The Qin army's military intelligence is very powerful. Needless to say, the Falcon's transmission speed in the entire Mengjin war zone.
Aiping Department.
There are 20,000 Qin troops here, marching from the occupied Xingcheng and continuing northward. If Tangzhong is captured, if the whole body is mobilized, Mengjin's entire western line, due north line, and even the northwest and southwest will fall in an instant.
Otherwise, Xiao Yuan would not have said that if he conquered the pond, the overall situation would be settled.
Ai Ping is in his thirties. Although he is not as good as the Eighth Knights, he has fought all the way and participated in many battles.
At this moment, the 20,000 Qin troops were still dozens of miles away from Tangzhong County, but they were already approaching the city.
Dai City is a very small place, and it does not have any strategic significance in the entire Mengjin war situation.
To put it simply, as long as the Tangzhong is captured, the city will be destroyed without attack.
The issue of strategic location will determine whether a city must be fought over by military strategists.
Xiao Yuan's order was very clear, asking Ai Ping to advance quickly without delay, and the pond was the top priority.
But Ai Ping passed by here and saw the battle flag of the Spiritual Army planted on the top of the city. He was unwilling to leave just like that. Instead, he ordered the entire army to temporarily repair it. Then he called the deputy general and had a simple discussion, preparing to pull out the city. .
There are only a thousand spiritual troops here, and the spiritual king only has some symbolic garrison here.
It is not difficult for the 20,000 Qin troops to capture this place, but the lieutenant general said: "Your Majesty's order has arrived. Order our troops to quickly conquer Tangzhong. If we attack Dai City now, what if we delay here?" That’s good.”
"Huh?" Ai Ping waved his hand and said: "The small city of Dai can be captured as soon as it is passed by. It will not delay the king's order. Moreover, taking down this place is also a credit. Don't you want more?" Some military exploits?”
"This..." The deputy general hesitated.
In the end, Ai Ping made a decision directly: "I think that's what we should do. Quickly capture Dai City, then march into Tangzhong, and take them all. If we capture two cities in a row, we will definitely receive a commendation from the king."
He is the commander-in-chief of this unit, and when mentioning military exploits, the deputy general, although hesitant, chose to acquiesce.
Ai Ping was greedy for power and wanted to gain both, so he began to attack Dai City.
It's good to be able to capture this place quickly without wasting time. Once the battle continues for a long time, it will directly disrupt Xiao Yuan's strategic plan.
Because the current pond is extremely empty. As long as they can march with lightning, the Lingguo reinforcements will never have time to support them under the fierce attack.
But Ai Ping did not have a military vision for grand strategy, so he only felt that taking the city was a credit.
As a result, in the battle of Dai City, 20,000 Qin troops fought for several hours, but still failed to attack the city.
Although this city is small, the defenders within the city resisted desperately. Rocks fell and trees fell, and arrows from both sides shot back and forth overhead. The fighting was extremely fierce.
Not only was this far beyond Ai Ping's expectations, but time also passed unknowingly.
At this time, the deputy general couldn't help it anymore and said with a slight worry: "General, in the battle of Daicheng, the Ling Army fought stubbornly. If we continue to fight like this, it may be delayed for a long time."
According to the current battle situation, it is equivalent to more than half of the battle. If we fight again, the defenders of Daicheng will definitely be insufficient and we can definitely win.
What's more, with the soldiers already lost here, how could Ai Ping give up at this time? Hearing this, he immediately said: "Keep fighting! No matter what, Dai City must be conquered!"
The war continues.
It wasn't until the Spiritual Army was out of strength that they attacked the city, but at this moment, night had fallen.
The Qin army was also tired after a fierce battle. If they wanted to march in a hurry, it would be difficult to travel at night.
Ai Ping was forced by time and could only force the soldiers to go on their way.
After the war, the soldiers of the Qin army did not receive any repairs and marched all the way.
Finally, the exhausted troops approached the city in the middle of the pond.
At this time, the spirit general Yuan Ming was also on the way to lead his troops to support.
The war broke out soon. Although the pond was empty, there were some defenders who attacked the exhausted troops. Needless to say, Aiping suffered a head-on attack on the first day of the siege.
He also immediately changed his strategy and divided the siege into several groups. The first group fought, and then rested and adjusted, taking turns to attack.
This strategy significantly restored the Qin army's combat power, but under normal circumstances, it would take a day or two to defeat the enemy in the pond.
On the morning of the third day, Ai Ping finally saw the dawn of victory. The city defense in Tangzhong began to experience many shocks and was in danger.
He was on the front line commanding, and he couldn't help but pointed his sword and shouted: "The Spirit Army can't hold on any longer! Soldiers, charge -"
The morale of the Qin army was greatly boosted. Although they were exhausted, they launched the most ferocious offensive.
Outside the city gate, as far as the eye can see, there are black armored and red tassels holding their swords high, scrambling to climb up the ladder.
I thought that this charge would definitely break through the city, but the situation immediately reversed.
The spiritual army, which was originally unable to defend, suddenly seemed to be a different person, and above the city defense, the defense lines were constantly being replenished.
Lingguo reinforcements have arrived.
There is no doubt that this wave of offensive was quickly suppressed. Seeing the sudden change in the battle situation, the Qin Army's deputy general also immediately found Ai Ping and said with blood all over his body: "General, the situation is not right. Lingguo's reinforcements have arrived."
How could Ai Ping not see this, and he had already received the military information before? Hearing this, he gritted his teeth and shouted unwillingly: "Retract the troops first!"
Because the Qin army has been fighting for a long time and is exhausted, fighting again at this time will only increase casualties.
With the sound of gold ringing, the siege army retreated like a tide, leaving behind corpses and random arrows on the ground.
Not long after, Yuan Ming also stood in the center of the city. Based on the military information, he naturally knew who the other party was, so he shouted:
"Ai Ping! General I am here today! How dare you set foot in the pond!"
"I advise you to go back to where you came from! Otherwise, you will be humiliating yourself!"
"Yuan Ming!" Ai Ping almost gritted his teeth, his eyes were about to burst, and he glared at the city.
Seeing him like this, the deputy general hurriedly advised: "There are thirty thousand reinforcements from Lingguo. It is not the best idea to attack by force at this time. General, think twice..."
"Ah!!!" Ai Ping roared angrily, but he could only roar unwillingly: "Retreat first!"
They retreated, and Yuan Ming did not pursue them rashly, but took the stance of standing firm and staying in the pond.
At this time, it was almost impossible for Ai Ping to capture this place with his own troops.
To put it bluntly, the war has ended all because of Dai Cheng’s delay. If he hadn’t been greedy for merit, he could have arrived at Tangzhong a day earlier and prevented the entire army from becoming a tired army. The Qin flag is definitely planted at the top of the city now. Yuan Ming is here. It is impossible to recapture this place, and the follow-up troops of the Qin Army will continue to flow.
On the way to evacuate, Ai Ping later realized that he had made a mistake on behalf of the city, and couldn't help but said sadly: "The pond is not broken now, how can I explain it to the king..."
