diskusbooks Chapter 198 Anping Town
Chapter 198 Anping Town
After Zhao Sheng met Yang Chuangan and others at the county government office, he learned about the current situation of the Yang family. He knew that the Yang family, who had defended their country in the previous dynasty, was framed by villains and was unwilling to serve the new dynasty, so they fled to another place and hid.
"I don't want to dwell on the past, but now that the Lu family has ties with foreign countries, it has once again caused turmoil in my Great Zhou Dynasty. I, the Prince Consort, am here by order of the King of Dingzhou, but for the time being, you will be confined to Guangchang County and serve as a county lieutenant. Is that feasible?"
Make a promise to these people first to make it easier for them to work for you.
"This..." Yang Chuangan in the county government office felt a little embarrassed. Although he had martial arts skills, he had never been in a classroom. He was not used to being a county lieutenant all of a sudden.
"Oh, your Yang family's army will be merged with the garrison at Zijing Pass. We will temporarily call it the Guangchang County City Yang Family Army. If you have any questions, please discuss them with the county magistrate and county lieutenant."
Anyway, the official position has been given to your Yang family. As for how it is distributed, Mr. Zhao will not interfere.
"Don't worry, Prince Consort. Our Yang family will share the honor and disgrace for Guangchang County."
Hmm! Mr. Zhao liked to hear this sentence, which showed his sense of ownership.
What he needs now is someone who has both military power and the ability to lead troops.
"I'm relieved by your words. Please learn how to use grenades and cannons. This will increase your chances of victory in battle."
As for the thunder and cannons that Zhao Sheng mentioned, they have been widely rumored in the army recently. However, Yang Chuangan has never seen them, so it would be great if he could teach them.
After attacking the military town, Zhang Xiaosi obtained a large amount of supplies. He originally wanted to march towards Yizhou, but unexpectedly, an army appeared in Langya and easily captured Yizhou.
"General, I think we can't go to Yizhou anymore. I heard that Tuoba Youyou's people are in Pingyang County. Should we move closer to them?"
Zhang Xiaosi's team faced several choices. The first was to go to Guangchang County and cooperate with the Lu family. Since the Lu family's base camp was lost, he thought there was no need to go again.
The second option was to go back along the original route, but he had obtained a lot of supplies in the military town, and they were all in short supply on the grassland, so he didn't want to take the old route.
The third is to head west and lie dormant in Bingzhou.
It runs along the eastern foothills of the north-central Taihang Mountains, bordering Quyang and Tang counties to the east, Guangchang County to the northeast, Wutai County, Shanxi Province to the west, Fanzhi County, Shanxi Province to the northwest, Xingtang County and Lingshou County to the south, and Lingqiu County, Shanxi Province to the north.
There is a rather deserted county town called Anping Town. This place is an important passage for the western inland area to enter and exit North China, and is known as the "throat of Hebei and Shanxi" and the "barrier of the western part of the capital."
This place was under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou County. Li Xin did not send heavy troops to guard it again at that time, and there were only more than a thousand people stationed there.
Unexpectedly, when Zhang Xiaosi came here, he not only destroyed the Dingzhou army, but also burned down this important town.
"What? Anping Town was massacred by Zhang's army?"
When Cheng Jushu heard the news, he was completely paralyzed. The Zhang family army had just taken over the military town, but instead of going northwest to Lingqiu, they went to Anping Town. This was tantamount to seeking death.
"Call the troops and inform the prince that I will lead 20,000 men to destroy them."
He was very confident because intelligence showed that Zhang Xiaosi's men lost more than 10,000 people in the battle of Anping Town.
The military town also lost more than 10,000 people.
According to this calculation, Zhang Xiaosi's men were less than 30,000, and they were exhausted and remnant. It would be more than enough for him to bring 20,000 men.
Just when Cheng Jushu went to Anping Town, Shi Ge brought two good generals, Yu Shaoqin and Mu Hui, a total of 40,000 people, and Tuoba Youyou's 30,000 people, and headed towards Jing County along Niangzi Pass.
Previously, Luancheng planned to send out troops based on the principle of not fighting a war at home. However, they found that too many people were needed to fight a siege, and there would not be enough manpower once the battlefield was opened.
As a result, some places can only enter local defense.
Although Niangzi Pass is a pass, it is Bingzhou's territory after all, and there is no need to defend it.
Tuoba Youyou had suffered losses before, so this time his joint advance with Shi Ge seemed a little too cautious.
"I heard that everyone in your Tuoba family is a warrior on the grassland. Today I see that you live up to your reputation."
Shi Ge couldn't help but sneer when he saw the Tuoba army like this.
"Humph, you've never suffered a loss, so of course you don't know the dangers here. I fought with 100,000 men, but only 50,000 remain, and only 40,000 are capable of fighting. Do you think we're afraid of death?"
An Zhaoxi, who was accompanying the army, picked up his long spear and rode his horse to Shi Ge. General Yu Shaoqin also came forward with a big knife in his hand. The smell of gunpowder was very strong.
"Back off! The Tuoba family's men are not bad either. Fire is not a good thing."
Shi Ge was born a slave soldier, so he naturally knew the combat effectiveness of the people in the army. He knew An Zhaoxi was not someone to be trifled with at first sight, and he did not want any internal conflicts to arise before the war.
If it really comes to the point where a war is unavoidable, he doesn't mind both sides using force.
Seeing that Shi Ge had given orders to his subordinates first, Tuoba Youyou couldn't be unreasonable, so he also asked An Zhaoxi to step back.
When we arrived at Niangzi Pass, the original garrison was already empty.
"Captain, do you think there will be ambushes ahead?"
"uncertain!"
"I think there will be a trap waiting for us in Jing County."
Shi Ge's words made Tuoba Youyou fall into deep thought, and after a while he wanted to ask.
"What do you think we should do?"
"We won't go directly to Jing County, but to Jiuguan Village, and then..."
Shi Ge gestured towards Luancheng on the map and said meaningfully.
He was determined to take Luancheng, which was related to the fact that he was a slave when he was young. At that time, he was trafficking soldiers between Luoyang and Zhengding. Later, he was caught in Luancheng and trafficked to Shandong.
If he had not joined the rebels and returned to Zhengding, he would probably never have been able to turn his life around. In his view, this place was both where he suffered and where he made his fortune.
He has always had the idea of building his own dream in this place.
The troops were divided into two groups. One group would lure the enemy at Niangzi Pass, while the other would bypass and capture Luancheng. This was Shi Ge's idea.
"How many people do you need?" asked Tuoba Youyou.
"There are 70,000 people here, and I will take 60,000 away." Shi Ge's voice was very low, and when it was spoken in the cold wind, it gave people a chilling feeling.
"What? This is my last possession, and I'm only leaving 10,000 people to guard this pass?"
Tuoba Youyou was a little anxious. He was certainly reluctant to leave, but his purpose of coming here was to be employed by someone.
Give money.
And I can't refund the money.
"You still have to hold this pass. Perhaps this is our way out."
The voice was a little hoarse, but still chilling.
"Okay, at worst I can transfer some people from Pingyang."
"Let Shi Li arrange it."
Shi Ge left a message and led his men down the Niangzi Pass.
The 30,000 men of Tuoba were originally led by An Zhaoxi, but Tuoba Youyou was reluctant to let them go, so he sent the left general Tuoba He and Yuan Shan together.
Yuan Shan originally only had a thousand cavalrymen, but after several battles, he was promoted to acting right general.
With these two veteran generals leading an army of 30,000, once they ride to Luancheng, it will be the world of their cavalry, and it will be difficult for the infantry to stop their rampage.