Chinese General Summoning System

Liu Ji's army and other fourteenth road countering rebels, a total of 700,000 troops, went directly to Yuexi County in Suzhou from Mengjin Pass of Canglong Eight Passes.

Suzhou has a total of eleven counties. One city refers to the state capital Qinhuai City. The eleven counties are Yuexi County, Weitang County, Wangting County, Huangdai County, Hengjing County, Mudu County, and Linhuai County. Lake County, Huqiu County, Xujiang County, Zhenhu County and Dongzhu County.

Today, Linhu County, Huqiu County, Xujiang County, Zhenhu County, and Dongzhu County south of Qinhuai City have been captured by the Red Turban Army, and most of the Hengjing County and Mudu County of Qinhuai City are also occupied. It fell into the hands of the Red Scarf Army. At present, the main force of the Red Scarf Army in Suzhou is aggressively attacking Qinhuai City, and the main force of the court army in Suzhou is also concentrated in Qinhuai City. As long as the Red Scarf Army captures Qinhuai City, then Suzhou remains Several counties in China are simply unable to resist the Red Turban Army, and the soldiers of the Red Turban Army can directly target Canglong City!

On the evening of December 12, Dajin 427, outside Yuexi City, the prefecture of Yuexi County, Suzhou, the 700,000 Dajin imperial rebels camped here, and the rebels will continue this way tomorrow morning. Set off, rush to Qinhuai City.

In a tent of the Broken Army camp, the commanders of the Fifteenth Route Ping Rebels gathered here, including general Liu Ji, Liu Chong, Mu Liu Chong in Qianzhou Prefecture, Mu Liu Yuan in Pizhou Prefecture, and Liu Du, Mu in Qinzhou Prefecture. , Qinzhou Prefecture Muqi Bojun attacked General Cui Ke, Xiangzhou Mufeng Feng Zihuan attacked General Feng Yue, Qianzhou Linze County prefect Cao Lin, Qianzhou Longbei County prefect Baowei, Pizhou Yanchang County prefect Li Kexuan, Pizhou Ji An County prefect Xiao Jiande, Qinzhou Shansui prefecture Wang Shida, Qinzhou Wuli prefecture Li Bo, Xiangzhou Xiongyi prefecture Shen Zitong, Xiangzhou Hedong prefecture Gaogai, and Qinzhou Dangyang prefecture Yuan Xin under the general Yuan Chao.

Except for Liu Ji, the other commanders of the Shisiluping rebels consisted of three state herdsmen, eight prefects, two guerrilla generals, and one partial general.

Liu Ji said in a deep voice to the commander of the other fourteen Luping rebels: "After we have passed through Yuexi County, we have to pass through Huangdai County to reach Qinhuai City, but today we got it from the prefect Zhang of Yuexi County. According to the news, the situation in Qinhuai City is already very critical. A few days ago, the Red Turban Army had completely completed the siege of Qinhuai City and blocked all roads from Qinhuai City to the outside world. Qinhuai City has become a veritable solitary city!"

Liu Chong, the animal husbandry of Qianzhou Prefecture, sighed and said: "If Qinhuai City had fallen before our 15th Route Ping Rebels arrived, then the entire battle in Suzhou would be very unfavorable for our Fifteenth Route Ping Rebels. Up!"

Liu Yuan, the animal husbandry of Pizhou Prefecture, frowned and asked Liu Ji: "General Liu Ji, do you know how many defenders there are in Qinhuai City?"

Liu Ji then said to Liu Yuan, Mu Liuyuan of Pizhou Prefecture: "According to the words of the prefect Zhang, the current defender in charge of Qinhuai City is Sun Ziheng, the Cavalry General of the Forbidden Army. Before the Red Turban Army completely encircled Qinhuai City, General Sun was in his hands. There are about 30,000 elites from the Forbidden Army, about 60,000 Xiang and local troops, and General Sun also mobilized hundreds of thousands of young people in Qinhuai City to help defend the city."

Liu Yuan, the animal husbandry of Pizhou Prefecture, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "With more than 200,000 people, Sun Tzu Heng, the general of the chariot and cavalry, should be able to defend the city of Qinhuai before the arrival of the 15th Route Ping Rebels!"

Liu Ji smiled bitterly and said, "Presbyterian Zhang of Yuexi County also said one thing, that is, the Red Scarf Army besieging Qinhuai City. The strength of the Red Turban may exceed 800,000!"

Hearing that the Red Scarf Army besieging Qinhuai City had more than 800,000 troops, the commanders of the various rebels couldn't help frowning.

Cao Lin, the prefect of Linze County, Qianzhou, said in disbelief: "Aren't the Red Scarf Army attacking the capitals of the four states of Suzhou, Hangzhou, Zhezhou, and Fuzhou at the same time? Just here in Qinhuai City, the Red Scarf Army gathered. With 800,000 people, plus the troops attacking the other three capitals, the Red Scarf Army doesn't have to have several million people!"

Liu Ji nodded and said: "According to the information held by Taishou Zhang of Yuexi County, the Red Turban Army has invested more than 800,000 troops in Qinhuai City, and at least a similar number of troops have been invested in Huai'an City, the state capital of Hangzhou. In Jianyuan City, the state capital of Zhejiang Province, and Yongjia City, the state capital of Fuzhou, the Red Turban Army has invested relatively less troops, but the entire Red Turban Army’s strength has been at least 2.5 million, and may even exceed it. Three million, so this time we fight the rebels from all walks of life and we must be ready for a big battle!"

Liu Du from Qinzhou Prefecture sighed and said: "The Red Scarf Army has developed too fast. How long has it been before the Red Scarf Army has developed into such a scale, this time we will have to destroy the Red Scarf Army anyway, otherwise we will Jin Ke just...Ah-I don't know if Sun Ziheng, General Cheqiang, can defend Qinhuai City in the face of the 800,000 Red Scarf Army?"

Liu Ji said at this time: "This general is here to call you all here to inform you that this general is going to lead the 80,000 cavalry of the Sundering Army to take the lead and rush to Qinhuai City as soon as possible to prevent Qinhuai City from falling into the hands of the Red Turban Army. "

As soon as Liu Ji’s voice fell, Liu Chong, the animal husbandry of Qianzhou Prefecture, said: “It’s good for General Liu Ji to take the cavalry one step ahead. After all, there are too many Red Turbans outside the city of Qinhuai, but General Liu Ji only brought eight. Ten thousand cavalry, the number is only one-tenth of the Red Turban Army outside Qinhuai City, it is better to gather more than ten thousand cavalry from our various rebels and hand them over to General Liu Ji to take them to Qinhuai City first. It may contain the Red Scarf Army so that the Red Scarf Army cannot attack the city with all its strength. When our hundreds of thousands of infantry arrive, we can solve the siege of Qinhuai City!"

The suggestion of Liu Chong, the animal husbandry of Qianzhou Prefecture, caused the expressions on the faces of many counter-insurgent commanders to suddenly become embarrassed. The horses in all parts of Dajin were in short supply, so that there were not many cavalry in all the counter-insurgents to rescue. In Qinhuai City’s 15th-Road Rebels, apart from the rich and powerful Liu Ji who has 80,000 cavalry, the other 14th-Road Rebels add up to more than 10,000 cavalry. In addition, these more than 10,000 cavalry and Liu Ji’s subordinate There is still a very big gap between the cavalry.

The 80,000 cavalry led by Liu Ji this time are each equipped with three war horses, while the other 14th Route Rebel cavalry, each has only one war horse, and the quality of the war horses is far inferior to that of the Cavalry Cavalry. The horse riding is excellent.

But even so, the commanders of the various rebel forces were unwilling to contribute their cavalry to Liu Ji to lead them, in case Liu Ji swallowed their cavalry!

However, Liu Ji did not look down on the cavalry of the other fourteenth road rebels. Liu Ji said: "This general leads the 80,000 cavalry soldiers of the Sundering Army. That's how it is decided. Tomorrow morning, this general will lead The 80,000 cavalry of the Sundering Army took the lead, and the remaining 120,000 infantrymen of the rebels and the Sundering Army should hurry up and reach Qinhuai City as soon as possible."

Liu Ji's remarks made many commanders of the counter-insurgency breathe a sigh of relief, as long as they don't transfer their cavalry units.

"Kill—break through Qinhuai City—"

"Charge—attack the city wall—"

"Don't retreat! Continue to climb up! Retreat the latter to make a decisive decision!"

Although it was late in the evening, the Red Scarf Army outside Qinhuai City still did not slow down its offensive against Qinhuai City. Countless Red Scarf soldiers stepped on the corpses of their fallen soldiers and faced the rain of arrows pouring down on the wall. , Rushed under the wall of Qinhuai City, and climbed up the wall along the long ladder that had been erected.

The defenders on the walls of Qinhuai City kept throwing rolling logs at the Red Scarf soldiers who climbed the long ladders. One after another, the Red Scarf soldiers climbing the long ladders were smashed down the long ladders, and many of them fell off the long ladders. The soldiers of the Scarf Army were directly smashed to death or smashed to death, causing the bodies of the soldiers of the Red Scarf to pile up under the walls of Qinhuai City, and many of the bodies of the defenders of the Qinhuai City were also mixed.

At this time, in the prefecture and animal husbandry of Qinhuai City, a guerrilla general of the Forbidden Army told Sun Tzu Heng, the general of the chariot, "General, it seems that the bandits will not stop attacking the city tonight. The sky is darkening. The bandits are attacking. It hasn't weakened at all."

General Cheqi Sun Tzu Heng asked in a deep voice, "How are the casualties today?"

The guerrilla general of the Forbidden Army said immediately: "General, we have lost at least 7,000 or 8,000 people in one day."

General Cheqi Sun Tzu Heng sighed: "The thieves are desperate. They should already know about the reinforcements sent by the court, and they will arrive in Qinhuai City soon. It seems that the thieves are trying to capture Qinhuai City before the arrival of the court's reinforcements. what!"

At this time, Mu Sun Dezhen of Suzhou Prefecture next to him said to General Sun Ziheng, "Fourth brother, do you need to recruit a group of young men to help defend the city?"

General Cheqi Sun Ziheng and Suzhou Mu Sun Dezhen are brothers. The children of the Sun family in their thirteenth family are also the brothers of Sun Mingtao, Tai Wei of the Ministry of Industry.

General Cheqi Sun Tzu Heng hesitated and said, "Fifth, the 130,000 young men who were recruited in Qinhuai City a few days ago have suffered nearly 50,000 casualties during these days of defending the city. I still don’t know the court. When will the reinforcements arrive? If possible, it is best to recruit tens of thousands of young men. In any case, we have to defend Qinhuai City!"

Suzhou Mu Sun Dezhen nodded and said, "Fourth brother, don’t worry, there are nearly one million people in Qinhuai City, plus hundreds of thousands of refugees who fled to Qinhuai City. There is absolutely no problem in recruiting tens of thousands of young and strong men, and our food in Qinhuai City Sufficient, it can feed the entire city's soldiers and civilians. In the first half of the year, the Red Turbans, the thieves, wanted to conquer Qinhuai City as wishful thinking!"

Cheqi General Sun Tzu Heng sighed and said: "If the court’s reinforcements do not come, we will never be able to defend Qinhuai City for half a year. These Red Turban thieves have extraordinary combat effectiveness, and they are not afraid of death. At this rate of casualties, , Maybe we won’t be able to survive even half a month, now we only see when the imperial court’s reinforcements will arrive, alas—"

Suzhou Mu Sun Dezhen gritted his teeth and said: "If it doesn't work, mobilize all the people in Qinhuai City. Anyone who can pick up a knife will go up to the city wall and defend the city!"

General Cheqi Sun Tzu Heng smiled bitterly and said: "If that happens, someone might have opened the city gate and offered the city to the Red Turban thieves."

After a pause, Sun Ziheng continued: "Before Qinhuai City was completely surrounded by the bandits of the Red Scarf Army, there was already news that the court had issued indictments, and 36 Luping rebels had gathered in Canglong City to support us in the southeast. The state’s imperial army, and Suzhou is close to Canglong City. Presumably, the reinforcements sent by the imperial court to our Qinhuai City should not be long before they arrive. Before that, the Red Turban army must not be allowed to attack the city."

Suzhou Mu Sun Dezhen nodded, "Fourth brother, I will try my best to recruit 50,000 young and strong men for you first. If it is not enough, I will call up all the young and strong men in the city, the thief of the Red Scarf Army. Don't even want to break into our Qinhuai City!"

Cheqi General Sun Ziheng then said with a smile: "Thanks to the fifth child, you have allowed you to be in the city and spread the rumor that the Red Scarf Army is about to slaughter the city, otherwise it will not be so easy to recruit young people in the city."

Suzhou Mu Sun Dezhen smiled bitterly and said: "Four brothers, this is also being forced. The Red Scarf Army broke through Qinhuai City. The ordinary people in the city may escape, but your brothers have no way to survive."

Just when the two brothers Sun Ziheng and Sun Dezhen were discussing again to recruit young men in Qinhuai City, they were in a tent in the Red Turban Army camp south of Qinhuai City~www.wuxiahere.com~Zhang Mingqi’s henchman Wu Zan, one With a gloomy face, he said to a dozen generals of the Red Scarf Army: "We have received definite news. The 700,000 imperial army headed by the conquered general Liu Ji is on the way to Qinhuai City. Once the 700,000 imperial army is on its way to Qinhuai City, When we arrive at Qinhuai City, it is almost impossible for us to conquer Qinhuai City. Therefore, we must try our best to capture Qinhuai City before the 700,000 aid troops from the imperial court arrive at Qinhuai City. Only in this way can the Red Turban Army take the initiative in Suzhou. right."

A Red Scarf general named Zhang Qian said helplessly: "Marshal, the defenders in Qinhuai City are extremely resistant, and there are a large number of Qinhuai City young men who help the imperial army defend the city. We want to attack in a short time. It is basically impossible to get to Qinhuai City. It will take at least 20 days to capture Qinhuai City, and it will cost hundreds of thousands of the lives of soldiers of the Red Scarf."

Zhang Qian is brave and strategic. He is not only Wu Zan's top military commander, but also Wu Zan's most important adviser.

Wu Zan shook his head and said: "We can't have 20 days. Canglong City is next to Suzhou. Maybe it will take a few days before the court's 700,000 reinforcements will come."

Zhang Qian said with some sadness on his face: "Marshal, we have been attacking Qinhuai City at any cost these days. We have already lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Red Turban Army. It is not a way to fight so hard. At this rate of loss. , Even if we capture Qinhuai City, our army will soon be wiped out."

Wu Zan asked bitterly, "In addition to hard attack, what else can be done?"

Zhang Qian hesitated and said: "Marshal, after the imperial court's reinforcements arrive, we will never just guard Qinhuai City. If we can defeat the imperial court's 700,000 army outside Qinhuai City in a battle, then maybe Qinhuai Without attacking the city, it will fall into the hands of our Red Turban Army."