"Transmit my military order, the front army should be changed to the rear army, and the rear army should be changed to the front army. Return to Tongguan to defend Tongguan as quickly as possible. Be quick!"
While everyone was sighing in their hearts, Su Qi'an's urgent military orders rang in their ears.
Everyone came to their senses immediately, adjusted their queues as quickly as possible, reined in their horses and turned around, running wildly all the way.
They could feel the commander-in-chief's nervousness, which they had never seen before. It could be said that he was a little out of sorts.
But as soldiers, they only need to obey orders, and the rest is not their concern.
Su Qi'an rode on horseback and rushed out first, with a very serious face.
This scene made Su Yong, who was following behind, a little nervous. Following Su Qi'an for so long, this was the first time Su Yong saw panic on Su Qi'an's face.
He quickly caught up and asked, "Sir, what happened? Either we have deployed a garrison at Tongguan, or we are afraid of the enemy's attack. If we rush back at our speed, the Tongguan garrison should be able to hold on." "
Only Su Yong dared to ask questions at this time. Su Qian did not hide anything and said directly.
"Yes, the five thousand garrison at Tongguan are prepared to prevent enemy attacks, but I really underestimated Yamu Lei. I thought his harassment would only be a few thousand troops at most."
"But this time, he abandoned Juyongguan, the most important defensive town. It seems that he planned to fight with his last resort."
"With this desperate courage, coupled with the terrifying combat power of the 30,000 wolf regiments assembled, Commander Liu may not be able to hold on to Tongguan with 5,000 troops."
"Once Tongguan is breached, Yamulei will not hesitate to lead the army to Kyoto in the rear."
"At that time, Kyoto will be in real danger."
Su Yong nodded. Only now could he understand Su Qi'an's panic. Indeed, the wolf cavalry with only 8,000 people last time tormented the city of Kyoto.
This time, if the Wolf Army City with a total of 30,000 people really attacked Kyoto City, it would be impossible to resist it with the strength of Kyoto City.
If something goes wrong in Kyoto, the commander-in-chief Su Qian will definitely be held accountable.
Su Yong understood that this battle was the most important battle in the war and the final battle in the Kyoto war.
Both sides are competing for time. Whoever can be one step ahead will be able to control the initiative on the battlefield.
One thing to say, Yamulei's trick of concealing the truth is really beautiful.
Being able to make up this kind of determination and go all out is not something that ordinary people can achieve.
Moreover, Yamulei's tactics were deployed very quickly. Su Qi'an took the lead and gave him a lurking silence, and finally captured Hangu Pass.
Yamurei used his backhand to hit him with a move, concealing the truth. This tactic not only tested the adaptability of both parties, but also a great test of psychology.
See who can keep calm, this is the key.
Su Qi'an, who had been galloping all the way, gradually regained his composure and suppressed the tension in his heart.
What he has to do now is to keep a clear mind and not be disturbed by any battlefield emotions from the outside world.
All he can pray for now is that Liu Xin's five thousand troops can try to buy him a little time, even a little more.
When returning to defense this time, Su Qi'an's men and horses directly turned on the furious mode. Such speed was a bit unbearable for the soldiers and horses under them.
During this period, more than a dozen military horses were exhausted. Su Qian had no intention of staying and ordered the cavalry without horses to stay and join the infantry corps.
The others continued on their way, saying, "Even if the horse is exhausted, you have to climb to Tongguan for me."
Under such fast wind and lightning, the journey that originally took an hour was suddenly shortened by half an hour by Su Qi'an.
When Su Qian's leading cavalry arrived at Tongguan, a piece of bad news came.
Tongguan was broken! Liu Xin's 5,000 men and horses were all killed or injured, Liu Xin was seriously injured, and less than 200 people survived including injuries and injuries.
When this news came, Su Qi'an's face was very ugly. He had thought about how much pressure Liu Xin faced, but the huge casualties were really beyond Su Qi'an's expectation.
Su Qi'an rode his horse and rushed directly into the
Arrived at Tongguan.
In Tongguan City, corpses were lying all over the ground, with blood flowing all over the ground.
In the city, some of the surviving wounded soldiers showed sad expressions and gathered the bodies of their dead brothers one after another.
Just as Su Qi'an thought, Yamulei broke through Tongguan and did not leave a single soldier behind to defend it. Instead, he concentrated all his troops and headed towards Kyoto City ahead.
After all, the few thousand troops left at the moment cannot stop Su Qi'an at all. Yamulei's troops are not many in the first place. Instead of wasting the troops, it is better to simply gather and fight hard to conquer the Great Liang Kyoto.
Yamure's approach seems no different from a suicide attack. He is just a lone army.
But if such a lone army really breaks through the capital of Daliang and is lucky enough to capture the Emperor of Daliang and his royal family, it will be a huge blow to the soldiers on the front line.
Even if Su Xuanyong and other royal family members evacuate in time and the capital of Great Liang is captured, this will also bring huge shock to the states of Great Liang.
And this is the effect that Yamulei wants. Let's not talk about it from afar, let's just say that Ningzhou, the front line, is currently engaged in a fierce battle with Darong's 200,000-strong army.
Once they learn that Kyoto has been captured, will Da Rong directly increase their troops and launch an all-out war against Da Liang?
Once the all-out war begins, Great Liang will probably perish.
This is what Su Qi'an absolutely does not want to see. Now, he does not have the strength to completely protect his family. Once the all-out war begins, there will be no pure land in the Great Liang Prefecture.
Su Qi understands this truth better than anyone else.
Before coming, a military report had been sent to Kyoto to prepare everyone in Kyoto for a deadly battle.
This time he still hopes that Kyoto can hold on. After all, Kyoto is still in their hands. If they give up, there will be no protection from Kyoto.
Think about it, will the wolf army of the murderous Yamurei be killed indiscriminately? Who can guarantee their absolute safety?
In the military report, Su Qi'an promised Su Xuanyong that he would stop Yamlei's army before he attacked Kyoto.
But before chasing, Su Qi'an had to figure out one thing, that is, with Liu Xin's five thousand troops and Tongguan's defense, how could Tongguan be breached in less than half an hour.
It's not like Liu Xin has never been in contact with Yamulei's wolf army. In the previous battle, he held on for two days. Even though there were not many troops now, it was difficult for Su Qi'an to believe that it was defeated so quickly. Read the book
Moreover, among the wounded soldiers and dead personnel in the city, Su Qi'an did not find the body of a powerful marquis, not even the supervisor Wang Xian who had no dealings with him.
He didn't believe that they all died fighting for Great Liang.
What Su Qi'an wants to find most is Liu Xin, but Liu Xin was seriously injured and comatose due to the fierce battle, and is still being rescued.
While searching along the way, Su Qi'an finally found a surviving lieutenant.
Seeing Su Qi'an approaching, this rough man knelt down in front of Su Qi'an with a plop, his eyes were red, and he burst into tears.
"Commander-in-Chief, you are back. You have to make the decision for Commander Liu and for these brothers who died."
Su Qian helped him up and asked quickly, "Don't worry, tell me slowly what's going on."
The lieutenant wiped away the tears on his face and told the story of the attack on Tongguan intermittently, bit by bit.
Listening to the deputy general's story, Su Qian's face couldn't help but feel cold. His fists couldn't help but clenched, and his face was filled with anger.
It turned out that not long after Su Qian left with the army, Yamulei's army came to invade Tongguan. However, this time, Yamulei did not attack in a large scale and repeatedly hid most of his troops.
With only a few thousand troops, they frequently harassed them.
Liu Xin was not fooled by this kind of harassment at all. Every time the enemy invaded, he fired arrows, and then stopped attacking when the opponent retreated. Anyway, there was only one principle, and no matter what, he could not stick to it.
If we can keep this up, maybe we can wait for Su Qian'an to come back and attack together, and Tongguan won't become what it is now.
Seeing that the harassment was ineffective, Yamulei directly sent 10,000 troops in four batches to surround Tongguan and attack Tongguan from four sides.
Because there is war on all sides. The four city walls of Tongguan require commanders to take charge.
Liu Xin was in charge of the front and the other three parties. Liu Xin hesitated for a while and let Zheng Liang and other powerful officials take charge.
But before they left, Liu Xin told them seriously not to leave the city under any circumstances.
Wang Xian, the supervisor of the army, also confirmed this matter. They did follow Liu Xin's wishes at the beginning of the siege.
But as the siege continued, especially when Yamulei appeared at the south gate, where Zheng Liang and Wang Xian were responsible.
Yamulei followed the siege troops and was frustrated. He was even hit by an arrow and had no choice but to retreat. This move suddenly made the two of them excited.
Yamulei's reputation was also well-known in Great Liang, but now he was injured during the siege, his troops retreated, and he only had a few men in hand.
If they can capture Yamurei, they will be the absolute leader in this battle, and it will greatly improve Great Liang's morale.
If a generation of famous generals were captured by them, the morale of Daiei's army would definitely be dampened, but they would be able to become famous in Kyoto in the future.
For the sake of future official rights, the two men did not even say hello to Liu Xin, but directly ordered the soldiers to open the city gate and led their men to chase him out.
The result was that this was a trap. The two thousand men and horses led by the two men had just attacked. In an instant, Daei soldiers rushed out from the darkness on both sides like a tide.
In the melee, they were captured without incident. When Liu Xin learned the news and wanted to close the South City Gate as soon as possible, it was too late.
In less than ten minutes, all of Yamulei's 30,000 troops swarmed into Nancheng District, facing Liu Xin's thousands of troops, and directly started a massacre.
But Yamulei's target was not Tongguan. He didn't have enough time, so he didn't waste much time. After killing all the Tongguan defenders, he didn't even check whether there were any alive wounded soldiers, so he led the army and headed straight for Kyoto in the rear. .
Wang Xian, Zheng Liang and other dignitaries became prisoners and were carried away towards the capital.
