Chapter 776: Jie Li's Miscalculation
Zhao Deyan drank a glass of wine. From the time he fled from the Sui Dynasty to the Turks, he was trusted by the two generations of Khans of Shibi and Chuluo, to the importance of Jie Li Khan to the importance of himself, he had served three Turkic Khans. He was displaced on the grassland, married and had children, and thought he was no different from the Turks.
He wanted to help the Turks unify the world, and the Turkic Iron Cavalry could achieve this grand goal, just like the Five Barbarians who entered the Central Plains back then. However, the Turks' dissipation and the power of the Khan greatly restricted the Turks and formed a powerful war machine.
Chu Luo Khan intended to change this situation and take power into his hands from the leaders of various departments, but he died of illness halfway through failure. Some rumors were rumored that Li Chongjiu was unwilling to unify the Turks and unify the grasslands, so he instructed Princess Kedun Yicheng to secretly poison Chu Luo Khan to death.
But Zhao Deyan knew that this was the real rumor, and the source of the rumor was Jie Li Khan. The purpose of his rumor was to use this to win over the tribes within the Turkic tribe who hated the Han people and support him. That was why Jie Li successfully passed the proposal to attack Zhao State this time.
Jie Li Khan's scheming and wisdom were both above Chu Luo Khan, but compared with Chu Luo Khan, he was too impatient and was not worthy of his own power.
The Turks are no longer the Turks they used to be, and today's Zhao State has become a huge force that cannot be aroused by the Turks.
In fact, it would not be too important to capture Youjing City. Jie Li sent troops to attack Youjing this time, which would inevitably anger Li Chongjiu. Zhao Deyan knew very well that this Emperor of Zhao had a personality that would avenge his revenge. How would Jie Li face Li Chongjiu's anger?
The banquet continued, and Jie Li and the generals drank a few more glasses. Many generals took the wine and returned to their respective tents. They went to vent their robbery.
As night falls, Youjing City slowly sank into the night. Zhao Deyan could hear the bright lights in the city and all kinds of noisy sounds came. The soldiers patrolling the night above the city followed him. Zhao Deyan clearly understood that the city must be a scene where the soldiers and civilians in the Zhao State were united.
"This may be the last time we Turks have fought to Youjing City." Zhao Deyan suddenly expressed such emotion.
The next day, it was bright.
Jie Li was waiting in the tent, but was told by the envoy of Zhao that Zhao had no way to pay the remaining money and silk as scheduled, but would pay it tomorrow.
Jie Li was furious when he heard this. He scolded the envoy of Zhao in court, threatened him for a long time before he asked him to report. However, Zhao Deyan knew that if Jie Li really wanted to attack Youjing City, he would not threaten him. Such intimidation actually showed that Jie Li is now a bit harsh and cowardly.
Jie Li also realized something, and immediately ordered his generals and soldiers not to be careless and to start the preparation for combat. At the same time, he sent troops to retreat to the frontier and guarded the retreat path back to the grassland.
During the evening discussion, Jie Li and most of the Turkic generals did not believe that Zhao State had gone back on their word so quickly. After all, they had already paid part of the amount. If they were to betray the rest, they would not be able to pay.
The Turks decided to trust the Zhao people again in the end.
Jie Li waited for the third day and immediately sent the envoy Qi Bibi to the Youjing City to seek money. He told the officials of Zhao State that if the money was not enough, they would attack the city at noon.
So Qi Biheli brought ten Turkic envoys into Youjing City.
Jie Li and the Turkic generals were waiting by the Wuding River. However, after Qi Biheli entered Youjing City, there was no news, like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no sign of returning. After two hours, Qi Biheli did not come back from Youjing City. Jie Li knew that things were not good at this moment.
The Turkic generals also learned that the Zhao people were treacherous and were furious. At the moment, the main war faction within the Turks looked up and broke through Youjing to teach the Zhao people a lesson. Jie Li also decided to send 50,000 Turkic troops around the west of the city and instead launched an attack from the north of the city to Youjing.
The Turkic army was 50,000, and the battle was on the verge of war.
Li Zhiwan, Xu Hark and other generals were all standing on the top of the city. After this delaying plan and three days of preparation, the war machines of Zhao were also fully launched. The people of Youjing rushed to join the army. Wen Yanbo, Cui Junsu and others were so busy that they could not see each other. Within three days, they trained 10,000 civilian troops from the people to strengthen the city defense.
In addition, Gao Chu and others, reinforcements from all sides, were from nearby counties, such as Yuyang, Beiping, Bohai, and Boling. Some of them were walking, some were riding horses, and some were on boats to Youjing from all sides. The most important thing was that there were 600 students from the martial arts lecture hall. These students had previously gone to Beiping County to practice. After learning that there were Turkic people in Youjing, they traveled more than 200 miles in five days to reach the city of Youjing by force.
These 600 students are all backbone. The civilian army who were sent to the city are now trained as generals of the team leader and brigade. With these people in it, the combat effectiveness of the civilian army has improved greatly.
At this moment, he looked at the Turkic people who were swarming in the city, but he was not afraid at all. After he came to Hu'er, he was also one of the best people in Tongji in the martial arts lecture hall. This time, as a captain, he commanded two hundred civilian troops.
Now behind him, gongs and drums sounded, and the northern city had become the main attack direction of the Turks, so the defenders in the city gathered here. On the horse trail of the upper city, soldiers continued to pour in, squeezed into the battlements.
Lai Ji looked at the panicked militia and said, "Don't be afraid, the Turkic stone throwing machines and powerful crossbows are far inferior to us. As long as you don't stand at the battlement and hit their arrows with your face, it won't be a problem."
"When the Turks shoot arrows in a while, you will raise the shield in your hands. Remember not to raise them evenly. The Turks like to shoot arrows in attacks, so the arrows will come down from your heads at that time. Don't try to see them, and don't try to hide. That's useless. The only thing you can believe is the shield in your hands and the shoulders of the robes."
"After doing these things, when the Turks climbed the city, they would pick up the stones and wood around them and smash them. When they retreated, they would fill up arrows and crossbows. The battlements were guarding the battlements. The Turks killed them and they were holding them over the city. They were fighting, and you would go up again. Are you fighting? You Jingcheng is over."
Laiji ordered these common sense to the civilian army, which made the civilian army calmer a little.
"Okay, the Turks come up and do what I said just now, raise the shield!"
The civilians raised their shields in their hands one after another, and soon after, arrows were shot at the head of Youjing City...
After an afternoon of siege of the city, the Zhao people used various methods of defending the city and endless tools to defend the city. The Turkic army under the city encountered various crossbows and steel arrows as long as their arms, throwing stones from the sky, black oil burning when they encountered fire, and kites filled with fire-induced objects floating from behind the city in the sky...
The Turks were so anxious that they attacked for an afternoon of vain that they did not chew off the northern city of Youjing. At night, the Turks saw the Zhao soldiers on the northern city of Youjing. They used earthworks to build a second temporary city wall behind the northern city of Youjing.
The attack of 50,000 troops failed. Jie Li looked at Youjing City. The war was several times more difficult than the first day. On the first day, 5,000 Turkic soldiers attacked the city, but they almost shook the walls of Youjing City. Today, the offensive of 50,000 troops did not improve.
Is it here? Have you played the Zhao people with a treacherous and returned to the Turks like this? Jie Li clenched his fists, and at this time Zhao Deyan came beside him and said, "Khan, Yuchi Gong's 10,000 troops have crossed the Feihu Road and fought against our army's flanks. Wang Jungu's 50,000 troops also appeared a hundred miles south of Youjing. They came from Shangdang and crossed the Taihang Mountains."
"You said that the Zhao army reinforcements have only arrived now, so the troops a few days ago were the Zhao army's plan to arrange suspicious soldiers." Jie Li realized that he was trapped and was very indignant at the moment.
Zhao Deyan said: "Khan, it is useless to blame himself at the moment. Li Chongjiu's army is coming from Yongji Canal. Just Wang Junkuo's 50,000 troops is enough for us to not underestimate. This time we attack Youjing, we can be considered a bargain, and it is time to withdraw our troops."
"Yes, withdraw the troops," Jie Li said decisively immediately, "Send the order and withdraw the troops immediately!"
With Jie Li's order, the Turkic army immediately started to move. The Turkic army drew its battalions overnight and retreated to the north. The next day, when the people of Youjing woke up, they saw only the remaining camps all over the ground. The Turkic army retreated very quickly, but the 50,000 kilograms of pig iron they carried dragged down their speed.
The hero Jie Li cut off his arm and ordered that all the 50,000 kilograms of pig iron be thrown into the river to reduce the pressure on the baggage and retreat as soon as possible.
Jie Li's actions caused many people from all over the Turks to complain, but Jie Li did this right. He now understood why the Zhao people gave him pig iron, and deliberately used such a burden to delay his retreat. Huaihuang and there were still tens of thousands of Zhao troops in Yuyi Town. Tu Li must have reorganized his flags and rushed over, but Jie Li was not slow at all.
In addition to pig iron, Jie Li also ordered people to discard all unnecessary supplies as much as possible, and large amounts of food were abandoned halfway. This made Jie Li's retreat look like a defeat for those who were unknown. The Xi herdsmen along the way could pick up things abandoned by the Turks anywhere.
The Turkic soldiers believed that Jie Li was afraid of Zhao Ruhu, which was completely opposite to when he boldly rushed to Youjing Huaihuang Town. At that time, everyone advised him not to go. Jie Li insisted on attacking. At present, everyone hoped that Jie Li would be slower so that the war horse would die of exhaustion and would not have to abandon so much robbery gains, but Jie Li did not agree.
Chapter completed!