In order to capture Xiaopei, Xue Wanche had to ask Li Chengliang's troops to fight against Baima Yicong, and also assigned 7,000 soldiers and horses to guard the side in case of any eventuality. He only led 20,000 soldiers and horses to attack Xiaopei.
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Within Xiaopei, there are 3,000 troops stationed in Xiaopei, and 20,000 troops are actually more than enough to attack. Of course, if there are enemies like Hao Zhao, Wang Jian or even Meng Gong who are famous for their good defense in history.
Famous generals, that's different.
However, there are not many such famous generals. Furthermore, if there are those who are extremely good at defensive warfare, they will have been transferred to the front line by Zhao Kuangyin long ago.
Moreover, in order to capture Xiaopei in the shortest time, Xue Wanche suppressed all the generals such as Niu Mo, Niu Hei, Yang Zhi, and Zhang Shan.
Among the many masters of Dou Jiande's force, Niu Hong followed Liu Heitai to garrison Guangling, Ye Hua followed Di Qing to attack Pengcheng, and the rest are all here.
Di Qing can save the situation. Only if Xue Wanche can defend Xiaopei well can he be at ease here. If Xue Wanche cannot defend Xiaopei well, even if they still maintain the advantage, more troubles will inevitably occur.
General Zhang Shan, whose implanted identity was that of Zhang Xian's younger brother, was originally recommended by Zhang Xian and prepared to join Yue Fei's command.
However, when Li Xiang got to know such a number one figure, before he became famous on the battlefield and not many people knew about him, he secretly sent him to Dou Jiande to enhance the power of Di Qing and Su Qin.
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The two great generals Niu Mo and Zhang Shan, together with the peerless peak Yang Zhi, increased the pressure on Xiaopei's defenders.
And the one in Xiaopei was not some unknown person, but Zhe Yanzhi, a famous general from the Song Dynasty. He was the son of the famous general Zhe Keshi. After the general, he was also very talented in both civil and military affairs.
Three thousand defenders, in the hands of Zheyanzhi, resisted desperately. Especially after receiving the news that Baima Yicong had arrived, Zheyanzhi gritted his teeth and struggled to support himself. As long as he could hold on until reinforcements arrived, he would be a huge force.
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"Report, General, Colonel Lei Jiong and Colonel Zhang Daoyuan died in battle!"
It had only been a short time since the siege, but two captains had already been killed. This shows how fierce and desperate Xue Wanche's offensive was at this time!
"Tell General Niu Mo that for all those who died in battle, I will personally pay tribute to Your Majesty after the war. But today, anyone who dares to retreat without breaking this city will be killed!" Xue Wanche said firmly.
Baima's righteousness has arrived, this is definitely not good news!
And the vanguard has already arrived. Even if the main force is late, can it still be far away? It is a race against time. If anyone dares to slip up at this time, no matter who it is, Xue Wanche will kill him to enforce military law.
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"Fourth brother, why don't you bring the reserve team up too?"
"Baima Yicong has been dragged away by General Li, so he must be safe!" Xue Wanbei said while looking at the tragic battlefield.
In order to speed up, they did not carry too many siege equipment along the way, but even so, they hurriedly and slowly ran into the white horse Yi Cong. If they waited for enough ordnance troops to set off together, plus a large number of
The siege machinery troops are slowing down their pace. By the time they reach Xiaopei, the day lilies will be cold.
But precisely because the large-scale siege equipment on hand is seriously insufficient, and Xiaopei is an important place in the Central Plains after all. Even if it is not rich in various materials, it is at least not lacking. At least, this siege battle was extremely fierce.
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"No! Gongsun Yan is a famous general in Qingzhou. It is better to be careful than to underestimate the enemy and rush forward!" Although Xue Wanche was a little moved by this question, he still shook his head and said.
"Is it possible that Gongsun Yan can still bypass General Li?" Xue Wanbei shook his head and said.
Baima Yicong actually only has one name left now, and this army has long ceased to be worthy of its name.
It's not that the current Baima Yicong's combat effectiveness is any worse than that of Baima Yicong. Even if there is some gap compared to the peak period, it's not too different. After all, he still has the foundation of the original Baima Yicong, and in these years, Liu Bei
He also invested a lot of money and put a lot of thought into this unit.
However, Liu Bei is not Gongsun Zan, and he does not have Gongsun Zan's obsessive-compulsive disorder. He cannot only choose white horses.
Under Liu Bei's command, the colors of the horses of the white-horse Yi Cong were different. Only the quality of the war horses met the standard can be selected. There is no need to have a white horse.
Therefore, today, although they are called White Horse Yi Cong, among the 3,000 light cavalry, only a small part of them actually ride white horses.
However, although Baima Yicong is elite, are their Liaodong elite cavalry inferior?
The three thousand elite Liaodong cavalrymen also bought strong Liaodong horses at a high price, selected the best riding officers in the army, and spent several years training them.
Both are three thousand versus three thousand. Although Gongsun Yan is a famous general in Qingzhou, Li Chengliang is also a famous general in Qingzhou. Xue Wanbei does not think that the White Horse Yi Cong can break through the obstruction of Liaodong Jingqi, let alone Gongsun Yan can bypass Liaodong.
The ability of fine cavalry. Everyone is a light cavalry, it is not so easy for you to dodge them if you want.
Not to mention, among the Liaodong elite cavalry, there is also General Gao to help out.
"Gongsun Yan may not be able to spare General Li, but he can divide his troops. If our army is fully mobilized, when our army is fully exhausted, once the enemy comes out from behind, only a few hundred cavalry will be enough to defeat our army.
Big chaos!" Xue Wanshu replied on behalf of Xue Wanche.
"Report, general, Captain Zhang has climbed up the city wall!" a captain shouted in surprise.
Xue Wanche quickly climbed to a high place to take a look, and sure enough, he saw a vague general on the city wall holding a spear, killing all directions. Although there were only a few people around him, he defeated the enemy defenders and retreated.
Zhang Shan's popularity among the Qingzhou Army is far inferior to that of Niu Mo or Gao Chong, or even inferior to Ye Hua or Niu Hong.
After all, Zhang Shan also showed up to Yue Fei in the beginning. Although he had not been on the battlefield, just in case, since coming to Qingzhou, Su Qin did not let him show his face, but hid it as a back-up plan.
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Orihiko mobilized a large number of archers to watch the bull demon, but ignored the unknown Zhang Shan. Zhang Shan seized the opportunity and jumped onto the city wall following the crossbow gun nailed to the city wall.
"Okay, Captain Zhang is indeed a strong general of our army!"
"I personally beat the drum for Colonel Zhang!" Xue Wanche said overjoyed.
With strong generals like Zhang Shan scaling the city wall, it would not be easy for Zhe Yanzhi to drive them off the wall. Although the city does not appear to have been broken, at least half of it has been broken.