The battle in front of the city gate was extremely fierce. Many soldiers of the Qi army were blocked between the city gates and could not advance or retreat. When the Wei army rushed up, they could only grab their weapons and fight back in order to survive.
However, the effect of this kind of unorganized resistance was very limited. Under the orderly charge of the Wei army, a large number of casualties soon occurred.
There were many broken limbs and broken arms in front of the city gate, and the scene was too horrific to look at. The soldiers of the Qi army who were scared to death tried their best to retreat into the city gate, and at the same time they piled the corpses of their own casualties outside, hoping for the flesh and blood.
Fences can slightly hinder the enemy's offensive and provide them with some protection.
Inside the city gate, Prince Gao Rui of Zhao County was sweating profusely. While he was shouting to divert his soldiers who were crowded between the city gates, he also asked people to set up a fence near the city gate for defense, lest the Wei army invade the city.
At the same time, Qi army officers and soldiers from other places in the city also rushed here. When they saw the fierce fighting between the city gates, they could even see the figures of Wei army soldiers appearing between the city gates. These
Naturally, the people were also panicked, and they immediately set up a defense line, directly cutting off the robes who were still fighting the enemy between the city gates.
Outside Jinyong City, Hulujin was still riding his horse along the city wall to escape under the protection of his soldiers. More and more Wei soldiers were chasing him from behind. Hulujin had been a soldier all his life and was proficient in riding and shooting, but he was over seventy years old.
After all, due to his age, his body was no longer strong. He fled in a hurry along the way. In order to avoid the arrows of the pursuers from behind, he fell off his horse several times. He was extremely embarrassed.
At this time, there were soldiers guarding the city wall in front of them and lowering the hanging basket to the city wall. However, the pursuers from behind were getting closer and closer, giving them no chance to stop and get close to the hanging basket.
"We are fighting to the death to resist the enemy. Please, my lord, come to the city temporarily!"
At this time, those who were still chasing Hulujin were all his most loyal tribesmen. Seeing the pursuers approaching, the first general roared, reined in his horse, and charged towards the enemy cavalry running towards the rear.
And left. When other tribesmen saw this, they all followed suit. After risking their lives and fighting, they finally stopped the pursuers temporarily and bought time for Hulujin to board the gondola.
"If you don't die today, I will repay you generously..."
Hu Lujin huddled in the hanging basket. As the defenders at the top of the city lifted up the hanging basket, he saw that the loyal tribesmen were being overwhelmed by the menacing enemy troops. Hu Lujin couldn't help but burst into tears for a while.
vertically and horizontally.
When the pursuers broke through the desperate obstruction of Hulujin's personal soldiers, Hulujin had also successfully arrived at the top of the city sitting on a hanging basket. After seeing this, the soldiers under the city couldn't help but feel regretful and shouted loudly: "Old man
The thief was lucky for a moment, but if he doesn't descend quickly, his bones will eventually be buried here!"
Hu Lujin, who was lucky enough to escape, had no time to respond to these insults. As he climbed to the top of the city and escaped from danger, his nervousness relaxed slightly, and soon all his muscles and bones became extremely painful, and all new and old injuries appeared.
The battle in front of the city gate lasted for another half an hour. The Qi soldiers who were blocked were either dead or surrendered, and their corpses were piled up in a high pile between the city gates. Although the Wei army took advantage of the opportunity to attack the city gate.
However, because the defenders set up defense lines in the city and resisted to the death, they had no choice but to withdraw their troops.
After a day of fierce fighting, although the soldiers were exhausted, they were still in high spirits. Although it was a bit regretful that they could not capture Jinyong City in one go, the results that had been achieved were also extremely gratifying.
First, Hu Luguang's more than 6,000 troops from the Northern Qi reinforcements were almost wiped out. Nearly 3,000 people were captured as prisoners alone, and only a small number of them escaped from the battlefield.
Secondly, the troops deployed in Jinyong City also suffered heavy casualties. Thousands of enemy soldiers were killed and injured on the battlefield, and nearly 2,000 people were captured under the city gate. And these enemy soldiers killed or captured were not only
It is limited to ordinary sergeants, but also includes many generals, and even the top dignitaries of Jinyang.
For example, the Northern Qi Prince Consort Mo Chen Guile was killed in the formation, and the enemy general Han Yi was captured alive by Han Qinhu, etc. Although these people are not as famous as Duan Shao and other so-called Three Heroes of the Northern Qi Dynasty, they are all
They were representatives of Jinyang's nobles. Their death or capture would be a huge blow to the morale of the defenders in the city.
In the evening, the battlefield was initially sorted out, and the barbarian soldiers who assisted in the battle began to actively repair the long sand embankment. After Li Tai arranged the camp affairs here, he returned to Henan City to reward the meritorious soldiers.
For example, when he fought with Hu Luguang before, he issued a reward of tens of thousands of silks, and Han Qinhu, Li Ya and others also needed heavy rewards for their achievements in capturing and beheading generals. Although the relevant rewards were difficult to obtain immediately in the army,
However, Li Tai still tried his best to distribute a batch of physical rewards.
Although with the trustworthy prestige he has accumulated in the army for many years, the warriors are not eager to cash in the rewards. However, the visual impact brought by the physical rewards is difficult to replace by any other form of reward. A
After the war, the soldiers also needed such scenes to soothe their moods.
All the award-winning warriors were laughing from ear to ear. Li Ya, who could be said to have narrowly escaped death when they were dug out from the pile of corpses, was even more delighted. The arm that had just been treated after the fracture was placed on the silk that had been awarded.
He was reluctant to move away.
After the Jiangling War ended, this boy briefly lived as a rich man. Later, he was punished and all his property was given to Shufeng for safekeeping, and he fell into poverty again. Now that he is risking his life to perform meritorious deeds, he finally has hope in life.
Li Tai knew that today's battle did not mean a complete victory, so after rewarding and encouraging the soldiers, he did not allow the soldiers to celebrate wantonly. Each camp made extra meals and enjoyed a sumptuous meal.
After the delicious meal, everything was as usual.
After a great victory, although the situation has improved, the overall situation has not yet achieved a fundamental turn. Through the interrogation of prisoners under Hu Luguang's command, Li Tai learned that the situation in Guanzhong has not yet developed into the worst situation.
, Tongguan was finally defended, which made him secretly relieved.
But the pressure on him has not diminished yet. Hu Luguang's troops are just the vanguard of the Northern Qi army. Later, there are tens of thousands of main troops commanded by Duan Shao who are returning to Heluo along the Nangui Road.
Although Jin Yong City was severely defeated in this battle, the city was still saved after all, and the number of defenders in the city was still very considerable. It was still very difficult to launch a strong attack.
Another point is that there is also a considerable number of Qi troops stationed in Heyang, and as long as Heyang is still defended, the Northern Qi Kingdom can still mobilize a steady stream of troops from the south for reinforcements.
After so many calculations, the situation before Li Tai is still very serious. Moreover, this is only the hostile force on the Northern Qi side, and the Guanzhong side has not yet considered it.
Although Tongguan was defended, it only prevented Guanzhong from being directly pillaged by the Northern Qi army. However, in fact, with the defeat of the Zhongwai Mansion and the death of Yu Wentai, the impact and destruction brought to the Western Wei regime was unavoidable.
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Especially as early as the withdrawal of troops from Yiyang, the signs of civil strife had already emerged. No matter how hard Li Tai fought here in Heluo, it was really hard to predict what kind of moths would breed in Guanzhong at the same time. After all,
The subjective initiative of all those goods in Guanzhong is also very strong.
Li Tai also understood that no matter how much he thought about it at the moment, he was unable to deal with the situation in Guanzhong. Only by quickly handling the situation in Heluo could he calmly return to Guanzhong and take charge of the overall situation.
Hulujin and his son suffered a disastrous defeat both internally and externally. Although the power of Northern Qi here was greatly weakened, it was still overall stronger than Li Tai's current power in Heluo.
After confirming that the Qi army failed to conquer Tongguan and returned, Li Tai did not plan to mobilize troops from Mianbei to the north. After all, he did not want to start a fateful battle with Northern Qi in Heluo at this moment. What he needed was to use
Use the power in your hands to weaken Northern Qi's power as much as possible, so as to avoid being robbed by Northern Qi in the future and disrupt the turbulent situation of Western Wei.
Next, for Li Tai, the ideal situation is for Hu Luguang to go north to Heyang, and send the Heyang garrison south to rescue Jin Yong City. Then Li Tai repeats the previous steps again, besieging Jin Yong City and at the same time sending Heyang to the city.
The army was also defeated, and took advantage of the situation to take control of Heyang Nancheng.
In this way, apart from Jin Yong City, the only thing Li Tai has to face in the Heluo area for a while is Duan Shao's troops. He can gather his troops to give his opponent a head-on attack, and even if the battle is unfavorable, he can turn to the west.
Evacuate Heluo.
However, the so-called ideal state is that the probability of occurrence may not be too high. Heyang and Jinyong City are not far apart, and it has been a long time since Li Tai marched to besiege Jinyong City, but Heyang has never sent troops.
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After all, Hu Lujin is not Zhu Hunyuan's father, but Zhu Hunyuan certainly won't be overly emotional like Hu Luguang, who suffered a run on his moral character. Especially when Hu Lujin and his son both suffered defeat.
It is even more impossible for him to take the risk of leading the Heyang garrison south for reinforcements, at least not before the arrival of Duan Shao's main army.
If Zhu Hunyuan can't survive, then the next situation will be a bit tricky. It should be noted that Duan Shao still has tens of thousands of troops. Even without help from other aspects, this force far exceeds that of Li Tai's troops.
.If the Qi army gathers together, no matter how crazy Li Tai is, he will not dare to say that he will win.
Therefore, it is still necessary to pick the weakest persimmon at the moment. Li Tai first sent an order to Gao Le, who was stationed in the direction of Luoshui, to intercept Duan Shao's army as close as possible to Yiyang, and then began to arrange pressure and attacks against Jinyong City and Heyang.
Lure a fight. Only by solving one of these two places can he have the confidence to fight Duan Shao next.