Chapter 482: Why should the people of the Poyuezhi be surprised?
"The reinforcements of Zhao people?" Masage was slightly shocked and asked quickly: "Did you figure out how many people are there?"
The scout replied, "There are about ten thousand people!"
"Ten thousand people?" Masage showed a look of surprise and asked again: "Is it a cavalry or an infantryman?"
"Everything is all cavalry!"
Masagai was furious when he heard this. He suddenly raised the whip in his hand and twitched at a Yuezhi general beside him: "Didn't you, a fool, say that there are only four thousand cavalry in the entire Linhu territory? Did these ten thousand cavalrymen fall from the sky?"
Since Masaga was the head coach of the Yuezhi people, although the Yuezhi general saw the whip, he did not dare to dodge at all. He was whipped with a bitter face and even a clear wound was pulled out of his cheek, dripping blood.
Masage shouted at the Yuezhi general angrily: "Say, what the hell is going on?"
"Xihou, it was the prisoners of Zhao State who told the last generals, and the last generals were just telling him truthfully!" General Yuezhi covered the wound on his face and screamed at the sky.
The expression on Masagai's face gradually turned cold: "Does all the prisoners of Zhao State say so?"
"Yes, all the prisoners said there were only two small cities, each with two thousand cavalrymen!"
Masage snorted heavily and said, "Just there are only a few people, aren't Zhao people afraid of Qin people going north?"
Speaking of which, Yuezhi and Qin are also neighboring countries.
The general replied with a bitter face: "These prisoners said that Zhao has defeated Qin several times recently, and the Qin people dare not take the initiative to go north!"
After hearing these words, Masage's face suddenly became a little shady and unstable.
It is easy to know if this Yuezhi General was lying, so I just sent someone else to interrogate the prisoners of Zhao State.
So Masage felt that unless this subordinate was kicked in the head by a horse's hoof, it would be impossible to lie about such things.
If that is the case, how did this Zhao reinforcement appear here?
Masage was a little confused.
But soon Masagai calmed down. He only had 10,000 Zhao cavalry, and his troops were only half of Masagai's. What's there to be afraid of?
But having said that, the next siege operation is obviously impossible to continue. After all, the Yuezhi people have been fighting for a day and have almost exhausted their physical strength. If Zhao Jun stabbed him in the back, the result would be really unpredictable.
It’s better to withdraw your troops and return to the camp first and look for opportunities tomorrow.
So Masage waved his hand: "Send the order and withdraw his troops immediately!"
Another whimpering horn sounded, but this time the horn sound changed the long and thick tone of the attack and turned into an extremely rapid continuous short sound.
Under the dusk sky, thousands of Yuezhi cavalry slowly left the city wall and retreated into the Yuezhi camp.
As the Yuezhi people retreated, a trembling cheer erupted from the city of Dingxi City.
Many soldiers from Zhao State hugged each other and shouted excitedly. Some people silently bandaged the wounds for their robes, and some people quietly hugged the bodies of their comrades and sat aside crying.
The county magistrate Chen Teng, who was so busy that he came to the news, rushed to the city wall.
"Wujunwei, did the Yuezhi people really retreat?"
Wu Sheng, covered in blood, stood there, his whole body covered in blood, and showed off a bright smile at Chen Teng, and showed off his big yellow teeth.
"Yes, the enemy has retreated!"
Chen Teng glanced at the Yuezhi soldiers who were constantly returning to the camp outside the city. He was happy at first, and then showed a puzzled expression: "For no reason, why did the Yuezhi people retreat?"
Although he has been coordinating various affairs in the city, Chen Teng also knew that he would be unable to defend the city.
Wu Sheng shook his head and was about to say something, but suddenly he turned his head and looked at Dongfang.
A dull sound of horse hooves came from afar. Under the still-light eastern sky, smoke and dust rolled, and countless cavalrymen appeared in the smoke and dust.
More importantly, the Zhao flag, which is still bright red under the rays of the sunset.
The next moment, Wu Sheng, who had always been showing off his cold face in Dingxi City, suddenly started roaring without warning.
"Reinforcements, our reinforcements are here!!"
The next moment, the joy in Dingxi City reached its peak.
The one who came was the Zhao reinforcements led by Li Mu, totaling the Central Army cavalry and 2,000 local cavalry in Hetao County, totaling 7,000 cavalry. However, perhaps because of its huge momentum, it was mistakenly believed by the Yuezhi people to be as large as tens of thousands.
After all, it is indeed very difficult to tell whether a cavalry number is 7,000 or 10,000 without getting close to it in the rolling smoke and dust.
Perhaps because they were afraid of the reinforcements of Zhao State, or perhaps because they knew that it was impossible for the military and civilians in the city to escape, the Yuezhi people removed the siege of the east and south of Dingxi City.
Half an hour later, Li Mu appeared in front of the county magistrate Chen Teng and the county magistrate Wu Sheng.
"There are only seven hundred cavalry in the city?" Li Mu frowned.
To be honest, the casualties in Dingxi City were higher than Li Mu thought.
Two thousand soldiers guarding the city had only seven hundred people left after a day of battle, which shows how intense the battle was.
If this is the case, then the 9,000 cavalry that Li Mu should have now had at most 7,700 people.
Looking at Li Mu's solemn expression, the county magistrate Chen Teng couldn't help but raise his heart again, and asked hurriedly: "General Li Mu, is the situation very serious?"
Although Chen Teng has also heard of Li Mu's deeds of defeating Lin Hu with his youngest victory, Chen Teng has never experienced that war against Lin Hu. Instead, he witnessed the ferocity of the Yuezhi people here with his own eyes today, so his evaluation of the Yuezhi people is naturally higher.
Li Mu raised his head and did not answer Chen Teng's question. Instead, he asked Wu Sheng who was standing aside: "County lieutenant, can you ask about the situation of today's battle?"
At first, Wu Sheng thought that the young general was dissatisfied with such heavy casualties, but after Li Mu asked several questions, he found out that Li Mu really wanted to understand the situation of the war, and he did not dare to neglect it now. He explained the situation of today in detail.
Finally, Wu Sheng said with concern: "These Yuezhi people are so powerful, no wonder they can defeat the Huns in succession. There is indeed a reason."
Contrary to Wu Sheng's solemn face, when Li Mu heard Wu Sheng's words, the expression on Li Mu's face became much more relaxed and he even showed a little smile.
"Please rest assured that the county magistrate and the county magistrate. After tomorrow, the siege of Dingxi City should be lifted."
County Magistrate Chen Teng was overjoyed when he heard this and asked hurriedly: "Can General Li Mu think of any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"
Li Mu smiled slightly, and a kind of spirit shining in his eyes.
Chapter completed!