisfied with the reorganization, charge forward and continue to resist for this prince."

The two guards that did not want to be reorganized were both led by generals from the northwestern military families.

These northwestern generals do not want to be reorganized and insist on preserving their organization, so you should continue to go to the battlefield.

Also in order to let them fight with peace of mind, Ning Yi guaranteed on the spot that every time they go to the battlefield, it will be recorded.

Let them see the military merit booklet they have recorded in person.

It also means that no matter how many soldiers they lose, they can go back and continue to recruit new soldiers.

Moreover, you can get promoted based on your military achievements, but if you don't fight with all your heart, you will be killed directly.

These generals saw that it was reliable, so they continued to go to the battlefield and fight the barbarians.

This time, five guards from the Beijing camp and two old guards, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses rushed forward.

They did resist the fierce attack of the barbarian rebels, and the two sides fought fiercely.