Chapter Eighty-Seven: Embattled
There was no longer an inch of bare land under Quanyang City, and Dogon'er looked at the high city wall, he never expected that there was more than one Li Baisong-like figure in Dayu, and the road to Beijing suddenly became so difficult.
The daily advance and retreat of the siege and the incalculable casualties, many of the subordinates in the Mengren tent camp began to complain about why they decided to divide the army into Wuzhou in the first place, if they had attacked Quanyang with the whole army, I am afraid that the emperor of the southerners would have been ousted from his high position.
Duo Gun'er also felt remorseful, but at the same time secretly wondered: roughly counting the time, it stands to reason that Wuzhou County should be captured and there is good news, but after six or seven days, there is no news at all?
In fact, this man, whose prestige has spread through the grassland and is called the "Five Wolf Generals" by the northern tribes, has his own calculations: what big words about entering the imperial city of the southerners are actually just an excuse to encourage the people below to sacrifice their lives and loot before the war.
It was not that Duo Gon was timid, but that he came to the conclusion after consideration: even if Dayu began to show signs of weakness within a few years of his heyday, as long as it was not to the point of devastation, the desire of the Mongolian people to force into the Central Plains would definitely become a lose-lose outcome.
The southerners are easy to say, for many years, they have been worshipping the emperor in the hall, and the army is only in the hands of the imperial court.
Once the two countries fall into a battle to the death, the troops under the command of the Khan will suffer the most losses, and if a tribe or nobleman takes the opportunity to cause a fire, the main general will not be able to withdraw in time to help from the outside world, and the pro-emperor faction will be in the dilemma of suffering from the enemy.
It's just that God likes to joke, and when the Mongolian people sent troops south, there was not such a big momentum as now, and the root cause was that the cattle and sheep on the grassland suffered from the plague this year, and more than seventy percent of every household died.
Seeing that he would not survive the winter in the spring of the following year, the khan was forced by the public opinion and the nobles to beg for an edict: with the imperial court as the main backbone, all ethnic groups should send troops according to the proportion of the population, integrate an army of 30,000 to enter the customs, and seize the grain and goods of the southern people to survive the natural danger.
As a result, there was a scene where the Mongolian people would not enter the customs with no effort, and the Han people in Liaoguan Lingcheng took off their armor and fled.
The victory reached the hands of Dogon'er, and as a famous general who was feared by the northerners, he smelled the opportunity hidden under this effortless victory, and the benefits in it were by no means comparable to the materials plundered in this battle.
Later, in order to confirm his thoughts, Duo Gon specially interrogated the captured officials of Lingcheng, and unexpectedly got the answer he wanted to know: the eunuchs of the Yu Dynasty were in power, and together with the officials of Lingcheng who were greedy for food and salaries, nearly half of the so-called 20,000 elite defenders were empty!
There are no soldiers in Liaoguan! If you don't enter the Central Plains at this time, when will you wait!
Finally, the various tribes of the Mongolian people united with the imperial court to gather 80,000 troops and march towards the Central Plains!
During this period, didn't Dogon'er wonder if he had been carried away by the excitement of the moment, and could the southward movement of the Iron Cavalry really be a turning point in the rise of the Mongols?
It wasn't until he met Li Baisong of Bucheng that he began to waver in his belief in the face of the impermeable defense, and even retreated when the reality that the Mongols had lost nearly 20,000 troops in the confrontation with the Han people for the first time in history.
But the city is still broken, not because of the dereliction of duty and stupidity of the general, not because of the cowardice of the soldiers, but because there are no reinforcements!
There were no reinforcements! How ridiculous! The Yu Dynasty was unwilling to increase troops to protect their last line of defense!
When Duo Gun'er looked at Li Baisong, who was kneeling down on his horse, he thought in his heart: "The defeat of Bucheng is either the corrupt officials they raised who hollowed out the entire Yu Dynasty army, or the emperor of the southerners is mediocre and short-sighted, and would rather hold on to Kyoto with a large army for security than let them go north to block the enemy from the pass!"
At that moment, Dolgon'er suddenly felt that it was not an impossible fantasy to take Nanjin Kyoto directly, and it had even become an easy task at his fingertips.
That's why he dared to divide the army into two ways, and he wanted to take Wuzhou County, which was called the dragon vein rising by the Han people. Not only did he take away the wealth of the Han Chinese, but he also had to take away their faith!
It's just that Quanyang City once again shattered Duogon'er's expectations, he knew that there were no reinforcements in the city, he also saw the heavy losses of the Han people, and he also felt that the other party's defense was becoming more and more weak, but he couldn't step on the city tower one step!
"Could it be that I can't take the last reliance of the southerners with more and less fighting? Do I want to turn back in disgrace? Then what face do I have to face the Khan, then what qualifications do I have to be the 'Five Tiger Generals'?" Duo Gon looked at the high wall not far away, constantly torturing himself.
After many days of see-sawing, the dry food accompanying the soldiers had already been eaten, and if it hadn't been for the fact that they had been robbed all the way before, they could hold out for a day or two for the time being, I am afraid that many of their men would have killed horses to satisfy their hunger!
"How many people's hopes have been pinned on this trip to the south, and how many people's lives have been blocked! No success is a pass! No matter how much the price is paid, I will also take Quanyang City!" No matter how talented Duo Gun'er is, the innate disposition of the Mongolian people who do not want to lose has always flowed in his blood.
This ferocity of the wild crushed his last sanity, and he believed that Quanyang had no choice but to hold on and exhaust all the defenders, and then what was waiting for him would be his victory!
In addition to the capital of the soldiers, Duoguner feels that he also has a trump card - Wuzhou County.
The huge mausoleum city and the port city could not withstand the attack of iron hooves, and the small Wuzhou County would sooner or later fall under the footsteps of the horses. When the news of the occupation of Wuzhou County spreads, Quanyang City and even the world of Dayu will be frustrated, and how much morale will they have left to resist.
Taking 10,000 steps back, even if they are exhausted in the end and it is inconvenient to go further, as long as Wuzhou County shakes hands, they are qualified to negotiate with Yu Chao.
"Today, I must take the head of the Quanyang guard to relieve the hatred in my heart!" Duo Gon'er clenched his fists, stood up and grabbed the mace weighing a hundred catties and walked out of the military tent.
"Attack!"
Listening to the majestic horn sound again, Qiu Yanbin stepped on the city, knowing that he had to face a large number of insects and ants.
Under the city of Quanyang was a dense crowd of Mongols, who swept in all directions with heavy horses, and only talked about the most efficient impact, so they abandoned catapults and even many effective siege equipment.
But each of them was undaunted to death, mercilessly like a beast grinding its teeth and allowing blood, and multitudes of them trampled on the bones of their companions, just to go further.
Qiu Yanbin was not at the scene when Li Baisong died, but he could guess the heroism of Li Baisong besieging him alone at that time.
Now, Qiu Yanbin also has this feeling, and with this feeling, he is not far from death.
"Brother Li, I may have the same fate as you. Qiu Yanbin looked up at half the sky, no matter how tenacious he was, his face still couldn't help but reveal bitterness - the imperial court did not send reinforcements as expected, Liu Wuhou had lost his message since he went to Wuzhou County, and the messenger sent to investigate was gone......
"General, this place is not complete, you better go to the back. The lieutenant beside him looked at the haggard and worried Qiu Yanbin and said.
"No need. The general waved his hand, was silent for a long time, and said, "I'm afraid that you won't be able to return home." ”
Words dripping blood......
The captain was stunned, but in the end he still suppressed his tears: "What did the general say..."
"If there is a misfortune, I can only go to the underworld to repay your kindness. ”
"General, it's our choice to stay. The lieutenant choked and sobbed, wiped the tears from his eyes vigorously, gritted his teeth unyieldingly, and said: "There is still my own father and mother behind me, what is the difference between not being able to protect Quanyang and death? No matter how you can't bend the backbone of our Han people!"
Quanyang City is not outside the fortress, but the wind hitting Qiu Yanbin's face at this time is even colder and more chilling than in the harsh winter.
"Alas~ I'm a sinner. I'm sorry for the people... I'm sorry Wuhou... I'm sorry..."Qiu Yanbin stared at the enemy under the city who was more fierce than a few days ago, and the determination in his eyes gradually became obvious, "In this case, Qiu can only sacrifice the city with his life!"