Chapter 263: Capturing Guchang
Jueยทยทยท Timur dodged the blade of a guardian and cut him off his horse. The guards around him also rushed to kill one after another, and finally cleared up the cathars nearby.
But it also came at the cost of blood!
Of the original more than 50 guards, there were less than 10 left. And hindered by it, Slimali also led the cathars and leaned over.
"Timur perished! Can you dare to fight? ", Sili Mali invited again.
When the guards heard this, they immediately rushed out of the two horses and rushed towards Slimali. Timur knew that the guards were holding the cathars for themselves. Without delay, he accelerated and rushed in the direction of Guchang City.
But with a whoosh, a flying arrow struck. The guards who followed behind Timur had no time to react. The arrow pierced Timur's shoulder. He leaned forward and fell off his horse.
"Emir!" ๏ผ
"Emir!" , the guards shouted.
They instantly jumped off their horses to check on Timur's injuries.
Abu Lais, who was holding the bow, immediately curled the corners of his mouth and chuckled, "Go!" The reward will be ours! Then he waved his horsewhip and quickly rushed towards Timur's periphery.
And Slimali, at this time, also solved the guards who came to send him to death. Seeing that Abu Rais was the first to arrive, he also rushed over. At the same time, he deliberately laughed and shouted: "Abu! Timur's destruction is mine, so don't mix it up! โใ
"Dreaming!" Abu Laiis roared without looking back, and rushed to Timur's approach. A few guards who stepped forward to stop him were immediately crucified under the spears.
Slimali also followed, slashing four guards in quick succession with his saber.
In this way, Timur became a loner.
"Huh! Abu Lais, Timur is mine! Slimali said as he threw out a horse rope! The head was facing Timur's head.
"Not necessarily!" Abu Laiz sneered, and galloped on his horse. Then Timur lay on the ground, and the whole person was dragged up. But it was Ab Rais, who threw the noose on Timur's right leg first.
When Slimali saw it, he immediately regretted that he was moving slowly.
It's just that the matter has come to this point, and it will be against military discipline to fight again. led the men and horses below to deal with the other Khorezm commanders on the field.
But because Timur was captured, Khorezm's army was even more defeated. The commanders who originally wanted to resist stubbornly were immediately killed by the deputy commanders around them.
The entire battlefield quickly settled down.
It didn't take long for Li Wei to lead the Guardian Army and come to the city of Guchang with great momentum.
"Ten thousand households! This door?! ", Beggar Aheima followed beside Li Qi and said suspiciously. Because the gates of Guchang are open, it is a little unbelievable.
Before Li could reply, the soldiers above the city gate had already saluted in unison: "Ten thousand household chiefs!" โใ Following a man out of the city gate alone, it was Kalwan who led 300 cathars to guard the pilgrimage gate.
"Wan Hu Chief, Gu Chang is already under control!" , Kalwan dismounted, and replied respectfully.
Li nodded and entered the city with Kalwan. During this period, he inquired about some grain and grass and defense in the city, and learned that although the Khorezm people wanted to burn the grain and grass, they were stopped by the superior number of cathars.
In terms of defense, the pilgrimage gate has been garrisoned by the Gervulqi of the death camp. The rout in the city was also cleaned up.
Because Guchang City was not large, 40,000 troops entered the city and soon filled the long street that was not wide. Li Gao ordered 10,000 guardians to stay in the city, and 30,000 prisoners to stay in the city.
When I arrived at the pilgrimage gate, there were still blood marks on the ground. On the heavy jack, there was even a little minced meat. A burst of bloody air came to his face, and Li smelled it, but it was inexplicably comfortable.
It's also this fishy smell, a smell unique to the battlefield. Only the victor can breathe this taste calmly. As the head of a thousand households who has been on the battlefield for many years and has experienced life and death, he is naturally very familiar with this.
It's just that what surprised him was that there were no more than 100 soldiers stationed on the city wall.
Cal Wang's face immediately turned dark, and he asked with some displeasure, "Why did your commander leave his post without permission?" โใ
The commander was only a hundred heads of households, and his rank was two levels lower than that of Kalwan. On weekdays, there is no time to talk in front of Kalwan. In addition, his heart was empty, so he said: "Thousand-thousand-thousand-captain is out of the city!" โใ
"Out of town?!" , Kalwan pitched up by a factor of two.
The head of the hundred households shrank his neck and nodded even more apprehensively.
"When to get out of town? Why get out of town? Kalwan asked repeatedly. The pilgrimage gate is the key to the city of Sylvan! Once a remnant of the enemy flees to Sylvan, it will be impossible to take the city without knowing it.
Because Ge Riwuqi had an explanation before leaving, the hundred household chiefs didn't know how to answer. He lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
But Kalwan clearly didn't have enough patience!
With a loud shout, the head of the hundred households was so frightened that he quickly knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty.
"You know. What is the culpability of deliberately concealing military information? Karwan said with a cold face and a slight murderous aura.
The head of the hundred households turned pale, and he didn't dare to hide it anymore. It was said that Gorivul had left half an hour ago. As for the reason, it was the capture of the city of Sylvan.
Calwan's face turned even colder, and then he asked how many troops Grevuch had led. Only then did he know more than 1,000 people, and also released all the captured Khorezm soldiers.
Releasing prisoners without permission is regarded as collaborating with the enemy. Such a big sin sounds chilling. But Gregory did! made Kalwan, who was already unhappy, even more angry.
He knelt down and pleaded guilty to Li Qi: "It is not good for the last general to guard the city gate, please punish the head of ten thousand households." โใ
Li Dawei is not an unreasonable person, so he naturally knows about this matter and has little to do with Kelwang. But if it is not punished, it is contrary to the military order. After all, Guchang's city defense is the responsibility of Kalwang. He also arranged for Ge Riwuqi to be stationed at the pilgrimage gate.
Now Gorvulch is gone, and all the captives have been released. Kalwan wanted to put it aside, it was impossible.
But at this time, the punishment is very tricky. Li Gao pressed it first, and waited until he saw Kalwan before rewarding and punishing him.
Such a decision was made that all the cathars did not dare to disagree. He rested in Guchang City for a while, and immediately set off for Sylvan.
In the vast expanse of white snow, the shoe prints of the marching army were unusually clear. Li Gao and the others, only following the mark left by Ge Riwuqi and them, rushed to Sylvan City within an hour.
It was still noon, and the sky was still covered with thick clouds. But the sun that sometimes peeks out through the gaps in the clouds still makes people feel a rare warmth.