Chapter 200: The Fall
Guangning County, which had been attacking for nearly an hour, was finally broken through by his own troops, and when he saw the gradually opening city gate, Qiangqu smiled at the corner of his mouth, and continued to move forward across his horse. Seeing the little blood stains on the city gate and the corpses on the ground, I couldn't bear it, and the corpses of nearly 6,000 soldiers and officers and soldiers in my department were buried in everything, which made Qiang Qu feel a little heartbroken, and said that his department was indeed not suitable for attacking the city and plundering the land, but only suitable for killing on the battlefield. In the face of this tall city wall, the horses, scimitars of the Hun soldiers did not work at all.
"Chief, the remnants of the official army have fled, and the general of the front department asks whether to pursue?" His subordinate Tanma reported the news and waited for Qiangqu's answer.
Judging from the corpses on the city wall, there are only more than 1,000 officers and soldiers left in Guangning County. Sending troops to pursue only 3,000 soldiers was enough to sweep the officers and soldiers, and Qiang Qu asked: "Where is the official army headquarters now?" ”
"Chief, the officers and soldiers fled during the last attack of our army, and after our army escaped, the remnants of the officers and troops have disappeared." Tanma said that the Xiongnu soldiers who attacked finally thought that the official army would resist for a period of time, and even coexist with Guangning County, but they did not expect that the defenders of Guangning County would abandon the city and flee. This made the Hun soldiers not only surprised, but also very contemptuous.
"Missing?" Hearing this, Qiangqu frowned slightly, Shanggu County is rich in land and vast land, and the remnants of this official army can find a place to find a cat, and it will take a long time for the officials and troops of Qiangqu to find it.
"If the leader doesn't enter Guangning County first to rest, the more than 1,000 soldiers of the official army are not worried at all." The strategist said in Qiangqu's ear that although the Hun soldiers had captured the county seat of Guangning at this time, they were exhausted. The morale that Qiangqu had inspired before, with the fall of Guangning City, had been leaked, and at this time the soldiers were sent to pursue the remnants, and the victory was sure to be won, even if the remnants of the official army were annihilated, the Hun soldiers would also pay a heavy price. Rather than this, it is better to rest and recuperate first, use three to five days to recover in Guangning County, and then attack the various departments of Youzhou will definitely be successful.
As the saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, as long as the fangs of the Hun soldiers are sharpened and the remnants of the army that withdrew from Guangning County are dealt with, you will definitely be able to win a battle.
Hearing the strategist's words, Qiang Qu agreed very much and said, "Mr. is reasonable. "The plan to pursue the remnants of the official army was dismissed, and the order was announced that the army should enter the city to rest.
"Chief, Tai Shi Ci's headquarters is less than twenty miles away from our army." His subordinates sent the news of Tai Shi Ci's department to him.
Hearing this, Qiang Qu showed a smile: "The speed of Tai Shi Ci's headquarters is very fast, and it actually marched twenty miles away from our army, but Tai Shi Ci's headquarters is one step late after all." Our soldiers have already captured the county seat of Guangning, what is the use of Tai Shici coming at this time? Qiangqu laughed twice, if Tai Shici's department arrived half an hour earlier, Qiangqu may still be a little afraid, at this time Guangning County has been broken by the Hun soldiers, and the city wall fortifications with the help of the original official army have been occupied by the Hun soldiers at this time. Whether it is a siege or a field battle, Qiangqu is not afraid at this time, because now the initiative is in the hands of Qiangqu.
At the moment when he heard the news of Tanma's report, Qiang Qu once thought about leading his troops to attack Taishi Ci's department, and strive to kill the elite of Youzhou in a battle. However, at this time, the sharpness of his subordinate has been lost, and even if he wins the battle with 50,000 officers and soldiers, the soldiers of his subordinate will also suffer heavy casualties at that time.
At that time, the official army and the Xiongnu soldiers fought to defeat both sides, wouldn't it make the Xianbei, Goguryeo, Fuyu and Wuhuan people who were eyeing Youzhou outside pick up a bargain. The main force of the Youzhou official army was wiped out, and the counties and towns of Youzhou would be powerless to stop the attacks of the Yi tribes. The Yi tribes divided Youzhou, and the coalition troops would point to Jizhou, which might be able to compete with the Eastern Han Dynasty in this troubled era.
In Qiangqu's eyes, as long as the morale of his soldiers is restored, let alone 50,000 troops, even if it is 100,000 officers and soldiers, Qiangqu will not be in his eyes. If you take a wrong step at this important moment, Qiangqu will hate it for the rest of your life. Therefore, the Qiangqu Department did not want to fight hard with the officers and troops of the Taishi Ci Department, but wanted to recuperate, wait until their strength recovered, and then fight to the death with the officers and soldiers.
"Our soldiers now have city wall fortifications, there is no need to fight to the death with the officers and soldiers, but should restore the morale of the soldiers, as long as the morale of the soldiers is restored, with the jump point of Guangning County, our Hun iron cavalry will be invincible." A calm smile appeared at the corner of Qiang Qu's mouth, almost thinking of the scene of himself competing with the heroes in the Central Plains.
The strategists agreed with Qiangqu's decision very much, and Qiangqu's view was very correct. The 50,000 Hun soldiers of the Qiangqu Division, if their morale is restored, they can attack the counties of Youzhou at will, and the Youzhou army is only 50,000, how can they block the cavalry impact of the Qiangqu Division.
"Don't pay attention to the actions of Tai Shi Ci's department." Qiangqu waved his hand and gave an order, "Pass my order, and the army will enter Guangning County to rest." ”
The soldiers of the Qiangqu Department did not take a quarter of an hour, and all of them entered the city, accompanied by the strategists and his subordinates, and entered the Guangning Mansion, and the Qiangqu entered the courtyard of the Han family for the first time. Seeing this carved beam corridor, I said that the Han family would really enjoy it. However, I am very satisfied with the house built by the Han family, although this house is not easy to relocate compared to the tent, it is easier to shelter from the wind and rain.
Qiang Qu slowly knelt down on the brocade couch: "Order your soldiers to search for food in the city immediately." ”
Qiangqu's order was easier to accept in the ears of the Hun soldiers than any order, and the soldiers of Qiangqu had already arrived outside the mansion as soon as the words of Qiangqu fell.
Qiang Qu saw the soldier's anxious look and shook his head gently. The herald ordered his subordinates to pay close attention to the movements of Zhao Yi's subordinates.
Just when the Qiangqu army all entered the county seat of Guangning, the headquarters of the official army led by Zhao Yi had already arrived less than five miles away from the county seat of Guangning.
At a glance, he saw the banner on the city of Guangning County, but the clothes worn by the soldiers standing at the city gate were not official uniforms, Tai Shici and Murong Fu looked at each other and saw the panic in each other's eyes. "My lord, it's not good, our army is late. The county seat of Quang Ninh has fallen into the hands of the Hun soldiers at this moment! Tai Shi Ci said with some panic. The county town of Guangning fell into the hands of the Hun soldiers, how would their officers and troops deal with it?
Zhao Yi, who heard the news, not only did not have a panicked look on his face, but on the contrary, he even looked quite excited, with an excited look on his face, and said in his mouth: "God help me!" ”
Zhao Yi's excited words surprised Tai Shici and the others, and even Wen Qin's gaze at Zhao Yi was a little wrong. Since Zhao Yi became the commander of Fanyang County, he has fought more than a dozen battles with the enemy army and has not tasted defeat. Could it be that after losing for the first time today, his spirit was a little abnormal?
Now that the county seat of Guangning has fallen into the hands of the Hun soldiers, Zhao Yi, who is the pastor of Youzhou, should find a way to recapture the county town of Guangning from the hands of the Hun soldiers and how to annihilate the soldiers of the Huns. And not the shouting that should be excited here.
"My lord, at this moment, the Huns soldiers occupy the county seat of Guangning, how should our department respond?" Tai Shi Ci asked Zhao Yi, in Tai Shi Ci's opinion, the official army should temporarily avoid the Hun soldiers, because the Hun soldiers at this moment are in full swing and occupy a favorable position, if the official army fights with them, they will definitely suffer a big loss.
"Order the army to speed up its march towards Quang Ninh County." Zhao Yi waved his hand and gave an order.
Tai Shici saw that Zhao Yi looked desperate with the Hun army, and dissuaded Zhao Yi and said: "My lord, the soldiers of the Huns have just captured the county town of Guangning, and the morale of the troops is high, and they can attack and retreat at the moment, and our soldiers can fight against them?" In Tai Shici's opinion, the official army rushed forward at this moment, which was simply sending him to death.
"Don't panic, this official has his own good strategy to break the enemy." Zhao Yi still had a calm smile on the corner of his mouth, and whispered two words in Tai Shici's ear.
Hearing Zhao Yi's words, the panicked look on Tai Shici's face gradually became flat, and finally his face showed the same joy as Zhao Yi. "If this plan can be successful, the Hun soldiers will not be able to attack all parts of Youzhou in the next ten years, and even the department will be annexed by the Qiang and the Xianbei tribe in the north." Tai Shi Ci said excitedly.
Now there is no need for Zhao Yi to give an order, Tai Shici has already led his troops to move forward quickly. Zhao Yi's soldiers arrived at the county seat of Guangning in less than a quarter of an hour.
Seeing the blood-mottled city wall and the soldiers falling in the moat, Zhao Yi's eyes became more and more cold, but Tai Shici's actions were quite brave, and he directly opened his mouth to scold. clamoring for the Xiongnu soldiers to go out of the city to fight.
Knowing that Tai Shi Ci's department had gone to the city under the Qiang Qu with his generals, came to the city gate to watch, saw the city gate, the overwhelming red-clothed officers and soldiers below, the corners of his mouth showed a smile, now the city wall fortifications are in their own hands, even if the morale of the soldiers has been damaged, Qiang Qu is also confident that the soldiers of the department can block the attack of Tai Shi Ci and others.
"Tai Shici, you don't want to shout, but dare to fight our army to the death!" Qiang Qu knew that Tai Shi Ci was strong in martial arts, and did not let his subordinates go out of the city to face the battle, but let Tai Shi Ci attack the city.
No matter how brave an individual is, he can't play much of a role in the siege battle. With his flesh and blood, he couldn't stop the indestructible rain of arrows of the Hun soldiers.
Tai Shici, who was scolding under the city, glanced at the location of Qiangqu, snorted coldly, turned the horse's head and bent slightly, the longbow in his hand was already full, only to hear a sharp sound of breaking the air, and the arrow turned into a black streamer and flew straight towards Qiangqu's chest.
Seeing that the arrow had already flown to Qiangqu's chest, it was blocked by the quick-eyed strategist with his body, and the arrow pierced through the strategist's chest and poked out from behind. An arrow pierced the heart, and the strategist didn't even have time to explain what happened after his death, and he died of anger.
Only then did Qiang Qu wake up from the shock, and grabbed the strategist's body that was about to fall: "Sir, sir!" He said in his heart that he was too light on the enemy, and he didn't expect Tai Shi Ci's archery skills to be so strong. At that distance, the marksman in his own part couldn't shoot it, but Tai Shi Ci was able to do it.
He harmed the life of this strategist with such a big trust, which made Qiang Qu feel remorse and hatred in his heart, and stared at Tai Shici through gritted teeth: "Kill me!" 166 Reading Network