Chapter 171: The Battle of Pengcheng (1)
"Your Highness, you can see Pengcheng fifty miles further." Hong Zhi turned back from the front army and reported loudly to Yang Yi.
Yang Yi gently tugged on the reins of the horse, took the map of the march from the horse's neck, unfolded it and looked at it carefully, and said: "Slow down the march for the time being, the scouts will spread out for another twenty miles, don't fall into the ambush of the fierce people." ”
"Yes!" Hong straightened his fists and turned his horse's head to give the order.
Twenty miles further, you can already faintly see the extreme south, and billowing smoke is rising.
Yang Yi felt a chill in his heart and ordered the army to stop advancing and stand on guard. No matter how anxious he is, he will not dare to rush forward in the face of nearly 60,000 fierce people, and once he falls in, he will be doomed.
Soon, the scouts in front brought back the news that made everyone's hearts hurt: the Fierce Di were storming Pengcheng.
"There are about 30,000 people in the siege battle, and the siege equipment is relatively simple, all of them are makeshift ladders and the like, otherwise Pengcheng would not have lasted so long." Hong Zhidao.
Yang Yi frowned and asked, "How is the direction of Pengcheng?" Any news? ”
"No, the scouts haven't found anyone from Pengcheng yet, but the battle is very anxious, and the fierce Di people have launched a fierce attack from the west and north at the same time, and Pengcheng is in danger!"
"Where are we now? Is there a way to break in? ”
"It's not easy, our position is now in the right rear of the Fierce Di, and I believe that the scouts of the Didic will soon find out about our arrival. If we want to enter Pengcheng, we must make a big circle with the fierce Di people, and break into the city from the east or south. ”
Yang Yining said: "Is it possible to raid the back camp of the fierce Di people?" ”
Hong Zhi shook his head and said: "According to the calculation of the number of fierce Di people attacking Pengcheng, the fierce Di people may have more than 20,000 reserve cavalry left in the Chinese army, which can support every part of the battlefield at any time. ”
Yang Yi walked back and forth anxiously in place for a few steps, and suddenly remembered the suspicious tactics that Bai Yuanliang had used, and hurriedly said: "Pass the order, all the war horses will be tied with dead branches and grass leaves, and the formation will be scattered a little, and they will rush towards the rear camp of the fierce Di people, and Lao Tzu will not believe that he will dare not withdraw his troops to help!! ”
In recent months, the northern part of the Central Plains has been dry and rainless, and the hilly plains are even more dusty. Yang Yi asked almost all the 10,000 cavalry to tie trees and dead branches behind them, and slowly marched towards Pengcheng after the formation was opened.
For a time, the dust covered the sun where the army passed, and the yellow sand avoided the sky, if you didn't go to the battle to check, at a glance, it would be like an army of 50,000 or 60,000 went to Pengcheng to kill the general.
At this time, the battle in the direction of Pengcheng has entered the white heat, and the fierce Di people in the direction of the north gate have already attacked the city wall and began to rush into the city.
When the sand and dust brought up by Yang Yi's army had just appeared on the horizon in the northwest direction, the 20,000 Chinese troops of the fierce Di people had quickly assembled here, but they did not rush up to start a fierce field battle with Yang Yi as usual. Because Yang Yi's army looked too infiltrating, it was like a hungry beast frantically pounced on Pengcheng.
According to their intelligence, now only Yang Jie, the "new emperor" of Daguang, has the ability to organize a large-scale raid in their rear, but the agreement between Yang Jie and the king of Fierce Di Khan Hu Yan is known to King Geduan.
"Wang, is this Yang Jie's army?" A fierce general behind Goduan asked with some concern.
Ge Du'an, who was riding on the horse, said coldly: "Yang Jie can't sit in the position of Emperor Daguang without the help of my fierce Di, how can he dare to be treacherous?" ”
The general hesitated and said, "King, the light people have always been scheming, they even dare to betray their own father, let alone our alliance!" And now in addition to Yang Jie in the north of Daguang, his subordinates really can't think of anyone who can organize so many cavalry, so the king must be cautious. ”
Ge Du'an stared at the huge "sand" that was getting closer and closer, the scimitar in his hand was dragged and gurgled, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Yang Jie... This king will eat your flesh raw!! ”
Of course, Yang Yi didn't know that he was regarded as Yang Jie by the fierce people, and at this time, he was far more nervous than Goduan.
Twenty miles... Fifteen miles....Ten miles.....
The distance between Yang Yi's army and the fierce Di people is getting closer and closer, if the fierce Di people do not retreat, Yang Yi can only bump into it, not only will the bluff plan fail, but he will also have to collide with more than 20,000 fierce Di elites head-on, even if he saves Peng Cheng, it will be difficult for him to withdraw.
"Woo~~~~~"
Suddenly, there was an ethereal but penetrating sound of horns from the Chinese army of the Fierce Di people.
Yang Yi was happy in his heart: The fierce Di people have withdrawn their troops!
Sure enough, a fierce attack was being launched in the direction of Pengcheng, preparing to defeat the fierce Di people of the Daguang army in one fell swoop, and after hearing the sound of the horn, the offensive suddenly stopped, and then countless fierce Di officers began to shout what fierce words.
The fierce men, who were fighting fiercely, heard the sound of trumpets and the shouts of officers, and without the slightest hesitation, they retreated very quickly out of the city like the tide of the sea.
This made the Pengcheng Daguang army, which was already in a rout, stunned, and they didn't understand why the fierce people suddenly retreated.
"Reinforcements!!!! Reinforcements!!!! ”
At this time, there were soldiers of great light on the city wall, crawling on the battlements and shouting heartbreakingly, their voices were extremely excited, as if they suddenly saw a glimmer of hope for dawn in the darkness of despair.
After waiting for more than ten days for reinforcements, they finally came!
There was a burst of cheers in Pengcheng, and the officers immediately reacted, quickly calling for their soldiers to reoccupy the city wall.
Yang Yi, who was running, saw the dragon flag of great light rising again on the city wall, and his heart suddenly became a lot more stable, as long as the fierce Di people retreated from Pengcheng, Yang Yi could act according to the plan and tease the fierce Di people.
The fierce Di people in the city began to withdraw from the Chinese army like a tide, while the fierce Di people who remained in the Chinese army shrank their formation, standing dead and preparing to have a violent collision with the Daguang army that rushed up.
Although it seems that the Daguang army has 50,000 or 60,000 people, according to the historical record, it is almost impossible for Daguang to defeat the fierce Di with the same strength, because Zuoping King Geduan saw that the army in the city had retreated, and he had a bottom in his heart, staring coldly at the gradually approaching Daguang army, and secretly said in his heart: Hmph, I can't do anything.
Soon, the distance between the two armies had been shortened to a very close distance, and as long as Yang Yi's Daguang army advanced two miles, it could enter the range of both sides.
Just as all the fierce people struggled to pull their bowstrings, ready to release the bows and arrows that were in their hands.
Suddenly, as if stepping on the brakes, the Daguang Army made a ninety-degree turn in front of the formation, swept past the front of the fierce Di, and rushed towards the leftmost flank of the fierce Di people.
Goduan was extremely surprised, and secretly said What was the general of the Daguang Army thinking, the cavalry assault relied on the speed and sprinting power of the horses when they charged, and the Daguang cavalry suddenly turned a big bend, and if they wanted to launch another assault on themselves, they had no reserve strength at all, could it be that the Daguang Army wanted to assault their left flank?
Goduan secretly thought it amused, and immediately ordered the cavalry on the left flank to come forward to fight, and the front army and the right flank quickly outflanked him.
However, when the left flank of the fierce Di people had just stepped forward to meet the battle, the Daguang army did not pay attention to them at all, but ran straight to the west gate of Pengcheng.
"It's broken! Hit the trick! "Goduan finally realized what the Great Light Army wanted to do, and at such a close distance at this moment, he also completely saw the true number of Yang Yi's army, where are there fifty or sixty thousand people?
The more than 10,000 Daguang troops did not want to fight with the fierce Di at all, the purpose was to deceive themselves into withdrawing their troops, and then break into Pengcheng.
It was obviously a little late for Goduan to wake up at this time, the cavalry of the Daguang Army had the power to attack, and the speed was very fast, and it was almost impossible for the fierce cavalry to start and catch up.
Goduan's face was embarrassed, but he didn't break out, and the adjutant general beside him also saw Goduan's predicament, and hurriedly said: "Congratulations to my king for successfully repelling the Daguang reinforcements, and now the remnants of more than 10,000 Daguang have fled into Pengcheng, just so that we can be annihilated together!" ”
"Hmph..."Ge Du'an snorted coldly, and said noncommittally: "Pass the order, the whole army will attack after resting, I want to see how long he Yang Lu can survive..."
However, it was said that the Daguang army led by Yang Yi bypassed the fierce Di people and went straight to the west gate of Pengcheng.
When the army came to the west gate, Zhou Xun on the city wall asked loudly with a happy face: "Who is coming??" ”
Yang Yi stepped forward and shouted, "Yang Yi, the Ninth Emperor Son, led the soldiers of the Northern Army to come to the rescue!! ”
Zhou Xun took a closer look, it was really Yang Yi, a nine-nerd who disappeared from Lixian, who originally thought that Yang Yi had already buried his bones in Shuozhou City, and he didn't want to really lead the northern army to break through successfully, and he also came to Pengcheng to rescue him.
"Open the gates !!" Zhou Xun exclaimed.
Yang Yi saw the city gate open, and with a wave of his hand, he led the soldiers of the Northern Army to quickly rush into Pengcheng.
"Your Highness!!"
As soon as Yang Yi entered the city, Zhou Xun greeted him happily.
Yang Yi naturally knew Zhou Xun and had seen him in the imperial capital and Lixian. Although he is not very familiar with Zhou Xun, the generals who can still stay by the emperor's side at this moment have to be respected by Yang Yi.
Yang Yi dismounted and hugged his fists and said, "General Zhou is fortunate!" ”
Zhou Xun was ashamed and said: "Failing to protect the emperor, it is really the crime of the ministers to let the emperor suffer such a great calamity, how can it be hard." ”
Yang Yidao: "Daguang is in trouble, there are few people who can cross with my father, and General Zhou is enough to be a loyal general for me!" ”
Zhou Xun waved his hand and said, "Your Highness, don't lift me, you should go to see the emperor and Concubine Ning Niangniang quickly." ”
Hearing that his mother and the emperor were really at this time, Yang Yi hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "Then bother General Zhou to arrange the soldiers of the Northern Army, and at the same time, you must pay close attention to the movements of the fierce Di people, they may attack the city again at any time." ”
After speaking, Yang Yi didn't say much, and under the leadership of the soldiers arranged by Zhou Xun, he hurriedly rushed to the pavilion where the emperor lived.
Although there are only more than 10,000 people in the northern army, as the only reinforcement that has entered the city, it is enough to lift the morale of the army, and the food of the northern army is far more sufficient than that of Pengcheng.