When he heard these four words, Yang Shu took a sharp breath. Looking at Li Shao again, his face was also filled with shock, his eyes were slightly bulging, as if he was so horrified that he couldn't even turn his eyes.
At the beginning of Yuan Cheng's march north, he ordered Xing Luan to be the commander and Cui Yanbo to be the deputy. He divided the 15th army that Xi Kangsheng had used to conquer Gaozhao into two, and each of them led one.
Xing Luan led 50,000 troops to stay in Guanzhong and temporarily stationed in Yuanzhou (formerly Gaoping Town), while Cui Yanbo led 100,000 troops to station in Shanshan Town.
Afterwards, the military commander Ma Yuanqin also forcibly recruited 100,000 people from Guanzhong and Beidi, 70,000 were sent to Cui Yanbo, and 30,000 were distributed to Xingluan.
At the same time, Tuyuhun and Rouran sent troops one after another, and Xi Kangsheng was very effective in reorganizing and surrendering the troops in the north. So the imperial court moved Yuan Yao, the general who had taken over Li Chong to guard the Huaihe River, to the north, and transferred him to the north, and became the governor.
Bei Zhengyi responded to the affairs.
The first thing Yuan Yao did after taking office was to redeploy his military strategy: Cui Yanbo was still stationed in Shanshan Town, and he would join forces with Tuyuhun before heading to Hexi.
Xingluan moved to Bogulu, one south and one north with Cui Yanbo, and directed his troops to Wuwei and Zhangye.
Yuan Yao then went north to Xiazhou, taking over the nearly 200,000 surrendered troops that Xi Kangsheng had organized into camps, and then moved west to the territory of the Xihai Hequ Division in the Han Dynasty, which was less than 300 miles away from Xuannong County of Wuwei and only a few kilometers away from Wuwei County.
More than five hundred miles.
The plan is also very simple. When Rouran is dispatched, even if he only sends half of the troops, there are still 200,000 troops, which is more than enough to besiege the northern and western borders of the West Sea. At that time, Cui Yanbo on the south road, Xingluan on the middle road, and Yuanyao on the north road can go hand in hand.
The overwhelming force is advancing toward the West Sea.
With a combined force of nearly 500,000 troops from the three groups, and nearly 100,000 Tuyuhunjing cavalry, they should be able to push the troops from the West Sea to the north of Mount Heli with overwhelming force.
The so-called ants kill the elephant because there are all kinds of firearms in the West Sea, but with only tens of thousands of troops, how can they be the opponent of nearly a million troops? At that time, Li Chengzhi will be like a turtle in a urn, with no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth.
But who would have thought that the Rouran army would leave Mobei and be thousands of miles away from the West Sea. Instead, Li Chengzhi took the initiative and attacked the southern route.
It's just a forceful attack. Not only is it a victory, it's a great victory?
Li Shao and Yang Shu were puzzled: How did Cui Yanbo, a famous general in the world, who commanded an army of nearly 200,000 people, be defeated?
The two of them have been fighting for half their lives, and they are both knowledgeable soldiers, so they know the name by heart: Li Chengzhi must have launched a sudden attack, while Cui Yanbo must have collapsed at the first touch. Moreover, the date of the battle will never be more than ten days ago. Otherwise, Shanshan Town would be far away.
Bo Gu Lv is only a thousand miles away, and he should have received the message long ago.
Cui Yanbo has 200,000 troops under his command, and they are guarding the fortified city and Xiongguan. On the other hand, Li Chengzhi, even if he draws a ding from every household, he estimates that Xihai can only collect about 200,000. In this way, knowing that Yuan
They have already arrived at the Hequ Division, and Rouran has also sent out troops. Li Chengzhi will never risk everything and send them all to conquer Shanshan.
If we can send 30%, I'm afraid it will last till the end of time.
But why did Cui Yanbo lose so quickly?
Feeling shocked and doubtful, Li Shao looked at Yuan Qin and then at Yuan Yi.
The faces of the two of them were not ordinary ugly, with pale faces. Only Xing Luan, like him, had a look of horror, as if he had seen a ghost in the daytime.
It seems that Xing Luan doesn't know what's going on either.
But isn’t it right?
If troops were to be sent to Shanshan Town from the West Sea, they would have to pass through Wuwei County. But now Yuanyao has 200,000 troops in the north of Wuwei. How could there be no news of such a huge battle?
It is even less possible to turn a blind eye and allow Cui Yanbo to be defeated.
Furthermore, Cui Yanbo has been on the battlefield for a long time. Even if he underestimated the enemy, he should not have been manipulated by Li Chengzhi to steal the camp silently. But if he had not stolen the camp, why was he defeated so suddenly?
Thinking secretly in his heart, Li Shao clasped his fists and asked suspiciously: "A few days ago, His Highness mentioned that King Ren Cheng had borrowed 60,000 fine cavalry from the Tianzhu tribe, and about 40,000 light cavalry from Bailan, Beiqiang and other tribes.
, a hundred thousand troops rushed to Shanshan Town to aid Cui Xianzi (Cui Yanbo), is it possible that they all stood aside during this battle and watched the fire from the other side?"
It's okay not to mention Tuyuhun, but when he mentioned Tuyuhun, Yuan Qin felt as uncomfortable as eating shit, and his facial features twisted into a ball: "If it weren't for Tuyuhun, how could Cui Yanbo be defeated so quickly?"
At first glance, it sounded like Tuyuhun had defected in the face of battle, but everyone in the hall knew that this would not be the case.
But not knowing the inside story, Yang Shu anxiously scratched his head and urged: "Please ask the county magistrate to clear up the confusion..."
Yuan Qin sighed sadly and said eloquently: "On April 18th, the three tribes of Tianzhu, Bailan, Beiqiang, and Anyuan met at Salt Lake, with a total of more than 90,000 elite cavalry. Fulianchou worshiped King Youguli as his
Commander, command the entire army. It is divided into six divisions with more than 90,000 elite cavalry, each with about 15,000 cavalry...
On the day he was appointed as the city king, he made an agreement with Murong Xiao that four of them would follow his highness through Qilian, cross the Shuihe River, and enter Nanmen Pass (Tuyuhun and Yuanwei Guancheng, in today's Datong County, Xining City), forming horns with Shanshan Town. The remaining two
The troops were temporarily stationed in Salt Lake, and when the war broke out, they rushed to Zhenyi via Hanyang Grassland...
After the agreement, His Highness set off with Murong Xiao the next day, and arrived at Tianmen Pass two days later. At that time, Murong Xiao said that the two countries had the same origin, and the fact that they are now so prosperous has not been seen for a hundred years, so they should celebrate. His Highness also thought that the two countries had the same origin.
I am a minister of heaven and cannot lose my courtesy, so I happily agreed. I also ordered my deputy envoy Li Xian to buy many cattle and sheep from outside the customs, slaughter them on the spot, and reward the army to boost morale...
In this way, everything was safe and sound for the first two days, but on the third day when it was the turn to the north of Tianzhu, when they were drinking heavily, some soldiers suddenly went crazy. After that, for no apparent reason, in just a moment, an army (battalion) was attracted
Xiaoying...
The then king of the city, Li Xian, Murong Xiao, and the three famous kings of Tianzhu gathered in a tent to listen to the report of the coming troops. Murong Xiao was afraid that a single battalion would disrupt the whole army, so he made a decisive decision and ordered his battalion to surround the northern part of Tianzhu.
camp, and ordered the famous king in the north of Tianzhu to lead his troops to quell the chaos...
His Highness the King of Rencheng only thought that some of the soldiers were too drunk and occasionally suffered from madness, and because Murong Xiao was very decisive and did not cause a big chaos, he did not say anything... But for only three or four moments, Xiaoying's soldiers had not yet arrived.
After calming down, I suddenly saw flames shooting into the sky in the north of the camp, and the explosions were like thunder, and they continued continuously.
After His Highness and Murong Xiao rushed out of the tent, soldiers came to report, saying that the mountains and plains were full of Xihaijia cavalry. But as soon as the sparks flashed, thunder fell from the sky, and no matter people, horses, carts, or tents, everything exploded to pieces...
…And that’s it, the Xihai Jiaqiu just started to attack Murong Xiao’s Chinese army as if they had eyes.”
"Founding in the east and attacking in the west?"
Yuan Yi felt his scalp numb, and stood up suddenly, "Could it be that someone drugged him in the wine and meat, and he got to the Yijun Xiao Camp?"
Yuan Qin paused suddenly: "How did your Highness know?"
Looking at his appearance, Yuan Yi knew that he was right: "If a few people go crazy, it will not be enough to send more than a thousand soldiers to the camp. I think something else will happen. And everyone knows that Li Chengzhi is good at the art of Qi Huang, and even
Xu Jian, the imperial censor, and Wang Xian were all full of praise. So I suddenly had a whim, thinking that it must be because of Li Chengzhi's plan?"
Yuan Yi hesitated for a moment, and the look of horror in his eyes deepened, "But it is not easy to poison just one battalion, unless there is Xihai Xizuo hidden in the Tuyuhun camp and he is in a high position?"
Yuan Qin was so upset: Even Yuan Yi could think of it, why Yuan Cheng and Li Xian were not alert and just thought it was a coincidence?
I have never thought about it at all: Li Chengzhi saved the late emperor several times, and the empress dowager was most good at using medicine when he narrowly escaped death. Why didn't he draw an analogy and think that it was Xihai Xizuo who poisoned her?
But if you regret it now, what will it do to help?
He sighed sadly and continued: "Your Highness, it is clear that no one thought of this incident at that time. They just thought that the soldiers were intolerant of drunkenness and occasionally suffered from hysteria. But it was not until they were defeated in Jincheng and crossed the river at night that anyone trusted Murong.
Xiao Bing reported that in that night, in addition to Xiao's army in the northern camp of Tianzhu, another army suddenly left the camp and rushed into the rear army. Then he saw flames in the rear camp, apparently burning the army's food and grass.
Not to mention burning the food and grass, this army later sent out fireworks to lead the way for the Western Sea Army, so Murong Xiao's central army collapsed so quickly... After Murong Xiao was questioned again, he found out that this army was his account.
The powerful force of the front army was sent down, and it was this army that was on duty at night, which is why we have this convenience..."
At this point, everyone in the tent felt their hair stand on end and their whole bodies felt cold.
Li Chengzhi was actually able to bribe all the cronies under Murong Xiao's command. So is there such a person around Tuguhun Khan and Fulianchiu?
Since then, wouldn't Li Chengzhi have everything under his control when the imperial court borrows troops from Tuyuhun and appoints the city king as an envoy to Fuluochuan?
If not, why could Xihai be so precise in timing that he suddenly attacked the camp just when Tuyuhun's army was leaving Nanmen Pass and had not yet established a stable foothold?
What’s more, maybe it wasn’t Murong Xiao’s idea to serve as king of the city to reward the three armies, but it was also built by Xihai Xizuo?
But even so, it would not have been defeated so quickly, let alone Cui Yanbo, right?
Li Shao was suspicious in his heart, but because of his special status, it was difficult to ask him in detail. He raised his eyes and looked at Xing Luan, and saw that he was surprised, suspicious, and impatient, so he knew that he was just like himself.
With a slight cough, Li Shao winked at Xing Luan again.
Why is it like this at this time? Xing Lian suddenly understood and bowed to Yuan Qin: "Xing is confused. I don't know how County Master Cui was defeated. Please be more careful..."
"It's a sudden moment, don't blame me, Governor!"
Yuan Qin later realized that his story had no beginning or end. He wiped the sweat from his head and said: "At that time, I led a guard to station in Yuzhong County to the east of the river, using it as a pivot.
I was the son of Cui County and served as the king of the city to transport grain. Suddenly, soldiers came to report that all the troops west of the river were defeated and countless people fell into the river. I wanted to send soldiers across the river to inspect, but just in time, His Highness, Murong Xiao, and Li
Xian Xun arrived at the camp and heard a rough idea:
It should be carefully planned to first poison the food and wine to induce an army to break into camp. Then, taking advantage of the panic in the camp, he sneaked into the rear camp and burned the food and grass, causing chaos to the entire army. Later, he used the fireworks as a signal to lure the Xihai Jiaqi to rush to attack.
Murong Xiao was in the middle of the tent, which caused chaos in Murong Xiao's area. He fled without fighting, and then the whole army was leaderless and could only be slaughtered...
Within a few moments, more than 60,000 troops collapsed like embankments and mountains collapsed. However, Xihai did not stop there. Instead, the troops divided into two groups, one to the south of the Huangshui River and the other to the north of the river. After that, there were pursuers.
, there were ambushes in both the north and south, and the defeated army could only flee eastward...
Nanmen Pass is only more than a hundred miles away from Shanshan Town, and most of Tuyuhun's defeated troops had horses and could arrive in half a day. Therefore, before dawn, the defeated army rushed to the camp of Cui Xianzi... Cui Xianzi was in the world
As a famous general, he naturally built the stronghold very strong and secure, but he could not withstand too many defeated troops, and was frightened by the thunder from the sky in the West Sea. He just rushed forward, but did not dare to take a step back.
So the war broke out suddenly...
If that's all, that's it. Taking advantage of the chaos, the two armies from the West China Sea sneaked to the north of Cui County's camp and suddenly launched flying thunder, which made our army even more chaotic. However, if that's all, it won't cause Cui's army to be in chaos.
The county was defeated. But not long after, Xihaitu sent thousands of fire horses to rush into the camp from the blown-up wall of Beiying Wall. For some reason, the fire horses collided for a long time, and then exploded...
For a while, there were constant explosions and fires in the camp. By the time it reached dawn, the camp was in complete chaos... Seeing that he was unable to save the day, Cui Xianzi had no choice but to retreat. But he didn't know when it would happen.
Xihai Qingqi circled to the east of the camp and blew up all the pontoon bridges above the Huangshui River and the Dahe River. In this way, it was like there was no way to the sky and no way to the earth, and the chaos was getting worse. This was when the enemy was chasing them.
, no matter how much restraint Cui Xianzi made, it was of no avail. They did not survive even an hour, and even the rear army was defeated.
Those who are a little more alert still know how to hide in the forest, climb on trees, or stay in the mud by the river, waiting for the enemy to chase them, and then surrender. The more stupid ones just know how to run with their heads covered.
, I don’t know how many were trampled to death. Fortunately, I survived and ran to the river. When I saw that the pontoon bridge was burned and I couldn’t cross the river, I couldn’t stop even if I wanted to. The rear army surrounded the front army, and then the rear army
Countless people were forced to throw themselves into the river by coercing the former army... If Li Xian hadn't seen the opportunity early and ordered me to dismantle the pontoon bridge in Yuzhong early, I'm afraid the river would have been blocked until the embankment broke..."
From Yuan Qin's words, it sounds unremarkable. It is natural for Murong Xiao and Cui Yanbo to lose.
But the problem is, this is an army of 300,000 people, but it was defeated overnight?
That's all for Tuyuhun. Li Chengzhi planned it deliberately and unintentionally, and I'm afraid he planted a lot of spies. He attacked in the east and west, poisoned the soldiers to make the camp roar, and then took advantage of the chaos to burn the food and grass, adding to the chaos. Finally, he took advantage of his unpreparedness,
It was a sudden night attack, and it was reasonable to have such a huge defeat.
But what about Choi Yeon-bok?
Not to mention an army of 200,000, even 200,000 pigs can still hear some movement, right?
He was caught off guard and had to fight against Tuyuhun's defeated army, but why was the camp destroyed by the West Sea and the pontoon bridge burned down?
"I remember clearly: when he was ordered to station in Shanshan, someone told him in every possible way: Firearms in the West Sea are ever-changing and useful, so he was told to be careful. When he set up a stronghold, he was ordered to set up on the Huangshui River and then divert water from the river to the stronghold.
Building a river hundreds of feet away can block the stone cannons and flying thunder in the West Sea... Could it be that he just turned a deaf ear to it?"
Hearing Xing Luan's question, Yuan Qin felt like he was mourning for his heir: "Cui Xianzi leads the army well and has always been calm. How could he ignore the orders of the governor? The river protecting the stronghold is more than a hundred feet, and I am afraid it is not more than one mile away from the stronghold. However, the thunder in the West Sea is