The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 289 Zuo Shaotang defeated two cities in a row with one battalion of soldiers and horses!
Qinzhou Pass, also known as Wushang Pass, is the gate to the west of Qinzhou Mansion. Qin Gang, the governor of Western Shaanxi Province in Dazheng, is sitting on the gate tower of Guan City, his face is ashen!
The two armies attacked Yungu, but the general Yao Dake was defeated and captured, and Tao Kedao withdrew his troops privately and returned to Wudu City.Today, there are only a few hundred regular soldiers and three to four thousand civilians left in Qinzhou Guancheng.If the Yungu soldiers take advantage of the situation and come eastward, it will be difficult to hold Qinzhou Pass.

Once the Qinzhou Pass is lost, the gates of Qinzhou City will be opened wide, and the entire city will be lost.

As the person directly responsible for this battle, Qin Gang could imagine his fate. Should he die here, or should he flee back in embarrassment and wait for the court's accountability!

I should have regretted it at the beginning. If I had known that there would be such troubles as stealing the chicken but not losing the rice, I should not have taken on this business.

As the governor of the important province of Western Shaanxi and knowing how to attack Yungu, he could have found a way to shirk his position as the head coach.But in order to get the first victory in the world's first battle with Da Zheng, he rushed to take over the job.

He failed to win the first victory, but the first defeat fell into his own hands.Yao Dake and Tao Kedao are really a sinkhole. With nearly [-] troops, they were defeated in one battle. Are they going to fight, or are they going to die?
No, I heard people say that Yao Dake had a close friendship with Song Yingkui, the traitor. As early as more than ten years ago, when he led troops to Hezhou to suppress the vassal, he had friendship with this traitor.In the next ten years, they kept in contact, and the Song thief was able to grow bigger step by step, and Yao Dake was a great help.

The reason why the Battle of Minzhou was a disastrous defeat is probably because of the secret connection between Yao and Song. It is possible that Yao Dake was defeated and captured on purpose in this battle.

You Yao Dake, named General Zheng, is actually a person who helps thieves.I must go to Luoyang City to read his book.

Thinking of this, Qin Gang's cold expression softened slightly.The Lord of Qinzhou Palace is collaborating with the enemy, how can we fight this battle?How can we defend the city?It would be unwise to stay trapped here.

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Zuo Shaotang was originally a small bandit from Zuojiazhuang, Wuying Town. Later, he joined the Fifth Battalion Army and is now the commander of the Second Independent Cavalry Battalion of the Yungu Army.

During the Battle of Minzhou, in addition to the main cavalry regiment, an independent cavalry battalion was also mobilized to participate in the battle. Zuo Shaotang's second cavalry battalion was in the combat sequence.

After the war started, the combat mission of the left cavalry battalion was to chase the enemy. After chasing, they ran to the front of the team.

The headquarters adjusted the battle plan accordingly and ordered Zuo Shaotang to lead his troops to Qinzhou Pass first. He was responsible for containing the Qinzhou Pass defenders and buying time for the army to pursue and annihilate the scattered enemy enemies in Minzhou.At the same time, we will investigate the military situation and provide military intelligence support for the subsequent battle against Qin.

The territory of Minzhou stretches for more than [-] miles, and it will take several days for thousands of troops to pass through. In addition, Qinzhou has dozens of counties and prefectures, so the battle to attack Qin is bound to be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and logistics organization will also take time.After the Battle of Minzhou is over, there must be a certain amount of time to prepare for whatever happens.

"Battal Commander, there is something wrong with the situation at Qinzhou Pass. We have all arrived at the pass. Our station is less than twenty miles away from the city. Their gate is not closed, allowing the people and soldiers to enter at will. There is nothing approaching. What's the reason for the enemy's tension?" At the left troop garrison outside Qinzhou Pass, Jia Zhongpeng, chief of staff of the Second Battalion of the Independent Cavalry, handed the military information he had just compiled to Zuo Shaotang.

After taking the military intelligence booklet, Zuo Shaotang flipped through it, then put it aside, grabbed the chicken drumsticks on the table, and brought it to his mouth.While chewing the chicken legs, he said: "The Guancheng is not well guarded? Could it be that Zheng Jun was frightened by the might of our army and was ready to abandon the city?"

"You can't, right? Didn't the intelligence say that Zheng Jun's Commander-in-Chief of Western Shaanxi is stationed in the pass? With such a big official, how dare he abandon the city so easily?" The bigger the official, the greater the responsibility, and the small military leader can abandon the city and flee. The military commander of a province fled without a fight, so it would be strange for the Dazheng court not to question his guilt.Jia Zhongpeng feels that the possibility of such a thing happening is unlikely.

"Tomorrow we will send a few people in disguise to sneak into the pass, and it will be clear after a look. The governor of Dazheng is escaping, and it is not this time. Who can tell clearly!" Zuo Shaotang didn't want to use his brain to figure out what happened. Anyway, it would be better to eat an extra piece of chicken and drink a bowl of wine if you waste all your time.The Yungu Army is not good at all. It has too many rules. During wartime, no one is allowed to drink in the army, otherwise military law will be dealt with.It made Zuo Shaotang feel like his food was tasteless these days.

The next day, Jia Zhongpeng sent several investigators into the city to investigate the situation.Just after noon, the investigators who went to the city to inquire about information returned to the camp.

"Qin just brought his troops back to Guanzhong? Now, in the whole territory of Qinzhou, only deputy general Yang Tian'an is in charge? There are only a thousand defenders in Qinzhou Pass, and people are too panicked to defend the city! Isn't this a great achievement sent by God to us!" In the big tent, Zuo Shaotang asked several investigators excitedly. The news brought by the investigators was so shocking!
"Battal Commander, the military information we investigated is indeed true!"

Seeing that the investigator gave a definite answer, Zuo Shaotang turned to look at the chief of staff and asked, "What do you think, chief of staff?"

"Battal Commander, do you want to lead people to attack the pass now and seize the city?" Jia Zhongpeng saw Zuo Shaotang's expression of excitement, and guessed that this guy wanted to attack Qinzhou Pass on his own initiative.

"No! How much success can we achieve by capturing Guancheng? The capital of Qinzhou is now empty. If we capture it, what will be the real great achievement? If Kuishou doesn't give it to you and I will each give a captain's seat. sit?"

"Ah? Battalion Commander, this can't work! Such a big military action must wait for the approval of the headquarters and even the commander-in-chief. It is against military regulations for me to make decisions. In this way, I drafted a military report overnight and handed the situation to Headquarters, let the people above make the decision!" Jia Zhongpeng was startled by Zuo Shaotang's bold idea. This guy is really not a safe leader.

"When the headquarters makes a decision, will it be your turn to do the great work at hand? I will not accept your orders, so today I will exercise the arbitrary power of the battalion commander. You quickly draft a document and report it to the headquarters. I will lead people to capture Qinzhou Pass first."

Zuo Shaotang, who was born as a bandit, still has a weak sense of rules and regulations. He still has the idea of ​​​​proving his ability. He has a great achievement in front of him, how can he give up so easily.

In the afternoon of that day, Zuo Shaotang led his troops into Qinzhou Pass.

After seizing the pass, they left a company of soldiers and horses to control the pass city, and then hurriedly led more than 300 cavalry to the capital city of Qinzhou.

This guy was also lucky. On the other side of Qinzhou City, because the warlord Qin Gang returned to Guanzhong, the defenders in the city were panicked and had not yet made arrangements to defend the city.As soon as he saw that Yungu's army was approaching the city, the deputy general Yang Tian'an who was guarding the city panicked and was led by his own soldiers to flee south to find Tao Kedao in Wudu City!

Effortlessly, Zuo Shaotang captured Qinzhou Guancheng and Qinzhou Fucheng one after another with only one battalion of soldiers and horses!When Song Xueliang, who was still in Minzhou, received the news, his jaw was shocked!
Isn't Zuo Shaotang a little too courageous?Without any logistical support or cooperation from friendly forces, he would not be afraid of being ambushed and tying up a whole battalion of soldiers and horses by leading his troops deep into the city alone!
(End of this chapter)