Chapter 1,270: Conquer 2 More Cities
Diaoyin City is located more than 120 miles south of Gaonu City, and more than 200 miles south is the southernmost city of Shangjun, Qiyuan County. However, Qiyuan is now called Qin because it is closer to Feng Yi. The country is under control. So Diaoyin City is actually the southernmost county town of Shangjun.
She Gan led more than 20,000 troops southward happily, preparing for a big battle. Who knew that two days later, when he arrived at Diaoyin City, he found that the gate of Diaoyin County was wide open, and a group of small and medium-sized county officials and dozens of people were there. The low-ranking generals in the army were standing quietly in two lines outside the city. When they saw their army appear, the two leaders hurriedly stepped forward and paid homage: "Dou Shi, the Prime Minister of Diaoyin County, and Luo Xiao, the captain of the Diaoyin garrison, pay their respects to the general. !”
She Gan looked at the two of them in surprise, then looked at the large group of people behind them, and asked, "What are you doing? What kind of tyrant is that?"
"Back to the general, Xiongba has led his trusted generals to protect their families and ran away, and they also took away all the property in the county. The lower officials and others are all natives of Diaoyin, because they can't bear the harm to the people of the countryside. Therefore, after Xiongba evacuated, he automatically took over the county seat. Now that the general has finally arrived with the king's division, the subordinates can relieve themselves of the heavy burden on their shoulders." County Prime Minister Dou Shi replied;
"Ah..." She Gan was stunned. He thought that he would finally have the opportunity to lead the troops alone and fight a battle. Unexpectedly, he had already led his men and ran away before he reached Xiongba, and also took away all the gold and silver in the city. Juan ran away. Thinking of this, he asked again: "Where is the food and grass? How is the food and grass?"
"Back to the general, the grain and grass were maintained by the lower officials and others, so he did not destroy them. He only took away the grain and grass that thousands of their people needed for several months. The rest are in the treasury. Lieutenant Luo has already sent soldiers Protect it," Dou Shi replied quickly;
"Fortunately, the food and grass are still there. As for the money, it can be solved a little better. By the way, let me tell you, this general is just a guard general, not a general. Don't yell." Hearing that the food and grass were fine, She dared He breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to a captain behind him: "Lieutenant Zhang, lead the troops into the city immediately and take over everything. Remember not to disturb the people!"
"No!" Captain Zhang quickly bowed and accepted the order.
Everyone in Diaoyin City breathed a long sigh of relief when they heard this.
"General, you are benevolent and righteous. On behalf of the people of Diaoyin, we would like to thank you, General."
Five thousand soldiers quickly took over all parts of the city, and the nearly four thousand remaining guards in the city were ordered to return to the military camp and wait for the next arrangement. Only the commander-in-chief Tian Yu has the right to make these arrangements, so the involved Dare not say much. Then, under the reminder of Luo Xiao and others, they sent people to take over Luoyang Town in the south. At this point, the two territories of the dominating city, one town, and two territories were all occupied by the Tang army.
In the afternoon, She Gan wrote a battle report about Diaoyin's situation and sent his horse to Tian Yu in the north.
That night, Tian Yu and Pang Tong, who were at Gaonu's front camp, received the battle report from Shegan. They learned that Xiongba had fled without a fight and that Diaoyang City was now under control. Tian Yu and others were very happy. , so he sent someone back to Diaoyin with his arrangements overnight.
Dou Shi, the prime minister of Diaoyin County, was temporarily appointed as the magistrate of Diaoyin County, and the captain Luo Xiao was temporarily appointed as the captain of Diaoyin County. After the Diaoyin garrison and the five thousand garrison commanded by She Gan were reorganized, one thousand were left to guard Luoyang Town and two Thousands of soldiers were left to guard the county seat, and another thousand soldiers were left to assist in the defense of Diaoyin. The remaining soldiers and horses returned to Gaonu as soon as possible, preparing to launch an attack on Gaonu County.
Two days later, when Shegan's army of more than 20,000 troops reappeared at the foot of Gaonu City, several people at the top of the city were so shocked that their glasses fell to the ground.
"Military advisor, this... this... Tang Jun has only been away for five days and returned. This..." Jiang Shan stammered and looked at Fa Zhengdao;
Fazheng sighed: "If what I expected is true, General Ningyuan either escaped or surrendered, otherwise the Tang army would not have been able to do so quickly. You must know that five days is exactly the time for the army to come and go. Moreover, the general has I didn’t find that the Tang army’s strength was not reduced compared to before they left.”
The two heard this,
When I looked in the direction of the Tang Army, I found that this was indeed the case. The army's 5,000-man force was no less than before departure. On the contrary, one group of troops seemed to be more numerous than before.
All the troops and horses have arrived, and Tian Yu has been preparing for four or five days, so the battle in Gaonu City began the second day after the Shegan army returned.
Unlike Dingyang City, although Gaonu City is also surrounded by mountains and rivers, it is not almost a pass like Dingyang, so it is more convenient to attack than Dingyang. Tian Yu arranged for the army to attack on both sides of the city wall at the same time, leaving the northeast gate for Jiangshan's army.
Five days later, the city of Gaonu was broken. Jiang Shan and King Shencai once again led the troops to break through. However, this time, the king of leftover was unable to break out with a large number of craftsmen and their families. The city of Gaonu, which had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, finally fell. Only less than 5,000 infantry and horsemen successfully broke through. Liu Bao commanded less than 3,000 cavalry, Jiang Jian commanded nearly a thousand elite infantry, and Xu Huang commanded more than a thousand elite infantry. The rest of the craftsmen and civilians were all He was left in Gaonu City.
Within a month, they lost two of three battles, lost three cities in a row, and lost nearly 30,000 troops. Such a huge blow made Jiangshan extremely depressed.
Qiaomen Town, this is the last place of defense in the south of Fushi. After more than a month of intensive construction, Qiaomen Town has now become a military stronghold. However, Jiangshan, who fled back to Qiaomen Town in a panic, has no confidence in this important town. Isn't Dingyang dangerous? But it only lasted less than ten days. He has been strengthening the defense of Gaonu City for the past few years, but facing the attack of the Tang army, it took only five days to capture it again. How many days can Qiaomen Town support now?
"Military Advisor, what should we do in the next war?" Jiangshan said to Fa Zheng who was sitting opposite him;
Fa Zheng was helpless. A good cook cannot cook without rice. If Jiangshan could find him a year or two earlier, and now he has controlled dozens of cities in the entire Hetao, he can still compete with the Tang army. After all, the Tang Kingdom is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it is impossible to send tens of thousands of troops to attack Shangjun. However, time is too tight. Now there are only four counties, and the strength gap is too great.
After thinking for a while, Fa Zhengfang said, "The only plan now is to block the enemy layer by layer and wait and see what happens. In my opinion, although the Tang army has won two battles and occupied three cities, the losses will be considerable. Even if the number of soldiers killed is not large, there should be a lot of wounded. In addition, the army cannot mobilize reinforcements from the Tang Kingdom. Given the calmness of the Tang army, they should rest for a while before launching an attack."