The situation was not optimistic, so Wu Yi quietly called two of his close lieutenants and asked them to each select a thousand elite soldiers. Once the city was defeated, they would fight a bloody road to protect the people in the city from retreating to Kangju.
Over the years, with Liu Xin's repeated indoctrination, the idea that the people are greater than the sky has gradually been accepted by civil and military officials. The people of Guishan City are willing to take the initiative to help the Han army defend the city, which shows that they have recognized their identity as Han subjects and received
The support of these people is more important than saving a city. Wu Yi had planned to live and die with Guishan City to thank Liu Xin for his kindness, but he still wanted to save these people.
Suddenly, there were shouts of killing outside the city, and there was cheering on top of the city. Some soldiers rushed over and loudly reported: "General, reinforcements have arrived!"
Wu Yi was overjoyed and climbed up to the top of the city in three steps and two steps at a time. He saw that the Kushan troops besieging the city were retreating steadily. There were troops from the south and north of the city sweeping in. They were flying the banner of the Han Dynasty, but their armor was different from what they were wearing.
Wearing different clothes, they were none other than the 30,000 old troops led by brothers Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan.
Although these old troops are all infantry, and they are all veterans, they are really unambiguous at the critical moment. They marched all night, and walked more than two hundred miles on their own feet, and went into battle without taking any rest.
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When recruiting the old army, Liu Xin set a condition that they must have actually been on the battlefield. Not only had these people been on the battlefield, many of them had also participated in many battles. In terms of fighting spirit, they were far inferior to the regular legions of the Han army.
, in terms of combat experience, they do not lose much. It may not be possible for them to fight tough battles, but when it comes to fighting smooth battles, they are more active than anyone else.
Now it is a smooth battle. After a day and a fierce battle in the middle of the night, the Kushan army is exhausted. It is only because of the coercion and inducement of Hu Bisekya that they have been holding on. The reinforcements of the Han army
The sudden appearance was the straw that broke the camel's back. The Kushan army collapsed immediately. Hubisaka could not restrain himself and was carried away by the defeated army and fled to the southeast.
How could the brothers Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan miss this great opportunity to make contributions? Each armed with swords and guns, they used their troops to cover up the kill and pursued them until dawn. They were not far from the border of Guishang. At this time, the old troops were undisciplined.
The problem happened again. The team was so sparse that it actually dragged them for twenty or thirty miles.
However, it was said that Hubisaka's eldest son Vesutiva was ordered by his father to guard the border. He knew the strength of the Han army and had always opposed intervention in the war between Qin and Han, but Hubisaka refused to listen to his opinion. Weisu
Deva was concerned about the war ahead, and ordered his officers and soldiers not to take off their armor, and their horses not to take off their saddles, to stay alert. At the same time, he sent a large number of reconnaissance cavalry deep into the territory of Dawan to understand the fighting situation there at any time.
When the news came that Hubisaka was defeated at the gate of Guishan City, Vesutiva hurriedly ordered 20,000 soldiers and horses to go to the rescue. After walking less than ten miles, she encountered Hubisaka's defeated army.
Deva kept shouting: "Father, leave quickly! Leave this place to the child!"
Hupi Sejia was relieved after receiving reinforcements, and rode around the formation. Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan chased him all the way, but were blocked by Vesuthiva. When Xiahou Dun saw that he had escaped from the Kushan king, he was furious and fired his spear.
He waved his back and shouted: "Kill!"
After this shout, Xiahou Dun noticed movement behind him. He turned his head and saw that there were only a few dozen riders left closely following him, and all of them hesitated to move forward. The rest of the old army soldiers had long since disappeared.
Seeing that the momentum was not right, Xia Houyuan hurriedly said: "Brother, withdraw!"
Xiahou Dun suddenly took off his helmet, slapped it on the ground fiercely, and said sternly: "If Your Majesty had not shown mercy, you and I would have been dead long ago. Today is the right time to repay each other, so why waste our lives? Anyone who continues to retreat will be killed!"
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After saying that, Xiahou Dun urged his horse and rushed over first with his gun drawn. Xiahou Yuan gritted his teeth and also brandished his sword and charged into Vesutiva's formation. The dozens of old army cavalry who followed them refused to move forward.
The ground spun around twice and suddenly dispersed.
When Vesudev saw that there were only two of them coming to kill them, she couldn't help shouting loudly: "Quick, surround them and capture them alive!"
The Guishang reinforcements shouted and swarmed up, surrounding Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan in the center of Gaixin. Xiahou Dun showed no fear and joined Xia Houyuan's two horses, flying up and down with a gun and a knife, heading straight for the commander's flag.
He rushed in the same direction, causing blood and flesh to fly everywhere he passed, and the Kushan army suffered heavy casualties.
Although Vesudeva saw the bravery of the two of them, she was not worried that they would rush in front of her. Isn't it just a dream for just two people to face an army of 20,000? Vesudeva was confident, waved her hand and said: "Send the order."
, no one is allowed to use cold arrows, they must be captured alive! Let’s see how long they can last!”
Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan's heavy armors were stained with blood. They had defeated countless enemies. Their arms gradually became numb and their marksmanship became chaotic. However, the enemies around them were killing more and more, and they could no longer move forward.
The rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded on the ground in the distance, and a black shadow rose from the horizon. The black shadow became larger and larger, connected into lines, and formed clumps, raising large amounts of dust. The dust gradually came closer and closer, and finally "revealed"
’ His true face from Lushan was revealed. It was a large group of cavalry in black clothes and black armor, sweeping in like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
Vesutiva's men were all infantry, and in order to capture Xiahou Dun alive, Xia Houyuan and others were already out of position. Knowing that he could not resist, he waved his hand and ordered: "Withdraw troops! Shoot these two men!"
The Kushan soldiers retreated in panic. The archers were all ready. They hurriedly picked up their bows and arrows, and shot the arrows at the Xiahoudun brothers who were surrounded in the middle. In fact, the two Xiahoudun brothers had already died.
He was injured in many places, and he could no longer hold on. Suddenly he saw the enemy retreating, and his spirits were immediately lifted. He danced with swords and guns. Although most of the arrows were knocked to dust, they did not have enough strength after all. Each of them was hit a few times.
arrow.
At this time, the Han cavalry was already approaching. Weisudipo did not dare to stay for a long time and led her troops to retreat. The Han cavalry did not pursue them. The two leading captains came to Xiahou Dun.
The general is frightened!"
Although Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan were not generals of the regular army, they wore the uniforms of generals, so the two captains were very respectful to them. Xiahou Dun cupped his hands and was about to speak, when he opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, shaking
Get off the horse.[
Xia Houyuan hurriedly dismounted from his horse to help him, but his legs gave way and he fell down. The troops hurriedly rescued him and slowly retreated towards Guishan City. Weisu Depo saw the Han army advancing and retreating in an orderly manner from a distance, so she did not dare to make any mistakes and returned by herself.
Not to mention the border village.
This cavalry was well-trained, but it came from the Fourth Army. When the news that the Wusun army stormed the Uzbeli Fortress came back to Chang'an, Ma Yun convened the monarchs and ministers to discuss and decided to send additional reinforcements. Now, the seventh cavalry in the Han Dynasty
The legion is stationed in Jiaozhou and dare not mobilize easily. The Han navy has also followed Liu Xin's order and detoured to Daqin by sea. It is just that we don't know when it will arrive. The fourth and fifth legions are left to guard the huge army.
territory must not be touched lightly.
Someone proposed to recruit new soldiers to guard the place instead of the two main armies, but the two armies were transferred to the front line together, but Ma Yun rejected it. The new soldiers were untrained and difficult to use. If the rear area is unstable, the front line cannot last long.
But it was Guo Jia who said: "Your Majesty, rescuing troops is like putting out fires. The most important thing is to be fast! Thousands of miles away from the Central Plains to the Western Regions, the infantry marches slowly, so cavalry should be the main force. I think that we can start from the fourth and fourth positions.
Each of the five legions will dispatch a cavalry unit to assist the Western Regions."
Now that the Han Dynasty has strong enemies in the north, there is not much pressure on the cavalry. After careful consideration, Ma Yun adopted Guo Jia's advice and dispatched 10,000 cavalry from the fourth and fifth legions to assist Uzbeli and Turuger respectively.
Special fortress.
By the time the two cavalry arrived at the two fortresses respectively, Wusun's army had been besieging the fortress for two days and two nights. Liu Xin devoted countless efforts to these two fortresses and made them impregnable. It can be said that
It was the strongest castle in the world at that time. Apart from leaving a few corpses behind, the Wusun army did not take any advantage. They were not even able to "touch" the top of the fortress.
The fortress was already well-equipped with troops and supplies, and reinforcements arrived. Zhang Ren immediately made a bold decision and sent the reinforcements to rob the camp late at night.
Wusun's army had been attacking for two days and two nights. They were exhausted and slept deeply that night. Unexpectedly, Han soldiers with high rank and horses wrapped around their hooves suddenly attacked. Wusun's army was caught off guard and was completely defeated. More than half of them were killed or wounded, and their baggage and food were thrown away.
The siege of Uzbel Fortress was suddenly lifted.
The flying pigeon used by the Han army to send messages could be regarded as the most advanced and convenient communication tool at that time. Although the Wusun army surrounded the two fortresses of Uzbeli and Turugelt, the Kushan army cut them off.
After clearing the road from the fortress to Kangju, the news from the front was still delivered to Zhang Ren in time.
As the commander-in-chief guarding these two fortresses, Zhang Ren had the power to make arbitrary decisions based on the situation. Even the 20,000 cavalry newly sent from Chang'an were at his disposal. Zhang Ren successfully robbed the camp, but refused to give up, and immediately ordered the Fourth Army to come to the rescue.
The cavalry invaded Dawan to break the siege of Guishan. He sent another Wu Lan to lead 10,000 cavalry from the Uzbeli Fortress into the territory of Wusun, and cooperated with the defenders of Turugelt inside and outside, and they must completely annihilate the siege of Turugelt.
The Wusun army at Erte Fortress.
The cavalry of the Fourth Army Reinforcement of Dawan fought all the way to the gate of Guishan City. Only then did they know that Hupi Sejia had been defeated. Wu Yi was worried that Xiahou Yuan was chasing the defeated army.
He killed his two brothers.
As soon as the cavalry group led by Wu Lan entered Wusun territory, they received news that the Wusun army besieging Turugelt had retreated, so they stopped advancing and waited for further orders from Zhang Ren. Zhang Ren refused to withdraw his troops.
, ordered Lei Tong to lead 10,000 cavalry out of the Turugelt Fortress, and pursue them separately from Wu Lan's 10,000 cavalry, in order to annihilate the main force of Wusun in one fell swoop. Let Wusun, like Dawan, be completely integrated into the territory of the Han Dynasty
, completely restoring the scale of the Western Region Protectorate in the past.
The war between Wusun and Kuishang to cut off the retreat of the Han army was like a farce, staged in a hurry and ending in a hurry. Just when the road to the west was open again, a major event happened in Hebei.