Chapter 1397 Arrival at Pingquan
"Three Kingdoms Online Game: Princes Struggle for Hegemony ()"
Chengde, after Zhao Yu left the prefect's mansion, he immediately rushed to the cavalry camp outside the city. Because he didn't know the current battle situation in Chifeng City, Zhao Yu decided not to wait for the troops from Luanping and Shuangluan cities, and directly led the Chengde troops Two thousand cavalry rushed to Xiaban City. After joining the five thousand soldiers and horses in Xiaban City, they immediately set off and rushed to Pingquan City.
In Meng Yi's plan, Pingquan is the last line of defense, while Xiaosigou Town in the north is the first line of defense, so Zhao Yu decided to rush to Pingquan City as soon as possible. If he arrived one day earlier, he could make one day's preparation earlier.
The two thousand cavalry left Chengde like a flood that broke a dike and headed towards Xiaban City in the east. The soldiers and horses from the other two cities would rush to Pingquan on their own to join Zhao Yu. As for the army's subsequent food, grass and baggage, It's Yuan Si's business.
More than an hour later, more than two thousand cavalry arrived at Xiabancheng. At this time, four thousand infantry and one thousand cavalry were waiting outside the city. The leader was Hao Jian, the lord of Xiabancheng.
After gathering the 5,000 soldiers and horses in Xiaban City, Zhao Yu just ordered to take a short rest, and then led 3,000 cavalry to set off first. Hao Jian also followed her out first, and the 4,000 infantry were handed over to the deputy general. .
Three thousand cavalrymen marched all the way and finally arrived at Hiraizumi City before dark. At this time, the officials and generals in Hiraizumi City were already frightened. There was still an hour before dark, and they destroyed both gates of Hiraizumi City. Closed.
There was no other way. Chifeng City's request for help was sent to Chengde from Pingquan, and there were only a thousand soldiers in Pingquan City. Fortunately, Pingquan City was not big, and there were only two gates in the north and south. A thousand soldiers could basically fill the city. , if the Xianbei people come to attack, a thousand people will not be enough to fill their teeth.
When the rumble of horse hooves sounded in the south direction of Hiraizumi, the defenders in the city were all startled and uncertain, and immediately sent people to notify the county magistrate and county captains who were on the north wall.
When the county magistrates and others hurried to the Nancheng tower, three thousand cavalry also arrived at the bottom of the city. They stopped two hundred steps away from the city wall. One of Zhao Yu's cavalry guards came out of the crowd and walked a hundred steps away from the city wall. Steps away, he shouted towards the city: "Who is on duty on the city? Zhao Yu, the captain of Yanbei County and the guerrilla general, has led his troops to help. The officials in charge in the city please come out and answer!"
In fact, at this time, everyone in the city had basically confirmed that the cavalry below the city were their own reinforcements. However, to be on the safe side, the county lieutenant still raised his head and shouted outside the city at the instruction of the county magistrate: "The magistrate of Pingquan County is here. Now, the general under the city, please show me your seal!"
Zhao Yu listened to the shouting on the city wall and nodded lightly. Yes, it seems that the county magistrate and county lieutenant are still awake and know to confirm their identities first. Thinking in his mind, he took out his seal with his right hand and handed it to another guard. He stepped forward, put the seal in the hanging basket lowered from the city, and pulled it up to the officials at the city for verification.
Soon, after careful checking, the people at the top of the city immediately ordered the city gates to be opened and welcomed Zhao Yu and his cavalry into the city.
Under the leadership of fifty Huben cavalry, Zhao Yu and his party of more than 3,000 cavalry quickly arrived at the city gate. At this time, the county magistrate and the county lieutenant had already come down from the city and stood at the city gate to greet Zhao Yu.
"I respectfully welcome Zhao Youyi!"
"No need to be polite, please arrange a resting place for the army. From now on, I will take over the defense of the city. Is there any new news coming from Chifeng City in the north? Are there any Xianbei sentinels?" Zhao Yu did not. Instead of being polite to the officials, he asked questions directly;
"We are relieved when the general comes. According to the general, there has been no news from Chifeng since Wang Taishou's first rescue letter, and Xiaguan and others have not sent troops to Chifeng because of insufficient troops. Get information."
"I would like to ask the general, how many troops will the king send to support? Is it the three thousand cavalry commanded by the general?" the county captain asked anxiously at the side;
"Don't worry, these three thousand cavalry are just the vanguard. There will be more than ten thousand infantry and thousands of cavalry coming later." Zhao Yu glanced at the county captain and said,
Then he turned to look at Hao Jian: "General Hao, after you have settled the army, please immediately send out sentries to the north. You must find out the current situation in Chifeng City."
"The general has not taken the order!" Hao Jian quickly stepped forward to take the order, then turned around and led three thousand cavalry, led by the county lieutenant, to the main camp in Beicheng.
After the three thousand cavalry left, Zhao Yu was left with only a hundred Hu and Ben cavalry bodyguards. According to Huangfu Chaobo's decree, generals at all levels have a certain number of bodyguards required. Camp leaders like Huang Xu , the number of personal guards is fifty. Zhao Yu's position was that of a county captain, and she also had fifty personal guards during the war. However, Huangfu Chaobo gave special care to her and Huang Wudie, and arranged for each of them to be guarded by a hundred tiger and horse cavalry. to protect their safety.
The group of people walked towards the county government office in the city. As they walked, Zhao Yu kept asking about various situations in the city. Fortunately, although the county magistrate arranged by Gongsun Zan was not a talented historical general, he was also very conscientious and responsible. , and the city of Hiraizumi has only been established for a few years, so he is familiar with the situation in the city, and he can answer Zhao Yu's questions quickly.
After Zhao Yu asked some questions, he basically understood the situation in the city: "In this case, I would also like to ask the county magistrate to prepare to recruit manpower. After the news comes back from the scouts, the general will arrange an attack on Xiaosigou Town. To strengthen the defense, if possible, I would like to build Xiaosigou Town into a pass as the most important pass to resist the Xianbei invasion from the south. "
"From now on, the defense of the Lulong cities will be handed over to my general. All you need to do is obey your orders and execute them. My Lord County Magistrate, starting from tomorrow, we will recruit all the young men and craftsmen in the city to follow my general to the north of Xiaosigou Town. , If I remember correctly, there should be enough space to build a medium-sized pass in Xiaosigou Town."
"General, see you there!" the county captain replied: "Xiaosigou Town is built at the mouth of the two rivers where the tributary of the Laoha River merges. The location is still very good, but if the pass is built in Xiaosigou, it will be slightly worse. Therefore, I will not recommend that if the general wants to build a pass north of Pingquan, continue south along the Laoha River, and the location between Nanshan and Ma'anshan is the best. "
"Oh, the county captain is very familiar with the terrain here?" Zhao Yu's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he asked;
"To be honest, General, in the few years since I took office, I have visited almost all the ditches and valleys in Pingquan. Although I don't say that I know all the topography in Pingquan, I still know it by heart." The county captain said proudly;
"Then, tell me about the terrain there." After saying that, Zhao Yu asked someone to place a map of the surrounding areas of Yanbei County.