Of course, Li Yan also knew that it was not that the Northern Zhou soldiers were not working hard, on the contrary, they were fighting as hard as possible. Every time the Han army wanted to take a step forward, they had to pay a heavy price. Only this row of Northern Zhou soldiers fell.
Only then can they achieve this goal.
However, this defense line made of flesh and blood cannot be solid and unshakable after all. Seeing that the Han army's infantry was getting closer and closer to the Chinese army, Li Yan already knew very well that there was no suspense about victory or defeat.
It would be great if Qizhou City could persist or even launch a counterattack at this time.
"Report, General!"
A sentry rider rushed over with his face covered in blood, and he didn't know how many interceptions he suffered along the way.
Li Yan looked directly at him, hoping to get news about victory and hope from him.
The sentry knight just took a breath at this time: "Qizhou has been lost!"
It was like the straw that broke the camel's back.
Li Yan lowered his hand feebly: "Send the order and withdraw the troops!"
This war between two generations ended in his defeat.
Yu Qingze obviously has no hope, and now he must try his best to bring these remaining soldiers back.
Li Yan looked back at the wilderness behind him.
This also seems to be a luxury wish.
On the first day of April in the first year of the Han Dynasty, Yang Jian fought against Yu Wenxian at Puban. Yuwen Xian's army was defeated. Yang Jian took the opportunity to cross the river and attack Puzhou. However, Yu Wenxian led his cavalry to come back. After two days of fierce fighting, the outcome was indecisive. Yu Wenxian only
If they can advance and retreat first, the two sides rely on Puzhou to see-saw.
Shanxi Jindi has been known as the "mountains and rivers inside and outside" throughout the ages. After capturing Puzhou, it means that Yang Jian can attack Jinyang to the north and threaten Yecheng to the west. This can be regarded as the first time Yang Jian has reversed the situation.
The disadvantage that had been maintained in a series of battles surrounding Puban, the northwest entrance to Guanzhong, crossed the river for the first time.
Fortunately, Yuchi Jiong finally saved Yu Wenxian's face on another battlefield. Two days later, Yuchi Jiong defeated Wei Xiaokuan at Taolinsai.
In history, Captain Chi Jiong was actually on the same level as Wei Xiaokuan, and this was proved in the previous battles. Unfortunately, the urgency of the Wuguan War and the fire in Shangluo made Wei Xiaokuan in need of both troops and food.
At the beginning of the war, the tactic of fighting and retreating was adopted, but in the end it inevitably turned into a huge defeat. He retreated all the way to Tongguan, while Yuchi Jiong followed up and attacked fiercely, trading the city for equipment.
The Han army brought out genuine thunderbolt chariots and bombarded Tongguan day and night.
Yang Jian knew that it would be difficult to move forward from Puzhou. After all, he had to find a way to defeat the Xianbei cavalry in the hands of Yu Wenxian. This was impossible to achieve from now on, especially since the previous Chang'an Rebellion had completely destroyed the situation.
The Xianbei people saw Yang Jian's face clearly, so they would not buy Yang Jian's account. Therefore, Yang Jian began to shift his focus to Guanzhong, and only tried to strengthen the defense of Puzhou. Fortunately, Puzhou was already a powerful city. Last time
If Yang Jian had not taken advantage of Yu Wenxian's defeat and launched an all-out attack, it would have been difficult to capture Puzhou directly.
In contrast, Li Xingchen's Han army has threatened Guanzhong in the southeast and west at the same time, and Yuchi Jiong also wants to attack Tongguan and enter Guanzhong, so Yang Jian must make a choice. The foundation of Guanzhong must not be lost.
As if to push Yang Jian to make this decision, five days later, on the sixth day of April, the Han army entered Qizhou, and the gates of Guanzhong were opened wide.
When Yang Jian began to shrink his troops to Chang'an, there were still several fires in Qizhou City that had not been extinguished. Yu Qingze still resisted tenaciously at the last moment, but he did not know that the reinforcements had been stopped outside the city, and a large number of fires had not been put out.
Returned defeated.
His resistance was undoubtedly in vain.
In the end, Yu Qing took advantage of the Han army to break into the government office and set fire to himself in the government office. When his body was pulled out by the soldiers who endured the stench, it was completely burned and his mouth was still open.
Trying his best to breathe, I wonder if Yu Qingze regretted it at the last moment of his life?
Niu Hong ordered the body to be wrapped up and sent back to Chang'an. After all, this was also a veteran of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Niu Hong had the honor to meet him when he was studying in Chang'an when he was young, but now he has become his subordinate.
Although he was defeated, Niu Hong still respected such a veteran who once supported the entire northern defense line of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
At the same time, sending back such a pile of coke had the purpose of damaging the morale of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Yu Qingze's persistence was no shorter than that of Li Yan. As soon as Niu Hong and others stepped into the government office filled with corpses and ashes, they received the news of Li Yan's defeat. Li Yan finally lost 20,000 infantry.
Under the cover of the Northern Zhou cavalry, Han Qinhu retreated to Fufeng, but Han Qinhu did not pursue it and chased the cavalry with infantry. He was not that stupid and just let Hou Mi and Yu Xi go for a bluff.
Since the purpose is to scare Li Yan, it is best to make the trick more comprehensive.
"Qizhou has been captured," Niu Hong looked at the map spread out in front of him and pointed, "The road ahead will not be so easy."
Li Jing said in a deep voice: "Tongguan is in emergency, Wuguan is in emergency, Yang Jian will not be able to handle it."
"But no matter Tongguan or Wuguan, there is no threat to us who directly stand up to Sanfu," Niu Hong said helplessly, "So what I am most worried about now is whether Yang Jian will increase his troops in Fufeng and prepare to attack
Do we launch a counterattack?"
Li Jing thought for a while and shook his head: "Probably not. There are still 50,000 troops in Fufeng. Yang Jian will at most send a capable general or official to supervise the army. As long as Fufeng can be defended, there will be no danger in Chang'an, let alone
Our total military strength is only 60,000 to 70,000, so it is actually difficult to pose a threat to Fufeng. The real threats are Tongguan and Wuguan, especially Tongguan. After entering Tongguan, Chang'an really opens up."
"I hope so." Niu Hong smiled bitterly.
Indeed, if these people really faced Li Yan who wanted to defend to the end, they would probably not be able to make a breakthrough in a short time. Yang Jian should have seen this situation clearly, and it was precisely because he expected this situation that Han Qinhu
Only then did Waniu Hong agree with Li Jing's seemingly unconstrained idea.
"It would be great if we could still have two thousand cavalry."
"Just be satisfied, this time our two thousand people dispersed five thousand people, which is pretty good."
The sound of talking and laughing came from the door, and Niu Hong hurriedly stepped out to greet them: "Two major generals, I have heard about these two heroes in the Northwest Army for a long time, and it is true that we met today!"
"I will see you, General Niu!" Hou Mi and Yu Xi hurriedly saluted with their hands raised.
Although Niu Hong was not much older than them, his official rank was still superior, so they naturally did not dare to neglect him.
"Where is my general?"
"General Han is going to interrogate the prisoners of war." Yu Xi said hurriedly, "Let the two of us come over first."