Chapter 68: Ambush
It is said that after Liu Jian, the king of Korea, rescued Cui Ju in Jinyang, he left three thousand cavalry for Cui Ju and sent General Shen De to assist Cui Ju in guarding Jinyang. After Liu Jian led his army to the east to join Chen Hongyi, the Green Banner Khanate suddenly
Bi Li was also ready to make a move. Cui Ju had also asked Tu Bi for help, but Tu Bi wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Unexpectedly, Liang's army was so powerful that he attacked Luoyang Chang'an, flooded Yecheng, and then captured Xiang Guo Fuyang.
Seeing that nothing could be gained without sending troops, he sent General Tushi Huli with 20,000 cavalry to Jinyang.
Tushi Huli killed generals all the way, and even attacked Yunzhong, Shuozhou and other cities. Cui Ju was extremely anxious and asked Shen De for advice. Shen De looked at Cui Ju's men and couldn't laugh or cry. It turned out that all the soldiers Cui Ju had recruited were
They were slaves provided by various aristocratic families, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled. Shen De said with a smile: "The king of Jin used these troops to fight against the enemy, which is tantamount to driving rats and rabbits to fight tigers and wolves. They can't even delay the enemy.
How about fighting? Don’t there still be troops and many strong men in the palace of the King of Jin? Why not join the army? "
Cui Ju shook his head: "That is our Cui family's property, how can we destroy it at will? The same goes for the Yang family and the Li family. Who is willing to send such a strong slave to the army?"
Shen De almost fainted from anger: "They say that King Jin is smart, and it turns out that he is so smart when we see him today. You are reluctant to let go of these young men. This enemy is coming to the city. When the city is destroyed, your property will not be saved. I heard that this
The people of the Green Flag Khanate believe in the red-headed eagle, and they must eat raw meat every day to worship the eagle god. You are all scholars who worship saints, how can you bear it? "
Cui Ju frowned: "Cut some land to give some gold and silver, pretend to believe in their bird god, and change it back in the future. A man who can bend and stretch, and who knows the current affairs will be a hero."
Shen De clapped his hands: "Wonderful, wonderful, in that case, I will lead the army back to Chang'an."
Shen De walked out as he spoke, and Cui Ju quickly stopped him: "General Shen, General Shen, it was hard for me to become the king, and it was hard for you to regain Hebei. We still have to unite sincerely to resist foreign enemies. Just now I was just
It's just a joke with the general. I'm going to ask everyone to contribute money, but the general must cherish these people. It's hard to find strong men these days."
Shen De smiled: "Okay, okay, since the King of Jin is willing to provide money and people, I, Shen, will naturally not take human lives to do so. As long as the King of Jin prepares five thousand men for me, Shen will have his own arrangements. By the way.
, Send all these old and weak soldiers to me on the city wall, give each of them a shield, and when the enemy fires arrows, they will hide. "
Cui Ju held Shen De's hand: "Then it's settled, I will leave the safety of Jinyang City to the general."
Shen De suddenly remembered something: "King Jin, if Jinyang is defended, you will have to reward my three thousand troops."
Cui Ju quickly agreed: "Easy to say, easy to say, enough wine, meat, gold and silver."
Cui Ju summoned the Yang family, Li family and other aristocratic families to collect five thousand strong men in one day and handed them over to Shen De. Shen De looked at the five thousand men transferred this time and nodded: "Yes, they are all strong men. I will divide them."
Five hundred people will be sent out to lead you. These five hundred people will be your chiefs. Just follow the chiefs and guard the north gate. Prepare swords, chariots, horses, bows and crossbows. The chiefs will teach you "
Cui Ju was very puzzled: "Why are General Shen's remaining 2,500 men not in the city?"
Shen De pointed to the outside of the city: "I have led my troops to ambush outside the city. To defeat the enemy, it is not enough to just defend the city. We must use cavalry to attack and defeat them."
Cui Ju frowned again: "Is General Shen planning to abandon the city and escape?"
Shen De couldn't laugh or cry: "I still have five hundred brothers in the city, how could I run away? What's more, my name of Shen Yidao is going to be humiliated under Jinyang City? Ask my brothers, when have I ever run away? "
Liang Jun shouted together: "General Shen is mighty, General Shen is invincible!"
This battle really shocked Cui Ju and others. This was the first time they had seen the army with such momentum. Looking at Liang Jun's armors, although they were old, they were clean. Especially Shen De, who had several dozen kilograms of armor. As soon as the long sword was raised, it looked very scary. Cui Ju also gained confidence: "I like to joke, and the general and the warriors are so brave, our Jinyang City will definitely be able to defend it. I have to give everyone food and wine first." OK"
Shen De waved his hand: "The King of Jin has kindly reserved it to entertain us during the celebration. It is said that the cavalry of the Green Banner Khanate are accompanied by hounds. The smell of wine and meat is too strong, and it is easy to expose the whereabouts of our army. We can just eat bran cakes these days."
When Cui Ju saw what Shen De said, he no longer forced himself and led everyone to send Shen De out of the north gate.
Tushi Huli marched down several cities, but all the Jin troops he encountered collapsed at the first touch. There was almost no decent resistance, but not much property was looted, so he traveled to Jinyang at night and starved to kill. Tushi Huli was right. The deputy general said: "The Great Khan is too smart. If we had known that the people in the Central Plains were so weak, we should have gone south to get a share of the pie. Although we have conquered many cities now, they are all poor places."
The deputy general looked forward: "I heard that Jinyang is a big city with many rich people. We have to speed up the march, otherwise they will run away and we will be in vain."
The military advisor reminded from the side: "I also heard that Liang State in the south has sent reinforcements to Jinyang. We can't be too reckless. It will be bad if we are ambushed."
Tu Shihuli smiled and said: "Liang is also from the Central Plains, and they are not much stronger than those we encountered. Even if there is an ambush, our tens of thousands of cavalry can crush them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, shouts of killing came from both sides. When everyone took a closer look, thousands of Liang Jun cavalry came out from both sides and headed straight for Tushihuli. Fortunately, Tushihuli had a large number of people, and the Green Banner Khanate cavalry They came to rescue one after another, but within a moment, Liang Jun's cavalry dropped their flags, swords and guns and fled in all directions.
Tushi Huli laughed loudly: "The Central Plains cavalry is nothing more than this. Once we capture Jinyang, then cross the river and fight southward, we can also capture the rest of the world."
The military advisor advised: General, Liang Jun did not suffer many casualties. Moreover, he ran away after only a moment of fighting. There must be some fraud involved! "
The deputy general pointed to the flag, sword and gun on the ground: "If the enemy troops pretended to be defeated, they must have withdrawn in an orderly manner. Now their escape routes are all different. They must have seen that many of our soldiers have lost their fighting spirit."
Tushi Huli nodded: "It makes sense. Even if we pretend to be defeated, it is difficult for this level of combat power to fight with me. In order to avoid being attacked by them, I will retreat to the Chinese army."
After walking for dozens of miles, thousands more Liang Jun cavalry came out. They fought to the death and refused to retreat. They fought for half an hour before retreating. The Green Banner Khanate suffered nearly a thousand casualties, and Liang Jun also left behind more than a hundred corpses. .
Tushi Huli looked at the retreating Liang Jun: "Sure enough, the last time was a fake defeat to lure our army to go deep. If I were in the front army, I would be in danger. The combat strength of Liang Jun is still comparable to our army, but they have fewer people." , there are only more than 2,000 cavalry. Once this cavalry is defeated, Jinyang City is just in our pocket. Now we can attack the city with peace of mind. "
More than 10,000 Green Banner Khanate cavalry rushed straight to the north gate of Jinyang. Seeing countless flags on the city head, Tushi Huli became interested: "Going south all the way, I finally encountered an opponent who could fight for several rounds. Let them see it."
Lower our longbows!"
More than 10,000 arrows flew towards the city, and the flags on the city fell to the ground one after another. The soldiers guarding the city also raised their shields to block their heads. After ten rounds of arrow rain, there was no movement on the city. Tushi Huli raised his spear
One finger: "When you ascend the city, don't let the people in the city go!"
The soldiers of the Green Banner Khanate all scrambled to be the first to climb the city wall. They threw out ropes, hooks, and ladders to climb the city wall. Entering the city first meant that they could start looting first. After a while, thousands of people climbed up the city wall. Those who climbed the city wall first
People found that there were very few corpses on the city wall, but countless arrows were fired at them from the roofs. Most of the first batch of Green Banner Khanate soldiers who climbed onto the city wall were shot to death. However, there were many Green Banner Khanate soldiers.
Soon he went down to the city gate and opened the city gate. Seeing the city gate open, the cavalry outside the city rushed forward one after another.
Cui Ju hid on a high platform in his house to watch the battle under the protection of his trusted aides. When he saw all the cavalrymen of the Green Banner Khanate entering the city, his face was sweating. Fortunately, there were still thousands of people in the city pushing swords and carts to resist the horses.
He went up and blocked the Green Banner Khanate cavalry in the street. From time to time, Liang Jun cavalry rushed in from the alley to kill for a while, and the siege battle turned into a street battle for a while. Cui Ju only hoped that Shen De could attack outside the city as soon as possible.
However, after waiting for an hour, most of the enemy troops entered the city, but there was still no movement from Shen De.
Tushihuli saw that his army was still unable to take the city after entering the city. He thought it was because everyone was only focused on looting, so he urged the remaining thousands of troops to enter the city. As soon as the troops here arrived at the city gate, shouts of killing came from behind.
When they came, Shen De took the lead and came over brandishing a long sword. Tushi Huli and the deputy general division were blocked by his own family at the city gate and could not advance or retreat. The cavalry behind them ran to both sides when they saw Shen De coming to kill them.
Unfortunately, Tushi Huli could not enter the city. There were only a dozen or so guards around him. He fired an arrow in a hurry but was blocked by Shen De with his sword. When he raised his spear to block it again, Shen De volleyed and slashed his head with his sword.
He dropped his left shoulder to the ground. Shen De quickly chopped down the enemy soldiers at the city gate, cut off the stone Huli's head and stabbed it on the tip of the knife before entering the city.
When the soldiers of the Green Banner Khanate saw that their general had been killed, they rushed out of the city, but they were all blocked. Liang Jun killed them along the street. Tushi Huli's soldiers and horses were killed by six thousand, and they surrendered eight thousand, and only escaped.
Less than a thousand people left the city.
Cui Ju kept his promise and celebrated Liang Jun's victory that night. He rewarded Liang Jun with some silk cloth, gold and silver, and organized a banquet of wine and meat. Cui Ju asked Shen De, "How about you, General Shen, help me train my soldiers and horses for a few months and help me regain Shuozhou Yunzhong?"
Shen De laughed loudly: "Training soldiers and horses is not a problem, but we only recover the city. If we don't send people to guard the wall and fortress close to Mobei, the Khanate of Mobei will come again at any time. This city will change hands."
But it’s just a few more days.”
Cui Ju took a sip of wine and said, "Oh, the north is already dilapidated. If I can become a rich man in the south of the Yangtze River, I won't be too lazy to be the king of Jin."
Shen De was already a little drunk: "King Jin, there are still thousands of miles of wild land in the southwest of Jiangnan. If King Jin is really interested, when he goes to Jiangnan, with King Jin's family background and strength, there are only a few fertile fields.
For years, the King of Jin was sitting in Jinling, but his property was safe and sound in the southwest. Isn't it better than fighting all day long and worrying about it?
Cui raised his glass to Shen De and said, "General Shen is absolutely right. I originally thought that strategizing a decisive victory over a thousand miles and conquering a city would be as simple as in a book. Only after this battle today did I realize that I am not the material. In terms of power and intelligence, I am not inferior to Chen Hongyi. But in terms of courage and mentality, I am not suitable at all, especially when I see you holding a knife in front of me and killing people with their heads flying. I am also a person who has seen big scenes, but in the battlefield, I am still timid after all."
Shen De smiled: "The King of Jin can still drink wine and eat meat, which shows that he is much better than ordinary people. After experiencing this Shura Field, everyone is afraid of having nightmares for the first time, but after fighting a lot on the battlefield, it will be easy." Not afraid anymore"
Chapter completed!