Chapter 482: Battle between the Two Sides
Prince Gong knew very well that it was not possible not to severely punish or deal with Lu Desheng. He no longer cared about the Xianbei army that was eyeing him covetously nearby.
This battle must be fought regardless of whether we win or lose.
This is the attitude of the court, otherwise there will be thousands of Lu Deshengs standing up.
"Where is General Sun?" Prince Gong asked loudly.
Sun Ming took a deep breath and stepped out, "I am here!"
He led his troops to the north to resist the Xianbei, but he never expected that the situation in the Pinggang negotiations would develop like this!
"In the name of the Emperor, I order you to lead the troops to quell the rebellion!" Prince Gong took out a token with the words "As if I were here in person" engraved on it.
"I obey your orders!"
"General Sun, I leave this to you. You must kill this traitor, Lu Desheng."
Sun Ming never expected that when he led his troops north, his first battle was not with the Xianbei, but with his own people?
Sun Ming was, after all, a general, and the entire battlefield still needed his support and coordination. He did not go in person, but instead called on a general, "Xie Yangui, you come."
General Sun gave him 20,000 soldiers and horses, and this time he went north with 80,000 soldiers and horses.
Facing the court's display of power, Lu Desheng sneered, "Where is Qin Yan?"
Qin Yan stood up and knelt on one knee, "I am your humble servant!"
"This battle is left to you."
"I obey your command." Qin Yan led 10,000 Pingzhou soldiers to form a battle line to meet the enemy.
For a moment, the two sides used chariots against chariots and horses against horses, setting up a dragon gate formation.
A major war is about to break out.
Both the Qin and Sun families were military families with a history of military commanders, and their ideas about warfare were mature. For this battle, neither side committed all their forces, but instead reserved enough to guard against the Xianbei army.
In this battle, neither side chose to send out the archery battalion, but instead chose to compete in military formations, individual combat capabilities, and coordination among soldiers.
The number of soldiers led by Xie Yangui was obviously more than twice that of Qin Yan. Amid the passionate drumbeats, he waved the battle flag and took the lead in launching an attack.
"Sun's army, charge!"
Qin Yan also took the lead and led his troops to meet them, "Soldiers of Pingzhou, kill them!"
Wencheng County, Villa
The news of the fight between the Pingzhou troops and the troops brought by the imperial court reached Lu Songli as soon as possible.
She was not surprised at all that Pingzhou would fight with the imperial court.
Lu Songli knew very well that this battle was inevitable, and it was also a test for their Pingzhou.
To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the country. Prince Gong’s decision cannot be said to be wrong.
After all, external enemies already exist and cannot be eliminated for the time being, so the court must ensure the stability of the internal environment.
It is best to eliminate the emerging rebels at once.
Otherwise, external and internal troubles will deplete the country's national strength.
Another reason is that the Han people will never submit to foreign races, but the Han people will submit to the Han people.
Therefore, in the eyes of the imperial court, rebellion within the country would be a greater threat to their country than invasion by foreign races.
"Keep paying attention to the battle situation." Lu Songli ordered. She was still very confident about this battle.
Ping Gang
The battle between the 10,000 Pingzhou soldiers led by Qin Yan and the 20,000 Sun family soldiers led by Xie Yangui was hard to decide.
The Sun family army was a southern army. There was a big difference in defense between the north and the south. When the soldiers arrived in the north, they were somewhat uncomfortable with the environment and combat methods.
In addition to the Pinggang negotiations this time, the soldiers brought by Pingzhou are the top-notch active group. The old soldiers and militiamen who were previously dismissed and sent back to their hometowns have all been called back. These people are currently responsible for defending the city.
Therefore, the Pingzhou soldiers can fight one against two.
The Xianbei negotiation team watched the battle.
"The Pingzhou soldiers are very strong," Tuoba Xun commented. Before this, the First Route Army he led had only fought siege battles with the Pingzhou soldiers, and had never encountered field battles.
Dugu Zhong also had a serious expression on his face. "I wonder how many soldiers like this there are in Pingzhou?"
The Xianbei generals present could not help but compare the Pingzhou soldiers and the Sun family army with the Xianbei soldiers.
The battlefield reached a stalemate, Prince Gong looked to Sun Ming, and Sun Ming threw another two thousand soldiers into the battlefield.
On the Pingzhou side, another 10,000 soldiers were deployed, led by Qin Zhao.
Neither side can do anything to the other.
Prince Gong was shocked. How could the Pingzhou soldiers be so strong?
Prince Gong looked at Sun Ming frequently.
But no matter how he looked at it, General Sun remained unmoved, and the remaining troops could not move.
"Prince Gong, do you need help?" Tuoba Yu shouted at him.
King Gong looked over at him.
"Our Xianbei army can help you Dali eliminate the traitor Lü Desheng. Afterwards, you Dali will only need to pay one state as compensation."
Anyone present who was not stupid knew that the Xianbei had bad intentions.
Pingzhou directly sent out Tuoba Lian.
At this moment, Tuoba Lian let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered, "Ah - Imperial Uncle - Imperial Uncle -" He is still in Pingzhou's hands! What does the Imperial Uncle want to do?
Tuoba Yu: ...Oh no, I forgot that his unfortunate nephew is in Pingzhou's hands.
Pingzhou's move was clearly a warning to the Xianbei not to act rashly.
The members of the Xianbei negotiation team now quieted down.
"Prince Gong, let's stop the fighting. If we continue fighting, there will be no other result except mutual destruction." Sun Ming felt sorry for his soldiers.
"The 40,000 soldiers and horses in your hands?" Prince Gong asked.
"This is our trump card, and we cannot move it. If we really do, we must be prepared to be wiped out by the Xianbei. Besides, even if I throw all 40,000 troops in, I may not be able to achieve your goal."
"Do you know how many such troops there are in Pingzhou?" General Sun asked softly.
"It shouldn't be too many, right?" Prince Gong said uncertainly. After all, it takes a lot of resources to train such good soldiers.
But when Prince Gong thought about the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce, which was making a fortune every day, he felt that it was hard to say.
Finally, he sighed and said, "Just as you said, let's stop the war."
The emperor has ultimately raised a tiger to harm himself.
Sun's army was the first to hang up a ceasefire sign.
Qin Yan waved the military flag and signaled his agreement.
After the ceasefire, the most regretful thing was the Xianbei side. Why didn't they continue to fight? They continued to beat people's brains out of dogs!
Tuoba Yu and others brought the Xianbei army back to the previous negotiation table.
Both the imperial court and Pingzhou looked at them warily.
"You haven't come up with any results yet, so who should we talk to now?" Tuoba Yu's eyes flickered between Prince Gong and Lu Desheng.
"Prince Gong, can you, Dali, deliver on the results of the previous negotiations?"
Prince Gong looked gloomy.
Lu Desheng sneered, "Tuoba Lian is in our hands, you Xianbei can talk about it or not."
Tuoba Yu choked and said after a while, "Lord Lu, let's talk about what it will take for you to release our Seventh Prince."
"You Xianbei people should talk to the Dali court first." Lu Desheng said casually.
Tuoba Yu: ???
"If you don't talk to the Dali court first, I'm afraid you won't be able to afford the price to redeem Tuoba Lian."
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