Even Yuan Qin dared to dig up the river embankment, what didn't Daxi dare to do?
Instead, it reminded him.
He shouted: "Xi Cong!"
"The end is here!"
"Inform the rear army to find a high-hanging place on the east bank of the river and blow up the dike!"
"promise!"
"Wait a moment... go directly to the mouth of the river and send an order to Li Zhao to blow up the west embankment of the Qianhe River and flood Yongcheng!"
"Got the order!"
The confidant promised loudly and went to deliver the order.
At most two moments, several explosions were heard, and the dam on the upper reaches of the Gan River was broken in several sections several feet wide.
Because the river bed was chosen to be higher than the flat ground, the river water discharged very quickly. After a while, the water flow in the downstream reaches gradually became smaller, and there was no water to flow in several places dug by Yuan Qin.
Seeing the east coast approaching Zeguo, Yuan Qin felt like crying but had no tears.
You want to flood the road where the enemy is marching, but you don't want the enemy commander to be more skilled and blow up the river embankment upstream of the bank?
No matter how much water there is in the Qianhe River, it cannot withstand such a discharge. Even though there is still water in the river, it can no longer cover the gap in the lower reaches of the west bank.
The leaked water will soak the road surface for at most two to three inches, and it will take an hour or two at most for driving.
At this point, it has become a fantasy to stop the enemy with water.
not only that.
As long as the Wei River continues to flow, the Qian River will continue to flow to the east bank of the Qian River. If it continues to flood like this, it will only take a few days to cover the country within a hundred miles east of Qianyang. By then, it will be Dongfufeng, and even
Reinforcements from Jing, Bin, and Huazhou came to rescue them, but how could they get as close as Miyang?
I really shot myself in the foot.
Yuan Qin was heartbroken: Since it’s flooded, grandpa will simply flood enough...
"Send orders to Yang to leave and dig a trench outside the city to release water as soon as possible before the river dries up. The wider the better... Then send a fast horse to report to Governor Cui: Qianyang is in danger..."
"As you command!"
Before he finished speaking, another army came to report: "Bing Sima, fifty miles to the west, enemy troops suddenly appeared. They are no different from the rebels here. They are all leading carts and cannons, heading east..."
Fifty miles to the east, wouldn't we have reached the foot of Longshan Mountain?
Yuan Qinhai's heart jumped into his throat: Long Pass was broken?
wrong!
Cui Yanbo has an army of 100,000, but even if he is defeated, he will never be silent, and he can't even send an emergency order?
In all likelihood, they came from the Wei River and were in the same group as those not far away.
It’s over…
Could it be that God wants to destroy me, Yuan Qin?
…
Today is the second day of the lunar month, and the new moon is thinner than a woman's eye slit. It is getting dark, and it has already set on the top of Xishan Mountain, and soon it sank.
Turn off the lights, and they are as dense as stars. What is even more terrifying is that it is already night, and the artillery in the West Sea has not stopped?
And the accuracy is not much worse than in the daytime. If it is a live bullet, five to six out of ten bullets will hit the city wall. If it is a burst bomb and an incendiary bomb, the accuracy is even better. Seventy-eight out of ten bullets will fall into the pass.
Could it be that just like the telescope, Li Chengzhi created another device that can see things at night?
Cui Yanbo's intuition was that it was impossible. After pondering for a long time, he suddenly realized that the rebels below the city were most likely attacked by the lanterns and torches on the city...
He was about to give the order to the guards to turn off the lights. But when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them out.
During the day, the guards on the city were not paying attention for a moment, and the rebels were able to get under the city. They blew up nearly half of the foundation of the south city several times. Although the city wall is still there, it is in danger. At most, it will be blown up three to five times.
times, it must collapse.
Afterwards, Cui Yanbo spared no effort in killing or injuring nearly 4,000 infantrymen before driving the rebels who had blown up the wall down the mountain. If the lights were extinguished, the enemy would most likely come up the mountain again in the dark.
Is it possible that human life has to be taken forcibly?
Cui Yanbo's heart felt like needles pricking his heart when he thought of the waves of Jujia infantry that were being hammered into pieces like honeycombs by iron nails and rubble before they could get within ten feet of the enemy.
That was the imperial army. In order to drive more than a thousand rebels down the mountain, they lost nearly four thousand soldiers.
What's more, vision is sharply reduced at night, and the accuracy of the Chinese army's bows and crossbows is more than ten times worse than during the day. However, the rebels' small artillery has no such worries and only needs to shine where there is a light. Just fire. If this happens, the casualties will probably be heavier than Baili.
These are the tough soldiers who dare to fight even when encountering firearms. There are only more than 10,000 soldiers in total. Is it possible that all of them will be destroyed in the pass in just one day and one night?
After daybreak, who should be sent to lead the army to boost the morale of the army? If Li Chengzhi sends dead soldiers to bomb the city again, how can he resist it?
Just as Cui Yanbo was hesitating, his trusted aide suddenly came to report: "Commander, please report urgently!"
Cui Yanbo's heart skipped a beat and he asked anxiously: "Where did it come from?"
"Fan Meng, the guard of Chencang, Yang Zhi, the governor of Qizhou, and conquered Sima Yuanqin..."
Chencang, Yongcheng, Qianyang...
"Why are they sent from three places at once?"
"Because we came in such a hurry, we didn't rest for even a moment, let alone change our horses. Therefore, before arriving at Longguan County, Chen Cang and the messenger sent by Qianyang were tired and paralyzed. Then we met Yang Kan, the son of the Governor of Yang, and we changed horses. Get the horses, and pass them off together..."
It is more than two hundred and sixty miles from Chencang to here, and we have to cross mountains and ridges. If we can get there in four hours, we must work hard and not dare to relax at all.
Liyang is a little closer, but it is still nearly two hundred miles away. If it does not stop for a moment, no matter how strong the horse is, it will foam at the mouth and be exhausted.
This alone shows how anxious Fan Meng and Yuan Qin are...
Cui Yanbo already had some guesses in his mind, but he grabbed the emergency report and hurriedly scanned it. His vision went dark and he almost fell down.
When Cui Guang persuaded him to surrender at the pass, he vowed that Li Chengzhi had sent a naval force with more than a thousand warships to attack Chencang. However, Cui Yanbo was suspicious of his belief, thinking that this was Li Chengzhi's plan to disturb the morale of the army.
But out of caution, he still sent his scouts to investigate in Chencang.
At this point, he had no choice but to believe that not only did Li Chengzhi really send a naval force, but he also divided his troops into separate groups.
They had captured Chencang at noon along the way, and then followed the horse trail down the mountain to attack Longguan.
The other group of troops was divided into two groups, one group was away from the mouth of Qianhe River, so that Yang Zhi, the governor of Qizhou who came to rescue, could not advance even an inch.
The other road advanced by leaps and bounds, heading straight for Mianyang, and Yuan Qin was defeated step by step...
Cui Yanbo bit the tip of his tongue hard until his mouth was full of fishy and salty taste, and then he calmed down a little. He carefully read the emergency reports in his hand, and felt like five thunders were hitting his head.
At this moment, he had no time to think carefully about where Li Chengzhi's navy came from and where he came from thousands of warships. He didn't even have time to delve into how the nearly 20,000 Xihai army passed through the natural barrier of Longshan. Arrive directly at Chencang.
He only knows that Longdong and Guanzhong are now facing enemies from both sides. Even if they can resist for a while, they cannot resist for the rest of their lives.
What's more, as long as Li Chengzhi is willing, he can go straight down the river and take Luoyang...
At this time, who can he turn to for help?
Li Chengzhi always stayed still and struck with thunderous blows whenever he moved. Cui Yanbo was 90% sure that since he dared to attack Guanzhong, he must have sent a large army to the six towns.
Regardless of whether it was containment or real fighting, Yuan Yao and Xi Kangsheng were unable to protect themselves and could not take care of others.
As for the imperial court... when Luoyang sends troops and rushes to Guanzhong, the grass on his grave will probably grow out.
What's more, now it is no longer a question of more soldiers and fewer soldiers.
But even if Luoyang sent reinforcements, they would only recruit people who had not experienced war or even received much training. When such a mob encounters firearms, 90% of them will be frightened and have no idea. They can only run for their lives like headless flies.
, just like the time before Shanshan City.
In the past, ten thousand people were dead, but in the future, one hundred thousand people were still dead.
However, at this time, two sections of the Guanxia dyke had been blown open by the rebels, and all the guards on the dam had been killed and injured. Although there were many soldiers in Guan City and behind Yin City, they did not dare to be blown off their heads by the artillery from the West Sea.
dew.
What's more, the foundation of the south wall is already empty, and the south city will collapse in three to five days at most. And if it is done in this way, the 100,000 soldiers in the mountain are all dead soldiers, and Longguan may not be able to hold it for a month.
Although he knew that Long Pass would be broken, Cui Yan was not discouraged. He thought that even if the 100,000 troops died in Longshan, he would try to drag Li Chengzhi in Longxi as long as possible.
One is to consume the rebels' firearms, and the other is to buy time for Yang Zhi, Yuan Qin, and even the imperial court.
Either find other strategies, build more city walls, or even fortify the walls and clear the country, so as to ensure that the pass is not lost.
After all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. As long as you try hard to drag it on, you will drag it to the end of Xihai sooner or later.
But who would have thought that a house leak would coincide with a continuous rain?
Although the new army under Yang Zhi and Yuan Qin is large, with an area of 70,000 to 80,000, they are all a mob, and they are by no means the enemy of the three combined weapons of the West Sea. Therefore, if they do not send troops to rescue, Mianyang will be lost and the food and grass will be destroyed.
, the road back will be cut off.
Once there is no food and grass, and no way out, can't all the 100,000 soldiers on this mountain just eat grass?
What's more, if Yongcheng and Qianyang are lost, the rebels in the pass will definitely attack Li Chengzhi from both front and back. How many days can I survive?
And if he wanted to rescue, he would have to have elite soldiers. How could he defend Long Pass then?
If that's all, that's it. What Cui Yanbo fears most is that Li Chengzhi takes Guanzhong, and then there will be an endless supply of troops, food and grass. At that time, it will not be whether the imperial court can cross the West Sea, but whether it dares to
consumption problem.
As the saying goes, one thing is declining and the other is rising. How many days can Tongguan be able to stop Li Chengzhi?
For a moment, Cui Yanbo felt despair.
That’s it!
Now that our country is in danger, we can only die to serve our country...
He took a deep breath and pretended to be relaxed: "I ordered Yuan Qin and Yang Zhi to say that although the rebels at Guanxia today did not get an inch closer and suffered heavy losses, they are still stubborn and will not retreat in a fierce battle. That's right.
The defenders on the mountain cannot withdraw even half of their troops...
But please rest assured, the enemy and thieves will definitely lose their morale in three days at most. Therefore, I must ask you to stay for three days, and I will personally lead the army to rescue... In addition, I will quickly write two letters to describe the situation of the war.
No matter how big or small the matter is, I will give it to the Yuan Governor and the imperial court..."
The confidant was horrified.
Yang Zhi and Yuan Qin are not idiots, how could they believe such deceptive words?
Seeing that the city of Qianyang is about to be destroyed, the food and grass are lost, and the way back is cut off, but you can't send even half of the reinforcements. Even if you guess with your toes, you know that Longguan is in danger, and Governor Cui can't protect himself, so he can't take care of him.
God knows whether these two people can be like Governor Cui and have the ambition to die to serve the country?
If you can't, I'm afraid you will lose even faster...
He was anxious, and his close friends would not dare to say anything. Looking at Cui Yanbo's face again, it was already green and white, with gray in the white, and the close friends suddenly realized.
You can think of it yourself, let alone the governor?