Chapter 1062: Choice
Help Gao Yuyao? But it's just a mutual benefit.
If it is the former possibility, it is easy to say, at least the situation is still confrontational, but the strength of the Turkic side has increased significantly, and the level of defense needs to be further improved.
But if it is the latter, it can be assumed and deduced.
The Turks' own combat power alone cannot be underestimated, coupled with the newly formed Yiren army, its combat power is even greater, once Ashina Huqin really chooses to rush back to fight a surprise, he must have a certain degree of certainty to do so. After the first battle, how could the Liang army have tens of thousands of casualties.
Not only is this a matter of decreasing the number of troops, but the demoralization caused by the connection will also greatly damage the strength of the remaining army.
As far as the current situation is concerned, Daliang's army has gathered a lot in the south, and correspondingly, the garrison in Qingzhou is naturally less.
Next, Ashina Huqin naturally took advantage of the victory to pursue, and he could invade Qingzhou and loot a wave. However, the current strength of the Great Liang is not weak, as long as the army from the south gathers over, the Turkic side can still only retreat and temporarily avoid the edge and find another opportunity.
At this time, Ashina Huqin wanted to expand, and there were only two ways.
First, continue the attack on Silla. But in fact, there is no need to fight much, and Silla must have been afraid, and the supply will naturally be made. If you continue to fight, the benefits will not be much greater.
Second, attack Yuzhou. This move is less likely, because there is a Jizhou in the middle, which is currently sparsely populated and cannot be supplied locally, which also causes the supply line to be lengthened, which is the most unaccustomed to for the Turkic side. You must know that they used to rob where to rob and where to come and go, and where they needed what logistical supplies.
Then it's the third.
Conquer the state!
Even though Ashina Huqin didn't care about avenging his father, it was a fact that Ashina Falcon died in Bingzhou. This alone is already a reason, not to mention that Ashina Huqin has been defeated repeatedly by the hands of the state, and he has long held his breath in his heart.
What's more, compared to the continuous strength of the Great Liang, although the army on the state side is elite, the number is there, and it can't withstand attrition. Moreover, after a series of recovery and development, Bingzhou is now a bit prosperous, especially in the city, just occupying this place can grab a lot of money.
Also, the Turkic army was annexed to the state, and the Liang side would definitely choose to sit idly by and watch the mountain tiger fight. From the perspective of Da Liang, Zhou Shaoyu is by no means a loyal minister, and the Turks are foreign enemies, and the two are confronted, which is the most in line with the interests of Da Liang.
Therefore, Zhou Shaoyu had to remind Gao Yuyao, that is, in order to avoid facing the Turks. Especially now, there is the most direct contradiction between the Turks and the Great Liang, and to maintain this situation, Zhou Shaoyu can stay out of the matter.
Of course, these things naturally won't be said to Gao Yuyao, even if she thinks of it, she won't admit it, after all, Zhou Shaoyu's explanation is that I didn't send troops here to add blockages, but to improvise, in case Ashina Huqin really came back with troops, he could also help at any time, as for why? Of course, it's for Gao Yuyao!
Regarding Zhou Shaoyu's shameless answer, Gao Yuyao pursed her lips, and said in her heart that it is strange to believe you, for me? Then why don't you stay honest and be your own face...... cough cough cough, in short, Gao Yuyao didn't believe that things were so simple. But in the end, she is a woman, she always likes sweet words, and her heart is somewhat sweet and touched.
On the third day, Gao Yuyao did not delay any longer, and immediately led the army to the north, and ordered the 100,000 troops to slow down the march and wait for convergence, and at the same time sent the Liang scouts to pay attention to whether there were signs of marching in the northeast.
A few days later, the 200,000 troops of Daliang successfully arrived at the city of Yancheng, rested for one night, and buried the pot to cook before dawn the next day, and when the sun rose when they were full of food and drink, they immediately carried out a high-intensity fierce siege of Yancheng.
According to Gao Yuyao's thoughts, it is no longer possible to directly send troops to support Silla at this time, and there are only more than 3,000 sailors left in Penglai now, which are still left in order to maintain sea trade.
And by land, this is even more impossible, such a distance, it is equivalent to an expedition, and Gao Yuyao has not prepared for an expedition at all, the army is drawn over a long distance, and the logistical pressure is not ordinarily small, especially when it is necessary to guard against the Turkic army that may be ambushed at any time, which cannot be fought at all.
Then there is only one way left, to turn the original plan that was just a feint attack on Yancheng into reality, and fight hard. This move was not aimed at Ashina Kuqin, but to inform Silla with a clear attitude.
Very simple reason, from the perspective of Silla, although Daliang did not directly send troops to rescue, but the Empress Dowager Emperor personally recruited troops to Turkic Yunjing, and the attack was very strong. In this way, in Silla's view, this move is at least 'besieging Wei to save Zhao', in this case, even Ashina Huqin still insists on besieging the capital of Silla, and he also needs to hurry, after all, no one will sit idly by and watch their capital fall.
And once Silla thought that the Turks would retreat as long as they could hold it in the short term, then Silla would have to defend it with all its might, rather than raise the white flag and surrender completely.
For Gao Yuyao, whether this move can still guarantee the abundance of the money bag is two questions for the time being, but at least, with the help of Silla, it is not too much of a loss to consume the combat power of the Turks.
In August, Yancheng was in danger, as if it could be taken at any time, and on the other side, Silla was also having a hard time.
The northern part of Silla has all fallen, and a large number of displaced people have moved south with the intention of pouring into the capital, according to the original idea of the Silla royal family, they will never let these people enter the city at will, but with the news that the Daliang army is besieging Yancheng and continuing to storm it, it is only then that the attention is changed and all the displaced people are contained.
However, this kind of containment is not without a price, all the young and strong have completed the temporary formation to coordinate the defense, since the combat power cannot be compared, then with the help of the fortified city and the number of people to fight to the end. Allowing these displaced people to continue south will only make the relatively peaceful south more difficult, so it is better to mobilize to defend against the enemy.
"The royal capital is guarded by an army of 500,000! Victory is mine! This was the slogan propagated by the Silla court at the beginning to appease the people.
And then......
I have to say that Yiren is really too fierce, and he is not afraid of death and rushes to the city wall. To be reasonable, only the besieging side has suffered more casualties, but now it is completely reversed.
As the besieging side, over time, the Turkic side suffered more than 10,000 casualties, while on the Silla side, the number of dead and wounded has reached 100,000. Especially now the siege is only those Yi people, as for the Turks......
When the war was rarely suspended, the king of Silla walked up to the city wall to offer condolences and encouragement, and by now many ministers had been persuaded by the princes and nobles to escape, but he refused. Can't escape? Is this a joke, the royal capital of Silla, its location is already to the south, and only one-third of the land is left below, and the rest is the sea, and now it is difficult to escape, where can it escape? Can there be a stronger city than the royal capital? When the Turks continue to pursue, where can he flee? Is it difficult to go to the girder to send people under the fence?
The king of Silla looked at the Yiren camp under the city, and knew that in the invisible place, there was still a large Turkic camp of Ashina Huqin stationed there. It's also thanks to them that they didn't participate in the siege, otherwise how would Wang Du hold on until now?
Wait, the king of Silla suddenly discovered the problem, if the participation of the Turkic headquarters in the attack can speed up the destruction of the capital of the Silla king, then why not come? You must know that the Turkic Yunjing is besieging Daliang, in such a situation, Ashina Huqin will inevitably accelerate the attack, and then quickly return to the division to rescue, how can there be so much time to drag on here?
Unless......
"Empty camp!" The king of Silla suddenly realized!
That's right, the Turkic camp currently located dozens of miles outside the Silla royal capital is almost empty, specially used to hide people's eyes and ears. The purpose is to cover up the fact that Ashina has returned to his teacher.
The 50,000-strong army was left behind, which further created the illusion that the Turkic army was still here. The second is Ashina's greed, Silla he wants, and he also wants to do a surprise attack on the Liang army!
Do you really think that Ashina Huqin only formed an army of 50,000 Yi people? Perhaps this was true at first, but over time the number has increased.
Barbarism, lack of etiquette, lack of knowledge, but what is good is clearly distinguished. Those tribes that had been conquered by Ashina Huqin before, after participating in the southern expedition to Silla, suddenly had a lot of good things, beautiful clothes, beautiful porcelain bowls, and beautiful women, and everyone who saw it would be moved.
Under such circumstances, those tribes that had originally hid also went out of the mountains to take refuge, and also wanted to participate in more wars and share some of the spoils.
Therefore, on the way back to the division, Ashina Huqin is now on the way back, in addition to 50,000 soldiers and horses from the Turkic headquarters, there are also 20,000 Yi troops accompanying him! And no one expected that they would rush back far longer than all parties expected. For example, Gao Yuyao sent a large number of scouts to investigate the northeast, but in fact, Ashina Huqin had already led the army to the north of Yunjing to lurk!
Outside the city of Yancheng, the Daliang military camp.
"Silla is such a piece of rubbish!" Gao Yuyao angrily shook the information in his hand and threw it heavily on the ground. Refusing to defend the city, 100,000 dead and wounded actually consumed 10,000 people, what is it if it is not waste?
Silla is completely unreliable, and this money bag will be difficult to protect in the future, and if you want to make up for the loss as much as possible, you must break through Yancheng, and there must be a lot of Turkic looted property in the city at this time.
The next day, Gao Yuyao ordered a general attack, and almost all of the 200,000 troops were dispatched. As for Yancheng, Ashina Huqin only took away 50,000 troops, but in fact, there were not many soldiers left in the city, originally only 30,000, and after a few days of fierce attack, there were only more than 20,000 left.
Although the Turkic armies were much more than that, most of them could not have been stationed here all the time, but were all in the steppe. After all, they are grassland people, and that is their real home. If you want to gather, it will take time.
Two days later, Yancheng was officially broken, and the Liang army rushed into the city with shouts and kills, and it was foreseeable that the next step would be a street battle in the city for the final sweep. However, at this time, the royal banner of the Turkic Khan appeared north of Yancheng, and Ashina Huqin came!
Doesn't it sound familiar? Of course it's familiar!
At the beginning, Ashina Falcon was still there, and he attacked Luoyang City in high spirits, but the next moment, Sun Shouren led a large army to appear, without the advantage of war horses, the Turkic combat power was greatly damaged, even if he broke through the gate of Luoyang City, he finally had to flee.
But obviously, Ashina Huqin had more thoughts, he did not directly lead the army into the city, but directly occupied the camp outside the city, obtained their food and grass supplies, and came to a counter-encirclement! That's right, Ashina Huqin surrounded Yancheng.
Ashina Huqin himself led a total of 70,000 horses, and in the time of rushing back, he secretly gathered 50,000 from the grassland again, a total of 120,000. At this time, the total number of soldiers and horses on the Liang side, after a strong attack, was no more than 170,000.
It seems that the big beam still has an advantage, but don't forget, this is Yancheng, it is the north, and there is almost a flat river outside the city. And except for the 20,000 Yi army, all the Turks, that are cavalry! Under such circumstances, Gao Yuyao wants to break through, even if he barely succeeds, there will only be few troops and horses left. If you don't break through, the current grain and grass in Yancheng can't support nearly 200,000 troops for so long, not to mention that there are still many people in the city.
"After all, I still underestimated Ashina Huqin." In the mountains in the distance, Zhou Shaoyu, who sneaked into this place to observe up close, couldn't help but sigh.
Li Xiuning also nodded and agreed: "Today's move, obviously, there is already a layout, this hand, Ashina Huqin is indeed playing beautifully." ”
"Yes, it's not just beautiful, it's perfect." Yang Miaozhen also exclaimed. "At this moment, Gao Yuyao can face a dilemma, if she doesn't break through, the grain and grass in the city will not be able to support it for long, and if you break through, then Yancheng is the burial place of the nearly 200,000 army, and after this worship, Gao Yuyao's reputation for easily rising to the peak will definitely plummet."
Anyway, whether it was Yang Miaozhen or Li Xiuning, they all turned their heads to look at Zhou Shaoyu.
"What do you think of me?" Zhou Shaoyu said curiously.
The two girls said in unison: "What is the reason, you really don't know?" ”
Zhou Shaoyu suddenly smiled bitterly.
yes, why do you look at Zhou Shaoyu? Because at this time, it depends on how Zhou Shaoyu chooses.
With the 30,000 troops he brought, although he couldn't do much, as long as he had a strategy, Gao Yuyao could break through at a very small cost. But this move did not bring the greatest benefit to Zhou Shaoyu.
There is no better way to do it than sit idly by.
Now whether it is Gao Yuyao or the little emperor, they are all in Yancheng City. Even if they finally break through and return to Qingzhou smoothly, it is also a fact that the strength of the Great Liang has been greatly damaged. If both of them die, the beams will be in chaos.
Next, there is no need to ask, Ashina Huqin will inevitably attack Liang in the south, and the panicked Liang who loses his backbone will only be defeated and retreated, so that there is one less big enemy. You must know that according to Xiujin, the will of this world has added luck to Gao Yuyao's body.