Dong'er hurried back to Yinzhou City and explained the situation to Ke Zhen'e. He wanted to lead five thousand soldiers to Wuding River and join Li Yide's troops to rescue Yang Hao. After hearing this, Ke Zhen'e hurriedly said: "Madam, it's better to
You stay in the city and let your subordinates lead the people to rescue the commander."
Luo Dong'er said flatly: "No, I will go there myself. Defending the city is your specialty. I am more familiar with the key points of field battles and the use of cavalry than you are."
Ke Zhen'e felt a little ashamed and said: "Then, madam, take all the remaining 7,000 soldiers in the city. One more person will give you more strength. There is no war in Yinzhou now, and there is nothing to do if the two thousand soldiers are left.
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Dong'er shook his head and said: "No, five thousand people is the limit. Now among the seven thousand soldiers in the city, many of them are injured. For the remaining two thousand people, most of them are seriously injured and cannot bear to fight. Send them
Taking them away will only increase casualties."
Mu Qingxuan said: "Madam, what about our three thousand female soldiers? Although they are all girls, they are good at riding and shooting, which does not necessarily make them weaker than men. In the past few days, they were mainly responsible for the defense of the inner city, and their wear and tear was minimal.
, at this critical moment, they can be used. My subordinates, please take them to join the battle."
"This..." Dong'er hesitated a little.
"Madam, it takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes a while to use it. Now the commander-in-chief is in critical condition. If the commander-in-chief makes a mistake, this Yinzhou will definitely not be able to defend itself in the northwest where tigers and wolves are fighting for hegemony. Saving the commander-in-chief is also saving ourselves. Don't hesitate.
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Yanyan said impatiently: "Sister, our three thousand female soldiers are worthy of a battle. Take them with you. You will be more confident."
Luo Dong'er gritted his teeth and said decisively: "Forget it, gather all the troops immediately and we'll set off immediately."
The situation was urgent and the group had no time to say anything. Dong'er didn't even return to the commander's residence. He hurriedly ordered eight thousand soldiers and horses of mixed gender, packed enough arrows, and headed straight for Wuding River.
Li Jiyun packed up the remaining troops and was moving towards the Wuding River. As soon as he arrived in front of the Zhuolunchuan beach, Tan Ma came to report urgently and found a group of people in the distance, galloping towards him. Li Jiyun was shocked. He didn't know who was coming.
No matter how many troops there were, they did not dare to rush to the battle after a long battle and were exhausted. They immediately ordered people to return to the position abandoned by Yang Hao in Zhuolunchuan and enter a defensive state.
Not long after, another scouting horse came to report that the soldiers and horses coming from the direction of Yinzhou passed by the Zhuolun River and went straight to the Wuding River. Li Jijun was overjoyed when he heard this, and rushed from Yinzhou to help Wuding River.
Look, his father's plan has come into effect. Li Jiyun was overjoyed and ordered his troops to rush to Wuding River. At the same time, he ordered his scouts to pay close attention to the movements of soldiers and horses on that side.
After traveling for more than half an hour, the scouts from the front reported back that the total number of soldiers and horses rushing to support Wudinghe was about 10,000 people. Since they could not get too close, they could not get a more accurate result. However, they found that the soldiers and horses escorting Wudinghe were about 10,000 people.
The soldiers in the rear formation were all female soldiers.
Li Jijun laughed loudly when he heard this: "Haha, Yinzhou has even sent out female soldiers. It seems that my father's plan has really come true. The three Tibetan coalition forces will all be buried by the Wuding River. Hmm..."
Li Jijun smiled and suddenly stopped laughing, with a thoughtful look on his face. The generals on the left and right were a little surprised. After waiting for a long time, Li Jijun's eyes rolled around, still thinking about it. The battalion commander Zhiming Hai, who had always been close to him personally, stepped forward.
Chashou asked: "Ya Nei, why don't we catch up?"
Li Jiyun slowly shook his head and muttered: "Minghai, my father has an army of 80,000 people. Combined with the total strength of the three vassals, they are no match. What's more, Yang Chongxun has fled back to Linzhou. If he defeats the two Yang vassals, he will definitely be defeated." One clan has been ambushed first. There is no danger in my father's place. What should I worry about? Yinzhou...hey, Yinzhou even sent out female soldiers. What do you think...then Yinzhou City is now an empty city? "
Zhiminghai's eyes lit up and he shouted: "Yameni said, let's go get his Yinzhou City."
Li Jiyun looked back and said with a half-smile: "Instead of going to Wuding River to pick up some bargains, how about we go get Yinzhou City."
Zhi Minghai hesitated and said: "But..., the situation of the war at Jieshuai is still unclear after all..."
Li Jiyun curled his lips and said calmly: "My father often said that a saint knows the beginning and the end. Now that the situation is so clear, why is there any unknown situation in the war?"
He pointed his horsewhip forward and said: "If Yang Hao's side gains the upper hand, is there any need to urgently mobilize troops from Yinzhou? Is it necessary to even send women to the battlefield? There is no doubt that they are in Wuding. The river has suffered a big loss, and a very important person must have fallen into the hands of my father, maybe Yang Hao, so Yinzhou mobilized all his troops. I currently have less than 6,000 troops, and I can’t send them to Wuding River. It will be of great use. In this case, we might as well go to Yinzhou City. Yinzhou has fallen, and Yang Hao's troops who are still resisting may be defeated. Hey! Let's treat him the same way. Human body, Zhi Minghai, you are the vanguard, let’s go to Yinzhou City!”
Another day the sun rises in the east.
The first ray of sunshine in the morning had just given a bright color to the green peaks at the top of the mountain, when a horse galloped into the valley. This was the layer of mountains on the side of the ruins of the ancient city. The knight jumped off the horse, and Lin A man immediately jumped out and took the reins, and that man rushed towards a hut built of green pines and cypresses halfway up the mountain.
"Report, sir, the Zhe Yuxun Department has been dispatched!"
There was a clay stove burning in front of Li Guangrui, and the medicinal soup was boiling on the stove. He just picked up the medicine bowl, and his hand trembled suddenly after hearing these words. The medicine bowl smashed on the clay stove, and the smoke was steaming. When it was neutral, it emitted a stronger and more pungent medicinal smell. The soldier did not dare to cough and stood there holding his breath.
Li Guangrui tried to calm down, but his voice was slightly trembling: "They... finally lost their composure?"
Military advisor Le Feiyu, who was sitting in the corner, jumped over and said in a deep voice: "How many troops did Zhe Yuxun send out? Are they really running towards here?"
The soldier said: "Almost all Zhe Yuxun's troops are out in force. They are undoubtedly rushing towards the ruins of Taogu City by the Wuding River."
Le Feiyu's fists and palms met, and he turned around happily and said: "Sir."
Li Guangrui stood up slowly, the fat on his face trembled twice, and ordered: "Urgent, all outposts in front must be withdrawn. Don't alert the snake. Go quickly!"
"As you command!"
The detective horse hurried out, and Li Guangrui immediately turned to Gou Rixin, the commander of the guards, and ordered: "Order, Li Huating, He Bining, Wang Qi, and Wu Pojun command, immediately lead the ambush troops out of the valley, put on armor and saddles, and prepare for battle! Go quickly! "
"As commanded."
Li Guangrui let out a long breath, then turned to his military advisor and ordered: "Send someone to Zhang Chongwei immediately and ask him to prepare to attack Taogu City immediately. When Zhe Yuxun arrives, attack immediately. The more realistic the play will be." The better, buy time for me to mobilize my troops!"
Li Guangrui's old and haggard face showed a faint smile, and said lightly: "Yang Hao... can die now..."
Zhang Chongwei got up early in the morning and looked at the ruins opposite. He took a bite of dried meat and drank a sip of black-red tea brewed from a large pot of brick tea. He said leisurely and contentedly: "Winning or losing is really unpredictable. I thought Xiazhou fell.
, we have been completely defeated. I didn’t expect Master Li to have such a clever method. He used himself as a bait to lure Yang Hao to take the bait, and then used Yang Hao as a bait to lure the reinforcements to rescue him. Hehe, we will soon turn defeat into victory, right?
If all the main forces of the Three Feuds were lost here, if all the leaders of the Three Feuds were also lost here, it would definitely be a great victory. Reoccupying Xiazhou would only be a matter of time. Maybe the news here would spread to Xiazhou.
Those wallflowers will soon tie up Li Guangcen and that audacious Tuoba Cangmu to plead guilty to the Lord, hahaha..., there is nothing permanent in the world, nothing more than this..."
Zhang Chongwei was lamenting the impermanence of the world, and his own soldiers led a messenger to him: "Sir! Commander-in-Chief Jun ordered your troops to prepare for war immediately. The Yuxun Division set out early in the morning and is rushing here.
As soon as his army arrives, Commander Jie will order your troops to immediately launch an attack on the ruins of Tao Valley, luring Zhe Yuxun to commit all his troops, Commander Commander Ji will deploy troops to surround their retreat and annihilate them all here."
Zhang Chongwei jumped up and said with great joy: "Okay! Our troops will prepare for war immediately."
The horn sounded, and the officers and soldiers of each battalion hurriedly gathered and entered a state of combat readiness. Zhang Chongwei stood at the outpost, looking at the Taogu City in the distance, and suddenly a strange feeling arose in his heart.
"Something's wrong. Whenever there's any disturbance on my side, there will always be some reaction on Yang Hao's position. But up to this morning, there are only flags waving on that position, and no soldiers can be seen walking around. They are all crawling with hunger.
Can't you get up? Even if you don't bring any solid food with you, you won't starve to death after only two days and nights, right?"
The more Zhang Chongwei thought about it, the more uneasy he became. After hesitating for a while, he said in a deep voice: "Add men and horses from both capitals, conduct a tentative attack, and use bows and crossbows to cover."
The arrows shot through the air, the sound of whizzing was heard endlessly, and the sound of horses neighing came from the opponent's position. Zhang Chongwei felt relieved after hearing this.
However, not a single arrow was fired from the opponent's position. The two soldiers, both armed with shields and swords, hunched forward. At first, they only attacked tentatively, but then there was no low resistance at all. This left them at a loss as to what to do. They could only bite the bullet.
They kept getting closer, but the expected counterattack still didn't happen. The flag on Yang Hao's position was fluttering, but no one showed up. Zhang Chongwei, who was watching the battle in front of the formation, felt nervous and shouted: "Charge over!"
The two men and horses used shields to protect themselves and cautiously pushed towards the ruins of the ancient city. The first man climbed onto the short city wall, followed by the second. Soon, both men and horses rushed over, followed by one.
Standing head first on the city wall, he shouted in horror at Zhang Chongwei: "Master Commander, Master Commander, it's empty. The ruins of Tao Valley are all empty, and everyone has disappeared!"
Zhang Chongwei's face was pale, and he stumbled towards the ruins of Taogu City. It was really empty. All the people were gone, all the weapons were gone, even the saddles and bridles on the horses were gone, and only a few thousand horses were left bare from head to toe.
The horses looked like a huge herd of wild horses, grazing leisurely at the foot of the ridge near the mountain.
Zhang Chongwei's eyesight went dark and he shouted out loud: "Where are the people? Where are the people?"
A horse raised its head, chewed grass in its mouth, and snorted at him, as if laughing at his ignorance.