Chapter 227: Mingjin Withdraws Troops
The general's proposal made Qiang Qu's face look thoughtful, stroked his long beard, and his mind turned sharply, but after thinking for a long time, he still shook his head and did not agree to the general's proposal: "The general's strategy is not feasible. ”
"Why? This city gate is so small that all the soldiers of our department cannot get out, and if we do not divide our troops to attack the city, how can our troops get rid of the encirclement of the officers and soldiers? "At the time of this crisis, the generals who used to be the only ones who listened to the order of the Qiang Canal refuted the Qiang Canal for the first time. It is hoped that Qiangqu can adopt his own opinions and increase the certainty of breaking through.
In the general's view, dividing the troops to attack can reduce the pressure on the south gate and attract the officers and troops to another part of the city gate, which will be of great help to them to break through the defense line of the south gate.
Regarding the general's confrontation, Qiang Qu did not show displeasure on his face, but patiently explained: "Don't worry, general, the reason why you can't divide your troops to attack is for two reasons, one is that our troops have been attacking for three hours in a row, and the soldiers' physical strength and morale are seriously depleted. The second point is that although the other three have transferred elite soldiers, the huge number has not changed much, and our department has now suffered more than half of the casualties, and if it divides the troops to attack, it is very likely that it will be broken by the officers and soldiers. Qiang Qu expressed his worries in his heart, his soldiers were already a little unable to support their physical strength for three hours, and the officers and soldiers guarding the other three gates were like a rainbow, and they would definitely suffer heavy casualties when they fought with them.
At that time, Zhao Yi would not be so passive in defense, but would turn defense into offense, although the remnants of his army were brave and good at fighting, he was afraid that he was not the opponent of the large number of officers and soldiers.
Leading the troops to feint and attack did not play any role at all, it was simply to use the lives of his own soldiers to boost the morale of all the officers and soldiers. If 3,000 soldiers were sent to make a feint, the officers and soldiers would only need to launch two bullet rains to disperse their iron cavalry, which was not advisable.
In the three hours of the battle, the soldiers of the station had suffered 10,000 casualties, and Qiangqu was very heartbroken, and at the same time he regretted it very much, and the order to lead his troops to rush and kill without waiting for the outside soldiers to attack the official army camp was wrong.
The conversation between Qiang Qu, who was watching the battle at the city gate, and the general lasted less than half an hour, and there were hundreds more corpses under the city gate. Staring at the soldiers who fell in a pool of blood and screamed, the corners of Qiang Qu's mouth twitched, he hated Zhao Yi, and he hated his son for not knowing how to improvise, and the horses were discovered by Zhao Yi's officers and soldiers in and out of the city gate, Xu Bu did not say that he would immediately launch an attack to seize the opportunity, and attack at the agreed time, how could there be another opportunity.
Zhao Yi was extremely alert, his own grain and grass were destroyed half a month ago, and Qiangqu did not hesitate at that time, and turned to attack Guangning County. Zhao Yi actually thought of a countermeasure in such a short period of time, Zhao Yi's officers and troops entered and exited Huai'an County, successfully delaying the time, so that the grain in Guangning County could be transported, so that the Qiangqu ended up in today's field.
Zhao Yi could think of a way in such a short time, but Xu Bu gave Zhao Yi a day, and he naturally calculated everything.
Looking at the Xu Bu and the two teams of cavalry running in the distance, Qiang Qu's eyes flashed, in this case, Su Bu was unable to protect himself, how could he come to rescue him.
looked at the corpses that fell at the city gate, and saw that although the formation of the officers and soldiers was shaking, there was no danger of breaking through. If he attacked again, he was afraid that the result would be similar, so Qiang Qu thought twice and finally gave an order: "Mingjin retreats!" ”
The crisp sound of impact echoed in the battlefield, and the Hun soldiers who were brandishing their scimitars to kill them, hearing this sound, brandished their scimitars and slashed at the void, pulled the rope sharply, turned the horse's head and left here.
The general was very surprised by Qiangqu's order to withdraw his troops, and hurriedly asked Qiangqu: "Leader, our soldiers still have the power to rush and kill, why do you want to withdraw your troops?" ”
"The position of the officers and troops is solid, and if our troops continue to rush and kill like this, it will only increase casualties." Qiang Qu casually explained, this Youzhou official army is much more difficult to deal with than he imagined, although the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is slightly inferior to that of his own soldiers, but the soldiers are united and tacit. The cohesion of an army is the foundation of victory.
In fact, Qiangqu still didn't say a word, without the assistance of the peripheral soldiers, it would be difficult for him to break through the encirclement of the official army. The spears that were unanimous with the outside world made the cavalry of the Qiangqu Department at a loss.
The only remaining bit of blood of the Hun soldiers who withdrew from the army also disappeared with the closure of the city gates, and at this moment they were enveloped in the death of their comrades and their own future.
Half a month ago, the ambitious Qiang Qu led 50,000 elite soldiers into Youzhou, at that time, he never thought that he would fall to this point today, and the elite soldiers of his department were killed and wounded, and their morale was seriously damaged. After this battle, the Qiangqu Department could no longer withstand other blows.
The young leader has already helped him attract 10,000 officers and soldiers, and he has not yet won, which makes the soldiers doubt themselves, is the officers and soldiers invincible?
Both the offensive and defensive sides suffered heavy casualties in this battle, and the casualties of the soldiers on Zhao Yi's side were as many as 8,000, this casualty figure made Zhao Yi feel pain when he heard it, and since Zhao Yi led the army to fight with people, he had never suffered such a big loss.
But Zhao Yi also knew that this kind of battle, which belonged to the guard war, greatly limited the mobility of the officers and troops under his command, and he could only form a formation and wait for others to fight. You can't dodge the feathered arrows shot down by the soldiers at the city gate, and if you dodge, the Hun soldiers wielding scimitars are very likely to break through you.
The Hun soldiers had withdrawn, and Zhao Yi did not give the order to pursue, but ordered someone to replace the shield soldiers in front, and the army rested on the spot, paying close attention to the movements of the Qiangqu department.
Zhao Yi, who was standing at the door of the camp tent, looked at the corpses carried away from him with a solemn expression, and Gao Shun, who commanded the soldiers, asked Zhao Yi: "My lord, what should be done with the corpses of these Hun soldiers?" Without waiting for Zhao Yi to answer, Gao Shun gritted his teeth and said, "The soldiers under him hate the Hun soldiers to the core, why don't we incinerate the corpses to vent the hatred in our hearts!" "In this era, it is said that cremating the body will make the soul of the deceased unable to rest in peace. This is one of the most brutal methods of dealing with the dead.
Zhao Yi looked at the corpse of the Hun soldier who was covered with knife marks and gunshot wounds, his eyes rolled and he thought about it, naturally he would not act according to Gao Shun's suggestion, but ordered the soldiers to send the corpse to the city of Guangning County.
Zhao Yi Gao Shun didn't agree with this approach, these Hun soldiers killed so many of their own people, why did they send these corpses back to let them be buried in peace? According to Gao Shun's idea, cremating them is a cheap thing, and he can't wait to dismantle these corpses to relieve the hatred in his heart.
"Sending these bodies back to Quang Ninh City is nothing more than waste use." Zhao Yi said with a smile, looking at Gao Shun who still didn't understand, and said a few words in Gao Shun's ear.
Gao Shun's confused expression slowly stretched, and finally his face was full of smiles, and his eyes were full of admiration when he looked at Zhao Yi, and he bowed down to answer: "The last general will do it immediately." The heart said, Zhao Yi is worthy of Zhao Yi, and the dead can be used by him.
Zhu Jun and Liu Bei glanced at each other, and they both saw the confusion in each other's eyes, and they didn't know what Zhao Yi's move was for, so they asked Zhao Yi. was dismissed by Zhao Yi with a sentence that the heavenly opportunity cannot be revealed.
When Zhao Yi walked into the camp, he turned his head and gave an order: "Order the cavalry of the herald to attack quickly and kill the Hun reinforcements for me!" "It was this cavalry that upset the balance between Zhao Yi and Qiangqu that led to this war, resulting in heavy casualties among the two soldiers.
"Bolai, if our cavalry is dispatched, will there be any changes in the Qiangqu in the city?" Zhu Jun said with some worry, at this moment, there are still 20,000 cavalry in the official camp, if they are dispatched, there will be a large hole in the guard, if the Qiangqu in the city takes advantage of the chaos to attack again, it is not yet known whether the official army can resist.
Zhao Yi nodded and secretly said that he was negligent, and ordered the four city gates to mobilize a total of 5,000 soldiers to reinforce Batu. What Zhao Yi just thought was that the sharp energy of Qiangqu's department had been broken by himself, and he should not attack again in a short time. But if Qiangqu made a desperate attempt to attack again, the situation would be unfavorable to the officers and troops at that time.
Zhao Yi did not insist on going his own way because he paid attention to his own face, but generously admitted that it was his own negligence, and sincerely thanked Zhu Jun, saying that if it weren't for Lord Zhu's warning, our department would be in danger at this time.
Zhu Jun and Liu Bei were very appreciative of Zhao Yi's move, Zhao Yi was a genius at such an age, but wizards are often arrogant and arrogant, so they are easy to break. Zhao Yi is talented and can follow the advice, which is indeed commendable.
The various units of the official army moved quickly, and the 5,000 Wuhuan soldiers had already assembled within a quarter of an hour after the order was given, and rushed straight towards the headquarters of the Subu.
If the color is already bright today, the cavalry of each division no longer needs to judge the position of the other party by the sound of horses' hooves, and in broad daylight, it is no longer possible for Xu Bu to bypass Batu and Lou Mansuo to reinforce the county seat of Guangning. The reason why he was entangled with Batu again was to hold back the 10,000 cavalry and reduce the pressure on the Qiang Canal that was besieging the city.
Now that the earth-shattering shouting and killing sound in Guangning County has stopped, Subu Yelema stopped and looked far away, and saw the bright banner of the official army outside Guangning City, and secretly regretted that he had pulled 10,000 cavalry for his father, and his father had not yet broken through the encirclement.
Batu, who learned that Guangning County was safe, was relieved and no longer blocked the advance of Subu, but turned the horse's head to lead his troops to rush towards Subu, and Lou Man also turned the horse's head to follow Batu's charge.
The strange movement of Batu's cavalry did not escape the eyes of Su Bu, and he saw three large groups of cavalry, rushing towards him in a zigzag shape, with a strength of 15,000 men.
The war horses under the crotch all felt the powerful and incomparable murderous aura, and kept kicking and beating the hind hooves. "Young Leader, how do we deal with it?"
His soldiers have been running for a long time and are in low spirits, and the opponent is far more numerous than himself, and the possibility of winning by himself with one enemy and three is extremely small, and now that the fighter has been lost, Xu Bu did not hesitate to turn his horse's head and wave his hand to order the soldiers to retreat.
Su Bu relied on his war horse to move quickly, leaving the chasing Batu and others far behind, and only after seeing Batu and their withdrawal did they stop the war horse.
Xu Bu stared at Guangning County, which was surrounded by officials and soldiers like an iron bucket again, and secretly said in his heart, Zhao Yi is very resourceful, I am not an opponent, why don't I rush back to the tribe first and ask the military advisor how to deal with this matter.