At dusk, Tuyuhun in Lenghuyuan launched a fierce offensive against the Sui army camp. At this moment, Quan Xu had personally led the remaining soldiers to fight in the front camp, and the person commanding on the observation deck was the marching commander Shi Wangcong.
Wang Cong looked at the front line of the war where the sound of killing was loud and clear, his eyes full of worry. The Tuyuhun army was just as he had worried before. When the elite divisions entered the battlefield, they never stopped, one after another like a stormy sea. Sweeping towards the military camp.
Fortunately, Yang Ji's letter greatly boosted the morale of the defenders. Otherwise, the Sui soldiers who fought purely by will would not be able to hold on. On top of the camp fence, a Sui soldier was being pierced by the weapons of three Tuyuhun soldiers. In the horrified eyes of the enemy, he used up the last strength of his body to rush forward, allowing the weapons to penetrate his body, and then fought with the three The enemy troops rolled down the camp fence together.
A Tyuhun Army soldier jumped over the wooden wall and chopped down a wounded Sui Army soldier. But before he could be happy, a tearing pain suddenly came from his ankle. When he looked down, he saw that the soldier was biting him. On his feet, he raised the sword angrily and was about to chop off the soldier's head. However, before the raised sword fell, the soldier held his feet, roared and rolled hard, and fell. Lower the camp fence.
The same scene was constantly being played out on the camp fence. The remaining soldiers guarding the camp burst out with courage and courage, making even the most elite soldiers under Murong's patrol feel terrified.
Tuoba Kuan retreated from the camp fence in a state of embarrassment and disheveled hair. He said to Murong Xun, "Deputy Commander, the Sui army is crazy! They are all crazy!"
There were no major wounds on Tuoba Kuan's body, but he was covered in cuts and bruises like a beggar who had been bitten countless times by dogs. Murong Xun even saw several teeth marks on his face. After hearing what Tuoba Kuan said, Murong Xun sneered and said, "The Sui army is just struggling to the death. They can't hold on for much longer. If they continue to attack, I want to see how long they can hold on!"
Tuoba Kuan suggested to him: "Deputy Commander, the soldiers of the Sui army were supported by their breath. Their explosive fighting power caused great casualties to our army. But once the fighting stopped, their breath If it leaks; afterwards, it will be like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, ready to be slaughtered. Can we stop fighting for two or three moments first?"
As an experienced battlefield general, Tuoba Kuan knew that the most terrifying thing about the tired army was the determination and explosive power supported by this tone. Fighting them at this time would definitely hurt both sides; but if they were surrounded without attacking, Their over-exhausted bodies will soon fall into unimaginable weakness, and some soldiers will even die from their hollowed-out bodies due to sudden stops.
It was this realization that led him to make this suggestion. If they ceased fighting for two or three moments and then attacked again, the extremely weak Sui army would be unable to resist and would not cause any damage to them.
That being the case, why not do it?
Murong Xun also understood this truth, but as the commander-in-chief of his army, he had his own considerations and concerns. He shook his head and said: "You are right, but there are too many variables. We cannot delay for a moment. You must lead the army to attack immediately. Completely capture this camp before dark."
"General, I obey!" After the order, Tuoba Kuan could only bow down and obey the order. When he stood up straight, his body shook violently, and he stared at the void behind Murong Xun in stunned silence.
"What?" Murong Xun saw that Tuoba Kuan suddenly became so abnormal, he couldn't help but turned around and looked forward.
I saw five beacon smoke curling up in the void, and the beacon tower in the military camp also lit five beacon fires. The five dazzling flames were particularly dazzling in the vast twilight. The alarm from Dangjincheng finally arrived at Lenghuyuan. Warning horns also sounded in the camp, and the desolate and dull horns echoed over this area.
The Tuyuhun soldiers on the mountainside turned around and stared at the military camp, looking at the camp and the beacon smoke rising in the distance. They looked at each other for a moment, and then there was an uproar and discussion.
"Deputy Marshal, when Jincheng is lost, the Marshal orders us to withdraw immediately." Tuoba Kuan finally came to his senses and looked at Murong Xun with a pale face, his voice trembling as he spoke.
Murong Xun naturally understood the meaning of the five beacon smokes, but he never expected that Jincheng would be lost so quickly. When he looked back at the Sui camp that was in danger and about to be breached, he was suddenly shocked and angry.
Intersected and heartbroken, Er spat out a mouthful of blood, and his vision went dark. Tuoba Kuan was so frightened that he quickly supported his swaying body: "Deputy Commander, calm down! Deputy Commander, calm down!"
"I'm fine!" Murong Xun slowly came to his senses, waved his hand to the soldiers who had gathered around him, and said miserably: "Send the order and tell the soldiers to withdraw and return to the camp."
"Yes!" The soldiers hesitated for a moment, then quickly ran to find the ordering soldiers and asked them to blow the order to withdraw the troops and return to the camp.
When the soldiers fighting in the front heard the sound of the horn, they retreated like a tide.
"Ha, we've fallen short, we've fallen short!" In just a moment, Murong Xun seemed to have aged more than ten years. He closed his eyes in pain, but tears rolled down uncontrollably. He said in a trembling voice: "When Jincheng was lost, , when Jincheng was lost so quickly, where should we go?"
"Deputy Commander, when Jincheng has fallen, it is useless to say anything now." Tuoba Kuan forced himself to calm down and said anxiously: "The hearts of the soldiers are completely confused. Once the Sui army reinforcements arrive, there will be no survivors. Reason. At this moment, I think it is safe to evacuate the soldiers to the Tuolaihe camp."
Murong Xun was heartbroken and asked sadly: "Evacuate? How to evacuate?"
Tuoba Kuan said loudly: "First gather the soldiers, then abandon the baggage and withdraw the troops eastward along the Mustang River. Otherwise, things will change if it is too late."
"That's the only thing!" Murong Xun was extremely unwilling. However, even if they killed all the Sui soldiers in the camp and entered Dunhuang County, there would be no benefit at all and they would not be able to change the outcome of the Western Battlefield's failure.
The top priority is not to kill the Sui army to vent their anger or to break into Dunhuang counties, but to find ways to preserve Tuyuhun's vitality. If he wants to make a quick gain and the whole army is surrounded by the Sui army or is exterminated, Tuyuhun's situation will be More difficult.
The general was still disheartened and at a loss, let alone the ordinary soldiers. The originally high morale quickly faded when the Sui army's beacon smoke was lit and the warning horn sounded. The earth-shattering enemy-killing slogans just shouted also disappeared. Every day, All the soldiers were uneasy and worried about themselves.
As the soldiers of the Tuyuhun Army retreated from the bloody war, it was like dark clouds blown by the strong wind. In an instant, the clouds cleared, the fog dispersed, and the sun shone brightly.
The Sui army deployed many spies, agents, and spies in Tuyuhun. Over the years, they have successively sent back many core secrets to the Liangzhou Prefecture. As a civil servant of Liangzhou, Wang Cong also knew what these five sticks of beacon smoke represented. meaning.
Seeing the Tuyuhun army retreating in chaos, knowing that the situation was decided, this "civilian" who decided not to retreat immediately sat down on the observation deck.
But he was like sitting on a "Tiger Bench". As soon as his butt hit the ground, he suddenly bounced up again. He roared anxiously to the ordering soldier: "Ming Jin withdraws the troops and orders the soldiers to return to camp to rest."
Wang Cong now has no troops except for more than 200 messengers, purely civil servants, and army doctors and craftsmen. He is also afraid that the soldiers will let out the anger in their chests and sleep weakly in the ice and snow. Even if they succeeded in moving all the soldiers back to the camp to rest, they would not be able to treat the wounded soldiers.
If that happens, a large number of soldiers will freeze to death and bleed to death. Therefore, it was decided to let the soldiers return to the camp to rest while the energy was still there. This way, they would be free to treat seriously injured soldiers and carry soldiers who could not move.
"Dang, Dang, Dang..."
The bells were ringing loudly to call the soldiers back to camp to rest.
The Sui army's strict military discipline and the soldiers' tenacious will were also fully displayed at this moment. Although the soldiers saw the enemy troops disperse in a hurry, they did not dare to be careless in the slightest. Everyone's heart was as tense as a bow was fully drawn. When they heard the bell, they immediately retreated in an orderly manner.
Even if the soldiers are seriously injured, although their whole body is in pain and their minds are blank, as long as their legs are still there, they will instinctively act according to the will represented by the bell. At this time, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are zombies.
"What a cunning Sui general!" Murong Xun, who was in the Tuyuhun military camp, heard the bell and understood the Sui general's intention. He was so angry that he vomited another mouthful of blood.
Tuoba Kuan's complexion also turned livid in an instant, and he bit
They stared at the Sui army camp with blazing fire. Although they could break through the Sui camp in one fell swoop within half an hour and slaughter all the living creatures inside, they could not act impulsively at this moment.
"Immediately send the order, and the whole army goes into battle lightly." Murong Xun showed a ferocious look on his face and shouted sternly: "The supplies that cannot be taken away will be burned together with the camp. We must not give the Sui army an advantage in vain."
They were prepared for a long-term confrontation. In addition to Dangjin City, Lenghu Camp and Sugannuoer Lake Camp also stocked up a large amount of supplies. Dangjin City had fallen and Sui reinforcements would arrive here soon, so they had to leave as soon as possible. That's right, and since the materials in the camp cannot be taken away, they can only be burned.
The soldiers of the Tuyuhun Army were ordered to get ready for departure. Before leaving, the soldiers threw torches at the tents, granaries, and equipment warehouses in the camp. The wind assisted the fire, and the Tuyuhun camp quickly turned into a sea of fire. The fire spread and burned into the sky, lighting up the cold night sky.
Murong Xun stood on a hill on horseback, staring sadly at the endless stream of troops through the bright fire. The soldiers were riding two to one person, and even many were riding three to one person, and the horses were all carrying a lot of food. Clothing, weapons and equipment and other supplies.
The advancing soldier held a lit torch in his hand, like a long fire dragon, extending eastward along the Mustang River. He stared at it for a long time, and couldn't help sighing. He said in frustration: "There are endless natural and man-made disasters, and war has made taxes heavy. , everyone in our country is living in poverty and poverty. Alas! I wonder how much more weight I, Tuyuhun, can carry?"
Tuoba Kuan, who was standing next to him, was also in a heavy mood and responded: "When Shifu Khan was still alive, he had good relations with the Sui Dynasty, which made Tuyuhun live and work in peace and contentment, and the people of all tribes supported him very much and voluntarily volunteered. To pay taxes. Now, the Great Khan has to use the army to collect taxes, and some of the food-raising teams were even beaten to death, which shows how difficult it is to raise food supplies."
"I always come here several times a year. I can imagine how heavy the burden is on ordinary herdsmen. I have long heard people say that whenever the Great Khan issues a food urging mission, the food urging officials take advantage of the opportunity to make money. He exploited his people three to five times as much. The Great Khan knew that these people were levying excessive taxes but did not punish them. It is really disappointing."
"There's no point in saying this, let's go!" Murong Xun smiled bitterly upon hearing this.
As one of Murong Fuyun's confidants, he knew that it wasn't that Murong Fuyun didn't want to punish the tax collectors, but that he couldn't or didn't dare. Just because Tuyuhun's tax collector was a fat errand, he had already been divided up by the Tuyuhun nobles. Now people are panicked and the nobles have their own thoughts. Murong Fuyun relies on them a lot. It can even be said that the current Tuyuhun is completely It is maintained by the nobles. If he punishes the tax collectors, the noble families behind these tax collectors will definitely become disloyal. By then, Tuyuhun will fall apart without the Sui army to fight.
