The attack on Lanzhou City a year ago was a trauma that the Qing Shun Army could not heal.
Including the mothers and wives of Cao Shixiong and Cao Shili, as well as Cao Shixiong's eldest son Cao Xuanwen, the children of the Qing Shun army generals were killed and executed in that raid, more than 300 people; in comparison, more than 300 people were killed.
, the average casualties of the Lanzhou City defenders at that time were only three to four hundred.
This caused Lanzhou City to be shrouded in a sad atmosphere for a long time.
Although the Cao Division's Qing Shun Army failed to attack Gongxian and the Qingquangou Village was attacked, the casualties were more severe purely in terms of numbers. However, the main losses were caused by the Cao Division's troops who marched south and attacked the city and forcibly incorporated the troops.
The soldiers surrendered, but the casualties among the direct descendants who had followed the Cao family for many years were not too heavy.
It can be seen from this that the attack on Lanzhou City a year ago had a huge impact on the Cao family and the Qing Shun army.
However, Lanzhou City recently ushered in a great event that made everyone in the governor's office elated. Cao Shixiong ordered the lifting of the city-wide night ban that had been in place for nearly a year, ordered the city to be decorated with lanterns, and distributed food to the orphans, widows, and disabled people in the city.
Money and silk were used to celebrate the new year; a large ceremony was performed at the Guandi Temple to commemorate the old lady, the eldest son and the family members of the Qing Shun Army generals who died a year ago.
What a happy event it was, word spread quickly throughout Lanzhou City.
"Although the old lady, the three ladies, the eldest son Cao Xuanwen and others have all been laid to rest long ago, the sorrow in Jiedushi's heart cannot be eliminated. Every day after handling military affairs and returning to the back house, he has to put on mourning clothes and go to the Buddha.
The church eats fast for the old lady and prays for Buddha. The Jiedushi envoy first prays for the salvation of the old lady and the eldest son who were killed by the big bandit Xu Huai, and the second one prays for the second and third sons who were escorted to the capital of the Southern Dynasty to suffer. Think about it, the Jiedu envoy pretended to surrender first.
Attached to the Southern Dynasty, he had to enter Lanzhou to control the Tianxiong Army. However, when the Red Hut King's Army defeated the Xiao Sheng Army and the Xuanwu Army, he dedicated Lanzhou to the Red Hut King's Army, and also became the Red Hut with his deputy General Wanhu.
How could the Southern Dynasty be kind to the two young masters, who were the vanguard of the king's attack on the city? But the best thing about the world is that it is unpredictable. There were generals like Xu Huai in the Southern Dynasty who were murderous and acted like bandits, but there were more
They are people who are greedy for life and afraid of death. In order to beg for peace, they secretly sent the second young master back a few days ago..."
In addition to storybooks and romance novels, storytellers are more popular in wine shops for telling various current affairs.
At a time when the world's channels for understanding current affairs are too limited, and the world situation is in violent turmoil, the people in the countryside live a mediocre and numb life, but many small wealthy families in the city are more eager than anyone else for peace in the world.
Of course, it had only been a little more than a year since the fall of Lanzhou. In addition to the local Tibetan people who had long been resentful of Dai Viet, most of the local Han people still cared about the imperial court. At this time, you could only go to a wine shop to get a little understanding of the southern part of Hebei and Hebei.
and what is happening in Hehuai and other places.
I heard that in order to seek peace, the imperial court secretly sent Cao Shixiong's two sons back. Some people were so irritable that they couldn't help but curse:
"These bitches in the court are really angry enough to kill people!"
Xu Huai picked up the bamboo hat leaning against the wall, winked at Zhou Jing and Chen Zixiao who were sitting diagonally across from him, called the waiter over, paid for the drink, walked out of the restaurant, and looked up to see snowflakes already falling on the long street.
Float down.
It has just entered October and it is already snowing in Lanzhou.
Ge Boyi fell into Xiao Linshi's trap and vigorously purged the peasant households and people in Lanzhou before the first northern expedition against Yan. The consequences are now fully reflected.
Cao Shixiong and Cao Shili offered Lanzhou to surrender to the Red Husbands, winning the support of almost all the peasant households in Lanzhou. On the basis of the Han people in Shuozhou, the Qing Shun Army also recruited Lanzhou peasants on a large scale; some people accounted for more than half of the population, and the folk customs
With the support of the fierce Tibetan people, Cao Shixiong could attack the Han people unscrupulously in Lanzhou, confiscate their fields and properties, and use them as military supplies.
With the support of the Han people in Shuozhou and the Fan people in Lanzhou, and the fact that they marched south to attack the city and conquer the stronghold to recruit rebels, the Qing Shun Army led by the rebel generals Cao Shixiong, Cao Shili, and Meng Ping, even though they suffered heavy losses in Gong County, their strength was still the same.
The number remains at around 20,000, and the combat effectiveness has even been greatly improved.
At present, except for the 5,000 cavalry led by Meng Ping who went south with the main force of the Chihu West Route Army, the remaining 15,000 troops of the Qing Shun Army are basically concentrated in Lanzhou, with a focus on Langu County.
The atmosphere in Lanzhou City is relatively relaxed. It can be judged that Lanzhou does not think that the Gu family of Fuzhou and the remnant Khitan tribe gathered in the southwest of Xishan dare to make any changes at this juncture.
After all, in the past year, the Gu family and the remnants of the Khitan clan were careful to avoid military conflicts with Lanzhou.
Of course, even if the possibility is not high, the Chihu people still leave the Qing Shun Army's 15,000 troops in Lanzhou. They do not need these troops to participate in military operations in other directions. Obviously, they also want to do a good job in Fanfuzhou and the flanks.
The military deployment of the Khitan remnant tribe’s unusual movements.
There were Han people in the wine shop who were very angry about the current situation. Xu Huai was worried that this would attract the attention of Cao Shixiong's surveillance personnel deployed in the city. It was not suitable to stay in the wine shop for a long time, so he left quietly.
The city gate has not yet been closed. Xu Huai and Chen Zixiao disguised themselves as hunters who entered the city to sell furs. They carried long forks on their shoulders and hunting bows on their backs and walked out of the city gate. The covering manpower was far behind to ensure that Xu Huai and Chen Zixiao did not cause any trouble.
Attention of spies in the city.
"It's better to abandon such a court!" Chen Zixiao walked for a while, then spat and said.
Chen Zixiao was loyal to Xiao Linshi, but he was also a Han citizen. Unexpectedly, Xu Huai worked so hard to capture Cao Shixiong's two sons and escorted them to Bianliang, but actually asked the peace sect to secretly release them back as a show of goodwill.
Chen Zixiao felt shameless about this matter.
"If there is a chance to catch these two rabbits, wouldn't that be enough?" Xu Huai smiled. After making the decision to support him, he had long given up on the monarchs and ministers in Bianliang City, and there was no longer anything in his heart.
Resentful, I looked up at the sky. The wind and snow were getting stronger at this time. The strong wind picked up the snow particles and hit my face...
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"If you insist on taking the risk to enter Lanzhou City, what do you see?"
Xu Huai and Chen Zixiao walked into a dilapidated small temple in the south of the city. Xiao Yanhan and Zhang Xiongshan, who had been hiding here before, stood up and came to greet them, asking rather dissatisfiedly.
"What you see on paper always feels shallow, but you know that everything must be done carefully..." Xu Huai smiled faintly, took off the snow-covered bamboo hat and poncho, and sat down by the fire pit where the fire had been lit.
Although they had the most contact with the Qing Shun Army under Cao Shixiong and the fiercest fight; after deciding to raid Taiyuan, Xu Huaiye and Zhou Jingxian led a group of people to sneak into Lanzhou, Taiyuan and other places to spy on intelligence. However, in this battle, they could use all the
The men and horses were too limited, and the enemy troops in Lanzhou and Taiyuan deployed many times as many men and horses. How could Xu Huai relax at all?
Before taking official action, Xu Huai decided to personally sneak into Lanzhou and other places to observe the situation.
The focus of the enemy's deployment, the number of men and horses, and even the strength of the walled city can be quantified, but the enemy's morale, laxity and vigilance, and even the degree of obedience or resistance of the Han people in Lanzhou cannot be seen in person without going in.
, but it is difficult to write it out in pen and ink.
"You have seen it with your own eyes, can you give up now?" Xiao Yanhan asked jokingly.
After once again studying the military deployment of the Chihu people in Lanzhou and other places, Xiao Yanhan realized more deeply how well the Chihu people, or the Prince of Zhennan Zong who presided over the war situation on the Western Front, had planned the war situation.
The Gu family in Fuzhou and the remnants of the Khitan clan who have retreated to the west mountain have been so cautious in the past year to avoid fighting with the Chihu people and their surrender forces. In any case, it shows that they can easily fall into the current bad situation.
Never dare to be enemies with Chihu people.
Even so, the Zhennan Zong Palace still asked the main force of the Qingshun Army to stay in Lanzhou, and there were still more than 20,000 guard troops around Taiyuan.
This does not include the remaining troops in Xin, Dai, Ying, Shuo and Datong in the north. How many troops can they mobilize west of Guanlui Mountain?
Sa Luhe, Shi Hai and others were firmly opposed. It was impossible for the remnants of the Khitan clan to use their few men and horses to roam around. If the Gu family could send one or two thousand people to help cover the flanks in Fuzhou, it would be considered polite. Xu Huaicong Chu
Can Pu Ban bring 3,000 men and horses, plus more than 2,000 captured soldiers of the Tianxiong Army, against an enemy force ten times their size in a dangerous place in the mountains where the enemy has absolute control?
"Giving up, why should we give up?" Xu Huai said with a smile, "I am still a little worried if I don't go there myself, but now, I am worried that after this battle, our Chushan camp will perform too dazzlingly and will be defeated by the Red Husbands.
Keep a close eye on me!"
Although Xiao Yanhan was pretending to be a man, her eyes were deep and translucent. She stared at Xu Huai and said, "Thousands of people's lives are at stake, so don't be so stubborn..."
"More than thousands of lives?" Xu Huai took a branch to stir up the fire pit and said leisurely, "Taiyuan has been besieged by hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians for nearly a year. The day the city was broken was the day when the city was massacred, and Bianliang
The country is about to fall, and the world is in ruins. If there is no battle to boost morale, who else in the world can stand in the way of the red cavalry? By then, thousands of miles of fertile land will be Hulu pasture, and the lives of tens of millions of people will be in danger. Khitan
, the Gu family will all become overturned eggs, it is inevitable! However, the more the situation becomes like this, fear and retreat will only make the Hulu soldiers sharper..."
