Chapter 1008: Trying to Catch the Dead
An Jinquan was about to go crazy, and after Li Keyong died, he worked hard like a pasteur to make up for Shatuo's leaky and crumbling house, but no matter how hard he tried, he was finally powerless. The Shatuo clan is finished, he knows it very well. After the death of the three brothers, Li Guochang, Li Youjin, and Li Qianzhong, the old people of that generation died. Now that Li Keyong is dead again, his sons are still young, and his brothers are difficult to take on the responsibility. Even Li Keyong's two righteous sons, Li Siyuan and Li Sizhao, who were able to write and Yunwu, also turned their backs on Shatuo one after another.
Now, Li Ke used Bianliang to kill pigs but was destroyed, nearly 20,000 Hedong elites lost Bianliang, Li Jing chose the most unlikely time, and suddenly Hedong.
This was an opportunity that no one expected, as soon as the peace agreement was reached half a year ago, all the eyes of the Qin army turned to the second town of Hebei that had been betrayed by them and had been isolated. Everyone thinks that the Qin army will focus on the Hebei battlefield for at least a year or two. But in just one month, in one month, Li Jing shocked everyone to pacify Hebei, and completely ignored the peace agreement made in the New Year, and brazenly launched a lightning raid on Hedong. An Jinquan led the army to rush all the way after hearing the news, but he was still a step too late.
Lin Wei, the general of the Qin Domain, the elder brother of Li Jing, led 30,000 soldiers and horses all the way south from Shuozhou, broke the building and annoyed pass, took Lanzhou, Zhanshizhou, and drank the Fenshui River, snatched the Bird Mouse Valley, occupied Jiahu Fort, and blocked their passage to rescue Taiyuan like a rock.
In front of Jiahu Fort, which is described as only a bird and a mouse can pass, 30,000 allied troops in Hedong and Hezhong attacked for three days and three nights. But only corpses were left everywhere in the narrow valley, and more than 5,000 people were damaged, but the black flying eagle flag on Jahu Fort was still flying high.
The land of Hedong Town, Xinzhou in the north of Taiyuan, Lanzhou and Shizhou in the west were all occupied by the Qin army, and now only the besieged Taiyuan City remains, as well as Fenzhou, Yizhou and Qinzhou in the south. But if Taiyuan is lost, then the remaining three states will become rootless and cannot be defended at all.
"Report! ο½β
A fast horse galloped in. The probe horse, dressed in blood-stained clothes, rolled the saddle and fell off the horse, shouting in a panic and despair: "Jinyang, Jinyang City is lost!" β
As soon as Jinyang City is lost, the counties around Taiyuan Mansion will inevitably be lost, and the Shatuo people will have another home that they have just settled, and this time, they will have no way to retreat.
An Jinquan's face turned a little pale, the Qin army's offensive was so fast that he couldn't even understand it. Jinyang City, Taiyuan Prefecture. It is the largest city in the north, and in recent years, under the governance of Zheng Congyan, it has recovered its vitality. It's a bit of a settling. The city walls and defenses are all intact, and the grain and grass reserves in the city are also sufficient, but after the Qin army pacified Hebei, it sent troops to Hedong, and in less than half a month, Taiyuan was gone.
Could it be that the naΓ―ve is going to die Shatuo?
Li Cunzhang on the side didn't seem to believe it, "How is this possible." Taiyuan Jiancheng, even if it can't be held for three years and five years, it is absolutely no problem to keep it for a year and a half, why did you lose it? "Don't blame him for not believing it, Taiyuan was originally a strong city. What's more, Li Cunxiu still has 50,000 horses in his hands. Even if there are elite soldiers, there are nearly 10,000. If the people in the city are mobilized again, there will be no problem in gathering another 50,000 or 60,000 people to help defend the city at a critical time. How do you say that if you lose it, you will lose it?
"After staying, after he received Li Jing's handwritten letter of persuasion, he surrendered in Kaicheng."
Li Kexiu surrendered, and the generals left behind in the city faced the elite Qin army who arrived outside the city and surrounded on all sides, and none of them dared to fight. After receiving a letter from Li Jing urging them to surrender and promising to save their lives and property as long as they surrendered, no one resisted anymore. Even Li Kexiu, after repeated hesitation, chose to take more than 300 members of the Zhu Xie family out of the city to surrender. Taiyuan, the largest city in the north, surrendered without a fight.
The once proud northern iron horseman, Shatuo Zhu Xie clan did not dare to fight again in the face of Li Jing, the king of Qin, and finally abandoned his weapons and surrendered.
Li Keyong is dead, and the spirit of the Shatuo tribe to resist to the end has also been extinguished.
"Withdraw!" Hedong Jiedu marched to Sima, and An Jinquan, the current decision-maker of the actual Hedong Army, gave the order in great pain.
"Where are you going?" Li Sien and the other generals asked blankly. Hedong Town is their home, Taiyuan is their foundation, and their families are also there, now Taiyuan is in the hands of Li Jing, where are they going to retreat?
"Let's go to the river first." An Jinquan calmed down and replied calmly. Taiyuan has been lost, the most important places in Hedong Town have been lost, and the remaining three states cannot hold it at all. They only have these 30,000 people, and 10,000 are Hezhong troops, and it is impossible to recapture Taiyuan. The most important thing right now is to protect yourself. He thought about it carefully just now, he could withdraw to Hezhong first, Li Jing would definitely capture the entire territory of Hedong Town next, and then they would definitely not stop their actions, they would also take advantage of the situation to go south, and then Wang Chongrong of Hezhong Town would have to face Li Jing's army. In this way, Wang Chongrong will have to resist Li Jing, and it is even possible that the Yang brothers in Chang'an will have to send troops to rescue and fight against Li Jing at that time. They can first help Wang Chongrong fight against Li Jing together in exchange for a temporary place to stay. As for what to do next, that's still too far. Perhaps, they will recapture Hedong Town with the imperial court, and then they will be able to return to Taiyuan. Maybe not, then they'll have to find another way.
In short, these 20,000 people are their last capital, and they must not be lost here.
The banner of the Shatuo people was retreating, and the Lianghe coalition army, which was still storming just now, began to retreat like a tide, and they even retreated a little panicked, hurrying forward.
The Qin army was shocked, Lin Wei finally completed the goal, they took Lanzhou Shizhou as planned, and entered Fenzhou, seized the Bird Mouse Valley, and now blocked the Lianghe coalition army that returned to the division, and repelled them. Lin Wu, the envoy of the King of Qin who arrived from Taiyuan, brought the good news of the bloodless capture of Taiyuan, which made Lin Wei understand the reason for the retreat of the Lianghe Army at this time.
Behind the two brothers, Lin Wei and Lin Wu, is the most elite silver saddle light cavalry army, all of them are warriors who have participated in the Battle of the Northeast, and they have been stationed in Shanxi, and they are also an extremely powerful lancer. Not only can they discharge the cuirass cavalry formation of the Qin army, which is both offensive and defensive, but they can also use their powerful legs to clamp the horse's belly. Control the horse with their legs, and then hold the riding spear with both hands, with the help of skillful horsemanship, use the impact of the galloping horse, use their riding spear to break the shield and destroy the formation, charge into battle, invincible, invincible. Such elite cavalry. In Shanxi Province, there were only three armies stationed in the past. This time, Lin Wei went south for the left army, so he got the talisman and transferred to this silver saddle lancer to listen to the order.
Before going south, in Xuanhua City, Li Jing once held Lin Wei's arm and said: "Big brother, this time I will hand over the heavy responsibility of the left road to you, and your left army will not only take Lanzhou and Shizhou west of Taiyuan, but also take the Bird Mouse Valley in Fenzhou." You have to attack the defenders of Lanshi Erzhou, and at the same time, you must also intercept the reinforcements from Hedong. It is also necessary to be ready to intercept the Guanlong towns on the west side of the Yellow River and the soldiers and horses in the river. In addition, there is a most important task, Taiyuan City will be won soon. It's a given. As long as Taiyuan City is taken. I hope that when the eldest brother arrives, he will immediately turn from defense to attack, and be sure to take down the Shatuo army that has returned from Henan. The rebellion of the Shatuo people is not common, and this army is the source of trouble, and we will wipe them out completely this time, leaving no future trouble. β
The Shatuo people have indeed caused a lot of trouble to the Qin army over the years, and they are also one of the few enemy troops in the hands of the Qin army that has not been killed repeatedly over the years. This time. Li Jing was ready to take their lives in one fell swoop and no longer kept them.
Lin Wei's breathing was still steady, but his hand holding the sword began to get harder and harder, and his joints turned white. Those who are familiar with Lin Wei know that Lin Wei's action of Anguo Gong. It means that his heart is not at peace at this time. Holding the hilt of the sword firmly, this is his special method of releasing tension.
Seeing that the retreat of the two rivers coalition forces was becoming more and more urgent. Even after the chaos began, even Lin Wu, the Duke of Ningguo, was a little breathless, and the Duke of Baoguo, who had just arrived with him, had already walked in front of them several times, in order to ensure the annihilation of Shatuo's last living force, Li Jing sent Lin Wu and Wang Chong two four-star generals this time, and brought five thousand elite light horsemen from the elite silver spear to help in the battle. couldn't wait for Lin Wei to give an order, Wang Chong couldn't help urging: "An Guogong, don't you attack yet?" β
The two light cavalry corps, the Silver Saddle Lancers and the Silver Lancers, had rested and were ready to attack, and they stayed behind the gate. Each cavalryman changed into another main war horse that had been in an empty saddle all the way, and wore a bright silver cuirass half-body armor, a bright silver silk cloak on his shoulders, a bright spear and a silver riding shield, and even their horses were all pure white, and the silent riding array was like a dazzling sun.
Just waiting for Lin Wei's order, the 10,000 light cavalry of these two armies can attack at the fastest speed, all the way to the rear of the Two Rivers Army, and break through their formation!
Lin Wei, Lin Wu, and Wang Chong, who married Jin Lan with Li Jingyi back then, have now become the top princes of the Qin Domain. One by one, they are in high positions and command heavy troops, but after many years of war experience, the three Qin kings' righteous brothers have always performed very well, especially Lin Wei, who has been in charge of the base camp countless times when Li Jing personally conquered, and that calmness is unmatched.
Wang Zhong and Lin Wu were both anxious to attack, but Lin Wei was still waiting, he was still waiting for the best time.
"At this time, the two rivers army is still on alert, we attack, it is not the best time, wait, the two rivers coalition army sees that we are not pursuing, then it will inevitably relax its vigilance, the two armies are in a hurry to retreat, the formation is difficult to maintain, at that time our army will surprise again, take advantage of its relaxed vigilance, the formation is chaotic, morale is low, and the soldiers and horses are tired."
This wait, almost at dusk, has been more than an hour since the withdrawal of the two rivers army.
Lin Wei looked at the sky, and in another hour, it would be completely dark. And even if the Two Rivers Army withdrew quickly, they would not have enough time to rush to the nearest city, they would either hurry in the dark tonight, or camp in the wilderness, no matter which one it was, this was all in Lin Wei's calculations.
He took out the gold watch in his arms and lifted the lid, calculated the time carefully, looked at the sky again, raised his head sharply, and shouted to the commander: "Prepare to attack!" β
Get ready to strike! Get ready to strike!
The order was passed down over and over again, and the cavalrymen who had been sitting cross-legged on the ground by their horses got up one after another when they heard the order, and the soldiers lightly jumped on their horses, took their riding guns, and looked into the distance of the city, and their eyes shot with fierce battle intent. didn't attack at the first time, just to inhale the other party. Now, the time has finally come.
Shatuo dogs, the time has come for you to perish, so lead your neck and kill you!
Lin Wu, the Duke of Ningguo, and the Duke of Baoguo, were like a sharp arrow, and they jumped out at the first time.
The sound of the wind was heard in my ears, the gates of Fort Jahu had been opened, the drawbridge had been lowered, and under the eagle flags and red flags, under the eagle flags and red flags, the elite cavalry rode their horses and galloped away into the distance.
Lin Wei calculated very accurately, after the withdrawal of the Lianghe Coalition Army, he was indeed very vigilant at the beginning to arrange the broken rear soldiers and horses, An Jinjun and Li Cunzhang each led an army to personally ambush the broken rear on the road, and only waited for the Qin army to dare to pursue and ambush halfway. However, they waited for a long time, but there was no movement in the city, and An Jinquan also evacuated most of them, so they collected their troops and followed the evacuation. I walked for a long time along the way, and when it was dark, I didn't see the slightest movement of the Qin army in pursuit, although An Jinquan and the others were still vigilant, but the soldiers below had already relaxed.
They were exhausted by several days of fighting at Fort Jahu, and with the almost non-stop fighting and marching during this time. They didn't even dig the camp fence and the ditch, but after hastily drinking the horses and drinking water and eating dry food, they fell asleep in the open air and eagerly, they were too tired.
Although An Jinquan was a little dissatisfied with the laxity of the soldiers, it can be seen that everyone is tired and can't bear to blame, but he still passed down the order to take advantage of the darkness after only two hours of rest.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! β
The sentry who was in charge of listening to the movement of the land at night with a small drum and the footsteps of horses' hooves suddenly heard the roar of iron hooves like a storm, which was the sound of undulating iron hooves hitting the ground, and this sound caused at least 10,000 enemy soldiers.
However, the speed of the cavalry was extremely fast, and it was too late by the time An Jinquan hurriedly gave the order to prepare to form a formation.
The cavalry of the Qin army was as fast as a gallop, galloping forward, unstoppable.
Facing the Lianghe coalition army that hurriedly got up and formed a formation, the cavalry of the Qin army directly lit a thunderbolt fire on the fire rope wrapped in their left hand without any grace, and then threw them into the Shatuo army formation one by one like hailstones.
"Array! Array! β
In the face of the cavalry rushing forward, only a dense and wide infantry spear formation and the archer phalanx behind can be contained, but these officers who subconsciously shouted in response to the cavalry rush forgot an important thing, the Qin cavalry is not an ordinary cavalry, they are a cavalry with the ability to destroy the formation, because they have sufficient grenades, specifically to deal with the infantry formation, the denser the infantry formation, the stronger the grenade killing.
"Boom!"
Explosions rang out one after another, followed by screams and wails of exhaustion, and the two rivers coalition forces, which dared to form a dense infantry formation under the dense projection of grenades, were beaten a lesson that will never be forgotten.
The explosion from hundreds of grenades shattered the dense phalanx of the Two Rivers Army, shattering their shields and killing countless soldiers with splashes.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the first phalanx hastily formed by the Two Rivers Army had been completely destroyed!
"Abandon your weapons and surrender without killing, and those who resist will die!!"
Lin Wu and Wang Chong, the two princes of the country, each led an elite cavalry, and quickly attacked from the left and right, charging into battle, unmatched!
(I'm very sorry, in the countryside, there are often power outages and network outages, and it has been stopped for two days, and an industrial park is being built nearby, and Nima has dug up the network cables twice)