Chapter 346 One step late
The sky was gloomy, with dark clouds hanging low.
The siege battle has lasted for three days. During these three days, A Fuluo has launched several attacks, but each time was repelled by the strong bow and crossbow of the Tang army.
A low-rise ice wall has become a hurdle that the Turks have never been able to overcome.
The flag of the East Surrendered City on the head of the city, and the flag of the Zhenwu Army complement each other, and it has always stood firm.
The four sides of the stockade have long been trampled by Turkic horseshoes. The white snow has been trampled into black mud, and there are dried blood stains everywhere on the ground.
A Fuluo joined forces with Qiongqi and other tribal leaders to besiege this small stockade with more than ten thousand troops. As a result, over a thousand people were killed or injured, but there was still nothing they could do about it.
Now it is really a bit of a dilemma.
A Fuluo had no face to retreat at this time, he united with several tribes and dispatched tens of thousands of people, resulting in so many casualties, how could he retreat without breaking through this stockade?
But in the village, Cheng Chumo had no interest in paying attention to them.
After fighting for three days, all the initial excitement and panic were gone, and now Cheng Chumo was as calm as water. The thousands of Turkic corpses outside the stockade are his best achievement and the catalyst for his rapid growth into a qualified general.
Cheng Chumo has already seen through the reality on the other side.
With this strength, it is impossible to storm the village.
Although the Turks also began to collect trees to make some ladders, he was not afraid.
To put it bluntly, he has seen through that these people are not Turkic elites, but a group of rabble, and there are only two or three thousand people who can really fight. However, due to the heavy casualties before, these Turkic people on the opposite side are not united now.
The last few attacks have been very sloppy and anticlimactic, which already shows that the opponent is not in the right place.
The village is now divided into three shifts, and everyone takes turns to rest and defend the city.
Pass around the wall, then go down the wall and return to the tent.
Looking at the statistics submitted by the army.
There is no need to worry about food. Only the cattle and sheep in the hands of the merchants, as well as the jerky and frozen meat are enough for them to consume. There is no need to use the meat floss, rice noodles and fried noodles they have in reserve.
Even the merchant guys are calm now.
When he was not on duty, he even started sorting sheepskins and sheepskins in the stockade again, sorting herbs and so on.
"Military envoy, I think the morale of the Turkic people is low. Can you ask us to mess with him?"
"How?"
"Organize a night attack and counterattack. Let's recharge our spirits and then go out of the city to attack the camp. It's okay to come and not be indecent." Joining the army is also bold.
Cheng Chu laughed silently twice.
Of course he has considered this.
“We are now invincible and in no rush to take risks.”
Of course Cheng Chumo wanted to fight back, he was aggrieved by being surrounded and beaten every day, but he was not in a hurry to take risks, because the defense of the city was safer now.
"It's not a problem to be beaten passively."
"It's not that we won't fight, it's that the time has not come. It's only been three days. The Turkic people may not be able to do it. Maybe they deliberately showed us that they are waiting for us to go out. It may be a trap, so let's hold on first. , don't wave."
"Then when can we fight?"
"What's the rush, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, let's stay here now, shelter from the wind and cold, and have beef and mutton every day, how cool is it?"
Joining the army said, "I'm tired of eating beef and mutton all day long. I still want to kill these Turkic people so that I can go ice fishing on the Yellow River. The big carp in the Yellow River this season are very delicious."
"Don't worry, count the time, our reinforcements should arrive, wait two more days, the Turkic people are blowing the north wind outside and eating ice and snow, life is much more difficult than ours, at least we still have a warm kang."
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At this time, Qin Lang was indeed on his way to help.
No matter how cold the weather is, no matter how difficult the road is, Qin Lang must rescue him.
It was he who wanted to set up Dongshoujiang City, and it was he who asked Cheng Chumo to lead troops to form the Zhenwu Army and stationed there.
Now the Turks are coming, and he has to come to the rescue.
The sky was full of wind and snow, and the roads were difficult to travel. Qin Lang brought a thousand Fengzhou Tang troops, and summoned Qin Guosheng, Qin Minister's uncle and nephew, and asked them to call up two thousand Turkic cavalry.
He originally wanted to keep Li Daliang to guard Fengzhou, but Li Daliang insisted on going with him. He was worried that Qin Lang had no experience and would be in trouble if something happened. He wanted Qin Lang to stay behind, but Qin Lang didn't agree.
So they finally dispatched together.
It’s only sixty miles a day.
This still didn’t carry any extra baggage. The soldiers carried fried noodles and meat floss, and they also brought bean cakes and a small amount of grass to the horses to minimize the burden.
Everyone has two horses.
At night, I chose a leeward place to camp, boiled a pot of boiling water, and made fried noodle porridge with beef floss. It was a bit monotonous, but simple and convenient.
Go to sleep after eating.
At dawn, continue on your way.
After a long journey of six days, I arrived in Zhongshoujiang City.
In the ice and snow, Huyan Valley enters the mouth of the Yellow River, a small and simple city stands there, and a red flag is particularly conspicuous.
Yu Chi Baoqi had already brought a thousand cavalry and left the city to the east for reinforcements a few days ago. Zhong Shou surrendered and left 500 soldiers and horses to defend the city.
Qin Lang had a rest in the city that night, and finally ate fresh mutton hot pot. The little fat sheep tasted very good, and he didn't have to sleep in the ice and snow anymore. He slept on the warm kang until dawn.
At dawn, Qin Lang simply took away the five hundred guards in the village.
The stockade became an empty stockade, and the original caravan was also ordered by Qin Lang to withdraw to Fengzhou.
"Aren't you going to send someone to stay behind?"
"What is there to defend in such a small village?"
Bringing 500 people can also increase a lot of combat power. If it is true that Qin Langdong was defeated in the army, he would have to run to Shengzhou in the south if he wanted to run, and it is impossible to run to Zhongshou surrendered city.
It is still four hundred miles away from the East Surrendered City.
Qin Lang ordered to speed up the march, marching eighty miles a day.
Far away, a group of people came galloping.
"It's Cheng Junshi and Yuchi Junshi!"
Ah Huang led a team of soldiers to meet him, and soon came back to report the good news.
Qin Lang and his team came a bit late after all.
Qin Lang received the news two days after the Turks surrounded Dongshoujiang City, and it took another eleven days to get here, but three days ago, Cheng Chumo had joined forces with Yuchi Baoqi and the five hundred garrisons in Shengzhou , and some nearby sidekicks, totaling more than 5,000 people, launched a night attack against the Afuluo tribe on the night of three days ago.
A Fuluo's tribe could not attack the East Surrendered City for a long time, and hesitated, unwilling to leave.
Who knew that Cheng Chumo had secretly received the news of the aid, so after secretly planning, Cheng Chumo came to fight against the encirclement.
Three days ago in the dark night, Cheng Chumo suddenly led the Zhenwu army in the city to break out of the stockade and go straight to the enemy camp.
Yuchi Baoqi joined the Shengzhou Army and the Huxie Army, and the Turkic people were extremely panicked.
Cheng Chumo broke through the Turkic camp in one fell swoop. The Turkic ministries had no intention of fighting, and at this time they were only concerned with fleeing and had no intention of fighting.
Blossom in the center, surrounded by four sides.
Tang Jun chased and slaughtered the Turkic people like cutting melons and vegetables.
The banks of the Yellow River, the mouth of the Jin River, their screams sounded everywhere.
A Fuluo's handsome flag retreated to the north, but Cheng Chumo clung to it, and before he could escape two or two places, he was caught up by Cheng Chumo. A horse spear won the essence of the old devil Cheng, and he stabbed left and shot right. People can be enemies.
Finally, Cheng Chumo took out two hatchets, and with one ax killed Adhuo Luo's guards one by one, with another ax cut off his commander-in-chief flag, and with another ax cut A Fuluo under his horse.
When Qin Lang saw Cheng Chumo again, he felt that this brother had changed.
dramatic change.
The whole temperament is different.
He seems to be a little thinner, but he is more composed.
Cheng Chumo was riding on a horse, holding a flag in his hand, but it was a wolf flag, a green wolf.
Now, this flag is in Cheng Chumo's hand, not only that, but there is also a human head tied to the flagpole.
"The last general pays his respects to the governor!"
Cheng Chumo jumped off his horse, thrust the flagpole hard into the snow, and saluted Qin Lang.
Qin Lang looked at the flag and the head a few times.
"Who is this head?"
"Turkic Qijin A Fuluo, the leader of the Zhiluo tribe, this time he joined forces with Qiongqi and other tribal leaders, and pulled more than 10,000 people to attack, but was finally beheaded by the last general and took his banner .”
Qin Lang jumped off the horse and looked at the leader twice.
With a ferocious face, he will not rest in peace.
"If I had known you were so powerful, why would I have to rush the road for eleven days, it was cold and tiring." Qin Lang patted Cheng Chumo on the shoulder, "Good boy, kill the general and capture the flag , great."
Cheng Chu smiled silently, not showing much complacency.
"What's the result of this battle?" Qin Lang, Cheng Chumo's Wei Chi Baoqi and others went to Dongshoujiang City.
"A total of 3,278 levels were beheaded, 2,749 prisoners were captured, and thousands of tents, bows and knives, war horses, cattle and sheep were also seized."
The results of the battle are still very rich. Afu Luotuo's family came to besiege the city with their mouths. They wanted to break through the Dongshou surrendered city and loot it for a fortune. In the end, he was beheaded and half of his men were beheaded and captured.
Only half of them escaped, but most of the tents, cattle, sheep and horses were left on the battlefield.
"How are our casualties?"
"More than 100 people died in the battle, and more than 300 people were injured, which is not bad."
This battle loss ratio is indeed very low, but the Tang army first defended the city, and later won the night attack, coupled with excellent armor and good protection, this battle loss ratio is quite reasonable.
Cheng Chumo waited until dawn that day for the pursuit, chased him for more than 30 miles, and finally withdrew his troops and returned.
After three days of rest and recuperation, the East Surrendered City is now very lively.
After Qin Lang entered the city, he first asked Li Daliang to take the soldiers to inspect the heads, inspect the prisoners, and register the captured income.
Jinshui River Estuary, on the north bank of the Yellow River, in the east surrendered city.
Eight thousand warriors gathered.
Kill cattle and sheep, stew meat in a big pot.
There was laughter and laughter.
Some people even suggested that they simply take the eight thousand soldiers and sweep eastward, to uproot the tribes that invaded this time, such as Afuluo, and take them back as slaves.
Qin Lang smiled, raised his glass and suggested that everyone celebrate Cheng Chumo and others, but there was no response to this proposal.
This battle is no longer a small conflict. He believes that Xieli Khan will never sit idly by. It is very likely that Xieli has already come.
After the banquet.
"Choose a prisoner, I have a letter for him to bring to Jieli Khan!"
Li Daliang frowned, "Is Jieli coming?"
"Well, according to the report from the explorer who just came back, Xieli has already gathered people and will lead his troops here at any time."
"Then let's retreat?"
Qin Lang smiled, it was within his expectation that Jieli would come, but I heard that Jieli only brought 20,000 people here, so there is no need to worry too much, Jieli may be angry when he comes, but well, just rely on He only brought 20,000 horses, so it was not necessarily necessary to fight.
"The alliance between Weiqiao and Bianqiao has been going on for more than a year, so let's meet Jieli Khan again."
"Sanlang, Jieli Khan is not that stupid A Fuluo, the attached wolf guards under his command still have armored riding gear and heavy cavalry."
"It's a world of ice and snow, so what's the fear of armored cavalry with heavy armor?" Qin Lang said, "Don't forget, we are the winners this time, so as long as we break down, we are not afraid of Xieli."
Qin Lang believes that there will be no fight with Jieli, because the number of troops on both sides is already quite large. A war of this scale is impossible to fight in this season and in this place.
This is just like fighting with people. Three or five people can fight at any time and anywhere. If you say that there are one or two hundred people on both sides, then it is not easy to fight.
The battle has been fought, and now the two sides have brought large groups of troops, and if they want to fight, it will be a war of words.
To retreat at this time is to be undefeated and defeated. Now that if you withdraw, the Dongshou surrendered city will be sent out in vain, Qin Lang is not willing.
(end of this chapter)