"Okay, now that we have arrived at Dongjun, let's hurry through this county and rush to South Korea for support!" Pulling the reins of his horse, Zhong Yu turned to Cao Cao and said, then clap his whip and rush forward. go.
As Zhong Yu led the charge, the hundreds of thousands of troops behind him also followed suit. The billowing smoke and dust filled the air and enveloped the surrounding area for hundreds of miles.
In a small county town more than ten miles away, people in the city were panicked at this time, and every household was closed. However, Qin soldiers were walking back and forth on the streets, all of them with serious faces and solemn moods.
"Lord County Magistrate, the 200,000 troops outside the city are coming soon. What should we do?" The county magistrate next to him asked his supervisor, the magistrate, the head of the county.
"What can I do? Just defend. As the county magistrate of this city, it is only right to defend the city to repay Qin's great kindness to me!" The county magistrate looked serious, although his face was a little pale and his body was trembling a little. , but still said firmly.
"But, are those 20 troops?" The county magistrate beside him was extremely frightened.
"So what? It is the duty of a minister to fulfill his duties loyally! Where is the county magistrate? Quickly summon all the soldiers in the city, rush to the city wall, and defend the city to the death!" He glared at the deputy next to him, the county magistrate. He shouted an order to the county captain next to him.
"Yes, Lord County Magistrate! There are now 1,000 defenders in the city, and all the humble soldiers have rushed to the city wall, vowing to live and die with the city!" The county lieutenant next to him looked solemn, performed a neat military salute, and answered to the county magistrate.
"That's good. By the way, let's mobilize the people in the city, mobilize all the strong men for me, and rush to the top of the city one after another. The achievements are about to be broken. How can they live in peace for a while?" The county magistrate's face turned grim. , but he ordered to the county captain beside him.
Anyway, this city cannot be defended under the attack of 200,000 troops. Instead of keeping these untouchables to serve the enemy and pay taxes, it is better to let them die in battle, which is much cleaner.
"Yes, I will take action now. I will immediately send my bodyguards to search from house to house. I will definitely not miss a man!" The county lieutenant also had a hard look on his face. He was born in Qin. For these newly occupied lands among the Six Kingdoms, Name, naturally there will be no sympathy.
However, while these people were busy going back and forth, coexisting with the city and serving the Qin State, the 200,000 troops outside the city simply ignored them, like a river running into a rock, and they were separated from the middle. , ran towards the side.
"Well, don't they want this city?" On top of the city, the county magistrate, who was nervously looking at the cavalry group outside the city, was surprised.
"It seems so, sir!" The county magistrate next to him looked surprised and nodded repeatedly.
"So, this city has been defended, and you and I don't have to die?" The county magistrate still didn't believe it. He was already prepared to die for his country, and he could escape death so easily.
"Yes, sir, we can live on, we don't have to die!" The county captain next to him was also pleasantly surprised. Although his loyalty to the empire was unquestionable, being able to survive was still a surprise.
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In this way, the 200,000 cavalrymen took detours all the way through the cities and counties, ignoring them and heading straight for Xinzheng City.
However, it hasn't all been smooth sailing.
On the way, at the foot of PY City, the capital of Dongjun, they were blocked by the Qin defenders.
Dongjun is located in a plain with endless views, which is a good place for horses to attack.
Except for those important cities that can be guarded on the road, there are no dangerous points. If the Qin army wants to block the attack, naturally it can only get out of the city.
Dongjun has 50,000 defenders, but this time there are 30,000 troops leaving the city. These 30,000 people were used to block the 20-strong army. Naturally, they were trying to block the car with their hands and did not know their own strength.
Therefore, these 30,000 people set up layers of obstacles on the official roads and established preliminary fortifications in an attempt to block the attack of the imperial cavalry.
These fortifications, although they have just been built, are nothing to the army, but they are extremely time-consuming to clean up.
And taking a detour will also take time.
But now, for the imperial cavalry, the last thing they can't afford to waste is time.
South Korea is in danger, so how can we waste time clearing these obstacles on the way? The survival of South Korea is at stake!
Therefore, for these 30,000 people who were overestimating their capabilities, the angry Zhong Yu directly sent a large number of cavalry to divide and outflank them, and strangled them as much as possible.
The reason why these soldiers were able to build these fortifications was because they were caught by surprise.
Now that they were on guard, it was a luxury hope for them to escape to the rear and continue setting up defenses.
Just when they failed to clear these obstacles and wanted to retreat to the rear to continue, they were bumped into by the imperial cavalry who were detouring from other directions.
The roadblocks on the main road were used to block the 200,000 cavalry, which was naturally extremely useful. After all, whether these 200,000 people want to turn around or pass through, it is extremely time-consuming.
But the small group of cavalry, several thousand strong, was not among them.
These small groups of cavalry passed these obstacles and pursued forward. The remaining cavalry group began to hurry up and clear the roadblocks.
The army began their work in an orderly manner, and the strict training of the imperial army was revealed at this moment.
However, not all armies are like this. The cavalry joined by the Huns all have a decadent look on their faces, and their mouths are even more noisy and full of resentment and dissatisfaction.
However, these people looked at the Imperial Army troops around them who were ready to go and had solemn expressions on their faces.
Wisely, he kept his resentment in his heart. Even if he wanted to kill these people, he did not dare to show it. The combat effectiveness of the imperial army had been deeply engraved in their hearts when they conquered their tribe. .
In a short time, about two or three hours, these East County defenders changed the roadblocks they had set up for two or three days. With the joint efforts of more than 100,000 people, they were quickly cleared.
And Zhong Yu's army assembled again and set off.
At the front of the army, the 5,000 cavalrymen who advanced were engaged in a hand-to-hand exchange with the 30,000 blocking troops from Dongjun that they encountered.
Because they were cavalry, they had the advantage of a surprise attack and were well-equipped, so they quickly broke through the formation of the 30,000 Qin troops with low morale and smashed them to pieces.
After a brutal fight, 30,000 Qin soldiers left more than 10,000 corpses behind, and the rest fled in all directions.
And these five thousand pioneers also left behind the corpses of more than three thousand of them.
(End of chapter)