Chapter 2855: The Battle of Dingtao, the Power of Killing God (Part 1)


    Chapter 2852: The Battle of Dingtao, the Power of Killing God (Part 1)


    When Deng Jiugong returned to Dingtao, Deng Xiu not only extinguished the fire in the East Gate, but also cleaned the battlefield. After counting the casualties, he comforted the surrendered army, which was also a way to help Deng Jiugong share a lot of affairs.


    According to statistics, in the battle against Dingtao, the Qin army killed a total of 700 Cao''s army and captured 1,600 prisoners. There were 700 Cao''s army who surrendered with Liu Tichun.


    As for the casualties of the Qin army in this battle, nearly 500 people were killed, and nearly 300 people were killed in battle, half of which were killed by Cao Ning alone.


    For the Qin army, if they can successfully capture Dingtao City, such losses will naturally not be huge.


    After all, if Liu Tichun had not rebeled at the last minute and opened the city gate and let the Qin army enter the city, even if the three thousand Qin troops were defeated and the entire army was wiped out, it would not have been possible to capture Dingtao City.


    Not to mention the Cao army, which surrendered with Liu Tichun, can also make up for the losses of the Qin army to a certain extent.


    Deng Jiugong didn''t care about casualties. His current focus was on the upcoming Cao Wei reinforcements, so he immediately came to Liu Tichun as soon as he returned, preparing to ask about the information about the support of Cao''s army.


    The situation before was too urgent. After learning that there were still reinforcements from Cao''s army, Deng Jiugong led his army to chase after him without much hesitation in order to reduce the pressure on defending the city.


    Now that the purpose of severely damaging Cao Ning has been achieved, Deng Jiugong still has enough time to prepare, so I want to learn more about the information about the aid of Cao army.


    Liu Tichun naturally told everything he knew and told Deng Jiugong all the information he had obtained from Cao Ning.


    Cao Ning was also very determined. After Liu Tichun''s behavior of killing Ma Shouying with his own hands, after gaining his trust, in order to strengthen the confidence of the defenders to defend Dingtao, he told all the information he knew about reinforcements, but he never expected that Liu Tichun was just confusing him.


    After listening to Liu Tichun''s story, Deng Jiugong''s eyes were full of solemnity, and Deng Xiu was even more anxious to pace back and forth.


    "This is a big trouble. In order to protect Dingtao, Cao Cao not only mobilized all the cavalry of Chenliu, but also transferred all the cavalry of Yan County and Yin Shou. In other words, Yin Shou and Dan Tai Yu were both among reinforcements. What should we do?"


    Looking at his impatient son, Deng Jiugong scolded, "What are you in a hurry? How many times have you told you that the generals will not change their faces."


    "But Dad, neither Yin Shou nor Dan Tai Yu can deal with it, let alone the two of us come together this time."


    Deng Jiugong knew that his son was right. After all, Cao Ning alone, the father and son almost lost, let alone the stronger Yin Shou and Dan Tai Yu.


    The Dingtao, which was finally settled with the harmony between the times and the people, would have finally won the opportunity to take down Dingtao. If he gave up like this, let alone Deng Xiu, even Deng Jiugong would not be willing to give up.


    First, taking down Dingtao and persevering until the main army arrives. This is a considerable merit, and it is even enough to win one of the father and son.


    Secondly, the Qin army had planned for so long, and it was only a matter of completing the last link to completely wipe out Chenliu Cao''s army, and then established an absolute advantage on the battlefield of the Central Plains.


    How could Deng Jiugong drag the entire army at this time?


    Therefore, it is impossible for Deng Jiugong to take the initiative to give up Dingtao without the last step.


    But what should I do?


    After some thought, a gleam appeared in his eyes and he sneered: "Since the Cao army came this time, they must not carry heavy siege equipment like ours. Therefore, as long as they can destroy all the ladders of Cao''s army and do not give Yin Shou and Dan Tai Yu any chance to climb the city tower, they will definitely be able to defend the city to the death."


    "But with the strength of Yin Shou and Dan Tai Yu, they will be able to climb the city tower in no time, so how can they not get up?"


    Liu Tichun asked with confusion, and Deng Xiu nodded in agreement.


    Deng Jiugong asked back, "Do you know the battle of peace?"


    "A battle of peace?"


    Deng Xiu was stunned at first, and then said, "What my father said was the battle between our army invading Hebei and attacking Yuyang Guangping City in Youzhou?"


    “That’s right.”


    Deng Jiugong nodded, while Liu Tichun on the side said, "I also know this battle. Li Ling defended the Guangping City with 3,000 defenders, and Sun Lingming led the 5,000 elite attacks, but in the end, Sun Lingming failed to break the city."


    There are not a few well-known battles in the Battle of Hebei, and the reason why the Battle of Ring Ping is so famous is not because of its scale, intensity and tragic level, but because it was one of the few defeats of the Qin army and the one that Sun Lingming should not have defeated the most.


    There should be no suspense in the battle of Guangping. After all, the gap between Li Ling and Sun Lingming is too big. One is unknown, and the other is the top few powerful generals on the list of powerful generals. In addition, the troops of both sides are nearly twice as different. Logically speaking, it should be easy to break the city.


    But the final result was exactly the opposite. Sun Lingming failed to break the city after ten days of attack. Instead, he lost only 2,000 troops and returned in a disastrous defeat.


    As Sun Lingming became more and more famous, the battle of the Bright will naturally be mentioned by more people. Who made this the most miserable defeat of the general Sun Lingming of the Qitian God? That is why this battle is so famous.


    "During the Battle of Guangping, General Sun Lingming was targeted by Li Ling with a stone-catted lathe crossbow because he was light and simple, and did not carry heavy siege equipment. He was so unable to climb the city tower, so he failed to break the city. Now our situation is very similar to the Battle of Guangping. "


    Deng Jiugong''s eyes showed a gleam and said in a deep voice: "The Cao Wei reinforcements did not have heavy siege equipment. Although Yin Shou and Dan Tai Yu were brave, they could not be more brave than General Sun Lingming.


    As long as our army follows Li Ling, concentrates firepower, destroys Cao''s ladder, and does not give Yin Shou and Dan Tai Yu the chance to climb the city tower, it is still possible not to say that if we stick to Li Ling for ten days, one or two days will be fine. By then, the general''s reinforcements will definitely arrive. ”


    As soon as this statement was made, Deng Xiu and Liu Tichun were both shocked. After all, Dingtao is also a strong city, and Li Ling''s case is ahead. There is no reason why they cannot follow it.


    The only thing to consider now is that the fire before Cao Ning left was extinguished by Deng Xiu in time, but it also burned a lot of the equipment from the East Gate. Therefore, the East Gate has now become a weak point in Dingtao''s defense and will definitely be targeted by Cao Wei reinforcements.


    "General Deng, there are sixteen bed crossbows and some catapult parts in the treasury. Five catapults should be assembled." Hearing Liu Tichun say this, Deng Jiugong was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "It''s enough. We don''t have to guard for ten or half a month. As long as we persist for one or two days, the general''s reinforcements will arrive. At that time, we will be the heroes who destroyed Cao Wei."


    Subsequently, the three of them divided the labor.


    Deng Jiugong was responsible for re-arrangement and the letter from Feige Tong, informing Bai Qi of the situation of Dingtao, urging Bai Qi to accelerate the march.


    Deng Xiu was responsible for moving out the bed crossbow and catapult in the treasury and transporting it to the city tower for assembly.


    Liu Ti was responsible for recruiting prisoners of war and selecting soldiers who could control stone-caught lathe crossbows in prisoners of war, so that they could also participate in defending the city.


    The catapulted chariot soldiers and the crossbow soldiers are both technical troops. Ordinary soldiers who have not used them before will definitely not be able to use them. Even if they can use them, they are basically inaccurate.


    Anyway, among the three thousand cavalry led by Deng Jiugong, few of them could control the technical troops of the catapult chariot and crossbow, so they could only rely on surrendered soldiers and prisoners of war.


    The Cao army prisoners of war who were selected to respond were unexpectedly few of Liu Tichun''s surrender.


    If it were other times, the Cao army''s prisoners of war would naturally be eager to surrender. After all, the Qin army''s treatment was much better than that of the Cao army. At least the Cao army did not have the pension.


    But the first thing Cao Ning did after he took power was to inform the whole city, and soon Yin Sudan Tai Yu would lead reinforcements to arrive.


    At this time, their surrender means that they will soon start a war with Cao''s army, Yin Shou and Dan Tai Yu.


    The invincible image of Yin Shou and Dan Tai Yu has long been deeply imprinted in the hearts of Cao Wei soldiers at the bottom. When they started a war with these two people, there was no difference between some Cao army soldiers and seeking death. They were naturally unwilling to surrender when they were afraid.


    Seeing that the effect of recruiting prisoners of war was ideal, Deng Jiugong made a promise to the prisoners of war. As long as he helped the Qin army fight and defended Dingtao, those who did not want to join the army after the war could get the Qin army''s retirement funds. Those who wanted to continue to join the army could have the formal organization of the Qin army. As for those who were disabled or died in battle, they could enjoy the Qin army''s retirement funds and pensions.


    Later, Deng Jiugong taught a group of prisoners of war that the benefits and benefits of serving in the Qin Dynasty, as well as the specific amount of pensions and retirement funds, and after hearing this, everyone''s eyes shone green.


    Be good, this is too luxurious.


    The monthly military pay for Qin soldiers is equivalent to two months for them, and they also have extremely high disability and death pensions.


    That''s all I''m thinking about. If this ticket is done, I will have no worries about food and drink in the future.


    Although the Wei State was getting better and better under Cao Cao''s governance, it was at the cost of exploiting the lower class people. The lower class people generally had not had a few good days.


    As for the situation of Cao''s soldiers, although they are much better, they are not very rich.


    Therefore, attracted by huge interests, prisoners of war fantasized about good days in the future, and even forgot the fear of Yin Shou and Dan Tai Yu.


    At this moment, they dared to stop them from living a good life, let alone Yin Shou and Dan Tai Yu, even Li Cunxiao would be fined.


    When Deng Jiugong saw that the prisoners of war surrendered, he felt relieved. He actually did not recruit prisoners of war and gave the Qin army the power to organize the Qin army, but Dingtao was too important. In addition, the situation is urgent now, and the number of prisoners of war is not large. He believes that General Bai Qi will definitely be willing to take responsibility for him.


    Just as Deng Jiugong made every effort to deal with Cao Wei reinforcements, Cao Ning also returned to the formation and informed Cao Cao of his experience.


    When he learned that Cao Ning was deceived by Liu Tichun, he did not kill him in his heart, so that when Dingtao fell into the hands of Deng Jiugong, Cao Cao was immediately angry and his face turned ashen.


    "Cao Ning, before you leave, I have repeatedly told you not to be careless, but you still missed the big thing because of your soft heart. How do you think I should punish you?"


    After hearing Cao Cao''s words, Cao Ning became even more ashamed. He also made a decision in his heart, so he said in a deep voice: "Cao Ning knew that his crime was unforgivable and was willing to apologize for his death."


    As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Ning pulled out his knife from his waist and was about to commit suicide, but was caught by Cao Cao, who was quick-witted and quick-witted.


    Cao Cao was also frightened by Cao Ning''s behavior of committing suicide after a disagreement. Although he was extremely angry at Cao Ning''s behavior of losing Dingtao because of his soft heart, Cao Ning was the strongest man in the Cao family after all. He still hoped that Cao Ning would continue to work hard for him, so he would not be able to kill him.


    Besides, it is not entirely Cao Ning''s responsibility to lose Dingtao. Liu Tichun really pretended to be so well. He did not expect that Liu Tichun, who has always been honest, would use such extreme behavior to gain sympathy. If someone else goes, he might be deceived.


    Seeing that Cao Cao was cut by his palm because of holding the knife, Cao Ning quickly abandoned the knife and asked the military doctor to bandage it. However, Cao Cao waved his hand disregardly and said, "There is a small scar, so don''t cause trouble.


    Cao Ning, you remember that life is the most precious thing for people. Everyone has only one life, so don’t give up your life under any circumstances. ”


    "...No." Cao Ning responded with a touching look on his face.


    At this moment, Fan Li stood out and said, "Lord, although Dingtao was lost, the Qin army entering the city was all cavalry and was not good at defending the city. Moreover, General Cao Ning set fire to the east gate in front of the city. Even if he was extinguished by the Qin army later, the defense of the east gate would definitely be much worse than before."


    Hearing Fan Li''s words, Cao Cao''s eyes suddenly lit up and he said excitedly: "If you say so, do we still have hope of regaining Dingtao?"


    Fan Li nodded seriously and said, "Well, and there is a lot of hope. The Qin general Deng Jiugong and his son who seized Dingtao are not strong enough. The father and son join forces are not the opponent of General Cao Ning, let alone Yin Shou and General Dan Tai Yu."


    "Immediately, I ordered Yin Shou and Dan Tai Yu to lead the front five thousand light cavalry to rush to Dingtao as quickly as possible, and to retake Dingtao for the king at all costs."


    "No."


    (This chapter ends)