Chapter 741: Deterrence
Su Qi'an's arrangement and style of play did not seek to occupy much territory, but only to expand the results of the war, and to fight the countries of the Western Regions for fear of shock.
The more fierce Xie Cang, Chen Dao, Song Biao, and Er Meng became, the better the effect of their negotiations in Xujiaji, which is called ending peace with war.
And Sak, who sat on the position of the leader of the alliance and tasted the sweetness brought by power, naturally cherished his life more, and under various factors, this forced Saktu to be willing to withdraw from the army, temporarily suing for peace, with the news of the withdrawal of the army.
All moats!
After their unremitting struggle, countless Hui evil forces finally entered the inner city, and at the cost of thousands of casualties, they had captured the third inner city.
As long as they are given enough time, taking the city is just around the corner, and the morale of the Hui evil army is booming, desperate, and in the same way, Zhao Shen, who is in charge of defending the city, and the thousands of old soldiers led by him are also red-eyed.
The fire in the city was soaring, the sound of killing, the sound of arrows in the sky and the sound of boulders bombarded from time to time, resounded throughout the city.
As time passed minute by minute, just as Zhao Shen was about to launch a counterattack, suddenly, an extremely dull horn sounded one after another, and then echoed throughout the city.
Then, under Zhao Shen's shocked gaze, those soldiers who were in high morale and all the murderous Hui soldiers were stunned at first, and then quickly withdrew their troops at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This scene stunned Zhao Shen, and the commander of his subordinates thought it was a trap, and ordered the soldiers behind him to strengthen their vigilance to prevent a sneak attack.
Not long after the evil army receded quickly like a tide, in the distant sky, a pigeon fluttered its wings and came towards Zhao Shen.
Zhao Shen took it with the palm of his hand, quickly untied a small note from the pigeon's leg, opened it and saw that his originally dignified face was quickly filled with joy.
He shouted, "I see! It's worthy of the Soviet Overseer, hahaha, the order goes down, and the Overseer and Lord Duhu have successfully negotiated at the border! We won this battle, and we all protected the city. ”
When the subordinate commander heard this, he was also very excited, took the note in Zhao Shen's hand, and couldn't help laughing.
Then, as if realizing something, several commanders suddenly asked, "My lord, since the Overseer and the Lord Protector have successfully negotiated on the border, and these evil armies have retreated, such a good opportunity, or we..."
The commander's opinion, Zhao Shen thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No, although we won this battle, it is mainly due to the credit of the Overseer, and now there are not many troops in my city, at this time, it is difficult to eliminate the Hui evil army when we go out of the city to pursue, and maybe they will put us in." ”
"Tell the brothers, stay on standby, take care of the injured brothers, and strengthen the patrol of the city, so as not to be exploited by some people."
"What the lord said is reasonable, I am so carried away by the victory, and my subordinates will do it."
Several commanders turned around and retreated, and Zhao Shen stood on the inner city tower, his happy face just now quickly returned to calm, and his eyes were still a little dignified.
In the battle of defending the city, he did not live up to Su Qi'an's expectations and survived until the withdrawal of these evil armies, but from the perspective of this battle to defend the city, he did not do well, and even this battle exposed many problems.
In particular, the rescue sent to the ten nearby military forts and seven military towns is still on the way, which is somewhat unbelievable.
Zhao Shen can guess that there is a problem here, the end of this war does not mean that it can be completely relaxed, and the rectification after the war is the top priority.
Zhao Shen had a hunch that after seeing Su Qi'an again, this Ganzhou would be rectified.
With the retreat of the Hui evil army, at the same time, in the Western Regions, Xie Cang, Chen Zhi and others, who were beating and rushing, also received the news of Su Qi'an's withdrawal.
The four of them were stunned, looked at each other, did not say anything, and then ordered the army to withdraw quickly.
To be honest, this raid on the countries of the Western Regions, this battle is a good one, and the so-called Sixteen-Nation Alliance is nothing more than that.
It can be said that basically there is no force, and these countries are easily occupied, of course, this is mainly because of the lack of defensive forces, but even if they encounter the local defenders, they have just clashed with them, and there is no combat effectiveness at all, and it is basically a one-sided trend.
As for the capture of the national uniforms of several countries, Xie Cang's four people strictly followed Su Qi'an's orders, did not hurt the common people, did not capture money, and only saw the surrender of the lord of the Western Regions, they temporarily controlled them, and then continued to attack the next country non-stop.
This kind of conquest was only a short time or two, allowing them to conquer the six countries, and by the time Su Qi'an's retreat arrived, they had already conquered the eighth country.
The sixteen countries of the Western Regions were half penetrated by them, and basically heard their names, and the remaining eight countries could be described as trembling.
Seeing that the purpose of shock and deterrence was achieved, Su Qi'an came to the order to withdraw again, and Xie Cang and the four of them could guess in their hearts that Su Qi'an's plan was most likely completed.
The army returned without hesitation, of course, it is impossible to say that there are no regrets in the attack all the way, and their biggest regret is that they have not been able to fight back to the evil.
If you have the opportunity, you have to fight well with the Hui evil army, and only by subduing the Hui evil army will the countries of the Western Regions be more peaceful.
The withdrawal of the armies of the two sides, according to the agreement, will pass through Xujiaji, which is also specially arranged by Saktu, in order to ensure that the two sides do not cheat.
The two sides waited, and they waited for more than an hour before they saw that at the end of the other party's sight, the black and oppressive armies appeared one after another.
Looking at this scene, Saktu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, put down the teacup in his hand, and said softly, "Su Overseer, your soldiers are here." ”
Su Qi'an did not respond, and nodded slightly.
Then, the retreating armies of the two sides, under the gaze of everyone, slowly approached, and then staggered.
The distance between the two armies is only about thirty zhang, and as long as there is a charge, this empty Xu Jiaji will immediately turn into a battlefield like a meat grinder.
The armies of the two sides staggered, even if the distance was about thirty zhang, they could still feel the strong killing intent emanating from the two sides, and everyone had a murderous aura on their faces.
At this scene, the lieutenants of both sides behind him were all frightened, and they couldn't help but hold their knives, and the air was a little frozen at this moment.
It is no exaggeration to say that this kind of withdrawal, the armies on both sides have anger in their hearts, and now that the enemies meet, they are naturally very angry, if one of them cannot restrain themselves, if the fight starts, it is very difficult to calm down.
Under the uneasy gaze of the lieutenant generals, the staggered army, fortunately, no conflict broke out, just staring at each other viciously, and as the army returned to their respective positions, the aura of slaughter just now slowly dissipated.
The deputy generals slowly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and Su Qi'an, who was sitting in front of the sand table, put down the teacup in his hand and said to Saktu with a smile.
"Your Excellency is worthy of being the leader of the alliance of the Western Regions, you have seen the wind and waves, you can hold your breath, congratulations to the alliance leader for making a correct decision."
Su Qi'an's compliment, Saktu smiled, and didn't say anything.
The staggered armies of the two sides just now, it is impossible to say that Saktu does not have the slightest thought, but the inadvertent temptation of the two sides just now let him know that the army in Su Qi'an's hands is by no means a commodity.
Although he has an advantage in numbers, Xu Jiaji is unstoppable, and if he really wants to do a big job, even if he defeats the army in Su Qi'an's hands, he will definitely pay huge casualties.
This price, after a little thought, I know that it is not cost-effective, it is still the same sentence, without the soldiers in his hands, without the basic plate of the Western Regions in the rear, if he wants to get the support of Darong, he is not even qualified to negotiate, maybe he will be eaten by Darong in turn, this kind of stupid thing, he will never do it.
With the armies of both sides returning to their respective positions, the atmosphere in the grass pavilion was obviously relaxed, and without waiting for Saktu to speak, Su Qi'an said directly.
"Both of us have abided by their agreements, and the negotiation seems to be back to square one, and the alliance leader knows in his heart that there is no point in continuing to consume."
"Since there is no point, then this negotiation, let's end here, the alliance leader wants to fight or want to negotiate peace talks next, the overseer army will accompany him, so he will not disturb the alliance leader, and the overseer will leave."
Su Qi'an was very simple, and after saying this, he immediately got up, and Wang Zhenshan on the side also quickly followed, not saving any face for Saktu.
Looking at Su Qi'an, who got up and left, Saktu was stunned, but he didn't open his mouth to stop it, indeed, the so-called negotiations between the two sides were all with their own goals.
And their respective purposes have been revealed, and with the withdrawal of troops from both sides, they have returned to the same place, since no one can help anyone at present, it is better to take the initiative to end it.
Waiting for the opportunity to stabilize later, I am looking for an opportunity to attack again, since I have made preparations to invade Daliang, I have to prepare for a protracted war.
Moreover, this invasion is not only his small Western Regions Alliance, but also has to ask Darong behind him to contribute something.
Just as Saktu's eyes flashed, and he was also about to get up and leave, suddenly, Su Qi'an's footsteps froze, and his voice sounded faintly.
"By the way, if the leader of the Saktu Alliance is trying to negotiate, please bring the Yuezhao Mother with you."
"Is the Su Overseer a little lenient, this is the internal affairs of my Western Regions, who do you want to see, do we have to cooperate with you? Don't be too presumptuous! ”
An adjutant general frowned slightly, and couldn't help but scold.
Su Qi'an turned around, didn't look at the lieutenant general, and said coldly to Saktu.
"Encroaching on Yuezhao, sending people to control the young lord, regent Yuezhao state affairs, and sitting on the position of alliance leader, these are indeed the internal affairs of your Western Regions countries, and this overseer is not interested in it, and I don't want to care about it."
"But please don't forget, Your Excellency, the mother of Yuezhao is the third princess of Da Liang, although she is married far away, she is my princess of Da Liang no matter what."
"In this negotiation, this overseer will give your Excellency a face, so he won't say anything, but in the next negotiation, if you don't even have this sincerity, then let's fight."
"This overseer gives you a warning, how chaotic the fighting in your Western Regions is, how many conspiracies and tricks you use, how many people die, this overseer doesn't care, but if Princess Da Liang is affected and loses a hair, the Western Regions will definitely be wiped out, if you don't believe it, you can try!"
Su Qi'an dropped this sentence, and under the stunned eyes of everyone, he turned around and left, turned over his horse, and walked away...