Chapter 781 General Leopard
The next morning, the defeated coalition troops arrived at Suizhou City. They were stranded and horses were scarce, and they could not get a supplement to war horses in such mountainous cities, but they left the city to fight the Xu army's cavalry at noon... They had no choice, otherwise they would have stayed for a long time, and Xu's large number of horse-riding infantry would also arrive in Suizhou! At this time, the troops were exhausted, and the situation of riding horses and continuing to escape was even more worrying.
Dong Zunhui's reaction to the enemy soldiers was not surprising. He asked his generals: "Can a man outperform the leopard?"
The generals were stunned and shook their heads.
Dong Zunhui said affirmatively: "I heard that in the wilderness, experienced hunters can definitely beat the leopard if they can find the whereabouts of the leopard! They will not catch up for a while, but if they carry water and dry food and chase for ten consecutive days, can the leopard run away?"
After hearing this, everyone was convinced, and some people took the opportunity to call Dong Zunhui the "General Leopard".
Dong Zunhui's cavalry was less than 10,000. The coalition was at least twice as good as him, but after Dong Zunhui estimated his chance of winning, he decided to fight head-on!
The two armies met again in the northern suburbs of Suizhou City. This may be the last battle in the Battle of Pingxia!
The sun was dazzling, the smoke of gunpowder had gone away, and the yellow dust that was trampled on by thousands of horses made everything even more desolate. Dong Zunhui looked from a distance and saw that the enemy soldiers were chaotic and the flags were incomplete, but the troops were still spectacular.
Dong Zunhui raised the ∞∞∞∞, m.≧.c↓om knife and shouted loudly: "Only Han's sons are loyal and brave, they are innocent! Daxu's iron cavalry will be invincible! Long live my emperor!"
"Long live! Long live..." The shouts seemed to make the old Suizhou and Wuding River tremble. A large herd of horses roared forward, gradually accelerating in front of them. The high and low river bank land seemed to have a storm, and sand and stones flew for a moment.
Xu Jun was the first to approach at the speed of speed, and the dust on the opposite side was filled with dust and a large number of cavalry came towards him. The knights in front could no longer see how many people were on both sides at this time. The sound of their ears was rumbling, and the strong wind came towards him with flying sand.
In the dust and fog, the cavalry running in front were very sparse, and the cavalry on both sides were not dense. However, the depth was very large, and the sight was unclear and the sight was not too far away. People could only pluck up their breath and move forward bravely. They couldn't stop, and they didn't dare to stop!
"Papapapa..." The string sound seemed to sound from all directions. Dark arrows flew out of the dust, and the riding and shooting behind Xu Jun was also shooting randomly.
The cavalry charge could rush out more than ten steps in a snap of his fingers. With the wind and lightning, a cavalry rushed to the enemy formation first, and raised his spear in front of the enemy cavalry. The cavalry Xu also picked up the cherry rifle.
"Ah!" A loud scream, and the blink of an eye had arrived in front of him. Neither side could dodge. The Xu army cavalry felt a heavier on his chest. His right hand rotated. The cherry spear, with the speed of the war horse sprinting, easily pierced the armor of the Khitans on the opposite side, and the screams whizzed in the wind. The speed was too fast and the power was extremely strong. The spear tip of the opponent pierced the breastplate of the Xu army cavalry. The sound of metal friction was frightening... Bang, the spear actually broke!
Xu Jun's soldiers widened their eyes and felt a severe pain in their chest, but they seemed to be in deep pain. He didn't care about the wound, and the enemy cavalry came forward again. The speed was too fast when charging, and the cherry spear stabbed into the enemy's body and could not be pulled out. The knight hurriedly pulled out the sabre from his back, "Cang!" In the dust fog, Mars shone.
The sound of killing in the battle formation shook the sky, and the people were rising and the horses were turning, and dust rolled.
The cavalry movement was very rapid, and the situation on the battle formation changed faster than usual. The Dangxiang cavalry on both wings of the coalition army was the first to collapse, and Xu immediately attacked the Khitan cavalry in three directions. The coalition army was defeated very quickly, and the scene on the battle formation became more and more chaotic...
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A few days later, Guo Shao's army of chariots appeared outside Suizhou City, and the city gate was opened. The officials established by Li Yiyin opened the city gate and completely gave up resistance.
"Clang..." As the golden gong hit, the musician riding on the horse played the "Qin King Breaking the Formation Music". Xu Jun's military flag at the gate of the city was like clouds, and the iron armored people and horses drove into the city in a vast way.
Guo Shao was in the four chariots, and he asked about the generals such as Dong Zunhui who came to greet him, but did not find Li Yiyin and other chiefs.
Guo Shao looked out from the curtain again. The party officials knelt beside the road with defenders who had put down their weapons, looking trembling and frightened. Guo Shao observed it and felt that they had indeed been defeated. I am afraid that there are very few people in Pingxia area who are confident to resist Xu Jun.
The successful battle of Wudinghe's surprise victory was indeed a one-time and for all in the entire Pingxia War. There was no need to fight the next city.
At this time, Guo Shao saw some people in the crowd kneeling beside the road, dressed in completely different clothes from the Dangxiang people, and they were not Khitans. This reminded Guo Shao of the Tubo people and Uighurs whom he met in Lingzhou during his Western Tour last year.
He put down the curtain and thought for a while, and then he could probably guess what the mentality of the tribes in Hexi were. They did not participate in the war directly this time, but they must be inclined to Dangxiang.
The first, second and third troops of the Xia army set up camp in Suizhou. The next day, Cao Bin's troops also came to Suizhou. For this simple and humble city, more than 70,000 troops of Xu's army gathered together.
Soon the Qianying Military Office posted an Anmin List. Brother Zheihei led a team of Dangxiang people to beat the gongs and drums with notices, and used Dangxiang words to tell Dangxiang residents in Suizhou.
The court claimed that the Dangxiang people were heroes in the Tang Dynasty and were as harmonious as the Central Plains. However, the leaders of a few tribes were ambitious, and they were armed with the military and were in a state of war and betrayed the king and father. They not only threatened the court, but also brought the Dangxiang people into war and poverty. Now the royal army quelled the rebellion, and the emperor treated the people with kindness, and the soldiers did not violate them, and banned the killing of women and children...
The high-sounding words from the military staff are better than the ones they sang... But this list of Anmin is not useless. It shows the attitude of the imperial court to govern the Xia area at the fastest speed. At least it is not a genocide, otherwise it would not be like this on the table.
On the contrary, the Tubo Uighurs who came to watch in Pingxia area, who stayed in Suizhou and had not had time to run away, soon became unlucky. The Caosi, the soldiers of the Privy Council, who accompanied the army, first found out their residence, and soon the entrance hall was smashed open by soldiers. A group of soldiers arrested these people into the central army without any hesitation.
Before they could figure out the situation, they were locked in a low house and beaten up. Soon, a civil servant came and said sternly: "Someone has confessed. Is it true that you came to the Dangxiang army to support the Dangxiang Khitans as envoys for your master to support the Dangxiang Khitans in war horses, iron tools, and food and grass?"
Chapter completed!