Chapter 1197: The Thunder Is Too Fast to Cover Your Ears
Weinan, as the name suggests, means "south of the Weishui River". When the Qin State collapsed in Longxi, another part of the Qin State's army reached out here, so they clashed with the "Wubian Tribe" who had lived in the Weishui River area for a long time.
Just like Bitatu, the chief of the Jiejiao tribe, was aware of the threat from the Wei state, Cheralhe, the chief of the Wubian tribe, was also aware of the threat of the Qin state, so he attracted the Qiang and Hu who originally lived in Hexi to form a
The coalition forces worked together to deal with Qin's army.
This alliance against Qin - tentatively called the "Weishui Alliance" - once posed a huge threat to Qin.
Especially after the chief of the Wubian tribe, "Chelarhe", gained the support of the Yi tribe during Wei Gongzi Run's first conquest of the Jiejiao tribe.
In order to deal with the threats from Sanchuan and Hexi, the Qin people built a fortress-like city south of the Weishui River, namely "Xiagui", to defend against the Ubian cavalry and the Hexi Qiang and Hu cavalry.
After the Wei clan in Longxi fell, the remnants of the Wei clan, led by Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, defected to Wei in the Central Plains. After Qin quickly occupied Longxi, it was finally free to deal with the Wei River Alliance.
As the Qin State sent troops, the Wubian tribe was the first to be crippled. The remaining tribes, led by their chief Cheralhe, had to abandon the Wei River Plain and move eastward to join the then prosperous Sichuan-Luo Alliance.
The Wubian tribe was defeated and fled eastward in panic, which caused panic among the Hexi Qiang and Hu. Under the gentle tactics of Qin Shaojun, the commander of the Qin army at the time, some Hexi Qiang and Hu were persuaded to become vassals of the Qin State, herding horses for the Qin people.
, cattle and sheep.
During this period, the "Shi tribe" in the Huayin Plain took over from the Wubian tribe and shouldered the heavy burden of preventing Qin from invading Sanchuan.
Compared with the Wubian tribe, the Yi tribe is more powerful. The Qin army fought many battles with the Jie cavalry of the Yi tribe on the Wei River plains, but they never got an advantage.
It was not until the death of the old patriarch of the Yi tribe, "Fei Yangtahui", that the original leader "Erdemo" took over the responsibility of the patriarch, which led to the outbreak of civil strife in the Yi tribe. Only then did the Qin army have the opportunity to defeat the Yi tribe and truly extend its reach.
Entered Sanchuan.
During this period of war, Weinan's "Xiagui" played a vital role. It was equivalent to the eastern barrier of the Qin State, so it was also called "Qindong".
However, in recent years, "Xiagui" has gradually lost its role as a defensive barrier, because after the defeat of the Qiang tribe, the Sanchuan tribe, which once broke out a war with the Qin State, has moved to the east of Sanchuan. In addition, the Qianghu tribe in Hexi has gradually
Submission made Qin invincible in this area.
Because of this, the Qin State launched a large-scale Eastern Expedition the year before last.
Generally speaking, the role of the fortress-level city "Xiagui" has changed from a frontier fortress to a rear stronghold today, supporting the Eastern Expeditions of Qin Shaojun and Wu Xinhou Gongsun Qi twice.
Because of this, the Qin soldiers stationed in Xiagui never expected that a powerful army would attack Xiagui.
On the fifth day of November, at the east gate of Xiaguang City, a group of about three to four hundred Qin soldiers commanded thousands of civilians outside the city, loading barrels of grain into carriages.
Prepare to be transported to the army of Wuxin Marquis Gongsun Qi on the front line.
On the city wall, there may be several Qin soldiers guarding the city gathered together, watching the busy people below the city while discussing the war.
It must be said that the "Qin-Wei Sanchuan Battle" that occurred the year before last made the Qin people, who had been blindly confident in recent years, clearly recognize the power of Wei and firmly remember the name "Wei Gongzi Run".
It's no wonder, after all, in the "Battle of Sanchuan of Qin and Wei", the Qin State was defeated so tragically that out of the entire 200,000-strong army, only a few thousand people fled back to their homeland. The remaining nearly 200,000 soldiers were all
Buried in a foreign land, it is no exaggeration to say that this defeat is no less than the "disastrous defeat of Wei Han Shangdang Battle" in Wei State.
"I wonder if Lord Wu Xinhou's army has defeated that Young Master Wei."
During this period, a new recruit of the Qin Army murmured to himself.
Beside, several Qin soldiers nearby looked at each other and remained silent.
If it were a few years ago, if someone had said such unconfident words, I believe they would have been criticized by other Qin soldiers. But at this moment, no Qin soldiers have spoken out to criticize, just because "Wei Gongzi Run"
This name is so famous in Qin State.
After a long time, one of the old soldiers comforted him with confidence: "Don't worry, kids, that's Lord Wu Xinhou!"
After hearing this, several Qin soldiers around him laughed in agreement, which finally made the slightly tense atmosphere a little warmer.
Suddenly, there was a faint rustling sound in the distance.
The old soldier of the Qin Army raised his head and was surprised to see a herd of horses running towards the vast snowfield in the distance - ownerless horses without knights.
"Wild horses? Are there any wild horses in this area?"
The old soldier of the Qin army was a little excited. After all, the Qin laws clearly stipulated that anyone who presented a horse to the country would receive a large reward and even have the opportunity to be promoted to a cavalry.
Thinking of the beauty, the old soldier of the Qin Army wished he could run down the city wall and get out of the city to catch those ownerless horses.
But unfortunately, he is on duty at the moment and cannot leave his post - Qin Law punishes soldiers who leave their posts without permission and is extremely severe.
"You're taking advantage of those bastards in the city."
After struggling in his heart for a long time, the old soldier sighed and gave up the idea of going out of the city to catch horses.
At this time, the recruit rubbed his eyes and said in confusion: "Huh? Those wild horses... seem to be pulling something."
"Huh?"
The old soldier of the Qin Army was stunned when he heard this, and then stared at the wild horses in the distance.
After staring for a long time, he realized that the group of wild horses did indeed seem to be pulling a big thing behind them, but the color of this thing was so similar to the surrounding snow that he didn't notice it for a short time.
"That's..."
The old soldier of the Qin Army swallowed his saliva, and felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart. He couldn't help shouting to the city: "The enemy - attack -!"
"What?"
Hearing the shouts of the old soldiers, the Qin soldiers and civilians under the city who were preparing to capture the wild horses were stunned and looked at each other: Enemy attack? Where did the enemy attack come from?
At this moment, the group of "wild horses" were only thirty feet away from Xiaguang City. There was a roar, and a white sheepskin blanket on the back of the wild horses was lifted, revealing the horses.
The fully armed crossbowmen of the Wei army on the sled chariot.
I saw the crossbow soldiers of the Wei Army, aiming at the Qin soldiers and civilians outside Xiaguang City, and pulled the trigger of their hand crossbows. Suddenly, hundreds of crossbow bolts were fired at the Qin soldiers and civilians outside Xiaguang City.
Poor Qin soldiers and civilians, they were almost on guard and fell to the ground one after another with arrows.
"Enemy, enemy attack!" As a civilian shouted at the top of his voice, thousands of Qin people outside the city suddenly panicked and ran back and forth at a loss.
At this time, the Wei army's horse-drawn sleighs had already rushed to the Xiagui city gate.
After the horses stopped charging, a heavily armed Wei soldier jumped down from the sleigh, attacked the Qin army who was still at a loss, and effortlessly seized control of the city gate.
Perhaps one of the Qin army's hundred men would wake up and call the Qin soldiers and civilians nearby in an attempt to recapture the city gate.
However, after taking only a few steps, he was hacked to death by a Wei soldier.
"Hold on! His Royal Highness King Su will be here immediately!" Ran Teng, a general of thousands of Shang Shui soldiers, shouted loudly while fighting with all his strength.
On the snowy slope about three to five miles away from Xiagui, Su Wang Zhao Hongrun used a long-range telescope to check the situation of Xiagui City. After seeing that thousands of generals Ran Teng successfully captured the city gate of Xiagui according to plan, he
A slight smile appeared on his face: "Very good!"
Immediately, he stood up, waved his hand towards the front, and shouted in a deep voice: "Attack!"
As soon as he finished speaking, tens of thousands of horse-drawn sleighs drove through the snowy slope one by one, rushing towards the distant Xiagui City like a pack of wolves on the snowfield pounced on their prey.
Hearing the noise in the distance, the Qin soldiers guarding the city at Xiaguo City widened their eyes in horror.
Because they saw a dense crowd of Wei soldiers.
"How is that possible?!"
The Qin Army veteran's eyes widened in horror. He could not figure out why such a large number of Wei troops came to Xiagui.
Where is the army raised by Gongsun Wuxinhou? Has the whole army been wiped out?
Why didn't Xiagui receive any news?!
"Dang Dang Dang——"
"Dang Dang Dang——"
At the top of Xiagui City, an early warning signal representing an enemy attack immediately sounded, and countless Qin soldiers poured out from the buildings in the city.
At this time, in the city guard's palace in Xiaguang City, a burly general was naked to the upper body, boxing in the snow to exercise.
I saw this general with scars all over his body. It is not difficult to guess that he is a brave general who is good at fighting.
This person is Zhang Tang, the general guarding Gui under the Qin State.
After hearing the warning sound that resounded throughout the city, Qin General Zhang Tang was stunned, quickly grabbed the clothes thrown on the snow, put them on his body, and walked out of the city guard's mansion quickly.
Although he had also heard the cry of "enemy attack", he was really puzzled as to who else dared to tease his Qin tiger beard in the nearby Wei River area.
When he was waiting for him to walk out of the city guard's mansion, a messenger might have rushed to him on horseback, saying anxiously: "Master Zhang Tang, Wei Jun! Wei Jun is attacking me at Xia Gui!"
"Wei Jun?"
Even Zhang Tang was a little confused at this moment and couldn't figure out where the Wei army came from.
Seeing this, the messenger eagerly added: "It's the Shangshui Wei Division under Wei Gongzi Run!"
The names of people and trees, the words "Wei Gongzi Run" and "Shangshui Wei Shi" are definitely familiar to Zhang Tang, but he can't understand: Wei Gongzi Run's army is not related to Wu Xinhou Gongsun.
Are our troops at a stalemate in Taolin?
After thinking for a while, Zhang Tang said seriously: "It doesn't matter, the Wei army is tired from the distance, our army can just hold on to the city..."
However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the messenger who almost cried: "Sir Zhang Tang, the Wei army used some trick to seize the city gate and has already entered the city!"
"What?!"
Zhang Tang's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and his eyes widened in shock.
He pushed the messenger away, got on his horse, and headed to the city to take a look.
Sure enough, as the messenger said, countless Wei soldiers poured out of the city. Although the Qin soldiers tried hard to resist, they could not resist it. In just a moment, half of the city was captured by the Wei army.
A city.
"I can't hold on any longer..."
Seeing such a scene, Zhang Tang had no choice but to order a retreat.
However, when he led his soldiers to evacuate from the west city gate, he was shocked to see the Wei army all over the sky, driving a chariot that could fly on the snow, heading toward the southwest of Xiagui along the Wei River.
The Wei army was so fast that even Zhang Tang on horseback could not catch up, and could only watch helplessly as the enemy disappeared into the snowy field.
"No, Lintong..."
Zhang Tang's face was ashen.
The Wei army's speed was so fast that he did not even have time to report the enemy's situation to the city behind.