Chapter 1082: No Fear of Enemy Plans

Li Tai in Yining City was overjoyed after receiving the news from the front line of Wusu City, but at the same time, he could not help but feel suspicious, thinking that this victory seemed to come too easily.

It was precisely because he felt that the task of attacking Wusu City was more difficult that he specially dispatched Han Guo to the north, but even if Han Guo led the army to attack the city, the process of the battle seemed too smooth.

At least there were tens of thousands of Qi troops stationed in Shangdang, and the commander was still the great general Duan Shao, but there was almost no intention to reinforce Wusu City on a large scale, and it seemed that they did not care much about the gains and losses of this city. This was obviously not because Wusu City was not worth rescuing, but more like they were eager to let the Western Wei army advance into Wusu City.

If there was a trick, then the identity of the person who could use such an important city as Wusu City as bait must be extraordinary, and I am afraid that even Duan Shao would not dare to do so. There were very few people in the Northern Qi who had a higher status and decision-making power than Duan Shao, and the answer was already obvious.

However, since the roads here are dangerous and it is very difficult to detect and transmit information, this is just Li Tai's guess. Regardless of whether it is the enemy's game, since Wusu City has been conquered, it is natural to follow one's own rhythm.

So Li Tai ordered Gao Le, He Ruodun and other generals in the rear to lead another 50,000 divisions to Qinyuan in the east, and urged Liang Shiyan to strengthen the offensive against Jinzhou City. After conquering Jinzhou, he can join Wei Xiaokuan and try to march to the north of Queshu Valley. If the enemy army in Jinyang really came here under the leadership of Qi Lord Gao Yang, then Jinyang would inevitably become empty again. Wei Xiaokuan and other troops entering Queshu Valley would have the effect of knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger.

At the same time, he ordered Yang Zhong in Jianzhou to lead his army northward and approach Changping, Gaodu and other places. If the enemy army in Shangdang made any unusual movements, Yang Zhong could attack Shangdang as appropriate, or even knock on Fukou!

If the Northern Qi really abandoned Wusu City to lure the Western Wei army to continue to advance eastward, so that it would be easier for the two armies to join forces and attack together, then the continued advance of the two armies on the Western Wei flanks would be enough to make the Qi army lose its way and difficult to fight with all its strength.

In this war, the Western Wei had already gained such a great advantage and initiative in the early stage, which was real, and naturally it was not something that could be easily overturned and equalized by some clever tricks. And Li Tai, who had so many advantages, was not afraid to take risks and enter the game to fight head-on with the Northern Qi army.

Not to mention Li Tai's deployment of troops, after breaking through Wusu City and abandoning the city, Qi General Wei led his troops all the way south and arrived at Anmin City on the northern border of Xiangyuan.

Anmin City was built by Liu Kun of the Western Jin Dynasty to settle the people of Shangdang. The city has existed until now. Now it is a gathering center for the people of the six towns settled by Shangdang, and it is a big city in the valley area of ​​the western source of Zhangshui River.

Previously, Wuxing King Gao Pu and Xiucheng King Gao Xiaoxu, who came south as the vanguard division of Jinyang, crossed the Bafu Ridge and headed south along the Zhuozhang River. Now they are stationed in Anmin City. The order to let Wei Yu abandon the city was also the military order of Emperor Gao Yang conveyed by Wuxing King Gao Pu. The purpose was naturally to lead the large force of Wei Army out of the Qinshui River Valley for the purpose of encirclement and annihilation.

It should be noted that Qi Lord Gao Yang led 80,000 troops from Jinyang to the south this time, and in the Shangdang area, there were already nearly 100,000 troops in Yedu, Heyang and other places led by Pingyuan King Duan Shao.

If the enemy army is just trapped in the narrow terrain of the Qinshui River Valley, the advantage of the Qi army's large number of people will not be fully utilized. Wusu City is connected in all directions. If the main force of the enemy dares to march here, the pressure to be borne by the Qi army will be much greater under the joint attack of various routes.

"I am here to see you two great kings. After receiving the imperial edict from you in the city, I led my troops to break through the siege, burned the city and fled. The 7,000 troops in the city moved to Anmin City, and the enemy troops have also entered Wusu City. However, the city is damaged and there is no military supplies. Even if the enemy enters, it will be difficult to hold on!"

After entering the city, Wei Yu greeted the two royal family members and reported.

Wuxing King Gao Pu was the nephew of Pingqin King Gao Guiyan. He had no special talents and was just respectful. After hearing Wei Yu's report, he nodded and said, "The enemy has fallen into the trap, which is the work of Wei Dudu. I will report this merit to Your Majesty in person after Your Majesty arrives later."

After hearing this, Wei Yu hurriedly bowed and thanked him, and then said, "Excuse me, Your Majesty, what should we do next? Although my soldiers have obeyed the order, they are still resentful about handing over Wusu City to the enemy. It's a pity to leave the morale idle."

After hearing this, Gao Pu frowned and said, "Your Majesty's previous order only stopped here, asking me to lead the army to join the King of Pingyuan, but he didn't make any arrangements for what to do with the soldiers of Wusu City after retreating..."

However, before he finished speaking, the person next to him Gao Xiaoxu, the young and vigorous prince of the royal family who was not yet 18 years old, said, "Uncle, what you said is wrong. Since we have been ordered to advance, how can we stop when we hear the enemy's news? When we are on the road, we must act according to expediency. The mountains and plains in the south of Wusu are gentle, which is conducive to the advance and retreat of elite cavalry. Although the enemy has entered Wusu City, if they feel that the situation is not good, they can abandon the city and run away. We need to use strong troops and elite troops to force them from the side to make them lose their way and be trapped in the city!"

Hearing what the king of Xiucheng said, Wei Yu also nodded hurriedly and said, "This plan of the king of Xiucheng is very good. When I evacuated the city before, I had burned all the military supplies in the city. There are more than 10,000 enemy soldiers attacking this time. After entering the city, they will definitely be short of food and need to rely on the rear for supplies. If the elite cavalry can be placed on the side of the city to disrupt their supplies, their military situation will definitely be more panicked and unable to retreat!"

"But, but the Lord has not given such instructions..."

After hearing this, Gao Pu said with an embarrassed look on his face, still unable to make up his mind.

Seeing that he was so indecisive, Gao Xiaoxu felt helpless for a while, so he simply said directly: "Since Uncle can't make a military decision, I will go to Shangdang to ask King Pingyuan. If King Pingyuan agrees, I will go, Uncle will stay here to wait for the next teacher!"

After saying this, Gao Xiaoxu winked at Wei Yu, indicating that he should walk out of the hall with him. While sending people to Shangdang to inform King Pingyuan Duan Shao, he went to the military camp, summoned 3,000 elite soldiers, and after feeding the horses, he led them directly out of the city. Together with Wei Yu's troops from Wusu City, he selected 2,000 people, gathered 5,000 divisions, and then went straight to Wusu City to fight back.

At this time in Wusu City, Han Guo had just led his troops into the city and ordered the soldiers to repair the traces of burning and destruction in the city. He secretly felt that it was a little strange that the enemy city was captured so easily, so he did not relax his vigilance after entering the city. He still set up many scouts around the city and sent a message to Guyuan City, hoping that the rear would send a batch of supplies here as soon as possible for the divisions and brigades to be stationed here.

The news that the Qi army had returned was soon discovered by the scouts and reported back to Wusu City. Han Guo was also slightly shocked after learning about this. He quickly ordered the soldiers to step up the reinforcement of the city defense and temporarily withdraw all the troops outside the city back to the city.

Soon, the 5,000 divisions led by Gao Xiaoxu returned to the city under the guidance of the Wusu City garrison. After seeing that the city gates were closed and the guards were strict, Gao Xiaoxu did not lead his troops to attack the city directly. He first left a part of his troops under the city to monitor and deter the enemy in the city, and led the crowd to bypass the city and explore the direction of the mountain road connecting Qinyuan to the east of Wusu City.

At the same time, after receiving the news that Han Guo requested for supplies, Li Yantou, who was stationed in Guyuan City, also led two thousand soldiers to escort three thousand stones of military rations and other supplies along the mountain road to Wusu City.

When they were halfway through the journey, they received a warning message from the direction of Wusu City. After learning that the enemy army had counterattacked so quickly, Li Yantou was shocked and wanted to lead his troops back immediately, but he was afraid that Wusu City would be in danger of running out of food.

So he ordered the grain transport team to stop temporarily in this mountain road, choose a place nearby to defend, and he led two hundred elite soldiers to move forward quickly, wanting to find out the specific situation of the enemy before making plans.

The two sides walked opposite each other and soon encountered each other in the mountain road. Gao Xiaoxu had gone deep into the mountain road for more than 20 miles without finding anything and was ready to lead his troops to withdraw, but he unexpectedly met Li Yantou and his entourage. He was overjoyed and pointed his whip forward, shouting loudly: "Capture and kill the enemy in front and interrogate the enemy's military situation!"

When Li Yantou saw the enemy in front of him, he was shocked and hurriedly led his troops to retreat, while the enemy troops behind him also chased after him.

This mountain road is a dry mountain stream. When Han Guo led his troops to pass through it before, he ordered the soldiers to pave the river with sand and gravel in the valley to make it easier for carriages and horses to pass. Now it is convenient for the Northern Qi cavalry to attack.

While Li Yantou led his troops to march backwards, he drew his bow and shot frequently. Although he also shot and killed several enemy soldiers chasing in the front, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer.

Seeing that there was no hope of escaping along the river valley, Li Yantou could only lead his troops to flee to the side mountains, and then barely opened the distance between them. However, in this way, the direction they were going was inevitably contrary to the way they came, so they could only shout loudly in the mountains to warn the team guarding the grain and supplies in the rear.

Although the grain transport team also heard the shouting and warning of Li Yantou and his team, they were inevitably panicked because there was no commander to command the enemy. When they saw the enemy cavalry running here, they subconsciously abandoned the grain and supplies and ran to the rear to retreat.

Gao Xiaoxu led his troops to charge here. Although he failed to kill the enemy, he seized a large number of enemy supplies, which was considered a victory. So he immediately ordered these soldiers to carry the supplies on horseback, and those that could not be carried away were burned on the spot.

Then he led his troops to withdraw from the mountain road and monitor the enemy in the city in the south of Wusu City. At this time, the army led by Qi Lord Gao Yang had already arrived at Wuxiang City upstream of the Zhuozhang River. When he learned that Gao Xiaoxu had won the first battle, he was overjoyed and immediately ordered Gao Xiaoxu to replace Gao Pu as the vanguard commander, and all vanguard military affairs should be entrusted to him.

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