Chapter 80: Shaking the Border
An acropolis not far from the town military city.
Outside the city, dense soldiers are fighting each other, and the intensity of the fight can be described as inseparable.
Fan Wenzhong and Xie Cang, who were standing on the city tower, had been at the forefront, resisting flying arrows to prevent the soldiers from counterattacking.
The town of Juncheng was broken, but in Fan Wenzhong's heart, some of the burden was somewhat reduced.
Fan Wenzhong can lead a large army without any scruples and fight with Cookshu.
There was no pressure in my heart, and when I commanded, there were some small victories, plus reinforcements from the nine nearby cities in the past few days, which came one after another.
In terms of numbers, it had the upper hand for a while, and as long as it held out for a while, when reinforcements from Kyoto arrived, the horn of a counterattack could be sounded.
Under the city, the battle between the two sides was still going on, and suddenly, a sharp military horn sounded in the distance.
Immediately afterwards, the Darong army, which had been fighting fiercely with the Daliang border army just now, immediately left the battlefield and retreated under alternate cover.
Fan Wenzhong, who watched this scene, was a little stunned, according to the fierce battles in the past, it was not the time to withdraw the army at all, but at this time, the other party actually withdrew the army.
Xie Cang came to Fan Wenzhong's side and asked, "Old Fan, what's going on?" Is this a trap for Cook? Or I'll lead a team of men and horses to find out. ”
Fan Wenzhong thought for a while, shook his head and said, "This shouldn't be a trap, looking at the way they withdrew their troops, although they were in order, they obviously had a hint of panic, it should be something happened to them." ”
"As for leading a part of the army to the bottom, forget it, our casualties are very large, at this time it is better to rest, I think it will not be long before we can know the reason for the withdrawal of the Cook technique."
Xie Cang nodded, agreeing with Fan Wenzhong's idea, they were indeed superior in numbers.
However, in terms of combat effectiveness, even the Ningzhou border army still has some gaps compared with the Darong army, which is a fact that has to be admitted.
Whatever the reason, it would be of great benefit to them that Cook could withdraw their troops.
With the passage of time, about half a day later, a piece of news came, which let Fan Wenzhong, Xie Cang and others know the reason for the withdrawal of the Cook Technique.
Fan Wenzhong looked at the military newspaper in his hand, and there was indescribable excitement on his old face.
Laughing at the sky, that kind of laughter, beards, eyebrows are shaking, laughter echoes, everyone in the lobby can hear it clearly.
Who would have thought that Su Qi'an would have such a great ability, and the surprises brought to him can be described as one after another.
First of all, he burned the general granary of Cookshu, which caused Cookshu to have to divide his troops to encircle and suppress, and he was able to divide his troops, but it relieved a lot of pressure for them.
This is already a great achievement, and Fan Wenzhong was originally worried about Su Qi'an's situation.
But Su Qi'an brought him such a big surprise, not to mention breaking through a border acropolis in Qingzhou, he actually led the slaves in the city to defeat the 30,000 army.
In the end, Cook Shu had to adjust his battle plan and return to the reinforcements of the whole army.
This one thing happened more coherently, as if it was very relaxed and ordinary.
But in fact, everything he did made everyone present jump in their eyelids.
This should not be done simply by being bold and careful, what Su Qi'an did in the Ningzhou war gradually highlighted his superb command ability.
"Su Qi'an has made a great contribution, this credit is the first in the entire Ningzhou war, no matter what happens after the war, the old man has to ask the court for credit, and ask for Su Qi'an to be canonized a marquis."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall, including Zheng Liang, who rushed back from the Acropolis attached to the Military City, was taken aback.
But he didn't speak, even the sons and brothers behind him learned to be obedient this time and didn't say a word.
To be honest, if Su Qi'an's matter is confirmed to be true, it will definitely be more than enough to be awarded the title of marquis, even if they are dissatisfied in their hearts, they can only hold back and say nothing.
In this hall, even their heads, Zheng Liang didn't speak, what qualifications did they have.
Zheng Liang didn't speak, which doesn't mean that no one has spoken out to refute.
After a while, a high-pitched, slightly shrill voice rang out.
"Canonized Marquis? Let's see if this matter is a bit too big, General Fan, I think the top priority at the moment should be to take this opportunity to seize the town and military city, as for the matter of asking for credit, let's talk about it later. ”
It was none other than Wang Xian, the prison guard.
Wang Xian's words immediately made the lively atmosphere in the lobby a little low.
Fan Wenzhong hadn't said anything, but Xie Cang, who was beside him, couldn't help but speak.
"Wang Jianjun, what do you mean by this? The piles and piles made by Mr. Su are not worthy of a marquis? If even Mr. Su is not worthy, I don't think everyone present is worthy of being awarded military merits. ”
"As for taking the town of Juncheng? Wang Jianjun, are you kidding? Cook Shu is withdrawing the army, but it doesn't mean that Zhenjuncheng is an empty city, how Zhenjuncheng was lost in the first place, don't you know! ”
"Thanks... Master Xie, what you said is a bit excessive, why don't you want to put the responsibility of losing the city on our family? ”
"Although our family is not as good as Xie Hou you, but it is definitely not something that anyone can handle, when this matter is over, what conclusion, Your Majesty will decide, and Xie Hou will not be allowed to spew blood here."
"Okay, Ben Hou spews blood? Well, I don't think I need to wait for the war to end, but now I'll return to Kyoto at once, and I'll see what your majesty decides. ”
Saying that, Xie Cang stepped forward directly, grabbed Wang Xian's collar, and was about to take him out of the lobby.
It's no wonder that Xie Cang was so excited, after all, the town army was broken, and in order to save this dog thing, the Split Mountain Army under his command suffered heavy casualties, and there were less than five hundred people left.
The Split Mountain Army is considered to be a waste.
This hatred, how could Xie Cang let it go, if it wasn't for the overall situation at that time, he would have been eager to cut this dog eunuch with a knife.
Wang Xian thought that he had His Majesty's support, but he was not afraid of Xie Cang, but this Xie Cang suddenly went crazy at this time.
As the old saying goes, on other people's territory, don't act too arrogantly, if you really provoke Xie Cang, a madman, one day, and really cut him with a knife, then you will be unlucky.
"General Fan, you want to preside over the overall situation, why are you all stunned, don't you pull Xie Hou away." Wang Xian shouted loudly while stopping Xie Cang.
After the two sides pulled for a long time, Fan Wenzhong signaled, and soon, Zheng Liang and other marquis quickly stepped forward and separated the two.
Xie Cang's psychology, Fan Wenzhong understands, it is okay for him to vent his emotions, but he must not do anything too out of line.
After all, Wang Xian represents His Majesty the Emperor, and if it is really an accident and kills him with a knife, it will hit the emperor's face.
Looking at the two who pulled away, Fan Wenzhong first patted Xie Cang's shoulder to show reassurance.
Then he turned his head and looked at Wang Xian with a frightened face, Fan Wenzhong said coldly.
"What the old man does, it's not your turn to order, Wang Jianjun, please remember your identity, don't overstep your authority in some things, if not, the same military law will be done."
"You!" Wang Xian was obviously so angry by Fan Wenzhong's words, but he still held back his temper.
looked at Fan Wenzhong coldly, "Okay, today's incident is considered a lot of talk in our family, but what happened today, our family will report it to the court in 1510, and how will Your Majesty deal with it at that time, don't say that our family is ruthless." ”
"Please!" Fan Wenzhong didn't bother to talk to Wang Xian anymore, his eyes retracted, and he looked at the sand table in front of him.
After being silent for a while, he said, "The withdrawal of the Cook Technique is a good respite for us, but Su Qi'an is in danger. ”
"Su Qi'an only has so many troops in his hands, so he dares to go deep alone and make such a big move, the old man, as the coach of Ningzhou, if he shrinks back, it is better to die as soon as possible."
"Therefore, the old man will not sit idly by no matter what, no matter how big the loss is, he has to save Su Qi'an."
Fan Wenzhong's voice was firm, and no one could shake his determination.
Immediately afterwards, Fan Wenzhong began to dispatch troops, swept his eyes, and looked at the people in front of him.
"Zheng Liang, I will give you 50,000 horses to attack the town and military city, remember that your purpose is to confuse the enemy army in the city, and do not seek to defeat the town and military city, but don't be careless, if the old man finds out that you are derelict in his duties, he will be severely punished."
"The subordinate takes the order." Zheng Liang's face was solemn and very respectful.
This errand is not very dangerous, and according to the news, there will not be a maximum of 20,000 horses in the town army today.
With Zheng Liang's understanding of the layout of the town army, even if there is an accident, it cannot be defeated, but it is still more than enough to trap it.
Fan Wenzhong still guessed a few points about his own arrangement, Zheng Liang.
On the one hand, send people to besiege the town and military city, and on the other hand, it must be extremely 100,000 horses to fight a tough battle with Kukeshu.
At this time, you need to be brave and fierce to play the striker, and you don't have to think about this position, only Xie Cang is alone.
It is foreseeable that this is a tragic battle, Zheng Liang didn't want to get involved in this kind of hard battle, since Fan Wenzhong sent it to the door to arrange, why wouldn't he do it.
Next, as expected, Fan Wenzhong ordered Xie Cang and several other fierce and brave generals and gave them the position that was the most fierce.
The order was given, and soon the crowd began to move in unison, and after a maximum of an hour, the closed gates of the Acropolis were opened, and the mighty army set out.
At the same time, in the city of Taning, countless figures were busy, repairing and strengthening the city wall, and on the city tower, a flag with black characters on a white background and a Su character fluttering in the wind.
After last night's battle, Su Qi'an's new army name was completely resounding on the Qingzhou border.
Affected by that battle, slaves revolted in the five nearby acropolises.
Su Qi'an took this opportunity to conquer the five nearby acropolis in one fell swoop, and his new army immediately grew a lot, because of this incident, the situation of slave rebellion in each city intensified.
For a time, the boundaries of Qingzhou began to be turbulent.
But Su Qi'an was not carried away by the scene in front of him, he knew that this was only temporary, when he defeated the 30,000 army in one fell swoop, within three days at most, he would usher in a fierce attack by the Cook Shu army.