When Su Qi'an occupied Taning City, defeated 30,000 troops, and caused turmoil in Qingzhou, Su Qi'an knew that Ku Shu would be unable to sit still and would destroy him.
Even if Cook's technique is heavy, it remains as motionless as a mountain, but with such a big event happening in Qingzhou, whatever the King of Darong says will force Cook's technique to come back for reinforcements.
Su Qi'an had already thought of this. He could have stayed with Xie Cang and acted as a counselor with peace of mind, but Su Qi'an instead led the troops to fight.
This was all because he was touched by the countless soldiers who fought and died in Ningzhou. As a citizen of Daliang, Su Qi'an had to do something.
When they came to the rear, if they wanted to cause trouble, they would make it big. That's why Su Qi'an did not hesitate to take the five nearby acropolis.
He strengthened the city wall, expanded his strength, and fought a decisive battle with Kushu's army. He believed that Fan Wenzhong, who was liberated, would definitely come to support him.
Only in this way can the war in Ningzhou be turned around if the troops and horses are completely mobilized.
If you want to fight, fight hard.
There are only five thousand border troops left in Tanin City, each wearing armor and holding various weapons, ready for war at any time.
After taking over five nearby acropolis, Su Qi'an finally gathered the armor and weapons of 5,000 new troops.
These five thousand people included the few cavalry brought by Su Qi'an, and all arms were integrated.
Don't underestimate these remaining soldiers. Those who survive this battle will all have their own merits.
When Su Qi'an conquered the five cities, he did not recruit new troops like he did in Tanning City. First, there was no time and there was no time for training. Even if he did recruit, it would still be delayed at the critical moment.
After freeing all the slaves in the five cities, Su Qi'an only said one sentence: Those who want to escape should escape as soon as possible. If they trust him, stay in Taning City. As long as he survives for one day, he will protect their safety.
Of the approximately 100,000 slaves in the five cities, two-thirds chose to leave, while the remaining approximately 30,000 people chose to stay and wait for Su Qi'an's orders.
Su Qi'an gathered all the newly recruited 30,000 people for logistical support.
This way, the risk is smaller and safer for them.
Su Qi'an stood on the tower, with Tong Zhan and Suo Mu beside him. He looked at Su Qi'an in the distance, turned his head and said to Suo Mu.
"I didn't expect that Tanin City would become the center of a big battle. Thormu, I gave you a chance. If you want to escape, you can leave immediately. Do you trust me so much that you can withstand the army of Ku Shu?"
Solmu's expression obviously changed, but he quickly recovered and shook his head.
"Even if I want to escape, I have no place to go now. I am already in the same boat as you, and I have been working with you for a while. You are different from other cool people. I am really impressed by you." .”
"What I haven't mentioned is that it's just the Cooking Technique. Just do it and it's over. At worst, it's worth it to have a backrest before you die."
Tong Zhan and Su Qi'an laughed loudly when they heard this. Suolmu's words were somewhat of an act of loyalty, but they were also what he was thinking.
Solmu still admired Su Qi'an very much. If Su Qi'an did not die, he felt that there would be hope in following Su Qi'an.
Although Solmu is a good opportunist, at this point, if he leaves here, even if he saves his life, his future official career will end here.
It would be better to go to the dark side in a boat and follow Su Qi'an to do something big. There are no absolutes in war, and there may be any surprises at any time. Maybe the adult he follows can win more with less again.
The three of them stood on the tower. Not long after, at the end of the front, a dense army, like a tide, slowly approached.
Accompanied by the low and long sound of the bugle, a strong sense of oppression came to my face.
Su Qi'an's face hardened, and Tong Zhan beside him raised his arms and shouted, "The whole army is on alert, the enemy is five hundred meters away, four hundred meters away..."
As Kushu's army gradually approached, the five thousand new troops held weapons tightly in their hands, with hearts surging and ready to fight at any time.
The dozen or so remaining heavy ballistae pulled the bow strings.
"Three hundred meters, two hundred meters."
"Let me go!" Tong Zhan yelled.
The bowstring is fully drawn, whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A dozen crossbow arrows galloped away, but in front of the Kuk Shu army with no end in sight, this attack was like pebbles sinking into the sea.
The surging tide army also started to move.
About four to five thousand cavalrymen drew their sabers and attacked quickly. Behind them were countless heavy armored infantry, manipulating siege vehicles and advancing rapidly.
For a small city of Taning, there is no need for 70,000 to 80,000 Da Rong troops.
This time, Kushu sent an army of 20,000 people to march directly to Taning City. The remaining 50,000 troops were under his command to deal with the 100,000 soldiers who came from the rear to support them.
Kushu did obey the order and led his troops back for reinforcements, but he also had his own way of fighting.
It was important to wipe out Su Qi'an, but it was even more important to wipe out Fan Wenzhong's 100,000 troops.
Being able to divide 20,000 troops to attack Taning City is already a big deal for Su Qi'an.
Su Qi'an defeated Liu Shengming's 30,000-strong army. In the final analysis, he had the right time, place and people. It is impossible to repeat it again.
This time, the 20,000 troops were led by his fierce general Man Etu.
As the saying goes, what kind of general is what kind of soldier.
Man'etu may not be able to match Liu Shengming in terms of resourcefulness, but in terms of fighting, none of the ten Liu Shengmings can match him.
Four to five thousand cavalrymen attacked quickly. Less than a hundred meters away from Tanin City, the ground collapsed instantly, and a large number of cavalrymen instantly fell on their backs.
In Ta Ning City, arrows shot out all over the sky in an instant, and this blow directly killed a large number of cavalry.
But even so, the cavalry in ambush took advantage of the situation and jumped up from their horses, escaped from the trap, held shields, and quickly approached Tanning City.
Even though the sky was full of arrows in front of them, these cavalrymen did not flinch at all.
Under this rapid approach, some cavalry were finally allowed to break into the city gate.
They did not plan to attack the city, but instead popped out a dozen small beads from their arms.
Without any hesitation, he slammed the city gate hard.
boom! boom! boom!
Suddenly, explosions rang out at the city gate. The explosion produced by one person was not powerful enough, but the power released by a group of cavalry was enough to blow a gap in the city gate.
This was the first time Su Qi'an had seen this method of siege. This was completely treating the cavalry as disposable, suicidal human weapons.
No matter which dynasty they are placed in, cultivating a qualified cavalry is much more difficult than infantry.
Losing one cavalry is equivalent to replacing it with three infantry. Even if Da Rong is a nation on horseback, in this way, no amount of cavalry will be enough.
Man Eitu, who was standing in the distance, looked at this scene with a look of pain on his face.
He had no choice but to lead his army to attack Taning City this time. Kushu gave him a death order. No matter what method he used, regardless of casualties or means, he was given a two-hour limit to capture Taning City.
Kushu did this because he had no choice but to do so. The small city of Taning was turned upside down by Su Qi'an, and even other cities in Qingzhou did not dare to send troops to attack.
This situation is very serious. If the city cannot be taken cleanly this time, this psychological shadow will be left on the border acropolis for a lifetime.
At that time, anyone who does not regard Qingzhou as a deserted land and tramples on it like Su Qi'an will definitely be stopped.
Therefore, if Su Qi'an dared to take Taning City, they would use more decisive and thunderous means to attack the city forcefully.
With the cavalry setting an example, the heavy armored soldiers behind them all shouted, controlled the siege vehicles, and attacked the city crazily.
A gap was opened in the city gate. Su Qi'an did not hesitate. Instead of sending anyone to block the gap, Su Qian made a prompt decision and opened the city gate.
A group of more than a thousand cavalry, armed with sabers, also roared and rushed towards the siege troops without fear of death.
Passively defending the city is not Su Qi'an's style. Even if he encounters several times the enemy, Su Qi'an still has to maneuver at high speed to find fighter opportunities.
More than a thousand cavalrymen rushed over quickly. This scene also confused the heavy armored soldiers attacking the city.
The advantages of cavalry are high mobility, rapid support, and opening up stalemate situations.
They were heavily armored soldiers, not so-called light infantry. If the saber in the hands of the cavalry was struck on them, it would only cause pain.
This feeling is like a swordsman slashing at an iron man whose whole body is fully protected by armor.
If there were a large number of people, it might not be a big deal, but there were only a thousand people in front of them. These cavalrymen were afraid that they would be eliminated by the remaining cavalrymen without them taking action.
Four to five thousand suicidal cavalry have overcome many crises, and now there are only two thousand people left.
It's more than enough to eat this cavalry.
Just like this heavy armored soldier, he planned to watch the guy sent here to die.
The next moment, a strange scene appeared.
The Da Rong Cavalry, which should have been evenly matched or even had the upper hand, were knocked to the ground by these Qian Cavalry like a watermelon being chopped with a machete.
The place where these thousands of cavalry passed was like an uninhabited land. If you look carefully, you can see the sabers slashing on their bodies. These cavalrymen looked like they were innocent, killing the opponent with their backhand.
These thousand cavalrymen didn't seem to be wearing armor. As they got closer, they could see clearly what they were wearing.
It's a suit of rattan armor.
They knew that the defensive power of rattan armor was comparable to invulnerability, but the craft of making rattan armor was lost a hundred years ago.
There is no news that either Da Rong or Da Liang can make rattan armor.
Who would have known that during the attack on the small and inconspicuous town of Tanning City, they would encounter this kind of lost armor as soon as they started.
Although shocked, these heavily armored soldiers, who had experienced countless battles, quickly came to their senses and shouted at the soldiers behind them who were manipulating the heavy ballista.
"Stop being stunned, aim for me and shoot them to death!"
Behind them, about a hundred heavy ballistas began to work, aiming at the vine-armored cavalry rushing forward.
With an order, the heavy crossbow vehicle was launched. The forward-moving vine-armored cavalry were instantly pierced by the heavy crossbow and fell off their horses.
Regardless of the abnormal armor, as long as you encounter such a big guy, you have to penetrate it.
In the absence of the extremely destructive hot firepower of cannons, heavy ballistae and catapults were the biggest killer weapons in the cold weapon era.
