Just when Tong Yehubiao was using his troops from the West Tutu Army, which had just been converted from cavalry to infantry, to attack the city below Jincheng, in the southwest of Jincheng County, Qin Qiong was leading an army of 100,000 people to attack in separate routes across Lintao.
Wuhan, Shuihe, and counties at the source of the river.
Since the men and horses in each county were repeatedly mobilized by Li Yuan and Li Er, now, those left behind in these four counties are basically old, weak, sick and disabled!
With such strength, facing Qin Qiong's 100,000 troops, it can be said that there is no doubt about the outcome!
It only took more than half a month for Qin Qiong and others to plunder all four counties. The reason why it took so long was because the journey was relatively long and it took too much time to travel!
On the other hand, Yuwen Chengdu, under Li Jing's command, was in Tianshui County, and the battle was going quite smoothly!
After Yuwen Chengdu and Li Jing discussed it, the two of them did not attack the city with great force, but played a game of encircling the points and calling for reinforcements!
Specifically, one group of troops was sent to surround Tianshui City, while the other group went north to set up an ambush, eating up the armies coming from Anding, Pingliang, Huining and other roads one by one! Then they led the victorious army northward to capture the enemy.
Loot these three counties one by one!
Similar to Qin Qiong, Yuwen Chengdu also spent about half a month plundering the Anding counties.
Since the able-bodied population has been basically reduced by the Tang Dynasty, what Yuwen Chengdu and Qin Qiong plundered this time were mostly women and children, cattle, sheep, horses, etc. However, this time
It also fits Yuwen Chenglong’s original intention.
When the statistics of the results of the battle came up, Yuwen Chenglong was so happy that he couldn't smile from ear to ear! Because the total proceeds from the plundering of the seven counties on both sides this time were more than 300,000 women and children, 5 to 6 million cattle and sheep, and more than 500,000 horses.
It can be said to be a fruitful harvest.
Naturally, these things were packed up by Yuwen Chenglong and sent back to Dayuan via Hanzhong!
According to Yuwen Chenglong's instructions, except for a small portion of the population materials selected for personal use, the rest will be distributed to meritorious soldiers. The remaining surplus will be sold in batches to various counties in Dayuan.
to enrich the place.
Nowadays, the territory of the Yuan Dynasty is not too small, but the population is not very large. Mainly because Yang Guang has worked too hard in these years, the population has been seriously reduced!
At present, within the territory of Dayuan, except for the two counties of Hangzhou and Suzhou, the hometown of Yuwen Chenglong, the population of other counties has not exceeded one million! Even Sili is the same! It can be said that what Dayuan currently lacks most is population.
Got it!
The total population of Dayuan is just over 20 million!
You know, during the heyday of the Sui Dynasty, the population was over 40 million!
Of course, no matter how the Yuan Dynasty changed its population, Yuwen Chenglong did not want those unruly Turks to enter the Central Plains. Even if they did come, they would have to be trained into good babies first!
It's a pity that Yuwen Chenglong is not a very patient person. He thinks that instead of spending a lot of time training those barbarians who may rebel at any time, it is better to kill all the strong men and capture all their women to give birth to children in the Central Plains.
By the way, it can have a little effect on improving the human race!
As for the land outside the Great Wall, I am not in a hurry to occupy it now. Anyway, as long as I kill all the barbarians, this land will still be my own sooner or later!
The Yuan army was doing such nonsense in the counties of Xiliang. When the news spread to Li Xiaoji's ears, he finally couldn't sit still!
The old bastard Li Yuan asked Li Xiaoji to rescue Xiliang for two main purposes. One is to rescue Li Yuan's son Juhua Li Er, and the other is to protect the territory of Xiliang!
The core issue of protecting the territory is to protect the population of Xiliang!
Only with population can there be taxes!
Up to now, Li Er heard that he had been defeated and captured, so the first goal was not achieved; and it seems that the second goal was not achieved either! Naturally, Li Xiaoji couldn't make up his mind!
"If we continue like this, even if I have the chance to return to Chang'an, I will probably be killed by that cheap brother Li Yuan!"
"No! I can't bear it any longer! We have to find a way to deal with the Yuan army severely!"
At this time, Li Xiaoji had 50,000 troops brought from Chang'an, in addition to more than 20,000 miscellaneous troops put together temporarily in Tianshui County, which could barely be regarded as a large number of soldiers!
Although Li Xiaoji's opponent, Yuwen Chengdu, also had an army of 100,000, he also had mostly miscellaneous troops. In this regard, it can be said that everyone is evenly matched!
The only thing that makes Li Xiaoji feel a little guilty is that he does not have an unparalleled general like Yuwen Chengdu under his command!
"But! It doesn't matter! We are cultural people, we fight with our brains! No matter what, we are ten to eight times stronger than those guys like Yuwen Chengdu who are full of brains and muscles!"
After thinking about it for dozens of times, Lee Hyo-ki finally decided to play sneak attack!
But then I thought again, it seems that Yuwen Chenglong, His Majesty the Great Yuan Dynasty, seems to have started his career by playing sneak attacks! Although Yuwen Chengdu, although his brain is a bit unclear, he should have learned a few tricks after following his brother for so many years.
Bar!
"Well, if that's the case, let's give him a more complicated game! The second stage of the attack will bloom in all directions!"
Having made up his mind, Li Xiaoji immediately began to mobilize his troops and generals.
At midnight that night, a group of people quietly walked out of the west gate of Tianshui City, and then rushed straight towards the main camp of the Yuan Army!
The Yuan army's camp was quietly opened, and then these Tang soldiers lit up their torches and rushed in!
After rushing in for more than a hundred steps, no resistance was encountered. The leader, Dugu Huaien, finally realized that something was wrong, "No, there is an ambush. Everyone, retreat quickly!"
In this room, just as Dugu Huaien opened his mouth, he heard the sound of cannons all around. Then, countless lamps, torches, and beautiful pine trees lit up at the same time. Looking at that direction, it was clear that Dugu Huaien was surrounded from all sides.
The troops were surrounded.
"Kill!"
Without any hesitation, the loud shouts of killing immediately rang out, and the densely packed Yuan army swarmed in thinking of Dugu Huaien!
"I scolded the guy next door! Scholars are really not good people! I asked, why did that bastard Lee Hyo-ki so readily assign this top-notch task to me this time? It turns out that he is so stupid.
It turns out to be a pit! It’s also a fire pit!”
"Li Xiaoji, you old bastard, I curse you not to have a butthole when you give birth to a son!"
Dugu Huaien's first reaction was not to think of a way to command the army to break out of the encirclement, but to curse the coach Li Xiaoji!
While Dugu Huaien was cursing, the Yuan army was already entangled with the Tang army.
In terms of individual combat strength, the Yuan Army and the Tang Army were both comparable. But now, the Tang Army was ambushed, their morale was in chaos, and they did not have an advantage in numbers. Naturally, they were at a disadvantage!
However, some of the Tang soldiers knew that they were bound to die, so they aroused the wild nature in their hearts and charged very fiercely.
It is a pity that such people are in the minority after all and are not generals, so they cannot affect the overall situation at all.
Therefore, the situation is tilting little by little in favor of the Yuan army!
Just when the Yuan army was going on a killing spree, in the direction where Dugu Huaien was coming, the sound of golden drums suddenly sounded loudly, countless firelights shot into the sky, and then there was an overwhelming cry of killing! (To be continued. If
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