Chapter 1070: Adapt to changing circumstances

Chapter 1070: Adapt to changing circumstances

When Han Zunian led his troops to break away from the battle and retreat into the city, he felt a little depressed, but when he saw that the enemy troops did not attack one after another and directly attacked the city, he couldn't help but secretly feel lucky, so he hurriedly He ordered the sergeants in the city to strengthen the city's defenses and block the city gate from the inside with wood and stones.

However, his good mood did not last long. Less than two quarters of an hour later, a team with a messy formation appeared behind the Wei army's formation in the valley outside the city. It was the same team that had left the city for rescue. The ambush team and the ambush troops who came back.

Han Zunian, who had just climbed to the top of the city to inspect the enemy's situation, saw this scene. His expression suddenly froze. He couldn't help but clenched his fist and smashed it on the city wall. His heart was full of resentment, and he couldn't wait to face these completely. The soldiers who missed the opportunity cursed loudly.

He had persisted for such a long time before, suffering hundreds of casualties and casualties, but could not wait for these soldiers to return. But now, forced by the enemy's force, they had just withdrawn into the city, and these people also returned. Faced with such a situation, it is difficult for anyone to remain calm.

"Your Majesty, your sons and daughters have returned. Hurry out of the city to greet us..."

One of the governor generals was not aware of Han Zunian's ugly expression. When he saw that the division and brigade were blocked by enemy troops outside the city, he couldn't help but remind him.

"shut up!"

Before the governor had finished speaking, he was interrupted by Han Zu Nian who shouted and started to speak. Immediately, Han Zu Nian drew his knife in his hand, looked at the soldiers on the top of the city and shouted loudly: "Who has no father, who has no brothers? Whose family has no sons? The soldiers in front were fighting fiercely outside, and hundreds of sons were lying dead on the battlefield, just to defeat the enemy and give the soldiers from the south a chance to return to the city.

However, these die-hards had no plans, so they fought abroad and did not return for a long time, causing the bandit army to advance in large numbers under the city. Now that a powerful enemy is right in front of us, if we still open the city to meet the enemy, what will happen to the safety of the fathers, children and men in the city? Preface: We have a contract and we must not act arbitrarily. In this critical time, if anyone messes with our military laws again, I will kill them without mercy! "

When all the soldiers on the city heard Han Zunian's angry words, they were all silent for a while and did not dare to speak out for a fight. After Han Zunian shocked everyone, he looked outside the city again, secretly expecting that the returning soldiers, driven by the desire to survive, would burst out with powerful combat power and cause damage to the enemy's formation. With a certain amount of collision and damage, he could take the opportunity to lead his troops out of the city and defeat these opponents from both inside and outside.

But his idea is really a bit of wishful thinking that is far from reality. It should be noted that the team returning from outside the city is not just out for a leisurely trip. It has already marched and retreated along the Qinshui River Valley and fought with the enemy for twenty or thirty miles. They were exhausted people whose physical strength was severely exhausted.

Originally, these soldiers were looking forward to receiving support when they arrived at the city and entering the city smoothly to have a rest. However, they did not expect that the city was full of enemy troops. Even the enemy troops on the opposite side have not launched an attack yet. Many exhausted Qi soldiers could not help but let out a cry of despair just by seeing this formation!

Li Tai had been in the army for a long time, and he could naturally see at a glance that the morale of the enemy troops running from the south was low, so he immediately ordered a team of thousands of people from the south to attack the enemies on the opposite side, while he himself still led the troops. Formation under the city.

Soon, the sound of fighting resounded in the river valley that had just been quiet for a short time. Although the officers and soldiers of the Wei army arrived at the river valley battlefield after running for a long time in the Blackwater Ridge, their morale was high after all. After Tang Gong gave the order, they immediately and aggressively attacked the enemy in the south.

Although the morale and physical strength of the enemy troops returning from the south have fallen to the bottom, they have finally arrived at Yining City. At this moment, they are surrounded by enemy troops. Only by working hard to break through the interception in front can they gain a chance of survival. So these Qi army officers also gritted their teeth and fought bravely with their swords to fight against the enemies.

It was getting late at this time, especially in this valley where there were already dense forests that blocked the sky. As the sun penetrated behind the mountains, the light quickly became dim and the field of vision was greatly restricted.

Not long after, the fighting on the battlefield to the south could no longer be seen from the top of Yining City. Only the brutal fighting and roaring sounds could still be clearly heard, which made people feel heart-wrenching.

Han Zunian had been standing on the city wall, his eyes falling on the enemy formations arrayed outside the city, hoping to see the enemy formations shaken by the impact and then lead the crowd to fight out.

But it was a pity that until his vision could no longer penetrate the dim void to see the enemy formation, he did not wait until the moment was suitable to launch an attack.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the enemy is coming from afar, and there are no tents in the valley to stay in. If you choose a son to attack at night, it is also a plan..."

The governor general couldn't bear the torment that the sound of the fierce fighting caused in his heart, so he plucked up the courage to whisper again.

Han Zunian's eyes flashed when he heard this. After pondering for a moment, he slowly nodded and said: "Let's first select five hundred brave warriors, eat and stand by."

Of course, Li Tai would not ignore the problem that the enemy generals saw. When he led his troops to the east, he also arranged a convoy to transport baggage and then set off. Two thousand soldiers escorted nearly a hundred carriages. The mountain road was rugged, and the speed of the carriage was also quite limited. It lagged behind the light troops in front, and it would take more than two hours to reach the river valley.

As night fell completely, the battle in the river valley came to an end. The soldiers of the Qi army who came from the south were already severely exhausted, and they relied on their desire to survive to support the battle. However, the battle continued until nightfall. Not only did they fail to break through the enemy's interception, they also did not wait for the reinforcements in the city to rescue them. Many of the soldiers of the Qi army were exhausted. Fell into despair.

As the Wei army's encirclement tightened, the survivors abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and eventually gained more than 1,700 prisoners of war.

However, at present, the Wei army does not even have a camp to station itself, let alone arrange for prisoners of war. So after these prisoners of war were disarmed, they were all driven into the Qinshui River and made to stand barefoot in the shallows to avoid escaping or continuing to resist.

Under the city of Yining, Li Tai still kept two thousand-man phalanxes assembled and dug out several fire pits more than ten feet wide in front of the phalanxes to provide early warning and prevent enemy troops from attacking at night in the city. The troops retreated into the river valley. Some rested on the spot, while others used black wood and stone to set up simple camps along both sides of the Qinshui River.

It was not until late at night that the back-road convoy finally arrived in the valley. After the felt tents, armor sticks and other military supplies on the carriages were unloaded and distributed to a group of soldiers, the carriages were arranged in the valley, with piles of weapons on them. After collecting wood and stones, they immediately built a defense line for the camp. In addition to the few hundred sergeants who were on duty at night, the other soldiers set up tents along the river in the valley behind and settled in to rest.

Such camping conditions are of course very difficult, but it also ensures that the soldiers can maintain basic sleep and rest and recover some physical strength. On the contrary, in Yining City, Han Zunian and other generals have been looking for and waiting for the opportunity to launch an attack, and the result is On the top of the city, I watched the blazing fire pit all night, as well as the tiny open space outside the city illuminated by the fire pit.

Early the next morning, the Wei army in the river valley withdrew several miles southward and made a stove to eat in a relatively open area of ​​the river valley. Li Tai was also listening to the reports from the generals while having breakfast, and finally sorted out the current situation that even he was confused about.

Of course, what we know most clearly is the current strength of the enemy forces in Yining City and the situation in the city. Among the many situations described by the prisoners of war, he keenly grasped three important messages.

The first is that some of the Yining City defenders are currently sent back from Hebei by Duan Shao, King of Pingyuan. This shows that Hebei has been able to invest part of its military power here, so the main force must be led by Duan Shao or other generals. Not far away either.

The second one is that the defender of Yining City, Han Zunian, was forced by the crowd to send a team out of the city to rescue the South Road Division, even though he knew that sticking to the defense was the priority. This triggered a series of battles yesterday.

The third is that the city garrison defenses in the north of Yining City, including Guyuan City where Yining County is located, are relatively weak. Most of the Qi army in the upper reaches of Qinshui River are concentrated in Yining. In the city. However, due to guard Han Zunian's own tricks and several battles yesterday, more than half of Yining City's original military strength was directly reduced.

Originally, Li Tai had planned to build a city south of the Qinshui River Valley to confront the enemy city, but after a series of changes yesterday, it seems that this is no longer necessary.

At present, the defenders in the enemy city were greatly damaged, so Li Tai ordered his soldiers to cut wood and build siege equipment in the river valley, preparing to launch a direct attack on Yining City. At the same time, he selected a team of elite soldiers, preparing to bypass Yining City and attack the enemy cities such as Guyuan City upstream.

He Ruobi had mentioned this strategy before, but because the enemy's situation on the way back was unknown, He Ruobi was just keen on taking risks when he made the plan. But now that the enemy's situation is clear, this strategy is a good strategy to know yourself and the enemy.

When the young disciples in the army learned that elite soldiers would be selected to take a detour and attack behind enemy lines, they all signed up enthusiastically. In their young and energetic minds, if they wanted to achieve miraculous deeds, of course they had to do miraculous things. The kind of battle in front of you where you lay out your battle lines and attack the enemy city head-on is really a bit boring. Instead, you go deep behind the enemy's rear and attack thousands of miles away. Thinking about it makes people feel passionate.

After knowing that there was not much danger behind enemy lines, Li Tai did not deliberately prohibit a group of young disciples from participating in attacks behind enemy lines. After all, people have to go through things to grow. It should be noted that when he was traveling around northern Shaanxi and attacking Jihu, he was also not very old and his conditions were no better than these young disciples.

So a team of more than 2,000 people was quickly selected. Under the leadership of Li Yantou, who also had rich experience in fighting behind enemy lines, they continued northward from the mountains and forests of Heishuiling, bypassed Yining City, and then attacked Guyuan in the rear. city.