Lin Ye's cavalry battalion of the Cowardly Army bypassed the Beiye Army and stationed itself about a hundred miles away from Xiantang City.
The scouts came to report that the Beiye Army brigade, still carrying a large number of Dongbo people, had arrived outside Xiantang City.
This time, Tuoba Lie had no way out.
If he loses this place in Dongbo again, he will have nowhere to go and no way to escape.
Lin Ye speculated that the two teams, Ning Shehai's Xiangshan Camp and Ning Haitang's Guzhu Camp, would probably arrive in Dongbo soon.
So Tuoba Lie didn't have much time. If he could break through Xiantang within a month, he could still defend it.
If he couldn't break through, he would probably have no choice but to retreat and quickly withdraw his troops back to Liyang. With that isolated city as a basis, he could hold on for as long as he wanted. By then, Ning Shehai and Ning Haitang would definitely arrive.
But Lin Ye didn't want Tuoba Lie to die in the hands of Ning Shehai or Ning Haitang.
In the next few days, Lin Ye only took a group of soldiers to watch the battle not far outside Xiantang City.
The Beiye army attacked very fiercely, but Lin Ye saw with clairvoyance that the imperial flag of Lord Dongbo was flying on the city wall, so the Dongbo defenders fought particularly bravely.
However, what people didn't expect was that there were actually many teams of Dongbo rebels coming from other directions.
They are not here to help defend the city, they are here to help siege the city.
It can be seen that in the past ten years, Tuoba Lie's penetration of Dongbo has far exceeded that of Loufan people.
Many of them may even be double agents of Tuoba Lie and Lou Fan.
What is even more unexpected is that many rebel teams carry a large number of siege equipment.
This shows that Tuoba Lie has already planned to attack Immortal Tang.
Lin Ye sat on the horse and observed carefully with his clairvoyance. The more he looked, the more sad he felt.
Don't the Dongbo people understand that at this time, they are helping Tuoba Lie to attack Xiantang. Even if they can defeat them, can Dayu let them go?
On weekdays, it seems that Tuoba Lie only has the more than 100,000 Beiye troops. Even if he can fight, he cannot withstand the encirclement and suppression of the imperial army.
But now I know that Tuoba Lie trained more teams in Dongbo than he bribed in Guzhu.
For more than ten years, Tuoba Lie assigned his men to Dongbo and tried his best to expand his team.
What he didn't dare to do in Yunzhou, he did it unscrupulously in Dongbo and Guzhu.
The offensive and defensive battles in Xiantang City were far more brutal than when the rebels attacked Guzhuyangzi City.
Tuoba Lie's personal command was not comparable to that of Tuoba Ningxiu.
"General."
Pang Panghai pointed to one side.
The rebels hiding here in Dongbo are assembling a stone dump truck in front of the formation.
It seems that in order to avoid daily searches, these large siege equipment rebels were built separately.
Divide the drawings of the trebuchet into several parts. People in this place will only build one of them, and another place will make another one of them.
After arriving outside Xiantang City, these rebels transported the equipment and assembled it together.
"General."
Pang Panghai asked: "Do you want to provide some support? Otherwise, I'm afraid that Xiantang City won't be able to support our large group of people."
Lin Ye still didn't respond.
After a while, Lin Ye put down his clairvoyance and said, "Let's talk about it in two days."
After saying that, he turned his horse back.
By the next morning, the Kitano Army's rock-repulsing trucks had been assembled, and there were more than a dozen of them, but it seemed that this was obviously not the entire number.
Since noon, trebuchets have been bombarding the walls of Xiantang City indiscriminately.
Tuoba Lie planned to use this method to directly blast a gap in the city wall.
Lin Ye came to observe again. Seeing the broken stones flying on the city wall, his subordinates were a little anxious, but Lin Ye remained indifferent.
Xu Haoran felt uncomfortable looking at it. If he continued to smash like this, he was afraid that within a few days, a hole would really be made in the city wall.
He went to Lin Ye and asked for three thousand cavalry to raid the Beiye Army's trebuchet position.
Seeing his resolute attitude, Lin Ye replied... Have you seen the Beiye Army cavalry?
Xu Haoran was stunned by this question.
Lin Ye only said this, and then turned his horse back to the cavalry team.
Xu Haoran thought there for a long time and finally understood what the general meant.
From the time the Beiye Army chased them all the way to Binglinxian Tang City, their main cavalry force never showed up.
The Beiye Army's catapult is now mostly used as a bait.
Xu Haoran thought, he was thinking about how to help the Dongbo people, while the general was thinking about how to reduce the casualties of his cowardly brothers.
But Xu Haoran's thoughts represent the thoughts of many cowardly soldiers.
Now that they are all here, they all want to fight Tuoba Lie's Beiye Army with real swords and guns.
They were all soldiers and they were not convinced.
Lin Ye has never allowed them to contact the Beiye Army. Even if they fought vigorously before, they were still fighting against the Dongbo rebels.
At this moment, the Beiye Army was in front of them, and the cavalry of the Cowardly Army felt there was no need to be afraid, especially the soldiers under Yun Guhong.
Xu Haoran figured it out, but he wasn't that worried. The cavalry battalion had won consecutive battles, and even he felt that there was no enemy worth avoiding.
He went up to the forest and asked behind the leaves: "General, do you want me to bring a thousand soldiers and horses to try? If there is an ambush, turn back immediately."
Lin Ye glanced at him: "Since when did you start thinking that the lives of a thousand people could be taken for a try?"
Xu Haoran was stunned by this question.
Lin Ye said: "If you want to give it a try, go yourself."
Xu Haoran didn't know whether to speak for a moment. The general's tone was a little chilly, but he wasn't stupid and couldn't hear it.
At this moment, he heard a cheer from the distance behind him.
The sound was so loud that it could be heard even from such a distance.
Xu Haoran looked back and saw a burst of smoke and dust rising from the wall of Xiantang City, as if a small piece of the wall had been knocked off.
The Beiye Army's trebuchets kept hitting one point, even if Xiantang City was made of copper and iron, it would be broken.
The cheers of the Beiye Army made Xu Haoran feel tight. Although he had just been scolded by Lin Ye, he still felt that he should try again.
If Xiantang City was breached so quickly, wouldn't the general's plan of using the Dongbo people to consume Tuoba Lie's Beiye Army also failed?
He chased after her, thinking about what words he should use as he ran.
But at this moment, a cavalry team was seen rushing out of the slant and heading straight for the Beiye Army's catapult.
Xu Haoran saw it, and so did Lin Ye.
"Whose team!"
Lin Ye's face turned cold.
Xu Haoran caught up: "General, it looks like a battalion of General Dou's cavalry."
"Dou Yong?!"
Lin Ye's eyes already showed murderous intent.
Dou Yong was a general under Yun Guhong, and later took refuge with Ning Haitang in Longzhangtai.
Dou Yong didn't really have much respect for Lin Ye. If he really wanted to be in awe, he had more respect for Ning Haitang than Lin Ye.
This person just felt that Lin Ye didn't even dare to harass, but only dared to raid the Dongbo rebels. He really didn't deserve the name of a general.
Furthermore, these surrendered soldiers have a bad reputation after all, and they only hope to get more military honors in Dongbo so that they can go back in high spirits.
At this time, Dou Yong brought his battalion of cavalry back from elsewhere. He saw the rebels' trebuchets attacking the city. Xiantang was in danger of breaking the city. He also saw that there were not many troops on the side of the trebuchets, so he ordered a sudden advance.
His subordinates also advised him that he should inform the general first.
Dou Yong only said that the general only dared to bully the Dongbo people and did not dare to fight the Beiye army.
Moreover, the battle situation is changing rapidly. God knows whether Xiantang City will be breached once the general is consulted.
He had no intention of asking Lin Ye for instructions. He was still thinking, I will fight a good fight this time and see what you can do with me.
The cavalry team of more than a thousand people rushed directly towards the trebuchet.
Lin Ye saw it and it was too late to stop him. He immediately ordered everyone to mount their horses and prepare to respond.
Over there, Dou Yong saw that there were at most some infantrymen on the trebuchet position, but he didn't pay attention at all.
The sword was pointed forward, and the morale of more than a thousand cavalry was like a rainbow.
However, among the leading generals in this world, whoever underestimates Tuoba Lie will be in trouble.
No matter how powerful the trebuchet was, there was no way it could collapse the city wall in less than half a day of attack.
After all, Xiantang City is the capital city, and the city walls are strong. If stones were thrown on them and they would break, then Xiantang City would have been captured by the Loufan people.
There is something wrong with the stones thrown out by trebuchets. Some of them are not stones at all.
There was a large amount of dust and gravel hidden inside, and it was just a shell. When it hit the city wall, it shattered, the dust flew up, and the gravel inside also fell down.
This gave people in the distance the illusion that the city wall had collapsed, and the Beiye army was still cheering, in order to confuse the timid army.
Dou Yong used to be Yun Guhong's subordinate. Yun Guhong was completely injured by Tuoba Lie's scheme. Dou Yong was always holding his breath and wanted to regain face from the Beiye Army.
Only after killing him did he realize how stupid he was, but it would be difficult to get out after killing him.
On the other side of the riprap truck, many Kitano troops were hidden behind the piled stones.
As soon as Dou Yong's cavalry rushed in, Tuoba Lie saw it. With the flag waved, two cavalrymen rushed out from the formation to block the retreat of the cowardly cavalry.
And those ambush on the other side of the catapult, although they were infantry, were all spearmen.
The light cavalry rushed in and fell into a quagmire.
When Lin Ye and his troops tried to rescue them, more than a thousand people were completely trapped. Tuoba Lie's two cavalrymen blocked them from the left and right. Lin Ye gave an order and the team retreated.
Many soldiers were unwilling to leave and wanted to rescue their comrades. At this time, they probably felt that Lin Ye was cruel.
After Lin Ye led the cavalry to retreat, Dou Yong relied on his martial arts to kill hundreds of people.
He also had a sudden flash of inspiration, and instead of rushing out, he rushed down to Xiantang City, and then ran back in a circle.
There were more than a thousand people, but not even one-tenth came out.
One day later, at the place where Lin Ye's team was stationed, Dou Yong came back with dozens of remaining soldiers. As soon as he entered the door, he started shouting.
He kept cursing, saying that Lin Ye refused to save him and that all his brothers were killed by Lin Ye.
When Lin Ye heard the voice, he just looked at Dou Yong with an indifferent expression.
"You don't deserve to be a general!"
Dou Yong ignored the obstruction and rushed to Lin Ye: "You could obviously save us, why did you lead the troops back! I saw it all, you just let us die on purpose!"
Lin Ye still looked at him indifferently.
Dou Yong cursed at the top of his lungs for about a moment.
Lin Ye looked around: "Does anyone else think that I should do my best to rescue yesterday?"
Two of Yun Guhong's men stood up. At this time, one was named Zhao He and the other was named Song Cunming. They came from the same background and naturally wanted to stick together.
Lin Ye looked at it and asked, "Is there any more?"
No one dares to stand up anymore.
The people from Kuizi Camp and Quezi Camp will definitely not come forward, and Wu Lingwei and the previous cavalry will certainly not come forward either.
Lin Ye said: "It seems that there are only three of you. Dou Yong first whipped a hundred, then pulled him out and beheaded him. He stripped off the general armor of Zhao He and Song Cunming. The cavalry under their two subordinates have since been disbanded and are no longer under my control. They were no longer Dayu’s soldiers, leaving behind their weapons, armor, and war horses, and drove them out of the camp.”
Song Cunming and Zhao He suddenly turned pale with fright and became anxious.
"Why do you treat us like this? We were assigned to you by His Majesty. You have no right to do this!"
Lin Ye said: "Whoever says one more word will be beheaded."
Zhao He subconsciously took a step back and shut up.
Song Cunming roared: "How dare you!"
Lin Ye moved, grabbed Song Cunming's neck instantly, and then threw him back: "Da Dahai!"
Song Cunming rolled to the ground and before he could get up, Pang Panghai chopped off his head with a single blow.
Dou Yong wanted to take action, but Lin Ye flicked his finger. Dou Yong's acupuncture points were restrained and he could not move.
Pang Panghai went up with his soldiers, stripped off his armor, tied him to a tree and whipped him a hundred times.
Lin Ye looked at Zhao He: "Do you have anything else to say?"
Zhao He silently asked someone to peel off the general's armor, then clasped his fists and said, "The soldiers are not guilty. Please leave them, General, and give them a way to survive."
Lin Ye: "What I gave you was a way to survive."
Xu Haoran and others also stepped forward and lowered their voices to persuade Lin Ye to keep the two thousand cavalry. After all, now was the time to employ people.
But if Lin Yeruo is determined, who can persuade him?
Two thousand cavalrymen were driven out by him without leaving any one behind.
The soldiers who took off their armor and weapons and could only leave on foot turned back three times at a time.
Not many of the 12,000-strong cavalry team died in battle. If we don't count the more than 1,000 people who died at the gate of Xiantang City due to Dou Yong's incompetence, only a few hundred people died in the previous battle.
Now, more than two thousand people have been blown away.
