Nine hundred and ninetieth chapters comprehensive disadvantage
Geng Yansi thought about it and finally decided to lead his army to stay and make one last effort.
As long as we capture Longcheng before the enemy's reinforcements arrive, we can hold on to the city. No matter how many enemy troops arrive, we don't have to worry too much.
However, Geng Yan also kept an eye on it and sent people to Jiequan and Qingshui respectively to ask Ma Wu and Wang Ba for help, and asked them to lead their troops to help immediately.
Geng Yan and the soldiers under his command had a glimmer of hope in their hearts, hoping that the defenders in Long City were at the end of their strength and that another round of fierce attacks could break through Long City's defenses.
As a result of this battle, the Longcheng defenders showed strong combat effectiveness and once again repulsed the Han army's all-out attack. Just when the Han army returned without success, a large number of troops came from the Han army's wings and even the rear.
The Kaixiao Army.
At the same time as the enemy's reinforcements appeared, the gates of Longcheng suddenly opened, and the cavalry soldiers of Wei Xiao's army rushed out of the city in a steady stream and gathered outside the city. Looking around, they saw an overwhelming crowd of people, at least 30,000 in number.
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Until then, Geng Yan and other Han soldiers also realized how wrong their intelligence was. The defenders in Longcheng were not thousands or even ten thousand, but a full thirty thousand. This was still
Not counting the casualties caused by our own side's continuous attacks on the city.
The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly. The Han army changed from the main attacking side to the passive side in an instant. At this time, Geng Yan's tribe had 30,000 enemy troops in the east, 10,000 enemy troops in the north, 10,000 enemy troops in the south, and another 10,000 enemy troops in the west.
Ten thousand enemy troops.
Kuai Xiao's army totaled 60,000 troops, and surrounded Geng Yan's tribe, which consisted of only 10,000 Han troops.
Under the current circumstances, there was almost no hope of breaking out. Geng Yan immediately ordered the entire army to retreat back to the camp to rely on camp defense to resist the enemy.
Fortunately, the soldiers under Geng Yan's command were all elite men. Faced with the sudden change, the soldiers did not panic. They huddled in their own camp and defended with all their strength.
Even though Wei Xiao's army numbered 60,000, it was not easy to capture Geng Yan's army's camp.
After receiving Geng Yan's letter, Ma Wu and Wang Ba did not delay further. Both of them left five thousand soldiers to guard the city, while they personally commanded ten thousand soldiers to go to Longcheng to reinforce Geng Yan.
Originally, the Han army had the upper hand on the battlefields of Jiequan, Longcheng and Qingshui. After all, Ma Wu and Wang Ba almost took down the two cities of Jiequan and Qingshui without any bloodshed. With three targets, the Han army captured two places.
, it can be said to be a great advantage.
But now, the situation on this front line of the battlefield has become less clear. Kaixiao's army took the initiative to abandon the two cities of Jiequan and Qingshui, and concentrated its forces on Longcheng, forming a siege on Geng Yan's tribe. Geng Yan's army
Trapped outside Longcheng.
As for the battlefields of Longguan and Qinting, the Han army never had an advantage from the beginning to the end. The terrain of Longguan is steep, and one man can guard the pass, but ten thousand cannot open it, so the Han army led by Fu Jun cannot attack it at all.
There were a large number of enemy troops guarding Qin Pavilion, and they built more than thirty fortresses around Qin Pavilion. It can be said that Qin Pavilion was impregnable and watertight, and the Han army led by Zang Gong was also blocked from attacking.
Battle reports from the front came back one after another, leaving Liu Xiu at a loss. As the full-scale battle between the two sides unfolded, the enemy's defenses became increasingly clear.
In the five places of Longguan, Qinting, Jiequan, Longxian and Qingshui, Weixiao actually deployed a hundred thousand soldiers and horses. It seems that the enemy's goal is also very clear, which is to attack the border between Hanyang and Sanfu.
, fight a decisive battle with your own side.
In the evening, Liu Xiu sat in the Chinese army tent, reading the battle report and sketching on the map. Lai She walked in, looked at Liu Xiu, and whispered: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, it's better to go back to the tent to rest.
Bar!"
Liu Xiu said without raising his head: "We have underestimated the enemy! In this battle, we have underestimated the enemy too much!" The Han army that attacked Weixiao set out from Luoyang and arrived in Chang'an. After just a short rest, they began to march westward without stopping and attack by force.
Hanyang County.
The Han army's intelligence on Hanyang County was neither comprehensive nor accurate. Before the war started, they thought their own side had a great advantage. However, after the battle began, they discovered that their side had no advantage at all. Instead, it was Wei Xiao's army that occupied the advantageous location.
This situation caused repeated setbacks to the attacks of our own soldiers.
With a sigh, Liu Xiu put down the battle report in his hand and said with a wry smile: "We are too impatient! If we can wait until Gongsun leads his troops back to Sanfu before launching troops against Hanyang, it will be much safer."
It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in the world. Now the battle has begun, and our own soldiers cannot withdraw even if they want to.
Lai She said seriously: "I estimate that General Zhengxi will arrive soon with his troops, as long as our army persists for another ten days and a half."
Liu Xiu took a deep breath, pointed on the map, and said: "Bo Zhao is now trapped in Longcheng, Zizhang, and Yuan Bo have all led their troops to rescue, but even so, our army's strength is only about 30,000.
However, the enemy's strength is more than 60,000, so this battle is still difficult to fight."
Lai She nodded with a worried look on his face. Yes, in the battle of Longcheng, his own disadvantage was already obvious. Liu Xiu vigorously clicked on Longcheng on the map and said: "Early tomorrow morning, our army will march westward and rush to Longcheng."
City, rescue Bo Zhao!"
"Your Majesty, is this... not too dangerous? I thought it would be better for Your Majesty to stay behind!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand, squinted his eyes and said, "I want to see what he is capable of." Liu Xiu indeed looked down on Wei Xiao. Even though the Han army was now at a clear disadvantage, he still despised him from the bottom of his heart.
Kui Xiao.
But this time, Liu Xiu despised the wrong person. On Wei Xiao's side, the person leading the battle in Hanyang was not Wei Xiao himself, but Wang Yuan, the general under Wei Xiao.
Wang Yuan was a man who valued fame and fortune, was nepotistic, and was selfish. These were his shortcomings, but his advantages were equally obvious, that is, he was extremely powerful in running the army and even in commanding the troops.
Whether they are famous generals or ordinary generals, whether they are famous in history or unknown, first of all, they are all real people. They have various shortcomings, but equally, they also have various advantages.
, this is really normal.
At that time, Liu Xiu had already fallen asleep in his sleeping tent. He was in a deep sleep when the sudden noise from outside woke him up. Liu Xiu opened his eyes and listened. After a while, he turned over and sat down on the bed.
Get up. He was about to put on his shoes and go out to see what was going on. The curtain was suddenly lifted up. Zhang Kun, Luo You, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, Long Bo and others all ran into the tent. Zhang Kun took the lead.
He opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, the enemy is attacking the camp!"
Liu Xiu's heart skipped a beat. He put on his shoes, stood up, frowned and asked, "The enemy is attacking the camp? Where did the enemy come from?"
Long Yuan took a step forward and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the enemy troops rushed down from the mountain at the beginning!"
Luo You quickly walked to the clothes rack nearby, took off the robe from it, and helped Liu Xiu change. While Liu Xiu was dressing, he asked, "How many people are there in the incoming enemy army?"
"It's not clear yet, but it should be no less than 10,000 people! Since the enemy army came suddenly and attacked from behind the camp, our army was not well prepared. Now... the enemy army has broken through the defense of the camp behind it!"
When Luo You was about to help Liu Xiu put on the imperial uniform, the latter waved his hand and said, "Put on armor."
Luo You's heart trembled and she didn't dare to say anything. Together with Zhang Kun, she took off the armors on the shelf one by one and helped Liu Xiu put them on. Liu Xiu's armor was silver, but the edges of the armor were gilded.
It looks like it is rimmed with gold, which is both majestic and powerful.
When Liu Xiu was fully dressed, the noise outside the camp became louder and louder. The sound of rumbling footsteps and the shouts of people could be heard all the time.
Liu Xiu, wearing armor and a red cloak hanging behind his back, strode out of the sleeping tent.
When we got outside, we looked around and saw that everything was in chaos, especially in the back camp, where fires were everywhere. It was obvious that many of the tents had been set alight by the invading enemy troops.
"Kill!" "Kill Liu Xiu!" "The general has an order. Anyone who can decapitate Liu Xiu will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!" "Kill——"
Even standing outside the sleeping tent, one could clearly hear the enemy's shouts of killing. The enemy was about to kill from the rear camp to the middle camp.
Liu Xiu looked to the left and right and saw a Ben Ming Lang standing not far away, holding a horse-killing sword in his hand. He waved to Ben Ming Lang.
When the man saw this, he immediately stepped forward, bowed and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty!"
"Give me the sword!" Liu Xiu took the horse-killing sword from Ben Minglang and shouted to the soldiers around him: "Follow me to kill the enemy!" As he spoke, Liu Xiu took the lead and ran towards the rear camp.
There were quite a few soldiers guarding Liu Xiu's tent, including Yulin Lang, Yulin Army, Huben Army, and a large number of soldiers, many of whom were running for their lives.
Liu Xiu took the lead and rushed out a hundred meters away. He saw a large number of his own soldiers in front of him defeated. Many of them were covered in blood and stained with blood. Liu Xiu shouted loudly: "Soldiers of the Han army, follow me to kill the enemy!"
The defeated Han soldiers took a closer look and saw that His Majesty was personally going into battle. The people immediately became energetic, stopped their rout, turned around, and fought back.
Liu Xiu passed through the crowd and rushed out more than ten meters away. He heard several crossbow arrows flying in front of him. Liu Xiu held the horse-cutting sword in both hands and swung the sword outwards several times. He heard several crisp ding-ding-ding sounds.
There was a sound, and several crossbow arrows flew out.
"Kill--" With a loud roar, an enemy soldier wearing a khaki military uniform ran towards him, stabbed a spear straight into Liu Xiu's chest. Liu Xiu dodged sideways, got out of the way, and returned.
A sword in hand.
A cold light suddenly appeared in the sky. The cold light dissipated and blood spurted out. The soldier's body fell to the ground and his head flew back.
Liu Xiu stepped over the headless corpse, and struck Huashan with another sword. Click! First the spear was cut off, and then half of the other soldier's head flew out.
He killed two enemies in a row, and the Han soldiers behind him had already followed. The people crossed Liu Xiu and fought with the oncoming enemy troops.
Zhang Kun and Luo You ran to Liu Xiu's side, protecting him while scanning the surroundings with vigilant eyes.
Liu Xiu first looked at Luo You, then his eyes fell on Zhang Kun, and he scolded angrily: "What are you doing here? Go back!"
"This servant must protect...protect His Majesty..." Zhang Kun stammered.
"When we meet the enemy, do you protect me or do I protect you? Go back quickly!" Liu Xiu grabbed Zhang Kun's clothes and pushed him hard. Zhang Kun's eyes were red and tears almost fell, and he said in a trembling voice
:"His Majesty……"
"Go back!" Liu Xiu had no time to talk nonsense with him. He held the horse-cutting sword and continued to charge forward. The enemy army was approaching. Before Liu Xiu could draw his sword, Luo You beside him rushed forward like a ghost.
The front passed by, and several bloody arrows suddenly appeared in the air.
Liu Xiu stepped forward and pierced the chest of an enemy soldier with his sword. Liu Xiu personally led the Han army soldiers into battle to kill the enemy. With the presence of the emperor, the morale of the Han army soldiers was greatly boosted, which not only stopped the rout.
, on the contrary, they pressed forward step by step, suppressing the enemy troops who invaded the camp and defeating them step by step.
Just when Liu Xiu and others thought they could successfully repel the enemy, they suddenly heard shouts of killing from behind. Looking up, the flames of the torches merged into one, turning into a sea of fire, covering the mountains and plains.
, then instead of 10,000 people, there must be 20, 30, 000, or even 40, 50,000 people.
Seeing so many enemies appear on the mountain again, the Han soldiers all gasped in unison. Even Liu Xiu was shocked. Why did so many enemies appear on the mountain in the first place? Where did they come from?
?How many troops did Wei Xiao deploy in Hanyang County?