Chapter 2346: Battle with Dingjiuzhou
Chapter 2343: Battle of Dingjiuzhou
After the three thousand elite troops led by Wu Qi were transported to the rear of the Japanese army by the navy, they immediately broke through Yingwei City by sneak attack.
Eagle Tail City is located at the junction of Jihou Kingdom and Beifei Houguo. If Shirakura wants to withdraw his troops, going Eagle Tail City is the fastest route, otherwise you will have to take three more days.
This critical moment that every minute is a time of every second, even three hours are precious, let alone three days.
Wu Qi speculated that even if Li Han Daoxue knew he was there, he would still take the Yingwei City route, so he forced the city to capture.
Eagle Tail City is not a strong city, otherwise it would not have been easily captured by Wu Qi. It is naturally impossible to use Eagle Tail City to block the army that Li Huadaoxue''s southward.
After breaking through Yingwei City, Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng, Qin Yong and other generals began to quickly clean the battlefield.
After counting, it was found that the Qin army had only suffered more than 30 casualties, but it wiped out nearly a thousand defenders in the city. I don’t know how many of them were newly recruited people.
"General, the walls of Eagle Tail City are too short and thin, and they are not easy to defend."
Guan Sheng frowned and said, he was very puzzled now, not understanding why Wu Qi wanted to occupy this useless city.
Wu Qi smiled indifferently: "Sima Guan, the purpose of seizing this city has not been to defend from the beginning."
Guan Sheng is a veteran of the Qin Dynasty. He has been guarding Hulao Pass for many years and has been named one of the 108th founding countries.
But because of his brother Guan Yu''s surrender and rebellion, Guan Sheng, as his younger brother, was naturally implicated. Not only was his title deprived, but his official position was also from the title general and the general of the side, and he was directly beaten to the bottom and became an ordinary soldier at the bottom. This also made many generals close to Guan Sheng feel unfair.
Guan Sheng didn''t care about this. After all, he knew the truth about his brother''s defection. The greater the grievance he suffered now, the greater the compensation he received when the truth was revealed.
Although Guan Sheng was beaten to the end and became an ordinary soldier, he was a general after all, and obviously he was not willing to be a soldier all the time.
During the year when he was demoted, Guan Sheng did not do anything, but took the initiative to kill and capture many thieves who committed major cases. He was promoted to a military marquis of a county for his merits. Later, he was promoted to the army Sima again because of his elimination of two entrenched bandits. Later, he took the initiative to ask for the order to participate in the battle against the Japanese.
Guan Sheng pointed to this battle to conquer the Japanese, made great contributions and restored his post, but he did not want to be punished with the crime of defeat.
Therefore, Guan Sheng was very surprised after hearing Wu Qi''s words. Not only him, but the other generals also thought that Wu Qi captured Eagle Tail City to use this as a basis to block the army of Hana Daoxue, but he did not expect that Wu Qi had no intention at all.
Then how can he block the snow of Standao?
Li Hua Daoxue''s troops heading south at this time were 60,000 or 70,000. How can he resist the three thousand people alone without relying on the geographical advantage?
Wang Jian was able to wipe out Maori Yuanchun''s 30,000 troops with three thousand road exploration vanguard troops. That was not a battle, and the Maori army''s troops were dispersed, which gave Wang Jian the opportunity to defeat one by one.
Snow Tachibana is not Maori Motoku, and it is impossible for him to make such a mistake.
Wu Qi saw the worries of Guan Sheng and other generals, but he had no intention of explaining it, because it was not necessary at all, and they would know it immediately.
One day later.
Li Hua Daoxue personally led an army of 65,000. He arrived at the foot of Yingwei City, but saw a banner with the word "Wu" hanging on the tower, but there was no guard. The city gates were wide open under the city, like an empty city.
When the Japanese generals saw this scene, they shouted that they would rush in directly, but only Lean Hana Daoxue''s face was full of solemnity.
"Wu Qi (qi), I didn''t expect that it was him who came." Lihua Daoxue said in a deep voice. After all, except Wu Qi, the Qin army had no other generals surnamed Wu.
He stood up Hua Daoxue and lost to Wu Qi several times. He knew how difficult this person was. Now that he saw the big flag of Wu hanging on the top of the city, his vigilance suddenly reached the highest point.
"Father, it''s just an empty city, let''s just kill in." said the heroic female general Tachiha Chiyo.
As soon as this statement was made, the other generals nodded, but Li Hua Daoxue said, "No, there may be a fraud in this."
"That''s right, Wu Qi (qi) would never be so unwise. There must be ambushes in the city." Gaoqiao Shaoyun said in a deep voice.
"Send someone to investigate the city immediately." Rika Daoxue ordered in a deep voice.
“Hay.”
One hour later.
"Report to the general, not only did there be no ambush in the city, but there was not even a single citizen. All of them were killed by the Qin army."
Hearing this, a trace of shaking flashed in Rika Daoxue''s eyes: "Let''s explore the surrounding ten miles to see if there are any ambushers. After all, be cautious and there is no big mistake."
“Hay.”
Another hour later.
"Report to the general, there are no traces of the enemy in Yingwei City within a radius of ten miles."
"How could it be? Shouldn''t it?"
Lekai Daoxue frowned and said to herself, "Is it really the general who is suspicious?"
Li Hana Daoxue closed her eyes, and after some contemplation, she finally ordered: "Let the vanguard army enter the city."
“Hay.”
The five thousand vanguards began to enter the city in an orderly manner, but after they all entered the city, a big explosion occurred in the south of the city, followed by a huge fire, followed by the west, east and north of the city. The entire city instantly turned into a fire city.
The generals such as Stream Hanadao Xue, Takahashi Shaoyun, Kobayakawa Takai and other people instantly turned ashen after seeing this scene, their faces turned pale, especially Stream Hanadao Xue.
He had been burned by Wu Qiyeng''s Kong Camp once before, but he didn''t expect that he would be plotted by Wu Qiyeng''s Kong City again.
"Hurry, let all the soldiers in the city retreat." Rika Daoxue shouted with a ferocious look on her face, but it was obviously too late now.
In the end, less than 300 troops who entered the city escaped alive.
“How can I practice it.”
Li Hana Daoxue angrily hammered the ground, feeling extremely aggrieved. He was already cautious enough, but he didn''t expect to fall into the trap.
"Brother Daoxue doesn''t have to worry. Although our army has lost 5,000 troops, it has forced the Qin army out of Yingwei City. Next, we just wait for the fire to be extinguished. We can continue to rush, and at least 60,000 troops were saved." Kobayakawa Takai comforted.
After sighing a long sigh, Lekai Daoxue ordered with a wry smile: "You can''t wait for the fire to be extinguished, so that the army can immediately find water sources to put out the fire, and put out the fire as soon as possible."
“Hay.”
At the same time, ten miles south of Yingwei City, Wu Qi''s three thousand troops were gathering here.
Wu Qi stood on the top of the mountain, pointed to the fire clouds in the north, and smiled and said, "The remaining hot turbulent oil from the navy army is about 15,000 jars, all of which were left by the general in Eagle Tail City, which is enough for this guy, Li Han Daoxue to drink a pot."
As soon as this was said, the generals burst into laughter, and Guan Sheng even laughed, "It''s not just a pot, but it''s enough for two days."
Even if the entire city of Eagle Tail City is ignited, it can only burn for one day at most. But if the Japanese army strives to put out the fire, half a day will be enough to put out.
But the arson objects used by the Qin army were not ordinary things, but hot turbulent oil that was splashed with water, and there were 15,000 jars, so even Wu Qi didn''t know how long the fire would last.
One day later.
After tens of thousands of Japanese troops extinguished the fire day and night, although the fire in Yingwei City has weakened, it has not been extinguished, let alone extraordinary.
"Father, something is wrong with this fire." Tachiha Chiyo said with confusion.
Li Hana Daoxue''s face was extremely gloomy and she gritted her teeth and said, "I fell into the trap, I fell into Wu Qi''s trap. He must have used a special fire-induced object, otherwise he would not have burned to the present."
"What should I do now? Should I take a detour or continue to put out the fire?" Kobayakawa Takai asked hurriedly.
"It''s too late to detour. Just now, I received news that Zhenxishan City, which my brother Zongmao guarded, had been defeated by Wei general Le Yi, and the defenders in the city were wiped out."
When he said that, Lekai Daoxue glanced at Takahashi Shaoyun on the side and gritted her teeth and said, "Zong Mao was killed by Wei general Xiahou Dun."
Takahara Soshima was just the adopted son of Tachibana Daoxue, and his biological father was really Takahashi Shaoyun, but he was adopted to Tachibana Daoxue.
When Gaoqiao Shaoyun heard this bad news, his face suddenly turned pale as paper, and his face was full of sadness and shouted, "My son, you actually left for your father first, puff..."
With sadness and anger, Takahashi Shaoyun suddenly vomited a large mouthful of blood, but the aura on his body became even more terrifying.
[Dingdong, Takahashi Shaoyun and Tachihara Soshima combined skills, the ''Flesh-connected'' effect 2 is activated. If one father and son die in battle and the other is stimulated, the basic force will permanently +1. At the same time, according to the sorrow and anger in the heart, the force will increase by 1 to 8 points.
Takahashi Shaoyun: Commander 93, Force 96 (+1), Intelligence 80, Politics 68, Charm 76;
The basic force of Takahashi Shaoyun is 96 (+1), force +7, equipment +2;
Currently, the force of Takahashi Shaoyun has increased to 105;]
“Brother Takahashi, you…”
Looking at Takahashi Shaoyun with a desperate ambition, Tachibana Sui opened his mouth, but didn''t know how to comfort him, and there was not much time left for him.
"Zhenxishan City has fallen, Fei Front Defense is in danger, and Zhou Yu is about to cross the Jiushan Mountains.
It is too late to take a detour now. The fire in Yingwei City must be put out as soon as possible, otherwise it will be surrounded by the Qin and Wei coalition forces. "Lei Hana Daoxue said solemnly.
"But this fire is so evil that it can''t be extinguished with water." Kobayakawa Takai said with a distressed look on his face.
When Rika Daoxue heard this, she felt aroused: "Try it with sand and soil, it may be a miraculous effect."
"That''s all." Kobayakawa Takai sighed.
With the order from Li Huadaoxue, the Japanese army began to dig soil on the spot and used the obtained sand to extinguish the fire.
What surprised Rika Daoxue and others was that the fire-extinguishing effect of sand and soil was indeed much better than water. If this situation was done, the fire could be completely extinguished in one day at most.
One day later, the fire was indeed extinguished. The Japanese army finally crossed the Yingwei City area while trampling on the still hot soil, but then they received bad news continuously.
"Report to the general, Zhou Yu''s army has crossed the Jiuzhou Mountains and is coming to our army''s position."
"What? Zhou Yu actually came so quickly?"
Lei Hana Daoxue''s face was full of shock. The speed of this marching was much faster than he expected. Didn''t it mean that Zhou Yu was just good at fighting in the big waters?
"Report... The village city was broken by Wei general Le Yi, Shifu Temple city was broken by Qin general Zhao Yun, and Fei front defense line has been completely broken by Qin and Wei coalition forces."
“How can I practice it.”
Li Hana Daoxue''s face changed drastically, and she roared and ordered: "Hurry, retreat to Nanfeihou Kingdom quickly. It will be too late."
“Hay.”
"Report to the general, there were a large number of traps on the road south, and the road was seriously damaged, which may affect the speed of the march."
"What?"
When Rika Daoxue heard this, her eyes widened even bigger than a copper bell. A figure appeared in her mind and cursed to the sky: "Wu Qi (qi), you are so cruel, puff..."
"General, general..."
"Father…"
Seeing that Rika Daoxue vomited blood and fainted, the generals were in a mess, but before the military doctor came to treat him, Rika Daoxue woke up by himself and said weakly: "Give up all the supplies and spare no expense. Even if you use your life to fill it, you will still evacuate me to the Nanfeihou Kingdom."
“Hay.”
With the order from Li Han Daoxue, the Japanese army began to ignore the trap and directly used human lives to fill it. One or two thousand people died in just half a day, which caused panic and affected the speed of the march.
At the same time, after the Qin and Wei coalition completely broke through the Fei front line, Zhao Yun led the three thousand dragon cavalry and Cao Chun led the three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry, and had already come first to pursue Li Hua Daoxue.
After crossing the Jiuzhou Mountains, Zhou Yu also led nearly two thousand dragon cavalry, as well as generals such as Wang Jian and Lu Bu, and rushed forward one step ahead, and was close to the snow of Lihua Daoxue.
On the other hand, under Wu Qi''s trap delayed offensive, the Japanese army''s marching speed was greatly affected, and it took a long time to arrive at Gaolai City.
After another day of difficult marching, the army of Lihua Daoxue finally arrived at Juyuan City. As long as they work harder to pass through the Imperial Ship City, they can enter the Nanfeihou Mountains, but they are destined to be unable to reach the Imperial Ship City, because the cavalry of Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun and Cao Chun have arrived.
There are nearly 8,000 cavalrymen under Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun and Cao Chun. If they do anything, they may not be able to defeat the 60,000 Japanese troops head-on.
Zhou Yu and the three generals considered the casualties and did not choose to fight head-on with the Japanese army. Instead, they hid themselves in the rear of the Japanese army and continued to harass them, so as to make the Japanese army unable to advance and retreat, so as to buy time for the army in the rear.
Under the continuous harassment of the eight thousand cavalry of Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun and Cao Chun, the army of Li Hua Daoxue could not advance or retreat at all, and did not leave the area of ??Juecheng for two consecutive days.
But at this moment, the Qin and Wei coalition forces behind had already chased after them and surrounded the Japanese army from the east and north.
"I will order the 40,000 Qin and Wei coalition forces in the north and 30,000 Qin and 30,000 Qin troops in the east to immediately launch a general merit against the Japanese army and fight for the Jiuzhou." Zhou Yu ordered with a bold look on his face.
(This chapter ends)