Chapter 498: Capture Chengdu Again
At this time, in the prime minister's mansion of Wang Oath, Wang Oath and Wang Run are making final preparations, after all, once separated, they will go to Tuyuhun and Qiqi County respectively, the two places are thousands of miles apart, the transportation is extremely inconvenient, and it takes months for letters to exchange, as for the meeting, they must wait for them to join forces to capture Chengdu.
At the time of parting, Wang swore to hold Wang Run's hands, frowned and said: "General Wang, if you say goodbye today, I don't know when we will be able to meet, and the lives of the people of the whole clan will be entrusted to the general." After speaking, his eyes were a little rosy.
Wang Run hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, the prime minister, the last general will swear to protect the prime minister's clansmen to the death, and I hope that the prime minister will invite reinforcements from Tuyuhun as soon as possible, and the last general is still waiting to meet the prime minister in Chengdu?" ā
Wang Wei nodded, and said with a straight face: "The prime minister must do his best, it's a big deal to distribute the entire Liangzhou to Tuyuhun." After speaking, his face was full of heartache.
"Prime Minister." Wang Run lowered his head and sighed.
Wang Xuan sighed and said softly: "General Wang, it's not early, let's set off as soon as possible!" After speaking, he waved his hand and motioned to the subordinates of the mansion to transport all the materials needed for the trip to the direction of the West Gate.
"Take care, Prime Minister, the general will leave." Wang Run clasped his fists and saluted, turned around and left the Prime Minister's Mansion, and stepped on the war horse to the south, and all the relatives of the king's oath got on their horses and followed Wang Run, running in the direction of the south gate.
The king walked out of the mansion, glanced in the direction of his relatives, and then, with the help of his subordinates, got into the carriage, and told the coachman to march immediately to the west gate.
After dark, Wang Oath and Wang Run's two people. Preparations have been made outside the west gate and south gate respectively, and the four men and horses responsible for confusing the Jin army are also ready.
Under the orders of Wang Oath and Wang Run, the west gate and the south gate slowly opened, and the Sixth Route Army left Chengdu in batches and ran in different directions.
When the rebels just opened the city gate and retreated outside the city, the Jin scouts kept an eye on their movements, and immediately returned to the camp after finding out the direction of the rebels' retreat. Report the news of the rebels' hasty retreat to Hua'an.
The Jin army camp is ten miles outside the north gate of Chengdu. Hua'an was in the big tent of the Chinese army, discussing the siege plan of the day after tomorrow with Wang San and other important generals, and received a report that the rebels had fled from Chengdu. Scouts came to report on the movements of the rebels.
According to the scout's report. Huaan learned. The rebel troops were divided into six routes, which retreated in different directions, among them. There are more than 1,000 soldiers and horses along the way, which can't help but make Hua'an very puzzled.
The rebels did not have many troops and their combat strength was not strong, so it was wise to retreat on their own initiative, but in any case, they did not divide the troops into six routes and retreat in six different directions.
Because dispersing forces means that the forces are weaker and easier to be broken by each other, the only reasonable explanation is that the rebels have released their tricks and distracted themselves with multiple withdrawals, so that they cannot concentrate their forces in pursuit, so that they can escape more easily.
After all, on a dimly lit night, the scouts couldn't tell which way the rebels' important figures were.
"Big brother, since the main force of the rebels has withdrawn from Chengdu, our army should immediately pursue and occupy Chengdu." Wang San looked at Hua'an, and Zhengsejian said.
Hua An thought for a moment, and said: "The rebel soldiers evacuated Chengdu in six ways, which is to relieve the blindfold, and want to make it difficult for our army to determine the direction of pursuit, our army must accurately know the escape direction of the main generals of the rebels, before sending troops to pursue, as for the occupation of Chengdu, the main forces of the rebels have withdrawn, and the main force of our army only needs to approach the north gate of Chengdu, and the rebels will flee from the wind, and Chengdu is at your fingertips." ā
When Wang San heard this, he felt that it made sense, and asked, "Where does the eldest brother think the main retreat direction of the rebels is?" ā
"Map." Hua An shouted, and the soldiers behind him immediately took the map and spread it on the case in front of Hua An.
Hua An took out six copper coins, put them in the six directions of the rebels' retreat, carefully analyzed them for a long time, and said helplessly: "Where is the real retreat direction of the rebels, Ben Jiang really can't see it for a while!" It seems like every direction is possible. After speaking, he frowned.
"Big brother, the strength of the rebels is comparable to our army, and we will directly pursue it in six ways, so that there is always one right way." The iron bull was trouble-free, and directly built yƬ soldiers to pursue in six ways.
Hua An shook his head and said: "The sky is so dark, and the information investigated by the scouts may not be all right, what if the troops are divided into multiple ways and are ambushed, we must be on guard against the rebels." ā
Li Yi hugged his fists and said: "General, at this time, it has been an hour since the rebels evacuated Chengdu, even if our army pursues, it may not be able to catch up, it is better to give up the pursuit for the time being, go all out to occupy Chengdu, and send more scouts to the direction of the six roads to investigate, and after confirming the accurate situation of the rebels, it is not too late to pursue." ā
Hua An nodded and said, "General Li is right, now, the night is dark, and the specific situation of the rebels is unknown. ā
After hearing this, the generals felt that there was some reason, and they all agreed to occupy Chengdu first, and then, according to the situation, launched a pursuit of the rebels.
Hua'an first sent his own soldiers to the direction of the east gate, and ordered Li Liang there to lead 5,000 men and horses to the east gate of Chengdu, and then ordered the generals in the tent to immediately return to the camp to prepare, and after half an hour, the whole army marched to Chengdu.
The generals received the order, left the big tent of the Chinese army, and went back to prepare, while Hua'an was still sitting in the big tent of the Chinese army, looking at the topographic map of Shuzhong in front of him.
"The general is still analyzing, the real direction of the retreat of the rebels." Marching Sima Zhang Yu walked over and asked softly.
Hua An nodded slightly and said, "Yes!" The general looked at it for a long time and felt that no matter which direction it was, it would not be able to escape the pursuit of our army, and although Shuzhong was large, there was no real foothold for the rebels at all. ā
Zhang Yu smiled when he heard this, and said softly: "What the general said is right, although Shuzhong is large, it is difficult for the rebels to gain a foothold, so the rebels may not stay in Shuzhong, but go away." ā
"Far away?" Hua An was stunned when he heard this, paused, and said softly: "In your opinion, where will the rebels flee?" After speaking, he stared at Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu took a step forward, pointed to the northwest direction of Chengdu on the map, and said, "Do you know what kind of place is this, general?" ā
"Western Regions, you mean that the rebels will flee to the Western Regions." Hua An Zhengse said.
Zhang Yu nodded and said: "That's right, this is only a part of the Western Regions, it is Tuyuhun's territory, it is said that Tuyuhun has 100,000 troops, and its strength cannot be underestimated. ā
When Hua An heard this, he felt that there was some truth, paused, and said softly: "Tuyuhun has no grudge against my Great Jin, will they really be enemies of our army for the sake of the rebels?" There was suspicion in his tone.
Zhang Yu replied: "This problem is also difficult to determine in the future, but as long as there are common interests, it is difficult to guarantee that Tuyuhun will not help the rebels." ā
Hua An nodded, and said worriedly: "If the rebels are in collusion with Tugu Hun , it will be a huge threat to my Shuzhong, and I will definitely prevent this from happening." ā
"The rebels have been retreating for a long time, and the general can send cavalry to pursue them quickly." Zhang Yu hugged his fist and said.
Hua An nodded, looked at Wang San next to him, and ordered: "Wang San, you lead the pro-military battalion and the three thousand cavalry under Chen Ting to immediately go to the northwest to pursue the fleeing rebels, and you must not let the rebels merge with Tuyuhun." ā
"Don't worry, big brother, I'll go." Wang San received the order and turned to leave the big tent.
Soon, all the soldiers and horses of the Jin army camp were ready, and Wang San led a thousand cavalry from the pro-military battalion, and the three thousand cavalry under Chen Ting had already pursued the rebels who had fled to the northwest.
Hua An'an was dressed up, walked out of the big tent, and led the main army to the north gate of Chengdu, and at the same time, the five thousand soldiers and horses in the direction of the east gate also forced towards the east gate of Chengdu at the same time.
Although the main force of the rebels had withdrawn, Hua'an still did not dare to take it lightly, and in order to capture Chengdu smoothly, he still brought a lot of siege equipment.
The Jin army held torches on both sides, and forced towards Chengdu in a mighty way, and also brought large siege equipment, and the rebel soldiers who were guarding on the city wall were already frightened, and they all ran away without waiting for the main force of the Jin army to approach.
Hua An led the main army to the city of Chengdu, looked at the empty city, and ordered: "Set up a ladder and attack the city." ā
When the soldiers heard the order, they pushed the huge ladder forward hard, and after unfolding it, they set it up on the top of the city, and a large number of soldiers climbed along the ladder to the city wall, and because there was no resistance from the rebels, they soon climbed to the top of the city.
"General, the rebels have run out, and Chengdu is an empty city." A junior colonel who had climbed to the top of the city, facing the direction of Hua'an, shouted loudly.
When Hua An heard this, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he ordered loudly: "Put down the drawbridge and open the city gate, be quick." ā
When the colonel heard the order, he hurriedly shouted to several soldiers who had already arrived under the city wall: "Quickly lower the drawbridge, open the city gate, and let the army enter the city." ā
Hearing the order, several soldiers under the city immediately went to open the city gate, and turned the winch vigorously, so that the suspension bridge that was hoisted high slowly fell.
"Click, click, click......" The drawbridge and the city gate made a screeching sound at the same time.
Soon, with the sound of a 'bell', the drawbridge landed firmly on the moat, and the city gate was opened.
Hua An leed his horse forward and said loudly: "Soldiers, enter the city." After speaking, he took the lead in riding into Chengdu.
The generals and soldiers behind him, following behind Hua'an, entered the city one after another, and at the same time, the 5,000 men and horses of Li Liang's army in the direction of the east gate also entered Chengdu at almost the same time, and the two groups converged at the location of the Chengdu Imperial Palace.
After entering the city, Hua'an first asked the soldiers to immediately destroy all the contraband in the city, and remove all the banners of the city walls and all the rebels in the city. (To be continued......)