Chapter 1084 Looking for water to become a marquis
After a battle, the Wei army killed and captured more than a thousand enemies in this valley, which was a beautiful victory. The food and supplies lost in the previous attack on the mountain road were now converted into men and horses and returned. Especially
Capturing a noble general from the Northern Qi clan made the soldiers participating in the battle smile with joy.
However, Gao Le did not have time to stop and carefully take stock of the results of the battle. He just asked Guo Yan and other troops who had withdrawn from Wusu City to stay here to clean up the battlefield, while he led his own troops and captured enemy horses to chase after the enemy's defeat.
Everyone in the rear continued to pursue him all the way to the east, facing the way he came from.
During the journey, Gao Le couldn't help but sigh that Gao Xiaoxu was worthy of being a young member of the Northern Qi royal family, and he was willing to gallop on the mountain path to chase his opponent.
Although this dried up valley is relatively flat, it is still no better than flat ground. War horses are running on it, and if they are not careful, their legs will be broken and injured. During their pursuit, they also saw abandoned horses by the roadside. They were sad.
The neighing war horse with its broken legs. If it were Gao Le himself, he would really be reluctant to waste such a wasteful war horse.
Qi general Wei Gu led the remaining troops to flee all the way to the rear. When they arrived at Wusu City and joined the remaining troops, they were stunned.
At the same time, Wuxing King Gaopu finally led other forward troops to the south of Wusu City. However, when he learned from Wei Xun that Gao Xiaoxu was ambushed by thieves and was captured by the thieves, his face suddenly changed and he stamped his feet repeatedly.
He sighed and said, "I have said before that the Qiang thieves are not easy to fight against, and you must not be careless! Zhuzi relies on strength and willfulness, but refuses to listen to instructions. Now that he has suffered this misfortune, who should he blame!"
In addition to many complaints against Gao Xiaoxu, who underestimated the enemy's aggressive advance, Gaopu ignored the dissuasion of Wei Xun and others and immediately ordered his troops to evacuate to the rear, not daring to stay near Wusu City.
Just as Gao Pu was leading his troops to evacuate to the rear in a hurry, Gao Le also happened to lead his troops out of the mountain road and galloped towards Wusu City. When he saw an enemy group retreating hastily among the slopes to the south, Gao Le
He also communicated with the general who was escorting out of Wusu City. After understanding the current situation, he immediately led his troops to rush towards the enemy's rear.
Gaopu was panicked and regretful. When he saw the enemy chasing him from behind, he suddenly became more and more panicked. He did not dare to stop and form a formation to meet the enemy. He just urged the soldiers around him to fight and run. And what he led was
The troops were a mixture of infantry and cavalry. As he led the cavalry troops to flee south without hesitation, the infantry and baggage troops were immediately abandoned behind, and were soon surrounded and surrounded by Gao Le and his troops.
"The Great Wei and Tang Gong commanded a large army to attack Wudao. Your followers are not giant bandits. If you are guilty, you will die. If you abandon your weapons, you will live!"
Gao Le led his troops directly into the chaotic infantry, chariots and horses of the Qi army. When he saw those who were holding weapons and wanted to fight, he would kill them with his sword, and at the same time shouted loudly.
Under the repeated piercing, outflanking and siege of a cavalry squad, the thousands of abandoned Qi army infantry were divided into small groups, ranging from a few people to a hundred or so, each occupying one place.
Some of them abandoned their weapons and begged for surrender, or they still wanted to resist. Some enemy soldiers simply abandoned their armor, staff, weapons, and other supplies, and started running away into the nearby mountains and fields.
In such a situation, the knights of the Wei army just fired a few arrows with their bows. It would be best if they could shoot down the deserters and defeat them. If they couldn't shoot them, they didn't bother to continue the pursuit. They fled to the mountains and fields, but they still stayed.
Control the chaotic enemy brigade here.
In Wusu City, Han Guo also led the few thousand cavalry in the city out of the city to assist in the battle. When he caught up and saw this scene, Han Guo was overjoyed.
He previously led his troops to attack Wusu City, and the military supplies he brought were consumed a lot, and there was not much left. Although Wusu City was captured, no loot was captured. The previous reinforcements from Guyuan City were intercepted and burned.
, in the past two days, in order to save military rations, the defenders in the city have only given them one meal a day.
Now that a considerable amount of military supplies have finally been seized, it is natural to relieve the urgent need. At this time, Gao Le has led thousands of cavalry to continue the pursuit south. Han Guo stayed here and ordered the Wusu City defenders to
Send another division and brigade here to collect all the personnel and materials here and escort them back to the city.
After more than an hour of cleaning up, the battlefield was finally cleaned up, and all the captured characters were escorted back to Wusu City. So Han Guo led another light cavalry team, hoping to go south to meet Gao Le and his party.
Just as he led his troops to march a few miles, he saw smoke and dust rising from the slopes to the south. Soon Gao Le had already led hundreds of knights over the slopes and rushed back here. However, the figures of the men and horses were in a state of embarrassment. It did not look like they were returning from victory, but instead
It's like returning defeated.
"I was reckless and underestimated the enemy. I pursued all the way, but was ambushed by the thief general Duan Shao and his troops were ambushed in the middle of the road. I was in danger of being robbed!"
After meeting Han Guo, Gao Le did not hide the defeat he had just experienced. Originally, he led his troops to pursue southward, and saw that the enemy was getting closer and closer. However, he ended up at the Tongda River in the south of Wusu.
They were ambushed and intercepted by a team sent by Duan Shao at Xialu Ju Pass. They were able to escape after a fierce battle.
"The terrain here is complex and changeable, and the mountains and roads are winding. You have to be careful when chasing the poor bandits. If you are not careful, you will inevitably be taken advantage of by the thieves. Fortunately, the enemy generals were unable to escape in a hurry and left behind many soldiers and supplies, which have been collected.
Come on, this battle is not in vain!"
When Han Guo heard what Gao Le said, she opened her mouth to comfort him.
War is a game in all aspects, ranging from the national strength of a regime to the physical skills and psychological game of each soldier. Previously, Gao Xiao continued to advance greedily, so that the army was defeated and bound, but Gao Le just
As an ambusher, he became the victorious party, but now he almost became a prisoner of the enemy due to similar problems. It can be seen that before a war is over, everything is subject to change.
Hearing what Han Guo said, Gao Le could only be glad that the previous results of the battle were finally preserved, and that he could lead his troops to escape, which was considered a blessing in misfortune. So he calmed down for a while, and then met with Han Guo
Let’s return to Wusu City for a short rest.
Not to mention the victorious Wei army, Duan Shao in the Shangdang area, after receiving the order from Qi Lord Gaoyang to go south to attack the enemy, in order to ensure that the next battle could proceed smoothly and not be affected by the interference from Jianzhou,
He took advantage of the fact that Jinyang's army had not yet arrived and went south to Zhangzi, Huguan and other places to set up defenses.
After receiving a message from the city repair king Gao Xiaoxu, he learned that the Jinyang forward division and brigade were about to collide with the enemy, so he hurried back after arranging the southern defenses. After he returned to Shangdang City, he was informed
The Jinyang forwards have already headed towards Wusu City.
Since he did not know the situation between the enemy and ourselves in Wusu City, for the sake of safety, Duan Shao first dispatched a division and brigade to Xialuoju in the Tongda River Basin.
The Tongtan River flows through the south of Wusu City and is one of the tributaries of the west source of the Zhuozhang River. There is Shanghuiting in the upper reaches and Xiahuiju in the lower reaches. They are both ravine passes with dangerous terrain. They are the Qinyuan area passing through Wusu.
Su Dao is the chokepoint leading into and out of the Shangdang area.
Shanghuiting originally had Huiting garrison, which formed a defense system with Wusu City. In order to lure the enemy deeper, it was abandoned together with Wusu City and occupied by the Wei army. Now, in order to ensure the security of the Shangdang area,
Then we must defend Xia Liju.
Facts have proved that Duan Shao's caution was not unnecessary. The Jinyang forward division brigade was defeated and returned, escaping Xiayiju all the way. Xiayiju went further south and arrived at Anmin City, Xiangyuan and Tunliu, which are the heart of the Shangdang area.
Most of the family members of the former Wusu soldiers were moved here. Once the enemy troops took advantage of the situation and invaded here, it would cause huge turmoil in the Shangdang area.
After picking up Wuxing Wang Gaopu and his entourage, the Xialui garrison sent them to Duan Shao's camp, and Duan Shao also inquired in detail about the recent battles in Wusu City.
When he saw King Wuxing still looking frightened and out of his mind, he couldn't help but feel disdain in his heart, so he simply sent King Wuxing and his entourage to Wuxiang City where the Holy Master was now.
Wuxiang City is located at the intersection between Nirvana Water and Wuxiang Water. These two waterways are also nicknames for the tributaries of the northern source of Zhuozhang Water. Qi Lord Gao Yang has led his army to Wuxiang City for several days, and Wuxiang City is far away
Wusu City is not far away. Although there is no direct road between the two places, even if it is a winding mountain road, the distance is only a little over a hundred miles.
It's just that the advance and retreat of the army is not as random as the movement of light troops. Especially for such a large army, it is necessary to choose a suitable open area just to camp. In addition, drinking water for so many people every day is a huge consumption. Once there is a lack of drinking water supply,
The consequences would be disastrous.
Although the area around Wusu City was originally the territory of Northern Qi, since the founding of Northern Qi, such a large number of troops have not been stationed here for a long time and battles have been held. In addition, the drought since the beginning of summer this year has also greatly changed the landscape of the foothills of Taihang Mountains.
Regarding the hydrological conditions of rivers and streams, many rivers that used to have abundant water have dried up to varying degrees this year, and some springs and streams have also disappeared due to drought.
In order to prevent the army from being defeated due to drinking water problems, Gao Yang did not choose to go directly to Wusu City, but first sent scouts to explore the roads around the area and look for water sources.
As a result, he was still preparing for the war, but the forward division and brigade had already returned with a huge defeat. This naturally made Gao Yang furious. When Gaopu, the king of Wuxing, was sent to Wuxiang City, Gao Yang immediately ordered him to be beheaded and sent a message
All armies, to show that those guilty of this battle must be punished, even if they are the king of the clan, they will inevitably be punished!
Next, Gao Yang gave more generous rewards to the scouts. Anyone who found a mountain stream that could drink for thousands of troops would be granted the title of county marquis immediately to boost the morale of the soldiers and hope that the army could defeat them as soon as possible.
Enter the battlefield and start a large-scale battle with the Western Wei Dynasty!