Chapter 562 Will We Meet?
Such a big accident happened suddenly, and the whole Yanmen City was in chaos.
The painful howls were everywhere, which was very creepy in the quiet night.
Taking advantage of this period of time, a group of Pingzhou soldiers who had been hiding in the city began to rush to their destination to rescue people in an organized manner.
Some people were lucky and some were unlucky in this operation.
Xiao Kun and Yan Tianqing were the leaders of this operation. The members of their team rushed to the designated location with the bloody people they rescued.
It was night, and because they were all wearing Xianbei uniforms, had beards, and looked dusty and dirty, occasionally uttering a few nonsense words, the Xianbei soldiers who were still able to move in the city thought they were companions and were searching for their brothers in distress, without any suspicion.
This was the first time that the Xianbei soldiers had encountered such an incident. The guards were not tight, or there were no guards at all. This made it easy for Xiao Kun, Yan Tianqing and others to take everyone out during the chaos.
This time they still went through the South Gate, and halfway there they met their companions who had been waiting to pick them up.
Ma Jin called for help, "Hurry, help him into the car, let's go back quickly!"
Once the wounded were on board, they received simple care, firstly by being fed warm sugar water, then by having their bleeding stopped. Then everyone rushed to Shanggu County at full speed.
Tuoba Xun had no idea that he had let the culprit escape.
At this moment, he was busy saving people, dragging a bloody arm.
There were too many casualties. After the accident, he asked for help from the Khan in the rear, because no one knew whether something like that would happen again. Only 10,000 soldiers were sent from the rear to help.
That night, no member of the Xianbei royal court slept.
At three o'clock in the morning, Tuoba Xun came to the rear with the data he had just collected.
Looking at his elder brother's miserable state, Tuoba Lian felt extremely lucky that he had returned to his father instead of staying in Yanmen. He had been captured twice in Pingzhou, both times when he was acting alone, leaving him with a psychological trauma.
"What are the casualties?" asked Tuoba Khan.
Tuoba Xun replied in a heavy tone, "The death toll is 28,000, 8,600 seriously injured, and 11,000 slightly injured."
When the casualties were reported, everyone in the Xianbei royal court gasped.
It can be said that this accident directly caused the 50,000 Xianbei army to lose its combat effectiveness.
After Tuoba Xun finished his report, the Xianbei generals began to discuss it in a lively manner.
"What on earth is going on?"
An accident occurred. What was the cause? Was it an accident or human error?
The most important thing is, will such an accident happen again in the future?
"Could this have been done by the Sun family army? Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?" The complete evacuation of the Sun family army and leaving Yanmen to them was a conspiracy.
If this was really caused by the Sun family army, then the Xianbei people would be in trouble.
The generals present shuddered at the thought that such a thing would happen every time a city was captured.
"Everyone, stop exaggerating and scaring yourself. I think this was an accident. If the Dali court really had such a capability, why didn't they use it in the northern border and Liang Province?"
Indeed. You know, when they took over cities such as the Northern Border and Liangzhou before, everything went smoothly.
Tuoba Xun asked Tuoba Khan for permission to pursue Sun's army.
The reason is simple. They can't move fast with so many wounded and disabled soldiers.
The Xianbei people suffered such a great loss, they must make up for it.
They had taken Yanmen, and most of the local people had already left. There was nothing left except empty houses and fields. They couldn't even find anyone to vent their anger on!
Tuoba Khan thought about it and agreed. However, Tuoba Xun was injured, so Tuoba Khan asked He Ximing to lead the army. If he couldn't swallow this anger, he could go with him.
The Xianbei had suffered such a great loss, so they had to vent their inner anger. He also wanted to see whether the big accident at Yanmen was intentional by the Sun family army.
Speed is of the essence in war. He Ximing and Tuoba Xun selected 30,000 cavalry and set out, passing through Yanmen and pursuing southward.
This scene was seen by spies lying in ambush along the way in Pingzhou, who passed the news back.
"Did the Xianbei army really catch up with us?" The general under the Qin family smacked his lips.
Muye thought, how can we not chase them out? You killed so many of their soldiers at once, I guess the Xianbei must be mad, right?
"It's a pity that we used that thing in Yanmen City. Otherwise, we could have ambushed them along the way and harvested more enemies." Ma Jin's voice was full of regret.
Upon hearing this, Makino asked curiously, "Brother, what is that thing called?"
Ma Jin glanced at Qin Heng, who nodded slightly. Those present were all core members, and their loyalty was beyond doubt.
So, Ma Jin said to him enthusiastically, "Brother Muye, that thing is called gunpowder. It is our Pingzhou's secret weapon. This gunpowder is very powerful. As long as the amount is large enough, it can raze an entire city to the ground."
Upon hearing this, Muye took a deep breath. Pingzhou actually had such a sharp weapon...
Their general was wise and took them to Pingzhou early. Otherwise, what would they do if Pingzhou used that thing on them during the future war between the two sides?
"Can we use this thing in every battle we fight in Pingzhou in the future?" Muye asked with shining eyes.
Ma Jin curled his lips and said, "You wishful thinking, gunpowder is indeed good, but it is difficult to produce in small quantities. I heard that the raw materials for saltpeter are particularly difficult to obtain. This Yanmen Operation was based on our past experience."
"Is that so?" Muye murmured. "That's right. If such a heaven-defying thing could be easily made, then our Pingzhou would be truly invincible."
"That's right." Ma Jin nodded.
In fact, this is already very good. In future wars, if they face particularly difficult battles, they can be allocated some explosives to support them and help them overcome the difficulties. This would be very good.
They are very content.
Sun Ming changed the subject. "We received news from the court earlier that reinforcements are already heading north at full speed, and told us to hold on. Now that 30,000 Xianbei cavalry are heading south, I wonder if the two waves will meet?"
One went north, the other went south, and their routes were the same. "This is very likely," Qin Heng replied.
Tsk, it would be fun if they bumped into each other.
"The imperial court kept asking us to hold on. If the reinforcements encounter the Xianbei cavalry this time, I don't know how long they can hold out. I hope they can hold on." Muye said with some gloating, and he felt particularly relieved when he said this.
Qin Heng glanced outside and said, "Forget about them. Is the operation in Dai County about to begin?"
"Oh, it's almost the fourth watch, it should have started already."
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