Li Tai in Yining City was overjoyed after receiving the news from the front line in Wusu City, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel suspicious. He just felt that this victory seemed to be too easy.
Precisely because he felt that the task of attacking Wusu City was difficult, he specially dispatched Han Guo to go north. However, even if Han Guo unified his army to attack the city, the battle process seemed to be too smooth.
At least there are tens of thousands of Qi troops stationed in Shangdang, and the army is still led by General Duan Shao, but there is almost no intention to massively reinforce Wusu City, and they don’t seem to care much about the gains and losses of the city. This is obviously not because Wusu City does not have
The value of rescue is more like being impatient to let the Western Wei army advance into Wusu City.
If there is fraud in this, then the identity of the person who can use such an important city as Wusu City as bait must be extraordinary. I am afraid that even Duan Shao would not dare to do this. There are people in Northern Qi who have higher status and decision-making power than Duan Shao.
There are only a few, and the answer is already there.
However, due to the dangerous roads here, it is very difficult to detect and transmit messages. This is just Li Tai's guess. Regardless of whether it is the enemy's plan or not, since Wusu City has been captured, naturally you still have to follow your own pace.
So Li Tai sent an order to Gao Le, He Ruodun and other generals in the rear to lead a 50,000-division brigade eastward to Qinyuan, and urged Liang Shiyan to strengthen the offensive against Jinzhou City. After conquering Jinzhou, he could join Wei Xiaokuan and try to march to the north of Queshu Valley.
.If the enemy troops from Jinyang really come here under the leadership of Qi Lord Gao Yang, then Jinyang will inevitably become empty again. Wei Xiaokuan and other troops can enter the Queshu Valley, which will have the effect of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger.
At the same time, he also ordered Yang Zhong from the Jianzhou side to lead his army northward and approach Changping, Gaodu and other places. If the enemy troops from the Shangdang side made any changes, Yang Zhong could attack Shangdang as appropriate and even attack Fukou.
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If the Northern Qi Dynasty was really trying to abandon Wusu City to lure the Western Wei army to continue to advance eastward, so that the upper and lower groups of troops could join together to attack together, then the continued advance of the two groups of troops on the flanks of the Western Wei Dynasty would be enough to cause the Qi army to lose ground, making it difficult to advance or retreat.
Fight with all your might.
In this war, the Western Wei Dynasty had gained such a huge advantage and initiative in the early stage. This is all real. Naturally, it is not something that can easily overturn the tie. And Li Tai, who has so many advantages, cannot
Afraid of entering into danger, he fought head-on with the Northern Qi army.
Not to mention the deployment of troops and generals on Li Tai's side, after Qi General Wei Gu broke through the siege of Wusu City and abandoned the city, he led his troops all the way south and arrived at Anmin City on the northern border of Xiangyuan.
Anmin City was built by Liu Kun in the Western Jin Dynasty to accommodate the people of Shangdang. The city still exists today. It is now a settlement center for the residents of the six towns settled by Shangdang. It is a large city in the valley of the west source of Zhang River.
Wang Gaopu, king of Wuxing, and Gao Xiaoxu, king of Xiucheng, who had previously come south from Jinyang as the vanguard division, came south along the Zhuozhang River after crossing the Bafu Mountains. Now they are stationed in Anmin City. They asked Wei to abandon the city.
The order to leave was also the military order of Emperor Gaoyang conveyed by Wuxing King Gaopu. The purpose was naturally to lead the Wei army out of the Qinshui Valley for encirclement and annihilation.
It should be noted that Gao Yang, the leader of Qi, led an army of 80,000 from Jinyang to the south. In the Shangdang area, there were already nearly 100,000 troops in Yedu, Heyang and other places commanded by Duan Shao, king of Pingyuan.
If the enemy army is just trapped in the narrow terrain of the Qinshui River Valley, it will not be able to take advantage of the Qi army's superiority. Wusu City is located in all directions. If the main force of the enemy army dares to enter here, then the Qi army will not be able to take advantage of it.
When all roads are vying for advancement and attack, the pressure they have to endure is much greater.
"At the end of the meeting, the general met with the two kings. After receiving the holy order from the king in the city, he led his troops to break out of the encirclement, burned the city and left. Seven thousand people in the city turned to Anmin City, and the bandit army also entered Wusu City. Only the city
It is damaged and has no military resources. Even if the thieves advance, it will be difficult to hold on!"
After Wei Gu entered the city, he reported to the two clan members.
Gaopu, the king of Wuxing, was the son of Gao Guiyan, the king of Pingqin. He had no special talents and only acted respectfully. After hearing Wei Xun's report, he nodded and said: "When the thief enters the trap, the Weidu will supervise the merits. Later, when the Supreme Lord arrives,
, I will meet with your Majesty to report this meritorious service."
After hearing this, Wei Gu hurriedly bowed and thanked him again, and then spoke again: "Excuse me, Your Majesty, what should we do next? Although the disciples of the last general left as ordered, they still have concerns about handing over Wusu City to thieves.
Anger and morale can be used, but it is a pity to leave them idle."
After hearing this, Gaopu frowned, and then said: "Your Majesty's previous order only ends here. He asked me to lead the army to join forces with the King of Pingyuan. What to do with the Wusu City garrison after they retreat, but no arrangements were made.
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However, before he finished speaking, Gao Xiaoxu, the young and prosperous king of the city-building clan next to him, spoke up and said: "My uncle's words are also wrong. Since we are marching under orders, how can we hear the rumors of thieves and stop moving forward? When we are about to go out, things will happen.
It is expedient. The mountains and fields in the southern border of Wusu are gentle, which is conducive to the advance and retreat of elite cavalry. Although the bandits have entered Wusu City, if they feel that the situation is not good, they can abandon the city and leave. They need to use a strong army and elite troops to force them from the side.
Make it unable to advance or retreat, and be trapped in the city!"
Hearing the words of the King of Xiucheng, Wei Gu also nodded quickly and said: "This plan of the King of Xiucheng is very good. When the last general evacuated the city, he had burned all the military supplies in the city. The number of thieves who attacked this time exceeded ten thousand.
After occupying the city, they will definitely be short of food and supplies, and they will have to rely on the back roads for supplies. If the elite cavalry can be placed on the side of the city to disturb its supplies, the military situation will definitely be even more frightened and unstable, and they will be unable to retreat!"
"But, the Lord has not given such instructions..."
After hearing this, Gaopu said with a troubled face, still unable to make up his mind.
Seeing that he was so indecisive, Gao Xiaoxu felt helpless for a moment, and simply said directly: "Since it is difficult for me to decide the military affairs, uncle, I will go to Shangdang first to ask the king of Pingyuan. If the king of Pingyuan agrees, then I will go, and uncle will stay."
Let’s wait for the next teacher!”
After saying this, Gao Xiaoxu winked at Wei Xun and motioned for him to walk out of the hall with him. While sending people to Shangdang to inform Duan Shao, King of Pingyuan, he went to the military camp, summoned three thousand elite soldiers, and dressed up to feed horses.
After that, they led them directly outside the city and selected 2,000 people from Wusu City's troops under Captain Gu's command. After gathering 5,000 divisions and brigade, they went straight back to the direction of Wusu City to fight back.
At this time in Wusu City, Han Guo had just led his troops into the city and ordered the soldiers to repair the traces of burning and destruction in the city. He secretly felt a little strange about capturing the enemy city so easily, so he did not attack after entering the city.
He did not relax his vigilance and still set up more scouts around the city. At the same time, he sent a message to Guyuan City, hoping that a batch of supplies would be delivered here as soon as possible for the division and brigade to be stationed here.
The news of the Qi army's return was soon discovered by the scouts and was reported back to Wusu City. After learning about this, Han Guo was slightly shocked and quickly ordered the soldiers to strengthen the city defense and spread out the outside of the city.
All the troops have withdrawn into the city for the time being.
Soon the 5,000 division brigade led by Gao Xiaoxu, led by the defenders of Wusu City, rushed to the city again. After seeing that the city gate was closed and heavily guarded, Gao Xiaoxu did not lead his troops to attack the city directly, but left a part of the city behind first.
The men and horses were monitoring and intimidating the enemy forces in the city under the city, while he led the crowd around the city to explore in the direction of the mountain road connecting Qinyuan to the east of Wusu City.
At the same time, Li Yantou, who was stationed in Guyuan City, after receiving the news of Han Guo's request for supplies, also led 2,000 sergeants to escort 3,000 stones of military rations and other supplies along the mountain road to Wusu City.
When he was halfway through the journey, he received a warning message from the direction of Wusu City. After learning that the enemy troops had counterattacked so quickly, Li Yantou was naturally shocked. He wanted to lead his troops back immediately, but he was afraid
Wusu City is in danger of running out of food.
So he first ordered the grain transport team to stop temporarily in this mountain road and choose a place to defend nearby. He led two hundred elite soldiers to move forward quickly, wanting to find out the specific situation of the enemy before making plans.
The two sides walked opposite each other and soon encountered each other in the mountain road. Originally, Gao Xiaoxu found nothing after going more than 20 miles into the mountain road. He was already preparing to lead his troops to withdraw, but unexpectedly he met Li Yantou and his party. He was overjoyed and held a riding whip in his hand.
Pointing to the front, he shouted an order: "Capture and kill the enemies in front and interrogate them about their military situation!"
When Li Yan saw the enemy head-on, he couldn't help but feel startled. He hurriedly led his troops to fly back, and the enemy troops from behind were also chasing after him.
This mountain road is a dry mountain stream. When Han Guo led his army before, he ordered his sergeants to use sand and gravel from the river valley to smooth the river channel to facilitate the passage of vehicles and horses. Now it is convenient for the Northern Qi cavalry to attack.
Li Yantou led his troops back quickly while drawing his bow and firing frequently. Although he also killed several enemy soldiers who were pursuing him at the front, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer.
Seeing that there was no hope of escape by running along the river valley, Li Yantou could only lead his men to escape to the side mountains, and then barely opened the distance between them. However, in this way, the direction they were traveling would inevitably go against the path they came from.
So we could only shout warnings loudly in the mountains and fields to alert the teams behind us who were guarding the food, grass and baggage.
Although the grain transport team also heard the shouts and warnings of Li Yantou and his party, because there was no general to command the enemy, they were inevitably panicked. When they saw the enemy's cavalry approaching, they subconsciously abandoned the grain and supplies and ran to the rear to retreat.
Gao Xiaoxu led his troops to charge here. Although he failed to kill the enemy, he captured a lot of enemy supplies, which was considered a victory. So he immediately ordered the soldiers to carry the supplies on horseback, and burned what could not be carried away.
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Next, he led his troops to withdraw from the mountain road and monitored the enemy forces in the city south of Wusu City. At this time, the army led by Qi Lord Gao Yang had also arrived at Wuxiang City on the upper reaches of the Zhuozhang River. When he learned that Gao Xiaoxu had won the first battle
, I was also overjoyed in my heart, and immediately ordered Gao Xiaoxu to replace Gao Pu as the forward commander, and the forward military should be entrusted to him.