A moment later, there was the sound of weapons falling. A Northern Zhou soldier dropped his weapon and fell to his knees on the snow covered with blood. Soon there was no one left to resist in the entire camp.
Cao Zhong leaned against the wall of the baggage camp, looking at the headless corpse not far away, breathing lowly. He finally caught up with this guy before he retreated into the baggage camp. And the rest was nothing more than that.
There was no need for Cao Zhong to give orders to gather the prisoners, etc. His subordinates would take care of it.
"General, according to what the prisoners confessed," a battle leader walked over quickly, "the enemy has sent two groups of messengers to inform the Tiangongyuan..."
Cao Zhong's eyes widened immediately. Although this was what he expected, after confirming it, he could only sigh and spit at the corpse on the ground.
This guy is really capable of causing trouble for himself. If I had known, I wouldn't have let him die so happily.
"Has there been any news from General Dang Kou?" Cao Zhong asked slowly.
"Not yet, but it's probably time to set off, then let's..." the battle leader asked tentatively.
Cao Zhong waved his hand: "Let the brothers clean up the battlefield and take a good rest. If we continue to fight, we may really be unable to win. Go get a pen and paper and report this situation to General Dang Kou."
"promise!"
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Standing on the top of the mountain of Tiangongyuan, the inner temperature of Guo Liang, the general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, was almost the same as the temperature of the cold wind outside. They were both icy cold.
He had just received the news that Xihe Ferry had been lost, but fortunately Guo Liang had already prepared, so he did not have any troops at his disposal. However, the speed at which Xihe Ferry fell was beyond his expectation.
The defense at Xihe Ferry was an elite team under his command, and the two commanders in charge were his trusted confidants. But now they couldn't even hold on for half a day. This was Guo Guo
The reason why Liang felt a chill in his heart.
The enemy came too quickly, and the Xihe defense line, which was carefully arranged and managed, turned out to be so vulnerable. This made Guo Liang a little unsure of the Tiangongyuan Mountain under his feet. Can he block the enemy's attack?
Of course, the fall of the Xihe Ferry was still within Guo Liang's understanding, and now the news sent by the scouts really told Guo Liang that the enemy did not come from one direction. It seemed that he was surrounded by enemies from all directions!
Standing on the top of the mountain, all the terrain around the Tiangong Courtyard came into view. At this time, there was Cao Zhong to the south of the Tiangong Courtyard, Xiao Shilian to the west, and there were even traces of Ji people in the upper reaches of the Xihe River. Several members of Li Xingchen's command
The general and the only Palestinian force to rely on have already appeared.
But among so many people, which side is the real main direction of attack?
After all, Guo Liang didn't have many troops at all, and in order to ensure that Langzhong City would not be lost before Yuchi Jiong arrived, he had to hold on here for at least three days. These three days were not that difficult in Guo Liang's eyes.
But things were different now. The enemy came so fast and attacked so fiercely, beyond Guo Liang's imagination.
Is it so easy to stick to these three days?
"Report, General, traces of the Mi people were found in the east corner of the river, and there was even a group of Mi people scouts crossing the West River!" At this moment, a sentry came in a hurry, interrupting Guo Liang's contemplation.
"Hedongguai?" Guo Liang couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
In the past, the people were only active on the east side of Tiangongyuan, but now it seems that their scouting activities are not just to harass, but they really want to cross the river from there to attack Tiangongyuan.
There are not many major roads up the mountain, mainly the one from Xihe Ferry, but this does not mean that there are no other small roads in the mountains. There are even many mountain roads that circle directly to the base of the camp. If the enemy comes from there,
Come, it will really catch the defenders off guard.
"Quickly, dispatch two hundred people to support the west camp." Guo Liang made a decision immediately.
Regardless of whether Xiao Shilian on the east side will come to attack, at least he must first ensure the safety of the road up the mountain on the west side.
Hedong is named Hedong, but it is actually on the west side of Tiangongyuan. It is a shoal deep into the mountains relying on the Xihe River. It is still some distance from the main peak of Tiangongyuan and several dangerous places. If you are not a local, you will generally not know it.
Knowing this place and the road extending there, it's no wonder that Li Xingchen would simply ask for help.
Now it seems that these people have fully served Li Xinchen. According to the scout reports, Li Xinchen did not show up during the entire battle for the Xihe Ferry, and the command was always Cao Zhong under Li Xinchen.
Then Li Xin should not be at the Xihe Ferry, but should be commanding the people on the Hedongguai side. In other words, Hedongguai is Li Xinchen's main attack direction!
Thinking of this, Guo Liang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Li Xingchen was said to be good at surprising soldiers, and the place he chose was really tricky. If Guo Liang hadn't stayed in Tiangongyuan for a long time, he would have touched the inside and outside of the mountainous area of Tiangongyuan.
After knowing it clearly, they sent a large number of scouts to explore along the foot of the mountain. I am afraid that these little tricks of Li Xingchen will not be discovered at all!
"I have to compete with the people again." Guo Liang murmured, "I was able to beat you to a pulp last time, and I will do the same this time..."
As if he had made up his mind, he shouted loudly: "Here comes everyone, except the defenders, everyone is ready to set off!"
This time, he was condescending and occupied the right time and place. He didn't believe that he could really do nothing about these people whose whereabouts had been exposed.
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In the cold wind, Li Xingchen slowly folded up the battle report in his hand.
Although Cao Zhong paid a high price, he did not let himself down. Now that the Xihe Ferry is captured, the enemy will face the problem of having no way to figure out the direction of their true main attack. Even now Li Xingchen does not need to let Xiao Shilian
Then divide the troops to threaten Tiangongyuan's flank from the east.
Xiao Shilian's thousand soldiers and horses can completely free up their hands to attack Langzhong City directly.
"General, the pine forest is just ahead." A scout ran over quickly.
Li Xingchen nodded slightly. Through the wind and snow, he could already see the pine forest, and just behind the pine forest was the western foot of Tiangongyuan Mountain. This pine forest corner is located between the Xihe Ferry and the east corner of the river. Li Xingchen gave it to the guardian of Tiangongyuan.
The army had two choices, one was to hold on to the main peak with all its strength, and the other was to go to the east of Hedong to block the people. However, no matter what they did, they would expose their flanks or rear to Li Xingchen's hands.
Neither Cao Zhong nor Li Renchen's real killing move.
"Cross the river!" Li Xingchen ordered in a low voice and walked towards the river bank first. But in the wind and snow, a famous soldier followed Li Xingchen without hesitation and walked onto the frozen Xihe River. The biting wind was unobstructed and unblocked.
And every figure is firm and unusual.
Because they all know that in this wind and snow, they have no possibility of retreating, they can only move forward.