Chapter 764 1 is on the verge of breaking out
Chapter 764 On the verge of breaking out
Li Jing's judgment was correct. Liang's division was all from Lingwu County. He was very familiar with the situation in Yanchuan County. With tens of thousands of Sui troops stationed in Yanchuan County, their logistics could not support them for long. The Sui army would definitely withdraw, so Liang's division decided to stay put and wait for the Sui army to withdraw.
Liang Shidu was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old. He was tall and sturdy, with a long face, a hooked nose, and triangular eyes. He looked like a treacherous person, which was in sharp contrast to his rough physique.
Liang Shidu was named Datubiljia Khan by the Turks, and he proclaimed himself King of Liang. He wanted to become emperor, but the time was not yet ripe. He considered becoming emperor after taking over Guannei Road, so he took advantage of the fact that the Tang army was defeated in Hedong and the battle of Longyou was entangled by the Xue father and son, and the two sides were in a stalemate, so he gathered all his troops and attacked Xiaoguan at all costs.
Liang Shidu has already received the news that the counties within the Guannei Road are empty. As long as Xiaoguan is captured, the counties within the Guannei Road will be within easy reach.
But at this moment, the Sui army suddenly appeared, not only occupying the empty counties in Guannei Road, but also killing its way into Yanchuan County, which was their own territory.
Liang Shidu originally didn't care about Yanchuan County. There was a salt lake in that place where no one even shit, but the salt boiled from it was extremely bitter. Unexpectedly, they discovered a shallow coal field in the southern part of Lingwu County. After they began to use coal in large quantities to boil salt, the bitterness was actually removed.
This made Liang Shidu ecstatic, but it also attracted the attention of the Turks. The Turkish cavalry immediately occupied the salt lake and ordered Liang Shidu to immediately recruit salt workers to boil large amounts of salt. The Turks were also troubled by the lack of salt, and now that they had found the source of salt, they naturally attached great importance to it.
Liang Shidu paced back and forth in the inner hall of the palace with his hands behind his back. He was thinking about whether the Sui army might choose to take action. Would the Sui army attack Lingzhou City? Frankly speaking, it was very likely, but this was what Liang Shidu was expecting. They had traveled a long distance, how would they get their logistics?
At this time, his cousin Liang Luoren hurried into the hall and said urgently: "Brother, we just got news from spies that there are traces of Sui troops in Feng'an County in the south."
Liang Shidu was shocked and asked anxiously, "How did you find out?"
"The local herders said that a troop was coming from Daluo Mountain, and the herders were scared so they ran away. They didn't know how many troops were there.
"Daluo Mountain!"
Master Liang took a deep breath. If the person came from Daluo Mountain, the beacon tower he had deployed on the grassland in the middle of the river would not have sounded the alarm.
"It's bad! There are only a thousand people in Feng'an County."
Liang Shidu was very anxious and ordered: "Send spies to Feng'an County to check the situation immediately. Report to me immediately if there is any news!"
"Follow the order!"
Liang Luoren left in a hurry.
Liang Shidu was upset for a while. He thought of another loophole. The wheat was about to ripen, but he had actually overlooked this point. Wouldn't the supply problem of the Sui army be solved?
Truth cannot be hidden. Two days later, the news that Feng'an County was occupied by the Sui army was finally confirmed, and the Turkic leader Ashina Danai found Liang Shidu.
"Your Majesty, the Sui army has occupied Feng'an County, why are you standing still?"
The Turks were their emperors, so Liang Shi did not dare to offend them. He held back his anger and said, "The number of troops in the Sui army is unknown, and I know nothing about it from all sides. I want to find out before sending out the troops!"
Ashina Danai sneered, "No matter how many people the enemy has, you just need to send out your troops. Can you conjure up tens of thousands of troops?"
The words made sense, but the sarcastic tone annoyed Master Liang. He said dissatisfiedly, "Then your army will also go out with me, right?"
"Of course!"
"Well, I will send out my troops tomorrow morning. Please send out all your troops as well!"
At dawn the next day, the gates of Lingzhou City were opened, and Liang Shidu led 30,000 troops out of the city, followed by 8,500 Turkic cavalry led by Ashina Danai.
Nearly 40,000 troops marched towards Feng'an County, 40 miles away.
The spies had received the report and informed Li Jing immediately. On the top of the city wall, Su Dingfang sighed, "Marshal is so good at predicting things. They really came out in full force!" Li Jing said calmly, "Liang Shidu is suspicious, but the Turks are very straightforward. If Liang Shidu made the decision himself, he would not send troops. But now he has sent troops, which must be forced by the Turks. The Turks must have asked him to send out all his troops and would not leave him any room. So I'm betting on whether he will send troops. As long as he does, it will definitely be a full-scale attack. We can launch a surprise attack on Lingzhou City."
"Then we can get ready!"
Li Jing nodded. "You lead 20,000 cavalry in the front and use arrows and torpedoes to deal with the Turks. As long as the Turks are defeated, the Liang army will definitely be defeated. I will lead the infantry to cover the rear!"
Lingzhou City is actually called Huile County, but everyone is used to calling it Lingzhou City. Lingzhou City is only forty miles away from Fengle County and can be reached in one hour. So one hour after the main force of the enemy army sent out, General Luo Cheng led three thousand troops to attack.
Luo Cheng was highly regarded by Xiao Xia, who appointed him as the First-Class Tiger Guard General and asked him to follow Li Jing.
Last night, Li Jing sent Luo Cheng to lead 3,000 troops to secretly leave the city and ambush 20 miles away from Lingzhou. Once the main force of the enemy army left the city, Luo Cheng would lead his troops to launch a surprise attack on Lingzhou City.
"General Luo, it's almost an hour!"
Luo Cheng nodded and immediately ordered: "Attack the city!"
The three thousand infantrymen were only a few miles away from Lingzhou City. The three thousand troops were charging forward swiftly. At this time, there were only five hundred defenders in Lingzhou City. When they discovered the enemy coming, the defenders immediately sounded the alarm. Liang Luoren was shocked and immediately sent people to the main army in the south to report the news, and at the same time ordered the city gates to be closed.
But closing the city gates was of no use. The Sui army brought more than a dozen makeshift siege ladders, and the soldiers threw more than a dozen wooden-handled iron fire mines onto the top of the city. The fire mines exploded on the top of the city, knocking down a group of people and scaring the other soldiers to turn around and flee.
The Sui soldiers set up ladders, and Luo Cheng led the troops to climb up. They did not encounter any counterattack. Luo Cheng jumped onto the top of the city wall and saw soldiers groaning in pain all over the ground. The rest of the defenders were so scared that they fled down the city.
Luo Cheng wielded his spear and charged towards the city.
Soon, the city gate opened and three thousand Sui troops rushed into the city.
At this time, Liang Shidu's army of nearly 40,000 had already arrived at the city. Li Jing stood on the top of the city wall and looked coldly at the enemy's formation. The time should be about right.
"Marshal, look!"
A soldier suddenly pointed to the distance and shouted, "Is that the messenger?"
Li Jing hurriedly took out his telescope and looked, only to see several cavalrymen running towards him from the north, waving and shouting desperately. Li Jing nodded, thinking that should be it.
"Marshal, should we send troops now?" Sima Zhangying asked.
"Wait a minute!"
"Emergency military information: Lingzhou City was attacked! Emergency military information: Lingzhou City was attacked!"
The messenger was not very smart. He was afraid that he would not see Liang Shidu, so he ran and shouted. Although the soldiers made way for him, the whole army knew that Lingzhou City had been attacked.
The news spread quickly throughout the army. Liang Shi was at the front, but he was the last one to know about it.
Liang Shidu heard someone shouting, he was horrified, the messenger rushed forward, dismounted and knelt, "Your Majesty, Lingzhou City was attacked by the enemy!"
Liang Shidu saw that everyone around him was terrified, and he wanted to draw his sword and kill the bastard who reported the news. He suppressed his anger and asked, "How many troops does the other side have?"
"Reporting to the prince, there are thousands of them!"
At this moment, several rockets suddenly shot up from the top of the city wall and exploded in the air with a "bang!"
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[My mother fell down yesterday. She is 80 years old. So she was rushed to the hospital for an X-ray. She has to go to the hospital again today. Once she enters the hospital, there will be a lot of things to do. I am sorry to ask for another day off! I will update as usual in the evening.]
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