Chapter 441: Make a bet
Sixty or fifty thousand barbarian Heiluqi came out, and the six chiefs were actually under a lot of pressure.
This is almost a nest out, in the clan land, only less than 20,000 horses are left, if it is not for the binding of interests, Tang Xiao personally came to supervise the battle, it can be regarded as an exchange.
Otherwise, they would not have sent 50,000 men out anyway, and the rear was empty.
This all-out onslaught can be said to be overwhelming, but the cost is very high.
In just one hour, their casualties exceeded 10,000, and looking at the posture, the casualties continued to rise.
Their barbarian Heilu's combat effectiveness was so strong that even Tang Feng was quite jealous.
But in the face of this group of newly formed Jiaozhou soldiers, half a point could not take advantage.
Their casualties were very large, and of course the same was true of the other side's Jiaozhou soldiers, almost one to one, but if you convert the total population, they can suffer a lot.
In this battle, not only the Jiaozhou soldiers under the Marquis of Dongshan came, but even the natives of the Priest Alliance also participated in the war.
It stands to reason that in the past, they faced these natives, which was almost a kind of hanging.
But now, these natives seem to have received some kind of training, and they can't exchange one for one with them at the moment, but with the advantage of the team, they can at least achieve three for one, or even two for one.
Before, even five or six people might not be able to suppress them.
But now, in just a few months, such a change has taken place, how can this not surprise them.
Shock is shock, but there is no turning back from the bow, since they have started fighting, it is impossible for them to retreat easily, especially after paying more than 10,000 casualties, even more so.
Just as the six chiefs continued to attack with huge casualties, they suddenly found that the outskirts of the county, which had been the most fiercely resisted, began to shrink gradually.
The casualties on both sides, in a slow form, slowed down.
Not only that, but even the pressure of their attack momentum was instantly reduced a lot.
This move made the six chiefs a little confused, they didn't know what the Jiaozhou soldiers, who had fought desperately just now, were fighting now.
Looking at the county town in front of them, which was shrinking and even gradually losing the intention to attack, the six chiefs were only silent for a while.
The next moment, with a fierce order, all Heiru quickly attacked.
On the battlefield, every second is possible, and it can be said that it is ever-changing.
Even if there might be some traps in the county town in front of them, after weighing all the things, the six chiefs still decided to attack directly.
Compared to the possibility of ambush, as long as they can approach the county seat, or even enter the county seat, they will win half of the battle.
As a veteran who has been shuttling through various mountainous and dense forests all year round, it is important to lay traps.
These soldiers are not enough to see in front of them.
Therefore, this risk can still be taken.
Without the same desperate obstruction as before, in a moment, they came to the county city wall as fast as possible.
At this time, the Jiaozhou soldiers who shrank into the city, after entering the city, there was no movement at all, and the whole county was very quiet, without the slightest intention of a big battle.
At the signal of their respective chiefs, they came to the base of the wall to scout Heilu, climbed over the city wall as fast as they could, and with their skills, they went up to the city tower in the blink of an eye.
The chieftain who watched this scene was tense in his heart, and he was not surprised to see that he was not the slightest surprised, and his hanging heart was slightly relaxed.
But their eyebrows didn't stretch for a moment, and suddenly, they seemed to realize some kind of bad premonition in their hearts.
The Heiru, who had infiltrated into the city, walked out of the city gate after a quarter of an hour or so.
The closed gates were opened, and Scout Heiru quickly arrived, reporting to the six chiefs.
An astonishing piece of news was in front of them.
The Jiaozhou soldiers, who originally fought with them to the death and did not retreat, not only shrank into the city, but also abandoned the city and retreated.
In the whole city, there are no people, there are many traps, but it is difficult for them, the delay just now is to delay the removal of the traps.
Hear this
news, the six chiefs all had ugly faces, which was a good thing, but in their opinion, it was an insult to them.
If these Jiaozhou soldiers were afraid and finally fled in the wilderness, they would be quite happy.
But look at it now, the so-called abandonment of the city and escape have been premeditated in advance, otherwise, the county defenders would have fled so quickly.
didn't even leave anyone to stop them, and in front of them, they directly came to abandon the city openly.
And they, the dignified barbarians and Heilu, the powerful warriors who have the strength to fight in the face of the soldiers of various states, were tricked by these guys.
It's not a humiliation for them, what!
The six chiefs turned pale, and immediately ordered to give up the search for the county seat, and as quickly as possible, encircle the rear of the county seat.
These county defenders can leave so quickly, they don't have to think about it, the entire county town has long been emptied, and there is only one empty city left for them.
Instead of wasting time in vain, it is better to continue the pursuit.
Since these Jiaozhou soldiers chose to retreat and leave an empty city for them, the barbarian Heilu would also not give up this opportunity to join the siege.
Originally, I thought that it would pay a huge price to conquer the six county seats, but these Jiaozhou soldiers seemed to be scared and did not dare to fight hard, so they retreated directly.
Concentrate all the forces in Shimokura County, intending to fight to the death.
It just so happened that the soldiers and horses of the Six Routes gathered in the county town of Xiacang, and they could start a siege on it.
Even if you can't take it down for a short time, you can be sleepy and can't move.
On their side, they were fighting fiercely with Su Qi'an, and on the Xizhou side, they were sending troops south, and when the time came, they were panicking about the defenders who were besieged in Xiacang County.
In the war in Xiacang, as far as they knew, there were several big people in the county.
These people are all the henchmen of Dongshan Hou, and they are the high-level of Jiaozhou, and it is much better to catch these people than to loot the county seat.
Under the orders of the six chiefs, these barbarians, who had just experienced a high-intensity battle, marched towards the county town of Shimocang at the fastest speed.
The county seat of Xiacang is not far from the county seats, and with the foot strength of the Heilu army, the slowest one only took half an hour to arrive.
The advance of the Sixth Route Army basically did not encounter the slightest obstacle along the way, and even if there were obstacles, it was only a small-scale harassment.
For them, this kind of harassment was just a small fight, and it didn't take much effort, and the six-way army finally converged in front of Xiacang County.
After a simple count of casualties, there are still nearly 40,000 troops that can be used now.
In front of them, less than a mile away, was the county town of Xiacang, and this time, the six chiefs who had converged did not continue to storm as before.
Directly ordered to encircle the county town of Xiacang.
This kind of encirclement is also with a sense of temptation, if in the process of encirclement, the opponent counterattacks, they can immediately change their tactics and launch an attack.
Fortunately, the encirclement was quite smooth, and as long as you kept a distance of 100 zhang, you couldn't stand too much danger.
In this way, under the noses of the six chiefs, the county town of Shimokura was surrounded by Heiru.
Looking at the encircled Shimocang County City, the chief of the head was Shen Yinhui, with the five chiefs behind him, as well as some guards.
Under the gaze of the army, he slowly walked towards the gate of Shimokura County, and stopped at a distance of about 100 zhang.
Speak through the herald.
"The county town of Xiacang has been besieged, let your high-level Jiaozhou come out and speak."
The voice fell, and it was not the arrows that responded to him, on the city wall, after a while, there were figures flashing one after another.
It's not that it doesn't have a ranged weapon that doesn't reach a hundred feet, and ordinary arrows can't reach it, but the improved heavy ballista is easy and more than enough.
The reason why they didn't make a move, the big chief could also guess that now that their Heilu army was approaching the city, it had become a situation of encirclement.
At this time, if you engage in some small things and play some conspiracy, it will only stimulate your black barbarians.
The weight of the six chiefs in the hearts of the barbarians is as high as that of Su Qi'an in the hearts of the natives.
Once the six chiefs were in him
Being killed in front of them will only make them more powerful.
can let their army encircle, these high-level Jiaozhou officials do not simply want to assassinate them, they should have a greater purpose.
On the tower of the city, as the figure appeared, the big chief's eyes swept, and he had seen some of the high-level people in Jiaozhou.
Like Huo Cheng, Huang Wenyan, and Wu Yong, more or less, they all have one or two sides.
But this time, among them, there was a young man standing, although they were separated from each other, the big chief could still feel the respect of Huo Cheng's people.
His eyes flickered, he hesitated for a moment, and seemed to guess something and said, "Could it be that this is the person in power in Jiaozhou, the Dongshan Marquis who overthrew Li Kang?"
Being recognized by the big chief at a glance was not surprising to Su Qi'an, he nodded and didn't say anything.
"Hehe, the great name of the Marquis of Dongshan, after this chief understands it, it is called a thunderous ear, and when I see it today, it is really a talent."
The Great Chief's words, if they were ordinary, or otherwise, would not surprise people.
But now it is a battlefield, and there is a danger of war at any time, if you don't understand, you still think that the big chief is Su Qi'an's admirer.
"The strength of the barbarian Heilu is really worthy of its reputation, and when I saw it today, it also surprised Ben Hou, so let's give the big chief a chance, if the big chief can lead people to surrender and submit to Ben Hou, Ben Hou will definitely let you live."
As soon as these words came out, the five chiefs behind him all had strange looks on their faces.
If it weren't for the fact that the Great Chief didn't speak, they would have to mock this Dongshan Marquis.
What is the current situation, are these high-level Jiaozhou leaders not clear?
Surrounded by their army, as long as the big chief gives an order, it is them who die, this Dongshan Marquis dares to say such idiotic words, they all doubt that this person has a long brain.
Su Qi'an's words surprised the big chief, but he quickly recovered and said with a slight smile.
"Oh, dare to ask Dongshan Hou what confidence he has, thinking that we can only surrender and submit to this road? Could it be that Your Excellency is relying on this Shimokura county town?"
Su Qi'an smiled and said, "That's not it, why don't you make a bet with the Great Chief?"
"Bet on what?"
"Bet for about a quarter of an hour at most, and you have no way to escape, Great Chief, but to obediently tie your hands and arrest him."