With Li Renjie leading his troops to join, it not only increased Li Tai's strength, but also made the march smoother.
Although Li Tai had been in and out of Yichuan many times before because of Hou Jing's rebellion, when he returned to his hometown this time, he found that the situation inside the territory had changed a lot. The most important thing was that many city garrison points were added. According to Li Renjie,
All of them were added by the Eastern Wei Dynasty after they recovered Heluo.
It can also be seen from this that the Western Wei Dynasty's previous results of regaining Heluo and even directly seizing the two cities of Heyang also put huge pressure on the Eastern Wei Dynasty.
Therefore, after the land of Heluo was regained, the defense between Heluo and Heluo was systematically improved under the command of Hu Lujin, the commander of Heluo at that time.
The Eastern Wei Dynasty itself was much richer and richer than the Western Wei Dynasty, and Hu Lujin had been disgraced and embarrassed by Li Tai, a rising star in Heyang. Therefore, the newly built fortifications were not just three or five here and there, but they were built in a few years.
Dozens of new forts were built one after another. There were more than twenty new forts distributed up and down Yichuan alone, distributed between Fuliucheng and Kongcheng. There were new forts in almost all important places.
The city garrison was increased.
Such a watertight city garrison layout also caused a lot of trouble for Li Tai's march. Although his troops included both infantry and cavalry, they were basically lightly armed and did not carry too much baggage and weapons. If he attacked all the way,
Even if Yichuan could be penetrated by the city's stronghold, the troops would be exhausted after entering the Heluo area.
Therefore, Li Renjie suggested that these fortified areas could be bypassed through the barbarian territory. However, the barbarians lived mostly in deep mountains and wild streams, and the infantry could cross the mountains and ridges, but it was difficult for the cavalry to travel smoothly.
If there is no considerable number of cavalry entering the Heluo area, the infantry entering will only be a living target for the Northern Qi garrison, and will not have any advantage in the field. Even the car formation that Li Tai relied on to restrain and defeat the enemy's cavalry will be useless.
Can't show it off.
After arriving in Yichuan, Li Tai did not act rashly. Instead, he temporarily stationed in front of the Yichuan Valley south of Fuliu City. Under the leadership of Li Renjie, he carefully observed all the defense facilities that had been added and modified nearby.
In the end, we came to the conclusion that the city garrison buildings here seemed to be strict and solid, but in fact they were a bit complicated and unnecessary.
The location of the original Fuliu City and Kongcheng has already reached the strategic location of Yichuan, which can effectively intercept and block the passage of people from the north and the south. The added city garrison seems to have strengthened the defense on the original basis, but in fact it is no longer there.
The focus of defense.
Li Tai saw that several small cities close to Fuliu City had passages directly connected to Fuliu City. This seemed to increase the radiation range of Fuliu City, but in fact it expanded the impact area of the city when it was attacked.
After all, not everyone in this world has the outstanding city defense capabilities of Wang Sizheng and Wei Xiaokuan. For most people, building high walls and deep fortifications is the only way to avoid being breached by the enemy. It is always good to build more cities.
But in fact, you can't just build a city. People must be stationed in it for these defenses to play their role. In the past, Fuliu City could basically control the city with only three thousand or even fewer garrison troops.
This is the main road south of Heluo.
But now that so many city garrisons have been added, even if there are only a hundred or ten people stationed in each city, thousands of more garrison troops will be added, which far exceeds the actual demand. And the additional garrison troops will also increase the burden of food and grass and dispatch.
pressure, thereby exposing more defensive vulnerabilities.
Of course, in the face of absolute strength, all loopholes are not loopholes. For example, if the Northern Qi Dynasty directly stationed tens of thousands of troops here, no matter how Li Tai analyzed it, he would still be helpless in the face of the enemy forces filled with pits, valleys and fortresses.
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However, this situation may not be likely. If the Northern Qi Dynasty stationed tens of thousands of troops here, how many troops should be stationed between Heluo and Heyang? If a large number of elites really invested in the Heluo defense area, then Yuwentai would directly
With the army, they went to Jinyang and had a sudden attack.
Just talking and not practicing the fake moves, Li Tai then ordered a group of soldiers to cut down trees and build fences on the east side of the valley south of Yichuan, form a camp, and build various siege equipment, posing as if they were going to attack the enemy all the way.
The posture came out, and as expected, the defenders from several cities in the north of Yichuan were attracted to the city in the south.
Although these additional city garrisons are unnecessary in Li Tai's opinion, it has to be said that the quality is really not bad. Li Tai supervised the attack in front of the formation for two days but failed to capture the first castle. Although he also gave the enemy
The army caused a lot of casualties, but when the attacking party retreated to rest, the rear city garrison could always provide timely reinforcements.
Of course, Li Taiji didn't stop there. During the two days when he was attacking the city head-on, Gao Le also led 300 elite soldiers and Li Renjie to cross the mountains, pass through the barbarian villages, bypass several fortifications here, and directly
Arriving at the south of Fuliu City, they ambushed an enemy defender who was transporting weapons and supplies to the south. When the enemy was caught off guard and panicked, they quickly captured a small town south of Fuliu City and defended it.
The changes in the rear quickly affected the morale of the troops on the front line. After a whole day of high-intensity defense operations, the equipment and supplies that were supposed to be replenished at dawn were all missing, and the enemy also appeared on the battlefield.
Behind the scenes, one can imagine the panic in the hearts of the defenders in the city.
Li Tai did not give the enemy defenders more time to react. He seized this opportunity and immediately ordered an attack. With the suppression of various stones and arrows, the Jingzhou soldiers finally rushed to this place again.
Castle head.
At this time, the fighting spirit of the people who defended the city was no longer as tenacious as before. Instead of organizing a strong and effective counterattack to drive back the enemy troops who had attacked the city, they began to flee across the city.
"Continue to charge! Work hard and seize Fuliu City!"
Li Tai, who was also wearing light armor at the moment, took the lead to kill through the castle and chased him along the direction of the enemy's retreat. The cronies and shooters following him were also excitedly asking for help.
Rush forward to kill, sweeping away the dejected state of being trapped under the city for the past two days.
When the guards and horses were killed and retreated, no matter how tight the city defense was, it was in vain and had no place to use.
Under the guidance of the retreating troops in front, Li Tai's troops easily killed several cities. When they arrived at the foot of Fuliu City, there were still several hundred enemy soldiers left in the retreat. However, the city gates were closed tightly at this time.
However, Fuliu City became a roadblock in front of them. Many enemy soldiers who were frightened by the killings cried and begged, hoping that the defenders in the city would open the city gate and let them into the city.
But seeing the enemy troops pursuing them closely all the way from behind, the soldiers who defended the city certainly did not dare to take the risk of opening the city.
"Shoot these enemy soldiers!"
In the battlefield, Li Tai has a ruthless side and never pities his enemies. When he waved his hand to give an order, he put away his sword, drew his bow and fired towards the front to panic the enemy soldiers. Falling in response.
Hundreds of Northern Qi soldiers who had retreated here were shot and killed in front of Fuliu City. No one was spared. At this time, the defenders who saw this scene on the top of Fuliu City were furious and their eyes were broken. , some people were eager to leave the city and fight to the death with the cruel enemy, while others looked frightened and depressed, and the swords and sticks they held in their hands were shaking.
"Do the defenders in the city know that my lord, General Li, is the hero of the Wei State who captured the cities in Heyang last year? The leader of the Gao clan deceived heaven and rebelled against the Lord, and acted against the Lord. Everyone with lofty ideals in the world found him and put him to death! My lord used to say The Heyang artillery shelling killed the stubborn thieves in Heyang. Although the stubborn old thieves such as Hu Lujin were unable to stop them and endured the humiliation to survive, if you still stubbornly resist and refuse to surrender, you will be like the people who died under the city, and you will undoubtedly die when the city is broken!"
After all the enemy soldiers under the city were shot and killed, Shi Jing was responsible for going forward and shouting to persuade them to surrender and intimidate the enemy troops.
The East and West have been at war with each other for many years, and each has its own generals who have made great achievements in battle and shocked their neighbors. When it comes to the generals of the Western Wei Dynasty who can make the soldiers of the Eastern Dynasty change their minds, Li Tai can definitely be counted as one.
So when the defenders in the city heard that the attacker was actually the most famous general of the Western Dynasty in recent years, they were even more shocked. Even some warriors who had previously stared at wanting to go out of the city to fight the enemy to the death, now also They all lowered their heads and did not dare to shout or curse any more.
It’s not that all these people are timid and cowardly, but they are the shadow of famous people. The country is stable and mature like She Di Gan, wily and calculating like Hu Lujin, brave and strong like Xue Guyan, and uses soldiers like gods like Murong Shaozong, etc. The famous general of the Western Dynasty broke his sword in front of the formation, and the opponent was overwhelmingly attacking several cities in a row. The heroic gesture of charging to this point was clearly displayed in front of them. Naturally, they lost all fighting spirit and were frightened and depressed.
After charging to this point, Li Tai did not continue to attack the city in one go. Instead, he chose a nearby city garrison to station himself. While the soldiers continued to shout threats and persuade them to surrender, he deliberately sent people to pretend to move the supplies and some large siege equipment from the rear towards the city. Carrying under Fuliu City.
In this way, until late at night, the two sides had been in a state of truce. It was also at midnight that a sudden fire broke out in the south of Fuliu City, and drums and horns sounded. The soldiers guarding the city were frightened and hurriedly climbed to the city to prepare for defense. However, soon the drums and drums stopped outside the city. , all the lights went out. But when the city regained some stability, the same tricks were repeated outside the city.
After such a night of toil, when everyone looked at Fuliu City again in the early morning of the next day, they saw an empty city.