Unfortunately, before anyone arrived at the military camp, news came that the South Vietnamese troops in the city had escaped.
Fleeing without fighting, is this the South Vietnamese army that usually says that it is the best in the world and that no one can rival it?
At this moment, Li Xuantong started to curse in the street in a very shameless manner. But at this moment, his shouts could no longer be heard by others.
"Commander General, please calm down. Now the Chinese army has begun to attack the inner city. What should we do? Please think of a way." General Zhang Shuo came to Li Xuantong and said urgently.
"A way? Is there any way? Hold on tight." Li Xuantong said with an unkind expression.
"Defend to the death? But I can't hold on even if I'm afraid of death. As you know, Commander-in-Chief, the Great Chinese Army has invincible thunder in its hands. Our city gates can't stop it." Zhang Shuo was also anxious.
Li Xuantong naturally knew this truth. He originally thought that the Chinese Army was in trouble and would not be able to attack him. What he never expected was that they actually sent troops. And the South Vietnamese Army that he thought he could rely on escaped first. Now he only
If I am left alone, do I really have to live or die with Dali?
When he thought that he might die in the city, Li Xuantong's expression changed. "No, we can't hold on. If people die, there will be nothing. In this case, go back and prepare immediately, and we will leave."
"Shall we leave too?" Zhang Shuo did not expect that such an order was waiting for him, and he stood there in a daze for a while.
"Yes, let's leave too. And don't tell anyone else about this, otherwise the morale of the army will be shattered and we won't be able to leave. Okay, go back and pack quickly. Just take the small pieces of silver with you, and the other big items.
Let it go." With a sigh, Li Xuantong said with some reluctance.
Li Xuantong had no confidence in the city defense, and even less confidence in his soldiers, so he had to make the decision to abandon the city and leave. Although Zhang Shuo wanted to defend the city, even the general soldiers gave up, so why should he defend it?
strength?
In this way, the two of them went back separately, packed their belongings, put on their makeup before dark, and left Dali City.
Outside the city, Li Chuxiang was scratching his head.
The outer city was captured easily, but there were some obstacles when attacking the inner city. The open space between the two cities became a huge trench, making it impossible to cross in one step.
For this reason, Li Chuxiang has ordered three charges, but none of them succeeded, and instead he lost hundreds of brothers. This is because the armor of the Canglang Battalion is hard enough, otherwise, the losses would have been even greater.
"When it gets dark, and after dark, the eyesight of the soldiers guarding the city is not as good as during the day. We will send people to rush to the inner city gate and blow it open. Then our cavalry can drive straight in and enter the city.
." Li Chuxiang knew that he could not eat hot tofu in a hurry, so he decided to wait until it was completely dark.
Although the several regiment leaders under their command also wanted to capture Dali City quickly, they also knew that such an attack would cause too much damage, so they all nodded and agreed.
Just when Li Chuxiang was about to let everyone leave and take a rest to prepare for the siege, a soldier suddenly came to report that someone from Dali City was here, and he looked like a general in his attire.
"Oh, bring it in and have a look." Li Chuxiang said with great interest, and the other regiment leaders also looked at this scene curiously. At this time, the Dianzhou Army sent people over, and they also wanted to see what they could say.
Come on.
Soon, four soldiers followed a man wearing general armor into the tent.
When the visitor came in, Li Chuxiang just raised his head and laughed. He actually knew the visitor. He was also his immediate superior, Commander Chen Yuan. When he committed the crime, he even spoke for himself.
It's just that people speak softly and have no effect.
But even so, Li Chuxiang still accepted his favor. After all, this person was one of the few people who spoke for him. Based on this, he laughed loudly and said: "Come here, please... General Chen, you are now
What position?"
Facing his former subordinate, an awkward smile flashed across Chen Yuan's face and he said, "I'm ashamed to say that I still hold the position of Thousand Households."
"Oh, that's a bit of a pity. With General Chen's talents, he is still in his original position all these years. Hey, it's not that the Western Shu Army is full of talents. I can only blame the people above you who are not discerning people. Okay, come on,
Bring a chair for Chen Qianhu."
"No need, this time I came here to ask General Li if we can keep our lives and property safe if we surrender." Chen Yuan quickly shook his head. This time he came with a mission. They
Having learned that Li Xuantong, Zhang Shuo and others had escaped, they felt abandoned.
Even if he abandons his son, of course he still has to consider his own future. So he was sent here because he was an old acquaintance of Li Chuxiang, and it would be easier to deal with some words.
"Do you want to surrender?" Hearing this, Li Chuxiang was also a little surprised. He originally thought that the other party would persuade him to retreat. After all, the inner city of Dali City is not that easy to break. If the Canglang Battalion wants to enter, it will not cost them anything.
impossible.
"Yes. To be honest, General Li had just escaped from the city with his family. After we learned the news, we were very angry. After thinking about it, since they have abandoned us, there is no need for us to risk our lives.
I'm here to send someone here, and I hope that General Li will take care of me more for the sake of his past friendship."
Chen Yuan is also a martial artist and likes to be straightforward when talking and doing things. It is difficult for him to say such a thing. No, he was already blushing at this moment.
When Li Chuxiang heard that Li Xuantong had escaped first, he couldn't help but sneered. Even a sheep with a group of male lions could not defeat a lion with a group of sheep. As expected, he had already escaped before fighting.
God is really helping me.
According to Li Chuxiang's previous conjecture, and according to Chief of Staff Feng Ping's and others' conjecture, Dali City is easy to fight, but difficult to occupy. The reason is that the city is too big and there are too many places to hide people. Your cavalry can't charge into the battle.
It has to be said, but when it comes to street fighting, it doesn't have much of an advantage.
The biggest weakness of Canglang Camp is that it has a small number of people, only 30,000 people. Once the Dianzhou soldiers really engage in street fighting with them, the losses will be incalculable.
If other reinforcements arrive, it is not impossible that Canglang Camp will be forced to leave the city at that time.
In the past, the capture of Dali was regarded as a tough battle. This was the first place governed by Dianzhou, and Li Xuantong had been operating here for so many years. It was almost impossible to say that he was not prepared at all.
But he never thought that it would actually become possible. Li Xuantong escaped, and his soldiers no longer had any fighting spirit and actually chose to surrender. This made Li Chuxiang very happy.
"Okay, even if Chen Qianhu makes the case, of course there is no problem. As long as you put down your arms and surrender, we can promise to ensure your safety and the safety of your property. Of course, if someone wants to take advantage of the chaos to rob
, these properties cannot be counted. Moreover, these people must be punished, do you understand?"
Hearing Li Chuxiang's promise, Chen Yuan was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, we will definitely restrain our soldiers to abide by the disciplines of the Great Chinese Army. If someone does it secretly, let General Li handle it."
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"Very good." Li Chuxiang laughed.
Chen Yuan went back. In less than half an hour, the gates of Dali City opened wide, and the soldiers inside filed out. They put down their weapons one by one, and stood together unarmed.
Lu Tian, the leader of the first regiment, led the troops into the city first. After they occupied some important buildings in the city, they sent a safety signal, and then the entire Canglang Battalion entered Dali City. At this point, Dali, the first place governed by Dianzhou,
The city was recaptured by Tang Ao, which also heralded that from now on, Dianzhou would return to the embrace of Dahua.
When Li Xuantong fled to Picheng, he learned about the capture of Dali. At the same time, he also received news that the Canglang Camp was coming behind him, only one day's journey away from them.
"They are trying to kill them all. Come here, quickly ask for help from the South Vietnamese Army, ask for help." Li Xuantong did not expect that the Chinese army would move so fast. He cursed the Dali City defenders in his heart for being useless, but at the same time he was very worried about his own safety.
If his safety is in danger, he can only send someone to ask for help.
Qiu Suisui, who was gathering an army in Jiaozhou and making preparations to raise grain and grass, received a letter from Li Xuantong asking for help and was very angry at the moment.
"This Li Xuantong is a waste. He has nearly 100,000 troops under his command, but he is still waiting to attack. He was frightened by 30,000 cavalry. He really deserves to be killed."
Qiu Suisui was indeed very angry. When they were preparing to march into Zhangcheng and break the morale of the Chinese army, the backyard caught fire. How could he still attack with all his heart?
"General, there can't be any mistakes in Dianzhou. At least there can't be any problems in Picheng. Otherwise, our return route will be at risk of being cut off. In this case, we will not get the support of the king." General Tang Cong.
He said with a worried look on his face.
Dianzhou is close to South Vietnam, which is where their army entered Daqian. If this place is captured, it will mean that the retreat is blocked. In this case, it is very likely that the army will have no fighting spirit and the morale of the army will be in chaos.
Any problem may arise.
Of course, Jiaozhou is also adjacent to South Vietnam, but the roads there are difficult to pass. Small troops can pass, but when it comes to the passage of large armies, it is a big problem. There is not even a straight official road.
How could Qiu Suisui not know this truth? Once the army has no way to retreat, it will inevitably become panic, which is why he is angry.
Picheng had to be saved.
But in this case, it would be impossible to attack Zhangcheng with all his strength. In order to protect the safety of Picheng, he could only lead the army to rescue, thus giving up the attack on Zhangcheng.
"That's all, it's just a small Zhangcheng. Even without us, they should be able to capture it with the Western Shu and Japanese armies. Come on, send the order, and the army will set off and run towards Picheng." This chapter has been completed!