"Tonight I will lead the main force to fight against the invading enemy. Princess Qingqing will stay in the city for a full day, open several granaries in the city and provide relief to the people. Then she will leave Qingcheng and go north to Baicheng early the next morning. I want to ask you
Help her identify the spies of Qinglong Temple who may have sneaked into the team! Also, among the people you called to help this time, who may be retaliated by Helian Qingfeng, please don't forget to inform them to evacuate together."
"No problem, how many people did the emperor send here? You have to be more careful!" Yan Wuji struggled to stand up, knowing that in such a hurry to evacuate, there must be many troops coming to attack.
"Eighty thousand! But it doesn't matter, I already have a way to win!" After receiving continuous enemy reports from the reconnaissance cavalry, and after having an in-depth understanding of the terrain of Yehuling and convening a military meeting to pool efforts, He Qizhou indeed greatly enhanced his ability to defeat the Northern Zhou reinforcements.
confidence.
"I know I can't change your mind, but you must take care of yourself!" Yan Wuji said emotionally.
"Don't worry, you have a good rest tonight and your skills will be restored soon. The little princess should have told you how to use the medicine. It's time for me to take her away now. We will fight all the way to Luoyang this time!" He Qizhou said.
"You and your family are all the most amazing people! You can definitely do it!" Yan Wuji saw He Qizhou saying so confidently and greatly encouraged him.
After He Qizhou bowed deeply to Yan Wuji, he turned around and left. His biological father, He Qingshan, had been taken care of by Yan Wuji for so many years, otherwise he might not have even been able to meet each other. The reason why he attacked Qingcheng this time was just
Dare to attack with two thousand cavalry, but also out of full trust in this old man.
In Yan Wuji's last letter, he said that he had contacted his most reliable disciples and a group of veterans who had supported the second princess, and everyone worked together to form an absolutely reliable team with only about a hundred people under the city.
, it was these people who collapsed the wooden frame that was more than thirty feet long, allowing Yuwen Lingyun to easily enter the city.
The fact that so many people outside the North Gate defected in the face of battle was due to Yan Wuji's greatest contribution. After being the master of the wooden hall for more than 20 years, Yan Wuji has disciples and former officials all over the capital. His ability to recognize people is also unique, and he has contacted all of them.
Renjun was determined to oppose Helian Qingfeng, so for such a big move, not even a single rumor leaked out, allowing He Qizhou to attack at the minimum cost.
The number of people He Qizhou prepared to face the enemy this time reached 7,500, of which about 2,000 were newly recruited surrender troops. In order to stabilize the team going north to Baicheng, He Qizhou allocated two battalions of Snowstorm to Helian Qingqing, and then
Together with the "common soldiers" who surrendered, the "slave soldiers" formed a team of about 5,000 people, escorting property and more than 30,000 people heading north, including many officials who opposed Helian Qing's government.
Because punishing the corrupt royal family and cruel officials, confiscating their property, opening warehouses to store grain, screening people going north, and preparing supplies for the drive and many other matters require time, Helian Qingqing's departure date can only be set as early as the morning after tomorrow at the earliest
, whether he can leave Qingcheng smoothly depends only on He Qizhou's snowstorm.
What makes He Qizhou regretful is that people with high positions such as the eldest prince, the third prince, the prime minister and other ministers have been paying attention to Helian Changji's movements. When they saw him running away, most of them also fled. He Qizhou had in his hands
There were too few soldiers, let alone a siege, and they couldn't even gather the soldiers sent to pursue them, so they could only watch the powerful people fleeing from the west gate.
Many people suggested that He Qizhou and Helian Qingqing burned down the palace when they left, leaving Helian Qingfeng homeless and making the people of the Zhou Dynasty lose confidence in him. However, He Qizhou and Helian Qingqing both rejected it. Let's not talk about it for now.
The palace was originally built by the ancestors of the Helian family. He Qizhou would never agree to the fact that the spreading fire alone might affect hundreds of thousands of people in the city. Besides, there are so many eunuchs and maids in the palace. If the palace was burned down,
, why do they call home?
At midnight, the imperial city that had been suddenly exposed to war had calmed down. A well-equipped army with one man and two riders quietly left the imperial city under the dusk, headed east and left the outer city, and then ran quickly.
No one would have thought that 7,000 people would dare to run head-on into an elite army of 80,000 people. But He Qizhou dared! The invincible Blizzard dared!
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"We have collided with their scouts four times. According to you, we gave in every time. Now I really can't tell where their frontline is! But their scouts will find us without a cup of tea.
Where!" Li Zeping, who had just been promoted to deputy commander of the reconnaissance cavalry battalion because he was familiar with the terrain of Yehuling, said angrily to He Qizhou.
"It doesn't matter, we can calculate the position of their vanguard! They must know that Qingcheng has been lost. In an overnight march like this, the scout cavalry will have to move forward for up to fifteen miles. You don't have to hold back now. Gather all the scout cavalry in the middle and let them go.
Use your hands and feet to fight! Let the scouts who fled back to report the news lead us the way!" He Qizhou gave orders to Li Zeping and motioned for the teams behind him to stop.
"Okay! Brothers, let those grandsons see how powerful we are!" Li Zeping whistled and immediately ran south with seventy or eighty cavalry. He Qizhou's previous order was that as soon as he encountered the enemy, he
The scouts quickly retreated, so that the other party would think they were encountering only a small group of scouts detecting the enemy's situation, and move forward confidently and boldly.
"Everyone, listen up! Men and horses are equipped and ready to fight!" He Qizhou shouted to the army behind him, and the order was immediately passed on. Everyone immediately put on their helmets and prepared their weapons, and the heavy cavalry began to put on heavy armor.
, and then switch to armored war horses.
"Are you still planning to fight the Eastern Route Army first?" Yuwen Lingyun asked.
Judging from the information obtained earlier, in order to quickly cross the Cross-Fox Ridge, the enemy army crossed the ridge from two canyons at the same time. Dongxia was the main force. The 20,000 cavalry in front were all composed of Yulin Guards and Tornado. This army
There are about 20,000 horsemen thirty miles behind;
The 40,000 cavalry on the west route were parallel, but there was no obvious gap between the teams. They should be about 20 miles behind the east route forward. The two groups of troops were about 40 miles apart, and they were ready to encircle Qingcheng in a pincer formation.
He Qizhou's position at this time was about seventy miles northeast of the outer city of Qingcheng, right in the middle of the two enemy armies. Whether it was the East Route Army before the sudden attack or the weaker West Route Army, before the command of each battalion in the storm,
There are still big differences.
Most generals believed that they should attack the West Route Army first, as they did in Beihai, and then wait for a while to attack the elite East Route Army who came to the rescue. However, He Qizhou decided to attack the West Route Army first for three reasons:
First, this is Yin Shi. If we attack the Western Route Army, it will be daylight after another hour of marching. The enemy will be able to spot the oncoming team from a long distance away, giving them enough time to prepare.
As for the East Route Army before the sudden attack, they could encounter it immediately. They could use the darkness of night to give full play to the unexpected effect, even causing the Yulin Guards' heavy cavalry to rush into battle before they could even put on their armor. This was why He Qizhou deliberately made the reconnaissance cavalry retreat;
Secondly, if the west route army is attacked first, the marching route will definitely be detected by the opponent's 20,000 cavalry on the east route who are advancing forward. They will inevitably turn to the west route and besiege the blizzard. The 40,000 cavalry who are facing the enemy will know that someone will come to their aid.
It is unlikely that the morale of the army will collapse quickly. As a result, the team will probably fall into a hard battle with the opponent attacking from both sides, and the situation will become very unfavorable!
The opposite is different. The two armies behind the enemy's vanguard are both at a certain distance. As long as they fight fast enough, the three of them cannot assist each other. After seeing the most elite vanguard defeated quickly, the other two armies
Their morale will definitely take a heavy blow. Then we can continue to defeat them one by one. Again, no matter how many ways you come, I will only go all the way!
Third, the morale of our army is now high. If we choose to avoid the enemy's edge, our morale will be frustrated! Our current goal is to reach Luoyang, how can we waver in confidence when we just set off? Besides, what if the opponent's vanguard only sends a part of the people?
Rescue the West Route Army, and the other part will continue to march into Qingcheng. Helian Qingqing and the others will immediately be under great threat, so we have no choice! We can only attack the 20,000 strongest elites head-on!
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"Sir, do you think they will send someone to stop the attack? Can you find the enemy's main force by following those Eastern Zhou people?" A Northern Zhou scout asked his leader as he was speeding, surrounded by twenty-three people who were running equally fast.
companion.
"I guess their main force has fled from the capital in a hurry. If they divide their forces to stop the attack, and those few escaped reconnaissance cavalry lead the way for us, no matter how many we come, we will be wiped out!" the commander of the reconnaissance cavalry said contemptuously. Behind him,
Twelve Miles is an absolute elite composed of 5,000 Yulin Guards and 15,000 Tornado Riders.
"Sir, look, they are from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Should we go back and report the news?"
"Coward, there are only twenty cavalry in total. Like us, they are all reconnaissance cavalry. You and Lao Qi go to the rear team to report that there may be enemy forces blocking the front. Others, follow me!" The commander of the reconnaissance cavalry clapped their horses to greet them.
Li Zeping rushed towards him a mile away.
Almost at the same time, the reconnaissance cavalry from the other three directions on both sides also began to collide. The Eastern Zhou reconnaissance cavalry, no longer disadvantaged by numbers, began to let the other side know what a real elite is!
The Tornado Scouts, who had been rushing forward, became the defeated party this time. Although the average strength was more than four pulses, when facing the Blizzard Scouts, almost everyone with six pulses or above, more than half of them were lost in one encounter.
The few survivors hurriedly reported back to the rapidly advancing vanguard. At this time, He Qizhou had already led an army of more than 7,000 people to cover up the enemy!
Before the charge, He Qizhou took advantage of the Qianqi's heavy armor to mobilize for the last time. His clear words of inner strength could even be heard clearly by the scouts on both sides fighting several miles away:
"The brave will win when we meet on a narrow road! Are we the bravest soldiers? If we only choose opponents who can be defeated easily, that is not called bravery! That is called bullying! Only those who dare to face any powerful opponent and dare to defeat unknown opponents,
This is true bravery!
It is said that if our woodland tribe has ten thousand warriors, we will be invincible in the world. We are less than ten thousand now, and not all of us are from the woodland tribe, but we still want to be invincible! Don't say that the enemy has 80,000 riders, even though there are tens of millions of people,
I'm going! Kill!"
"Even though there are thousands of people, I'm going! Kill!" More than 7,000 people shouted at the same time and began to attack in the direction of the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry retreating... This chapter has been completed!