After receiving the defeat report ahead, Ke Bineng looked extremely angry at this time.
Jiuyuan City fell into the hands of the Han army, which meant that if he wanted to invade the border of the Han Dynasty, he would have to spend a lot of effort.
If he doesn't do it right, his expedition will probably fall short.
Didn't the Yuan brothers say that the northern Han Dynasty had no defensive power? So how could this Han army defeat all the troops stationed in Jiuyuan City in such a short period of time?
"Call Yuan Tan over, I want to ask him something!" Ke Bi Neng shouted to the attendants beside him. Could it be that the Yuan brothers deceived him? Cao Cao's strength was not as vulnerable as they said, but was actually very powerful?
If that were the case, I would definitely chop the three Yuan men into pieces.
"You said earlier that Cao Cao's vitality was greatly damaged in the battle with Yuan Shao and has never recovered. Then why were our warriors who entered Jiuyuan City slaughtered by the Han army?" Ke Bineng's tone was very unkind, ten thousand
Man, how could he not be heartbroken if his entire army was wiped out like this?
The population of Xianbei was not as large as that of the Han Dynasty. In addition, they were in a state of division. Each tribe valued their own soldiers and horses very seriously. The loss of 10,000 people was enough to make Kebi Neng feel heartbroken for a while.
What can Yuan Tan say? According to the reports of a few people who were lucky enough to escape, the Han army had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the array was endless. Although Yuan Tan knew that this must be the other party exaggerating the number of Han troops in order to avoid guilt as much as possible.
, but no matter how you say it, Jiuyuan City was captured by the Han army. This is an indisputable fact. No matter how you argue, this fact cannot be changed.
Seeing that Yuan Tan was hesitant, Ke Bineng became even more angry. He immediately wanted to order someone to kill Yuan Tan, but he gave up only after his subordinates persuaded him hard.
After all, even if what this guy said is untrue, he has already moved his army here, and the battle still has to be fought. Is it possible to turn back eagerly like this? And the Yuan brothers know the Han Dynasty best.
People, killing them may not be of any benefit to our own side.
Yuan Tan was also frightened at this time, and he didn't know that his head was about to move. Alas, it's not easy to be a traitor, and he has to live a life of fear all the time.
————————————————————————————————The Xianbei army came to the outside of Jiuyuan City and looked at the dilapidated but still standing
The city wall gave Kebineng a headache.
The defeated Han army reported hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Naturally, Ke Bineng did not believe such an exaggerated number, but looking at the formation on top of the city, he estimated that there were still hundreds of thousands.
There are 100,000 Han troops in the city, and my own strength is only more than 70,000. In addition, Xianbei is not good at siege warfare. How to capture the Jiuyuan County?
If Jiuyuan City cannot be captured, how can we carry out the next step of invasion?
It would be great if we could manage to pull the Han army out of the city to fight in the field. Kebi had great confidence in Xianbei's warriors. If they fought in the field, Kebi could believe that not to mention 100,000 Han troops, even if the opponent had 200,000
, are no match for him.
Just as Ke Bineng was thinking this, Xia Houyuan in Jiuyuan City was also thinking the same thing.
He fought with the Xianbei army outside the city and annihilated them in one fell swoop.
Defending the city can certainly make the Xianbei people retreat in spite of the difficulties, but after they withdraw their troops, will they retreat and come back? If this continues, it will not be endless. Only by giving the Xianbei people a profound lesson, will they be thoroughly punished.
Only by beating the pain can we ensure peace at the border for a long time to come.
Yes, the Xianbei are really good at fighting in the field, and they have so many cavalry that they come and go like the wind during battles, making them really difficult to deal with.
But Xia Houyuan did not think that the combat power of Cao's army was worse than that of Xianbei's army. When they were trapped in the camp, the two elites of the Euphorbia soldiers were the most powerful soldiers in the world. Fighting in formation, there were few enemies in the world. And even if they fought with
Cao's army may not be any weaker than the other party's cavalry. Not to mention the bravery of the tiger and leopard cavalry, even ordinary cavalry has significantly improved their combat power after their horses are equipped with stirrups and horseshoes. They may not be able to compete with the foreign cavalry.
war.
However, Xia Houyuan was not in a hurry to start a war with Xianbei. He was waiting for Xianbei to attack a group of cities first and then defeat them in one fell swoop after their strength and morale had declined.
Xia Houyuan's wishes were good, but God always likes to make things go against people's wishes. After seeing the Xianbei army arrive at Jiuyuan City, Xia Houyuan waited for a full day, but he did not wait until Kebi could order the attack on the city.
In fact, although Ke Bineng has a slightly violent personality, he is not a reckless person. After arriving at Jiuyuan City, he knew that if he attacked the city by force, his army would suffer heavy losses regardless of whether he could capture the city or not.
This is a very difficult bone to crack. If you don’t do it right, you will lose a lot of teeth in your mouth.
After thinking about it for a day, Kebineng finally decided to withdraw his troops.
No one could bear the contrast when they set off with the army in high spirits, but now they have not fought much battles, but they have to go back in such a dejected manner.
Before going on the expedition, Kebi Neng preached to his soldiers, "Go and attack the Han people's cities, rob the Han people's property, kill the Han people's sons, and plunder the Han people's beauties!" However, at the moment, not even a copper coin was grabbed, not even a single one.
No women have been plundered, and now the soldiers are told that we will not fight and withdraw to the grassland, how much impact will this have on the morale of the soldiers?
It was all caused by Yuan Tan and others, and Ke Bineng was filled with resentment. If they hadn't exaggerated, saying that Cao's army had long lost its fighting power and could only be slaughtered by others, how could he have spent so much energy on Xianbei without unification?
Attack the Han Dynasty.
But now it's too late to be resentful. It's better to retreat first. After returning to Xianbei's territory, it won't be too late to cut the bodies of the Yuan family into thousands of pieces.
But just as Kebineng gave the order to his subordinates to withdraw, and the whole army was slowly retreating, someone suddenly came to report that the Han army had left the city.
It turned out that Xia Houyuan saw that the Xianbei army had not moved yet, so he gathered several generals and everyone thought that the Xianbei army might have to retreat.
How can you sit back and watch it retreat without beating it painfully?
So Xia Houyuan decided to lead his army out of the city and teach the Xianbei army a lesson.
As for when is the best time to send troops? No need to ask, of course it is the time when the Xianbei people are preparing to withdraw.
The Han army has left the city? Kebi could hear the news and opened his mouth so wide that he could definitely stuff an egg into it.
Oh my god, when were you unable to leave the city, but our army just retreated, so you came out of the city to beat me, did you do it on purpose?
Well, it seems that the other party really did this on purpose.
Humph, even if you attack while our army is retreating, will my Xianbei warriors still be afraid? Attacking fortified areas is indeed not our specialty, but in terms of field battles, let alone launching an attack while our army is retreating, even in
If we attack while our army is sleeping, my Xianbei warriors can kill you without leaving a single piece of armor behind!
At this moment, Ke Bineng's confidence swelled to the extreme.