Chapter 764 Let you break the contract

Chapter 764

Shengle

Boom——

With a deafening sound of artillery, a big hole was blown out of the gate of Shengle capital, and the Xianbei people in the city screamed. The Xianbei soldiers guarding the city resisted fear and went forward to resist the enemy.

The guards quickly reported the news outside the city to Tuoba Khan, "Khan! The Pingzhou army is knocking on the gate again!"

Tuoba Khan and a group of royal court members all looked solemn.

Some individual generals thought to themselves, do you need me to tell you? They were not deaf, so they naturally heard the loud artillery sound just now.

After Tuoba Khan dismissed the guards, he said in a deep voice, "Yuchi Rui, you lead the troops to the front to resist the enemy, and you must repel the enemy!"

Yuchi Rui took a deep breath and stepped out, "I will obey your order!"

Yuchi Rui knew very well that he would most likely never return if he led the troops to resist the enemy this time.

As a general who had been fighting for many years, he saw clearly that the Jintai Army of Pingzhou could have conquered Shengle in one fell swoop, but the other side did not, and deliberately prolonged the time in order to eliminate the living force of the Xianbei.

The other side wanted to solve the problem once and for all, to make the Xianbei tribe completely silent, rather than to obtain a symbolic victory.

After Yuchi Rui strode away, the atmosphere in the big tent was still solemn. No one spoke, quietly waiting for the battle report from the front.

Tuoba Duoji looked sick. He was not young anymore. He had been fighting for many years, and his body was difficult to recover.

In the winter of this year, he was bedridden for a while because of the bad weather.

I thought I would recover after a winter, and I would be able to recover next year.

But things did not go as I wished, and his wish to have a good rest was dashed.

First, the Pingzhou army came to his door, which made him shocked and angry, and he immediately ordered his men to lead the troops to kill them.

At that time, the third son Tuoba Yu asked for his life. He thought that fighting at his doorstep would not be dangerous.

But the third son Tuoba Yu died in the first battle with the Jintai Army of Pingzhou.

When he learned the bad news, he, as an old father, was heartbroken.

Later, in anger, he organized two more troops to attack, and even commanded them personally, but they were hit head-on by the Jintai Army and beaten back.

The three battles made him see the combat power of the Jintai Army of Pingzhou. The other side used advanced cannons and strong bombs to almost wipe out the main force of the army of Shengle Wangcheng.

This huge gap made him tremble with fear.

Then, the news of the death of the second son Tuoba Jin and the news that the seventh son Tuoba Lian was trapped in Hancheng came, which made him sad and anxious.

When he learned that his youngest son was trapped, he wanted to send troops to rescue him, but the two armies he sent out were destroyed by the Jintai Army outside.

In desperation, he had to give up the idea of ​​sending troops to Hancheng for rescue.

Outside the city gate, Yuchi Rui heard the sound of fighting in front before his men arrived.

From his perspective, one Xianbei man after another died under the swords of the enemy.

Yuchi Rui led his men and shouted to Qin Sheng as soon as he climbed the city wall, "Qin Sheng, you Pingzhou should not go too far!"

After fighting for so long, they Xianbei tried to surrender, but the other side refused!

Yuchi Rui's words made the deputy generals around him feel sympathetic. They Xianbei were sitting at home, and Pingzhou was going to attack them. It was really a disaster from the sky!

The most important thing is that in the past, when they went south in winter, these Han people were like pigs and dogs, allowing them to slaughter them. When did the situation turn around?

The young general behind Qin Sheng was born in Pingzhou. Hearing this, he felt very relieved. You deserve it. You Xianbei have come to this day. When you Xianbei relied on your strong army and horses to invade the south every winter, why didn't you think about how innocent the Han people were?

Qin Sheng grabbed the big flag in his hand and said expressionlessly, "Tuoba Jin has lost Shengle to Pingzhou. We are just here to take the prize we won."

Chen Changan, Zhang Xuyuan and other young generals looked at each other. Yes, that's it. They are not bullying too much!

The conversation between the two people in front was transmitted to the back. For the first time, Tuoba Duoji regretted that he had repeatedly ignored the promises and agreements, otherwise he would not have suffered such a disaster.

"Prepare, attack!"

In front, Yuchi Rui, who had realized the purpose of the Jintai Army's expedition, did not waste any more words. Even the other party did not immediately accept their Xianbei surrender. Is it useful to talk about other conditions?

Under the command of Yuchi Rui, the Xianbei warriors guarding the city gate came out in full force.

Seeing this, Qin Sheng waved the battle flag and commanded the soldiers to fight!

Yuchi Rui stood on a high place and looked around, and saw tents in the distance. These tents belonged to the Jintai Army. Behind the tents, Pingzhou also built a wide cement road to facilitate the transportation of supplies to the Jintai Army from the rear of Pingzhou.

The grassland this year is colder than in previous years. The Jintai Army has an unlimited supply of honeycomb coal from Pingzhou Logistics, so they can live better than the Xianbei for two months in the wild.

And he also knew that the Jintai Army had increased its troops after defeating the main force of their Xianbei King City. The newly added army had very tender faces, and he knew at that time that Pingzhou used them Xianbei as training objects.

The army in Pingzhou, called the Jintai Army, is a devil.

After they besieged Shengle, they used a trick to besiege and attack the reinforcements, ambushing the tribal warriors who came to Shengle for support.

Later, they relied on their advanced weapons and equipment as well as military force to rob nearby small tribes, captured the young and strong men in the tribes, killed those who resisted stubbornly, looted all the cattle, sheep and horses in the tribes, and drove the remaining elderly, weak, women and children towards Shengle.

In this way, they constantly weakened the Xianbei and strengthened themselves by fighting to support the war.

In the rear, Tuoba Khan and members of the royal court were also discussing this matter.

"How did Pingzhou know about those secret routes?"

Tuoba Duoji had noticed something was wrong before, and the Jintai Army was too familiar with the grassland.

"Is there a traitor among our people?"

"Impossible! We are all Xianbei people, and it is not good for us to communicate with Pingzhou!"

"Then how do you explain that Pingzhou is so familiar with the routes and road conditions of the grassland?"

Because of this suspicion, Tuoba Duoji has dealt with many people.

So far, no one has suspected Cao Huating. Cao Huating was captured in Dali, and his identity as the legitimate son of the Zhu family, a family in the south, was exposed. He hid his name and surname in order to avenge his enemy Xie Zhan. No one suspected that he was a spy from Pingzhou.

During the discussion, the war losses in the front were constantly transmitted to the rear.

Tuoba Duoji was also regretting that when the Xianbei were strong before, why didn't he catch them all in one fell swoop when the Qin family was exiled to Pingzhou? Or should we root them out when they are still weak?

His underestimation of the enemy at that time led to the disaster today. His dream of ruling the Central Plains was shattered...

An hour later, the Jintai Army almost wiped out all the Xianbei Tatars who left the city.

Yuchi Rui also died under Qin Sheng's spear.

Before he died, Yuchi Rui grabbed Qin Sheng's boots and asked intermittently, "What do you want Pingzhou to withdraw its troops and accept our Xianbei's surrender?"

Qin Sheng lowered his eyes and looked at Yuchi Rui, who was already dying but still stubbornly waiting for his answer, "Remember? You Xianbei have repeatedly broken the agreement, so your surrender is not credible."

Yuchi Rui looked at him anxiously, "No, no, no, this time is different."

Yuchi Rui felt a wave of regret in his heart. When the Khan broke the agreement, he should have persuaded him, so that he would not suffer the consequences now!

"Because you have a long history, this time, we in Pingzhou have the final say on how far we will fight to accept your surrender."

At this time, Yuchi Rui's eyes were sluggish, but his face was still stubbornly facing Qin Sheng. So when exactly would that be?

Qin Sheng understood what he meant. Out of respect for his military status, he squatted down and whispered, "It will probably take until the number of members of the Tuoba royal family is reduced to a certain number. By then, you Xianbei will no longer have the possibility of shirking responsibility. And your new Khan had better have a higher moral standard."

Yuchi Rui got the answer and slowly loosened his hand. He understood what Qin Sheng meant. He could rest in peace after learning that the Xianbei were not in danger of extinction.

As for the disaster that the Tuoba royal family would encounter, it was not his concern. In a nutshell, the Tuoba royal family had to bear more than half of the responsibility for the disaster that the Xianbei had, so he didn't care even if the Tuoba royal family was killed.

What Qin Sheng didn't say was that before he set out, he was instructed to reduce the Xianbei's young and strong forces to a certain level, ensuring that in the next 20 to 30 years, the Xianbei would no longer pose a threat to China's borders.

Of course, they would not be exterminated.

Lu Songli knew very well that if the Xianbei were faced with the danger of extinction, the Xianbei would only fight to the death.