A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 531: Peace in Youzhou and chaos in Bingzhou, peace in Guangzhou and Wang Yi in peace

August
Murong Huang, who escaped, took advantage of Duan Pixi's death and occupied the two counties of Liaoxi and Beiping, taking in Duan's more than ten Xianbei tribes, totaling more than 100,000 people.

After Bai Lin finished cleaning the battlefield, he joined Tian Tian and was about to completely wipe out Liaoxi County when news came from Bingzhou that Tuoba Yinna was attacking Pingcheng.

In addition, Duan Pixi's death caused Duan Xianbei in Youzhou to fall into great panic. Fearing that they would be liquidated by Daxia, they fled towards Liaodong with their families and joined Murong's subordinates.

Some members of the Duan clan even intended to raise troops to avenge Duan Pixi, so they gathered their defeated troops and wandered around Shanggu and Yan counties.

Due to the continuous wars, military rations were seriously insufficient, so Bai Lin decided to withdraw his troops and fight again next year.

However, in order to support Bingzhou, Bai Lin sent two generals, Hu Yanying and Liu Cheng, and 30,000 cavalry to reinforce after strangling the local Duan tribe's remnants.

At the same time, the imperial reinforcements led by Prince Bai Kai also arrived.

It was a pity that Bai Kai failed to catch up with the battle of Qingquanhe, and finally decided to support Bingzhou. So after Hu Yanying, he led 30,000 infantry to attack Daijun, intending to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao.

Since Cui Kun was relieved of military power by the imperial envoy Bai Wu and his cronies Cui Hao, he has been staying in the Qinghe Palace in Qiyang for more than six months.

Bingzhou fell into the hands of the Xia court again. The imperial court appointed King Bai Yi of Guangping as the governor of Bingzhou and led troops out of Zhenping City. Ma Xie, the former general of Anbei, was appointed as the governor of Youzhou to guard Bingzhou.

Now that Pingcheng was besieged, Bai Yi only had a few thousand soldiers in his hands, all of them infantry, so Ma Xie was very anxious and immediately sent Bingzhou Sima Cui Hao with 10,000 soldiers to support him.

But Yuwen Yina had mobilized 60,000 people this time, and Cui Hao did not dare to advance. He just stopped his troops at Guangwu behind Pingcheng.

Yuwen Yina's offensive became more and more urgent, and Pingcheng was on the verge of collapse. Baiyi had to send people to break out of the siege many times and go to Guangwu, asking Cui Hao to flank the Dai army to relieve the pressure on Pingcheng and wait for reinforcements from the court.

However, when Cui Hao faced the Xianbei knights galloping past the city, he was extremely frightened and suppressed his call for help form.

Even though Bai Wen, the governor of Yanmen, repeatedly requested to send troops, Cui Hao refused.

Bai Wen had no choice but to write to Jinyang and inform Ma Xie of Cui Hao's fear of the enemy.

Ma Xie was furious when he heard this, and immediately prepared to lead Jinyang's remaining 3,000 cavalry to supervise the battle.

But when they reached Yangqu, news came from the rear. Chen Cong, the governor of Pingyang County, heard that the old master Cui Kun was imprisoned by the court and raised troops to rebel.

Not only in Pingyang, but also in Xihe, Shangdang, and Leping, Cui Kun's old troops raised troops to respond to Chen Cong.

For a time, war broke out all over Bingzhou. The number of Chen Cong's rebels soared to more than 30,000, and their troops were directed towards Jinyang.

Ma Xie fell into an extreme dilemma whether to save Jinyang or King Guangping.

In the end, Ma Xie decided to return to Jinyang.

But at the same time, he went to the court to urge reinforcements and attached the story of the rebellion in Bingzhou.

He also sent his confidant Ma Ji, leading a hundred cavalry, and appointed him as the supervisor of the army. Together with Bai Wen, the prefect of Yanmen, he urged Cui Hao to march.

August 5
The guard general of Dai Kingdom was Tuoba Yinhuai, Tuoba Yina's nephew. He was ordered to stay in Dai Kingdom's capital, Dai Capital.

Although there was news from the front that Pingcheng was about to be conquered and Dai Guo was about to take over Bingzhou, Tuoba Yihuai still had doubts.

Because Tuoba Yina took away most of the Dai army, leaving Tuoba Yinhuai with only more than 30,000 people.

The Yuwen cavalry led by Yan Qi has been harassing Dai Kingdom. So far, half of the tribes on the grassland have surrendered to the Yuwen tribe, which means they are attached to Daxia.

In Tuoba Yina's vision, as long as he captured Bingzhou, with Bingzhou's financial resources, he could easily form an army of cavalry and sweep down the southern and northern deserts with ease.

But the premise is that Daidu has not fallen.

August
Ma Ji, the supervisor sent by Ma Xie, arrived in Guangwu. Under the tough attitude of Ma Ji and Bai Wen, Cui Hao was finally willing to send troops.

There were only more than twenty miles between Guangwu and Pingcheng, but due to Cui Hao's deliberate procrastination, he had to walk for two days.

After finally reaching the outskirts of the Dai army, Cui Hao just camped and defended himself, with no intention of attacking.

There is always a reason for being urged by Ma Ji and Bai Wen.

August 13

Another general from Pingcheng broke out of the siege, bringing news that Pingcheng was short of troops and had run out of food and grass, and brought Baiyi's order.

Order Cui Hao to send troops immediately without any mistakes, otherwise the war will be over and he will be reported to the court for his crime of neglecting the army.

Under the pressure of Pingcheng generals, Ma Ji, and Bai Wen, Cui Hao had to order to leave the camp and attack the Dai army besieging the city.

Tuoba Yina, who was commanding the siege campaign, learned that the Xia army coming to rescue had left the camp, and sneered:

"General Xia Jun is just a coward. Otherwise, why would he have been hiding in Guangwu for more than ten days? He is obviously afraid of the power of our army. Don't worry about him. Send the order and step up the attack. Tonight, I will camp in Pingcheng. .”

The battlefield outside Pingcheng.

Under the command of Cui Hao, the Xia army faced the more than ten thousand Daijun cavalry on the opposite side in a formation with no desire to attack.

Bai Wen saw several Xia army flags falling from the top of Pingcheng city from a distance. Knowing that the city had reached a critical moment, he hurried to Ma Ji and found Cui Hao with him, asking him to send people to attack the rear flank of Dai army and relieve Pingcheng. pressure.

But Cui Hao severely rejected them:

"I am the commander-in-chief of the army. I have my own decision on how to deploy it. It is not your turn to argue here.

Besides, the enemy cavalry is wandering outside. As long as we have an opening, we will be taken advantage of by them. If the army is defeated, Pingcheng will truly have no hope. "

"But Pingcheng..."

"Okay, I will make my own decision. You can go down."

Ma Ji and Bai Wen were helpless because Cui Hao was the actual holder of military power.

After leaving the main tent, the general who rushed out from Pingcheng immediately greeted him, wanting to confirm the result.

Bai Wen shook his head. General Pingcheng was furious and yelled at Cui Hao outside the tent for not saving him. Then he took his horse and several soldiers who rushed out from Pingcheng and rushed back again.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, Pingcheng fell in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The cavalry of the Dai army stepped through the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood at the city gate, galloped through the streets of Pingcheng, kicked open the houses beside them, and began their evil journey.

The entire Pingcheng fell into extreme sin.

Pingcheng Center, Dudu Mansion
Bai Yi's remaining guards, a hundred or so, continued to resist the incoming soldiers, and retreated to Bai Yi's study.

Tuoba Yina also came and waved his hand to stop his men from advancing. He wanted to persuade them to surrender.

If Bai Yi surrenders, it will be of great benefit to him, and it will also greatly damage the prestige of the Daxia royal family in Hebei.

"King Guangping, come out. You have no way out. Surrendering to me is your only choice.

This king can promise you that as long as you can surrender to me, you will be the king of the country who is inferior to one person and above ten thousand people, and you will be on an equal footing with me.

So sincere, what do you think? "

"Squeak!"

The door of the study room opened, and a man with gray hair and a mixture of nobility, bookishness, and heroic aura came out.

Especially the divine seal between the eyebrows shines brightly, as if someone has come from the sky.

He is Bai Yi, the son of the Xia clan, the Bai family, the king of Guangping, and the governor of Bingzhou.

"Haha, the people of the Bai family have only died in battle for more than a thousand years, and no one has surrendered to seek survival. It is useless to talk more, let's fight."

"bass!"

Bai Yi, who was dressed in white, pulled out the sword from his waist, led more than a hundred personal guards, and rushed towards Tuoba Yina resolutely.

Tuoba Yina was frightened by his momentum and quickly retreated behind everyone.

two quarters of an hour later
Bai Yi was alone, kneeling on one knee, supporting his exhausted body with his sword. All his personal guards were dead.

Under the blood-stained clothes, the wounds were trickling with dark red blood.

Bai Yi sighed, pierced his chest with the sword with both hands, and fell to the ground dead.

Tuoba Yin looked down at Bai Yi's body. Although he admired Bai Yi's determination, some things had to be done.

He ordered Bai Yi's head to be chopped off and sent word to Cui Hao's army outside the city.

When the sergeants of Cui Hao's army saw Bai Yi's head, their morale was shattered. Cui Hao was horrified and issued a withdrawal order.

Due to the continuous siege battles, Tuoba Yina did not pursue the army considering the fatigue of the army, but sent an envoy to persuade them to surrender.

Bai Yi's death dealt a huge blow to the morale of the entire Bingzhou Army.

Because Bai Yi is not only the governor of Bingzhou, but also a clan member of the Xia Kingdom. The death of a Bai family son will cause shock to the government and the public.

In Guangwu City, Cui Hao, who had retreated to the city, was anxious.

Because he knew that he would never be able to escape Bai Yi's death, and would definitely be held accountable by the court, or even hunted and killed.

At this time, Tuoba Yina's envoy arrived quietly, hit it off with Cui Hao, and prepared to agree to surrender.

But the matter was not kept secret, and the servants in the mansion found out about it, and reported it to Bai Wen.

Bai Wen immediately called Ma Ji and prepared to seize Cui Hao's military power.

August th

As the governor of Yanmen, Bai Wen invited Cui Hao and other military generals to a banquet and discussed the next action.

The Yanmen Army was also dispatched to replace the city gate.

At the banquet, Bai Wen, Ma Ji and others kept exchanging glances, waiting for the news of the change of defense to arrest Cui Hao.

However, the change of defense failed and was discovered by Cui Hao's generals, who started fighting at the city gate.

The city gatekeeper hurriedly sent someone to inform Cui Hao.

When Bai Wen and Ma Ji saw that a soldier was paying attention to Cui Hao, his face suddenly changed. He immediately knew that the matter had been exposed and threw the cup in his hand.

The swordsmen and axemen behind the screen and in the side hall immediately entered the main hall and arrested all Cui Hao's generals present.

Under the cover of several trusted generals, Cui Hao was about to escape when Ma Ji grabbed a soldier's bow and shot him to death.

The battle in the mansion soon attracted Cui Hao's troops outside the door.

When they saw that Cui Hao was dead, they were very angry and attacked everyone in the house indiscriminately.

In the end, Bai Wen, Ma Ji and other major generals died in this brawl.

Now the highest general in Guangwu City is actually the city gate general who discovered Bai Wen's plan.

After calming down the chaos in the city, the city gate surrendered to Tuoba Yina who was approaching the city.

Therefore, under the dual effects of the surrender of the main force of the Bingzhou Army and the passing of Baiyi's head, the entire Yanmen County and Xinxing County were decided by Tuoba Yinna's message.

Because of this, Tuoba Yi Na Bingfeng quickly arrived at Quyang in Taiyuan County, which was only more than a hundred miles away from Jinyang.

Ma Xie, the governor of Bingzhou, had no choice but to defend the city because his main force was in Yanmen. He organized the entire city's army and civilians to defend Jinyang. He was trapped in the siege of the rebels. He was cut off from news from inside and outside and had no idea about the war in the north.

(End of this chapter)