When he learned that many tribesmen were going to pursue Yong's army, Gao Changqing was very worried. Isn't this killing each other? Why didn't these tribes obey the command?
Cen Minghu ran at the front, his three-pointed two-edged sword trembling slightly in the wind. He drank enough human blood last night, and now he is thirsty again.
Dui Qi raised his sword and screamed, slashing at Cen Minghu. Cen Minghu vibrated the long sword in his hand, struck it on the steel knife, easily cut the scimitar into pieces, and then moved his hand forward, with blood on the tip of the blade.
The five hundred cavalry behind them collided with the tribesmen, just like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. Many of these tribesmen had no leather armor, and the weapons in their hands were old and broken. They encountered the Yong army's swords and guns, and were either broken or damaged.
Gao Changqing arrived panting and shouted: "Stop, I am Tianshui Prefect Gao Changqing, everyone stop, we are all our own people."
When Cen Minghu heard the shouts, he raised the long sword in his hand, and his subordinates quickly gathered around him. Those tribesmen were frightened by the killings, and dozens of them fell into a pool of blood in a short moment of contact.
Gao Changqing approached and asked loudly: "Which general is leading the army? I am Gao Changqing, the prefect of Tianshui."
Cen Minghu knew Gao Changqing and urged his horse forward, saying: "Prefect Gao, Cen Minghu is polite."
When Gao Changqing saw it was Cen Minghu, he smiled and said, "It turns out to be Cen Zhizhong, that's great."
The two briefly introduced the situation to each other on the horse, and Cen Minghu learned that these tribesmen were helpers hired by Gao Changqing.
There was a misunderstanding, and at Gao Changqing's suggestion, the casualties paid some corn and weapons and settled the matter. In troubled times, people's lives are like grass, and who else would feel sad for them except their own relatives.
Gao Changqing invited Cen Minghu to Roujiwu, which played into Cen Minghu's plan. He led his troops there
It was to take back Tianshui County, and it was just right to have a place to stay.
As for the malicious tribesmen around him, Cen Minghu didn't care. The purpose of these tribesmen was just for baggage, food, and weapons. He might as well give them some charity and let them be the vanguard of the siege. If they dared to make any move, his sons would be killed. The swords and arrows in his hands were sharp enough to kill them.
Qifu Tanda in Xinyang City received the detection report, and the Yong army followed the warriors of each tribe to Roujiwu. He was a brave general in the Western Qin Dynasty. He followed his father and brother to attack Tuyuhun, Liang and other countries. He conquered cities and villages and was invincible. He always believed that Yong's army was not terrible, it was just that the weapons in their hands were sharper and the weapons in their hands were sharper. How could they be as good as his son in a real fight.
During this expedition, Qifu Chipan gave him one-third of Qin's troops and horses. Qifu Tanda believed that as long as fifteen thousand troops and horses were enough to capture Tianshui and Lueyang, and maybe even Chencang.
In the battle of Linwei City, despite being ten times the number of defenders, Linwei was not damaged at all, which made Qifu Tanda feel that Yong's army was not vulnerable.
The east of Xinyang City was attacked by the Yong army at night. Qifu Tanda fled into Xinyang City in embarrassment, terrified. He once thought that he was used to life and death and had no fear, but last night when the Yong Army's cavalry tore the man in front of him into pieces, fear that he had never felt before came to his heart.
Of the 28,000 soldiers and horses, 5,000 were left in Ji County and 3,000 in the new capital city. The other 20,000 soldiers and horses followed him to attack Linwei City. At this time, less than 7,000 soldiers and horses fled back to the new capital city, and most of them were lost.
His subordinates suggested that the city's defenders and the escaped soldiers and horses, which numbered nearly ten thousand, might as well organize soldiers and horses to fight back and fight to the death with Yong's army.
Qifutanda feels
Feeling chills, his body under the fox fur was trembling slightly. His hands under the fur were clenched into fists, trying his best not to let the people on both sides see what was wrong with him.
"The army is newly defeated and has no fighting spirit." Qifu Tanda slowed down his speech to make himself look calm. "Gao Changqing summoned warriors from various tribes, and with the addition of light and heavy cavalry of Yong's army, the strength was already stronger than Our army, it is better to stay in the city and wait for our teacher to attack again."
Leaving behind 3,000 soldiers and horses, plus the 3,000 men originally stationed to guard Xinyang City, Qifu Tanda returned to Ji County, the seat of Tianshui County, with the remaining remnants of the army. After arriving in Ji County, Qifu Tanda went to Shu to plead guilty and asked the King of Qin to send troops to help.
Two days later, Gao Changqing and Cen Minghu led their troops to camp five miles south of Ji County. Gao Changqing led the tribes to camp in the west, and Cen Minghu camped in the east.
Qifutanda watched from the city wall. The camps to the east were in disorder, like mushrooms scattered on the grassland, with tents on the left and groups on the right. Yong's army's camp had walls and arrow towers erected, flags fluttering, and it was solemn.
Gao Changqing and Cen Minghu rode side by side and circled the county town of Hebei to choose a location to attack.
As a prefect, Gao Changqing was very familiar with the city of Hebei County. "Jixian County is more than five miles in radius. The city is two feet six feet high and two feet eight feet thick. It is bordered by the Weishui River in the north... This is the main road from the Western Regions and Liang to Chang'an, and caravans travel there. Continuously…”
Gao Changqing said with emotion that he had been the prefect of Tianshui County for more than a year and had done a lot. Naturally, he had feelings for the people of this land. When he learned that Ji County was taken away by the Qin army, he instantly had the idea of losing his family's dog. I had this feeling when I left Jin and fled to Chang'an.
Back then, Huan Xuan was forced to leave his hometown and come to Chang'an.
It has been more than ten years. Huan Xuan is dead, Yao Xing is dead, Yao Qin is dead, and I am getting old. I just want to return to my hometown as soon as possible. Looking at the city of Ji County, I suddenly feel that maybe my body is buried here. Nothing is impossible.
Cen Minghu didn't know Gao Changqing was feeling sentimental, so he pointed at the city and said, "The terrain in Ji County is flat. We can order people to fill in the high slopes with soil and rush directly into the city."
On November 20th, Qifutanda discovered that tens of thousands of men and women appeared on the east and south sides. They dug earth with carts and built mud mountains outside the city. More than a dozen mud mountains gradually rose up, forming gentle slopes. In three days, Regardless of day or night, it extends from sixty steps to the city to more than twenty steps away. In two days, it will be directly connected to the city.
Arrows were fired from the city, and people kept falling to the ground after being hit by arrows. Gao Changqing looked at the men and women who were shot dead and injured. These people were attracted by his promise of one stone of corn per day. Hundreds of people died under the arrows, and many corpses were found. He was thrown into this dirt slope just because he said he could exchange it for two more stones of corn.
Cen Minghu and his light cavalry were waiting in full formation. After Qifu Tanda discovered that something was wrong, he led his troops out of the city several times, only to return leaving more than a hundred corpses behind. Those corpses accelerated the progress of building the slope.
Standing at the top of the city, I could clearly see the faces of those who were trying to pick out the natives. There were only a few arrows left in the city, and the catapults were ineffective if the slopes were too close. Qifu Tanda felt that his skills were lacking. He originally wanted to I imitated Linwei City and poured water on the city wall to build an ice wall, but this trick didn't work.
Calculating the time, it would take at least five or six days for the reinforcements to arrive, but Ji County could no longer wait that long.
On November 27, the slope was so close to the city that a prancing horse could jump onto the city wall from the slope. west city gate,
Qifutanda led the Qin army out of the city and fled westward.
Along the way, Cen Minghu led his army to pursue them, and the tribes did not want to miss the opportunity to snatch them. The Qin army fought and retreated, and was in a state of embarrassment.
On November 29, after being charged by Yong's heavy cavalry for a while, the Qin army finally collapsed and fled in all directions. More than 10,000 soldiers and horses were scattered, and most of them became prisoners of various tribes.
In Xinyang City, the Qin army learned that Qifutanda had abandoned Jicheng and fled. Civil strife broke out. Xianbei general Lou Su Kun beheaded Qifu Guangyuan and surrendered to Gao Changqing outside the city.
On December 3, in Zhongtao City in the Western Qin Dynasty, Qifu Tanda met 10,000 reinforcements, with only more than 300 riders left.
Wang Yanshou, the general who led his army to pingdong, saw that Qifutanda's face was covered with dust, his eyes were sunken, and his beard was knotted. He was in a miserable state, and he did not have half of his usual calm demeanor. When he learned that there were only more than 300 cavalry left in the 26,000-strong army, Wang Yanshou changed his color and asked in surprise: "Is Yong's army so powerful?"
Wang Yanshou did not dare to go any further, so he led his army to garrison in Zhongtao City, and sent people to send Qifu Tanda to the Qinwang Qifu Chipan.
After Cen Minghu regained Tianshui County, he did not pursue it. After all, he did not have many troops under his command. Gao Changqing dismissed the tribesmen, and all other conditions were fulfilled except for ten stones of corn for each person to fight. Gao Changqing promised to petition Yonggong for these ten stones of corn, and it would be fulfilled by May next year at the latest.
There were some casualties among the various tribes, but the rewards of being invited to fight this time were still full. Most of the people returned satisfied with corn, leather armor, swords, guns, arrows, and prisoners. The young man Lang Jie Bohe stayed in Ji County and became Gao Changqing's personal entourage.
In Chencang City, Wang Zun received the news that Cen Minghu had regained Tianshui County, and he was unhappy with the news.
Wang Yidao: "He has captured Tianshui County, and Yu is still in Chencang City. It is difficult to find an excuse to share the credit. This Cen Minghu doesn't know how to wait for Yu."
Wang Yi felt disdainful in his heart. This guy either disliked the cold weather or said it was difficult to walk in the snow. He walked more than thirty miles a day and stayed in Chencang City for three days. Yesterday, he took him hiking to enjoy the snow and drink. It was not a march to fight.
In Chang'an City, Wang Zhen'e learned that Cen Minghu had recaptured Tianshui County, and sent a message to Wang Zun in Chencang, asking him to lead his army to Qiuchi and help Kuai En and Zhu Chaoshi seize the Qiuchi Kingdom.
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On November 25th, Yong's army had retreated to Fengzhou City for more than a month. The transportation of grain and grass from the old route was intermittent. Every time the grain and grass were escorted, they were attacked. There were defeated troops from Qiuchi and bandits and civilians. . Therefore, there were not many soldiers and horses left in Daocheng, and the number of soldiers escorting the grain and grass was only 600, which often allowed thieves to succeed.
Kuai En had to send soldiers and horses to Gudao City to escort them all the way. Two days ago, Zhu Chaoshi took 3,000 soldiers and horses to Gudao City to escort grain and grass. There were only more than 8,000 soldiers and horses left in the city.
The quartermaster reported that the firewood was running out. Taking advantage of the fine weather, Quin sent two thousand soldiers and horses out of the city to cut firewood with the people. The reconnaissance cavalry reported that Qiuchi's soldiers and horses had no unusual movements in Hechi City.
After sticking to Fengzhou City for more than a month, the soldiers were a little slack. When Kuai En patrolled the city, he found many soldiers hiding in tents or sheltered from the wind.
The weather was really cold. Quin tightened his cloak and just scolded a few words lightly, telling the soldiers not to neglect. After returning to his residence, he called the quartermaster and asked him to boil water with ginger and Sichuan pepper for the soldiers. They drink it to keep out the cold.
Before setting off from Chencang, Kuai En had received a letter from Yang Anxuan, mentioning the new system.
A batch of cotton-padded clothes can be used to keep out the cold. Why didn't Wang Jishishi send them?
Some time ago, Wang Zhen'e was acting wantonly in Chang'an, and he secretly reported it to his lord. Maybe he knew about it and was targeting him intentionally. Kuai En frowned slightly, feeling upset.
Lu Qiao was also upset. Qiu Chijun's spies who went out to collect firewood brought back a letter from Pingnan General Yang Fu, and decided to launch an attack tomorrow when the firewood collectors entered the city to seize Fengzhou City and let Lu Qiao The inside should cooperate with the outside to capture Kuai En. Afterwards, King Qiu Chi will grant him the title of Duke of Fengzhou.
Looking for wealth and honor in danger, Lu Qiao's eyes flashed with a ruthless look. As a Di man, his ancestors followed the country's lord. If the country faced a crisis, he should risk his life and be loyal to the country.
