Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 303

[Chapter 303 Ambushes]

Ambush Hengshan County.

In the clear light of the morning light, a long procession appeared outside the city.

It’s just that the team moved very slowly, and the soldiers moved forward with difficulty.

Many people supported each other, looking from a distance, they looked like a defeated soldier.

They are Liu Tan and his soldiers.

The high-intensity march for many days exhausted their physical strength.

The remaining rations are not enough to maintain the energy just before departure.

So the same distance, this time they traveled for nearly three days before returning to Hengshan County.

“Open the city gate!” Bai Shang shouted.

This time he was left to guard Hengshan County, and at the same time, he was responsible for allocating the grain and grass transported from Feihuguan.

Before Liu Tan arrived, Tan Ma had passed the news to him.

So when Liu Tan arrived, he immediately went out to greet him.

When he came close, he looked at the soldiers of the palace with chapped lips and worn-out boots, and suddenly felt sad in his heart.

Grabbing Liu Tan’s hand, he didn’t speak for a long time, and finally said: “Thanks for your hard work.”

Liu Tan just laughed a few times, “The last general has lived up to His Highness’s expectations this time, and the horse meat is not in vain.”

Bai Shang He laughed, “Yes, it’s not for nothing. If it weren’t for you, Xincheng would not have been taken so smoothly. Next, His Highness will definitely beat the people of Xiliang to pieces.”

Liu Tan nodded and licked the cracked skin . He said: “The Xiliang reinforcements withdrew from Huaicheng on the same day as us, and now they are estimated to be entering Jinjun. The news must be reported to His Highness.”

“You should have a big meal now, then rest, and the rest You don’t need to ask about the matter, and Tanma will definitely pass the news to His Highness.”

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Jincheng.

After Zhao Xu continued to besiege the city for one and a half days, he got the news that Tan Ma sent him back.

The 90,000 Xiliang army entered Jinjun and was heading towards Jincheng day and night.

Estimated to arrive the next morning.

“It seems that they have seen through our scheme.” Chang Wei said after hearing the words.

Zhao Xu nodded slightly.

Adding up the days, half a month has passed.

It is normal for the Xiliang army to come back when they find something is wrong.

“Since we’re back, we’ll follow the plan.” Zhao Xu sneered.

This time he only left two thousand defenders in Xincheng, and most of them were brought here.

At the same time, 5,000 soldiers were transferred from Hengshan County.

Because they are now on the offensive, there is no need to defend the city with heavy troops.

The troops drawn out will participate in the ambush of the 90,000 Xiliang army.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Chang Wei clasped his fists heavily.

There was an unconcealable excitement on his face.

After pondering for a while, he said: “According to Tanma, this Xiliang army seems to be marching continuously in order to understand the position of Jincheng. It must be short of people and horses. If they continue to march tonight, we will lie in ambush thirty miles north and wait for the morning. Attack, if they rest tonight, we will march overnight, arrive at where they are, and launch an attack while they are sleeping soundly.”

This was discussed by everyone, and Zhao Xu had no objection, he said: “But to prevent soldiers and horses in Jincheng The inside should cooperate with the outside, and it is best to leave 4,000 troops to cooperate with the artillery to block the four city gates to avoid accidents.”

Chang Wei should agree.

In the evening, Tanma sent back news again.

The Xiliang army continued to march after a short rest.

Chang Wei immediately decided to adopt the first strategy.

When night fell and the darkness covered all traces of everything, he immediately ordered the army to withdraw from Jincheng and go to Lijiazhuang, thirty miles away, to ambush.

This village has long been burned by Xiliang soldiers, and there are no one’s villages around.

The terrain around Lijiazhuang is flat, and there are barren fields as far as the eye can see. Only the official road passes through here.

However, there are dense peach forests growing on both sides of the official road.

At this time, the peach tree was growing new leaves, enough to provide cover for some soldiers.

Only other soldiers will be distributed in the shape of a pocket.

Ambush at a place farther away from the official road.

When the war broke out, they tightened their pockets.

Withdrew from Jincheng, and after an hour’s trek, Zhao Xu and Chang Wei arrived here.

This time they ambush the 90,000 army from Xiliang, they will have no reservations, but will throw the fusiliers into this battle to ensure the smooth annihilation of the reinforcements from Xiliang.

Therefore, after arriving at Lijiazhuang, Chang Wei summoned the generals to recheck the cooperation matters.

After working all night at leisure, the Xiliang reinforcements did not show up in time the next morning.

Exploring the horses back and forth, the Xiliang soldiers seemed to be extremely exhausted from marching for days, and they walked slower and slower.

Discovering this, Chang Wei and the generals were even more confident.

It was nearly noon.

The figures of the reinforcements from Xiliang finally appeared on the north side of the official road.

The Xiliang cavalry walked in the front, followed by the infantry.

The team of 90,000 people was very long, stretching to far away places.

While the team was marching, scouts from Xiliang went to Jincheng to check for news.

But when they heard the sound of the rumbling guns and there were still soldiers in front of the camp, they thought it was the same as before, so they sent the news back.

In the Xiliang army, Ji Li learned that King Yan’s army was still attacking Jincheng, so he ordered the march again.

Of course he knew that the soldiers were exhausted after marching for days.

But as long as the siege of Jincheng can be solved, it is worthwhile for soldiers to die even more.

Not long after, more than half of Xiliang’s army passed through the peach forest.

At this time, there was a burst of orderly shouts from the peach forests on both sides.

The soldiers of the palace wearing plate armor and holding swords suddenly burst out from the peach forests on both sides.

The Xiliang soldiers were shocked, and then drew their weapons to meet them.

It’s just that how could they, who were all exhausted, resist the energetic soldiers of the palace?

As soon as they met, the weapons in the hands of the soldiers collided, and the weapons in the hands of some Xiliang soldiers were immediately knocked down.

Before they came back to their senses, they were hacked to the ground by the soldiers of the palace.

The soldiers of the palace who followed continued to rush into the ranks of the Xiliang army to fight.

Soon, Xiliang soldiers were cut off from the middle.

Some of the soldiers of the palace fought northward, while others fought southward.

Their task is to divide the Xiliang army into two halves, so that the head and the tail cannot look at each other.

Suddenly attacked, Ji Li’s heart sank.

Judging from the armor of the attacking soldier, this is another soldier of King Yan.

Obviously, King Yan’s troops ambushed them.

It’s just that at this moment, he couldn’t think about how King Yan’s soldiers and horses appeared here.

He immediately ordered the Xiliang soldiers in front to rush to the middle of the army.

At the same time, the Xiliang cavalry turned their horses and rushed towards the soldiers of the palace who were fighting.

At the same time as Taolin’s killing sound resounded, the royal servants who were ambushing outside Taolin started to move.

Five hundred fusiliers on both sides of the north and south official roads formed a square formation.

In the phalanx, the outermost circle is the spearmen, and the middle is three rows of fusiliers.

The distance between each phalanx is about 30 meters.

At this time, these phalanxes moved on the plain, tightening like a chain.

At the same time, Zhongli’s light cavalry and Chen Hu’s heavy cavalry made preparations.

At the same time, there is a reserve team of 10,000 at any time for emergency response.

(end of this chapter)