Chapter 687: Retreat Again and Again
Zhuozhou
Qin Heng learned that the three armies led by Sun Ming, Yue Shu and Qin Sheng had already begun to move.
"General, Yang Yingqin can't hold on for much longer." Dong Jichuan said with a smile.
Qin Heng agreed with this point.
Judging from the map, except for Anping and Julu in the southeast, which belong to Dali, the rest of the areas adjacent to Zhongshan City are either the Xianbei or Pingzhou territories. It can even be said that Zhongshan City is already half-embraced by Pingzhou!
During these days, they have not stopped harassing Zhongshan City and Anping County, organizing several small-scale attacks from time to time.
Anyway, they are determined to obtain Zhongshan City and Anping County!
Qin Heng assessed the current situation and said, "Order the generals in the front to increase the intensity of the attack and break through the psychological defenses of Yang Yingqin and others in one fell swoop."
They need to speed up the pace of retaking Zhongshan City.
"Yes!" Qin Zhao agreed.
Dong Jichuan on the side nodded slightly, it was indeed time for them to take this step.
Zhongshan City is isolated and difficult to defend, and it is only a matter of time before it is captured.
I'm afraid that in the eyes of Yang Yingqin and other Dali generals, the current persistence and daily sacrifices are actually meaningless.
And they believe that there are some bottom lines that, once retreated once, will be retreated again and again.
Zhongshan City
"General Yang, the Pingzhou army is attacking the city again. Also, it seems Pingzhou has increased the intensity of their attack."
Upon hearing this, Yang Yingqin dispatched a reserve army to the front to help, and instructed, "We must fight this battle to defend the city well!"
"General Yang, we are really struggling to survive in the cracks!" The generals below complained.
On the map, Zhongshan City was like a sharp sword piercing the heart of Pingzhou. Aside from Anping County and Julu in the southeast, which were safe, the rest of the area was surrounded by enemies!
In other words, Zhongshan City was equivalent to an isolated army advancing deep into the enemy's territory. The assistance that Anping County and Julu could provide was very limited, making it too difficult to defend.
Yang Yingqin certainly knew this. He also understood that if Changshan was surrendered, how could Zhongshan be defended?
Two hours later, the horn of retreat sounded, and the Pingzhou army retreated like a tide.
Yang Yingqin took his generals to the city wall.
This time, the casualties among the defenders were greater than ever before. This showed that Pingzhou had indeed intensified its siege efforts.
Next, the Pingzhou army increased the frequency and intensity of its sieges.
There are casualties every day, and the number of casualties is increasing.
"Pingzhou is determined to take Zhongshan City."
After another siege, Yang Yingqin visited the wounded camp and returned to the tent with the generals.
His first words were, "Prepare to withdraw."
One of his generals said hesitantly, "This - the crops will be ripe in more than half a month."
Yang Yingqin smiled bitterly and said, "It won't last until the autumn harvest."
Indeed, the Pingzhou army increased the intensity of the siege, probably because they didn't want them to hold out until the autumn harvest to get food to replenish their strength.
It was because he saw this clearly that Yang Yingqin decided to withdraw.
"General Yang, where are we retreating to? Anping County?"
Another person replied, "I'm afraid retreating to Anping County won't work. We'll probably have to retreat to Julu."
Yang Yingqin nodded and said affirmatively, "Retreat to Julu." The entire army withdrew from Zhongshan City and retreated to Julu, building another defense line and not making any more unnecessary persistence and sacrifices.
"Does this matter require the court's approval?"
"No need." He had discussed this issue with the Grand Admiral before, and the Grand Admiral allowed him to act according to the circumstances.
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After receiving the military order, Qin Sheng led the Jintai Army to tackle the toughest bone in Yanmen.
Before leaving, Qin Sheng received a secret letter. After reading it, he burned it. As long as Tian was dead...
Before entering the Yanmen area, Qin Sheng threatened, "Everyone, perform well! If you are defeated even with such powerful weapons, don't call yourself a Pingzhou soldier! It's shameful!"
"Sixth Master, this is not a sharp weapon, it is a divine weapon."
"Sixth Master, you look down on us too much."
"Anyway, let me put it here. Now there are three armies fighting for the territories occupied by the Xianbei. You can figure out what this means." After Qin Sheng finished speaking, he took two steamed buns and went to the side.
As soon as he left, Zhu Dazhuang, Chen Jinlong, Meng Jingfeng and others gathered together.
"Wait, besides the Sun family army and their Jintai army, which other army was transferred here?"
"I heard that General Yue Shu is here."
"Buyeo Army?"
"This army is also a wolf army, very ruthless."
Now three wolf armies are fighting for the meat in the pot.
They understood, "In other words, whoever finishes faster can take more."
"Wrong. When we recover lost territory, we don't need to be fast, but we need to complete it quickly and well. Risking the lives of our soldiers for speed won't work!"
Leping, the Xianbei royal tent
After the victory, Tuoba Khan had a drink with his brave generals.
"Khan, it won't be long before we can conquer Taiyuan and the entire Shangdang region. Then, we can attack Hexi and the entire Bingzhou will fall into our Xianbei hands."
Tuoba Khan nodded. If he could conquer the entire Bingzhou, it would also be a blessing for the spirit of his eldest son in heaven.
The princes and generals under his command exchanged glances with each other, and the Khan finally let out his anger.
Tuoba Khan thought that once they conquered Bingzhou, they could rest assured and enjoy the autumn harvest.
Changshan was sent by Dali, along with the unripe crops and fields, which showed great sincerity.
When they attacked Bingzhou, officials from various cities in Bingzhou all adopted the strategy of building strong defenses and clearing the fields. Once they found that the city could not be defended, they would either collect the grain in the fields in advance or destroy it.
Thinking of this, Tuoba Khan felt very sorry that the five counties of Changshan were occupied by Pingzhou.
"Is there any movement in Pingzhou?"
Everyone present shook their heads. Pingzhou had been silent since the battle in Jiumen County.
This is normal. Pingzhou hopes that the Xianbei and Dali will fight so that they can reap the benefits. Doesn't it really think they don't understand?
Tuoba Jin glanced at the silent Tuoba Yu and raised his glass, saying, "Father Khan, Pingzhou does not want to be an enemy of us Xianbei."
Many battles were fought in close combat. As long as the Xianbei did not bite too hard, Pingzhou would give in. For example, the previous Jiumen County War was also like this.
"Aren't you used to it yet? Pingzhou is like this. They will shrink and digest it as soon as you get some benefits." Yuchi Rui saw it clearly.
Tuoba Khan nodded. This was indeed Pingzhou’s style of doing things.
Just as the members of the Xianbei royal court were complaining about Pingzhou's lack of ambition and their inability to pursue a victory, a guard stumbled in and said, "Khan, this is bad! The Pingzhou army is attacking our Xianbei territory..."
"What?" Everyone present couldn't believe what they heard.
However, bad news came one after another.
"Report, Yanmen was attacked!"
"Report, Xinxing was attacked!"
"Report, Sushen was attacked!"
Oh my god, what is Pingzhou doing? Is he crazy?
"Damn it! This Khan hasn't even settled the score with them for killing his son, yet they still dare to cause trouble for us Xianbei?"
"Pingzhou launched a massive attack on our Xianbei cities under the banner of 'expelling the barbarians and recovering our lost territory.'"
No matter what the banner is, in the eyes of the members of the Xianbei royal court, Pingzhou's actions are no different from a mad dog.
"Return for help, return for help quickly!"
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