Chapter 2827 Bai Qi attacked Puyang City, and hundreds of families besieged the Jade Emperor''s Top


    Chapter 2824: Bai Qi attacked Puyang City, and hundreds of families besieged the Jade Emperor''s Top


    Le Yi did not feel any joy because this incident was perfectly covered up, because his younger brother Le Cheng would never come back.


    Niu Hong didn''t know whether Le Cheng was alive or dead, but he told him that Le Cheng had already escaped from the battlefield before he was defeated.


    The distance between Dunqiu and Puyang is not even a hundred miles. If Le Cheng fled from the battlefield but did not return to Puyang, it means that he must have been caught up by Hao Zhao halfway.


    When he thought that his younger brother Le Cheng had already died at Hao Zhao''s hands, even Le Yi, who had always been calm, could not suppress the grief and anger in his heart, and he wanted to swallow Hao Zhao alive.


    Looking at Le Yi''s posture, Xun You couldn''t help but sigh, "General Le, please feel sorry for me."


    The word "sadness" is easy to say, but difficult to do, otherwise so much hatred would not have arisen. However, Le Yi adjusted quickly, after all, hatred will only affect his judgment on the situation.


    The situation in Dongjun is extremely unfavorable now. If Le Yi is still confused by hatred and acts irritated, then the Wei Ming coalition in Dongjun will be really over.


    Cao Wei had a total of 80,000 troops in Dongjun. In addition to various defensive arrangements prepared in advance, Le Yi originally thought that he could last at least half a year, or even a year.


    But what Le Yi never expected was that the Qin army led by Bai Qi was so capable of fighting. In just one and a half months, the Wei army was only left in Dongjun, Yan County and Puyang.


    Not counting the ferry, there are fifteen counties in Dongjun, namely: Puyang, Baima, Yan County, Dunqiu, Weiguo, Dongwuyang, Yangping, Dong''e, Fan County, Gucheng, Linyi, Leping, Faping, Liaocheng, and Boping.


    But now, only Yan County and Puyang were beaten by the Qin army.


    After this series of wars, the Wei army suffered a lot of losses after losing streaks.


    At present, the Wei army has only nearly 38,000 troops left, and more than half of the troops have been lost in the battle with Bai Qi.


    As for the 40,000 Ming reinforcements led by Lan Yu, they were once regarded by Le Yi as hope for turning defeat into victory, and almost achieved the achievement of annihilation of the Qin army. However, as Li Cunxiao arrived in Dongjun, hope was once again vain.


    During the heyday of Jia Fu''s army, there were 30,000 troops. Although the defeat of Dunqiu lost nearly 13,000 people, after replenishing the Flying Tiger Army, there were still nearly 20,000 troops.


    Lan Yu had 40,000 Ming troops, but it was understandable that he could not defeat Li Cunxiao’s 20,000 Qin troops. After all, this time the Qin army was the defensive side.


    But they are all defenses, and Le Yi''s army of 80,000 cannot stop Bai Qi''s 120,000, which is a bit unreasonable.


    As Lan Yu led his troops into Dongjun, he had experienced several major battles in less than half a month, and his troops also dropped from 40,000 to 25,000, and the accumulated losses were nearly 15,000 troops.


    In other words, even though the 50,000 army has been lost, the total strength of the Wei Ming coalition in Dongjun is still nearly 65,000.


    As for the Qin army on the attacking side, due to Bai Qi''s steady strategy, the casualties were much smaller than those of the Wei Ming coalition, and the accumulated losses were nearly 25,000 troops. Most of the casualties were caused in the first strong attack on Puyang and the battle of Dunqiu.


    In other words, the 120,000 Wei Ming coalition forces on the defensive side were destroyed by the 120,000 Qin army on the attacking side, while the Qin army only suffered 25,000 casualties.


    It is not easy to achieve such a record when attacking and defending.


    If it is not considered a prisoner of war, the Qin army still has 95,000 troops in Dongjun, and still has an absolute advantage in military strength.


    In contrast, although the total strength of the Wei Ming coalition forces is still nearly 65,000, there are 20,000 troops in Yan County.


    In addition to the Ming army retreated from Dunqiu, there were nearly 45,000 defenders in Puyang City.


    In addition to the 15,000 troops guarding each city, Bai Qi was preparing to mobilize all the troops including Li Cunxiaozai, and a total of 80,000 troops attacked Puyang City.


    Puyang City has high walls and thick walls. There are still 45,000 defenders in the city. Among the guards, there are not only famous generals such as Le Yi and Lan Yu, but also powerful generals such as Niu Mowang, Jiang Wenhuan, and Yu Rongwang. It is obviously not so easy to break.


    Logically speaking, Bai Qi would not choose to attack strongly, because the casualties of the strong attack must be huge, but this time Bai Qi chose to attack strongly, and there are four reasons:


    First, the Puyang defenders were defeated in succession, and their morale was now extremely low, and their overall combat power was definitely much weaker than when they started the war. On the other hand, the Qin army was full of morale after winning consecutive battles.


    Second, Puyang was attacked by Jia Fu before, and the major fortifications of the city were seriously damaged. Although Le Yi ordered repairs afterwards, since the core of the Wei army was in the White Horse at that time, the restoration of Puyang had not been completely completed, the defense of this strong attack was definitely not as strong as the last time.


    Third, Bai Qi felt that the people of Yanzhou cheered and cheered as they fought along the way, but the Wei army''s resistance was unprecedentedly strong. Bai Qi didn''t know how Le Yi brought the troops, but he now needed a tough battle to completely break the Wei army''s spine and luck.


    As for this fourth point, naturally, the Demon Sect has announced its participation in the war. If it is delayed for another month or two, the Wei army will have more than 100,000 reinforcements, so the Puyang battle cannot be delayed any further.


    As long as Bai Qi can conquer Puyang, the passage of Jiyin County will be opened. At that time, Bai Qi can lead his army to march straight into Jiyin County, cut off the connection between western Yanzhou and eastern Yanzhou, and thus capture all the Wei army in western Yanzhou.


    If the Wei army in western Yanzhou is wiped out, there will be no resistance in the central and eastern Yanzhou, and it may even be decided by an edict.


    Le Yi also knew that Puyang City was easy to defend but difficult to attack on the surface, but in fact, there were many problems. Bai Qi was serious this time, so he felt a headache.


    Twenty miles outside Puyang City, within the Qin army camp, Bai Qi, the commander of the Fourth Route Army of the Qin Dynasty, Tian Feng, military advisor Qu Yi, Gao Lan, Han Meng, Zhu Ling, Xiao Yan, Wei Rui, Qin Niu, Hao Zhao and other generals are discussing a series of issues regarding Yan County.


    "General, why don''t you really attack Yan County first?"


    Qin Niu asked with confusion: "Yan County now has only 20,000 defenders, but Puyang has 45,000 defenders. With our army''s strength, if we attack Yan County first, it will be possible to easily break the city in ten days and half a month." In Qin Niu''s view, Yan County is better to fight. Abandon Yan County and attack Puyang is a move that goes far and wide.


    As soon as Qin Niu said this, Bai Qi had not come to remember to speak, but Tian Feng, as a military advisor, stood up and explained with a smile: "General Qin, the situation in the Central Plains has changed drastically. If you wait for ten days and half a month, there may be other variables. Moreover, it is not difficult to attack Yan County.


    After Cao Cao took the initiative to give up Guandu, the entire western defense line of the Wei army moved backward, and the troops of the jujube near Yan County had been increased several times. In addition, Yan County and jujube are mutually supportive, and if you want to capture Yan County, you still need to be prepared for the jujube.


    Our army did not waste so much troops and time on Yan County, so the top priority was to break through Puyang as soon as possible and open the passage to Jiyin. ”


    As soon as this statement was made, Qin Niu and some confused generals suddenly realized it.


    Seeing this, Bai Qi asked Qin Niu below: "How long will it take for General Li Cunxiao to arrive?"


    “It’ll be about one day.”


    In order to arrive in Puyang as quickly as possible, Li Cunxiao ordered Qin Niu and Hao Zhao to lead the army to take the lead, while he stayed in the rear to carry out the finishing work.


    Bai Qi nodded after hearing this, "Since that''s the case, let''s not wait for him for now. Where are Qu Yi, Xiao Yan and Wei Rui?"


    "The last one will be there."


    The third generals stood up quickly when they heard this, while Bai Qi said, "You three lead a 5,000 army each, responsible for sweeping out all traps outside Puyang City and filling the moat in Puyang within three days, without any mistakes."


    Although Puyang City is high, the moat is not deep. As long as you can clear all the traps outside the city, it is more than enough to fill the moat in three days.


    So after hearing this, the three generals immediately responded, "Promise." Then they led the army to carry out the mission.


    Looking at the departure of the three generals Qu Yi, Xiao Yan and Wei Rui, a trace of scrutiny appeared in Bai Qi''s eyes.


    These three people were all surrendered. Through Bai Qi''s observation, the three people were good at commanding troops, but Qu Yi had some flaws in his personality, but the overall problem was not big. Xiao Yan was ambitious, but he also knew the current affairs. Only Wei Rui made him extremely satisfied with all aspects.


    Bai Qi was not only the general of the Qin Dynasty, but also the governor of Jizhou. He was the general of Jizhou. He was automatically led by him. He never dared to violate his orders over the years, and he wanted to push him to represent Jizhou.


    This scared Bai Qi. After feeling the sense of crisis, he took the initiative to submit a rotation application to Ying Hao.


    After the Central Plains War ended, Bai Qi would be transferred from Jizhou 100%, so he wanted to give the generals of the Jizhou division some opportunities before leaving, so he would take the initiative to rely on him after leaving. After all, he hates forming cliques and making private contributions the most.


    At present, there are many capable people among the Qin generals in Jizhou, but Wei Rui is the one who satisfies Bai Qi the most.


    In short, Bai Qi has given the opportunity, and how much credit he can get depends on them.


    With the joint efforts of Qu Yi, Xiao Yan and Wei Rui, the three generals Qu Yi, swept away the trap set up by Le Yi outside Puyang City in less than a day, and then launched a tentative attack with the goal of filling the moat.


    At the same time, Li Cunxiao also led the Flying Tiger Army and the 5,000 troops to join Bai Qi and discuss the assignment of the next strong attack.


    In just two and a half days, Wei Rui and the three generals filled the Puyang moat, and the next step was to attack Puyang City.


    After some consideration, Bai Qi finally decided to adopt the strategy of three missing one and focusing on elite troops to attack one.


    The Wei army in Puyang City has weak combat power, but the Ming army is still very strong. If the Puyang City is surrounded, the defenders will not be able to escape. However, Bai Qi is worried that it will arouse the Ming army''s desire to fight to the death, and then it will be more than worth the loss.


    After all, in this battle, breaking through Puyang and opening up the Jiyin channel was the first priority, and the vitality of the Wei Ming coalition was the second.


    In this way, the Qin army encircled Puyang, surrounded the three gates of the north and south, but the east gate was only empty and left a retreat for the Wei Ming coalition. However, even if the remaining Wei Ming army could escape, it was not easy to get rid of the Qin army''s pursuit.


    Under Bai Qi''s personal command, the 60,000 Qin troops siege were divided into three teams, and 300 catapults, 100 well railings and tens of thousands of various crossbows were dispatched, and they launched fierce attacks on Puyang Ximen in an orderly manner.


    After Bai Qi captured Baima City, the reason why he did not take advantage of the victory was that he was waiting for these siege equipment. After all, he guessed that Puyang was a tough battle.


    In addition, Bai Qi took the initiative to withdraw troops from Baima once to confuse Le Yi, but since it was an emergency withdrawal, some of the heavy equipment could naturally not be taken away.


    At that time, in order to make this withdrawal more realistic, Bai Qi deliberately dismantled the catapult car in the army and took away the important core unit, leaving only the frame to Le Yi, so that even if Le Yi got the catapult car, it would be useless.


    After Le Yi captured Bai Qi and gave up hundreds of catapults. Only then did he believe that Bai Qi was afraid of the Wei Ming coalition forces siege, so he dared to lead his army to chase Baimadu. After all, hundreds of catapults are not small numbers.


    As for later, Le Yi got Bai Qi''s plan, so that Baima City was easily captured by the Qin army. Although Le Yi ordered the burning of food and equipment before abandoning the city, the food and equipment were given priority, and the equipment was not burned, so nearly half of the catapult was returned to Bai Qi''s hands.


    The general responsible for the first siege of the Qin army was naturally Li Cunxiao.


    Le Yi was shocked when he saw Li Cunxiao coming. He quickly asked Niu Mowang to stay in the west but still felt it was unsafe. He also asked Ei Lai and Jiang Wenhuan to support Niu Mowang at any time


    At this point, the offensive and defensive battle in Puyang was completely launched.


    At the same time, many masters from the Great Qin Enjoyment Hall and various schools of thought also launched a general attack on the Jade Emperor Ting of Mount Tai, the headquarters of the Demon Sect.


    (This chapter ends)