flstandardbreds Chapter 319 He Will Be Infamous Forever
Chapter 319 He Will Be Infamous Forever
"The Han family sent a message saying that they found a large number of horse hoof prints and vehicle prints of heavy machinery in the southwest area near the Xiyang River."
Han Yaojun said solemnly, "According to the surveyors' speculation, I'm afraid Xiyang has been surrounded and encountered the same thing as us."
After saying this, Han Yaojun handed the letter in his hand to Tang Yuhuai.
Tang Yuhuai took the letter and unfolded it.
The content of the letter was exactly as Han Yaojun said.
Although he didn't understand why the Han family had found out about Xiyang City, judging from the letters, Xiyang City had already been at war with the northern grassland army.
The army assembled by the northern grassland tribes is more powerful than the soldiers trained by the Western Chu army.
People in grassland tribes have always been good at martial arts, and each of them is strong and has advantages in height and physical strength.
Famous for his brute strength.
Even more than a decade ago, when the Great Zhou fought against the northern grasslands, it was only a narrow victory.
Moreover, the commander-in-chief at that time was the old marquis of the Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion, the deputy general was Rong Qingzhu's grandfather, and the other generals were all famous generals of the older generation.
At that time, we just avoided its sharp edge.
They knew that the armies of the northern grasslands were good at brute force, and in battle, one man could be worth several men.
To put it bluntly, the 100,000 troops they sent out could match the more than 150,000 troops of the Great Zhou.
Under such circumstances, the old marquis and his men would not confront the enemy head-on, but chose a roundabout approach.
Set up the formation.
Use the formation that has the strongest killing power.
As long as the northern grassland army wanted to capture the city, they had to get close. Once they got close, they could not escape the formation. Therefore, many soldiers of the northern army died in the formation at that time.
They did not understand the formation and only knew how to use brute force, so they suffered a great loss at the formation.
This time I learned my lesson and knew that the old marquis' grandson was in Xi'an city.
We can join forces, but we will never come to Xi'an City!
More than a decade ago, many of their people died because they didn't understand the formation, so they will definitely not fight head-on this time.
Moreover, they had also heard that the young master of the Loyal and Brave Marquisate was as skilled in martial arts as his grandfather.
It's a hard bone to chew, so let the people of Xichu chew it slowly themselves.
Xiyang City is a place that is easy to attack but difficult to defend, and it has natural advantages. Precisely because of this, the general assigned to defend there is unknown, and the defending army also consists of 50,000 troops.
From the words between the lines of the letter, it was not difficult for them to see that the situation in Xiyang City was now critical and not much better than that in Xi'an City.
It is estimated that it will not be long before the capital will receive an emergency call from Xiyang City for help.
Han Yaojun's move this time was an accident. When he asked the Han family's people to transport the food, they must be extremely careful and absolutely must not be discovered by the spies from Western Chu.
Therefore, the third brother sent people to take a detour via the Xiyang River.
If they hadn't taken that path, they wouldn't even know that Western Chu had actually joined forces with the Northern Grassland.
Tang Yuhuai frowned, "General Han, do you think that the Western Chu troops split into two groups and launched attacks on Xiyang and Xi'an respectively, intending to attack both cities simultaneously?"
Han Yaojun shook his head. "According to the careful investigation of our family, the army besieging Xiyang City is the northern grassland army. They led a hundred thousand troops into the pass this time."
Xiyang City is not as close to Western Chu as Xi'an City, and it does not have any natural advantages. With the military strength of Western Chu, they would certainly not make such an arrangement.
Even if Xiyang City was captured, the troops were divided into two groups, and the distance was still hundreds of miles. With several cities so far away, there would not be much benefit. Instead, it would be easy for the Great Zhou to defeat them one by one and retake the cities.
Tang Yuhuai looked solemn. The situation had developed to this point and had exceeded their budget.
Obviously, the step where they were stopped before was not all that Xichu had.
Forming alliances and joining forces with the northern grasslands to coordinate efforts and attack from all sides to save Zhao from Wei are their real trump cards!
Zhou Yichen's eyes were sharp. "Is there a possibility that Xi Chu not only joined forces with them, but also with Japan and other countries? Perhaps the enemy force we are facing is far more than the 80,000 in front of us!"
In fact, they had gathered together to analyze the situation long before Qi Bai arrived in Xi'an.
Given Zhou Hanjin's personality, if he wanted to do this, he would never leave himself any possibility of danger.
What if he only joined forces with Western Chu, and the people sent by Western Chu failed to win the battle?
Since Zhou Hanjin wants to be the thief, he must be ruthless and hit the target with one strike.
Otherwise, once the truth is revealed in the future, he will be infamous for eternity.
Han Yaojun was stunned when he heard this, and then he thought, "Your Highness, what you said is not impossible. Since Xi Chu knew that we would have reinforcements coming, they would not sit and wait for death."
But up to now, Western Chu has not sent any reinforcements, which in itself is very wrong.
Since Western Chu has already prepared to go to war with their Great Zhou, it will not retreat so easily.
Otherwise, they would lose 80,000 troops and get nothing in return. This deal of losing both the lady and the troops is not worth it!
Tang Yuhuai frowned. He originally thought that the reason for this expedition was that Western Chu was unwilling to live in peace and wanted to start a war again.
However, as he came along, it seemed that things were not that simple at all.
First, the Eighth Prince's forces intervened and tried to stop them from supporting Xi'an City.
Later, the northern grasslands launched an offensive against Xiyang. No matter how you look at it, this sudden offensive by Western Chu seemed like a big trap planned in advance.
They had not yet come up with a plan, and Han Ziyu, who had gone to meet the army, had not returned yet, when suddenly a soldier hurriedly climbed up the city wall.
The soldier looked solemn, pointed to the west, and reported while breathing loudly.
"General, a scout just came back to report that a large army is approaching from the west, and their target seems to be our Xi'an city."
After saying this, he handed the topographic map that the scout had given him to Han Yaojun.
In ancient times, development was not as rapid as it is today, and there were no technological products. Once a war broke out, topographic maps had to be drawn by hand.
There will be special scouts to investigate this area, and there must not be the slightest mistake.
We must remember that a slight mistake can lead to a huge loss. On the battlefield, the slightest mistake may affect the final outcome.
In order to avoid accidents, scouts are usually sent to pay attention to the situation on all sides, draw the most detailed terrain map, and then combine it with the actual terrain to judge what decisions the enemy may make?
Obviously, the news that the scouts had heard was undoubtedly a further blow to the city of Xi'an!
The city of Xi'an was barely able to cope with the 80,000-strong army led by Qi Minsong at the gates, and had to defend itself and wait for reinforcements, a strategy commonly known as cowardice.
If more reinforcements arrive now, it will be a devastating disaster for the city of Xi'an.
You know, the main force has not arrived yet, and just relying on these people, plus the wounded soldiers in the city, there are only about 30,000 troops.
Among them, the 10,000 cavalrymen led by Tang Yuhuai were all guarding the South Gate. Even so, they were no match for the hundreds of thousands of people.