Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2764 Bison Mountain wins big, returns to Daxing City

Chapter 2760: Victory at Bison Mountain, return to Daxing City

It only took Meng Tian half a day to rebuild the Xinglong Bridge, but when he was about to continue his pursuit towards Yushu County, he was stopped by Li Jing who rushed from behind.

"Governor, Yelu Deguang has fled far away, but as long as our army dispatches light cavalry to pursue at full speed, we should be able to catch up with him before he fled into Yushu City." Meng Tian said.

But Li Jing nodded and said: "This governor knows of course, but Brother Meng and the Feixiong Army can't go in this pursuit. The Governor of the Feixiong Army has another appointment, and Brother Meng, you have more important tasks now."

Meng Tian showed a puzzled look, Yang Xingmi and Lun Qinling are both dead, is there anything more important than chasing and killing Yelu Deguang?As long as Yelu Deguang can be killed, the whole Haizhou can spread the message.

Li Jing did not explain the task, but instead asked: "Brother Meng, the news from Bison Mountain may have already reached Daxing. What do you think Yang Guang will do if he finds out about it?"

Meng Tian's eyes lit up, and before he could respond, Mu Zha, who was kneeling on the ground at one side, rushed to say: "If Yang Guang knew that the Bison Mountain coalition had suffered a disastrous defeat, he would definitely be in a state of panic all day long."

Li Jing glared at his second son, and said viciously: "Shut up, the governor gave an order before the battle that Yang Xingmi must be captured alive, but after you captured him alive, you let him kill himself. Do you know how much damage this action will cause to our army?" Trouble?"

"Father, no, the governor, the last general, no, I didn't expect Yang Xingmi to commit suicide."

Mu Zha said with an aggrieved face, but he also knew that because he didn't watch Yang Xingmi and let him kill himself, it would indeed cause a lot of trouble for the Qin army to attack Haizhou.

Originally, as long as Yang Xingmi could be captured, and then ordered in the name of Yang Xingmi to all the officials in Haizhou to surrender to the Qin army, the officials from all over Haizhou would not resist stubbornly, but would take the initiative to take over the Qin army and give them After all, this step is not their fault.

But now that Yang Xingmi is dead, without Yang Xingmi as a fig leaf, those officials in Haizhou who were loyal to the Sui Kingdom might not easily surrender to Daqin.

Although, with the main force already wiped out, even if the Sui officials in Haizhou resisted stubbornly, they would not pose much threat to the Qin army, but it would slow down the speed of the Qin army's capture of Haizhou.

Of the seven counties in Haizhou, the Qin army currently occupies only four counties in Xining, while Xining County has a full twelve counties, and the other eight counties are still under the rule of the Sui State.

Qin Jun only has a small piece of territory in Haizhou, and it just opened the door to Haizhou.

If one city is attacked one by one, even if the entire Haizhou can be conquered in the end, it may take a year at the fastest when the army runs through the entire Haizhou.

But for the Qin army, the most urgent task is not to occupy Haizhou, but to capture the great cause and kill Yang Guang. It cannot delay too much time in Haizhou.

Therefore, the matter that could have been completely resolved as long as Yang Xingmi was captured alive, became extremely troublesome because Mu Zha failed to catch Yang Xingmi.

Although Mu Zha also knew that he didn't do a good job in this matter, but he was still a teenager after all, so he couldn't help but quibble in a low voice: "Yang Xingmi wants to die with all his heart, who can stop it."

"Still quibbling, if you don't relax your vigilance, how can Yang Xingmi have the chance to commit suicide? After kneeling for an hour, he will go get the twenty army sticks by himself, so that you can have a long memory and see if you dare to fight on the battlefield in the future." Let your guard down." Li Jing scolded.

"what……"

Mu Zha's face was full of depression, but he didn't dare to contradict his father, otherwise he would be the one who would suffer if the punishment was increased.

Seeing this, Meng Tian persuaded: "General Governor, after all, Mu Zha has only been in battle for a short time, and his actual combat experience is not yet rich, so it would be too harsh to ask him with the standards of a veteran.

From the point of view of the general, the military stick will be removed, and it will be enough to let him take the crime and make meritorious service. "

Li Jing didn't really have to beat his son up, since Meng Tian had already stepped forward to intercede, then he naturally accepted this step happily.

"Well, what brother Meng said is also reasonable."

After saying that, Li Jing kicked Mu Zha, and reprimanded him: "Thank you, Dudu Meng, if Dudu Meng didn't intercede, I will definitely punish you severely."

"Thank you Meng Dudu."

Back to the point.

"Great governor, what Mu Zha just said is true, Yang Guang put all his hopes in Haizhou, and for this reason he issued the edict to destroy his reputation.

If you hear the news of the disastrous defeat of the 27 coalition forces in Haizhou, you will definitely be in panic all day long. " Meng Tian said.

Li Jing nodded, then shook his head and said:

"It's not just that he is in constant panic, Yang Guang is not someone who just sits and waits to die. If he knows the ending of Bison Mountain, he may give up Daxing City and lead his army to break through.

Daxing is the most fortified city in Liangzhou. If Yang Guang voluntarily abandons the city, our army can occupy the city without a single soldier. "

A gleam flashed in Li Jing's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Although our army has [-] troops under Daxing City, except for General Yan Xing, there are no other strong generals in command.

On the other hand, inside Daxing City, not only Yang Su, the No. 1 general of the Sui Dynasty, but also Shi Wansui, Wu Yunzhao and many other strong generals were there.

The governor was worried that General Hu Luguang would be difficult to deal with and would make Yang Guang escape, so he planned to return to Daxing with some generals including Li Mu, Jin Zha, and Mu Zha.

After the governor led his troops to leave, the responsibility of chasing down the remnants of the coalition forces will all be handed over to you, Brother Meng. "

Meng Tian nodded. Li Jing's worries were not unreasonable. After all, for Qin Jun, even Daxing City could be abandoned, but Yang Guang must not escape.

Yang Guang had a good reputation before. As the first monarch to launch the imperial examination, he had a very high prestige in the hearts of the common people and poor families, and Da Qin needed to care about the common people, so even if Yang Guang fell into the hands of the Qin army, he would get a lot of money. Good treatment, not abuse.

But with the introduction of the Qiang Order, Yang Guang's good reputation accumulated over the years was completely stink. How much the people of Liangzhou loved him before, now they hate him as much.

The people's grievances need a vent, and Yang Guang is the best vent. As long as Daqin can let the people of Liangzhou vent, they can easily win the hearts of the people of Liangzhou, so naturally Yang Guang cannot be allowed to escape .

"The governor can rest assured, with the governor here, the coalition army will not be defeated and escape, but..."

After pondering for a while, Meng Tian asked, "What if Yang Guang doesn't abandon the city to break through?"

"No, Haizhou was defeated, there was no reinforcements to the south of Daxing, and the reinforcements to the west were blocked by General Long Qie in Xianmei City.

The reinforcements from the south and the west of Daxing were unable to arrive. Daxing was an isolated city, and it was only a matter of time before the city was broken. Therefore, Yang Guang would not be captured without a fight. Breaking through the siege was the only way to survive. "Li Jing said confidently.

In this way, Li Jing led two thousand Feixiong troops, as well as Li Mu, Jin Zha, Mu Zha and other generals, to return to Daxing in the north, while Meng Tian was given the responsibility of chasing down the scattered allied forces.

In the decisive battle at Bison Mountain, although the 20 Sui, Qiang, and Tu allied forces were defeated, it was discovered after an inventory that only a little over 15 died in the battle, and the remaining [-] troops were all defeated.

As for the casualties of the Qin army, they were naturally not small. Fifteen thousand of the 3000 troops died directly in battle, and about [-] were lightly or severely wounded. Return to the barracks.

As for the 15 coalition troops that fled, besides the more than [-] people who died in the pursuit, there are currently nearly [-] captured soldiers.

In other words, there are about [-] to [-] defeated troops fleeing, and Yelu Deguang, Liu Fang, Gao Longzhi, Sun Teng, Sima Ziru, Han Yanhui and others are among them.

The remaining defeated troops fled in roughly three directions, mainly to Haidong, Huangnan, and Yushu counties, and these three counties were Meng Tian's main pursuit directions next.

"Pass down the order and order Fu Cunshen to lead an army of [-] to pursue in the direction of Haidong County.

Order Wang Zhongsi to lead an army of [-] to pursue in the direction of Huangnan County;
The governor personally led an army of [-] to pursue in the direction of Yushu County. "

Meng Tian gave the order, and the [-] Qin army immediately divided into three groups to pursue, leaving [-] troops in Xining to guard the prisoners in the prisoner-of-war camp.

The Qin army's continuous pursuit also made the fleeing coalition soldiers miserable. After all, except for the cavalry, most of the defeated troops were infantry. They only relied on two legs to escape, no matter how fast they could go Woolen cloth?

Faced with the alternate pursuit of the Qin army's infantry and cavalry, after a large number of defeated troops were caught up, they all became prisoners honestly, and resistance had only a dead end.

During the pursuit of the Qin army, in addition to capturing a large number of prisoners of war, they also took over many cities.

After all, the 27 company army was defeated. How could it be possible to stop the Qin army only by relying on more than a hundred county soldiers in the city and the rout soldiers who fled back?It's better to open the city and surrender as soon as possible, so as not to die after the city is breached.

In the first day of pursuit alone, five of the remaining eight counties in Xining City were occupied by the Qin army, and four of them surrendered voluntarily.

As for another county that refused to surrender, because the county magistrate was foolishly loyal to Yang Guang, he refused to open the city and surrender. Finally, under the threat of the Qin army attacking the city, the defeated soldiers who were taken in took the initiative to open the city gate.

On the second day, the remaining three counties in Xining were all occupied by the Qin army, and Haidong and Huangnan counties each had one county that voluntarily surrendered to the Qin army.

On the third day, the Qin army officially entered the three counties. Many county magistrates in the three counties of Haidong, Huangnan, and Yushu took the initiative to hand over the surrender form to the Qin army, and surrendered in anticipation.

For these capitulators, Meng Tian, ​​Fu Cunshen, and Wang Zhongsi naturally would not refuse anyone who came, and agreed to the other party's surrender first, and if there were any problems, they would settle the score after the autumn.

Yushu County, Yushu City.

Yelu Deguang asked Xiao Dilu with a frustrated face: "Uncle, how many people did we escape?"

"At present, there are only [-] of our troops who escaped back, and there are another [-] Tubo troops. It's hard to say how many there will be in the end." Xiao Dilu said in a deep voice.

"Ten thousand, but there are only ten thousand, there is no one in ten."

Yelu Deguang's face was full of bitterness, he knew that no one would come back, because Meng Tian had already chased into Yushu, and the remaining people would definitely not be able to escape Meng Tian's pursuit.

With the strength of the entire Qiang people in Haizhou, a hundred thousand Qiang troops were formed to fight, but only 1 returned, and the remaining 9 were either killed in battle or captured by the Qin army.

In this battle alone, the Qiang people lost half of their young and strong. It was miserable, it was too miserable.

As soon as he thought of this, Yelu Deguang's hatred for Tubo in his heart became a little bit more. After all, if Tubo didn't hold back, the Qiang army would not be defeated so badly even if they were defeated?

A cold light flashed in Yelude's eyes, and he asked, "Uncle, how many Tubo troops are there in Yushu now? Who is the commander? Do you know that we destroyed the bridge to prevent Lunqinling from withdrawing?"

"Including the 3000 people who fled back, there are currently [-] Tubo troops in Yushu, and the commander is Lun Gongren, the son of Lun Qinling.

Lun Gongren probably didn't know that we set the fire, after all, no one escaped back, and given Lun Gongren's temperament, if he knew about it, he would have started arguing long ago. "Xiao Dilu said.

In addition to the [-] Tubo defeated troops who fled back to Yushu, the [-] Tubo troops still stationed in Yushu were the same group of defeated Tubo troops who fled back from Huangyuan City.

Because of being defeated by the Qin army three times in a row, the army's morale was lost and they were unable to fight. Yang Xingmi was not at ease to let them participate in the battle, so Lun Qinling arranged for them to be stationed in Yushu to rest, while Lun Qinling took 3000 people to Bison Mountain. Participate in the decisive battle.

In other words, there are currently [-] Tubo troops and [-] Qiang troops in Yushu.

This troop strength is not too small, even more than Meng Tian's chasing army, but they are all defeated by the Qin army several times, with almost no morale and combat power to speak of. Although there are many people, they cannot be stopped To withstand the impact of three thousand Qin troops.

After Yelu Deguang pondered for a while, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly: "The [-] Tubo troops can't stay, and I will secretly reveal their location to Meng Tian.

Anyway, they are just a bunch of trash, why not use the lives of these [-] Tubo soldiers to buy time for my [-] Qiang athletes to retreat.

Between the [-] Tubo army and the [-] Qiang army, Meng Tian must know how to choose. "

(End of this chapter)