Chapter 1166: Qing Xuzi enters the city

Hashim and Abu whined and stormed the chaotic barracks, more of an than a raid. The two of them entered a no-man's land with their relatives, and the few remaining tribal troops fled in a hurry.

Since the rise of the Abbasid Empire, the Great Food Army has almost never been defeated, and in just a few decades, it has swept thousands of miles from west to east, sweeping invincible. Hasim looked at the rebels in front of him and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and even found it hard to believe that this was real.

He pinched his bearded face violently, grinning in pain, and it didn't seem to be a dream.

Abu drove his horse to his side and said in a loud voice:

"I'm right, Brother Hasim, Yusuf is gone, and what remains is an empty camp, let's take advantage of the chaos to take over, and we can always loot a lot of supplies!"

Although the status of the Persians in the Great Food Alliance is second only to the Great Cannibal, as an army raised by the queen, its supplies are naturally not always satisfied.

Therefore, both Hasim and Abu, like hungry wolves who have been starving for a long time, will not let go of the slightest bit of material when they see it.

Zhang Yuanzuo, who was sitting on the north bank of the Zhangye River, saw that Hassim had not returned for a long time after crossing the river, and he couldn't help but have some doubts, but soon received a military report sent by Hashem, and learned that he not only persuaded Abu to surrender, but even encouraged Abu to conquer Yusuf's base camp together.

This is shocking news, and it is really unbelievable news that Yusuf has been easily conquered with just two new generals, Hashim and Abu.

At the same time, Zhang Yuanzuo couldn't help but suspect that Yusuf had some tricks, but after dawn, when the military officials he sent to investigate the truth returned, and confirmed the news that Yusuf's base camp had indeed been conquered, he also accepted this unbelievable fact.

Because Zhang Yuanzuo found a problem, that is, the beheadings and prisoners of Hasim and Abu were almost negligible, which means that they conquered almost only an empty camp. The one who was left to guard the barracks was supposed to be Yusuf's outcast.

As for why Yusuf withdrew his troops in such a hurry, there must have been something else in it, as far as he knew, this man was a difficult character to deal with, and he would never see reinforcements come and withdraw in such a disgraced manner.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to cross the river, but sent only a receiving team of five hundred people to guide Hasim in the disposition of the military camp.

In fact, due to Yusuf's hasty withdrawal, a large number of supplies were left behind, which were also in short supply and urgently needed by them.

The news of the surrender of General Hasim to conquer Yusuf's base camp reached Jiang Fengxiang's army, and Jiang Fengxiang felt great regret, if he had dared to take the risk and accept Hasim's surrender, maybe this credit would not have slipped away from his hands.

However, he will not be jealous because of this, after all, Zhang Yuanzuo's reputation for daring to take risks has spread throughout the entire Shenwu Army, and he can cross Liangzhou to Jiuquan, a thousand miles behind enemy lines, with a lone army of 5,000 people, and successfully disrupt the military deployment of the Great Food Army, which alone is by no means something ordinary people can do.

Jiang Fengxiang asked himself, even if he was given 5,000 cavalry to go behind enemy lines alone, I am afraid it would be difficult to achieve such a result.

The credit for overcoming the enemy camp fell on Zhang Yuanzuo, and no one would think that it was a fluke.

In the afternoon of the same day, the prime minister's military order came from Liangzhou, and the army crossed the river and entered the city of Zhangye to send food and supplies to the soldiers and civilians in the city.

Zhangyecheng had experienced several months of siege before, and had always been close to the edge of grain and grass exhaustion, and it was a miracle that Miao Jinqing, the governor of Hexi, was able to stand firm to this day.

After a short discussion with Jiang Fengxiang, Qing Xuzi decided to enter the city and cross Ruoshui and stay outside the city to be on guard.

This arrangement is made out of prudence, although Yusuf has withdrawn his troops, who can guarantee that these big cannibals will not kill a single one?

Qingxuzi stroked the sparse goatee under his chin and said:

"Although the prime minister is hundreds of miles away, he can see through the development of the war situation at a glance, which is really beyond my generation!"

Jiang Fengxiang pursed his lips and was noncommittal, his heart was unimpressed by Qing Xuzi's flattery, and now he was not in front of the prime minister, so why should he say such words that made people's scalps tingle? Even if this is true, in the eyes of an upright person, it is extremely inappropriate.

Although there are objections to Qing Xuzi's character, but Qing Xuzi's performance along the way also made Jiang Fengxiang impressed, although this person looks very slippery, but never cheats and plays tricks in the battle, and the artillery battalion he personally leads is even more daring to line up at the front, artillery strikes on the charging enemy cavalry, and can withdraw the artillery in time when the enemy soldiers rush to the front of the formation.

This courage and ability alone is also admirable.

After Jiang Fengxiang thought for a while, he took the initiative to ask Ying to stay outside the city, but asked Qing Xuzi to rush to Zhangye City with supplies.

Miao Jinqing, who was in Zhangye City, had already discovered the change in Yousufu's base camp, but in order to prevent the scheme, he had been waiting for observation and did not dare to act rashly. After all, the scouts sent out did not find the military flag of the Tang Dynasty in the chaotic enemy camp.

It wasn't until Qing Xuzi arrived at Zhangye City with supplies that Miao Jinqing completely confirmed that the siege of Zhangye had been lifted, and the previous hundreds of days and nights of perseverance were finally not in vain.

As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but burst into tears, in the last dozens of days, he had already saved the heart of death, and now he was suddenly rescued, and the excitement in his heart was indescribable.

The whole city rejoiced and celebrated this hard-won victory.

However, the price paid by Zhangye was also extremely severe, and almost all the men between the ages of 16 and 60 in the city were organized to defend the city, and only 23 out of 10 survived. Looking at the faces full of tiredness, overflowing with joy and excitement, and of different colors, Miao Jinqing felt a burst of relief, and his eyes turned dark, and he fell down.

When he woke up again, it was already a starry sky, the butter and wax flames in the room were jumping, and a thin, sparse goatee face was the first to appear.

"Miao Fujun can be regarded as waking up, Poor Dao brought a letter from the prime minister, and of course, there are material ......"

Miao Jinqing recognized this face, this person was a Taoist who was quite trusted and reused by Qin Jin. In the past, he only felt that this person had bewitched Qin Jin with demonic words, but now it seemed that the truth was not exactly as he imagined.

"Prime Minister, Prime Minister is suitable to arrive in Zhangye?"

Qin Jin's personal conquest made Miao Jinqing feel relieved, and felt that the big cannibal was about to get the lesson he deserved.