Chapter 1083 Capturing the Famous King
After Li Yantou withdrew to Guyuan City, he immediately sent people to report to Yining City that the Qi army had returned to Wusu City.
Although Li Tai had some guesses about this, when he learned that the enemy troops had come back so quickly, he couldn't help but frown.
If this is really a situation to lure the enemy in, this approach will inevitably seem a bit rough and too impatient. Does this mean that the main force of the Wei army will advance or not?
Because Li Yantou and his party were hastily repulsed, it is not clear how many enemy troops fought back to Wusu City. Therefore, Li Tai was not in a hurry to give any instructions to Han Guo's troops in the direction of Wusu City. Instead, he first asked Li Yantou to pay close attention to the enemy's movements outside Wusu City, and ordered the defense in the mountains and fields east of the Qinshui River Valley. The leader was Rainbow Dash, who asked the upper party to make any large-scale moves toward the enemy.
Soon new information came back from Li Yantou. The enemy troops who fought their way back to Wusu City quickly attacked and occupied the garrison positions around Wusu City, and seemed to be sieging Wusu City. Han Guo also further supplemented the information on the enemy, saying that it was about 5,000 light cavalry troops who returned to Wusu City.
As for Shangdang, due to the road conditions, no conclusive enemy intelligence has been sent back yet. However, after hearing that this carbine team was mostly light cavalry, Li Tai guessed that it might be a forward team of the enemy. As for most of the troops, I'm afraid there is still a certain distance between them, otherwise Han Guo would not be able to ignore such a huge threat if he was so cautious.
At this time, Gao Le also led 20,000 light troops from Pingyang to Yining. After some consideration, Li Tai sent an order to Han Guo of Wusu City to evacuate the city's 10,000-strong garrison to the west, and sent Gao Le to lead 3,000 troops to the direction of Wusu City to meet the retreating division. trip.
In order to induce the Wei army to advance eastward, the Qi army even abandoned an important stronghold such as Wusu City. It can be seen that it relied on this to prepare a relatively large battle plan, otherwise it would not have thrown out such a big bait.
Although Wei Jun had swallowed the bait in one gulp, he was not yet firmly hooked and could spit the bait out at any time. Once the Wei army chose to abandon Wusu City and withdraw, although it did not complete the planned combat goal and returned in vain, it at least dealt a devastating blow to Wusu City.
However, the Qi army abandoned such an important city, but in the end they failed to catch even a single hair, and it was difficult to implement the follow-up battle plan. This is naturally unacceptable. Therefore, this enemy's forward light cavalry must be pursued and blocked, and then this enemy's light cavalry can be led into the mountain road to be destroyed.
At the same time, part of the troops from Wusu City will be evacuated, which will not only strengthen the channel connection between Wusu and Qinyuan, but also reduce some of the pressure on delivering military supplies to the frontline battlefield.
Li Tai's order soon reached Wusu City. Han Guo didn't hesitate after receiving the order. He divided the troops preparing to withdraw that night. After midnight and still some time before dawn, he was led by deputy general Guo Yan. Two thousand fully armed soldiers went out of the city first and set up a combat formation outside Wusu City.
In the Qi army camp not far to the south of Wusu City, the city-building king Gao Xiaoxu, who was still sleeping soundly, was awakened by the soldiers who reported the news. He was naturally agitated. When he learned that the enemy had made this strange move, he immediately led a light cavalry force. The troops rushed out of the camp and charged straight towards the enemy formations below the city, preparing to force the enemy army back into the city.
However, in this dark late night, it was not conducive for the cavalry to attack at high speed. In addition, the Wei army had already made sufficient preparations. After several collisions between the two sides, the Qi army not only failed to overwhelm the opponent's battle formation, but suffered heavy losses to itself. He suffered a lot of damage, even Gao Xiaoxu fell off his horse in the chaos. If the soldiers nearby had not rescued him in time, he would have been injured.
"Keep an eye on these Qiang thieves. No matter what happens to them, we will kill them after dawn!"
After leaving the battlefield, Gao Xiaoxu was still a little shaken. He raised his hand and pressed his painful abdomen under his armor, said viciously, and immediately reined in his horse and returned to the camp.
After luring the enemy out and repelling them, other soldiers who were about to evacuate also left the city one after another under the cover of night, and lined up to go up the mountain road to the west.
The Qi soldiers who stayed here to monitor were naturally aware of this. When Gao Xiaoxu heard that the enemy troops were planning to abandon the city and leave, he couldn't help but be shocked and worried that he would mess up the arrangement of His Majesty the Emperor.
However, after a period of fighting, he did not have the confidence to stop the retreating enemy troops, so he could only order his soldiers to continue to closely monitor the enemy's movements. At the same time, he also ordered people to report the situation to the rear and asked Wuxing King Gaopu to Quickly lead other forward troops to move north for reinforcements.
Finally, at dawn, when the morning light broke, the field of vision gradually became wider. Gao Xiaoxu once again led his troops to the Wusu City. Looking up, although the flags on the city were still fluttering, the popularity was also visible to the naked eye. .
"Your Majesty, the Qiang thieves have been evacuating the city since the dark night. It is difficult to count in detail, but it is estimated that at least more than 10,000 people have evacuated the city. As for how many enemies are still stationed in the city, we can actually know."
A soldier commander who had been keeping watch since night hurried forward and reported to Gao Xiaoxu.
After Gao Xiaoxu heard this, his brows suddenly furrowed even deeper, and he immediately asked: "How long has it been since the last enemy army left the city went west?"
"Half an hour ago."
After hearing the commander's report, Gao Xiaoxu immediately raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Quickly order all the sergeants in the battalions to get up, eat quickly, and then pursue the enemy!"
After hearing this, the general Wei Tao who was standing next to him quickly spoke up and advised: "Your Majesty, please be patient. If the thieves really abandon the city and run away, why don't all the troops go away? There are still some soldiers left to defend the city. It can be seen that there are still I haven’t given up, even though I have troops heading west, I think it’s just a pretense, it’s a lie to visit!”
After Gao Xiaoxu heard the words, he waved his hands indifferently and said: "Even if there is a scam, it's just an ambush in the mountain road. Haven't we encountered it before? What can the thieves do to me? The supreme envoy used Xiongcheng as a bait. Since the thieves have taken the bait, how can If you can escape from it! If you are frightened, stay here and wait for the enemy, and don't stop me from chasing the thief!"
Seeing Gao Xiaoxu's frown and displeasure, Wei Jin quickly shut up and said no more, thinking that even if the enemy ambushed the mountain road, they could calmly withdraw when they saw that the situation was not good.
Fearing that the enemy troops would flee far away, Gao Xiaoxu immediately urged his troops to attack quickly after returning to camp and having a meal. In this pursuit, he did not go out in full force, but only brought 3,000 troops with him, and the rest of the troops remained behind. This monitors the dynamics of enemy forces in Wusu City.
It wasn't that Gao Xiaoxu was prudent, but because the division and brigade led by Wuxing King Gaopu on the rear route still hadn't arrived, so he had to divide his troops into two places.
Before leaving, Gao Xiaoxu also said: "There is a timid and mediocre person like King Wuxing in the hero's family. He moves slowly and delays the military aircraft. If the thieves escape this time, it is his fault! I will report it Report it to the Supreme Being and punish him severely!”
As he spoke, he led his troops to pursue westward. On the mountain road to Qinyuan in the west, traces of the retreat of the Wei army can be seen everywhere along the way, as well as many flags and staffs abandoned on the way. Looking at this scene, one can imagine the haste of the enemy's retreat.
The group of people ran forward along the valley for about half an hour, and were about to pass the place where they last encountered the enemy and robbed supplies. The scouts in front finally caught up with the enemy's rear in the valley several miles to the west. Resting in the valley.
"Speed up the advance! The bandits fled in a hurry. They have been tired from running for a long time. Their morale is low and they will surely collapse in one blow!"
Gao Xiaoxu was overjoyed after hearing this and hurriedly gave the order. He also whipped his mount repeatedly, urging the horse to jump forward quickly in the valley and river.
Not long after, a group of people rushed to the place where the scouts had reported. As expected, many Wei army sergeants were still sitting on the ground and resting in the valley. At this time, they also noticed that the pursuers had been chasing them here, and they hurriedly stood up and started to attack. Then fled.
Gao Xiaoxu was even more happy when he saw the enemy in such confusion, and rushed into the valley at the lead. This valley is one of the few open places on the westbound mountain road, with a length of about several miles. The Wei army had stopped to rest in the second half of the valley. As Gao Xiaoxu led his troops to charge forward, these panicked Wei army sergeants also rushed in. Entering the pass that narrowed at the rear, fully armed and well-organized armored soldiers appeared at the pass!
“What’s wrong, the Qiang thieves are ambushing us!”
Seeing this scene, Gao Xiaoxu became alert and hurriedly stopped his horse in the valley and waved his hand to signal the troops behind him to stop the pursuit. However, it was already too late.
The Wei army ambushed not only the pass to the west, but also many troops were ambushed on the mountain walls on both sides of the valley. They were all the first to evacuate last night. After arriving here, they climbed up the mountain walls on both sides to wait for the rear troops. A group of people in the valley deliberately made a hasty gesture to lure the enemy troops here. As the pursuers rushed into the encirclement, arrows rained down from both sides!
At the same time, Gao Le also led his soldiers to charge towards the valley. In the valley at this time, the enemy troops were in chaos after encountering the ambush. Gao Xiaoxu was rushing left and right to escape from the valley, but at this time the arrows were like locusts and the men and horses were scared away. No matter what he did, It is also difficult for Huhe to reorganize and constrain the team.
As Gao Le led his troops into the valley, although the missiles from both sides stopped, the Qi army formation was also divided and intercepted. Gao Xiaoxu and several soldiers around him were even intercepted into a mountain col on one side. , seeing the enemy soldiers coming towards him with great momentum, he couldn't help shouting loudly: "I am a nobleman of the royal family of Qi State, and I have been granted the title of King of Xiucheng. You and other Qiang soldiers should not kill me. I am very good at talking!"
Gao Le, who was leading his team to fight from elsewhere, vaguely heard Gao Xiaoxu's hasty roar, and his heart suddenly moved. When he rushed towards this mountain col with a long spear in hand, he shouted at the same time: "Who said that the king of building the city? Hurry up. Get off your horse and be bound!"