Chapter 0467: Recovering Guanzhong
General, we arrested four more people passing by. β
The moon was dark and the wind was high, and in a mountain forest only ten miles away from Chang'an City, Wei Liao, who was stubborn, was telling Lu Qian.
LΓΌ Gan was ordered to lead 20,000 Wei soldiers and wait for an opportunity to attack Chang'an City.
And in this high mountain and dense forest, it is really difficult for 20,000 horses to hide, especially under the nose of the enemy, fortunately, now that the two armies of Wei and Qin are fighting, Yao Xiang is chasing the main force of the Wei army in Qingni City, but he didn't notice that Ran Min would ambush a partial division here.
Moreover, all the Qin army scouts or ordinary people who passed by, and even the local people were arrested. It's just that these people can't be allowed to report to the Qin army.
"When?"
"It's time."
Hearing this, Lu Qian nodded and said, "It's time!" Let the brethren be ready, do not make a fire to make food, but eat only dry food. As soon as the time comes, he will kill Chang'an City, and he must take Chang'an City as quickly as possible! β
"No!"
LΓΌ Gan's military order was quickly conveyed.
Wei Jun then took out dry food and water bottles, which were basically some beef jerky, dough cakes, steamed buns, etc., which could be full and not starve.
As soon as the time came, these Wei soldiers wrapped the hooves of the war horses, put their mouths closed, and then slowly marched towards Chang'an City.
It is not easy to take such a fortified city as Chang'an City, even if the Wei army has artillery in its hands. But this time, the Wei army led by Lu Qian did not carry artillery, but carried the bombs and explosives bags newly developed by the military factory.
People in this era, due to the limited living conditions and the lack of salt, generally have night blindness. And the three Wei soldiers who were dressed in black and tiptoed to the gate of Chang'an City were stunned that they were not discovered by the Qin army at the head of the city.
The three Wei soldiers put the explosives bag in their hands at the gate of the city and ran away!
For a long time, those sleepy-eyed Qin army guards had not yet reacted.
"Boom! ...... "With a loud bang, the earth shook, and the earth and sawdust at the gate of the city were splashed in all directions, mixed together, and the fire was everywhere.
And this loud noise seems to have become the clarion call for the attack of the Wei soldiers who had been lurking outside the city for a long time.
"Kill!"
The overwhelming shouts of killing swept in.
The Qin sergeant, who had already shrugged his head and closed his eyes to recuperate, was startled, and hurriedly rang the gong to call the police.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! It's Wei Jun! β
The gate of the huge Chang'an City was so strong that the three packs of explosives could not be damaged, but it had become potholes, scorched black, and began to crumble.
In fact, if the gate was strong enough and new enough, the thick gate might not have been blown up. It's a pity that this huge city gate has long been in disrepair, and the Qin State is very poor, and there is no spare money to decorate the faΓ§ade. And what people never expected was that the Wei army actually had this kind of siege weapon that could blow up the city gate!
"Give it to me!" Lu Gan suddenly grabbed the reins and ordered the Wei soldiers who were pushing the city trees to rush forward.
"Hey-ha! Hey-ha! ...... "It only took five hits to knock the huge city gate open!"
"Brethren! It's time for you to make a difference! Follow me! Lu Gan shouted, and then led 20,000 Wei soldiers to rush in, rushing left and right all the way to kill, cutting people when they saw them, they all killed red-eyed, blood-stained robes.
Once the city gate falls, Chang'an will no longer be able to defend it.
In fact, there are still more than 20,000 Qin soldiers in Chang'an City, but they are all old, weak, sick and disabled who are responsible for staying behind, and they don't have much combat effectiveness at all.
Killing Yao Xiang would never have thought that Ran Min would play with him to attack the west and divert the tiger from the mountain, and he paid such a big price!
Soon, the black Qin army flags on the head of Chang'an City were thrown away and replaced with brand new fiery red flags of the Wei army one after another.
And the news that Chang'an City was breached by the Wei army soon reached Yao Xiang's ears.
Yao Xiang looked incredulous: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!" How could the Wei army send a surprise soldier from the sky? Where did so many Wei troops come from? Moreover, Chang'an City is so strong, and with 20,000 troops holding onto it, how could the Wei army easily capture Chang'an City? β
The little colonel who came back to report the military situation said with a sad face: "Governor, Chang'an City has fallen!" The Wei army suddenly appeared outside Chang'an City, and they didn't know what kind of artifact they used, so they blew up the city gate at once! We didn't react at all, and a lot of Wei troops had already entered the city! β
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Seeing that Yao Xiang was already a little disillusioned and roaring madly, Yao Chang next to him smiled bitterly and said, "Fifth brother, we may have fallen for Ran Min's tricks!" The logistics support of the Wei army has always been very good, how could it be easy for us to intercept it? And just relying on those Hu rebels, how could they succeed in attacking the Wei camp at night and successfully burning the grain and grass of the Wei army? Even in the face of such a disadvantage, how could Ran Min withdraw so quickly? β
"Ran Min! Cunning and insidious! β
Yao Xiang was angry.
"Fifth brother, you better calm down first."
Hearing this, Yao Xiang calmed down his excitement, although he was still a little angry, but at least he suppressed it.
"Twenty-four brother, what do you think we should do now?"
"It's been so long, presumably Chang'an City has completely fallen. Therefore, rushing to Chang'an is tantamount to a fool's dream. For today's plan, it is best for our army to withdraw to Chencang, which is a strategic place, sitting on Weishui, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and is really easy to defend and difficult to attack. The fifth brother can stick to Chen Cang and wait for Xiliang's reinforcements! β
"Good!"
Yao Xiang thought so, so he ordered: "Yin Chi, Fuzi!" β
"The last general!" Sima Yinchi and Shuai Fuzi on the left suddenly stood up.
"After the two of you lead 10,000 soldiers, stay in the camp for the time being, and then withdraw when the rooster crows!"
"Yes!"
"The whole army set off in the starry night, and the movement should be fast, but not too much movement. There must be fewer torches, so that they can light the way ahead! β
"No!"
Yao Xiang still has some brains.
Yao Xiang had already realized that he had fallen for Ran Min, and in order to avoid being pursued and killed by the Wei army, it was necessary for the soldiers in charge of the camp to bluff, so as not to be discovered by the Wei army that his army had withdrawn.
Otherwise, once the Wei army rushed out and had already lost Chang'an City, the Qin army, which had been repeatedly deflated, would definitely lose its troops and generals, and even be defeated and unable to form an army.
But Yao Xiang still underestimated Ran Min's strategy and vision, and as soon as the Qin army walked out of the two miles, he suddenly heard an overwhelming shout of killing on the bank of the Weishui River.
"Yao orangutan! I've been waiting for you here! Ma Qiu led the army to kill, because the sky was too dark, the Qin army did not light many torches, so for a while, Yao Xiang did not know how many Wei troops he was facing.
"Withdraw! Evacuate! β
In a hurry, Yao Xiang had no choice but to order a retreat.
But in this case, how did the officers and men of the Qin army retreat in an orderly manner?
No, Yao Xiang's military order to retreat had just been issued, and a group of Wei troops suddenly came out from the rear.
The leader is Wei General Liang Li.
"Not good! We're surrounded! β
"Run, run!"
The Hu rebel army gathered by Yao Xiang was originally a rabble, and as soon as they saw that they were surrounded and fell into a disadvantage, they immediately panicked and fled in all directions.
Yao Xiang couldn't stop him even if he wanted to, and what followed was a large-scale rout of the Qin army.
Defeat is like a mountain!
Fear is a contagious disease.
One to ten, ten to hundred, one hundred to thousand!
Suddenly, the ranks of the Qin army were completely chaotic, and they were unable to carry out an effective counterattack at all. The Wei army, which was originally at a disadvantage, but only 10,000 iron cavalry, took advantage of the situation to rush over, invincible, and still in a no-man's land.
The strength of the Wei army's iron cavalry is one thing, but the most important thing is that most of the more than 100,000 Qin troops are rabble, vulnerable to attack, and their psychological quality is extremely poor!
Murong Ke was able to chase down the retreating hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops with 2,000 elite cavalry, and beheaded more than 30,000, not to mention the more than 10,000 Wei army iron cavalry, and more than 100,000 Qin troops who were almost a rabble?
Just when the Qin army was defeated in Weishui and scattered and fled, Ran Min had already led the army out of Qingni City, quickly broke through the Qin army's camp, killed Fuzi, and Yin Chi fled.
Subsequently, Ran Min personally led the army to continue to pursue the fleeing Qin army.
Ran Min knew that Yao Xiang's purpose was to flee to Fufeng County in the west, but Ran Min didn't let him succeed, so he led the army to chase and kill all the way, broke it, drove the fleeing Qin army to Shangluo and Xishui, and forced them to cross the Qin Mountains and flee to Weixing County in the Jin Kingdom.
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Chapter 0467: Recovering Guanzhong