The barbarian army began to attack the hinterland of the Minnan King.
It was pretty much what Zhao Xiaole expected.
Saihan led 200,000 barbarians, almost non-stop, and launched a frenzied attack on the territory of the King of Southern Fujian.
They have no way out.
An army with no retreat is also the most difficult army to deal with.
As for how difficult it is to deal with such an army, let the King of Minnan take care of it.
After Zhao Xiaole heard the sentry's report, he also led the Shanlin cavalry and set off.
Now that the barbarians have left.
Now is the best time to take back Suicheng, Changyuan, and Bahe.
Bahe is a small town, and some barbarians are stationed there. However, Saihan led the barbarians to the east.
The men and horses of Bahe will also leave soon.
Zhao Xiaole is not worried about this.
Suicheng was almost burned to the ground, and there was no value in defending it anymore.
I believe that Saihan will not be stationed with any troops.
Chang Yuan became Zhao Xiaole's hardest nut to crack.
When Zhao Xiaole led the cavalry to Changyuan, he spotted another Jingyang army from a distance.
Soon, the other party also discovered Zhao Xiaole.
After knowing that it was the cavalry led by the Marquis, the general who led the army immediately came over to pay homage.
Although Zhao Xiaole and others were covered in mud.
But the general still didn't dare to take it lightly, especially after seeing Zhao Xiaole's mask, he even remembered the recent rumors from Suicheng to Yecheng.
Is Zhao Xiaole a god?
This issue has already been discussed in Juyongguan.
First, the bamboo broke through Pixiu's formation, and then the tactics of muskets and artillery were changed out of thin air.
If it weren't for gods, why would it have such great power?
This general also admired Zhao Xiaole so much that he prostrated himself in front of Zhao Xiaole as soon as he came up.
"The guerrilla general Lu Xun is the Marquis of Zhenguo!"
The general's name is Lu Xun, and his official position is actually a fifth-grade guerrilla general.
In the Jiangnan area, he was also quite an official.
Zhao Xiaole nodded and asked: "General Lu, you are not guarding the city at Juyongguan, why did you appear in the Changyuan area?"
"Back to Lord Marquis." Lu Xun replied, "This villain has been wandering around Yunnan and Guizhou since the barbarian invasion."
"Some days ago, I learned that the barbarians were blocked in Yongguan, so I took my soldiers to support them. Since the war was safe, I was sent out by the prefect to inquire about the news and guerrilla the barbarians as a scout force."
Zhao Xiaole was really startled when he heard this, "There is no danger of war? What is going on?"
Unexpectedly, Governor Xunyang is quite capable.
When Zhao Xiaole left, he was still crying and unwilling to let Zhao Xiaole leave.
I've only been walking for a few days, and the operation is starting to get rough?
They actually sent guerrilla generals to hunt down the barbarian scouts everywhere.
Lu Xun replied: "Sir, there are now as many as a hundred artillery pieces in Juyong Pass. They fire at the same time, which has the power to destroy the world. When the barbarians attacked the city, they were unable to avoid the bombardment of the artillery many times."
"Therefore, the prefect concludes that with the power of this artillery, no matter how strong the barbarians are, it is impossible to break through Juyong Pass!"
When he said this, Lu Xun couldn't help but blush.
Zhao Xiaole understood instantly.
What kind of barbarian can't resist the power of artillery?
It's pure nonsense.
This was the excuse Xunyang Governor used to deceive Lu Xun.
What Zhao Xiaole didn't expect was that in just a few days, under the planning of Wang Wanwan and others, hundreds of artillery pieces were produced.
This number has almost reached the limit.
It's not that we can't continue production.
But there is not that much ore, and there is no more pig iron for them to forge artillery.
And so many artillery pieces basically filled the city wall, reaching the upper limit of firepower for this battle.
Even if more artillery pieces are produced, the supply of subsequent artillery shells cannot keep up.
Instead of wasting more resources on forging cannons, it is better to use limited resources on cannonballs.
Lu Xun's purpose in being deceived was not only to get information, but also to pick up cannonballs.
That's right, just pick up cannonballs, or collect more iron ore.
Otherwise, Juyongguan’s resources will not be able to survive at all.
Now that Zhao Xiaole understood, he had no time to chat with him and asked: "Lu Xun, how many soldiers and horses do you have?"
Lu Xun replied: "Master Marquis, the last general has five thousand infantrymen, all of whom are capable of conquering and fighting..."
"Okay, take your troops and attack Changyuan with me. If we can capture it, I can promote you to a fourth-grade general."
Zhao Xiaole interrupted the other party directly.
Lu Xun was overjoyed when he heard this, and then he said with a sad face: "Master Marquis, Suicheng has been destroyed. This matter has been informed to the prefect. I am afraid that the soldiers and horses from Juyongguan will arrive soon. Should we wait for them?"
"No need! Follow me to attack the city now!"
Zhao Xiaole waved his hand and said.
"yes!"
After Lu Xun accepted the order, he added, "Master Marquis, when the general was patrolling Chang Yuan, he noticed a missing corner at the top of the city."
"If we can attack from this position, we will surely capture Chang Yuan easily."
Zhao Xiaole was also delighted, "Well, you attack the city gate from the front, and I will lead my men to rush in from the missing corner."
"The last general takes command!"
Afterwards, Lu Xun led 5,000 infantrymen and crossbowmen to kill in the direction of the main entrance, which was far away.
Zhao Xiaole, on the other hand, led two thousand infantrymen and walked around the missing corner of the city gate's back door. A quick look revealed that there was indeed an opening.
Zhao Xiaole led 500 people, asked them to dismount, held broadswords in their hands, and with the cover of the crossbowmen, they went towards the missing corner and killed them.
The Queen Empress led the remaining cavalry, in addition to covering Zhao Xiaole with bows and arrows, waiting for Zhao Xiaole to open the city gate.
Let the cavalry go in again.
However, because the main gate was under attack, the number of barbarians here was also much smaller.
When Zhao Xiaole approached the city with five hundred people, the barbarian soldiers guarding the city also noticed them.
Before they could get close, he fired arrows at them.
At this time, a group of cavalry suddenly rushed out from the nearby woods and reached the bottom of the city in an instant.
He fired a wave of arrows at the defenders above.
Taking this opportunity, Zhao Xiaole immediately led five hundred people to kill them. They carried the wooden stakes that had been cut down long ago to the bottom of the city wall and erected them at the gap.
Zhao Xiaole stepped on the wooden stake first and climbed up to reach the top of the city.
The Yama Sword Technique was immediately launched, which can be said to be invincible when a person tries to kill someone, and when a Buddha stands in his way, he will kill the Buddha.
The barbarian soldiers on top of the city suddenly fell into chaos.
Although the soldiers at the back were not as good at martial arts as Zhao Xiaole.
However, the speed of climbing along the wooden pile was not slow, and Zhao Xiaole hacked many barbarians to death on it.
People from behind rushed up one after another.
As more and more people rushed forward, more and more Jingyang soldiers appeared on the city.
Gradually showing an overwhelming advantage.
Zhao Xiaole did not waste any time and immediately led a group of soldiers to rush to the bottom of the city and killed the barbarians at the city gate.
Zhao Xiaole and the soldiers opened the city gate together.