But such a scene happened in front of hundreds of thousands of Jizhou troops, which was a bit strange. But none of the Jizhou troops had any intention of taking action, as if this was a normal thing.
In front of the entire army, how could the two brigade commanders not be afraid, nervous, and ashamed of being so embarrassed?
But the two of them did not put forward any opinions. This was originally due to their lax management of the army and their neglect of the cavalry. Before that, Tang Ao had never deducted a single point from the treatment that should be given. How could they have any
What about giving opinions face to face?
As time passed, cavalry would fall off their horses from time to time on the battlefield, including Beidi cavalry and light cavalry from the field army, but in general, more Beidi cavalry fell off their horses.
When Tang Ao handed over the entire battlefield to the field army's light cavalry, they had no way out and all that was left was to kill.
On this cruel battlefield where either you kill or you are killed, the light cavalry finally began to show their abilities and put into use what they usually learned. In addition, they already had a numerical advantage, and finally
, all the more than two thousand Beidi cavalrymen who refused to surrender were killed on the ground.
For this reason, the light cavalry of the field army paid the price of 1,500 killed and 2,000 wounded.
It seems that the loss is not light. But once the two thousand wounded soldiers recover from their injuries and return to the army, they will inevitably become elite soldiers and become qualified or even excellent veterans.
The battle outside the city ended with a great victory for the Jizhou Army, killing more than 4,000 enemies and capturing nearly 16,000 enemies. Together with the previous victory of the vanguard army, nearly 40,000 people in Beidi were wiped out.
, making He Suihuan's troops in the city even weaker.
Just as the cavalry-versus-cavalry melee outside the city began, Xiao Jin took hundreds of birds to the sky above Muji City and began their bombing mission.
One by one, the tube thunders were thrown down from the sky, drifting in the wind, and landed in Muji City without any rules, so that the Beidi soldiers in the city did not know where was safe, making them
There is no escape, and whether you can survive depends on luck.
The draw tube sky mine uses the technology of the fourth generation sky mine, which is the strongest in terms of attack range and lethality. Once it falls, all humans and animals will die within a dozen square meters. There are twenty to thirty people in the surrounding area.
Within a square meter, humans and animals will also be affected, and many will be injured.
After more than a hundred thunderbolts fell, fires broke out everywhere in Muji City. Looking from the outside, thick smoke could be seen everywhere.
The Jizhou Army outside the city has begun to set up camp. Two firearms regiments are parked two miles outside the city to ensure that sky mines can be launched into the city at any time to achieve the purpose of continued psychological deterrence and continuous killing.
Inside the city, there were fires everywhere, corpses everywhere, and cries of mourning everywhere. Shortly after Xiaojin and the others' bombing ended, He Suihuan emerged from a tunnel under the protection of a group of soldiers.
Due to the weather, the Beidi people in the city can only eat the food stored in the summer in winter. This makes almost every household have a vegetable kiln, and some wealthy families even dig small tunnels for food.
To store food, it became a shelter for the Beidi Army.
From time to time, there will be thunder from the sky outside the city, but they always sound at the city gate. This is because the attack range is limited. If there are cannons that can fire more than ten miles or even dozens of kilometers, then Muji City does not need to defend it.
Okay, just surrender.
The disgraced He Suihuan walked out of the tunnel and looked at the mess on the streets and in the city with a deep expression on his face. The firepower of the Jizhou Army was so strong that they had no countermeasures or measures at all. It seemed that they could only hide and hide.
Being beaten passively in the city.
"How is the situation outside the city?"
"Elder clan leader, General Zu Mang was killed, and most of the 20,000 cavalrymen chose to surrender to the Jizhou Army." He Suiqing's voice became softer as he spoke. It was obvious that he was not in a good mood when he told the result.
"Surrender? They are not our real Dadi warriors, they are cowards." Hearing the result, He Suihuan roared on the spot. He could tolerate the army's defeat, but he would never allow them to surrender.
He originally released 20,000 cavalry, but did not point them back. He only wanted to severely damage the Jizhou army and let them know how powerful the Beidi cavalry was. In this way, he would be under a lot less pressure in the city. But he did not expect that most of them would surrender.
Well, doesn’t this tell the world that the Beidi warriors are also afraid of death? Doesn’t this help to boost the morale of the Jizhou army?
The intended purpose was not achieved, and it even had the opposite effect. At this moment, He Suihuan was naturally very angry.
Seeing the clan elder's anger reflected on his face, He Suiqing said in a low voice: "Brother, the battle is about to begin again, don't get angry. Also, we must not send cavalry out again. We can use them in our hands."
There are not many soldiers left."
He Suiqing was afraid that his brother would get angry and send cavalry to charge out. In that case, he would only give the Jizhou army a kill. But now, there are only 50,000 Beidi soldiers in the city, how can they afford to send them?
The Tianlei bombing and artillery attack killed and injured nearly 10,000 people in the Beidi Army. The number of troops has also increased from 100,000 to 50,000 now. If the cavalry is sent to charge again, once the Jizhou Army enters the city, they will
Even if you want to hold on to the inner city, it is very difficult.
How could He Suihuan not know this truth? Although he acted impulsively, he was not stupid. After sending out cavalry twice without getting good results, he knew that this road would not work.
"Okay, we don't want to send people out of the city to fight. But we have to send cavalry out of the north city to ask for help from the king. The Jizhou Army's offensive is too fierce, especially their artillery is extremely powerful, and we have no way to do it.
Now we can only ask the king to send troops to help, otherwise, Muji City may not be able to defend it. Also, order the warriors in the city to find a battlefield where they can fight to prevent the Jizhou Army from coming in. If that happens,
We can only fight with them in the city."
The melee in the city is undoubtedly extremely cruel and bloody. Sometimes in order to keep a street safe, both sides will send troops to fight. In this way, no one knows how many people will die. Now that the troops do not have an advantage, He Suihuan must beware of this.
a little.
But why doesn't Tang Ao know the cruelty of street fighting? He will not choose such a fighting method unless necessary. Now Jizhou not only has Beidi as the only enemy, there are more enemies in the Central Plains and in the south.
The existence of the world is absolutely not allowed to consume too much here, otherwise how can we conquer the world?
"Nuo." Seeing that his brother finally calmed down, He Suiqing breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately sent people out of the North City to ask for help from the capital, Shile City.
On the official road outside Beicheng, three cavalrymen asking for help passed by at high speed.
In the dense forest beside the official road, bows and arrows were already aimed at them, and it seemed that they could be shot off their horses with just a loose finger.
But there was no order from above, and these bows and arrows were not fired. Feng Xun, who was responsible for cutting off the retreat of the Beidi cavalry in Muji City, certainly knew what these people were doing. They were just asking for help. But this was exactly what he wanted, so what could he do?
Maybe it will be blocked?
If possible, Feng Xun would probably give the opponent two fast horses to make the opponent go faster.
Tang Ao had no intention of engaging in street fighting, and adopted the most conservative but effective method, which was to continuously send sky thunder into Muji City. Every day, Xiao Jin would take the birds up to the sky and conduct a wave of aerial bombardments.
It affected the fighting spirit and confidence of the Beidi soldiers in the city.
Cannons were fired every day in Muji City, and from time to time a house would be blown down, causing fire and smoke. But hundreds of miles away in Shile City behind it, there was still singing and dancing, and there was no trace of war.
The so-called singing and dancing to promote peace is just a description. In fact, preparations for war have begun here long ago, and groups of Beidi cavalry can be seen passing by on the street from time to time.
Yi Quxiao is not a foolish king, nor is he the kind of person who cannot see the situation clearly. His shortcoming is that he does not have enough vision and does not have a sense of the overall situation.
Speaking of which, this is also due to the limitations of understanding in this era. They know nothing about the outside world, so they can only see some things in front of them. For Yiquxiao, being able to become the King of Dadi and being able to guard Shile City
, it is a very good thing to guard your own one-third of an acre of land.
But now, Tang Ao is so ambitious that he won't even be given a third of an acre of land, which is tantamount to forcing him to resist.
In the palace hall, a messenger came to ask for help. He described the battle that took place in and outside Muji City in detail. He finally mentioned the need for reinforcements and then withdrew.
"Okay, let's talk about it, everyone. The Jizhou Army is coming in force and invades unreasonably. Now Muji City is in danger again. Let's talk about whether we should send reinforcements?" Yi Quxiao sat high up, looking at him.
He asked, scanning everyone's faces one by one.
Listening to Yiquxiao's words, Gongsun Wen, who was sitting first on the left below, sneered in his heart. What does it mean to invade unreasonably? If you hadn't brought He Sui's troops to the county before, the Jizhou army would have come to make trouble.
Our lair?
It's not that the Jizhou Army saw our dishonesty and felt that leaving us would be a worry. Once they went south, we would become a huge threat, so they had to bring in troops.
Gongsun Guang is a smart man, a wise man, and an ambitious man. Don't look at the Gongsun family's business with Jizhou a while ago, it seems that you are good, I am good, everyone is good, but in fact this is just a superficial appearance.
All he did was to paralyze the Jizhou Army. Once there was a suitable opportunity, he would jump out like a vicious wolf and bite them hard.
Gongsun Guang had long thought that now was not the time to be an enemy of the Jizhou Army. The time was not right. He should wait until the main force of the Jizhou Army moved south and the interior was empty, then they would make a sudden attack.