Chapter 216 Wei Jun is coming
Tuoba Kui's 400,000 army went south. He personally led the army to kill Bingzhou. After conquering it in one fell swoop, he went straight to Zhongshan, the capital of Yan.
However, no one knows that when Tuoba Gui left Bingzhou, he had quietly hidden the army all the way into the Taihang Mountain and opened the Jingxing path that Han Xin had passed in those years. Not far from Jingxing is the Shangdang County of the State of Yan.
At that time, many people did not understand why Tuoba Kui fell down here?
It can even be said that Tuoba Kui himself did not understand why he arranged this. He just had a feeling that Lu Qiang would definitely come.
During these years, the State of Yan has been in turmoil, and its national strength has been almost consumed. Now the momentum of Tuoba-kyu is to destroy Mount Tai in one fell swoop. Facts also proved that the Yan army was indeed vulnerable. When Tuoba Kui thought, it would be a matter of time before Yan was destroyed. So what happened after the destruction of Yan?
Lu Qiang has been busy with the civil war for the past two years and has no time to take care of the northern grasslands, but Tuoba Kui is not like this. Although he despises the Han people in his bones, he is very interested in this idiot emperor who rises like a rocket.
It is not an exaggeration to use the word "miracle" to describe the process of Lu Qiang pretending to be crazy and fleeing from Jiankang, and then integrating his forces in the shortest time to eliminate all the separatist forces in the south.
Tuoba Kyu yearns for the Central Plains culture. The official system of his court has now been completely changed to the Han system, and this is only the beginning. He also wants to rule all the Han people in the world.
How can such an ambitious person not pay attention to such a hegemon of the Han people in the Central Plains like Lu Qiang?
Throughout the two things that Lu Qiang once broke into Jiangling alone, and then sneaked into the capital of Yan alone to save his beloved woman, Tuoba Kuai has reason to believe that Lu Qiang will participate in this battle of Wei Yan.
Whether it is war or negotiation, it can be said that it is a continuation of each other.
Just as Lu Qiang does not believe that Tuoba Hui will stop and destroy swallows, Tuoba Kui also believes that Lu Qiang understands the truth that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold.
If Lu Qiang wants to save Zhongshan, he must pass through Changshan County, and Shangdang County is the only way to Changshan County. After this analysis, it is not difficult to understand why Tuobagui ambushed soldiers in Taihang Mountain.
But not everyone under Tuoba Ji's men understands his thoughts, such as Sun Fei, the general who led this horse.
The eldest grandson is tall, burly, fierce, cruel and easy to kill. He knew that Xu Qian went to Jiangling, so it was purely a big deal for him to arrange people here.
Most of the people in the State of Yan are also Han people. Because of the diligence and wisdom of the Han people, no matter who live there, they live a better life than the grassland people, but they do not know that this can also attract the hatred of those grassland people who do nothing to produce and only know how to plunder.
Tuobagui's400,000 army went south, and countless spies, scouts and so on had been scattered, so after nestling in Taihang Mountain for more than ten days and receiving any news from the Jin Dynasty army, Changsun Fei was a little stunned. Not only him, but also the soldiers below were more anxious than him.
Not far ahead is Shangdang County, and there are countless villages along the way. How many wealth and women are waiting for them to plunder the scourge!
However, after all, Changsun Fei can't show his thoughts casually like soldiers, but he is also very anxious.
After convening the generals to discuss, in order to avoid being punished by the emperor in the future, they forced themselves for another day. During this period, they also scattered countless scouts and touched hundreds of miles. After confirming that there was no shadow of the Jin army, they couldn't wait on the morning of the third day. The eldest grandson Fei led these 20,000 iron riders to kill Shangdang County like the wind.
It has been so many days, why hasn't Lu Qiang's people moved at all? Are you still on the way? Of course, the answer is no.
At this time, the 10,000 iron horse led by Lu Qiang had already sneaked into Shangdang County, and there were two reasons why this 10,000 iron horse could quietly enter the State of Yan. First, when the Wei army besieged Leping County, it killed more than 30,000 Yan soldiers and civilians. In this way, it aroused the common hatred of the Yan army and the people. The Wei army was so cruel. Who wants to be a ghost?
On the other hand, when Murong Yun asked for help on the road, he had already told the county government along the way and let the Jin army into the customs, so the Jin and Yan armies have now become good friends of the two brothers.
After all, there are still a few people who can be bought by Tuobai, and although there are many scouts of the Wei army, this is still the territory of the State of Yan. With the help of the soldiers and civilians of the State of Yan, it is not difficult to be discovered by the scouts of the Wei army.
In addition, it has to be mentioned that Lu Qiang's trip to Zhongshan last time. With the continuous infiltration of Zhifengtang in the State of Yan, branches from all parts of the State of Yan also sprung up like bamboo shoots, so the news of Tuoba Miao's division in Bingzhou was sent to Lu Qiang in the first time.
From the beginning, Lu Qiang did not think too much about the confrontation between the Wei army, especially after discovering that there were 20,000 iron riders hidden in the mountains, he changed his strategy.
After correctly analyzing the temperament of the Wei army, they decided to first induce the Wei army to attack the fortified city. The Wei army was a cavalry for the purpose of plunder, so it was not easy to attack the next well-defended city.
Then the Jin army's iron cavalry raided the Wei army in the absence of mind.
In fact, He Wuji has a sentence that describes Lu Qiang is very correct, that is, he is not in charge of the army.
As far as this battle is concerned, if He Wuji comes to fight, he will definitely hide outside the city and then attack when the Wei army breaks the city. It can be imagine that such a battle result must be the most abundant.
Lu Qiang hasn't thought of this method, but the subconscious Hanism made him unable to bear the poison of the people in the city, because the people in the city are also Han people.
In the turbulent years, the people are like grass in the wind, and it is not up to them to be ruled by whom. Lu Qiang thought that as long as he was a Han people, he should be among his own protection.
It is this psychology that drives Lu Qiang to make such a decision. It can also be said that this is a battle of wisdom and power. Power is important, but empty force is not enough.
20,000 Wei army iron horses went down the mountain like hungry wolves and rushed to Shangdang County crazily. Looking from afar, the black pressure could not see the end. This momentum alone was enough to shock people.
However, as the commander, Changsun Fei was a little depressed, because the village he passed by was not as rich as he thought, and he couldn't even touch the shadow of a woman.
Changsun Fei broke his head and didn't expect that Lu Qiang suggested that he go to the party county guard and quietly connect all the people of nearby villages and towns to the county. In his mind, the people must have slipped into the Shangdang county early to avoid the war.
But it's better to save the soldiers to plunder everywhere.
Before noon, the army killed the city of Shangdang County. Seeing the panicked defenders in the city from afar, Changsun Fei couldn't help laughing.
ordered the soldiers to disge off the horse and rest on the spot, and at the same time, a team of soldiers was transferred to cut down trees and make some simple siege equipment.
At this time, Lu Qiang had changed into Yan's military uniform and stared at the Wei army in the distance. This is his first close contact with grassland people.
Compared with the previous Qin army, the discipline is obviously not the same, but it is far more fierce than the Qin army and all the troops Lu Qiang has seen.
Beside Lu Qiang is the earthy Shangdang county guard and paragraph leader.
"Big.. General, the Wei army is so powerful, can we keep it?"
Lu Qiang did not tell him his true identity, at least it is not the time to let others know.
Lu Qiang took a long look at the paragraph and smiled, "Have you ever seen a war horse jump on the wall?" Speaking of this, his face turned whole and then said, "We have gathered the villagers from ten miles and eight townships these days. Now these fathers who support us are behind us. Once the city is broken, can you imagine what will happen to them?"
"I see that you are a good official, so I will do my best to help you. Now we have strong city protection, 3,000 county soldiers, countless good men of the Han family who want to defend the country, and 10,000 iron horses I brought, what else do you have to worry about?"
After listening to Lu Qiang's words, the paragraph of a civil official is long, and his face is better. Yes! There are more than 10,000 Jin army horses. What should I worry about?
This 10,000 iron horse was formed by the original three thousand iron riders in Jingzhou. In terms of loyalty and combat strength, it is unmatched by other armies.
In order to maintain his combat effectiveness, Lu Qiang only ordered 2,000 soldiers to go to the city to help defend the city. The others, led by Deng Xiang, are ready to attack at any time.
After noon, 20,000 Wei troops roared at the county, and many simple wooden ladders were mixed in the army.
After Changsun Fei led his army to the city, he first pretended to shout for surrender and not to kill. After receiving a reply, 3,000 iron riders immediately rushed up and began to shoot up the city outside the city.
Shangdang County is not a big county, and a moat is also pitifully narrow and has no effect at all, and shooting is the best ability of nomads.
Although there were walls and shields on the wall, the Wei army rode sharply, and many defenders were still shot.
Under the cover of these riders, 3,000 Wei troops, who jumped off their horses and became infantry, carried temporary ladders and flocked to the city wall.
In this case, the defenders are very disadvantageous. Although they are condescending, they dare not dare to poke their heads out. They can only watch the Wei army carrying the ladder getting closer and closer.
Although Lu Qiang was fighting with the Wei army for the first time, after a short period of surprise, he immediately asked Duan Zichang to gather archers and shoot into the sky.
Although the accuracy of this shooting method is not high, there is no need to aim at all when the enemy is dense. Just let the arrows find the target by themselves.
As the rain of arrows fell, the Wei army running in front was immediately shot down, and the offensive was also slow.
Changsun Fei, who watched the battle behind, couldn't help frowning when he saw the situation. The little Shangdang County also had such a tough counterattack, which was really unexpected.
However, this can't change anything. If you send a thousand riders to suppress the counterattack of the city head and create opportunities for the siege troops.