Jincheng was subordinate to Shuozhou, and Cao Shixiong, Cao Shixiong, moved to the south of Shuozhou City. Although the defenders of Jincheng were frightened, they did not surrender the city. Instead, they closed the city gate tightly and led their troops, and the people defended themselves.
Guo Boyi, Wang Fan and others led the follow-up troops into Shuozhou City and met with Cao Shixiong in the south. At this time, they successfully raided Datong and were expected to achieve great success. They only sent people to persuade the enemies of Jincheng to surrender and had no intention of sending troops to attack.
Dramatic changes occurred suddenly, and the main force of Tianxiong's army was wiped out in Datong. Ge Huaicong, Yue Hailou, Cao Shili, and Meng Pingping fled into Shuozhou with only hundreds of remaining soldiers. Even though Ge Boyi led the follow-up troops and horses to join Cao Shixiong,
In total, there are Qingshun Army, Tianxiong Army and Jinxiang Army of about 10,000 soldiers and horses. How can they dare to seize the nearby Jincheng?
"All destroyed? Are you the only ones who escaped?" Ge Boyi was nearly seventy years old. His face, which he boasted was radiant and radiant, was also pale at this moment. His trembling hands pointed at people who were not human or ghosts.
Ge Huaicong, the eldest son who escaped from the ghost, gritted his teeth and cursed, "How can you have the nerve to come back alive alone? How do you ask me to face the favor of the Holy Grace? How do you ask me to face the people of Hedong Li? Why don't you die!"
"The child knows he has committed a serious crime, but the reinforcements have been waiting for a long time, and the enemy's offensive is fierce. It is not a pity for the child to die on the battlefield, but many generals still need to stay useful and serve the court!" Ge Huaicong knelt on the snow-covered ground.
In the courtyard, he kowtowed and cried, "Now that all the generals and officials have returned to Shuozhou, my child must die to serve the country!"
Ge Huaicong pulled out the knife from his waist and swung it across his neck.
Yue Hai Tower, although Cao Shili was particularly tired of performing this scene, at this time everyone was just a grasshopper tied to a tree. At this time, Ge Huai and others swarmed up, took the knife from Ge Huaicong's hand, and knelt on the snow.
He apologized: "General Huaicong was never willing to abandon the army. It was actually we who saw that the reinforcements had not arrived, and the enemy's attack was too strong, and the situation was precarious. The whole army was destroyed in a moment, so it was we who strongly advised General Huaicong."
Keep yourself useful..."
"Where are Zhu Hang and the others?" Wang Fan was feeling dizzy at this moment and had no time to expose the acting of Ge Huaicong and others. He wanted to know where Zhu Hang, Xu Huai and the others were.
"But Mr. Zhu Kang insisted on retreating across the city to the west. He arrived at Qiulindu south of Huairen earlier than us. He was also the first group to be scattered by the enemy's cavalry, but we don't know where they were at this time. This is really true.
It's my big crime, please punish me Wang Fanlang!" Ge Huaicong said.
Ge Huaicong fled into Shuozhou City in a panic. Especially when he was defeated and massacred by the enemy cavalry at Qiulin Crossing, he also abandoned his guard camp and fled. How could he know the movements of Zhu Hang and others?
However, he, Yue Hailou, and Cao Shili all expected that Zhu Hang and the military envoys who were overseeing the army would not be able to catch up in time and would end up either being killed or captured. In their opinion, the third possibility would never arise.
Therefore, at this time, it is natural to place greater responsibility on Zhu Hang.
Anyway, Zhu Hang was still alive but still a prisoner. Even if he was later released and redeemed, would he still be able to defend himself?
Wang Fan didn't know the situation, so he could only listen to Ge Huaicong and others talking nonsense. At this moment, besides standing stunned, how could he accuse Ge Huaicong and the others?
Zheng Shou, Zhu Tong and others also felt that their eyes were turning black, as if the sky was falling.
They received another request for help the night before yesterday, but at that time it was only a sneak attack by the German army with three to four thousand captives.
Forty thousand soldiers and horses, even pigs, horses, cattle and sheep, shouldn't be lost in one day. In the end, only three or four hundred people were left to escape?
After several years of planning and thinking that the victory was certain, the attack on Yan failed. Cowardly and incompetent people like Ge Huaicong should all be killed. How should they face the court's accusation?
Ge Huaicong kowtowed again and said: "The imperial court will not punish the child, and the child has no face to see his father and father in Hedong. However, he managed to escape and return home. He is even more worried that the entire Tianxiong army will be destroyed, but his father is not aware of it. The enemy soldiers are extremely elite and capable of fighting. Before, we all
They were deceived by the captors and did not realize that they had tens of thousands of elite soldiers hidden in the city, and these tens of thousands of elites would arrive in large numbers at any time. If my father was not prepared, Lanzhou would be defeated, his troops would attack Taiyuan, and Hedong would be in danger. The top priority is,
Please also ask my father to lead his troops to evacuate to Ningwu first, while Kelan and other cities will hold on, ensuring that Hedong is safe first, and not allowing enemy soldiers to take advantage of it! It will not be too late to punish the child severely in the future!"
Ge Boyi looked at Wang Fan and Cao Shixiong.
Wang Fan, what else can Cao Shixiong say?
Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou did not dare to send reinforcements from Yingzhou. As long as the Khitan gathered 10,000 troops and inserted themselves into the south of Shuozhou to cut off their way back to Lanzhou, their fate might be even more bleak!
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Jincheng City is backed by Jingong Mountain, one of the remaining mountains of Yin Mountain. Jingong Mountain is close to Huihe River. Less than ten miles south from Jincheng City is the Huihe River channel that has been covered tightly with ice and snow; and continuing along the river to the west, the mountains and
The channels between rivers are even narrower.
However, fortunately, the Huihe River has frozen solid and is integrated with the dozens of miles deep valley on the south bank. There is no dangerous pass that cannot be crossed.
The situation inside the Jincheng city was calm. The defenders who had participated in chasing down the defeated troops in the mountains and valleys had already withdrawn into the city. In the east of the city, deep in a forest at the southern foot of Jingong Mountain, there were war horses and no sound.
Occasionally, there was the indistinguishable snort of war horses and the sound of horse hooves trampling on the snow, which were completely covered up by the sound of the cold wind blowing the treetops.
Several scouts came galloping from a distance. Chen Zixiao and Saluha, who were resting under a tree, stood up and walked towards Wu Sanrong, who had hurriedly dismounted, and asked, "Where are the remnants of the Tianxiong Army at this time?"
"We are bypassing the south of Jincheng and should be back on the official road soon!" said Wu Sanrong, who personally led people to sneak in for reconnaissance.
After the Huihe River was frozen solid, the valley from Datong to Shuozhou, which was dozens of miles to hundreds of miles wide, was completely flat. However, the cavalry could roam freely in the valley without any obstacles, but relying on the infantry walking on two feet,
If you deviate from the official road and walk on the ice and snow in the valley, you will be exhausted after walking twenty or thirty miles a day.
Therefore, in addition to bypassing the fortresses such as Huairen and Jincheng and having to trek a wild road in the snow, the remnants of the Tianxiong Army, led by Zhu Hang, Jie Zhong, Xu Huai and others, mainly had to withdraw westward along the official road.
Considering that even if the limited number of camels and horses were slaughtered to supplement food, they would not be able to last for a few days, and the team had to be lengthened to speed up the march.
"Where are Xiao Xinhan's pursuing troops?" Chen Zixiao asked.
"Xiao Xinhan sent Liu Yilu to lead more than a thousand cavalry to stay behind the remnants of the Tianxiong Army, but there was no sign of launching a separate attack," Wu Sanrong said, "However, we don't need to rely on Liu Yilu's coward. As long as the remnants of the Tianxiong Army pass in front, we can
Eight Hundred Rui Cavalry is enough to kill one of them!"
Although Xiao Linshi acknowledged the sincerity of Xu Huai, Zhu Hang and others to cease the war, this definitely did not further defeat the Tianxiong army, and it was more reassuring to weaken its ability to threaten Xijing Road from the west flank.
In Xiao Linshi's view, only by completely defeating the Yue court's troops and horses can the threat of the Yue court to Xijing Road be fundamentally eliminated; instead of hoping that Wang Zhenzong and Zhu Hang's line can really win the battle in the Yue court,
After gaining the initiative, push for a truce to end the war.
Although the latter can not but be said to be a way, Xiao Linshi had to consider the situation that Cai Zheng and other main war factions still had an absolute advantage in the court, while Wang Zhen and Zhu Hang's faction were always suppressed by Cai's faction and could not stand up.
As the commander of an army, Xiao Linshi also refused from the bottom of his heart to place the initiative on others.
In addition to Shi Hai, Chen Zixiao, Saluha, Wu Sanrong and others, Xiao Linshi also had to give an explanation to his other generals.
Therefore, while leading the main force to Yingzhou, Xiao Linshi still sent Saluha, Chen Zixiao, and Wu Sanrong to lead 800 cavalry, secretly detouring from the south bank of Huihe River to the west of Jincheng to hide, preparing to fight with the pursuit troops sent by Xiao Xinhan
Horse, attack the remnants of Tianxiong's army from a pinch.
Chen Zixiao's personal opinion is no longer important. It's just that after they lurked in the dense forest at the southern foot of Jingong Mountain for two days and one night, they didn't expect that after Xiao Xinchao's troops followed the remnants of the Tianxiong Army all the way, they didn't even dare to make a one-time trial attack.
launch.
Of course, Xiao Linshi did not ask Saluha, Chen Zixiao, Wu Sanrong and others to completely annihilate the remnants of the Tianxiong Army. The main thing was to inflict heavy losses on them so that they could take the initiative to cease the war.
Therefore, as long as the remnants of the Tianxiong Army pass through the dense forest in a long snake formation without noticing, their 800 cavalry will be enough to kill them through several rounds before walking away.
However, Chen Zixiao and others led their troops to wait for an hour in the dense forest. Instead of waiting for Zhu Hang, Xu Huai led the remnants of the Tianxiong Army back to the official road, passed by them, and ended up at the southwest corner of Jincheng.
Formation, assuming a posture to attack Jincheng.
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The scout returned to report the situation. Chen Zixiao was still a little confused. After a while, several horses galloped towards the dense forest. The knight reined in the horses outside the dense forest and asked in a loud voice: "General Han Lun, by Zhu Hanglang."
I'll come over and ask you a question. Our troops have made preparations to attack Jincheng according to the secret agreement. I wonder when General Han Lun will lead his troops to pretend to receive reinforcements and seize Jincheng?"
Chen Zixiao was stunned for a while, then looked at Saruha, Wu Sanrong smiled bitterly and said:
"It seems that our plot has long been part of Yakshahu's calculations. How can we explain to Xiao Xinhan that this is not a conspiracy between your Excellency and Zhu Hang to trap and kill Liu Yilu's troops and the Jincheng defenders?"
Saruha, Wu Sanrong and the others might have thought that this was Xu Huai's countermeasure, but the problem was that they were surrounded by eight hundred knights, but they didn't know what the situation was. At this time, they heard the knights outside shouting and yelling, and they all looked at each other.
Who can guarantee that there is no Xiao Xinhan among them?
