Chapter 1293: Retake Zhenbeiguan
Chapter 1293 Recapture Zhenbeiguan
Chapter 1291: Recapture Zhenbeiguan
Recalling all the previous arrangements of the Han army, Murong Nong was horrified to find that the Han army had been making arrangements since they left the fortress. The subsequent massacre of Yuan and Meng people, the invasion of Longcheng, the rescue of Yinshan City, etc. were all just to recapture Zhenbei. Guan is just setting the stage.
Yuan and Meng completely misunderstood the intentions of the Han army before. Now the Han army has reached the last step. Yuan and Meng can only break the situation by guarding Zhenbeiguan.
With this thought, Murong Nong could not help but become more desperate. The Han army had already planned everything, so how could he defend Zhenbeiguan?
Although Murong Nong was extremely desperate, his father Murong Chui taught him since he was a child that he would never give up until the last moment, so he would never give up before his death.
Murong Nong still had high spirits and calmly commanded the defense of the city. However, under the attack from both sides by the Han army, a huge defensive gap appeared in Zhenbeiguan. With only 20,000 troops and Murong Nong's 90-point commander attribute, it was impossible to fill this gap. loopholes.
Under the joint attack of the three super generals and two generals of the Han army, the Han army was unstoppable and became more and more courageous as they fought. The Yuan army on the north and south towers of Zhenbeiguan retreated steadily and suffered heavy casualties.
Murong Nong did not make any command mistakes, but he was unable to make a comeback and still could not prevent the Han army from capturing Zhenbeiguan.
Half a day later, the south city tower of Zhenbeiguan was completely captured;
Another hour later, the North Tower was completely captured.
Since then, the fall of Zhenbeiguan has become a foregone conclusion, but Murong Nong is still struggling desperately.
There are still 5,000 Yuan of Mongolian remnant soldiers in the pass. Although Murong Nong wanted to withdraw his troops, the north and south were completely blocked by the Han army, and the city gate was also occupied. Murong Nong could not escape even if he wanted to, and the Han army did not leave any prisoners. So he could only continue to struggle to his death.
After taking the north and south buildings, it was only a matter of time for the Han army to take Zhenbeiguan, so there was no need to be as anxious as before. They could wear down Yuan Meng's troops little by little to reduce casualties.
Two hours later, under the joint siege of Jiang Song, Gao Chong and Yuwen Chengdu, the five thousand Yuan Mongolian soldiers who resisted in the pass were wiped out. Murong Nong chose to bite his tongue and commit suicide after being captured alive by Yuwen Chengdu.
Looking at Murong Nong's body, Gao Chong couldn't help complaining: "Brother Chengdu, you are too careless."
Yuwen Chengdu also blamed himself after hearing this. Murong Nong, as the guard of Zhenbei Pass, must have known a lot of information about the Yuan and Meng armies, but he was careless and failed to prevent him from committing suicide. It was really inappropriate.
Seeing this, Zhuge smiled and came to Yuwen Chengdu's rescue: "Murong Nong wanted to die, and he was so decisive. He was obviously not a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death. Even if he was really captured alive, he would not be able to get any useful information."
“That makes sense.” Jiang Song and Gao Chong both nodded subconsciously.
“By the way, where is the Governor? Why haven’t you seen him?” Zhuge Liang asked with some confusion.
The war is over, and it’s time for Bai Qi to show up. But since he hasn’t seen anyone for so long, Zhuge Liang will naturally become suspicious.
“Zhuge’s military advisor and the governor did not come over, but stayed behind to contain Yuan Meng.”
Jiang Song's eyes were full of respect and he said with a smile: "Although the Governor did not personally lead Zhenbeiguan, he explained everything to the general in advance. It is precisely because the Governor controlled Murong Chui that the General was able to Arrive at Zhenbeiguan in time.”
Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment. He thought it was Bai Qi who was commanding the siege, but he didn't expect that Bai Qi didn't come at all. However, he could still use his subordinates to suppress the opponent from a distance. It was really amazing!
Zhuge Liang is extremely humble externally, but he is still very arrogant in his heart. There are not many people in the world who can look up to him, but now he has to admit that he can't see through Bai Qi at all. "By the way, military advisor, where is General Huo Bing and others?" Jiang Song asked.
Zhuge Liang also showed respect: "General Huo Bing didn't come either. Instead, he led Murong Ke to Mobei, otherwise we would definitely not be able to reach Zhenbeiguan."
Zhuge Liang mistakenly thought that the general coming from the south was Bai Qi, and Jiang Song also thought that the general coming from the fortress was Huo Qubing. After all, Bai Qi and Huo Qubing were the leading generals of the northern and southern armies. However, as generals, they all resisted in a tacit understanding. A difficult task, so Zhuge Liang and Jiang Song had misunderstandings together.
The Han army originally had three days to attack Zhenbeiguan, but after occupying all the time and resources, and having three super generals to attack the city together, it only took one day to capture Zhenbeiguan.
The 20,000 yuan army in Zhenbeiguan was completely wiped out, but the Han army also suffered 15,000 casualties, and the total strength was reduced to 40,000.
You must know that the Han army used 55,000 troops to attack Zhenbeiguan, which was defended by only 20,000 hands. Moreover, even though the defense of Zhenbeiguan was flanked by two sides and exposed flaws, it still suffered so many casualties.
If the 100,000 troops in the pass were transferred away and attacked from both the north and the south, it would be basically impossible for the Han army to recapture Zhenbeiguan. This fully shows how difficult it is to break through such a powerful pass as Zhenbeiguan.
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The news of the fall of Zhenbeiguan quickly swept through the entire Hetao like a hurricane.
When he first learned that the Han army had raided Zhenbeiguan, Murong Chui was shocked.
Bai Qi's army was obviously right in front of him. Where could the Han army get the strength to attack Beigua? Also, where did they get the siege equipment?
Murong Chui didn't know all of this, but he quickly saw the key to it, which was that he was deceived by Bai Qi's bluff. Bai Qi definitely did not have 50,000 troops.
And when he learned from the letter eagle sent back by his son that there were also Han troops north of Zhenbeiguan, and that two Han armies were attacking Zhenbeiguan, Murong Chui was stunned.
With Murong Chui's wisdom, the Han army had already advanced to this point. Naturally, he could see through this plan at a glance, so he was even more frightened.
Murong Chui knew very well what Zhenbeiguan meant to Yuanmeng. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a line of life, and now the Han army was planning to cut off this line.
Although Murong Chui saw through Bai Qi's falsehood, he could no longer care about destroying Bai Qi at this time. Murong Chui did not hesitate at all and decisively ordered Murong Lin to lead an army of 80,000 to stay in order to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, while he himself led A hundred thousand troops were mobilized to support Zhenbeiguan.
What Murong Chui didn't know was that after he left, Murong Lin, who had high hopes for him, was provoked by Bai Qi Luo to use a small plan to attack, but in the end, he failed and lost thousands of soldiers and horses. Not to mention, Bai Qi was allowed to enter Yinshan City without using any troops.
On the other side, Murong Chui's 100,000-strong army had only reached the halfway point when they received news of the fall of Zhenbeiguan and Murong Nong's death in battle. Murong Chui vomited blood and fainted in a mixture of grief and anger.
A few hours later, Murong Chui woke up, looked up to the sky and roared sadly: "Heaven will destroy me."
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