novelraw Chapter 162
Chapter 162
Wei Shen led a large army into the Song State. Deputy General Shi Bei suggested: "Your Highness, should we divide the troops to take it? Divide the troops into two groups. One group pretends to attack Taodi of Song to lure the Song army to rescue Taodi. The other group attacks Waihuang and Ningling! If both are attacked, Song will definitely rescue Taodi! And Waihuang and Ningling will all belong to Wei."
Wei Shen shook his head and said: "Although this plan is feasible, our army is small and it is not suitable to divide the troops. In addition, there are more than 100,000 troops in Song State. We are afraid that they will be defeated one by one. Therefore, I plan to take the initiative and defeat the Song army head-on!"
His adviser Ni Liang also nodded and said: "The best way to deal with the enemy is It is to strike first and attack the enemy with the whole army immediately while the enemy is unprepared. The Song army is not fully prepared yet. I think we should send cavalry as the vanguard to attack Qicheng, and send troops to occupy the high ground north of Qicheng, so that we can take advantage of the terrain and attack the Song army from a high position. And occupy Qicheng and directly cut off the main road of Waihuangyi from the middle, Waihuangyi will become an isolated city, and then we will defeat the Song army here in Qicheng! "
"Okay, Gongsun Xi, you lead 5,000 cavalry to capture Qicheng immediately while it is unprepared, Shibei, you lead 10,000 soldiers to occupy the high ground north of Qicheng, and I will lead the army to Waihuang in person." Wei Shen ordered.
"Yes."
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Although the defenders of Qicheng learned that the Wei army was attacking, the Wei army had to break through Waihuang before meeting them, so they didn't care and didn't make any battle preparations at all. Even now, the city gates are still open to allow people to enter the market for trading.
At this time, the Qicheng garrison commander was still drinking and having fun with Meiji in the house, completely unaware of the impending danger. Still drinking with Meiji.
The Qicheng County Magistrate had also heard the news that the Wei army had entered the border of Song State, and hurriedly ran into the garrison commander's house, just in time to see the garrison commander playing and joking with Meiji. The county magistrate said with displeasure: "General, the Wei army has already entered the border, why don't you quickly organize the soldiers to prepare to defend the city?"
The general laughed and advised: "County magistrate, if the Wei army wants to attack us, there are still seven or eight cities ahead to attack. Besides, there is a big city Waihuang ahead to help us resist. What are you afraid of? By the time they reach Waihuang, the reinforcements of our Song State will have arrived, so just drink and have fun."
The county magistrate wanted to persuade again, but seeing that the five generals were tall and strong, if he persuaded again, he might become a dead soul under the sword, so he sighed and left.
Gongsun Xi led 5,000 cavalrymen through a small path and bypassed Qi City. Gongsun Xi saw that all four gates were open. People were farming, entering the city, and transporting goods. Even the city gates were guarded by only a few soldiers without any wartime preparation.
Gongsun Xi was overjoyed. This was simply sending people to their deaths! He drew his sword and shouted, "Brothers, follow me to kill!"
The cavalry came and went like the wind. When the Song people noticed the Wei cavalry attack, they were already scared and fled. The Song soldiers guarding the city gates were already panicked and at a loss. They even stood there and did not close the city gates. A centurion guarding the city gates hurriedly cursed"Stupid, close the gate quickly!" The soldiers reacted at this time. Just as they were about to close the gate, the Wei cavalry was approaching. The centurion wanted to draw his sword to resist, but he was still one step behind and his head was chopped off by the Wei cavalry.
Gongsun Xi rushed into the city with thousands of cavalry. The Song soldiers in the city were about to form a formation to resist. Gongsun Xi took the lead, holding a long spear, and knocked down four or five Song soldiers with one shot. The people in the city were so scared that they closed their doors and windows. A Song lieutenant shouted, "What are you panicking about? Get ready to attack!"
Before he finished speaking, a sharp arrow shot at him, right in the heart. Gongsun Xi put down his longbow and shouted, "Those who surrender will not be killed!"
The Song soldiers were already at a loss, and they put down their weapons and surrendered to the Wei army. Gongsun Xi easily captured Qicheng without hurting a single soldier.
At this time, the Qicheng garrison commander was still drinking and having fun with Meiji in the house, completely unaware that the city had been controlled by the Wei army. The Qicheng county magistrate rushed in and saw the garrison commander still indulging in wine and sex and cursed: "The Wei army has entered the city!"
The garrison commander pushed Meiji down with one hand, stood up hurriedly, and asked anxiously: "You mean the Wei army has entered the city!"
"Yes, General, quickly gather the personal soldiers in the mansion to resist!" The county magistrate shouted.
The garrison commander just picked up the sword and opened the door. Outside was a dense Wei army. When the garrison commander saw the Wei army soldiers, he was so scared that he threw the sword in his hand, knelt on the ground and said in panic: "I surrender! I surrender!"
The county magistrate saw that he could not waste the situation, picked up the sword on the ground, stabbed himself in the heart with a sword, and committed suicide.
Gongsun Xi looked at the cowardly, greedy and lustful generals of the Song army and laughed, "Song is really out of people. Such a person is the garrison commander of a city! Come on, drag him down and lock him up!"
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Shi Bei also led 10,000 soldiers to occupy the high ground north of Qicheng. The captain beside him asked, "General, what should our army do next?"
Shi Bei surveyed the nearby terrain, nodded slightly, and thought to himself, "This place is indeed very important. Ni Liang is really something. I thought he could only recite from the book."
He gave an order, "Order the entire army to camp here, and place catapults and crossbows at both ends of the camp."
"Yes." The captain bowed.
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At this time, the Song army was rushing to Waihuang. You Bopu, the chief general of the Song army, was leading 50,000 troops on the way to Waihuang. You Bopu stood on the chariot and commanded the central army. The opponent this time was very difficult, not only because he was the army of Wei, but he also learned that the chief general of the Wei army was Wei Shen, the prince of Wei, and the deputy general was Shi Bei. Wei Shen and Shi Bei were both good generals of Wei and should not be underestimated.
The deputy general Zi Bi Kang stopped him from being so worried and smiled and persuaded him: "General, don't be careful. Although the Wei army is powerful, they have to attack all the way. There are several cities waiting for them along the way. By the time they reach Waihuang, they will probably suffer a lot of losses. So we just need to wait for them in Waihuang and defeat this exhausted Wei army.Army!"
Zi Bi is a general trained by You Bopu himself. He is familiar with military affairs. Although what he said just now makes some sense, what if the Wei army does not play by the rules? And until now, he has not received the battle report from the front line, and he is still unclear about the situation on the front line. How many cities have been captured? How many casualties did the Wei army suffer? These are all what You Bopu must know.
At this time, the front army stopped for some reason. You Bopu saw that the front army stopped, so he took out the command flag and shouted: "The central army and the rear army stopped, Zi Bi, go to the front and see what happened?"
Just when the banknote was about to check, a soldier ran over in a panic and said: "General, there are defeated soldiers! They said they are soldiers from Qicheng. ”
You Bopu was shocked when he heard this. Why are there so many Wei troops? They actually reached Qicheng. Doesn’t that mean that Waihuang has been lost?
You Bopu calmed down and said slowly: "Hurry up and call those defeated soldiers over!"
"Yes!"
After a while, dozens of defeated soldiers ran over. You Bopu looked at the defeated soldiers and felt mixed emotions, because he didn't see any blood on them. Instead, their armors were neatly worn and their clothes were not dirty at all. Why did it feel like they were deserting the battlefield?
You Bopu asked: "How many enemy troops are there? How did the city lose? ”
The defeated soldiers told the whole story in detail, and You Bopu was furious. They didn't put up any resistance at all. The enemy cavalry rushed in and surrendered without fighting a street battle. The more he looked at the defeated soldiers, the more annoyed he became. He scolded: "Come on, kill these cowards who are running away from the battlefield!"
Zi Bi asked: "General, what should we do now?"
You Bopu thought for a while and said: "According to the words of the escaped people, it seems that the Wei army did not have many people. This attack on Qicheng seems to be a surprise attack. Their main force should still be in Waihuang. They should just want to occupy Qicheng and cut off the source of reinforcements from Waihuang, so immediately order the army to advance at full speed to recapture Qicheng!"
"Yes! ”
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