Chapter 81: A Great Victory
According to the original plan, General Li Ji led 20,000 soldiers and horses to attack from the left flank, and General Liu Shuang also led 20,000 soldiers and horses to attack from the right flank, while Yun Shi and Shuyun were in charge of the Chinese army at this time.
Ordered the officers and men of the Chinese army to put the scarecrows that had been prepared in front of the army to attract the main force of the enemy. Then Yun Shi ordered people to beat the drum, and then the Chinese soldiers shouted together, just to create a momentum.
At this time, the Northern Qi military camp was too light on the enemy, so there were many fewer soldiers in charge of patrolling every night, and it was foggy.
So when he heard the drums of the Qingning army and the shouts of the soldiers, he was immediately panicked, and Gao Si was so frightened that he woke up from his sleep.
Then he urgently ordered all the soldiers to immediately organize the army and prepare to meet the enemy. However, because of the suddenness of the incident and the foggy weather, the soldiers were really a little confused and did not know how to respond to the enemy, so they could only passively wait for the attack.
Subsequently, General Li Ji and General Liu Shuang opened the gap from the left and right flanks respectively, and at this time Gao Si thought that there were a large number of enemy troops on the left and right flanks.
Therefore, a few lieutenants resisted, and he personally led the army, wanting to fight his way out of the encirclement from the middle, because he believed that the Qingning army was on both flanks, and the middle became a big gap at this time.
After Gao Yun heard Gao Si's decision, he stepped forward to stop him, but Gao Si insisted on going his own way, so he took the main force of soldiers and horses to kill from the middle of the military camp.
As soon as he went out, he saw the scarecrow carefully prepared for him by Yun Shi, Yun Shi asked all the scarecrows to put on the military uniforms of the Qingning Army, and because of the foggy weather, the soldiers of the Northern Qi Dynasty could only see slightly that the military uniforms of the Qingning Army were in front of them, and they didn't know that they were actually scarecrows.
So Gao Si ordered all the soldiers to rush up, wanting to open the gap in the middle lane, and then fight a bloody way, never to alleviate the siege of the two wings.
Just as the Northern Qi soldiers swarmed up, Yun Shi ordered the archers to release the arrows, but the Northern Qi soldiers were hit hard by the rain of arrows and did not dare to attack again for a while.
Gao Si vaguely felt that he had been tricked, at this time the fog had dissipated halfway, and Gao Si and all the soldiers of Northern Qi saw clearly that the person they had been trying to kill was actually a scarecrow.
Immediately, everyone was in a panic, the army's heart was in chaos, and Gao Si couldn't control the situation anymore. At this time, Liu Shuang and General Li Ji, because of the fierce resistance of the enemy, decided to give up the attack on the left and right flanks, and decided to converge with Yunshi in the middle.
and Yun Shi together to flank Gao Si, at this time Yun Shi also took advantage of the enemy's chaos to launch a general attack horn, and instantly approached 10,000 soldiers and horses, and launched an attack on Gao Si together.
Originally, Gao Si was seriously killed and wounded, and now all the soldiers have no intention of fighting, so they can only fight and retreat, and Yun Shi has of course been pursuing the victory.
In the end, Gao Si was wounded by the sword, and could only flee in defeat, and led the Qingning army to a complete victory in this battle, with no more than 2,000 casualties.
The number of enemy casualties has reached 100,000, and the most important thing is to defeat the morale of the enemy soldiers, who have no intention of fighting and dare not face the Qingning army head-on.
This news reached Gao Yi's ears, Gao Yi was furious, and he kept scolding Gao Si in his mouth, and he was so angry in his heart that he almost fainted.
When Li Yuqi found out, he was also shocked, he originally thought that the Hou Han army was just Liu Yishan's strategy to delay the army, the purpose was to delay the marriage between the Northern Qi and the Southern Tang Dynasty.
But what he didn't expect was that Hou Han's dispatch of troops this time was actually planned for a long time, and he also defeated the Northern Qi Iron Cavalry, which he never expected.
Later, Gao Yan also received this news in the East Palace, and he was also difficult to accept for a while, he originally thought that the Hou Han sent troops, which was actually a good thing.
can delay his marriage with Yunxi, and he feels that with the current strength of the Later Han Dynasty, he will never hit a stone with an egg, but what he didn't expect was that the Qingning army actually defeated the Northern Qi soldiers.
At this time, he suddenly felt that Chu Yunshi was not to be underestimated, but he didn't expect that he would defeat Gao Si's 300,000 army with 100,000 soldiers and horses.
Subsequently, he and Li Yuqi separately asked to meet Gao Yi and wanted to discuss the next countermeasures. When Gao Yi saw the two of them coming, he immediately adjusted his emotions.
After Gao Yi saw Li Yuqizi, he first said: "Yuqi Xian's nephew, it really makes you laugh, this time you went to Northern Qi, and you didn't see Yunxi and Yan'er's wedding, but you witnessed a big defeat in Northern Qi." ”
Seeing Gao Yi's self-sarcasm, Li Yuqi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is serious, Yuqi heard that it was Chu Yunshi who led the Zhenxiao army this time, and he took advantage of the early morning fog, so he defeated General Gao Si, so it was really a fluke." ”
"What kind of luck, it's because Gao Si is too light on the enemy, thinking that the other party is a weak scholar, so the other party attacked him by surprise, and there is now a big defeat." , the more Gao Yi spoke, the more angry he became, so angry that he kept coughing.
When Gao Yan saw it, he hurriedly said: "Father, don't be angry, now that General Gao Si was defeated, it is a fact, and as for his sins, it is not too late to pursue him after the war is over." The most important thing now is to discuss the next countermeasures, after all, the enemy army is gaining momentum, and the officers and men of our army are indeed languishing."
"Well, Yan'er, you're right, Gao Si's matter will be talked about later, now what you have to consider is how to retreat from the enemy, what do you think about Yan'er at this time?" , Gao Yi's mood gradually calmed down, and then said.
"Erchen thought that at this time, the morale of our soldiers was disheartened, and General Gao Si was also injured, so our army could only retreat. As long as our army can't retreat, the enemy army may not be able to attack the city, and although the enemy army is in full swing, but the food and grass are limited, if our army can't hold out, the enemy army can only retreat! Gao Yan said calmly.
He knew very well that it was impossible for Chu Yunshi to conquer the city, because he did not have that condition, after all, he was a laborer and a man who came from afar, as long as the Northern Qi only defended and did not attack, Chu Yunshi had no choice but to retreat.
After Gao Yi listened, he nodded helplessly, "Now it's only like this, Yan'er, you immediately set off to Pingxi City, and tell Gao Si to let him hold on and don't embarrass me anymore." ”
"Erchen received the order, but there is one more thing that needs the help of Prince Yuqi." , Gao Yan said immediately.
When Li Yuqi heard this, he hurriedly asked: "If there is anything that Gao Yan Tianzi needs help with, as long as it is due to Yuqi's ability, he will definitely do his best!" ”
"This matter is a trivial matter for Prince Yuqi, please Prince Yuqi return to the Southern Tang Dynasty immediately, and then walk in the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty to spread the news, saying that the Southern Tang Dynasty will send troops to reinforce the Northern Qi. In this way, Chu Yunshi knew that Northern Qi had reinforcements from Southern Tang, so he would naturally act rashly! Gao Yan looked at Li Yuqi and said sincerely.