The king behind the empress

Chapter 380 The first battle in Chaoyuan City

The last time they attacked Xiangcheng, King Yu underestimated the strength of the Red Flame Dragonrider, and he had no defense against the Red Flame Dragonrider's ability to reach Xiangcheng so quickly, so Pingzhou was so easy to defeat.

But this time is different. Knowing the strength of the Chiyan Dragonrider, Yuanling County dared to do this move. Obviously, it was ready to face the Red Flame Dragonrider. Although Mo Zizai didn't know how Yuanling County was so strong However, the lion fought the rabbit with all his strength, so Mo Zizai directly took away more than half of the 3000 Yuzhi army, leaving only [-] people guarding Pingzhou.

"My lord, there are three options for attacking Yuanling County."

In the tent of the Chinese Army, Yang Yanzhang unfolded the map, pointed to the three cities on the map and explained to Mo Zizai: "These three roads need to go through Yao City, Linqian City, and Zhaoyuan City respectively."

"Among the three cities, Zhaoyuan City is the largest city with the most troops, and it is also the closest to us."

"Oh."

Mo Zizai took a look at the three routes, except for the one in Zhaoyuan City, the other two routes were not close, so he pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Do you think it is better for us to take that route?" it is good?"

"Zhaoyuan City!"

Yang Yanzhang put his finger on Zhaoyuan City, and then explained: "Take the shortest route, after taking down Zhaoyuan City, go straight to Yining."

"Our trip is to suppress the rebellion. As long as Yining, the county city of Yuanling County, is defeated by us, the rest of the forces will naturally surrender without a fight."

"Take the shortest route?"

Mo Zizai nodded, and then turned his head to look at Han Qu. This time he attacked Yuanling County, just in case, Mo Zizai specially summoned Han Qu from the capital, so after listening to Yang Yanzhang's opinion, he He asked Han Qu again, "General Han, what do you mean?"

"The last general also thinks that we should march from Zhaoyuan City. There are two reasons for this."

Han Qu said: "First, it is what General Han said just now. It is the fastest and most convenient way to go to Zhaoyuan City, and the second is because of the problem of food and grass."

"The strength of the Yuzhi Army's army is invincible without exaggeration, but the supply of food and grass is a big problem."

"Our army now only has [-] civilians conscripted from Pingzhou to escort the army. If we use troops from Yaocheng and Linqian City, we must allocate a part of our troops to contain Zhaoyuan City. Otherwise, Zhaoyuan City There are a lot of troops stationed, and if troops are sent to cut off our army's food and grass, there will be a big problem with our army's supplies."

"So I think that instead of dividing up troops to contain Zhaoyuan City, it is better to start from Zhaoyuan City directly and take down Zhaoyuan City to avoid future troubles."

Seeing that the two commanders under his command proposed to attack Zhaoyuan City first, Mo Zizai naturally would not object, he nodded and said directly: "Okay, then start from Zhaoyuan City first!"

The Yuzhi Army has a total strength of 5000 troops, of which Yang Yanzhang led [-] Chiyan Dragonriders, Han Qu led [-] troops, which was a mixture of the original Frontier Army and the Habayashi Army. As for the remaining [-] people, It was led by Mo Zizai.

However, Mo Zizai said that there were five thousand Yuzhi troops, but strictly speaking, it should be 7000 people, because in addition to the five thousand Yuzhi troops, he also had two thousand criminal camps commanded by Chen Jiu, who were also assigned to him. of the men.

Ever since Chen Jiu raised the wounded soldiers and killed the priest, Mo Zizai directly handed over the [-] criminal camps to him. In Mo Zizai's plan, the two thousand criminal camps were specially used for tough battles.

After all, if one's direct line troops are not willing to be harmed, how can these sinners not be willing to use them.

With sufficient supply of food and grass, the army led by the three of Mo Zizai soon approached the city and approached Zhaoyuan City.

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The guard of Zhaoyuan City is called Xing Jun, who is also a member of Situ Yao's family. He was originally a county captain in the city, but after Hu Ming took control of Yuanling County, he chopped off the county magistrate without saying a word, and then He directly held all the power of Zhaoyuan City in his hands.

At this moment, he was standing at the top of the city, looking at the Yuzhi army camping below the city, deep worry could not help but flash across his brows.

Although Zhaoyuan City has an army of [-], and they are still defending the city, logically speaking, he should have an absolute advantage, but every time he thinks about the achievements of the Chiyan Dragonriders, he feels a deep sense of insecurity , I'm afraid that the Chiyan Dragon Rider will attack at night again and take Zhaoyuan City from him.

"Master Xing, the Yuzhi army is strong, and they will definitely not guard against us taking the initiative to attack."

Watching Xing Jun's worried expression, Deng Yu, the guard at the side, couldn't help but offer his advice, "Why don't the general take advantage of their unsteady footing and lead a charge for a while, catching them by surprise?"

"Even if you can't kill too many people, it's good to dampen their spirit."

"Take the initiative to attack?"

Xing Jun couldn't help being startled when he heard the words, and then nodded subconsciously. It seems that it is not impossible to take the initiative to attack. The victory or defeat on the battlefield is not all about strength, but more about timing.

And at this time, just like what Deng Yu said, the Yuzhi army has just arrived, and there are such strong red flame dragonriders, so I must have never thought that I would dare to take the initiative to fight out of the city. Boost morale in the city.

Thinking of this, Xing Jun couldn't help but feel a little moved. He stood on the edge of the city wall and observed carefully for a while, and after confirming that the Yuzhi Army had no defenses, he took out a token and ordered Deng Yu in a low voice: "I I will give you two thousand elite soldiers, and you will fight out from the main gate, and I will observe the movement below the city wall at any time."

"If their army gathers, I will strike the gong immediately. At that time, you must not be willing to fight, and you must retreat as soon as possible."

"My lord, don't worry, the Chiyan Dragon Rider is powerful, the general will know, and there will be no delay."

Deng Yu took the order talisman, clasped his fists in salute, and said: "My lord, please wait for the good news, and it will surely bring good news in the end."

Xing Jun looked at the back of Deng Yu holding the order talisman to summon the soldiers, and felt a little relieved in his heart. Deng Yu was an old soldier who had followed him for many years, so he was relieved to have him take action.

And as long as Deng Yu can succeed in the surprise attack, no matter what the result is, it will greatly boost the morale of his side.

After all, the prestige of the Red Flame Dragon Knight is so great that even I feel pressure when facing this cavalry, let alone other people, so if I can break the myth of the Red Flame Dragon Knight, then my side Defense can be much easier.

While Xing Jun was thinking about it, Deng Yu had already summoned the soldiers. As the gate of Zhaoyuan City opened, Deng Yu led two thousand elite soldiers and killed the Yuzhi army who were still camping. past.

"Using the weak to attack the strong, the guards in the city are not bad."

When Deng Yu led the troops to fight out, Mo Zizai and Yang Yanzhang were standing in front of the camp of the Chinese army, calmly looking at the two thousand soldiers who had been killed, without any disturbance in their expressions, as if they had expected it a long time ago.

"It's not a bad idea, but he underestimated the strength of Yu Zhijun too much."

Han Qu looked coldly at Deng Yu, the leader, and couldn't help shaking his head. He and Yang Yanzhang, one is the apprentice of the military god Mo Congyi, and the other is from the battlefield in the north to the defense. How could it be possible? Unexpectedly, Xing Jun took the initiative to attack.

And thinking that after Xing Jun would take the initiative to attack, and still make such a defenseless appearance, there is no doubt that the two of them were fishing in order to lure Xing Jun to send troops out of the city to fight.

"Unfortunately, there are only 2000 people."

Mo Zizai looked slightly regretful, and then waved his hand at the herald. Following the change of the herald's flag, the seemingly defenseless Yuzhi army directly killed a group of about 1000 cavalry, and went straight to Deng Yu and go.

"No, it's a hit!"

Seeing that Deng Yu was about to kill in front of the Yuzhi Army's barracks, but a group of cavalry was killed directly from the Yuzhi Army, which immediately changed Xing Jun's face, "Ming Jin withdraws troops, let Deng Yu quickly retreat! "

"Boom~boom~boom~"

Deng Yu was rushing forward with his head sullen, and he was about to kill in front of the Yuzhi Army barracks, when he suddenly heard the sound of Mingjin coming from the tower, he couldn't help but wonder, why did he start Mingjin before he handed it over? ?

However, he had followed Xing Jun for many years and knew that Xing Jun was not a random person, so he guessed that something had happened most likely, so without the slightest hesitation, he immediately stopped the charge and prepared to change his formation and re-enter the city.

Deng Yu's reaction speed can be described as fast, but he rushed too far ahead, and it was not easy for two thousand troops to turn around, so before he finished adjusting the formation of his army, he rushed forward. He heard the sound of horseshoes behind him.

When he turned his head to look, all the dead souls immediately appeared, and a group of cavalry in heavy armor was coming towards them.

"It's the Red Flame Dragon Knight!!!"

The name of this cavalryman flashed across Deng Yu's mind in an instant, and then without the slightest hesitation, he ran forward with all his strength, without caring about his own team at all.

As the general of Zhaoyuan City, Deng Yu's strength is still good. Under the full sprint, he surpassed many soldiers in an instant, and ran to the middle of the team in a short while.

And as he left, the Red Flame Dragon Knight also reached the back of his team.

Under the bone-forging level cultivation base, these soldiers who were fleeing were almost hacked to death by the red flame dragon knight, and they had no ability to fight back at all.

The only strange thing is that the Red Flame Dragon Riders clearly have the strength to defeat this army in an instant, but they didn't do so. Instead, they were able to maintain the speed of their horses, and chased after them leisurely, as if It's like trying to drive them away.

Seeing that Deng Yu and the others were about to run to the city gate, Liang Ming, another general under Xing Jun, quickly said, "My lord, quickly open the city gate and let Deng Yu and the others in."

"Something's not right."

Xing Jun saw something was wrong, looked at the red flame dragonrider with a gloomy expression, and said, "They can clearly wipe out Deng Yu and the others, but they still follow behind without doing anything. If you enter the city when the gate is open, the gate cannot be opened."

"how is this possible?"

Liang Ming was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief: "There are only about 1000 of them, and there are archers on the city wall. How dare they approach?"

"I don't know, but this city gate cannot be opened."

Xing Jun shook his head. He also couldn't figure out where the thousand red flame dragon riders had the confidence to attack the city gate, but he knew that the city gate could not be opened. will be destroyed.

"grown ups……"

Liang Ming wanted to say something more, but was interrupted directly by Xing Jun, "Okay, don't say any more, let's see the situation first and decide whether to open the city gate."

Hearing what Xing Jun said, Liang Ming knew that Xing Jun had made up his mind, so he didn't say anything more.

But at this moment, Deng Yu and the others who ran under the city wall found that the city gate had not been opened, and couldn't help feeling a little flustered, and shouted loudly at the city wall: "My lord, open the city gate quickly!!!"

Seeing that the Chiyan Dragon Riders were about to catch up, and more and more soldiers gathered under the city gate, but there was still no reaction on the city wall, Deng Yu instantly understood Xing Jun's plan, he gritted his teeth, and stopped He said more, but shouted at the soldiers beside him: "Brothers, don't be chaotic, and defend against the wall. There are archers on the top of the city, and they dare not kill them."

"As long as they retreat, the city gate will open naturally!"

Although Deng Yu's idea is good, the soldiers at this time have been chased and killed by the Red Flame Dragon Knight. At this time, there is a commotion, and some people even swung their knives to kill the soldiers in order to get closer to the city gate. Pao Ze in front of him.

The leader of the Red Flame Dragonriders who were in charge of chasing this team was none other than Zheng Anmin. Seeing that Zhaoyuan City hadn't opened the gate at all, he couldn't help frowning slightly, then raised his right hand, and made all the thousand Red Flame Dragonriders stop. Out of the range of Zhaoyuan City archers, no longer pursue.

"Wei Shou, what should we do? Do you want to continue to catch up?"

Seeing that Zheng Anming stopped, a Red Flame Dragon Rider rode up and asked Zheng Anmin.

"Not in a hurry."

Zheng Anmin looked up at the city wall of Zhaoyuan City, and then said calmly: "Let's wait here for a while and see if these people can open the city gate. If not, then rush up and kill them."

The reason why the Chiyan Dragonriders dispatched their 1000 men was to let the guards of Zhaoyuan City have a fluke mentality. Once they felt that their 1000 men were nothing to worry about and opened the city gate, then the imperial edict Yuancheng can be taken today.

Now, it depends on whether the guard of Zhaoyuan City is cautious enough.

While Zheng Anmin was waiting, these disabled soldiers had almost run to the range of the city gate. Looking at the closed city gate, these people first begged Xing Jun to open the city gate, and after their begging failed, they began to curse. No matter how Deng Yu stopped him, it didn't work at all.

However, no matter how noisy they were below, Xing Jun on the top of the city didn't seem to hear it, and refused to open the city gate.

After waiting for a while, seeing the remnant soldiers under the city were a bit tired of scolding, but Zhaoyuan City still had no intention of opening the city gate, Zheng Anmin shook his head involuntarily, and said: "I didn't expect that Zhaoyuan City The guards are really cautious enough, it seems that they won't be able to open the city gate."

"In this case, it's useless to keep them, and return to the camp after killing them."

"Here!"

The Red Flame Dragon Rider who had been waiting for a long time, upon hearing Zheng Anmin's order, immediately drew his long saber and drove his horse towards the remnant soldiers under the city wall.

(End of this chapter)