Chapter 553: The Fall of the Pass, in Chengdu Mansion
Chapter 553: The pass is lost, inside Chengdu Mansion
"Chief, immediately send your tribe to Wuweishan and Jizongguan. If you want to temporarily suppress us and prevent us from participating in the battle between the Song Army and Tubo, then the best way for the Song Army is to occupy
Two passes.
As long as these two passes are blocked, it will be difficult for our Qiang army to leave Maozhou.
Unless, like the current Song Army, we directly reclaim the barren mountains and wild ridges! Moreover, once these two passes fall into the hands of the Song Army, then we will be completely controlled by the Song Army..."
Although I don’t know why the great elder made such a guess, Guwu also knows the importance of these two places.
Therefore, leave the main hall immediately and quickly arrange for the people in the clan to go!
Originally, there were ten thousand Qiang people stationed at each of these two places.
Although these two passes are much worse than Jiulong, they are also places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Therefore, if there are 10,000 troops guarding the area, even if an accident occurs, there will be enough time to dispatch people again.
However, the Song army suddenly entered Maozhou before, which made them feel the crisis, so they mobilized many soldiers and horses outside. Even in these two places, only three to four thousand people were left.
Seeing Guwu leaving in a hurry, the elder sighed, "I hope it's not too late, otherwise, the Qiang people will have no choice but to surrender to the Song army."
Their reaction was indeed not slow, but Gu Wu and others did not know that just one day ago, when Shen Tang captured Pixian County, the two troops and horses that had already been hiding near these two passes had already launched an attack.
A surprise attack!
These two armies were led by two generals under Bian Xi!
One of them is Deng Jie, who was very familiar with Shen Tang during the Battle of Sizhou.
The other one is named Zhou Wu! Both of them are senior generals under Bian Xi, and they fight extremely bravely!
Maozhou is not too far away from Jiulong, Pixian and other places where Shen Tang and others are going. Therefore, almost every day, fast horses shuttle back and forth between the two places to deliver news to Shen Tang and Bian Xi!
After learning that Shen Tang had captured Pixian County, Bian Xi knew that it was time to take action against the two passes.
First of all, it is impossible to completely hide the news that Shen Tang and others captured Jiulong and Pixian County from the Qiang people.
Once they get the news, they will not only doubt the authenticity of Bian Xi's army, but also probably guess that these two passes are the eyes of the Song army.
At least, they will strengthen their defenses at the two passes just in case.
Therefore, these two passes must be captured before the Qiang people react.
With these two passes, combined with the soldiers under Bian Xi's command, it was enough to suppress the Qiang people in Maozhou, preventing them from posing any threat to Shen Tang's back.
After Shen Tang captured Chengdu Mansion and the armies gathered together, whether they wanted to intimidate the Qiang people or completely suppress the Qiang people, it was a matter of course.
Under the dark night raid by the Song army, the Qiang people guarding these two places did not react. They were directly killed by the sudden Song army and entered the pass! After that, the two sides fought a bloody battle. Most of the Qiang people were injured, and the rest were injured.
People fled in a hurry, and these two passes fell directly into the hands of the Song army.
Subsequently, Deng Jie and his two men directly sealed the two passes according to Bian Xi's order, repaired the damaged passes as soon as possible, and replenished the defense supplies to meet them!
After taking these two passes, Bian Xi breathed a sigh of relief! Although, there are only nearly ten thousand people stationed at each pass now.
However, it is enough! The Qiang people are indeed powerful, but the entire Qiang people can only provide tens of thousands of soldiers and horses at most! With the persistence of the Song Army, it is almost impossible for tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to retake the pass. .
Furthermore, although Bian Xi's army is fake, there are still 20,000 elite Song troops in it!
Now, the situation has become clear, and there is no need for this fake army to exist! Therefore, after communicating the news with Shen Tang, Bian Xi asked some soldiers and horses to escort all the tribesmen back to their clan! Then, Bian Xi The 20,000 troops and horses in hand left the Maozhou boundary directly and headed towards Chengdu Prefecture to meet up with Shen Tang! Next, there was a battle with the Tubo people outside Chengdu Prefecture. If they could have more troops, The Song Army's chances of winning will also increase by a few points.
As for the Qiang people, both passes are now in their own hands. It is not easy for the Qiang people to send troops, so there is no need to pay attention to them for the time being.
Shen Tang didn't know anything about Maozhou.
However, all of this was under his arrangement and planning, so as long as there were no accidents, such a result was within his expectation!
After four days of repairs in Pixian County, Shen Tang led the army to set off again! Moreover, just the day before, 20,000 troops and horses led by Bian Xi had also arrived. Therefore, the number of troops and horses under Shen Tang's command had reached 70,000. !Although they are still at a disadvantage in terms of numbers compared to Tubo's troops, the gap is no longer big.
In the past few days, Yiying Tanma has tried his best to find out the surrounding situation, and the Tubo people in Chengdu Prefecture have no intention of coming to rescue Pixian County! It is obvious that the Tibetan commander also knows that this small Pixian County can delay the sinking It is already difficult for Tang Yier and Er, and it is simply impossible to completely block the Song army.
Therefore, no troops were sent at all...
Within Chengdu Prefecture!
During this period of time, Shao Hongyuan lived an extremely difficult life! Although the last time he plotted against the wealthy households in the city, the army's supply of food and grass was relieved a lot, but in the face of the continuous crazy attacks from the Tubo people, the entire Chengdu Prefecture was still It’s stormy!
Up to now, the offensive and defensive battle of Chengdu Prefecture has lasted for nearly twenty days! The Tubo people outside the city relied on their large number of soldiers to attack Chengdu Prefecture day and night. Although the number of soldiers and horses under Shao Hongyuan's command was not small, However, it is difficult to protect this huge Chengdu Mansion! Coupled with this long battle, the soldiers and horses under his command have been exhausted to the extreme!
In addition, the continuous battles have caused the Song Army's casualties to continue to increase! Up to now, the Song Army has lost nearly 10,000 troops! The remaining 20,000 troops are also injured! If this continues, Shao Hongyuan really doesn't know How long can I hold on?
"call!"
The day's attack finally came to an end, and the sky was already dark.
However, Shao Hongyuan knew that the Tubo people would attack again after at most an hour, and the dark night would not give them any chance to rest.
Shao Hongyuan gritted his teeth as he looked at the soldiers lying crooked and resting in the corner of the city wall. They were all his subordinates, so of course he felt sorry for them.
However, he cannot make people relax, otherwise, these troops will collapse directly.