Chapter 219: Preparing for the Siege
A few hours later, Zhou Chuan received a battle report, and in this battle, he lost less than 70,000 troops. All of them were lost when the Xiaoyue Dynasty went to the Gobi Desert and clashed with the soldiers under Zhou Chuan's command.
On the contrary, it was Huo Qubing in the rear, and the loss of troops was the least. However, this loss is not worth mentioning compared to the results achieved.
Nearly 1.1 million Iron Cavalry of the Xiaoyue Dynasty were killed, more than eleven times the number of troops lost by itself.
This result is very terrifying!
"Ordered the spies of Dongchang to publicize this matter, whether it is the original cities of the Wuzhou Dynasty or the outside world, I want everyone to know the results of this battle. ”
This is the best thing to promote his prestige as the Son of Heaven, and Zhou Chuan will naturally not let go of such a good opportunity. The Dongchang spies immediately received the order to spread the news.
"Your Majesty, the scout has come to report, Tianjealous took the remaining Iron Cavalry of the Xiaoyue Dynasty and went directly to the northern mountain city, it seems that he wants to defend the city and wait for the support of the Northern Xiaoyue Dynasty. ”
Qi Jiguang got the scout news and immediately reported it to Zhou Chuan, and he didn't dare to delay at this time.
"The whole army will repair for one day, and tomorrow we will set off for Beibi Mountain City!" Zhou Chuan immediately gave an order.
He didn't intend to press on it right now. Because he knew very well that although he had cavalry in his hands, he still had 100,000 infantry.
Now that the Xiaoyue Dynasty has ridden over, it must have arrived in the Beibi Mountain City, closed the city gate, and guarded the city. At this time, the iron cavalry under his command passed, and it was difficult to make achievements if he was not good at attacking the city, so it was better to wait until tomorrow to go with his infantry.
Besides, now Tianwei must be thinking about gathering all the iron horsemen of the Xiaoyue Dynasty and defending the city, they think that this northern mountain city is Tianguan.
Most of the Howling Moon Dynasty Iron Cavalry outside the North Mountain City has been slaughtered, but there are still those who have escaped from various battles and are scattered in other cities.
Instead of besieging Beibi Mountain City now, it is better to wait until Beibi Mountain City, and Tianjealousy will gather all the Iron Cavalry of the Xiaoyue Dynasty together, so as not to find other Iron Cavalry of the Xiaoyue Dynasty scattered in various places in the future, and slowly kill them.
After the army was repaired the next day, Zhou Chuan led the army forward, the speed was not very fast, he was giving Tianjealousy time to gather all the Xiaoyue Dynasty iron horsemen in the northern mountain city.
At the same time, he also ordered all the soldiers defending Bianhe City to gather outside Beibishan City, preparing to take Beibishan City in one fell swoop.
Two days later, he arrived at Beibi Mountain City, but he did not attack immediately, but waited for the soldiers of Bianhe City to arrive.
On the wall of the north gate of Chengbei Pass, Huo Qubing stood here, looking at the dust flying in the distance, his face was solemn.
"General, the reinforcements of the Xiaoyue Dynasty have arrived!" Huo Quai's side, a Praetorian Guard deputy general said in a deep voice.
Huo Quzhi nodded and said, "I see, send an order to the army, immediately prepare for battle, we must hold the north pass of the city." ”
"Yes!"
The adjutant immediately went down to give an order, ordering the army to defend the city.
Huo Quzhi looked at the black and hemp Xiaoyue Dynasty Iron Horseman, and his heart was even more solemn.
In the past two days, he has received news that Li Yuanhao, the king of the Western Xia Dynasty, is responsible for supporting the jealous Western Xia Dynasty.
For this general, Huo Qubing got the biggest impact on Chengbei Pass: Li Yuanhao is good at attacking cities!
It is completely different from other Xiaoyue Dynasty who are not good at attacking cities, Li Yuanhao is good at attacking cities, and the north pass of the city has been breached several times in the past, and there are Li Yuanhao's generals in command.
This is what makes Huo Quai's heart heavy, because he doesn't know Li Yuanhao's specific siege skills.
This kind of unknown is what worries him very much.
"But no matter what, as long as I'm sick for one day, Chengbeiguan will be one day!"
Huo Quzhi's eyes were firm.
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Outside Beibishan City, Zhou Chuan waited for half a day, and the soldiers of Bianhe City, under the leadership of He Deliao, had already taken all the guards of the city to Beibishan City.
"Slave He Deliao. ”
"Greetings to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live. ”
He Deliao fell to his knees.
"Flat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”
He Deliao stood up and stood respectfully in front of Zhou Chuan.
Zhou Chuan looked at He Deliao, nodded, and said: "You are very good, it is a merit to be able to defend Bianhe City in this battle, and you will be rewarded for meritorious deeds after the war!"
This He Deliao is indeed good, he is not chaotic in the face of danger, has good command and dispatch, and can stabilize the transportation of materials on the front line. Capable people naturally can't do without.
Zhou Chuan included He Deliao in the scope of the examination, and if his conduct was okay on weekdays, he could lift it up. Now there is a shortage of capable people in the DPRK.
"Slave and maid, thank you, Your Majesty. "He Deliao thanks.
Zhou Chuan nodded, looked at Qi Jiguang, and asked, "Qi Jiguang, what is the situation of the Xiaoyue Dynasty's iron cavalry in Beibi Mountain City now?"
Qi Jiguang arrived later than himself, but he had already arranged for someone to investigate the news of the Iron Cavalry of the Xiaoyue Dynasty, and Zhou Chuan did not send more people later.
"Your Majesty, according to the news that the last general will get, at present, the Iron Cavalry of the Xiaoyue Dynasty in the city took advantage of the time when we arrived to gather all the Iron Cavalry of the Xiaoyue Dynasty outside the city of Beibi Mountain in the city, and the total number of soldiers is about 150,000. Qi Jiguang said immediately.
"Oh, and 150,000?"
Zhou Chuan was a little surprised, he thought that there would only be 1230,000 at most.
However, he quickly said: "Since they are all gathered in one place, it is just right, let the army prepare to attack the city, and be sure to take the northern mountain city!"
Zhou Chuan had already received the news from Huo Quai, the army of the Xiaoyue Dynasty had arrived at the north pass of the city, ready to attack at any time, and he couldn't delay too much time outside this northern mountain city.
It is necessary to rush to the north of the city as soon as possible to support.
And if you want to rest assured to support, you must solve Tianjealousy, otherwise when Zhou Chuan sent troops to support Chengbei Pass, Tianjealousy attacked from the rear, and hundreds of thousands of Xiaoyue Dynasty iron cavalry would bring him great trouble.
"The last general will obey the order!" Qi Jiguang immediately replied loudly.
The next thing, Zhou Chuan will be handed over to Qi Jiguang, he is a general, and it is better to leave the siege of the city to him, a professional.
Qi Jiguang received Zhou Chuan's order and immediately went down to organize infantry to attack the city. Now Zhou Chuan has 300,000 infantry in his hands. Among them, 100,000 were brought over by Zhou Chuan, and the rest were the soldiers of the city defense battalion of Bianhe City, as well as the Qi family army under Qi Jiguang.
It doesn't sound like a lot of people, but the siege efficiency is very good. Under the command of Qi Jiguang, with the Qi family army as the vanguard of the siege, it was only the first time to attack the city, and it was about to hit the city.
Most of the Xiaoyue Dynasty's iron cavalry are not good at attacking cities, and they are also not good at defending cities, which leads to a lot of troops in their hands, but they are so weak in the face of Qi Jiguang's siege.
(End of chapter)