Chapter 764 Let You Break the Contract
Chapter 764
Shengle
boom--
With a deafening cannon blast, a big hole was blown out in the gate of Shengle City. The Xianbei people in the city screamed, and the Xianbei soldiers defending the city suppressed their fear and stepped forward to fight the enemy.
The guards quickly reported the news outside the city to Tuoba Khan, "Khan! The Pingzhou army is knocking on the gate again!"
Tuoba Khan and all the members of the royal court had solemn expressions on their faces.
Some of the generals thought to themselves, "Do you need me to tell you? They were not deaf, so they must have heard the loud artillery fire just now."
After Tuoba Khan dismissed his guards, he said in a deep voice, "Yuchi Rui, you lead the troops to the front to defend against the enemy. You must repel the enemy!"
Yuchi Rui took a deep breath and stepped out of the line, "I obey your orders!"
Yuchi Rui knew very well that this time he was going to lead the troops to fight the enemy, and there was a high possibility that he would never return.
As a general who had been fighting for many years, he saw very clearly that the Jintai army in Pingzhou could have captured Shengle in one fell swoop, but the other side did not, and deliberately prolonged the battle in order to destroy the Xianbei's vitality.
The other side wanted to solve the problem once and for all, to completely silence the Xianbei tribe, rather than to gain a symbolic victory.
After Yuchi Rui strode away, the atmosphere in the tent remained solemn. No one spoke, waiting quietly for the battle report from the front.
Tuoba Doji looked sick. He was quite old and had been fighting in battles for many years, so his health was deteriorating.
At the beginning of this winter, he was bedridden due to the bad weather.
I thought I could take care of it over the winter and it would recover next year.
But things went against his wishes and his wish to have a good rest was dashed.
First, the Pingzhou army came to attack him, which made him shocked and angry. He immediately ordered his men to lead the troops to fight back.
At that time, the third brother Tuoba Yu asked for orders, thinking that fighting at his doorstep would not be too dangerous.
Unfortunately, the third brother Tuoba Yu died in the first battle against the Pingzhou Jintai army.
When he heard the bad news, the old father was heartbroken beyond words.
Later, in anger, he organized two more military attacks and even commanded them personally, but he was hit head-on by the Jintai army and beaten back both times.
The three battles made him see clearly the combat effectiveness of the Pingzhou Jintai Army. The other side used advanced cannons and high-powered bombs to almost wipe out the main force of the Shengle Royal City army.
This huge gap made him shudder with fear.
Then, the news of the death of the second brother Tuoba Jin and the news that the seventh brother Tuoba Lian was trapped in Hancheng came, which made him sad and anxious again.
Upon learning that his youngest son was trapped, he wanted to send troops to rescue him, but the two armies he sent out were wiped out by the Jintai army outside.
In desperation, he had to give up the idea of sending troops to Hancheng for rescue.
Outside the city gate, before Yuchi Rui's men arrived, they heard the sound of fighting ahead.
From his perspective, he saw Xianbei men dying one after another under the swords of the enemy.
As soon as Yuchi Rui and his men climbed onto the city wall, they shouted to Qin Sheng, "Qin Sheng, you Pingzhou people should stop bullying others!"
After fighting for so long, the Xianbei tried to surrender, but the other side refused!
Yuchi Rui's words made the deputy generals around him feel sympathetic. They, the Xianbei, were sitting at home peacefully, but Pingzhou still wanted to attack them. It was really a disaster from the sky!
Most importantly, in the past, when they went south in the winter, these Han people were treated like pigs and dogs, allowing them to slaughter them at will. When did the situation turn around?
The young general behind Qin Sheng, who was originally from Pingzhou, felt incredibly relieved upon hearing this. "You Xianbei deserve this! Back then, when you relied on your vast military might to invade the south every winter, why didn't you consider how innocent the Han people were?"
Qin Sheng clutched the large banner in his hand and said expressionlessly, "Tuoba Jin has already lost Shengle to Pingzhou. We are only here to claim the prize we won."
Chen Changan, Zhang Xuyuan and other young players looked at each other and said, yes, that's right, they are not going too far!
The conversation between the two people in front was heard from the back. For the first time, Tuoba Doji regretted that he had repeatedly not taken the promise seriously, otherwise he would not have suffered such a disaster.
"Ready, attack!"
In front, Yuchi Rui, who had already realized the purpose of the Jintai Army's expedition, did not waste any more words. Even the Xianbei surrender was not accepted immediately by the other side. Would it be useful to discuss other conditions?
Under the command of Yuchi Rui, the Xianbei warriors guarding the city gate came out in full force.
Seeing this, Qin Sheng waved the battle flag and commanded the soldiers to fight!
Yuchi Rui stood on a high point and looked around. He saw tents in the distance. These tents belonged to the Jintai Army. Behind the tents, Pingzhou had built a wide cement road to facilitate the transportation of supplies to the Jintai Army from the rear of Pingzhou.
The grasslands this year are colder than in previous years. The Jintai Army has an unlimited supply of honeycomb coal from Pingzhou Logistics, so they can live in the wild for two months and live better than the Xianbei.
He also knew that the Jintai army had sent reinforcements after defeating the main force of the Xianbei King City. The soldiers in that new army were very young, and he knew at that time that Pingzhou was using the Xianbei as training grounds.
The army in Pingzhou, called the Jintai Army, is the devil.
After they besieged Shengle, they used a tactic of surrounding the center and attacking the reinforcements, ambushing the team of tribal warriors who came to Shengle for support.
Later, they relied on their advanced weapons and equipment as well as force to rob nearby small tribes, captured the young and strong men in the tribes, killed those who resisted, looted all the cattle, sheep and horses in the tribes, and drove the remaining elderly, weak, women and children towards Shengle.
In this way, they used war to support war and continuously weakened the Xianbei and strengthened themselves.
In the rear, Tuoba Khan and members of the royal court were also discussing this matter.
"How did Pingzhou know about those secret routes?"
Tuoba Doji had noticed something was wrong before, because the Jintai army was too familiar with the grassland.
"Could it be that there is a mole among our people?"
"Impossible! We are all Xianbei people. Tongpingzhou will do us no good!"
"Then how do you explain Pingzhou's familiarity with the grassland's routes and conditions?"
Because of this suspicion, Tuoba Doji has punished many people.
To this day, no one has suspected Cao Huating. He was captured in Dali territory, his identity as the legitimate son of the Zhu family, a prominent southern family, exposed. He hid his identity to avenge his enemy, Xie Zhan. No one suspected he was a spy for Pingzhou.
While they were discussing, the news of the casualties at the front kept coming to the rear.
Tuoba Duoji also regretted that when the Xianbei were strong, why didn't he wipe them out when the Qin family was exiled to Pingzhou? Or why didn't he wipe them out completely when they were still weak?
His underestimation of the enemy at that time led to the disaster today. His dream of ruling the Central Plains was shattered...
An hour later, the Jintai army wiped out almost all the Xianbei Tatars who left the city.
Yuchi Rui also died under Qin Sheng's spear.
Before dying, Yuchi Rui grabbed Qin Sheng's boots and asked intermittently, "What do you want in Pingzhou to withdraw your troops and accept our Xianbei's surrender?"
Qin Sheng lowered his eyes and looked at Yuchi Rui, who was almost out of breath but still stubbornly waiting for his answer. "Remember? You Xianbei have repeatedly broken your promises, so your surrender cannot be trusted."
Yuchi Rui looked at him anxiously, "No, no, no, this time is different."
Yuchi Rui felt a surge of regret in his heart. When the Khan broke the agreement, he should have tried to persuade him, otherwise he would not have to suffer the consequences now!
"Because you have a long criminal record, this time, we in Pingzhou will have the final say on how far we will fight to accept your surrender."
At this time, Yuchi Rui's eyes were unfocused, but his face was still stubbornly facing Qin Sheng. When was that?
Qin Sheng understood what he meant. Out of respect for his military status, he squatted down and whispered, "We should probably wait until the number of members of the Tuoba royal family has been reduced to a certain level. By then, you Xianbei will no longer be able to shirk responsibility. And your new Khan had better have higher moral standards."
Yuchi Rui got the answer and slowly loosened his hands. He understood what Qin Sheng meant. Knowing that the Xianbei were no longer in danger of extinction, he could rest in peace.
As for the disaster that the Tuoba royal family would encounter, it was not among his concerns. In the final analysis, the Tuoba royal family should bear half of the responsibility for the Xianbei's disaster, so he did not care even if the Tuoba royal family was killed.
What Qin Sheng didn't say was that before setting off, the instructions he received were that he had to cut the young and strong forces of the Xianbei to below a certain level to ensure that in the next 20 to 30 years, the Xianbei would no longer pose a threat to China's borders.
Of course, the clan will not be wiped out.
Lu Songli knew very well that if the Xianbei were faced with the danger of genocide, they would only fight to the death.
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