"Haha, enter the city." Seeing that the city was right in front of him and victory was not far away, He Lianjie laughed and led five thousand cavalry towards the gate of Jiangcheng.
Just when the five thousand cavalry arrived five miles away from the north city gate, the city gate opened from the inside, and a number of men wearing the uniforms of the Northern Black Army came out and lined up on both sides of the city.
Seeing the city gate wide open and the soldiers of the Northern Black Army, He Lianlian no longer doubted that he was there and led the army into the city. When he came to the city gate, he looked like a marshal who had gone on a victorious expedition.
, nodding towards the waiting soldiers of the Northern Black Army, as if to say, you are all doing well.
Five thousand cavalry filed into the city. After entering the city, some veterans of the killing field frowned unconsciously. Their many years of battlefield career gave them a feeling that something seemed wrong. It was too quiet in Jiangcheng, and the streets were full of
There was not a single common person in sight. I looked at the time and it should be dinner time, but I didn't even see a trace of smoke. What's going on?
"Squeak!"
The slowly closing city gate behind them pulled everyone back from their thoughts. When they saw the north city gate suddenly closing, and the hundreds of northern black troops who had greeted them before suddenly disappeared, did you see the five thousand cavalry?
Look at me, I look at you, your head is muddy.
"What's going on? There should be soldiers left in the city, where are they? Also, why do you have to close the city gate?" He Lianjie frowned, and the bad feeling became more and more serious.
"Surrender without killing!" A burst of roaring sounds suddenly sounded in the ears and above the head, as if to confirm He Lian's conjecture, the killing sounds were loud.
Following the sound, I saw that on top of the city tower were soldiers holding bows and arrows. Their arrows were undoubtedly aimed at the five thousand cavalry entering the city.
These soldiers were not wearing the clothes of their Beidi people, nor the clothes of the Beihei Army, nor the uniforms of the Jizhou Army. As soon as these people appeared, He Lianlian screamed something bad in his heart, but he couldn't help shouting and asking, "
Who are you? Are you crazy? Why are you raising your bows and arrows against us?"
"Hehehe, Chief Helian, you are about to die, are you still showing off your identity? Okay, since you must know who so-and-so is, a manly man, do you want to change your name or surname? He is none other than General Cui of Xianjun County.
Changri, now that you are surrounded, please immediately put down your weapons, dismount and surrender, you can still survive, otherwise, my bow and arrows will not have eyes."
Cui Changri raised his bow and said with a victor's attitude. It was not easy to catch a turtle in an urn this time. This was the time to give military merit to Commander Xian.
As soon as he heard that he was a soldier from Xianjun, wouldn't it mean that he was a member of the Jizhou soldiers? He Lianjie's expression immediately changed. He couldn't understand. Wasn't Jiangcheng captured by his vanguard army? Why now?
It fell into the hands of the Jizhou Army. It seems that they had already carried out an ambush here. This... Doesn't this mean that their combat intentions have been known for a long time? Doesn't it mean that all members of the Helian family are dispatched?
If you fall into the opponent's trap, is it already in danger?
By the time Helian figured this out, random arrows had been dropped under the city tower, and the unsuspecting Helian warriors suffered heavy losses.
The soldiers of Xianjun still maintained a condescending attitude, using bows and arrows to fight the enemy, avoiding the possibility of a head-on confrontation with the cavalry, and regaining their advantage. Although in comparison, the Helian warriors were better at fighting and had the strength of the cavalry.
Although it was profitable, there was nothing they could do when faced with the Xianjun soldiers standing on the several-meter-high city wall.
Under the protection of his own soldiers, He Lian left the North City Gate and headed towards the closer West City Gate, hoping to leave the city from there. However, the Xianjun soldiers who had been prepared for it blocked the city gate with large rocks, preventing them from leaving the city.
In the following time, wherever the Helian warriors fled, the bows and arrows on the city tower would follow. After visiting all four city gates and unable to find a way out of the city, Helian entered with only more than two thousand cavalry left.
Arriving at the center of the city, we were far away from the range of the bows and arrows of the soldiers from Xian County.
Entering the city, it was safe for a while, but this was just a stopgap measure. He Lianjie, who had not brought much dry food with him, had already separated from the baggage convoy, and the rations they carried were only for three days.
The Xianjun soldiers had to surround them for three days, and they would have no food to eat. What would they do at that time?
Regardless of the fact that He Lian was under siege, after the Jiangcheng gate was closed, a mighty cavalry appeared outside the city. They surrounded the city and headed north, and soon disappeared on the official road without a trace.
This group of troops is exactly the 10,000 Shanshan Guard cavalry led by Tang Ao. The place they are going to is called Shilinggou. They will set up an ambush there to deal a heavy blow to the Helian family's rear army.
After passing the vanguard and trapping the central army, Tang Ao's first target was the enemy's rear army. The rear army of 30,000 people seemed to be quite large, but in comparison, it had the weakest combat power and was also the easiest to deal with.
If you take care of them, you will cut off the enemy's retreat. You can play whatever you want in the rest of the time.
"Master, Xiaobai has received news that the enemy is still one hundred and twenty miles away from Shilinggou. According to the speed of their mules and horses, they will arrive at our place tomorrow afternoon." Feng Xun ran to Tang Dynasty.
He said with excitement in front of his proud face.
"Okay, tell the soldiers to have a good rest and have enough energy to kill the pig." Tang Ao's face still had that calm look. Everything was going according to plan, and he was not worried about anything going wrong. If
If you must be a little nervous, it is the enemy's vanguard. After all, there are 30,000 horses, all of which are fine cavalry. I just don't know whether my uncle can stop them or whether he has put them into the encirclement.
The loyal Marquis Shen Yunyi whom Tang Ao was thinking about was lying in a trench, looking into the distance with a telescope. When he put down the telescope, he said with a satisfied look on his face: "This is really a
It’s a good thing. With it, you can actually see such a long distance. In a war, it’s not unwinnable.”
The telescope was invented by Tang Ao and has become a standard item for officers above the middle camp of the Jizhou Army. But this thing is indeed unique. Only the Jizhou Army in the world is using it. With this thing in hand, the Jizhou Army
He has the ability to seize the opportunity, and is said to be a good thing by Shen Yunyi, which is actually true.
"Brigadier Shen, the enemy has entered the urn, can we report the good news to King Ji? Shen Ping'an, commander of the 1st Firearms Battalion, came forward to ask for instructions.
Shen Yunyi was still a little uncomfortable with being called a brigade commander. But thinking that he was now a member of the Jizhou Army, and this was the rule of the Jizhou Army, he could only adapt slowly. "Okay, tell Aoer. , We have introduced the enemy's 30,000 vanguard cavalry as planned to the area between Shucheng and Tunxian. The enemy cannot escape. Let him not be anxious and just come over after killing all the enemies."
The battle situation is as Shen Yunyi said. Helianlin's 20,000 Helian warriors and the 10,000 cavalry of the Northern Black Army have been surrounded on this land with a radius of thirty miles. In order to achieve the effect of encircling the enemy, Jizhou did a lot of things After a lot of effort, hundreds of thousands of prisoners from Goryeo worked for more than a month to dig a trench three feet wide that could surround an army of 30,000 people.
Before the enemy entered the trench, the top of the trench was covered with several layers of strong wooden boards and covered with black soil to ensure that even if the cavalry brigade passed over it, they would not notice any problems. When the enemy arrived, After entering the encirclement, the wooden planks were removed, and the three-foot trench was filled with sewage, turning it into a pool, forcing the 30,000 troops to stay here.
In order to allow the 30,000 enemies to enter the encirclement according to their requirements, all the Jizhou Army paid was 5,000 Korean prisoners of war. As a lure, they attracted 30,000 enemy cavalry to pursue them, and finally fell into the trap.
Five thousand Korean prisoners were killed, more than 3,000 were killed, and more than a thousand escaped. The advantage of the more than 1,000 people who escaped to live in heaven was that their sentences were reduced by two years. In other words, after one year of hard labor, they could Regain your freedom and become a good citizen.
The sacrifice of more than 3,000 people, in exchange for the result of surrounding 30,000 cavalry, is worth it no matter how you look at it. This is the advantage of this battle. You can make various preparations in advance that are beneficial to your own side. And The 30,000 enemy cavalry who didn't know all this were surrounded by a thirty-mile radius. They were like frogs in a well, trapped tightly.
In the encirclement, Xie Bai looked furious. Because of his anxiety, he took off his armor and threw it on the ground. "What's going on? Why are we surrounded? There are plains everywhere here, how can there be a river blocking it?" On the way?"
The angry Xie Bai said as if he was about to kill someone. When he attacked Jiangcheng, he was still a little nervous, fearing that he would be delayed there for too long and attract the main reinforcements of the Jizhou Army. He only had one person from the Northern Black Army. Thousands of people, if this is used as a fueling tactic, he will not be enough.
Unexpectedly, Jiangcheng was so easy to attack, with almost no effort. Just the soldiers dismounted and rushed up the tower with the prepared ladders, and the Jizhou Army fled. This gave him the illusion that the Jizhou Army was incompetent. .
Jiangcheng is the stepping stone to enter the land of Jizhou. Even after taking it, Jizhou will be like an undefended treasury that can be taken at will. Sure enough, the next step is to enter Yujun and bypass Tunxian. , the progress was very smooth. We actually entered the land of Jijun two days earlier than planned.
As soon as we enter Jijun, we are not far from Jicheng. When I think of the prosperity there, I heard that the money there is piled up like a mountain, the heroes there are drunk like a river, and the Jizhou tea there is filled with warehouses. Take it as you go. The 30,000 vanguard cavalry troops were all excited.