Chapter 549: Arrive in Pi County and attack the city overnight
Chapter 549: Arriving at Pi County and attacking the city overnight
Jiulong is about a hundred miles away from Pi County. If all the cavalry were there, it would only take about two hours to reach it.
However, Shen Tang had a large number of infantrymen under his command, so even though he traveled all the way, he did not reach the north of Pi County until dark.
Ten miles away from Pi County, Shen Tang chose a flat terrain to set up camp!
After setting up camp, Shen Tang entered the Chinese army's tent. Heihan and Zhuo's scouting horses also came to see Shen Tang and brought him the news they had found.
"Commander Qi, we rushed all the way yesterday. We killed some defeated soldiers in Jiulong City on the way and also got some information.
Originally, the Tubo people did not garrison troops in Pixian County, but about three thousand soldiers who fled from Jiulong City entered Pixian County.
Moreover, starting yesterday, Pixian County has closed its city gates and no one is allowed in or out.
However, we learned from the Tibetan rebels we captured that their commander-in-chief Suolang Wangdui only left a commander to stop our army in Pixian County, and that Suolang Wangdui had led some of his soldiers directly to Chengdu. Direction of the government."
"Currently, Hei Khan and General Zhuo are leading their troops forty miles south of Pi County. However, no Tibetan troops have been found yet!"
Shen Tang nodded slightly and sent Heihan and Zhuo over in advance. In fact, it was just a precaution. Whether the troops from Chengdu Prefecture would come to Pixian County was still unknown.
After all, unless the defenders of Pixian County can block them for a day or two.
Otherwise, it would be meaningless for them to travel all the way back and forth.
Furthermore, Pixian County is not Jiulong after all, and it is simply unrealistic to use Pixian County to completely block his troops.
Therefore, the Tubo soldiers and horses might choose to fight him outside Chengdu Mansion.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Tang immediately summoned the generals!
When everyone came, Shen Tang opened his mouth and said, "Now, there are only about three thousand soldiers and horses in Pixian County.
Moreover, they just suddenly defended Pixian County, so the defensive equipment and facilities there were not very complete.
Therefore, I am going to bury the pot and make rice immediately. After resting for two hours, I will start to attack the city overnight and capture Pixian County as early as possible to avoid other accidents in Ye Changmengduo."
"What do you think?"
Xin Qiji and others all responded and said, "Don't worry, Commander, we have only traveled more than a hundred miles today. Now our morale is strong. Even if we attack the city overnight, there will be no problem! Moreover, the city of Pi County is small and the walls are short. We have A large number of archers and catapults! If we attack the city overnight, we can welcome the general into the city before dawn tomorrow!"
Although siege warfare has always been the most difficult, there is now a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides! Shen Tang has an army of 50,000, but there are only 3,000 soldiers and horses in the city.
In addition, the fortifications are not perfect, so attacking the city now is the most appropriate time.
Although delaying for a period of time can allow the soldiers and horses under his command to recover better, every hour of delay will improve the defense of the city! Compared with the two, attacking the city directly is the best choice.
Now there are 50,000 troops under Shen Tang, and there are 30,000 elite Song troops. They are all good at attacking the city! In addition, they are equipped with complete equipment and powerful archers. Attacking such a small city is really easy. !
"good!"
"This time our troops have an absolute advantage, but there are not enough defenders in the city! Therefore, we do not need to separate the main attack and the feint attack!"
"Xin Qiji, you lead 6,000 troops to attack the south gate! Ji Rong, you lead 6,000 troops to attack the north gate! Balumu, you lead 6,000 troops to attack the west gate!"
Speaking of this, Shen Tang patrolled for a week, looked at the eager generals, and finally said, "Munda, Orchard, you two join forces and the east gate will be handed over to you!"
"I will obey your orders!"
"The rest are waiting for their own preparations! If the attack from the front is unfavorable, be ready to add more troops at any time!"
The generals who got the order were happy, and the people who didn't get the order were secretly preparing!
Then, the smoke rose from the cooking pots, and the troops buried pots to make rice and began to prepare! Today, Shen Tang is very glad that he has recovered two small tribes first! Although these two small tribes are not very powerful, they have given him There is a lot of help.
It's okay to say that the thousands of soldiers and horses of the two tribes can't provide much help in this battle. However, they are far more familiar with the mountains and rivers than the Song army. Even the guides in the army are far better than them. Not as good as!
Moreover, if there were no men from these two tribes, Maozhou's plan would also undergo great changes.
At least, Shen Tang couldn't do it at all if he wanted to conjure tens of thousands of troops out of thin air.
In addition, Shen Tang led his troops and traveled thousands of miles away. But when they arrived in Chengdu, they also had no trustworthy troops or strength.
With these two small clans, in addition to combat forces, there are also many other personnel. They do all the trivial tasks such as transporting grain and grass, making equipment, and burying pots to make rice.
In other words, after having these two small clans, Shen Tang is equivalent to having an additional auxiliary army, which saves Shen Tang a lot of trouble.
Two hours passed by in a flash! Then, Shen Tang gave an order, and more than 20,000 troops were divided into four groups and headed towards Pixian County, which was several miles away.
Balumu's men are all cavalry, leading the way!
"My sons, we are fighting with the general. This is the time to make a contribution! Let us ride on Pi County and strive to be the first to break through the west gate!"
The cavalry is naturally not as good as the infantry in attacking the city, but their cavalry shooting power is not much inferior to the Song Dynasty's arrow array. In addition, the cavalry is extremely flexible, so it can bring great benefits to the defenders on the city wall. s damage.
As long as they can completely suppress the defenders on the city wall and then order people to break down the city gate, it is not impossible for them to be the first to open the city gate.
The second person to arrive was the elite Xin family army led by Xin Qiji!
The Xin Family Army under Xin Qiji was built under the orders of the imperial court at the beginning of the Battle of Sizhou.
Although this army came much later than the Zaoyang Army and others, it still shined in the Battle of Sizhou! After many battles in Sizhou, the Xin Family Army is no longer a new army.
A general is the soul of a soldier! With Xin Qiji, a brave and unparalleled commander, the Xin family army under his command is also very sharp.
Although it is slightly lacking in defense, it is fierce and brave in attacking cities and strongholds!
The third one to arrive was not Jirong, but Mengda. The two Orchards led the army to arrive outside the east gate first!
In comparison, the troops under the two of them are greater than those of the other three parties, reaching 8,000 people! Therefore, these two are also very ambitious!