empire wars

Chapter 34
Outside Beilin City, many officials were looking forward to it, and many of them clenched their palms tightly, dripping with sweat.

Not long after, a mighty team came slowly.

At the front of the team, a battle flag with the word "Qin" was hung.

"I'm coming!"

Everyone looked excitedly at the arrival of this army, but immediately after, there was a hint of disappointment and disappointment in their eyes.

Because they saw that this army was only a few hundred meters away, and after that, it was empty.

There are only 1000 people at most.

"Excuse me, was it sent by the magistrate of Mingwu County?"

"That's right, General Feng Tianya has led a thousand soldiers to help defend the city."

Feng Tianya shouted at the people on the top of the wall.

As a senior general in the army, Feng Tianya defeated another Qu team in a strong confrontation a few days ago, and was successfully promoted from Qu Chang to Qidu.

This time, he was the main general for the support, and he led two soldiers under him, a total of 1000 people.

Magistrate Zhou sighed with red eyes, "Open the city gate and let them in."

Buzz!
With the sound of the city gate opening, a thousand soldiers quickly filed in.

"Young leader, the gate of Beilin City has been opened. It seems to be a support army. Are we going to launch an attack?"

In the distance, a cavalry soldier watched Feng Tianya's army enter Beilin City.

"No, they are here to die."

A young man in his 20s waved his hand. "Our plan is well implemented, and it is not appropriate to shoot now."

He is Ma Qingbiao's second son, Ma Zhenyong, who led his [-] Northern Qiang cavalry to fight Beilin City for many days.

However, the soldiers suffered a lot of injuries, but they did not capture Beilin City for a long time.

Of course, there were more casualties in Beilin County. There were originally 3000 battle-ready soldiers in the city. After days of intense fighting, a lot of them were killed now. Only less than [-] people remained, some of whom were still wounded.

The northern Qiang cavalry harassed the city from time to time, but they did not really attack the city. Instead, they blocked the city so that they could not get supplies. The food in the city could not last for three days at most.

If the original plan was followed, they would only need to wait three days later. Once the food in the city ran out, coupled with the secrets they had planted in the city, riots would inevitably occur, and then it would be their chance to break through the city.

"Have you investigated the origin of the reinforcements?"

Ma Zhenyong asked.

"It came from Beilin City. I heard that there was another army of ten thousand people. However, after taking over the people of several towns, the troops were divided into two groups. The main force returned to Mingwu City. A team of thousands of people will support Beilin County."

said a centurion.

"Hmph, Beilin City, within two days, I will naturally crush them."

Of course Ma Zhenyong discovered the traces of Qin Yuan and the God-killing Army, but according to the plan, they had to take Beilin City first, so they did not have a direct conflict with Qin Yuan's army.

Facing [-] Northern Qiang cavalry and [-] Han infantry, Ma Zhenyong is sure to win that battle, but he will inevitably pay a high price, and it will be somewhat difficult to capture Beilin City again.

"Notify everyone, start to rectify now, and start attacking the city as planned in the middle of the night."

Ma Zhenyong gritted his teeth and said.

Due to the unfavorable siege, not only his father was criticized by Ma Feiteng's lineage, but also had deep opinions on him.

Therefore, he decided to implement the siege plan immediately, even if the plan was not so perfect.

A few days ago, they began to send spies into the city, bought off many guarding soldiers, and secretly contacted some families.

Tonight is the last chance. There has been news from the city that the city gate will be wide open tonight.

Strong fortresses are often not broken by external pressure, but disintegrated from within.

Not everyone can see through life and death or resist temptation.

Although the strategy of the Northern Qiang people seems very simple, they are unpredictable and hard to guard against.

The breach of Wuwei County was also supported by spies, so it was successfully attacked. Now, they are repeating their old tricks.

"Young leader, but the leader told us to wait for the arrival of the army."

The centurion next to him said in surprise. "The leader will personally lead an army of [-] people this time, and they will arrive in two days. By then, it will be easy to break through Beilin City."

"Idiot, if you wait for the arrival of the army to break through Beilin City, what use is there for me?"

Ma Zhenyong cursed loudly, venting his anger.

If it wasn't for the delay in taking Beilin City, how could his father personally lead the army to march south.

With this move now, isn't he disappointed with himself, feeling that he has no ability to capture Beilin City and Mingwu City.

After a pause, Ma Zhenyong continued, "My father has issued a military order. If Beilin City and Mingwu City are not captured within ten days, then his reputation will be ruined and his prestige will be lost. How can he compare with Ma Feiteng? We will also be the laughing stock of all tribes."

"I must remove all obstacles for my father. When my father's army arrives, I can successfully enter Beilin City and attack Mingwu City all the way south."

"Nowadays, the number of combatable soldiers in Beilin City is no more than 4000. Even if there are [-] more reinforcements, there will only be [-] soldiers. Moreover, there will be continuous fierce fighting in the coming days, and we are exhausted."

"And I have [-] elite soldiers, each of whom is a warrior of the tribe. Could it be that without the obstruction of the city gate, I can't take down the [-] remnants in the city?"

"Tonight, winning Beilin City is inevitable."

Ma Zhenyong said impassionedly.

"What the young leader said is true!" The people beside him echoed. Obviously, no one thought that they would not be able to capture Beilin City.

It's just that there is a city wall for defense, and they don't want to pay too much, otherwise they have already captured Beilin City.

That's why he chose to attack the city continuously, slowly weaken the power in the city, and win with the least casualties.

"Order to go on, attack the city tonight, let the soldiers recharge their batteries, and make sure there is no mistake."

"Yes, the young leader is wise!"

Naturally, everyone in the city did not know about the scene outside Beilin City.

"Now there are tens of thousands of Northern Qiang cavalry besieging Beilin City. These days, we have suffered more than 4000 casualties, while the enemy's casualties are less than [-]."

A city guard general sighed.

"Since I have arrived, let me convey the meaning of my county magistrate by the way."

Feng Tianya looked at the slumped group of people and shook his head helplessly.

Everyone focused their eyes on Feng Tianya.

"Nowadays, the Northern Qiang cavalry is unstoppable. I saw the city wall of Beilin just now. It is dilapidated. I'm afraid it won't be able to withstand one or two battles before it will collapse."

"Although the Northern Qiang cavalry are not good at attacking the city, it doesn't mean they can't attack the city. Once they do whatever it takes, everyone, think about the result."

Feng Tianya looked around for a week, and everyone was speechless.

Feng Tianya continued, "So, everyone, don't have any more delusions and be prepared to destroy the city!"

"Do you want to leave before the enemy captures the city, or wait for the enemy to approach the city, then there will be no way out."

"I understand that Wucheng has high walls and thick walls, strong soldiers and horses, and sufficient food. This is your only retreat."

"Furthermore, according to reliable sources, a Northern Qiang cavalry force of 5 men set off from Wuwei City and will arrive in Beilin City in a few days."

"I have already said this, even if it is our army, we will help and support for two days at most. By then, we will evacuate regardless of whether Beilin City has been breached or not."

After listening to it, everyone was not surprised. It seemed that they had already guessed, but they were just unwilling.

Now Beilin City is like a hole, which may be breached at any time. After days of war, they have already lost confidence in Beilin City.

In particular, the Northern Qiang clan was brave and good at fighting. The soldiers in Beilin City had been recuperating for a long time, and they were not opponents at all.

Unless it is relying on the superiority of troops, there is no possibility to defend the city.

The Northern Qiang cavalry were not foolhardy, but very cunning. They did not fight frontal sieges at all, but took continuous raids, even four or five consecutive raids a night, and even launched attacks on the four walls at the same time. Distinguishing which route is the main force and which route is a feint attack made the soldiers of the entire city tense up and did not dare to relax at all.

If they were left alone, then the Northern Qiang cavalry would simply pretend to be real, but they had been taking precautions. They didn't have that many troops at all, and many soldiers could only sleep for an hour or two a day.

I can't eat enough, I can't sleep well, and my life is in danger at any time. After a few days, people are panicked, and their combat effectiveness plummets.

Now they can rely on the advantage of the city wall to support them for a while, leaving them with some thoughts.

But once the city is broken, no one can stop the cavalry of the Northern Qiang cavalry.

"Since everyone has nothing to say, let's make this decision. The number of Northern Qiang cavalry attacking the city is getting less and less these days. It seems to be waiting for the army to converge and launch the final general attack. Therefore, take advantage of the opportunity tonight to move the city. , take refuge in Mingwu City."

After the magistrate Zhou finished speaking, he leaned back on the grand master's chair, as if he had aged ten years.

"Since the county magistrate said so, I have no choice but to follow through."

"We'll go down and get ready."

"I also want to inform my family to pack their things and say goodbye."

"County magistrate, I will inform the people in the city."

In the hall, eager figures left one after another, and it became empty in an instant.
A general stood up and said with a livid face, "General Feng, please come with me. Once the news comes out, I'm afraid many people will take the opportunity to make trouble and need your help to solve it."

"no problem."

Feng Tianya smiled and stood up.

(End of this chapter)