Chapter 1261 The Collapse of the Enemy Forces

A day later, when Jia Yao deliberately let go of a few people who sneaked out of the encirclement to report the news, the news that the 4,000 troops supporting Heji were besieged at Shiniubei reached Hukou City.

This time, Gao Quan was not so angry that he vomited blood.

He had anticipated this result.

When he received the news that Heji had been breached, he guessed this would be the outcome.

He had reacted as quickly as possible and ordered the 4,000 troops to withdraw.

Unfortunately, the enemy was composed entirely of elite cavalry, and their attack speed was too fast.

The four thousand troops had no chance to retreat.

"General, let's quickly send troops to rescue those 4,000 men!"

"We don't have many soldiers left. We can't let those 4,000 men be eaten by the enemy!"

"Sending troops to rescue us is definitely not an option! The terrain of Shiniubei is flat, which is obviously suitable for a large-scale cavalry assault, but the enemy army is surrounding us without attacking. It is obvious that they are waiting for us to send troops to rescue them so that they can attack our reinforcements!"

"Yes, sending troops to rescue directly is absolutely not advisable!"

"Then we should seize Pingji directly, threaten Shanghe City and Heji City, and force the enemy to return to rescue and relieve the siege of the 4,000 troops..."

The generals in the camp began to give their opinions.

Some suggested sending troops directly to rescue, while others suggested attacking instead of rescuing.

Gao Quan remained silent, constantly weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

It is easy to seize Pingji.

But what about the future?

Are we really going to attack Shanghe City or Heji City?

Although Hukou said that he had an army of 30,000, more than 40% of the troops were young and strong men who were temporarily recruited.

These people can barely help defend the city, but asking them to attack the city would undoubtedly be sending them to their deaths.

Once they are frightened and flee, it will affect the morale of the entire army.

Excluding the troops left behind to guard the tiger's mouth, the troops that could actually be used to attack the city were at most around twelve or thirteen thousand.

Various signs indicate that the commander of Shang Qingdao's troops is no ordinary man, but a wise general who is well versed in the art of war.

If we use such a small number of troops to attack the city, not only will we fail to capture the city, but we may also suffer heavy losses and not even be able to defend the city.

Once the threat is lost, the gates of Gyeonggi Province will be wide open!

They can't afford to lose!

Which is more important, the safety of four thousand troops or the safety of the capital?

After a long while, Gao Quan asked tiredly, "Have the spies sent to Longqing Prefecture returned?"

Longqing Prefecture?

The generals looked at Gao Quan in confusion.

Aren't we discussing how to rescue those 4,000 troops?

Why did General Gao suddenly ask about the situation in Longqing Prefecture?

After a brief moment of distraction, the deputy general replied: "They haven't come back yet. The enemy is everywhere along the way. They will definitely not come back so soon..."

After listening to the deputy general's answer, Gao Quan fell silent again.

"Gao Yong!"

Gao Quan suddenly shouted.

"The general is here!"

Gao Yong stepped out of the line and stepped forward.

Gao Yong is the son of Gao Quan. He has followed Gao Quan in battles for many years and is considered a good general.

Gao Quan: "I order you to lead 3,000 cavalry as the vanguard and seize Pingji! After occupying Pingji, you are not allowed to move without my order!"

Gao Yong was stunned and asked in confusion: "Dad, aren't we going to Shanghe or Heji?"

What’s the point of just grabbing a flat set?

If they did not attack Shanghe or Heji, would it be possible that the 4,000 enemy troops who were besieging them would retreat?

"Attack, how to attack?"

Gao Quan's face suddenly fell, and he shouted angrily: "Do you know how many enemy troops there are in Heji and Shanghe? Do you think the enemy doesn't want to attract us to attack the city and consume our elite forces? If we suffer heavy losses, what should we do with the tiger's mouth?"

If you give him an army of 100,000, he can attack the city with confidence!

But do they have so many people?

He didn't even know the strength of the enemy army, and he didn't even know whether Longqing Prefecture had fallen into the hands of the enemy as he expected, so how could he rashly attack the city?

It is easy for their large army to escape from the tiger's mouth!

At that time, it will not be so easy to retreat to the tiger's mouth and defend the city!

Now, we can only pretend to attack.

If the enemy comes to support, everything will be fine.

If the enemy didn't fall for it, they would just have to leave those 4,000 men to fend for themselves.

Hearing Gao Quan's roar, Gao Yong suddenly stopped talking.

"Are you going to prepare the troops?"

Gao Quan shouted again.

"The last general takes command!"

Gao Quan yelled and left immediately.

At night, Jia Yao received the news brought back by the scouts.

The enemy army, with several thousand elite cavalry as the vanguard, seized Pingji, and was ready to force their way to Shanghe and Heji.

Jia Yao thought for a moment and immediately ordered: "Explore again!"

The enemy should just be pretending!

Want to force them to return for help.

She just refused to come back for help!

She wanted to see if the enemy dared to launch an all-out attack!

……

Dagui Mountain.

Shen Chong is almost going crazy.

For several consecutive days, their soldiers were ambushed at night.

The deputy general he appointed as the patrol officer had been executed by him.

However, the night attacks did not stop.

However, the number of people dying every day is not as high as the first time.

But one or two hundred people die every day!

Including those lost on the first day, they have lost nearly 1,500 people in total.

Now, all the soldiers in the camp are in panic, and have no fighting spirit or morale at all.

Nowadays, many soldiers are saying that the enemy army knows witchcraft, and some even say that the enemy army can summon the undead to fight.

Many people are very careful even when walking, let alone sleeping.

If he hadn't shown up in time to stop the riot last night, there would have been a camp riot.

But he can stop it once, but he can't stop it countless times.

If this continues, a camp riot is inevitable.

Moreover, their water supply has been exhausted.

The little spring water in the mountains is not enough for so many people to consume.

At this moment, Shen Chong was constantly struggling with his conscience and his desires.

In the end, we had to rush out of Dagui Mountain and fight a decisive battle with the enemy.

Or lead your troops to surrender.

If they rush out, given the current state of these soldiers, they will not have much fighting power at all.

Faced with the enemy's elite cavalry, rushing out would basically be tantamount to suicide for these soldiers who were already on the brink of collapse.

No choice!

Shen Chong closed his eyes with a look of despair, and slowly ordered his soldiers: "Order your men to raise the white flag, remove their weapons and armor..."

"Yes!"

The guard nodded suddenly, as if he had been waiting for this moment.

Soon, Yun Zheng received the news sent back from the front.

The enemy surrendered!

All the enemy troops laid down their weapons and walked out of the camp with white flags.

"You're surrendering now?"

Miaoyin looked at Yun Zheng in surprise.

"It's time to surrender!"

Yun Zheng smiled and said, "If they don't surrender, they will either be trapped to death or their camp will be blown up!"

By choosing to camp at Dagui Mountain, the enemy made a wrong move from the very beginning.

The enemy thought they could hold them back, but they didn't know that they still had a large number of troops in Lou Chong.

As long as the troops besieging Daguishan do not retreat, how can they stay in Daguishan without sufficient water?

Miaoyin smiled brightly, "So, as long as Qin Qihu and his men defeat the enemy, Qiu Shanjun should surrender, right?"

"probably!"

Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, then ordered loudly: "Pass the order down, accept the enemy's surrender, tie up all the enemy soldiers, and march towards Luyi Prefecture!"

According to the plan, Qin Qihu and his men should have engaged the enemy by now.

It would be even more perfect if we could capture Xiakou City after defeating the enemy!

I hope Qiu Shanjun will know the current situation and surrender Luyi Prefecture...