When Han Zunian led his troops to break away from the battle and retreat into the city, he felt a little depressed, but when he saw that the enemy troops did not attack one after another and directly attacked the city, he could not help but secretly feel lucky, so he hurriedly
He ordered the sergeants in the city to strengthen the city defense and block the city gate from the inside with wood and stones.
However, his good mood did not last long. Less than two quarters of an hour later, a chaotic team appeared behind the Wei army's formation in the valley outside the city. It was the same team that had left the city for rescue.
The ambush team and the ambush troops who came back from the ambush.
Han Zunian, who had just climbed to the top of the city to inspect the enemy's situation, saw this scene. His expression suddenly froze. He couldn't help but clenched his fist and smashed it against the city wall. His heart was full of resentment, and he wanted to face these completely.
The soldiers who missed the opportunity cursed loudly.
He had persisted for such a long time before, causing hundreds of casualties and casualties, but could not wait for these soldiers to return. But now, forced by the enemy's force, they had just withdrawn into the city, and these people also returned. Faced with this situation
, I’m afraid it will be difficult for anyone to remain calm.
"Your Majesty, your sons and daughters have returned. Hurry out of the city to greet us..."
One of the generals was not aware of Han Zunian's ugly expression. When he saw that the division and brigade were blocked by enemy troops outside the city, he couldn't help but remind him.
"shut up!"
Before the governor had finished speaking, he was interrupted by Han Zu Nian, who shouted and started to speak. Immediately, Han Zu Nian drew his knife in his hand, looked at the soldiers on the top of the city and shouted loudly: "Who has no father, who has no brothers?
Who has no son-in-law? The soldiers at the front were fighting fiercely outside, and hundreds of sons-in-law were lying dead on the battlefield, in order to keep the enemy at bay and give the soldiers from the south a chance to return to the city.
However, these die-hards had no plan, so they fought abroad and did not return for a long time, causing the bandit army to advance in large numbers under the city. Now a powerful enemy is in front of us. If we still open the city to welcome the enemy, what will happen to the safety of the fathers and sons in the city? There is an appointment in the preface.
You must not act willfully. In this critical time, if anyone messes with our military laws again, I will kill them without mercy!"
When all the soldiers on the city heard Han Zunian's angry words, they were all silent for a while, not daring to speak out for a fight. After Han Zunian frightened everyone, he looked outside the city again, secretly looking forward to the return of those soldiers.
Driven by the desire to survive, the soldiers of the army can burst out with strong fighting power, causing a certain amount of collision and damage to the enemy's formation. In this way, he can take the opportunity to lead his troops out of the city and attack from inside and outside.
Defeat these opponents.
But his idea is really wishful thinking that is far from reality. It should be noted that the team returning from outside the city did not just go out for a leisurely trip. They advanced and retreated along the Qinshui River Valley and fought with the enemy for twenty or thirty miles. They had already traveled 20 to 30 miles.
They were exhausted people whose physical strength was severely exhausted.
Originally, these soldiers were looking forward to receiving support when they arrived at the city, and they could enter the city smoothly and have a rest. However, they did not expect that the city was full of enemy troops. Even the enemy troops on the opposite side had not launched an attack yet. Many exhausted Qi soldiers
Just seeing this formation, I couldn't help but let out a cry of despair!
Li Tai had been in the army for a long time, and he could naturally see at a glance that the morale of the enemy troops running from the south was low, so he immediately ordered a team of thousands of people from the south to attack the enemies on the opposite side, while he himself still led the troops
Array at the foot of the city.
Soon, the sound of fighting resounded in the river valley that had just been quiet for a long time. Although the Wei army officers and soldiers had to rush through the Black Water Ridge for a long time before arriving at the battlefield in the river valley, their morale was high after all. After Tang Gong gave the order, they acted fiercely.
Kill the enemy troops to the south.
Although the morale and physical strength of the enemy troops returning from the south have fallen to the bottom, they have arrived at Yining City after all. At this moment, they are surrounded by enemy troops. Only by trying hard to break through the interception in front can they gain a chance of survival. So these Qi army soldiers also
Grit your teeth and use your courage to fight the enemies with your sword.
It was getting late at this time, especially in this valley where there were mountains and dense forests that blocked the sun. As the sun penetrated behind the mountains, the light quickly became dim and the field of vision was greatly restricted.
Not long after, the fighting on the southern battlefield could no longer be seen from the top of Yining City. Only the brutal fighting and roaring sounds could still be clearly heard, which made people feel heart-wrenching.
Han Zunian had been standing on the city wall, his eyes falling on the enemy formations arrayed outside the city. He wanted to see the enemy formations shaken by the impact, and then lead the crowd to fight out.
But it was a pity that until his vision could no longer penetrate the dim void to see the enemy formation, he did not wait until this was the right moment to launch an attack.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, the enemies are coming from afar, and there are no tents in the valley to stay in. If you choose a son to attack at night, it is also a plan..."
The governor general couldn't bear the torment that the sound of the fierce fighting caused in his heart, so he plucked up the courage to whisper again.
Han Zunian's eyes flashed when he heard this. After pondering for a moment, he slowly nodded and said: "Let's first select five hundred brave warriors, eat and stand by."
Of course, Li Tai would not ignore the problem that the enemy generals saw. When he led his troops to the east, he also arranged for a convoy to transport baggage and then set off. Two thousand soldiers escorted nearly a hundred carriages. The mountain road
The terrain was rugged, and the speed of the carriage was quite limited. It lagged behind the light troops in front, and it would take more than two hours to reach the river valley.
As night fell completely, the battle in the river valley came to an end. The soldiers of the Qi army coming from the south were already severely exhausted, and they relied on their desire to survive to support the battle. However, they continued fighting until nightfall, and not only failed to break through the enemy's
After intercepting the enemy, they did not wait for reinforcements from the city to come to rescue them. Many Qi soldiers fell into despair.
As the Wei army's encirclement tightened, the survivors abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and eventually gained more than 1,700 prisoners of war.
However, at present, the Wei army did not even have a camp to station itself, let alone arrange for prisoners of war. So after being disarmed, these prisoners of war were all driven into the Qinshui River and made to stand barefoot in the shallows to avoid escaping or continuing to resist.
Under Yining City, Li Tai still kept two thousand-man phalanxes assembled and dug out several fire ponds more than ten feet wide in front of the phalanxes to provide early warning and prevent enemy troops from attacking the city at night.
The troops retreated into the river valley. Some rested on the spot, while others used black wood and stone to build simple camps along both sides of the Qinshui River.
It was not until late at night that the back-road convoy finally arrived in the valley. After the felt tents, armor sticks and other military supplies on the carriages were unloaded and distributed to a group of soldiers, the carriages were arranged in the valley, with piles of weapons on them.
After collecting wood and stones, a defensive line of defense was immediately built. In addition to the few hundred sergeants who were on duty at night, the other soldiers set up tents along the river in the valley behind and settled down to rest.
Such camping conditions are of course very difficult, but it can also ensure that the soldiers can maintain basic sleep and rest and recover some physical strength. On the contrary, in Yining City, Han Zunian and other generals have been looking for and waiting for the opportunity to launch an attack, and the result is
On the top of the city, I watched the blazing fire pit all night, as well as the tiny open space outside the city illuminated by the fire pit.
Early the next morning, the Wei army in the valley withdrew several miles to the south and made a meal in the open area of the valley. While Li Tai was having breakfast, he was also listening to the reports from the generals, and finally he was more prepared.
Sort out the confusing current situation.
Of course, what he knew most clearly was the current strength of the enemy forces in Yining City and the situation in the city. Among the many situations reported by the prisoners of war, he keenly grasped three important pieces of information.
The first is that some of the Yining City defenders are currently sent back from Hebei by Duan Shao, King of Pingyuan. This shows that Hebei has been able to invest part of its military power here, so the main force must be led by Duan Shao or other generals.
It's not far either.
The second one is that the defender of Yining City, Han Zunian, was forced by the crowd to send a team out of the city to rescue the South Road Division, even though he knew that sticking to the defense was the priority. This triggered a series of battles yesterday.
The third is that the city garrison defenses in the north of Yining City, including Guyuan City where Yining County is located, are relatively weak. Most of the Qi army's troops in the upper reaches of Qinshui River are concentrated in Yining.
In the city. However, due to guard Han Zunian's own tricks and several battles yesterday, more than half of Yining City's original military strength was directly reduced.
Originally, Li Tai had planned to build a city south of the Qinshui River Valley to confront the enemy city, but after a series of changes yesterday, it seems that this is no longer necessary.
At present, the defenders in the enemy city were greatly damaged, so Li Tai ordered his soldiers to cut wood and build siege equipment in the river valley, preparing to launch a direct attack on Yining City. At the same time, he selected a team of elite soldiers to prepare to bypass the city.
Pass through Yining City and attack Guyuan City and other enemy cities upstream.
He Ruobi had mentioned this strategy before, but because the enemy's situation on the way back was unclear, He Ruobi was just keen on taking risks when he made the plan. But now that the enemy's situation is clear, this strategy is a good strategy to know yourself and the enemy.
When the young disciples in the army learned that they were going to select elite soldiers to take a detour to attack behind enemy lines, they all signed up enthusiastically. In their young and energetic minds, if they wanted to achieve miraculous feats, of course they had to do miraculous things. Like this one.
The battle of laying out the battle array and storming the enemy's city from the front is really a bit boring. Instead, it is to go deep behind the enemy's rear and attack thousands of miles away. Thinking about it makes people feel passionate.
After knowing that there was not much danger behind enemy lines, Li Tai did not deliberately prohibit a group of young disciples from participating in the attack behind enemy lines. After all, people have to go through things to grow. It should be noted that when he was traveling around northern Shaanxi and attacked Jihu
, he is also not very old, and his conditions are no better than these young disciples.
So a team of more than 2,000 people was quickly selected. Under the leadership of Li Yantou, who also had rich experience in fighting behind enemy lines, they continued northward from the mountains and forests of Heishuiling, bypassed Yining City, and then attacked Guyuan in the rear.