After attacking for four days and four nights, the army still failed to break Ho City. Cui Mo said anxiously: "General, we have all folded in more than 70,000 people, and if we continue like this, our people will die." The cavalry is very powerful on land, but they are useless for siege.
Yun Qing said blankly: "We have suffered heavy losses, and so are they. I believe they won't hold on for long."
Looking at Cui Mo's sad expression, Yun Qing said: "This is the last difficulty. As long as we pass this difficulty, we will win. Pickaxe City, the symbol of the northwest, captures Pickaxe City, which means the overall situation is settled.
After another day of fighting, nearly 10,000 horses were damaged. Guan Tai was bloodied to meet Yun Qing, and said, "General, I can't stand it when I look at the city of Pickaxe." This is equivalent to seeing the hope of breaking the city.
Yun Qing didn't speak, just let people pass the food. After eating up a large bowl of food, he wiped his mouth and took Gao Song and others to the battlefield.
Yun Qing stepped onto the battlefield and immediately aroused the morale of the soldiers. The generals are on the battlefield, indicating that it is time for a decisive battle.
After fighting for six days and five nights, Hao City was finally captured, but the Northwest Army also paid a heavy price. 160,000 people attacked the city of Gao, and in the end only more than 60,000 people were left with nearly 100,000 casualties.
Standing at the highest point of the city wall, looking at the corpses on the city wall and inside and outside the city wall, Yun Qing's face was sad.
Yu Cong said, "General, there are still many things you need to decide!" Although the price was heavy, the result was good.
Yun Qing immediately calmed down and said, "Call Yuan Ying over..."
Yu Cong was a little sad, and said, "General, Yuan Ying is injured, he was hurt very badly..." The generals who followed were more or less slapped, and he was also taken a knife, but it was not serious, and Yuan Ying The injuries are the most serious.
Yun Qing's expression changed immediately, and he asked, "Is there any risk of life?"
Yu Cong shook his head and said, "There is no life-threatening danger, but it is very troublesome." Injury to the lungs is equivalent to injury to the roots. Not to mention the leading soldiers in the war, even the martial arts can no longer be used.
Yu Cong's expression dimmed and said, "That's why Du Zheng will come here." Now the results are the brothers desperately fighting for their lives, and he is not qualified to be here to mourn the spring and autumn.
Yu Cong called Cui Mo and Du Zheng to have a task: "Du Zheng, you take 30,000 horses and go immediately to occupy Tongguan." Tongguan is located at the Yellow River ferry, located in the key points of the three provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan. The post road to Luoyang is the east gate of Guanzhong and has always been a battleground for military strategists.
Du Zheng hesitated and said, "General, we only have 60,000 soldiers and horses left. Give me another 30,000. Can you survive it?"
Yun Qing said, "Don't worry, I will quickly expand the number of people. You rectify it, and you will start tomorrow morning." Now it is time to fight.
Du Zheng has always had a question in his heart, and asked: "General, it's almost two months, right? Why haven't the court's army arrived yet?" It's good for them that the court army hasn't arrived, otherwise they won't be able to win it. Pickaxe. It's just that, how to look at this matter is strange.
Yun Qing said: "He Ye and Ji Xuan of Hebei are different enemies of Dai Tian. But he didn't support Ji Xuan before, and that doesn't mean that you don't send troops now. You have to be more careful." It is precisely because He Ye and Ji Xuan are enemies. That's why Yu Xiang transferred him to Hebei as the general soldier. And even though Yu Boda was the commander in Shu, but now it’s so cold and mountain roads, the delay will naturally be longer.
Du Zheng was a little worried, but seeing that Yun Qing's expression was normal, he put this worry in his heart: "General, I must guard Tongcheng."
Not long afterwards, Guan Tai came in and reported something to Yun Qing, saying: "General, the Jie Li family have committed suicide?"
Yun Qing's pupils shrank and said, "All suicide?" Xie Li caused them to suffer such a heavy loss. Even if he respected Xie Li, he would not spare Xie Li and his family. It is not that Yun Qing is cruel, but that he should be ruthless when dealing with the enemy.
Guan Tai nodded and said, "It's not all of the Xie family, only the Xie Li family. The Xie Li family has a total of 18 people, all of them are dead, and all the bodies are found."
Yun Qing said: "Let's bury it!"
Ding Qingyu waited for Guan Tai outside and said, "I heard that all the Xie Li family committed suicide. Is this true?"
Guan Tai nodded and said, "It's true."
Ding Qingyu said: "Xie Li only has one son, Junxiong, but he has six grandchildren, seven granddaughters, and a great-grandson."
Guan Tai said, "How old is Xie Li's great-grandson?" Xie Li killed so many of them and caused General Yuan to be seriously injured. He couldn't swallow Xie's family if he didn't destroy Xie's family.
Ding Qingyu said: "About two to three months. General Guan, cut the grass without removing the roots. Spring is alive." Since he is already an enemy of life and death, don't be merciful.
Guan Tai nodded and said, "You don't need to talk about this. However, I remember you said that Xie Junxiong is only 31 years old this year, so why does he have a grandson?" The age is not right.
Ding Qingyu said: “Jie Junxiong’s eldest son is not married yet. This one was born through the house. It’s said that the house is the heart of the uncle Xie’s family.” As for why the Xie’s family would allow this child to be born, that’s not the case. Got it.
Guan Tai couldn't help but admired: "Mr. Ding, it seems that you are really familiar with the people in Haocheng." He even knows what Uncle Jie's room is. This work is too meticulous.
Ding Qingyu said: "No one in Haocheng is more familiar than me. If you have my help, you will gain more." At this time, you should actively recommend yourself to go out instead of just waiting here and waiting foolishly. There is no pie to fall from the sky.
Guan Tai's eyes lit up and he said, "This is okay, I'll talk to the general now." If someone helps, he will be much easier.
Yun Qing didn't refuse Guan Tai's request, but said, "Jie Jia is a prominent family in the northwest. If you don't have me, don't move for the time being." People like Xie Jia should not be killed, but should be drawn over. Nowadays, it is the occasion of hiring people.
Guan Tai has no objection.
Yun Qing reminded Guan Tai and said, "Let him help you, but you have to let people watch him." Yun Qing didn't trust Ding Qingyu.
Guan Tai nodded and said, "General, if he dares to think badly, I will kill him." Guan Tai believes that Ding Qingyu is not that stupid and will betray them at this time.
Yun Qing took Gao Song to see Yuan Ying, and Yuan Ying was still sober when he went there. Yun Qing asked, "How is it? Isn't it better?"
Yuan Ying smiled and said: "It's okay, you can't die." He didn't die when he killed the Beibao Barbarians, so it's worthless to be able to die here!
Yun Qing felt that these words were unlucky, and said, "Recover well, don't think too much."
Yuan Ying really didn't think too much, but he must have been alive and kicking again after being injured. Yuan Ying said: "My subordinate Gao Rushan has been helping me deal with the prisoners before. He is also more proficient in this. It should be no problem to leave it to him."
Yun Qing nodded and agreed, but he had too much business and didn't have time to talk to Yuan Ying: "Then you will take care of it this time."
Gaocheng is the most prosperous city in the northwest, and there are many doctors here. All of this society was invited to take care of the wounded. He gave Yuan Ying the surname of the doctor who healed the wounds. He was very famous in Gaocheng.
Out of the house, Yun Qing asked the doctor He: "Does it matter if General Yuan's injury is?" When Yuan Ying was speaking just now, it was obviously not good.
Doctor He said: "This General Yuan injured the lungs. Although there is no risk of life, he can no longer do strenuous exercises." The heart and lungs are important organs of the human body. Injury to the lungs is tantamount to the root cause.
Yun Qing's expression dimmed, which meant that Yuan Ying could no longer lead soldiers to fight. Fortunately, his life was safe, and it was a blessing in misfortune.
The first thing Guan Tai checked was the Governor's Mansion. Ji Xuan fled, but basically everything was left behind. Money is more important, but life is more important. But even so, Guan Tai only found more than one million pieces of silver in the Governor's Mansion, and fragments of gold. Previously, a prefect family found more than this amount of gold and silver.
Guan Tai is not stupid, he can be sure that Ji Xuan must have hidden the gold and silver: "Grab all these servants, and ask them where Ji Xuan hid the gold and silver jewelry? If you honestly confess, just let it go. They have a way of life. If you don't confess, you will kill them alive." Following Ji Xuan, what good things can there be!
What frustrated Guan Tai was that none of these servants knew where Ji Xuan's money was hidden. Ding Qingyu said: "Ji Xuan has raised so many private soldiers, all the money he found must have been used up."
Guan Tai glanced at Ding Qingyu, there was sarcasm in his eyes, and said, "You think I'm stupid? How much can it cost to raise two to three thousand private soldiers a year? How much money did Ji Xuan search in the northwest?"
Ding Qingyu said: "Now I don't know how many private soldiers Ji Xuan has raised?"
Guan Tai did not answer Ding Qingyu's question. Instead, he let a trustworthy subordinate bring three hundred people to guard the Ji family to protect the treasure. He himself continued to search other people's houses.
Gaocheng is the most prosperous city in the northwest, with many officials and more wealthy people. There is no way to compare it locally. The amount of money seized is more than all the previous ones combined. This does not include the medicinal materials, cloth, grain, etc.
Yun Qing had to deal with too many things, so he let the ascending mountain take care of the prisoners' affairs. This time was different from before. This time Yun Qing didn't give these people any more choices. Except for the injured, he could let them go home. He wanted to include all the others. This time the loss was too great, and he had to replenish his troops as soon as possible. Not only that, he had to recruit troops.
Guan Tai came back early in the morning to see Yun Qing, looked at Yun Qing's solemn expression, and asked: "General, what's the matter?" He guessed that the court's counter-insurgency army had arrived.
Yun Qing said: "No, it's because the North Abductees have changed. It may not be long before the North Abductees will come to Yucheng."
Guan Tai looked ugly when he heard this: "It seems that the Beibao people have got the news and want to take the opportunity to break into Yucheng."
If it's just the army of the Northern Captives, you wouldn't be afraid, but the court's counter-insurgency army is probably coming soon. The thing he worries the most has happened, and the cost of breaking Pickaxe City this time is too heavy, otherwise he won't be so passive.
ps: I'm really not good at war dramas, I want to cry every time I write...
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