Global Warring States: Get the Tang Taizong template at the beginning

Chapter 360: Nanjun Volunteer Army
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Wang Yanzhang rode his horse into the group of 80,000 rebel cavalrymen, and swept through the army with his hundred-jin iron spear. A row of rebel cavalrymen were knocked down by the iron spear, and a group of cavalrymen fell.

Huang Zhong refused to be outdone, so he picked up a big knife and chopped down the rebels along the way, killing them one by one.

Huang Zhong charged forward and killed all the way, without any enemy to match him.

In the chaos of the fight, Huang Zhong ran into Wei Wentong, the "Flower Sword General", and slashed at him with his sword in both hands.

Wei Wentong was not afraid at all. He turned his wrist and used his Qinglong sword to block Huang Zhong's Chixue sword.

The Red Blood Sword and the Azure Dragon Sword clashed quickly, and the two weapons were so fast that only afterimages were left, which was dazzling.

Wei Wentong is somewhat similar to Guan Yu. Although he is not as good as the peak Guan Yu, he can still defeat Huang Zhong.

"My lord, please retreat quickly. Liangshan City can still hold out for a while."

Li Jing led 20,000 cavalrymen and held off the attack of 80,000 rebel cavalrymen, allowing Li Qian's archers to retreat.

"Thanks to you, this battle is over and everyone will be credited with a great achievement."

Li Qian had no intention of fighting a decisive battle with hundreds of thousands of rebels on the plains. In such terrain, he would definitely be overwhelmed by the rebels and die from their human wave tactics.

The infantry, archers, and crossbowmen retreated towards Liangshan City. Li Qian personally led the cavalry to stay behind and cooperate with Li Jing's cavalry to block the 80,000 rebel cavalry, fighting and retreating.

Han Qinhu, He Ruobi, Yang Lin, Wei Wentong, Zuo Tiancheng, Shan Xiongxin, Dong Ping and other rebel generals attacked frantically, but the generals under Li Qian were no ordinary people either. They fought bloody battles and repeatedly repelled the offensive of these fierce generals.

Peak Wei Wentong and peak Huang Zhong fought for three hundred rounds. Both of them tried their best but failed to truly defeat the other.

Li Qian's cavalry retreated all the way to the territory of Liangshan City, and generals such as Han Qinhu, He Ruobi, and Yang Lin reluctantly withdrew their troops.

If they advance alone, Li Qian might take the opportunity to divide and surround them.

Li Qian led his troops into Liangshan City and counted the troops. Among the 70,000 soldiers defending Yuyang City, 30,000 were killed, and almost all the surviving soldiers were injured.

Of the 20,000 cavalrymen brought by Li Jing, 5,000 were lost.

Such casualties made Li Qian's heart bleed.

The soldiers who died in this battle were not newly recruited soldiers, but elite soldiers who had experienced many battles.

The loss of 35000 elite soldiers at once would be enough to shake the foundation of an empire in ancient times.

That is to say, in "Global Warring States", the population is sufficient and can recover relatively quickly.

"The rebels are fierce, but fortunately the lord is blessed by heaven and is safe and sound."

Wei Rui, Ma Long and other generals stationed in Liangshan City hurried over to pay a visit to Li Qian.

"Is Liangshan City ready? How long can it hold out?"

Li Qian was still haunted by Yang Su's sacrifice tactics, and asked Wei Rui, the defender of Liangshan City, how long they could hold out.

Li Qian personally led 70,000 elite troops to garrison Yuyang City, but was unable to withstand Yang Su's four rounds of attacks.

The loss of 35000 elite soldiers also had an impact on the defense of Liangshan City.

Wei Rui calculated the military strength: "With the arrival of reinforcements from Xinye County and Rang County, plus the troops brought back from the front, Liangshan City has about 90000 troops."

"Ninety thousand."

Li Qian knew that civil officials such as Sang Hongyang, Ouyang Xiu, Zhang Jiuling, and Deng Zhi in the rear had done their utmost to transport troops to the front, so even if 35000 people were lost, there were still 90000 people in Liangshan City.

This is still under the premise of leaving troops to guard Xinye County and Rang County.

However, Li Qian had 90000 soldiers stationed in Liangshan City, but he was still worried.

Indeed, Liangshan City had 90000 defenders, more than the 70000 soldiers in Yuyang City.

However, a considerable number of the 90,000 troops of Liangshan City were newly recruited soldiers, and the overall combat effectiveness of the 90,000 troops was not necessarily higher than that of the 70,000 troops of Yuyang City.

If Yang Su used the same trick when attacking Liangshan City, attacking the city at all costs, Li Qian might not be able to defend Liangshan City. If Liangshan City could not be defended, the next city to be attacked would be Li Qian's main city, and by then, Li Qian's elite troops would only become fewer and fewer.

"When will the governor of Jingzhou send out his troops?"

Li Qian looked at Zhang Dachuan again.

The rebels were coming in full force, and with Yang Su's sacrifice tactics, Li Qian was approaching his limit in stopping the Nanyang rebels on his own.

The only way to break the impasse is to wait for the arrival of the Jingzhou army. Since their numbers are not inferior to those of the rebels, Li Qian believes that the rebels can be defeated relatively easily.

Yang Su's sacrificial tactics came at a price, and the price was the heads of tens of thousands of rebels.

If the rebels did not have the numerical advantage, Yang Su's sacrifice tactics would have collapsed.

Zhang Dachuan looked unhappy: "The Jingzhou army is still gathering in Xiangyang City. I don't know when they will arrive in Xinye."

"too slow."

Li Qian was helpless about the Jingzhou army's unhurried behavior.

The troops within Li Qian's own forces can be assembled quickly, but for the Jingzhou army, they will not think about supporting Li Qian as soon as possible, because it has nothing to do with their life and death, as long as they can finally quell the rebellion.

"It's really tricky..."

Li Qian didn't know whether he could hold out until the arrival of the Jingzhou army.

As long as the emperor of all ages is decisive enough, invests all his military forces, and attacks all the way regardless of the cost, everything will be too late.

"Ask Cai Zhong and Cai He for help and see if they can lead a part of the Jingzhou army to support us first."

Li Qian placed his hopes on his two younger brothers, Cai Zhong and Cai He.

With the power of Cai Zhong and Cai He, they might be able to persuade Cai Mao to send part of the Jingzhou army to support Li Qian, which could more or less relieve some of the pressure.

It is true that Cai Zhong and Cai He are third-rate generals, but they just need to bring their troops.

Thousands of soldiers appeared outside Liangshan City, and the defenders at the city gate immediately became alert.

The cavalry of Han Qinhu, He Ruobi and other generals had just retreated, and no one knew whether the troops that appeared outside the city gate were enemy troops.

Two strong men who looked like leaders rode on war horses, carrying huge swords on their backs and iron shields hanging from their saddles. They came to the gate and called out, "We are volunteers from Zhijiang County, Nanjun. Please let us in. We want to see the Xinye magistrate."

"Volunteer Army?"

The soldiers guarding the city gate were Xu Ning's hook-and-sickle spearmen. They looked at each other in bewilderment. They had heard that the Jingzhou army was still gathering in Xiangyang City, so how come the volunteers had arrived in Anzhong County?

Could they be the enemy troops coming to rob the city?
"There is no point in guessing. Go and report to the general."

"Wait outside the city."

The sickle-hook spearman immediately informed Xu Ning, who then went to look for Li Qian.

"Zhijiang, righteous soldiers?"

Li Qian suddenly realized.

He was once ambushed by an assassin of the greatest emperor in history in Xiangyang City, and happened to meet the brothers Huo Du and Huo Jun from Zhijiang County, Nanjun.

Li Qian did not expect that when his territory was in crisis, the brothers Huo Du and Huo Jun would lead the volunteers to come to support him at the first time, faster than other Jingzhou troops.

The icing on the cake is not as good as providing help when it is timely.

"I will go to greet you personally."

Although the volunteers led by brothers Huo Du and Huo Jun only had a few thousand men, they were the first reinforcements to arrive and their significance was extraordinary.

(End of this chapter)