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Xing Chi even thought that Yang Duanhe was perfunctory to him.

But because Yang Duanhe refused to see Xingchi with an excuse, Xingchi had no choice but to give up.

Shen Bing on the other side couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard that Yang Duanhe sent troops and the target was Kucha.

Of course Shen Bing knew what Yang Duanhe was thinking:

Since you have to send troops, send an army that can protect itself.

There are no more than [-] soldiers, and they can advance, attack, retreat, or defend. Once they are besieged, they can send troops to rescue them.

However, Yang Duanhe would never have thought that the [-] troops would soon become a bait for Shen Bing, a bait that Yang Duanhe would send troops to help but could not rescue.

The infantry of the Qin army did not march fast, and they arrived at Kucha after walking for more than ten days. As soon as they arrived at their destination, they launched an offensive against Kucha.

This army was led by Li Yan. In order to keep the army from running out of water, Li Yan followed Yang Duanhe's instructions and set up a city fortress every time he found a water source along the way and garrisoned it with [-] elite troops.

So when Li Yan and his party arrived in Kucha, there were only 4 people left.

Although the attack of 4 people on Kucha is not enough, but as Yang Duanhe said, this battle is just to deal with Xingchi and protect himself, not to really win Kucha.

What Li Yan didn't know was that if he attacked the city with all his strength at this time, he might really be able to win Kucha.

Because Shen Bing and Fusu had led the army out of the city ahead of time and hid outside the city, only the frightened King of Kucha and [-] Kucha soldiers were left in the city to defend the city with all their strength.

5 Chapter Forty

Yanquan Village is the second city built by Li Yan between Gushi and Qiuci.

The guard of the city is a captain named Bai Tian, ​​at this time he is discussing the war with several two or five hundred masters in the captain's tent.

"Lieutenant!" one of the two or five hundred masters asked: "It is said that General Li Yan has surrounded Kucha, so we don't need to worry about the enemy coming to these fortifications."

Bai Tian shook his head and said:

"If you think so, it is a big mistake."

"Who is that Shen Bing? It is said that even Li Mu died at the hands of this man, how could General Li Yan surround him!"

At this time, the news of Shen Bing's plan to kill Li Mu has gradually spread.

This is actually Zhao Gao wanting to cause conflicts among Shen Bing, because a considerable part of Shen Bing's elite Shenwu army is Li Mu's old army, that is, the Northern Cavalry Army.

If the news gets out, it may cause discord among the Shenwu soldiers.

How could Zhao Gao think that Shen Bing never brought the Shenwu Army.

Zhao Gao's biography made Qin Jun admire and fear Shen Bing... Qin Jun's martial arts prevailed, and sometimes even surpassed the enemy's camp, especially when Yang Duanhe was still under the control of an eunuch to supervise the army When Xing Chi.

Then there were two or five hundred masters complaining: "It is said that General Yang was ordered by the prison army to attack Kucha this time. When will it be the eunuch's turn to decide the marching and fighting..."

"You've got too much life!" Bai Tian hurriedly interrupted his subordinates, and at the same time lowered his voice and carefully looked outside the tent. Seeing that there was no movement, he felt relieved: "Don't mention the political affairs, I will just march and fight!"

A group of two to five hundred masters responded one after another, but their hearts were not clear.

After a while, some subordinates asked: "In the opinion of the captain, is it possible that this Shen soldier will come to attack my city?"

Bai Tian nodded, then pointed to the map and said, "This spring is tens of miles away from both ends, and it will take at least two days for the reinforcements to arrive. If Shen Bing leads an army to surround my city... I can't wait How can 3000 people survive for two days?"

After a pause, Baitian went on to say: "Once Yanquan falls, General Li Yan's troops around Kucha will be cut off from supplies, and the siege of Kucha will not be rescued. If I am a sinking soldier, I will also bring troops here attack……"

Each of the two or five hundred masters couldn't help but look at each other. After being told by Bai Tian, ​​they also felt that the situation was really like this.

Then there were two or five hundred masters asking: "Captain, if this Shen soldier really comes to attack, what shall we do?"

"What else can I do!" Bai Tian replied, "Naturally, it's a fight to the death!"

"But the captain." Another two or five hundred masters said: "If we were to fight the Xiongnu or the six kingdoms, we would not hesitate like this, but Shen Bing..."

"It is said that the army and the people do not believe that the young master Fusu will rebel against the emperor. They guessed that the emperor was deceived by the eunuchs. If it is true, we will fight to the death. If one is not good, it is better to become a rebel..."

When Bai Tian heard this, he realized that this battle was impossible to fight.

This is not only because of the disparity in strength between Yanquan Village and Shen Bing, nor the difference in combat effectiveness, but more importantly, the soldiers do not know why they are fighting.

To be precise, the soldiers and civilians generally trusted Shen Bing and Fusu, and became suspicious of Ying Zheng's unreasonable imperial decree, so the army's morale was shaken and there was no fighting power at all.

This situation made Bai Tian very desperate. In the end, he could only say: "Think about my family members who are still waiting in Xianyang. If there is a slight mistake, it will be the crime of copying and beheading everyone!"

So everyone fell silent, and only sighs remained in the tent.

Bai Tian only hopes that his guess is wrong, and that Shen Bing will not target Yan Quan.

However, there was a strange neighing sound from outside the tent, and then there was a sound of "collapse", and the wooden fence of the city was pulled down...

This is a common tactic used by the cavalry to attack the city wall. First, people are sent to secretly tie dozens of ropes to the wooden fence, and then hundreds of horses are drawn to pull them. Then suddenly... the city wall will be pulled apart by a large gap.

Bai Tian said inwardly that he was not good, and quickly ordered: "Let's fight!"

Just as he was about to put on his cloak, he found that several two or five hundred masters were sitting still. He couldn't help but wonder: "The enemy army has arrived, you wait..."

"Captain, I'm sorry!"

Said that several two or five hundred masters swarmed up and tied Baitian.

Bai Tian immediately understood what was going on, and yelled: "You have the courage to wait, don't you care about your family if you go against it like this?"

"School captain!" A master of two or five hundred people replied: "The so-called law does not blame the public, and more than three thousand people like me have rebelled. How can they kill my family and others?"

"This is an extraordinary period." Another person said: "Shen Bing has been watching the tiger for a long time, and the court is at a time when people's hearts are stabilized. How dare he kill and mess himself up?"

Another person said: "If I wait to guard the spring, I will die. If so, why not give it a go?"

Hearing the words, Bai Tian couldn't help but let out a long sigh, knowing that it would be useless to talk too much.

In fact, what the two or five hundred masters said was correct. Even if the imperial court wanted to punish them in this situation, they would probably not punish the military members of ordinary soldiers, because if so, there would be too many people to kill.

The imperial court will divert its attention, put all the blame on the general who led the army, Bai Tian, ​​and then drive Bai Tian's family to death.

In this way, it can not only kill chickens and monkeys, but also find a way to go down for yourself.

It was also because Baitian knew this that he insisted on his stand and dared not surrender. Unexpectedly, now...but he can't do without surrender.

So, when Shen Bing stood outside the city wall and shouted inside:

"Northern General Shen Bing is here!"

"Young Master Fusu ordered you to leave the stronghold and surrender as soon as possible. We are all citizens of Daqin, and we will never kill you!"

Shen Bing's words brought out the names of himself and Fusu.

This is actually the combination of grace and power, Shen Bing represents killing, while Fu Su represents identity, status and kindness.

This lets everyone know that surrender is life and resistance is death.

What's more, there is a very good excuse... Fusu is the prince of Qin, and he may be the real son of heaven. Surrendering may be the right way.

Then there is no reason not to surrender.

So not long after, I heard shouts from inside the city: "General, don't use force, I'll come out and surrender!"

Then Qin Jun came out of the gap in groups, arranged the weapons neatly outside the city wall and knelt down in groups.

Fusu was also bold, he rode his horse forward, jumped off the horse and helped the first few people up and comforted them.

This scene only made Shen Bing feel terrified. If there were a few false surrenders and they suddenly stepped forward to kill Fusu, all previous efforts would be in vain.

However, it is precisely because of this that Fusu has truly gained the recognition and support of these surrendered troops.

Chapter 541 will count

When Yang Duanhe heard that Yanquan had fallen, he couldn't help being overjoyed, and shouted: "Shen Bing has finally been fooled!"

It turned out that this was Yang Duanhe's plan.

It was true that he was forced by Xing Chi to send troops, but Yang Duanhe had been thinking hard about a problem before, that is, what Shen Bing led was cavalry, while most of the Qin army led by Yang Duanhe were infantry.

Of course, the Qin army also had a cavalry army, and they even had saddles and stirrups like Shen Bing's cavalry... Shen Bing's equipment has always been the focus of attention of Zhao Gao and others. Of course, such important equipment cannot escape their eyes.

The problem is that……

Even though the Qin army had saddles and stirrups, the combat effectiveness of Qin cavalry was not as good as that of the Xiongnu and cavalry of the Western Regions, especially cavalry and archery, who were born and grew up on horseback.

In this case, Yang Duanhe decided to follow suit.

Pretending to be helpless to attack Qiuci, let Shen Bing attack Yanquan.

If Shen Bing guards Yanquan and surrounds Li Yan's part to break the siege of Kucha, then his cavalry will be fixed in the area of ​​Yanquan, and Yang Duanhe can send reinforcements to encircle and wipe them out.

Therefore, Yang Duanhe's main force is no longer in Gushi, but is concentrated in another city between Gushi and Yanquan for controlling water sources... Louzhou.

Louzhou, named for the many tall buildings in the sky, is only [-] miles away from Yanquan, and it takes only a few hours to reach the destination if you march in a hurry.

Yang Duanhe gathered [-] elites here, and only waited for Yanquan to rush to the destination to surround Shen Bing and his party as soon as there was a war.

At this time, Yang Duanhe saw that the time had come, so he immediately ordered the troops to sneak to Yanquan by night.

Yang Duanhe didn't dare to be careless. He knew that Shen Bing used his troops cautiously and eclecticly. Once he found the traces of Qin Jun, he might abandon Yanquan and leave.

Yang Duanhe originally thought that Yanquan had three thousand Qin troops and a city to defend, no matter what, he could fight Shen Bing for a few hours. The cavalry surrounded.

Who would have thought that Shen Bing's army would surrender without a fight as soon as they arrived at Yanquan.

Yang Duanhe frowned when he heard the news on the march.

But that seems innocuous.

Because Yang Duanhe believes that Shen Bing will first consolidate the defense of Yanquan in the next period of time, only in this way can it be possible to cut off the supplies of Li Yan's army.

This may be a good time for Yang Duan and to surround Yanquan.

However, when Yang Duanhe rushed to Yanquan with a group of subordinates, he found that Yanquan was empty.

The subordinates only found a short knife at the city gate, with a letter nailed to it.

This letter was first handed over to Xing Chi, the supervising army, because as the supervising army, he actually had more power in the army than Yang Duanhe, and everything had to be approved by him.

Xing Chi took the letter and took a look, only to see that it said: "Thanks to the love of General Yang, Shen Bing has brought a part of Baitian, General Yang, be careful!"

Xing Chi couldn't help being furious, so he rode his horse to find Yang Duanhe, threw the letter in front of him fiercely, and cursed: "Yang Duanhe, you still said that you and Shen Bing were just friends of gentlemen. What can I say?"

When Yang Duanhe saw it, he secretly thought that Shen Bing was really vicious, and his words were specious, as if he was conspiring with Yang Duanhe.

Among them, the Baitian one... They have nothing to do with their sinking soldiers, but how can this be explained?

"The supervising army doesn't need to get angry!" Yang Duanhe could only explain helplessly: "This is Shen Bing's plan to alienate. If the supervising army thinks it was Yang who did it, he will fall into Shen Bing's plan!"

Xing Chi only hummed, and then replied: "Forget it, I think it's the same! Send out cavalry to investigate around and find out where Shen Bing and his party went!"

Yang Duanhe responded and wiped his sweat secretly.

At the same time, I was a little surprised, when did Xingchi become so talkative?

What Yang Duanhe didn't know was that Xingchi was thinking about his own life.

You must know that the troops around you are all Yang Duanhe's former troops. If Yang Duanhe does not rebel, he, the supervising army, can still play a role, although it is the power of Qin and the emperor borrowed from the power of the fox and the tiger.

If Yang Duanhe really turned against him, he would not even be afraid of the emperor, but would he be afraid of him as an eunuch?

I am afraid that he will be cut off on the spot!

Knowing this, Xing Chi had already made a decision: if Yang Duanhe had no rebellious heart, he could be more reckless, otherwise he would have to be careful with his life.

Therefore, at this moment, Xing Chihui believed in Yang Duanhe so quickly, but in fact, he really thought that Yang Duanhe was going to turn against him.

How could Yang Duanhe, who had always known only about marching and fighting, think of these things, he only followed orders to let out the cavalry to investigate, thinking in his mind: "Shen Bing and his party of tens of thousands of cavalry will definitely leave a lot of hoofprints in this desert, It's not hard to know where he went."

Not long after, Ranger turned back and reported: "General, Shen Bing and his party seem to be heading for Gushi!"

Yang Duanhe's complexion changed drastically, and he shouted: "No, Shen Bing is going to pick up his aunt!"

"Master!" Xing Chi also changed his face.

You must know that Yang Duanhe sent troops to Yanquan this time, and Li Yan sent 5000 troops to attack Kucha, Gushi has already sent out all the best, leaving only [-] people to defend in the city.

If Shen Bing used tens of thousands of cavalry to capture Gu Shi... then the Qin army would really be divided into two.

Xing Chi opened his mouth and was about to scold, but then he thought about it, could it be that Yang Duanhe had discussed with Shen Bing a long time ago, and it was just a play to take care of his family?

So he quickly shut up and dared not make a sound.