Water Margin people

Chapter 1521 Retreat

dark night.

The gates of Gaochang City were closed, and the guards left a few people to manage the recruited laborers and returned to the city to rest.

outside the city.

Sun Li and Du Fu have already brought their people there. One advantage of the Western Regions is that there are not many villages and towns. The conditions in the wilderness are harsh, and all the population is concentrated along the rivers and in towns.

Inside the city.

The soldiers who had sneaked into the city during the day had already changed into night clothes and were walking in the shadows of the streets with weapons in hand.

On the city wall, the recruited guards had already received orders that they could not see anything, hear anything, or take care of anything tonight.

Several soldiers defending the city also began to doze off at this time. They did not feel the enemy approaching at all.

With a simple assassination, several defenders were beheaded, and the recruited guards were watching it all in surprise. They covered their mouths and dared not make a sound, as they had received a death order.

"Open the city gate!"

The Qi soldiers spoke to those guys who were too scared to speak.

Those people immediately took action, turned the capstan, lowered the bridge board and opened the city gate.

"Enter the city!"

Sun Li immediately gave the order.

The cavalry launched a direct charge. Gaochang City was not big, and the sound of galloping horses woke up everyone in the city. But when they opened the door, the cavalry had already rushed into the street. The flashing cold weapons scared them so much that they immediately closed the door and hid. Going out on the street at this time would be seeking death.

"The city is broken!"

These three words appeared in the minds of everyone in the city. They couldn't believe that the safe Gaochang City in the rear would suddenly be breached.

  And a more terrifying thought came to their minds: if Gaochang City was breached, what about the front line? Was it already defeated?

The people in Gaochang City were in a panic, and everyone was hiding in their homes, trembling.

"Quickly eliminate the rebels in the city!"

Sun Li gave orders to the soldiers.

"Yes!"

The army soon filled the streets and the stubborn defenders were quickly wiped out.

"It went well. Looks like it's time for me to set off too!"

Du Fu looked at Sun Li and said that Gaochang City was not worth it for both of them to attack at the same time. He came along just for insurance. Now that everything was going smoothly, it was time to head west.

"Thank you, General Du!"

Sun Li clasped his fists towards Du Fu and said that he would occupy Gaochang City and attack Yelu Dashi with the army in the front, while Du Fu would be responsible for capturing the Western Region cities in the area.

Du Fu smiled, clasped his fists, and led his troops away. Gaochang City had already been taken, so there was no need for him to hide his whereabouts and he could just continue the attack along the main road.

Star Gorge.

After three days of clear weather, the ground had become dry and hard, and Yelu Dashi led his army to the foot of Xingxing Gorge again.

After several days of preparation, the Western Liao army also made a lot of equipment, including simple wooden shields, catapults, and gunpowder, and the equipment was pretty good.

With these equipments, the Western Liao army took the initiative and fought effectively.

There were looks of joy on the faces of the Khans. They had taken the initiative, the enemy was suppressed, and there was no reinforcement for the enemy. Victory was at hand.

"wrong!"

Yelu Dashi's face became uglier day by day. Although they fought smoothly, he was very uneasy about the negative attitude of the Qi army. The Qi people's habit was to avenge a grudge and never wait overnight, but now, despite his continuous provocations and attacks, the Qi army actually endured it.

"They can't win, so naturally they don't dare to come down!"

Bileg said with a smile.

"Can't defeat them? Then how did they get to Xingxing Gorge?"

Yelu Dashi said bluntly.

Everyone looked at Ibrahim. There were still a hundred thousand soldiers lying in the Xingxing Gorge. The weather was hot these days and the stench of corpses could be smelled.

On Star Gorge.

Yue Fei, Lin Chong and Wang Jin also looked unhappy. It was not that they did not want to continue fighting, but they were now occupying the upper hand and did not want to go down.

"It's really troublesome that this point was not taken into consideration!" Yue Fei was a little distressed.

"How about we retreat first?"

Lin Chong said.

"I think so! The wind will change soon and we won't be safe here!"

Wang Jin nodded.

"what does it mean?"

Xin Qiji, who was listening at the outermost edge, asked Lu You in confusion.

"It's troublesome to kill 100,000 enemies, but it's even more troublesome to deal with them! First there was the heavy rain, and the corpses were all swollen. Now there's the sun, and they will rot very quickly. It's easy for a plague to break out here!"

Lu You looked at Xin Qiji and explained that the Qi army had very strict requirements for hygiene. Even drinking water had to be boiled. If there was no condition for boiling, it had to be disinfected with prepared chemicals.

"plague!"

When Xin Qiji heard these two words, he became a little worried. What the army feared most was the plague, which was much more terrifying than the enemy.

"We have delayed long enough, let's retreat!"

Yue Fei finally made a decision that there was little point in occupying Xingxing Gorge. If he let it go now, he could fight back later. There was no need to take the risk.

One night later, the Qi army in Xingxing Gorge withdrew directly.

The Western Liao army cheered. They recovered the lost territory and defeated the enemy. The soldiers waved flags and shouted in Xingxing Gorge.

"Jiu'erhan, let me tell you, the enemy can't defeat us!"

Bilego said with a smile.

Yelu Dashi looked at the empty Xingxing Gorge and felt even more puzzled. He had not even formally engaged the Qi army, but the Qi army had already withdrawn.

"Xingxing Gorge is back in our hands!"

Ajisi also said with a smile that victory was the best answer. Their four Khans, along with Jujuer Khan, easily defeated the enemy, which would definitely become a good story.

After the victory there was a carnival, the soldiers sang and danced in Xingxing Gorge. Even though the wind direction changed and the stench of corpses became stronger, the soldiers did not care.

Yumen Pass.

Sun Lei looked at the military newspaper in his hand and nodded with a smile.

Li Qingzhao brought some food to Sun Lei. Because the weather was too hot and Sun Lei's stomach was not very good, Li Qingzhao specially washed some fruits and cooled them in the well.

"What military reports are there today? When will Xin Qiji come back?"

Seeing Sun Lei’s smiling face, Li Qingzhao began to show concern for her student out of confusion.

"You don't want to hear some unpleasant news!"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"What's unappetizing?"

Li Qingzhao was not convinced. She was a strong-willed female principal. Her students could endure it on the front line, so how could she be scared by a military newspaper?

"I warned you!"

Sun Lei put the military newspaper on the table, picked up a bunch of grapes and started eating.

Li Qingzhao picked up the military newspaper and started reading it. There were mountains of corpses, blood and flesh like mud, the stench of corpses was overwhelming, mosquitoes and flies blocked the sun, it was a paradise for crows and vultures, and a sea of ​​maggots...

The more Li Qingzhao looked at it, the paler her face became, and she couldn't help but retching.

"I told you that you can't stand it. The same goes for Xin Qiji. His writing is so disgusting!"

Sun Lei shook his head and picked up another grilled lamb chop and started eating.

The military report was written by Xin Qiji. It must have been written so disgustingly in order to boast about the achievements and illustrate the hardships on the front line.

"What have you taught this good child to do?"

Li Qingzhao's face looked very ugly. She threw a handful of military newspapers to Sun Lei. Seeing that Sun Lei was still eating lamb chops with a smile, she thought of the scene of corpses everywhere and began to dry heave again.