Chapter 36 Refusal to Surrender
Soon, with the operation of the Jiang family army and the command of Xin Bi, it Qiancheng, which had been out of balance for more than half a month, was running again.
Although the city that has experienced the war has been almost paralyzed, there is hope for this person. As order in the city gradually restored, the people who fled out of the city and some of the soldiers of the Imperial Protectorate who were scattered returned to the city one after another after knowing that the city had returned to the embrace of the Han Dynasty.
It's just that after Xin Bi Xingchong counted the number of survivors, he had a feeling of wanting to cry without tears, and the original more than 1,000 households of the people, less than 300 survived, and the total number was less than 2,000.
More than 1,000 of the garrison fled and captured only more than 200 people, and almost all of them were wounded. Perhaps what can comfort oneself is that most of the men who survived were young and strong men, and these men with a deep hatred of blood came to join the army after hearing about the purpose of Jiang Jiajun's trip.
When he saw these border city men who had experienced the war and knew some archery and horse riding, Guan Yu included all of them in the army at that time, and together with the surviving soldiers, he drew sergeants from each battalion to form a battalion, and at the same time repaired the book to ask Jiang Qi for instructions.
Soon after Guan Yu finished reorganizing these recruits, Jiang Qi's order arrived, this group of soldiers who had just been formed was named the dry cavalry battalion, the whole battalion was cavalry, and the soldiers were thousands of soldiers from Liao Hua, who had just made new contributions, to captain, and Zhang Xu, who fought hard and fought to the death, was Sima, and the weapons and armor were then delivered, and the war horses were purchased by themselves, and the new battalion was required to become an army within half a year.
The post of captain of the former Liaohua Infantry Battalion was taken over by Jiang Yiming, deputy commander of the Sima Yuan Sword Battalion of the headquarters.
After reading Jiang Qi's order, Guan Yu nodded slightly in agreement, of course, Guan Yu was not worried at all about the formation of an army in half a year mentioned in the letter, not only because Liao Hua had some means, but also because the soldiers were good this time, and they all said that they would send elite soldiers from the state, and he had a deep understanding in the past two days.
After conveying Jiang Qi's order for the reorganization of the cadre cavalry battalion, Guan Yu also received another method for dealing with the surrender of Qiuzi. When Guan Yu slowly read this order, he couldn't help but laugh heartily twice, and then a coldness came out of his half-squinted Danfeng's eyes.
Jiang Qi's letter was very simple and clear, first, let the king of Qiuci lead his family to live in its Qiancheng, second, lead the Han army to settle in Qiuci City, and third, in order to atone for the crime he had committed this time, Qiuci must go out to serve in the army of 5,000 and immediately go out to assist in the attack on the Xiongnu. If they don't send troops, they must use the blood of their people to cleanse them of their sins. This rebellion can be redeemed by two people of the Han people, if there is no disobedience, the army will surround the Qiuzi, and on the day of the city, cut off the heads of all people in the city who are not of our race and are taller than wheels.
Although this order seems very vicious, Guan Yu does not mind, and will carry it out meticulously, because they are facing a group of wolf cubs, not people. He Guan Yu may be merciful when he kills people, but when he slaughters animals, he will only feel happy when he starts and falls, and he will never feel guilty.
After receiving Jiang Qi's instructions, Guan Yu had no scruples, and the army stayed in its Qiancheng for another three days, in order to let the newly formed Qiancai Battalion become an army as soon as possible, Guan Yu did not hesitate to send all the deputy sergeants below the Yuecai Battalion under his command to the Qiancai Battalion as sergeants at all levels.
In addition, Guan Yu also selected a group of veterans to be assigned to assist the sergeants in accordance with the method of Jiang Jiajun's army reorganization, and used the method of veterans leading new recruits to make the new army have combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time.
With the completion of the rectification of the Qiancai battalion, Guan Yu left the Gaolan battalion to guard its Qiancheng and continued to advance towards Qiuzi City, and soon his troops came to the city.
At the head of Qiuci City, Baiba, the king of Qiuci, who was dressed in royal clothes, led a group of soldiers to look at the Han army camp under the city tower with anxiety.
Although he has not been on the battlefield for a long time, Bai Ba knows from the lineup that the Han army is at least more than 5,000. However, in the face of the 5,000 Han army, he can now form 10,000 Qiuzi soldiers, but he does not have much confidence to fight with the Han people, even in his memory, the current Han army's combat effectiveness is not strong.
Looking at the well-equipped and high-morale Han army, Bai Ba didn't think that he could beat these cunning Han people, especially after reading the letters shot up from under the city wall, he was really at a loss for a while.
After half a ring, he sighed: "Why is this happening, hasn't this drop table been delivered?" Why did the Han army still come to the city, what did they want to do, it was difficult for the Immortal Heaven to abandon usγγγ"
It stands to reason that King Qiuzi is also a person who has fought with the Han army many times, but this time he was inexplicably panicked, and all these panics came, and the spies inquired about the news two days ago.
From the spy Bai Ba, he learned that this time because of the Xiongnu's robbery, Han Ting was very annoyed, and sent a fierce general who had just quelled the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and Jiang Qi, the general of Zhenbei, came with tens of thousands of troops to sweep away the Xiongnu.
And from the investigation, I heard that this leading Jiang Qi is a murderous master, and the army issued a killing order before setting off, vowing to kill their Hu people, plus the captives who escaped back a few days ago said that the Han army was very fierce, so he had to believe in the authenticity of this killing order.
Of course, Bai Ba also knew in his heart that the Han army was here this time, otherwise why would he come to the city when he sent the surrender table, plus the letter with the words "Zhenbei General's Mansion" covered with the words "Zhenbei General's Mansion", he couldn't help but not believe that the Han army would really kill after capturing the city.
Seeing that his father was worried, Bai Ying, who knew that he had fallen into a catastrophe, tentatively said: "My father won't believe that the letter is true, right?" Now that the Han army has been besieging the city for two hours, it has not yet taken action, and it is likely that it is still waiting for reinforcements, and this letter is a ploy to delay time. β
"I heard that there are tens of thousands of Han troops going north this time, if we don't wait for reinforcements, our city is no more than three zhang high, and we can't stop the Han army who are good at attacking the city. Or? Let's start first, how about the child lead an elite army to steal the camp, and then repel this group of Han troops, even if their reinforcements arrive, they will be afraid of our army. β
Not to mention that Bai Ying's idea attracted the support of several warriors in the clan. Of course, the support of some warriors is not all about Bai Ying, after all, the grassland peoples have been annexed by each other for many years, so that they all have a warlike character, even if they have surrendered to the Han court for many years and have been deeply influenced by Han culture, but this barbarian complex has not changed at all.
Looking at the young men who were eager to try on the side, the eyes of the young people who were eager to try were full of war, and the old Wang Baiba couldn't help but have a cold glow in his eyes, in this grassland people, what etiquette, righteousness and shame are, fathers and sons fight, brothers kill each other from time to time, and now I see that so many people are willing to follow my son, coupled with the unauthorized dispatch of troops to attack the capital protection mansion a few days ago, Bai Ba has to doubt what his ambitious son wants to do.
Looking at his son with a happy face, Bai Ba snorted coldly and said, "Are you all dead when I!?" Who has the final say in the end, Ying'er doesn't have my father in his eyes, if it is really as you said, the Han army has no combat power, why are only half of the people you brought out come back! β
"The child doesn't dare, the child knows the mistake," Although the tiger is old, but the tiger is still there, and now seeing the fierce face of his father, Bai Ying also knows that he has committed a taboo, and quickly knelt down and pleaded: "The child just wants to share the worries of his father." β
"If you hadn't sent troops without permission, what would have happened today?" Bai Ba stared at Bai Ying with an undiminished expression: "Don't think that your tribe has grown a lot in two years, but if you start with the Han people, even if you have nine lives, you will be doomed, do you know who the leader is!" β
"The child, the child doesn't know, please make it clear to γγγthe father," Bai Ying replied resignedly.
"Hmph, half of the soldiers and horses under my command have been lost, and I don't know who I'm facing, you really fight for my turtles, if you spread it to the grassland, see what face you still have to be my turtle king." Bai Ba looked at his son, who had always regarded himself very highly, and scolded loudly, if it weren't for Bai Ying being his only son, Bai Ba might have pulled out a knife and chopped him up directly at this moment.
However, after venting, Bai Ba looked at the rising Da Xue from the beginning, and said: "I heard that this time the leader of the troops came to a young liehou of the Han Court who had just taken office, this person is brave and brave compared to the champion Hou of the Huns who fled north back then, and there are five generals under the command of this person, according to the banner outside the city, it should be Guan Yu, one of the five generals." β
"I didn't think that my father lived in the palace but knew so much about the Han Court, and the child couldn't γγγγ it" Bai Ying looked at his father's uncertain face and hurriedly touted, and then asked tentatively: "Father knows everything about the people who are coming, but he already has a plan?" β
Looking at the battle array lined with swords outside the city, even Bai Ba, who was on the dominant side, couldn't help but sigh and said: "Alas, I originally thought that the Han people were all face-loving people, and as long as they casually admit their mistakes, they would be safe and sound, but I don't want to do it this time." β
"I heard that when the Han army went out this time, a so-called order to kill Hu was issued, and every sentence of it was to the death of our people. When I heard it earlier, I thought it was some rhetoric, but now it seems that it should still be true. β
"Ying'er, you killed so many Han people that day, it seems that the Han army will not let us go, if we fight, the low city will not be able to stop the Han army with siege weapons. Now that only Kaesong surrenders, there may still be a chance to save our people from being slaughtered."
After speaking, Bai Ba raised the letter in his hand again, compared to the massacre after the destruction of the city, surrendering and letting him move to Qiancheng, it is still much better.
"But if the city gate is opened, the Han army will slaughter the city, then I won't be finished," After listening to his father's words, Bai Ying couldn't care much, and jumped up from the ground and retorted.
In the face of Bai Ying's hysterical rebuttal, Bai Ba was very calm, and directly slapped his fan. Just listening to the sound of 'pop', five bright red fingerprints appeared on Bai Ying's dark and rough face.
Then I heard Bai Ba scold: "Bastard! You know what! This time, the Han people are targeting the Huns and Qianghu people, what kind of limelight are we going to make, are you going to fight the Han army outside the city. If you can beat it, what are you going to do when you come back, you have to die and catch the whole clan!? β
"But since the Han people don't accept our surrender, if we open the door, it is difficult to guarantee that we will not kill our people, and there are many old, weak, women and children in the city. And don't forget, there are still a lot of slaves in the city that we have captured everywhere, and what should I do if the Han people turn their faces after opening the city gate, it is better for the child to lead a group of men and horses out of the city, gather the tribes outside the city, and expel the Han people. β
Although Bai Ying was afraid of his old father, he didn't care about anything else when it was related to his future, and finally he was afraid that his old father would not agree, so he volunteered to go out to rescue the soldiers in person. Not to mention Bai Ying's spirit of forgetting life and death, it moved the warriors and princes who watched the battle at the head of the city.
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