Chapter 22: The Great War of Liaodong (2)
At this time, a village in the northwest of Wangping City, Xinzhizhuang, was billowing smoke. This was the first large fortified village that the Donghu army encountered after entering Wangping.
After sending people to persuade them to surrender to no avail, the Donghu army began to attack.
Looking at the fierce battle in front of Xinzhizhuang, the minister of Donghu, Chi Lie, anxiously replied to Shan Yu Kubpi: "King, our army is good at attacking, but not good at attacking cities. We were in a few small villages nearby and had been delayed for two days. So far, not a single village has been taken.
Judging from the current situation, the villages outside Wangping and the surrounding villages have long been prepared, and the Liaodi government has transported the grain and materials from the outside warehouses back to the city in advance, and the food and materials that have not had time to be transported have been burned.
We can't attack these villages here, my lord! Time is long, and it is not good for my desires! Instead, we should give full play to the expertise of our Donghu army and run long distances to Xiangping, which is the best policy! We can't delay any longer, my lord! ”
Looking at the army attacking Xinzhizhuang, he retreated again. Kublai walked up and down the ground in great annoyance, and when he heard Chilie say this, his heart became even more annoyed.
Instead of talking to Minister Chi Lie, he said to the tribal leader next to him, Tubda: "Tubda, didn't you say that this Zhuangzi has a lot of people from your original tribe? Go and persuade them to surrender in person, and tell them that as long as you kill the Yan people and open the gates of the city, I will forgive them without sin. ”
Tubuda hurriedly replied, "No." ”
Then he rode his horse and ran to the new shoe in front of him.
At this time, the Donghu army, like the Xiongnu army, ran fast because the army was all on horseback. However, the siege methods were extremely low compared with the Seven Kingdoms of the Central Plains.
Because there was no infantry, the Donghu cavalry that invaded the Central Plains often grabbed the people of the Central Plains to build siege equipment, and drove the people of the Central Plains as a precursor to attack the city. On the one hand, it weakens the fighting spirit of the defenders, and on the other hand, it can reduce the casualties of its own army.
But after coming to Wangping in Liaodi this time, he faced the "strong wall Qingye" that Ji Kang requested. According to the order issued by the prince's office, the villages in Liaodi demanded that all the villages with fortified walls in the counties and townships along the route of the enemy army should be in command of the battle, and that all retired or disabled soldiers should be in charge, and that they must resolutely resist to the end.
Only then did the Donghu army realize that their original strategy was no longer working, and they could not catch the people and harvest the grain. And they can only ride their own horses to the bottom of the city and build ladders to attack the city.
This is the case with this new village, which attacked for two days and suffered heavy casualties, but it could not be taken.
Tubuda ran to the new village and shouted to the city wall: "Listen to the people above, let the red horse come and talk." ”
At this time, a man in his forties stood up on the city wall, it was Ma Chi. Ma Chi heard Tubda's shout and shouted to Tobda: "Tubda, are you calling me?" ”
Tubda looked at the slave from his former tribe and shouted, "Red horse, you damned slaves. When I defeated your tribe and captured you, I should have hanged you.
You are also a citizen of Donghu Danyu, and now Da Danyu has an order to give you gifts. As long as you open the city gate and kill the Yan people, Da Shan Yu can spare your dog's life and let you continue to be his subjects. ”
The man on the city wall, who was called Red Horse by Tubda, laughed. Then he said "Bah" and said: "Tuobda, Lao Tzu's surname is now Ma, called Ma Chi, my wife and children and I have our own surnames and names here;
Here we have our own houses and fields, and our two children have gone to Xiangping College to study, and they are not the stinky slaves they used to be. It is a dignified Yan person who is registered in our Yan State official mansion and is an upright Yan person.
You still want us to surrender and continue to enslave our wives and children, and there is no door. Lao Tzu can't be embarrassed by my two children studying in Xiangping College, let alone embarrassed the little prince who has shaken my hand and regarded me as a person. If you want a city, you can exchange your dog's life! Folks, don't you say? ”
Everyone on the entire city wall laughed: "Ma Chi, you are right, you want us to surrender, but there is no door." We can't embarrass the children, let alone our little princes. If you want a city, you can exchange your dog's life. ”
Dumbfounded, Tobuda replied angrily, "Just wait for you to die!" ”
After hearing the report of the tribal leader, Kubhuta was furious and struck Tuobuda twice with the whip in his hand. Then, regardless of the dissuasion of the minister Chilie, he faced Xinzhizhuang, faced his Donghu army, and shouted through gritted teeth: "Attack me." After the capture, the chickens and dogs are not left! ”
With the issuance of Kubida's order, the Donghu army carried the ladder and rushed to Xinzhizhuang like a tide, and the sound of fighting sounded again.
A day later, in Wangping City, the county government.
Bo Wanghe and the deputy general Li Feng, as well as the county commander of Wangping City, Zu Kang, were listening to a report from a captain who was a horse detective: "General, my lord, now the Donghu army has given up attacking the villages along the way and is coming straight to my Wangping City. ”
Speaking of this, the captain's eyes were red, and his words were choked: "The battle between Xinzhizhuang and the two nearby villages is very fierce, I watched from a distance in Xinzhizhuang and saw ...... After seeing that all the young and middle-aged militia in Xinzhizhuang were killed in battle, the old and weak women went up, and after the old and weak women were all killed in battle, the children ...... The kids went to ......"
Captain Tanma's tears could no longer hold back at this time, burst out of his eyes, and roared loudly: "General, my lord, our people, none of them surrendered, they didn't ...... None of them surrendered! Many women ...... Many women carried their nursing babies on their backs and pounced on the enemy and perished with them! There are still many that have not grown up...... Children who have not grown up all jump from the wall fort to the ...... Jump towards the enemy army besieging the city. If it weren't for the lowly position...... If it weren't for military affairs......"
Generals and adults, please, for these...... Avenge the death of these people! ”
With that, he fell to his knees and began to cry loudly.
With tears in his eyes, Bo Wang helped the crying lieutenant up, turned his head to the county commander next to him and said, "How many people are there in Xinzhizhuang?" ”
The county commander Zu Kang's eyes were also red, and he said: "According to the previous regulations, the retreat to Xinzhizhuang and the two villages attacked by the Donghu army totaled more than 4,000 people. ”
Bo Wang looked up, tears falling from his eyes. Said to the lieutenant general Li Feng: "Report to the prince the battle of Xinzhizhuang." As soldiers, we failed to ...... I am deeply ashamed that I failed to protect my own people. Right now...... Now it's our turn, we're going to give...... Avenge our people. ”
After reading Bo Wang's military intelligence report, Ji Kang's eyes were a little sour, and he held back his tears and closed his eyes.
Slowly said to the drama Xin: "In the drama, these people who died in the war are all martyrs. After the war is over, collect their ashes, bury them in the martyrs' cemetery, and engrave a monument to pay tribute to them forever. And inform the whole army of the battle of Xinzhizhuang and the people of all counties. ”
Then he opened his eyes and said loudly to the drama Xin: "Drama, just by virtue of our people in Liaodi, we can win, and we must win!" ”
Then he turned around and stared at Goguryeo Anseong on the map on the wall for a long time.
At the same time that the main force of the Liao army led by the general Rong Yi was about to fight a decisive battle with the Goguryeo army in Ancheng, at the border of Qin and Chu, the Qin army led by the general Bai Qi was also ready to attack.
Also in late May, the general Bai Qi led an army of 200,000 Qin troops to attack Korea again. The soldiers pointed directly at the Shangdang region of South Korea and the capital Xinzheng, the last city connected - Yewang.
Donghu stood on the ruins of Xinzhizhuang that had just been conquered, and the faces of many ministers of Donghu were the same as those of many Donghu ministers. Unexpectedly, a small village of less than 2,000 people actually made the Donghu army pay the price of more than 3,000 casualties. Together with the two villages nearby, these three small villages alone caused nearly 6,000 casualties to the Donghu army.
And just after the battle of Xinzhizhuang ended, the tribal leaders who rushed over were all Yuhu, and after seeing this situation, they stood with their old friend Chilie, and their faces were even more pale.
From the ruins, Kublai picked up a handful of shovels whose handle had been broken but was stained with blood.
After flicking it lightly twice, the shovel head made a "clanging" sound. Pulled out the bronze sword he carried with him and slashed it on the head of the shovel, only a spark appeared, and there was only a faint trace where the bronze sword had been cut on the head of the shovel. Kublai looked at his bronze sword, and found that there was a gap in the bronze blade that he had carried with him, but he had carefully crafted.
The Donghu ministers next to Kublai took a breath.
What kind of material is this a farm tool? How sturdy is it? Such materials can be used to make the best weapons in Donghuzu, and have been passed down from generation to generation. But in Liaodi, an ordinary village, it was actually built into a farming tool that can be seen everywhere.
And it was not the regular army of Liaodi that guarded this ordinary village, but the so-called "militia". In this way, the equipment and weapons on the militia killed in the war were also frantically robbed by the Donghu army. In the end, these farm tools were also robbed by the Donghu tribes. It can be seen from this that the equipment of the Liaodi army is so luxurious!
All the ministers of Donghu have lost the joy and pride of coming to Liaodi, and their hearts have been clouded. I'm afraid this battle is not easy to fight!
Kublai looked in the direction of Wangping County and stood still on the ruins for a long time.