In order to guard the gate to the West, Murong Fuyun spent countless manpower, material and financial resources to build Dangjin City. This city is a very majestic city with a prosperous population. Although its scale is far inferior to important cities such as Daxing, Luoyang, Zhangye, Taiyuan, etc., it is also It is comparable to the county government of Shangjun. However, the Xiongcheng that Tuyuhun's monarchs and ministers had high hopes for was captured by Yang Ji in less than a day and night despite having a heavy army.
After an afternoon and a night of fighting in Jincheng, when the first ray of dawn shone on the city filled with blood and evil spirits, the sound of the battle gradually disappeared. The air in the city was filled with a pungent smell of blood, and it was like a hell on earth; especially the East City and North City where the mutiny occurred were even more tragic than the West City and South City that were attacked by the Sui army. Broken arms were everywhere, and frozen blood covered every inch of the streets and alleys, forming a large, disgusting layer of bright red ice.
The thousand-jin gate at the city gate had been raised, and the soldiers used simple carriages in the city to transport the corpses out of the city one by one and burn them. Although some people suggested setting up a Jingguan, Yang Ji did not agree, because this would be the capital in the future. The territory of the Sui Dynasty had become the territory of the Sui Dynasty. If the built Jingguan became a plague, the first person to be damaged would be the Sui Dynasty, so it was better to burn it down.
Shen Faxing and Kong Desao were both qualified warriors, but the tragic scene still made their faces turn pale, their stomachs cramped and they felt like vomiting, but they both held on.
"Faxing, Desao, where are you looking?" Yang Ji suddenly pointed to a step leading up to the city wall and said.
The two of them looked around and saw corpses all over the ground. On the stairs, many corpses kept charging forward, but arrows and swords nailed them to the ground. Many more corpses were nailed to the ground. On the walls of the entrance to the left and right of the stairs, the wide-open eyes were empty, with fear and despair still remaining. One of the dead bodies had his back to them, but his head was broken open and split to both sides against the wall. The white brains flowed out, but because of the freezing weather, they did not fall off, but were frozen.
"Your Majesty, what's the difference?" Shen Faxing couldn't see the reason and turned to ask.
"Actually, it's nothing!" A smile appeared on Yang Jiyan's face, and he said maliciously: "I remember when we had hot pot yesterday, you two especially liked to eat sheep's brains and cow's brains. Do you think this person's brain Flowers, don’t they look like what you ate yesterday?”
Zhu Can grinned and said happily: "It is indeed very similar! The fried taste should be good too, you two might as well give it a try!"
Hao Yuan next to him smiled and added: "Since you two love food so much, why not try this today? Think about it, you might as well think about the process of putting it in the pot, simmering the sauce, and eating it. Isn't the taste wonderful? ?」
Shen Faxing and Kong Desao couldn't help but imagine the scene, and finally couldn't bear it any longer and vomited out "vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit."
Shen Faxing "vomited" for a long time, but there was really nothing to vomit. He gasped and just straightened up. When he looked up, he saw the white brain again. He couldn't help but retched on his back, and almost vomited all the bitter bile. come out.
Under his influence, Kong Desao also vomited.
Seeing this, the people next to him laughed.
"Your Majesty! Good news!" Yang Shidao galloped over excitedly and said from a distance: "I just received the good news from General Xue Wanjun. General Mai and General Zong ambushed Murong Yan's army in Dingyang City yesterday. Twenty thousand Tuyuhun soldiers were killed. The army was severely defeated. Our army killed more than 9,400 people, including Murong Yan, and captured more than 6,000 enemies; we captured more than 16,000 horses and camels, and countless weapons and food."
Hearing this, everyone showed excitement. In order to avoid conquering cities and towns, they set the strategic goal of concentrating their forces and defeating the enemy's vitality in one battle as early as Zhangye City. When Murong Yong's main army fled from Dangjincheng yesterday, , this strategic goal of the Xixi Theater has been achieved by as much as 80%.
However, as long as Murong Yan's more than 20,000 people survive for a day, they will be a huge hidden danger. If he fights "guerrilla" with the Sui army, it will be a real trouble. Unexpectedly, Murong Yan was defeated first, which not only represented a big step forward in the Sui army's strategy in the west, but also reduced the number of powerful enemies on the Sui army's eastward advance.
Yang Ji was also elated. The big stone in his heart was lifted at this moment.
Feeling extremely relaxed and happy, he smiled and said, "Okay! Well done. Where are General Mai and General Zong? Are they here?"
Yang Shidao said loudly: "Your Majesty, they have led the army ten miles away and will enter the city soon."
"Go back to the city guard's office to discuss matters!" Yang Ji turned his horse's head and led the crowd to rush towards the city guard's office.
When the group of people walked to the city guard's mansion, Zhang Chuchen, dressed in military uniform, came up to him excitedly and handed a battle report to Yang Ji: "Your Majesty, the original king of Lenghu, Changshi, has just sent an urgent battle report. Murong Xun Before dark yesterday, we had withdrawn our troops to the east, and Leng Huyuan was still in the hands of our army. General Wei Yunqi heard the news, so he turned around in the middle of the road and led the 8,000 victorious troops to take a shortcut to pursue. I believe that it won't take long for us to have something good. The news is coming."
Because there was a Flying Eagle Message, the Suzaku Guard received the Eagle Letter from Wang Cong early in the morning. However, the "Flying Eagle Message" was still the core secret of the Wei Wang family, so Zhang Chuchen still regarded it as an "urgent battle report."
After hearing this, the generals in the tent were all happy. As a result, the last organic strength of the Tuyuhun West Route Army had disappeared. Next, they could free up more troops and advance eastward with more confidence. . As for the method of summons, they didn't have any doubts. After all, if Wang Cong sent the summons in an eight-hundred-mile expedited manner, he would have conveyed the news at this time.
After reading the battle report, Yang Ji sighed secretly in his heart and said to the generals: "This is gratifying good news, but Quan Xu also fought very hard. In the end, of the 10,000 defenders, only a thousand or so were left. ; However, although our army suffered heavy casualties, Lenghu Camp was able to hold on after all, so we have to be grateful to Murong Yong."
After everyone thought about it carefully, they felt that this was true, and they felt happy at the same time.
If the beacon smoke released by Murong Yong had not frightened Murong Xun and retreated his troops, Murong Xun's army would have led his troops into Dunhuang County by now. If so, the situation of the battle would have changed dramatically.
While they were talking, Xue Shixiong and Qian Shixiong had finished counting the casualties of the two armies and handed the statistical booklet to Yang Ji.
In yesterday's battle, the Sui army used a main force of 40,000 to confront the Tuyuhun army of 80,000 to 90,000 inside and outside Dangjin City. With the exhaustion tactics they had created before and the weapons, equipment and food, they finally defeated the opponent and annihilated 27,000 enemies in the West City and Nancheng. More than a thousand people; as for the prisoners, due to the timely release of the Qianjin Gate by the Qi soldiers, the Tuyuhun soldiers had nowhere to escape. In the end, more than 45,000 people were captured, and countless war horses and military supplies were seized. Finally, they escaped from the place. The Tuyuhun troops in Jincheng were defeated by less than 20,000 people, but if the corpses of Beicheng and Dongcheng who died in the roar of the camp were also included, then the number of Tuyuhun troops who successfully escaped was probably less than 10,000 people.
However, the Sui army's 40,000 main force paid the price of more than 7,000 people in yesterday's battle.
Looking at this battle report, Yang Ji remained silent. The casualties of these more than 7,000 people seemed small, but if Zong Luohu, Mai Tiezhang, Quan Xu, Wei Yunqi and other partial divisions were included, as well as the previous casualties, then The total casualties in the entire western battlefield were at least 20,000. However, compared to the overall casualties and prisoners of the Tuyuhun army, it was only about one-tenth.
Speaking of which, it can barely be considered a big victory.
After the battle reports were circulated one by one, Xue Shixiong said impatiently: "Your Majesty, all armies have been victorious one after another. Should we take advantage of the situation and march eastward?"
"Of course!" Yang Ji smiled slightly, looked at the generals, and nodded solemnly: "Achi!"
"The general is here!" Achi stepped forward with great joy. This kind of pursuit of defeated troops was simply a waste of credit!
"Tuyuhun has suffered a new defeat, and his morale is unstable. Murong Yong and Murong Xiaojun, who fled eastward, must be planning to reorganize their troops in the front and fight again. You, Yang Shidao, and Dugu Kaiyuan will lead your troops to chase after me. In short, you can't give it to him. It's an opportunity to gather forces. If the enemy's main force is ready, you should send an urgent report as soon as possible instead of taking it by force."
Yang Ji's main force is divided into three armies. The leader of the left army is Xue Shixiong. The two generals of 10,000 men under his command are Feng Xiaoci and A Chi. Under the general of 10,000 men, there are two generals of 5,000 men; The thousand generals are Yang Shidao and Dugu Kaiyuan. The left army's cavalry was managed by A Chi, so Yang Ji asked him to attack instead of Feng Xiaoci, who was in charge of the infantry.
"General, take your orders!" Achi agreed and returned to the queue.
"Quite a super weapon!" Yang Ji looked at
This Qiang general was appointed. His position in the right army was the same as Achi's. He also commanded the cavalry. His five thousand generals were Qian Jie and Mai Zhongcai.
"The end is here!" Po Chaoqi showed a hint of joy in his eyes.
"You lead the cavalry of your headquarters as the Second Route Army of the Eastern Expedition. Your mission is to attack the tribes along the way." After Yang Ji finished explaining his mission, he revealed his deeper intentions: "This is a general arrangement. The reason is that the Qiang people in Tuyuhun are completely different from the Qiang people in the Sui Dynasty. Although they are called Qiang people, they have actually become Xianbei. However, they still maintain the unique habits of the Qiang people. If we want to recruit and surrender well in the future, To govern them, one must first use "power" to suppress others and use "power" to frighten them. As for how to suppress them, it actually creates the illusion that the Sui army is everywhere. However, Tuyuhun is vast and sparsely populated. If we divide our troops everywhere to occupy and defend it, it will only make his army weak, which will not be conducive to subsequent wars. "
"So the purpose of me asking you to attack all the tribes on the Eastern Expedition - not only to wipe out those forces that attempt to resist, but also to show the existence and military power of the Sui Dynasty; at the same time, it can also enhance the morale of those tribes who are disgusted with Tuyuhun's brutal rule. The centripetal force strengthened their confidence to fight against Tuyuhun and surrender to the Sui Dynasty. In addition, it also laid the foundation of people's hearts for governance."
Everyone was amazed. Everyone knew that Yang Ji was far-sighted and far-sighted, but now, they were deeply shocked that Yang Ji actually considered the issues of future governance and comfort during the war; how wise is this?
Po Chaoqi said: "The last general will take orders."
The war is changing rapidly, and all crises are possible. In order to avoid Puchouji because of his great responsibility, Yang Ji ignored Achi who was walking in front, and then gave him a precaution, saying: "But there is one thing you must pay attention to. If Achi encounters the main force of the enemy, and I am unable to reinforce him, so you must drop everything to help."
"Here!"
Yang Ji nodded: "Without further ado, you two go down and prepare!"
"General, I obey!" Achi and Pochaoqi bowed their hands and left the meeting hall with their respective leaders.
