Chapter 434: Besieged Xiancheng

Yongcheng.

Mule Hongzhen rode through the battlefield full of gunpowder smoke.

Every time the horse's hoof fell, there would be a slight "stain" sound.

At this time, the land north of Yongcheng had been dyed red by the blood of soldiers from both sides.

The blood gathered in the low-lying areas, forming shallow pools of blood.

"Father Khan, compared with the battle of Ningjin Dusi, our Beidi soldiers suffered more casualties this time." Temu Ta's eyes wandered around the battlefield.

The soldiers left behind by the Dasong army were killed and wounded last night in their artillery bombardment, infantry fighting and the final heavy cavalry charge.

Now the battlefield is full of corpses of soldiers wearing silver armor.

Although they, Beidi, undoubtedly won.

But they lost more than 10,000 cavalry and more than 50,000 infantry in this battle.

This does not include the casualties in the Xiliang and Ma Jin armies.

After counting, the Dasong Northern Expedition Army left behind about 140,000 dead and wounded soldiers.

In terms of the number of casualties, they are not very different.

Unlike the Ningjin Dusi, they won almost one-sidedly. They only lost 80,000 troops in the whole war and annihilated 400,000 Beidi troops.

"It is said that the imperial guards who went on this expedition were equipped with armor and firearms made by the King of Yan, and they were also trained by the generals of the King of Yan." Mule Hongzhen's eyes stayed on a dying and groaning imperial guard soldier.

"This time, they caused a lot of casualties to our Beidi." Mule Hongzhen continued, while taking the bow and arrow from the general beside him, pulling the bow to shoot at the imperial guard soldiers.

After a "whoosh" sound, the arrow hit the neck of the imperial guard soldier, and the imperial guard soldier's head dropped.

"My father's archery is still invincible in the world." Temu Ta patted the horse at the right time, and then he said, "That's right, the generals said that the servants suffered a lot from the armor of the imperial guards, but even so, our actual loss was only more than 10,000 cavalry, while they lost the elite imperial guards."

For him, the servants died, and it was insignificant.

The imperial guards of Dasong were different.

This battle made them see clearly that only the imperial guards could fight them head-on.

These powerful tribes’ soldiers were not in high morale and their equipment was not as good as that of the imperial guards.

I am afraid that the soldiers sent by the powerful tribes of Dasong were not their elite at all.

The powerful tribes’ soldiers were only qualified to fight the newly recruited Xiliang soldiers and Ma Jin soldiers.

“Well, although Yang Feng escaped, the imperial guards in his hands were probably only 20,000 or 30,000, and there were not many powerful tribes’ soldiers left. Now that they have gone to Xiancheng, we can just besiege the city with a large army.” Muller Hongzhen said.

Now the food supply of the Dasong army was cut off.

For the Dasong soldiers in Xiancheng, he only needed to cut off their food and water.

He believed that within a month, the Dasong soldiers in the city would have to come out to surrender.

“Yes, father Khan.” Temuta’s face was full of smug smiles.

They were sure to win the battle in the northwest this time.

After feeling proud for a while, he suddenly thought of the war in the east. "I wonder if Ulanba has gone south now. If we can successfully take Yanzhou at the same time, Dasong will be in our Beidi pocket."

Mule Hongzhen looked to the east, his eyes seemed to travel thousands of miles.

"Ulanba has always been cautious and should not make mistakes. Moreover, there are Goryeo troops to help. How can the Yan King's troops stop the four kings and Goryeo?" The war in the northwest is going well, and Mule Hongzhen is full of confidence.

Temuda nodded and followed his father to Yongcheng.

At this time, Gule, Wuyan, and Ma Jin were waiting for them at the city gate.

"You should immediately reorganize your troops and follow our Beidi army to Xiancheng. The war in the northwest will only be fought in this battle." Mule Hongzhen raised his hand to let the three people not to salute.

"Yes, Khan." Gule and the other two were extremely respectful.

This battle made them realize that without Beidi, they would not be the opponent of Dasong, and they would only perish.

Now they could only follow Beidi closely.

The order was issued.

The Beidi generals, Xiliang generals and Ma Jin went back separately.

An hour later, the army marched towards Xiancheng.

…

At the same time as the Beidi army set out, Yang Feng was leading the remaining soldiers and horses to march quickly towards Xiancheng.

Although cutting off one arm gave the Northern Expedition Army time to escape from the battlefield of Yongcheng.

But he knew the speed of the Beidi cavalry. If they did not march quickly, they would be caught up by Beidi before they arrived in Xiancheng.

It was just that the battle had just ended, and the soldiers had no time to rest.

During the rapid march, soldiers kept falling behind. When they arrived in Xiancheng, only 120,000 to 130,000 soldiers were left.

"General Yang, you are finally here."

Yang Feng led Dou Xiao and others to arrive, and Zhao Heng immediately came out to greet them.

After arriving in Xiancheng, he sent cavalry to investigate.

The Beidi cavalry that came out of Xiaoguan immediately controlled all the roads to the south.

A large number of Beidi cavalry roamed in Qinzhou and attacked the scouts of Dasong, who could not send the news to Wuguan at all.

Hearing this news, he felt like he was hit by a hammer.

In this situation, they can only be trapped in Xiancheng.

Thinking that there were only 100,000 troops with him, and there were so many Beidi troops, even if they defended to the death, they would not be able to hold on for a few days, he could not help but despair.

Now, Yang Feng has withdrawn from Yongzhou, how can he not be happy.

Not to mention that Xiancheng has more troops and can hold on for a longer time.

With this veteran, he is more at ease.

The second prince is also beside Zhao Heng, and he is also surprised.

Now he dare not ridicule Yang Feng anymore.

The next battle still depends on this veteran.

"Your Majesty, ah..." Yang Feng stood up, tilted his head and sighed.

He saw the joy of Zhao Heng and the second prince, but he was not happy at all.

Ao Bing, the beloved general, died nine times out of ten, and the battle of Yongcheng caused almost half of the Northern Expedition Army to be killed.

Although they have joined forces now, they can only defend Xiancheng.

Zhao Heng felt guilty when he saw Yang Feng like this.

Along the way, he was indeed overwhelmed by victory and ignored this old general.

He said: "General Yang, it is my fault. You can get up now. All the soldiers and horses in Xiancheng are under the control of the old general. Anyone who dares to disobey the general's order will be killed without mercy!"

Yang Feng felt a little comforted when he heard this. He said: "Your Majesty, can you send someone to Wuguan for help, and ask for help from His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan?"

"I went, I went, but, it's just that the Northern Di cavalry is rampant in Qinzhou. It's hard to predict whether they can get the news." Zhao Heng looked decadent.

Yang Feng sighed again, and then he immediately cheered up.

After all, he was a veteran who had been through many battles. For him, it was more important to strengthen the defense of Xiancheng.

Only in this way could there be hope for reinforcements.

Thinking of this, he immediately sent generals to count the food and grass, repair the city, and transport the only artillery in the army to the city wall.

In the battle of Yongcheng, they lost more than half of the artillery, and abandoned some on the way to the urgent march.

Only 73 artillery pieces were brought back.

The imperial guards who fled with Zhao Heng only carried 52 artillery pieces.

There were a total of 130 artillery pieces in Xiancheng, which was not as many as the Beidi.

After receiving Yang Feng's order, the generals immediately performed their duties.

Even Dou Xiao and Han Yun did not dare to disobey.

This time they saw the methods of this veteran.

Now there was an imperial order, and they dared not provoke Yang Feng.

Busy all night.

The next morning, the morning sun dispelled the darkness.

The soldiers guarding the top of Xiancheng saw the dust on the road to Yongzhou.

The Northern Di army has arrived.