Chapter 697: Careless Jingzhou
Huang Taiji held the purpose of beating the Xianbei King, and ordered all his subordinates to gather the whole army on the same day, and launched a rapid sneak attack on the two border cities of the Xianbei country early the next morning. As Huang Taiji expected, it took almost no effort to easily take down the two border cities.
And this time, Huang Taiji sent an envoy again with stern words, asking King Xianbei to cooperate with him and send troops against the Dongjiang army. Otherwise, he would have fought all the way to the capital of Xianbei.
Huang Taiji's heart was surging, and he knew that after this fright, King Xianbei would definitely not dare to ignore his request again. Just when Huang Taiji was satisfied, he didn't know that it was precisely because of his reckless decision that his whereabouts were finally exposed.
When the Jin soldiers attacked the Xianbei border city, the outposts of the Dongjiang Army lurking near it immediately discovered the traces of the Jin soldiers. The news was delivered to Mao Wenlong as soon as possible, which made Mao Wenlong ecstatic.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, it was already full, and the thirty-two generals of the Dongjiang Army sat quietly, looking forward to it one by one, waiting for Mao Wenlong to order troops to arrest Huang Taiji as soon as possible. After a whole month of busy work, it was not easy to get this exciting news today, and the thirty-two generals couldn't wait at this moment.
Especially Chen Jisheng, this guy is restless, his butt is moving around in the chair, and he looks anxious. Seeing that Mao Wenlong hadn't given an order for a long time, Chen Jisheng couldn't hold it back anymore, and immediately got up and hugged his fists and said, "Chief soldier, give the order!" Don't go late, let Huang Taiji slip away. ”
Looking at these anxious guys in front of him, Mao Wenlong knew that he really couldn't delay any longer, so he opened his mouth and ordered: "Chen Jisheng listens to the order!" ”
"The last general!" Chen Jisheng was excited, and his voice roared out like a bell.
"Order you to lead the cavalry battalion to go first, remember, don't act rashly, first find out which city Emperor Taiji is hiding in. Then wait for the arrival of the army behind us and then work together. ”
"Yes, Commander!" After Chen Jisheng agreed, he immediately resigned.
Mao Wenlong only looked at Cheng Zuo at this time: "You lead 50,000 infantry to set off later, remember not to give Huang Taiji a chance to escape." ”
Cheng Zuo clenched his fists and said yes, and then he drank all the generals in the big tent and left together.
Mao Wenlong looked at their departing backs and muttered, "I hope there won't be any more chaos this time!" ”
For some reason, Mao Wenlong always had a feeling that it wouldn't seem so easy to catch Huang Taiji?
The soldiers and horses who were preparing to go out to encircle and suppress Huang Taiji were all people who were originally scattered outside and pretended to look for Huang Taiji. As for the soldiers and horses in the camp, in addition to the need to stay to guard the many prisoners, they did not dare to move again, also in order to hide people's eyes and ears and prevent Huang Taiji from knowing about it too early.
Chen Jisheng's cavalry battalion was the first to go straight to the border city separated from Xianbei. And Chengzuo and them have to be a day slower, after all, the mobilization of 50,000 soldiers and horses is not so fast.
For the Dongjiang army that quietly surrounded him, Huang Taiji did not receive any news, and at this moment he was still waiting for King Xianbei's response with peace of mind. And the Xianbei King who was secretly attacked trembled with anger after learning that Huang Taiji had quickly taken the two border cities.
From early in the morning, he learned that Huang Taiji had been focusing on Xianbei since he was suppressed by the Dongjiang Army. The reason why he refused to cooperate with Huang Taiji so simply, King Xianbei also understood that cooperating with Huang Taiji was no different from seeking skin with a tiger.
Let's not talk about whether the two families can beat the powerful Dongjiang Army, even if they win the battle, King Xianbei also knows that in the end, they can only give Huang Taiji a foil. Once Huang Taiji does not have the powerful threat of the Dongjiang Army, he will inevitably turn around and kill his ally, and then annex the entire Xianbei country.
King Xianbei, who knew that he would not be able to get benefits no matter what, would naturally not be stupid enough to let Huang Taiji's wishful thinking succeed. But at this moment, facing the heavy pressure of Huang Taiji, he had to find another way to get through this difficulty.
Although Huang Taiji currently has only more than 10,000 troops, they are all elites, and they are unable to fight against them with the current Xianbei troops. The anxious King Xianbei suddenly became at a loss, and at this time, his minister suggested to him that he send an envoy to contact Mao Wenlong of the Dongjiang Army, in addition to revealing the hiding place of Huang Taiji, he could also ask the Dongjiang Army for help.
King Xianbei suddenly became enlightened, and immediately adopted the minister's suggestion and sent an envoy to secretly go to report to the Dongjiang army. In order to gain more time, King Xianbei first replied to Huang Taiji, asking him to give him a few days of grace, and then give a final reply.
Seeing that his threat had paid off, Huang Taiji also generously agreed to King Xianbei and gave him five days to think about it.
Huang Taiji's generosity put himself in an extremely dangerous situation, but he gave King Xianbei enough time. I don't know if God is going to die Emperor Taiji or it is destined in the dark, the envoy sent by King Xianbei just entered the grassland and was lucky to meet the arriving Dongjiang army.
Chen Jisheng reported that King Xianbei sent an envoy and immediately received him. After inquiry, I learned that they were actually here to report the news, and after listening to King Xianbei's request, Chen Jisheng agreed without hesitation, and he also learned the exact hiding place of Huang Taiji from the mouth of the envoy.
In this way, Chen Jisheng will save a lot of trouble, at least he no longer needs to carefully spy on Huang Taiji's hiding place. In order to prevent Huang Taiji from escaping, Chen Jisheng immediately asked the Xianbei envoy to lead the way and went straight to the border city where Huang Taiji was located to outflank him.
Sava City is a small border city across the mountain from Xianbei and Jinguo, and it is more like a small town in the border than a city. The terrain is flat and there are no natural hazards to defend, and the only pass is a five-meter-high wall made of loess and stones. It's okay to use this to resist the cavalry on the steppe, but if it is against the infantry attacking the city, there is no advantage at all.
Huang Taiji would choose such a small city, also for the purpose of deterrence, after all, the Xianbei defenders in the city are only 1,000 people, for Huang Taiji, it is natural to capture such a town.
"Report ......"
The tranquility of Savie was suddenly shattered by a frightened shout. A golden soldier rushed all the way and rushed directly into the yamen where Huang Taiji lived.
"Why are you so flustered?" Huang Taiji is resting at the moment, and he is very unhappy to be disturbed.
"Qi Great Khan, a large number of Dongjiang troops suddenly appeared outside the city, and they have surrounded the entire city of Savoa......" The soldiers who reported the news hurriedly reported.
"What ......" Huang Taiji, who was frightened, jumped up directly from the recliner, and before he had time to put on his armor, he rushed away from the palace and climbed the city tower to look out.