In a trap to lure the enemy, Zhao Kang severely damaged 80,000 Qi and Zhou coalition forces at the cost of 8,000 casualties.
When two coaches, Horn and Yan Wenyuan, heard the report of the soldiers who had escaped, they were so angry that they were shaking with anger!
Yan Wenyuan, who had a bad temper, kicked Shuai An over and said: "What on earth is going on! How can the casualties be so heavy!"
"We've fallen into a trap!"
Horn said with a gloomy face: "They deliberately did not use explosives so that we could relax our vigilance and severely damage our army! What an insidious guy, the enemy commander must have changed!"
"This is not the habit of the empress and Ye Hongxue. Come on!"
Several generals walked in: "Please give me your orders, Marshal."
"Check it out for me! Who is the commander-in-chief of the Qian army?" Horn said coldly.
Several generals nodded quickly and retreated, leaving only Horn and Yan Wenyuan in the barracks.
Looking at each other, the two of them walked out of the camp in unison, tapping the soldiers and horses to guard, and wanted to see the battlefield.
Before arriving at Jinlin Pass, the two soldiers and horses stopped at a distance and did not dare to approach easily.
They saw the corpses of the Zhou and Qi armies piled up like mountains in front of Jinlin Pass. The corpses were burned by the fire, causing black smoke to stain the sky.
This is to avoid diseases caused by bones rotting in hot weather.
In addition to burning the corpses, Zhao Kang also asked the soldiers inside the pass to go out of the city and start digging trench traps outside the pass to hinder the performance of Zhou's cavalry.
After all, his explosives were indeed used up this time, before the second batch of explosives was delivered.
We must use every possible means to defend Jinlin Pass.
Listening to the report of the spies who rushed back, both Horn and Yan Wenyuan were shocked.
Yan Wenyuan said coldly: "It seems that there has indeed been a change of people. I never expected that there would be such a capable person in Qian Country!"
Horn frowned and said: "There are only a few named generals in the Qian Kingdom. The empress Xiao Linglong is seriously injured. Who will they send? Li Yuan?"
"Probably not."
Yan Wenyuan shook his head. He had fought against Li Yuan and knew the other's temper.
"Although Li Yuan is familiar with military books and knows how to use troops on the battlefield, he is cautious and cautious. He wants to be upright in his methods. This method of luring the enemy will lead to Jinlin Pass being broken by us if we are not careful. He will never fight like this. It’s a dangerous move!”
"No matter who he is, this person has become a roadblock for us to destroy the Qian Kingdom. What do you think will happen next?" Horn asked.
Yan Wenyuan looked at Jinlin Pass in the distance with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face: "Our losses in this battle were too serious. Our soldiers, especially those who escaped, are all frightened and the army is distracted. It is no good to send out more troops now. "
Soldiers are afraid of fighting. If they don't find a way to adjust in time, they will be in big trouble.
The threat posed to them by explosives was too great.
Horn took a few steps and thought slightly: "After several battles, the power of the explosives is indeed impressive, but since a strong attack is not possible, we might as well change our thinking."
"You mean to trap Jinlin Pass?" Yan Wenyuan raised his eyebrows.
Horn nodded: "The copper and iron walls of Jinlin Pass are difficult to break, but in the end they can only rely on the strength of the city wall to compete with us."
"In this case, we will not attack. The army will be sent out to surround Jinlin Pass, and at the same time, we will take a detour to cut off their food supplies. Over time, more than 100,000 people will starve to death!"
Yan Wenyuan was silent for a moment and then said: "But it will take a lot of time to bypass Jinlin Pass, and we may even be attacked by Tongzhou. By then, if the siege fails, we may be counter-sieged."
"I don't think there's anything to worry about."
Yan Wenyuan smiled and said: "The Empress is personally conducting the expedition this time. According to our information, Jinlin's defenders are now all the elite troops of the Qian Kingdom."
"Even if there are still soldiers and horses in Tongzhou, they are all third-rate goods. As long as the supply of Jinlin from the Qian Kingdom is cut off, the Jinlin Pass will be destroyed."
"We have strong soldiers, strong horses, and plenty of food and fodder. It depends on who can survive."
Yan Wenyuan thought for a while: "Since you have already thought about it, let's follow your plan."
"Go back to camp and make arrangements."
When Zhao Kang was nervously building defenses, it took several days to deliver.
The battle report finally reached the imperial capital of Qian Kingdom.
I heard from the battle report that Zhao Kang and others killed more than 80,000 enemy troops with 8,000 men at Jinlin Pass.
Everyone was shocked.
Lin Yu, who couldn't deal with Zhao Kang, was the first to slap the table and get up.
"This is impossible! We killed and captured 80,000 enemy troops, but our own damage was only 8,000! What a joke!"
Li Yuan and Master Yang didn't believe it either. They looked at the soldier who sent the battle report and asked quickly.
"Is this serious?"
"It's absolutely true! The Imperial Master used a trick to lure the enemy and let the enemy troops enter the pass. Explosives and kerosene were used to trap the enemy troops in the pass. The details are as shown in the letter."
"in addition!"
The soldier who delivered the good news said anxiously: "The explosives in Jinlin Pass have been consumed. The national division urges you to deliver the second batch of explosives quickly."
"Although we have won this battle, the number of enemy troops far exceeds that of our army. Once they fail to attack, our army will be passive!"
Li Yuan quickly read the battle report and passed it to Grand Master Yang Xiao Feiyu and others.
Xiao Feiyu quickly asked the soldier: "How is your majesty doing?"
The soldiers had already received Zhao Kang's signal before they arrived, and said with a stern expression: "Your Majesty is seriously injured and often falls into coma."
Many ministers were heartbroken when they heard this. Li Yuandao said: "The team transporting explosives has already set off. You should return to Jinlin Pass quickly and inform the Imperial Preceptor that your Majesty cannot afford to make any mistakes. He must be transferred to a safe place."
"As you command!"
After saying this, the soldier left the hall.
Looking at the battle reports that were constantly being passed on, some officials exclaimed: "I didn't expect that the Imperial Guards could be so talented. He can write pens and ink, and lead troops into battle. Is there anyone in the world who can't do this?"
When Lin Yu heard this, he frowned and couldn't help but look at Mr. Zhao opposite.
Zhao Jinsheng's expression remained normal, but it was unclear what he was thinking in his heart.
After a while, Li Yuan and other temporary components of the cabinet completed their deliberations and rushed to deliver gunpowder.
In addition, grain and grass supplies had to be quickly transported to Tongzhou to support Jinlin.
Although they moved quickly, what Zhao Kang was worried about still happened.
Jinlin Guanzhong.
Scouts report quickly.
"The Zhou and Qi coalition armies broke out and came towards our army, and there were signs of division of troops at the same time!"
"Divide the troops! Why divide the troops so neatly!" A lieutenant general was shocked.
However, the experienced Ye Hongxue, Chen Xuanlong and others understood and turned to look at Zhao Kang.
"It seems they are going to trap us to death." Zhao Kang sighed.
Zhang Zheng narrowed his eyes: "I think you expected it, Imperial Master. What should we do next?"
"Zhang Zheng led 50,000 troops and returned to Tongzhou from Beicheng. Jinlin Pass was handed over to us."
Zhao Kang clasped his fingers together: "The enemy wants to trap us, and there must be a lot of troops who will detour to Jinlin to intercept us."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xuanlong hurriedly said: "National Master, if General Zhang leaves with 50,000 people, Jinlin's defenders will only have 60,000 or so."
