frightfiction Chapter 307: Taking Guazhou
Chapter 307: Taking Guazhou
After the battle at the Wei River, Tuoba Rao and Li Gan fled to Guazhou. The Nanqi army attacked the city several times, but each time they failed. Lin Wanfu was so enraged that she would lead her men to the city walls to curse after breakfast every day.
"Guazhou is easy."
Su Yanzhi waved his fan, looking calm and composed.
"It's easy?" Prince Su was puzzled. "We attacked it several times before but failed to take it. How can it be easy now?"
"The previous siege was just a pretense, a feint."
"A feint?" Prince Su recalled it, and it seemed to be true. Every time, they launched an attack with great fanfare, but halfway through, when they saw the situation was not right, the master would sound the horn to call off the attack.
Prince Su thought that the master wanted to conserve his strength, but it seems that he was just too superficial.
"Sir, do you have a good plan?"
Su Yanzhi nodded. "The time is almost here." He pointed at the map and said, "Guazhou's garrison commander, Chen Yuan, was one of my subordinates. After Guazhou fell, he took his remaining troops and hid in the mountains. As soon as we crossed the Wei River, I sent Helan Yue to look for him. By now, they had already mixed in with the remnants of the defeated Beimang army and followed them into the city."
Prince Su was delighted when he heard this, "Sir, you are always one step ahead."
This time, leading the troops to fight, following Su Yanzhi, Prince Su really felt that he had learned a lot. The teacher always thought ten steps ahead.
Compared with my husband, I am far behind.
"With several feints, the enemy will think that Guazhou City's walls are strong and we can't do anything to them. Plus, Lin Wanfu goes to the city gate every day and yells and curses, his frustrated look is paralyzing the enemy."
"Your Highness, the time has come. Tell the brothers to eat their fill, and wait for the fireworks in the city to signal us to join forces inside and outside. We will capture Guazhou tonight!"
……
Just before dawn is the darkest time of the day.
It is also the time when people are most tired.
The morning star in the sky had just lit up when a meteor streaked across the sky over Guazhou. The direction of the meteor was straight upwards, and finally exploded into a gorgeous firework in the night sky of Guazhou City.
Tuoba Rao, wounded by an arrow, had been recuperating in Guazhou for several days, and her wound had finally healed somewhat. At this moment, she was still sleeping on her high bed with a soft pillow, when she was suddenly startled to hear the chaos outside.
She turned over and just as she pulled out the long knife from the bed, her men pushed the door open and rushed in.
"Marshal, hurry up! The Nanqi army is attacking."
"How can it be!?"
The walls of Guazhou were indestructible. The Nanqi army had been blocked outside the city for almost half a month. How could they suddenly attack?
"Marshal, there are spies in the city. They just killed the gate guards and opened the South Gate. Marshal, if we don't leave now, it will be too late."
"hateful!"
Tuoba Rao slashed the door frame with a knife, and the huge impact caused her wound to burst open.
"go!"
The streets were ablaze with flames and fighting was everywhere.
As soon as Tuoba Rao showed up, an arrow whizzed towards her face. Fortunately, her bodyguard reacted quickly and pushed her away. The arrow pierced the body of the bodyguard with a puff.
In the firelight, a young general in a red robe rushed towards Tuoba Rao angrily. Before she could stand firm, the sharp sword blade was already slashing at her neck.
"Witch! Take your life!"
Song Ci led the team to rush into the city gate first. She killed Beimang soldiers along the way and recognized Tuoba Rao at a glance in the chaotic streets.
"female?"
Tuoba Rao spun around and dodged the blow, then swung his saber towards Song Ci's horse. The horse fell, and Song Ci was thrown overboard.
Song Ci rolled over on the ground and stood up. "Witch, you and Li Gan killed my father. Today I will kill you to avenge myself!"
"Humph! Kill me? You're still a bit naive!"
Seeing her trusted subordinate die at her feet, Tuoba Rao frowned. The situation in the city was already hopeless, and she had no desire to continue fighting. She put her fingers to her lips and blew a loud whistle. A big black horse rushed over, and she jumped onto it.
Song Ci picked up the fallen bow and arrow from the ground and shot several arrows at Tuoba Rao's receding back, but unfortunately all of them missed.
A night of fierce fighting.
Tuoba Rao and Li Gan were run over by the Nanqi army and fled hundreds of miles outside Guazhou City before they barely escaped the pursuers.
This night was another night of disarray.
Tuoba Rao looked at the sparse remaining defeated soldiers, and the fear dominated by Pei Heng once again struck his heart.
This time, I don’t even know how I lost.
"what!"
She swung her saber and hacked at the trees by the roadside, venting her anger and resentment. She looked at Li Gan, who was also in a state of disgrace and lying on the ground, with a look of poison in her eyes.
"marshal."
Her deputy came over breathlessly.
"Marshal, we've been out here for half a year now. From the initial successes to the continuous defeats and heavy losses, I think we really shouldn't stay here any longer."
"Then what should we do?" Tuoba Rao turned his head and asked unhappily.
"Marshal, why don't we seize Liangzhou and then return to the grasslands? Even if we don't get any land, at least we've taken something, which can be considered as making up for our loss."
Tuoba Rao was a little moved for a moment.
She really couldn't afford to fail anymore.
With Pei Heng around, not to mention advancing even a bit further to the south, even the places she has already occupied behind her will be returned to her with interest sooner or later!
If she loses again, those stinky men in the Beimang court will nail her to the pillar of shame forever, and the court officials and history books will curse her to death.
It would be better to stop while the going is good, seize Liangzhou, make a fortune, and also silence the gossips.
"Marshal, Li Gan is unreliable. I have received news that he has been abandoned by the Emperor of Nanqi. We will gain nothing by trading with him."
The deputy general's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Tuoba Rao finally relented.
"Don't make a sound. Follow Li Gan into Liangzhou. We'll act according to the circumstances."
"Order!"
The two communicated in Beimang language.
Li Gan, who was standing by, saw Tuoba Rao and her confidant chattering there, but he didn't know what they were talking about. He just felt that Tuoba Rao was looking at him with a very cautious look.
Guazhou.
The former defending general Chen Yuan brought Helan Yue to successfully reunite with Prince Su and Su Yanzhi.
"Your Highness, I finally see you!"
Chen Yuan fell to his knees with a thud.
He had been holding his breath since the fall of Guazhou. If he didn't take it back, he would be sorry for his brothers who died in the battle and his fellow villagers who were trapped in the city.
Today, I finally let out this anger.
Chen Yuan knelt on the ground and cried bitterly. The burly man was crying so hard that he couldn't stand up.
Prince Su quickly helped him up and said:
"General Chen, the loss of Guazhou is not your fault. Today we must avenge our previous defeat and reclaim the lost territory. In the future, I will rely on you to defend Guazhou and provide strong support for my march north!"
Chen Yuan wiped his tears and snot, and said in a resounding voice:
"Don't worry, Your Highness. From now on, I will be your servant and will go through fire and water for you!"
He sobbed for a long time before being carried away by Helan Yue and others.
The people of the city hid in their homes all night in fear, and only when daybreak did they bravely venture out to take a look. They saw the Southern Qi army, carrying the Qi Dynasty's flag, pouring out of their homes and gathering in the streets to celebrate.
After being enslaved by the Beimang people and Li Gan's people for half a year, he finally saw the light of day again.
"Guazhou City is in ruins. Your Highness, the capture of Guazhou will greatly boost morale. Next, we can discuss how to take Liangzhou and Ganzhou."
Su Yanzhi led the generals and followed Prince Su to discuss the next course of action.
in the military camp.
Song Ci waved his sword over and over again.
Tuoba Rao escaped from under her nose again, and Li Gan slipped away even faster, so she couldn't even find his shadow.
She hated herself for being incompetent!
The murderers of his father were right in front of him, yet they escaped again and again.