In the Battle of Kongtong, most of the Qin army suffered casualties. Yang Anxuan left three thousand men to clean up the battlefield, and took the rest of the troops back to Qiugu City first. The Xia army was still coveting it and could not be ignored.
When they arrived at Yinmi City, the Qin army in the city had already fled, and the entire city became empty. The sound of horse hooves echoed in the city, describing the cruelty and ruthlessness of war.
Yinmi City (now Xiwuli Baili Township, Lingtai County, Gansu Province) is located southwest of Quaigu City (today's Changwu County, Shaanxi Province and Shaozhai Town, Lingtai County, Gansu Province), almost the same as Yuande City (southeast of today's Jingchuan County, Gansu Province) Distributed in an equilateral triangle, Yang Anxuan decided to garrison here.
There was nothing in the city, the city walls were still there, and the four gates were intact. The army carried enough rations for five days. Yang Anxuan decided to station here temporarily and sent Shen Qingzhi to Quaigu City to collect rations.
In Yuande City, Helianbobo learned that Qifu Chipan had abandoned Yinmi and returned to Wushi. At this time, he felt the shadow of failure hovering above his head.
He brought tens of thousands of troops to the west, but lost 20,000 people and gained little. If he returned to the royal court by the Wuding River like this, I'm afraid the tribes would be alienated from him, and it might not be that easy to recruit for battle again.
Looking back on my past, I made my fortune by killing my father-in-law, Wu Yigan, and annexing his tribes. I conquered and conquered Xianbei, Xue Qian and other tribes. I led the surrendered tribes to conquer the east and west, starting from Yao Qin, Tufa Liang and Tuoba Wei. They plundered cattle, sheep, and people, gradually grew in power over ten years, and changed their surname to establish the Daxia Kingdom.
He relied on his decisiveness in killing, fearlessness in battle, and cruelty of his subordinates to intimidate the tribes into obeying his orders. However, Helian Bobo knew that once they suffered a major defeat, most of those tribes would become disloyal, like Xue Qian and the tribes north of the Qinling Mountains, even if the reverse was not true. If you attack yourself, you will also run away. When the time comes, there will be no need for Yong's army to pursue you, and Daxia will be torn apart.
The silver cup in his hand was squeezed out of shape, and he threw the cup to the ground with a loud bang. There was no way out. He had to fight Yong's army. The only way to escape was to win.
Helian Bobo ordered the princes stationed in Xichuan and Quyi to come together with their troops and recruit more tribesmen to the royal court. There were 50,000 soldiers and horses, enough to fight Yong's army.
Three days later, before Zhuzi led his army to arrive, the scouts reported to Helian Bobo that Yong's army was transporting grain, grass and baggage from Quaigu City to Yinmi City.
After Helianbobo inquired carefully, he felt that the grain and grass should be seized, and he sent an order: "Gather all your troops and horses, kill Yong's army, and seize supplies."
The sky has been sunny for seven or eight days in a row, and the snow on the ground has almost melted. The horses' hooves are like beating drums on the frozen hard ground. From five or six miles away, Shen Qingzhi can see the flying dust in the distance. .
Looking at the momentum of the smoke and dust, Shen Qingzhi knew that the number of Xia's cavalry was around 10,000, and the number of soldiers and horses escorting the grain and grass was only 2,000, so they were outnumbered.
Shen Qingzhi was well prepared and ordered the cart axles to be chopped, the straw bags to be torn open, and the corn to be scattered. Then he let go of the cattle pulling the cart and drove the cattle towards Xia Qi, who was galloping towards them. Seeing Xia Qi appear inside and outside, Shen Qing led his men and fled south.
The Xia army roared in like a tide. When they saw the cattle fleeing in all directions and the corn scattered on the ground, they raised their swords to celebrate. Helian Bobo rode his horse and glanced along the convoy. The axles of the ox carts were broken and the corn was scattered. Even if the grain was obtained, it would be difficult to take it away.
Could it be that Yong's army was deceitful? Helian Bobo ordered a search of the materials discarded by Yong's army to see if there was any abnormality. There was nothing except food, and Helian Bobo became more and more suspicious. His subordinates were already competing for cattle and corn. Helianbobo looked at the scattered team and ordered the horn to sound.
The horn sounded and the Xia cavalry lined up. Helianbobo said loudly: "The Yong army abandoned the supplies and probably wanted to set up an ambush while we were hauling the food back. Don't be careless."
After calling the army guide, Helianbobo asked, "How far is this place from Yinmi City?"
The guide identified it, pointed to the southwest and said, "It shouldn't be more than twenty miles away."
Helian Bobo pondered for a moment and then ordered: "Helian Aliluo, you lead two thousand people to stay behind to take care of the food. The others will follow me to Yinmi City to have a look."
The horses' hoofs were rolling, heading towards Yinmi City. After ten miles, they saw five or six thousand Yongqi approaching in the distance.
Helian Bobo stared at the smoke and dust brought up by the Yong cavalry, took out the dragon bird sword, and sneered: "These Yong soldiers want to snatch back the food. The sons and daughters disperse and kill the Han slaves."
Xia Qi shot out in all directions like countless arrows, and the arrows scattered all over the sky towards the approaching Yong army.
Xia Qi was as nimble as a fish swimming in the water, and his cavalry and shooting skills were much better than those of Yong's army. However, Yong's army also had its advantages, with strong armor and sharp weapons, and the two sides fought together.
"Destroy the enemy individually", Yang Anxuan ordered Hou Yong Qi to spread out and head towards Xia Qi. The star-chasing horse passed through the gap between the rushing horses, and the long branches flashed like lightning, causing screams.
Swinging his sword to chop down a Yong cavalry, Helian Bobo's eyes fell on Yang Anxuan, who was more than ten feet away. The horse was like a dragon and the man was like a tiger. This Yong general was extremely fierce.
The Han people said that they wanted to capture the thief and capture the king, so Helian Bobo rode his horse towards Yang Anxuan. The dragon bird's sword trembled slightly in the wind, and the dragon bird on the blade seemed to be flying into the air to devour blood.
The cold wind was blowing, and Yang Anxuan looked at each other. His eyes were attracted by this strange-shaped knife. The word "dragon bird" flashed in his mind. His eyes glanced at the face of the man holding the knife, with sword-like eyebrows and tiger eyes. With a handsome face, this person is most likely King Helianbobo of Xia.
He pressed down hard on the long spear in his hand, and the tip of the spear pointed towards Helianbobo's lower abdomen. Helian Bobo pushed the vertical knife outward and hung out the long spear. When the two horses crossed each other, Changsha and the slashed knife collided again, making a crisp sound, and the two horses passed each other.
Qingqi fought and had no choice but to move forward bravely. When the two armies penetrated each other, Helian Bobo looked at Yang Anxuan with his sword and shouted loudly: "I am the son of Xia Tian, who are you?"
Sure enough, it was Helian Bobo. Yang Anxuan raised his long spear high and responded in a loud voice: "Hongnong Yang Anxuan, come to take your head."
Helian Bobo looked up to the sky and laughed wildly: "There are countless people who wanted to take my head, but I cut off their heads all the time."
After saying that, Helian Bobo urged his horse to kill Yang Anxuan. Yang Anxuan was unwilling to show weakness and rode his horse to meet him. The swords and swords struck each other, making a dense collision sound, and the two riders passed each other again.
The Xia army had an advantage in terms of strength, and their cavalry and shooting skills were superior to that of the Yong army. After several clashes, hundreds of Yong cavalry fell in a pool of blood. Helian Bobo proudly waved the dragon bird in his hand and roared that he wanted to chop off Yang Anxuan's dog's head.
At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and it would be dark in another quarter of an hour. Yang Anxuan ordered the trumpets to be blown, and Yong Qi evacuated to Yinmi City under his leadership.
Helian Bobo was not willing to let Yong's army leave, and he chased closely behind him, and soon Yinmi City appeared in front of him. Yong Qi galloped in from the open east gate, and Xia Qi followed him before he could close the city gate. Xia Jun rushed into the Yinmi City, shouting excitedly.
Yang Anxuan did not stop in the city. He led Qingqi directly through the city and left Yinmi City from the west city. Helian Bobo rushed into the Yinmi City with his troops and found that the city was empty, so he quickly ordered to look around. Soon a scout reported that the north and south gates of Yinmi City were blocked by stones, and only the east and west gates were accessible.
"No," Helian Bobo hurriedly ordered, "Get out of the city quickly."
At this time, there were ambushes on the city wall, and rockets were fired into the city. The city was filled with wood and straw, sprinkled with gunpowder, which would ignite in case of fire.
Seeing the flames rising, Helian Bobo remembered the situation in Yiyang Township, and Yinmi City became another Yiyang Township. He whipped his horse desperately towards the east gate. At this time, the city gate was crowded with a large group of Xia troops who wanted to go out. Outside the city, Shen Qingzhi and his two thousand troops were already waiting.
Bows and arrows were fired at the city gate, and corpses piled up at the city gate. It was difficult for even people to climb out of the city, let alone horses. In Xicheng, Yang Anxuan also blocked the city gate to prevent Xia Qi from escaping from the city.
Seeing the fire getting bigger and bigger, Helianbobo quickly ordered: "Go up to the city wall and find a way out of the city."
After the Yong army lurking on the city wall lit a fire, they climbed down the city along the ropes that had been prepared. When the Xia army rushed to the top of the city, there was no one there.
Seeing Erlang running around like headless flies in the city to avoid the fire, he could still feel the heat on his face while standing on the city wall. Helian Bobo's heart felt cold. Could it be that he was going to die here.
The bodyguard on the body reminded: "Your Majesty, you can use your cloak and fur to tie a rope and hammer it down to the city."
Relying on the ropes made of furs, several personal guards descended the city first, followed by Helianbobo. With little effort, he knocked down three to four hundred people from the top of the city.
Helian Bobo didn't dare to wait any longer. If Yang Anxuan discovered that they had escaped from the city,
, there is no war horse at this time, so he can only be captured with his hands tied.
Flames shot into the sky in the dark city. Helian Aliluo, who was twenty miles away, also noticed the night sky illuminated red by the flames, and quickly brought a thousand Qingqi to check out the cause.
Halfway through, they met Helian Bobo and others who were fleeing in embarrassment. Helian Aliluo hurriedly asked his subordinates to give up their war horses, and the other soldiers rode two men at a time, joined Xia Qi who was guarding the food, and hurriedly fled towards Yuande City. At this time, it was urgent to escape, and the corn and cattle left by Yong's army could not be taken care of at all.
After daybreak, the fire gradually extinguished, and the air was filled with a disgusting smell of burning. Yang Anxuan sent a team of troops into the city to check. The city was full of charred horse and human corpses. A preliminary count of the Xia Jun who had been burned to death was More than five thousand.
Someone found dozens of fur clothes ropes tied together on the city wall. Searching the body did not reveal the Dragon Bird Sword. Yang Anxuan estimated that Helian Bobo had escaped.
When Yang Anxuan entered Yinmi City, he found that Yinmi had become an empty city, so he devised a plan to lure the emperor into an urn, asking Shen Qingzhi to escort the grain and grass, and deliberately lured Helian Bobo into an ambush.
At this moment, Yinmi City had been reduced to ruins by the flames of war. Yang Anxuan led his army to leave and came to the place where the food and grass were lost in Chongqing, where the corn was piled intact. After gathering the cattle and repairing the axles, Yong's army returned to Quaigu City.
Helianbobo fled back to Yuande City, with less than 4,000 soldiers and horses around him. Helianbobo did not dare to delay, so he left Yuande City and fled towards Xichuan that day. On the way, he met 18,000 troops and horses led by Helianlun, Helianan and others. He breathed a sigh of relief and led his army to turn back. Nishikawa.
After Yang Anxuan arrived at Quaigu City, the reconnaissance cavalry reported that the Xia army had abandoned the city and fled. Yang Anxuan led his army to Anding City.
In Anding City, the defenders burst into cheers when they saw the Yong-character flag flying high. Guo Gong ordered the ice wall blocking the city gate to be knocked open, and went out to greet them together with Liao Hui and others.
On the second day, Yang Anxuan paid homage to Fu Hongzhi and decided to bury his coffin in Xiyan Mountain in the west of Anding City. According to the layout of Yanshi Zhongyi Tomb, Yang Anxuan planned to build a monument for Fu Hongzhi and include the names of the soldiers who died in the expedition. Engraved on the stele, it will receive the fireworks of future generations.
Later, Yang Anxuan ordered the pursuit of Helian Bobo. The three armies were excited and the crowd was furious. Sima Liao Hui invited him to be the vanguard and vowed to cut off his head to commemorate Fu Hongzhi's destiny in heaven.
On February 12, 20,000 Yong troops from Anding and Quaigu gathered in Qixian County and marched toward Xichuan City in the northeast.
