At this time, the soldiers of the Jin army on the top of the city shouted: "Surrender! Let you go home and farm."
"Surrender without killing! Let you go home and reunite with your family."
The soldiers were shaken, and suddenly several soldiers shouted: "I surrender!"
They dropped their weapons and ran towards the city. Led by them, dozens of soldiers also ran out of the team. Tang Xize was furious and chased the deserters with his horses and swords. A dozen arrows were fired at the top of the city at the same time.
He shot at him, and he quickly blocked it with his sword. An arrow almost hit him, and he did not dare to pursue it anymore.
Hundreds more soldiers escaped from the team and fled around desperately. The team began to disperse. Seeing that the situation was not good, Tang Xize shouted: "Retreat! Retreat!"
The generals shouted to stop the soldiers and retreated to the south.
On the top of the city, Zheng Yannian watched the enemy army collapse and praised with a smile: "General Li has seen through it all. There is no need to ambush this army at all. As long as we seize their weaknesses, they will collapse without a fight."
"General Zheng, do you want to chase him out?" asked a general.
Zheng Yannian shook his head, "No need for now, just keep an eye on them!"
He immediately sent out a dozen scouts, gathered the surrendered soldiers into the city, and ordered people to guard and pacify them.
Tang Xize led his army to withdraw ten miles away, only to find that nearly a thousand soldiers had escaped, leaving only 3,000 of his 5,000 troops, which really made him extremely angry.
But he was angry, so what should he do next? There was nothing he could do.
After thinking for a long time, he called for one of his confidant generals and said to him: "Take five hundred brothers to the nearby villages to find food and livestock!"
The general agreed to leave, and Tang Xize unfolded the map and took a closer look. Gaomi County is located at the border of Laizhou and Mizhou, and the nearest Anqiu County is two hundred miles away.
Tang Xize felt really regretful. He had known that he should have stuck to his original idea and evacuated directly to Yizhou instead of coming to Gaomi. However, he was afraid of disobeying Dou Qiang's order and went north. As a result, Dou Qiang did not know whether he was alive or dead.
You've screwed yourself up too.
Tang Xize let out a long sigh. The only way now is to see how much food he can get and whether he can insist on evacuating to the seaside military camp. There is food there. After receiving supplies, he can evacuate to Linyi County.
At dusk, the army that collected food came back. It was in a very miserable state. Only dozens of people were left. Not a single grain was available. Many of them were injured and their weapons were gone.
"what happened?"
Tang Xize asked angrily: "Where is Wang Fu and others? Where is the food?"
The leading brigade commander said with a mournful face: "There are no people in the village, and there is no food. Instead, we were surrounded by the Jin army. General Wang was shot to death by random arrows. All the other brothers surrendered. We fought to the death to break out of the encirclement."
"fart!"
Tang Xize pulled out his sword and kicked him down, "How can you escape after being surrounded? You obviously surrendered and were let back, right?"
Tang Xize was about to swing his sword to kill someone when a school captain suddenly rushed up from behind and threw Tang Xize to the ground. Tang Xize was so angry that he slashed back with his sword and yelled, "You bastard!"
Unexpectedly, another school captain rushed up next to him and kicked the sword out of Tang Xize's hand. Only then did he realize that something was wrong, "You..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw the captain who had knocked him down raised his spear high, pointing the sharp tip at his head.
"No"
Tang Xize shouted, only to hear a 'poof!' sound. The spear penetrated his temple and pierced his head violently. Tang Xize twisted a few times desperately and then stopped moving.
The captain cut off Tang Xize's neck with one knife, raised the spear stuck in his head high, and shouted to thousands of stunned soldiers: "We have no food and have no way out. If we surrender now, we can still return."
I want to reunite with my family in my hometown. If I am defeated and captured, I will go to the mines to mine. Brothers who want to go home, follow me!"
The hungry soldiers raised their arms in response, and a large group of soldiers followed the captain to the county seat. Several generals loyal to Tang Xize were ready to hold him accountable, but seeing that the situation was unstoppable, they hurriedly hid their weapons and did not dare to say anything anymore.
On the top of the city, Zheng Yannian watched a large group of soldiers approaching. The leading officer still had a human head on his spear. He immediately guessed that it must be the head of the enemy general. There was a mutiny in the opposing army.
"General, is there any fraud?" a general asked worriedly.
Zheng Yannian shook his head. He was not afraid of deceit. His army was far more numerous than his opponent. He immediately ordered: "Open the city gate!"
The war in Mizhou has ended, but subsequent events did not develop as the Jin army expected.
Yanzhou's 10,000 troops did not support Mizhou, but stood still after arriving in Yizhou. Only Yizhou's 10,000 troops rushed to Mizhou to support.
In fact, it is understandable that Yanzhou is located to the west of Yizhou. The 10,000 troops from Yanzhou must pass through Yizhou before going to Mizhou. If all 20,000 troops go to support Mizhou, it will be equivalent to handing over Yanzhou and Yizhou to Shanxi.
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Then 30,000 troops were surrounded by the Jin army in Mizhou, with no way out, and the entire army could only be destroyed in the end.
Zhu Si may have thought poorly, but it was Liu Sigu who was responsible for planning the specific plan, and he would not make such a stupid plan.
Liu Sigu's plan was for the Yizhou army to rescue Mizhou and Yanzhou's army to station in Yizhou. If Mizhou could be successfully rescued, both Yizhou and Mizhou could be saved, and then they would find a way to recapture Yanzhou.
If Mizhou cannot be rescued, the army can also withdraw to Yizhou. If the army joins forces in one place, it is best if it can hold Yizhou. If it is really impossible to hold Yizhou, it can also retreat to Xuzhou. This is Liu Sigu's strategy of abandoning the soil to protect the troops.
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But Li Bing also thought that the enemy would leave some troops to guard Yizhou, so he ordered Yang Meng's 20,000 troops to land in Haizhou and attack Yizhou. At the same time, he ordered Wang You who stayed in Qizhou to send 5,000 troops to occupy Yanzhou.
The commander-in-chief of the garrison in Yizhou is called Meng Song. He is very young, only in his early thirties. He is the third son of the former Jinwu Guard General Meng Changtai. Meng Changtai followed Zhu Si for thirty years. Now he has retired from official service and has been granted the title of Duke of Korea.
His three sons were all generals in the army. Zhu Si especially liked Meng Changtai's youngest son Meng Song, and promoted him to the rank of general after only five years in the army. This time he ordered him to lead an army of 10,000 to garrison Yizhou.
Frankly speaking, Meng Song did not want to rescue Mizhou at all. He thought that rescuing Mizhou was of little significance. By the time his army arrived at Zhucheng County, Zhucheng would have been captured long ago, but he did not dare to disobey the emperor's order.
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Meng Song adopted delaying tactics and marched slowly towards Mizhou. As soon as he got news of the fall of Zhucheng, he would immediately withdraw his troops and return to Yizhou.
The army marched for four days, but the 10,000 reinforcements that should have arrived in Zhucheng County had just entered Mizhou County.
At this time, Li Bing personally led 20,000 cavalry in Ju County at the junction of the two states. He had long known that Meng Song's army was setting off. The reason why he held back was because he found that the central part of Ju County was very suitable for cavalry operations because the terrain was flat.
In addition, Ju County had a supply of grain and grass, so he patiently waited for the enemy's arrival.
That morning, Li Bing received news that the army led by Meng Song appeared fifty miles away and was heading towards Ju County. Li Bing laughed. He had waited four days for them to arrive. It seemed that they really didn't want to.
Went to Zhucheng County.
Li Bing immediately ordered: "Send the order for the entire army to leave the city!"
The 20,000 troops have been assembled. The commander gave the order and 20,000 cavalry marched out of the city.
When Li Bing received the news, the 10,000 troops led by Meng Song had actually arrived thirty miles away. The reason why they speeded up was because Ju County was in front of them, and they could eat and rest in Ju County.
For coach Meng Song, Ju County is his end point. He does not want to continue going west. When he reaches Ju County, he will send people to Zhucheng County to investigate the situation. If Zhucheng is captured, he will immediately withdraw to Yizhou. If Zhucheng is still there,
Before attacking the city, he would consider whether to provide support.
It was almost noon, and we were still more than twenty miles away from Ju County. Meng Song ordered: "Speed up and go to Ju County for lunch!"
The soldiers were hungry, but they had no choice but to run faster.
At this moment, the ground suddenly trembled. The soldiers stopped and looked to the north in horror. They saw a black line appearing several miles away. The black line gradually expanded and turned into an overwhelming cavalry.
Meng Song was shocked and immediately shouted: "Gather in formation!"
But it was already a bit late. Only halfway through the assembly, 20,000 cavalry surged in like a sea tide, instantly charging into the enemy group and completely engulfing 10,000 soldiers.