Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

"The Shangdang has been defeated? The enemy troops abandoned the city and left?"

When Li Tai led the rear troops to Danzhu Ridge, he received another battle report from the front. When he heard the news, he asked in disbelief: "Is there a fraud in this?"

"Probably, it shouldn't be... General He Ruo has led 10,000 troops from the front army to station in the city. He has not seen any repeated actions by the thieves, so he sent the general to report to the Lord."

When the messenger heard King Tang's question, he answered cautiously. He rushed here from Shangdang and indeed found nothing unusual. However, out of respect and belief in the Lord, he was a little uncertain after hearing this question.

After hearing this, Li Tai put his hands on his hands and laughed and said: "The thieves are timid and afraid of the power of my king's troops. It is normal for them to abandon the city and leave. Since there is nothing abnormal, there is no need to be alarmed."

Capturing Shangdang was an important part of their plan. I thought it would take a hard battle, but I didn't expect it to be achieved so easily.

Of course, the previous battle on Danzhu Ridge was considered tragic. After less than three days of fighting, the Wei army also suffered heavy casualties. However, it was able to march straight in and occupy Shangdang without even a single blow. This is undoubtedly a big deal. It was such an unexpected surprise that Li Tai couldn't believe it.

The battle ahead was going so smoothly, so Li Tai naturally couldn't hold him back. He rushed to Shangdang as fast as possible. After understanding the current situation in detail, he planned the next action as soon as possible, striving for a quick victory on the basis of this. Continue to expand the results.

When he arrived at Shangdang City, He Ruodun, Liang Shiyan and other generals were already waiting at the foot of the city. After meeting each other, they came forward with clasped fists proudly and said: "The thieves are afraid of the Lord's power and leave without fighting. Fortunately, we have fulfilled our mission and have entered the city to bring the situation under control. We only need to wait for the Lord’s order to continue pursuing and mopping up the thieves!”

"well done!"

When he saw with his own eyes that Shangdang City was firmly under control, Li Tai couldn't help but smile. Accompanied by the generals, he inspected the city for a week and asked about the current enemy situation.

Shangdang City is located on the bank of Zhuozhang River, at the lower right side of the entire Shangdang Basin. He Ruodun and others did not stop there after taking over the city, but immediately dispatched troops of light cavalry to patrol various areas to search for the enemy. .

There are no more organized enemy troops around Shangdang City. At the same time, the dynamics of the defenders in the city have been initially understood, and they are quickly moving towards Fukou in the northeast. At the same time, there were still a certain number of enemy troops in Tunliu, Huiting and other places. However, after learning that Shangdang had been lost, they were all panicked. They each guarded their strongholds and did not dare to travel easily.

After Li Tai had a general understanding of the situation, his thoughts were flowing rapidly in his mind. First of all, it is certain that the Shangdang garrison abandoned the city and left not only because it was unexpected by the Western Wei Dynasty, but also by the Northern Qi Dynasty. The Northern Qi Dynasty must have been surprised and caught off guard. The busier it is, the more chaos it will be, and the more chaos it will make, the more mistakes it will make.

Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is to expand the scope of the Wei army's activities and put greater pressure on the Northern Qi Dynasty. The pace and rhythm are quite aggressive. A steady and steady attack is a bad plan.

Therefore, after weighing the balance, Li Tai sent an order to Qinyuan, asking Li Mu and other people to speed up their march. They could give up part of their supplies to increase the march speed of the army, and there was no need to come to Shangdang to join them. Go directly northward from Wusu Road, pass through Wuxiang and go to Liaoyang, Pingdu and other places in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and even march to Bafu Ridge to master this passage in and out of Jinyang!

At the same time, he no longer stayed in Shangdang, but personally led 20,000 divisions and brigade to pursue the retreat of Shangdang defenders in the direction of Fukou.

Although the main target in the next stage is not Yecheng, he does not mind putting more pressure on Hebei. Once Hebei is under great threat, presumably there will also be assistance in various aspects such as supply of people and supplies to Jinyang. A huge hindrance. Coupled with the united front construction that he has been paying more attention to before, it will surely make Jinyang more isolated.

Not to mention that the Western Wei Dynasty continued to speed up its operations. After Gao Guiyan led his troops to escape from Shangdang, he did not dare to stay for a moment and went straight to Fukou without stopping. And when he was halfway through the journey, he heard the report from the rear guard that they had discovered the established Wei army following the Qingqi team. Gao Guiyan couldn't help but feel frightened and lucky at the same time.

The Wei army was marching so fast. Fortunately, his reaction was not slow and he abandoned the city early. Otherwise, he and his troops would have been besieged in Shangdang City. Judging from the fact that his troops had already marched halfway and there was no trace of reinforcements, it was obvious that the rear had no intention of rescuing him. Once he was besieged in Shangdang City, and he had to worry that the Wei army might encircle him for reinforcements, the rescue would be even more difficult. Nowhere in sight!

With such a mood, Gao Guiyan became more and more afraid to stay on the way. In order to increase the speed of the march, he simply ordered the troops to abandon the military supplies they carried with them one after another. This could not only speed up the march, but also delay the enemy's pursuit. . After all, as long as you successfully reach Fukou, you will naturally be able to get new supplies.

In this way, on the evening of the next day, Gao Guiyan led his troops to Fukou. However, the scene at Fukou where the gates were fortified and the camp gates were closed poured cold water on his head.

He immediately led his troops forward and shouted: "A certain group is the division and brigade of King Ping Qin. They have been transferred here from Shangdang. The Wei army from behind will arrive in a moment. The guards guarding the gate quickly opened the door to welcome the king and joined forces. Stop the Wei army, otherwise the whole country will be in danger! If you delay the opportunity, you and other disciples will be blamed for it and will die a hundred times!"

However, there was little response from the city of Fukou Pass. The gates of the camp were closed and they refused to accept Gao Guiyan's troops. When Gao Guiyan gradually lost patience and planned to send his troops forward to attack the pass, he was warned by the commander of the pass with bows and thunder, as if he regarded them as enemies.

When Gao Guiyan saw this, he was furious. He went into the city and pointed his riding whip at the soldiers in the city, shouting and scolding: "You dog soldiers know who I am? I am a general of the dynasty and an elder of the clan. The Supreme Lord also needs to treat me with courtesy when he sees me. Prince Guang and others are waiting for me to leave the banquet. How dare you keep me out? Do you know how to write the word "death"?

The defenders here may not really know how to write the word "death", but when Gao Zhan of Yedu learned that Gao Guiyan left without a fight and directly led the Shangdang men to retreat to Fukou, he was already hating him to death. He said to this guy: "Gao Guiyan is really an incompetent waste. He was originally a slave and a lowly breed. He was honored because he lived in my family. He didn't want to serve the country with his life. He turned out to be a guide for thieves. What's the use of such a stupid thing if he doesn't die!"

Not only did he curse angrily, he also directly ordered: "Send a message to Shedi Fulian that no one from the west, including King Ping Qin, is allowed to enter Fukou! If the Shangdang division brigade retreats without a fight, it should be punished ten thousand times." If you die, don't expect to live in Fukou! If anyone gets there, I will kill his whole family!"

He was really panicking now. The fall of Shangdang left Yedu with only Fukou as a line of defense. There are still a series of defensive fortifications such as the Baigou Great Wall in the south of Ye, but the west side of Ye City is completely undefendable. As long as Fukou is breached, the enemy cavalry can reach the foot of Yedu City in an instant.

After ordering Shedi Fulian to stick to his words, he summoned a group of confidants to ask how to save the crisis. However, his subordinates, such as He Shikai, were pretty good at playing games or committing murders on weekdays. But when faced with such a real matter of life and death, all of them were frightened, confused, and had no plans.

Only Gao Yuanhai, the wise man, was still somewhat calm at the moment, but he frowned and said in a deep voice: "We must not let the Wei army reach the city! Li Boshan is so powerful that he was as powerful as Wenxuan in the past and is still difficult to defeat. Besides, in the city There are many relatives and families, and I don’t know how many people with treacherous aspirations secretly plot to surrender to him. If they come to the city, the country will definitely be in chaos without a fight! "

"Of course I know this, don't talk nonsense! What should we do to resolve the crisis!"

When Gao Zhan heard Gao Yuanhai's analysis, he couldn't help but feel even more upset. He glared and shouted angrily.

Gao Yuanhai paused for a moment and then said again: "The only plan now is to collect all the clans in the city and detain them under the palace. No matter whether these people have the intention to surrender to the enemy or not, they are a big hidden danger at the moment. Only by taking this group of disciples Only by imprisoning all the people in the city can they be willing to fight with the enemy and send a message to Jinyang to send troops to rescue them quickly, otherwise there may be a delay..."

"What about delaying? If it's just such a common plan, why should I ask you! Come up with another plan quickly, and another clever plan! If you can't turn the crisis into safety, you will all die, and you will never survive alone!"

Gao Yuanhai's plan also made Gao Zhan see no hope of reversing the situation, so he simply detained him in Shangshu Province and was not allowed to leave unless he could think of a plan. He then carried out his proposal and sent people to search the city. Members of the Zhongshi clan frequently sent people to Jinyang for help.

Although these strategies are unlikely to save the crisis in his opinion, there is really no other better strategy at the moment, so it is better to implement them for the time being, which is worse than nothing.