Chapter Eighty-Four: Capturing Jiangcheng

5,000 cavalry raided a village and town outside the west gate of Jiangcheng, and dozens of Hun soldiers were all beheaded. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info cleared the last stronghold outside Jiangcheng City, Yuwen guards Linjiang City under the city, five thousand cavalry, began to scold.

Jiangxi's deputy general, Xian Yu Changdu, had just received the news that more than a dozen strongholds outside the city had been pulled out, and was about to lead his troops out of the city, but he didn't expect the other party to appear in front of him. The angry Xian Yu Changdu left only 5,000 soldiers and horses in the city, and he took 15,000 cavalry, wanting to annihilate the invading enemy in one fell swoop.

Seeing the overwhelming Hun cavalry rushing out of the city, Yuwen Hu left more than a dozen corpses behind and fled to the west in a hurry. The Hun cavalry shouted and chased all the way, and in a blink of an eye, they had rushed out for more than ten miles.

A small hill appeared in front of him, and the five thousand cavalry in front quickly turned the corner of the mountain, and Xian Yu Changdu rushed to the front with shouts. When you turn the corner of the mountain, it is a long and narrow valley, and although the mountains on both sides are not high, the woods are quite dense. Although Xian Yu Changdu noticed that there was something wrong, he still rushed in with the invincible courage of the Hun cavalry.

When all 15,000 cavalry had entered the valley, a long arrow suddenly shot into the air from the height of the hill. With the sound of the long arrow, in the mountains and forests on both sides, the 40,000 archers who had already been ambushed shot the long arrows in their hands. The screams and neighing of horses suddenly rang out. After three rounds of shooting, there were thousands of Huns in the valley who died on the spot, more than half of the horses were killed or wounded, and 40,000 archers put away their bows and arrows, drew their waist swords, and waited for the Huns to break through.

Xian Yu Changdu, who was attacked tragically, was almost shot by random arrows, and in a panic, he had to take the rest of the cavalry and desperately rushed towards the valley mouth, followed by the Huns who lost their horses. Xian Yu Changdu had just rushed out of the valley, but he saw tens of thousands of cavalry lined up outside the valley, waiting for him quietly, countless long arrows pointed to the sky in the direction of the valley, and the arrows flashed cold light under the scorching sun.

Xian Yu Changdu hurriedly grabbed the reins of the horse, but was rushed by the cavalry rushing behind him, and the horse ran forward involuntarily under his crotch. The cavalry rushing in front wanted to stop, but the cavalry in the valley behind them did not know the situation in front of them, and only wanted to escape quickly out of the valley, and countless horses were suddenly crowded together.

The rain of arrows was dense, and they all hit the narrow valley mouth. Xian Yu Changdu's left arm hurt, and a long arrow was already shot at the arm. After the scream, Xian Yu Changdu was also stiff, and forcibly pulled out the long arrow that almost fell into the bone, shouting for the rest of the cavalry to retreat into the valley.

The cavalry that rushed into the valley happened to meet the Huns who came after and lost their horses. In the narrow valley, it was even more chaotic, and it was impossible to rush through it for a while. The sound of horses' hooves behind him began to sound, Xuan Qiyi took the lead, and took the lead in rushing into the valley, like a god descending to earth, dancing the spear in his hand, and in an instant, three Hun cavalry were picked off the horse. At this time, as long as you fall off the horse, you will not be able to escape the trampling of the horse's hooves.

The road ahead was blocked by the rebels, and there were tens of thousands of cavalry behind, and countless Hun cavalry began to jump off their horses and rush towards the hills on both sides. There were also Hun soldiers who turned around and ran towards the other side of the valley, but they were all shot back by the 10,000 cavalry who had been waiting here for a long time.

The archers who had long been hidden on the hills on both sides began to play a role, often several people at the same time, and most of the Hun soldiers who climbed the mountain were hacked to death by random knives. The Huns, who were forced to retreat into the valley, could only moan under the iron hooves.

When the sun was in the west, the Xuanqi army had already begun to clean up the battlefield. According to Xuan Qi's order, the archers added a knife regardless of whether they were dead or alive. Fifteen thousand cavalrymen, all buried in this valley. After a long time, this is still a place that the people of Jiangcheng do not want to pass through.

The Xuanqi army not only slaughtered 15,000 cavalry in Xianyu Changdu, but also harvested thousands of war horses. With these war horses, Xuanqi's cavalry team can grow and grow a little more.

Xian Yu did not return for a long time, which suddenly made the remaining five thousand Hun cavalry start to worry. These Hun cavalry, who live and fight on horseback all the year round, riding horses and charging is their strength, but at this moment they have to retreat in Jiangcheng and dare not go out of the city at all.

At dawn, thousands of masters of the rivers and lakes who had already infiltrated Jiangcheng opened the east gate. Behind the east gate, it was the horse camp of the Huns, and tens of thousands of war horses were among them. When the cavalry rushed into the east gate, the horse battalion, which had only a few hundred defenders, almost did not resist and gave away tens of thousands of horses.

20,000 cavalry surrounded the horse battalion, and the rest of the cavalry began to pursue the Huns. The Hun soldiers without war horses were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, rushing left and right, but they couldn't stop the trampling of the cavalry at all. Those who wanted to rush out of the city were still 40,000 archers waiting for them outside the city.

Until before dark, all the 5,000 Huns were slaughtered by the Xuanqi army, and Jiangcheng fell into the hands of Xuanqi. The 150,000 troops of the Celestial Empire, who had been waiting on the opposite side for a long time, began to cross the river and take over the defense of Jiangcheng. Xuanqi used an empty city in Jingzhou to involve most of the Xiongnu army, but instead captured the empty Jiangcheng.

When Helian Qing rushed to Jingzhou, he could only face the slope of Helian Yinshan and scold. And the news of the loss of Jiangcheng came later, which made Helian Yinshan thunderous. Helianqing, who was scolded out of Jingzhou City, had to pack up, leave Jingzhou, and vowed to recapture Jiangcheng. Seeing that the war horses went to seventy or eighty percent of the Helian Qing army, Helian Yinshan had to make up the war horses, because the Helian Qing army without the war horses turned back to Jiangcheng, which was tantamount to sending them to death. What Helian Yinshan didn't expect was that Helian Qing's army of 70,000 was really sent to death.

At this time, Xuan Qi, who had been recuperating for a few days, was slowly leaving the city with 70,000 cavalry. Before leaving the city, Xuan Qi only gave an order to the defenders of Jiangcheng, asking the defenders to hold Jiangcheng, and if the attacking Xiongnu army was invincible, they would retreat to the south bank. At the same time, Xuanqi also left 5,000 war horses, transported them to the south bank, set up a special cavalry battalion, and began to train cavalry.

Outside the city gate, 200,000 cavalry were neatly lined up. These 200,000 cavalry are the 200,000 officers and soldiers of the Beijing battalion under the command of Li Gan, the king of Shu, and they can let the king of Shu take out these 200,000 elite family backgrounds, but it also shows Li Gan's sincerity. The 200,000-strong army made a detour through Guizhou and Hunan, and it took more than a month to reach Jiangcheng.

Two hundred and seventy-seven thousand cavalrymen, with reverent eyes, looked at Xuan Qi, a victorious general who had never been defeated in dozens of battles of all sizes. In their eyes, Xuanqi is the guarantee of victory and the greatest confidence, and will take himself to expel the Xiongnu, return my homeland, and establish supreme merits.