Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 907: Lanzhou's Realm of Death

Yang Yanguang nodded and said: "Master Fu is not wrong, this is your responsibility."

After a pause, Yang Yanguang continued: "What I am worried about now is that General Han will not fall into the ambush of the Tibetans or the trick of diverting the tiger away from the mountain, and he will be able to return soon. Because I am worried that someone will come to attack Lanzhou."

Of the 2 White Tiger Legion, 5000 followed Yang Jiye to participate in the Western Expedition, and 3000 were stationed in three counties under the jurisdiction of Lanzhou.Lanzhou City originally had 1 troops, but now that 1 were taken away by Han Hu, naturally only 2000 remained.If tens of thousands of Tubo people really came to attack the city with this force, the consequences would be disastrous.

The two were talking, but Fu Hongliang didn't look back, but pointed to the distance and said, "What do you think is that?"

Yang Yanguang hurriedly picked up the binoculars and looked along his fingers, only to see a cloud of dust rising from the ground, Yang Yan's face changed drastically: "It's an enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack?" Fu Hongliang's face turned pale. At this time, only Tubo people can come to attack Lanzhou City. The Tubo people have come, but the main force of the White Tiger Army led by Han Hu has not yet arrived. What does this mean? Does it mean? The [-] army led by Han Hu has been wiped out.

When Fu Hongliang thought of this, Yang Yanguang couldn't have imagined that his expression was also extremely ugly.But they didn't have time to think about Han Hu at this time. The most important thing right now was whether they could hold Lanzhou City.

After Fu Hongliang took a telescope to look carefully, he said with a wry smile: "If it is really an enemy attack, there are at least tens of thousands of people! We only have 2000 people!"

The two had to face the cruel reality, as if a hill was moving, the rumble sounded from far to near, and a dark sea of ​​people also appeared in front of their eyes.

"Close the gate!"

"Enemy attack!"

The cries of the soldiers watching out ruthlessly rang in the ears of the two of them.

The entire Lanzhou City was stunned for a moment, and then everyone realized that Lanzhou City fell into a panic.

Yang Yanguang heard Fu Hongliang's words before he left: "Send someone to ask for help!"

Compared with other states in Xiangfu Kingdom, Lanzhou is somewhat isolated geographically, otherwise Ye Chen would not allow a legion to station in a state.Therefore, at this time Yang Yanguang and Fu Hongliang were afraid that they would not be able to wait for reinforcements to arrive.

It took less than a quarter of an hour for the messengers asking for help to rush out of the city gate. Yang Yanguang and Fu Hongliang had just ordered to put down the suspension bridge and close the city gate in time. Tens of thousands of Tubo people rushed over like sea waves and surrounded the small city of Lanzhou. It was a leak.

Yang Yanguang and Fu Hongliang's expressions were extremely serious.

"There are at least 6 horses." Fu Hongliang glanced at the banner of the Tubo army.

"It's fifty thousand." Yang Yanguang calmly corrected Fu Hongliang's mistake.

What the two of them didn't know was that Ying Cheng and Lin Buchi led an army of 1 to attack, and the troops were divided into four groups, and the other three groups had [-] people each to attack the three counties under the jurisdiction of Lanzhou.

"How many days will it take until the reinforcements arrive?" Fu Hongliang glanced around, and all the soldiers looked very solemn.But to his relief, at least on the surface, the soldiers were calm as usual.

Yang Yanguang glanced around, saw that no one was around, and said in a low voice: "The nearest reinforcements are in Gaizhou City, two hundred miles away, but there is only one brigade of the Suzaku Legion, only 5000 people, and the strategic location of Gaizhou City is too far away." Importantly, the defenders dare not leave lightly. After that, Shunzhou, which is nearly 5000 miles away, and Liangzhou, which is almost the same distance away. It's just that Liangzhou has just entered our army's hands, and I heard that King Pan Luo has not yet returned. If it is caught, it is a matter of grain, grass and supplies for the Kansai expedition army, and the [-] troops dare not leave lightly. And Shunzhou also has only one brigade, and it is still an infantry brigade. Even if the brigade commander decides to come out with [-] infantry, let alone [-] people Even if it is useful, it will take at least ten days for [-] infantry. And this is not counting the time for the messenger to go."

Fu Hongliang's face was already miserable, and he murmured: "Ten days...how could our 2000 people survive for ten days?"

Yang Yanguang nodded silently, his expression full of determination.During the Western Expedition to the Hexi Corridor, what Xiangfu's monarchs and ministers were most worried about finally happened.Originally, even if Han Hu led 1 people in the face of a [-] Tubo army, he could hold Lanzhou City steadily for a month without any problem.However, who would have thought that the opponent would be so cunning and insidious that he would design to lure Han Hu out of the city.Of course, from this matter alone, Han Hu is a person with the most affection and nature, but he is not yet a qualified commander. A qualified commander must overcome his emotions with reason at all times.

"We can't break through." Yang Yanguang looked at Fu Hongliang and said calmly: "At least allow enough time for Shunzhou and Liangzhou to be prepared, otherwise if Lanzhou is lost, the Tubo people can cut off Shunzhou and Liangzhou at any time." There is food in between. After four days, if you and I have not died for our country, then we will break through."

Fu Hongliang smiled wryly, then nodded silently, how many soldiers and horses will be left after four days?And it's still infantry, so how could it be possible to break through.In fact, even if they break through now, the possibility of success is too small.

"The top priority now is to stabilize the morale of the army." Abandoning Fu Hongliang, Yang Yanguang walked to a soldier guarding the city with a smile, and patted the soldier on the shoulder.The overstretched soldier was startled suddenly, his body shook, and he was taken aback.

"Soldiers and soldiers! The enemy army is large, and our number is relatively small, but the transformation of our Lanzhou city wall and various powerful defense equipment over the past year are enough to make the Tubo dogs come and die." Yang Yanguang breathed out, Laughing loudly: "So, the Tubo dog is just here to die." His voice clearly spread to every corner of the south wall, and the soldiers turned their heads involuntarily to Yang Yanguang. Seeing the deputy commander so relaxed, everyone suddenly felt Full of confidence, the morale that had been a little low just now was restored.

Yang Yanguang was obviously still not satisfied, and shouted loudly: "Boys, let's see what this general does."

Before he finished speaking, everyone saw him stretching his bow and setting his arrows, a hard bow was drawn into the shape of a full moon, and with a "swish", the feathered arrow flew out of the city.Then I heard the Tubo army screaming in unison outside the city, and there was cheering on the tower. It turned out that Yang Yanguang's arrow broke a flag of the Tubo army!
The power of this arrow made Fu Hongliang who was standing beside him secretly startled.I have heard that Erlang of the Yang family has two unique skills, one is superb in archery and the other is in divine spear. What I have seen today is really extraordinary.

The Tubo people seemed to feel a trace of fear, like a big tide hitting a solid shore, and they slowly retreated dozens of steps.
"The Tubo dog has a cruel temperament. It invades our territory. If we don't defend it, we and the [-] people in the city will die! The general has sent a messenger, and the reinforcements will arrive soon. Boys cheer up and let the other eight Legion, look at our methods of killing thieves!" Yang Yanguang shouted loudly, the size of Lanzhou City at this time was less than one-tenth of the later generations, so the voice was heard by almost the whole city.

Seeing Yang Yanguang's bravery and hearing that reinforcements would arrive in a few days, the soldiers immediately cheered and roared in unison.

Outside the city, Yingcheng Linbu chirped when he heard such a loud roar, and then looked at the military flag that had been broken in half and fell to the ground. He glanced at Huangfutong, his lips moved slightly, and couldn't help but said, "Lanzhou really only has two thousand dollars. Is it the Xiangfu country's army?"

Huangfutong did not expect Yang Yanguang to be so brave, but he got information from the Song Weifu that there were only 2000 people in Lanzhou City. What's more, even if it was not 2000 people but 2 people at this time, it would still be 2000 people: "Lord Lunbu, don't worry, I The Song and Wei government of the Song Dynasty had already found out the military situation of Lanzhou City. Lanzhou City was garrisoned by the White Tiger Army. There were originally 1 people in Lanzhou City, and each of the three counties had 1000 people. But now Han Hu, the head of the White Tiger Army, leads 1 people. It has already been defeated by the Anduobu brothers, and most of the army has been wiped out now. Therefore, there are only 2000 people in Lanzhou City, so there must be no falsehood!"

"That's good." Ying Cheng Lin Bu lashed out with a whip and said, "Pass on my order, and the major ministries will take turns attacking the city. Lanzhou City must be captured within three days."

A quarter of an hour later, the Tubo army's horns were heard, and more than [-] men and horses rushed out, like a pack of wolves, rushing towards Lanzhou City with a murderous look.

The Battle of Lanzhou, where Xiangfu Kingdom was recorded in history, kicked off.

At this time, in Lanzhou City, there were only more than [-] households with a population of more than [-]. Fans and Hans lived together (refer to "Song History. Geographical Records"). Ding can also organize more than [-] people.With the enemy at hand, these men also went into battle and stood on the head of Lanzhou city.Fortunately, since the founding of the Xiangfu Kingdom, the city defenses of Lanzhou have been reorganized in accordance with the relevant regulations on the city defense of the military hub. The power of defense equipment such as giant guns, crossbows, and catapults was brought into play.And because Lanzhou City has been a place of war for many years, the folk customs are martial arts, most men can draw bows and shoot arrows, and they can pull up the city wall to fight without much training.

Wen Zitao, commander of the Second Cavalry Brigade of the White Tiger Legion, was forced to abandon Han Hu by the regiment commander Han Hu. When he rushed to Lanzhou with the remaining [-] cavalry, it was already too late, because the real ruler of Hehuang Qingtang Tubo Yingcheng Lin Buchi has led [-] Tubo troops to the city of Lanzhou.Yang Yanguang, deputy head of the army, led two thousand defenders in the city to defend the city desperately. In just half a day, because the number of people was so small, Lanzhou City felt that it was already crumbling.

On a hillside outside Lanzhou City, Wen Zitao looked at the besieged Lanzhou City, so naturally he would not foolishly attack the Tibetan camp with two thousand tired soldiers.After gnashing his teeth and contemplating, he decided to take two thousand cavalry to find a place to rest before going to rob and burn the food and grass of the Tubo people.It has to be said that Wen Zitao is an excellent senior officer who made the most correct and courageous decision at this time.

(End of this chapter)