Chapter 48: Wang Rui's Meritorious Service
In the diplomatic battle of Shuozhou City, Beirong suffered a lot of casualties, Beirong did not expect that Han Jinshu, the right general here, led people to fight with Beirong outside Shuozhou City, and Huang Yongda, the left general over there, took a detour to the left side of Shuozhou and captured the Shuoshan camp here.
In terms of troops, Beirong is weak in the end, but Dashang can mobilize the country's troops to fight, so more than four years of war down, in terms of troops, Beirong has been insufficient, Jizhou lost troops in the first war, and now retreats to Shuozhou, Beirong only has more than 100,000 horses.
The remnants of the Shuoshan battalion fled all the way to Shuozhou City, the Dashang army chased closely, the Shuozhou City Gate was closed, and the remnants of the soldiers were only more than 10,000 people, and they fled overnight, and they were already sleepy and tired when they arrived in the city.
The Dashang army caught up in the later period, the right army originally stationed outside the city of Shuozhou, outflanked left and right, almost unilateral slaughter in front of the city, the remnants of the Beirong soldiers screamed, scolding the defenders in the city, the Beirong people since the seizure of the pass, how did they encounter this fiasco, the Beirong army in the city saw that their people were besieged, and they also began to clamour.
Rong Xian, the leading general of the Shuoshan battalion, is the younger brother of Rong Xun, the pioneer of Beirong, and when he saw that his brother was about to be killed in front of the city, he was angry for a while, and directly led people to open the city gate to respond.
When Wen Liqing, the marshal of Beirong, received the news, it was too late to stop him, when the city gate was opened, an infantry arranged by Han Jinshu took advantage of the situation to cover up and enter the city, at this time Wen Liqing saw the crisis of the situation, and immediately decided to let people put away the city gate drawbridge, and did not care about his own people outside the city, Han Jinshu did not expect that he would have no scruples about Rong Xun and Rong Xian, you must know that these two people are Beirong magnates, seeing that the city gate drawbridge was slowly put away.
"Quick, shoot the arrows, shoot down the men at the gates! Cut the noose! Han Jinshu ordered loudly and urgently, and immediately seven or eight people opened their bows and arrows and shot upward, but their arm strength was not good and they couldn't shoot from a distance. Once this opportunity is lost, if you directly besiege the city, the moat of Shuozhou City is wider than ten zhang, and the depth is more than eight zhang, and the city wall is high, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Han Jinshu has been in Shuozhou for several years, and he also has some understanding of the situation in Shuozhou City, so he used this method to induce Beirong to open the city gate by himself, and it would save much effort to attack.
Seeing that the city gate was raised little by little, once the city gate was closed, the soldiers who rushed in just now had no way to live, and Shuozhou City could not be taken in one fell swoop.
After Wang Rui saw it from afar, he picked up a pair of bows and arrows from the ground, fixed his mind, opened the bow with luck, and with a "whoosh", the arrows flew away, and in the middle of the battlements of the city gate, one of the soldiers pulling the noose.
"Good archery! Keep shooting, keep shooting! After Han Jinshu saw Wang Rui's divine power, he hurriedly shouted, and at the same time asked several people to step forward to cover for Wang Rui.
Wang Rui held his breath, bent his bow and arrows, and shot a few arrows quickly, putting down the three of them, the Beirong people are good at riding and shooting, but at such a distance, their warriors can't do it, they were a little panicked for a while, thinking about the shield cover, they were so slow for a few breaths, the noose had been cut, and more Dashang soldiers rushed into Shuozhou City.
"Good job, a big credit!" Han Jinshu praised and urged the war horse to prepare to enter the city.
The Beirong soldiers saw that the city gate was lost, and immediately panicked, they were northern nomads, good at riding and shooting, good at running and attacking, but they had little experience in defending the city, Wen Liqing saw that the big thing was not good, and hurriedly Mingjin contracted the battle line, seeing that the city could not be held, he fled from the north gate with the rest of the army, Huang Yongda and Han Jinshu did not chase after them, but were busy annihilating the rest.
The battle lasted until midnight. On this day, in Shuozhou City, the people closed the door and hid in their homes, and from time to time they heard the sound of searching and fighting in the alleys or corners, and Wang Rui followed the army to search and fight in the city.
After midnight, the situation in the city gradually came under control.
Han Jinshu asked people to put the original Taishou Mansion, which was later cleaned up by Beirong as the yamen of the Marshal Mansion, as the Marshal of the Great Shang, General Xiao has been dispatching and commanding outside the city, and now after leading the army into the city, he first sent errands such as the defense of the city gate, and then let people settle down.
The space in the city is limited, and the army is still stationed outside the city, and even Xiao Pingwei does not live in the Taishou Mansion......
There was no word all night, and everyone slept a dark and sweet night.
On the second day, during the morning procession, Centurion Li Ge brought people to summon Wang Rui. Wang Rui followed the people to the tent of the right general's camp.
"Your name is Wang Rui?" As soon as Han Jinshu saw him, he smiled happily, "Yesterday, I was fortunate to have you as an archer, otherwise it would be dangerous, this time Shuozhou was recovered, you are a great hero, hurry, sit down." ”
After Wang Rui entered, he wanted to salute, but was pulled and sat down, Han Jinshu smiled and said, "Your arm strength is amazing!" ”
Before Wang Rui could answer, a voice came from outside: "The sharpshooter yesterday was inside?" I'll see you too. "But it was General Zuo Huang Yongda who came, and when he heard that Han Jinshu was meeting yesterday's heroes, he also walked in.
"General Huang, it's him, Wang Rui, a recruit who was just transferred from Yunzhou more than a month ago." Han Jinshu pointed at Wang Rui and said.
Wang Rui took a closer look and exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Huang, have you become a general?" When you and Big Brother Bai left without saying a word, I was worried for several days. ”
When Huang Yongda heard that it was a recruit transferred from Yunzhou, he looked at Wang Rui again, and also laughed: "Good boy, it turned out to be you, I said that you had great strength back then," Huang Yongda's temperament was still as cheerful, and he pulled him and said, "At the beginning, the prince said that he would help you introduce you, but I didn't expect you to make this great contribution as soon as you joined the army." ”
"You're here, what about Big Brother Bai? He's a general, too? Wang Rui asked happily, not listening carefully to the second half of Huang Yongda's sentence at all.
"What Brother Bai, the prince at that time. You stupid boy! Huang Yongda patted Wang Rui's shoulder cordially and said with a smile.
"The Prince?" Wang Rui is lonely and unheard, and during this time in the army, he also knows the great achievements of the prince, and of course he also knows that the prince is the future emperor.
Huang Yongda turned his head and talked to Han Jinshu about the incident when he and Qin Hao were in distress in Wangjia Village, "By the way, your sister-in-law is now your daughter-in-law, right?" Huang Yongda remembered Jinwen back then, and knew that Jinwen was not Wang Rui's sister, and the two looked very affectionate when they were young, and they thought that they should be married now.
"Brother Huang...... No...... General Huang, no, we haven't married yet. Wang Rui retorted shyly, remembering Huang Yongda's identity, he didn't dare to call him big brother anymore, so he quickly changed his name.
"Just call Brother Huang, see you kid, it's kind." Huang Yongda didn't care.
"Brother Li said that the army should be strict in discipline, and the upper and lower levels should be separated, and I still think of you as your big brother Huang in my heart." Wang Rui said honestly.
When Huang Yongda heard this, he didn't bother with the title, remembered the purpose of coming today, turned his head and asked Han Jinshu: "You said last night that you would arrange someone to pursue and explore Beirong, and the person was chosen?" ”