"Bastard!" He Lian, who was riding on a horse, saw with his own eyes that two of the soldiers protecting him were hit by arrows and fell to their horses. He couldn't help but feel angry. He wanted to order the army to counterattack towards the dense forests on both sides. But
Reason told him that he couldn't do this, it would be tantamount to seeking death.
"Let's go! Keep moving forward, ignore these injured comrades." After He Lianjie shouted this sentence with almost clenched teeth, he immediately rushed forward, braving the rain of arrows and rushing over.
During this period, the sound of wailing could be heard all the time. Of the seven thousand horsemen, only about four thousand came out with him in the end, and more than a thousand people came out injured. They only advanced a certain distance, and because of
He either died from excessive blood loss or collapsed on the ground.
He Lianlian paid a heavy price for his breakout, and how could Chengsi Tuo and He Suihuan, who followed closely behind, feel better. They also experienced a thunder bombing first, and then a rain of arrows, and they also paid a heavy price.
The cost. The two groups together originally numbered ten thousand people, but after breaking out of the dense forest, less than half of them were left. There were only more than two thousand people in each group, and 20% of them were injured, having been hit by hook arrows.
, they are destined not to be able to escape too far.
In any case, eight or nine thousand people escaped. Although it was less than half, it was better than being surrounded in the city, right? But if you think that Tang Ao only used these methods, you would be completely wrong. Just with He Lianjie, he
Four thousand cavalry rushed out of the dense forest. Just when they thought they had escaped and ascended to heaven, to the north of them, another cavalry group of more than several thousand people rushed over.
These cavalrymen held high the black dragon's two-claw flag, carried bright silver spears on their backs, sharp swords on their waists, and held Shen's small crossbows in their hands. They arrived like a gust of wind. Before they were completely close, crossbow arrows flew towards them.
, and fell on the shocked Beidi Bing.
If it were normal times, with more than 2,000 cavalry and more than 1,000 infantry, the Beidi soldiers would be completely confident against the 1,000 Jizhou cavalry. But now, they don't even have a formation, and the infantry and cavalry are just mixed together.
Under such high tension, how could they perform at their usual level? What's more, this time they were facing the most elite Shanshan Guards under Ji Wang Tang Ao, and they had no chance of winning.
This is also true. When the crossbow arrows came at high speed, and one after another seemed to be endless, the brave soldiers of the Beidi Army fell like wheat in pieces, and they were so shocked that they had long lost their fighting spirit.
He Lianjie adjusted his horse and fled. Although his original direction was to the north, where was the road back to Dadi, but now in order to survive, he no longer had to worry about so much and headed straight to the southwest where there were no enemies.
That's the boundary of Guzhou!
He Lianjie was unprepared and fled. Behind them, the Thousand Shanshan Guards led by Feng Xun were pressing on them step by step. They carried enough dry food and water with them, even if they had to catch up for several days.
There will be no problem in the night. Now that they have found the target this time, how can they really escape?
Just after He Lianjie escaped and Feng Xun chased him, Cheng Situo also rode out of the dense forest with two thousand steps of his men and fled here.
The status of the Chengsi Tuoyou family was not as good as that of the Helian family. This time Helianjie brought four thousand cavalry, but he only brought five hundred cavalry. This number was the same as that of He Suihuan from another family.
But now that he had escaped, he only had less than 300 cavalry and more than a thousand infantry left by his side.
"Huh? Where are the people?" Chengsituo, who escaped from the dense forest, did not see He Lianjie and the army he led. Just when there was still doubt in his eyes, another cavalry group came from the north, and it was still the same.
Flying the flag of the black dragon with two claws, he carries a bright silver gun on his back, a sharp steel knife at his hip, and holds a Shen family's small repeating crossbow.
As soon as this Shanshan Guard, numbering about a thousand in number, appeared, they used crossbows to inflict a large number of casualties on the Beidi soldiers, causing Cheng Situo to scream again and flee on horseback.
Things are still going on, just like replicating the previous events. After He Suihuan led more than two thousand infantry out of the dense forest, he was also attacked by a thousand Shanshan guards who had been ambushing here. Under the two claws of the black dragon,
Bright silver guns, steel knives, Shen's small repeating crossbows, etc. once again staged a chase drama.
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Outside the west gate of the town and county.
Tang Ao was riding a horse and watching all this with a calm expression, seemingly not noticing the admiring gazes of the people around him.
Just now, news came from Longya, reporting that the Beidi soldiers were defeated and suffered heavy losses. The Shanshan Guard's three thousand cavalry were divided into three waves in battalion units to pursue the remnants of the enemy.
It was so easy to win. So far, there has been no report of a soldier dying in battle, and the 20,000 enemy troops have at least over 10,000 casualties. What a glorious victory this is, and how unbelievable it is.
Recall that before the war, the commanders were preparing to set up ambushes on both sides of the official road to the town and county. If they really did that, they might have a small victory, but the victory would definitely not be big, and they would definitely suffer casualties.
How could there be such a great victory now?
As the chief planner, Tang Ao established his supremacy in the military at this moment, demonstrating his unparalleled military talents.
Just when everyone was feeling happy and proud to have followed such a master, Tang Ao spoke, "Don't seal the west city gate. If there are Di soldiers who are willing to come out and surrender, they can be kept alive and work as coolies in the prisoner camp."
Someone still needs to do it. In addition, the bombardment of the sky thunder should not be stopped, and the frequency of attacks can be appropriately slowed down. After sending people to shout, tell these foreigners that surrendering will lead to survival, and those who resist will die. When daybreak,
The tiger warriors who had regained their energy took the lead and entered the city. Anyone found to be breathing must be killed. The opportunity has been given to them, and those who are still unwilling to surrender should not be ignored."
"No." Shi Lei, the chief of guard beside him, immediately agreed, and then sent someone to deliver the order. However, Tang Ao turned around and looked at the ragged people of Yuanzhen County behind him, "Fellows, you don't have to
I'm worried that the house has been burned down and needs to be rebuilt. I will pay for it and I will guarantee to give you a more beautiful house. Also, after dawn, all the Beidi soldiers in the city will be eliminated, and there should be a lot of luggage left.
and food, except for the war horses, all the other things are yours, and whoever of you grabs them will belong to you. But I have warned you not to fight with each other for grabbing items, or whoever does this will be severely punished by me.
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"His Royal Highness King Ji is a thousand years old, a thousand years old." More than 20,000 men, women, and children shouted at the loudest voice, and then fell to their knees on the ground.
Previously, Beidi Army scouts said that there were tens of thousands of enemies outside the city, which was not false, but they included these common people among them. As for Tang Ao allowing them to rob supplies, this was a deliberate attempt to train the common people.
Wolf nature, people can't be too kind, otherwise it will only make the evil people even more ignorant of the sky and the earth. When did the people on the border also become wild? If there was an attack from Beidi, they might not need Tang Ao to mobilize the army.
You can be a vanguard and give them a heavy blow.
After appeasing the people, Tang Ao left three thousand reserve soldiers behind and asked them to help the people build the city. As a border city, Pingcheng still needs to be reinforced and raised. It will be used as a bridgehead against Beidi in the future. exist.
As for Tang Ao, after arranging everything, he led the 5,000 Fourth Army and 7,000 reserve soldiers to the west. He wanted to follow in the footsteps of the Shanshan Guards. He wanted to go to Guzhou and fight for Sang Doubei. A crotch-picking move. Let him know that he had to pay a price for detaining the war horse he had traded from the barbarian land.
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Suzhou Yangzhou Prefecture.
As a place with the most prosperous economy, it was originally a major tax-paying place, but now it seems a little panicked. There are 50% fewer pedestrians on the street than before, and everyone is walking in a hurry. All of this is Because Liancheng, which is north of Yangzhou, is at war.
The prince of Qi, Yuan Zhong, is fighting with hundreds of thousands of troops there. Once he loses, Yangzhou Prefecture will become the front line, and the people here are likely to lose their homes and be displaced due to the war.
Unless necessary, no one likes to fight, and no one likes war. But when everything comes, personal will will never take priority.
In a large palace in Yangzhou Mansion, a young man wearing a golden robe and three white jade beads on his head, who also doesn't like war, is sitting in the hall with a sad face, his face is frighteningly dark. If If Tang Ao were here, he would definitely recognize him at first sight. Who else could this person be if he wasn't Tang Xiu, the Prince of Xiang who once had great fame in Daliang City?
Originally, he just wanted to discuss it with his uncle and ask him to support him. But he didn't expect that things would take such a turn. His father would send people to arrest him, and he would have to leave Daliang City and come to Luzhou.
Before King Xiang arrived in Luzhou, news came that Emperor Qianwen had detained King Yuan Tailou of Qi and asked the Yuan family to hand him over and send him to Daliang City.
It is no exaggeration to say that King Xiang was scared to death at that time. Now if the situation returns to Daliang City, if the outcome is not good, he will be charged with treason and executed like the former prince, and if the outcome is good, he will be placed under house arrest for life. .
Instead of returning to Daliang City, after arriving in Qidi, who knows what the Yuan family will do to him, whether they will return him to his father and send him back to Daliang City?
Thinking that taking a step forward would lead to death, and taking a step back would lead to death, King Xiang, who had never experienced anything like this before, peed in the carriage, which made Wang Yu, the eunuch who was waiting on the side, wrinkle his nose, but as a slave, he did not dare to let go any longer. It was a fart, so I could only endure the pungent smell and gave Prince Xiang a new set of clothes.
