Chapter 288: Siege of Yujing (Supplement 5/6)(1/2)
Yu Jin, one of the five good generals, is now in a very dangerous situation. The rear troops he leads, totaling 5,000 people, are surrounded by Hua Mulan's 15,000 cavalry.
There were horse hooves and raised dust everywhere. Yu Jin stood firm in his position and was unable to advance or retreat for a while.
"No matter who the other party is, they may become my prisoners today."
Hua Mulan kept sending cavalry to interfere with riding and shooting, trying to disrupt Yu Jin's formation.
The Imperial Guards are relatively strict, and his 5,000 Qingzhou Army has not been shaken by the continuous attacks of Hua Mulan's cavalry, and currently maintains its formation.
But even so, 5,000 people were surrounded by 15,000 cavalry, and the situation was extremely dangerous. Even escaping was not easy.
"Unless the other 25,000 people can return to rescue me, I may become a prisoner. Is being captured a destined fate?"
Yu Jin felt somewhat weak when facing Hua Mulan's 15,000 cavalry.
Yu Jin brought 30,000 Qingzhou troops to Taishan County, of which 25,000 were the first to retreat. Yu Jin only led 5,000 troops to the rear, and he pinned his hopes on the remaining 25,000.
The 25,000 Qingzhou Army who retreated first did not escape the fate of being surrounded by cavalry.
Joan of Arc's 4,000 servant cavalry took the lead in catching up with the Qingzhou Army. Holding high the red dragon flag, she led 4,000 servant cavalry to attack the Qingzhou Army, which lacked Yu Jin as the main force, and penetrated it!
Joan of Arc has the ability to make the soldiers fanatic, and in a short period of time, the Arab cavalry, European knights, Indian cavalry, and Goryeo cavalry massacred the Qingzhou army.
They are not ordinary cavalry, but elite cavalry brought by various civilized lords to participate in national wars!
The Arab cavalry held Damascus swords high, the European knights held lances, and the Goryeo cavalry held spears, piercing the Qingzhou Army for the second time!
4,000 servant cavalry took turns to attack the 25,000 Qingzhou Army, and actually killed the Qingzhou Army in pieces and was completely defeated.
Joan of Arc and her cavalry were busy catching prisoners, but they couldn't catch them.
After the 25,000-strong Qingzhou Army was defeated, the mountains and plains were filled with defeated troops, which was equivalent to a servant cavalry capturing 6 prisoners.
"Too many people."
Joan of Arc held up the battle flag and was helpless in the face of the fleeing Qingzhou Army.
When the White Robe Army led by Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun arrived, 25,000 Qingzhou Army fled. They took the opportunity to expand their results and obtain more prisoners.
"Perhaps we can use this group of prisoners to strengthen Taishan County's troops."
Xue Rengui knew that after Chutian captured Taishan County, he would definitely need to send troops to garrison Taishan County to cut off the connection between Cao Cao and Mr. Zhao. The captured Qingzhou Army could be converted into the Taishan County Defense Corps in the future.
Servant cavalry and white-robed cavalry almost destroyed 25,000 Qingzhou Army.
The 5,000 people who were imprisoned were unable to support themselves.
Hua Mulan never let go of Yu Jin, and still used cavalry to constantly interfere with Yu Jin's phalanx.
"It's getting late."
Yu Jin observes the sky and can take advantage of the darkness to break out.
"All officers and men, life and death depend on one thought. The brave will survive, the cowardly will perish!"
Yu Jin drew his sword and took advantage of Hua Mulan's unpreparedness to break through!
Five thousand Qingzhou troops fought hard and followed Yu Jin to charge westward on foot!
The night caused serious disturbance to the Iron Eagle Scout's war eagle, making it difficult to monitor Yu Jin's movements.
The cavalry did not dare to charge at will, lest they injure their own men.
In the melee, the soldiers around Yu Jin fell to the ground one by one, and there were fewer and fewer soldiers. Even Yu Jin himself was shot in the back by stray arrows!
Yu Jin groaned, but still fought hard, knowing that he could work hard and while his morale was still high, he would have a chance to break through the siege!
Iron eagle scouts and light cavalry chased Yu Jin's cavalry in the dark.
Hua Mulan pulled out the Tang sword and personally participated in the hunt.
The two battlefields lasted until dawn the next day, and almost all of the 30,000 Qingzhou regiments brought by Yu Jin to Taishan County were wiped out.
Yu Jin fled at the cost of serious injuries, gathered his defeated troops, and recalled less than 10,000 Qingzhou troops.
After the defeat, Yu Jin knew that he had less than 10,000 Qingzhou troops and was unable to support Taishan County, so he returned to Jibei Kingdom and gave up his meaningless support to Taishan County.
"About 2,000 people were captured in total. The enemy generals escaped under the cover of night."
After Hua Mulan's cavalry cleared the battlefield, they reported the results to Hua Mulan.
"The enemy's generals can hold on for a long time and break through, which shows that they have some ability. Take them to attack Fenggao County and let the enemies in Taishan County know that their reinforcements have been defeated."
Hua Mulan drove more than 2,000 prisoners and continued to attack Fenggao County.
Since he couldn't be captured alive, it would be a good idea to capture his legion alive.
The Qingzhou Army belongs to the third level of arms and is more elite than the first and second level light infantry.
On the other side, Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun, and Joan of Arc captured more than 10,000 Qingzhou troops, and they also drove the prisoners to attack Fenggao County, the seat of Taishan County.
These Qingzhou troops are also suitable as cannon fodder for sieges.
There are about 30,000 garrison troops in Fenggao County, the headquarters of Taishan County. These troops are enough to defend Fenggao County in peacetime, but they are not enough to face the 100,000 troops of Xuzhou Mu Chu Zimou.
Xuzhou's 40,000 cavalrymen, driving the Shangwanqingzhou Army, have arrived at Fenggao County!
The red dragon flag was fluttering, white-robed cavalry, reconnaissance cavalry, and alien servants showed off their force in Fenggao County. The soldiers and horses were strong, and they came with the power of victory, giving the defenders unparalleled tremendous pressure!
The prisoners of the Qingzhou Army were brought to the city and announced to the defenders that Cao Cao's army supporting them was almost completely destroyed!
"That's Yu Jin's Qingzhou Legion... I didn't expect that the famous Five Sons of Generals would not be Chu Zimou's opponent!"
The prefect of Taishan County recognized the Qingzhou Army, and Hua Mulan even captured Yu Jin's general flag and threw it at the gate of the city.
Taishan County was besieged, and all other counties surrendered. The entire Taishan County was invincible.
A county is attacked by the main force of a state and has no power to fight back.
"Yuan Shu, there is no news from Young Master Zhao yet. I still want to continue to hold on and wait for the situation to change."
The governor of Taishan County also participated in the attack on Langya Kingdom. He knew that Chu Tian would probably not let him go. Moreover, he could not bear the power and status of the governor.
In Fenggao County, Zhuge Jin, Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jun and two of Zhuge Gui's daughters were forcibly kept in the city by the Taishan County prefect.
Zhuge Gui was originally the magistrate of Taishan County. When Lord Yiren rose up, he was defeated and captured. Lord Yiren, who replaced the Taishan Governor, continued to appoint Zhuge Gui as the Magistrate of Taishan County. Zhuge Gui died of illness not long ago, and the Zhuge family was left behind by the Governor of Taishan County.
, support them every month. As long as the three brothers Zhuge grow up in the future, he will not lack counselors.
Zhuge Jin is already 15 years old and is about to reach the age where he can become an official.
Zhuge Liang could have waited ten years to become an official, but Zhuge Jun was even later.
In the city, they heard the noise of soldiers and horses outside the city. Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang somewhat realized that the city had been surrounded.
"The prefect of Taishan County actually controls only three-thirds of Taishan County, and it will be difficult to achieve anything after all. Maybe taking refuge in Xuzhou Mu can revitalize our Langya Zhuge clan. Our ancestor was originally the Sili Xiaowei, when will our descendants have another governor?
?It is said that Xuzhou Mu has many talented people under his command. If I go to join him, I may not be able to be reused."
Zhuge Jin was not far away from becoming an official, so he had to choose a suitable object of allegiance among the many princes.
He is now the eldest son of Zhuge Gui's family, and he must consider the future of his family and the future of his younger brother and sister.
The ancestor of the Zhuge family was Sili Xiaowei, and his father and uncle were county magistrates and county magistrates. Zhuge Jin wanted to shine on his family name.
Zhuge Liang has passed the age of bedwetting and runny nose, but he has not grown up yet. He does not know who Xuzhou Mu is who attacked Taishan County, and he does not know that Chu Zimou launched the war against Taishan County. Most of the reasons were to rob Zhuge Liang.
One family.
The Zhuge family is full of talents, how could Chu Tian, who plans to kill all the heroes in the world, let them go?
In order to rob Zhuge Liang and his family, Chu Tian attacked Taishan County. In order to gain the allegiance of Joan of Arc, Chu Tian even wanted to destroy a country in France.
Others fight for oil, but Chutian fights for talents.
The prefect of Taishan County did not expect that what triggered Chu Tian's idea of attacking Taishan County would be his detention of Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang. If he had known that taking in Zhuge's family would lead to a strong attack by Chu Zimou, the prefect of Taishan County might not have forced them to stay.
Got them.
Cao GUI led 30,000 garrison troops to guard Fenggao County. According to his lord's request, he held on while waiting for Yuan Shu and Prince Zhao to attack Xuzhou and wait for changes to occur.
The cavalry under the city faced the strong city garrisoned by Cao GUI and found it difficult to capture it for a while. Using precious cavalry to attack the city, the losses were unimaginable.
"Two generals, my lord has ordered that the white-robed army return to Yangdu County of Langya Kingdom along another road to support the counties in the northern part of Langya Kingdom! The counties are being attacked by Master Zhao's army and require cavalry to support them for thousands of miles!
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Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun had just arrived at the Taishan County headquarters when they received an order from Chu Tian, requiring them to immediately move to the north of Langya Kingdom.
Xuzhou was surrounded by enemies on three sides. Chutian adopted the tactic of concentrating the main force and defeating them one by one. Therefore, when the Taishan County battlefield no longer needed so many soldiers and horses, Chutian transferred Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun to the northern part of Langya Kingdom to support Zang Ba and Sun Guan.
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"We were transferred to the northern part of Langya Kingdom, and there are only two women left to lead the cavalry... But with them here, we can hold on until the lord comes."
After Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun, Hua Mulan and Joan of Arc greeted each other, they immediately led the white-robed army along a different road from when they came to support Zang Ba and Sun Guan in the northern part of Langya Kingdom.
Zang Ba and Sun Guan have been defending the northern part of Langya Kingdom for Chutian for a long time, but with their ability, they may not be able to hold on for a long time. Considering the pressure on Zang Ba and Sun Guan, Chutian transferred the white robe army to the northern part of Langya Kingdom. Xue Rengui added
The fight was from Guangling County to Taishan County and then to Langya Kingdom, almost non-stop.
The number of troops under the city was suddenly reduced by half. Before Chutian's main force arrived, only Hua Mulan and Joan of Arc were left among the commanders surrounding Taishan County.
"This is our chance to turn defeat into victory. Staying in the city is always the best option. If we can defeat the siege party, we may be able to force them to consider retreating."
To be continued...