Vol 2 Chapter 2764: A great victory at Yiniu Mountain, and the army returned to Daxing City

Vol 2 Chapter 2764: A great victory at Yiniu Mountain, and the army returned to Daxing City

Chapter 2764: Great victory at Bison Mountain, return to Daxing City

Chapter 2760: Great victory at Bison Mountain, return to Daxing City

It only took Meng Tian half a day to repair the Xinglong Bridge. Just when he was about to continue his pursuit towards Yushu County, he was stopped by Li Jing who arrived from behind.

“Grand Governor, although Yelu Deguang has fled far away, as long as our army sends out light cavalry and pursues it at full speed, we should be able to catch up with him before he escapes into Yushu City,” Meng Tian said.

Li Jing nodded and said: "Of course this commander knows, but this pursuit cannot be left to Brother Meng and the Feixiong Army. The commander of the Feixiong Army has other appointments, and Brother Meng, you also have more important tasks now."

Meng Tian looked puzzled. Yang Xingmi and Lun Qinling were both dead. Is there anything more important now than chasing down Yelu Deguang? As long as Yelu Deguang can be killed, the whole Haizhou will be able to spread the message.

Li Jing did not hand over the task, but instead asked: "Brother Meng, the news from Bison Mountain has probably been spread back to Daxing. What do you think Yang Guang will do if he finds out?"

Meng Tian's eyes lit up, and before he could respond, Mu Zha, who was kneeling on the ground on one side, said, "If Yang Guang knew about the disastrous defeat of the Buffalo Mountain Alliance, he would definitely be in panic all day long."

Li Jing glared at his second son and said fiercely: "Shut up, I ordered before the battle that Yang Xingmi must be captured alive, but you let this kid kill himself after he was captured alive. Do you know how much harm this move will cause to our army?" Is it troublesome?"

“Father, no, no, Commander-in-Chief, General, no, I didn’t expect Yang Xingmi to commit suicide.”

Mu Zha said with an aggrieved look, but he also knew that because he failed to watch Yang Xingmi and let him kill himself, it would indeed cause a lot of trouble for the Qin army to conquer Haizhou.

Originally, as long as Yang Xingmi could be captured and orders were issued to all parts of Haizhou in the name of Yang Xingmi, asking officials from all over the country to surrender to the Qin army, the officials from all over Haizhou would not resist stubbornly, but would take the initiative to take over the Qin army to them. This level, after all, it’s not their fault.

But now that Yang Xingmi is dead, without Yang Xingmi as a fig leaf, those officials in Haizhou who were loyal to the Sui State may not easily surrender to the Qin Dynasty.

Although the main force of the army has been completely annihilated, even if the Sui officials in Haizhou stubbornly resisted, they would not pose much of a threat to the Qin army, but it would slow down the Qin army's capture of Haizhou.

Of the seven counties in Haizhou, the Qin army currently occupied only four counties in Xining, while Xining County had a total of twelve counties, and the other eight counties were still under the rule of the Sui State.

The Qin army only had a small territory in Haizhou, and it only opened the door to Haizhou.

If we attack city by city, even if we can eventually capture the entire Haizhou, it will probably take a year at the earliest for the army to cover the entire Haizhou.

 But for the Qin army, the top priority was not to capture Haizhou, but to capture Daye. To kill Yang Guang, they could not waste too much time in Haizhou.

 So, the matter that could have been completely solved by simply capturing Yang Xingmi alive became extremely troublesome because Mu Zha failed to keep an eye on Yang Xingmi.

Although Mu Zha also knew that he had not done this well, he still had a young mind and could not help but quibble in a low voice: "Yang Xingmi wants to die. Who can stop him?"

"Still quibbling, if you hadn't let your guard down, how would Yang Xingmi have the chance to commit suicide? Kneel down for an hour and go get twenty military sticks by yourself, so that you can remember it for a long time and see if you dare to commit suicide on the battlefield in the future. Let down your guard," Li Jing scolded.

"ah…"

Muzha's face was full of depression, but he did not dare to contradict his father, otherwise he would be the one to suffer if the punishment was increased.

Seeing this, Meng Tian advised: "Grand Governor, after all, Mu Zha has only been in the battle for a short time, and he does not have rich actual combat experience. It would be too harsh to ask him according to the standards of a veteran.

 Looking at the end of the war, let him dispense with the military stick and let him perform meritorious deeds. "

Li Jing didn’t really have to beat his son. Now that Meng Tian had come forward to intercede, he would naturally take this step happily.

“Well, what Brother Meng said makes sense.”

After saying this, Li Jing kicked Muzha and scolded: "Why don't you thank Commander Meng quickly? If Commander Meng hadn't interceded, I would have punished you severely."

 “Thank you very much, Governor Meng.”

Let’s get back to the topic.

“Grand Governor, what Muzha just said is true. Yang Guang has placed all his hopes on Haizhou, and for this reason he did not hesitate to issue an order to relieve the Qiang and ruin his reputation.

If he knew the news of the disastrous defeat of Haizhou's 270,000 coalition troops, he would definitely be in panic all day long. "Meng Tian said.

Li Jing nodded, then shook his head and said:

“More than being in constant panic, Yang Guang is not someone who just waits to die. If he knew the outcome of Bison Mountain, he might give up Daxing City and lead his army to break out.

Daxing is the most fortified city in Liangzhou. If Yang Guang takes the initiative to abandon the city, our army can occupy the city without spending a single soldier. "

A flash of light flashed in Li Jing's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Although our army has 60,000 troops under Daxing City, except for General Yan Xing, there are no other strong generals stationed there.

Looking at the interior of Daxing City, there were not only Yang Su, the most famous general of the Sui Dynasty, but also many powerful generals such as Shi Wansui and Wu Yunzhao.

The governor was worried that General Hu Luguang would be unable to handle it and would allow Yang Guang to escape, so he planned to return to Daxing with the Fei Xiong Army and some generals such as Li Mu, Jin Zha, and Muzha.

 After the governor has left with his troops, all the responsibility for pursuing the remaining coalition forces will be left to you, Brother Meng. "

Meng Tian nodded. Li Jing's worries were not unreasonable. After all, for the Qin army, Daxing City could be abandoned, but Yang Guang must not escape.

Yang Guang had a very good reputation before. As the first monarch to launch the imperial examination, he had a very high prestige in the hearts of common people and poor families, and the Qin Dynasty needed to take care of the common people, so even if Yang Guang fell into the hands of the Qin army, he would gain a lot. Good treatment, not abuse.

But with the introduction of the Qiang Order, Yang Guang's good reputation accumulated over the years was completely ruined. As much as the people of Liangzhou loved him before, they now hate him.

The people's resentment needs an outlet, and Yang Guang is the best outlet. As long as Da Qin can let the people of Liangzhou vent it out, it can easily win the hearts and minds of the people of Liangzhou, so naturally it cannot let Yang Guang escape. . "Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief. With me here, the coalition forces will not be able to escape, but..."

Meng Tian pondered for a moment and then asked: "What if Yang Guang doesn't abandon the city and break out of the siege?"

“No, Haizhou was defeated, there were no reinforcements to the south of Daxing, and the reinforcements to the west were blocked in Xianmei City by General Long Qie.

The reinforcements from the south and west of Daxing are unable to reach Daxing. Daxing is an isolated city. It is only a matter of time before the city is broken. Therefore, Yang Guang will not surrender without mercy. Breaking out of the encirclement is the only way to survive. "Li Jing said confidently.

In this way, Li Jing led two thousand Feixiong troops, as well as generals such as Li Mu, Jin Zha, and Muzha, and returned north to Daxing, while the responsibility of pursuing the defeated allied forces was given to Meng Tian.

In the decisive battle at Bison Mountain, the 200,000 Sui, Qiang, and Tu coalition troops were defeated, but after an inventory, it was discovered that only a little over 50,000 people died directly in the battle, and the remaining 150,000 troops were all defeated.

As for the casualties of the Qin army, they were naturally not small. Fifteen thousand of the 85,000-strong army were killed directly in battle, and the remaining casualties were about 15,000 lightly or severely wounded. Three thousand of them were disabled, and the rest of the wounded were all injured after recovery. You can return to the military camp.

As for the 150,000 allied troops who fled, apart from the more than 10,000 who died in the pursuit, there are currently nearly 90,000 soldiers who have been captured.

In other words, there are about 40,000 to 50,000 defeated troops fleeing, and Yelu Deguang, Liu Fang, Gao Longzhi, Sun Teng, Sima Ziru, Han Yanhui and others are among them.

The remaining defeated troops fled in roughly three directions, mainly to the three counties of Haidong, Huangnan, and Yushu, and these three counties were the main directions for Meng Tian's next pursuit.

"Send the order and order Fu Cunshen to lead an army of 10,000 to pursue Haidong County.

 Order Wang Zhongsi to lead an army of 10,000 to pursue Huangnan County;

 The governor personally led an army of 20,000 people to pursue Yushu County. "

 Meng Tian gave the military order, and the 40,000 Qin troops immediately divided into three groups to pursue the attack, leaving 10,000 troops in Xining to guard the prisoners in the prisoner of war camp.

The Qin army's unrelenting pursuit also made the fleeing coalition soldiers miserable. After all, except for the cavalry, most of the defeated army were infantry. They only relied on two legs to escape. No matter how fast they could go, Woolen cloth?

Facing the Qin army's alternating pursuit of infantry and cavalry, after a large number of defeated troops were overtaken, they were all taken as prisoners, and resistance would only lead to death.

During the pursuit, the Qin army not only captured a large number of prisoners of war, but also took over many cities.

After all, the 270,000-strong company army was defeated. How could the hundreds of county soldiers in the city and the defeated troops who fled back be able to stop the Qin army? It is better to open the city and surrender as soon as possible to avoid losing your life after the city is breached.

On the first day of pursuit, five of the remaining eight counties in Xining City were occupied by the Qin army, and four of them took the initiative to open the city and surrender.

As for another county that refused to surrender, because the county magistrate was foolishly loyal to Yang Guang, he refused to open the city and surrender no matter what. Finally, under the threat of the Qin army attacking the city, the defeated soldiers who were taken in took the initiative to open the city gate.

On the second day, all the remaining three counties in Xining were occupied by the Qin army, and one county each in Haidong and Huangnan counties voluntarily surrendered to the Qin army.

On the third day, the Qin army officially entered the three counties. Many county magistrates from the three counties of Haidong, Huangnan and Yushu took the initiative to submit surrender orders to the Qin army and waited for the wind to surrender.

For these surrender factions, Meng Tian, ​​Fu Cunshen, and Wang Zhongsi naturally refused to accept anyone who came. They agreed to the other party's surrender first. If there were any problems, they would settle the accounts later in the autumn.

  Yushu County, Yushu City.

Yelu Deguang asked Xiao Dilu with a frustrated look on his face: "Uncle, how many of us have escaped?"

"At present, our army has only ten thousand people who have escaped, and there are also three thousand Tibetan troops. It's hard to say how many there will be in the end." Xiao Dilu said in a deep voice.

 “Ten thousand, but there are only ten thousand, there is not even one out of ten.”

Yelu Deguang's face was full of bitterness. He knew that no one would come back next, because Meng Tian had already chased into Yushu, and the remaining people would definitely not be able to escape Meng Tian's pursuit.

With the strength of the entire Qiang tribe in Haizhou, a hundred thousand Qiang troops were formed to go to war, but only 10,000 people came back, and the remaining 90,000 people either died in the battle or became prisoners of war of the Qin army.

 In this battle alone, the Qiang people lost half of their young men. It was tragic, it was really tragic.

As soon as he thought about this, Yelu Deguang's hatred for Tubo became a little heavier. After all, if Tubo hadn't been holding back, the Qiang army wouldn't have been defeated so miserably?

Yelu Deguang's eyes flashed coldly and he asked: "Uncle, how many Tibetan troops are there in Yushu now? Who is the commander? Do you know that we destroyed the bridge by fire to prevent the troops from withdrawing from Lun Qinling?"

“Including the 3,000 people who escaped, there are currently 30,000 Tibetan troops in Yushu, and the commander is Lun Gongren, the son of Lun Qinling.

"Xiao Dilu said.

In addition to the 3,000 Tubo troops who fled back to Yushu, there were another 27,000 Tubo troops stationed in Yushu, which were the same group of troops who had fled back from Huangyuan City.

Due to being defeated by the Qin army three times in a row, this army was demoralized and unable to fight. Yang Xingmi was not sure about letting them participate in the battle, so he was arranged by Lun Qinling to station in Yushu to rest and recuperate, while Lun Qinling took 3,000 people to Yiniu. Shan participated in the decisive battle.

 In other words, there are currently 30,000 Tibetan troops and 10,000 Qiang troops in Yushu.

This force is not small, even more than Meng Tian's pursuing army, but they are all defeated by the Qin army several times. They have almost no morale and combat power. Although there are many people, they cannot stop them together. Withstand the attack of three thousand Qin troops.

After Yelu Deguang pondered for a moment, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly: "These 30,000 Tubo troops cannot be kept, and their location will be revealed to Meng Tian secretly.

They are just a bunch of trash anyway, so why not use the lives of these 30,000 Tubo troops to buy time for our 10,000 Qiang athletes to retreat.

Between 30,000 Tubo troops and 10,000 Qiang troops, Meng Tian definitely knew how to choose. "

 (End of this chapter)