Chapter 185: Lanzhou Crisis (3)

When Sun Dezhang received the news from Zhao Baihu, he was also overjoyed, his thoughts were the same as Zhao Baihu, it seems that Yelu Xiu has indeed run out of ammunition and can no longer support it, how can this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity be let go?

Run, it's definitely impossible to make you run as soon as you want!

He estimated that if he succeeded this time, the Liao people and Qingcheng would no longer be able to advance eastward, and since they could not continue to achieve results, there would be no point in a stalemate with the Xia army here in Lanzhou, and they would naturally choose to retreat.

This kind of victory, which would turn the tide of the battle, was enough for the cautious veteran general to take out all his chips,

Sun Dezhang ordered that in addition to the 1,000 people left in Lanzhou City, he personally led the remaining 18,000 people to go straight to Hanlin with light equipment, and urgently ordered the Xia troops in Su and Qing to prepare for it.

However, according to Sun Dezhang's estimate, as long as his side succeeds in Han Lin, then the Liao army wandering in Su and Qing will certainly retreat, once it is restrained by An Yi and Liao Ying's nearly 80,000 Xia troops, and when he returns from Han Lin and cooperates to close the door and fight the dog, then it will be too late for them to run.

The appearance of Sun Dezhang undoubtedly gave Zhao Baihu, who was already under siege, a chance to breathe, and the cavalry of the Gansu border army in Lanzhou City had not had this feeling of galloping for a long time, and one by one they carried the steel guns in their hands and plunged straight into the camp of the Liao army like a sharp knife.

Na Meng An'an had Yelu Xiuke's order to give him to defend the camp, so he had no way to retreat now, so he could only turn back to meet the Xia army.

He turned his troops, Zhao Baihu's side was completely saved, he knocked off the big mace of the commander, and began to reorganize and break through with the only dozens of horsemen left around him.

No matter how brave the Liao soldiers were, they couldn't stop such a pinch attack inside and outside, and they were soon torn open by Zhao Baihu and broke through.

Zhao Baihu, who broke out of the encirclement, ran to the Chinese army as soon as possible to find Sun Dezhang.

At this time, Sun Dezhang was commanding several times the enemy's army to press into the camp little by little, coupled with the repeated impact of the cavalry, the Liao army facing the battle in the panic of the battle was defeated and retreated.

With his big hands brushing the gray beard on his chin, he proudly watched the Xia army attack the camp little by little, and then looked at the fire in the camp, and said that Zhao Baihu had disturbed Yelu Xiuke's camp, and the Liao army that was about to withdraw overnight would inevitably suffer heavy casualties by his surprise attack, and the Liao people would rest!

He was thinking about it, and from a distance, he saw Zhao Baihu's blood stained running towards him,

"The Grand Duke! Grand Governor! ”

Sun Dezhang hurriedly glanced at the soldiers to answer,

Zhao Baihu, who had fought a bloody battle, was also exhausted, coupled with the knife wound on his shoulder, he almost sat on the ground when he turned over and dismounted.

He almost ran to Sun Dezhang's horse,

"The Grand Duke! There is no one in the Liao military camp, we have been tricked! ”

After hearing his words, Sun Dezhang hurriedly raised his head and looked at the two armies fighting fiercely in front of the camp from a distance, his brows tightened, and his face, which was already full of ravines, was even more wrinkled now.

"Tell me slowly, how did you get into the trick? What does it mean that there is no one in the camp? Aren't those all Liao soldiers? ”

Zhao Baihu didn't answer immediately, but turned around and ran back to the horse, showed the big flag he had cut off to Sun Dezhang, and said urgently: "Governor, there are only thousands of people in the Liao camp, and the rest of the troops are missing, even Yelu Xiuke is not in the camp!" ”

Sun Dezhang's head instantly "buzzed", and his two ears were a little tinnitus, did he understand when he saw that Zhao Baihu was the banner in his hand? If it was Yelu Huke's camp, how could he let these hundreds of horsemen cut down the banner of his Chinese army?

No one? Where did Jeruxiu go? Lanzhou? Or are you just waiting for yourself?

"Then you ....... before"

Zhao Baihu didn't wait for Lao Du to speak, and then slammed his head on the ground, crying bitterly: "It's a capital crime!" When we broke into the camp, we learned that this huge camp was full of empty tents, and we wanted to report to the governor, but we couldn't break out of the encirclement no matter what, and we were committing a capital crime! ”

Sun Dezhang almost gasped heavily, and said angrily: "The shaft mistook me!" ”

Turning around, he pointed at the herald with his big hand: "Quick! Everyone left the battlefield and retreated in the direction of Lanzhou! ”

However, it was already too late.........

"Woo woo woo ~ ~"

Sun Dezhang's familiar drum and trumpet sound resounded in the dim heaven and earth, this is the clarion call for the Liao army to attack!

For a while, around the silent hills, up and down the stream, there were countless Liao soldiers surrounded in almost all directions, it seemed that they had been prepared, they quickly formed a huge encirclement, surrounded all Sun Dezhang's soldiers and horses, and then began to shrink rapidly, as if they were going to squeeze all the Xia troops to death in it,

With more than 10,000 cavalry under Yelu Xiuke, plus the men and horses withdrawn from the two cities of Su and Qing, he prepared more than 50,000 Liao soldiers for Sun Dezhang!

The cavalry charging in front of them pulled their longbows in front of their horses, and the sharp tips of their swords reached the sky, and then in just an instant, the sound of bows and strings rang out one after another.

The longbows of the Liao people are all long-pole white feather arrows, with long range and great power, and after drawing an arc in the night sky, they fell like raindrops on the big array where Sun Dezhang was!

The Xia army, which was completely caught off guard, suffered heavy casualties in an instant, many sergeants were even pierced on the spot with men and horses, and suddenly faced the Liao army several times their own, they couldn't raise the courage to resist at all, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves shook the earth, making every Xia soldier even tremble slightly with a knife's hand,

Rao is Sun Dezhang pulled out the sword on his waist to shock the situation, but it could not stop the faint rout of the Xia army.........

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Qingcheng

It's also a coincidence, in the past, An Yi had already fallen asleep at this time, but tonight I don't know why, my heart is even bored, and I walk around the hall with my hands in my hands, as if I was waiting for this military order.

An Yi couldn't sleep in a distraught, so Liu Siyi also stayed up with him, and handed over cups of hot tea to prevent him from invading the cold this night.

It wasn't until the second half of the night that he received Sun Dezhang's military order, but when he opened it and looked at it, he felt that something was wrong.

The dispute between the emperor and the queen of the Liao Dynasty is not a day or two, it can be said that the two people of Empress Xiao and Yelu Xiuke are well aware, but there are some things on the surface that have to be done.

Sun Dezhang, the old general in Lanzhou City, as long as he says that you won't go out of the city after breaking the sky, you Yelu Xiuke can't get into it even if you have the ability to reach the sky, then Empress Xiao can set a deadline for you, and even sit firmly in the rear A letter urging a quick attack will be sent to Yelu Xiuke's camp, and when the food and logistics are enough, you will die under the city of Lanzhou and fight with this city wall.

Since ancient times, siege warfare has been three or five times the enemy, and this is especially true of a major northwest town like Lanzhou, how can Yelu Huke attack with more than 10,000 cavalry? The defenders in Lanzhou City are eating hot pot and singing songs, and they can stop you from even touching the inner city gate.

Under such long-term consumption, without the need for others, Yelu Xiuke himself couldn't help but ask to retreat, and when the time came, the hat of cowardice or something was buttoned on his head, which not only poured dirty water on the hope of the royal family, but also blocked the mouth of the imperial party forces in the DPRK, how could this legendary queen mother not think of killing two birds with one stone?

Do you have to use the shortage of food and grass to fall into other people's mouths?

Besides, An Yi and Yelu Xiuke are not even one side, it is estimated that at a glance from a distance on the Chengdu city wall, they don't even see each other's faces clearly, but the combination of Ming Xiu plank road darkness Chen Cang that he played in front of the first line of the sky still makes An Yi remember it vividly.

But any excellent general's control of every element related to the success or failure of the army will be extremely terrifying and meticulous, how could this little prince who can fight well not think of retreating until the last step, and was discovered by the Xia army?

In other words, Sun Dezhang, who is more than the age of heaven, can think of sending strange soldiers to explore the road and attack at night, but he can't think of it?

In fact, if it was really good to set up an ambush in the Hanlin area to block the Xia army that was chasing, what An Yi was most worried about was that this was simply a ruthless net that had been compiled in advance, ready to eat all the defenders in Lanzhou City in one bite!

"Boom!"

Comfortably put the tea cup in his hand on the table, and pointed to Jin Mingyin behind him:

"Prepare the horses! Go to the camp outside the city now! ”

"Yes!"

Then he turned his head and cupped Liu Siyi's little face with pity with both hands, "I'm going to Lanzhou, don't stay up here and wait for me, go back to sleep obediently." ”

Liu Siyi was so puffed up by him that her cheeks were bulging, very cute, she nodded towards An Yi with two red eyes: "It's cold and dewy outside, be careful." ”

An Yi smiled at her, turned his face to the side and pointed his cheek at her,

Liu Siyi didn't know what he meant, smiled sweetly at the corner of his mouth, and then stood on tiptoe and generously imprinted a fragrant kiss on his husband's cheek.

Satisfied and comfortable like a child who had been given a toy, he turned around and walked out of the hall, took the reins of the horse led by Jin Mingyin, and rushed towards the outside of the city.

The two ferries of Sushui River are still quiet, and according to the command of the two guards, there is nothing unusual about the horses that have been scattered.

An Yi asked Jiang Shang to replace Gu Chenxi in Longmendu, and took more than 20,000 people from the vanguard battalion of Chengdu Right Guard and Meng Qi to rush to Lanzhou.

The 30,000 horses in the hands of Jiang Shang and Zhao Lingfeng were enough to complete the task of garrisoning and containing, and what he was most worried about was the loss of Lanzhou.

He originally wanted to take the green camp to Lanzhou, but after thinking about it, it was better to leave Jiang Shang at ease, plus that He Liu was in the Chengdu right guard, so he still decided to take this Chengdu right guard by his side.

After An Yi arrived in Lanzhou, he did not enter the city, but commanded the right guard of Chengdu to line up in the north with his back against the city of Lanzhou, and let Meng Qi lie in the west of the city with the cavalry, waiting for his order.

After arranging everything, he went in to meet the king of Shu.

After all, the stakes are high, so before Sun Dezhang set off, he found Gao Youhong, the king of Shu, and asked him to take over all the defenses in Lanzhou City, and he went to raid Han Lin.

Let's say that the king of Shu stood on the city wall, and he was very familiar with the people and horses of this Shu land, and he was more puzzled that they did not enter the city but fought under the city, as if they were preparing for war. How did you get here?

The king of Shu hasn't figured it out yet, but An Yi went to the city to find him first.

"Lord Wang, how many soldiers and horses are left in Lanzhou City? But the Metropolitan Governor took all the people with him? ”

"Sun Dudu left a thousand people in the city, and the rest were all taken with him to raid Han Lin. Didn't his order ask you to stand by in Qingcheng before? How did you bring the soldiers and horses here? ”

An Yi explained with a worried face: "I'm worried that Yelu Xiu will be cheating, and I'm afraid that the old governor will be in danger if he goes here!" ”

The King of Shu also frowned when he heard his words, "You mean ........?"

"I don't believe that Yelu Xiuke will easily expose such a low-level flaw, I have arranged it in Qingcheng, it is no big deal, if the old governor is safe and sound, it will be regarded as my trip for nothing."

The King of Shu saw that although An Yi said this, the worry between his eyebrows did not diminish at all, and it seemed that he did not have much hope for the result of this "trip for nothing".

An Yi looked at the darkness in the north, which was still silent, and remembered one thing in his heart, so he planned to take out the jade plate that Hu Yuhua got from his father-in-law Sun from his arms and show it to the King of Shu, wanting him to help identify it.

"Lord Wang, look at this ......."

But before he could speak, the horn of the city warning had already sounded,

"Woo~~"

The two of them hurriedly helped them to the edge of the city and looked into the distance,

I saw a tiger-headed banner representing the royal family of the Liao Dynasty hunting and hunting against the backdrop of countless firelights, and the torches in the hands of the Liao army that followed behind the sky almost converged into a sea of gold, and rushed towards Lanzhou with a fierce momentum!

The King of Shu looked at this scene and felt a chill in his heart, "Woe to you!" It's Liao Bing! It seems that Sun Dudu is more than lucky! ”

An Yi couldn't take care of Sun Dezhang's situation, so he hurriedly turned his head and instructed: "Lord Wang, remember that the Liao army will not retreat!" The gates are not open! ”

After saying that, he turned around and ran to the city............