Chapter 248: The Battle of the Trapped Beasts



"Don't panic Yide, wait for me to plan properly, and you will be the pioneer." Zhao Yi appeased Zhang Fei with a few words, unfolded the map of Guangning County, and studied it with his subordinates: "Let's discuss which gate to enter and which door to go out." Zhao Yi wanted to plan carefully, so that none of the Xiongnu soldiers in Guangning County escaped.

The situation outside the city is not known to Qiangqu, and the situation inside the city is not clear to the officials and troops of Zhao Yi's department. The Xiongnu soldiers abandoned the fortified city walls and chose to engage the officers and soldiers in close combat, which was clearly to fight to the death with the officials and soldiers.

The more than 10,000 outlaws in Qiangqu's hands are enough to reach an army of 40,000 if they are used properly. It is a small matter to let the soldiers of Qiangqu escape, and the casualties of the soldiers are too heavy and the matter is large.

"In my opinion, we only need to send 30,000 soldiers into the city to clear it." Zhao Yi pointed to the streets of Guangning County, "30,000 troops from these three streets through the encirclement, just like a circle in the city, under such a strict search, even if the Hun soldiers have a fish that slips through the net, they will not be able to become a big weapon." ”

Liu Bei and Zhu Jun glanced at Zhao Yi with some fear, and secretly said that Zhao Yi's attack was really dark, if the 30,000 troops wandered around the city, it would be equivalent to scraping a layer of ground, and there must be few soldiers left in the Qiangqu department.

Zhao Yi was determining the general of the central army on the left and right, when he heard his subordinates come in and report: "My lord, General Sun Jian, the Taishou of Changsha, led his troops to come to help. ”

"Sun Jian?" Zhao Yi was slightly stunned, "Please!" ”

Sun Jian, since Sun Wentai and Zhu Jun fought against Xiliang, because of their courage and strength, they were named Changsha Taishou by the imperial court. Sun Jian is also a figure, he has solved many problems left by the previous Taishou as soon as he took office, and he has a very high reputation in Yangzhou.

Sun Jian, who entered the Youzhou camp, saw the mental outlook of the Youzhou soldiers and the eyes of the tens of thousands of elite cavalry, Zhao Yi had been the Youzhou pastor for less than a year, and he already had such strength, no wonder he didn't see the 50,000 soldiers of the Qiangqu Department in his eyes.

After entering the military tent, Sun Jian first bowed to Zhu Jun, and then saw Zhao Yi and Liu Bei, and when they fought with the Yellow Turban Army that day, several people were already familiar with each other.

"I haven't seen it for a year, Bolai has managed Youzhou in an orderly manner, and he has made such a great contribution, which really makes me ashamed." Sun Jian sighed.

Seeing Sun Jian, Liu Bei was very emotional, he also relied on the official position of killing the Yellow Turban Army, and he was getting bigger and bigger, but not to mention the official position he did, he often lost his official position.

"General Sun has won the award." Zhao Yi and Sun Jian politely said a few words, and asked directly, "How many people did the general bring this time?" ”

"Just 20,000 soldiers." Sun Jian said modestly, what he said was also the truth, compared with the 70,000 troops in Youzhou, his 20,000 soldiers were indeed a little small.

"God help me." Zhao Yi smiled excitedly, with Sun Jian's 20,000 soldiers, Zhao Yi had no worries.

Sun Jian asked Zhao Yi, what is the current situation in Guangning County?

When he learned that the strength of the Qiangqu Department had been greatly damaged and Zhao Yi was planning to attack the county seat of Guangning, Sun Jian secretly said in his heart that it was a fluke, if he came one day late, his 20,000 troops would be considered a trip in vain.

Now that Zhao Yi has made great contributions to the imperial court, Sun Jian, who is eager for meritorious service, immediately asked Zhao Yi to fight and asked Zhao Yi to send his troops to attack Guangning County.

"Don't be anxious, there will be a time when your ministry will make meritorious contributions." With the Jiangdong soldiers led by the Jiangdong Tigers, Zhao Yi's confidence increased greatly, and he immediately adjusted the attack plan and incorporated Sun Jian's troops into the attack queue.

Everything is finalized, "Tell your soldiers to rest quickly and attack the city tomorrow morning!" Zhao Yi said the time of the battle.

Sun Jian's 20,000 soldiers reinforced the official army camp, and naturally did not hide from the Xiongnu soldiers watching from the city gate, and reported the matter to Qiangqu.

This matter was expected by Qiang Qu, but the official arrived a few days earlier than he expected, and he said calmly without surprise or anger: "I know." ”

The general asked Qiang Qu: "Chief, now that the official army reinforcements have arrived, have we changed our plan?" ”

Qiang Qu smiled bitterly: "Now we have to change our plans, right?" ”

The general was stunned for a moment, and a wry smile also appeared on his face, what Qiang Qu said was right, there was really no need. They now have no hope of breaking through the siege, and are determined to fight to the death with the officers and soldiers, as for whether there are 70,000 officers or 90,000 officers and troops outside, they have no chance of escaping.

"Order the soldiers to pay close attention to the movements of the officers and soldiers, I estimate that the officers and soldiers will attack in the near future, don't be wiped in the middle of the night." Qiangqu instructed this general, his soldiers can die, but those who can't die are worthless.

This night was long for the Hun soldiers in the city, when the sky was just dawning, the earth-shattering shouts came from the three gates, and the Hun soldiers rushed to kill without waiting for Qiangqu's command.

The officers and cavalry who entered the city were the majority, and as soon as they entered the city, they were divided into small teams, galloping through the streets, slashing left and right with scimitars in their hands, and cutting down Hun soldiers one by one.

The Hun soldiers who fought for their lives also created a lot of trouble for the officers and soldiers. Sun Jian's department was the first time to fight with the Hun soldiers, and the Jiangdong official army lost a lot of people at the beginning of the year, which made Sun Jian frightened, and under the charge of Cheng Pu and other generals, he gradually suppressed the crazy Hun soldiers.

These Hun soldiers were very strong in combat and determined, even if they were the only ones left, they would rush towards the official army until they died at the hands of the official army.

Seeing these Hun soldiers, Sun Jian had a sentence in his heart: "A breath remains, and the battle does not stop." "If the officers and troops under his command can also have this kind of will, they will definitely be invincible.

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, the two tigers of the world, will rush to kill these Hun soldiers, it is really like a tiger entering a flock, the battle is only half an hour, and the Hun soldiers who fell under the hands of the two have as many as 100 people.

Under the suppression of the superior forces of the official army, even if the Hun soldiers fought stubbornly, they were also unconsciously retreating.

The battle lasted from early morning to close to evening, and the official army headquarters cleared the remnants of the enemy and captured the government of Quang Ninh County.

Zhao Yi, who received the news of the victory, led his guards into the county seat of Guangning, which was already dilapidated, but now it can be said that there is no tile left, except for the city wall, all the houses have collapsed. After the war, there were no more people and animals.

Looking at the corpses of the Hun soldiers and officers on the ground, Zhao Yi secretly shook his head in his heart, this is war.

The commander of Guangning County, who accompanied Zhao Yi into the city, saw that the county seat under his jurisdiction had become like this, his face was full of wry smiles, and he said in his heart how much manpower and material resources would it take to build it.

"Your Excellency's Mansion is ahead." Dian Wei, who was covered in blood, came over and led Zhao Yi the way.

From the broken corpse at the entrance of the mansion, Zhao Yi could think of the fierceness of the battle at that time. Just as Zhao Yi pushed the door in, a bloodied Hun soldier burst out of the corpse, shouting and rushing towards Zhao Yi.

Dian Wei quickly kicked the man aside, and the guards around Zhao Yi rushed up, just wanting to tie the man into a hedgehog, but Zhao Yi stopped him. "Stop!"

The guards were quick to react, turning their blades and pinning the man to the ground. No matter how hard this person tries, he can't break free from the shackles of the official army.

The Qiangqu in the palace had committed suicide, and Sun Jian proposed to Zhao Yi: "Bolai, cut off the head of this guy and ask the court for credit." ”

"Qiang Qu is also a hero, since he is dead now, let's not touch his body again." Zhao Yi said and turned around and left here.

From today onwards, the Qiangqu has become a thing of the past, and Zhao Yi will step on the original prestige of the Qiangqu and become one of the top forces in the north.

Going out and looking at the resentful gaze of the Hun soldier, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Yi's mouth: "You can leave with the body of your leader." ”

The Hun soldier looked at Zhao Yi in surprise, but he didn't hesitate, turned around and walked into the mansion, and left here with Qiangqu's corpse on his back.

Guangning County was the happiest to be breached than Batu, because the Qiangqu left him nearly 20,000 war horses. These war horses have become emaciated because they have been hungry for too long, but as long as they are carefully conditioned, it will not take long for the war horses to recover.

Zhao Yi gave a detailed explanation of the battle to the imperial court, and told the meritorious personnel in detail. Liu Bei saw that his name was also among them, and saw Zhao Yi help him explain the previous situation, and then asked the court to let him stay in Youzhou to listen to it. The corners of Liu Bei's mouth were full of joy.

Zhu Jun Jizhou army all withdrew, did not hide from the eyes of the Yi people abroad, Qiu Liju was the first to get the news, after the news of the retreat of the Liucheng official army was said, asked Qiu Liju: "Father, now that the official army has withdrawn, can our department attack Liucheng?" ”

Qiu Liju smiled bitterly: "Do you know why the official army withdrew?" ”

Bun Dun shook his head blankly, he only cared about the land of the two counties that Qiu Liju promised him, but he didn't think of why the official army withdrew.

"There is only one reason for the withdrawal of the official army, and that is that the official army has broken through Quang Ninh County." Qiu Liju speculated, "Only in this way can Zhao Yi dare to withdraw his troops." ”

As soon as Qiu Liju's words fell, he sprinkled the horses around Guangning County and reported the news of Guangning County. It proved that Qiu Liju's guess was not wrong. Zhao Yi's army really wiped out all the Qiangqu troops. Qiu Liju has lost the opportunity to attack.

Putting aside the relationship between friend and foe, Qiu Liju just wanted to say a word to Zhao Yi and did a good job. "Zhao Yi is in the limelight at this time, and he is afraid that no one will dare to attack Youzhou for a few years." Qiu Liju shook his head and sighed, with the lesson of Qiangqu, how dare they do it again.

This news was transmitted back to Luoyang, causing a sensation again in the government and the opposition, and Emperor Ling of Han also showed a bright smile on his face.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty wanted to summon Zhao Yi to Beijing to be entitled, and the edict had been written, but was blocked by some ministers: "Your Majesty had decreed peace with Qiangqu the day before yesterday, but now Zhao Yi has resisted the decree and killed Qiangqu. ”

In the blink of an eye, the hero became a person who resisted the decree, and the crime of bullying the king was the crime of killing the head. Zhao Yun's beard shook when he heard this, and he glanced at Emperor Han Ling worriedly.