Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

There was a fierce killing sound on the top of the mountain. A long knife fell, and the head was immediately thrown up. Blood gushed out from the broken neck, and the headless body staggered and fell. This scene was extremely bloody, but the people fighting on both sides seemed unaware and were still concentrating on fighting, fearing that they would follow in the same footsteps if they lost concentration.

On the south side of the hillside, the soldiers of the Wei army rushed towards the hillside like a mountain torrent. The Qi army's camp defense line was continuously squeezed and destroyed under the fierce impact, and gradually shrank and collapsed.

"Hold on, you must hold on! If the thief reaches the top, you and others will have no way to survive, and your wife, children, and elders will also be implicated!"

The commanders and generals of the Qi army were walking among the lines, still shouting at the top of their lungs to boost morale.

However, as the Wei army that attacked Huguan also withdrew from the front line and joined the battle on Danzhu Ridge here, the Wei army here immediately became more powerful. The fierce offensive never stopped. From early morning to evening, the battle was exciting. It’s exhausting and makes people feel hopeless!

"The King of Tang has an order, don't kill if you abandon your weapons! You disciples should not serve for the Qi Gao family. A certain group of people used to be soldiers in Jianzhou Town. Thanks to the favor of the King of Tang, they are now listed in the military mansion and given land to start a family. You must abandon your weapons." , is the new life!”

While maintaining a fierce offensive, another group of Jianzhou Prefecture soldiers, organized by their commanders, shouted loudly in front of the formation to persuade them to surrender.

What they said is not false. This year, some outstanding villagers have been converted into soldiers and formally integrated into the system of the soldiers of the Western Wei Dynasty. They have got rid of the treatment of surrender soldiers and slaves. Now they use their own personal experience to persuade the soldiers to surrender. Qi Jun, who was still resisting, could be said to be sincere.

The battle on the hillside was still going on fiercely, and the atmosphere in the military camp supervising the battle down the hill was also solemn. They saw that the battle line was being continuously pushed northward, and our own battle formation was becoming weaker and weaker under the impact of the enemy's penetration. , the general in front of the camp was sweating profusely, and he stamped his feet repeatedly and asked: "The reinforcements from the rear haven't arrived yet? Tell them to move quickly, move quickly, or they will be late!"

The number of troops garrisoned in the Shangdang area is not advantageous in the first place. In addition, due to the need to divide the garrison in various places, there are only more than 2,000 troops assigned to the Danzhu Ridge line. Even if some of the retreating troops from the south who had previously fled were taken in, the number of sergeants was also There were less than three thousand, but they were attacked and killed by enemy troops several times larger than our own.

Before, when the Yingzha Fortress was relied upon, it could barely be maintained. However, as the enemy organized an elite force to launch a night attack and breached the fortress last night, the battle became more and more difficult. The soldiers relied only on their own flesh and blood and their relatively tenacious fighting spirit to withstand waves of enemy attacks. If effective assistance had not been provided from the rear, the front here would probably be difficult to maintain.

"King Ping Qin sent an order to my lord to guard Danzhu Ridge and not to allow the thieves to break through and advance north... Reinforcements will arrive in Fukou and Yedu soon..."

The soldiers who went to the rear to deliver the news hurriedly returned to the front of the camp and reported to the governor-general with a bitter look on his face.

After hearing this, the governor's face became even more ugly, and he couldn't help shouting: "Nonsense! Fukou and Ye are getting reinforcements? Why doesn't King Ping Qin come into the battle himself to watch? Can the current battle situation support the arrival of reinforcements from afar?" Why didn't he talk about Jinyang..."

Before he could finish shouting and cursing, he saw that the battle formation on the slope retreated steeply for a long distance. Even the guard sergeants holding swords on the hillside to supervise the battle were suddenly submerged in the retreating chaos. All kinds of The sound of howling and roaring was even more chaotic and endless.

"I am willing to surrender... I beg the king, the general, please don't kill me, don't kill me!"

The formations on the back of the hillside were already in a mess, and the situation on the hillside was even more worrying. Under the fierce attack of the Wei army soldiers, the Qi army soldiers at the front of the battle formation were frightened but unable to retreat. More and more people The man threw down his weapons and fell to the ground to surrender.

Without the stubborn resistance on the front line, the Wei army soldiers rushed in more and more fiercely. They passed through the prostrate soldiers and turned towards the enemy's formation and charged away. There were several brave squads led by their respective commanders. It penetrated directly into the enemy's position, making the entire enemy's position more and more shaky.

"Kill back, don't retreat!"

The Qi army governor saw his troops rolling down like a mountain torrent, his eyes full of anger and unwillingness, and he wanted to go forward to supervise the battle in person and fight back, but he was dragged back by the soldiers on both sides.

"We can't hold on any longer, my lord! Retreat. We have been holding here for more than two days. If the rear really wanted to rescue, reinforcements would have arrived long ago... Staying here is just a waste of time!"

The soldiers had already seen that the wolf-like Wei army sergeants were about to rush out of the chaotic battle formation, and they lost more and more fighting spirit. They dragged their lord onto the war horse, and then summoned dozens of nearby soldiers who could still be assembled. All the troops protected the general and hurriedly fled to the rear before the Wei army came close.

"The thief has escaped! Victory, victory!"

Soon the Wei army sergeants who were rushing to the front noticed that the enemy general was escaping, and shouted loudly, half excited and half unwilling.

This shout soon spread throughout the battlefield. After hearing this, the soldiers of the Wei army were greatly boosted in morale, while the Qi army became even more depressed. The soldiers who were still resisting sporadically on the battlefield also abandoned their weapons and surrendered. .

"Finally, we have broken through this fortified formation, and we have lived up to our lord's use!"

In the Wei army's formation, He Ruodun was slightly happy when he heard the news from the front line that Danzhu Ridge had been captured. While the soldiers reported the result of the battle to the rear, he ordered in a deep voice: "The fierce fighting army on the front line. The soldiers rest on the spot, and the light cavalry troops quickly pursue them! Once the enemy's strong formation is broken, there will be no cover, and if they catch up quickly while they are defeated, they will surely achieve more extraordinary results!"

The battle here in Danzhu Ridge lasted for nearly three days, and more than 20,000 troops were invested before and after. The Wei army's offensive was so fast and fierce, and the Qi army could persist for such a long time. There is no doubt that all the available troops in the vicinity must be invested. Once you come in, you can't have a solid line of defense so close to you and just ignore it. If this is the case, it will be difficult for the Qi army on Danzhu Ridge to maintain such tenacious fighting spirit.

The fact was exactly as He Ruodun expected. As the front line of Danzhu Ridge was breached, the three thousand fine cavalry of the Wei army chased and killed the defeated soldiers. They never encountered any decent resistance along the way and rushed into the area dozens of miles away. In one fell swoop, they occupied Changzi County and directly invaded Shangdang territory.

Li Tai in the rear was in a good mood after learning about this, and immediately led the rest of the troops to advance along the road opened by the soldiers in front.

The morale here in the Western Wei Dynasty was like a rainbow, while the people in the Northern Qi Dynasty were panic-stricken, and everyone in Shangdang City was panic-stricken.

"Wang Huiluo deserves to be damned. He dared to abandon Danzhu Ridge and lead a powerful enemy into the territory!"

In Shangdang City, when he learned that Danzhu Ridge and Changzi County had been lost one after another, Gao Guiyan was shocked and couldn't help but cursed the Danzhu Ridge guard. However, although the guard was defeated, he did not retreat to the county. I don't know whether he was captured by the pursuers or fled elsewhere.

However, Gao Guiyan had no time to hold the defeated general accountable at the moment. The enemy troops had already entered Changzi County, and Changzi County was only thirty or forty miles away from the county seat. For the elite cavalry troops, they could rush into it very quickly. To the bottom of the city.

At present, there are still more than 10,000 defenders in the county city. A large number of them are Gao Guiyan who took advantage of the two days of guarding Danzhu Ridge to withdraw from other places. The strength of the troops is still considerable, and the supplies in the city are relatively sufficient. According to the city, You may not be able to hold on for a while.

But this did not make Gao Guiyan feel reassured, especially after learning that the enemy had defeated the eldest son, he became increasingly flustered and asked repeatedly: "Is there any latest news from Fukou? King Changguang really refused Send disciples to rescue?"

When Shedi Fulian just led his army to Fukou, Gao Guiyan was still relatively happy. The number of reinforcements was secondary. What he needed was a supportive attitude from the rear, so that he could defend the Shangdang and resist the enemy without any worries. Invading enemy.

However, he did not expect that Changguang King Gao Zhan was so ignorant of the general situation. In this critical period, he was still holding on to his past personal grudges. The troops sent to the west were not to support the Shangdang, but to block Fukou and directly kill his troops. Trapped in Shangdang and become a lone army!

"Your Majesty, please be patient. We now have more than ten thousand soldiers and abundant supplies. With this county and city, we can hold on for a while. The success or failure of the Shangdang is related to the safety of both cities. Soon there will be a strong army from the country to rescue!"

Seeing Gao Guiyan's panic-stricken look, the Shangdang County Sheriff couldn't help but stepped forward to comfort him.

After Gao Guiyan heard this, his mood became even worse. He raised his leg and kicked the person over. At the same time, he yelled: "I'll calm down your mother! That's, that's Li Boshan! You, who are you waiting for?" Is it possible that King Hulu Jin of Xianyang is not as strong as this city? Where is the city now?

The panic would have infected others, and all the generals in the city were also worried. When they heard Gao Guiyan say this, they suddenly became more and more panicked: "Please, may I ask, Your Majesty, what should we do?"

"King Changguang is narrow-minded and ignores the danger of the country, leaving me alone! Now I am alone in the city and it is difficult to defend, so I must go east to avoid the enemy!"

After Gao Guiyan pondered for a while, he paused and said: "Let's go to Fukou! Didn't he send troops to guard Fukou? Now our division is marching to Yiyi. If he doesn't accept it, Fukou will be in danger!"

When it comes to such things as the overall situation, he is even less knowledgeable than Gao Zhan. King Changguang gave him such a hard deal. Naturally, he was unwilling to stay in Shangdang City and be surrounded and killed by Li Boshan's army, so he simply took advantage of it. With his troops and horses still intact, he abandoned the city and headed straight for Fukou.

Fukou is the last pass for Shangdang to enter Hebei. Once this pass is breached, Yedu and all of Hebei will be exposed to the enemy's front, so it must be defended no matter what. Naturally, the more guards the better. .

Gao Guiyan was also planning in his heart. After withdrawing from Fukou, he would wait for an opportunity to seize control of the pass. By then, the entire Hebei Mingmen would be in his hands. No matter what treacherous plot King Changguang had, he would have to You have to follow your own orders and arrangements!