Chapter 109: Four Voices Strike West
Hesa looked at Ulju City from afar, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
As the son of the Great Khan of Tuchi, Abicil, of course, he should share his father's worries and lead his troops to conquer the city and establish meritorious deeds, but when he thinks that the city he is attacking now is the motherland of his sworn brother Wang Hanxin, his heart is always a little heavy.
The swearing with Wang Hanxin was not out of Hesa's own volition, it was something he had to do when he infiltrated the Silk Country as a spy. Hesa has also been trying to convince himself with this, but the days when Wang Hanxin treated him sincerely keep coming to mind. To be honest, if it weren't for their own masters, Hesa really wanted to stay in the country of silk forever with Themeng, especially after his identity was exposed, Wang Hanxin still cared about his personal feelings and let himself and Timeng return to the country, and this love and righteousness Hesa couldn't forget. For Hesa, this time he was ordered by his father to go south to conquer the country of silk was simply a betrayal of brotherhood, but he could not refuse his father's order. Therefore, as one of the very few people who knew the battle plan, Hesa categorically chose to be appointed to attack the Youzhou region, and the only reason was that he wanted to stay away from Wang Hanxin.
There is no need to say much about Hesa's martial bravery, but as a military commander, he is still very immature, so Abicheril sent the former Zuoxian King Ye'er to Hesa first, and asked him to assist Hesa. Ye Erxian's ability as a military general is undoubted, and in terms of overall strength, he is even better than the Right Virtuous King Badr, but it is only because of his improper performance when he instigated a rebellion in Anbalturi that he lost his land and lost his army that he was severely punished by Abicheril. Entrusting Hesa to him this time can be regarded as a sign that Abicil still has expectations for him, so Ye Erxian also spared no effort to assist Hesa, and commanded the super mixed force in his hand in an orderly manner, advancing and retreating in a good way, as if it was the elite of Tuqi. In the interval between battles, Ye Er often pointed out how Hesa would use his troops to fight, hoping that Hesa could establish greater feats, so that Abicheril would be happy and would have a chance to make a comeback.
"It looks like Ulju City won't last long, Your Highness. In three or five days at most, it will be captured by our army. Ye'er first rushed to report to Hesa.
Hesa did not react to the news, and he had not yet recovered from his contemplation.
Ye Er first noticed that Hesa's expression was different, so he smiled and said, "I know that this little Ulzhou City is not in your eyes, but this can also be regarded as your first victory, and it is your first step towards more victories." ”
Only then did Hesa react, shook his head and said: "This city was not captured by me, it was the result of the bloody battles of the warriors of Tuqi, and it was the result of your command, my lord, and I actually did nothing. ”
"Your Highness, you are serious. His Royal Highness can give full play to the strength of his subordinates, and he already has the qualifications of a commander, as long as he takes time, he will definitely be able to become a general in his own right. ”
Hesa smiled bitterly: "My lord, don't flatter me, we Tuqi people are not a nation that flatters others." I would like to ask you, if we capture the city of Ulju, how will we treat the defenders and civilians in the city? ”
"Of course, it would be the destruction of the city, the taking of all the goods, the killing of all the men, and the taking of the women and children back into slavery."
"Do you have to do this?"
"Yes. We Turks are not good at attacking cities, especially such well-fortified cities, the casualties of siege are very large, and the grievances of the soldiers must have a channel to vent, if they are not allowed to retaliate and kill, and loot property, they will not be able to mobilize their desire to attack the next city. ”
After hearing this, Hesa sighed and said, "I also know that you are right. We've been storming this city for almost a month, and it's been hard work. But I would like to ask you to promise one thing, that is, not to set fire to our army after it enters the city. ”
Ye Er was taken aback first, and said, "Can you ask why?" ”
"There are two reasons. First, if the city is destroyed if it is set on fire, I want to find someone to draw the structure of this city, and then bring it back to my brother-in-law Temon, to study the advantages and disadvantages of this city's defense, and accumulate the experience of our army in attacking the city; Second, I want our military scholars to repair this city and familiarize ourselves with how to defend it, so that in the future we can use the castle of the Silk Country as a base and gradually attack south. ”
"Your Highness is indeed worthy of being the son of the Great Khan, and your foresight is really impressed by Your Highness." Ye Erxian's face showed a happy color.
Hesa waved his hand and said: "There is one more thing I want to know, we have been attacking a Ulzhou city for a month, so in the next time, can we make a breakthrough in the face of the tight defense network of Youzhou, Yizhou, Zhuozhou, Dingzhou and Jizhou?" ”
Ye Er first respectfully bowed to express his respect for Hesa, and then said, "Your Highness has considered it." This defensive network of the Silk Country is indeed not trivial, not to underestimate you, it is difficult to break through with the strength of the troops currently at your Highness's disposal, if the Great Khan himself comes with a large army to break through this defensive network. However, Your Highness, you don't have to be too disappointed, after all, you are only leading a mixed containment force, and being able to crucify Zhu Tianshun's troops in Youzhou and attract some reinforcements from the Silk Country to rush over is already completing the Great Khan's task, and in the current situation, we are only one step away from completing the task. ”
"Well, you have a point. However, I also want to ask, if we can lure Zhu Tianshun's troops to the wilderness to fight with them, can we change the current situation? ”
"This," Ye Er rolled his eyes first, and said, "Although this army in our hands is not an elite division, as long as it is in the field, the combat effectiveness of the Tuqi people is definitely superior to that of the army of the Silk Country, and we can give full play to the mobility of the cavalry to defeat the enemy army." It's just that Zhu Tianshun knew this, how could he come out to fight? ”
Hesa said: "I heard that you have surrounded the Gaoding Border Department of the Silk Country, I heard that this person is the favorite general of Emperor Liu Yan when I was in the Silk Country, and he has been surrounded for nearly a month, and his food should be exhausted." Do you think if I go all out to attack the besieged Gaoding side, can I fish Zhu Tianshun out? ”
Ye Er immediately came to his senses: if this feint attack mission is close to the limit, then no matter what you do, it will not make the current situation worse, but if you can successfully fish out Zhu Tianshun, it is possible to win a huge victory, then Abicheril's evaluation of Hesa is bound to be higher, which is also very beneficial to himself.
Thinking of this, Ye Er first saluted again and said, "Let's go and prepare now, I believe that we can prepare when we conquer Ulzhou City." ”
Hesa nodded: "Then please leave it to you." (To be continued.) )