Chapter 679: Reinforcements Not Arrived
There is a dangerous section of the official road from Jiumen County to Houyi County near Jiumen County. As soon as the few cavalrymen sent back by Dugu Zhong to report the news passed by, many people emerged from the dense forests on both sides.
"Sixth Master, shall we set up an ambush in this section?" Zhu Dazhuang asked.
Qin Sheng nodded, "Yeah."
After receiving the order, Zhu Dazhuang, Chen Jinlong and others started to work.
The people behind were carrying tools and things up.
"Hurry up, start working! One by one, work faster!"
When they learned that Tuoba Xun had died in Jiumen County, Qin Sheng, Chen Jinlong and others all agreed that the matter was not over.
There is no father who does not want to avenge his son, and Tuoba Khan is the same. No matter how rational a person is, it is difficult to bear the pain of losing a son, especially the eldest son.
Therefore, the Xianbei will definitely send more troops to Jiumen County!
Houyi County
When Tuoba Khan learned that his eldest son Tuoba Xun was killed and 20,000 Xianbei soldiers were wiped out, he staggered.
Tuoba Xun was his eldest son, a person of a different status from his other sons. And now, his eldest son was dead? So unexpected and so sudden!
"Fight, fight! Let Dugu Zhong destroy the Sun family army in Jiumen County!" The pain of losing his son made Tuoba Khan furious.
"Also..." Tuoba Khan looked around at everyone below. He was thinking about who to let lead the troops to Jiumen County. This time, he would not be able to get rid of the hatred in his heart unless he crushed Sun Ming, Yang Yingqin and others to ashes!
"Father Khan, let me go. I will go and avenge my elder brother!" Tuoba Yu volunteered to perform for the sake of performance.
The death of his eldest brother made him sad and shocked. After the initial sadness and surprise, he felt extremely hot inside.
The eldest brother Tuoba Xun died, and the second brother Tuoba Jin was unable to lead troops to fight due to health reasons. As the third child, wouldn't his chances of inheriting his father's throne be greatly increased?
He knew very well that this was his chance to shine. Furthermore, his father, the Khan, would undoubtedly dispatch a large force to destroy the Sun Clan Army and the Dali Army in Jiumen County. This meant that this battle wasn't very dangerous.
"Good! Third brother, you are indeed loyal and righteous!" Tuoba Khan immediately ordered Tuoba Yu to lead an army of 80,000 to Jiumen County.
As a result, the Xianbei army in Jiumen County reached 110,000.
"Yes! I will obey your command!"
Tuoba Khan asked him to lead 40,000 cavalry to set off immediately, and the 40,000 soldiers behind him would set off after they were assembled.
Just as Tuoba Yuxian set out with 40,000 troops, the Jintai army was also setting up ambushes halfway.
"Is it ready?" Chen Jinlong urged.
"It's almost done." Zhu Dazhuang replied.
After the last part was done, everyone began to evacuate in an orderly manner, and then ambushed and prepared as needed.
"It's a good deal for them. Otherwise, the second section would have been filled with explosives, which would have sent them straight to the sky."
In order to trap more Xianbei barbarians, they resisted eating when Dugu Zhong led his 30,000-strong army past just now. Just to catch the second wave!
Because this was the road Dugu Zhong had led his troops on before and they had not encountered any ambush, and time had just passed, Tuoba Yu thought this section of the road was safe and led his army forward at full speed.
Then they were ambushed.
On the first section of the road, there were cement slabs with iron nails and glass inserted upside down buried under the soil. When the horses stepped on them, their hooves were injured.
The horses were frightened and their neighing echoed through the clouds.
The Xianbei cavalry who had experienced this before were completely confused. Pingzhou would use the same trick again?
Jintai Army: It doesn’t matter if the recruits are old, as long as they are useful.
"Third Prince, there must be an ambush ahead!"
Zhu Dazhuang: You are right, there are indeed ambushes such as barricades ahead.
"Everyone spread out to the sides!"
Chen Jinlong: There are ambushes on both sides.
The 40,000 Xianbei cavalrymen who were originally well-organized were thrown into chaos because of the ambush along this road.
From the moment the horse started neighing in fear, Qin Sheng and others a kilometer away began to urge the horses under their crotch to sprint.
The Jintai Army Cavalry Battalion was divided into squads of ten men each and companies of one hundred men each, and began to fight with the scattered Xianbei cavalry in the wild.
The ambush by the Jintai army directly caused the 40,000 Xianbei cavalry reinforcements to be defeated and unable to support Dugu Zhong in Jiumen County.
Jiumen County
The Sun family army was preparing for the battle to defend the city, and various defense supplies began to be moved onto the city wall.
They made a lot of noise, working right under the Xianbei and Dali armies, completely blatant and without any concealment.
During this period, Guo Chong appeared and asked Yang Yingqin to lead his troops into the city for a rest.
Being coldly rejected by Yang Yingqin, is this guy done?!
Dugu Zhong watched coldly, estimating the time, thinking that reinforcements would arrive soon, so he ordered an attack. The first to attack was of course Yang Yingqin's Dali Army. After all, if they attacked the Sun family army, it would be much more difficult than attacking the Dali army in the wild, and Yang Yingqin would definitely take the opportunity to escape.
He first dealt with the Dali army, and when the reinforcements arrived, they launched a general attack on the Sun family army.
At this time, the Sun family army sat back and watched the Xianbei army and the Dali army fighting.
Time passed little by little, and the Xianbei army and the Dali army fought very fiercely, and it can be said that both sides suffered heavy losses.
Although the Dali army was no match for the Xianbei army, they fought to the death in order to survive.
Just then, reinforcements from Dali arrived.
The reinforcements Dugu Zhong was expecting did not arrive, and his heart sank little by little.
Looking at the Dali reinforcements that were about to arrive at the battlefield, Dugu Zhong gritted his teeth and gave the order to retreat.
Dugu Zhong escaped with the remaining troops. Although reinforcements arrived on Yang Yingqin's side, he did not order a pursuit. He understood the principle of not pursuing a desperate enemy. Besides, the Sun family army was eyeing them covetously. What would be the point of annihilating all the remaining troops of Dugu Zhong?
"General Yang, what should we do next?" asked the general.
Guo Chong appeared at this time, "General Yang is so brave that he actually drove away the Xianbei army led by Dugu Zhong. It seems that the Dali army is not that bad after all."
Yang Yingqin looked at the Sun family army in front of him, his face changing.
"General Yang, do you want to compete with our Sun family army?"
"Let's retreat!" After giving the order, Yang Yingqin slowly exhaled.
He knew that Dugu Zhong had called for reinforcements, but the Xianbei reinforcements had not arrived. Obviously, something went wrong, and the most likely possibility was that they were intercepted.
After guessing this, Yang Yingqin decided to withdraw to avoid being surrounded by Pingzhou while attacking Chengling.
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