It was late autumn, the wind was blowing from Shuoshuo, and the cold air whizzed down from the extreme north along the Tianmai, passing the northern desert all the way, and the great lake of the Beihai Sea, which stretched for an unknown number of miles, to the north of Cangzhou. Cangzhou is located at the northern end of Nanqing, and is the closest city to the Northern Qi Dynasty. From a purely geographical perspective, it should be in the southeast of Shangjing. colder.
The surrounding autumn trees have already shed all their leaves, and the field below the city rushed to harvest the only harvest at the end of summer, and now it has become a stubble field covered with another layer of frost. It's pathetic.
Several snowfalls had already fallen, and when we crossed the Nanqing Tuntian, the surrounding hills in the distance were still covered with white snow, which looked very quiet. Just above those snowfields, many black spots and the Northern Qi military flag waving in the snow wind could be faintly seen.
A general in Cangzhou City squinted his eyes and looked there. The scouts had already reported the news. This time, the troops from the Northern Qi Dynasty were overwhelming and densely packed. It is likely that they had gathered all the strength of the Southern Army of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
The Northern Qi people are here! The defenders of Cangzhou City were not very afraid. Although the enemy was powerful, they still didn't feel the slightest bit of fear, because in the past twenty years, the two sides had fought countless times, and the Northern Qi people had never taken advantage of it. Even though the Northern Qi Dynasty's famous general Uesugi Tiger was transferred from Beimen Tianguan to the south by the Northern Qi emperor in these years, he still had no way to make progress under the strict defense of the Nanqing army.
The only thing that worried General Cangzhou was the man named Uesugi Tiger. Twenty years ago, Emperor Qing no longer personally led the army, the whole world can really be called the god of war, probably only this general Uesugi Tiger. This is the glory that this man has gained from years of bloody battles with the barbarians in the north.
In the past few years, the Northern Qi army's morale and equipment are far inferior to those of Nanqing, but they can still maintain a balanced situation in the Cangzhou area, all because of this man named Uesugi Tiger. , did not really exhaust all his strength, but exhausted the two frontier troops of Nanqing here.
Years of small conflicts and small frictions, both sides strictly guarded the border, and did not carry out any real major military operations. From Nanqing's point of view, they were just making preparations, stockpiling supplies and weapons, and waiting for His Majesty's final order to send troops. His Majesty the Emperor was still cleaning up the affairs of state, and the vanguard troops of the Qing Kingdom were also waiting, but they never expected that the Northern Qi people would come first before they fought.
According to the usual practice in previous years, when the mid-autumn season comes, the two parties will stop harassing and probing each other, and General Uesugi Tiger will be recalled to the capital for an annual vacation. Why did he suddenly come back from the capital this year
The ground shook slowly, the vibration was not loud, and the momentum was not too alarming. The black lines on the distant snow hills gradually approached Cangzhou. As the distance gets closer and closer, in the eyes of the officers and soldiers in Cangzhou City, the countless dense black lines, the army array like dark clouds, are gradually broken down into part by part of the barracks combination, and decomposed into individual and specific units. The people, wearing armor, holding knives and guns, are Northern Qi soldiers with awe-inspiring expressions on their faces. The officers and soldiers in Cangzhou City even felt that they could clearly see the frost on the eyebrows of the Northern Qi people and their pale hands holding their spears.
A tense and oppressive atmosphere quickly spread across Cangzhou City. Immediately followed by the low shouts of the school officials, the heralds holding the flag orders hurried back and forth among the dozen or so turrets on the city wall.
The Cangzhou guard put down the binoculars made in the inner library, frowned deeply, and said to himself, "What are these Northern Qi people trying to do?"
The temperature on the top of the city was extremely low, and what he said was immediately turned into mist, covering his face, just like those densely packed Northern Qi army horses in the distance outside Cangzhou City, covering up the truth and making countless people feel puzzled.
The guard slowly grasped the hilt of the sword by his waist, and squinted his eyes at the men of Northern Qi who were making an astonishing appearance under the snow hill in the distance, as if trying to see through the opponent's true intentions. Could it be that the other party really wants to go south in a big way? The guard didn't believe this, because he believed that the generation of famous general Uesugi Tiger would never be so confused. No matter how well-known Northern Qi generals used their troops like gods, it would be impossible for them to mobilize their troops and attack Nanqing in the severe cold weather at the end of autumn. This is a way of courting death.
Siege? The soldiers in Nanqing didn't believe it either, because although the Northern Qi army that appeared outside Cangzhou City was astonishing, estimated to have reached 40,000 in number, they didn't have enough siege equipment just by relying on these field troops. , What did they use to bring down Cangzhou City
There are a full 20,000 elite soldiers in Cangzhou City waiting for their swords!
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"General, the Northern Qi people have already penetrated into the border." A school official reminded beside the Cangzhou guard, his brows twitched twice, obviously a little angry at Cangzhou's inaction. Watching the Northern Qi army invade the country, the North Camp did not respond at all. Nan Qing had not endured this kind of humiliation for many years.
The general of Cangzhou did not react at all. He knew that the conservative response of the past two days had made many proud generals of Nanqing angry. The big move of the Northern Qi military that came with snowflakes really made him very vigilant, he couldn't figure out what the other party was trying to do.
The Southern Army of the Northern Qi Dynasty was divided into three groups, and broke through the border between the two countries at an extremely fast speed, and invaded within the military control of the Northern Camp of the Southern Qing Dynasty. Well, before this, no matter whether it was around the Overwatch Council or the military's own intelligence system, they hadn't smelled the slightest bit of wind.
Northern Qi's 100,000-strong army, forced to enter the country, seems to be powerful, but it is impossible to go straight to the south, and any military action will always have its purpose, so... what is the purpose of Uesugi Tiger's shocking move
There are 20,000 defenders in Cangzhou City, and the strength of the Beidaying is scattered among the four military camps with Cangzhou as the core. The 40,000 northern Qi and southern troops in the distance in front of the city are aggressive, but they split up and penetrated into the border of Nanqing. Don't they worry that their northern camp will move around to encircle them
It was late autumn, the cold was deep and the dew was heavy. The Northern Qi Dynasty was marching alone, and there would be huge problems in terms of logistics. As long as Cangzhou City was sealed off, Uesugi Tigers would be attracted to attack. Apart from retreating first, what choice do Wanbei Qinanjun have
There is no benefit at all, but to mobilize so much military power, consume so much food and energy, Uesugi Tiger... What exactly does he want to do
The guard of Cangzhou frowned very tightly. Looking at the Northern Qi people who were preparing to set up camp in the distance below the city, he fell into deep thought, completely ignoring the angry expressions of his subordinates...
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It was already the fifth day, the biggest military operation in the Northern Qi Dynasty in 20 years, but unexpectedly encountered the most forbearing response from the Nanqing army. The guards of Cangzhou sealed off the city, and all the military camps in the North Camp were just waiting in line. They watched these Northern Qi people set foot on their own land, but they didn't make any strong reactions.
This is so inconsistent with the pride and iron blood of the soldiers of Nanqing, even those Northern Qi troops who silently entered the border of Nanqing, waiting for a bloody contest with the Nanqing army on the battlefield, felt a little surprised and strange .
In a small city sixty miles away from the border between the two sides, the base camp of the Northern Qi military operation was set up here. In a private house that was requisitioned in the city, the snow charcoal in the brazier was burning, and the inside was red. Seeing the layer of silver dust seep out, the whole room is filled with warm spring.
However, several senior Northern Qi generals in the room were not warming up by the fire. They stood by a table, looking worriedly at the flattened southern military map on the table, and occasionally glanced at the man sitting on the grand master's chair.
Uesugi Tiger was sitting on the Taishi chair, with his eyes slightly closed, he seemed to be in deep thought or deep sleep, and suddenly he opened his eyes slowly, and asked, "It has been five days since the army of the Three Routes entered the country, is there any movement in Cangzhou?"
The voice of the number one general in the Northern Qi Dynasty was not loud, but extremely thick.
"Commander, the city of Cangzhou is still locked." A general replied respectfully: "Abiding by the commander's order, the three armies did not dare to go deep, except...the road in Cangzhou."
"Unexpectedly, these colleagues in the south are more tolerant than in previous years." Uesugi Tiger stood up expressionlessly, walked to the long table, pointed to a certain point on the map, and said: "However, Qing people are so proud of themselves. Big, and this is an upright battle, there is no way to cheat, the Cangzhou defender will last at most two more days, it is impossible to wait for their capital's order to arrive, so he must fight... otherwise he will not be able to explain to the Nanqing court."
"What if they still stay behind closed doors?" Uesugi Tiger's confidant general said worriedly: "This time we have tried our best. If the other party stays out for another two days, the four barracks of the North Camp will see through the reality of the other two. If we directly encircle, we will not be able to respond... I am afraid that the loss will be heavy."
This sudden big move by the Northern Qi military, not only the generals of the Northern Camp in Nanqing couldn't figure out the truth, but even these Northern Qi people themselves didn't know why they sent troops suddenly, and they braved the severe cold and took such a big risk to go deep into the city. Within the borders of the Kingdom of Qing, although this is indeed a relief, as a soldier, what you want is the actual results of the battle, not to go to the opponent's city and show off your might by paying thousands or even tens of thousands of lives. .
Perhaps the only ones who really know the inside story of this dispatch of troops are the emperor in the Shangjing Palace of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the silent General Uesugi Tiger, but who in this world would dare to ask them
"Although we have been on the defensive these years, don't think the Qing army is too scary." Uesugi Tiger's palm fell steadily on the map, and said: "The North Camp of South Qing Dynasty is based on Cangzhou, but five years have passed. Today, the other four armies of the Beida Camp did not come to join us. On the one hand, it can be said that they were blocked by our two armies, and on the other hand, it also shows that the Beida Camp lacks a backbone right now."
A dispirited smile appeared on Uesugi Tiger's face, "Nanqing's equipment and troops are far superior to ours. If... Yan Xiaoyi is still alive, he will order the other two gaps to be closed five days ago. Cangzhou swallowed my 40,000 troops alive. However, who dares to issue such a risky military order in the current Peking University Camp?"
"Yan Xiaoyi is dead, and here comes Shi Fei. Although that General Shi is not as good as the Governor of Yan, he is still a formidable character. The emperor of Nanqing was worried about his side, so he was transferred to the Kyoto garrison." Uesugi Tiger sneered. He said: "Back then, Emperor Qing was afraid that the Northern Camp was involved in the rebellion. How can these generals of the Northern Camp still have the fierce arrogance they had under Yan Xiaoyi back then?"
"In recent years, Nanqing seems to be accumulating national strength and preparing to invade Daqi, but in fact it is harming its own national strength, especially in the Beidaying... Emperor Qing is a great man, but these great men under his command The characters died one after another." Uesugi Tiger sighed, as if he felt a little bored, and said: "In this case, if my army of one hundred thousand goes in, who can stop me?"
"Conservation is their best choice, their worst choice, and their last choice... It's just that the smart Cangzhou defender may not be able to suppress the desire of the North Camp to counterattack for a long time."
"So just two days later."
After Uesugi Tiger said this, he left the room, leaving the generals looking at each other in blank dismay.
The snowstorm has started outside the house, the snowflakes are not big, some are annoyingly broken. Uesugi Tiger narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the busy sergeants and logistics officials in the city, a trace of complicated emotions emerged on his face, he thought of the Emperor in Shangjing, and the last time His Majesty hurriedly declared himself into the palace , ordering himself to send troops at all costs, and also to help Dongyi City stabilize.
The front pointed at the North Camp, but it wanted to attract the roadside troops from Yanjing City to help Dongyi City to relieve the pressure. A chill flashed in Uesugi Tiger's eyes, thinking that even if the dignitary in the south really wants to turn against Emperor Qing, is it really worthwhile for him to pay such a high price in Northern Qi
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Regardless of whether it is cost-effective or not, this military operation in the Northern Qi Dynasty will eventually have to pay a price. Just as Uesugi Tiger analyzed, on the sixth day of the war, the Nanqing military finally responded extremely forcefully. The elite soldiers rushed towards Cangzhou City in the shape of crab claws, while the other two barracks came out together, braved the light snow falling from the sky, and charged towards the other two armies that had just entered the border of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
In just one day, three beacons were ignited, and the wasteland in the north-central part of the mainland suddenly became a killing field. The cavalry was charging, the bowstring was twitching, arrows were flying across the sky, iron spears pierced the field, blood gushed out, flames were everywhere, corpses were covered in blood, and the sound of killing went straight to the dark clouds in the sky.
This land, which had been silent for several years, finally became lively because of the brazen attack of the Northern Qi army. The battlefield where a total of hundreds of thousands of lives were entangled, opened the curtain at this moment, and killed one place vigorously.
However, the curtain was quickly closed by Uesugi Tiger.
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The guard of Cangzhou, who didn't have a trace of blood on his body, walked out of the city under the guard of the personal brigade, watching his subordinates clean up the battlefield with cold eyes. Looking at the arrow branches deeply inserted into the dead trees, and listening to the howls of the wounded from time to time, his face was not moved at all. As a soldier, it is only natural for him to fight for His Majesty thing. It's just that there is always a chill in his heart, and that chill will never go away, even the joy after this tragic victory cannot be diluted.
After a night of forced marching by the two reinforcements from the North Camp of the Qing Army, they finally formed an encirclement with the defenders of the headquarters outside Cangzhou City. However, before they had time to rest for a while, they suddenly discovered that the Northern Qi army seemed to be leaving the formation. sign.
The Qing army is mighty, how could it be possible for the enemy to come to the border for a while and then leave in such a calm manner, a charge that was not fully prepared began like this. It was also fortunate that the border soldiers of the Peking University Camp had been fighting for years, and the military strength of the Qing Kingdom was extremely strong, so such a hasty attack managed to maintain an extremely powerful impact.
However, the Northern Qi elite trained by Uesugi Tiger is not a kind person. After a big battle, after throwing down more than a thousand corpses, the Northern Qi military still kept the formation extremely intact, using an unbelievable At the speed imagined, they left the frontal battlefield and threw down a few battalions of abandoned children extremely forcefully, without giving the Nanqing frontier army any chance to pursue.
This battle, no, it should be said that the inexplicable battle ended here. Nanqing had the advantage of the location and the advantages he had, so he naturally won the victory, but this victory did not achieve the expected results.
The Northern Qi people ran too fast.
Looking at the seized supplies and food, the Cangzhou guard narrowed his eyes and felt a little cold. He finally understood why he didn't see the siege equipment of the Northern Qi people at the beginning. Even if it was a trap, the opponent wouldn't be without a ladder.
It turned out that from the very beginning, the opponent was just preparing for a battle and ran away. They didn't bring any luggage that was difficult to carry.
Why are they running? The top general in Cangzhou once again fell into deep thought. He knows that he is not Uesugi Tiger's opponent, but if he can truly understand Uesugi Tiger's thinking, then he will be targeted, and he will not win the battle like before, but still be afraid.
On the second day, shocking battle reports came from the other two battlefields. The entry of the two Northern Qi elites was not far-reaching. The troops also attacked at the same time, heading towards the enemy barracks at the border... However, the two elites of the Northern Qi Dynasty ran even faster!
All the generals of the Peking University Camp became vigilant, they didn't know what kind of calculations that famous Northern Qi general was planning. So they forcibly restrained their subordinates, and prevented Nanqing's iron cavalry from entering the border of Northern Qi with the momentum of counterattack.
On the third day, a bad news came. The 40,000 Northern Qi elite troops who escaped from the city of Cangzhou, on the way back to the territory of Northern Qi, crossed eastward strangely, entered the territory of Song State in Dongyi City, and occupied a state city on the border of Song State.
It is said that the troops on Song Guozhou City did not resist at all, and Dongyi City did not respond at all, so the 40,000 elite soldiers entered the Zhou City.
This state city seems inconspicuous and almost deserted. In the past, no forces noticed it. However, now that Uesugi Tiger led the troops to station, there was a big red dot on the map. The Nanqing military opened their eyes and saw, He suddenly found that this state city happened to be wedged in the middle of the range between Beidaying and Yanjing City, like a fishbone, which made all the soldiers in Nanqing extremely uncomfortable!
Could this be Uesugi Tiger's true intention
In the Battle of Cangzhou, Northern Qi was defeated and Nanqing won. It seemed so, but this inexplicable war ended like this
In this way, more than ten days later, the Overwatch Council and the military intelligence system simultaneously sent information to the generals of the Northern Camp. The camps began, and in the depths of the vast border of the Northern Qi Dynasty, various supplies began to be continuously transported to the south.
The storm is about to come, which is obviously the precursor of a decisive battle. Coupled with the inconspicuous state city captured by Uesugi Tiger, the Nanqing military immediately became vigilant. Prepared for the real war.
Maybe the war will be next spring
The Marshal Wang Zhikun in Yanjing City was also forced to turn his attention away from Niutoushan, and bet on the 40,000 Northern Qi troops lying on top of his head. He frowned, feeling extremely angry. He never imagined that the variable Fan Xian used was to collude with the Northern Qi people!
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Immediately afterwards, the decree of the capital arrived, and it was passed on to the senior generals in Yanjing City and Beidaying. No one knows exactly what His Majesty the Emperor Qing said in the decree, but since that decree, the military forces in the north of the Qing Kingdom began to rest, hibernate, and calm down.
Immediately afterwards, Yun Zhilan, the lord of Dongyi City, wrote a letter to the world, expressing the strongest protest and anger against the blatant invasion of the Northern Qi people, stating that Dongyi City will stand by the side of His Majesty, the great emperor of Qing, and treat all invaders , will cast the most violent and destructive blow.
The most frightening thirteen sons of Jianlu in Dongyi City suddenly disappeared, and it is unknown where they went. Upon receiving the news, the defense force of Uesugi Tiger Camp in that state city immediately stepped up a lot.
Just when the chaos in the central and northern parts of the mainland was rising, the Northern Qi Palace was peaceful. Concubine Li, who was much loved by His Majesty, looked at His Majesty who was lounging on the couch, bit her lips and said softly, "Dongyi City can be regarded as a replacement for Fan Xian." You saved it, His Majesty has paid so much, I really don’t know what he should thank you for.”
"Thank you?" The Northern Qi Emperor sneered, rubbed his stomach lightly, and said: "That shameless person who is full of bad things but always considers himself a saint, I'm afraid he will scold me in the mansion and lightly start a war. "