roccoschili Chapter 243: The First Battle Against Liao
Chapter 243: The First Battle Against Liao
Yun Zhi withdrew her gaze and calculated the time in her mind. By this time, Ning Cen should have led his army around to another city gate.
According to the tactics discussed last night, Yun Zhi led a part of the army to launch a feint attack to attract the enemy's attention, while Ning Cen took the opportunity to lead the main force to attack from the side door.
She turned her head and looked at Chen Yuanshu beside her.
After receiving Yun Zhi's gaze, Chen Yuanshu nodded imperceptibly, then drew his sword and shouted, "All soldiers, follow me."
Chen Yuanshu took the lead and led the soldiers towards the city wall.
Although it is called a charge, the speed is not fast at all, and it is a feint attack, not a real attack.
Just pretend, why bother working so hard?
Qi Yan'an, standing on the city wall, looked solemnly at the An Guo army charging below.
"Pass on my order, archers get ready!" Qi Yan'an shouted loudly.
In an instant, the archers on the city wall drew their bows and arrows rained down.
Yan Shufeng, who was standing next to Qi Yan'an, took a look at the stones and fireballs on the catapult and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, they didn't use the Sky-shaking Bomb this time."
Qi Yan'an nodded slightly, his eyes fixed on the situation below.
At this time, the shield soldiers in the An Guo army below quickly stepped forward to block the arrows falling like raindrops.
Occasionally, one or two fish that slipped through the net were picked off by the soldiers in the rear with weapons.
With such cooperation, the Anguo army slowly approached the city wall.
In a blink of an eye, half an hour had passed since the siege. Looking at the enemy troops on the city wall who showed no panic or intention to mobilize troops, Yun Zhi frowned.
"Did they see through our tactics? Or did they encounter some accident?" Yun Zhi thought to himself.
So much time has passed, even if Ning Cen is slow, he should have started attacking the city.
But if the siege has already begun, it is impossible for the enemy to have no reaction.
Yun Zhi lowered her eyebrows and thought for a moment before looking at the guards beside her. "Go to the side door and check the situation. Be sure to report back as soon as possible."
The personal guards received the order and rode away at a gallop.
At this time, Qi Yan'an on the city wall had the same doubts as Yun Zhi.
After learning that Yun Zhi was approaching with a large army, he immediately ordered a group of elite soldiers to take a detour to the rear, waiting for the An Guo army to attack so that they could attack from both sides.
But now, so much time has passed, why hasn't that elite soldier taken action yet?
"What is going on? Did the enemy guess our plan, or did we encounter some accident?" Qi Yan'an frowned, speculating secretly in his heart.
"General Yan, our elite troops have been out for almost an hour, right?" Qi Yan'an asked.
Yan Shufeng estimated in his mind and nodded, "Your Majesty, it has indeed been nearly an hour."
Qi Yanan clenched his fists and said, "Send someone to check it out!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Not long after Yunzhi sent someone to investigate the situation, his confidant came back with a soldier.
"Your Majesty, we encountered elite soldiers sent by the enemy country on the way to the side gate. General Ning asked me to ask Your Majesty what to do next." The soldier knelt on one knee and said anxiously.
"Elite soldiers? Where did you meet them?" Yun Zhi asked with a frown.
"Your Majesty, it's in a valley less than six miles away from the side gate," the soldier replied.
Yun Zhi glanced in the direction the soldier mentioned.
It seems that Qi Yan'an originally planned to attack from both sides and cut off their retreat.
I didn't expect to encounter their army.
Yun Zhi thought for a moment, and seeing that the elite soldiers had not gone around to their rear to attack them for such a long time, Qi Yan'an was afraid that he would send people to investigate.
In this way, the presence of their army could not be hidden, and they could not achieve the expected surprise attack.
If we continue with the original tactics, we will probably suffer heavy losses.
So now, we can only change our strategy immediately.
A flicker of determination flashed across Yun Zhi's eyes, and she decisively ordered, "Have General Ning lead the troops to withdraw and prepare to set up an ambush five miles outside the city gate. Go quickly."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The soldier received the order and left quickly.
She glanced at Qi Yan'an on the city wall. By now, he should have learned that his elite troops had been wiped out.
What they had to do now was to pretend that their plan had been discovered and they had to evacuate, and then make plans again.
Nearly another quarter of an hour passed.
Yun Zhi took a deep breath and said to the flag bearer beside him, "Pass on my order, the entire army retreat!"
The Anguo army retreated quickly and orderly. Seeing this, Qi Yan'an on the city wall felt puzzled.
"Why did the Anguo army suddenly retreat?" Yan Shufeng said.
At this moment, the soldier who went to get the news came back panting, "Your Majesty, all the elite troops we sent out have been wiped out!"
Qi Yanan's face darkened, "What?"
"The elite troops we sent out encountered An Guo's army. When I arrived, I only saw the enemy retreating."
Hearing this, Yan Shufeng on the side speculated, "So when Yun Zhi led the troops to attack just now, it was a feint to divert our attention so that the army on the other side could attack us from the side. And now the enemy army has suddenly retreated. Could it be that they knew that our elite troops had been around the rear for a long time and would definitely send people to investigate. By then, they would definitely discover their plan and take precautions. Now that they know they can't succeed, they retreat to seek another opportunity."
Qi Yan'an's eyes were deep. "This time, they must be planning a feint attack and then taking advantage of the situation."
After all, their attention was on Yun Zhi. Seeing her there, they would subconsciously think that this was the main battlefield.
"Your Majesty, how should we respond next? Should we give chase?" Yan Shufeng asked.
"Yun Zhi only brought 50,000 troops this time. If we bring more people to pursue them, I think we can win."
Qi Yan'an placed his hands on the city wall and looked at the retreating enemy troops.
Now that their plan has failed, they probably can't make any more deployments so quickly.
Well, the opportunity is fleeting.
"Chase!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After a while, Qi Yan'an personally selected the troops and started the pursuit with an army of nearly 100,000.
Halfway through the chase, he stopped and looked at the deep valley ahead and the dense woods on both sides, feeling a little uneasy.
"Your Majesty, why did you stop?" Yan Shufeng asked.
Qi Yanan frowned, "This terrain is too dangerous, I'm afraid there's a trap."
At this moment, shouts and screams suddenly rang out all around, and countless rockets shot out from the woods.
"Oh no, we've been ambushed!" The soldiers panicked.
Qi Yan'an's face turned pale. "Hold your ground and slowly retreat."
Finally, after losing nearly 10,000 soldiers, Qi Yan'an finally led the army out of the valley.
……
More than half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
With the king Qi Yan'an around, attacking the State of Yu is much more difficult than before.
He was like a stabilizing force. Even though they lost countless games later, their morale did not collapse and they did not fall into despair.
However, being difficult to fight only means it will take longer.
It’s not like we can’t win.
Now, as more and more people in the Liao army died and the gap in troop strength became larger and larger, attacking the city became much easier.
This day, late at night.
Chen Yuanshu and Yun Jingxian led the soldiers to explore the enemy camp at night.
Their mission today is to find the enemy's food supplies and burn them.
After arriving at the place, Chen Yuanshu looked at Yun Jingxian and lowered his voice, "Your Highness, if we are discovered by the enemy later, I will trouble you to cover us."
Yun Jingxian nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, General Chen."
After Chen Yuanshu left with his soldiers, Yun Jingxian, holding the bow and arrow in his hand, took the archers who came out this time and hid in a sheltered place.
He held the compound bow in his hand and kept his eyes on the front. As long as Chen Yuanshu and others were discovered by the enemy, he would shoot arrows to buy them time to escape.
Hopefully, everything goes well for them.
On the other side, Yun Zhi had not yet gone to bed. She was sitting on the couch with a coat on, waiting for their news.
The flickering candlelight illuminated Yunzhi's beautiful face.
At this time, his eyes were slightly closed and he looked a little tired.
Her fingers unconsciously touched the quilt on the couch, her thoughts flying.
Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard, and Yun Zhi raised his head suddenly.
Chen Yuanshu walked in with a bloodied face. "Your Majesty, it is my fault that King Rui has been captured by the enemy."