On April 10, Yao Hui led his army out of the west gate to Chencang and handed over Anding City to the Daxia army. Helian Bobo and his second brother Wei Gong Helian Lijun led 6,000 soldiers and horses to guard Anding City. He led 20,000 light cavalry along the Jing River to Chang'an in the southeast. Annan prefect Lu Chao led the way and asked Qin's city to provide food and grass along the way.
Four hundred and twenty miles from Anding City to Chang'an City, it took Helian Bobo four days to reach Du Youting, seventeen miles west of Chang'an City, where King Zhao of Qin ordered the famous general Bai Qi to commit suicide.
Du You Pavilion was originally a post station of the Qin Dynasty. When Helian Bobo heard from Lu Chao that there was a Baiqi Temple in the pavilion, he reined in his horse and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu'an used his troops like a god. I admire him very much. I will pass by his temple and I must offer sacrifices." The ancestral hall was very simple and unattended, and there was no incense in the stone incense burner outside the hall. Helian Bobo stepped into the house and saw the statue of Bai Qi in the middle.
The colorful sculptures on the statue were mottled and peeled off, revealing the yellow mud body, making it impossible to distinguish Bai Qi's face; the confession had long been ruined into several wooden boards and piled haphazardly under the statue.
Qian Qianyi He Lianbobo looked at the clay tire and sighed: "You, a military god, have ended up like this. It is really sad." General Zhengxi scolded Yitar and said: "Wu'an Jun killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers in a trap, which harmed the peace of heaven and earth." , so I received this retribution." Helian Bobo said angrily: "Killing for the country is the loyalty of the minister. I hate that he is not under my command, even if he slaughters all the people in the world, I should also make him the king." As early as two days ago, Days before, Yang Anxuan had received the intelligence sent by Huang Fu from the city, and learned that Later Qin had summoned the Great Xia army to come for reinforcements.
The news was delivered by Zhao Kun, the concubine of the crown prince of Qin. After Yao Xing's death, no funeral was made secretly. In order to control the court, Yao Hong hired a large number of officials from the East Palace. As the concubine of the prince, Zhao Kun was outstanding in literature and was highly used by Yao Hong to participate in the court. He kept the secrets of the palace, drafted the edict, and the edict asking Helian Bobo for help came from his hand.
After learning about the news that Yao Hong had asked the Daxia Army to come for reinforcements, Zhao Kun thought about it again and again, feeling that the Qin State was about to be destroyed. Even if the Daxia Army came to help, he might not be able to save it. What's more, the king of Daxia, Helian Bobo, was cruel by nature. It would be better for the Qin State to perish in his hands. Let the Jin people take over.
Huang Fu was shocked when he learned from Xu Guang that the Qin State was asking for help from Daxia. If the Jin army was unprepared and was suddenly killed by the Daxia army, it would probably lose the war.
The next day it happened that Chang'an City opened its north gate to allow people to go outside the city to collect wild vegetables and cut firewood. Huang Fu personally mixed in with the crowd and left the city, and met Yang Anxuan in the evening.
When he learned that the Daxia Army was approaching, Yang Anxuan's heart sank. He had been on guard against a sneak attack by the Northern Wei Army, but he never thought that Later Qin would form an alliance with Daxia's enemy.
The Daxia army was mainly composed of light cavalry, one man and two cavalry, equipped with scimitars and long bows, holding long spears and heavy hammers, and were as fast as the wind.
Helianbo founded the Great Xia Kingdom. In order to maintain the speed of Qingqi, he did not establish a capital and went around nomadicly to plunder.
Yang Anxuan also felt a headache to deal with such a highly mobile and combat-effective team. This was the trouble of preparing a table of meals and having two tables of guests.
Until late at night, Yang Anxuan and others were still lying on the map watching, thinking, and discussing. Everyone agreed that they should defeat the Daxia army before it had a stable foothold.
"Yao Hong invited the Daxia Army to come, and he will definitely not let Helian Bobo enter Chang'an City," Yang Anxuan said: "The east and south sides are surrounded by our army, and the Daxia Army can only choose to camp on the north and west sides."
"Xia's army has tens of thousands of people, including many men and horses. The camp area is not small, and it must be close to Chang'an City to facilitate the transportation of grain and grass in the city." Wang Zhen's eyes flashed brightly, pointing to the camp three miles southwest of Chang'an City. Xiaodian said: "This is Yiyang Township. I guess the Daxia army is likely to camp here." The Jin army besieged Chang'an City. Yao Hong ordered the walls to be cleared and all the people within a radius of 20 miles of Chang'an moved into the city. The dramatic increase in population has also resulted in food shortages.
Yiyang Township is three miles southwest of Chang'an City, not far from the official road. Businessmen who miss the time to enter the city will stay in Yiyang Township for one night, which makes Yiyang Township prosperous. There are three Guangguang Inns in the town. There are more than ten families, restaurants and shops everywhere, and there are more than 3,000 households, which is no less generous than the county town.
Yang Anxuan sent reconnaissance cavalry to explore the surroundings and found that Yiyang Township was already deserted except for a few old people who still lived in their homes regardless of their family fortunes. The space here was large enough for Daxia soldiers and horses to camp.
Zhang Feng and Shen Qingzhi were sent overnight to Yiyang Township with 500 soldiers and more than 1,000 kilograms of gunpowder. Zhang Feng asked the soldiers to place the gunpowder in the clay pot device in dozens of hidden places. Before returning, they would place the gunpowder in the village. Take all the people away to avoid leaking the secret.
There were dozens of dead men lurking in the village. Zhang Feng remembered that he had been charged for trespassing and the forty military sticks were still recorded in his account. He wanted to make atonement and insisted on bringing the dead men into hiding. Shen Qing had no choice but to turn around and report to Yang Anxuan.
Yang Anxuan was so angry that he wanted to send Zhao Tian to escort him back. On the contrary, Zhao Tian was silent for a moment and said: "Whose son is not born of his parents? Other soldiers can risk their lives and hide in hiding. Since Zhang Feng wants to, let him go." In desperation, Yang Anxuan could only give up.
In the afternoon of the same day, Tan Mafei reported that the advance guard of the Daxia Army had arrived, and people from Chang'an City were sent to contact them.
At noon the next day, 20,000 Daxia Qingqi arrived, and the smoke and dust lingered for a long time. Helian Bobo looked around and finally set up a camp in Yiyang Township. He ordered people to search the village and found no abnormalities, and ordered to cut down trees and set up a camp to encircle Yiyang Township in the camp.
Yao Hong sent Chenliu King Yao Min to bring cattle, sheep and food to labor the army, and Anqing Duke Lu Long accompanied him. When he saw his brother Lu Chao coming with the Xia army, the two looked at each other, nodded and smiled, without saying a word.
Helian Bobo asked for 200,000 shi of corn and soybeans and fodder for the war horses. Yao Min argued hard and gave 50,000 shi of corn, a large amount of fodder for the horses, as well as cattle, sheep, dried meat, pickles and other supplies. The grain transport team drove from Xicheng into the camp in Yiyang Township.
The Jin army did not launch an attack on the city that day, but the Qin army rushed to the west city to watch the arrival of the Daxia army. The four gate guards did not stop them, intending to boost the morale of the defenders in the city.
Sure enough, after seeing the magnificence of tens of thousands of war horses, the morale of the Qin army greatly increased, they talked excitedly, and were full of confidence in defeating the Jin army.
At the time of Shen Zheng, Helian Bobo brought two thousand elites to the south camp of the Jin army to show off their power, leaving several long-lasting smoke and dust in the south gate of Chang'an.
After hearing the news, Yang Anxuan rushed from Dongying to Nanying and climbed to the high platform to watch the enemy. Wang Zhen sighed evilly: "No wonder the lord has repeatedly told him to be more careful when encountering Helian Bobo. The Daxia Qingqi is indeed skilled in riding and shooting, and is extremely tough. It's hard to believe that Let's compete with them on a flat and vast land." Yang Anxuan saw that the officers and men on the high platform were all shocked, and he laughed and said: "A ruler is short, an inch is long, and things are deficient. As long as we find the shortcomings, we can use them. Just attack with the commander. Everyone, can you think of any way to deal with Xia Qi?" The soldiers on the stage immediately became excited. Everyone knew that the lord liked to assess soldiers, and many of them were reused by Yang Anxuan because of this, and they were even directly promoted from ordinary soldiers to Commander, captain, this is a rare opportunity for many people.
Wang Zhen'e and others did not have to compete with ordinary soldiers for merit. They smiled and listened to everyone's suggestions. They might use chariots as a formation and slowly advance; It is not easy to use heavy cavalry to defeat the enemy; there is a way to lure the enemy to use iron caltrops, dig holes, use strong crossbows, occupy the ground, etc.; regardless of whether it is useful or not, everyone's fear of the Xia army's light cavalry is dissipated through heated discussions.
Yang Anxuan said to Zhu Lingshi: "Bo'er, lead 200 chariots out of the camp to see if the Xia army dares to fight." Zhu Lingshi readily accepted the order and led the army out of the camp happily.
Two hundred chariots formed an arc in front of the Xizhai with their backs to the camp. Thousands of soldiers set up crossbows and set up wolf traps to prepare.
It was the first time Helian Bobo saw such a formation, and he asked Lu Chao strangely. Lu Chao explained the power of this formation to Helian Bobo in detail: use a chariot as a barrier, connect it with iron ropes, and use a bed crossbow to activate it from a distance. The iron crossbow can be used to defeat the enemy at close range, it is very strong.
"It turns out to be a turtle shell." Helian Bobo smiled disdainfully, looked around and said, "Hey Yitar, you lead five hundred people to try to charge into the formation. Spread out the formation and attack the enemy with bows and arrows a hundred steps away. Don't be so easy. Approaching." Chi Yitar took the order and led 500 light cavalry to fight. Outside the south city of Chang'an was a vast flat land. The 500 cavalry scattered into a fan of about two miles and rushed towards the chariot array like a tide.
Zhu Lingshi stood on top of the chariot, with a sneer on his lips. Qin Qingqi had repeatedly lost troops and generals under the chariot formation. This time it was Daxia Qingqi's turn.
Xia Qi rushed to a hundred steps away, the horn sounded, Qing Qi nimbly turned his horse sideways and passed by a hundred steps away.
Countless arrows rose into the air and shot towards the Jin soldiers in the chariot formation.
"Hang the curtain and hold the shield," Zhu Lingshi ordered in a deep voice. The curtain was hung above the chariot, blocking only the incoming arrows. Fish that escaped the net were also blocked by the shield wall. This round of attack on the Xia army was in vain.
In the distance, Helian Bobo watched the battlefield situation seriously. Although he said he despised the Jin army, he actually paid great attention to the Jin army that had reached Chang'an City. He was about to fight the Jin army. The Han people's military strategy was not explain
"Know this and know the enemy and you will be safe in a hundred battles." If you want to fight the Jin army, you must understand their battlefield in advance. Helian Bobo glanced sideways at Lu Chao and other Qin generals who were accompanying him, and snorted coldly in his heart. These people all had evil intentions in their hearts and couldn't believe it.
"Sound the horn and let Chi Yitar attack." Helian Bobo ordered. At this time, Chi Yitar and his light cavalry had been cruising back and forth twice a hundred steps away. Long-range shots alone could not hurt the Jin army at all. The Xia army was impatient and eagerly urged their horses to go forward and kill them.
The horn sounded whimpering to convey the military order, and the light cavalry shouted excitedly, waving their scimitars and came towards the Jin army's vehicle formation.
"Get ready", when Xia Qi rushed fifty steps away, Zhu Lingshi ordered coldly,
"Shoot!" The iron crossbow arrows whizzed out with a black light, but the scene of people falling on their backs did not appear. Xia Jun's five hundred cavalry were originally scattered. When they saw the iron crossbows coming, they scattered to avoid them. Hundreds of crossbow arrows were fired at once. Only about twenty cavalry were hit by the arrows, while the other light cavalry continued to gallop forward.
Another round of iron crossbow arrows was fired, this time in conjunction with the scattering of bows and arrows in the chariot formation. More than forty riders fell to the ground, but the Xia army also rushed to a dozen steps away from the chariot formation.
"Wolf bamboo to meet the enemy", with an order, a wolf bamboo was erected on each chariot, and the front of the chariot was covered with branches.
The war horse was too close and could not be reined in while galloping. The horse's head hit the sharp thorns on the bamboo branches. Zhu Lingshi stabbed out the long spear in his hand and picked off a Xia soldier from his horse.
On the chariot, the soldiers holding spears stabbed at the Xia army's horses and soldiers one after another. People raised their heads and horses neighed in front of the formation.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yi Ta quickly raised his sword and shouted: "Back off, back off." Leaving hundreds of corpses in front of the formation, Xia Jun retreated. Seeing fearful faces on the left and right, Helian laughed and said: "This turtle shell is really tricky, but the turtle can only lie down and cannot move. The Jin army's camp stretches for more than ten miles. I don't believe that the Jin army has so many tanks to surround the entire camp. Tomorrow I will personally lead the army to break through the Jin army. Camp, let them never come back." Xia Jun beside him raised his scimitar in the air,
"Ho, ho, ho..." Howling loudly, the momentum is like a rainbow.
