During this period of long-term tug-of-war with Sun Xiaozhe, the Anxi Army itself also suffered certain losses. Even if all the recruits from the Selected Front Battalion were added to the team, the overall size would only reach just over 20,000. Compared with the rebels, the Anxi Army did not occupy a large number of people.
Absolute advantage. Therefore, there are not many soldiers assigned to each Xinke city. It is enough to defend oneself by occupying the city. However, it is impossible to intercept the enemy's reinforcements.
Song Wu was a cautious person. Since he could not block the enemy's reinforcements, he simply stayed behind closed doors. Cui Yunqi saw that Song Wu was showing weakness, so he suddenly became ruthless and blocked the east entrance of Jingyang City with his camp.
He ordered his subordinates to cut down trees, rush to build ladders, ram chariots and other siege equipment at starry night, and would not give up until the city was captured.
It was the middle of winter, and the north wind outside the city was as sharp as a knife. Even through the big cowhide tent, the chill was always driven into the bones. Therefore, it only took two days to cut wood, and dozens of people in the army couldn't stand it.
Cold and sick. Especially the newly recruited soldiers from Tongzhou, Fangzhou and other places cried bitterly all day long with their fingers as cold as white radishes. Even if the officials whipped them, they couldn't stop them.
lament.
If this continues, even if Jingyang can be captured, everyone will not have the strength to support Chang'an. Huaihua General Qin Degang could not understand Cui Yunqi's actions, so he found an opportunity that he thought was suitable and reminded him in a low voice: "According to the news from Luoyang
Anxi military intelligence report said that Song Wu is the third-ranking figure in the army and has always been known for his prudent work. We only have five thousand brothers on hand. If he is determined to live or die with the city..."
"Yes, yes!" General Guide Liu Guizhe happened to come in to report on the progress of making the ladder. Hearing Qin Degang's words, he quickly cleared his nose and spoke up. "This place is only more than forty miles away from Chang'an, and the Jingshui River and the Weishui River are connected.
Once there is ice, you can walk anywhere. If our army goes all out, it will take about half a day at most to reach the north gate of Chang'an City. By then..."
"Chi!" Cui Yunqi let out a contemptuous sneer through his nostrils, stuffing the second half of Liu Guizhe's words back into his throat. "General Yang knows the weather and the geography very well! When will the Jing River and the Weishui River freeze?
It’s clear whether it’s hard enough?!”
"My subordinate, my subordinate used to work in the Longwu Army a few years ago. The military camp, the military camp is just north of Chang'an City." Being slapped in the face by his boss, Liu Guizhe did not dare to feel the slightest anger in his heart.
He stood up and responded with a smile.
General Huaide Yang Xiwen, who was also a rebel general who was forced to surrender to the Yan army after losing the battle, was much more courageous than Liu Guizhe. Seeing the former being so servile, he couldn't help but walked forward and bowed and said: "General Qi, at the end of the day
General and General Liu were stationed near Chang'an back then. Every year at this time, they would ride their horses back and forth on the ice several times!"
"What are you doing running back and forth? See where you can ambush and set traps?!" Cui Yunqi never liked this kind of captured general. He shrugged and asked with a sneer.
"This..." Yang Xiwen stepped back half a step, his face as dark as an autumn eggplant. Cui Yunqi glanced at him coldly and continued to question: "What qualifications do you two have to interfere with what this general decides?
Are you urging me to hurry up in such a hurry, do you want to send your brothers into Wang Mingyun's trap?"
"I don't dare, I really don't dare. My general's loyalty to the Yan Kingdom can be learned from heaven and earth!" Yang Xiwen and Liu Guizhe shivered in fright, and regardless of the grievances in their hearts, they knelt down straight.
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"Your loyalty to the Tang Dynasty back then is a lesson to the world?!" Cui Yunqi was unreasonable and continued to pursue and fight fiercely. "As a general, if you have neither strategy nor courage, then just be honest.
Just do your job well. Don't always think that you are knowledgeable and point fingers everywhere. We Cui Jiajun doesn't have many brothers, so we can't stand the torment of outsiders!"
Huaihua General Qin Degang was listening to the side, his face also felt hot. He endured it again and again, but finally couldn't hold it in any longer. Half a step forward, in the name of smoothing things over between Liu Guizhe and Yang Xiwen, he grinned and retorted: "The two of them
It was also out of good intentions that I made a suggestion to the general. If the general felt it was inappropriate, he could just reject it. Why should he criticize too much?! Moreover, our army is indeed not sure of winning Jingyang at a small cost. Hard.
If we want to attack by force..."
"Who said Cui was going to attack this city?!" Cui Yunqi originally wanted to take advantage of the situation to beat Qin Degang, but interrupted him with a shrug and a smile.
"The general is not preparing to attack the city?!" Qin Degang was completely confused by Cui Yunqi. He frowned and asked, "Since you are not preparing to attack the city, why do you have people cutting down trees to make ladders? How many people will be frozen in one night in this icy world?
ah!"
"It's better to find something for them to do than to take them to die!" Cui Yunqi responded with his lips curled, his fair face full of disdain.
"Death?!" Qin Degang glanced at Cui Yunqi, and then at the two generals kneeling on the ground. After thinking for a long time, he hesitated and asked: "The general said that the enemy may have set a trap for us ahead.
Jump?! How did you see it? This subordinate really didn’t expect this level!"
"It's not possible, it's inevitable!" Cui Yunqi smiled coldly and said with certainty, "How are the defense facilities in Chang'an and Xianyang? General Qin must also know it very well. It has been less than half a year since the Anxi Army returned to the Central Plains, even if it's every day
They are all conscripting and training troops, but they can't get 50,000 capable soldiers. And no matter how poor Sun Xiaozhe's guys are, they can still get 20,000 brothers now. With 50,000 soldiers and horses, they can attack a famous city like Chang'an, and there are still some people stationed in the city.
With less than 10,000 defenders, do you think Wang Mingyun can hope to defeat them?"
"This..." Qin Degang's face also turned red, not because of anger, but because of shame. After several contacts, the people of Great Yan now regard the Anxi Army as an extremely important opponent. Therefore, they have no control over this army.
Ma’s understanding is far from what it was a few months ago. The general size of the army, the abilities, temperament and military preferences of the main generals, as well as the composition and combat effectiveness of the various parts of the army, etc., were all sent to him through various channels.
In the imperial court of the Yan Kingdom.
When An Lushan could still see, he ordered Yousi to copy the relevant information about the Anxi Army into a pamphlet and distribute it to the commanders of various armies. As Cui Qianyou's right-hand man, Qin Degang once carefully read the book.
I knew that the size of the Anxi Army was not large, and I also knew that Wang Xun was not a reckless man who acted impulsively regardless of the consequences.
Since Wang Xun is not a reckless man, it is impossible for him to bring only 20,000 brothers and want to attack Chang'an. Then, the true intention of the Anxi Army to push the battle line outside Chang'an is obvious. Wang
Xun tried to fish with a pole, and the bait tied to the iron hook was the two fortified cities of Chang'an and Xianyang. And the reinforcements that rushed towards the two cities, no matter where they came from, were just stupid fish that were stunned by hunger. As long as they dared
If you come, you will not be able to escape the fate of being lifted up out of the water.
"They, they want to lay siege to the city for reinforcements!" Yang Xiwen and Liu Guizhe finally understood what they had done wrong. They kowtowed in shame and confessed in a low voice, "General, general, I am short-sighted. I just want to get there as soon as possible." When I rushed to Chang'an City, I really, really didn't expect this!"
"General, I was short-sighted and almost delayed your important event. But, I really didn't mean to push the brothers into the trap. General..."
"Okay!" Cui Yunqi didn't have time to listen to the two people's chatter, and interrupted impatiently, "If you want to push the brothers into the trap, you two have to be capable. Go down and do whatever you have to do, and don't worry about your responsibilities. Other things! Also, what you heard today must not be spread outside. Otherwise, once the city defenders know that Cui is deliberately using them to delay time, Cui will question you two!"
"My subordinates don't dare. They don't dare!"
"Remember it, general!" The two generals kowtowed again, got up with red faces, and scurried out with their heads in their arms. After running far away from the Chinese army tent, Liu Guizhe turned back, glanced at it hatefully, and whispered. Cursed: "What the hell! The villain has his way. If your uncle hadn't been Cui Qianyou, how would it have been your turn to lead this army?!"
"Okay, we both got to this point by ourselves. No one can blame us!" Yang Xiwen wiped the blood seeping from the corner of his mouth and advised in a low voice.
"Alas -" Liu Guizhe sighed longly towards the sky, speechless.
That day in front of the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, even if the two of them did not dismount and surrender, with their respective skills, they might not be able to find a way out. Moreover, at the most critical moment of the battle, Wang Xun rushed to the scene and managed to escape from Cui Qianyou's blade. Wang Sili, Lu Chongben and other generals were snatched away.
The rebels had suffered a loss at the hands of Wang Xun, and of course they had to find a place to vent their grievances. The rebel generals who voluntarily surrendered on the battlefield were the best targets to vent their anger. Now, no one under the Cui family dared to brag against Liu and Yang. Huzi stared. This time he came to aid Chang'an and sent the two of them over, always ready to serve as consumables on the front line of the battlefield.
'If I had known this, it would be better to die in battle on the spot. At least I can gain the reputation of being loyal and good, and don't have to let my ancestors, fathers, and descendants have to hold their heads up in front of others. But where can I buy the medicine for regret in the world?! Even now, If I have to change my past, I'm afraid no one will dare to accept me!' Thinking of this, Yang Xiwen also sighed quietly. "Forget it, let's take it one day at a time. Who knows whether tomorrow will be cloudy or sunny!"
"Alas -" Liu Guizhe sighed again, wanting to say something cruel, but he hesitated for a long time, but finally couldn't say it. The two of them returned to their respective camps in a dull mood, ate and slept in a dull mood. While tossing and turning, they remembered again Recalling the past happy days in the Longwu Army, my heart felt like a knife.
"Woo--" A shrill warning signal pierced the night sky and broke everyone's dreams. Liu Guizhe jumped up, put on his armor and pushed open the sleeping tent door. He saw thousands of stars rising from the field like a tide, Rushing towards the camp.