Northern Dynasties

Chapter 515
Jiuqu City is located on Banyuan on the north bank of Luoshui River. There are Ban Jiuqu within ten miles of the land, hence the name. It also shows that the terrain of this place is complex and changeable. In just ten miles, there are nine valleys with ups and downs.

These nine plateaus are of different heights and stretch across the north bank of the Luoshui River. If you can't control these, it will be difficult to pass through the Luoshui River valley, and your flanks will be severely attacked by the enemy.

Among the Jiuqu Banyuan, Erqu Banyuan has the largest roof area and steep slopes on both sides. The main city defense of Jiuqu City is set on it.The reason why it is called the main body is because there are other camps and beacons near the left, which cooperate with each other to form the defense line of Jiuqu City.

The terrain of Jiuqu is complex and changeable. It is the key point in the east of Nanwei Road. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. With the border between the Eastern and Western Weis in Guannan, the competition for this place has reached a fever pitch.

The latest renovation of the city garrison here was when Hou Jing controlled Heluo. The Jiuqu City on Erquban was built by Hou Jing in the tenth year of Datong. The old city is located in the northeast of the plateau. The new city is more than double the size, and it is far from the new city in terms of terrain and control over the Luoshui River.

Taking advantage of Hou Jing's rebellion in Henan and the panic of the Eastern Wei defenders on the Heluo side, Li Yuan led the troops from all walks of life in western Henan to capture Jiuqu City and open up the Nanwei Road.After that, Li Bi led the Chinese soldiers and horses to go eastward, and Li Yuan led his troops back to town Jiuqu City.

A few days ago, due to the fall of the two cities of Heyang, the situation between Heluo and Heluo was reversed. Yifeng, who was hunted down by the Eastern Wei army, was defeated, and those who fought and retreated retreated to Yiyang Jiuqu City to garrison.

Now Li Yuan and Yifeng's remnant armies are trapped in Jiuqu New City, while Kezhu Hunyuan of the Eastern Dynasty is centered on the old city a few miles away, and divides his troops to guard the key points of the surrounding terrain of Jiuqu City, constantly attacking day and night.

All the troops in western Henan who were under the jurisdiction of Li Yuan before are now stationed in Fuliu City, Yishui with Li Tai. There are nearly [-] Gaoping soldiers in Li Yuan's headquarters. Some of them fled and dispersed during the diplomatic war before. More than a thousand people.

As for Yifeng's troops, it was much more miserable. He originally led [-] cavalry to guard the upper reaches of the Canshui River, but Yuwen Hu didn't even inform him when he retreated. It was Li Bi who fled all the way from Luodong and was about to enter Han. When the city was closed, five hundred elite cavalry were dispatched to inform Yifeng.

However, at this time, the cavalry of the Hulujin Department who had already entered the southern city of Heyang had already pursued them. Yifeng led his troops to flee all the way south. Withdrawal, Yifeng's entire army was almost wiped out in front of the pass.

Thanks to Li Yuan's timely rescue, Yifeng was able to escape from the enemy's siege, but his troops were almost wiped out, only a few dozen personal soldiers accompanied him to break out of the encirclement.Even if the other troops were not killed in the battle, they must have been rounded up and captured by the Eastern Dynasty troops.

At this time, the defenders in Jiuqu City had only more than 3000 remnants and defeated troops, but there were nearly [-] infantry and cavalry under Ke Zhu Hunyuan of the Eastern Dynasty who besieged the city and the follow-up reinforcements.In addition to the huge gap in troop strength and morale, what is even more deadly is that the grain and grass reserves in the city are about to be exhausted!
In fact, at the beginning of the Western Dynasty's march to Heluo, in addition to the food and supplies they carried, they also seized a considerable amount of supplies from various fortresses of the Eastern Army.

However, most of these grains and materials were requisitioned by the army, especially after Li Boshan conquered the second city of Heyang, the middle school sent additional reinforcements. Because of the hasty mobilization and insufficient preparation of materials, Yifeng led the troops directly from Huazhou River Defense. Heluo, of course, can only be resupplied on the spot in Heluo.

Therefore, almost all the food and grass seized by Jiuqu City, Hanguan City and other city garrisons were transported to Heqiao some time ago, and then sent back by Yuwen Hu.

However, the warehouses in Jiuqu City are not empty, and there are still a lot of materials stored, among which the amount of silk is the most impressive, there are tens of thousands of horses!

Not all of the so many silks were the trophies of Li Yuan's troops, most of them were obtained from Li Boshan.

All the personnel and materials captured by these generals with their own tribes, some of which can be directly used in subsequent battles are naturally consumed along with the battle, and other goods and spoils can be disposed of freely.

Li Boshan had seized a large amount of spoils before, distributing armaments and other troops to all walks of life in western Henan, food and grass deducted for personal use were also handed over to the public for dispatch, other than that there was a lot of money and silk.

Before he led his troops to the east, it was difficult for these money and silk supplies to go with the army, so Li Boshan found Li Yuan before he left, and transferred the money and silk to Li Yuan, and after the price was calculated, he returned to Kansai, and Li Yuan's brother Li Xian paid the same amount of money, silk and materials.

Li Yuan led thousands of soldiers to sit in Hengnong, Western Henan. Naturally, it was costly to support the army, and from time to time, he had to help people from all walks of life in Western Henan, so the demand for money and food was huge.If it is all shipped from Guanzhong, the cost along the way alone will be very huge.

So even if Li Yuandang agreed to this convenient proposal, he sent people to Hanguan City to receive these spoils from Li Boshan, and stored them in Jiuqu City.

"My lord, the soldiers cleaned the warehouses and harvested nearly a hundred stones of old grains and shredded beans. The bran can be used as a meal. But if there is no improvement tomorrow, the cattle and horses will have to be slaughtered to satisfy hunger."

A general came forward and told Li Yuan with a melancholy expression: "It's just, it's just that if we kill cattle, horses and livestock, it will be difficult for our army to break through the siege and retreat far away. At most, we can only last ten days. If no reinforcements arrive, the prospects are bleak..."

"There will be reinforcements, there will be!"

After Li Yuan heard the words, he replied resolutely. He first looked to the west, then to the east, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Now that the army is retreating, the people in the country are inevitably panicked. Daxingtai is trapped here. , You have to turn around and sit in order to settle the sentiments.

But as long as the city is still guarding, it will not be said that all previous achievements have been wasted.Sooner or later, reinforcements will be dispatched!Not to mention that Li Boshan is still leading tens of thousands of Ma Dun to Yichuan. If he knows that Heluo has changed dramatically, he will definitely lead his troops back to aid as soon as possible! "

Although the two "musts" are used, the tone sounds very firm, but it is precisely because the heart knows that it is not certain, so the tone is repeatedly emphasized to deceive oneself and others.

The situation in the middle school has been delicate recently, especially around the ownership of the Longxi military regime, there are many people who are cold-eyed and sideways. Originally, it was a very exciting thing to occupy the river bridge, but it collapsed like this.

Even if Daxingtai wants to send troops to help, it still has to consider the situation in the country. If the number is too small, it will not help to solve the problem, and how long it will take for large-scale military mobilization still needs to be judged by the situation and the further development of the situation.

As for Li Boshan, he had made great achievements before, but in the end he was dismissed from Heqiao and assigned to another place. Anyone else would feel resentful.What's more, now that the situation in Heluo is collapsing, even if he wants to return to aid, he has to consider the risks, whether it is worth it, and whether it can be done.

If the factor of his father-in-law Duguxin is also taken into consideration, the choice Li Boshan will make will be even more variable.Although his own brothers praised Li Boshan as a righteous and reliable person, Li Yuan self-examined that there seemed to be no friendship between them that could make him come to rescue regardless of danger or cost.If Li Boshan had no intention of coming to rescue him, those generals in western Henan could hardly influence his thoughts.

Taking advantage of the enemy's offensive coming to an end, Li Yuan first ordered the defenders to take a break, and then went down to visit Yifeng, who was recuperating from his wounds.

After Yifeng inquired about today's battle situation, he sighed shamelessly: "It's a pity that my muscles and bones are weak and I can't fight the enemy side by side with Lord Yangping. Now I'm sitting in a sad city, and the food and fodder are running out. Break through and go straight, don't count on me..."

Li Yuan saw that Yifeng, a brave veteran general, was depressed, no longer optimistic, and his mood became quite heavy, but he cheered up and said, "Don't worry, Lord Leling, Jiuqu City is advancing and retreating from Heluo. The important town itself is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even though there are many bandits, it is difficult to break through the city. Our army only needs to stick here and wait for reinforcements to arrive, and the siege will naturally be lifted!"

"The reinforcements are so easy to talk about!"

Yifeng had recently suffered a great funeral for his teacher and he was in pain, so he was in a low mood. Hearing Li Yuan's consolation, he couldn't help sighing: "Alas, the former Daxingtai ignored the Hanoi Gongjing and worked hard. He rushed to replace him with Zhang Wugong, so that both inside and outside regarded Hanoi as a chaotic minister, which hurt the old feelings. Now that Heluo has been defeated, the situation in the country is bound to become more panic..."

"The lord came to the stage to announce the government. The post of the prefecture and county Fangbo is within the order of the government. How can you try to mess up your life with personal affection! Lord Leling, don't hold this dissenting opinion anymore, and hinder the political voice of the country. Hanoi Gongcheng has made great achievements through hard work, and the imperial court also rewarded him with honors and high positions, and he has never been contemptuous or let down, and there is no injustice to complain about."

Compared with Yifeng and other old parties in Beizhen, Li Yuan and other generals attached to Daxingtai in Kansai have no connection with those nostalgia, so their loyalty to Daxingtai is more pure. Hearing Yifeng say this With emotion, Li Yuan felt a little harsh, and couldn't help but shouted.

When Yifeng heard what Li Yuan said, he also felt that he had made a slip of the tongue, and only smiled apologetically at Li Yuan, and then kept silent.

Li Yuan didn't stay any longer after seeing this, and got up and left after telling Yifeng to recover from his injuries.

He made a detour in front of the warehouse in the city again, looking at the warehouse full of silk, although he knew it was unreasonable, but he still thought viciously in his heart that if Li Boshan did not come to rescue, his future would be uncertain, these tens of thousands of silk Juan's account must be settled, anyway, he has nothing to prove, and Li Boshan must suffer from being dumb!

Thinking of Li Boshan's speechless unlucky appearance in the future, Li Yuan couldn't help chuckling again, but the idea of ​​having fun in bitterness didn't last long, and the sound of fighting outside the city sounded again, and he was in a hurry Go to the city wall.

(End of this chapter)