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Yang Duanhe sighed secretly, he knew that Shen Bing had seen through his plot and used it to his advantage, he first took Yan Quan to let him lead the troops out of the stronghold, and then attacked his aunt at the speed of a cavalry army...

Yang Duanhe originally thought that Shen Bing had been tricked, but he didn't think he was the one!

Looking at Xing Chi with a weird face, Yang Duanhe knew that this matter could not be resolved.

Yang Duanhe's guess was right, Shen Bing had indeed seen through Yang Duanhe's scheme early on.

No matter who Yang Duanhe was, he was a famous general of Qin who would not lose to Wang Jian. Even if he was forced by Xingchi, he would not forcefully send troops knowing that he would be defeated.

Even if he had to send troops, Shen Bing believed that with Yang Duanhe's personality, he would try to persuade Xingchi not to take Kucha first, but to take a small country around Kucha as a forward base.

With Yang Duanhe's reputation, he can do this.

If you can do it but don't do it, then there must be something strange.

Thinking of these, it is not difficult for Shen Bing to guess Yang Duanhe's strategy.

He just needs to think from the perspective of Yang Duanhe, change his position from time to time, think about what he would do in this situation, and then deduce it...

In the end, Shen Bing concluded that most of the aunt's troops were empty at this time, and they were playing empty city tricks.

Of course, Shen Bing couldn't be sure.

At the same time, he was also worried that sending someone to investigate would alarm Yang Duanhe, so he simply decided to take a gamble.

If the bet is right, then Yang Duanhe's Iron Triangle will be successfully broken.

It doesn't matter if you lose the bet, it's just that the horse loses some fat.

Chapter 542 Aunt

The aunt who stayed behind was a school lieutenant named Ruan Wei.

Ruan Wei felt that his aunt who was stationed could rest easy.

On the one hand, the reason is that the army and the people of Gushi are very cooperative...Since the Qin army entered Gushi, King Shan of Gushi Township (formerly Lord Shanshan) led the soldiers and civilians of the whole city to give supplies and treasures, just like a big Qin Shunmin Even Xiang Shanjun offered to help the Qin army defend the city.

In this regard, Ruan Wei can be said to be either expected or unexpected.

It was expected, because the aunt originally belonged to the Qin State, and could be regarded as a vassal state of the Great Qin.

It was unexpected, because the aunt was subdued by Shen Bing, Ruan Wei thought that they at least had a little yearning for Shen Bing, and they were somewhat resistant.

But thinking about it, Ruan Wei felt that this was also normal.

A small country with only tens of thousands of people and two thousand troops, is not as powerful as a captain like him. Once the Qin army arrives, how can there be any reason not to bow its head and become a vassal?

Therefore, in Ruan Wei's mind, not only the [-] Qin troops stationed in Gushi, but also [-] Gushi troops, and the people of Gushi could be used when necessary.

In addition, there is Gushi city defense... Even if Shen Bing led the cavalry to attack the city, so what?

But of course, Ruan Wei is still wary of the aunt.

He didn't hand over the city gate to the Gushi army for defense. If they had the heart to take refuge in Shen Bing, wouldn't it be a dead end for them to guard the city gate?

Therefore, Ruan Wei only planned to let the Gushi Army guard the side wall during the war, or to repair the city wall and the like.

What Ruan Wei didn't know was that Xiang Shanjun had secretly sent someone to contact Shen Bing.

Before that, some subordinates persuaded Xiang Shanjun:

"I'm just waiting for a small country with thousands of troops."

"The battle between Shen Bing and Da Qin is not something we can participate in, and it will be wiped out if we are not careful."

"That's right, I thought that the king should know the current affairs, and it's better to obey the Great Qin!"

But Mr. Xiang Shan resisted all opinions, he waved his hand and replied:

"The general treated me well. If it wasn't for the general's help, we would have been killed by the Huns."

"Now that the general is in trouble, how can we stand by and watch?"

"What's more, do you think the Qin army will win this battle?"

"Who is the great general? At the beginning, he only led tens of thousands of soldiers and defeated the Yue clan and drove away the Xiongnu!"

"Now Qin's army is only 20, and this place is far away from Qin, so there is no reason to win."

"If we surrender to Qin today, and the general retreats from the Qin army another day, what face will we have to see the general!"

These words are reasonable, especially Shen Bing's previous record is so dazzling that quite a few people think that Shen Bing can still win.

Since it is expected that Shen Bing will win, and the small country of Gushi must rely on the winning side to survive, then of course it should rely on Shen Bing instead of Qin.

Otherwise, even though leaning against the Qin State at this time is temporarily saving their lives, one day the sinking soldiers will come back again, how can they have any reason to live?

So they discussed and discussed, and finally decided to submit to the Qin State openly, but secretly exchanged news with Shen Bing as a response.

Ruan Wei and Yang Duanhe didn't even know about it.

In fact, Yang Duanhe didn't need to care about this at all, because the aunt only had more than two thousand people, and if Yang Duan and tens of thousands of troops went to the aunt, the 2000 people would not be able to mess up even if they wanted to.

But now, Yang Duan and the main force have left the city and only Ruan Wei's five thousand Qin troops are left, and the two thousand or so soldiers of the Gushi are very impressive.

It was night, and horses neighed suddenly outside Gushi City, and the originally empty Gushi City was surrounded by tens of thousands of cavalry in a short while.

Shen Bingce immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Is Captain Ruan here? I am Shen Bing, the Great General of the Northland. Master Qin Fusu orders you to open the city gate quickly, so that you will not die!"

Ruan Wei gathered himself together, and then laughed loudly: "The anti-thief Shen Bing, dare to call himself the Great General of the Northland. Come up and attack the city if you have the ability, and see if I don't cut off your head!"

The reason why Ruan Wei dared to say this was because he saw that Shen Bing and his party were all cavalry, and there were no trebuchets or siege ladders as far as he could see.

Although the city wall of this aunt is not high, it cannot be climbed up with bare hands.

And the nearby trees were cut down by Yang Duanhe.

Ruan Wei thought to himself, Shen Bing was going to attack the city, maybe it would be a few days later, and Yang Duanhe would have sent people to help by then.

However, what Ruan Wei didn't expect was that Shen Bing actually gave the order to attack the city.

With the sound of war drums, the cavalry outside the city dismounted and lined up to approach the city wall.

Ruan Wei hurriedly ordered his subordinates to prepare for the battle.

Just when Ruan Wei was wondering, there was a sudden chaos in the rear, and he saw the army of the aunts attacking from behind.

Then, groups of Huns like wolves and tigers holding scimitars poured into Gushi City like a tide.

Ruan Wei turned pale with shock, only then did he realize that Gushi City, which he had always thought to be impenetrable, had long been in Shen Bing's pocket.

This is a real battle.

The reason is that Ruan Wei's first army is the elite of Yang Duanhe, who has followed Yang Duanhe for more than ten years and will not surrender lightly.

But at the same time, it was a battle without any suspense: Shen Bing and the Gushi Army were attacking inside and outside, and their military strength was still several times that of the Qin Army, especially the Pu Lei Army was equipped with matchlock guns.

The arquebus also played a role in this battle.

At the end of the battle, the Qin army guarded the city walls and towers to resist, and even blocked the passages with shield formations on the city walls.

Although the cavalry led by Shen Bing were strong, they were better at cavalry combat than melee combat, and their bows and arrows were blocked by shields, so they failed to attack after several attacks.

During this period of time, Pu Leijun had been training how to use matchlock guns. Shen Bing thought it was time to try it, so he called in a musketeer.

They only lined up in a row, installed gunpowder and ammunition step by step, and then pointed their guns at the shield. With a loud "boom", the Qin army screamed and fell down a large area.

How can the shield block the projectiles of the matchlock, and it is still shooting at close range.

Qin Jun should not be reconciled, or he couldn't believe that there was something that could penetrate the shield, so he formed another team.

The result was still the same as last time. After only a bang, Qin Jun's sword and shield hand lay down on the ground.

As a result, the Qin army no longer had the courage to resist, because everyone knew that the result of going on like this would be a dead end, so they put down their weapons and surrendered one after another.

On the other side, Xiang Shanjun was secretly glad that he chose to side with Shen Bing.Otherwise, if the musketeers are stacked forward, who will stop who will die?

Seeing this, the officers and soldiers of the aunts also changed their expressions, and thus stood more firmly on Shen Bing's side... They didn't want to try to see if they could block this never-before-seen firearm with their shields.

Chapter 543 Supplies

After taking down Gushi, Fusu breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Shen Bing: "Congratulations to the General for coming to another city, Fusu also said that taking Gusu would be a bit of a twist, and if you don't want to be under the General, it's like picking something out of your pocket. "

Shen Bing smiled, and replied: "It's really luck. If there is no Xiangshan Jun and Gu Shijun to help with all his strength, I'm afraid it will really take a lot of trouble."

Shen Bing's words are not modest, and the fact is true.

Although Gushi's city wall is not high, the problem is that the surrounding area of ​​Gushi is desert without trees. There were trees in several oases but they were also cut down by Yang Duanhe.

If there is no Gushi army to open the city gate... Shen Bing has an army of tens of thousands, but he can't pile up corpses to attack the city wall!

On the other hand, Yang Duanhe's main force is actually not far from Gushi, and Yanquan is only more than [-] miles away from Gushi, and it only takes two days for a quick march, so it can be said that it is even more difficult to capture Gushi Disaster.

Zi Yang looked at Shen Bing with admiration, and said excitedly: "But after all, it has been captured. Loulan will be in danger if Gu Shi is about to strike. Yang Duan and the army may have to withdraw from the Western Region."

Zi Yang was right.

The reason is the same as the problem Shen Bing faced when he attacked Loulan.

When Shen Bing attacked Loulan, because the route from Shazhou to Loulan was extremely difficult to walk on the sandy mountains, but the Xiongnu could use Gushi as a base to ride horses southward to harass this supply line, making Loulan in danger.

This is also the reason why Shen Bing had to take Gushi to gain a firm foothold after taking Loulan.

Similarly, at this time, Shen Bing has already taken the Gushi, so the easy route from Shazhou to Gushi will be broken.

At the same time, Shen Bing can also send cavalry south to harass the supply line of the Qin army... In fact, it is not harassment, Shen Bing is different from the Hun cavalry.

The Huns cavalry were cavalry without saddles and stirrups. They could only attack from a distance with cavalry and shooting and could not confront infantry.

Shen Bing's cavalry was different.

What's more, there are three thousand Musketeers in the Pu Lei Army.

If the Qin army set up a spear formation to block the cavalry...then shoot the Qin spear formation with muskets, and then attack the cavalry when it is in chaos, how can the Qin army's supply team be against it!

Therefore, this is not a problem of harassment, but a problem of supply lines being cut off.

If Yang Duanhe is wise, he should abandon Loulan and concentrate on defending the sandbar to make himself invincible.

If Yang Duanhe guarded the sandbar, he could still hold it.

Because no matter starting from Gushi or from Loulan, it is a long way to go to the sandbar. It is dangerous for ordinary cavalry to cross this thousands of miles of desert. Bureau.

But Shen Bing shook his head and said, "Yang Duanhe can't go back!"

Zi Yang nodded slightly, expressing his agreement with Shen Bing's thoughts.

Fu Su wondered, "Why?"

Shen Bing was right, Yang Duanhe really couldn't go back.

It's not that Yang Duanhe never thought of retreating to the sandbar to make the Qin army invincible. From the perspective of military warfare, there is no doubt about this.

The problem is... this is not what Zhao Gao's party wants.

There are thousands of miles of desert between Shazhou, Gushi and Loulan. It is difficult to hit the sandbar from Gushi and Loulan, and it is also difficult to hit Gushi and Loulan from the sandbar.

Therefore, if Yang Duanhe is allowed to return to Shazhou with the Qin army, Zhao Gao is almost admitting defeat... Then when will he be able to enter the Western Regions again?

Not to mention the year and month, rumors are spreading in Xianyang at this time, Zhao Gao and Li Si have gradually become uncontrollable, at least after a month or so, the news of Ying Zheng's death has to be released.

At that time, Zhao Gao, Li Si and others will lose the advantage of using the imperial decree to command the whole country, so how can they be Shen Bing's opponents.

This is also what Shen Bing hopes, when the time comes, Shen Bing only needs to wait and firmly guard the two cities of Gushi and Loulan to ensure that there will be no chaos in the Western Regions, the Yueshi, and the Youxian King.

After a long time, the party of Zhao Gao and Li Si could only confer the head.

Zhao Gao didn't understand this point.

Therefore, when Yang Duanhe proposed to Xingchi to retreat to the sandbar, he was immediately rejected by Xingchi.

At this time, Xing Chi tried to persuade him with kind words: "General, don't be so anxious, the emperor has ordered General Meng Tian to bring one hundred thousand troops to come for reinforcements, so we should not only retreat, but attack the city!"

"Siege the city?" Yang Duanhe asked suspiciously: "Does the supervising army mean attacking the aunt?"

"Exactly!" Xing Chi nodded and said: "Shen Bing's army is at Gushi, and Fusu is also expected to be at Gushi, this is a good time for me to take Fusu and return to the emperor."

What Zhao Gao's party wanted from the beginning to the end was Fusu's head, and for this reason, they could do everything and disregard the casualties.

Yang Duanhe frowned and said: "But I have accumulated a lot of supplies in Gushi. The Shen army has Gushi City to defend, and I am waiting outside the city and it is extremely short of water. How can I easily capture it?"