Upon seeing Zhou Wentong and his group return, Wei Xiaokuan immediately walked down the city wall with a smile to greet Zhou Wentong.
He knew that after this battle, Zhou Wentong could be said to have made a great military contribution.
With only eight hundred cavalrymen, he easily defeated the enemy's tens of thousands of troops.
If this military report is submitted, the young marshal will surely bestow upon him a great reward.
As Zhou Wentong's cavalry approached, he saw the human heads hanging on their warhorses.
They also brought back hundreds more horses.
Wei Xiaokuan immediately stepped forward and said:
"Congratulations to General Zhou for achieving this extraordinary feat. With only eight hundred cavalrymen, you have managed to defeat an army of tens of thousands."
In response to Wei Xiaokuan's words, Zhou Wentong immediately dismounted and said:
"I launched the attack because I saw that the enemy was exhausted, most of their soldiers were not fully armored and unprepared, and their position was not yet stable."
The original plan was to strike while they were still establishing themselves and wear down their morale.
However, I really didn't expect that these troops in the heart of the imperial court would be so vulnerable.
Unfortunately, their commander escaped.
"General Zhou, you have already accomplished a great feat by defeating this army of tens of thousands."
I immediately reported this matter to the young marshal and sent over the army's flag and other items at the same time.
I have roughly estimated that around 5,000 soldiers were beheaded in this battle. Although there were too many routed soldiers and many of them managed to escape, 20,000 were still captured.
There were even more military supplies among them.
Just wait for the young marshal's reward.
Wei Xiaokuan smiled and patted Zhou Wentong's armor as he spoke.
Not long after.
Beneath the walls of the capital, Li Qin, who was already worrying about the capital, suffered another defeat in his attack.
Why is Yu Gan such a difficult guy to deal with?
In particular, they added cannons, preventing their large siege weapons from getting close to the city walls.
If it weren't for the cannons, his large siege engines could have been used effectively, and he wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble.
Large siege ladders could be directly placed on the city walls of the capital, eliminating the need to climb slowly using simple ladders as is the case now.
However, these large siege machines were not only large targets, but also slow-moving, making them easy targets for enemy artillery.
What's most infuriating is that the cannons weren't even in a fixed position. Yu Gan added wheels to the cannons, allowing them to be moved and fired from the walls of the capital by human porters.
Moreover, Yu Gan mobilized at least 100,000 able-bodied men from the capital, along with a large number of yamen runners, imperial guards, and even eunuchs to climb the city walls.
Although their combat strength is lacking, they can completely fill the defensive line. Under the leadership and pressure of those 20,000 veterans, and with their large siege weapons unable to get close, they are able to achieve their goals.
Those strong men hid behind the wooden rafts built on the parapet to protect themselves from arrows.
Let them throw stones and bricks, and a few of them can easily poke the soldiers climbing the ladder with spears.
Just as Li Qin was worrying, he suddenly received a military report from Zhuozhou.
Upon seeing it, Li Qin was immediately shocked.
"Zhou Wentong, eight hundred is more than tens of thousands?
The Henan reinforcements were completely wiped out?
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